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The Horticultural Association

~ ~. JoskrH, MICHIGAN,
> NO GIFT ENTERPRISE
md must mo- be COMPOUNDED with ,hs A.,
ar Gu Concerts and humbues which 49,.
been sdvefisrd 80 extensively lhron.ha'',
The country. e''a'
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The balance 10 consist Of the fol-
lowing articles, viz Works of
prominen: Authors. Engrsvings
q distinguished pevsonages, Mu-
ficsi Instruments. Work Boxes.
Music Boxes. Photogrs ph AL
buns. Opera Glasses, Breast
pins and Finger Rings. Cent?
Fob Chainr, Ladies' Gold Wstch
Chains, Ladies' and Gents hid
Ing WHIPS. Emblem Cards Tor
Psrior A amusement PsrIor Osns.
ments, Pictures. Frames. wn
ting Cases. Kid Gloves. &c. &c.
&c. amounting 10
Making 10 the aggregate $50 600
presents, valued q 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Tiger Hunting in India.

" About o'clock in the afternoon of the
18th OF August, two Assamese came run
ming up to my bungalow to say that huge
tiger had entered their village (about three
miles Oft and killed two cows close to their
houses, In an open piece of common; that
the villagers by shouting had driven him
back to the jungle which was from so to
200 yards from where the cows lay. They
begged me to come and kill the brute, as he
had done them much damage for some time
past, and would continue to do so If not
destroyed. Inquired particularly the ma
ture of the spot and the size of the tiger,
and finding that the ground was good, and
the tiger described as extra large, male,
and very bold, I gave them my gun to
carry and started on my pony to their vii
lage, which was soon reached. Arrived
there, l found the place as described "a
line of huts on a level piece of ground like
Shallford Common, and at the end of the
common thin but tall jungles; the cows lay
at the back Of the houses, with large holes
in the neck made by the bite of the tiger.
There were troops of vultures all over
the common, parish dogs devouring the
cows, and few jackals in the edge of the
jungle. [ left my poney in the enclosure
of one of the huts, at the back of which
lay the cows, and took my station in the
centre of clump of bamboos, about TWEEN
ty rods from the cows keeping only one man
to hold my bag of bullets and watch.
ordered the rest of the people to go in
doors and keep quiet. They did 50, and in
less than ten minutes | saw him up in the
distant jungle, over which he moved toward
me much as large English bull would in a
wheat field. The man with me lost his
!
glad to run away, although the leaves of the
The jackals Immediately set up their wall
ing, and every living thing, crows, dogs
and vutures made off as the royal brute
came out of the jungle, after looking for a
| moment, at a bound. Once on the open
common, he rapidly neared his prey
1t was moment of intense excitement !;
you cannot imagine it. | looked at my ia
vorite and trusty breech-loader, and pointed
it at him, followed him with my eye as he
slackened his pace, and as he stopped,
| opened his mouth to pick up the cow, his
eyes glaring like balls Of fire, pulled the
trigger; my bullet struck him in the left
side of the neck, and lodged in his right
hand side, on which he fell over and died
without groan. The natives could not
believe he was dead, and the man VINO was
with me went almost mad with Joy, fear,
excitement. l could hardly lift his fore
foot, and twenty men had task to carry
him as many yards. He was four and a
half feet high and six feet long when filled,
and certainly the largest and handsomest
brute [ ever saw. | brought him in the
next day; he was great load for the ele-
plant took his skin, it was lined with
| fat"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Irish Wit.

When Dr. Dodge, an electric physician
was lecturing through this state on the evi
of tea and coffee, he happened to meet ont
morning at the breakfast table son Of Erin
of the better class Conversation turned
to the Doctor S favorite subject, and he ad
dressed our friend as follows
"Well,' said the doctor, eff convinc,
you that they are injurious to your health
will you abstain from their use?'
''Sure and will, sir. +"
How often do you use coffee and tea,
asked the DOCTOR
Morning and night, sir.
swell" said the doctor, 'do you eve
experience slight dizziness of the brain
upon going to bed p
Eyes, indeed LIDO" replied Erin.
"And sharp pain through the temples
in and about the eyes, in the morning ?
asked the doctor.
''Troth do so.
"Well," said the doctor, with an air o.
confidence and assurance in his manner
that is thetea and coffee"
Is it indade ? faith, and I'm thankful
| always thought it was the whiskey die
that same"
The company roared with laughter, ant
the doctor quietly retired.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Marshal Mcmahon.

