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Probable Contents and Suggestions Of
the Presidents Message.

Washington, Dec. 7.
The Presidents message was all put in
type on Saturday evening, and will proba-
bly be sent to Congress on Tuesday. The
only reason for delay is the anticipated re-
ception of official news about the settlement
OF the Alabama claims. The message COW
ers the following points and conclusions:
lst. That the Southern States remain
paralyzed in industry, their resources cut
OF, good proportion of their population
disfranchiscd, their constitutional privileges
denied through congressional enactment
and most of them remaining under military
rule.
I'd. Commencing tie report of the Secre.
tary of the Treasury, and indorsing its
views tor return to specie payment thro'
reduction of expenditures, raising taxa
ton, gradual contraction of paper circula-
ton, with suggestions for legislation for
one currency only, and that national banks
should have their powers restricted.
Sd. That our foreign affairs are in ia
vorable condition. The negotiations with
Great Britain concerning Alabama claims,
SO called, have not reached an end. Ger,
tain portions of the proposed protocol OF
arbitration were not approved by this gov.
ernment, and have been returned to Minis
ter johnson. The resignation of the Brit
ish Ministry is regarded only as hin
drance. Many details relative to these
claims ale not deemed proper to communi-
cate in this message. Offers Of arbitration
between Paraguay and Brazil have been
declined, and the course Of Paraguay is
commended, although there is an absence
OF official detail about the late outrage of
Lopez. The government has made new
treaties for the protection Of naturalized
citizens abroad. 1t has recognized the
new provisional junta in Spain as de fac.
to government, but has received no formal
ly accredited Minister from the same. Af-
fairs with Mexico are satisfactory. Ar.
rangements for Mexican commission to
settle the claims OF Americans In that coun-
try are in progsess. The government has
tailed so often IN negotiations for the pur-
chase OF naval station in tho Woot In
dies, that it now learns with regret that the
French are now trying to get the Bay oil
Samana from the Dominican government.
4th. Official facts show enormous frauds
in the revenue, which must be corrected
or the revenue will fail and the nation be
involved in ruin. The message calls fol-
strong legislation on this subject, and urges
he repeal of the civil tenure act, which i:
regarded as hindrance to the removal Oi
corrupt officials.
5th. The President refer. to the Indiar
troubles and the views of the Peace Com
mission. aud fears that the military estab
lishment expenditures will be largely In
creased on the plains.
9Th. The President favots the withdraw
al of troops from the Southern States, anc
a reduction of the army. He gives re
sumo of the operations of the Land Ofic
and pension system.
1t is not pretended that iho message dis
cusses the above points in the order named
or the lssguags siven; but the genera
tenor Of the doc,tnent will prove to be cor
rect.
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THE JESSIE Phillips IN TROUBLE
The fine schooner Jessie Phillips, owned ty
Messrs. PACKARD, HoEs and Rowland,
of this place, had narrow escape from
shipwreck at Chicago on Saturday last.
The following interesting particulars We
find in the Chicago Journal.
While the storm was at its height yes
terday afternoon, vessel was observed op
posite the water works, with her flag in
verted and hoisted at the gaff, dragging
her anchor and rapidly drifting ashore.
The vessel proved to be the jessie Phil>
lips, Captain I. H. Howland. from Mani
towOc, laden with square timber. The in
verted flag at the gaff was q signal that
those on board had given up all hopes OF
saving their ship. Captain Andy Green,
of the tug l.. b. johnson, volunteered to
go to the assistance of the vessel. Haing
the captain Of the schooner, Captain Green
ascertsined that she had no line strong
enough to bear tow through the terrible
sea, and the tug was compelled to put back
and bring line, which was obtained from
Captain Finfeld, of the propeller Boscobei,
to whom the owners Of the tug and schoon-
er desire to return thanks. Upon return
lng, 1t was found that the schooner had
continued to drift shoreward, and in few
minutes more must have gone to pieces
The tug made fast and safely brought the
schooner into the harbor The action of
Captain Green, in thus bravcly ard gener-
ously riskiDg the lives of himself and crew
and the loss of the tug, which was unin-
sured, is worthy of all commentator. The
lake was frighttully rough, the sea being
heavier than has been known at this point
for several years, and the trip was attends
ed with great peril. Through the angry
waves the diminutive tug plowed her way,
halt the time lost from sight in the great
water troughs, and it was especially hazard
Gus to approach laundering vessel and
make fast. But the rescue of life and
property was skillfully and successfully ac
complished, and another name is added to
the long list of brave and generous seamen
w bile engaged in rescuing the schooner,
Captain Green was enabled, by means of
temporary cessations OF the snow storm, to
scan the lake in every direction. and he re-
ports no vessel in sight. The tug L. B.
