The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-09
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Small pox and scar.,etina are on the in
crease at San Francisco.
Memphis Is making extensive prepar-
atlons for carnival festival.
Tho FIRST Natianalz alzba-sLuofamempnl
has resumed business in full, amid gen.
eral rejoicings In monetary circles. Its
friends claim that it will be in stronger
position than ever.
Two seamen and the steward of the
German barkentine Adolph Yon Barth,
at Wilmington, n. c., were sufocated
by coal gas. generated from stove In
close cabin, Friday night. Tive other
seamen are in critical condition.
The schooner Elida, from Coos Bay,
for San Fra aaacc::sco, is reported lost with
all on board Number of crew and pas
sengers thirty. The wreck was seen q
short distance north of San Francisco
hsrbor, by people of the bark Brontes,
bottom up.
The Clarendon street Baptist Church,
In Boston, was destroyed by fire to the
extent of 5000 on Sunday
The estimates of the lighthouse board
have been cut down 81. 100000 leaving
them one-half the sum submitted at the
beginning of the session.
Gen. Spinner favors the passage of a
law which will provide for the immediate
| redemption of the National bank ne .es in
legal tender potes. He maintains that
the government can supply the machine
| ry tor their redemption without addition
al expense.
| 1t seems certain that no appropriations
! will be made this session to establish new
harbors. Persons who came here to Sc
cure such appropriations have abandoned
their purpose.
A Washington dispatch states that q
definite attack upon the entire civil SER
vice system is contemplated. A promi-
nent Eastern representative has decided
to make test case, to determine the le-
gallty and constitntionality of the system.
In Philadelphia, oD Sunday evening, a
fire broke out in the Bone block of bull
dings attached to the sugar refinery o1
Mexican, Newhall 4 Borie, on LaGrange
place. The loss will probably be sbout
$500, 900. and is covered by insurance
An explosion OF two hundred rounds
of giant powder occurred in the Oregon
mine, near Austin, New. Saturday night.
stantly killed, and over two hundred feet
of the shaft destroyed. Geogan's a,ody
was not recovered. A miner named
Brodsrick was terribly injured.
The Treasury Department will favor
such modification of the custom laws as
will exclude all custom officials from par
ticipating in the informers' shares, except
| actual informers.
The decision of the Solicitor of the
Treasury, that duties should be refunded
on fruits imported from tropical coun-
tries, will take $400. 900 fiom the Treas
ury.
The Attorney General recommends
that pardons be issued to John B. Wright
and George W. Waters, Convicted at
Pittsburg, over six years ago, of counter
feiting, and imprisoned .at Allegheny
City, In the Western Peuitentiary.
A heavy snow storm is reported from
| MoE.ans.
Tho new Fourth Presbyterian Church,
oD tho corner of Rush aud Superior
streets, Chicago. one of the finest church
edi6ses in the city, was dedicated on
Sunday.
In Chicago, on Sunday. Bishop Che
ney. of the Reformed Episcopal Church,
administered SAe rite of confirmation af-
ter the form adopted by the new church.
10 fosty-fve persons, ct Christ Church,
which WSS crovdod with poonle.