The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-08-26
manitoruor pilot.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1880.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. ia young man
named Waldron was arrested st Sunny
side, Ga, by sheriff Spaulding. A coun-
ty posse overpowered the sheriff, took
his prisoner and cut his head off. Wal
dron ran away two weeks ago and came
to Atlanta, bringing with him girl II
years old, his wife's sister.
st. Paul, Aug. ia Bismark special
says the agent at Poplar River has aban-
doned his agency and says the country
is full of Indians and in much danger.
Sitting Bull is only twenty miles from the
agency and is clamorous to be fed. The
agent gave him feast the other day
Troops have been sent to Poplar River.
WHEELING, Aug. 19-John Heduck, a
stranger recently arrived here, to night
jumped off Market Street bridge, thirty
feet into Wheeling creek, alighting in
soft mud where the water was not deep
enough TO drown him. He deliberately
waded down under Main street bridge to
a deep pool at the foot of Besarr bridge,
near the mouth of the creek, and there
sank. The body was recovered.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 19.-J. c. Schnell,
member of wholesale liquor house of
this city, fired two shots at his wife this
afternoon at the foot of Prices Hill, an
inclined plane, as she was leaving street
car. Men interfered and prevented him
from shooting third time. One ball
took effect, infiicting a slight wound on
her shoulder. Schnell says he knew she
was going to meet some man at Princes
Hill; while Mrs. Schnell says the cause
OF their trouble is his effort to obtain
possession Of her property.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-During the riot at
Dungannon Sunday many police were
wounded. Their ranks were several times
broken. They finally fred buckshot in
to the crowd. The firing was returned
from revolvers and showers of stones fell.
Many o. the rioters almost rushed on the
points of the bayonets in the eagerness of
the attack. The police then fred vol
ley of ball cartridges and many persons
were wounded. One man had his head
riddled with buckshot and received a
bullet in the abdomen from the effects of
which he died shortly after At Down.
patrick in fight between Catholic and
Orangemen all firearms were used inces-
sanity from II Sunday p. m. until three
Monday a. H. Several persons were Sc
verely wounded.
There are evidences pointing to the
probability of Fenian plot to blow up
the barracks. The guards have been
doubled and patrols of so men watch the
exterior of the barracks nightly. 1t is
said two barrels of gunpowder were found
Monday in the railway tunnel under the
barracks.
The case of arms seized at Cork Mon
day, and kept in the custom house under
guard, has been delivered to the con-
signees.
Right Hon. VIM. Z. Foster, chief sec
rotary for Ireland, while driving with the
Duke of Argyle yesterday, received a
telegram from Ireland, and after consul
tation with his colleagues, sailed by this
mornings mail steamer for Dublin. The
information contained in the dispatch
was so serious that Mr.. Foster decided
to go to Ireland himself in order to re-
port personally on state affairs to the
cabinet.
\ correspondent at Cork says: The
report of the discovery of gunpowder in
a railway tunnel under the barracks is
entirely unfounded. although extra vigil
lance is exercised at the barracks in con-
sequence of recent events.
The order for the dispatch of 800 more
| marines to Ireland has been rescinded.