Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-07
GENERAL NOTES.

THE international Educational Asso
citation met in Philadelphia July 30th
and continued in session several days.
THE exchange hank of st. Louis has
gone out of business, says a dispatch of
July 30th. All depositors, it is said, will
be paid in full
THE 21st anniversary of the indepen-
dence of Liberia was celebrated by the
negroes in various points of Georgia July
2Sth.
THE colored people very generally eel
ebrated the anniversary of emancipation
August 1st
The democratic convention for the
fifth Iowa district nominated G. E. J.
Beardman, of Marslaltown, for congress
July 31st.
A wELL-To-Do farmer named J. E.
Bust, living near Elmwood, Ill, suicided
by hanging himself in his barn July
3lst.
The brewers and liquor dealers of
Iowa held convention at Des Moines
July 30th and 31st. The proceedings
were of semi-private nature.
A DISPATCH of Aug. 2nd from Centre
Point, Iowa, stated that the alarming
y PS ~ III tudt CltN WAS
growing less threatening.
IT was announced Aug 2nd that Field,
Letter & Co., of Chicago, had purchased
fine block in st. Louis upon which
that firm proposed to erect a great store.
MAJOR COURTNEY was engaged in a
skirmish with the Indians at the Salt
Lakes in the extreme western portion of
Texas few days since says a dispatch
of July Both. Two soldiers were badly
wounded
THE liquor dealers convention of
Iowa, in session at Des Moines, organ
lied state protective association July
3lst and elected the following officers
J. F. Daugherty, of Keokuk, president;
John Bauman, Of Marshal, vice-presi-
dent; Louis Fritz, of Des Moines, secre-
tary and G. Magnus, treasurer.
A COLUMBUS, O., special of July 31st
says: The republican state executive
committee have received a challenge
from the greenback state committee,
asking that Charles Foster engage in
series of joint debates with either ex-
Governors Charles Arson, VIM. CORY or
Donn Piatt. The challeng ge has been ac-
cepted and meetings viii hereafter be
AN Erie, Pa, dispatch of July 31st
says: Several additional posts reported
to the G. A. R. encampment today. The
veterans were received by General Neg
ley. The semianaual convention was
held, at which reports showed unprece-
dented increase in membership, the or
ganization is out of debt, and has a sur
plus fund. Comrades are urged to take
or IN lla GoIl A
sociation.
A MADRID dispatch Of July 31st says
A letter was recently received by III. J.
Sprague, United States Consul at Gibaal
tar, demanding that $4,000 be deposited
IN IN certain spot, on pain of death of
tiles investigated the matter and arrested
fourteen persons on suspicion. Sprague
has since received a letter containing
still more aduaciGus threats.
AN Indianapolis dispatch of July 31st
says the experts who for nearly two years
have been making an examination of the
county books and records completed their
work tonight. All the accounts for the
last ten years have been carefully over
hauled, and it is found that $4,000 are
due from ex-officers for errors in settle
ment. They find the exact cost of the
new Court House to be 81, ,422, 900, Only
$1,000 have been recovered from an ex-
Official, while $1,000 have been paid for
examination.
A ST. LOUIS telegram of Aug. 1st says:
DR.. L. j. Draper, surgeon in the United
States navy, has arrived here to conduct
the medical examination of boys who
offer to enlist in the navy under recent
orders of Secretary Thompson. Com
mander Potter, of the navy, has re-
cruiting Office in the custom house, and
the work of enlistment will commence
at once. Scores Of boys are already
here from various localities in the west,
awaiting medical examinati on, and there
will be no lack of material to select
from.
4 SALT LAKE dispatch of July Both
says: In the case of Cannon, Darlington
and Young, executors of Brigham
Young's estate, and John Taylor, presi-
dent Of the Mormon church, before Judge
Boorman, today, for contempt in not
turning the property over to the receiver,
it was ordered that the executors pay in
to court $4,000 cash, and that John
Taylor pay $290,000 cash and stocks,
illegally received by him, and to be i'm
prisoned till paid. The order for i'm
prisonment was suspended till tomorrow
morning at ten O'Clock.
A WINoNA, Mimi, special of Aug. 2nd
says: The second trial of the suit of the
City of Winona against the Minnesota
Construction company to recover the
value of 100000 in bonds alleged to
have been wrongfully received and con.
verted by the Construction company, has
resulted in another victory for the city
The case was tried al Owatonna in March
last, before Judge Stearns, of Duluth
who has just rendered his decision in
favor of the city, ordering judgment for
$102, 1000, with interest at 7 per cent. from
the year of 1872. The case was first tried
before Judge Lord, who gave decision
in favor of the city. 1t was carried to the
supreme court and remanded back for q
new trial, which has resulted in a second
victory for the city.
The Passion for NOtorietT.