The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-14
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balance in the Michigan State Treasury
Dec. 81, 1913, Of sG52 U5,G9; receipts dur
ing 1874, s2,l52 Sll.;5 Total, 81 ~, so .07
Expenditures during 1874, sI,S9l ,79i.5l
Balance, Dee. 81, I-74, so, $3.50. State
bonded debt, 81, - 900; non interest bearing
debt, - IS GSJG4 ....G Gen. Sheridan has IS
sued an order at New Orleans stating
that under instructions from the President
hc assumes control Of the Department of the
Gulf, consisting of The States Of Louisiana,
hrkan as and Mississippi, and the Gulf posts
far eastward and embracing Fort JcfTcr-
son and hey West, Fla, excluding the posts
in Mobile Bay which will hereafter cunsti-
tutc one nf-thc departments Of the Military
Division Of the Missouri The General has
also sent dispatch 10 Secretary BcIknap at
Washington, announcing the existence
IN this state of a spirit Of de-
france to all lawful authority, and
au uncertainty OF life which is hardly
realized by the General Government or the
country at large The lives Of citizens
have become so icopardized that, unless
aomcthing il done to give protection to the
people, al security usually afforded by law
viii be- oyerridden. Defiance 10 the laws and
upon 10y the community here from a stand
point which gives impuuity to all who choose
10 indulge in either, and the civil govern
mcut appears powerlcss to punish or even
arrest"
WEDNESDAY, Jan. G.-Thc Bank of
Spain has adyanced the Government treasury
io~ooO0 reals. All the great powers have
authorized their representatives to enter into
Ermi official relations with the new Govern
ment.-..At the Cabinet meeting on the
9TH the condition Of affairs in Louis
lana was diacu= I'd. A protest against
the action Of the United States
troops, received by the PRECEDENT from
Mr Witt, was read. II is reported that the
Administration is wcll satisfied that
Gcu. Sheridan Is in every way com
prtcnt 10 carry out the ideas of t,ic
General Government respecting whatever par
ticlPation il may sbe thought necessary to take
regarding affairs in Louisiana -. The New
Hampshire Democratic State Convention has
nominated Hiram r. Roberts, Of Rollinslord
for Governor. The Wisconsin State Grange
met at Madison on the 9TH, John Cochranc,
Master, presiding. There were about 80
delegates present. The Masters address was
wei received. The position taken by the Order
iure@drd torailryad transportation he thought
should be maintained At a meeting Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, the Mer-
chants Exchange and other gatherings in
thai city on The 9TH resolutions were adopted
dcnouncing the statements of Gen. Sheridan
TO Secretary Bclknar regarding the condition
Of affair in Louisiana As false in point of
fact and calculated to convey wrong imprcs-
sion tp Tie people in other sections. John Nc
Emery sent protest To- President Graut against
thrlcts ofthr United States forces in the State
House on the 9TH. Some talk was had of
compromise of some sort in regard To the
Legislature. Gen. Sheridan had sent another
telegram L. the Secretary Of War, in which he
prc-sch thu "fir,ir,r, that " the terrorism,
now existing in louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas could he entirely removed and
confidence and flirdcaln% established 10y the
arrest lmd trial of the rugIcadcrs OF the
armed White Leagues" lie suggests that
if Congress would pass a bill declaring them
hdnditti they could Ice tried bya military com
mission. Among the witnesses before the Con
~re5siOnal Investigating Committee ON the
5th were eN-Gov. Hahn and GOV. Kellogg In
the cuursc Of his statement the latter said he
did not think the stats Government could
support itself without the United States
forces, he claiming that the great bulk of his
supporters are in the country, while large
element opposed to his administration reside
IN thr city
THURSDAY, Jan. The Secretary of
War has tclcgraplicd 10 gen Sheridan at
New Orleans that " the President aud all Of
u htv" fun confidence in and approve your
course AWuhmgton dispatch says there
i. No probability that the President
viii issue such proclamation as
Gen Sheridan suggested in his tclc-
gram ot the 5lh. The New York As
eeubly organized on the 18th by the selection
of jeremiah McGuirc Tor Speaker and Hiram
Calkm- for CIcrk-both Tammany Hall nomi-
uccs... Eight jurors have been secured in
the Tiitun Becchcr suit before judge Nelson
....C Cha~. W Johnson has been cE p-uu Chief
Clerk Of the Minnesota Senate and W L. kinyon
Speaker Of The House Gen. Shcri-
dan sent dispatch to Secretary Bclk-
mp un the 9th to the effect that the city
of New Orleans was very quiet. Idle threats
htl been made to assas-iuatc him 'ShcridanA
hut hc Was not afraid and would not be
stopped from enforcing the Government
u,durs. The Chairman ul the Committee Of
Seventy has issued card calling on bis fcl-
luw-cItizens 10 avoid by all means the troops
sent into their midst, as their dClivcrancc
trnm political bondage depends on their
prudence and forhcarancc and 4 conflict with
tile soldiers OF authorities will bring ruin to
their hopes and the riveting of their chains
FRIDAY, Jan. SIN consequence of a
defeat upon fayoritC measure the French
Ministry rendered their designations la Frcsi-
dent Mac Nahun ON the 9th. The President
refused to accept the tender until lie could
iufm a new Cabinet out Of the majority
IN the Assembly. William CASTOR has
been inauGmatcd rs Governor Of Massachu,
sctts-...A fun jury has been secured i'm the
Tilton- Bccchcr case before the Brooklyn CITY
Court, Judge Nelson presiding .... According
To the Masters report To the Wiscon-
sin state Grange there are now SOS
oranges in the STATE. as against S0i last year
.---A New Orleans dispatch of the 9TH says
both houses Of the State Legislature were in
session proceeding with business The Con
scryativrs remained together in caucus \
card h'- l'ccu published at Little Rock. Ark,
signed by the pastors Of six of the
churches in that place, protesting against
Cen Sheridan's statement that terrorism ex
istcd in that State, claiming that no such ter
rorl>m had existence there and that there
was ~" repression of public opinion or pri-
'dlc action except that imposed by an ordinary
code Of laws.
SATURDAY, Jan. "a special from
htIun Ays the German Bauk Commission ha
passed Tc.olutiou that the Imperial Bank
huy .old in lots at I,&a2 marks ~ pfcn-
niSs Ter pound, in order to compete
suegrs fully with the American Govern
meut and attract gold TO Germany Thi.
action Is taken in view Of the contcm
plated resumption of specie payments
by the United States . Louisiana affairs
were under discussion in the Cabinet on the
Sth, and a Washington dispatch saws the
Administration was awaiting official iururma-
ton prior TO tl't time =; which Gen Sheridan
took command If the department before
deciding definitely upon = report 10 Con gress
DR.. Leighton Colcpan, Of Toledo, Ohio,
has been elected Bishop of the Northern
Episcopal Diocese ut Wisconsin.
MONDAY, Jan. liking AIphonso ar
rived at the port Of Barcelona. in the Prov
incc Of Catalonia, Spain, from Paris, on the
9th, and left ON the 10th for Valencia and
Madrid. -. Ex-QuccR Isabella, now residin. in
Paris, has received an invitation 10 take up
her residence in Catalonia, Spain.
representative SchGmaker made state