Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-21
GENERAL NOTES,

A FEARFUL storm amounting in many
places to cyclone sweep over the whole
Atlantic coast on the 10Th 11th and 18th.
UvLADE county, Texas, voted on the
question of liquor prohibition, and gave
small majority against the whisky traffic.
THE total score of the British team at
the Creedmore rife match was 1875; of
the Americans 1906.
THE yellow fever at Pensacola has ap-
parently got beyond control of the city.
Very gloomy reports come from that
place.
Mrs. LUoRETIA GARFIELD bought, for
$4,000 cash, the Ralph Worthington
residence, on Prospect street, Cleveland.
A HOTEL that will cost one million dol
lar is being rapidly built in New York
city.
TIE New York World charges that
millions of dollars have been wasted and
stolen in the construction of the famous
Brooklyn bridge across East river.
The factory of the Cooperative cream
cry company at St, Charles, Illinois, one
of the largest and most complete in the
west was burned, causing loss of $4,000
THE Lutheran synod OF this country has
already begun making preparations for
celebrating the 400 tn centenary of the
birth of Martin Luther, whic occurs on
the 10Th of November, 1888.
YELLOW FEVER of the most malignant
type has broken out at Mier. Mexico,
about one hundred miles below Laredo.
and the citizens are fleeing.
ALEX. G. BoyKIN, formerly well known
in journalistic circles. has been nominated
by the republicans of Montana for dele
gale In congress.
AT X eokuk, Ia, arguments were con-
cluded in the barb-wire cases. and judge
McCrary and Love will file decision at
the next term of the United States court
at Des Moines.
TEN thousand people were at the Vet
eran'5 Reunion at Laconia, n. ii. Gen.
Sherman, Gov. Bell and other distinguish
ed guests were present. Gen. Sherman's :
speech was received with great enthusi-
asm.
THE report of an outbreak among the
Indians in southwestern Nebraska is de-
MED. Reliable information says the peo-
pie are somewhat frightened. but there
appears to be no grounds for the scare
The secret order known as the Sons of
OOluu1Uid, CldlmIuR clSHtg -SlR0I L0OuS-
and members in the state of New York,
is running a line of steamboats, on the
Hudson, carrying passengers up to Pough-
keepsie for ten cents, in order to test the
cost of water transportation and 10 set
tie the question of a MONOPOLY of docks.
The National Department of A9ricul-
ture places the yield of winter wheat at
1886, 0,000, 900 bushels, and spring wheat at
lac, ,000, 900 bushels. The September con-
dition of potatoes has declined, but pros
poets are favorable for crop of l50 ,OOO,-
600 bushels
THE republican state convention, OF
New Hampshire. proceeded TO ballot for
candidate for governor. The fourth
ballot resulted as follows: Currier, 276
Hale, 324; scattering 90. Samuel w.
Hale was then declared nominated, and
| the convention made the nomination
unanimous.
| THE Philadelphia Pres publishes an n.
terview with Mrs. Melville, wife of the
Engineer Of the jeanette, in which she
Says that she has been cruelty maltreated
and deserted by her husband The story
created a profound sensation. 1t is be-
lieved that the woman's mind has become
shattered owing to extreme nervous pros
tration. The poor body has had 80 much