The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-22

pose of making scientific observations. The
balloon attained the extraordinary height
Of over 5000 feet. Two OF the aeronauts
were suffocated TO death, and when the bal
loon reached the ground the third was almost
insensible and SO severely affected that his
recovery was considered doubtful. "A second
and successful attempt made in Providence, r.
l., on the 10th to elect Senator and nine Rep
resentatives in the General Assembly re-
suited in choice of the regular Republican
ticket, supported by the liquor interest, by $50
majority. This probably secures the election
OF Henry Lippitt for Governor and the repeal
OF the Probationary and State Constabulary
AVA recent Omaha dispatch states that
owing to high water travel has been entirely
suspended on the Union Pacific Railroad be-
tween Laramie City, Wyoming, and Ogden,
UIah. The water is six feet deep in many
places. 1t is impossible to predict when
travel can be resumed, as the canons are
still full of snow. The Union Pacific officials
advise travellers for Utah and California not
to staA until notice Of the blockade being
broken is given. The Louisiana House o!
Representatives reorganized on the 18th by
electing Estelle Compromise Conservative
Speaker. The ballot stood sixty-six for Estelle
to thirty-five for Wiltz. IA recent fire at
Charlotte, n. c., destroyed about 5000 bales
ofcotton, the depots of the North Carolina and
Charlotte, Columbia 4 Augusta Railroad
Companies and number Of private residences
Loss s25O,O0O; about two thirds insured
MONDAY, April ia serious riot oc-
CURED in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 18th, at
the opening Of some pleasure grounds in the
suburbs. A stand on which / 500 people
were seated gave way and precipitated the
entire mass to the ground. Thirty persons were
seriously injured, and the visitors, indignant at
the carelessness OF the proprietors, destroyed
everything on the grounds and burned the
barricades around them. "A late Montevideo
Uruguay letter announces the discovery of
a conspiracy for the assassination OF the
President and his Ministers, and the
arrest Of many of the more influential
members of the Conservative party,
fifteen of whom had been banished.
A dam at the head OF Mill River, a little
stream emptying into Charles River at Med
way, Mass, gave way on the evening Of the
nth, and let loose large pond of water,
which flooded the country below and
swept away mills, bridges, roads and
dams in its course, and inflicted loss
Of from 100000 to 100000. No lives are
reported lost.....A Boston dispatch an
nounces that large number of visitors have
assembled at Concord and Lexington, Mass,
to participate in the centennial celebration OF
the first battles of the American Revolution.
On the 18th the old road from Bos-
ton, over which the British marched,
was thronged with teams of every description.
At every point of interest there were
profuse decorations and inscriptions CON-
memorative of the occurrences at that spot,
and the streets were spanned with flags and
streamers. The feature of the day at Con-
cord was an historical discourse by the Rev.
Grindel Reynolds, which was attended by
President Grant and members of the Cab
met. At Lexington there were special
services during the day, and in the evening
the Rev. DIR. Adams, of New York, delivered
an address on the events hundred years
ago. In Boston in the evening there
was a centennial celebration at the old
North Church in Salem street, from whose
belfry the lanterns were hung which gave
Paul Revere the signal that the troops were
setting out for Concord. Lanterns were, on
this occasion, hung in the same positionsby y
an aged son of the old sexton. "A company
of cavalry, under command Of Capt. MIX,
have arrived at Fort Laramie with the Har-
ney's Peak BLACK Hills) miners. They had a
hard trip and report much snow and high
water.