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Eas~ The Grant County HrnM and

Ess' The Grant County Herad and Port
age Register want change in the law fix
ing the time for levying the county taxes.
They say, now the Supervisors are obliged
to levy the taxes before they can have any
idea of the amount of money the county
will want and they want the levy put off
until the probable expenses Of the cornty
are known. In Columbia County the Reg
ister says the expenses will exceed the levy
this year by some two or three thousand
doiars. The enormous increase of crime
creates the deficiency.
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ally known, but still it is true, that law
was passed last winter making the County
j Judgeship, in all counties where the Coun-
ty Court has not jurisdiction of civil cases,
saIaried office and after December lst,
persons having business with the County
Judge, must pay to the County Treasurer a
erty involved in the estate to be settled, IN
lieu of all fees heretofore paid to the Judge,
before the estate can be legally disposed OF
by he Judde The Board Of Supervisors
fixes the amount of salary.
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Offhe Board of Scamp Land Commits
sioaers Of Calumet and Manttooooc
c0uattes.
November Odd, 1868.
The Board of Swamp Land Commits
sioners of Manitowoc and Calumet counties
met, pursuant to adjournment, at the store
of j. B. Dunn, in the town of Eaton,
Mantowoc county.
Present, d. B Knapp, President,
Louis Faulhabcr, 0. L. Potter and Ansel
Watrous.
Minutes of last meeting read and approx
ed.
On motion, tie following resolutions
were adopted = as
Resolred, that the President and Senre-
tary of this Board, be and they are hereby
instructed to issue an order en- the TreaSu
rer of this Board, to John C. Eggers and
Thomas Thompson, for $L4SS.24, being
the so per cent, payable on contract for
lowering Ripps, according to Engineer
estimate cf work done.
ResoIred, BY the Board of Commission
ers of the Swamp and Overhowed Lands
of Mantowoc and Calumet counties, that
| notice be given to Messrs. Lyon, Smith {,
Evens and Newell of the county of Mani
| toWoc to remote the distractions to the
| free flow of the waters of the Manitowoe
river. at the point called Cato Falls, i'm
mediately. Such notice to be served on the
above named parties by the Secretary OF
the Board, by mail or otherwise. and in
case of their refusal to remove said obstruc.
tons, the Secretary viii notify the Presi-
dent of this Board, and he will call spec
| ;al meeting of this Board, to take into con-
sideration what measures shall be taken to
force such removal
| Louis Faulhaber Treasurer of this
Board, presented his bond for approval
J On motion said bond was accepted, approx
ed and filed. @fo
On motion, proceeded to an informal
ballot for Commissioner, to fill vacancy
occasioned by the resignation OF Patrick
! Brennan.
j. B. Dunn, having received all the vote
cast for Commissioner, aforesaid. Or
notion the formal ballot was dispensed
with and j. B. Dunn was declared elected
as such Commissioner, whereupon MIR
Dunn came forward and qualified as Com
missioner, aforesaid.
Considerable time was then occupied
by the Board, in signing contracts.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted
| Ees0tced, That the resolnt!on adopted at
the meeting of this Board, held on the 18th
day of October, 1868, be and the same i
hereby amended so as to read after tht
words 'one dollar aud twenty five cents pc
acre" except when q purchaser agrees t.
take all the vacant lands in any Que o
more towns, then in that case the mirim u1
price shall be one dollar per acre, on al
| such lands. .......
Ga motion adjourned sine de-
JOHN p. HUME. Secretary.
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OVER A MILLION PopULATtoN--The to-
tai vote of Wisconsin at the late presiden-
tial election was about 100000. The ex-
perience of past years in this state shows
that the population will average more than
FIVE times the number of votes polled 1t
is therefore safe to conclude that the pop
ulation of our state now considerably ex-
ceeds million. In 1860 the total presi.
dental vote was I52, $50 and the popula-
ton 775, S72. 1n 1865 the total gubernato-
state census, S5S, 325. The gain in popula-
tion since 1860 is not less than 225 600, and
since 1865 not less than l40, 00O The pop
uar vote indicates that thi, gain is about
equally distributed among the several con>
gressional districts--tl1e first district this
year polling somewhat the largest vote, and
the third district the smallest. Na.0au-
lee Nelrs
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The Official CanVass.