johnson is new craft, built last spring,
and ranks second in size and power on the
Chicago River. She is owned in part BY
one of the Journal employees, whose name
she bears, and We are pleased to have an
opportunity to record the heroic conduct of
her gallant commander"
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TERRIBLE Cof.tIERY ExpI OsiOy I,

TERRIBLE CoLLrERY ExPLosioN ID
ENGLAND.--A cable dispatch announces
the occurrence of terrible colhery cxpiv-
sion at the Arley Mines. which are situated.
in the county of " warwick, Englani, nssr
Birmingham. Three hundred minors we're
in the pit at the time of the disaster, all,
or nearly all, of whom are supposed to have
perished by Instant or lingering deaths
The dispatch is exec edingly meagre as to
particulars, and gives no surmises, even, as
to the cause of the catastrophe, 1t is, per-
haps, the most destructive collicry cxplo-
sion on record, and certainly is the worst
since the invention of the safety lamp ti
Sir Humphrey Dsvy, tor the protection ut
miners from such disasters. At the hour
of sending The dispatch, thiriy-two bodies
had been recovered, ard the scene at the
mouth of the pit, where hundreds Of feIa-
tives of the entombed miners we're gather
ed, seeking in frantic agony for at least
the dead uody of some poor victim, is per
haps as truly described in the dispatch as
it can be, by the simple phrase, 'hosrt-
rending"
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THE EXPRESS CoNsoLIDATIoN.-T Those
who interested themselves to sustain the
great Merchants Union Anti Monopoly
Express Company as against the old COM
panies, tor the sake of having competition
and low rates, doubtless fesl as if they had
wasted their energies for naugLt, when
they read the announcement of a complete
consolidation of the two leading companies,
the Merchants Union and American. 1t
seems however, that the new organization
is not to have 1t all its own way. A New
York dispatch says: "A new express war
will soon be opened between the Adams
and the consolidated American Merchants
Union. The Adams declares it can and
will tread down all rivalry if it has to spend
millions The contest is likely to be long
and 6erce
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n4- The Baraboo Independent reports
the elopement of shoemaker named
Daniels and woman named Mary Jane
Hill. Daniels left . wife and two children,
one two years, the other three weeks old,
entirely destitute. The Independent says
Daniels out to be goaded with peggine
awl, strapped with his foot-strap. hammer.
ed with his lasts, scraped with his shoe
knife, and be shut up a month with
skunks, hedgehogs and rattle snakes, with
leather shavings and tub water for his only
food and drink, and the Book of Mormon
his only book to read.
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BUSINESS IN MILwAUKEE.-The Neus
of the Goth makes the following report of
the business in Milwaukee for the week
preceding:
THE receipts of wheat the past week
were 23l, ,522 bushels, against 249, ,O62 bush
els the preceding week. and 12I ,464
bushels for the corresponding week of last
year.
"On Monday No. ! wheat in store was
sold at $l.23 IL, declined to $l.2O on
Wednesday, from which time gradual
advance resulted in $l.25 2 being paid on
Saturday. The market closed yesterday
firm at $l.l6 for No. 2, and 81 .25 l-2 for
No. /.
Business generally remains quiet, with
very slight changes in values"
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COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Manitowoc, Dec. S, 1868.
State of Wisconsin,
County of Manitowoc
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Of h1anitcwOc county does hereby certify
that the following order has been adopted
by the Board of Supervisors OF Manitowoc
county this 5lh day Of December, A. D.
1868: s i f.sss..
An ORDER to exempt from the provisions
of chapter 4O4, General Laws Of 1862,
and all acts amendatory thereto, entitled
San act to regulate the license and
keeping of dogs.
The Board of Supervisors of the county
of Mdnitop0c do order and determine as
jollo,cs:
Section l. The county of Manitowoc is
hereby exempted from the provisions OF
chapter 4O4, General Laws of 1862, and all
acts smendatory thereto, entitled IAN act
to regulate the license and keeping of
dogs" .a
In WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of the Coud-
ty of Manitowoc, have hereunto
subscribed my name officially, and
IL. s. affixed the seal of the said County
Board Of Supervisors, at my Office
in the said county of Manitowoc,
on the above dated day.
