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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
How Dickens and Buiwer Write.

From a paper on Busy Brains in the
last Atlantic we extract the following ..
Dickens favorite time for composition
is said to be in the morning. Powell, in
his ''Notice of living Authors of Eng
land, - says that he writes until about
one or two o'clock, when he lunches, and
afterwards takes a walk for couple of
hours, returns to dinner, and gives the
eveing to his own or friends freside.
Sometimes; his method of labor is much
more intense and unremitting. ;,Of his
delightful little Christmas book, THE
Chimes, the author saps. in letter to
a friend, that he shut himself up for one
month close and tight over it.
All my affections and passions got
twined and knotted up in it, and [ be-
came as naggard as murderer long be-
fore l wrote ''The End When | had
done that, like THE Man of ,Tbessaly,"
who, having scratched his eyes out in a
quick set hedge plunged into bramble
bush to scratch them in again, / fled
to Venice to recover the composure had
disturbed. When his mind began to
outline new novel, with vague thoughts
rife within him., he goes wandering
about at nj ght into the strangest places
nc Says, seeking rest ana nnulng none.
Bulwer accomplishes his voluminous
productions in about three hours day,
usually from ten to one, and seldom later
writing all with his own hand, .Compo-
sition was at first very laborious to him,
but he, gave himself sedulously to master
ing its difficulties, and is said to haye re-
written some of his briefer productions
eight or nine times before publication.
He now writes very rapidly, averaging, it
Is said, twenty octave pages day. He
says of himself. in letter to friend ::
Il literatize away the morning, ride at
three, go to bed at five, dine at six. and
get through the evening as [ best may,
sometimes by correcting proof
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
Fearful Scene.

& gentleman who came from Cincinnati
by way of Seymour, on Friday informs
the New Albany Ledger that fearful
scene was witnessed on the Jacksonville
train caused by the ragings of crazy
woman. This unfortunate woman it
seems had got on the train at Indiana
polls, with her three children, and was
on her way to meet a brother in Louis.
vile. Soon after the train left the Union
depot she commenced ravlng. broke sew
eral panes of glass out of the car windows
with Ter fist, and tried to make her escape
through the door of the car while the
train was in motion. The car was filled
with ladies, many of, whom were terribly
frightened. All the efforts Of the male
passengers to quiet the insane woman
proved of no avail, until she was fnally
threwn down and tied with line When
the train arrived at Jefferscnville, it was
with difficulty that four men could get
out of the train with her, a. d when they
did succeed they failed to get her in the
Louisville omnibus. They finally had 10
give it up as a hopeless Job, and she was
let 90. The last our informant, saw of
her, she was wandering along the streets
of Jacksonville, with her three children
dragging after her.
This woman seemed to have some sane
moments, during which time she convers
ed nationally. She stated that her hus-
band had left her, and married another
woman, This story was perhaps, only an
insane vagary. She seemed to be pas
sionately fond of her children. to. whom
she chung with a mothers love. How
this insane woman came to be travel
ing withouta protector is nlystery that
will bear solution.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

MIR. John Bright, for whom the
English tories, few yew years ago, affec-
ted a'scontempt, and for whom no epi-
tibet was toovile, has steadily worked his
way into the respect Of his enemies. as
well as secured the attachment and con-
fidence of the liberal party. Even the
London Globe, an organ OF the colserva-
tlves, Is moved to say Of him.: y ,.....s
Mr.. Bright is a man of a very noble
type he is the natural successor of Chas,
Fox; he Is the great parliamentary repres
sentative of the populaee. 1t is .fortu-
nate for England to possess,a politician of
this order, of such mould that time
moderates his extreme opinions without
diminishing his energy or dimming the
splendor of his eloquence. May we al
ways have such a tribune of the people,"
The Globe says, further, that Mr..
Bright is honest and straightforward that
he has no lust for office, that he never
hits foul although he often hits hard,
that he is not only respected but liked
by his political opponents, and that, in
fine, he represents the best and manifest
characteristics of the stalwart Saxon and
that England is proud of him All this
goes to prove that polltical tricRery and
the arts OF the demag que are hot essen
tial to the acquiremens Of great influence
and hats;when Mr.. Bright enters the
Ministry as he,certainly will If his fife is
spared, his elevation>will excite FAT, differ
ent feelings from those inspired by the
promotion of Mr.. Dlseaeifa'.v >.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
Setting Type by Electricity.
Correspondence American Artisan.