Madison, Wis, Nov o.
The official canvass Of the vote of this
State, in which there have been some err
rors in returns heretofore published, aris-
ing from the mistakes Of local officers is at
last completed. The average Republican
vote on electoral ticket is l0S,837 Demo.
cratic, s4,704 Republican majority, "a
1873. The highest Republican vote on cleo
tor, is Allen Warden, l0S, S57 the high
est, Democrat, is Sam Ryan, Jr., S4,7lO.
The lowest, Republican, Is e. g. Williams,
Smith, 64,695.
The vote on the Government Banking
Law, dispensing with the office of Comps
trolier, is l6, ,499 for and l,943 against
The vote on the ten savings banks char
ters ranges from l,Si7 to 6,3l4 for, and
from 6, 420 to 6,626 against, all being de-
feated.
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From Havana.

havana, NOV. ..
The first battalion Of volunteers, 800
strong, leaves to-morrow for the seat of
war 1t is reported that the insurrection-
lists have burned the plantation of Colonel
Acosta, commanding battalion of volun-
teers. 1t is also reported that General
Cespedes of the revolu'ioaists had three
men executed who we're caught rebbing
and committing acts of an incendiary char>
ac,er. Chezpez, previous to the attack
and repulse at Mazipallo, recommended
that all the women and children should
leave the town. Confidence of the people
and Captain General Lersundi in spec iy
termination of the war is increasing.
Another boitalion Of volunteers will march
to Holquiu during the coming week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

PROGRESS OF UNION PACIFIC RAIL
RoAD.-The Union Pacific Railroad is now
completed to Bear River, only eighty miles
flom Salt Lake City. 1t will stop there
for the present. The weather in the
mountains is too inclement for work. There
is also tunnel to be completed be-
tween Bear River and Salt Lake City,
aud that will not be finished before next
May. A person can now take the cars at
Milwaukee, proceed to Bear River, and
thence in the course of three days by stage,
arrive at Salt Lake City; which distance
seven years ago could not lie travelled un-
der seven weeks time. The change see MS
rlEost fabulous. The near completion of
the railway has materially chespened the
heretofore exorbitant price OF ali commodi
ties in Salt Lake City. AS sn illustration
Of the enormous tax which inland trans
portasion by wagon entails upon the ecu
sumer, kerosene oil, Ehieh sells in Milwsu.
kee for Gisy eesss per gallon, sells In Utah
at from - to 30 per gsllsn-hefe is an ad-
dition Of four hundred TO six hundred per
cent, mer,ly from expensive Transports
ton Hlconsia.
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TIE SOUTH AND GEN GRANT. The
New York Herald of Monday makes the
following statement Of the result Of its OBJ
servations since the presidential election
"We have observed our southern exs
changes carefully since the election add
have been unable to discover. with bat one
OF two exceptions, the exhibition of any
other feeling than that of sinccse acquies-
cence in the success of Giaut For the
most part the southern leading rapers have
eschewed the discussion OF politics In any
spirit OF bitterness, and, like prominent
Georgia paper, suggest TO the southern
people the propnety OF settling down CAIN
ly aud taking business view OF the sltua-
ton. They do not advise southern state
to abate one jot OF her claims to conAttu-
tlonsl equality OF withdraw single protest
she may have made against the usurpations
OF radical cOngles, bat they advise,
Let not the intellect and energy of the
south be wholly devoted &c these themes
These are wise and timely uegestions, and
We repcRt, instead OF rancorus partisan ar-
tlcies we are glad to see that the pens Of the
mos influential southern writer's are already
devoted TO the consideration # topics cal
culated TO attract the atteBt o, O. capitalists
to the vast resources OF the un'rv, and
by bulid ng new railroads, new telegraph
hines, establishing new lines OF steamers,
erecting tree schoolhouses, organizing ag-
riculturxl societies aud offering premiums
for the best specimens OF grcultural pro-
ducts will not only restore the south 10 her
pristine prosperity, but open pathway for
her to reach still higher degree Of wealth
and greatness"
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An ELDERLY COUPLE Goro TIE ALTAR

