The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS. ITEMS.

litigation to Santiago, is dead. u
| The details of an extensive revohtion-
airy conspiracy in Panama have been dis
/ covered
DIR. Vernon, celebrated French pub
licist. died in Paris on the 9th inst.
| Pennsylvania has paid off sl.794, 600
! of her debt during the year ending Sep
| TENDER ID
Clarence Butler, of New York has
been selected to do the poetry at the de-
dlcatlon OF the Antietam Cemetery.
The Gulf cable is completed, and con-
munlcation between the United States
and Cuba is perfect. AkAaAsH
The balance in the Treasury on the 9th
inst, was Gold $S2, 754 ,2l0; coin certifi-
Gates $l4. $40, 800; currency SAC, 1903, 600
The Washington Star says that Grant
will issue an order prohibiting the regis
tratlon OF any person who may be par
dOned.
The question of annexing Roxbury to
Boston was carried in the affirmative by
large majority, at the election on the
9th.
The servant girls of Troy, N. Y. held
mass meeting on the night of the It'll,
and passed resolutions protesting against
any more contributions to the Eenians
A contagious fever, thought by some
to be the yellow fever, and by some to be
the break bone fever, is raging at Fort
Jefferson, Dry Tortugas.
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It transpires that the revolution in
Porto Rico is quite formidable The in
surgents have telegraphed to Gen Prim
asking HIM to place himself at their head.
There is a good deal of uneasiEess in
Paris on account of the speech Of the
Grand Duke of Baden In iaver of union
with the North German Confederation.
The district commanders have discre-
ton to keep the registration lists open
till Oct, /, and it is said that the Presi-
dent will order them re opened where
they have been closed, to allow those
pardoned to register. s1EFEf n.
General Gray collected, week before
last, and deposited in New York. one
million dollars of the Missouri War debt.
Last week he collected one million eight
hundred thousand dollars more. Thus
tar over i've millions of this claim have
been paid.
1t Is understood that the Attorney Gen
eral office is engaged upon a new oath
OF loyalty to be administered to clerks in
the departments and to civil officers of
the Government, enibodying the essence
OF the Presidents late proclamation.
A cable dispatch dated Geneva. Sept.
s, states that delegates 10 tie peace Con
gress are arriving from all parts Carl
baldi was enthusiastically received and
made a brief speech, iii which he stated
that his purpose to move on Romo is I'M
alterable 8 ND
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued regulation to the effect that here
after the shares allotted to informers un
der the internal revenue law shall be in
all cases subject to deduction for costs
and charges of property, payable from
the full, or penalty OF which such shares
are part
The demonstration at St. Louis at the
reception of Gen. Sheridan, was coIos-
sal affair. The procession was two miles
long and immense crowds of enthusiast
tic people thronged the streets. Lieu
tenant Governor Smith and Carl Schurz
d ;!lvered addr sses OF welcome, to which
General Sheridan very briefly replied
Some of the Southern newspapers are
considerably exercised over the advertise
ment OF the First National Bank OF
Washington offering 81, 30 for each and
every 81 900 Confederate eight per cent.
bonds presented to them, and several adj
han.
half OF their bonds and retain the other
half
Previous to Mr. Stonton $ removal, he
issued a stringent order to Southern rail
| road companies to pay up more promptly
Tor the Government rolling stock sold to
them, since which they have been more
punctual and now make monthly pay
ments ON their indebtedness. Renorts
show much improvement ia the business
OF these roads lately.
Sufficient returns from the election in
| Maine are received to show that
| Chamberlain, the Republican candidate
for Governor, is elected, though by a less
majority than last year. This is IN part
/ due 10 the reduced vote and in part to
! the prohibition issue, " hich entered large
| ~ into the canvass The Democrats gain
few member of the legislature, but not
enough to do them any good M
| The Intelligencer announces that the
| Cabinet decided that ia their opinion the
amnesty proclamation will devolve the
right of suffrage upon those of the rebels
| excluded from its exercises by act of Con-
gress as expressed in the reconstruction
bill. This announcement, which is known
/ to be true, has created great deal of
| talk and considerable excitement i'll Adj
mlnlstration headquarters.
A Washington Dispatch states that the
cable dispatch announced the interference
| o. a subordinate Turkish Official at Crete
| With the commander OF an American
Erisate who was ail0cdlng relief to Chris
tian women aud children, excites much
Indignation there, and especially as no
such interference was offered to other
iorelgn vessels engaged in the same work
| The action of the American commander
in attempting to afford them relief will
he fully sustained by the authorities here
The boat race between Brown and
ilalnlIl took place on the Hudson, oppo-
site Newburgh, on the 9Th. The boats
| started at 6:2U, Haniil leading for the
| first mile, when Brown passed him, but
| Haniii pulled up and once more took the
| lead He reached the stake boat in nine
teen minutes, and was turning, when
Brown boat ran into HamiIl driving Il
hole into 1t ABOUT a foot aft of the cock
| Pat Brown extricated hiiIself and pub
| led IN. making the i've miles lii 10 80
| Hamill was taken aboard the Judge boat
The referee, after hearing "a great deal OF
contradictory evidence, decided in favor
OF, Hami by reason of the foul Brown s
friends have appealed.