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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Fire at Fond du Lac.
Form the Reporter 4th.

Yesterday morning, about half past two
o'clock, fire was discovered breaking out
In an upholstering shop in the rear Of Dix S
saloon, corner of Main and Sheboygan
streets. During the half hour in which the
engines were getting to work from the river
the flames spread like a prairie fire, and
the whole block from Sheboygan street to
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank on the
east side was mass of flames and soon
went down. The Lewis House smoked and
steamed, soon bursting ints flames. Every
thing possible was done to save it, but the
flames made sure work, eating into it slowly
and steadily, until at daylightit was nothing
but a mass Of smoking ruins. A portion
of the north end still stands, a complete
wreck.
The fire was checked in its northward
progress, and the barns were saved. Pret-
ty much all the contents were saved. The
insurance was probably S., 900 on the build
ing and 5000 on the furniture. Dix s sa-
loon went with everything in it. His resi-.
dence on the corner of Sheboygan and
Portland streets burned to the ground, and
all his fruit tees and shrubbery were de-
stroyed. Mr.. Dix also owned the store that
I. Toon.. occupied Mr. Dix loses near
ly s., 900, with only $4,000 insurance. It
is hard on him, and he has much sympathy.
Stickler & Patty lost their livery stable,
six hundred bushels of oats, and few
sleighs, &c. Their horses, carriages, har-
nesses, &C., mostly saved. We understand
they had 81, 500 insurance, which will cover
perhaps two thirds of their losses. Toomey
lost everything but what he and his wife
had on their backs Two bureaus full of
clothing were thrown out, but every DIT of
it was stolen. Losses So, 500; insured for
$1,000. Miss lisa Ried lost the greater part
of her millinery stock, and that saved is
badly damaged by removal She also owned
the building. Loss about $4,000; insur-
ance stated at 81 900. Miss Reid has the
earnest sympathy of the whole community.
Fifteen buildings were burned, clearing
the block from opposite Forest street to
Sheboygan street, across to Portland street,
with the Lewis House, involving total
loss of some $4,000, as now estimated,
$27 900 of which was insured.
Six business houses, four saloons, the
Lewis House, Stickler & Patty's livery sta
BILE, and Dix's house are gone up. With
that result the devouring element in Fond
du Lac had ought to be satisfied for year
at least.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

sg Felnelius calls disease an affection
of the body, contrary to nature purtuba
ton Of its habits: a arrangement Of its
courses. What disease is, sometimes eludes
human intelligence, but some diseases are
known-their origin, action and even their
antidotes. Whoever has discovered an act
ual remedy for one disease, has done some
thing for his race. Doct. Aver has done
more, for his medicines afford us the means
to control and cure several dangerous dis
orders. We rarely speak on medical sub
jects, preferring to leave them to physicians,
who understand them better. But such
effects as are seen in our midst, on affec-
tions of the lungs by Ayers Cherry Pecto-
raj, on scrofulous complaints by his Sarsap-
arilla, on the several complaints that they
cure by Ayers Pills, should not be ignor.
cd. ~ Keokuk, Iowa Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-O Tuesday
last little child of Mr.. Rudolph, living on
the south side, was missed from home, and
search was made for it about the premises
and throughout the town, but without sue
cess. Towards night, member of the
family went to draw bucket of water from
barrel filled with rain water, when the
child was found in it corpse, it having in
some manner, while playing about it, fell
in and got drowned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
The Message of Gov. English.