Az ELDERLY COUPLE Go TO TIE ALTAR.
On Saturday last q couple were married
in the First Ward, the bridegroom being
81 yesrs Of aye, while the bride was 81.
Both are Germans, she having been 10
his country 30 years and he some 10 years
The wedding Vas celebrated at the bride
residence, and after the marriage ut seven
o clock in the evening, a dance took rlsce,
which was kept up ustil six o'clock Sunday
morning, both the Young" people taking
part in it, The dance opened by reel
performed by the newly welded pair, and
those who witnessed il say that both Of
them, and particularly the bride, entered
into it with all the sriYit Of young people
in their teens The bride stated, in intro
ducings her husband, that she had always
desired young husband, end having one,
should take proper good care of him.
The parties have money enough TO support
themselves comfortably, even if they live
to the ordinary age of old people Nil
,0aukce Hisconsin, Dec. /.
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ALABAMA CLAIMS. s.-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald
says tha. the convention agreed upon by
minister johnson and lord Stanley for the
settlement of the Alabama claims is un-
doubtedly in the hands Of the president.
1t provides for the appointment of three
commissioners-two by Great Britain and
one by the United Ststes-who shall sit as
rhe commission in Washington, and their
decision on all the claims shall be rendered
within twelve months from their assem>
bling. From their decision there will be
no appeal
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THE CITY OF BosToN DISASTER. Par
ticulars of the collision between the pro-
pellers Milwaukee and City of Boston are
as yet meagre. 1t seems that the boats
were running close together when they sud
denly came upon two sail vessels, and in ats
tempting to avoid them cnlided. The City
Of Boston sunk stern first, and when last
seen her bow was still out of water. She
lies directly in the channel of upward and
downward bound vessels, between six and
eight miles from SkiIagsiIee Reef, in uine-
~ feet of water. ard until her bow finally
settles to the bottom, will prove danger
Gus obstruction to navigation in that quar-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

GREEN BAY.-The Adrocate says that
work on the Improvement of the harhor
has been suspended until next spring The
appropriation is not quite exhausted,
enough remaining to commence work with
next spring, but a further appropriation
from Congress will be required to COM
plete the work. The Scottish citizens of
Green Bay. who compose the St Andrews
Society, are to hold festival on the 30th
inst. The new steam fire engine has been
tested, and gives good satisfaction. Green
Bay, not to he behind other metropolitan
burghs, has built skating rink.
The Gdzette says it is beginning to be a
busy time among the lumbermen A large
number of men have already gone into the
woods and some of the camps have com
menced active operations. The indications
are that large amount of logs will be cut
this winter, though probably the amount
will not be up to that of last year. Veni
son is very plenty. A couple of Swedes at
Fort Howard got into a dispute about
which had won five cent stake in gam
bling bout, and to settle the question, one
stabbed the other in rhe bowels with jack
knife, inhicting frightful cash.
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ssa- The brewers association of New
York city is composed mainly of Germans,
wi,2 protect themselves from losses IN bus
mess by means of a black book, in which
are placed the names of delinquent custom
ers. The method is as follows: A
month"; credit is gwen to every retail deal
er in lager beer Ii, at the end Of that
period, for any cause, he fails to meet his
Indebtedness, three days grace are gwen,
and ii he then fails to settle, his supply Is
stopped, and each member of the associa-
ton is notified Of the occurrence. he re-
closed, and ne must shut ur his shop
The practical operation Of this plan is per
feet protection to the brewers.
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VOL. 1O-NO. 90.
Report of General Grant.

