The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-07
Gieanings From The Mails.


Yellow fever is abating in Charleston,
S. C.
The Grand Duke Alexis sailed from St.
Petersburg, on Sunday, for the United
States.
Advices from Tucson, Arizona, say there
are new rich silver discoveries in the vicinity
of Prescott.
Elections for Councillors General viii be
held throughout France about the close of
the present month.
\ strict quarantine has been established
at the Isle Of Jersey to prevent the intro
duction Of cholera.
The Assistant Treasurer 1T New York
will buy 1000, 900 worth of bonds each
Wednesday and sell $4,000, 900 worth Of
gold each Thursday during the month.
The Courier and Necs of Charleston
agree in their commercial review, in esti-
mating the growing cotton crop at from
three million to three ana q quarter million
bales.
1t is stated in Washington that the OBJ
iect of the visit of the President is for the
purpose of issuing proclamation under tie
ku-hlux act, declaring martial law III some
sections OF the south.
San Diego county is greatly excited over
fresh reports of threatened attacks on the
settlements by the combined Indians of
Southern California. The settlers are
forming volunteer forces.
The Prussia Cross Gazette saws it was
agreed at Gastein that Prussia should make
representations to Russia calculated TO lead
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between Russia and Austria.
Two freight-trains collidcI on Aug. 80
on the Baltimore Central Railroad, near
Fairyille station, from wilful neglect Of one
of the trains in not following the scheGale
rules. Two hands were badly injured.
In Matamoras revolution is deemed in
cvitable. There is a division among the
Liberals. The Reactionists are taking
heart, and the leaders are organizing for
the impending struggle.
VIM. Lewis Smith, late first mate Of the
ship Entcrpe, has been arrested in New
York on charge Of having scuttlcl the
vessel on the high seas, whereby she was
totally lost.
/ Reliable accounts states that the cot
ton worm las appeared on Red River, and
done the crop considerable damage. The
crop prospects are not so good as they were
three weeks ago.
Suicides are reported in Lcavcnworth,
Kansas and near Little Rock, Ark. The
victim in the former place was James
/ Wayne, of Denver, Col; in the latter a
Young man named John Walton, living in
Prairie county.
The State Board of Education of Missouri
has instituted suit against companies for
the recovery Of nearly $50, 600 acres Of land,
which, it is alleged, belongs to the schools,
and which the defendants claim to have
bought from the counties named.
Sidney Fuller, a Young man in the north
western part Of Madison county, Neb., was
killed or the 9th ult. by parties unknown.
He was holding Il horse for Il friend, who
was in melon patch near, when he was
shot through the body from behind.
4 young woman named Alice Burr, who
came to Dubuque from st. Louis, few
days ago, fell through Il hatchway in
Tindell's mandatory, Thursday evening,
and sustained injuries from the effect of
which She died in 4 short time.
Walter Montgomery, the wclI-known
Il
fcss;onal visit to the United States, com
mitted suicide in london on Friday night
Montgomery was married the y Cdne sdav
previous 10 an American lady.
Alyices from San Domingo state that al
mos. the entire business portion Of Peurto
Plata was destroyed by fire on the DIST OF
August. Loss estimated ut $6G0,000 on
which there is Little or no insurance. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Hartford ro>tma.tcr, Gen. Whta-
kcr, it is said, j to by suspended until an
investigation diScoses how he makes up the
difference between the amount he receives
from the government for his clerks, and the
amount he gives them for their services.
Edmund Klamoth, alias D. c. Dulan, an
astrologist, was arrested in St. Louis, on
the lst inst, for swindling Dir. Wiley and
his V ifc out OF some three thousand dol
lars by the spiritual medium dodge The
ease presents some strong phases of human
crctulity and rascality.
| Great damage was done Lv foods in the
vicinity Of Canton. The British steamer
Ringdovc returned from Corca with two
! Englishmcn captured By the Corcans from
! the wreck of the Chuzan. They had been
kindly treated. No indignity was offered
| them.
Leading physicians in Savannah, Ga,
| published a statement on Friday last that
no cases of yellow fever have thus far ap-
! pcarcd in Savannah, nor any disease that
! arproximatcs it. They declare, also, that
| this season has been the hcalthicst that has
/ been experienced in that city.
/ I
| in an additional two millions of three pei
cent temporary loan certificates. The in
terest will cease October 3lst, 1871, after
which time they Will be no longer avail
able as portion OF the legal money reserve
in possession Of any national bank.
The baggage and two cmigrant cars OF
the night express train going west on the
! Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, were
/ thrown from the track Saturday morning,
! two miles from Linden Station One lady,
name unknown, had her neck broken, and
! seventeen emigrants were wounded.
| Three spans Of the Chicago and Iowa
railroad bridge across the Rock river at
( Oregon fell on Tuesday Of last week
/ Twenty men were at work on the bridge
| when it fell; Of these, five were hurt, only
( one l"taIiI Ihdt portion OF the bridge
! which fell was about $40 feet in length
1t was Howe truss bridge.
! 1t is estimated that there are already
200 lodges of hostile Indians in the Vel
/ lowstono country. 1t is evidently their pur-
pose to oppose. the survey Of the Northern
Pacific railroad through their territory
The number is daily augmented, and it is
expected that the military expedition which
leaves Fort Rice on the 9Th inst, will meet
with serious opposition.
I In the Nanderpool trial, the defense have
managed to get in their important testimo-
! IT., namely: that Of witnesses who swear to
/ seeing Field aliyrattcr the time at which
1t Is the theory Of the prosecution that he
was killed. Mrs. Springer was examined
today, and testified as she did at kala-
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