The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-02-04
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- uren perished in the flames The eldest child
was thirteen years old and the youngest a
babe. Dulude was himself seriously burned
IN his efforts to save his family, and is not ex-
pected to liye..,.A fire in Washington on the
10Th seriously damaged portion Of the Navy
department building, and few public docu-
ments were DESTROYED.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27.-Madrid dis.
patches say the Carlists have abandoned the
Biscay provinces and moved ints Navarro
with all their material OF war. Six
hundred Carlist5 have submitted to King
AlphOnso in the province Of -Casleton
de la Plana. Fugitiyes from Estella as.
Bert that Don Carlos has shot several of
hcers for treason. The Carlists have fired on
British vessel laden with telegraph cable of
the Biseayan coast. The Emperor of China
died on the 18th, aged nineteen years Tur-
key and Montenegro have Withdrawn the
troops which had been collected on the
border in anticipation of hostilitics go. Ac-
cording to the annual report of the Centen-
niA Commission the enterprise is moving
forward with encouraging rapidty The
buildings will be entirely completed by the
lst OF February, 1876. 1t is stated that the
commission will not apply to Congress for
an appropriation TO aid in the erection of the
buildings or other work, as this has been
amply provided for, and while an appropria-
ton would give additional success to the enter
prise the commission feel that the success of
the exhibition is guaranteed without regard
to aid from Congress. An appropriation viii.
however be asked for, not to exceed 800 .OJO,
10 provided for premiums to be offered to con.
frihntnrS
elected United States Senator from
Rhode Island to succeed Mr. Sprague.
and President Andrew johnson has
been chosen by the Tennessee Legislature to
succeed Mr.. Brownlow Lent will begin
this year on the 10th of February. The
cross-examination Of Mr.. Moulton in the
Beecher trial was concluded on the 26th.
During the day he received intelligence of
the death of his mother and was much af
fected thereby.
THURSDAY, Jan. 2S.-In a statement
relative to the grasshopper affiiction the Com
missioner OF Agriculture says the area OF the
destructive visitation comprises from 200 to
70 miles wide, extending from the settle
rnents of Southern Dakota through Ne
braska and Kansas, over 500 miles in
length, and inclining to the south
\ few western counties of Iowa and
Minnesota report injuries, but not to com
pare in severity with those of the country
west. He thinks the area of territory visited
by the grasshoppers in 1874 very considerably
exceeds 100000 square miles, and does not
think it out of the way to estimate the number
of people more or less severely affected by this
pest at from Is, 900 to 100, 900 An incendiary
81,
buildings in Washington on the 26th. But
little damage was done. Mr.. and Mrs. Sar-
toris, son-inIaw and daughter of President
Grant, arrived at New York on the
27th from Europe. The New Jersey
Legislature has elected Theodore F.
Randolph (Dem) United States Sena-
tor King Kalakaua and his suit ar
rived at San Francisco on the Goth, en- route
for Honolulu....An unsuccessful attempt
was made on the night of the 24th, by four or
five men, supposed to be detectives, to cap
ture the James boys at their mothers resi-
dence near Kearney Station, No. A desper
ate encounter took place, and the house was
fired in four different places. The assailants
were driven Off A hand-grenade thrown into
the house was cast upon the crate by DR..
Samuels, step-father of the James boys, and
its explosion killed lad ten years old and so
injured the arm of Mrs. Samuels that amputa-
tion was necessary. 1t is asserted that the
james boys were not at the house during the
fght.
FRIDAY, Jan. 29.-The New Hampshire
Republican State Committee has sent tele-
gram to the Republicans in Congress calling
on them to stand by the Civil Rights bin. =.
m.
circular to Justices of the Peace and other
prominent persons living in neighborhoods
in which it is thought the supposed alb
ductors of Charley Ross operated after the
abduction, appealing to them to personally
interest themselves in seeking for the missing
child, and urging that a general and thor
ough search be made in all secluded places
The 5000 reward is stiIl offered. -.
Mrs. Bradshaw and Mr.. Franklin Woodruff
have testified in the Tiltou rs. Bcecher suit
The formers evidence was unimportant. The
latter (Mr. Moulton's partner) confirmed Mr.
Moulton's statement relating to a former in
terview with Mr.. Tracy at which the guilt o
Mr.. Beecher was affirmed by Mr.. Moulton
and the witness stated that Mr. Tracy had
said that in this case lying was perfectly jus
Moslton or Tilton be sent TO Europe. Mr.
Tiltou was called to the stand on the 2Sth
and the question of his being allowed to ties
tify was argued :. The Illinois House of Rep.
resentatives has adopted series of resolu.
tions condemning military Interference ir
State affairs, and ccnsuring the Administra
tion for its maintenance by Federal authority
of the Kellogg Government in Louisiana il
opposition to the will of the people, anC
especially condemning the alleged military
interference with the organization of the Leg
isature of that State.
SATURDAY, Jan 30.-A Madrid dispatcl
says three important positions have beel
captured from the Carlists in the yalle1
of Carascal, and that there has beer
gradual advance all along tn
lines. Zaranz has been occupied b,
ia Spanish battalion....A report from
Fort Sully, d. T, states that the recent coll
weather there was the severest ever know,
in that country. The thermometer for sey
eral days ranged from thi-ty-eight to forty
four below. Many cattle and ponies wer
frozen to death.
MONDAY, Feb. 1.-Russia has recog
nized King Alphonso. .Drs. Peters AM
Harkness, of the American expedition, wer
the only successful observers OF the transit
Venus in New Zealand. The German part
at Auckland Islands had a successful observ'
tion....A Madrid dispatch says a
understanding in regard to the vi
ginius indemnity has been reached /
Minister Gushing and the Ministt
Of Foreign Affairs, Senor Castro. -. At
caucus of Republican United States Sen:
tors in Washington on the evening of the got
ult it was decided to support the Presidel
in what he has already done relative
affairs in Louisiana, and to stand BY hi
in the future in the support of the kelloG
Government in all its lawful authority.
is said there were eight Senators who di
sented from this position OF their Republics
associates Mr. Trask, the well know
anti-tobacco apostle, died at Fitchhur
Mass, few days ago, at the age of seyent
nine. A reward of 5000 was not long sin
offered by citizen of London for col
(said TO be the only one in the United State
of book published in England
1880, relating to member Of the royal fami
of England, and against the publication
which the Lord Chancellor issued an iniun
ton. The book is reported to be in posse
sion of a lawyer of Louisville, Ky. The o
ject in securing the book at London is said
be the fact that it contains documen
aridaure ef tho