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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
MARINE.-On Saturday evening last, the

MARINE.-On Saturday evening last, the
new steamer Ndnitoroc was launched into
the element for which she was intended,
and will soon, to use poetical phrase,
walk the waters like thing of hfe." We
have heretofore given her dimensions, and
nothing more remains to be added except
that she is like all the steamers heretofore
turned out by Mr.. RAND, model in beau
ty and symmetry. As she is named after ou,
town and county, no doubt she will become
quite favorite with those leaving our port
either on business or pleasure. May pros
porous voyages and other good luck attend
her. On Wednesday last, she was taken
to Milwaukee, in tow of the steamer Orion.
She viii have her boilers put in at that
place. and then return here to be compile
ted.
The schooner Ell Tempo is having a new
mainmast put in her and is undergoing gen.
eral repairs, at Ship Yard Point.
Our port was visited on Thursday last by
vessel scow-built and sloop- rugged, without
name as she was without papers. She is
the first of that species of rugged craft we
remember to have seen on this lake. With
a good fair wind in her favor, We do not
see what's to hinder her from getting from
port to port some time or other.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

INCREASE OF BRITISH VOTERS The
Parliamentary reform bill passed both
houses of Parliament, and received the
assent Of the Queen on the 14th inst. 1t
is really a great measure. 1t will increase
the number of voters from eight hundred
thousand to two million three hundred
thousand, or nearly three hundred per cent.
The abolition of primpgeniture, the di.
vorce of church and state, the establish
ment of better system of public instruc.
tion and the adoption Of manhood suffrage
are the probable changes which the pass
age of the bill viii bring about. A new
feature in the bill is one by which polit-
ical party in the minority is given chance
to elect candidates of their own choice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

STARTED Up.-The Clipper City"
Mills of Mr.. GEO. DwYER started up on
Tuesday last, and are now grinding whea t
and corn at clipping rate Mr.. DwYER
has lately added improvements to his ma
chinery by which he will be enabled to use
up between three and four hundred bushels
of wheat per day, and those who wish grind
ing done will find him amply prepared to
fiil their orders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

TIE GREAT RACE HORSE Dexter.
dispatch Of the l4th to the Chicago Tib-
unc, from Buffalo. gives the following ac-
count of the last performance of the unriv-
:l,ed trotter Dexter, and his sale to ROB
EEr Bonner, of the New York Ledger,
and the most money invested in horse flesh
of any man in the country who does not
keep his horses fcr profit:
1.-The great match of Dexter, for purse
Of 81 coo, against his best recorded timo
in harness, viz: 2:l9, came off amid the
greatest excitement ever known upon the
course. Dexter trotted against Ethen Al
len S running mate. The first trial afforded
a beautiful exhibition of clean trotting,
without skip or break. The quarter was
made in "a, the half in l:IO, and the mile
in 2:20.
Upon the second trial it soon became
evident that the incompatible horse was
making prodigious effort, and his flight
around the course was watched with intense
interest. The quarter was made in 33i,
the half turn in l:07, and the mile COM
pleted IN 2:l7i, surprising even the extra
ordinary time which he made in saddle last
year. The announcement of the result
was greeted with tremendous and repeated
cheers.
Shortly after, Mayor Wells made the
unexpected announcement from the judges
stand that Dexter had just become the
property of MIR. Robert Bonner, of the
ledger, who was present, and who had
closed a bargain on the spot, paying price
OF which he declined to say more than that
it exceeded $50, 1000. Dexter will fulfil his
two engagements at Chicago, and will then
pass into Mr.. Donner's stables on the 10Th
Of September next. and never trot for
money again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

THE BODY OF POSTMASTER GILMORE
The Chicago papers noto the finding, acci-
dentaly discovered by sailor, on Wcdncs-
day, Of the body of Postmaster GILMORE,
of Chicago, drowned few nights ago when
out in his boat. It was found floating be-
tween the railroad track and outer break
water. There is a mystery about his death,
arising from the fact that when last seen he
was going home, and that the fragments
of his boat look as if it had been run into.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

