The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-03

Business men of New York and Othe
large cities propose to submit to legal test
the decision of the Postmaster General re
curing all matter that has not been fully
prepaid to be charged double postage.
The New York Tribune of the oath pub
fishes letter from Ex-Governor A. G. Cur
| tin, of Pennsylvania, accepting the nomina-
ton of the Liberal Republicans for the
Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention.
The Liberals and Democrats of the Tween
| ty-eighth New Y ork District have nominated
| Stephen T. Hoyt for Congress-
A steam canal-boat arrived at New York on
the 23d from Buffalo with full freight, via
the Erie canal in five days. less time than
by the usual horse locomotion. This is the
first steam canal-boat that had SO far made
full trip.
George William Curtis declines to run for
Presidential Elector on the Republican ticket
in New York, fearing that he NAV be in
eligible, owing to his holding office as Civil
Service Commissioner.
The official report of the investigation in
the Metis disaster results in revoking of
the licenses of the Captain and the first and
second pilots. The report states that the
responsibility of the disaster rests upon
Captain Burton and two pilots, and
some blame is attached to Doane, the first
mate.
At the the session in Albany on the 25th
of the International Convention of Machin-
lists and Blacksmiths, John Ferenbatch, of
Cleveland, Ohio, was elected President
Colonel A. B Woodruff is the Liberal and
Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Fifth New Jersey District. D. w. Gooch
has been nominated for Congress by the Re-
publicans of the Fifth Massachusetts, Dis
trict.
Connecticut Straight-out Democrats have
put in the field Presidential ticket, headed
by ex-Congressman Bishop, of Bridgeport
The Republicans of the Twenty eighth
New York District have nominated Freeman
Clark for re election to Congress.
Mr.. Greeley delivered speeches at Will
Transport and sunbury, Pa, on the Goth.
The Board of Equalization of the State of
New York give the total value Of real estate
at 81, GAL ,379, 40, and of personal property at
sA7, 23s, 035-total, 81, 0SS, 627, AS.
President Grant, accompanied by General
Porter, arrived in Philadelphia on the Goth.
He was serenaded in the evening and made a
brief speech in response.
Enoch L. Fancher has been sworn in as
Judge of the New York Supreme Court in
place OF Barnard.
Billy Forester left New York city on the
10Th for Joliet, Ill, in charge of Warden
Edwards, of the Joliet Prison, and two of
Pinkerton's detectives.
The New York San of the 18th publishes
an account of an affray at Hunterdon, N. j.,
between $50 colored men, and over 300
whites, who were at work on tunnel on
the new railway from Perth Amboy to the
coal mines. During the riot white man
named Charles Cole was killed. The whites
subsequently sought to revenge the death of
Cole, and made an organized attack upon
the negroes and butchered three of them in
most horrible manner.
The Pennsylvania Executive Committee of
the Straight-out Democrats have called q
State Convention, at Harrisburg, on the
10th of October, to select an Electoral
ticket.
The Democr and Liberals of the Tween
ty-fourth New York District have nominated
Frank Hitchcock, a Liberal, for Congress
Hon. George F. Hoar has been renominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Ninth Massachusetts District.
balloon which assembled at Plymouth, N
H., landed the next morning in Canada, near
the Bay of st. Lawrence, having travelled
300 miles over the wilderness of Maine and
Canada