The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-12-13
The Famine in Ireland.
ONE HALF TIE Potato CROP pEsTRoYE

the slightest approach OF AR, Remains 10 be
seen. in tie provincial papers We find
that some localities had been visited less
severely than others aud oar country
friends draw general conclusions about
t!riugs beng much better than they had
been represented We Wish We could
Join in the encouragement ard hold out a
hope of Improvement. But We cannot
The staple food of the country has been
already reduced one>haIf, an estimate in
WHICH farmers, boards of guardians and
Landed proprietors concur, While In some
districts it would not lie extravagant 10 as
Sert thai, so far from portion oft crop
being available for food, the people will
not have sufficient for seel. II Is useless
to Disguise the fact, an the government
should take instant steps, in concert with
proprietors. to give employment during
the ensuing year.
THE FAMINE AGAIN IN SKIBBERFEN,
(Dhblin Cor. London Herald NV. l0)
regret to hear that there j, great dis
tress In Skibbereen a correspondent of
one of the Journals writes:
There is good deal Of misery pending
the lahoring classes this winter. and farm
ecs will greatly suffer f,om deficiency in
their crops. If fair amount of employ
ment could lie obtained for the lab"riug
classes it would be n grea,. if lot etiec
ual means of keeping The work house emp
tv The guardians Of tie Skei and >kih
hereen Unions have made an application
to government for loan Of $4,000, for
the purpose of commencing the v est Cork
! railway.
DEATH FROM STARVATION IN CLARE.
Correspondent e Of The Dublin freeman.
?. CnIman Esq, Coroner. held an in
Quest yesterday on the body of man IN
known, aged about twentv-four. who was
found dead on The roadside hy the police,
near Manus. The jury rendered verdict
that the deceased died from exhaustion,
starvation and exposure TO cold
rIHCIIING DISTRESS IN sLlGo-sTARyATIoN
OR THE PooRHoUsE.
From the Sig" Champion Nov Is.
The resolution adopted Nv the clergy Of
| the deanerv # Castelar,. gave true and
painful picture of The distress in that omar
ter, aud our rey"lt> received this week
from other counties in this province, are
equally di>heart-n;ng II the rocky and
mountain parish of Dvsart the potato
crop is nearly gone. and if the arpaaI male
hv their good pastor, Father Brennan. does
not soon meet a resn"n.e. the moral and
| indus riou> people of thai district i'll have
no alternative hut famine or the work
house. Sir Robert Peel states tina, the
government are considering When will
they act
POTATOES, WHEAT ASDHAY LOST IN LINER
ICK COUNTY.
From ;hr Limerick Repor err Nov IS
The har7e>t returns in the neighhorhood
of Newcastle West are lauen,abv defic-
lent. We have been credrbv Informed
that not more than one fourth Of the po,a-
! to crop is available for human food, while
acres of whea, have mol been cut down al
| all, but allowed L" be eaten down hy cattle.
| Lrrge quantities of hay which has lain
several weeks III the meadows half covered
|
WIN ""te'' y ''''S 'e"'o>'" !" '''e HAY
S "a almost useless eA'eF' 'or manure
nc ''''''''I ''"''',''' ave III '"'ST''
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COLD AND HUNGER IN CoNNAUGHT
From the Dublin Freeman, Nov IA
Al nuhIi,. uea,irr of ,b. ;nb.I;,,o,.
,,f Chiffon 0,,Iwav) Le,J !, CI;.Io, an
! SurI,v ,tn nav j. N.N,,,s u y v
F.. in the chair. the folIoviur resoIu, ions
ware ,d,,al.
Tba, s ,Lo r;,,,or i,os ~, ;,
sual savar;,r RI. .,tf .,i,,, af H., ,,.,o
me intense. in the ey,re,n. from wan, =,
fuel !: that AS there !. no snhs,itu,e in ,ha
| couu,ry for the ordinarr final f,rrf\ ,L.ro
I,ai,g na;,har ,;,nLar ,n.J ,r ,or.,,s :,
tie coal trade we i, rau u,on IN. rov-
er,,,art to ,nn, f,,ward a,J ,u,,J,. .
,,n, ,ha, n,..>a. v,,h ,,.,.l;,r .!,.,;,,
| upou the ponr and il is even fpit by m, -
who are not destitute of The means of pur
CHASING 1t. Ina, "> u IS our am ""h
urgent d"'H' We DO again me'n"'laI'ze lie
'"''' ''e",e"''''' 10 '"Ne ''"'"eh'a.e steps |"
procure 'ue' "'' t'e a''eait ''a">'"'h'S"e''