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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
A Square Meal.

A Union East tennessee scout gives de-
scription of tolerable severe supper
of which he once partook on one OF his ex-
cursions. He thus describes the process OF
preparing the meal:
They commenced making preparations
tor the supper, and one of the girls, ac.
companied b. an old and very poor hound
dog, started in pursuit of a chicken, which,
after SO long a time, they succeeded in
catching, and the girl pulled its head off
and laid it on the table, when a large cat
jumped up and dragged it off on to the floor,
and two other cats seized it by each wing,
and the three ran out of the house with it
and attempted to get under the floor, but
all at once hound puppy stopped their
career, caught the chicken by the tail, and
there they stood, each striving for the mas
terry with awful growls and snarls. In order
to end the dispute, one of the girls made
sudden attack upon this sqnad Of carniv-
erous animals with the fire shovel, and re-
captured the prize, and at once proceeded
to prepare for our supper
We purchased small hog that was
standing in the yard, and had it cooked.
We had plenty of corn bread, but it was
baked out of meal that was badly spoiled,
and was consequently not very palatab!e.
And, to cap the climax of dainties, they
cooked up quantity of green cabbage,
which was full of worms, and not particle
of salt in the whole unsavory mess. We
sat down to the table and endeavored to eat
as well as VIC could, and those of the men
who partook of the cabbage, would now
and then rake large worm to the side of
their plate. But their appetites were too
keen to back out at the sight of worms, and
after placing them to one side they contin-
ued to eat on. No person knows what they
could be induced to eat till they suffer for
several days and nights with the most ex-
cessive hunger Tn that sort of an extrem-
ity the most fastidiols and delicate taste
very willingly accommodates itself to articles
of food which otherwise would be wretch
edly abhorrent"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
What is Zone Horse Power 2"

The use of the term horse power is
yery common; yet few, except good me-
chanics and engineers, attach definite
meaning to it, but regard it as indicating,
loosely, about the power which one horse
could exert. 1t is, however, when used In
the sense underconsideration, rs definite as
possible, and means the power required to
lift 80, 900 pounds ayordupois one foot high
in one minute.
A horse hitched to the end of a rope over
a pulley one foot in diameter, placed over
deep well, travelling at the rate of about
q miles per hour, or 22O feet per minute,
will draw up $50 pounds, the same distance
he travels. The force thus exerted is called,
in mechanics, horse power,' it being an
APPROXIMATION to the average amount OF con-
tinuous power it is fair to demand Of
strong horse. If we multiply the weight
raised (l5O pounds) by the number OF feet
it was moved per minute (220) the product
will be the number of pounds which the
same power would raise one foot high in the
same length of time, (33, 1000 pounds
The dynamometer is an instrument made
for measuring power, particularly that ex-
erted in drawing. Those used for testing
the draft of agricultural implements are
simply very strong spring balances, or
spring steelyards, graduated to lncicate the
power required to raise any weight within
reasonable limit, at the rate OF . miles pei
hour. When we apply the dynamometer
in ascertaining the draught of mechanics,
if the index indicates $50 pounds it is
shown that the horse is required to draw
lust as hard a. he would do if raising so
pounds out of we'll over pulley one foot
ia diameter at the rate of q miles per hour,
and so for other weights.
The velocity at which team moves is to
be considered, as we'll as the weight to be
raised, or the load to be drawn. II the
horse travels faster than D miles per hour,
while raising $50 pounds out of well. he
exerts more than one horse power. 1t he
walks slower than this he does not exert a
force equal to one horse power.
In ascertaining the draught of plough
or reaper and mower, by drawing faster
than % miles per hour, the dynamometer
would indicate more than the correct
draught and by driving slower the draught
would appear to be less than it really is.
In testing the draughts of machines team
should move at the rate of p miles per
hour, or 300 feet per minute, which is the
universally accepted rate with reference to
which thermometers are graduated, and an
easy one TO which to approximate in driv-
ing with almost any kind Of team.-P0rt-
lind Pace Current
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Wonderful Escape from the Grave.

