The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-16

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Horace Greeley has retired hom the New
York Tribune.
4 boiler explosion occurred on the
freight-steamer Rarity off old Point Com
fort, in Curt Luck Sound, by which the
chief engineer, VIM. Walker, his wife,
child and sister-in-law, were killed, and
several of the crew severely scaided.
Some days since two men, named Tul-
den and Anderson, were murdered in
Caldwell, Sumner county, Kansas, by
man named Mccarthy, who escaped into
the Indian territory. A vigilance commit
tee Immediately found out and shot Ne
Carthv. After the return of the vigilantes
a shooting ARRAY took place in Wellington,
in which Jack Lynch shot and wounded
two men named Hopkins and Clark, and
received two wounds himself. Lynch was
hung by the vigilantes.
On the first of May, the Department Of
Agriculture completed its distribution of
seeds to the entire country. This was
much earlier than usual. The Depart
inent cannot, therefore, comply with the
present requests for supplies.
TIE Senate, in executive session on Fri
day, confrmtd the nomination Of Lewis P.
Beach as Surveyor General of Washington
/ Territory.
Richard Christie, aged 13, was tried in
Brooklyn, on Friday, for the murder of
VIM. Wells, playmate. The evidence
showed that the killing of Wells was acct
dental. The jury returned ver''"' "
or1ilf-
! Wallace & Schoonmaker,,s sugar-refnery
in Brooklyn was destroyed by fire on FRI
! dav night last. Loss on sugar and syrups,
/ s225 600: on machinery, $4,000; loss
on building, owned by Charles W. Coe,
| 5000. The stock is fully insured.
The bark Caroline, from Bremen, had
seventeen deaths durind the passage, Out
of IA passengers. The bark Gessler'
from Bremen, with 30 passengers, had lf
deaths.
The charges preferred against Judge
Curtis, of the New York Marine Court, by
the Bar Association, is Published. The
principal specification is indecent language
from the bench, the denial of trial by jury
and a law partnership of IA corrupt nature
At the afternoon session of the Wood
hull Convention, in New York, on Satur
dav, a resolution was adopted auth0rizin!
the issue of bonds for the expenses CT tn
campaign. The bonds are to be payabl
when the people succeed in regalnini
possession Of the Government. Some 50.
600 were pledged.
The brig Ahbie Clifford, of Stockton
Ne. has arrived at New York from Per
nambuco. Captain Clifford, mate, stew
ard and a seaman died of yellow fever
and the captains wife and others wer
sick, but recovered. After the death {
= the late captain, his wife naygatci til
brig and brought her into port.
A royal decree is published, grantin
pardon to the Havana students conv;ctc
: of violating the grave of Gonzalio Castar
on, in a cemetary near that city, an
sentenced to the Changing.
Two boys, whose names could not |
= learned, were poisoned at Leo, Indiana, /
drinking water from the st. Joe rive
= An ANALYSIS will be made to ascertain,
= possible, the poisonous substance containc
: in it.
larry : ""5-'o,'s59 ana rlrt expedition
n in search of the open polar sea, -ols u
Alaska this week. He expects to spcn
three day. loose on the shores of the Art
sea, and sail round to Greenland on a raj
j. r. Patteman, for long time a prom
i nent clerk in the New York Post One
has been arrested and committed in d
fault of $1,000 bail for embezzliug letter
and packages containing articles of value
Some Of the articles were found IN his pei
: son. He admitted his guilt.
Peter Gray, a wealthy resident of Pitts
town, Rensselaer, county, \. Y, was muI
dered near his dwelling Saturday night
The murderer is unknown.
A desperate fght with canes and pockc
knives occurred at Washington, Saturda,
between Gen. \. Jones. of West Virgins
and Col. Calvin Sayre, of Alabama. Bot
received serious injuries
Thos. Buchanan ReaIe died at the Asto
,, House, New York, on Friday night
st. Petersburg correspondence say
that Gen. Sheridan and number OF othe
persons who entertained Alexis during hi
visit to the United States are to receiy
decorations from the Gar, in acknowledge
ment of the kindness shown to the Gran
Duke. Gen. Sheridan is to receive tn
. Order of the White Eagle.
The New York Board of Fire Unde,
writers have voted to resume the old rat
Of insurance Of 1869, with only five pc
t cent. commission to agents and broker.
and committee was appointed to confe
with the fire insurance companies here a
to the date Of commencing.
An explosion of fire damp occurred in
disused gansway in Pine Ridge colliery
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Saturday, kill
ing Thomas Morgan, David Morgan, an
Evan Davis.
\ disastarons fire has been burning 60
the past six days on South Mountain, Pa
1t commenced in the vicinity of the Pin
Grove furnaces. "A large quantity of tim
Der has been DESTROYED.
The lead works of Fahneston, Hazlett 6
Swalrz, on Liberty street, Pittsbarg, wer,
entirely destroyed by FIRE on Sunday after
noon, together with a dwelling adjoining
There were fifty deaths from smalI-poz
in Philadelphia for the week, an incrcrst
Of fifteen over last week