The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-03-17
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THURSDAY, MARCH IL, 1881.
GENERAL NEWS.

| WASHINGTON, March l0.-About the
most anxious set of federal officials are
the collectors of internal revenue. They
number 100. Of this number two have
served nineteen years, two seventeen
years, and sixty-four have been in over
eight years, and only forty who have not
served over four years. Of the total
number at least 100 have been or are
now in Washington since the 4th inst. to
represent in person their special fitness
for the positions they now hold. 1t is
understood there will be slaughter of
these innocents when the official axe be-
gins to rise and fall.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-The question
whether to allow the national banks to
withdraw their legal tenders deposited to
reduce circulation will be brought up for
discussion at the cabinet meeting to-mor-
row and decided. The associated press
dispatch stating that the question was
fully disposed of at the cabinet meeting
on Tuesday last had no foundation in
fact. The question was not presented to
the Secretary of the Treasury until late
Tuesday afternoon, and he has been SO
overrun with visitors ever since that he
has not been able to study the question
at all. As the law and all the precedents
are against the application, there is no
doubt but what the case will be so decid-
ed.
ST.. LOUIS, March 9.-Another murder
was perpetrated here this morning, which
has some rather sensational features.
Michael J. Reilly, ex-letter carrier and
formerly policeman. while descending
from the third to the second story of the
shoe factory of Phillips, Grant & Co.,
712 st. Charles street, about II o'clock
this morning, met Albert G. Hatch, a
former enploye of Phillips, Grant & Co.,
who was going up stairs, and shot him in
the head, killing him instantly, the ball
entering just below the eye and coming
out at the back of the head. From &C.
quaintances of both men it is learned that
Reilly had seduced Hatchs wife, and on
| two or three occasions taken her away
from home and spent two or three days
and nights with her at time. Hatch
vowed vengeance an / openly and repeat
eddy stated he would kill Reilly on sight,
and when met on the stairway this morn
ing, the former attempted to draw the
weapon, but Reilly was too quick for him
and sent bullet through his brain be-
fore he could get his pistol out. Hatch's
hand was on his pistol pocket when he
died. Reilly was taken to the police sta
ton but refused to make statement I'M
til he has consulted a lawyer.
LONDON, March 1O.-In view of the
conclusion of debates on the coercion bill
the extreme Liberals pressed new pol
| icy on the attention of the Parnellites.
1t proposed that, studiously moderate
opposition in committee of supply, the
! Home Rulers should endeavor to obliter-
ate the strong feeling prevailing against
their conduct in England. This accom-
plished, in the event of the land bill not
being thoroughly satisfactory, certain
liberals will undertake to participate in
an appeal to public opinion in the proyin-
ceS.
The conduct of Playfair cannot be ex-
cused as q question of privilege, and
| O'Donnell, therefore, submitted an
amendment on the House going into
committee of supply, challenging the
decision of Playfair.
Parnell has promised to attend great
tenant right demonstration at Enniskillen
Monday. The Ulster Land League is
making great preparations for meeting.
| Precautions at the armories and maya
zines are being relaxed and rifle shooting
is resumed.
Dillon and Brennan visited the prison
ers. Twenty warrants for arrests in the
county West Meath have been issued.
The arms bill will have third reading
Friday. A clause was added granting
| licenses to carry arms to such occupiers
of agricultural holdings as produce GER
tifcates signed by two justices that they
are fit to have license.
Four more political prisoners were
! lodged in kilmainham Jail.
Boyton telegraphed Minister Lowell
and he has asked the authorities for par
ticulars of his arrest, the charge, etc.