The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-07-10
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The business portion of the town of
Beileville, Jefferson county, N. Y, was
burned on Wednesday.
Secretary Belknap has approved ofthe
location of La Cfosse bridge as deter
mined by the Government engineer, and
declines the appointment of new board
of examiners, as requested by the Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railroad Company.
The meeting at New York to pr6tes;
against the traffic In Italian children was
failure Ss to attendance.
Members OF the staff ef ex-Governar
Jewell. the newly-appointed Minister to
Russia, rendered him farewell dinner
Tuesday evening.
Henry Ward Beecher is willing that
Mrs Woodruff or any other person hav-
ing letters Of his in their possession shall
publish them. He pronounces as untrue
all stories and rumors that have been cir
culated about him
Gabnier beat DAILY for the billiard
championship Of the world, in New York,
on Monday, by score Of 300 to 227.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob the .. S. Depository in Chicago,
early Monday morning.
Considerably difficulty having been
experienced in selecting officials of the
| Treasury to serve as members of the Civil
| Service Board of that district, it has
| been decided to appoint outsiders as
members of tke Treasury Board.
Clinton l.. Merriam, of New York,
has sent his back pay to General Spin
ner with directions to convey it into the
Treasury, which has been just done
Private information from the friends OF
| NIao D,oc.1oot HC,i-oo H.
that he does not recover as fast as they
ton is such as to cause them much ap-
prehension.
The impression is gaining ground il
best Informed circles Of Washington that
the Hon. e. R. Hoar will be appointed
Chief Justice at the assembling of Con
gress next December. This is known &c
be the belief of several of the judges O.
the court, who understand that none OF
themselves will receive the appointment.
Three attempts have been made t.
throw passenger trains from the Chicago
Burlington and. Quincy Railway since
last Saturday night
A fire at Brazil, Ind, Monday morn
ing, destroyed the Arge warehouse of r
Nj. Wingate.
The Rockford Central Railway. of Iii
nois, and the Madison and Portage Rail
way, of Wisconsin. haye iled articles 0
consolidation in the office of the Secretar,
Of State at Springfield, under the namI
of the Chicago and Superior Railway
| The capital stock is Sic. 900 per mile.
e. III. Pratt. OF Montpelier, Vt
is appointed spgial agent for the Chip
pewas of Red River, MINI.
About $120, 600 will be required to pa,
claims for the additional twenty per cent
| compensation allowed to certain civil EN-
ployes of the government in the city o
Washington by tie recent decision of tn
Court Of Claims, dhrmed by the Suprem
Court.
The commissioners appointed toinauir
into the necessity of erecting new live
saving boats are nov making an inspec
ton of the Northern coast OF the Unite,
States.
Preparations are being made to prin
the'new national bank currency author
lied by Congress, an appropriation 0
| 5000 600 to pay thefefor having becom
available.
Lieut.. Babcock, u the Fifth Cavalry
who was sent in pursuit of the murder
ers of Almy, overlook them in the mour
tains, compelled an engagement, an
killed fourteen and taptured six. Two c
1 Babcock' S Indian aids were wounded
1 The Kay Knitting Mill, at Unionville
Mass, was destroyed by fire Wednesda
night. Loss $50, ,000; insurance $50, 90
Spontaneous combustion.
Gen. Howard, referring to the variou
reports concerning him in conneetio
With his late management of the Freed
men S Bureau, declares that he neve
misappiied one dollar of public money
and the moment there shall be an offici;
charge he will demand court martial 6
the most efec,uai means of clearing biz
of every yestiGe of unjust suspicion.
/ Hannibal Iibbeis and Carles Laml
aged respectively 25 and 20 years, Her
2 drowned in Hadiey's Pond, at Lewiston
Maine, Monday, BY the upsetting of
boat.
Richie, Gregg, Gillespie & Co., CON
mission dealers at Montreal, have faile
for $500, 900.
During storm In Indianapolis sever
buildings were struck by lightning, an
Two young ladies' seriously injured.
The New York excise commissions
declare lager and malt beers Intoxicating
f and their sale on Sunday is BTohibite,
Two young men of: Newark, name
Nadler and Buehler. cousins, were
. love with the same woman, and therefi
Jointly committed suicide.
A sister of Guerilla Mosby has bee
appointed clerk in the dead-letter OH
at Washington.