The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-25
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Wednesday and re elected be Hon. J,
S Negley President
BY tie explosion of boiler ii. the In
dependence coal mine, Contra Costa
county. Cal ) Tuesday, two men were
instantly killed and one fatally Injured
Dayton Hotel at Dayton, Nevada, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night and l.
ID. Could Thonas Younger John Nor
ton. H. Nash. and MIR. Oyster were
burned to death
L. is reported that the notorious Ben
der filniy have been tracked 20 Northern
Mexico. Probably an effort will be made
to kidnap them.
The failure of Oberholzer & Keefer,
and Edison Brady & Co, two large New
York dry goods holses, are announced
Liabilities ot the former, 100000. and
the latter $3.50 900.
A contradicted report was in circula-
tinn yesterday that an attempt had been
made TO blow up the war ship Minnesota.
a: the Brooklyn navy yard, TIVE kegs of
powder being f.,ind in her held
The French Guiana gold fever prevails
in Salt Lake e ty. The excitement is
carrying off large number of miners and
Others Oeer 200 have LEFT in the last
ten da ys to take the ship Salem, of Mas
sachusetts.
Another partv of Mormon converts
from England, who arrived in Salt Like
City last summer, are returning 40 their
old homes. They declare they were "a oss-
ly deceived by the Mormon missionaries.
Gen Sheridan Informs Gen Sherman
that Lieut.. Hodson, of the Fourth Caval
ry. was recently sent from Fort Clarke
with forty men, to intercept a band OF
Indians raiding the lower Nueces. On
the 10Th inst he struck q band. killed
nine, wounded good many more, and
captured | | animals His own casualties
were one man wounded aud three horses
killed. This occurred on the vest fork
Of he Nueces.
The IT, S. Supreme Court will adjourn
from the 24th inst to the 5th of Janua
ry.
t Advices from New York state that the
Chicago South Park Commissioners, who
have been trying to negotiate d loan
there. have failed.
The police raided the gambling houses
at Omaha, Wednesday, making a good
haul
Coal of very superior quality has
been found north of Grand Island, Ne
braska.
A heavy earthquake occurred in Bear
Lake Valley, Utah, Thursday morning
at sunrise.
Two-thirds of the business portion of
Henderson, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire on
tie or no insurance.
M. r. Hale. contractor on a Kansas
railroad, absconded with the funds of the
road, leaving 1,500 men unpaid, and
many families destitute.
There is much dissatisfaction at Wash
ington with the salary bill as it passed the
House.
The Secretary of the Treasury is now
changing the bonds of the loan of 1858
to new fve-per-cents of the funded loan
at par.
The President has signed the bill for
the redemption of the loan OF 1888.
The failure of Wright ts Tiliinghast,
dry goods merchants of New York, is
announced.
The Everett Mills, al Lawrence, Mass,
have resumed tuii time.
Passenger rates on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. from Baltimore IL western
cities, have been reduced twenty per
cent.
Dispatches received by An,iitor Day
ton, at Alba"o Saturdav, si.GY that if
The weather is favorable, nHmbcr Of
boats that LETT Schenectady Friday will he
got to tide water.
The Postmaster General announces
that he will arrange sysle,n by which
the European mails shall be dispatched
from New York four times week. in
steamers saliing on any Given Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, OF Saturday,
which, according to the past record. best
fulfill their conditions OF speed, security
and certainty.
The first section of the oriental expe-
dition of the Typographical corps sailed
from New York on Saturday, Prof.
James Strong, in charge He viii be
joined by George Powell and assistants
nj the mouth OF the Nile, IN March, and
proceed through Sinai, Moab, Bashal,
Central and Western Palestine. Asia Mi
nor and Greece, and the same month the
third section will leave from this coun-
try.
The election of Booth as z. s. Sana-
tor gives great satisfaction throughout
California.
George w. Richardson Was the name
of the man, who, with his family, was
recently murdered near Little r ,c3z.
Ark. They started for Roila from Z .xas
IN the early part of November. ana the
murder appears to have been committed
November 24.
A Herald Washington special says it
is stated there that strong protests have
been received against the confirmation
TO the Chief Justiceship OF Attorney
General Williams from leading LAWYERS
IN all parts OF the country, all. that his
nonliIations viii probably be githsirawn
| when Congress re-assAInbles, end the
name of Edward Pierreport, of New
York, submitted.
1t is expected that the German Gov
erpment wih. In short time, ta,el1e::ar. sd
ditional purchase of Sl0,jgE.tsl1 of FIVE
Per Gent. bondsi and a. SIS. o1nfrsact
With the ss1idscsee has sI5sd. LIS ~ :, i1,,s
VII bs sent 70 I'm. agent II London
, .lle parties to carry them vii leaTe Neyy
! York ID few days
A Washington correspondent teie-
graphs that al the deparsrne:zts are re-
dud5Hg thef estinases largely, ind ttrss