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


Divorce suits have begun among the
NormonA
-PhilaGelphia lost less than $500, 0ot
by fire last year.
-Risto-i's receipts for three nights II
Pittsburgh were but $S75.
During the past year the Governor Of
Indiana granted rs pardonA
-Wallack is to transform an uptown
church in New York into theatre.
Water is sold at fifteen cents barrel
to the housekeepers of Olean, N. Y
-Fifty-three divorces were graz Led by
courts in New York city during 1867.
st. Louis had last year 21S fires
losses, $2,777, 800; insurance, 81, 7S1 ,026.
The Cincinnati policemen got So
greenback each as a Christmas present.
Three New York Coroners have held
10000 inquests during the past six years.
"A Vermont horse thief acknowledges
that he has stolen forty horses since July.
The number of marriages in Chicago
and Cook County during the year 1857
was 4,18O.
"A Philadelphia merchant recently sold
1000 shares of oil stock, which cost him
$4,000, for $45.
The New York MdI advocates the
publication of engagements in order to
prevent filtration.
The total number of arrivals at New
York from various foreign ports during
the past year was 241 $40.
Senator and General Sherman have
bought eleven acres of land in Washing
ton, and paid $4,000 for them.
Ann Lambert, sewing girl at
Niles, Mich has fallen heiress to $4,000
by the death of an uncle in England.
one night and stole the dead body of a
child. Being pursued, he dropped it in
the street.
1t is stated that the rejection from
the great fire of the elevators of Toledo
was plainly visible at Fremont, a distance
of thirty miles.
This is an item in an Offset account
In trial before a Maine court: "For
loaing in defendants shop, at the rate of
$50 per annum, $63."
The Vermont Legislature has caused
great laughter by enacting that paupers
straying into towns in which they do not
belong shall be punished with fine.
The Trustees of the Wisconsin Sol
diers' Orphans Home report 275 little
ones under their care. The Board asks
$4,000 for current expenses of the present
year.
lmInlRIdLIOu Luis country from
Germany last year increased ten thousand.
That from Ireland decreased three thou
sand, and that from England two thou
sand.
-Haskit i Co., drug dealers at Indian
apolis, discover that their porter has, in
the two years of his employment by the
firm, stolen goods to the amount of twelve
or fifteen hundred dollars.
"A gentleman of Westport, Conn, with
blighted affections, has brought suit
against a lady for breach of promise of
marriage. The lady has since married.
The damages are laid at $4,000.
The Trenton IN. J.) True american
says that, should Congress pass bill to
run q railroad through the State without
its consent, lit will require standing
army the entire length o. the road to keep
the rails down."
"A man in Nevada, who was accused
of taking quartz specimens from a ledge,
acknowledged his guilt. The court, how
ever, held that ledge is real estate, and the
law being THAT real estate cannot be stolen,
he was acquitted. s-.
"A good chance Is opened to an enter
prlsing young man at SaWano, Wis The
King OF the Gypsies encamped at that
place offers his beautiful daughter and
SIC, 900 to q mice young man" possessing
the same amount of cash. Who wants
wife!
Another Pacific Railroad excursion is
on the tapis, for the benefit of the Wall
street bankers and brokers, principally.
The intention Is to go the whole length of
the road, and as Dear the Rocky Noun
tains as possible The guests will be linn
tied to two hundred and fifty. The whole
distance to be Travelled will be about two
thousand miles.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
has decided that if an insurance policy
contains clause prohibiting the carrying
on of any illegal business on the premises
insured, the policy is void if the premises
are used habitually for the keeping of in
toxicating liquors with intent to sell,
whether the fact liz known to the owner of
the premises or not.
The Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Kent, who
lost their lives in the railroad disaster at
Angola, were returning to Tonawanda
from their bridal tour. That they were
among the burned was proved by their bag
gage being in the baggage car, and dupll-
cate checks found among the rLins OF the
burned car, their bodies being burned be-
yond Identification.
Obadiah Valentine, conductor on the
Flushing Railroad (Long Island) was in
stantly killed at West Flushing on the
9th ult. He was standing on the platform
of q car, and bent forward to look at one of
the boxes that had become heated, when
his head came in contact with project
Ing timber of the bridge, cutting his head
completely off. The deceased was single
man.
-"How dismal you look |" said bucket
to his companion, as they were going to
the well. "Ah" replied the other, 81
of on fho Of he
ing filled; for let US go away ever so full,
we always come back empty" dear me
how strange to look at it in that way"
said the other bucket. "Now, enjoy the
thought that, however empty we come,
we always go away full. Only look at it
in that light, and you viii be as cheerful
as l am"
The Newark, N j., Courier proposes
"that some Of the church easements, not
required by the uses of the congregations
whs own them, be fitted up as houses of
temporary shelter for such of the poor and
homeless as Providence may direct to-
wards them" 1t asks, "Why should any
poor creature be allowed to ask to be sent
to Jail for shelter, so long as by any posi-
BILE device the rich and charitable are able
to prevent it," There is sound sense in
these observations.
Alexander Van Buren,, President of
the Albany Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, was burned to death at the Angola
railroad disaster. He had beer on a visit
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