The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-21

| Mo-, composed OF sixteen grown persons
and several children, who were taking g
pleasure trip to the country in large fur
niture wagon, were in the act Of crossing
the track of the st. Louis d Vandalia
Railroad, when they were struck by an
excursion train going to Highland. TT rec
persons were killed outright, two MORALLY
and four or five severely wounded. The
names Of the killed are Chas. Sanders,
Jno. Brennan, and Thos. Mehan; the NOR,
tally wounded, Mrs. Philomena Flood
Emma Kenner; severely wounded, Rob-.
Flood, Gertie Flood, Mary Flood, Cora
! Gilmore, and man, name unknown. Sew
eral others were slightly injured. In fact,
only three of the entire party escaped IN
hurt.
According to previous notice, Bishop
Whitehouse, on the morning Of the 10th,
visited Christ Church in Chicago for the
purpose of performing the rites of con
firmation. The wardens Of the church
insisted upon DR.. Cheney's presence in the
chancel during the services; to this the
Bishop objected, and, after reading pro-
test, finally withdrew without performing
the rite of confirmation.
Over $15,O0O,000 Of the State debt OF
Virginia had been funded 20 a recent date,
being one-third Of the whole debt
Jacob Harper, who lived lear Midway,
Ky, was, on the morning of the 18th,
found lying in bed and dead, with his
head smashed into a jelly. His sister,
Miss Betsey Harper, was found in an ad
joining room, unconscious, and in dying
condition, with her skull fractured in three
or four places.l An cid axe, which had
been used TO do the bloody dead, was left
lying near the door. Several negroes liv-
ing in Harper's place were arrested on
suspicion, one of them having some spots
of blood on his clothing, the cause Of
which he could not explain satisfactorily
to the Caroner's jury. 1t was generally
believed that he is guilty The object of
the murder was unknown.
Much excitement was caused in New
York city on the 11th by the discovery OF
an alleged theft Of vouchers in the Comp
trolle1's Office. A dispatch of the 18th
says many Of Comptroller Connolly's
friends claimed that the vouchers had been
distracted by some enem? of the Comp
troller, merely for the purpose Of creating
ali erroneous imprt ssion that ne was priVy
to their abstraction, while il is insinuated,
on the other hand, that the Comptroller
was privy to the burglary for tie purpose
of rendering en- expose of the Rings al
legged fraudulent transactions less easy
Mayor Hall, on the 18th, requested
Connolly to resign, but the latter re-
fused to do 50. 1t was said that
Connolly had formed an alliance
with Tweed, to combat the other two
members of the board. 1t is said that
duplicates of the stolen vouchers remain
in the Comptrolle.'s office, and that the
originals are recorded full in the books,
which are safe.
The New York Times Of the 18th says:
L" 1t is now stated on authority that Hon.
Robert 3. Roosevelt, Democratic member
of Congress from the Fourth District of
this city, says that the debt of New York
is not less than $500, 100000, or more than
1917 per cent. Of the assessed valuation of
its property, and &c per cent Of the as
sessed valuation of real estate, which is
the only part that can be counted on 10
pay the debt"
District Attorney Morris, of Brooklyn,
says that if the President and officers of
Staten Island Ferry Company are not
brought to trial for the Westfield disaster
by the New York authorities, he will have
them indicted and tried in Brooklyn with
in the next two months.
1t is said that the alleged defaulting
Pennsylvania State Agent, Evans, is so af-
fected by the charges against him that his
hair and beard have turned white as snow,
and his nervous trcmor shakes him like
palsy.
At Minden, Louisiana, on the night of
the 10Th, two blocks of the business part
Of the town were destroyed by fire. Loss,
100000; insurance, $4,000
The Maryland Republican State Con-
vention, in session at Baltimore on the
18th, nominated, by reclamation, Hon. ia
cob Tome, of Cecil, for Governor Hon.
Alexander Randall, Of Annapolis, was
nominated for Attorney General, and Law
renee J. Brenglee, of Frederick, for State
Comptroller.
A large procession of workingmen in
demonstration of resolution to insist on
the eighthour rule, took place in New
York city on the 18th. There were
eighteen societies represented, and, rot
withstanding it was rainy day, no less
than 120O0 were in line. A small cannon,
bore the inscription: Eight hours
Pc .eably if we can; forcibly if we must"
The State Democratic Convention Of
New Jersey met at Trenton on the 18Th,
and nominated Joel Parker, of Monmouth,
as candidate for Governor
The citizens Committee of Seventy in
New York city, on the 18th, adopted a re-
| port recommending the institution both Of
| civil and criminal suits against the persons
| implicated, the appointment of commit
tees on election and legislation, and, also,
OF committee to wait upon the Governor
of the State and request his aid, in con-
junction with the Attorney General and
District Attorney, to begin proceedings
for the relief of the city.
The Sub Committee of the Ku-Klux
| Investigating Committee met in Washing
ton on the 9th to examine and digest the
mass of testimony furnished by the officers
of South Carolina, concerning their inan-
| ces, taxation, etc, and found that sew
eral Governors had failed to furnish the
information requested by the chairman of
the full committee, and report upon the
matter indicated would be incomplete un-
less such information is communicated
without further delay.
According to Wsshin gton dispatch OF
the 18Th, Major John Leydard Hodge, ap.
pointed in January, 1867, Deputy Paymas-
ter in the United States army, and sta
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