The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-12-14

n committee OF experts and engraVers
have been at work examining the purchased,
redeemed, and exchanged bonds, with the
view to ascertain if any spurious have been
redeemed by the Government, but raey
have not found any such bonds.
The President is reported to have said
to prominent member of the Senate that
he was almost certain that Fish would re-
main in the Cabinet in accordance with AIS
own wishes and those expressed in the
note to him signed by members of the Sem
ate.
Gen. Geo. B. Williams, recently selected
by the japanese Government to organize
an internal revenue department in that
country, is on his way to Japan.
Seth johnson, treasury dcfaulter, has
! been arrested.
| The bail in honor of the Grand Duke
| Alexis, at the Boston Theatre on Friday
evening, was complete success.
A postal convention establishing and
regulating the exchange Of correspondence
between the United States and Denmark,
| has been concluded, and will be carried in
| to operation on the first of January next.
The rate of prepaid letter postage is fixed
or insufhciently paid letters will be for
warded, charged with the unpaid deficient
postage. in addition to which fine of
! four cents will be collected on delivery.
Twenty lives were lost on the Nova
Scotia coast last week, eleven by the wreck
of a racket schooner in the Avon, nine by
| the Canadian brigantine Jabez at the
| Strait of Canso, anu five by the schooner
Catharinc in Yarmouth.
WISCONSIN.
Mr. David Williams was found dead in
his mill, near Bangor, on Wednesday.
On Thursday evening the bus of the
st. Charles House, while crossing the river
from the Southern Minnesota depot, broke
through the ice, and the driver and pas
sengcrs We're pretty we'll wet down.
There was no loss except several articles of
clothing.
The legislative committee visited the
Hospital for the Insane at Madison on
Wednesday.
Geo Williams an old settler and respect
ed citizen of Reedsburg, Sauk county, was
accidentally killed on Thanksgiving day by
falling limb which had lodged in a tree
which he was cutting down. lie had gone
| to the woods to fell some trees and not re-
turning as soon as expected, his wife be-
| came uneasy about him and requested one
of the neighbors to go in search for him,
who found the unfortunate man with his
skull fractured and his neck broken. Mr.
W. was about lifty-iye years OF age, III
rood circumstances and Il most honest and
upright man.
The Chippewa F,lls Democrat mentions
u rumor that the body of an Indian was
found some ten days ago, fearfully mangied,
IL is ClaiIneti tlaI u wnlJc man was the
murderer i'll this case, and it is supposed
that the body of a deer which was found
near the remains was the cause of fight
between him and the deceased.
A building owned by Mr.. Palmer,
of Illinois, was destroyed by fire at
Chippewa Falls on Wednesday morn
ing.
Monday, Dec. IL.
The dispatch of IL column and half IN
the New York Herald, pretending to give
the details of plan on foot among the
Democrats and anti-Grant Republicans for
the impeachment of the President, turns
out to be utterly destitute of truth, and
one of the most reckless fabrications ever
invented.
I 1t is understood that Secretary Deant
has reversed the decision of Secretar,
Browning, and affirmed the obviously jus
decision of Secretary Harlan i'll construln:
the act OF July ,, 1861, granting lands t.
the Burlington and Missouri River Rail
road Company.
The number of eases of smallpox il
|
Phile,lalphia, last week, was l9S, de
, crease of 81 from the previous week.
New York is to have q new Germa
theatre, which will cost 100000.
! The EAcclsior Furniture Manufactory j
| Corinth, Mich, was burned on Thursda
! last. Loss, $4,000.
, The planning mill Of D. \. Rose x Go
of Detroit, was destroyed by fire on Frida
i evening. Also the furniture manufactoi
Y of F.. Pdllcn, in the same building. Tot
loss $3.50
q The Bible war at Hunters Point h;
ended in a compromise between ii
h Catholic committee and the Commlsslo
v ers. All expelled will be taken back, Il
Catholics will not oppose the reading
;c the Scriptures, and Catholics will
j., allowed to remain in the class rooms duril
the religious exercises.
+ The New York Chamber of CONNER
N is negotiating for the purchase of t
Is ground occupied by the old post t-ofhce,
~ which to erect a handsome edifce.
The Bowling Green Savings Bank W
H. pay ten per cent. by January lst, a
no fortv-fve more within six months.
Die Van Hunters planning mill in Patterso
,lv n. j., and some adjoining property WI
burned on Saturday. Loss $4,000,
on sured for S., 900.
lal Another school difficulty has occurred
les Long Island, in the town of Oyster B
on arising from a mixture of colored &
ice white children by female teacher, v
ue has been dismissed by the trustees.
l, Sir Edmund Thornton and family
lse rived by the steamer Calabria from Liz
the pool.
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