Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-05
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

PRINCES LOUISE and Prince Leopold
lett Quebec, August 2nd for England.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, will expend $40
900 on two new school buildings, this pres
ent year.
ACTUAL and estimated returns shows
that the population of New York state is
over S5,0O0,O00.
THE Montreal harbor commissioners
have resolved to use the electrical light on
the wharyes.
THE bank of Colorado, at Leadville, has
suspended, the cashier having carried off
the money.
Mrs. JANE STARNEs, of Caldwell county,
North Carolina, confessed on her death
bed that she poisoned her husband several
years ago
THE monument to the Spencer family,
who were murdered in 1873 by Bill Young,
was unveiled at Luray, Mo, on the 3rd
inst.
THE Cherokees in Indian teri tory lynch
ed two Greeks. the other night, and the
Greeks have just retaliated by filling two
Cherokees with bullets.
SEARGEANT MARsHMAN, of the Marines,
the marker at the Wimbledon rife contest,
who was bribed to report false score and
exposed, will be tried by court-martial.
WILLIAM J. FREELAND, of Flat Rock,
Mich, who has been on the jury of the
Wayne county circuit court, Detroit, has
been arrested on a charge of corrup-
ton.
GEORGE KNOLL, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing in the vicinity Of Freeport H., attend
ed circus at that place, and became in
terested ina three-card monte game. After a
while he bet 81 900 in cash, which he drew
from the bank for the purpose, and lost it,
of course.
BELL AND CLEARY, two well-known for
gers, are under arrest in New York for
victimizing banks - Baltimore. They
recently operated with an international
gang OF swindlers in London, but dissen-
sions arose and they returned to this coun-
try. They made about $4,000 by their
Baltimore deal
A MEXICAN army officer was imprisoned
by the police at Monterey for drunkenness.
Some of his comrades took one hundred
men and stormed the JAIL but they were
gallantly resisted and finally driven off by
the police force and citizens. Three Off
GERS and fourteen men were killed or
wounded in the fight.
SILVER to the amount of $18,000,00O has
accumulated at the San Francisco mint,
and the secretary of the treasury intends
to make an effort TO move some of it east.
To this end he will advertise for proposals
for the transportation of the dollars, and let
the contract to the lowest bidder.
THE Ute Indians refuse to sign the trea-
ty. Objections were raised at the last
meeting of the council, a removal to
the junction of Gunnison and Grand rivers
on account of the poor soil in that local
ity. An opportunity was offered for the
chiefs and head men to come forward and
sign the treaty, but not a single Indian ac-
cepted the invitation
RETURNS received at the census office
indicate that the population of United
States will be a little over 100000.
Some of the back counties, particularly in
the west are panning out handsomely. In
New England and the South, where
it was calculated the increase would be
comparatively slight, the returns show
larger gains than were anticipated. This
is particularly the case IN New En-
gland cities. New York has over five
millions, Pennsylvania four and quar-
ter millions, Ohio about three and a
quarter millions. The race between
Ohio and Illinois for third place is very
close. Illinois has greatly the advantage
in having a larger territorial extent, and
can ultimately hold more people. 1t is
probable, however, from the returns re-
ceived that Ohio will hold third place, al
though the official count will be necessary
| to determine.