A Washington correspondent. of the Bos-
ton Transcript tells the following story
which makes large drafts upon the reader
credulity.
A gentleman of New Albany, Floyd Co. i,
Indiana, respectable aad perfectly cred
IDLE man, now clerk in the Pension Bu-
reau. Washington, was formerly soldier in
Co. F, Fifty ninth Indiana Volunteers. In
1862 he was stationed at St. Louis. While
stationed there he was taken down with
small pox, and apparently died placed in
coffin and mmediately..entombed. As.the
soldier tomb was rather rapidly filled, five.
other collins were soon piled on his. He
lay there two and half days. when he be-
came somewhat conscious, and his first feel
ing was a sufocating sensation. His
screams alarmed the German sentinel guard
ing his tomb, who frightened, ran, drop
ping his gun, which was DISCHARGED. The
renort aroused Mr.. NJ still more to sense
of his condition and awful location. He re-
doubled his screams, bringing rush of SOL
diers to the tomb, who soon got him out
and relieved him from his terrible confne-
ment He is confident he should have suf-
located in fifteen minutes. He saws that
though never conscious of his dreadful stu
alton, his mind was always active, and his
sensations unsreakably delightful seeming
to float through scenes of surprising beauty,
amid strains of delicious music, SUCH to use
his own words, as he has never heard since
For obvious reasons, he does not wish his
name to be published, but our correspon-
dent will vouch for his character.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
WATCHING FOR PA.

Three little FERNS in the twilight grey,
Scanning the shadows across the way;
Six little eyes-four black, two blue
Brimful of love and happiness too,
Watching for pa.
May, with her placid and thoughtful brow,
Gentle face belming with love just now;
Willie, the rogue, so loving and gay, -
Stealing a kiss from his sister May
Watching for pa. ..-ss
Nellie, with her ringlets of sunny hue
Costly nestled between the two,
Pressing her cheek 'gainst the window pane,
Wishing the absent one home again,
Watching for pa.
Oh! how they gaze at the passers by,
He's coming at last" they gaily cry;
Try again my pets,' exclaims mamma, -
And Nellie adds - There's the twilight star
Watching for pa"
Jack mods and smiles as with busy feet
lie lights the lamps in the busy streets;
That sweet little group he knows full we'll
May and Willie, with golden-haired Nell.
Watching for pa.
Soon joyous shouts from the window steal,
And eager patter of childish feet,
Gay music now chimes through the hall
A manly voice responds to the call
Welcome, papa" 80.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Time to San Francisco.

TWAS announced in March that the I'm
ion Pacific railway had let contract Cor
800 miles to be completed in one hundred
DAYS from the first of May. This, added
to the $50 miles already completed west
ward from Omaha, will make $50 miles OF
rail by August first. Taking these figures,
the Alta California, of March 9th, makes
some calculations as to the time In which
passengers and the mails will occupy IN
reaching San Francisco From San Fran
cisco to Sacramento, by rivers, is from SIX
to eight hours. From Sacramento to the
eastern terminus of the Union Pacific by
the railroad route is about 2, 200 miles. At
present, there being $50 miles of rail at
this end and 100 at the California end,
there remain $50 miles of staging. By
the first of August, 800 miles more rail will
be laid at this end, and 100 more at the
western leaving 1,l50 of staging in Au-
gust By December, an aggregate OF about
$50 moro miles including work at both
ends, will be finished, leaving only 1000
miles of staging to be performed next jan
uary. With these figures an approximate
estimate NAV be made of the actual time
the mails will take in reaching San Francis
co within the next twelve months.
The eleven hundred and fifty miles of
staging can be made easily, at speed of five
miles per hour. in nine days and fourteen
hours. The $50 miles of rail, at twenty
miles per hour, will consume AZ l-2 hours,
which will give for the August time between
Omaha and Sacramento II days IL
hours. At the same rate OF speed, with
the 1000 miles of rail which will be com.
pleted in December, the mails will 60
through to Sacramento in ten days and four
teen hours, or say eleven days, to San
| Francisco next January. The time will
not be materially greater from Kansas City,
so that by next January st. Louis mails
will reach San Francisco in eleven days and
| half, and thenceforward the New \ ork
and English mails will take no other route
for San Francisco, Japan and China. Pas
sengers in haste to reach The Pacific coast
will abandon the TWENTY-FIVE to twenty -four
| day steamer route aud go overland, making
the time to San Francisco from New York
in THIRTEEN and half days During 1868
to be laid, which is not unreasonable, the
time may be so reduced that ST. Louis mails
| will reach San Francisco in about six days
and half by the first of January, 1869
and passengers form New York anxious to
catch the China steamers can 60 through
in less than nine DAYS, or less than half the
time now consumed by steamer via Aspin-
wall and Panama. There seems to he very
little reason to doubt that during the wear
1870 the railway connection between New
York and San Francisco will be completed
and that which, com paratively, short time
since was pronounced chimerical and an i'm
possibility, will be an accomplished fact.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
A Coop TRADE, PERHAPS. cable dis

