The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-05-13

4 BRILLIANT entertainment was given
on Friday afternoon, IN honor OF Vice
President Wilson, at Nashville.
SIX thousand German families are pre-
pairing TO emigrate from Russia on ac-
count OF the conscriptlon.
TIT depot of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, at Bakers Field, California,
was burned on Friday night last.
Mrs. W1NsLow (the soothing syrup
party) has sent handsome chrome to
the Baltimore woman who recently gave
birth to five children.
THE residence of William Pratt, in ST.
Paul, was struck by lightning on Friday.
Mrs. Pratt has suffered series OF hyste-,
rical fits since.
The iewelrv store of Benjamin T.
Hood, in albany, n. Y, was robbed on
Sunday, of $15, 900 worth of diamonds,
watches, and other jewelry.
A FIvE-YEAR-oLD son of NJ. Bedessen,
furniture dealer, was drowned at Keno
sha in the cistern at his house. Sunday
afternoon.
CLOSE upon the heels of the terrible
disaster to the SCHILLER comes the news
of the loss of the steamship "Cadlz, ;"
near Brest. France. Sixteen lives We're
lost.
SIGNoR WANDANNA, heswoTd-swallow
er, while performing. last week, cut
himself internally. Inflammation ensu-
ed, and he died last evening.
The Shawno Journal states that a large
number of sturgeon are beng caught II
the river by the Indians and others, some
of them weighing 125 pounds.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS, OF the In
ternal Revenue, was relieved from the
cares of Office last week. Tx Senator ID.
D. Pratt, of Indiana, succeeds him.
THE State School Land commissioners
have decided to loan the city of Mineral
Point $50, 600 of the state Trust Funds,
under an act Of last winter, The terms of
which have been fully complied with.
A LETTER from Monterey, Mexico,
brings news that on the 25th ult., eight
of the bandits who attacked Corpus
Christi, were taken through Monterey
under guard to Saltlllo, where they are
to be shot by order OF Gen. Escabado.
The heaviest blow ever struck at the
Whisky Ring of the country fell upon it
Monday with telling effect. Over thirty
prominent distilleries and rechfying
houses were seized at ST. Louis, Chicago
and Milwaukee.
The Indians continue to be trouble
some along the Western frontier. The
troops have had several light skirmishes
with small parties of them during the
past week. Arrangements are being
made to send out force against them
from Fort Hays that will pursue them
until they surrender OF are captured.
The Goodrich Transportation Com
panv have ordered a carload of coal
from the Michigan mines, to be landed
at Grand Haven, for ex-mental use on
their steamers touching at that port.
The coal is furnished to the company
at the low rate of three dollars per ton,
and it is thought that great saving can
be effected by it's use.
SECRETARY Bristow thinks that by
September he shall have drawn into the
treasury the full amount of silver, re-
quired for the redemption of fractional
currency $40, 900, 900; and that by the
December session of Congress he will
put the law fairly in operation. BY the
end of June it is estimated that SIS, OOO,
900 OF the $4,000, 0OO will be in the
treasury.
The printers who recently struck at
the Washington Chronicle office are
making arrangements to publish daily
morning newspaper, having purchased
the material for that purpose They
have substantial support from the Prin-
ters' Union, Bookbinder and Pressmens
Union, and several other influential
trade associations
The government engineers pronounce
the further progress Of the Chicago
postoffice building on the present foun-
dation entirely out of the question, and,
If their report is approved at head-quar
tiers, the building will come down.
During the investigation poles were
driven into the ground to ascertain the
nature of the soil, and 35-foot pole
went down as rapidly as if in quick sand.
The Milwaukee Sentinel announces
that the Editorial Convention will be
held at Milwaukee, again, this year.
The Annual Addres will be delivered by
G. III. Bright, of the Waupaca Republi-
can, and the poem pronounced by Miss
| Carlotta Perry, of WATERFOWL. The
obituary eulogy of A. F. Pratt, will be
given by Sam Ryan, jr., Of the Appleton
| Crescent.
The Supreme Court OF this State has
! surrendered decision in favor of e. B.
Treat, and against the County of Mani
towoc. Mr.. Treat brought suit against
the county for 1876 about year ago,
which he claimed to be due him for print
ing the tax list Of 1868, but the county
claimed that the defaulting Fuessnich
had paid him in full, previous to the
time that he (Fuessnich) absconded-
Chronicle.
On Thursday night last fire broke
out in some buildings on Second street,
Appleton. They We're partially burned.
At later hour, the fire was again kind
led, and the three buildings were totally
consumed. They belongedto Mr.. G. 6.
Adkins, and III one OF them was stored
the machinery for the old rake factory,
together with a quantity of rakes, etc.
The loss must be near s., 900; no insur-
/ ance.