Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-11

grant shall be the first measure reported
by the committee called up for con-
sideration. Congressman Strait, who
will defend the Northern Pacific grant,
thinks action will not be very rapid on
this measure.
POSTMASTER GENERAL HATToN has
given his report to the public. For the
fiscal year the revenues were $43, $685.
127.08; the expenses, SAG, ,404, ,960.65,
leaving deficit of $3,066, ,633.57, to
which are added outstanding debts and
the credits of the Pacific railroads, rails
lag the excess of the disbursements over
the revenues to So, 204, ,46412. The rev.
cnues were $2,170, ,565:52 less than for
the preceding year, owing to the reduc-
tion on postage from to cents.
The estimates for the fiscal year end
ng June 80, 1884, are:
RECEIPTS.
Ordinary postal revenue. $50, ,S72, $40. "A
Money-order business ............... 40OOOO.OO
s51, ,272 O.24
DISBURSEMENTS.
All expenses, including Pacific rail-
road credits. Soo,U99, lo9,oO
Deficiency to be supplied. ........$4,6 626: 349, ,26
The reduction in postage decreased
the number of postal cards sold to the
number of 16, $4,000. During the year
there were 1883 appointments to
postal service positions and the total
number of employees in TIE department
is II, ,671.
THE increase in the public debt during
November was $747, 124. The decrease
since June 80, 1884, was $32, ,249.
c,o1, :: a. . rr.- - e1oo oan roo
Gold certificates .6S 5SOoo' OJo '93q 3
Silver certificates Observation-Disclosures. 133,940l2l
Certificates of deposit. 22695,U wv
Befundlng certhcates o.o 90 200 10 d2e .
Legal tenders. S........................ o4oool,OIo
fractional currency cy........,.......... o,Si4'Sf9
This is the first increase in the public
debt since July, 1879, and is caused by
decreased receipts and increased dis
hursements on account of pensions.
The report of the Utah commission,
made public to-day, says the duties i'm
posed on the commission were at the
recent election successfully performed,
and that all polygamists were excluded
from voting. after more than two
years of labor and experience here" the
commission says, sit becomes our duty
to advise the government and the
country that although the law has been
disfranchisement of polygamists. the
effect of the same upon the preaching
and practice of polygamy have not been
of a character to improve the former or
decrease the latter. During the
present year there appears to
have been a polygamlc revival.
The institution is boldly and
defiantly defended and commended by
spiritual teachers, an1 plural marriages
nave InUreaseu III number.
PROF. ALEXANDER DEWoLOWsKI, q
music teacher, recently charged by his
daugter Isabel with criminal assault,
was found dead in his house Friday
morning, having committed suicide
during the night. He left letters to
different persons, among them one to
the President and one to Secretary
Lincoln, dated II o'clock Thursday
night, protesting his innocence and de-
claring that he died to save his daugh-
ter's honor.
Ms. SHEFFIELD, the new Senator
from Rhode Island, has been appointed
to membership on the Committees
en- Claims, Mines and Mining, Ke7o-
Iutionary Claims, and Woman Suf-
frages; Sabin to the committee on ex-
aiming the aeveral branches of civil
service; Dawes on the Committee en-
Naval Affairs; Slater to the Committee
on Indian Affairs; Morgan to the Com
mittee On Fish and Fisheries, and Man
der5on, Craftsmanship of the Committee
on Printing.