The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-11-21
News Items.

On the afternoon of the 18th inst. at
Worcester Massachusetts, Mrs. James f.
Shepard was shot by her husband at Cur
tlss farm, three miles from the city. She
had been living in the Curtiss family as
nurse, and Shepard went there that
Morning and had high words with her.
He then went to the city and purchased
a pistol, and returned and fired several
shots at her, from the effects of which
she died in few moments. The MUIR
derer is still at large.
The Internal revenue receipts during
the past week were $2,O50,OOO.
There were sixteen fatal cases of yellow
fever in Memphis last week.
Sleighs have appeared in the streets of
Bangor, Me. land exceedingly cold wealth
er for the season prevails.
The steamer King Philip was burned
on Jersey Flats. on the 10th. There was
considerable grain ON board Ta.s
Subscription in New York city for the
yellow fever sufferers amount to between
$4,000 and 800, 900. No more subscrip-
tions will be taken, as the fever has sub
sided. -, .,s.is air.,
The third Parliament of the German
Confederation met at Berlin on the 18th
inst, and was opened with an address by
the King of Prussia, in which he spoke
hopefully of the progress of German uni
ty, and said that the peace of Europe is
is now certain.
Attorney General Stanbery has pub
lished an opinion to the effect that the
former and the coming session of the 10th
Congress are not in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution on the sub
ject, and are of questionable validity
And if he should publish an opinion
that johnson has a constitutional right
to be King, of course we would be bound
to believe it.
A man in Switzerland paid fine of
800 francs rather than accept an Office.
Where Barnum?
Louis Napoleon has selected Gazelle,
The youngest daughter of Francis Joseph
fer the spouse of the Prince Imperial.
The Archduke Henri Of Austria has
married Mile, Hoffman, an actress of the
Gratz Theatre.
A denver editor says the word Chicago
is Indian for ''much wind " That editor
is elbow hard
Gen. Prim, Of Spanish revolutionary
notority, is residing in London, under the
cognomen Of Count Rose. 4 Prime rose.
A French physician infuses into the
veins Of his debilitated and feeble patients
the blood of live ducks. A ''quack'
expedient.
There is a lively squabble for the May
orality Of New York between Wood and
Hoffman. The question with decent
men Is, not which will save the most, but
which will steal the least?
I Ii Diekins wants to raise "storm of
applause on his first reading In America,
let him choose selections from his
Americas notes.
I The Fort Smith Herald says that the
Arkansas river is so low about that place
that last week drove of cows stopped
to drink il it, and they drank it in t-7o.
+ The municipal authorities of Paris get
5000, 900 in gold for the mud which ac-
cumulates in the streets New York paws
as much to get rid of it.
. Accurate measurement of some of the
great Australian trees have been made,
and one grand specimen found in West
ern Australia, was ascertained to be 400
feet high; while another measures 4sO
feet, which is as high as the great pyramid
of Gizch. California must look out for
her laurels
The editor OF one of the Bridgeport.
Conn, papers goes into ecstacies over
tour giant strawberries just presented to
him. The gentleman who raised them
has had Strawberries, from the same
vines, on his table every week since June,
and expects to have more till the cold
weather Of january sets in. .sua