The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

/ from London state that there has been q
/ great fire at Rother Iaithe, which ragged
/ furiously two days. The most serious los
ers by this disastrous event, are Bennett 4
Co, ,proprieters of the King Il Owen grana-
rles. In this building were seven spacious
warehouses, full of grain, and in these the
fire obtained 80 strong hold, as to be i'm
possible 10 overcome, while the mass uf the
grain offered such a pressure from the IL
side, that tie huge building, consisting oi
seven floor. fell in one vast mass Of ruins.
4 One Of these buildings was two hundred
feet high, and one hundred AMI eighty feet
vide. These grancr!es were among the
largest buildings of the kind in the king
dom. An extraordinary scene is presente
by the ruins, for standing in the midst is :;
perfect mountain of grain, far exceeding in
height the loftiest houses in the adjacent
streets. A great many poor people lost
all their possessions, and subscriptions are
being taken up for their relief.
LONDON, January IA banquet was
given to the Telegraphic Conference in
Rome, by Cyrus Field, at which were rep
resentativcs of twenty-one countries, six
hundred million, of people, twenty Ian
guages, and private companies, whose az
gregate capital is three hundred million of
francs. The host, in an eloquent speech,
invited the conference to st. Petersburg
in 1875. All the speakers urged their
governments to aid the conference. The
H. nbers go. to Naples tomorrow.
GLASGOW, January 2.-While a large
road wagon, propelled by steam and
through the streets to-day surrounded and
followed by a throng of children, one of
the boilers exploded. Five children were
killed outright and seven were so badly
injured that tveir recovery is doubtful.
The dead and injured were frightfully mu-
tilated.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 1.-The
Russian steamship kusna,' plying on the
Caspian Sea, founlerel in terrible gale
and all on board, officers crew and passen-
gers drowned. The steamer had a million.
of roubles in treasure on board which was
Il total loss.
LONDON, January 1.-The ship Ed
ward foundered off Falmouth, yesterday,
and all On board weae lost. No particu-
lars
Our city taxes having reached the enor
nous figure of five per cent. this year, our
city fathers have concluded to forego the
pleasure of entertaining the Duke Alexis
in Manitowoc. We copy the personnel of
the Duke for the benefit of our readers, who
under more favorable taxation, might have
enjoyed personal acquaintance:
How the Duke Looks.
The New York Commercial -1dcertiscr
describes the personnel of Alexis, and his
appearance at the naval ball in Brooklyn,
and says:
The Duke is six feet two inches IN height
He told ex-senator Morgan, on the Mary
his father, Alexander II.
His hair Is combed straight up and back,
and in color is light auburn. His fore
head is high, gentle sloping back like Mr.,
Bcecher's. His nose is regular, eyes large
and mellow, and lips soft and velvety.-
His mustache is short, and like his side
whiskcrs, is of golden hue. He is a
handsome man. Stand him in crowd of
one hundred men, and lie would be picked
out as the handsomest. He is handsomer
than any member of the Executive Com
mittec, which is composed Of the best biooI
il ;he metropolis.
lie wore pair of Pool pcg-rep trousers,
,al5.e-brca,tei cut-away coat, boots, By
ron collar, and Il plain scarf. His large
hands We're ungoved. HIS head was sur
mounted by drab crash hat. During the
oatire parade his hands remained uugioyeJ.
lis overcoat was snuff color, with velvet
collar and lapels, with smoked pearl but
tons.