Nashin .ton, Dec. |.
The following is General Grants repnrt
in fuil, as submitted 10 General Schc6eld,
Secretary of War:
SRI have the honor TO submit the re-
ports of the division, district and depart
ment commanders for the past year. These
reports give full account OF the operations
and services Of the army for the year, aud |
refer to them for details. | would earnest
ly renew my recommendation of last year,
that the control OF the Indians be trans~
ferreaito the War Department. l call spe-
cal attention to the recommendation of
General Sherman on the subject. 1t has
my earnest approval. 1t is unnecessary
that the arguments in favor Of this trans
| ter should be repeated. The necessity for
it becomes more evident every day
While the Indian war continues
| do not deem any general legislation for
the reduction of the army advisable. The
troops on the plains are all needed and the
| troops in the Southern States are still need
ed A further reduction can be made in
the way already used and now in operation,
when it is safe, namely by allowing com
panies to be dismissed by discharges With,
out being strengthened by recruits, and by
/ stopping appointments of Second Lieuten-
ants. Ifit should be deemed advisable the
Veteran Reserve Regiment might be dis
continued by absorption and retirement ol
the officers and discharge Of the men, with
out dctrlment to the service.
Very respectfully,
a.s as Your obedient servant,
| 4
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@r According to the report Of Washing
ton ccrrespordents, there is good deal Of
talk, even at this early day, about the
speakership Of the next congress, Coiisx
being out OF the way, plans are already
being arranged 10 win the desirable post,
and the names of sons dozen or more
menbcrs are prominently mentioned.
Amo them are Blaine, Dawes, Schenck
and Banks. Blaine appears to have a
host of friends, and according 70 present
indications sands gooi CHARGE for eec-
ton. Ranks has many supporters, but it
is said ne will not permit his natne to he
used. Schenck is believed tC be quietly
working for the POSITION, and some say
when the time comes he will develop a
degree OF strength not at present realized
by his competitors Nilaodutee Ne,cs.
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u. S. GRANT, General.

Town CLERK ARRESTED. The Uuited
St ties Marshal, yesterday, brought i'll Mr.
NJ. Hll!yers, clerk OF the town Of Harrison,
In Calumet county, arrested for contempt
Ia not obeying an order trom Judge Mil'er's
court. The case is thus stated: The
town of Lima, in 1855, issued bonds to the
amount of $1,000 for building u plank
road. The Town Board signed the bonds,
aud they were placed In the hands Of the
Chairman for sale. The bonds were di,
posed Of, but the road was never built. In
1856 the town of Lima, by an act of tie
Legislature, changed its uamc to Harrison,
aud nothing was done relative to the bonds
Meanwhile, a judgment was obtained
against the town of Lima for the amount
Of the bonds, interest and costs, amounting
to some SIG, 900, and an order was trans
United to the Town Clerk Of Lima to levy
and collect tax sufficient to pay the
amount. This order was served upon Mr..
HitlyerS, who failed to act upon it, for the
reason, as he asserts, that he knew nothing
of the towa of Lima, is not clerk of that
town, and has nothing to do with it. Had
he been ordered to levy tax on Harrison
he would have done so. The tax, il lev
led, would amount to 81 an acre upon all
the land in the town, aad would be a diff
cult ons to pay. The case evidently is full
of conficiions which the United States
Court must decide. Mr.. Hiyers gave oal
for his appearance at the December term
of the court.-Mtlrauhee Sentinel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

lGyH In accordance with the act OF Con.
gress passed July 25, 1868, Gen. Howard
has issued an order fer the discontinuing on
December 2lst, of the operations of the
Freedmen's S Bureau, excepting IN the I'D
ucatonal Department, and in the collection
and payment of money due soldiers and
sailors, and their fees from the Government
on account of military services All officers
except such as are needed as above stated,
will be discharged, and all the unneeded
property of the Bureau sold. Few will
mourn It's loss.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

NEENAH.- Times states that recent
ly the immense collection Of books, papers,
&C., of the late Governor Doty, we're cart
ed from his residence on Doty Island to the
Neenah paper mill. There were three
large wagon loads of books and documents
that he had collected during his residence
on the Island. Had there been public DO
tice given that the books and papers OF the
late Governor were TO be sold, they would
undoubtedly have brought ten times more
than when sold for paper rags, and per-
haps many a valuable document would
have been thus preserved. Governor Doty
must have had many rare and valuable
books and records, even among lot OF ma
terial that was thought only fit for paper
mill
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

BUSINESS IN MILWAUKEE. The Neus
of the 29th contains the following:
The receipts of whee. the past week
were .4g,062 bushels, against 236 see
bushels the preceding week, and 294, 6S4
bushels for the corresponding week of last
year
''On Monday No l wheat in store was
sold for S %, and gradually rcceded to
s % on Friday Int yesterday demand
for shipping sprung up, and 81 90 . was
obtained for regular, and 81 o7 . for spot.
The market closed at s % for No. l and
ST. Is 2 for No 2.
Business remained quiet, with better
feeling pcrvading commercial circles"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

