The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-28

cast for e. S. Grant" the scene trans
cended all descriptive power, was one
never to be forgotten by spectator. Not
lessthan four Thousand persons we're inside
the vast building. For several minutes
their cheers covered entirely the music of
the struggling band, women waved their
handkerchiefs, s,--men threw up ttir hats,
"a calcium light brought out the appar-
emily living figure of Grant iii prossce-
mum box, the life-llke portrait by Mar
shall, one OF the finest pictures ever
painted IN this country,-at the back of
the stage was unroled a huge cartoon by
Mast representing pedestal, at the en-
trance OF the Temple of Liberty bearing
Grant and another, opposite, empty, for
the Democratic nominee, with the in
scrlptlon above Match HIM" It was
long before another word could be heard
of the business of the Convention. The
nomination of Colfax for Vice President
took much less time than was generally
expected. 1t was decided on the fifth
ballot and then the former enthusiasm
broke forth again and continued all the
rest OF that day aud night But here
set out with the intention of saying
little or nothing, about the Convention
and have been betrayed into a long story
about it.
The Methodist Convention or General
Conference has, during the past week
been doing little or nothing beyond the
adoption Of disciplinary measures. The
only noticeable thing in their work was
the reception Of a protest from some of
the Southern conferences against the for
nation Of colored conferences.
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go press. The Tribune has lost its old
financial editor Guy Magee, who has
gone o.. the Republican as city editor
and IN his place has obtained a new man
who has achieved more fresh" and
queer things in five days than the
Irtbme has before had in this depart
ment for five years. The RlpuJhcan has
now obtained an excellent position and
IS doing well, but had hard fight for it.
The Times proprletOrS did not put in their
incomes when the list of almost everybody
else was made up. 1t was one of those
things which could not be altogether
escaped however and from the evidence
IN the hands of the Assessor it appears
that W. +. Storey's income last year was
only 81, i06 from Times" private spe-
culations and every other source, while
his partner ii. Is. Chandler, only reports
S315. Five Of the 'lribunc proprie-
tors report over S9l, 900
There is at present an appalling dead
n"es in the vessel business on the lake
which IS very seriously felt both here aud
at all the other lake ports. The prices
for carrying grain from here to Butfalo
range DOW at; 3, 4a5 c5s for oats, corn and
wheat. while it viii not pay vessel own.
crs to carry at less than 6. 7aS cts,-con-
segnently numbers Of vessels are laid up
here and also at Detroit Toledo and Buf-
ia!o; doing nothing. The cause for this
is the bull ling ot so many large vessels
for this trade during the past season.
vessels carrying iron! twenty-five to thirty
thousand bushels
General business is rather dull here at
present .;sl people have not settled down
70 The hu'n drum course OF daily life from
the excitement of the Convention 50 that
there Is little norc left TO say' To day
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