The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-18
EPITOME OF THE WEEK,
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TUESDAY, March 9.-The convention
between Spain and the United States for the
settlement Of the Yirginius affair has been
signed 1t is reported that an engagement
had taken place between the Carlists and AL
phonsists near Figueras, which lasted six
hours and resulted in the substantial
defeat Of the latter, whose loss is said
TO be over 800 killed. The Carlists
have commenced the bombardment Of 0ria
1t is reported that Alphonso desires to abdi-
cate in favor Of the Duke de Montpensier.
The Carlists have entered the province
OF santander in strong force, and the
Government has forwarded a large num-
Der Of troops from Bilbao to oppose them
IA Paris dispatch announces the
completion Of the new Cabinet under the aus
pices Of VI. Buffet. Representative Wheeler
has received at Washington, from New Or
leans, his articles Of adjustment, signed by
forty four members Of the Conservative eau
Gus, an ample number to secure the
desired result. The President has
nominated Hon. Godlove s. Orth as
Minister to Austria and Hon.
Horace Maynard as Minister to Constantine
pie. Congressmau-elect Vim. s. King, of
Minnesota, has arrived in Washington
from Canada ... The Beecher trial was
resumed on the Sth, the sick juror be-
ing in attendance. Mrs. Putnam con-
cluded her testimony and was followed
by Anna Augusta Moore, who at one
fine hoarde1 yCit
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton were members of the
same household Her evidence was similar
to that of Mrs. Putnams, and mainly referred
TO Mr.. Tilton's shortcomings as husband
and church-member Miss Oakley was next
called to the stand, but Mr.. Jeffreys again
complained of feeling unwell and the court
adjourned. "A saloon keeper named julius
Wilcke was found murdered in his saloon in
Chicago about nine o'clock on the morning
of the 7th The murdered man was an in
offensive person, somewhat miserly in his
habits, and it is thought the atrocious crime
was committed about seven o'clock in the
morning, the object being to secure money
supposed to be in his possession.
WEDNESDAY, March 10-Samuel L.
Belcher, member of Plymouth Church,
testified in the Beecher suit on the 9th, and
said that Mr. TIlton had read to him
at the time of the Bowen difficulty
papers alleging improper proposals on
he part of Mr.. Beecher to Mrs. Tilton, which
Mr.. Tilton emphatically asserted she had re-
PEELED Mr.. Tilton told. witness he had in
ormed Mr.. Beecher of Mrs Tilton's charge of
improper proposals and that he (Beecher)
had said it was false and the woman must be
crazy. The witness stated further that Mr..
Tflton said his wife had retracted the retrac-
tion she had given to Mr. Beecher, and that
he (Beecher) had confessed and apoloeized.
Other witnesses were examined relative to
Mr.. Tilton's Winsted exploits, whose evi-
dence was confrmatory of that given by for
mer witnesses for the defense. The Ohio |
State Grange met at Columbus on the |
th. Over 200 delegates and about 300
visiting members were present. The annual
report OF the Secretary shows that at the be-
inning of the year for which the report is
made there were SIT Oranges in Ohio, while |
now there are !, 146 Oranges in the State in
good working order, with 650O0 members
Last year only about one-half the counties
were represented at the State Convention,
while this year every county was represented
-..-Gnv. Garland OF Arkansas, has issued y
proclamation appointing Thursday, March -,
as a day of thanksgiving for the many bless
ings showered upon the State during the past
twelve months.
THURSDAY, March I'm. Buffet has
succeed in the formation of new Freuch
Cabinet. . The report that Gortschakof had
demanded the recall of VIM. Schuyler, United
States Charge F4fares at st. Petersburg is
declared to be untrue. The departments
at Washington have issued circulars
announcing the abolition of the civil
service reform rules governing their re-
spectiye departments wherever operative,
and announcing a return to the former meth
cd of the appointment of employees. All the
sub-boards of the civil-seryice reform
throughout the country are abolished by
these orders %. The latest news from the re-
cent New Hampshire State election indicates
that there has been no choice for Governor
by the people, and that the Republicans
will have majority in the Legislature, thus
insuring the election by that body of Cheney,
the Republican candidate for Governor. Jones
(Dem) is elected to Congress in the Third
District; Bell (Dem.) in the Second, and
Blair (Rep) in the Third -. st. Clair
Mckelway, of the Brooklyn Eagle, Oliver
johnson, of the Christian Union, and
Isabella s. Oakley were witnesses in the
Beecher suit on the 10th. The defense sought
by their evidence TO corroborate the charges
against the plaintiff Of immortality, irreligion
and neglect of family. Mr. Mckelway testi-
fed that Mr.. Titon had once told him his
story in the form of an allegory, in which the
charge against Mr. Beecher was that of
improper advances. s.....A. C. Buell.,
who was indicted by a District of
Columbia Grand Jury for libeling
ex-senator Chandler in a letter to the Detroit
Free Press some months ago, was recently
arrested at St. Louis under the provisions of
the poland Press-Gag" law, taken before
United States Commissioner, and on hearing
remanded TO the custody of the United States
Marshal of the District of Columbia. BY
agreement, a writ OF hd5eas corpus is
sued out of the United States District
Court of Missouri and, after argument ex-
tending over several DAYS, Judge Treat, on
the 9th, rendered his decision, holding that
the Press law did not apply to the Buell. case,
and that recourse must be had TO the law of
1879. Under this decision Buell. was released,
the United States District Attorney giving
notice of appeal.
FRIDAY, March 12-Jchn Mitchell has
Teen reelected to Parliament from Tipperary
by 2,36S majority in vote of less
than 1900. United States Minister Cush-
ing presented his credentials to King Alphon-
so on the 11th. The following changes in
department commanders are announced
from Washington: Gen. Augur goes
10 New Orleans, 10 succeed Gen. En-
ory; Gen. Ord to San Antonio, Tex, to
succeed Gen. Augur; Gen. Crook to the
Department of the Platte, to succeed Gen.
Ord; Gen. Kautz takes command in Arizona.
These changes indicate the retirement of Gen
Emory The National Independent Reform
Convention met at Cleveland on the 1lth,
about sixty delegates, representing twelve
States and the District of Columbia, being
present NJ. NJ. Hooton, of Centralia,
H., was chosen permanent Chairman.
Andrew Cameron, of the WorEingmaN's
advocate, Chicago, Secretary A committee
on resolutions was appointed, and St. Louis
was decided on as the place for the meeting
Of the next convention. An Omaha dis
patch says Gen. Ord has issued orders
that the military shall occupy the
mining districts in the Black Hills
dividing into small camps and employing
a large number of Indian runners, so