The inaugural message OF governor Eng
lish to the Connecticut Legislature, is a
document largely devoted to national issues
the discussion Of which is clear and conclu-
sive. The governor takes strong democatic
ground, but in terms so dignifed and SC
courteous as not to offend any but his most
bitter partisan opponents. Ore paragraph
presents two points forcibly:
"Will the precedent thus set by congress
be forgotten? Will the constitution, which
is impotent to restrain the fury of a major.
ity to day, become the sacred shield it once
was for, the minority tomorrow Will
the sword that is so easily drawn to estab
lish a constitution now, be allowed to rest
in its sheath if needed to overthrow con
stitution hereafter? 1t has been the hon
est boast and just glory of the soldier thai
he has saved to our people their old flag
without star displaced or stripe broken
but useless has been the sacrifice if the
people no longer retain their faith in con
stitutional government. If the charter ot
our liberties has been lost, nothing ha:
been won. More than ever, at the present
time, should any infraction of the consttu
| tlOA OO oo pucilO bJ
the vast increase of our public indebted
ness every question which concerns the
government credit come. home to every
person in the land. By that credit all val
ues are measured 1t lies at the founda
ton of all our wealth, our industry-o
society itself No calamities of the pas
can excel those which will befall us if tht
public credit should give way But how il
it to be preserved if the supreme law of tht
land is itself repudiated? In what marke
of the world is that government trusted
which is swayed by revolutionary factions
intent only upon the qualification of ambi
ton or the indulgence of partisan resent
ment? Had the efforts OF congress beer
properly directed, the whole country woult
long since have felt the grateful influence
and the public credit been Strengthened
An exhaustive exhibit is given of th'
condition of the affairs of Connecticut
whence it appears that the total liabilitie
of the state, over and above all its assest
amount to S.. 661 AT 56.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

THE LATEST FISH SToRY.-The Milwau-
kee Sentinel tells the latest fish story, as
follows:
"Thc mate of the schooner Toledo in
forms US of somewhat singular incident
which occurred when that vessel was off
Port Washington recently He was up in
the rigging when he observed gull make
a dive into the lake and then emerge with
large white fish in its talons and attempt
to make off with it. The fish, however,
did not seem to relish the proceeding, for
it made a strong resistance. Its weight was
too much for the gull, and it succeeded in
hauling the poor bird underneath the waves.
Although our informant watched the lake
for fifteen minutes, the bird never made its
appearance. Instead of making a meal of
the fish, the fish probably carried the gnl
to some submarine grotto and teasted
sumptuously off its carcass
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
New York City Without Licenses.

Ever since the Republican party has had
the political ascendency in the state OF
New York, there has been continuous
endeavor on the part of that party to -ob-
tain the control of the government of the
city and adjacent territory, embracing
about one third the entire population of
the state. The district has been as intense
ly democratic as the balance of the state
has been Republican and the latter has
resorted to all manner Of means to obtain
possession of the city government, and
have the handling of the vast sums raised
by taxation. To that end Boards appoint
ed at Albany has been created with vast
powers, and the city government elected
by the people has been crippled until little
power has been left in its control. Last
sessions an act was passed giving the pow
er to grant licenses to one of the state
boards, the Metropolitan police commits
sioners The power to ordain who shall
take licences, and what shall be paid for
them, belonged still to the Mayor and Com
mon Council; and SO, to Offset the action
of the legislature, the city legislature have
repealed all their ordinances concerning IL
censes, and the police commissioners have
no licenses to grant, and will not be troub-
led on that point. The Post takes this
sensible view of this legislative interference: :
"Will not this intreminable wrangling
by and by bring all thoughtful men to the
conclusion that it is better to try local self
government? The legislature has now for
many years been trying to govern New
York, and we get every year into worse
muddle. Suppose we..were to.put upon the
people of the city the duty and the respon-
sibility of governing themselves? The
United States are said to have popular
government popular government is said
to be the best in the world why not try it
in New York;
To be sure the city is strongly democratic;
but that is the best reason in the world why
a republican legislature is not likely to gov
ern it properly. The fact is, they cannot
govern it at all; but while they assumeto do
so, they relieve the democrats of all re-
sponsibility for their misgovernment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

"THE STAFF OF LIFE. In some parts
Of our county, the farmers have gone in ex-
tensively on rye the present year instead Of
wheat, and we learn that the crops of that
staff of life look very promising. The pres
ent prices of bread stuffs are so high that
we hope. the farmers will strain every nerve
to give Us abundant crops of read-grains
this year, both for their own profit and the
great benefit it will be to the country al
large. at present wheat is as high in Mil
waugee as it is in New York, at least it is
so quoted, while at the latter port severa
cargoes have arrived all the way from CALI
fornia. No wheat is quoted at Milwau.
kee at 50, ,95, in New York at $3.50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