A Coop TRADE, PERHAPs.-A cable dis
patch reports that Russia is willing to re-
ceive an iron clad fleet in payment for the
cession of territory on this continent, in
stead of 81, 200, 900 in gold We have a
large number of monitors which we are not
using and are not likely to have any use for
until they have rusted out; whereas, Rus,
sia may have use for them in defending her
harbors before many months The gold can
be much more advantageously employed by
our Government in paying our debts and
otherwise, than can the ironclads which we
accumulated during the war, and now lie
dismantled in our navy yards. No doubt
but this is the main reason why We pur-
chased Russian America.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Womanhood Suffrage in Wisconsin.

The Chicago Republican has an article on
this subject. Of the probable consequences
of the extension of suffrage to women it
, saws:
"Of one thing we are certain, those who
live upon and pander to the appetites and
passions of mankind, would suffer from
womanhood suffrage. Women would GER
tainly vote that every male prostitute should
marry the girl or go to Jail, that every
gambler should go to work, and that
every shop that sells milk punch should
eonfne itself to the milk only. Woman
hood suffrage certainly means moral reform
by legislative means, SO far as the votes of
the women would have power to accomplish
it."
The artcle concludes as follows
'It is proper and fitting that Western
State, and one so advanced in every other
form of political doctrine. should have bro
ken the ce for the first time in the world S
history on the question of womanhood suf-
frage. We are not afraid that the time will
ever come, in consequence of the advancing
power Of women, when the position Of the
sexes will be rever.ed-when she will court
man for his beauty, or when man will accept
her offer of marriage, or reject it, as lie may
trust or doubt her ability TO support him
without any other work on bis part than the
care of the household, the servants and the
children. Should the people CT Wisconsin
choose to extend the right of suffrage to the
female Wisconsians, it will unsex nobody.
The State will look little more carefully
after some Of the social vices of large and
small towns; few more married men will
60 home at shutdown instead Of at midnight
the polls will present less the appearance Of
cockpit, and more that of Quaker meet
| ing and, on the whole, the tolerably smart
State Of Wisconsin will be little more
talked about throughout the five grand
divisions of the globe, and among the five
great races of Caucasians, Mongolians,
Philippians, Indians and Malaays, than it has
ever been before, and it will have no reason
to regret its sudden increase of reputation
among the sages and savages Of the outer
| and barbarian world"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Elevated RAILWAYS.

New York city is about to try the plan
of elevated Tor over head) railways The
following is the plan Of construction:
The structure, when erected in the streets
is to be placed over the curb stone on each
side, and supported by wrought iron col
umns, nine inches in diameter, with spaces
of about twenty five feet between the same.
Cars are to move in opposite directions upon
the two sides Of the streets, each side hav-
ing a single elevated track. The columns
are to be attached in a patent method to
solid foundation piers, or masonry placed
between the surface, in such manner that
the structure can be placed in line and ad-
iusted without disturbing the foundation
The track is to be composed of steel, and cal
culated to bear five times the weight of
passenger cars placed upon it. The sup
porting columns are to be kept from oscil-
lation by secondary row of smaller columns
placed next to the buildings, or by sys-
tenn Of ornamental awning frames connec-
ting the track with the buildings springs
of rubber and steel are tobe introduced be-
and it is..claimed that cars will be compare
lively noiseless in moving upon it. Sta
tons for the reception and delivery of pas
sengers are to be placed at regular intervals
of from 800 to $500 feet apart and rooms
in the second story of buildings are to be
hired for that purpose. The stairways to
he within the buildings. The depot is to
be connected with the track by thick
glass platform, as is now used in ground
floors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
No. as the Radicals Expected.

