Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Two hundred dock laborers in Chicago
went on strike Aug 23rd.
FORTY thousand people visited Aurora,
H., Aug. 22nd, to attend the great sold
iers' reunion. The affair was a grand
success in point Of numbers and enthu-
siaSm.
A DISPATCH of Aug. 23rd says Samuel
Ranford, prominent butcher of VIII
mington, Ill, suicided by shooting him
self with a Henry rife. He bore an ex-
cellent character.
A CLEVELAND, O., dipatch of Aug.
23rd says: Rev. w. F. Schneider, for
the past nine years managing agent of
the Evangelical publishing association,
died at his residence in this city, yester-
day, aged 40 years.
TIE city of San Francisco was COM
paratively quiet on the night of The 24th
succeeding the shooting of KalIoch,
although excited crowds were ready to
begin desperate work on short notice.
The Chr0nicle defended the shooting,
claiming that the De Youngs were in
honor bound to kill the defamer of their
mothers character. A large mass meet
ing of workingmen was held in the sand
lots, addressed by Kearney, who coun-
selled moderation and advised the crowd
to dfsperse quietly, which advice was
followed. Kalloch was still alive.
A LARGE meeting of working men was
held in Hamilton Park, New York city,
Aug. 24th, to denounce the murder of
KallOch in San Francisco. Considerable
excitement prevailed. The assassination
was declared to be the work of men
hired by capitalists. The following res.
OlutiOn was adopted: We warn all men
opposed to free speech, free discussion,
free ballots at election, universal suffrage,
religious liberty, and equal rights once
for all to desist in their opposition, and
if not we reaffirm the declaration of IN
dependence and pledge our lives, our
honor and our fortunes to eXterminate
tyrants from our land.''
A ST. LOUIS dispatch of Aug. 23d saws
very strong disposition to strike for
higher wages, has manifested itself
among the mechanics and some class
Iaborers here during the past few weeks
The cooper strike of more than month
ago, has not yet been arranged. Several
houses are still holding out against the
demands of the men. The lumber
teamsters' strike does Lot amount to
anything worthy of notice, but the ac-
ton of the cigar makers two or three
days ago, has become so general that
nearly all the members Of that craft
have stopped work and quite a number
of manufacturers have agreed to pay the
price asked.
A RACINE, Wis, dispatch of Aug 23rd
says the dead body of woman, encof-
fined in a metallic casket and boxed, was
landed from the Chicago train last
Wednesday at Racine Junction. 1t was
not marked, and, no one claiming it, it
was opened by the police yesterday, and
plate was found inside the coffin in
scribed "Helen Johnson, died Nav -,
1875, aged 38 years, II months, days"
The conductor of the train that brought
the body says that two women gave him
a ticket for the body at Chicago, saving
that it would be claimed at Racine juno
tion, which saying has not been verified
as yet. There are no new developments
today to explain the affair. The station
agent has written to headquarters for in
structions regarding its disposal.
THE United States consul at Quebec
telegraphs under date of Aug. 23rd that
five and half millions of capital have
been wholly wiped out by the failure of
the Consolidated Exchange and Vile
Marie banks, besides the loss to deposit
ors and bill holders of half million
more; but, worse than all, is the condi-
ton of the working classes. During the
past winter there was scarcely any en-
| ployment, and it is estimated that there
are not less than seven thousand work
| ingmen at present out of employment
! in Quebec and the suburbs. COntrOvers-
les about the small amount of work to
| be done eliminated in the riot of the
18th. 1t is entirely situation of bread,
and as repression does not feed the hun.
CRY, the situation is anything but agree
able.