Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-11-23
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

CONGRESS meets Monday, Dec. 4. Sew
eral members and senators are al reday
| here.
IT is estimated that there will be fifty
contested election cases in the house of
representatives of the next cong 'es'.
EX-SENATOR DORSEY has arrived here
| from New Mexico for the purpose or be-
ing present at the commencement of his
new trial.
The comptroller of the currency au.
| thorized the Iowa City National bank, al
Iowa City, to begin business, with capi-
tai of 100000.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has suspended from
Office for cause Watson Ruiz, Jr., post
master at Highland, Madison Co., ILL.,,
and appointed Louis Kinnep in his place
The Washington monument now
reaches the height of 332 feet, the last
store for distance having been PLACED in
position Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. o. GOODMAN, OF Chicago,
will spend the greater part of the winter
with her parents, Senator and Mrs Saw
yer, who are carrying on the social
gaieties which so distinguished their resi-
dence last year.
EX-SENATOR SPENCER, who is wanted as
a government witness in the star-route
cases. can not be found. ard the counsel
have addressed a second letter on the sub
iect to President Arthur.
THE supreme court did not decide the
political assessment Curtis case, but it
has become known that the decision, when
rendered, will affirm the judgment below
against Curtis.
SECRETARY FoLGER has authorized the
assistant treasurer at New York to antici-
pate the payment of called bonds at the
rate of $5,000,O00 per month without re-
bate of interest.
PREVIOUS to Nov. l tn ere were $780,
000,000 extended 81 per cent. bonds re-
ceived at the treasury for exchange into
5 per cents. Since Nov. to date there
have been $17 ,12S, $50 worth of such bonds
received for exchange.
The superintendent of the railway mail
service decided that the postal car on the
5 o'clock p. IN. train must be transferred
to the 8 o'clock a. m. train from Balti-
more, via Washington, to Chicago. This
will make the mails FIVE hours earlier east
of Cumberland.
The comptroller of the currency au-
thorized the Third National bank of
Circleville, Ohio, to begin business, with
a capital of 800, 900; also the Lemars
National at Lemars. Iowa, capital. $780,
600; also the First National, of Huron,
Dakota Territory, capital, $4,000; also
the First National, Of Wausau, at Wau-
sau, Wis, capital, $4,000.
Hon. E. D. KELLY (Pig Iron Kelly,
is already in Washington. He is wor king
to secure the abolition of all internal
revenue taxes, even to the making of to-
bacco and whiskey free. If Mr.. Kelly
can succeed in abolishing, or at least
greatly reducing internal taxes, he will
consider it the second great achievement
of his life
THIS is the way a Washington man
looks at it. The voters in Illinois at the
late election adopted by a large majority
the amendment giving to the federal gov
ernment the canal which runs from Chi
cago to Peoria. To accept it. the govern
ment must deepen the ditch and establish
water communication between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi river.