The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-28
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A starving and crazed mother in Louis
vile, drowned one of her children that
she might provide for the rest.
Mary Harshey on Tuesday was award
ed 5000 damages at Mansfield, Ohio,
on charge against Jno. Georgian, of as
sault with intent to commit rape.
A young girl named Emma King was
run over and killed by a passing locomo
tive in the Twenty-ffth ward of Cincin-
natl Tuesday. No blame attached to the
engineer.
Lorenzo Magoon, of Manistee, has
been held to S., 900 bail on a charge of
conspiracy with others to hire one Muir
ply for 1000 to murder D. D. Ruggles
Magoon is proprietor of the United
has been active in the liquor prosecu-
tions.
Advices received from Prof. Hansford.
of the jury of the commerce of the world
at Vienna, state that the cartoon repre-
senting hog slaughte ering and pork pack
ing, and the statistical labors, all pre-
pared under the auspices OF the Cincin-
matt Pork Packers Association. had re-
ceived the highest medal within the gift
of the committee.
The free delivery system has been ex-
tended to thirty-one cities by the Post
Office Department since the lst of July.
The Crow Indians will cede to the
Government ct all their present reservation,
taking territory one-third as large on the
Missouri river.
The two Dions, GARNER and DAILY will
take part in the billiard tournament at
Chicago in October.
The Attorney General has recommend
ed to the President that pardons he
granted to S. Hood. Of South Carolina.
and A Dupriest of Georgia, and Geo.
Holland, of North Carolina, who are now
serving out terms, in the Albany Peni-
| tentiary for Ku klux outrages.
The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
turned to Washington, and will immedi-
ately take steps to circumvent the Now
York gold ring which is about to strike
! for an advance in the price. 1t is un-
! derstood the two millions from California
| have been transferred to the New York
| Sub treasury.
A number of letters have been receiv-
| ed in Washington from Quakers and
other friends of the Indian peace policy
| throughout the country asking Executive
clemency in behalf of the Nj odoc Indians
| lately on trial for the murder of Gen
Candy. Many of these letters raise the
| question that the trial of the offenders
was illegal under the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the Miligan case, that in
civil suits a military tribunal has no juris-
diction. Another question raised is that
Gen. Candy was killed while acting as
| Peace Commissioner and not as an officer
of the United States Army in war. These
questions will come directly before the
President for his action.
The amount of United States moneys
and securities redeemed ard destroyed
during the year ending June 30, shows a
total Of S A. 793,962; average daily de-
struction of fractional currency, over
| $4,000; amount of legal tenders de
stroyed during the year, $65, ,0l9,667.
The ninth annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania State Equal Rights League was
held at Wilkesbarre on Tuesday. Presi-
dent Nesbitt in the chair. Resolutions
were adopted declaring adherence to the
| Republican party, endorsing President
Grant as a true friend and patriot, ano
recognizing the admission of Hon. VIM
Pitt Kellogg as the constitutional choice
of the State Of Louisiana, legalized by
the courts, acknowledged by the Presi
dent, sanctioned by public sentiment, and
aequiesced ip by the people.
A meeting was held in Boston. or
Tuesday, to listen to explanations of the
principles and purposes of the Farmers
| Oranges. There was small attendance
Of business men and others Interested ii
the movement or deslrous OF learning its
objects.
| D..
Company has paid Captain Heaney 81,
were killed by the cars several weeks
ago.
Jacob Wiedemann, hotel proprietor
at ST. Charles. Mimi, was robbed of &
| pocketbook containing $4OO Sunday, the
| 10th. The thieves are still at large.
| II is now estimated that the yield oi
wheat along the eastern half of the Wi
mona and st. Peter Railroad, will be from
twenty to twenty-five bushels to the acre
Further west it is lighter. but still large.
| The grasshopper regions will not go over
ten bushels to the acre.
The father and mother of Mrs. Abnel
Lewis, wife of Judge Lewis, of Winona
are aged respectively 81 and "a years.
| They were married in 1900, consequently
have lived together IS years. They have
raised eleven children. all now living, the
youngest being now 48 years old.
| Horse thieves are very abundant in
the vicinity of Dubuque of late Several
| fine animals have been taken, and hemp
| collars are freely talked of for the rascals
Sheriff Law, who was shot by the lyn-
chers of Kessler, is in dying condition.
The race of the New York acht club
| for the Bennett challenge cup, was sailed
from Providence. Thursday. The Made.
| line won. in three hours, sixteen minutes
The Erie Railway Company are send.
ing two millions of consolidated mortgage
bonds to Europe for negotiation By
| Bischofsheim. that the double tracking
and other projects may be carried out.
Great fires are raging In the woods oi
Iosco county. Mich, near the village oi
East Tawas and Tawas City. The latter
place is in some danger.
The break in the Delaware canal, al
| Elkhorn. Md, swept fourteen boats into
the meadows and undermined seyera
houses. from which the occupants were
rescued with difficulty.
The Missionary Society of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church has just sent out,
as laborers in its East India field, Rev
DIR. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs McHenry. Rev
Mr.. Mansell. Rev. J. E. Colt, Mis-
Lenning.
| Indian chiefs Santanta and Big Tree ar
rived at Houston, Texas, Wednesday
under guard from the penitentiary, Ell
route for Fort Sill, where the council il
to be had between Secretary Delano
Gov. Davis, and the Kiowa and Canaan
che chiefs. with view to future peace
I Jos. Weiss, of Memphis, fell asiee]