CALUMET COUNTY. The Chiffon Times
reports that a man named Peters fell of a
log into the mill-pond at Deuels mill. in
the town of Brillion, and was drowned.
No one knew of the sad occurrence until
his hat and driving pole was found. ......
William Uerling, Of tho town of Eaton,
Manitowoc county, while assisting at rails
ing in Woodville, Calumet county, was dan
gerously cut in one of his legs by an axe
which accidentally fell from the top of the
frame be was assisting to raise.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

A ScHoLAR.-The late Bishop TIMoN,
of Buffalo, is spoken of in the Buffalo pa
pers as man whose loss is greatly to be de-
plored, outside of the Roman Catholic
church. He was an accomplished classical
and moral scholar, and withal a practical
man of business. AS an evidence of his at
tainments, it is instanced that he once
preached in Buffalo, in the same day, an
English sermon, French sermon, and q
German sermon. Perhaps the best eyi-
dence Of his capacity is that when he was
made bishop of Buffalo, in ls47, there were
three Roman Catholic churches in Buffalo
and that there ara now pinsteen, one Of
them cathedral.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10
Seward to Retire from Public Life.
Auburn IN. " Correspondence april 27) of
the New York Herald

the New York Herald.
Secretary Seward arrived here on Tues
day last, by special train from Washington.
His visit was unheralded and he has been
permitted to enjoy the quiet of his home
without any disturbance from his enthusi-
astic friends here, who generally take ad-
vantage of his presence to force him to the
delivery of speech.
1t may be interesting to you to know
that this visit of the secretary of state is
but preliminary to his retirement from the
stage of politics and public life, where,
during the past forty years his role has been
been so prominent one.
His preparations for the enjoyment OF
a serene old age in the quiet shades of his
beloved Auburn a town in. its beauty
strikingly suggestive of its poetic name
sake-are duly progressing. The old man.
sion which has been so long his residence
has been enlarged to twice its extent. Its
reception and dining rooms have been cor-
respondingly altered with view to the bet
ter entertainment, during the days of his
retirement, of the hosts of friends who
will flock as of old to his gatherings. The
Seward mansion is in the old fashioned
stye, surrounded by trees, with row oi
venerable populars at the portal. A dense
grove at the side, which aristotle might
have envied for his academicians, was and
doubtless will be still, favorite resort oi
Mr.. Seward Throughout life a laborious
student, he frequented its shady walks
when pondering the thoughts and problem:
which his vast reading opened up to him.
The green waves and golden perch of the
Oswasco will still have their delights fol
him, for the secretary is a jealous disciple
of Ike Walton. And though tinge oi
melancholy will not fail to pervade hi.
pleasures and pursuits. the companionshir
of friends, his philosophic resignation te
his fate and the delights of home will make
him forget the ingratitude of politicians
and the blighted hopes of his former am
bition.
Personally, Mr.. Seward is looking unu
sually we'll, though rather careworn after
the anxietles of the plotracted cession Of
congress. His friends say that he has not
appeared to enjoy as good health in severa
years. The scar on his left cheek is still
plainly visible, though perfectly healed
The flesh severed by the assassin's knife
still hangs heavily below the jaw, but the
muscles are re- knitting steadily though
slowly, and his physicians predict rsmott
restoration Of the features to THEN natura
condition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

FALLING OFF.-The falling off of in
comes in New York is remarkable. Many
who last year returned incomes ranging from
5000 to 5000, 900, this year return almost
nothing. Mr.. Claf1in, whose income last
year was something over half million, this
year returned twenty Eve dallars! Mr..
Stewart, who generally passes for wealthy
man, is still worse of, having no income at
all that is, he made no profit last year
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

No BETTER rRooF REoUIRED.-It has
not yet been publicly denied that the Best
Chemical Salerutus made by D. B. De
Land & Co., is all that its friends have
claimed-that is, a pure and wholesome
article This cannot be denied in face of
the testimony of chemists and those best
best qualified to judge II is much better
than Soda.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