THE GREAT "WHAT IS IT ?" SEEN NEAR
MANITowoc.-On Tuesday morning last,
as two young ladies, Miss RUTHIE H. E.,
hailing from a small town somewhere south
of here, and Miss LIBBIE M. II, also
from the country, were returning from Two
Rivers, whittier they had been on a pleas
ure ride, were crossing the bridge over the
Little Manitowoc, were surprised at hearing
loud blowing sound, apparently proceed
ing from near the mouth of that river, and
on looking towards the place from whence
the sound proceeded, to their great horror
they met the gaze of singular looking and
monstrous water animal, who seemed to be
hard and fast aground on the sand bar
which lies off the mouth of that stream. OF
course their terror and astonishment was so
great that they could not take q critical
look at the monster, but put whip to their
horse, drove through town at clipping
rate, and did not recover their preseuce of
mind sufficiently to halt until they were a
long distance out of town on their way to
Sheboygan. On returning, however, they
rushed into the Pilot Office, and on recov-
ering somewhat from their fright, they de-
scribed it (him or her) in general outline
as being something in appearance like a
fish, about fifty or sixty feet long, of dark
blush color, with large goggling looking
eyes, and was engaged in lashing the waite
to tempest in his struggles to get off from
his new home. On the fact becoming
known, . large crowd assembled on the
bridge and traversed the shore to catch a
glimpse of the monster, but it (him or her)
was nowhere to be seen, having extricated
itself from its perilous position but in
the distance, away out in the lake, a jet Of
spray could now and then be seen which
seemed to proceed from q huge fish, or
something Of the sort, much like a whale.
The young ladies declare that they will
never sally forth on lonely road without
the company Of their gallants.
They didn't like that feler.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
LIQUOR prohibition i. Michigan.

Liquor Prohibition in Michigan
The Michigan constitutional convention,
by majority Of twelve votes. has resolved
to incorporate the prohibitory liquor clause
in the new consultation. The Detroit Ad-
re,tiscy, in discussing the action OF the con-
vention on this question, and the refusal to
submit the prohibitory clause to vote Of
the people says:
The effect of such movements ~ these
apon the general politics Of the state will
be highly important. Indeed, for the time
being We do not see that the two old parties
will be broken up by it, although the inter-
est in the presidential election and the
United States senatorial question in this
state may preserve the cohesion of the re-
publieaas. In this city the German vote,
having oncc left the republicans on temper
ance issues, will doubtless do so again, leav-
ing US here perfectly powerlcss.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

THE STREETS. are glad to record
that our village authorities are doing good
deed in grading the streets and improving
them generally. Main street, both on the
North and South side, has been recently
graded and graveled, much to its improve
ment and appearance. Washington street,
on the South side, is now undergoing the
same process Of improvement, as is also
State street, ON the North side.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

FEAALE Observation-Disclosures FOR A
STATl CoNvENTIoN.-Ac call is being ex-
tensively circulated in the state and has al
ready been signed by prominent members
of both political parties, appointing state
convention at Janesyille for the purpose Of
taking the necessary measures to secure the
success Of the movement in this state in
favor of female suffrage. 1t is very gener-
ally understood that unless the pext gov.
ernor and legislature are friendly to this
reform, the pending amendment to the con.
stitution will fail and the proposed change
be indefinitely postponed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
And thus did his unfettered soal
Go forth from earth to Heaven. -
THE HARVEST IN Brown CoUNrY.-Tke

THE HARVEST IN Brown CoUNTY.-Tke
Green Bay Gasetts of Saturday says -
The harvest in Brown and adjoining coun-
ties is pretty well over, and remaining fields
Of grain are rapidly falling before the hun
dred reapers now sweeping over them. In
a few days moro this important work will
be finished. The weathe. has been unusu-
ally favorable fer out door work, and it has
been wisely improved. The crops in this
region are far above the average, both in
extent and quality"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
The Washington National Intelligence,

