Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-26
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

THE retirement from active service by
operation of the law Of Major General
Mcdowell, Oct. 18th, is announced to the
army.
PROF. GREENER, the coIored orator, has
returned from his last tour in Ohio, and
goes at once to take the stump in Penn
sylvania.
BAY Cry. Mich, and Sandusky. Ohio,
have been placed on the list of free de-
livery postofices.
Smith & Crimp, of Chicago, were
awarded the contract for plastering the
public building at Albany, ct $4,000.
Or. HAMILTON has forwarded to the
Garfield auditing committee bill for
S25, 600 for professional services.
Mr.. JAY HUBBELL, chairman of the
republican congressional campaign COM
mittee, remains in the city looki ng in
person after assessment details.
Dr.. MCGILLICUDY. Indian agent at
Pine Ridge, has rendered his resignation,
but Secretary Teller declines to accept it
until the pending investigation is closed.
THE total values of exports of domestic
breadstUffs during the nine months ended
Sept. 80, were 1874, ,512, 779; for the cor
responding period of 1881, the values
were $177, ,452, ,638.
Col. II. A. Bowen was discharged from
arrest at Philadelphia on paying his hotel
bill. 1t appears that Attorney General
Brewster declined to hold private inter
view with him.
The managers of the national bazaar
for the benefit OF the Garfield monument
fund, say that Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have
promised to attend.
GEN. SCHENCK, whose friends say he
now looks as well as he did twenty years
ago, dined with Gen. Sherman at family
dinner, Thursday evening.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER is ex-
pected in Washington IN a few days. He
has taken the house recently occupied by
the French Minister, and he is now ar
ranging to forward his furniture and
books from Philadelphia.
THE board selected by congress to audit
claims for services rendered during Presi-
dent Garfeld's prolonged struggle for life,
is liting to hear from Drs. Hamilton
and Boynton. Nearly every other credi-
tor has filed his bill. An ice company asks
for 81 ,51692.
TIE bankers Of Chicago are earnest and
united in their disapproval of the ruling
of Secretary Folger that gold certificates
can only be procured at the sub-treasury
in New York, which forces upon we stern
people express charges, In both directions,
on the coin and on the paper.
THE architect on the capitol notes the
following expenditures: On capitol build
iEg, $57 900; lighting grounds, $4,000;
improvement of grounds, $4,000; exton-
sion of government printing Office, $40,
600; extension Of city hall, $4,000.
THE expenses of the marine hospital
service Of the past fiscal year were $43,
92S; 36, 1S4 patients received relief; 2,09O
pilots and 273 seamen were examined by
the revenue marine service for color
blindness, and So of the former and four
of the latter were found color-blind.
GEN. BRADY's i'll luck does not come
singly, according TO gossip. 1t is said that
in addition to his troubles resulting from
the pending trial and disagreement of a
serious nature lin the Office of his Wash
inGton newspaper, his Canadian invest
ment threatens financial embarrassment
of grave nature.
Col. Bowen, special agent of the de-
partment of Justice, who was accused by
Foreman Dickson of attempting to bribe
the star route jurors. was arrested in
Philadelphia, at the instance of hotel
proprietor, for leaving the house without
paying board and wine bill of $54 He
was held in 5000 bail by the magistrate.
The constable who made the arrest found
Bowen in conference with Attorney Gen
eral Brewster.