The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-16

which he inspired as an afectionate and
devoted husband and father, and my grief
for his irreparsble loss. He died on the
1st of November, 1865. Blessed are the
pure In heart, for they shall see God"
The Brantford (Canada) Enposssor
gives the following description of q rich
scene in the Town Council Of that town !:
"The Mayor had the bad manners to
guffaw right out at recent meeting Of the
Council, because one Of the Councillors
spelled canal, in motion made, thus
kannen. The Councillor became indig
nant at the want of courtesy, while he
could not but feel surprised when the
functionary told him he ought to have
spelled the word thus-canawl. The
Mayors mode of spelling, however,
brought other members to their feet, and
a general discussion followed The affair
ended in compromise, it being unani-
mously agreed that the word should be
kennel, that being its true root"
They have introduced new treatment
for the convicts In several of the Irish
prisons. Instead of fastening them up In
cells, they turn them out to grass and set
them to work draining swamp lands.
The have lately, in several instances, re-
claimed large tracts of swamp lands and
made them blossom as the rose. In one
tract there are about sixty acres in grain,
forty in choice meadow, eight in root crops,
four in vegetables, and the remainder in
pasturage So good is the farming, that
this year, while crops throughout Great
Britain are below an average, the crops of
the convicts are above. The productions
consist of fat cattle, hogs, grain and con-
siderable milk and butter, arl, as they
have surplus, it is sold at high prices.
"A fire occurred in London, few
weeks ago, at which an intrepid sailor
named VIM Lyon, who was looking on,
plunged into the burning building and res
cued a woman who had fallen senseless
from stuff ,cation The undsunted tar then
heard that a child was in the second story,
and again he darted into the blazing pile.
He reached the second story, but the child,
it seems, had been taken out when the
alarm was frat given. Before he could
grope his way back, the staircase took
fire and, fell The flames pressed him
more closely every second. He decided to
take flying leap from second story win
dow. He Jumped, breaking his arm, and
'iniuring his head so severely that for two
weeks he lay delirious in hospital.
When his senses returned, he found that
the London public had subscribed nearly
$4,000 to be handed him as recognition
of his heroism.
Incidents and Accidents. 80
A young reprobate, named Hastings,
was arrested in Alton, ILL.,, on the 3D., for
assaulting his father with an axe. 80
"A Richmond Und.) butcher, Oh Christ
mas day, presented sixty widows of that
place with splendid roasts of beef
"A Baptist minister at Muscatine,
Iowa, lately whipped his kitchen girl with
rope. He was fined $40 for his bru-
tality.
"A little daughter CT Martin Pulver,
of New Brenton, Ford county, Ill, was
lately scalded to death by the upsetting Of
tub of hot water.
The editors and reporters of the Phil
adelphia Ledger received Christmas gifts
of fifty dollars each from the publisher,
Geo. W. Childs.
On the Cd boy named Eddie Hover
ton, the son of widow in Quincy, was
drowned In the bay by breaking through
the ice.
"A child was born blind, in Penn Yam,
N. Y, a few days ago. Its eyelids were
cut open by doctor, and now the child
sees perfectly.
There is said to be living in Cincinnati,
In extreme poverty, an English woman
and her daughter, descendants of the great
Duke of York.
"A German girl asked a police justice
in st. Louis to marry her to a negro, and
when he refused, che burst into tears and
said her heart would be broken.
An examination Of an old chest, pur-
chased for almost nothing at an auction
sale, by gentleman in Pennsylvania re-
veeled false bottom and large amount
of money in gold and silver coin, all more
than hundred years old.
"A lady in Weymouth, Mass, went out
to spend the day, recently, taking with her
her infant child, which persisted in cry
ing all day. At night, when the mother
undressed the child, she found one of its
toes bent directly back, broken emo turned
entirely black.
We learn from the Prov snce (R ~
Journal that peGestrian-S, Get, Of that
city-recently started from the Hoyle no.
tel, at twelve O'clock, to attempt to walk
one hundred miles In twenty -four hours.
After completing fifty miles in little over
twelve hours,he was compelled to aban-
don the trial
"A merchant In Providence, r. l., q
few days since, was called upon by per-
son whom he remembered as former
clerk, who wished to be allowed to refund
to him the sum of $500, which ne said he
had stolen when in his employ several
years before. The request was granted.
and the caller departed with lghtened
conscience.