Marshal McMahon has been summoned
from Algeria by Louis Napoleon. He is
considered by far the ablest General in the
French army. During the Italian war of
1858 he acquired an Immortality in France
by his victory over the Austrians at Mag
enta. In honor Of that victory he had con-
ferred upon him by the Emperor the title
of the Duke Of Magenta. By brilliant
movement of his corps he struck the Aus
TRAN army st q time when it had nearly
surrounded the Imperial guard, and some
narrators say he had hereby prevented the
capture of Louis Napoleon. He is about
fifty years of age, in the prime of his
strength and abilities, and will undoubtedly
be the Generdltssimo of the French army
against Prussia. The Emperor has the
most profound confidence in his great quail
tiles. Mcmahon is an lrshman by descent,
and possesses all the best fighting qualities
Of that nation.
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JUHN FATT1SON.
Minersville, Henry county.
THE GOVERNMENT OF IoNnoN Enl

The GOVERNMENT OF LONDON, ENG
LAND.-The London Telegraph comments
editorially on the government of that city
as follows:
There are probably few cities in Europe
or America worse governed than the me-
tropolis of the British Empire. The ma
chinery for its management consists of sew
eral heterogeneous bodies, with imperfect
and conflicting Jurisdictions, and without
any common center. A Reform bill for
London is social necessity The condition
of the whole town-its streets, it's public
buildings. its poor, its public hospitals, its
inadequate and often malefcent water sup
ply, its poisonous gas supply, it's nests Of
fever and dens of vice, its infamous habi-
tations for the poor, the awful waste of
money that ensues from minute subdiyis-
ions of independent authority-all these
things show the lack of reasonable institu-
tons through which the people of London
might carry on effective government. But
We are afraid, nothing short of the inter.
ference of the State will remedy the eipan-
tic evils and remove the hideous nuisances
which have grown up with the growth Of
the metropolis. "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Alien Born Citizens.

ARGENT debate between Ferry and Dixon,
OF Connecticut, vas significant. Ferry de-
clared that the real causes Of the republican
defeat there were to be found in tho fact
that 1.-THE young men of American birth, as
they grow to manhood, leave their homes
and go to the west, and their places are
filed up by the peasantry of the old world; !"
that "more than one-fourth of the votes of
Connecticut are cast by natura,ized citi-
zons;" that "the democratic vote was in
creased by the naturalized vote' that
lowing to this cause the republicans must
win accessions of Americans reared in their
schools and churches, while the ignorance
and superstition of the old world are poured
into the ranks Of TIE party with which his
colleague (Mr Dixon) was proud to affil-
iate;" and that in consequence of the dem
ocratic triumph now the native citizens of
that State will come to the republican party
as they never came before" This means
the revival of know nothingism, recruited
by the negro vote.
This same radical Ferry had the "reber'
general Kirby Smith confirmed as consul to
Panama
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Marriage Of an Indian Chief to White
Woman.
IFrom the St. Paul Pioneer. I

From the st. Paul Pioneer
Hole in the-Day, the celebrated Indian
Chief has taken a new wife, this time vary
ing the programme by selecting a white
woman as bis mate Mr. and Mrs. Hole
in-the- Day are at present stopping at the
Merchants Hotel ..-. ..i....s-
Mrs. H., we understand, was domestic
employed in the laundry department. at the
hotel, in Washington, where Hole ain the
Day and his suite were putting up during
the recent treaty conference. His Chippe-
wa Highness saw the young lady in ques-
ton, who was comely in person, and be-
thong himself she would make fine &C
cessioh to his harem. So he proposed, and
without much ado or formality was married
after the manner of Christians. eli
Mrs. Hole-in- the-Day is a young lady of
modest and intelligent appearance Her
royal husband, we understand, does not
design to take her to Grow Wing to his ha-
rem of half dozen or more lndian wives
That would not be very pleasant for the
last Mrs. 81. He designs living at St.
folks
lie is abundantly able to do this, as be is
a man of great withdrawing large in
come as annuities from Government, and a
large farm we'll stocked with horses, COWS,
&c besides his reservation of mile square
dian Of no ordinary kind. He is the smart
est man in his tribe, and has long been de-
sirions Of living after the style and manner
Of his pale-faccd brethren. His ambition
can now be gratihed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
A Tight Place.