The Washington National MteHigeace,,
of the 18th, says:
" A large number of visitors waited up
on the President yesterday. Among these
who obtained an audience was General
Roussau. The General will, after reaching
San Francisco, accompanied 10y the Rus
sian Commission, be taken on board ma
tional steamer and conveyed to Sitka. He
has received full instructions, and the pos
sessions recently acquired by US will be
promptly occupied by our troops, and sub
jccted to our system Of laws"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

HARD TINES. The long continued dull
ness and depression of business in the East
ern and Middle States has resulted, as all
expected it would, in a decline of wages
The New York papers say that the me-
chanic does not receive as high wages in
the summer of 1867 as he did in 1866. The
decline is from twenty to twenty-five per
cent. Common laborers can be obtained at
ono dollar per day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

19r New countries have wants and hab-
its peculiar to themselves. In our widely
extended and sparsely settled territory
medicines ready prepared are more en-
ployed, and are in fact greater necessity
than ia the old countries. DR.. AYERS
preparations have given the public greater
confidence in this class of remedies than
had ever been felt before. Physicians in
stead of discarding them, really favor the
use Of such ready at hand antidotes for dis
ease, when they can be depended on. And
we wish our readers to know that in pub
fishing j. G. AYERS 4 Co.'s advertise
ment, or any others of like reliable char
acter. We think we are furnishing them as
useful information as any with which we
can fill our columns. Louisville Courier
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

RESIGNATION. Hon. Jason DowNEI,
Associate Justicsof the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin, has s.nt in his resignation to
the Governor, to take effect on the llth of
September next BYRON PAINE has been
appointed in his place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

AN lMpRovEMENr-Thc Russians, a,
least that portion who live in Sitka, must
be more practical people than the Yam
KEGS, for while the latter have . currency
made OF paper, the Sitkians have . curren-
cy made Of leather. Sitka is ahead.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

ra- General POPE, the commander of
District No. 3, has issued q general O, der
forbidding all civil officers from advertising
in papers opposing reconstruction -
which, translated into the vernacular,
means that all the Southern papers which
fail to support the Racical party are to be
prescribed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

R1Thc Philadelphia Evening Herald,
a radical paper, Announces the startling fact
that 1t has been discovered that ut the cleo.
lon, last fall, the whole Democratic ticket
in that city, was elected by some thousands
majority. 1t appears that the Democrat. /.
have been deliberately counted ou, by tho
scoundrels who ofhciatcd as election off;cers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

The "STAR" CONFECTIONERY
HENRY Wilcox, at the new Star Contec
sione'y, will give FREQ Lunch every day at
10 l2 o'clock. He will also have Ice
Cream on hand every afternoon and even
ing. The public are respectfully invited to
call. So IF
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

nT Our invalid editor desires us to thank
Mr.. GEO. EDWARDS for the nice delicacy
sent to his house on "Wednesday. Were
he daily fed on such rarity We imagine it
would not be long before he would throw
physic 70 the dogs" and become himself
again"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
* A disnatch from yy.l:

k1 A dispatch from Washington .avs
that Gen. Siekles, who is now on duty a,
district commander BY virtue Of his brevc,
rank OF major general, will be required bv
the president and General Grant to retnr.
to his regular rank as colonel, Which MIN
displace him from his present ooumaua
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

Hr By advertisement it will be seen that
the people in the southern part of the
county intend to have harvest ball at
WALTERBACH's on the 3lst inst. A happy
time may be expected.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
N Order Of District Co
Third Assembly District Convention.

Democratic Convention for the Third As
sembly District of Manitowoc County, will be
held at BERGER's Hall, Two Rivers, on Satur-
day, September 7, 1867, At two o'clock. P NJ,
to select two Delegates to represent said Dis
trict in the State Convention which meets Mt
Madison on the 11th. The towns will be en-
titled TO Delegates as follows
Manitowoc, 5 Two Rivers 7
Aishicott Gibson, 4
Twa Creeks
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs.-The propel-
lor Union stopped at our pier on Saturday
morning on her way to Lake superior. -
Among her passengers were Mrs. LINCOLN
and her son TAD.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

ArGencrnl SHERIDAN has been remov.
ed from his command of tho department Of
Louisiana, and General TuoMAs designated
to take his place. SHERIDAN will take
command Of the department of Missouri.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

