The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-03-11
GENERAL NEWS.

with England and the United States with
the view of terminating the war between
Chill and Peru.
BERLIN, March, with a view to
affording Bismarck further relief from
his arduous duties, Count Won Stolberg
Wernigerode, vice president of the coun-
ell of ministers, will be appointed Prus-
sian premier.
PARIS, March 4.-The Berlin cores
pendent of the Temps writes that Prince
Bismark is anxious to retire from the
CHARACTERISTIC Professionally for three or
four months, and if affairs are conducted
more satisfactorily, retire altogether.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-General
Melikof has been summoned by the re-
evolutionary committee to abandon his
post of Chief of the Supreme Executive
Commission within a week.
The man who fred upon Gen. Melikoff
yesterday is converted Jew, named
Modetsky. He has been tried and SEN
fenced to-day, and will be hanged to-
morrow.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The
Novosti, a prominent journal here, has
an editorial upon the approaching Presi-
Dental election in the United States. 1t
predicts Gen. Grant will be reelected
President, and before the close of his
administration part of Mexico will be an
nexed. It also quotes an alleged inter
view between Grant and Beaconsffeld, in
which an allusion was make to such pos
slble annexation.
PITTsToN, Pa, March 4.-Waring
Schooley, aged IA, son of Joseph Schoo-
ley, prominent citizen, was found late
this evening in the outskirts of the town
in an unconscious condition. On ex-
animation, it was discovered he had been
shot and probably fatally wounded by an
unknown party. Mrs. Schooley, the
mother, dropped dead when the little
victim was carried into the house. The
people of the town are greatly excited.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 3.-General
Melikoff, Chief of the New Supreme Elk
ecutive Commission, was fired at by a
young man with a revolver, this after
noon, when alighting from a carriage at
his residence in Grand Moskaia street,
General Melikoff is not lurt. The man
was Immediately seized by Cossack.
The bullet passed through the back
folds of General Melikoff's cloak. The
would be assassin fired when quite close
to Melikoff.
The assassin attempted to fire at Gen
eral Melikoff before he was seized, but
was prevented by blow from the Gen
eral. The city is again Illuminated.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March Last
Friday Mrs. Louise Brinckman, wife of
Henry Brinkman, residing at 10S Patter-
son street, died very suddenly, and after
her interment in vault story came to
the ears of her husband of a confession
made by his wife on her death-bed,
charging a prominent doctor with hav-
ing procured an abortion, which finally
caused her death. Upon this the gentle
man asked for an investigation by the
Coroner. The body was taken from the
vault and an examination carried on in
secret, which to-day developed IN well
defined case, most horrible in its details,
against DR.. I. S. Murdoch, who, it is
claimed, is not a stranger to such prac
tee, nor is Mrs. Brinckman his first vic.
tim. She will likely be his last for some
time, however, if half of the sickening
evidence is true.
LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, March 1.-Two ia.
tai tragedies occurred here yesterday.
The first affray took place as early as 4
o'clock in the morning. Three men
headed by Michael Killiher, entered
| Goodlett & Roberts saloon, all being in
toxicated and heavily armed. They soor
became very boisterous. Police Officer
Webb being present and fearing great
trouble would arise, ordered them to de-
part. Killiher refused, exclaiming, 81
won't be disarmed." He drew his pistol
and was Just in the act of leveling the
weapon, when Webb, taking in the stu
alton at once, as quick as wink pulled
his pistol and instantly fired a ball into
his assailant's breast. Killiher dropped
to his side, but still fought. The Office,
fired twice more, the balls lodging in tn,
breast and head. Killiher dropped owe
on the floor and died without speaking
Killiher was ayoung man from Cheyenne
where his parents reside.
New YORK, March ga party of 1O(
Chinese arrived in this city from San
Francisco by the Erie Railroad to-day
They wore their native costumes. ant
were evidently of the poorer class. l
party of fifty arrived by the same rout
on Tuesday. Many of these were vel
dressed and spoke English. Anon!
them were two women. Several of tn
number were asked by Tribune repor
ter if general movement from San Fran
cisco to New York was intended by tin
Chinese. The only reply was they Iii,
not know. They refused to answer othe
questions. An Erie Railroad officia
said he thought the number of Chimes
that had arrived in the city within tn
last two months was fully 800. He un
derstood 500 more were on the way here
4 Mr.. Weeks, who owns several house
occupied by Chinese, said that for th
last few months they had been leasin.
all desirable property in the Mott stree
quarter. In several cases they had pait
large prices for tenants to leave. The.
chose the best class of houses in tina
quarter of the city, and leased an entir
building. Tenement houses in the neigh