The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FRIDAY. Nov. IL


L. l., Wednesday evening, by South Side
railroad train. Fourteen passengers jump
ed off in time TO save their lives.
\ Scranton dispatch says CONSERVATION
prevails at Hyde Park in consequence OF
the caying Of the earth over the Oxford
line. Buildings were badly shaken, but
there was no injury to persons. There
are large apertures in the streets.
The New York Committee Of Seventy
are giving exclusive attention to the franz
ing of new city charter and election laws
and similar matters for legislative action.
Ex-Governor Solomon is chairman of the
subcommittee on legislation.
Another death from cholera is reported
at Westbank Hospital, New York.
Judge McQuinn, of New York, has de-
cided in the case of a forged check that
the bank paying it Is the loser, though
drawn on another institution. The Ma
tional Mechanics Banking Association
suffers to the extent Of $15,50o.
At Rockland, Me-, during the recent
storm, the sea was higher than at any
time since 1850 The wharves and ship
ping were damaged.
A cotton mandatory went into opera
ton at Nashville on Thursday. 1t runs
| 1000 spindles, which are 10 be increased
to $1,000.
( -IayOI Calhoun, t'lc delinquent Phladel-
Iiria I5vnoivu Ugrrir, mas rrsIgrsuct
/ time to close his accounts.
The grand jury Of Clark county, Ind,
has found two bills against Squire Taylor,
Charles Davis, and George johnson, ne
groes for the Park murder. The testimony
is strong against them.
\ negro named Vault shot anc Their named
Robinson, near Nashville, Wednesday eve
ming for stealing cabbage from farmer.
The Pacific Insurance Company has re-
solved to withdraw the Eas tern agencies,
and confine business hereafter to the Pa
cifc coast.
Ed. Thompson, 4 well known horseman,
Of Chillicothe, Ohio, died on Wednesday
from an overdose Of hydrate chloroform.
Parker's official majority for Governor
of New Jersey is C,G0I.
The completion o. the Chicago, Dubuque
and Minnesota Railroad to McGregor, &C.
casioned much rejoicing at that place.
Richmond appropriates 5000, 600 for the
purpose of tunneling Church Hill, in that
city, for an extension of the eastern ter
minus of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road to Tide Water, James River.
The total contributions of the banks and
banking houses Pittsburgh and Allegheny
for Chicago and the Northwest amount to
$IS,35
1t is reported that General Hancock will
be placed in command of the Department of
the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha.
A verdict of $4,000 has been found
against the United States Express Com
pany in the suit of Ware & Co., bankers,
to recover money stolen from them on the
Hannibal and ST. Joe Railroad by bush
whackcrs during the rebellion.
The grand jury now in session at Chca-
3, had the matter of the death Of Col.
Grosvenor under investigation, and, after a
careful examination of all the facts bearing
upon the case, to-day, came to the unani-
nous conclusion that there was no good
ground for an indictment either against
young Treat, who did the shooting or the
military or civil officers under whose orders
the city was being guarded and patrolled
at the time Of the unfortunate homicide.
An Imperial decree has been received in
Prague, from Yicnne, ordering the immed-
late election Of members of the Austrian
Reichsrath directly by the people of Bo-
hemia.
More than three hundred lives were lost
at Macoa during the typhoon of Sept. ,,
Reports reach us of continued high
water in northern China. Twenty thous-
and square miles of territory have been in
undated. One thousand people were
drowned in New Chang.
The new government of Yokohama has
entertained foreign consuls at dinner, and
made a radically progressive speech.
CINCINNATI, Nov. IA Deputy Unit
cd States Marshal in endcavoring to arrest
Joel Baker who was charged with dealing
in counterfeit money at Cclina, Mercer
county, Ohio, was attacked by two broth
a~l i
should not be taken from Celina. The
Marshal was severely bruised and cut, bat
succeeded in securing his prisoner and
brought him to this city last evening.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
three negroes, murderers of the Park fami-
", near IIenryvlle, Ind, were taken from
the Jail at Charleston at two o'clock this
morning, by a mob of one hundred and fifty
persons, who were disguised, and hung
about halfa mile from the town.
Saturday. Nov. Is.
The hardware works of Penfeld & Son,
at Middleton, Conn, were burned on
Thursday night. Loss, s45,000 insured
loI SooroOp.
John Lee, a Norwegian sailor, was
hanged on Friday, in the Jail yard at Mon
treal, for the murder of Mrs. Foster, on
the 81 of May last.
\ bold attempt was made at Tupollo,
Miss, q few nights since, to rob the ex-
press car on the Memphis and Mobile
Railroad, which was frustrated by the mes
senger presenting a pistol at the first man
that entered the car, forcing him to jump
from the train while in motion.
Gen. John T. Wilder, formerly of the
Federal army, has been elected Mayor of
Chattanooga, Tenn. His brigade of
mounted infantry fired the first hostile shot
into that place during the war. lie is now