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A SwINDLE.-An elderly man who left
Milwaukee for Mansion, on Saturday after
noon, was the subject of swlndle so gross
that il is worthy of mention. He noticed
Il middle aged man with peculiar scar on
his face travelling in the same coach with
himself: on arriving at Watertown the fea-
ture- marked individual after short alb
sence, remarked to partner that he could
not get bis bond changed, and deemed it
idle to try; and thought that the old gen
tleman just ahead of them, might give him
some assistance, The result Of the CONVEX
sation was that the innocent old gentleman
counted out discount of 1925 for the
bond, which was for 1000. The party to
whom the money was paid said he would
step out and pay his freight, and return in
moment; but never came back. The
bond was simply blank insurance policy
of green color, evidently printed for the
purpose for which it was used. The party
swindled gave his name as Hamblin, of
Duchess county. N. Y, and was on his way
to visit some friends in this State.-lNi2-
1Cdukee Ne,cS
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High Taxes and Hard Times.

Hoypo.'s JfeeLLg, heretofore one of the
most radical of the radical journals, con
tanned an article in recent issue which
said that
We are taxed now at the rate of Ter
cert, more than IS paid BY the most heavily
taxed people of Europe, and at the same
time arc paying for commodities OF all kinds
fifty FIVE TO one hundred and fifty per cent.
more than any other people in the world.
In England the taxes are heavy, no doubt,
but food, clothing and rent are cheap. In
Russia living is expensive, but taxes are
light; but here in the United States the
public groans under the simultaneous
burden Of heavy taxes and expensive living.
We have notion that sooner or later, the
public will rebel against this load, and that
the party that laid it on its shoulders will
itself lie laid pretty low.
What party the Heehb means by the
party that laid on this burden, is easily
figured out by the words following, viz: lit
will be laid pretty low" The democratic
party was not meant, because 1t is already
laid low and is on the rise. The only party
that can be laid pretty low " is the one
that is now riding upon the whrlwlnd 1t
has stirred up-riling high, living high on
the taxes levied to pay their bonds, which
we're issued, not entirely to save The Union,
bat to pay from 80 to 100 per cent. swlndles
on high contracts and steals, engaged in by
the thieves and spoil men Of the Radical
party, and to pay for two more years OF wal
than was necessary to save the Union
which two years were heightened out by the
radicals to abolish slavery and engraft the
politics Of their party permanently upor
the government of the country, and still
heightened out by still keeping up the five
monarchiai military establishments at thu
South, ard the Freedmen Bureau, costing
one hundred millions of dollars annually
two years after the rebellion is crushed, no
to save the Union, but to coerce the coun
try into the support of the Radical party
and its isms and ollogies, against their vii
and their better Judgment, by means of ne
gro suffrage and negro equality.
Everywhere the people are beginning t.
JSel Tic puIdtuo t'iCS ttoiiis1 auH IL
qn;ring Why and wherefore they bear suel
burdens and still are denied a Union o
the States by the party which impose
upon them
Every laboring man knows that the in
crease in his wages is not equal to the in
crease of the articles he is compelled t.
purchase for his living. This year the re
duction of wages is quite large while tn
prices Of living are largely increased. Thu
tariffs imposed upon every article he cor
sumes still further increases every thin
from 50 to 100 per cent. more than the ger
eraI imitation of currency, and the genera
arrangement of the industrial and fnan
cial interests of the country would lncreas
them
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A GOOSE PEUcKED- a farmer living in
the interior of the State recently sold his
farm for 81, 100 and started for the East
At Milton Junction he laid over for the
Milwaukee train, and.very foolishly allowed
himself to be roped into the tobacco box
game, losing $500 by the speculation. The
spectators were not disposed to be unfair
in their dealings, and gave the farmer an
opportunity to get his money back by the
strap game" As may be expected, the
farmer was feeced entirely and completely,
and left with just one dollar of his money
1t does seem as though some men with a
little money in their pockets were the veri.
est fools in existence, and would allow them
selves to be swindled by every man who
desires. The farmer, nearly heart broken,
gave up his projected visit to the East, and
returned to his home to earn some more
money. May he take better care of it the
next time Mlsodukce Wisconsin.
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Dishonesty in Office.

