The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-14
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The first issue of the new ffty-cent
currency was delivered to the c. S. Treas
rlrer OH Monday
President Wilson was in Boston
Tuesday, much improved IN health.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Hoboken compelled a saloon
keeper to take doyu German flag fying
above the Stars and Stripes, and reverse
their positions.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office has decided that parties desiring
to acquire title TO lands containing val
nable deposits of iron ore must comply
with the provisions of the mining act ap-
proved May Is, 1872, except il. the States
of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
which by act of Congress approved
Mrrch 3, '4673, are expressly relieved
from its operations.
The total loss by the Portland (Oregon)
confa9ration is 81, 15S, 675: insurance,
1921 900. 1t is proposed TO build imme-
diately, witt? wider streets, 50 as to pre-
yen5 the spread of the fire in the future.
Several sufferers by the December fire
are among those burned out. Aid Is ask
ed from Chicago, St. Louis. New York,
San Francisco, and other cities.
At TT. Wayne, Ind, Geo. Starkey was
killed Monday night. while coupling cars,
and Thos. Strahor, employed to ill Star
keys place, was killed while coupling
cars Tuesday morning.
i movement is on foot for a working
mems ticket In Allegheny county, Penn
sylyania. An executive committee ap~
pointed by q recent convention have de-
oided TO hold a convention on the 11th
inst, for the purpose of nominating
legislative ticket.
4 dispatch from Sir John Mcdonald
settles the report that he had attempted
to commit suicide che dispatch is to an
inaririne friend in Boston, and is as fol-
lows ''Riverie de Loap. August g.
1t is an infamous falsebood never was
better in my life.
Adviees from Coffeyville, Arkansas,
state the Cherokee Indians are having
bloody war among themselves at Lady's
Blnff, about twenty-five miles south of
there. The trouble grew Cut of an cleo
ton IL August 4tt4, IN which what is
known IS the Ross faction came out
ahead The other two factions are term
eel Dependents and Downings All par
ties are determined, and the probability
is that they viii have a bloody war yet.
The latest report says about seventy-tive
armed men Of the Ross faction are lay
ing quiet and awaiting orders. Their OPP
ponants declare Dissemination to con-
time the fight.
The Labor Eeformers of AIassaehu-
ssits held State Convention at Lowell,
Wednesday.
Late :.ti7i-es from the South say the
Caterpiller has made its appearance on
the Sea Islands, and prospects are that
the Sea Islond cotton crop viii prove
failure
The President on Wednesday signed
the postal treaty between this Govern
meni and the Japanese Empire.
A large number of cadets graduated
from the Military Academy were on
Wednesday appointed second heutenants
IN the army from June 18th 1876, and
given three months leave of absence
The celebrated trotting horse Fear
naught died at Boston Wednesday.
Brother Arsene, principal of st. Jo-
sephis Academy for boys. in Cincinnati.
has disappeared with bJIxom servant
girl and 81 800 belonging to the institu-
ton. He was last heard from IN Mary
land.
A fight took place, Wednesday, In
! Scott county, Va. between a small force
of revenue officers under Col. E. G. Egg
bert, United States Deputy Marshal and
gang of illicit distillers, in which q man
named Wilcox, an assistant OF the Mar
slial, was killed by John Van Guard, who
F, had previously surrendered, but was res
cued by his friends.
At fight at Oak Greek, near Camp
Verde, between the troops and Apaches
on the 2Sth Of June, thirty Indians were
killed and five women captured.
| One fatal case of cholera at Terre
| Haute, Ind, Friday.