Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-09
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

PROF. CLEVELAND ABBE, the father of
the weather-bureau idea, is mentioned at
washington as fit man to succeed the
late Gen. Myer.
CHARLES T. JACKSON. NJ. D., of Somer-
vile, Mass, who disputed with Prof.
Morse the honor of having invented the
electric telegraph, is dead.
TIE engagement of Jesse, youngest son
of General Grant, to Lizzie, daughter of
w. S. Chapman, a large California land
holder is announced. The marriage will
take place at the Palace Hotel next month.
Both Gen. Hancock and Gen. Garfield
have declined to attend the two hundred
and tiftieth anniversary exercises Of the
settlement of Boston, which will be cele-
brated on the 18th inst, because of previous
engagements.
VICTORIA, the hostile, Apache chieftain,
recently sent a message to the Mexican
government, requesting a meeting for
treating purposes. The Mexicans refused
to consider his proposition until they had
ascertained the views of the United States
authorities on the subject
SOUTHERN Ute AGENCY, Col. August 81
via Lake City, Col, September 3.-The
question is practically settled. When
fully consummated the commission will
proceed to the enumeration of the Indians,
the payment of money and the location of
| lands.
CAPT. PAYNE, the invader of Oklahoma,
is in St. Louis making arrangements for
another raid. Hesays that, when he goes
their again, he will have ten thousand
men with him, and the government will
then give up the idea Of interfering with
him. Payne is described as tall, angular,
and good-natured but full of determina-
ton. He is now under bonds to appear
for trial at Fort Smith. Ark.
THE new bridge of the Chicago, Bur
lington an Quincy railroad at Plattsmouth,
Neb., was tested, on the 1st inst, in the
presence of a large number of people, and
pronounced safe and satisfactory. 1t cost
100000, and will be of incalculable ad-
vantage to the Burlington road, as it makes
that line practically independent of the
Union Pacific.
A FUNERAL procession at Oxford, Ind
found itself without a preacher when the
grave was reached. After an embarass-
ing delay, a chap who was passing by on a
railroad track stopped, took in the situa-
ton, announced that, though a tramp, he
was q minister, and, the mOurners consent
ing, proceeded with the services, conduct
ing them to the satisfaction of all.
THE first railway mail service ever per-
formed in Arizona will commence on Sept.
Goth, over the recently completed portion
of the Southern Pacific railway from Yuma
to Benson, nearly three hundred miles.
This will complete a continuous route of
transportation by rail from San Francisco
nearly across the southern portion of Ari-
zona, a distance of over one thousand
miles.
A YOUNG man at Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
had falling out with the Catholic priest
there, and, when he married, the other
day, Justice of the piece got the Job. The
father resented this from the pull pit, and
afterward endeavored to persuade the
bride, who was a member of the church in
good standing, to leave her goddess hus-
band. That young woman, however, with
great good sense, refused to listen to him.
THE Hannibal and St. Joe railroad has
entered into an alliance with the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy by which the lat
ter will give the former one-half of the
west bound business to Atchison, one-half
to St. Joseph, and all to Kansas City, and
receive in return all of the Hannibal s
east-bound business to Chicago. In re-
sponse to this challenge it is announced
that the Wabash will wage a bitter war on
all sides, and that the once-formidable
southwestern pool will be dissolved.
DISPATCHES from Colorado, report an
Indian outbreak in Grand Valley, in the
Utica southern and White River Utes.
PlntOS and Nayaioes are concerned, on the
DIST inst. They attacked the three Will
son boys, cattle herders, about l30 miles
west of Ouray, and six miles inside the
Utah line. Two of the boys were killed.
the other making his escape with wound
in the foot The inhabitants of Grand
Valley, Plainiel and Blue Mountains,
have massed at Sierra LaSalle, and mott
fed ali the outposts by runners.
Los PINos, Col, August %. via Salt
Lake City, August 31.-At the Grand
Council held yesterday Chief Sapovonari
was elected as Ouray's successor. There
were only two other applicants for the
position, Glero and Peah, the former
claiming it by right of promotion, being
second in rank, but his known hostility to
the whites prevented his promotion
Sporanau had no desire to be head chief, but
wanted dual combination, he and Sapo-
yonari to rule jointly. This the Utes
would not permit. Sapovonari is 80 years
old He has considerable force of charac-
ter, large following, and had the conf
dence of Ouray to such an extent that he
was left in charge last winter during his
absence in Washington. While he is the
best man for the place, he is far from be-
ing equal to Ouray. The Utes have killed
five of Ouray's best horses, that they may
accompany him to the happy hunting
grounds" +"