CHILD BIRTH Our readers will remem-
Der that HANS OLSON, of Gibson, was
arrested last winter on charge of incest
with his daughter. He was committed,
and is now in jail, awaiting the action of the
grand jury. The daughter is also confined
in the same premises, as witness, and one
night last week gave birth to female
child, supposed to be the offspring of the
molhcr's tother.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

FEMALE SUFFRAGE. Many people seem
to have the impression that the question of
amending our State Constitution so that
females may vote, is to be submitted to a
vote this Fall. This is not so. The amend
ment has first to be approved by another
Legislature. Ifagain passed by that body,
the people vote on it one year from next
Fall. Ladies, bide your time" wait a
little longer"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

LoGs.-Pay-day has come in these parts,
at least we suppose SO from the fact that
the logs that were to have come down in
the spring have done SO, according to prom
Use. From eight to nine million feet, it is
estimated, was put in the river this spring,
all Of which have reached their several des.
tinations without mishap.
Saw-mil owners are doing thriving bust
ness just now, as lumber is very high,
while freights and labor are cheap.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

THE JUDICIAL ELECTToN.-The Official
canvass at Madison shows total of 56, 766
votes cast for Associate Justice Of the Su-
preme Court at the last election, at which
Judge COLE received 1896, and Judge
WETHERBY s,249. It will be remembered
that Judge WETHERBY was not a candidate.
The number of votes cast for COLE was less
than one third the total vote of the State.
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An Insane Wisconsin Man Raving
Through New Hampshire. and Yer

mont.
The freaks of an insane man lately at
Concord, N. H., has created quite a sensa-
tion in that region. The person proves
te be John H. Brown of Fairwater village,
Wisconsin. which place he has usually
made his home. and where his father and
sister now live He belongs to respect
able family, and has been considered a
capable and intelligent man. At the com
mencemcnt of the war he enlisted in the
Eleventh Wisconsin regiment, and was
honorably discharged after four years faith
full service About two weeks ago Brown
left Wisconsin to visit some relatives in
Vermont, and soon after reaching the lat
ter state he sent back singulari telegram
to his sister, which was the first indication
of his insanity When he left West Burke,
VT, he is supposed to have had about ST.
900 on his person, most of which he un-
doubtedly lost in some way or another be-
fore reaching Concord On Saturday he
was taken back to Vermont, and will be
placed in the Asylum at Brattleboro On
the journey he became raving and desper-
ate, and was handcuffed by the officers who
had the charge of him. The unfortunate
man is about thirty years of age. No
cause for his insanity has yet been discoy-
Grad
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

IRELAND. Great numbers of refugees
are arriving in New York from Ireland
They give very discoureging accounts ol
the state Of the country, and say that the
Fenian movement in Ireland is entirely
abandoned. 1t is said that Col. Roberts
has made special call on the Feniar
Brotherhood for aid to the families Of Irish
prisoners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

FANATIcIsM Maine is severely afflicted
with the Prohibitory law-more even than
Massachusetts,. John PIummer, Baptist
deacon, at Augusta, sincerely religious
man and an ardent temperance leader, was
arrested last week, and fined $13 for selling
a glass Of sweet cider in his store
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND Loss oE LIFE.
In Chicago, on Friday night last, the Sd,
two fires broke out, destroying property to
the amount of one million dollars The
wall Of one Of the burning buildings fell in
killing three fremen and injuring three
more. The charge is made, but perhaps
without truth, that the eight hour men set
the fires.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

Too BAD.-The Milwaukee Sentinel, OF
the 1st inst, says:
+" We are sorry to learn that Captain
Goodrich has changed his original intention
of placing the fine new steamer Northeast
upon the route between Chicago, Mlwau-
kee and Lake Superior, and completed
arrangements for attaching her to the
Cleveland, Detroit and Lake Superior line.
She will make her first trip from Detroit
about the first of June. This is really toe
bad, but we suppose Captain Goodrich con
suited his own best interests in deciding
upon the change
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

