Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

IHE Bankers convention at SaratOg ga
adjourned sane die Aug. Sth.
MAI. JOHN BRAxroN, collector of Gus.
toms at the port of Norfolk, died Aug
9th.
THE Exchange Bank of Canada has
suspended, says a dispatch of the Sth
inst.
JOHN J. KNOX read a paper before the
bankers convention at Saratoga August
7th.
AN Oxford, Ohio dispatch of Aug. 9th
says the funeral of Mrs. David Swing
yesterday was largely attended
IT was announced Aug. Sth that Mil
waukee had withdrawn from the western
circuit and the races announced for the
August meeting were declared Off
A DISPATCH of the 9Th inst saws that
the New Orleans mint has received
$3.50, 900 in silver bullion TO be coined
into standard silver dollars.
LUKE MCDERMoTT, for 25 years EN-.
ployed by Field, Letter s. Co., of Chicago
was found dead in his room Aug. 7th
having committed suicide 5y hanging
from the bed post.
THE Vile Marie bank of Montreal
whose suspension on the 8th inst caused
such great excitement, has capital stock
of one million dollars nearly all paid up.
1t had 100000 of bills in circulation
100000 on deposit Brokers offered rs
cents for the bills.
THE Bankers national convention met
at Saratoga Aug 9th. Nearly 1000 were
present. Six thousand invitations had
been sent out to all parts of the country,
to more than 1000 national banks, 600
savings banks, and to all prominent pri-
vate banks in every city and town of any
consequence.
VIM. III. VANDERBILT, says dispatch
of Aug. 18th, has just given for gym
nasium and the erection of civil en-
gineering and scientific hall on the
grounds of the Vanderbilt university,
the handsome sum of 100000.
THE democratic state convention of
Maryland met at Baltimore Aug. 7th and
nominated w. T. Hamilton, of Washing
ton Co., for governor; g. G. Gwinn, for
attorney general and Thos Spencer Jones
for clerk of county appeals.
A NEW YORK dispatch of Aug 7th
says, one hundred and thirty Sheffield
cutters and families arrived here, and
500 German and English cutters are ex-
pected later The Sheffield men say there
are $4,000 men there 10 do the work what
1000 can do.
THE Milwaukee chamber of commerce,
says dispatch of Aug. 7th, has adopted
a resolution establishing new grade Of
barley to be called extra number three,
which shall comprise barley that is
slightly unsound or too much stained or
shrunken for No. 2, but otherwise meet
ing the requirements of that grade.
THE New York Public, Aug. 9Th, pub
lished some very interesting commercial
ciearing house eqfS5re5S f5r JnIy y lna5
1913 100000, against $2.5S3, 900, 900 for
July 1878. The city that takes the lead
in the increase of commercial Uansac-
actions is Chicago.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of Aug. 9th
says the wreck of the steamer Brother
Jonathan which foundered near Crescent
City in July 1865, has been discovered
She lies in % fathoms of water Her
hulk contains a million dollars in trea-
sury and bullion.
AREPoRT of Aug 9th says the discov-
cry has been made of rich mineral veins
in the northern light lake region, on the
north shore of Lake Superior, supposed
to be a continuance of the wonderfully
productive veins on the Silver lslet.
Three veins were exposed fourteen feet
below the surface, and specimens assay
forty-nine dollars of gold and fifty seven
silver.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch of August
9Th contain this item: Wheat receipts
to-day, 44S, 800 bushels, the largest ever
known for single day at this port, and
for the last six days, 1857, 900, also the
largest amount ever known for the same
period. The exports Of petroleum are
also increasing rapidly, those for last
week, nearly 100000 gallons, b ing the
largest amount in the history of the port,
nearly 100000 having been cleared on
Friday alone.
THE story was revived Aug. Sth that
the body of A. T. Stewart had been re-
covered. As corroboraion of the story,
it is stated that men we're employed to
seal the crypt with a heavy stone slab,
which was fastened With cement and
sealed with lead. Sevelal watchmen, as
a guard remain day sndnight. They are
strangers to the peopl, of the Garden
City, who supposed theY were watchmen
employed 10 look after the new church
building.
RETURNS from the Tennessee election
up to Aug 9th indicatethat the PROPOSE
ton to settle the debt 1t 80 cents and 4
per cent. interest will be rejected by not
less than $1,000 majoity. Party lines
were not regarded in the contest The
republicans in the eastern part of the
state voted almost sohdly in favor of
compromise, while most of those in the
middle and western sections went against
it. The democrats also generally divided
on the question. M,ny men of both
parties voted for the rejection, on the
ground that the proposition was merely
a modified form of regulation.
AFT.PEcK, M n. Ter, dispatch of Aug
9th says Gen. Miles has arrived here, hay
ing driven the hostils into Canada and
captured all the half breeds between this
point and the Wood Mountains. He has
divided his force into iwo bodies, for the
purpose of watching the border The
scouts all agree that Miles command is
entirely inadequate for brush with the
savages, who are masSd and well armed
Major Walsh visited Cen Miles bringing
with him Long Dog,a renegade, blood
thirsty chief. who proested that his war
riors would not again cross the line to
hunt without permission. 1t is rumored
the Canadian authorizes intend 10 apply
for permission for deerving Indians to
hunt on this side.