The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-04-08
GENERAL NEWS.


an embankment, two miles west Of this
city, drowning two ladies, Miss Otter
man and Miss Hanna. The body of the
latter has been recovered.
HALIFAX, April 1.-The weather con-
tinues exceedingly stormy, and the snow
in the streets is now from three to four
feet deep and in the country in some To-
calities ten feet. Mail trains are delayed
and in several instances Cancelled.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 1.-Archer
Bowling and man named Kelly, two
lunatics confined in the county asylum,
quarreled yesterday, when the former
struck the latter on the head with bed
slat, fracturing his skull, from which he
died soon after.
New YORK, April 1.-The total arrival
of immigrants at this port during the
month ending yesterday were 2l,25l,
against 10, 85S during the corresponding
period in 1879, S,498 in 1878, and 1876
IN 1877. The largest number of arrivals
during any one month last year was cred
tied to May, and then only aggregated
1926. The total arrivals for the three
months beginning January /, amount to
134, 833.
LONDON, April IA st. Petersburg
dispatch says: at is rumored 800 Chi
nese troops have crossed the eastern Rus
sian frontier at Ussuri, south of the
Amoor, and that 80, 600 are concentrated
on the western frontier
BUENos AYREs, March 9. via Lisbon,
April 1.-The Gillian iron clad Huascar
is bombarding africa three hours daily.
A part of the town is burning. 1t is de-
Tended by u, 600 Peruvians who have III
flcted much injury upon the Huascar.
MoSs, April IAN explosion of fire
damp occurred yesterday in colliery at
Anderlues. The number of lives lost is
unknown but twenty corpses have al
ready been recovered. There were one
hundred and fifty persons in the pit at
the time of the disaster
HAVANA, April IA party of insurg
ents were defeated March 81 In the Santa
Clara district. They were over aiken the
next day in the Remedious district and
completely beaten; they left behind five
dead, of whom two were lieutenants. The
Spaniards lost one killed and three in
jured. Another party was beaten in the
jurisdiction of Cinco Villas. Four were
killed, among them Captain Alexandra
Garcia, brother of the well-known Chief
Garcia. Numerous other small encount-
ers and surrenders are reported in the
provinces of Guantanamo and Santiago
de Cuba. The insurgents are scattered
in small bands, extending into the iuris-
diction of Cinco Villas. Those outside
of the mountains of Santiago de Cuba
appear only as robber bands, and are the
terror of peaceful settlers.
LONDON, April 2.-The Times in it's
leader says: "About third of the en-
tire number of members of the House of
Commons has now been elected and the
result is that tho Conservative
majority has been replaced by Liberal
majority. The balance of the gains and
losses recorded yesterday will suffice to
set at rest many hopes ass fears and to
give the country means of estimating the
future relation of parties in the House of
Commons"
The Standards leading editorial this
morning declares that the results of yes
terday's voting only served to increase
the governments losses. The conserva-
tive majority has well nigh disappeared,
and the question no longer is whether
the ministry will be able to hold their
own, but whether the opposition will Sc
cure such majority as will enable them
to take Office with a reasonable prospect
of carrying on the business of the coun-
try satisfactorily.