The editor of the Mac a-cheek (Ohio)
Press, Colonel Don Piatt, is an ardent rad
ical, but he is too honest to attempt to GOV
er up the plundering which the majority of
officials of all kinds in that party have come
to regard as a legitimate business. He says:
Committees are appointed By Congress
and one Of these nearly a year since traced
fraud involving million Df dol
lars to the door of an official So high in of
fee and the affections Of the people that all
would be startled and panied were it made
public. And the report has never been
published And why? Because it might
affect the next election. "
An official high in office and the affec-
tions Of the people" This suggests that
he is q member Of the cabinet. Members
of Congress handle no public funds but their
salaries, save what they receive by bribery
and through log rolling. Radicals suppose
themselves to be the people. The official
is one who stands high in the affections of
the Radicals. There is no member of the
cabinet except STANTON, who stands high
in the affections of the radicals. The fraud
was traced year ago. How long ago it
was committed, is not stated. A year ago
STANTON was not as much beloved by the
Radicals as now Then radical investiga-
ting committee would have been glad to
give him a blow. Some former member Of
the cabinet who is now high in office, and
the affections OF the people has been fnan-
cicring. Is he candidate for the Presi-
dency? How does the Press know that it
has-sixen the true reason for suppressing
the report? Perhaps the committee got a
part of the money. 1t would suppress the
report without this, but it would get hush
money if it could.
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Death of Hon. Henry Dodge.

Hon. HENRY DODGE, formerly Territorial
Governor of Wisconsin, afterwards United
States Senator from the same State, died
on the 2lst inst, at the residence of Hon.
4. c. DoDGE, at Burlington, Iowa, aged
IS years.
Gen. DODGE was one of the carly set
tiers in tie Northwest, and one who for
many years was prominently connected with
the most stirring events Of its history. His
first public Identification with that history
arose from his connection with the Black
hawk war, in which he bore conspicuous
part. Although charged by the historian
of that war with appropriating to himself
the glory of achievements which belonged
to General HENRY, ian extremely capable
officer, bat one who was altogether too
modest for his own good, General DODGE
certainly gained the substantial rewards of
yalor, which both the public and govern.
ment believed were his due He was first
appointed a colonel Of Dragons then gov
ernor Ct Wisconsin territory; then he was
elected delegate from the territory to con-
gress afterwards, he was again made gov
ernor of the territory, and, on the admis.
sion of Wisconsin as state, he was elected
by the first legislature to the U. S. senate
a position which he held during period o.
twelve years. Upon his retirement from
the senate he entered no more into politics
but went to reside with his son at Burling
ton, Iowa, where he died.
General DODGE was gentleman of the
old school. AS publicist, there were many
ADLER men but there were few whose in
tentions were better or motives purer HI
was ever actuated by an exalted sense O
personal dignity, which lent something Of
austerity to his manner, and caused him tt
be unfavoraby and sometimes severely crit
izised. But he was man whose merit
were superior to his faults, whatever thu
latter may have been.
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AN INDIANA SToRY.-A prisoner on
trial before the Howard county Indiana
court plead guilty to grand larceny. H.
H. BENNETT had been assigned to defend.
On entering the plea, the Judge said:
ut remains only for the Court to fix the
penalty, and we shall fine you five dollars,
sentence you to the State Prison for two
years, and disfranchise you for-for-"
make it for life, your honor" said Ben
nett, looking at the Judge over the top of
his spectacles, "the prisoner is Dem
ocrat"
This brought down the whole bar, and
shook the gravity of the Court to such an
extent that the completion of the sentence
was much delayed.
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A new style of dress is described by a
London paper, specimen Of which an
English gentleman brought from Paris to
his wife. They have a pretty effect, and
don't come below the ankle
Hon. Isaac Newtown, Commission
er Agriculture, died Wednesday evening.
The duties of the Office of Commissioner
will devolve on John w. Stokes, Chief
Clerk of the Department.
The bod carriers in the employ of Mr..
William Rumery, of Boston, struck be-
cause he employed coored laborer on a
house On Bacon street. Other men, who
were working for him on buildings in vari-
Gus parts of the city, also struck against
colored workirgmen, and their places were
filed by negroes.
James Brown, aged eight years, while
fishing In the river at Poughkeopsie day
or two since, was dragged into the water
and drowned. When found, his hands
still clasped the fishpole, while upon the
hook was huge eel which had pro badly
dragged the little fellow overheard
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred King, residing at
No. 80 East 18th street, N. Y, were found
on Monday morning lying dead on their
bed, which was covered with blood. A
pistol was found on the bed, three chambers
Of which had been discharged. The suppo-
ssition is that King first shot his wife, hav-
ing previously given her chloroform, and
then killed himself.
An old negro, living near Columbus, s.
2, was struck By lightning the other day,
right straight on the top of his head. No
other, injury was done except to SINCE the
mar, but thunder was knocked out of the
lightning. Gen. Paine, we are informed,
Is now engaged in getting up bill for con-
gress, providing against the repetition of
aaoh assaults upon fraoj,aen. I'll pans.
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A GIRL ONLY THIRTEEN YEARS OLD

