Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-06-10

LIEUT., ZEILEN, of the marine corps, was
killed 1T Norfolk, Va, by a runaway horse
THE South Carolina democratic state con-
vention met June lst and elected Wade
Hampton, NJ. c. Butler, Mai. L. G. Baker
and Gen. John Bratton. delegates at large
TO Cincinnati.
A COLUMBIA, 5. c., telegram of the 1st
inst says the democratic state convention
met today, J. S. Cathron presiding. SEN
ators Wade Hampton, NJ. Butler, Mai T.
G. Barker, and Gen. John Bratton, were
elected delegates at large to Cincinnati.
A DENVER, special of the 31st, says there
is nothing new from Leadyille, except that
the Chrysolite men resume work to-mor-
row, at 50 per day, and are well prepared
for defense in case violence is attempted
THE sultan assures Mr.. Goschen, the new
British ambassador to Turkey, that he will
cooperate with him in measures calculated
to put at rest all pending questions relating
to the enforcement of the treaty of Berlin.
THE Lycoming Insurance company, of
Muncie, Pa, has withdrawn all its agencies
west of Pennsylvania, assigning as a reason
that the large number of fires, together
with low premiums have made the business
Improbable. The company will issue
certificates of Indebtedness" to persons
whose policies have not expired.
Gov. P;ttlin, of Colorado, has received
a telegram from General Pope saying his
scouts report that Indians are now in \ North
Park. lie has information from Los Pinos
agency that the White River Utes are
there attending races on Ouray's farm, and
that Ouray denies that any of his Indians
are in North Park or have molested the
whites.
THE Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Wisconsin, in session at Madison, elected
the following officers: Grand Master, R.
=. Davis, of Middleton; deputy Grand
Master,~C. L. Deering, of Portage; Grand
Warden, L. w. Bringham, of Lacrosse;
Grand secretary, /. b. Hills, of Madison ;
Grand treasurer, David Alder, of Milwau-
kee. No further business that could be
made public was transacted.
A MONTREAL, dispath says it is believed
that the headquarters of the Cuban tilibus-
ters, so long established at New York, have
been transferred to Canadian soil. A
steamship carrying large quantities of ball
cartridges, packed in saradine boxes, recent
ly left Montreal, and an effort was made to
overhaul her at Quebec, but the authorit-
les failed to act. She is now beyond the
reach of Dominion officials, destined, it is
thought for Cuba.
THE failure of Herman Tissburger IS
announced from New York. Tissburger
is Pearl ST., iron merchant and the fail
ure is on account of the immense drop in
iron, and also>On account of various per-
sons trying to back out, and actually back
ing out of contracts on various pretexts.
''The liabilities are between g, ,000, 900 and
S3, 900; say about S2,500,0O0, and this
secured by merchandise OF course the
bankers might lose money at present if
they forced their securities into the mar
ket, but they will not do that, and otherwise
they probably will not. y
THE firm of Bull. & Newton, owners of
the Humboldt Touring mill, Minneapolis,
failed June 4th, with liabilities amounting
10 Sl25 900, of which all but $4,000 is held
in this city, the larger part by the North
western National bank, which is amply
secared. An assignment was made to c.
H. Petit. Their failure dates back to the
mill explosion, in which they were suffer-
ers, and the embarrassment which follow
ed in rebuilding their mill, and has been