Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-10
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON. .

THE knit-goods bill passed the senate
SaturdaY y without amendment.
COUNSEL for the defense of the star
reuters say that they hope to conclude
the trial soon.
The appropriations made by congress at
this session exceed those of last wear near
ly CSC, 100000.
The president has sent to the senate the
name of Henry K Mccoy to be United
States Judge for the northern district OF
Iowa.
Both houses of congress, Aug. 3, passed
the river and harbor bill over the presi-
dents veto. So the bill becomes law.
QUITE number of orders have been re-
ceived FROM various parts of the country
for the new per cent. bonds.
SECRETARY LINCOLN says there will be
no difference in the disbursements of river
and harbor appropriation from the policy
pursued last year.
z PRESIDENT ARTHUR has been invited to
visit the west this summer, and it is un-
derstood, if business will permit, he will
make the trip about the beginning of Sep
tember.
A BILL has passed the house authoriz
ing the transfer of the property of Ma
tional Soldiers and Sailors? Orphans
Home TO the Garfield Memorial Hospital.
SECRETARY FoLGER will begin to award
the per cents in exchange for surren-
dered bonds the Goth Of August. All ap-
plications received will be opened and tied
away in regular order,
A COLLISION occurred Aug. between
the business manager of the Republican
and the proprietor of the Sunday CbrOn-
jele. No blood was shed, but both COM
batants were dPluged with writing-fuid
from the ia&stands used as weapons.
THE house committee on judiciary haze
voted to declare the lands granted to the
Texas Pacific railroad, which are now
claimed by the Southern Pacific, forfeited,
and to restore them to the public domain.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of VIM. Hale, of Iowa, to be governor
of Wyoming, Andrew w. Smythe to be
superintendent of the mint at New Or
leans, and Chris Barner to be surveyor of
customs at Galena, Ill.
A WARRANT was forwarded to Washing
ton for the arrest of Colonel Popham, of
Virginia, who seconded Captain John S.
Wise in the recent duell with Crockett.
Popham is superintendent of the folding
room of the house of representatives., and
was given warning by Wise in time to
escape.
TEE acting consul general in Egypt tel
egraphs Secretary Frelinghuysen from
Alexandria that the archives of the con-
sulate, which it was feared were destroyed,
have been found at Cairo, and that he is
or the way to Port Said, 10 attend Gen.
Stones family, who have been saved by a
faithful friend, and supposed to be at Is
MALTA.
A. 0. BUELL. was the principal witness
for the defense in the star-route trials
Aug. 5. He controverted Walsh's evil
dence in some respects, and was subjected
to a searching cross-examination, during
which his articles in Washington jour
nails condemnatory of Judge Wylie and
the prosecution were read. He admitted
that Brady and Dorsey paid him money
for writing them and also for his articles
condemning Postmaster General James
and Attorney General MacVeigh. The
court told him he was disgraceGul Ii
beler