Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-06

treasury purchased nine million dollars
of bonds of the United States for the
sinking fund
w I. RUMBERGER, one of the riot
| bribers of the Pennsylvania legislature
recently sentenced to prison for one year,
has lost his reason on account of his
conviction and sentence. E.--.'- -e--
The probate court of Hamilton coun.
ty oyerruled the action of the council of
Cincinnati, and issued an order granting g
the Western Union telegraph company
privilege to erect its line 10 Music hall
for the democratic national convention.
THE Indiana state ereenback conven.
| tion was held on the Goth at Indianapo-
| lis and nominated delegation to the
national convention to meet June 9th
iD Chicago
A NEW YORK dispatch of May 3rd,
says Postmaster James has been ordered
to pay into court $4,000 damages,
| Claimed for using, unauthorized, pat,
ent cancelling stamp.
THE Western Nail association met in
Pittsburg, on the 2Sth, and decided to re
duce rates from S5.25 per keg to 81. This
reduction was made necessary by he
rapid importation of nails from Eng
land.
The Arkansas republican state con
vention adjourned sine die at o'clock
on the Ii orning of the Goth, after a
nights session. The delegation to Chi
cago was instructed 10 cast the vote of
the state as a unit for Gen. Grant.
THE California republican state con.
vention completed its labors on the
morning of the Both. A full delegation
was elected to represent the state in the
national convention to be held in Chi
cago and the delegation was instructed TO
vote as unit for Blaine.
The democratic state convention of
Connecticut meet at Hartford on the 2Sh
and selected delegation n to. represent the
state in the national convention to be
held at Cincinnati. The delegation was
not instruced but is thought to be favor.
able to Tilden.
A NEW YORK dispatch of April 30th
says six ocean steamers arrived here to-
day with 3 ,486 immigrants from all por-
tiOns of Europe. The total arrivals of
immigrants for April reach 46,11S
the largest number that ever arrived at
Castle Garden in single month.
AT meeting of the directors of the
Pennsylvania road held in Philadelphia
May 1st, semi,annual dividend of per
cent. was declared The resignation of
Col. Thos. Scott as president OF the road
was received and referred to a commit
tee. Ill health is assigned as the cause
of the resignation.
AT meeting Fof the directors of the
Pennsylvania railway held in Philadel
phia May 1st., semi-annual dividend
of 3 per cent. was declared. The res.
ignation ofCol. Thos. Scott as president
of the road was received and referred to
a committee. FL health is assigned as
the cause ofthe resignation.
The republican state convention of
Ohio met in Columbus, on the 2Sth, and
after the selection of the usual commit
tees, adjourned until 3 o'clock, when it
reassembled and selected forty four dele
gates to the Chicago convention. The
delegates at large were instructed and
district delegates requested to vote as a
unit for John Sherman for president,
and to use all honorable means to secure
the nomination of Sherman.
A CHICAGO dispatch states that DR.. A.
A. Demars, who has been attending
small pox patients, is down with the
disease. The physicians wife and
daughter are expected to follow The
rush in all directions for vaccination
seems to incrsase and sufficient supply of
vaccine matter cannot be procured. 1t
is estimated that about 1000 points
are being used in the city daily, and
twice that number could be if it were
possible to get them.
AN essay was read by Mr.. Ford, may
or of Elgin, Ill, before the Northwest,
ern Dairymens association at its meet
ing in Indianapolis, on the 1st inst, on
the milk producing industry of the
United States," which gave the follow
ing figures: 1t is estimated that there
are over 100000 milk COWS in the
country. requiring the annual product
of 1000 900 acres of land for feed, Civ
ing employment to 650,000 men, and re-
quiring the labor of 666 600 horses.
The South Carolina republican con-
vention concluded its labors on the Goth,
after having chosen delegation to the
Chicago convention by adopting the fol-
lowing resolution:
ResOlUed, That the delegation to repre-
sent the state of South Carolina in the
national republican convention to nom,
mate a candidate for the office of presi-
| dent of the United States are hereby in
structed and solemnly pledged to vote as
unit to the end of the contest for the
| world-renowned and most available can
didate, Gen. U. S. Grant, and that upon
all questions arising in said convention
they are earnestly recommended to vote
in like manner, to the end that the true
interests OF the constituency they repre-
sent may be subserved.
THE Milwaukee Merchants Associa-
ton met on the 2Sth of April to receive
| the report of a special committee ap-
pointed to consider the United States
senate bill No. SIT, for establishing a
uniform bankruptcy law in the United
States. The committee made a very care
full but voluminous report of their ex.
animation of the bill, and submitted
that in their judgment the proposed law
was a vast i'm mprovement in most respects
over the law that was repealed, but that
in respect of the composition clause the
new bill is 10 better than the old, and
| that in that regard it will be burden
upon the business interests of the coun
try and open the way to all the frauds
| possible under the old law. The com.
mittee reported, in substance, strongly
| against the composition section, and
| urged its being stricken out of the bill
under consideration. The report of the
com mittee was unanimously adopted by
| the association.
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