The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-20

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At Chicago, on Tuesday, George Dri
yer was found guilty OF killing his wife
the jury fixing the penalty at death by
hanging.
Body snstching has again been discov-
cred In Chicago. The graves in the pot
ter field have recently been robbed OF
the bodies of three females and boy.
The bodies were traced and found in d
barn attached to the Bennett Medical
College,.
L envh residents of New York are en-
dca' oring to establish a settlement FOR
Al ace and Lorraine immigrants in that
y.cnl;y.
The pope has appointed Very Rev.
N. \. Car.igan as Bishop of Newark
n j., and Rev. WIN. Gross, Redemp-
torist missionary, as Bishop of Savan-
nah.
An unusually large numbcr Of polyga-
nous marriages are takia. place in Utah
just now. Several are announced tor
this and next week, one marrying six
wives
y convention 10 perfect plan for
bringing European enIigrants to the
South, has been in session at Augusts
Genl gia
Ex naror KaiBHeish, of Bruoklya,
d;e; Oil Wednesdays
The cdared people o. Cincinnati ell
served L;Ecnln Birthday
Latest aGvices from the frut rrci -
OF Michigan afd Southern illinois say
the recent extreme colo weather has
Killed nearl3 all thc reaci-bilaS.
Secretary Boutwell, IS q,litsill
The city collector and Democratic in
spector q the late city election IN Lex
ington, Ky, have been arrested for pre-
venting eoiered nien from ve.ing.
Mori, japanese Minister, gave re-
ception III Washington, Monday, to sew
eral hundred ladies aud gentlemen.
'M0ri viii soon leave for Japan @
In the case OF the rebel ram Alher-
marie prize money, for which as a.
praised, $202 coo was expected IA b, I
distributed on Tuesday, the District
Court crdei ed a decree Of issue, reopen
iHg the case, ana. directing the appraise-
tnent of the vessel
The laying Of a third rail for the Erie
road viii cnmmcpce IN the spring
4 collision oco.rrcd on the Central Pa
ciie Railroad, Wednesday night, thirteen
miles west of Elko, Nevada, between
pasScnge: aud hit trains. Several
persons were injured
Two companies of Chociaw Indians in
Arkansas a Jew days since captured and
shot six horse-thieves
Central City, CAL, has received four
large silver bricks, each weighing IS
pounds. from the Carbon mine.
The Supreme Lodge of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen has been in
session at Cincinnati since Tuesday
BY the giving way of temporary
trestie work for the bridge across the
James River at Richmond. fifteen men
were preciFitatcd into the water and six
ofrthem were drowned so
John Gaffncy was hung at Buffalo on
Friday for murder
A fire IL the Harlem Railroad depot
at New \ ork destroyed property valued
Mt $l00, 0O0. .f
The application for a new trial for
Stokes has been denied
Gov. Mcl.Hery, of Louisiana, has is
sued q proclamation warning the people
against Illegal tax-c0llectors Iniesting por-
tions of The stale.
Nebraska will not remove her state
capital. @ D. h
The strike of nailers at Wheeling w
Va, has ended.
Thursday night an explosion occurred
in tie house Of Mr. Bowman, at Oil City,
completely demoishiDg the building.
Gas from an oil we'll near by had been
conducted into the house for heating
purposes, and owing to some defect es-
capped until the lower rooms were filled
and then ignited
The Medical College at Keokuk. Iowa,
was burned Friday
The barn on 4 farm known as the ~ o.
denmark farm" near Fort Wayne wa
entirely consumed by fire last Sa urds
night, together with its contents.
consisting of four horses. seven cow,
farming implements of every d
scription, and over 1000 bushels of
wheat and oats. The total loss Is iiula-
ted at about 81, 900
= he President has granted an urcon
di,ional pardona to Seth johnson, who
was sentenced to paw fine of $40 OOO
for embezzlement from the United State.
Treasury The Presidents reasons are
that The accused is unable to pay the
fine, and his imprisbnment in the face Of
that fact would be preposterouS.
L. H. Hinder and Philip Hampton.
employed on a bridge in course of con-
struction across the James River, be-
tween Richmond and Winchester, were
drowned on Thursday by the upsetting
OF their boat A later hour another
dreadful accident occurred at the same
PLACE. The temporary trestle work
across two of the pillars of the bridge,
upon which about fifteen men were en-
gagged In laying the iron superstructure,
gave way, precipitating the whole party
into the water. Nine were rescued, and
the remainder either drowned or killed
by being dashed against the timbers and
iron, which went down with them
Several Of those rescued were badly iu-
jured
The New York Children's s Aid Society
has received IS COO from Old Friend So
ciety 10 make ap for the probable loss in
case the Greeley estate be materially iu-
Eaircd.
y convict named Hermann, who es
capped from the Missouri penitentiary.
shot and Inortally wounded Constable
alanchard, of Herman He was after
wards captured aud hang
The President and Secretary Of State
are anziously watching The Spanish rev
luton. They have been fully advised
in advance. aud Minister Sickles has re-
ceiyed Instructions suitahle to any COM
plicatiGn Nj Fish has great hope,
that the republic has sufficient strength,
to maintain itself 1t IS stated that tho
President remarked that in his opinion
The change III the Government Of S:s;.ir
whether successful or not, mast resnlt in
weakening the Spanish hold on Cuba
A lot of imitation American watches
were seized in pawn-broker ; shop a.
Detroit, on "Wednesday, having ben
smuggled.
Geo, Dixie, Of Grovcland Mich sui
cided at Detroit, on Wednesday. by
taking poison.
a thirty thousand dollar conhs grafton
occurred at Goodrich on Wednesday.
a man named John Wheailey fell
from oiast furnace stack, near Wheel
ing W Va, or Wednesday and was in
stantly killed.
Governor Carpenter, of Iowa, has is
sued proclamation offering a reward Of
$500 for the arrest and delivery of Alva
Chambers, murderer OF Charles Kendall.
The murder was committed 10 Green
county. on the 18th of December, 1872.
Hiram Hatch, freight conductor OH The
Chicago and Burlington Railroad, was
run over and killed near Chicago, ON
"Wednesday.
The day express Berth on the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, run on a
broken rail. near Shopiere Station.
fhrnyiup all tho o,rS oE ov.on. -