Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-16
THE NEWS BUDGET.
Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

ONE hundred and seventy-fve men are
now at work on the Washington monu-
ment.
DR.. TANNERS first lecture was delivered
in Booths theatre, New York, on the llth
inst, to about one hundred people,
A SEVERE drouth prevails in all parts of
Vermont, and manufacturers have in
many cases been compelled to suspend for
want of water.
A CHICAGO dog died of hydrophobia,
near Hinsdale, the other day. Several
horses in the same neighbOrhOod have
since died with similar symptoms.
TIE oldest building in St. Louis
structure once occupied by the Spanish
governors to be torn down this week, to
make room for a neighboring packing
house.
LASD-LEAGUERs in Galway, Ireland, dug
grave in the door-yard of cottage from
which family had been evicted, and left
note stating that the first man who leased
the place would be buried in it.
Mrs. HUTCHINSON has sued President
McGlumphy, of the Lincoln, H., univer-
sty, Cor SANDER placing her damages at
$1,000. She undertook 10 keep Il students
boarding -house, bnt the president turned
paragingly of her virtue.
An unsuccessful attempt by many school
directors at Pittsburg, Pa, to establish
separate schools for the colored children,
causes intense indignation among the ne
groes of that city and Allegheny, many of
waom now threaten TO vote the democratic
ticket.
A MEETING of manufacturers, was held
in the board of trade rooms at Fall River,
Mass, at which committee was appoint
ed to consider the reduction of wages in
view of the present low price of print
cloths The probable result will be a re
duction of 10 per cent
w. Il. GHCHRIsT, of Lincoln, ILL.,, recent
ly led beautiful Young lady to the altar
Mrs. Sarah Z. Parker, a widow, will now
lead him to the circuit court, where she
has lodged complaint against him for
breach of promise.
ONLY seventeen of the men who assisted
in the defense of Baltimore in the war of
in carriages to church, on the 10Th inst, to
listen to the anniversary sermon.
SAN FRANCIsCo society is deeply inter
ested in we,l-authenticated report that
Miss Flood, to whom u. S. Grant, Jr., fam
Tilted the young man. 1t seems that he
appeared in public with girl described
rs mot over nice" and when Miss Flood
heard of it she terminated the engage
ment in short order. The property loss
to young Grant is something like &, 2,500,-
600.
THE Denver Tribune Santa Fe special
says Alexander Lebain was the stage driv-
er killed on the eve of the 9th l6 miles
from Fort Cummings The two passengers
killed are Isaac Roberts, of New York,
and +. s. Madden, of Fort Bowie. The
pursuing troops overlook the Indians on
the afternoon of the 9TH and had a short
fight in which one soldier and two Indian
scouts were killed and two soldiers serious
" wounded. The Indian casualties are
not known, and it is doubtful If they can
be oyertaken.
A DISPATCH from Calistoga, California
says: "Great excitement has been aroused
in this vicinity for the past two weeks
over a report that the Hot Springs held
man who recently bought the Hot Springs
hotel property has been at work for the
past two weeks extracting gold from the
water, by process known only by himself
Clearings up to yesterday afternoon showed
that he has succeeded in extracting 81 ,060
from ten barrels of water. The gold is of
the highest grade of fineness. and as the
springs volume of water is exceedingly
large, it would be useless to attempt to es-
innate the value if they continue to yield
ss rich returns as the experiments have
proved thus far"