The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Washington Monument Assoc: A.
ton reports gratifying success to its aDpea
for contingent subscriptions. Responses
from secret societies and militia orcapi
za.lons are particularly encouraging, and
the society is sanguine of the success of
the enterprise during the centennia! year
by this means
RICH golc discoveries are reported IN
the Muscle Shell, near Carroll NJ. T., and
Carroll Is almost, wholly deserted for the
mines. The discoveries are by river 500
miles above Bismarck, and can be reached
readily. The gold yields from to 7 cents
per pan. Carroll is in a rich copper
region.
Merrill & Houston's iron-works, cf
Beloit, recently shipped an i'm nense Wa
| ter wheel to England. Its weight is be-
tween 81 and seven tons. The purchaser
spenta year satisfying himself which was
the best wheel in the market, finally set
tling down upon the Houston
The town of Mukelumne Hill, Califor-
MIA, was destroyed by fire on Friday.
Loss $l73, 900.
Gov. Osborn, of Kansas, has written a
letter to the President renewing his re-
quest for arms to protect the frontier
from Indians. He states that I6 citizens
have been murdered since the 10th of
June last, andthat not one Of the murder
ers have been punished, or even appre-
hended.
THE Wisconsi'a is authority for the
statement that anti-Eldredge delegates
have been chosen in the Fourth Assem-
bly, district of Dodge county.
The plague has broken out in Arabia
on the Red sea. Prompt measures have
been taken to prevent the spread Of the
disease by closing the ports, but It's ap-
pearance in Europe is greatly dreaded.
WHEAT is down about 30 cents per
bushel, within a month. Freights- are
up on Western wheat about cents per
bushel. This burns the poor devils of
farmers out at both ends of the cacdle.-
| Age.
! LONDON Sept. 9.-The Times says
! tbat ocea,,c b,o 10 ,,Jonac, o;o.-
of the Asian Railway.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. GA collision &C
Cured in the Mersey to-day between the
| Spanish steamer Tomas and the An
chor-line steamer Alexandria. The latter
was sunk and the. Tomas badly injured.
MADRID, Sept. 9. 1.-The Carlists recent
" fired On a train Of cars, believing the
Austrian and German ambassadors were
passengers The dryer and stoker were
killed.
GEN. LAzERNA has been appointed
commander-in chief of the Army Of the
North and Gems. Roma and Saballos
commander Of division.
BERLIN, Sept. 9.-It is reported that
an order will soon be issued expelipg
| from Prussia all foreign priests, monks
and nuns.
HAVANA, Sept. 9.-Caixto Garcia.
| the rebel chief was not killed at Yaraya-
DO, as previously reported, but taken
prisoner with three officers of his staff.
All have been brought to Manzonilla,
where they Will De tried by court martial.
AFTER 10 hours hard fighting the Re
publicans have beaten the Carlists t
| Mora, near Tereulo.
PERSONS interested in the Mennonites
will find their complete history In ''Ge-
scheidenis der Doopsgesinden in Fries
land, Overyssel eh OostTriesland," by
the eminent author. Blaufot Ten Gate.
We have not read the work ourselves,
| owing to press of Sanscrit MSS,
which claim our attention. but our Men
monte interpreter, Aupdersch!aegerge-
trunked-lager pronounces it perfect.