THE Two RIVER FIRE-The Plot gave
particulars last week of the destruction by
fire of j. j. WAGNER's saloon at Two
Rivers on the night of Saturday, Nov 81.
We have learned since that the building
owned and occupied by Two Rivers Lodge
No. 66, |. o. 0. f., which adjoined Mr.
WAGNER's place, was utterly ruined by
fire and water at the same time, although
not entirely burned down. The loss Of the
Odd Fellows was about S400 on the builds
ing and 5000 on regalia and fixtures They
had an insurance of S400 in the Miwauk ee
Mutual Mr.. WAGNER was insured in the
same company for 5000
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D~ The new vessel now being built for
Messrs. A. d. JONES and JASPER HAN
SON is rapidly approaching completion.
She will be neat little craft that will reflect
credit alike upon her builder and the place
she halls from. Messrs. JONES & HANSON
purchased the wreck of the James NI-
ragh, which was lost off Two Rivers
Point, about month since, from the in
surance company, for 81 900, and will use
as much of this material as can be mad e
available in the outfit of their new vessel.
Capt. JAMES HUGHES and his sons, who
have been working at the wreck, have al
ready recovered both anchors and large
portion Of the chains, spars, &c.
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MARRIED.

In this village, ON Thursday evening, the
26th inst, at the residenc, of e. c. ..SHovE.
Esq, by Rev. c. B. STEVENS, NIr FRED IL :
HARRIS and Miss JktE c. KICKER, all of
Manitowoc.
In this village, on Thursday evening. tho
Goth inst at the residence Of ihe brides IA
ther, by Rev. L Is. DooLzY. Mr.. GUY
MILES and Miss ADELAIuE BARRY, all 6f
Manitowoc.
Many happy days, f.icnl Mills, to you
and your fair bride, is the worst wish the
Isiot f.els like making you,
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Hg- 1t is said that an effort is to be made
at the next session of congress by whisky
ring, having large amounts of whisky on
hand, to increase the tax by raising it to
the old rate, ~ per gallon, thu. making a
profit of $l50 on the stock in store.
Commissioner Rollins thinks that congress
will not entertain such proposition, as his
report now in preparation will show that
the receipts from the whisky tax have been
largely in excess under the workings of the
new law Of the receipts for corresponding
period under the old 50 law 1t is also be-
lleved that the receipts will reach the esti-
mates of the committee Of ways and
means. -Ntluaukee Ne,cs.
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CALUMET CoUNTY.-The Reflector re>
ports deer and foxes plenty in the northern
part of the county. the members of Co.
*, 4th Wis Cavalry are to have re-
union at Chiffon. Some malicious scoun>
drel set fire to new school house built by
0. r. Potter at Rantoul Centre, which had
not yet been turned over to the district
The fire was discovered and extinguished
before any serious damage was done Mr.
Potter's barn was burned by a incendiary
last spring. The Times contains the tol>
lowing sanguinary item:
IAN Indian and she bear we're found
lying dead together, in the town of Wood
vile, in this county, by the Beach boys.
From an investigation made, it seems the
Indian shot the bear six times and then at
tackled her with his hunting knife. AL
though the bear was mortally wounded she
showed grit to the last, and grasping the
poor fellow in her dying embrace, queezed
the breath Of life out of him."
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A Coon RoAD-Mr. ROBERT MCGAv-
IN, the enterprising manager OF the L. r.
and Mishicott Plank Road, deserves great
credit for the efforts be has made to i'm
prove the road between this place and Two
Rivers. He has graveled la ge portion
of it during the past season, and next year
;ulends to continue the good work. 1t is
already the best road leading out of Mani
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re. The New York 7TIune after its
SANDERS against President johnson makes
this admission
''Venality is not among his faults. We
pretty accurately weighed and measured ;
and he has since filed almost every impor
tant station, made many bitter enemies, and
waged deadly war against men abler and
even charged with filing his own pocket at
the public cost.
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During the recent Erie combination"
a bank whose capital does not exceed II rte>
quarters OF million, certified check for
eight millions
The earl of Dudley Is called The Iron
earl, because his iron mines cover an area
of ten square miles, anl are worked by
5000 miners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-04

WINTER Gold weather is upon us again,
and the indications are that this time it has
come to stay for three or four months at
least. The river froze over Oh Tuesday
night, and the youngsters are having any
amount of enjoyment on the ice. The
earth is frozen hard, but the roads lie ding
into the country are so rough that it will
require considerable more snow than has
yet fallen to make good sleighing.