Among the many wonderful evidences
g q: - setting and distributing type.
me a book containing "a, 99S ems of solid
matter-or 81 225 ems of loaded matter
the whole of which was both ''set'' and
distributed" in six hours and thirty
nine minutes by this machine. This is
truly wonderful but l want to say that
the wonder need not stop here By
means of one of those machines located
in the large newspaper offices in the
principal cities, and connected by tele-
graph with the Capitol, the reporter or
operator can set the type himself, the
machine standing in New Y ork or New
Orleans, and he being in the Capitol
Or instead of settin, the type, he may
produce matrix-by operating, series
OF arms or levers having type attached,
and made to strike upon suitably pre-
pared and movable plastic surface-from,
which "a stereotype plate may be cast,
ready for the press in few minutes from
the time the speech is delivered, or the
action had, whatever it may be. Speech
es would still have to bereported by short
hand, simply because no one could either
write them out or set them up as fast as
delivered The composer, having the
short hand notes before him, could then
set the type from them upon the machine
at distance. or, if. required, the short-
hand notes couldsbe translated, as is now
done for the telegraph operator, and then
set up by telegraph. In the latter case
the same labor of the operator that now
sends the message would put it into type
ready for the press, thus dispensing with
the time and labor now required to write
out the message and set up the type.
This seems to be the next great step in
the electrical process of the age; and
there is nothing to prevent its being done
at once. 1t is simply a question Of time
and money-that's all.
w. G. DODGE.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
Strange CaSe--h Sick Man Appoints the
Moment OF his Death and Bies on
prom the Gaienai fIll.) Gazette, April ISL

prom the Gllena, {Ill.) Gazette, April ISL
A few days since the following circum-
stance occurred in the country, as we
learn from person who was present on
the melancholy occasion: \ physician
was called to see a noble. young mar in
his sickness. He examined the case
carefully, felt of the pulse which apncarr
ed strong and almost healthy, pronounced
the case hopeful, and after prescribing
was about to depart. The patient re-
quested the dActar to remain, with the
remark that he should be dead in Just
ten minutes. The doctor, surprising it
to be only a within of the Imagination,
thought it best not to heed it and left
without delay, with remark, that he
was sure he would soon be better AS
soon as be left, the young man firmly
and in about his usual voice told gentle
man present to look at his watch and
note the time, for in just ten minutes
from the time he spoke he should be
dead. The friend wishing, like the ply
sician, to turn his attention from the sub
ject, paid no attention to it, but perform
ed some other slight attention. After
about five minutes more. had elapsed the
sick man again spoke to his friend: why
did you not look at your watch Five
minutes have passed [ have only five
minutes more to live" The friend then
looked at his watch. and noted the time.
In just five minutes the patient was
dead
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

A New PROCESS. 'Stigmatypy" is a
new plan, just tried in Boston for print
ing pictures from movable types The
new volume of the Annual of Scientific
Discovery has an Illustrated page giving
a view of the old Adams homestead at
Quincy, Mass. This is claimed as Bos-
ton invention, but a German almost sim
ultaneously published a similar discovery
The object aimed at by both is to produce
pictorial effects by means of movable
types, bearing upon their faces different
devices which in combination produce Gu
rious results The s.'Anual'' says that
the Boston inventor conceived the idea of
producing by the use of type substantial
ly the effects ordinarily obtained by line
engravings: and, after considerable study
determined upon the use Of fourteen diff
ferent faces or characters
The first effort of the German appli-
cation of this plan is dne to one Easel, a
printer of Vienna, who, during the past
year, has produced, with movable types.
pictures of great. beauty The art, as
practiced by him, is call 'Stigmatype, !"
from the fact that he uses only the full
point, of different sizes. cast upon the
same body. The effect is produced by
the difference in shade according to the
proximity of the full points.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
from the Portage Register, April 1Sth.l


