Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

WOLVES and eagles are reported TO
be killing and carrying off the stock
that remains In the destituted sections
Of Central West Virginia.
NEWS continues to be received con-
firmatory of the report of the killing of
President Barrios, of Guatemala, in the
recent battle.
The indications point to an early
peace between France and China and
between the late belligerent republics Of
Central America.
DURING March the losses by fire
reached $9,000,000 and for the first
three months of 1886 the loss is $751;
100000. The average fire waste for
March in the past ten years has been
less than $7,000,000.
NINE Whites, including two priests.
were killed by Riel's followers at Frog
Lake, and woman was taken prisoner
by the Indians. Fort Pitt, forty miles
from Frog Lake, is reported to have
fallen into the hands of the insurgents
CAPTAIN HOWARD, U. S. A, is to in
struct Canadian troops in the Northwest
IN the use Of gathering guns. The Do
mini0n Government is undecided
whether to offer reward for the cap
ture of Riel dead or alive.
AN unknown person fired into the
engine cab of Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha train at Eau
Claire, Wis, Tuesday evening, the bull
let striking the fireman in the neck. but
having lost it's force in crashing through
the glass inflicted no injury.
The Latest advices from Central
America are to the effect that the at
tempted revolution which Barrios Tnow
dead set on foot is at an end. But there
is no telling how soon another Barrios
may rise up and rekindle the smother
ed fires of war.
TELEGRAPHIC communications has
been reopened from BattIeford, in the
region of the Northwest Canadian re-
bell1on. The Indians have massacred
eight white people at Frog Lake, in
Guiding two priests and an Indian
Agent. No attack has been made on the
village of Battleford. The general in
dlcations are that there will be a gen
eral rising of the Indian tribes of that
region. Several thousand Canadian
troops are now en- route for the scene
of the rebellion.
FROM midnight Sunday Gen. Grant
slept in his chair until $50 Monday
morning, and he was troubled by cough.
ing and expectOration. The Generals
condition improved toward the after
noon, The secretion of mucus having
diminished. He sat in the sunlight for
some time, and slept two hours in the
evening, having previously walked for
exercise from room to room. At 10 z.
M. he took nOurlshment, and said he
was free from pain. When the General
retired the feeling was that he would
have good night. At 1:30 o'clock the
next morning he was resting quietly,
and the house was in darkness.
Elk U. S. SENATOR NEsM1TH. Of
Oregon, after about six months con-
tinement in an insane asylum as hooe-
less patient, is now reported to be re-
gaining health, with good prospect of
entire recovery. Ina coupe of weeks
he will probably be returned to his
home. He used to live on C. huge and
productive wheat farm on the William
cite, and on several occasions when his
neighbOrs were ia distress through loss
OF their crops, he invited them to come
and ill their wagons at his OVERLOOKING
granaries without money and without
price.