The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-06-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

Cable dispatches state that the Fen
ians who were recently arrested while at
tempting to land at DungervaD Island,
say that they were from Massachusetts,.
Lord Mas, Chief Secretary from Ire
land, announced in the House of Com
mons on the 9th inst, that the sentences
of all the condemned Fenians had been
committed.
Another attempt upon the life of the
Emperor Napoleon was made last Thurs
day. Ashe was returning from the grand
review in the Champ de Mars, accom-
panied by the Car, some one in the
crowd of spectators fired shot at the
carriage, though, fortunately, without
doing any harm. No arrest has yet
been made.
Chief Justice Chase has opened the
United States Court in Raleigh for the
first time since the rebellion broke out.
The law will be the best of schoolmasters
to lead rebels back to loyalty. The
sheen Of a few bayonets in the back ground
may be necessary at first, but when the
Courts are respected and the laws admin
istered. the end of trouble is near at hand.
The annual meeting of the stock and
bond holders of the Chicago and North
western railway was held in Chicago on
the 9th inst The old Board of Direct
al Nv
nous vote. q
An exploring expedition to Russian
America is fitting out under the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury.
1t is stated that Gems. Grant and Sher-
man and Secretary Stanton have resolved
upon vigorous measures for sharp and
decisive campaign against the hostile
Indians of the far West
An expedition TO take possession of the
newly discovered island in the North Pa
ci6c, On behalf of the United States sail
| ed from San Francisco on the 10th. L
| is reported that the Pacific Mail Com
| pany will send vessel in few days fol
! the same purpose as the island will fur
nish suitable coaling station for Chins
| steamers
Reports from Kansas, Tennessee, Louis
lana, and Mississippi represent the cot
ton crop as unusually promising.
| General Grant has telegraphed to Gen
eral Sheridan that there is no truth il
the reports that Secretary Stanton an,
hims self censured him for removing Gov
Wells.
! The yacht Henrietta, from Cowes, Ma,
| 9Th, arrived in New York on the Sth
She encountered strong westerly win,
during the entire passage, and lost he
jib-boom.
Late Arizona advices state that the In
dams have commenced vigorous cam
paign against the whites, attacking tn
ranches in the vicinity of Prescott AM
Fort Whipple. They are stealing stool
in every direction. The troops are on
scouting expedition, except enough 70
garrison duty.
Gen. Griffin has been forced to rennoy
the police of Galveston because of thei
inefiicency and hostiiit, to the negroes
The new force being loyal and chosel
men-several Of them being colored
Ex-Gov. Wells. of Louisiana, havin.
declined to turn over the records of tn,
Office to his successor, Mr. Flanders. Gen
stating that unless he vacated the Execu
tive office, he would be forcibly elected
MIR. Wells wrote in reply, that he surren
dered the office only to the sword, ane
withdrew. He proposes to institute lie
gal proceedings against the General.
The Hartford Carpet Company's mills
| tho most extensive in the United States
were totally destroyed by fire Monda,
| morning. The mills are situated at Tariff
vile, two miles from Hartford, Conn
The loss is 81 900, 900; insured for 1920,
600. About two thousand persons ar,
thrown out of employment. The milk
last month turned out thirty FIVE Thousand
yards of carpet. Only part of the com
pany's works are at Tarihville. Nothing
remains in that village but one or two
storehouses and few buildings.
| The Herald's Montreal dispatch say.
that Dion and McDeritt, played billiard
match for the championship OF Americs
and $4,000, last night. Dion winning by
score of l 800 to SIG.
Geo. Kirman, aged Is years, complet
| ed the feat Monday afternoon, at the
race course in Memphis, of walking l2(
miles in that many consecutive hours, fo1
| a. wager of $500 He made the last mile
. III IA minutes.
The trial of Surratt commenced on the
| 10th inst.
1t is understood that the Attorney Gen
! eral has given it as his opinion that dis
trict commanders have no right to remove
civil officers without trial by military
commission, and then only when they
have been found guilty Of impending the
enforcement Of the reconstruction act. Ii
is believed that the entire cabinet except
Stanton, agree with the Attorney Gen
eral
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