The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-06-15

was caused by break In the bank of the
canal, running through the heart of the
city, which connects the Mississippi river
with Lake Pontchartrain. The break was
occasioned by the Canal Commissioners
permitting persons to remove dirt from
the canal-hank, which. weakened, the
water broke through on Thursday night,
and now flows through chasm eightyfye
feet in width. At last accounts two thou
sand five hundred houses were submerg-
ed; thousands of families are rendered
houseless, and the total damage is esti-
mated'at $5OO,0OO.
i By the completion of the laying of a
submarine cable between Singapore in
the East Indies, and the city of Hong
Kong, London and the rest of the civil
lied world are now in direct telegraphie
communication with China.
When the gap which now exists in the
eirdle shall be filed by cable under the
Pacific Ocean, we shall have practically
abolished the old terms Of East and
West and shall have such another con-
fusion of telegraphic timetables as no
man heretofore has dreamed Of And
whether the last link in the electrical
chain shall be cable under the Pacific,
with a station at the Sandwich Islands,
Or longer loop up the American and
down the Asiatic coasts, the consumma
ton Of the great work is probably not SO
far off, after all.
GEN. SHERMAN AFTER INDIAN GRIM
INALs.-G eneral Sherman is on an in
specting tour through the Western Ter
!ritories, visiting the military posts, Indi-
an agencies, etc. On reaching Fort Sill,
in the Indian Territory, on the 23d ulti-
mo, he caused Santana, the chief of the
Kiowas, and other leaders Of the tribe,
to be arrested, they, having, with par
ty Of $50 raiders, recently made a mur-
derous dash into Texas, and captured a
mule train Of ten wagons, killing seven
men. This Santana and his tribe are
among the most thieving and murderou S
; of the savages. A weak attempt was
made by Santana's followers to rescue
him from the custody of the soldiers at
Fort Sill. General Sherman has ordered
the prisoners to be sent to Texas, for tri-
al and execution.
CoLFAX EXPLAINS. letter from
+ Vice President Colfax, to friend in New
York. denies the widely published state
ment of his Incorporate use of tobacco.
He says:
6 '',Since [ was first elected to preside in
the House, eight years ago, [ have never
risen on morning that [ have not felt I
had twice as much work to do that day
as there was really time for. A CORES
. pondence Of all conceivable kinds, and all
kinds of business, &C., often extending
to hundreds of letters per week, [ have
attended to myself, in addition to official
duties, always taken from sleep. = On the
9 day was attacked. having felt the oD-
prcssion of the atmosphere Of the Exc
cutive session more unpleasant than usu-
al, vent to my room and wrote large
numher Of letters, returning to the Chair
at 4 p n. The blow fell ten minutes
, thereafter.
The President says that it is the
old story of mental strain without relax
alton, bat intends hereafter to recognize
LII. Al. L. Il al,
est constitution is not allowed to exceed.
GENERAL THOMAS J. RoDMAN.-The
distinguished ordinance officer of the
United States army, and who has for sew
eral years past been in command of the
United States Arsenal and other govern
ment works at Rock Island, Illinois, died
at Rock Island Wednesday morning. He
graduated from the Military Academy at
: West Point in lS4l, and has been contin-
uously in the army to the time Of his
E death. He was especially distinguished
for the invention Of the great Is inch CO.
lumnbiad known as the Rodman gun. He
was about SO years Of age. He was one
! Of the most esteemed and popular men
: in the army, and as an ordinance officer
had no superior.
THE CALIFORNIA MURDEREss SENTEN-
CED-Mrs. Laura D. Fair, the murder
ess at San Francisco, was on Monday SEN
fenced to be hung July %, Judge Dwi-
nellie declining to entertain objections,
and it is not probable that the Governor
will interfere. Mrs Fair maintained al
most her usual camposure, but the strong
minded woman " no attended throughout,
manifested sympathy In the most osten-
, tatious manner
) 4 Rsbbi.lical Conference commenced
proceedings at Cincinnati Monday, among
the questions to be considered are the
new prayer-book, the establishment of a
Rabbinical College and course of study
; therefor, the Hebrew Publication Societ ~
} and a provision for Jews who are with
out the privilege of a synagogue.
CABLE RATES REDUCED. The Allan
tic cable companies announce that the
cable tariff for ten word message after
July lst will be SO in gold the date, ad
dress and siqnatnre to be counted and
paid for The limit of messages to fifty
: words is removed, and press dispatches
! are hereafter to be charged full rates.
The salaries of Postmasters through
out the country are to be re-adjusted on a
basisof their receipts during July and
August this year. and anew schedule of
> salaries will go into effect July l, 1872.
New York. June 12-The World s
Washington special says telegram was
received here to-day from London, by q
high official. which states that the Anglo
/ American treaty, with Her Majesty $
ratification, viii be sent into Parliament