The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-07-04
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+ General Patten, democratic speake
from Pennsylvania, called a meeting a
the African church in Richmond, Va.
recently, with the intention of instructine
the negroes in regard to the wickednes.
of the radicals; but the colored people
did not desire his Instructions and lef
him without an audience.
From the published list Of awards te
American exhibitors in the Paris Exposi
ton, We find that Wisconsin received
three bronze medals. viz Wisconsin Ag-
ricultural Society agricultural collections
Richards & Go. Wisconsin, wool; State
of Wisconsin,, cereals.
Peter Glass, of Barton, Wis. also re-
ceived honorable mention for Ill inlaid.
mosaic centre table
Several cases of cholera have occurred
in Memphis, some Of which have proved
fatal.
There was a case of genuine cholera in
Brooklin on the 2eth..
1t is reported that the City Of Mexico
has been captured by the Liberals.
The fourth and last match between
Lady Thorne and Dexter, for $1,000, two
mile heats, came off on Fashion Course
Saturday. Dexter won in fine race, in
two straight heats Time, Sol and SOC.
1t is said that there will be new fea-
ture in the new union Cabinet of Canada:
The Minister of Finance, Minister of Com
merce, Minister of Internal Revenue and
Receiver General will form a Committee
of Council to deliberate and decide on
all questions affecting the tariff, excise,
currency, banking, &c.
The Secretary of War has authorized
the issue of one thousand breech- loading
arms and fifty thousand cartridges from
the Leavcnworth Arsenal to the Union
Pacific Railway Company, Kansas branch,
to enable their engineers and working
parties to protect themselves against
Indian attacks. The company has al
ready received FIVE hundred Spencer
rifles for the same purpose. ~
A reform convention was held in To-
ronto last week, which was attended By
some seven hundred delegates Among
the resolutions adopted was the following:
Resolued, That it Is the duty Of the
y
Canadian people to cultivate friendly re-
lations with the people of the United
States and offer every facility for the ex
tension Of trade between the two coun-
tries, and the convention regards it the
duty Of the Canadian administration to
meet frankly aud cordially any overture
from the Washington government for a
icW treaty an commercial reciprocity
between Canada and tie republic, based
on equitable principles c5isls eat ii i
the honor OF both countries
The following letter was put in as
evidence on the Surratt trial
SURRATTsvU.LE, Nov. 18th.
DEAR All am sorry | could not get
up. Will be up SUNDAY Hope you are
getting along well How are the boys
and all the pretty girls? Ny most piou
regards for the latter, a; to .he former |
care not a continental damn Have you
been to the fair If so what have now
How is L. Kennedy? Tighf as usual |
suppose. He has opened his office |
hear; 80 to It's failure. | am very
happy that | do not belong to the firm
! have been very busy all the week TAX
ing care of and securing the crops Next
Tuesday and the jig is up. Good bye
to Surrattsville. Good by. God forsaken
country. Old Abe, the good old SOUL
may the devil take pity on him.
Surratsville, Nd.
JOHN Fl. SrRATT.
To Louis j. Weichman, Washington
ID. &.
A bill is in course of preparation ft,.