The following story is well known to many
of the early settlers Of Wisconsin, having
been related to them by the Indians who
were eye witnesses to the transaction:
In the year 1919, the hero of the adven-
ture was trading with the Indians at a
place called Bay de Noquet, on the west
side Of Green Bay. While sitting in his
cabin one day, he was surprised by the en-
trance Of twelve or fifteen Swapping In
dams, with their faces blackened, (which
rs never done except when some momentous
business is on hand, and always in case of a
funeral.) With slow and solemn tread they
entered the room which contained the goods
used in Indian trade, and after seating
themselves round fiat on the floor, and
lighting their pipes in silence, the spokes-
man for the company commenced his har-
rangue in the following words:
We have come to make demand,
there followed a silence of several seconds,
and we don't expect to be refused (another
silence.) These young men around me are
brave men and great warriors. L am
great warrior and very brave man. L was
at the battle of Frenchtown and killed
many of your countrymen. led on the
warriors who attacked Fort Stevenson.
The scalps Of many brave men have smoke
dried in my lodge. We have come to de-
mand keg of good ma toss (good spirits,
and worth $40 per keg,) and we don't ex-
pect to be refused"
At the conclusion of this speech, which
was delivered with all the dignity and au-
thority of those who are accustomed to die
tate terms to weaker party, the gentleman
who was thus addressed stepped around
some packs of furs which served as a coun-
ter, and brought forth a keg about the same
size of the one so much desired, when a
smile of evident satisfaction lighted up the
faces of the audience He then took can.
die and lighted it, replied to the last speech
in the same Boosting and bombastic style,
and concluded by saying that If they were
as brave men and great warriors as they
pretended to be, to sit where they we're,
and smoke with him until that candle
burned out; at the same time removing
the cover of the keg, he placed the candle
deep in the loose powder, (of which the
keg contained twenty pounds, and
seated himself for smoke with bis visitors,
which he had hardly time to do before the
room was empty, and after carefully taking
out the candle, he finished his smoke alone,
and was never after troubled by Indians.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Street Life in Paris.

carleton writes from Paris to the Bos-
ton Journal:
The streets of this capital Of fashion
and pleasure are, alive with people. There
is not the dull, heavy, constant roaring OF
London; tn ere is wanting the heavy tratc
of New York, but light vehicles roll along
by the thousand. 1t requires twenty thou
sand cabs to do the light riding of this peo-
pie. Riding is so cheap that you cannot
afford to walk. Thirty cens will carry you
anywhere inside of the city walls in cab.
But cheaper than the cabs are the omnibus
ses-not running heller SHELTER, but under
system-all owned by one company, with
some six hundred omnibusses and seven
thousand horses, carrying some eighty mil.
lion passengers per annum The east and
west lines intersect with those running
north and south, so that you can reach al
most any section of the great city for SIX
cents.
'Stand anywhere you please and watch
the never ceasing tide of life sweeping by.
Omnibusses, always full, cabs jogging at q
regular pace. great loads Of hay not pitched
On in forkfulls, but done up in wisps and
sold by the the wisp, loads of wood done
up in little bundles, brush for klndllngs,
tied up by the peasant woman. Now
great wagon filled with calves, going tc
market, all of which had inspection at the
city gate to insure health in the metropolis;
now procession of wine trucks; here
come. the great stone crusher, weighing
several tons, grinding the broken stones to
powder beneath its pondcrous pressure
soldiers from Algeria, swarthy Turcos with
zouave costume; soldiers of the line in trim
uniform of the imperial guard, top heavy
with bearskin cap; workmen in wooden
shoes-such shoes would make sensation
in Boston-clamp, clamp, they 60 upon
the sidewalk-worn here in Paris and
throughout France by those too poor to
wear anything as soft as leather.
"And now the workmen, in course dress,
but every one wearing white ruffled cap.
It is their only head dress Never bon
net have they owned, nor will they ever
own one. At home or abroad it is ever the
same white cap Look at that space
around the tower of St. James and you be-
hold it filled with servants and young chill
dren, and every little toddling creature,
every infant, every chubby checked girl,
tumbling on the grass or making dirt pies,
wears white ruf1ed cap. A workwoman
or servant girl appearing without a cap
would be out OF her sphere. And what
strong creatures these servant girls are
They will carry great trunk up to the
fifth story, or toss it from the ground tC
the top of cab as if it was the easiest
task in the world"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
About Dogs-The Different Varieties

