Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-16
HISTORY OF THE WEEK
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE election Of senator in Pennsylva.
nia occurs January 22d.
ANOTHER heavy snow storm ragged
over New York January 9th.
ALL one dollar bills on the Consoli,
dated bank of Canada are counterfeits
The Mexican excursionists sailed
from New Orleans for Vera Cruz Janu.
ary 9th.
PROF. n. Hill was nominated by the
republican members Of the Colorado
legislature January 9th.
THE funeral of Caleb Cushing occur
red at Newburyport January 9th. 1t
was decidedly plain and unostentatious.
] MORTON MCMICHAEL, proprietor of
/ the North american, and ex-mayor OF
Philadelphia, died at his home in that
city January 9th.
I 4 MINE explosion occurred at Pitts
ton, Pa, January 9th, by which several
miners were killed. The shock of the
explosion was terrific.
PROF. HENRY DIERK, attempting a
balloon ascension at JonesporO, Arkan-
sas, few days since, fell from trapeze
a distance of 1 900 feet, and was instant
ly killed.
A MEETING Of prominent Irish-Amer-
lean citizens was held in Cooper Insti-
tute, New York city, January 8th, to
express Indignation at the action of the
council of Cork in reference to General
Grant
The Chicago and Northwestern rail
road company mas begun to telegraph
to all its stations daily weather reports,
thus announcing in advance the coming
of storms, etc., to aid in the protection
Of perishable freight
Mrs. MACK, convicted of the murder
of her husband near GAINESVILLE last Ju-
ly, was refused a new trial, and was
sentenced to Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary for life, with one day in
each year (the anniversary of the
murder) to be spent in solitary confne-
ment.
THE milling industry of this country
/ is said to rank next to that Of iron. The
number of mills is over 25,000 afford
ing employment to over 10000 men,
whose annual wages are over $40, ,000,-
900, and turning out yearly about so
million barrels Of flour, of which 4,000,-
600 are exported to foreign countries.
THOMAS d. CoNYNGHAM, farmer res
ident of Wilkesbarre, Pa, who forged
checks to the amount Of 100000 in
1876, and then fled, was captured at
Rio janeiro, Brazil, January 9TH. The
Brazilian government will give him up
Notwithstanding there are no extradi-
ton treaties between the two nations.
OLIVER GREEN BALDWIN and six others,
charged with numbering Mitchell and
ketchum, who were burned at the
stake, north of Kearney q few weeks
since, were arrested at Plum Creek,
Neb., Jan. 9th, by the deputy sheriff
and a posse; two brothers Of Ketchum
are among the captors. No resistance
was made and the party were taken
to Kearney and lodged in Jail to await
trial
In his annual message to the legisla-
ture, Gov. Robinson, of New York, says
their state capitol, which was to cost
only four millions, has already cost
over nine millions, and it is not yet
nearly finished. He recommends that
building be stopped until other plans
for completion at a less cost than now
proposed can be drawn. At the pres
ent rate of expenditure it will take eight
or ten millions more.
THE Minnesota senate was organized
on the 9TH inst under some excitement,
it appearing that the democrats and
greenbackers had nearly affected Goa
lition that would elect all officers. The
| republicans, however, finally elected all
the officers of Importance. The legis-
lature canyassed the votes for supreme
Judge on the 0th and found that Gen.
John M. Berry had been reelected.
A CHICAGO dispatch of January 9TH
says: A bold robbery occurred on East
Madison street, at o'clock this evening.
Two men, yet unknown, drove up to a
gOldsmith's pawn broking establish
ment, in cutter; one of them unlock
ed the door while the other entered and
broke in a show case and secured two
drays of diamonds, claimed to be worth
seven thousand dollars; the two then
drove rapidly away, and nothing has
been learned of them since.
A LOUISVILLE, KY, dispatch of Jan,
uary 9TH says another notch in the his.
tory of Kentucky's dark deeds was
added last night, the victim being Bob
Malone, storekeeper and postmaster oi
Beckly's Station, sixteen miles east ol
of Louisville. Malone was in Louisville
Monday, but returned home in the
afternoon. At 8. p. m. he separated
from a number of persons who fre
quented his store, and was never again
seen alive. This morning Malone was
found murdered, an assassin having
killed him by blow from hatchet
Malone's pockets were riied, and it i;
suspected he was slain by tramps. as
$40 IN money are missing.