The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-04-26
THE WEST.

The Chicago, Alton and st. Louis,
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, Milwaukee and
st, Paul railroads have nearly perfected an
agreement to build a mammoth depot at :.
cost OF S30o,IJO on the site of the present
depot on Canal street, heaween Van Buren
and Madison streets, Chicago.
Sly hundred Cheyenne Indians, under
the leadership of Chiefs Standing Elk and
Dull Knife, surrendered at the Red Cloud
Agency, Neb., on the 2ls; inst The ponies
surrendered nawher about 700. In other
property this band is miserably poor. Only
about one hundred of the Chevennes now
remain out and these are reported on their
way to the Tongue River Cantonment Ia
surrender. The latest runner in from
Crazy Horses band says that il is still slow
ly progressing towards the agency.
THE road from Fort Pierre to the
Black Hills, 80 miles long, has been sur
reyed and mounds thrown up the entire
road as land marks.
REPORTS received from all the coun-
ties in Southern Nebraska show highly
gratifying condition of affairs. The wealth
of the county in cattle, hogs, and sheep, has
quadrupled in the last two years, The soil
Is In splendid condition, and larger area
was being put into grain than in any previ-
Gus year. Farmers are busy everywhere.
The executive committee of the board
of trade held a meeting on the 10Th inst, at
which reports were read from the state,
showing that there are no apprchensions of
graSshopper ravages, and Nebraska is in
better condition than ever before. Farmers
are in good spirits, and are sowing an in
creased acreage of small grain. The bus.
mess outlook is of the most hopeful and en-
couraging character
L. w. NORRIS, of Michigan, has been
appointed by Secretary Schurz, superin-
tendent of the Yellowstone National Park,
CABIEGRAMs received at the state de-
partment, Washington, indicate that there
is no longer any possibility of averting war
between Russia and Turkey.
THE Secretary of the Treasury within
q few days will issue the 46th call for the re-
demption of the .: 20 bonds.
AT the session of the cabinet Oh the
Goth inst, the appointment OF Geo. A
Schneider, of Chicago, to be United States
minister to Switzerland was definitely
agreed upon, and upon the recommendation
OF Postmaster-Gen. Key it was determined
| to give the position Of assistant attorney
| general for the pustotfice department. to "A
4. Freeman, of Brownville, Tenn, vic,
Judge Spence, of Maryland, who resigned
| Mr.. Freeman was a republican candldat
| for governor of Tennessee few years ag
running against Gov Brown
On hearing of the imprisonment o
the consul at Acapulco, Mexico, last mont
by revolutionary authorities there, Preslden
HAYES ordered man-of-war to Procee
to that port to demand Is releas'
A dispatch has been received from the nav;
commander who reports that the consul WI
released
A MAGNIFICENT state dinner W;
given at the executive mansion on the eve
ING of the 10th inst, in honor OF the GraI
, Dukes Alexis and Constantine. lhe
were also present the Russian minister ai
with Sir Edward and Lady Thornton, repi
- senting the diplomatic corps, Admiral Bou
Q koff of the Russian navy, Admiral for'
. and Gen. Sherman, Chief Justice WaIte al
" daughter, Secretary of State Mrs. Evar
IS Secretary of Treasury Mrs. Sherman, sec
80 tarv Schurz and daughter, Secretary oil W
and Mrs. McCrarv, Post-master-Generai a
a5 Mrs Kew, Secretary of the navy and
,O attornev-general, together with the Pre
* dent and Mrs. Hayes. Mr.. Webb Hay
OK Col. Casey and wife, Mr.. Rogers and Ma
os Andrews of the Presidents official hou
= hold, and Misses Mcfarland, Foote
y Platt, of Ohio, who have for some We
been guests of Mrs. Hayes at the eXecut
mansion.