A GIRL Only THIRTEEN YEARS OLD
HANGS HERSELF y esterday afternoon a
sad case of suicide occurred on the Knox
vile road about two miles from this city, by
which girl about thirteen years of age,
named Eliza B. Curl, hung herself. She
was wayward, impetuous creature, and
was greatly incensed because the day before
her mother had bought her sister corset,
and not her one. She wouldn't go to Sun
day School in the morning, and when her
mother told her to dress herself, she went
out into smoke house, took horses hal
ter, and slipping the hitching strap through
the head strap, made sort of running
moose, into which she put her neck. She
then hitchcd the strap 10 a peg in the wall.
When found she was hanging by the neck,
the peg only foot above her head and her
feet on the floor. Though cut down imme-
diately, she was dead, and all attempts to
revive her proved fruitless. -Roria, ILL., :,
Transcript Is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-06-28

THE RUSSIAN AMERICAN TREATY Mr.
Bodisco. Secretary of the Russian Lega-
ton, who took the treaty for our receni
purchase to St. Petersburg for the ratifca
ton of the Emperor Alexander, has re.
turned to Washington with the docume nj
properly signed and sealed, SO that as soon
as the money is paid over we shall be full
owners of Alaska. 1t is positively denied,
both at the State and Navy Department,
that anything has ever been said by either
our government or that of Russia about
taking iron clads in part or whole pay
ment.
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Cheap and Val liable Properly
FOR SALE.

+ OFFER for sale my property on the corner
| of York and Seventh streets, in this village
This property is 80 feet on York and ITO feet
on Seventh street, with the dwelling house and
two stores thereon. Also, Lots 3, 4 and S. in
block 10Y, being the corner opposite the north
east corner of the park (north sidc.) All of the
above property among the best in the village,
and will be sold very low. For particulars en-
quite of Fe.sr Johnston, Esq.
8 y7D Xxx JONES
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The Red MAN and a Brother"

