The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-07

Lockwood appeared on one si.io, contend
| ing against two male lawyers. This i
the 6rst case in the district where d
! woman has appeared as an attorney in
court
+ News has been received at the Siaitb-
sonian Institute of the death at Quito.
| Ecquador, June 81, ofDr. William Jami,
son, the celebrated botanist. Professor
Orton, formerly of Vasser College, now
prosecuting discoveries along the valley
of the Amazon. will write biography of
DIR. Jamison, whose death is attributed
to exposure while ascending Chimbora-
20.
Geperal Fig Haeh Lee had a narrow
escape from drowning in Virginia by he
capsiziEe of smail toa; Though load
ed down with heavy cavalry boots he
managed to keep afioat f,r some time
until rescued
Another victim of kerosene is Anna
] Roth, of La Sale. Ill
| In Fayette, Mo-, there have been IA
deaths from cholera, since Monday, out
of a population of twelve hundred.
A negro named Isham Miller. charged
With rape, was shot and killed in Marion
| county, Ky. few days since.
A convention of delegates favorable to
the formation of new State from por-
tions of north Mississippi, west Tennes-
see and west Kentucky, met in jackson,
| Tenn., On Tuesday. The convention de-
cided to leave the question of its southern
boundary to the inhabitants of northern
Mississippi
The store of Auspach & Co.. at AAlpe-
na Mich, was burned on Wednesday.
Na<l
$4,000, which will probably cover
the loss.
A desperate fight occurred in Guaray
Valley, Lower California, few days
since, between Indians of the Jacumba
tribe and party of Mexicans. 1t was a
long struggle, and only knives were used
the Indians were victorious. Several
Mexicans were fatally wounded. The
parties had been gambling and drinking
together
1t is reported from Washington that
the Modoc prisoners have been convicted
OF murder, and sentenced to be shot
Execution is deferred, pending the ap-
proval of the President of the finding of
the court.
Politics in San Francisco are decidedly
mixed. No less than four tickets for
The public OF San Francisco have dis
covered the existence of secret society
for the purpose of selling Chinese women
to lives OF prostitution.
The Appleton Times says that Friday
forenoon, while DIR. M E. Page was visi-
ting patient, at Mr. Murch' S, his horse
and buggy were stolen. The Doctor fol-
lowed the track of the thief, and recov-
cred the rig few miles out in the coun.
try, and brought the thief back as pas
senger, and handed him over to the au-
thorlties. When brought before Justice
Ming. the thief gave his name as Francis
7. Mulbehime. and claimed he was from
Iowa.
Prof Henry, of the Smithsonian In;ti-
tute. has received information that fine
comet was discovered at Marseiles on the
night of the 9th inst. by Borrely. 1t is
in right ascension one hour and fourteen
minutes, south declination seven degrees
and thirty two minutes; motion south.
east.
So far as the Department of State is
advised, and it has both consular and
naval correspondence before it, our Gov
ernment has no cause To regret the depart
ure of the Virgirius from Port Colon.
The government bonded warehouse on
Greenwich street, New York, was badly
damaged by fire, on Wednesday night.
Damaged to building $5O.0 on goods
in store $500. 900. An adjoining build
ing was also burned.
Brown, of Halifax, accepted the chall-
enge from Biglin. of New York, to row
rf ce in Bedford harbor. for two thous-
AND dollars side, being the same terms
offered by Brown TO Sadler, some time
ago.
A drove of Is. .o0O fnc-looking Texas
Thne.sa. 9attle passed through Sidney, Iowa. last
A bridge is 20 be built across the Mis-
souri, River at Atchison, Kansas, 1,277
feet long between the abutments.
The report that a petition was in circu-
lation for the pardon of Frank Walworth
is contradicted
Memphis people oppose the movement
tocreate new state with Jackson, Tenn. ;,
as the capital
Republicans OF Virginia met in State
Convention on Wednesday and nominated
a full ticket With Col Hughes for Cover
nor.
Cyrus McCarty, of Rochester, Ind,
shot his mot oiher-in law, fred five times at
his wife, and then committed suicide,
Vice President Wilson is in better
health than he has been at any time since
his illness.
The election Of the St Louis Mutual
Life Insurance Company on Thursday
resulted IN q victory for the old admins
tration.
The marine hospital at New Orleans
was sold at auction Thursday for $5l, 600.
The Ohio Con titutionai Convention
ft1
cinnati December ?.
In Poplar Bluff, Butler county, Mo-,
thirty deaths from cholera have occurred,
in a population Of 500
Two deaths at Evansville, Ind are
reported from cholera, among the work
lug mil hands. with two cases that will
prDhably terminate 10 death.
he petroleum market at Titusville,
Pa, is ranicky prices falling rapidly On
account of the recent strikes in the lower
district
Col A. NJ. Yo.k has received intelIi-
genee that two more bodies have been
discovered at the Bender grave yard, and
that no clue of the Renders can be found.
The change in the Custom House at
Guayamas makes it difficult to ship
goods through from California for Arizo-
na. 1t Is doubtful if any more goods
will be shipped to the territory by that
route
IL Hofs, Of Wisconsin,. was drowned
at Newport Beach, II. l.. Friday morn
ing. He was student at Newton Semi
nary. His affiarced witnessed the drown
ing, and her uncle nearly perisbed in his
efforts to save him.
A dispatc from St Joseph. Mo. SAYS
that the lexis cattle fever prevails vio-
iently IN Nodaway county and the peo-
pie have refused to let Kansas cattle
land from the cars The disease now
prevails in Nodaway. Dekalb, Caldwell
and Davies counties, in the northwestern
part OF the state, and the loss has already
been heavy.
The internal revenue receipts for the
month of July amounted to SS,57O, 900.
There are 2jf oranges of the Patrons
OF Husbandry iu Nebraska They have
resolved to take 10 active or direct part
in politics
John A. Belts. real estate agent of
Brooklyn. has failed owing to connection
with the late President Mills, of the
Brooklyn Trus. Company. Liabilities
$700,0
On Friday tue Sheriff of New York
seized two stes;Aeas Of the Pacific Mail