The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-23

The English papers suppressed the pas
sage in their report, but the Irish journals
published as quoted above.
The people Of Norway carry in their
fishing boats water telescope, or tube
three or four feet in length. They Inn.
merse one end in the water. and. then
looking intently through the glass, they
are able to perceive objects 10 or Is fatl-
oms deep. as distinctly as if they were
within foot of the surface So, when
they discover plenty of fish, they surround
them with their draught nets, and often
catch them in hundreds at haul, which,
were it not for telescopes, would frequent
~ prove precarious and improbable fish
ing. This instrument is not only used by
the fisherman, but is also found in the
navy and coasting vessels.
"A few weeks since Al Italian soldier
who deserted and joined band of brig
ands, was captured and condemned to
death. He was carried to the accustomed
place, near the cemetery, and five balls
entered different parts Of his body The
sergeant who commanded the squad detect
ing signs of life, gave him final shot,
leaving the body for thu undertaken to
bury. AS it was late in the afternoon the
body was placed near the wall by the I'M
dertaker, who thought he would perform
the interment by daylight During the
night the wounded man recovered his
senses, and dragged himself to a hospital,
where his wounds were properly treated,
and he was alive at last accounts A dis
pute has arisen between the Minister of
War and the Minister of Justice, regard
ing the disposition which should be made
of the soldier, but his pardon Is antici-
pated.
Inctdects and Accidents.
-Pennsylvania ladies are giving leap
year parties
Thirteen lottery dealers were lately
arrested at Cincinnati s1e,
New Albany, Ind, has six mouths
old child weighing IA pounds.
George Hardit, prominent, citizen of
Montgomery, Ala, committed suicide on
the 10th.
"A Philadelphia street car conductor
has been arrested for cruelty to his horses,
In everlasting his Car.
The proceeds of the first days sale of
tickets to Dickens readings in Philadel-
phia amounted TO $4,000. ea.
The publisher of the Philadelphia
Sunday Mercury has got into prison for
nine months and out of pocket five hun
dred dollars for libeling the District At
torney.
John Wells, of Indianola, Iowa with
his son, about fourteen years of age, were
engaged in loading saw log, when tt
slipped, rolling over the boy, killing him
instantly.
"A Kansas topper put in his pocket a
bottle Of whisky and another of varnish.
By mistake he drank the varnish and be-
came so drunk that he blew his brains out
with shotgun.
John Snow, Newbury IN. " farmer,
bought some phosphorus the other day to
kill rats, and while riding home with it in
his wagon, friction ignited it, and John
was severely, if not fatally burned.
The wife of "highly respectable
citizen" of Cleveland was lately fined So
in the Police Court for making street
assault On the schoolmaster, who had used
insulting language to her children.
Mr. Anton Leitner was absorbed by
quicksand in Nebraska, and his body was
not found for two days. Then 1t was dis
covered that he was only buried foot,
and could easily have been got out.
IT R. Whittemore, the Town Treas
urer Of Spencer, Mass, recently ran away
with $4,000 of its money, and left his
" ife and child entirely destitute, although
his family relations had always been har-
monious.
"A man styled Prof Clark, who at
tempted to walk rs consecutive hours
without nourishment or sleep, at Cheyenne,
D. T., became delrious after walking so
hours, and was compelled by his physicians
to give up the attempt.
"A Cleveland butcher bolding a knife
in his mouth, while endeavoIing to quiet
the struggles of sheep he was preparing
to mutton, had his nose cut almost entirely
off by kick Of the animal, which threw
the knife against that organ.
A suit brought against the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Company for damages re-
sulting from the platform accident at
Johnstown, Pa, in September, 1865, has
been decided in favor Of the Company.
An appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court.
The Hamilton (Canada) Times says :
Mrs. Hubbard, of Port Dalhousie, has re-
ceived 1000 remuneration fer the loss of
her husband, who was killed at the An
COLA accident; $4,000 from the railroad
company, and $4,000 on an accidental in
surance policy.
In 1903 the father of Joseph Miller,
Of Wilbraham, Mass, gave him Bible
with request on the fly leaf that he
would daily read it; and two chapters a
day without a single omission, Mr. Miller
read for 80 years, when. last fall, loss of
eyesight ended his search of the Scriptures.
The st Louis Republican publishes a
list of casualties on western rivers, during
the past year, which shows one hundred
and twenty-eight accidents of all kinds,
eighty-two of which resulted in the total
destruction of the boats, and involving, as
near as ascertained, loss of $645, 900 and
n lives.
Among the arrivals at the Dead Let
ter Office recently was letter containing
diamond ring, valued at fifteen hundred
dollars. 1t was sent to New York from
England, but not being inquired for, of
course came to the Dead Letter Office.
Fortunately the lady subscribed her full
name, and it has been returned to her.
On a recent Saturday night Charles
Oxford, of Detrcit, concluded the great
feat of skating for sixty consecutive hours
without sleep or rest, thereby winning a
wager of $500. He commenced on Thus
day morning at 10 O'Clock, anG kept in
continual motion; with the exception of
10 minutes in each 10 hours, until 10
o'clock on Saturday night.
Mr. Bullock, Of Bristol, r. l., aged 9S
years, was lately saved from danger