On Sunday morning, the 9Th inst, the
daughter of Martin Ingerbretsen, of
Lewiston, in this county. attempted to
murder her own mother, an old lady of
some 60 years, with an axe. The father
was absent from home.
Mary, the would-be murderess, is of
medium size, masculine features, border
ing on the brute She has borne the
reputation of strange, contrary and i'm
pulsive temper, always disobedient to her
mother. Saturday, prior to commencing
the deed, she changed her character,
acting the obedient and affectionate. She
would often clasp her mother in her
arms, and hold her in ''fond embrace, y
as a loving mother would her babe. , But
Sunday morning, she threw off this I'M
natural Ito herr phenomena, and assumed
a character not often to be seen nor read
Of She opened the tragedy at O clock
a. m. by striking the old lady ON the
head with a hammer. The blow was
hight, and the mother managed to escape
out OF the house, intending no doubt to
seek protection Of her nearest neighbor,
but the Infatuated demon followed, and
changing the hammer for an axe, soon
caught her, and dealt her terrible blow
on the head, which fellcd her to the
ground. Then she commenced her hack
ing process, - and did not desist from her
work, until thirteen distinct cuts were in
ficted on and about the old lady face
and head. She left her mother, and
coolly walked to neighbor's house. and
informed them of what she had done.
She Is now safely lodged in jail. There
is no doubt but what she is insane. Drs.
Warehouse and Davis were in atten-
dance, dressed the wounds. and EXTRACTED
four spicule of the fractured skull The
fracture over the left supercilliary ridge,
and the one over the occipital bone, are
severe, out for all that the old lady is
getting better and will likely recover.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

tie toward solving this problem, I will
at least, do nothing to aggravate its d.
faculties. Whatever power of influence
[ may have shall be exerted in favor of
abating the pressure of population on
subsistence in our cities-in favor of
turning the current of migration away
from pavements towards the forests, the
prairies, the mines, and the fields.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
IA noted front ishar died in Ca

"a noted trout fisher died in Cali
fornia not long ago. Fishing was the
one idea of his existence. His last words
were characteristic: 81 say, Brown, L M
going to peg out, sure. I've flirted my
last fish; but bury my tackle with me
who knows but they may bite in Jor
dan"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

Why do Irishmen resemble the waves
of the Atlantic? askeh Judy Because
they never ceasei lawn the shores of the
ould country.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
Union Republican Ticket

For Presidential Electors
At harge-.S. s. BARLOW, of Sank.
+" HENRY D. BARRON, Of Polk,
list Dist--ELIHU ENOS, of Waukesha.
I'd CHAS. G. WILLIAMS. of Rock.
Sd ALLEN WORDEN, ofLaFayette
18th :" 1. F. FRISBY, of Washington.
5th " WIG. RITCH, of Winnebago.
9Th 8 VIM. I. PRICE, of Jackson.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

:Sss-T
Why is a prudent man like a pin?
Because his head prevents him from go
IN G too far
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
Sewing Statistics.

The following Interesting sratiatics We gather from
returns, made by the manufactures of Sewing
machines throughout the United States. The figures
which present show at a glance the wonderful
growth and great Importance of this branch of Amer
lean manufactures. 1t will be observed that one
pany alone has produced and sold within the year
forty-three thousand machines. 1t is somewhat re-
markabe that during the recent stasnation in trade
this businass has been but slightly if at all affected
But below the figures.
Sewing Machines manufactured and sold, as per
quarterly returns for the year ending June 10TH 1867
DOUBLE THREAD MACHINES
The Singer M,IaItac turing Co. As oi3
The wheeler d Wilson Man Co. IS .056
The Grover x Baker Sewing Machine Co. 32.994
Tho Howe Machine Co. 11.053
The Florence Sewing Machine Co 10.53S
The Weed Sewing Machine Co 1855
The Elliptic Sewing Machine Co. 31S5
The Etna Sewing Machine Co. z95S
The Finkle & Lyon Sewing Machine Co. 24Ss
The Empire Sewing Machine Co. 2I21
The Leayitt Sewing Machine Co. IO5l
Total double thread machines Isl, 135
SINGLE THREAD MACHINES
The Wilcox Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. l4152
The Shaw Clark Sewing Machine Co. 26g2
The Goodspeed Wyman Sewing machine Co 2:l26
Total single thread machines 1870
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

