The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-20
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 14th
at 1124.
A violent storm passed over Syracuse
N. Y, on the OH, destroying several
buildings. Eugene Harris, carpenter
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The lightning also did considera
BILE damage to several buildings.
A shocking accident occurred at New
ark, n. j., ON the morning of the Sth 1t
seems that passenger train had started
from that city on the New York & New
ark Railroad, which was met by another
passenger train from New York, ON the
same track A collision ensued, by which
four persons were killed and fifteen
wounded The cars caught fire from a 10
comotive, and two of them were wholly
burned
During the quarter ended June 30, the
Post Office Department at Washington
issued 124 761,040 adhesion postage
stamps, 21,s1O,250 stamped envelopes and
1,T1 800 newspaper wrappers.
A call has been published at Madison
for the Wisconsin Republican Union State
Convention on August 30, with two dele
gates for each Senate and Assembly
District under the new apportionment.
Dayton, Ohio, and vicinity, were visited
| by furious storm of wind and rain on
the 9th a German Lutheran church in
that city was demolished, and four per
| sons killed and twenty wounded. A bridge
over the Miami River was completely
destroyed and two boys killed and one in
jured. Over fifty buildings were un-
rooted or otherwise damaged
Advices from San Domingo to June 20
give rumors of the return of Baez to Azua
after defeating Cabral. The town of San
Juan was entirely destroyed. Ii is report
ed that the revolutionists intended to re-
| place Cabral by Pemental The confidence
of Cabral's partisans was shaken in his
ability as a leader, owing to his frequent
| defeats.
It is believed that the opposition to
Juarez will have a majority in the Mexi-
can Congress.
A dreadful catastrophe is reported from
the State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In the
| Guebadrilla silver mines, one of the three
great veins in that famous region, fire
has occurred, by which over 100 miners
were suffocated
An investigation into the accident on
the New York & Newark Railroad shows
that the disaster was occasioned by a mis-
placed switch, and the jury say this was
the result of carelessness on the part of
he switch-tender, William Thompson
| who has been held for trial. The jury
slso censure the railroad company for en-
ploying, or allowing to be employed, on
their road young and inexperienced
persons to hold responsible positions.
The President has appointed Jas Neville
as United States Attorney for Nebraska.
1t was reported on the 10th that Mr.
Bulls, the Republican candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor of Iowa, who was re-
Gently injured severely by being thrown
from a carriage, was gradually recovering,
and there were no longer fears of fatal
result
The following Internal Revenue ap-
pointments have been made: Assistant
Assessors-Geo ". Fitzroy, First Distric,
of Indiana; Geo. E Bullock, Third Dis
tGict of lndisna- S. D. Thorp, storekeeper
First District of Missouri.
The trial of Ziegenmeyer the alleged
murderer of nv Gumbleton, began a,
Chicago on the 10th. A jury was Sc
cured ard the opening argument for the
proseCtion was made
A Washington special of the 18th says
THE reports of the past few days tha
Pieassnton has resigned, and that hi