Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-20
GENERAL NOTES.

GEN. GRANT is booked for big Gee
ton at Kansas City, July 3.
Ex UNITED STATES SENATOR JAMES
f. BAYARD, OF Wilmington, Del, is re-
ported dying.
The house, by vote of 1S9 yeas to 1G
nays, pa ssed the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill.
THE republicans of Florida met in
convention on the 18th inst, and in
stTucted their delegates to vote as a unit
for Gen. Grant.
The Michigan republicans held their
convention on the 18Th inst, and in
siructed their delegates to vote as a unit
for James G.. Blai inc.
In his recent encounter with the Unit.
ed States troops under Lieut. Kramer,
Victoria lost eleven warriors, while Kra-
mer lost four of his men.
The Nevada republican convention
Instructed its delegates 10 Chicago to
vote as unit for Senator Blaine, and to
use all honorable means to secure his
nomination.
ABOUT 600 persons have already died
of starvation in one of the p ;lsian prov
inces, and the want continues to increase.
So scarce is grain in the famine-stricken
district that wheat costs $500 per ton.
THE condition of the Mon enegrins is
not to be envied. Last year their crops
failed, and this year when the time
comes for sowing they are called on to
defend their country against the Alb mi
ans.
The national board of health has de-
cided that immigrants must be properly
vaccinated upon landing in this country.
1t will take fearful amount of virus to
effect that proposition in this year of ex-
ceptionally large immigration.
THE democratic state convention met
at Madison, on the 18th inst j. B. Whit
ing, of Janesville, was chosen temporary
and John McCary, of Milwaukee per-
manent chairman. w F Villas, James
G, Jenkins, Geo. W. Cate, and Thomas
h. Hudd. were elected delegates at large,
and Ferd. Khuen and John Lawler, were
elected electors at large.
ALBANY, advices of the 10Th, state that
Chief Justice Sanford E. Church, died
suddenly of apoplexy. He has been
slightly indisposed for several days
Chief Justice Church, was born in Mil
ford New York, on April IS 1915. thus
being month past his Goth birth day.
Judge Church has held the office of
Chief Justice of n. Y, since 1870
IN attempting to execute writs of
eJectment on squatters on the railroad
lands of Fresno and Tulare counties,
California, four men were killed and two
wounded. The squatters are banded to-
gether and all attempts to dispossess
them will be resisted TO the last extrem-
ity.
A SPECIAL to the Cleveland PlaSndeaZer
states that Painsville was visited by a
furious thunder storm, accompanied by
a gale and huge hailstones, some said to
be an inch and quarter in diameter
The storm lasted fifteen minutes doing
great damage, especially to Starr s. Har-
ris, Whittemore's and other nurseries
The lightning struck frequently. Trees
were blown down and there is wide.
spread havoc -
THE annual conference of the German
Baptists, known as "Tunkers," will
meet in Lanark, June /, and continue
several daVs. Representatives will b.
a present from all the middle states. A
tent, with a seating capacity of 1000 will
be erected, in which the people will be
fed. In addition to this iunchroom
100 feet long will be erected The coun-
Gil will be held in large tabernacle.
The estimated attendance is 800. The
preparations for this great conference,
and the extension of the Chicago. Mil
wBukee, & st. Paul road from Byron
here, causes the people to feel happy.
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SENATOR Baldwin has introduced a
bill authorizing a bridge to be construct
ed for railway and other purposes
over Detroit river, not less than one mile
from the city. The bill puts the work
of construction on the secretary of war,
and provides that shall be constructed
SO as not to interfere with navigation
/ shall have one or more pivot draws IL
the main channel, where it shall be
most convenient for the passage of yes
sells; not less than 200 feet in the clear,
on each side of the pier, and the spaces
between each span shall not be less
than 25O feet in length, and twenty feet
above high water mark. The draws
shall be kept open during the season OF
navigation, except at certain stated
times when it shall be necessary fo,
trains to pass. The owners of the bridge
are required to keep a tug in constan'
attendance for the purpose of assisting
vessels to pass. The bridge shall b.
Tree to all railroads who wish TO pas
their trains over it, under such regula
tions as shall be fixed by the secretary
Of war.