The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-23
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

pleted to Box Elder Lake.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations \. S Brainard Postmaster
at Iowa City, Iowa; NJ. S. Page, United
States Attorney for Montana Nathan
Golf, Jr, United States Attorney for West
Virginia Hedgman Stock, United States
Marshal for West Virginia.
A mob Of strikers attacked number of
laborers on the works of the Metropolitan
Gas Company, on Si1ty-second street,
New York, Friday morning An extensive
fight ensued, during which the strikers were
driven off by the Germans, and the police
protected the workman from further inter
ference.
Two thousand masons in New York city
have agreed to adopt the eight hour system
of labor on the first of June, the wages TO
be four dollars per day,
The Common Council Of Boston has or
dered the trustees of the public library to
open the reading room on Sundays.
The horse shoers of Boston and vicinity
are organizing strike for an increase of
wages.
The Cunard steamer Tripoli, from Liver
pool to Boston, went ashore on South Tue
ker Rock, off Carnsore Point, or the Irish
coast. The crew and passengersN ese saved
but the vessel will be total loss. Lit
tie of the cargo can be saved
1t is reported from the Spanish frontier
through the Carlist channels, that the Gov
eminent troops have been defeated lear
Bilboa with loss of many prisoners.
News has been received OF a fight at
Manaria, Spain, and the defeat of Carlists,
numbering 5000, by the forces under Cen
erai Letornas. The insurgents lost TWEEN
ty-one killed and a large number wounded
and prisoners.
Edwin Simmons, Chicago carpenter
became jealous of his wife, and the parties
separated, she suing for a divorce. On
Friday morning the parties met by engage
ment at the residence Of Mrs. Wvkof
a sister of Mrs. Simmons, No $50 Soath
Morgan street, and retired into a bedroom
for consultation. Almost imme };;tclv
thereafter pistol shots were heard, and on
entering the room it was found that Sim
mons had killed his wife by shooting her
through tie head, and then blown his
own brains out. The theory of the CRIME
Is that Simmonds, at that fatal interview,
asked her to with draw her bill of divorce
and that, on her refusing to comply, he
first shot her and then himself.
Bassctt Bailey died suddenly in Clinton
county, Indiana, under circumstances
which lead to the belief that h was pois-
oned by his wife. An investigation is pro
crossing.
A rain on Thur.day evening did heavy
damage in Kansas City, and to the rail
roads ccntering there
A prominent anil wealthy citizen named
Wilkes B. Brown of Kansas CITY, was
called to his Door on Thursday night by
some unknown person, and shot dead.
The tragedy is alleged to have grown out
of seduction which occurred over q wear
ago. A young lady, while in Browns fam
lily, was seduccd, and the brother CHARGED
Brown with the deed, threatening to kill
him on sight. The young man in question
| returned to the city from Texas a few DAYS
since, and it is supposed is the guilty party
A case ofyellow fever is reported on the
schooner John Foster, lying in JERSEY
City.
A Scranton special says that rain has
fallen for the first time in three weeks. The
country is safe from further devastations
by fire. Tobyhanna is now out of danger.
Libbie Garrabrarr, for the murder of
Ransom J. Burroughs, at Paterson, n. j.,
| has been sentenced to be hanged July 10Th.
The extensive Touring and saw-mill of
Eben Coleman, at Laomi, Illinois, was
burned Friday, together with large amount
of grain and lumber. The loss is heavy.
No insurance.
A. NJ. IIolbrook, of the New Orleans
| Picayune, was married Saturday morning
to Miss f. J. Parterant noetess well
known by the nom dc plume of Pearl Riy-
ers.
The body of real estate agent named
Oberlander, was found in East River New
York, Saturday, with his throat cut.
John Richards, well known Indian
trader, of Fort Laramie, had difficulty
Saturday, near Fort Laramie, with Yellow
Bear, and shot him. Richards was after
wards killed by the friends of Yellow
Bear.
John Hunter Armstrong, boy sixteen
years old, died at Louisville, Friday night
of hydrorhobia.
The large Touring mill of Jacob schooner
in Manchester, Mo, together with a large
quantity of wheat, was burned on Friday
last. The mill was valued at $50. 900 in
sured for $1,000.
At Joliet, Ill.,, Friday, large boiler in
the iron and steel works burst, killing John
Leonard, fatally injuring a man named
Wheeler, and seriou sly wounding Deylin,
fireman.
\ fire at Flint Michigan, Saturday morn
ing, destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
including c. Roosevelt & Sons livery sta.
bles, together with twenty-one horses. the
Irving House, the Warren block, Gibson &
Edson's livery stables, and a number of law
and other Offices
Wood fires have been raging in the yicin-
ity of Tappak, Long Island, two days and
nights, and are moving rapidly along the
Long Island Railroad track. About three
thousand cords Of wood have been DESTROY
ed. Loss $4,000 The fire was ippited
by a lunatic. A large fire broke out in the