The negroes at the South, invested by
the Rump with the elective franchise, do
not. in every case, manifest their gratitude
to that august and philanthropic body, by
voting agreeably to its wishes. At the
municipal election recently held in Pensa-
cola, Florida, good many of the negroes
voted for the Southern candidates-Ander-
son (Southernl for Mayor, having 253
votes; Alden (RsdicaD l42.
The election for municipal officers, in
Tuscumba, Alabama, resulted in the re-
election of the old Board. Much interest
was manifested. All passed off quietly.
The Huntsville Independent, referring to
this election, says: "The negroes voted.
Their vote was enlisted, we are told. to elect
an agent of tho Freedman's Bureau to the
Mayoralty, but the expectation was sadly
disappointed Our gallant friend, Major
SLoss, was elected by a large majority.
The colored votes were FIVE to one for him
against the agent The negro citizens had
better watch out, or SUMNER will disfran-
chise every one Of them"
WILLIAM BEVERLY NASH, a colored
man and brother" made a speech in
Columbia, South Carolina, not long since,
before several thousands of negroes, speak
ing generously and boldly in behalf of
Southern "rebels," and denouncing the
radical demagogues who have gone down
into that section to set blacks against
whites, AMI stir up strife. A correspondent
writing to the loyal Philadelphia Press
gays of NAsH-"Oh, my God, could have
Cut his ears off close to his black head |
denounce him as traitor -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Garroted in a Church.
From the St. Louis Democrat, April, :

From the ST. Louis Democrat, April, 23d.
A young man named Joseph Kellen, re-
siding in Ninona, who had been at work
on the fifteenth section of the North Mis-
souri, railroad, arrived here yesterday on
his way home, and purchased a passage
ticket on the steauer Rob Roy for Keoknk.
Wishing to see an acquaintance on y Fal-
lon street. he started up Fourth street,
and meeting with two men inquired OF
them the way to O'Fallon street. They
kindly volunteered to show him the way,
and the three proceeded up the street to-
gether Kelen was quite communicative,
and told his new acquaintances that he
was going up the river, and that he had
seventy dollars in his pocket book. When
the trio arrived opposite to St. Patrick s
church, corner of fifth and Biddle streets,
one of the men remarked to Kellen that
he had painted the inside of that church,
and that it was splendid edifice, and in.
vited the stranger to go in and examine
the decorations. The three men walked
in, and Kellen being devout Catholic
fell upon bis knees and prayed tor the
happiness of his gentIenanly companions
While he was upon his knees praying
one of the ungrateful wretches seized him
around the neck and held him fast, while
the other took his pocket book, containing
all his money and his passage ticket to
Keokuk. After effecting their purpose
the robbers beat hasty retreat, leaving
their victim so badly frightened and con
fused that h, was unable to pursue them.
Kellen made his way to the police offict
and related his adventure in the church
but there is not much probability that th'
robbers will be arrested, as he could no
give very correct description of them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

LUsUs NATURE "A gentleman from
Western North Carolina has given US some
information concerning one of the rarest
freaks that probably nature was ever guilty
Of. The facts are strange and worthy Of
publicity. In Mitchell County, n. c.,
there is man who looks very much like a
rattle snake, and has some of tie habits of
one. His hands and feet are shaped natu
rally, but once year regular scales are
formed and shed. His eyes are small and
serpent like, while his whole appearance is
wondrously strange He has forked
tongue, which he shoots out with the ra-
pidity of snake, making at times a pecu-
liar kissing noise. In winter he lies most
of his time in bed, and in summer will fol
two days at a time lie stretched out OF the
ground enjoying the sunshine. He viii
wind himself up like hoop, and by his ac
tons will continually remind you Of the
reptile he SO much resembles His body i.
not only shaped like snake to considera
BILE extent, but is pied all over. He seems
to have no mind. relishss wild game above
all things else, and when rabbit is brought
him, will manifest his delight in the widest
excitement. His name is William Wise, i.
of respectable parentage, and Is twenty one
years of age. His mother, some eight
months before his birth, had the misfortune
to tread upon a rattle-snake. Large sum:
have been offered for the privilege ct ex
hibiting him, but his relatives have stead
tasty refused. Gen. Sherman visited hin
when in Western Carolina. Our informant
is Baptist minister, and perfectly reliable
- WarreatoH TlRdicrt0r.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Afraid of the Truth.