GEN2aGNS-Manitow County Circuit Court
y Gerhard FusSiriCk. Plaintiff. against Carl irtZ
Defendant. Summons. for Relief. Com. not served
Tile State of Wisconsin,, 10 the above named deicn-
dant.
Sir: You are hereby sn'pmqred and required .tc
answer the comp lint in this action of hich CORY
vii, lc flied in The Office of the Clerk of the Ciu!t
Court in said County and serve copy of your
at my office in the Village and County of Man
towoc. Wisconsin. within twenty days alter the SER
vice hereof. exclusive OF the day of such service and
if you fail to answer the complaint aforesaid. the
plaintiff Will apply "a the Court for the relief demand
cd in the complaint.
Dated, March, I'D. A. D. 1868
r. CHARLES II. WALKER, Plaintiffs Atty
The complaint in this action filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County of
Manitowoc the first day of April. 1865.
SOFT CHARLES ii. WALKER. Plaintiffs Atty.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30
At public school exhibition in a

At public school exhibition in a
Michigan village, one of the visitors
made brief address to the pupils, on
the necessity of obeying their teachers
and growing uploying aud useful citizens.
To. give emphasis to his remarks, he
pointed to large natioral flag, spread on
one side of the room, and inquired,
Boys, what is that for?" A little urchin
who understood ''the situation of the
house better than the speaker, promptly
answered: 10 cover up the dirt, sir %
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-30

CTNMONS-Manitowoc County Circuit Court
- Peter p. Fussnck. Plaintiff. against Carl WirtZ
defendant. Summons.-For rcef.-Com not SCI we'd
The State of Wisconsin, to the above named defend
ant.
Sir: You arc hereby summoned and required to an
swcr the complaint in this action. of which a copy
will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in said County and cop of your
on ME at my office i'll the Village and County of Mani
towoc, Wisconsin. within twenty days after the
vice hereof exclusive of the day of such Service and
if You fail to answer the complaint aforesaid the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demand
ed in the complaint.
Dated March 23d A. D. 1865 ..'.
CHARLES H. WALKER, Plaintiffs Atty.
The complaint IN this action filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county
Manitowoc on the first day of April 1868
CHARLES Fl. WALKER Plaintiffs Atty.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09
Chicago Market.
By TeIearaph.l

By TeIsgraph.] CHICAGO Nov. 7.
ExCH sNGE-Eastern scarce and very fjrm
at l-lO buying, and lilo premium selling.
FLoUR-Firmer and more active: Spring
extras 81 75.
WHEAr-FlImer, quiet, and 3a31Zc h sRh-
er; sales OF No. l at 81 l8gI p: No. at
q i2Gl Al market closing steady at 81 IL
Tor regular, and 81 l2Iz for fresh receipts OF
NO z sales since Change at 81 10.
oNN-U nsettlea and 3d3JSc higher: sales
OF No at 771zc: No. 2 al 7I2z2c: rejected
at 49c.
OAT5-In light demand and firm: 2a2lSc
higher; sales of No. at 4594G5<c; rejected
4ll9 12c; closing at 481<6t481zc for No l.
RYE Firm, quiet, and %QIc HIGHER.
sales of No at Il 039l o..
BARLSY-Flrmer, unsettled, and cents
higher; sales of No. at 81 4s6gI so ia store I:
closing at 81 499l so: rejected 81 2laI 2l.
HIGHWINES-Steady at 81 for free
NJ ESS PoRK-inactfve at s24 80 for new
LARf-W eak "nd nominal at I5c
BULK NJ MEATS-MOre active; with sales Of
shoulders at l0l<gl01zc: choice sides at I5c; I;
green rough sides al llci smoked shoulders
l21zc, packed.
CArTLEI-Dun; 81 55@6 90 for light and
fair shipping.
HoGs-Active and firm for best grades: I:
20 4o9J . for fair to medium: 81 35aB %
Tor good to strictly choice.
FREiGHTs-Duli; TIC for wheat to Bnf-
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09