In the grand work of political and social
regeneration in which the north is engaged
it is to be hoped that the Indian is not TO
be forgotten. Fifty years hence it will not
read well on the page of history that the
United States government incurred debt
of two or three thousand millions to en-
force the equality of the black man, and
another debt some hundreds Of millions to
'exterminate'' the red man. We are now
sending troops southwark to marshal the
one race to the ballot box, and westward
to slaughter the other race like dogs
When Henry Wilson went south he ad
dressed the negroes in terms of respect aud
endearment When Wade went west, he
encouraged the proposal to electioneer the
Indians with rife balls. To the one race
we send schoolmasters, bibles, and soldiers
to protect them. To the other race we send
professional swindlers aud soldiers to shoot
them While it is proposed to give the
African more land than he owns. it is pro-
posed to drive the Indian from the lands
he owns by title of immemorial antiquity.
There is apparent incongruity in the pro-
ceedings. If Indians are men, and all men
are born free and equal, Indians deserve
not slaughter, but protection-not murder,
but the sehoolmaster and the bible. True,
the conversion and civilization of Indians
is regarded by some people as discourag-
ing BUSINESS. In some quarters it is
thought to be very much like the business
of tanning rattle snakes and wildcats. But
those who indulge in this delusion cannot
realize the march of events, or comprehend
the great progressive movements of the
age. The Indian, like the negro, and the
Esquimax and John Chinaman, is "a man
and brother" or the mass of whites preach
and teach a liza proposition we cannot
admit. -MilUaukee Neus
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For Sale.

TNHE following described land in Brown
!! county is offered for sale at a bargain, to-
wit the east-half of northwest quarter, and
the northeast quarter of south-wes. quarter of
section II, town %, range % Eighty acres
are good farming land and forty covered with
pine. The land is seven miles from Green
Bay, Is convenient to mills, and will be sold
low, as the owner needs the money. Terms,
part payment down. 49,
Also large mare, and a wagon and harness
are offered for sale ut a reasonable price
Enquire at the Pilot office, or of
may 81 tt JOHN W. EDWARDS
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WOMAN PREACHER. BY the subjoined
marriage notice it will be seen that we have
a female preacher in this city, who can and
does solemnize marriages. She is said to
be a most excellent and we'll educated lady.
After this announcement We expect to see
marriages rapidly increase. Just think of
having the .i'knot OF life }" tied by lady ::
MARRIED. AT the residence Of elder A.
D. Kellison, in Des Moines, Iowa, June
4th, 1867, by Mrs Barbara kellison, a
minister Of Des Moines christian confer
ence, Mr.. William III. Hendrixs to Miss
Anna McMicheal -Dss Hoiaes los0a)
Pegjstsg
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RAcEs.-George Francis Train says four
distinct races of men are on this continent,
representing four types of horse nature. =
THE white man is the Arabian horse, the
black man the donkey, who bears the bur
den. The Indian is the zebra, you cannot
tame him while the muIatto is the mule,
who inherits most of the vices and few of
the virtues of his fathers"
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SCHOOL APPoRuoNMENT.- learn
from Treasurer SMITH that the apportion-
ment of theincome of the school fund, now
ready TO be made to each town in the State,
will amount to AZ cents scholar, aggregat-
ing nearly $4,000. The amount is ten
cents J. nolar more than last year, show
inf That the increase of the fund keeps pace
with the increase Of scholars = hudson
Jo0rnal
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DRINKING IN MASSACHUSETTS Private
drinking and an astounding increase Of
clubs, who procure their liquor in the orig
inal package, are noted as among the fruits
o. he pTohibitory law in Massachusetts,.
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Notice..

FT'HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Of
l. the Manitowoc, Two Rivers and Mishicott
Plank Road Company. for the purpose of elect
ing Board of Directors of said Company for
the ensuing year and the transaction of such
other business as may come before them, will
D. 1867, at ten O'Clock a. m. of said day, at the
Office of Charles H. Walker, in the village Of
Manitowoc. C. C. BARNES, Pres't.
p. JOHNSTON, Sec'y. mayl5 I'd
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LIME! LIME!