WILLIAM BACH,
Clerk County Board of Supervisors of Man
ltOWOc county.
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Terrible Steamboat Disaster Seven
ty to Eighty Lives Lost.
Madison. Ind. Dec s

Madison, Ind, Dec 5.
Last night, st half past / o'clock, the
magnificent steamer United States, descend
ing, and the America, ascending. collided
at Ryars landing, about two miles above
Warsaw, on the Indiana side. The States
had a quantity of petroleum oil on her
guard. The America struck the States on
the starboard, on the right hand side, for>
ward of the steps, cutting into her consider
able distance, sinking the States to about
the main deck in two minutes. Fire was
communicated in some way to the petroleum
oil, and, as soon as the boats collided, they
we're in flames 1t is said some mistake was
made in the signals. The America blew
her whistle twice, which the pilot on the
States apparently did not hear The
America again sienaled by two blasts of the
whistle then the States answered, but it
was too late. The steamers were at the
points of collision. The excitement was
terrible. s.
1t is supposed that seventy five or eigh-
ty persons have lost their lives. Several of
our citizens were OH the United States re-
turning from Cincinnati. 1t is estimated
but under the circumstances this must be a
mere guess-that thirty women on
the States we're lost.
IG was not thirty seconds after the boats
coilided before the States was mass of
flames from stem to stern. The America
might have been saved had she not attempt
ed-which was her duty to do-to save the
passengers on the States. Those saved owe
their lives to the GOODNESS and courage of
the officers and crew of the America. Her
engines weTc kept mo~ins until Tho hnat
was made fast to the shore. The pilot stood
h,s mill tho .,lrf horca h,ep
ing around him, and then left to avoid suf
location.
The destruction of these fine and costly
steamers and the more terrible result iu
loss of life, and the fate of the missing
friends, have cast gloom over the commu-
nifty We still hope that our missing
friends have made the shore at some point
below, and have been saved
Madison, Ind, Doc. 6
Eight bodies have been recovered from
the wreck OF the steamer United States.
Seven of them were 80 badly burned that
they could not be recognized. The other
j. supposed to be that of Mrs Pearce OF
Louisville, KY.
Cincinnati, Dec. Z.
| Details of the collision between the
America and United States are coming
| i'm slowly The indications are that both
boats we're, at the time of the collision
headed toward the Indiana shore. The
General Lytle arrived, last night, with .
| few of the survivors. Mr.. Hall, Of Evans
vile, was among the saved on the United
States. The charred remains of eight bod
les, supposed to be females, have been re
ccived from the United States. None oil
them could be recognized.
Cincinnati. Dec s.
The excitement relative to the terrible
disaster to the steamets United States ant
America is still ibtense. Parties are arriv
ing frou all quarters. making inquiries fo
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OsHKosH.-From the Journal we learn
that Hon. p. Sawyer left for Washington
on Thursday last. Last Saturday night,
about l2 o'clock, the dwelling house of
Louis Fritz, in the Sd ward, was burned
Gown, with its contents which were valued
at 5000. The building was insured in the
Corn Exchange ms Co. of N. Y. for 5000.
An adjoining building was damaged to the
amount of 5000. despite the exertions of
the fire companies, which were promptly
on hand.
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GREEN BAY-The Gdzette publishes an
interesting account of the St. Andrews fes>
tival in that city on Monday evening, the
30th ult. The bay steamers have all been
laid up The Gazette says this line has
done heavy business the past season, both
in the transport alton of freight and pass
cngers, and the regularity with which mat.
ters have been conducted has given general
satifaction. The Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad Directors have declared a
semi-annual cash dividend of five per cent,
payable December Goth,
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From WASHINGTON. There will be no
general Encouragement of committees in the
House at the pre-ent SO s. on Of Congress,
but several changes will have to be made
because of the death or resignation of MEM
bers. The death Of Thaddeus Stevens
leaves Il B. Washburn at the head Of the
Committee on Appropriations, and he will
probably resign the craftsmanship of COM
merce and leave Eliot, of Mass, at the
head of that The Craftsmanship of the
Committee on Reconstruction will dcvolve
on Boutwell,, VINO ranked next to Stevens.
