The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-06
az; ;NERAL NEWS.

Some friends of Stokes are sending
poison to him in his cell
The National Theater at Washington
was burned Tuesday
Yellow fever is raging at Rio Janeiro.
Spain thinks she has crushed the Car
list insurrection.
The Imperial Government Of Italy
has taken possession of sixteen converts
in Rome.
Tuesday was an intensely cold day in
Iowa.
Germany is engaged in building moni
tors for coast defeLcs
There ore 606 convicts in the Michi-
gan State Prison. of whom six are wo-
ulen.
The famous Matterson mansion at
Springfield, I'll was burned Tuesday.
Vice President ColEax asked the ap
pointment of a committee to investigate
the charges against him in connection
with the Credit Mobiier, but the Senate
refused, there being but one vote to the
affirmative. The House amendments to
the Vienna Exposition Till wei e concurred
in. The bill to pay Japan for land oc
cupied by the United States for hospital
purposes in that country was passed
Capt. f. B. Ward IS Ludington fuinace
| a. been purch >ed by the Wyandot e
r ling Mill Company fer 100000, to
be paid on the lst of April next
The Grand Master of Minnesota Ma
sons is Rev. Charles Griswold. OF Red
Wing, Methodist Episcopal clergyman.
In the Tweed trial the prosecution
closed their case on Tuesday
The people of Southern Oregon are
greatly alarmed at the Pre- spect of Indian
raid-
A fire at Nashville, on Tuesday. des-
troyed McCrea, Murray & Co. s di>tilery.
Loss, $4,000.
A Paris dispatch states that the Com
mittee of Thirty have adopted amend
meHts which provide for the creation of
second legislative chamber, for a new
electoral law, and restricting the Presi-
| dents privilege of addressing the As
sembly to occasions when bills are before
| it.
Gen. Gonzalas, commanding the royal
troops, routed large force of Cariist in
surgents led by the Cure of Santa Cruz
Thirt-fve Carlists were killed, many
wounded, and twenty taken prisoners.
A band under Casante Caro- has also
been dispersed The insurrection is con-
sidered crushed
The German Admiralty have decided
to build no more large iron -clads at pres
ent, bu: strengthen her coast defences by
monitors.
Some Liberals held meeting at ST.
| Louis Wednesday to decide whether they
would become Democrats or Republicans
but 10 conclusion was reached
Ex Empress Carlotta is dying.
Russia will have so, coo men in the
khlyan campaign.
The Queen OF Spain has given birth
to boy.
Randolph Rogers is the first American
10 become member of the Roman
| Academy of St. Luke.
BY an explosion OF gas in the repair
shops of the Manchester N. IL J Print
| Works SIX persons were injured and the
building damaged.
Thomas Cartwright, Mormon high
priest, who took an active part in the
Mountain Meadow massacre, died few
| days since.
a vigilance committe at Arrow Rock
Mo-, tried and hung three colored mer
who attempted to burn the town.
The defeated briber Senator Pomeroy
is seriously ILL.,
SENATE-A bill was introduced incor
| puTatlHR tle AfiSSlssippl ana ONO 1uE
/ rel ard Tube Company, with a capital
of SO. 900, 600, to construct tunnels fol
railroad purposes under the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers. The bill exemptine
miuerol lands ct Wisconsin. Minnesota
and Michigan from the operations of the
act TO promote the development of the
mining resources of tie United States
was passed also the legislative appro
priation bill
HoUsE-A large number ot pension
bills were passed. Joseph B Stewart
who refused to testify before the Pacific
Railroad es:ieating committee. Wa.
brought before the House and made Z
speech In his own behalf, after which {
resolution was adopted that he be re
lnanded to the custody of the Sergeant
alarms until further orders. The forti6
cation appropriation bill was passed.
The freight train which ran off the
track at Rose Hill. on the Milwaukee ant
Chicago Railway, Wednesday, was loaded
with kerosene oil. Several cars weS
totally wrecked, and much oil spilled.
DIR. Van Sleyton, chemist. was rur
over by locomotive in Chicago, o.
Tuesday evening, and killed He leave.
wife and three children. ~
The Postmaster General informs ths
House that the total amount raid The
Pacific railroads for transportation O
mails is 81, l56, 1873. The letter alsC