The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-08
manitowof pilot.
THURSDAY, July 8, 1880.
GENERAL NEWS.

population of the city, as announced
officially this evening, is exactly Is, 075.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 30.-The
official return of Census Supervisor Steele
shows the population of Philadelphia to
be 674, $40.
OSHKOSH. Wis, June 30.-The full
census returns show the population of
this city to be Is, 753, making an in
crease sincs 1870 of 5000, or about %
per cent.
OMAHA. Neb., June 30.-The official
announcement of the census of Omaha,
made this afternoon, shows the popula-
ton to be 30,6O5, a gain of nearly 100
per cent in ten years.
KEssl.BUsK, Me-, July Mrs. Syl-
vester Chick took her only SOD, eight
years Did, to the river to-day, undressed
him, and held him under the water till
he drowned, and then attempted to drown
herself.
ERIE, Pa, June 30.-The enumerator's
revised figures make Fries population
2S, sos, gain of 5000 since 1870, or
more than 45 per cent. This is the larg-
est percentage of increase thus far report
"a by any Pennsylvania city.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 3O-The
official returns, corrected, show the pop
ulation of Springfield within the city
limits to be 1868. There are $500 liv-
ing outside, but Immediately adjacent to
the limits, making the total population
of the city practically 1858.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 30.-By the
returns of the census enumerators the
population. OF Louisville is 1875, 800, q
gain OF over twenty-five percent in ten
years. 1t is generally thought that the
population by fair count, is 10000 to
10000 greater than the figures returned
by the Federal officers.
OSHKOSH, June 30.-W. M. Green
wood, lawyer 60 years old, doing bust
ness on the South Side, was arrested this
morning charged with an attempt to COM
NIT rape on little girl named Clara
kratchman, 8 years of age, at o'clock
last evening. Greenwood was arraigned
before Justice Jackson, this morning,
and took change of venue before JUS
tice Hickman. Greenwood SAYS, in de-
Tense, he was under the influence of
liquor, asked the little girl into his office
to give her some candy, but denies the
charge imputed to him.
BRADFORD, Pa, June 30.-Lightning
struck the $4,000 barrel iron tank near
the Acme Refinery, OleaD, N. Y, this
evening. The oil is now burning furi-
ously, and the tank is expected to over
flow toward morning. One hundred
men are digging trenches for the protec.
ton OF surrounding property. Oil and
benzlne IS being drawn off from the tanks
In the vicinity. The fire department are
at the scene, but the people of the village
are greatly agitated, it being the first oil
ire that has taken place there. 1t is at
present. thought the fire may spread.
NJ AEON, Ga, June 30.-Near II o'clock
last night meteor as large as barrel,
Starting from the zenith, plunged down
the northeastern sky and exploded with
a report that reverberated for thirty Sc
conds and shook the earth at this point.
The meteor was about FIVE seconds fall
ing, during which time the city was lit
up as if by an electric light. Much ex-
element. prevailed in the negro quarters,
The inhabitants rushed into their houses,
closed the doors, and filled the air with
their screams and prayers. The time
between the disappearance of the meteor
and the report was about three minutes.
New YORK, June 30.-General Hap
cock having expressed desire to call
informally upon Governor Tilden, the
General met Senator Wallace, of PEN
nsylvania; General Franklin, of Connec-
ticut, and Mr.. Henry Watterson. of Ken
lucky, this morning at the Gilsey House
by appointment, from whence the party
repaired to the we'll known mansion ia
Gramercy Park, and were received and
entertained by Governor Tilden with
cordial hospitality. General Hancock
accepted an invitation to pay an early
visit to Greystone. The feeling between
the two Is represented to be exceedinly
cordial. No one was present except the
gentlemen named, and the intercourse
was unceremonious and unrestrained.
PARIS. July IA semi-official note
sent by the French government to the
announcing that the execution
of the anti-Jesuit DEGREES had not led to
disturbances in any part of France and
that effect had only to be given to day
"wednesday to the DEGREES affecting the |
Jesuits concludes as follows: "The gov |
eminent knows its duty and will perform |
it with firmness." The number of per
sons expelled from the Jesuit chapel yes
terday morning was fourteen, including
one Englishman and one Russian. The
of German Jesuits is not
Mt present interfered with. at Laval |
several English Jesuits called on the
crowd to witness that their rights were
being violated, and said they would ap-
peal TO the English ambassador.
BALTIMORE, July IA special from
Port Tobacco, Charles county, Nd,
says: 1.-The residents of this county are
n a high state of excitement and indig
lation over dastardly outrage which
vas perpetrated last Sunday evening
lpon the infant daughter of Mr.. Henry
Mndd, living near Rryantown, by
negro named Henry Job nson. The afro
'ity of the crime is further aggravated
" the extreme youth of the victim, who
3 only two years and ten months old