The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-06-19


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+. KosToMLArsKY.
No young man ever left Manitowoo
with more warm and attached friends than
Mr. Kostomlatsky, and all of them wish
him a speedy return of good health, as
well as prosperity, in his new home. The
compliment paid the Pilot is duly appre-
ciated by US, and will be by others when it
is known that Mr.. K. has heretofore been
politically opposed to us.-Ed. Pilot.
THE WEATHER AND THINGs.-For
heavy rains the past week has been pro-
life one. On Saturday afternoon, Tues
day, Tuesday night and Wednesday, we
were visited by what would ordinarily be
called heavy rain storms,' but which ell
d.indle into little showers in comparison
with the deluge that visited us on Sunday
evening. This storm, which commenced
about clock and continued until after
10 with uninterrupted severity, was BY all
odds the most violent storm of wind and
rain ever experienced here. So says that
reliable authority, the ''oldest nhabitant,"
and no one can doubt him. The water lit
orally descended in sheets3 every street be-
came navigable stream, and half the Gel
lars in town were converted for the time
being into huge cisterns. If the rain came
down at the time Of the food as it did for
a couple Of hours on Sunday evening,
the incredulous individual who told Noah
to ''go along with his old ark, it wasn't 60
ing to be much Of shower" deserved to
be drowned for his insane skepticism.
To the farmers the rain. although much
more violent than could have been wished,
was great benefit. We hear Of many
pieces Of grain planted on tll sides that
were washed away, but the damage done in
this respect was more than compensated for
by the good done to the balance of the
crops. The rains of Tuesday and Wednes-
day, we fear, may prove to be little too
much of good thing, but few days of
warm, sun shiny weather will straighten
everything out. a.
To say thai the lumbcrmen, who have
been praying for rain for thee months
past, are jubilant, would be to speak very
mildly. They are more than jubilant. The
logs which, it was feared, would have to
Summer over" up in the country, are
coming down the river booming. The
lower drive is now on its way from the
Branch, and it is expected that the upper
drive will be In the Branch pond to-day
We learn that about thirty feet of the
south end Of the dam at Peter Refs mill
was carried away by the freshet. #
In the village the storm had its most dis
astrous effects. Sidewalks were under
mined and washed away, and the streets
convcrging towards the center of town from
the hills in the suburbs, were cut up and
washed out by the food so as to be in many
instances impossible. But these damages
can be easily repaired, and if the weather
clerk will only shut down the gates of his
water power in the clouds, we think all will
vote that the moisture bestowed upon us
so far is more of blessing than an injury.
THE Big SnoW CoMING-NIxoN, CAS-
TELLo AND HOWE This great combina-
ton is on its way 10 Manitowoc Our
streets will be cnlivened on Tuesday, june
80, by the grand demonstration to be made
by this establishment. The pageant is
said to be a beautiful and imposing one.
Led by Ludwick S Cornet Band lone of the
finest travelling in the country, followed
by number of knights clad in FURNISHED
steel armor; ladies in regal robes, attended
BY their esquires in courtly costume of the
richest material the horses, ponies, mules,
dogs, goats and monkeys, all tend to make
this one Of the most gay and exciting scenes
ever witnessed. The Cleveland Pldtndeal>
er :hus speaks of The Great Combination,
which has recently visited that city 4;
Dan CASTILLO is here. We haye been
We have visited the show, and found it mis-
represented in nothi0 The performance
was all it was cracked up to be- and few
items more, We have never seen larger as
semblage of 81 ectators in Cleveland, and as
for respectability, that is above question We
do not prevaricate when We say the elite were
there in full dress, and apparently enjoyed the
exhibition as much as though it was, an opera
The performance was chaste and fine No
word or act that approximated obscenity was
heard or seen, but the utmost decorum pre-
vailed In the ring and out of it. There were
several features connected with the perform
ance that are unrivalled. To mention all of
them would occupy too much time and space.
We will, however, specify the equestrian feats
of Mademoisselle Pauline She is almost
without a peer in her line, and her ing
leaps in her flight over various objects, as
tonishes all. Mr.. Chas. Fish and Mr. James
Madigan are two of the most finished horse
N that we have ever seen. The former
rides as though he was a part and parcel of
the hovse His bareback riding was the best
we have ever witnessed, (aside of James Rob-
inson j and we doubt if it were ever excelled
in this city The latter, Mr.. James Nmligan,
executed the most diff cult feats with S4egree
of ease and skill that few can equal Take it
throughout it is one Of the most comp etc
cauestrian frounes that hos .vnr v;e;toi