The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-27

Parepa Rosa died in London Thurs
day night.
A large cotton factory in Glasgow was
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss
estimated at el5O,OOO. Four thousand
operatives are thrown out of employ
ment.
The Swiss Federal Council has ap-
pointed the 18th of October, 1874, as the
day for the opening of the International
Postal Congress.
The Government of Portugal has re-
moved the quarantine restrictions recent
ly imposed on vessels from the gold
coast.
The White Star Line steamship Gel
tic. which left Liverpool on Thursday
last, came in contact with some floating
wreckage at night and lost all the blades
of her propeller. She returned to
Queenstown in tow of the steamship
Gaelic, of the same line.
Dispatches from Penang report that
the Atcheenese continue to make des-
perate resistance to the occupation OF
their country by the Dutch. They re-
Gently attacked a.princial position held
| by the invaders, but met with repulse.
| The Dutch are being re-enforced.
| There are tears of another revolution
in Eaytl.
The steamer Cundinamarca left New
Orleans for Jamaica the l4th Of last No
vember. and has not since been heard Of
| A cable has been laid between Kings
/, ton, Jamaica, and Ponce. in Porto Rico.
The Havana Gaceta publishes law re-
Quiripg all Government contracts and
Transitions to be conducted on gold ba-
sis. and the war contribution to be paid
in gold.
The Voz de Cuba says two mobilised
battalllons are to be raised iE Havana and
sent to the seat of war.
Two hundred Carlist prisoners have
been sent from Havana to the Isle of
Pines.
! A dispatch from Havana states that on
the night of the Goth band of negroes
made raid into Trinidad Valley, and
burned Mazagura, Laslalac and Saerafa-
malta plantations. They carried off all
the slaves from Maxaguara plantation,
and completely destroyed all the machine
ry by knocking it to pieces. The other
two plantations suffered less
Four thousand insugents have surround
ed Manzanillo. Cuba.
The alluvial gold diggers at Leyden-
burg. South African Republic. are prov
ing to be very rich. The first discovered
deposits at the place called Macmac. have
been successfully worked, and several
large nuggets have been found. The
place has, however, been temporarily
abandond for new rush. some twelve
miles further off. which has been chris
tened Pilgrims Rest Some very
good finds" have been made there
the largest nugget yet unearthed weigh
ing ffty-six and half ounces. The coun-
try is very healthy, the scenery magni6-
cent, water abundant, but supplies of
food scarce.
The British Parliament is dissolved by
roye! decree. Gladstone has issued an
address to his constituents at Greenwich,
asking for reelection. and announcing
that the Queen has been pleased to accept
the advice of her ministers to dissolve
the present Parliament immedia.ly, and
sommon new one to meet March 5,
1874.
1t is reported from Havana that tb
insurgents have defeated Gen. Partilla S
column and that with the Captain-G Gen
eral.
1t is understood that the Carlists have
entered Santander.
The Pope is again slightly i'll.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 23.-The
marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh &c
the Grand Duchess Maria was solemn
lied at one o clock this afternoon. The
day was observed as holiday, and since
early morning. when salutea were fred