The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-02-29

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and Hill, confined in the county iail at
Denver, Colorado, for murder, on Sstur-
day, oTerpowered the turnkey, Mr.. Davis,
took his revolver and shot him in the back
Of the heal, bat not fatally. \ young
brother of Davis came to the rescue, and
succeeded in killing Griswold. Hill was
hurt. Wright escaped, but was soon re-
taken
fire in Pitt.burg, on Saturday night,
destroyed the upper rolling mill, with six
trains Of rails, the spike, bolt and nut
factory, pattern shop, pattern, stove house,
and foundry, Of the American Iron Works
The loss iS estimated between two and
three hundred thousand dollars. The
works are the largest in America, employ
ing twent-fye hundred hands.
Ten and one-half inches Of snow fell at
Laramie Station on Saturday.
Numerous applications continue to be
made to Mr.. IIore, japanese Charges
d Af,aircs, by ladies who want situations
IN Japan as clerks, teachers and assistants
in the internal revenue Offices to be estab-
lished there.
Adyiccs from Brownsville, Texas, state
that cattle stealing on the Rio GranIo has
vigorously commenced. Great indignation
prevails among stock-raisers.
Count de Chambord has not left Ant
werp. and requests his friends to refrain
from whiting him there.
pisracli will deliver two yublic address
cs in Manchester during the Easter holi-
days.
The Queen has knighted Lord Mayor
Gibbons, of London.
The Bishop Of jamaica is dead
The King Of Italy ha. conferred the
decoration of the Order of Savoy on Prince
Frederick Charles of Prussia.
Gen. Sherman, Admiral Alden, Lieu
tenant Grant and a party Of American resi-
dent visitors went to Pompeii,on SATURDAY,
and had q picnic among the ruins. Spe-
cial excavations were made to give the
visitors an opportunity of witnessing the
process and making discoveries.
Five distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt at Leghorn Saturday night. They
caused much alarm, but no damage was
done.
The Looshai tribes of Indians have sur
rendered unconditionaly 10 Gen. Boucher
and the country has been subIued, The
Ladhoor are to deliver up their arms, give
hostages and agree to pay fines.
VIM. Cullen Bryant has sailed from IIa-
vant TO Vera Cruz.
WISCONSIN.
\ nest containing dozen flying squir-
rcls WAS found in tree one day recently
near East Dclcvan.
4 son Of Mr. Parker Malone had one of
his legs from the knee to the hip, badly
crushed Thursday afternoon by car
which was being moved on the sile-track
at the Reaper Works, in Whitewater.
The limb has been set and will probably
be saved
A son of David Chatfeld, of Little
Prairie, about four miles south of Palmyra
committed suicide by hanging himself in
his fathers paint shop.
Peter Carries was run over by a runaway
team near EIortonville, Outagamie county
on Wednesday last, and fatally injured
A companion named James Christian,
was seriously hurt.
The Darlington Republtcan says the
Williams mines, near Farpay, is proving
thus far better than was anticipated. Mon
day the men took out 10000 pounds
This, however was better than the aver
age. 1t has only been two weeks since
the heavy mineral was discovered, and in
that time 100000 pounds of mineral has
been raised. There is a solid sheet of
mineral eight feet thick, which has been
worked to depth Of ten feet, and is still
going down.
The Press says the stages from Bay
field take from 1,000 to 1900 pounds of
lake fish every trip to Superior.
The coming season will be one of un-
usual thrift in Neillsville, and a large
amount Of building will be DONE
A large grey eagle, measuring over
seven feet from tip to tip of his wings,
was killed on the 10Th inst. by George
McAdams near his logging camp on Gun
ninghan Creek, in Clark county. One of
the birds claws would span about seven
inches.
Dr. Van Bergh, La Crosse dentist,
was severely injured, on Saturday, by the
explosion of a vulcanizer. 1t is feared
that he will lose his eyesight.
Edward Besson has disposed of his in
terest in the Fond du Lac Journal to his
partner, Michael Bohan.
Fifty German laborers have instituted
suits against the Sheboygan and Fond du
Railroad Company, to recover for work
done under Redfeld last fall just previou,
to that gentleman " skedaddle."
NJ. '. Lyons, Of Columbus, died on Sat
urday, the llth inst, from the effects of
singular and painful accident. He was
awakened during the night by choking
sensation in the phsryn4, and probably
swallowed before he was aware Of the dan
gsrous nature of the obstruction, which
proved to be two false teeth and the small
gold plate to which they were attached.
Surgical aid wa. promptly resorted to, aud
the obstruction removed, but not il time to
prevent fatal results.
A young man named Michael Hanley
fell from third-story window, in Racine,
few days since. His right arm and
shoulder were terribly shattered.
The house of Thomas Evans, situated
three miles from Oshkosh on the Omro