The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-02-26
GENERAL NEWS.

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Shepherds Fold, who was convicted OF
cruelty treating and starving the children
Under his care, was arranged this morn
ing for sentence. Recorder Smyth gave
the extreme penalty of the law, one year
in the state prison and $3.50 fine, to
stand committed to jail at the expiration
Of his sentence until the fine is paid, one
day for each dollar. The prisoner was
then taken to the Tombs.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Various sovereigns
have sent congratulations to the Gear on
the escape of his majesty and the imper-
ial family from the atrocious attempt on
their lives in the winter palace. London
and continental journals unite in express
sing horror at the plot, in which it Is
generally believed some of the employees
of the palace were concerned. No addi-
tional details of the affair have been re-
ceived.
The Grand Duke Nicholas will leave
Paris today for st. Petersburg.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18.-The fol-
lowing is the official account of the ex
ploslon in the winter palace: cat about
Z o'clock last evening an explosion oc-
CURED in the basement of the imperial
winter palace under the principal guard
room, by which eight soldiers of the
Finland regiment Of the guard there on
duty were killed and forty five injured.
The flooring of the guardroom and sew
eral gaspipes were damaged. Official
inquiry into the cause of the explosion is
proceeding" Tie mine which ez
ploded last evening in the basement Of
the winter palace was filed with dyna-
mite and gun cotton. The train can be
traced to a cellar in the inner court,
where quantity of fuel was stored.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Some fifty men,
representing the most important bust
ness interests of Chicago, met in pri-
yate way tonight and discussed the
question, which is agitating minds just
now, of how to throttle the third term
movement. The meeting was of one
mind, and that mind was freely expressed
that the reelection of Gen. Grant would
be national misfortune, and his nomin-
alton would damage the republican
chances beyond repair. One simple
plank was laid down--opposition to
Grant. On that it was thought every
body could stand, and OF that all united,
although Blaine men, Washburne men,
Sherman men and all other Republican
preferences were represented there. 1t
was decided to circulate papers for sig
nature among all the business interests,
and it was estimated that at least fifteen
thousand voters would be ready to sign
protest against the candidacy of Grant.
a public meeting will probably be called,
shortly, to carry out the object of the
meeting.
LONDON, Feb. Z0.-Prof. Newt Story
Maskelyne, Of the mineral department of
the British Museum, writes the Times
announcing the entire success of J. Bal
lantyue Hannay, of Glasgow, a Fellow
Of the Chemical Society of London, in
producing diamonds. He says Hannay
sent him some crystallized PARTICLES pre-
senting exactly the appearance of lrag
meuts of broken diamonds and these
diamonds easily scored deep grooves in
the polished surface of a sapphire. Han
nays process will soon be announced to
the Royal Society.
In his letter on the subject, Professor
MaskelYne, after describing the various
tests applied, concludes as follows:
"There is 10 doubt whichever that J.
Ballantyne Hannay has succeeded in
solving the problem, and removing from
scientific chemistry the opprobium so
long adhering to it for, whereas, the larg
ger part of the great volume recording
the triumphs that science has achieved is
occupied by the chemistry of carbon,
this element has never been crystallized
by man till HannaY achieved the triumph
which I have the pleasure OF recording
today
y PUzzLED PARsoy.-An old gentle
man from the East, OF clerical aspect.