The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-08-24
EteRss OF News.

FrcSS, Is about 10 be established In Chica
go.
AT Richmond, Me, there was heavy
frost on the night Of the % inst.
A car load Of new club wheat from
Durand, Ill. was landed at Milwaukee on
the 1T.
The winter term of the Lawrence
University, at Appleton, opens to-day.
| The dwelling house of George Will
son at Onalaska, Lacrosse county, was
burned on Sunday last, No insurance.
Fifty five thousand people had visit
ed the Great Eastern az New York, up to
the 18th inst.
| Fence posts STEPPED in blue vitriol-
pound of yitrioI to 40 pounds Of water
will last forever.
The Neapolitan Government has Or
dered the adjustment Of the bastinado
and the suppression Of secret dungeons.
The Recdsburg Free Press says the
potato rot has made its appearance in that
vicinity.
The Michigan Farmer estimates the
wheat crop Of that State, this year, at o.
100000 bushels.
An extensive iron pail mandatory
Of McMurry & Winlllenair WINS burned Oh
the 30th uIt. Loss $4,000. Insured
for $4,000.
A huge harvest home is to 10 GOT
up for the Western part Of Grant county,
near the residence of G. Orr, on the
23l Of August tomorrow
The Wood County Reporter says that
county will produce double the root and
grain crops this year, raised during any
previous season.
Tom Marshall was lecturiDc on tenn
peranco at PoughkeeDsie, last week lie
has again pledged himself to drink no
more intoxicating liquors.
Charles Hudson, farmer Of Meck>
lenburg county. Va, has been put in the
county prison there, to await a trial for
whipping negro woman 10 death.
Hon. v. 4 Richardson was renoml-
mated for Congress in the Fifth District Of
Illinois, by the Democratic Convention at
Mt. Sterling on Wednesday.
Ten years ago Wisconsin had not
single mile Of railroad completed within
her borders. Now nearly one thousand
miles are travelled daily by the cars.
The Rochester Union says that the
population of that city, according to the
census, will fall below 43,S77. Tie in
crease, then, has been about 5000.
The cranberry crop will he quite
large in the northern portion of the State.
TIE cranberry trode is 10 small item in
E the commerce Of Wisconsin.
The Waukegan Gazette SAYS about
$50 bushels Of cnrrants have been shipped
to Chicago from that place this season, aud
1000 gallons Of currant wine has been
made.
The Baraboo Republic estimates the
surplus wheat raised in that county will
amount to 100000 bushels The MaIi-
son Pofriot says there will DO surplus of
near 100000 bushels in Dana
The partia. returns airoaly received
indicate that the population Ct philadeI-
phia is more than $50 GOO, and the popu-
Iaron of Pennsylvania about 3, 100000.
Cholera Morbus Is prevailing to a
considerable extent among children in Be-
: 10 there have been seyeral fatal case -
Also, one Of reported cholera.
~ house belonging to T. Benson was
burned at Burlington last Friday. Unoc-
cupel, but had liquor and reotifyine aP~
parafus in it to the value of 500, on
which and the house, there was $500 in.
surance.
Mr.. McI[instry, Of Pewaukee, Wau-
kesha county, has between four and five
acres Of an excellent variety of potatoes,
which have grown SO well that it is esti-
mated that portions of the field will yield
500 bushels to the acre.
When the Chicago Zouayes visited
the White House at Washington, Presi-
dent Buchanan shook the Zouaves several
" by the hand, ard was accompanied by
Joe Lane, the disunion candidate for Vice
President, who did likewise.
Tomatoes should always be pushed
Just as much as peas, and who but SLOW
en- would think of raising the later without
any support! Tomato plants should be
trimmed also, and not permitted to bear
al the fruit that sets upon the bushes.
1t is stated that the two boys of Mr.
Douglas, left by his first wife, have come
into the possession of large fortune by
the death Of their maternal grandmother,
who resided in North Carolina and it is
further stated that Mr. Douglas viii visit
his connexions in that State, after lie has
completed his New England tour.
The scholarship in the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis, offered by Hon. Daniel
+. Sickles as a reward of merit, has been
bestowed upon a German named Martin
: Schultz, who was successful in competing
for the prize. lie was born at Stettin in
Prussia in 1916, and came to this country
in 1857. His father is a shoemaker.
The number ofpilgrims whiah arrived
at Jeddoh, the port Of Mecca, in the year
1859. was $4,000, Of which 61,450 came
b. sea, and $3.50 by caravans. The
large decrease IS ascribed to the troubles
which arose at Jeddah, in 1853, aud to a
dread If the rH0Iara which corr;aI az