M We had the pleasure Of call on
Wednesday from TANaEL MCCRACKEN, of
Milwaukee. He reports dull times in that
city, and travelled all the way to Manitowoc
to see business carried on in lively style.
Did he see it?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

A Democratic Convention for the Second
Assembly District of Manitowoc County. will
be held at the Branch, on Saturday. Septem-
Der 7, 1867, at , O'Clock, p. NJ, to select two
Delegates to represent said District in the
State Convention which meets at Madison on
the 11th. The towns will be entitled to Dele
gates as follows:
Maple Grove, 2 Franklin, 9
Kossuth, 2 Coopcrstown l
Cate, 2 Rapids 2
"a, n -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

SELECT SCHOOL. Miss MARIA MARTIN
is now teaching select school at ber resi-
dence on Sixth street, and has room for a
few more scholars. She gives instruction
in the usual branches taughtin such schools,
and vocal music in addition. Rates of tut
tion, So per term Of three months.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

FAcTs.-The chemical saleratus is the
Best .Saleratus. Chemical saleratus is bet
ter than soda. Chemical Saleratus has l6
ounces in paper, others have IA to Is
ounces.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

KEwAUNEE The Enterprise says that
a daughter Of FRED. DAUL of Casco, l2
years old, started to so to Kewaunee on
the 10th, and has not been heard trom since.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

ekTAsk your druggist for Aliens Lung
Balsam, sure cure for Coughs. Colds and
Consumption.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

RS-Dr. ROBINSON and other Shanghai
friends have our thanks for specimens of
the produce of theu garden pJa.s.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

n@- Messrs. MARKLIN 4 RICHTER, at
their drug stole on the south side, have for
sale most delicious spice for flavoring
sauces, meats, end fish. i u worth trgine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
TOWN AND NTRY
First Assembly District Convention.

A Democratic Convention for the First As
eembly District, of Manitowoc County, will be
held at the store of A. WALTERBACH, in
Meeme, on Saturday, September 7, 1867, at
O'clock, P. NJ, to select two Delegates to repre-
sent said District in the State Convention
which meets at Madison on the 11th The
towns will be entitled to Delegates as follows
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

Cc0arrr- 1rsrNo-v ss,sr>rc A largo
building, intended for a boarding house,
has just been erected at what is known as
MURrHYs Mills, eight miles up the river,
for Messrs. LYON & Co., the new proprie-
tors. The building is AZ feet long, % feet
wide, two stories high, and contains % win
dovs. 1t is a substantial structure, and
was built under the supervision of B. L.
MURPHY, Esq, one of our best mechanics.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

n6rFor Coughs aud Consumption use
Alien's Lung Balsam.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

n@-Notice the advertisement Of Allen:
Lung Bslssn:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23
Second Assembly District Convention

By Order Of District Committee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

RUNAwAY.-Quite an excitement oc-
CURED in our streets on Wednesday, caused
by the doings of team of country horses
who took into their heads that they would
astonish the slow going city hacks by show
ing them what was considered fast-time in
the country. They started from some To-
cality on York street, thence they ran to
Eighth and then across the bridge to Quay
street, where they were brought to. A
woman and girl were in the wagon-and
the woman kept up loud screaming until
the horses were stopped. Fortunately no
accident happened to the occupants Of the
wagon, beyond the scare they experienced.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

BARK BURNING.-On Saturday last q
heavy wind prevailing at the time, man
named BAERNT ABRAMsoN in Gibson, set
fire to some brush in his field, against the
remonstrance of his neighbors, who eau
toned him strongly against the act, and
offered to assist him in putting the fire out.
lie was obstinate, aud let it take its course,
the consequence of which was that one
hun ndred dollars worth of wheat and about
81 500 worth of hcmlock bark was DESTROY
ed-the latter belonging to the Wisconsin
Leather Company. Sheriff BLAKE arrest
ed ABRAMsoN, and brought him before
Justice SIBREE yesterday, who held him
and his wife to bail in the sum of $500 to
await the action of the grand jury.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-08-23

By Order of District Committee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12
Pnnulation m Mlssissippi.

