Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-31
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The Most Important News of
the Week Carefully Cleaned.
WASHINGTON.

SPECIAL instructions were sent Gen.
Miles, July oath, to avoid conflict with
the Indians as long as possible.
THERE WAS great apprehension in
Washington July 25th lest the yellow
fever might break out there as so
many refugees were arriving from Mem
phis. -.
THE treasury department purchased
10000 ounces of silver July 24th All
the minting for some time will be done
at the Philadelphia mint, the California
bullionIsts refusing to accept market
price for their silver.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July Goth
says: Surgeons Walter x. Shofield and
Thos. Heland, of the L. S. navy, have
volunteered for the yellow fever service,
and will be sent to Havana or the West
Indies to inspect vessels leaving for the
United States
PRESIDENT HAYES on the 25th of July
appointed Chas. p. James, justice of the
supreme court of the District of Colum-
bia, IN place Of Justice Humphreys, de-
ceased. Mr.. James is native of Ohio,
and has resided in the district the past
fifteen years.
THE following announcements were
Il
saw, Indiana, has been appointed agent
for the Quapaw agency, in the Indian
Territory. John s. Short, of Canton,
Ohio, has been appointed agent at the
Sac and Fox agency, vice Levi Wood
ward suspended.
A WASHINGTON dis patch of July 25th
says the court of inquiry in the case
of Captain Badger completely exonerates
him from any blame in the grounding of
his vessel, the Constitution, in the Eng
lish Channel during her recent voyage
from Havre to the United states. The
secretary of the navy has approved the
findings of the court, and Capt. Badger
has been officially notified of the result.
The secretary of the interior on July
Goth rendered decision on the long
pending application of the New Idria
Mining Company of California, for re-
view Of the departments decision of III,
which rejected their application for a
patent of 4S0 acres of mineral land in
California Secretary Schurz concurs in
the decision of II, in holding that
larger quantity Of land is embraced in
this application than was contemplated
or authorized by law. BY the decision
Of to-day the New Idria company did
not acquire the right to have or take a
patent for more than 100 acres of land
A WASHINGTON dispatch of July 28th
says the values of exports of domestic
merchandise during the fiscal year of '7S
was $3.50, ,707 ,268; in 70, $69S, 334, ,951-
Values of exports foreign mer rchandise
fiscal year '79, $14, 156, ,49e; in 70 S12,
093, ,192 Values of imports Of merchan
disc during the year ending June 80, rs,
S437, ,051 ,532; June 30, 10, $445, 1872, AL
Total ua1un of nynortc n an6jca unar
ending June 80, 10, exceeded the value
ofimports of merchandise $264,6 ,602,
as against an excess of exports over i'm
ports the preceding year, amounting to
$57 1914, ,234. Exports of coin and bullion
Cor the last fiscal year S24,996,64l; i'm
ports of coin and bullion $40, ,293, 900.
During preceding fiscal year the exports
exceeded the imports of coin and bullion
$3,919,011.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of July Goth
says: An unusual process was gotten
out of the district clerks Office, yester-
day afternoon, to restrain Dr. G. G. Cox,
the United States commissioner to the In
ternational Exhibition in Australia, from
leaving the district. Captain Albert
Grant, one of whose houses was once
occupied by DR.. Cox, filed bill in
equity, setting forth that Cox is indebted
to him in certain sums of money, and is
about to leave the district to go beyond
the limits of the United States. He
prays for an account and that writ of
ne eXeant may issue restraining DR.. Cox
from leaving the district. Mary A.
Poole has also instituted suit against
DR.. Cox, on note for $4,000, and upon
an affidavit that he is about TO leave the
district, has caused an attachment against
his personal chattels and household eff
fects. 1t is understood that DR.. Cox will
settle these matters before he leaves.