WASHINGTON, November 8.-Gen.
Grant arrived here last night, in a
special train, by tie way of Harris
burg, accompanied by Generals
Smith, Comstoek, Badeau and j. Rus
sell Jones, and quietly proceeded to
his home 10 the northern part of the
city. This morning he attended DIR.
Snnderland's church uE
" Senator Wade arrived last night,
and Speaker Collax will reach Wash
ington to morrow morning They will !,
in accordance with resolution of
Congress, declare both Houses of
Congress adjourned on Tuesday, till
the first Monday in December.
The Treasury Department is in
formed that at most ports of delivery
on western waters other than those on
from tiers, great diversity of practice
in collecting fees from steamboats, aud
other vessels; and also at most of said
ports exorbitant fees are collected,
for which sofhsers of the Custom
House have no warrant in law. In or
der, therefore, to correct such abuse,
a list of fees has been prepared. and
will soon be promulgated for the bene-
fit of all concerned.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09
8 LITTLE ROCK.
Arkansas EIectIon-UondItfon of the
State.

zHf8F% zl-z ASEz sED
LITTLE Rock, ARK, November
THE Radicals claim Pulaski Coun
ty by 2,20O. Sebastian by z, Hemp
stead by 300s Desp pia by 200, Pike by
200, and Jefferson by 1900 majority
The Democrats carry Selma by 600,
White by 1900, and Prairie by 1.006
majority. Oachifa, Drew, Union,
Columbia aud Woodruff Counties.
give large maioritias. It is conceded.
that Rogers, Democrat. is, elected to
Congress In the 2nd District, for Con-
gress. The 1st aud 81 Districts are
doubtful. The Democrats charge the
Governors : martial law proclamation
as stopping the election in IL Demo-
cratic counties. Reports from Wood
ruff, Craighead aud Little River
Counties, show that the best feeling
prevails among the citizens of all par
ties and colors. Martial law will be
proclaimed in Little Rock and Pulas-
XII Counties on Monday. There has
not been fight there in three months.
Clayton is crazy as a bedbug. Even
the Radicals laugh at him and his
war proclamation. Arkansas was
never moro quiet. H EF0E
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09
Cincinnati Market.

By Telegraph CINCINNATI, Nov. 7.
FLOUR AND WHEAT-No material
change, and but little done In them.
CoRH-Dull for old, and lt was not sale
aDle at the close better than SIC; new In
fair demand, at 60962c.
OATS AND RYE-Unchanged, with a fair
demand.
BAELgY-At s. 90 for No. State Spring,
and 81 . for Canadian.
C0rToN-Duil, n 2}1<c for mlddltng.
WHISKY-In moderate demand at 81 05
TOB CCO-No sales to-day.
NJ ESS PORR-SmaIl safes of new at 24c
LARD-Sma sales at I5Iz0GI6c for prfm q
steam and kettle rendered.
BACOS-Scarce and hell firmly at I4c
1915, loc anu l9c for shoulders, sides, clear
rib aud clear sides, but buyers offer &c less
the demand Is light. but the stock II small .
GREEN MEATs-71zc, I0c and I2c; the
weather Is too warm for curing, therefore
there Is not much done.
BUrrEK-U Unchanged and quiet, at $50
EGGS
SUGAR-Firm at 139I51<c.
COFFEE-In fair demand at 2IQ23Zc the
latter rate for choice,
FLAX-SoId dull at 81 %.
OIL Ltnseed duh and prices nominal,
at y5c gSi 10: lard oil steady at 81 490l 45.
PErRoLEUM-Dut at 28SG30c for refined.
HoGs-Duli at S. 1857 10 per gross; re-
ceipts 100 head.
GoLD-CIosed at 1891 for buying.
ExCHA SGE-Duil, at 80 per cent. discount
for buying.