The resignation of McClurg, Governor elect
OF Missouri, leaves vacancy in the Com
mittee of Elections.
The Secretary of the Interior, i. his an
nual report, says that the quantity Of pubs
lie lands undisposed Of is laos, ,366, ,678
acres. The amount disposed OF during last
year was 666, ,574,25O The Secretary &c.
votes a good portion Of his report to the
Pacific railroads, and, on the whole, speaks
Of them in excellent terms.
A contested election case comes from
Georgia, John II. Christy, Democrat, hav.
ing a certificate from General Meade,
while JohG A. Wimpy, Republican, has q
certificate from Gov. Bullock.
The buildings in Washington occupied
by the Freedmen's Bureau are to be given
up on Wednesday, and headquarters will
be in the new Howard Uni>
versity Building, in the back part of the
city.
Washington, Dec. I.
The House met at Iocn. Previous to
icing called to order the usual greetings
were INDUCED iu, Speaker Coltax being,
warmly greeted by members.
Washington, Dec. 8.
Congress was in session only about half
an hour to day. No business of importance
was transacted.
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CoDIFICATIoN OF THK LAws-In relaI
ton to the proposed revision of the laws Of
Wisconsin the State DO arnal says.
"All that has been said by both papers
in regard to the confused condition of the
statutes at present is strictly true. but :
measure was adopted by the last legislature
which will probably obviate the necessity Of
a general revision That body authorized
a contract with Hon. L. A. Spencer, A.;
sistant Secretary of State, for six Thousand
copies of a digest and index of the laws Of
the state. This work Mr.. Spencer has had
In hand for several years. No man in the
state is perhaps as well qualified as he to
perform it. A lawyer OF ability and long
practice, aud during many years past the
Assistant Secretary of State, he is perfectly
familiar with our statutes, and besides, pos.
sesses the industry. and the careful, pains
taking, AMI SYST matte character of mind
which will assure a complete and conscien-
tious piece Of work as the result Of bis ia-
Dor.
1Mr. Spencer's book is now in the hanis
OF the printer and near'y completed. 1t
will probably be ready for delivery HNhh
two weeks, and will make volume Of sotid
six hundred pages. When it appears, it
will, we think, be found clear, easy, aud
certain guide through the labyrinths of our
statutory law, and will render revision
of the statutes for the present unHecessa-
rv ~
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NEENAH.-The Times says the house
of Leopold Bizenstein was burned on Tues
day night at 6 o'clock The clothing of
the family was nearly oil lost. Some of the
furniture vas saved There were eleven in
the family, turned out of shelter on a cold
December night. Biaenstein is q poor
man. and 4 subscription paper was we'll
signed for his benefit on the day after the
FIRE. About 1900 was raised
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MAMMOTH BOTTLES ONLY IS CaNFs-
Eugene Hair Rcstorer tie Cheapest ind
Best-The Eugene Hair Restorer eeipscs
all known discoveries for the rapidits with
which it restores gray and faded l,aif to its
natural color-promotes its rapid and heal
thy growth, prevents and stops 1t when
falling off, and is a most luxariant dressing
for the hair, rendering it soft, silky and
lustrous. Mammoth bottles only rs cents.
Sold by most all Druggists
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SHEBoYGAN. - The Shcboygan Falls
Herald says: Everybody is complaining
of dull times. With two or three millions
salted down in governments among the
farmers in this county, and such bounti-
full harvest as our last, we can perceive no
necessity for any stringency in the money
market here, even if produce is a little
dull. Draw on that little idle surplus and
pay your debts, aud times will be easy
enough"
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STEWARDS DRY GooDs ESTABLISH
MENT.-There are upwards of 1000 people
employed to carry it on Last winter there
were ] 400 sewing girls on the books, and
there are at least 500 legitimate statesmen
in these "lS acres of dry goods" The
amount of business done in the wholesale
and retail department varies of course with
the general prosperity. Last year, how
ever, was specially good one in the sales
Of this house, and amounted to $54, ,OOO,.
000
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~ The Plot Office typos make their
best bow to CHARLEY WINToN, in ack no vi
edgment of an invitation to sleighride in
one Of his fancy rigs on Tuesday. They
appreciate his thoughtfuness none the less
because they we're unable to avail them
selves of his kind offer Messrs. TILLsoN
K WfNToN keep tip-top livery stable near
the Williams House, and they know how
TO run it, too. Try them.