COLLISION ON LAKE MIcH1GAN-Sink-
ing of the Schooner Byron-On We'd
nesday evening last, the Sth, inst, about
7 clock, as the little schooner Byron, of
this port, was proceeding on her voyage
from Milwaukee to this port, and when
about ten miles south of Sheboygan, she
was run into and capsized by large fore
and aft schooner, the Canton, loaded with
lumber.
The Byron was running beforelthe wind
while the Canton was running by the wind,
and the latter instead of keeping her course
suddenly changed it, running into the By
ron, striking the peak of her mainsail and
causing her to capsize. The Captain, of
the Byron, BURMEIsTER, his son and a
passenger, Mr. w G. LOWELL, the only per-
sons on board, sprang into the head chains
of the Canton and thus saved themselves
After lying bottom upwards for few
minutes, the Byron righted on her side,
when Captain BURMEIsTER requested the
crew of the Canton to run along side and
right her, which they could easily have
done, but they refused and seemed to think
it good joke that they had capsized the
little craft and at the expiration of about
quarter Of an hour, the Byron finally
went down. Those saved we're landed in
the yawl of the Canton, on shore near
where the occurrance took place, when they
walked to Sheboygan and then took pas
sage home.
The Byron was valued at about $1,000.
and was owned by the Captain-no insur-
ance. The Captain also had on board fifty
barrels of salt on his own account and small
bill Of freight for Messrs. KAHLER and
KoRTEN-in all, valued at about $4OO.
Captain BURMEIsTER is a steady, indus
trious and clever gentleman, and it is to be
hoped that it will be but short time ere
he will be able to replace the property so
ruthlessly destroyed on him,
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GREEN BAY.-The Aduocate says that

GREEN BAY-The Aduocate says that
reports from most of the streams along the
Bay are discouraging in regard to getting
logs out, the freshet having come this spring
before the ice was out, aad there not being
water enough for driving now.
The Gazette says that at the sale Of the
Fort Howard Military Reservation, there
was some seventy lots sold, hanging in size
from two to forty acres, and at prices rang
ing from $40 to $lS per acre for arrable
land. The balance of the AsToR property,
located in the south ward of the city, and
which includes some 1900 lots and 176 acres
of private claim No /, will be sold at auc-
ton on the 5th day of June next
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

On THE MovE.-Messrs. NJ KUHL and A.
RICHTER, are moving large wooden build
ing, to be set down on the site formerly oc-
cupied by them previous to being burnt out
last summer, on Quay street 1t will be
occupied jointly by them-the former as
a harness maker and the latter as furrier.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

Cool WEATHER weather here
abouts has been decidedly cool so far this
spring. Sometimes we have little snow,
then cold rain, and but very little sun
shine all the fault of Mr.. SEWARD We
suppose in buying Russian America, as no
doubt the clerk Of the weather wishes to do
the fair thing and distribute The cold evenly
oyer the entire country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

New LINE.-A Milwaukee paper states
that new propeller is under construction
at Saginaw, Mich, to run when completed
in the Lake Michigan west shore trade !;
and that if she proves successful, two more
of the same sort will be built and put on
We don't think Saginaw built propelers
will make much running against Manitowoc
built side -wheelers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

FoR THE PLAINTFF. We spoke about
the suit Of the First National Bank of Man
itowoc against THOMAS WINDIATE, in our
last issue, then being tried in Milwaukee.
The plaintiff recovered judgment for the
amount claimed, with interest, in all
amounting to 50, 440.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

CoLLEcToR.-WM. JOHNSON, of Apple
ton, has been appointed and confirmed U.
S. Collector for this district in place of Col.
G. c. GINTY, Of the Green Bay Gazette.
GEORGE, Republics are ungrateful,' -
amt they?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

SUFFERING. Letters from the South to
the Relief Commission are numerous, and
show beyond question that the suffering
continues intense, and must increase as the
season advances, until the time of harvest
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-10

KEwAUNEE.-The Enterprise says that
farmers throughout that county are sowing
more grain and seeding down to grass
much larger quantity of land this spring
than usual