Not many years ago, in this country
from certain incendiary class Of newspa
pers, but little else could be heard than The
everlasting cry of freedom Of the press -
they were wont to send forth SANDER upo,.
SANDER against certain class Of their fellow
countrymen, and when rebuked for So doing
would invariably plead the liberty of the
press" But now has come their turn to b.
criticised, not by wholesale misrepresenta
tons and untruths, but by as fair and i'm
partial criticism as the circumstances Of the
case will allow; but instead Of upholdinp
the liberty of the press, they are now
clamorous TO have it abrogated (of course
reserying to themselves the right 70 say
what they may plcaSe.)
Gen. ScHoFlELD, military commandment
of Virginia. one day last week, in true
de.potic style, warned the editor OF
Richmond paper because it published an
article containing some truths that were not
palatable to His Czarship and his brother
radicals IF the liberty of the press is to
be interfered with, and editors to be allowed
70 publish only that which is dictated to
them by military rulers, what is to become
of the people of this ceuntry-how expose
the corruption, the hypocrisy, and the
frauds practiced on the people?
The radicals have committed so many
frauds, have hung and imprisoned so many
people without fair trial, that they fear the
light and truth, and are busy just now in
looking about them for reasons = which to
muzze the honest and upright press Of the
country who dare to expose the hydra
headed monster radicalism and lay it bare
in all its deformity before the people, whose
toll and money it wastes like water and
whose liberties it is seeking to curtail, in
order that its members may go on and Oh
with their schemes of plumber and robbery,
With none to modest or make them afraid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

PNEUMATIC DESPATCH The Legislature
of New Jersey chartered a company to con
struct a tube between Newark and New
York, through which to force parcels by the
pneumatic process. The Massachusetts,
Legislature is about chartering Pneumatic
Despatch Company, TO operate between
Boston and Roxbury A company applied
10 the Legislature of New York for SINH
lar charter, but the members wanted to
charge SIC, 900 to pass the bill, and because
the gentlemen interested did not feel will
ing to stand this amount of black mail, the
bill failed to go through. As an exchange
remarks, it mag not be many years, how
ever, before our mail and express packages
will be sent over the country like wads
from Popgun."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

HETEROGENEOUS MARRIAGE.-A some
what singular matrimonial alliance occurred
at Sigel, Missouri, the other day. A gen.
tleman OF that place was engaged to a
young lady, the wedding day was fixed, and
the guests invited. A few days before the
nuptials were to have been solemnized, the
father and brother of the bridegroom by
threats of dsinheritance persuaded him to
disappoint the expectant bride, and make
himself invisible in the vicinity. The eve
ming came, and at the appointed time the
wedding guests arrived at the house of the
brides mother, but the faithiess swain did
not put in an appearance. An hour passed
and the bride aud her friends were over
whelmed with embarrassment and NORTH
cation. When all hope of wedding had
vanished, young gentleman of the party,
caprivated by the beauty of the bride, and
DESTROYS that the company should not be
disappointed, proposed, was accepted, and
the couple were accordingly married. The
guests were astonished and delighted, and
the bride and groom looked harry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

HIsroRIcAL FACTS. 1t is a fact that the
Democratic party has always sustained
every incumbent of the Presidential chair
who has defended the Constitution and
the anti Democrats have heartily opposed
all such The only three Presidents ever
elected by the anti Democrats were Harris
on, Tylor and Lincoln. Each died in the
Presidential Office, and were succeeded by
vice President elected by the same!party.
In each ease, the anti-Democrats quarreled
with the vice Presidents, because they
would insist on being guided by the con-
stitution; and they each, in turn had to
throw themselves for support on the Dem
ocrat party. These are significant histori
cal facts.