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ABSENT. T.-Thc editor of the Pilot was
last week summoned to Mcnasha by the
news of the dangerous illness of his father
As Mr.. CROWLEY is himself in very deli
cate health, and but lily able to endure the
hardship Of snch journey. his friends here
feel no little solicitude on his account
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MACKINAc. The inhabitants Of Macki-
nae have been we'll supplied this fall with
apples from wrecks in the vicinity. One
man secured between 200 and 300 barrels,
which were thrown overheard from the
propeller City Of New York during .
storm. A few days since, Also, the "rcgs-
lar supply" Of wheat arrived by means q .
vessel getting on Bois Blanc. Every ssa
that happened to be there eth ri. Ask
boat secured from $50 to 1900 worth.
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D~The following additional vessels have
laid up here since our last Tug Kitty
Smoke, bark s. A. Wood, schooners .Sdr-
dinid, Sea Gem, Transit, Norma and Ma
riner. The schooner Fleet,cino is laid up
in Chicago.
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CHRISTMAS PARTIES -MAGNUs ERICK-
SON, Esq, is making preparations for a
bal! and oyster supper at the -Four Corners
On Christmas evening, and extends COR
dial invitation to all his friends. Tickets
only 800. The young folks of the village
will have an opportunity of indulging in a
first>class hop at the Windiate House on
the same evening.
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New Advertisements.
DRESSM AKING

THE undersigned beg to inform the ladies'
OF Manitowec that they have just opened
Dressmaking establishment and Trimmings
store on Seventh street. near York, and ~
spectfully ask an examination of their goods
and prices. Particular attention paid to
Cloakmakihg. They have all the Latest styles
of Dress and Cloak Patterns. A vsried and
carefully-selected stock Of ladies Furnishing
Goods, suitable to the season, received BY last
steamer and now being opened.
Mrs. M. Nj. RAMSDELL.
Mrs A. RAMSDELL.
Manitowoc, Dec. 10, 1S68 2!-4t
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The Brooklyn Ferry Disaster.

exchange:
"Only thirty caeualities were published.
1t how appears. however. that there were
twenty other cases that did not find their
way into print the sufferers being taken
away by their friends before their names
we're obtained. Two sisters, who lay upon
the floor of the ferry house, covered with
blood. bleeding profusely from the mouth,
and unable to speak, kept motioEipg 10
those rendering aid to assist the others frs.
Among the injured was the daughter of an
Irish washerwoman, having a large basket
of linen 10 her hands
when the child was taken homo aImos,
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- Intelligence was received at Livet-
pocl, Euglsra, o. Monday, Dec :, that
>he Ses~Ship R1synsu, hon GLASGOW,
bcsrd ~ Hev YorA. hsnAesea OF the
1rsA 0sst. She sptais end c;shts>one
pssse~sos s,e scps->cl ss,sd. One Of the
stesoe,' . bcsts, sitA thrty-tAree persons
% Lsard, Vvs oo.
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ngft is said that ninety-fve per cent OF

nG- 1t is said that ninety-fve per cent Of
the accidents arising from the explsion OF
doul le -barreled guns are due to a defect in
the left barrel, because tue right is SO much
More frequt nly used. The discharge Of
the rixh, bsrrel dispaces the owder in !e
left, and leaves space between the powder
and the wadding. 1t is suggested that aga
cidents would be generally prevented II the
lamrod should tie driven home vi one or
two smart blows iato the non dl,chargsi
barrel every time the o. her is re load d.
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Jeff. Davis.

IlchmOnd; Dec. q:
In the United States Circuit Court to-
das, Chief Justice Chase presiding, on the
motion to auash the proceedings against
JEFF. Davis, r. II. Dana, for the Govern
men., opened this morning He proceeded
to show that the fourteenth amendment
pleaded in bar of punishment by the de-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-11

BE- Co.'s Dyspepsia Cure vii! imme.
diately relieve and permanently euro the
most aggravated case of Dyspepsia, FlAtu-
ency, Sour Stomach, Constipation, and all
diseases of the stomach and bo~els. Ply
sicians, clcrgyineh and all who use it, join
in unbounded praise of its great virtues.
Gold by Druggists svsfswhsre. Pace.
$l00. kmA