THE undersigned respectfully informs the
l. people of Manitowoc and vicinity that he
established LIME HOUSE on the south side
of the river, next door to Groffman's store,
where he will keep constantly on hand large
quantity of
First Quality. OF Lines!
Persons in want of that article can aiways dc.
pend upon supply, as my kilns are turning
out 100 barrels per week.
may15 CHARLES PALM
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RARE OPPORTUNITY F!
HOTEL. FOR SALE.

THE WISCONSIN HOUSE," at Two
L Rivers, is offered for sale, will all the
stock and fixtures, viz. house and lot, stable.
horses and wagon, liquors, bottles and glasses
etc For sale cheap. Apply soon to
Two Rivers, may Is. J. G. WEILEP.
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Notice.

TNHE Directors of the Manitowoc, Two Riv-
l. ers and Mishicott Plank Road Company,
are hereby requested to meet at the Office Of
Charles H. Walker, in the village of Manito-
voc, on Thursday, the Goth day Of June, 1867
at oclo * a. m. Of that day, for the trans,c-
ton of business. &C. BARNES, Pres't
P. JOHNSTON. Sec'y. mayI5 I'd
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ma A little son of John Stevens, whole
sale grocer of Detroit, died Monday NOR
ming of hydrophobia-h having been Bit
Ten b : dog on Friday last.
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Put to His Stumps.

About forty years ago there lived in
Western Pennsylvania two farmers named
Wood and Osborne, respectively. They
were near neighbors, but inveteratc enc
mics and it is said they almost lived in
sight of each other. Wood one day went
out with mattock to dig up half dozen
stumps that had never yet been removed
from his meadow; but finding it pretty
hard work, he gave it up, and returned to
the house. On the way it occurred to
him that, by cunning device, he might
induce his friendly ncighber to uproot the
little annoyances. Acting on bright idea
that had occurred to him. he entered his
house, got his writing materials and In
disguised hand, wrote:
"MR WOoD: [ am an old man, fast
approaching my end, [ cannot go to my grave
without revealing to you secret. When
l was young man | helped to rob your
grandfather Of large amout of money
| and my partner in crime buried five thou
sand dollars of it under the root of tree
in the meadow that now belongs to YOU
No doubt these trees have been cut down
by this time, but the stump may still re-
main. He was soon after hanged for MUIR
der he had committed, and | was sent to
prison for highway robbery. [ was but
idtcly TeleaSeu, dnu L WISH 10 10 dill L Gan
to atone for past mis- deeds. | send this
letter by person who says he knows where
you live, and he will throw it into your
house.
A REpENTANT CRIMINAL"
Mr.. Wood sealed this bit of fiction, ad-
dressed it to himself, and, when night
came, crept stealthiIy to Osborne S door,
opened it little way, tossed it in, and ran
away as though Satan were after him. On
reaching home he retired to rest, and re-
posed sweetly till morning. When he
rose he cast glance towards his meadow,
and, to his satisfaction, discovered that
every stump in his meadow had been dug
up during the night and pulled up by the
roots. After breakfast he went coolly to
work and rolled them together in pile, in
order to burn them. And imagine Os-
borne's bitterness of heart as be passed by
on his way to the village that morning, saw
Wood thus engaged, and knew bow he had
been dupcd by him.
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eg- The President issaea O proclamation
an the Goth, announcing.the ratification Of
TIE Hp17;ac Arat.car trsss rs anai.
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A lady wore eighty dollars worth OF curls
70 !. New York ball recently.
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L OOKI NC CLASSES
Picture Frames. &c.

H1H0 ~A0111069 OICs
THE undersigned has opened shop in
i Fricke's brick block, south side, where ho
will keep on hand large assortment Of
French Glass, Looking Glasses.
MOuldngs, SC,
And will sell at lower prices than they can be-
had elsewhere.
PICTURES FRAMED in the latest STYLES,
and gilt paintings cleaned, and frames re-
gifted He has large stock of ornamented
and plain gilt, and rosewood picture frames,
to which he invites the attention Of those wish
ing anything in that line
As 1y A. KOZYZYRISKI.