The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-02
POLITICAL ITEMS.

-OeEdtOF L altefSOD, chairman OF me
n. Y. Customhouse investigating com
mittee states that long standing abuses
have been found in every direction in
which inquiry has been instituted.
-CHlNESE ATTACK ON Mr.. SEWARD.
"A considerable autter was created in
American circles in china by al attack
of boys and beggars on the chair of Nr.
Seward. at Woo Chang. The party ac-
companyiug Mr.. Seward had assembled
the hill near HankoW, to visit celebra-
ted pagoda, and were impoituned by the
boys and beggars for cash. They re-
fused. and were greeted with shower of
stones. The authorities at Eankow sent
apologies and regrets for the occurr-
ence.
French AND GERMAN LOSSES. =
Official returns received at the war of
flee in Berlin show that during the
month of January the French lost 800
pieces of artillery and $50, 900 men.
OF the latter, Chanzy lost 25, 900 Raye,
$4,000; Faidherbe, 1900; and Bour-
baki, 10000. The army of Paris Is
10000, and of the army of the East
$4,000 entered Switzerland The losses
to the Germans during the same month
we're 10000.
The army appropriation bill, which
passed the House Of Representative on
Saturday, gives $2S, O00,0 900 for the ex-
penditures Of the army for the next ifs
cal year.
TROUBLE AHEAD.-Odo Russell advises
the British Government that a revolu-
tionary war in France is highly probable
The proceedings in the National Assem-
bly, at Bordeaux, on Saturday. were VIC
lent, members insulted each other and
at times disposed to come to blows.
There is a very warlike feeling in the
south of France.
Donations Of breadstuffs continue to
go forward to the suffering French. The
French relief fund in New York has
been raised to $95, 900. A large fund in
Boston, has been accumulated.
A number Of French soldiers who
surrendered to the Swiss troops on
entering swiss territory, have been
sent under guard to the eastern can
tons to prevent their escape into Fance.
The Paris Gaulois states that Lux
emburg undertakes to pay Prussia two
million francs for It's breach of neutrality
and allows the Prussian troops to occupy
the Luxem bourg fortress.
The German Sea captains taken
prisoners by the French and released
have reached Orleans, on their way
home.
The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times telegraphs on the goth
that the Great Northern railway is
sharing its supply Of fuel with the popu-
lation Of Paris. Since the Sd inst, IA,
352 oxen, 10, 352 sheep, LIS pigs, 20.
600, 99l kllogrammes Of grain, 20, 327,-
$50 kllogrammes Of flour, and 9,190, 029
biscuits have been received. -
"A dispatch from London states that
McCulloch. BENJAMIN Mo
ran, Secretary Of Legation, Russell
Sturgis, and J. S. Morgan viii act as
the American committee to receive and
distribute the funds for the relief of the
suffering French. On Monday a dis
patch was sent placing to their credit
e10. 200, and with the suggestion that
the agricultural districts be relieved at
once.
"A private letter from an American
correspondent at Versailles, received by
the Siberia in New York, Tuesday.
states that Favre positively acknowl
edged to his friends, Immediately after
the armistice had been signed, that he
had the game in his own hands. and that
he was master of the situation He
favored the Orleanist monarchy, with
himself as Premier; and was opposed to
anything that looked like the red repub-
lie. Since then it has been proven that
the Orleanist cause is in the ascendant,
but unfortunately tb ere are serious di--
visions in the Orleanists ranks, as well
as among the leaders. The employers
and capitalists of France favor the cleo
ton of the Duke Of Aumale as king,
while the masses are enthusiastically in
favor of the Count de Paris. These
differences are so serious that great
deal of time will have to elapse before
they can be healed. The capitalists op-
position to the Count de Paris has its
origin in the latter's popularity among
the workingmen Of France, dated some
four or five years back, when he wrote
an admirable book on trades, unions,
strikes. ETC., and the work has had a
large circulation among all classes In
Europe. The Count Notwithstanding
his numerous adherents among the mass
es, has nevertheless more political enc
mics, simply because he is the author
of that book, than any other member of
the Orleanist family.
THE EASTERN QUEsTIoN.-The
London Times says the London Confer
encc has agreed to open the Black Sea
to foreign men-of-war, and to authorize
the Porte to admit Of the passage through
the Dardenelles of all armed vessels, the
Russians and Roumanians alone except
ed. Russia is not opposed to this set
+ Iamant of this pr1actio, hut FN,,rl-o1- ac;