The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-07-14

his resignation. Fish has been urging
the President to accept his resignation
asfhe desires to retire from public life II
this country.
A Ere at Gold Hill. New, burned
the principal buildings on both sides o
Main street. Tie materials in the PEG
pies Tribune office are destroyed and ths
Daily News Office slightly damaged. The
Chinese quarters north of San Juan, Cal.
were destroyed by fire on the Fourth ano
one Chinaman killed.
"A platform crowded with children Of
the Roman Catholic Presbyterr, at W est
chester, n Y, gave way on the evening
of the 4th inst, as the children were
witnessing discharge of fireworks, ard
percipitated the mass of human beings to
the ground. Over forty children and
several adults were severely, and some
fatally, injured.
A woman who was employed as cook
on the canal bat Mary Walker, was
fsund in the water at Chicago. between
the boat and the wharf early Wednesday
morning. She was last seen on the eve
ming of the Fourth In the pocket of
her dress was found book which con
tanned sI2, 80 aud pawn ticket with the
name of Mrs. Kelly on it.
"A well-informed correspondent says
Prince Leopold, of Hoheazollern, has
formally accepted the Spanish throne.
The English government approves, but
France still objects.
-Seventy-three cars of silver have
passed through Omaha during the last
three months for reduction at Newark,
n j. 1t is estimated that one hundred
and fifty more cars will be forwarded
there this month.
Adding to the returns from the coun-
Try those in the city, and the following is
the result of the judicial Election h@id
in Chicago on the ID; McAillster. H.
SIS; Hitchcock, 9,l74; Tree, 5.45l /;
F,rwell 1891; Booth, 9,237 ; Rogers,
6,7OS; Runyan, 6,l09.
The Canadian government has order
ed the release of the Fenian General Nc
Namara, there not being sufficient evil
1ence to warrant his detention.
George Thomas, formerly connected
yithe the Evening Argus and Sunday
Atlas, of Philadelphia, was suftocated to
Heath Monday evening by a piece OF meat
sticking in his throat.
A blind woman in London, 40 years
I'D, fell in love with a young artisan
whom she heard hammerng near by. and,
becoming acquainted, made him presents,
and loaned him el0 to assist him IN bu-
siness. Learning he intended to leave,
she had him arrested for debt. and then
induced him to marry her by offering to
release him.
The Mobile Tribune. an unrecon-
structed Democratic paper, informs its
readers that ''the Southern man who ac-
cepts for himself the national designation
OF Democrat, accepts infamy, whether
knowingly or not. :"
The Prince Imperial is learning the
printers trade IF he makes good pro-
gress, and learns to justify well and make
clean proof, he may obtain situation
upon the TRIBUNE. We aren't proud
over here, and consider a Frenchman
lust as good as Yankee, if he behaves
himself as well.
A serious ARRAY occurred on the 9Th
at Weason, fifty miles west Of Jackson,
Miss, between blacks and whites, caused
by the abuse of waiter-boy by negro
The negroes fred on the whites, wouding
two. The fire was returned and three
negroes killed.
There is boy living in Woodward
township, Lycoming county, Penn, Il
wears of age, who stands six feet eight
inches high, and weighs over two hun
dred pounds. His name IS George
Wurster. There is also girl living In
Middlebury township. Tioga county, IL
years of age and weighs 400 pounds.
The severest thing said against Ewes
daughters was by Lady Mary Worthy
In being woman is that [ shall not be
compelled to marry one of my own sex.
-Mahaskah, an Indian chief, said of
his (Ratchewainel. Her hand is shut
when these who do not want come in her
presence; but, xhen the really poor
come, it is like a strainer fall of holes,
letting all she holds in it pass through
A visitor to Mr.. Dickens's house
writes to Boston friend that Mr. Dick
ems. after he received the fatal paralytic
stroke, never regained consciousness, but
s'for twenty. four hours he breathed
heavier and heavier and heavier, louder
anl louder, until a quarter OF an hour
before he expired he began to sob At
last the tears rolled down his furrowed
cheek, and, with one last sob, his spirit
departed.
Another curious case of conscience
has Just benefited the directors of a bank
at Brussels. In January last they re
ceived package accompanied by a letter
reonesting that the,forner should not be
onened until three months had elapsed.
When opened at the proper time. the
Enclosure was found to contain $4,000
francs restored to the bank by defaulter.
a good deed in a naughty world.
A non-German speaking census taker
in Teutonic New York district has re-
signed lie foan1 every family named
Nichtsverstay, and that was all the infor
: nation he could gather.
1t is alleged that in some parts Of
PENNSYLVANIA mosquitoes are SO thick that
after you punch your fist INFO tiocn OF
them it takes about half an hour to i'll
up the hole.
The California Pioneers have been
presented with the last Mexican flag
whjca foated over San Francisco previous
to its acquisition by the United States.
4 concealed well, walled round, thir-
ty feet deep. older than the memory OF
any citizen, has been discovered IN Du-
huque.
The name of James c. HOPKINS,
nominated for Judge of the new Judlc;a
District in Wisconsin, has 6een with
drawn by the President. Hon. o. t.
Cole, Judge Of the Supreme Court oil
Wisconsin, will probably be appointed.
The Chinese determine whether the
year will be good or bad by placing at
the commencement of the year measure
of seed IN an eartheru vessel, and leaving