Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-28
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During she
Past Week


HEAVY snow was reported at Marquette.
Mich, on the 22nd inst
Gro. T. EDMUNDs was reelected 10 the
United States senate from Vermont, on
the 2lst inst.
THE Canadians have laid cable from
the Gaspe coast to the southwest point of
AnticOsti.
HAVING banished all other liquids, the
state of Maine is now having a water
famine, the first in sixty years.
BosToN reports the registration of near
~ eight thousand new voters, the lists
aggregating ffty-eight thousand.
Miss JEwErT defeated Miss Pinneo in
the twenty mile race at Louisville. yester-
day, making the distance IN lifty-0ne min
utes and six seconds. -
THE Episcopal general convention has
elected Rev. George X. Dunlap, Of Mis-
souri,, missionary bishop Of Arizona and
New Mexico, and Rev. Leigh Richmond,
Of Watertown, \. Y, missionary bishop
Of Montana.
a NATIONAL anti-horse-thief convention
III keokuk, at which delegates are present
from seven surrounding states, reveals the
existence of persuasive force of which
the public have kad little knowledge.
EDWARD G. RYAN, chief Justice of the
supreme court Of Wisconsin has closed his
career. He was a native of Ireland, was
in early years prosecuting attorney and a
newspaper proprietor III Chicago, and par
ticipated In the first constitutional conyen-
ton of Wisconsin,
SERGEANT CHIDERs, upon whom jim
Fisk wanted to wager $20, 900 to drill in
infantry tactics against the continent, re-
ceived fatal injuries while shooting ducks
ia Wisconsin.
ERMONT furnishes a sensational trag-
edy, an insane man at Wheelock having
killed with knife his mother, sister and
steptather, and ended his own existence
with a rope.
CERTAIN Cincinnati merchants, having
been done out Of nearly 100000 by the
false pretenses Of purchaser, Albert Gels
mar. have ceased the incarceration of
Louis Roth, hitherto of high standing,
who vouched for him.
The price of railway transportation
reached bedrock in Chicago, on the 22nd
inst. The Alton opened business with a
dollar rate to ST. Louis, the Wabash re-
torting by selling limited tickets at fifty
cents-the precise amount paid to The
bridge company at st. Louis on each pass
engCr.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROBE, Of Pittsburg,
has filed formal charges of misdemeanOr
against Conductor Routh, FIagman Pen
rod, and Engineer Hughey, whom the cor
0ners jury presented for the recent slaugh-
ter. On learning of this action Routh sur
rendered. and was bailed in $4,000. s--
A DISPATCH from La Crosse, Wis. says
The train OF ears which left here a week
ago Thursday on the Southern Minnesota
division arrived here late last evening
from Dell Rapids, ID. T. This train re
manned in the cuts west ef Fulda four
days and nights, and the train men had TO
walk twelve miles for food, which they
hauled by team to the train. The cars
show rough usage, windows being broken,
doors smashed, etc, from backing into the
drifts. The road is entirely clear now.
COLORADO advices represent that Jack
son, the young freighter who was charged
with the murder of an Indian, has been
tortured to death. Agent Meacham is re-
ported at the military camp, Berry III
Sapavanoroe,s camp, and Cline in custody
at Gunnison. A deputy marshal and
posse are in pursuit of Berry, whom At
torney General Deyens orders delivered
to the state authorities. General Pope
expects an outbreak of the Utes.
AT the time the train with the presiden-
tai party reached Modesto, Oregon "A DEM
ocratic meeting was in progress about SOC
feet from-the depot. One of the speakers
expressed great Indignation that the music
Of the band brought out to welcome the
president should be allowed to interrupt
the meeting. When the train arrived the
crowd gathered around the platform anC
cheered for Hancock and Tilden, as. wei
as Hayes Several rows ensued and the
uproar continued for some time. After
its subsidence the train moved off annie
cheers.
THE Alpena must have foundered in the
vicinity of Holland, Mich, as her fantail
pals, and furniture have been founc
there, and the surfboat from Grand Haver
has gone to the scene. \ Times represen
tative has discovered that the relics which
tloated ashore near Montague came from
the steam-barge Trader The corpse o
Mrs. Bradley, of Grand Haven, passen
ger on the Alpena, has washed ashore nea,
Holland. Another body was discovered
but tioated out before it could be drawn
out. Life-preservers and stools, with In,
steamers name thereon. dissipate al
doubts that the wreck Is near at hand !
large portion of her wreckage is reporte,
moving north from Grand Haven at IT,
rate Of two miles per hour. Among othe
total wrecks is that of the schooner J. II
Harzell, which went to pieces off Frank
fort, on Lake Michigan. The Stewards
persisted in the rigging, the crew escaI
ing.