Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-02

Mr.. Sprague. The court will announce
lis decision, tomorrow.
A Times Fort Worth CTexas) special of
the Goth says that intelligence from Hills
boTo, dated Sept 14th, gives the particu-
lars of fight between band of Indians
and party of young sportsmen from
Dallas and Fort Worth, the Thursday
previous, in which seven whites were
killed. The details are meagre, but the
information is reliable, it coming from
Mr.. W. Carnes, one of the companions
Of the killed.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch of the Gath
says the breadstuff market is still boom
ing, under the impetus of favorable east
ern and European advices. The first
bids of November options in wheat were
at an advance Of sc on the closing rate
of Monday, as on The previous day con-
tiicting kilograms caused great uneasi-
ness and considerable f1uction in prices.
At the close of Change November whea
was selling at $1.0S38, after transactions
at $109. October sold at $1.0715, and
closed at $1.0738c. Transactions in cash
wheat were inconsiderable.
A New YORK telegram of Sept. 24th
says the market for breadstutfs on the
produce exchange to-day was the most
exciting for many months, more than a
million bushels of wheat being sold for
future delivery There was an ad-
vance in all cereals, flour being quoted
from 10c to 20c per barrel
higher than at the close on Monday,
wheat from &c to SC per bushel advance; /;
corn 1c to &c, and oats &c higher. The
Tribune says it was claimed by members
of the grain trade that the failures of
Delbondio & Co., and r. W. Golson &
Co., of st. Louis, and of Smith, Powell
& Co., of Philadelphia, on Monday, had
no effect on this market. 1t was stated
that grain merchant of Baltimore,
whose name was refused, failed to-day
for large amount.
AN Altoona, Pa, dispatch of the Gath
says the prohibition state convention
met this morning to nominate candi-
date for the office of state treasurer. Geo.
E. Turner, of Pittsburg, was made tenn
porary chairman, J. n. Pierce, temporary
secretary. Subsequently they were
made permanent officers of the conven-
ton. Turner OH taking the chair fur
ther explained the call. He had in
terrogated the republican, democratic
and greenback labor candidates, but they
had so far declined to place themselves on
record on questions addressed to them :;
hence the prohibitionists were impelled
to take separate political action. Reso-
lutions were adopted, and VIM. L. Rich
ardson, of Bloomsbury, was nominated
for treasurer by acclamatiOn.
A DISPATCH from st. Louis under date
of Sept. 28th state that circular has
been issued by the Trades assembly of
st. Louis and sent to all assemblies in
the United States and British North
America, setting forth a project for a
general strike of all trades, the time to
he determined by the trades assemblies,
and to take united action for the adop
ton and enforcement of the eieht-hour
law, the abolition of the truck system
and of child-labor. They also propose
to organize unions of all trades not now
organized, and to appoint an Agitation
committee to carry out the purposes of
the assembly.
A New YORK special of the 9th SAYS
the imports for the week foot up to $5,-
577, ,542; of which $7,957,762 consisted Of
gold mostly foreign com, and $720,0S9
in silver. The total imports of specie
since the resumption of specie payments
at the beginning of the year are $39, ,730,
402; of which $31 ,921 ,461 was gold and
$7,S0S,941 silver. From the 1st day of
August last, to the close of the
business yesterday, specie imports
amounted to $33,552, ,629 of which
$I0,256, ,283 came from Great
Britain, $19,09S from the continent, prin-
cipally from France, and 81, 1877, ,49S from
the West Indies and South America
classified The S3,252, ,629 imports since
August, consisted of $2D,343,471 foreign
gold coin; $8,544,421 gold bars and bull
lion; $3,115,982 United States gold coin !;
e95l;971 United States silver coin; $402,
022 foreign silver coin; $90897 gold
dust and $12,774 silver bars
The following is the speech Of Gen.
Grant, made in San Francisco on the Gath
to the confederate soldiers: "Gentle
men: 1t has afforded me great satisfac-
tion and pleasure to observe the very
cordial reception [ have received here,
and especially the welcome coming from
the gentlemen you represented. If you
had travelled around the world as / have,
for several years past, you would ap-
preciate, like me, the value of our CON-
mon country more completely than
any man who can stay at home.
You would be everywhere gratified
to see that we are recognized
by all the nations of the earth in a higher
light than our own people imagine.
Abroad our resources are considered un-
limited. When one gets to see the ma
tions of the world, he begins to appre-
cIate the inestimable value of our broad
acres and the great energy of our people
that is forever unbuilding in state, city,
and town. 1t affords me very great sat
isfaction and pleasure to receive the gen
tlemen who were, long ago, opposed to
us, and hope if this country ever sees
another war we shall all be together,
under one flag, fighting a common
enem Y"