Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.


THE Pan-Presbyterian council has de-
cided to hold its next meeting in Belfast,
Ireland, in 1854.
the Magdalen islands, it is feared that the
people will suffer from lack of food this
winter.
NEARLY all of the sick horses in Boston
are much better, and it is thought a few
days more of fine weather will eradicate
the distemper.
ERIENDs of Archbishop Feehan at Nash
vile believes that he will enter on the
discharge of his duties in Chicago on the
anniversary of his ordination to the priest
hood, which occurs Nov. /.
THE horse distemper is gradually
spreading in New York. The proportion
of railroad and stage horses affected is
about one-third of the total number in the
stables OF the various lines.
THE contest between Gould and Wander
bilt for the supremacy at the approaching
Western Union election is exciting great
interest at New York. Gould claims to
have proxies on 10000 shares and Van
derbilt on POI, ,0G0.
THE commissioners of the Freedmen's
Saving and Trust company state that
about 100000 ofthe 10 per cent. dividend
recently declared, remains uncalled for.
Pass-books will be accepted by mail, ex-
press, or through the banks.
Mr.. ATKINS, vice president the Union
Pacific railroad, accompanied by Fred L..
Ames have gone west. to the highest point
on the road, to locate, and make the
arrangements for the construction Of the
great monument TO OakeS Ames.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the n. Y Free
mans Journal announces that the pope has
named DIR. Michael Corrigan, now bishop
of New York, to be the co-adiuster of the
arch bishop of New York, with the right
of succession and with the title of arch
bishop in partjbtS IN fdeIi1m
A DIVER discovered on the 29th inst, off
Break Water wharf, a box containing ,0C0
cartridges, supposed to have been thrown
overheard from the brig Atalanya, arrested
on demand of the Spanish consul, on sus-
picion of having on board munitions of
war for Cuba
THE jury in the Mack murder trial at
Jefferson, Wis. Six were for acquittal,
two Tor murder in the first degree, End
four for manslaughter. Many citizens Of
Jefferson escorted the defendant to the de-
pot and assured her of their belief in her
innocence.
HAVING officially ascert aimed that the
county of Cook contains COZ ,56S inh abb
tants, Governor Cullom has commanded
Clerk klokke to cause an election to be
held on Nov. 2 for four additional judges
OF the superior court, as provided in the
constitution and the act of the general as
sembly approved on April Is. 1875.
DR.. r. V. Pierce, consulting physician
to the Worlds Dispensary and invalid's
hotel of Buffalo, n. Y, has resigned his
seat in congress that he may hereafter de
vote his whole time and attention to those
applying to the Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal Association for the treatment of
chronic diseases.
THE TriJunes Topeka, Kansas special
says that Gov. St. John, on the Goth inst,
an request of the county attorney of La
belle county, has issued requisition for
the Bender family. 1t is not known on
what state the requisition is made, but the
governor declares his belief that no mis-
take has been made this time, and that
the Benders have really been found.
In the matter of the Utah woman-suf-
frage act, where a mandamus was sought
to compel registration officers to strike fe-
male names from their lists, because the
act did not define lawful age and other
important qualifications, two Judges of the
supreme ceurt denied the writ, holding
that the mandamus could not apply in the
case, because the matter of registering
voters is not ministerial
AT the moment when the eloquent at
torney for Mrs. Mack, on trial for the
murder of her husband, at Jefferson. Wis,
had moved the jury and audience to tears,
the 3Oth of Sept, 4 lady in the crowd sent
a large bouquet to the defendant. She
handed it to her counsel, who placed it on
the table, but this judge, believing that
flowers had nothing to do with the matter
in hand, ordered the bouquet removed.
The lawyers protested, but the court was
inexorable, and out it went
THE woman's suffrage law of Utah
makes the voting qualifications of women
different from those of men. Believing
this renders it invalid, writ of mdndGm-
1ts was sued out in the supreme court of
Utah, requiring registration officers to
strike all women's names off the voting
list, or show cause why they should not
After the hearings, the supreme court de-
cided that the nlGndGnllts will not be to
compel registration officers to strike off
any names placed by them on the list, be-
cause it is not a ministerial act. The
effort to have the validity of the law tested
in the courts will net be abandoned
accidents