The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-02-01
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increased over SO, 900, 900 during the last
year, over s7,UOO,00O being with China
The steamship Macld. on her voyage
TO Alexandra, Eyypt, encountered a
heavy gale. The steamer was crowded
with natives, many Of whom we're on deck,
During the thickest of the storm, sea
SWEPT the decks from stem to stern, and
thirty-6ve of the native passengers were
carried overheard and drowned.
The iollowing telegram has been receiv-
ed by the Committee of the Persian Fam
inc Fund from Mr.. Bruce at Ispahan:
Thanks for 81 900 Famine worse than
ever. Our poor list-l0, 900 dependent
upon u.s. Daily deaths from starvation,
! 3 900. Pssidan Christians starving In
addition Ispahan poor thrown on us
jews Starving. What can we expect
Three thousand pounds will not feef all
| Secretary Bnutwell was charged with
paying too much interest in negotiating
the loan with the European Syndicate.
! The Ways and Means Committee Of the
| IIuuse, after investigation, have agreed
to a report exoncrating him. 1t is found
hat the loan could not have been placed
at less cxl cn=e, and the Government has
not lost anything. The committee will
next consider whether the interest on the
remaining six hundred millions shall be
paid in England, as the President and
Seer ctary suggest. so, it can be ne
gotiated abroad.
! Tables haye been prepared at the Treas
ury Department showing the amount Of
defalcat'ons of Collectors of Internal Rev
enue under various Admin ~trations.-
! From these it appears that the amount
under Lincoln was $797, ,746; johnson,
l,Sl7,2 ,223;; Grant, sl35, 1S6.
One Of the Chicago aldermen named
6 lade las been found guilty Of bribery,
and is in Jail awaiting sentence. Others
-haye fearful looking for, of like fate.
Geo. r. Dennis was. on last Friday,
elected United States Senator, by the
Maryland Legislature, to succeed Wick
erS.
Fiks's murderer, Stokes, was arraigned
to plead to the charge oil having murder
ed Fisk, in the Oyer and Terminer Court
of New York, on the oath, but post
ponemcnt was had to Monday, owing to
, the Illness Of Judge Ingraham. No one
was allowed to leave tie court until
Stokes had Lecn gone some ten minutes
The Grand Duke had warm reception
at jefferson City, the Capital of Missouri.
on the Odd. as be had had at Topeka, the
| Capital of Kansas, on the preceding day.
1t is stated that the National Demo
era ii: Executive Commlttee wiil I OF meet
till after the Phi.ada!rhia Convention
to decide when AMI where he N.tiuDaI
/ Democratic C.uvention shall be HE'LL i
! Is thuS rr $50 ed 10 uihcle To the passive
| ;oiicy until ali the + l;ins and purpus cs OF
| he Republican party on the Presidential
u,
| fore maintained that there i ample timt
+, / the committee to call the Democratic
| Convention as late as August, and thus
give full opportunity for all the Demo
Gratis opposed to the continuance Of the
| present administration to unite on an op
position Presidential candidate
| The President has further proven his
sincerity in Civil Service Reform by de
| clning to make further Federal appoint
| nents in the Teri tories except from
auung resd. hts Of the districts for W iclI
the appointments are 10 be made This
decision, perfectly sound in principle, viii
| give the various Territorial delegates a
little occupation in Washirgton-some-
thing that most of them have sadly lack
ed
The Society which j attempting to
have thc Constitution amended, 20 as to
ack nowledge the Divine authority, placed
the name Of Governor jewell, of Con
nectcut in its list Of Vice Presidents.
lie has requested that his name be strick-
Ell out, and writes the Secretary as fol-
lJwS:
Il aa entirely opposed to the move
nent and the objects sought to be accOul-
piiShed Icy 1t, belieYlug that it Is Imprac
ticable aud uncalled for If the people
at large do not acknowledge in their ac-
tons the Divine authority. it is worse
ttl, al, Il
| knowled ment."
At the meeting Of the Hebrew Grand
Lodge of 3 mi B'rith, in ST. Louis, reso
tons were adopted unanimously, depre
eating in strong terms the introduction oi
theological matters into the Constitution
of the United States, or the interference
of doctrinal questions with the unlimited
prcrogative of religious liberty in Amer
ica; also, the following:
The Independent Order of B Dai B rith
having undertaken the mission OF uniting
the sons of Israel for the purpose ct pro
! noting The highest interest OF humanity
! TO elevate the mental and moral charac
ter OF man by the inculcation OF the pur
est principles of philanthropy, honor anC
patriotism, hold the following cardina
principles:
| /. All men are brothers. sons Of one
God, vested with the inalivnable ght:
of wurshiping God according to the die
tates of their Conscience, and the estab
lishmont of this principle in this repub
lio Is the glory of America. and has beer
j since the organization of the government
conducive to the happiness ef mankind
2. The social relations among individ-
uals should be regulated by the dictate:
OF love and due respect for the oriHion
of tt ose who may happen TO differ from