Few persons are aware of the value and
variety of dogs, varying as they do in
weight from $50 pounds to less then one
pound, and in value to about $500 to less
then nothing. A description of the DIFF
ferent varities may not be uninteresting.
The Siberian bloodhound weighs about
$50 pounds, and measures 40 inches in
girth, and is worth nearly $500.
The St Bernard dog, which is of buff
or light lead color, is very large and valu-
able.
The Newfoundland dog when pure, is en-
tirely black, and its pups are worth from
slOto $50.
The shepherd dog or Scotch colly, is
wonderful for its patience, fidelity and bra
very. 1t is worth from $50 to 500.
The English mastiff, a good watch dog,
is worth from SIS to $25.
Of terriers, the black and tan is most adj
mired. 1t varies in weight pound to 25
pounds, and increases in value as it decreas-
es in weight. A member of the bar in this
city has one which weighs less than a
pound, and is the smallest we have ever
seen. 1t could not be bought for 800.
Terriers are often crossed with the Italian
greyhound producing very delicate but
extremely useless dog The Scotch terrier
is the hardest of dogs, is very courageous,
and is worth from $40 to $50.
The Scotch deerbound is the rarest and
most valuable of hunting dogs. They are
very rare, and are owned principally by the
nobility of England. They are worth 800
each.
The beagle is the smallest of the hound
kind, of superior scent and endurance, and
is the best sort Of rabbit hunter, -.
Irish greyhounds, the f1eetest of dogs,
are worth from $25 to 800 each.
The Italian greyhound is merely par
or dog. The pure breed is rare and valu-
BILE, fine one being worth $3.50.
There is great variety of pointers, set
tiers and spaniels. The Prince Charles
variety is the most valuable of spaniels.
He is supposed to have originated in Ja-
pan, where similar breed exists. He has
round head, short nose, long, curly ears,
large, full eyes, black and tan color, and
never weighs over 10 pounds. They have
been sold at auction, in England, at 50, GOO
each.
The coach dog is from Denmark, and is
not of much value.
Some Arctic sed-dogs and Esquimaux
dogs were borught here by DR.. Kane.
One was kept for long while at the Uni
ted States hospital, at West Philadelphia.
They are fox-like in shape, remarkable for
activity and vigilance, and have an acuter
sense of hearing than any other dog.
Most Of the dogs about our streets are
spurious, and not even half breeds Phil
adelphta Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
Elections in italy.

The suffrage in Italy is by no means uni
yersal. An elector must be, first, an ltal-
ian citizen secondly, not less than twenty
five years Old thirdly, must reside In the
commune OF section of commune in which
he gives his vote fourthly, must be free
from all criminal condemnation; and, filthy,
must pay fofty francs of taxes or the same
sum OF house rent. Artisans, however, are
excluded. except the masters OF workshops.
On the day Of election representatives OF
government are present at the appointed
hour and place; then the electors begin to
arrive, each witA1a slip of paper received
from the municipal authorities, certifying
his identity and quail As soon as
certain number of electors are present
they proceed to elect among themselves a
commission of president, four members,
and secretary, into whose hands the gov
eminent officials resign the ballot box and
papers, and depart The commission is re-
sponsible for the regularity of the election
and scrutiny, and declares the results.
As soon as the commission is installed
the secretary begins calling over the names
of the electors in alphabetical order as
, each name is called, the elector, if present,
advances, shows the slip of paper received
AAoul IuC WuuiCipdlty, ltCol'OS III ~.
another slip of paper, on which he writes
then and there, the name Of the person he
votes for. folds the paper up, drops it into
the urn placed on the table before the com
n1ittee, and then passes on. When the list
of names has been called over, those who
have already voted being struck, the same
process is begun over again, and so on till
the hour of voting is past. After that the
u IL ,Irn
voting papers and declare the result, |
nobody has obtained one-third of the whole
number of votes inscribed, ballot takes
place on that day week between the two
who have obtained the largest number o
votes. On that day the choice of the cleo
tors is no longer free, they must vote TO-
one or the other of these two, and the sim
pie majority of votes decides the election
Of course, if any irregularity occurs, par
lament annuls the election, and the same
operation goes over again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-03
a Chinese Wedding.

