Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-10

at Bushnell, COWley county, Kan, has
been verified by recent researches, but
whether in paying quantities is yet to
be determined. Some seem to be Of
the opinion that Sailing" has been
done, and that shrewd schemers are
about to make a "barrel" of it. Years
ago silver excitement ragged in the
same locality, but proved to be a gigan-
tic sell. Spectators are prospecting in
the above locality, and prices of lands
have advanced at rapid rate.
An Omaha special OF the 5th says
Chief Moses and number of Indian
friends, in charge Of an army officer,
arrived from San Francisco. A delega-
ton of Indians for Washington leaves
tomorrow to confer with the president
and secretary Schurz, by whom they
have been summoned to the capitol.
They represent the principal tribes in
Oregon and Washington Territory, num-
bering 4; 800. They wish to adjust some
old treaty matters, and permanent
peace is expected.
A ST.. LOUIS dispatch of April 9TH
says, the buildings occupied by Apple
ton, Noyes & Maud, Mack & Co.. and S.
NJ. Hamilton & Co., 500, 500, 504 and
500 North Fifth street, and the store of
J. II. Meyers, Washington avenue were
burned last night; they cost 100000
four y ears ago, and were owned by the
Mercantile Block and Real Estate asso-
citation. The Appleton, Noyes & Maud
building was damaged about $4,000;
the Mack Il Go. building, nearly total
loss-say $4,000; and Meyers & Bros.
store, injured in rear about $1,000.
Total loss, $500,000.
The ship Niobe sailed from New York
April 3rd for Sydney, New South Wales,
with goods for the exhibition to be held
there in October next. Among the
cargo were nine locomotives, ninety
nine organs, 400 packages of clocks,
dental goods, stamped ware and canned
goods. One-third of the cargo consists
of agriculturali implements, camp-stools,
sewing machines, and over 5000 pack
ages Of tobacco. There were also scales,
lawn mowers and other goods. Owing
to the postponement of the exhibition
from August to October, another ship
will be sent out, and will arrive previ-
Gus to the opening of the fair.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
''The coal-miners along the Panhandle
Railroad are all out on a strike for in
creased wages. They have been getting
. cents, but want 8, the same as the
Monongahela diggers. Mining is also
suspended on the Charters Valley
Road. 1t is reported here this evening
that the Kanawha miners in West Vir-
ginia are considering the propriety of
suspending work. 1t looks as if the
coal-diggers throughout this section of
country had combined to force employ
erS to concede the demand for higher
prices. The success of the Mononga-
hela miners has greatly encouraged
them"
On the Sd inst, in the United States
circuit court at Milwaukee, Wis, Judge
Drummond issued the decree Of sale of
the Green Bay and Minnesota railroad
on foreclosure of Mortgages held by the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, of
New York city. The amount of the
two mortgages held by the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company to secure
bonds aggregates So, ,958. 8.855, IL, includ-
ing accrued and unpaid interest. AL
though the decree of sale has issued
from the United States court, the &C
tual sale of the railroad cannot be made
in less time than one year from the
date of the order of sale, the state law
stepping IN to prevent, provided the
railroad company desires to make any
resistance to the sale.