The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-09

but in the cruel operation OF Red Rule
of Three" made three deaths pay the pen
atty of one, and of men not at all accused
of active participation In the deed expi-
ated by the execution.
The people of Hamburg, who have
only lately obtained full insight into the
manner in WHICH their municipal affairs
are managed, are shocked at the discovery
that their Senate has always deceived the
citizens as to the condition of the Ham
burg finances. The budget every year ex-
hibited handsome surplus, and it now
turns out that there was every year def.
cit of one or two millions. 5
Among the witty aphorisms on the un-
safe topic of credit, are Lord Alvanley's
description of man who muddled away
his fortune in paying his tradesmen's
bills )" Lord Orford's definition of timber,
/" an excresence on the face of the earth,
placed there by Providence for the pay
ment of debts" and Pelham's argument,
that it is respectable to be arrested, because
I: shows that the party once had credit.
Two men in England disputed as to
the weight OF their ganders, and bet a
sovereign on the question. The defeated
farmer paid the bet and bought the rival
gander, which died the next day. On
opening it, it was discovered that the
to the wretched gander two pounds of small
shot. The Huddersfield magistrates as
sessed this act of brutality at los, which
was paid, SO that the rufflan Melted los by
the cruel fraud.
"A mot is attributed to little Princess
Beatrice. who is declared to have addressed
her ma in the following precocious and
humorous fashion: "Ma, wouldn't it be
good thing, to save fighting with Theo-
dore, for one of us to marry him, instead
of your finding out another German
prince? l am sure it would be a very
good change. Germans are so commor.
Everybody has German. would rather
you would bring me husband from ia
pan. But TheOdore's a capital thought;
isn't he map
AT dinner-table in Paris curate of
one of the great churches of Paris met
Mons. Maubant, the excellent actor of the
French comedy. After dinner they got
into conversation, and tie curate said:
Mons Maubant, before | became priest
studied for the stage and came very near
making first appearance in the provinces
a few days before entered the theological
seminary" The actor replied; "The
very reverse is my history. A very short
time before appeared on the stage l was
student in theological seminary, trying
to fit myself for the priesthood"
An apothecary lately refused to resign
his seat at a theatre in Vienna to an Off
Ger, who, feeling himself insulted, sent him
challenge. The apothecary was pune
tual at the meeting, but observed that he
had to propose new way of settling the
dispute. He then drew from his pocket
pill box, and taking therefrom two pills,
thus addressed his antagonist; AS man
Of honor, sir, you would not wish me to
tight on unequal terms. Here, are, there
fore, two pills, one composed of deadly
poison, the other perfectly harmless. We
are, therefore, on equal ground if we each
swallow one; you shall take your choice,
and promise faithfully to take that which
you leave" 1t is needless to add that the
affair was settled by a hearty laugh.
I'm communication to the Geological
Society of Paris, M. Baraquin relates the
following singular circumstance: "In
1880 there was such an abundance of
horses in the Island of Marejo, belonging
to the delta of the river Amazon, that a
President Of the Province of Para made an
agreement with a company to allow them
to kill as many of these animals as they
chose, for the sake of the skins, which
brought fifteen francs each, while the live
horse did not cost more than six francs
The horses were slaughtered with such
carelessness that the carcases, left unburied,
caused dangerous infection, which could
0suly be got rid of by setting fire to the
whole island, which was thickiy wooded.
This measure caused the death of all the
horses that had still survived, and since
that time it has been impossible to intro
duce the breed on the island, all the horses
brought thither soon falling victims to a
naralVsis of the hind legs"
During the performance of piece
called the BATTLE of Sedgemoor," at a
Glasgow theatre, when favorite actress
was upon the stage, tall, military look
gentleman suddenly started from his seat
in the pit, loudly exclaiming, My wife,
by heaven my own Eliza" Excite
ment and establishment of course ensued !;
and an explanation taking place resulted
in the discovery that the gentleman was a
Lieut.. Lewis, in very truth the lady's hus-
band He had been on foreign service for
many years, and was now accompanied by
the lady's son. fine fellow of %, aDd up
wards of six feet in height. Each believ-
ing the other dead, the lady had married
months before. The next week, accom-
panied by q respectable body of friends,
the happy pair appeared before a clergy
man, who, after hearing the particulars,
again reunited two hearts which fortune
and chances of war had put asunder.
Incidents and Accidents.
An Albany boxing master broke his
arm while teaching pupil.
The net profit of the Albany On. 7 }
Penitentiary, last year, was $21, 346.
"A Dayton stage horse is said TO have
travelled 3S, 900 miles in seven and a half
years.
Judge Barnard, of New York, has
just been swindIed by q bogus diamond
broker to the tune Of $4,000.
"A facetious stage driver in Iowa
drained a comrades whisky bottle as q
joke, and died. 1t was bug poison.
An Indiana husband recently hung
himself to get rid of his wife, sue
ceeding to their mutual satisfaction.
The total loss OF lives on the lakes
during the past year is reported to be
211-an increase of just 100 over those of
1866. .zs-, ~. sus
"A Georgian sold his cotton, put the
money in his pocket, and lying down by a
fire to sleep, awoke to find his money and
clothes burned off him.
"A young wife in northern New York
threw bonnet and shawl into the river,
left suicidal note for her husband, and
eloped with another man. 8
"A deaf mute in Amherst, N H, has
during the past season, caught !, 1913 trout
and 1875 pickerel, with a single line, in
the ponds and streams of that neighbor-
hood.
"A partner in an eminent Boston COM