The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-03-04
GENERAL NEWS.


teen Indians attacked Mexican wagon
train of six wagons heavily laden from
chihuahua for Laredo and captured three
drivers and the live stock. The team
sters escaped and brought the news to
Enceras. Twelve men have gone in
pusuit. The Indians were well mounted
and armed and went towards the Rio
Grande river.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-It is thought
at the Treasury Department that the to-
tai receipts from customs this month
will be nearly $4,000, 900, and from in
ternal revenue about 1900, 900. Taking
this as basis, it is estimated the total
customs receipts of the government for
the fiscal year ending June 80 next will
be about S153, 600, 900, and from internal
revenue S117, 900, 900, thus making the
total income to the government, includ-
ing receipts from miscellaneous sources,
Of about $500. 100000. 1t is calculated
at the department that the total expendi-
lures, including the sinking fund and in.
terest on the public debt, will foot up
between 1915, 100000 and S279, ZOO, 900.
This would leave profit to the govern
ment of about S25, 100000.
RACINE, Feb. 26.-Mark Rowley, who
was stabbed by his brother Fred, the
particulars of which have already ap-
peared in the Sentinel, is now lying in
critical condition at his residence in the
Fifth Ward, and it is feared he cannot
recover. Yesterday afternoon justice
Of the peace was called to the house and
Mark made out a complaint, charging
Fred with attempting to murder him.
The warrant was placed in the hands of
Chief of Police Murphy, who arrested
the PARTY yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
His bail was fixed at 81 200. This even
ing Fred RowleY was released, his broth
er Joseph Rowley furnishing the securi-
ty. His examination takes place Oh
March I'd. This affair is creating excite
ment about the city, but public feeling
is against the injured man.-Sentinel.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The correspondent
of The Herald at Dublin telegraphs as
follows: Galway now heads the list of
distressed counties, and countless are
the unhappy stories that come from with
IN its borders. 4 correspondent on her
Majesty's gunboat Goshawk, which is
distributing meal among the Western
Islands, writes from Innishaven, off Gal
way: cit is terrible state of affairs
Fifty families here exc ont miserable
existence. Their houses are small heaps
of dirty stones; their land is rock and
soft bog. Hunger and want are every
place visible. The people go naked and
without food. Many are slowly starving
to death. Such scenes of appalling des-
tltutlOn were never before Witnessed
Every step we took brought before our
view new and more fearful pictures of
restitution and suffering. The more we
saw the more certain did death from
starvation appear the inevitable fate of
every man. woman and child on the
island. Gaunt, thin and pale were the
faces Of men who were naturally of her.
culean build; the features of the women
and children were overspread by the
CHASTITY pallor of hunger. In many cases
children crouched shiyering and almost
naked around the fire. When I>entered
they sprang behind their mother, whose
single garment or dress was~but the
slightest protection against the wind,
which blew through the open roof On
the fire was the dinner, a pot of brown
green seaweed. 1t is certain that unless
they are cared for, dozens will die of
starvation"
The same correspondent writes from
Innisboffin concerning the shocking mis-
administration on the part of the officials
there: ''The government dispensary
officer has no drugs; the relieving officer
no food. One woman, at least, had died
in consequence. The Poor-law Inspector
had not visited the island for three years.
The Mansion House Committee to-day
distributed 100000. If the distress lasts
till August distribution at the same rate
would require Elsa, 1000"
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-Joseph Boeck-
mann, one of a gang of masked burglars,
whose operations in and around Reading,
Pennsylvania, last fall were marked by
boldness and audacity, was arrested in
this city to-day by detective Won Cert
chen with the aid of Newfoundland
dog. Two OF the gang were arrested in
December, and later, Boeckman was
found on BlackwelPs Island, where he
had been imprisoned for theft. His sen
tence expired this morning. Knowing
that he would be sent over in boat and
landed at the foot of Fifty second street,
Won Geritcheu was on hand, bright and
early, to receive him. Hidden behind
rock, he saw the boat land, and as Boeck-
man, with dozen other prisoners who
had been discharged with him, jumped
ashore, the detective stepped forward to
arrest him. As he did so Boeckman
started on a run; the detective followed
and was fast being left behind, when,
from Schaefer's brewery, near by, a big
Newfoundland dog sprang out and seized
the victim by the sleeve. The garment
was rent asunder. but the dog, taking
hold again, bore the man to the ground,
and, crouching beside him, held his
prisoner fast until the detective came up.
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