From the Nevada Transcript, March ls.
Sam, the celestial washman of the Ma
tional Exchange, was married on Thursday
evening, by Justice Palmer, in true Ameri-
can style. Sam had rough time of it, an
attempt having been made to rob him of
his bride. The maiden was taken out of
the hands of her captors and lodged in the
calaboose. Sam, who is somewhat Ameri-
canized, got the justice and arranged for
the ceremony to take place in the wash
house of the hotel. The guests soon ~.
sembled, and the maiden arrayed in dark
blue, her hair done up in tallow, and with
bracelets on her ankles, with the groom,
came forward. When the ceremony com.
mcneed, Sam supposed it was a case of
swearing, and he raised his right hand, as
is common in court. When the bride was
asked if she would +" have this man." etc.
she replied, in trembling accents, me heap
likee Sam, him good Chinaman" The Ger.
emony concluded, Sam ordered wine, and
the party had jolly time. After the we'd
ding Sam seemed very happy, and re-
marked All ee same as Mclean man,
heap ketchum wife all ee time.'' In this
he was mistaken, for yesterday he was ar
rested upon the charge of larceny, which is
no doubt trumped up for the purpose of
harvesting the poor fellow.
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Letter Left by a Suicide.

An old man, named Pattison, and an
Englishman by birth, who shot his dog and
then shot himself, near Rock Island, Ill.
few days since, left the following:
Minersville, April II, 1867.
This is to certify that l, John Pattison,
do solemnly declare that [ am going to
leave this cruel and wicked company, and
that both l and my old dog am going to.
gether--God and men all forgive me-and
when We are gone, | want Thomas Shack
field to have my box and all l have, and
the people to bury me and my old dog to
gether in one hole, on the top of the bluff
between them two trees opposite the store
l want God and all to forgive me. This is
my last request. Put board over me and
my old dog with this inscription:
Poor old Jack, here he lies,
Nobody laughs, nor nobody cries;
Where he's gone and how he fares,
Nobody knows, nor nobody cares"
=" Please comply with my request. The
old woman and her cruel family are ths
cause of all. | ask pardon of every one,
and | forgive all.
JOHN PArT1soN.
Minersville, Henry county,"
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Spelling WEDDING. AT large we'd
ding, which came off recently, ina western
city, the minister, as usual, asked the bride
and groom if they knew any reason why
they should not be lawfully married, when
voice in the back part of the church call
ed out, II dol" The service was immcdi-
ately stopped, the bride had Mysteries, and
the groom looked terribly discomforted. 1t
was soon discovered, however, to be only a
drunken man, who had come into the
church with. the crowd, and who did it out
of spite, as the groom, in his capacity as
lawyer, had once sent him to jail This
was soon explained to the satisfaction of all
parties, and the ceremony went on.
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saTbe Connecticut Comunt says, sit
is little singular to note how different is
the action of the two extremes of the Union
Just now. While Massachusetts, by means
Of q state officer clothed with powers more
arbitrary than those exercised by grand
constable Of France in the days of the
Bourbons, is cmptying her wine barrels into
the gutter, California is striving every
nerve to produce the cultivation of the
grape, and increasing her manufacture of
wines BY half a million annually. By the
time the Pacific railroad is completed the
Golden State will be able to flow the east
with the unadulterated and low priced pro-
ducts Of her vineyards. What will Massa-
chusetts do in the day of that vlnous
deluge does .he think she can outride a
treshet which is likely to be perpetual, in
the ark of her prohibitorv liquor Law? 2"