The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-05-06

JcHu AuSSeH Ouu9, UanSKibg cUitOT
of the New York Tribune, has entered
suit in the United States Court of Phila-
1elphia, against Forney's Press and the
Evening Bulletin, for publishing the al
leged lihelous articles from the New York
Sun Of Monday last. Mr.. Young claims
damages in both eases to the amount Of
100000.
Senator Carpenter and General Com
stock, formerly of Grants staff, have
been appointed Pacific Railroad Commits
sioners. General Hiram Walbridge, of
New York, has been appointed by the
President, Commissioner to examine the
Pacific Railroad, in place of Horace Gree
ley, who declined on account Of the pres.
sure of business.
Advices from San Domingo report a
large German immigration to that island.
The President has directed the dissolu-
ton of the retiring boards at St. Louis,
San Francisco; New Yolk, and Wash
ington.
Hon. Geo. W. Paschall announces
himself as candidate for United States
Senator from Texas.
The pleuro-y neumonia is said to have
broken out again among the cattle in New
York.
1t is reported that Lieut.. Gascome and
family and six settlers have been massacr-
ed by the natives in New Zealand.
Central Mississippi has been visited by
serious inundation, which has caused
great damage to the crops.
1t is reported that the Swiss Govern
ment has ordered Mazzini to leave the
country probably at the request of Vic
tor Emmanuel.
The volunteers in Cuba seem to be III
state of insubordination, paying little
attention to the commands of their Span
ish officers
A Madrid dispatch of the 29th says
that the majority In the Co.tes want
Montpensier, the Prince Of AsturIas or a
republic, without delay.
A serious riot between Catholics and
Orangemen occurred at Londonderry on
Wednesday. The police fred on the rio
| ters, killing two and wounding several.
One hundred lodges of Arrapahoes
under Roman Nose and Little Big In
dian. arrived at Medicine Bluff Creek,
on the Sd, en- route for their reserves.
Postmaster General Cresswell has d.
rected inquiries to be instituted in regard
to mail transportation in the Far West.
1t is asserted that on some of the long
routes, where the pay is enormous, no
equivalent is rendered and that in some
instances the contractors refuse to carry
public documents and other bulky mat
| ter.
A delegation of a number Of Indian
tribes, including Cherokees Chickasaws,
and Greeks, waited on the new Commis-
sioner, Col. Parker, on Wednesday, by
appointment. He assured them that the
business Of the tribes they represented
would be attended to in a just manner as
soon as practicable, but there would be
some unavoidable delay in a5certaining
| all the facts involved.
Count Falmezada, the commander of
the Spanish forces in the Eastern Depart
nent of Cuba, has issued a proclamation
that males over fifteen years ofage found
away from their homes without good rea-
| son, shall be executed; that uninha bitei
dwellings, shall be bnrned, ect >.
The Committee of the New York Leg
islature, appointed to investigate the af
fairs Of the Merchants Union Express
Company, have submitted majority and
minority report. The former exculpates
the officers from the charges Of fraud in
the management. The minority report
states that the officers speculated largely
in the stock OF thecompany, and were guilty
of other corrruQt practices.
The Governor has made the following
appointments: F. j. Blair of Milwaukee,
Trustee of the Hospital for the insane,
in place of W. D. Bacon, resigned and
Colonel c. n. Pier, of Fond du Lac,
Trustee of the Soldiers Orphan Home
in place Of Colonel Edward Coleman, re-
signed.
In Doniphan County, Kansas, on Sat
urday, girl 9 years old, named Delciers,
from New Orleans, was, at her earnest
request, placed on the tongue of cult
vator, when the horses became frightened
and commenced to run. The child was
thro IN to the ground, and one of the
teeth or the machine struck her in the
neck, almost tearing the head from the
body, and causing instant death.
CHILToN.-The Reflector says that not.
withstanding the low prices of hops far
mers in Stock bridge and Rrotbertowp ra