The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-20

1t is generally supposed that the army
sent to Abyssinia accomplished its mission
without loss But letter printed in the
London Times says that no fewer than one
hundred and thirty-three men lie buried in
d rudeiy formed cemetery at Zoulla. Of
this number, a few died from the effect of
accidents on board ship, some from SUM-
stroke, and the rest from disease aggra-
Vated by the heat Of the climate.
The English journals are asserting and
admitting that the coast detenses OF Eng
land are worthless-that hostile lron-clad
or two could reduce the Notifications of
Portsmouth or Plymouth in a few hours
They say Farragut must have quick eye
to these facts, and they surmlse that, Ii he
were ordered, in case of var, he would
have less difficulty in planting the Ameri-
can flag on the Tower of London than he
had in taking New Orleans.
When Prince Napoleon was recently at
Vienna, he met, at Baron Won Beust's
house, the new Austrian minister, DR.. J.
N. Berger. Upon catching sight of the
doctor, the prince gave start, and ex-
claimed, Monsieur Berger, | am quite
sure we have met before $50 we have,
your imperial highness," replied Berger.
"But where?" "At the International
Democratic Congress, in 1849, to which
both of US were delegates, your imperial
highness," said Berger, unable to restrain
a smile.
One peculiar feature Of Lima life, says
a correspondent, is the employment of
large clean-looking dogs in the capacity
of errand dogs, and for the conveyance of
small parcels. These dogs are often accom-
panied by small boy, and are fitted out
with panniers of leather or wicker, fast
t0 oh, ciJa or
the donkeys are loaded. These dogs are
hired out by their owners, and are mostly
employed by butchers, and also by bakers,
to carry fresh bread or meat every morning
to customers They are said to be very
excellent servants, and they go trotting
about the streets very sagacious and dignl-
fed in demeanor.
"A person in Paris who saw a poor
man with a wooden leg walking past his
hotel, gave him franc. The next day he saw
the supposed Eeggar, but he had changed
the wooden leg from the right to the left.
Enraged at the deception, he went up to
the man and exclaimed, you rascal, you
had the wooden leg on the other side yes
terday You are not lame at all. Mon
sieur," was the response with dignity, 81
never said | was. | wear wooden leg
for economy, so as not to wear out my
trousers, and I change the leg to prevent
one leg of the trousers wearing out before
the other"
"A matchmaker of Paris possesses a
wonderful watch, valued at $4,000. Dur
ing the late international exhibition, the
idea occurred to him to offer it for sale to
the Sultan, who has an inclination for ex
pensive iewelry; but, although the royal
secretary admired it, he assured the dealer
that his majesty would not purchase, hav-
ing already a watch that gave him entire
satisfaction, and, to prove his assertion,
fetched it. What was the jewelers. sur
prise to find that the watch was mounted
on diamond about the size of a silver
dollar, and a finger thick, having the value
Of at least 100000.
The following unpleasant story comes
from Paris: An august person (meaning
the EMPEROR was surprised while strolling
near the Chateau Fontainebleu to perceive
spring which, on close inspection, he
found to resemble spring at Wiesbaden !;
the water, too, had slight flavor of broth,
peculiar to the German well. The water
was analysed and favorably reported on,
and not a person in the chateau but tasted
the new spring. The head cook having
since complained that a drain, into which
the kitchen Stops were emptied, was out
of order, the true source of the Wiesbaden
well was discovered, but no one has yet
been bold enough to inform the august per-
son of his error"
A late London paper says: "Wool-
witch is at the present time suffering from
a visitation, viz, the appearance of thou
sands of mosquitoes, which have been i'm
ported on the rigging of ammunition YES
sells from Bermuda and other military
stations where the mosquito abounds.
There is scarcely man, woman or child
out of the eight thousand inhabitants Of
the locality, who has not been bitten and
disfgured. Their sting pierces through
the ladies' dresses stockings and other
portions of wearing apparel, the swelling
and irritation lasting four or five days. In
some instances the stings have been so
numerous in the case of children as to
endanger life. The excessive heat being
favorable for their development and pro-
pagation, the mosquitoes are daily in
creasing in numbers and threaten to be-
come locsl calamity, which nothing but
a change in the weather is likely to re-
move"
Incidents and Accidents.