The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-16
OUR wAsRIHGTOS LETTER

our CoETGSp SpOHuenI EaS Just seen Zap
tain Buddington. To the surprise of
every one here he is allowed to come
ashore The Captain is good natured
looking fellow, bearing integrity upon
his countenance, and not afraid to meet
any emergency. Unlike the reports OF
him he is one of the most harmless
looking men seldom seen anywhere.
That be likes his tody. Judging from his
red face, there is little doubt but to con
toned TO the world, would most EN- phati-
cally object. The serious charges made
against him have made him rather nom
committal, and who would blame him
Your correspondent enabled to draw out
of him this much that be was able to
exonerate himself from any criminal
charge that he had endeayored to per-
form his duties faithfully without fear
and trembling; and that he stood 10
readiness to embark again in an Arctic
exploration. Captain Buddington has
had twenty-three years experience at
sea. no small portion of which time has
been in the northern latitudes.
OF the twenty-five which constituted
/ the crew, all have returned except four.
Excepting Captain Hall. the remainder
are alive and expected here very soon
The highest point reached by the Pol
aris' crew was 50. l6 degrees, nearly two
degrees beyond where DR.. Kane went
| There were one hundred and thirty days
| that they did not see the sun. The
wreck Of the vessel which Doctor Kane
went in was seen Ey them, the location of
/ which, if memory serves, is in Rensselaer,
| Bay The crew vas considerably elated
when they passed that latitude. The re-
port that they wintered on land is correct
! They built a wood hut, covered it with
canvas first, and then shoveled on several
feet of snow.
Captain Buddington says that the first
| time lie learned that any suspicion rested
upon him was at Ba6in's Bay. The in-
vestieation into the whole affair will be
commenced in day or two
The trial of Hope H. Slater for the
murder of Michael Hussey which took
| plac on the 9th of August last, is Great
ing great deal of interest here The
prisoner is wealthy young men. Ala
bamian by birth. The deceased was a
Baltimoreap, but has lived some time in
Washington. The affair was tbs result
of a drunken frolic. 1t Is claimed
by the prosecution that Slater, without
/ good excuse plunged his knife into the
body of the deceased, which resulted in
his death. The defe nse, of course claims
the deed was done in self defence and are
sanguine that he will be acquitted. Both
parties we're gamblers. and led unenvia
/ BILE lives. They have, however, numer-
Gus friends who help throng the court
house. The trial will, it is thought. last
/ several days.
( For the first time in fifty years vessal
! ofthe famous Black Ball line. from Liver
i pool to New York, has failed to bring
/ cargo OF English iron to this country.
/ This import trade which has long been
| dwindhng, now promises to come to
| dead half. On the other hand> the
Black Ball line have received overtures
/ from Liverpool house for the trans
portation of fifty tons of American iron,
| per month, to that port. Thus We see
the once powerful and seemingly restless
British industrial monopoly yielding to
| the rising force of American euter-
/ prise
The SemdiRe Ffndneiere, a great
French financial journal, is exclusively
jubilant over the payment of the Pruss-
ian war Indemnity and states that of two
hundred millions OF francs placed at the
credit ofthe government, fifty millions re
manned after the 6nal discharge of the
obligation. The .Semdine boasts that
French national credit is second to no
/, other.
! Aaosg the e9ects OF the late paaic We