A comparison of the population OF
Mississippi, as exhibited by the census
of 1860 and that taken in 1866, shows the
disastrous effects of tie war in a most
striking manner. The total population
in 1860 was sol ,3O3 OF these there were
59s99 whites, and 447 ,4O4 blacks; In
1866 the whole population had diminished
to 724.7l8. The whites in the latter year
amounted in number 70 343, 400; the
blacks to 3Sl, 25S. The aggregate de-
crease in six years was 1855; the whites
losing lO,437, the blacks &C, lab. But, in
order to understand the whole loss, we
must look at the rate of increase before
the war. By this rate the population IN
1866 should have been $4,000; so that
the real loss was about 10000. Upon
this basis the whites lost about $4,000,
the blacks $4,000. IL will be seen that
the loss of the blacks is greatly in excess
OF the whites, although the latter were
not exposed, 10 any considerable extent,
10 the exigencies of battle or camp.
Their loss is to be accounted for by the
absence of that care and plenty to which
they had been accustomed in their for
mer relation; and especially to the fact
that, left to themselves, they huddled to-
eether in the towns, where they were
stricken by disease, which took them of
with great rapidity. Louis Repuo'
Kcdn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12
fernando. Mss, August, 1861.

VNHE FIRST DRAWING. WHICH TOOK
l. place on the 18th instant, was attended
with unusual success, when IL Is remembered
ton o. the enterprise to that event. $1,000
worth Of tickets having been sold. a like
amount of property was drawn for, under the
supervision Of gentlemen selected by the ticket
holders present. The utmost harmony and
good feeling pervaded those present, and, as
will be seen from the subjoned certificate of
tho Managers, the affair was conducted TO
close In a most gratifying and satisfactory man
ner:
HERSASDo, MISS. June IS. 1857.
We hereby certify that the above report OF
the first drawing of the Southern Asylum is
correct, and that tho proceedings were charae-
terized by a spirit of fairness and business un-
surpassed by any drawing Of which We have
any knowledge. The Managers Of the Compa-
ny placed the tickets and wheels under our
sole management and control.
ISignodl
]. B Morgan,
Robert Temple,
v. A. Merriwether, tcomr,;ttoa,
w. w. Campton,
NJ. MageVeney,
John Ainslie,
J. M. HALL. Clerk.
The prizes drawn on this occasion numbered
forty-seven, and comprised lots in the vicinity
of Memphis, Tenn. Corinth, Miss, and Her
to tho lucky ticket-helders. For this, the sec
ond drawing, however, we are able to offer our
patrons still more attractive inducements 10
interest themselves in our scheme. From n
lengthy list OF property, much of which has
already been advertised, we select our
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12

Tenth Prize. Cottage<esidence, five rooms;
lot 100 by 10 feet, on Borland avenue, near
Memphis and Charleston railroad, near corpo-
ration line. Valued at $1,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12
TICKETS SIS EACH.

May be had of or ordered through any of the
Company's agents, at the Central Agency,
Memphis, Tenn, or Of Col. james Strain, Her
nando, Miss.
Company are prohibited from purchasing or
holding tickets in any Of the drawings. The
Company is simply the media for the purchase
and sale OF renl estate between property holders
and the general public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
SINGLE NUMBER SCHEME,
Or Royal Havana
DRAWN MONTHLY.
Prizes payable without Discount
COMBINATIoN.
Or Three Number eeheme.
DRAWN DAILY.
Prizes $4,000 to 81 90.
Single Tickets 81 90. Packages SOS 90.
Discount on Pri1& IS per cent
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME.
Drawn Daily.
Numbers Selected By Purchaser.
Prizes, according 10 amount. Paid
No Discount on Prizes
Es- an Prizes Cashed az this ofioe.
FAY 4 CHANDLER.
81 Main street,
16 Jefferson street. Momrkis,
Key Box 20 P. o.
General Agents. Tennessee.
N.B.-The public are respectfully invited 10
call On The General ArCnta for Tennessee ~
their oHces A. shove, where they vii receive
fulrparticuiars respecting this noble charity.