The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

"A Southern review of the field esti-
mates the cotton crop at 100000 bales
5000 bales less than last year-the total
value of which is estimated at about
1921, 100000.
The total value of property in San
Francisco, as given from the assessment
roll for the current year, is $104 500, 1851;
real estate, 1863, SIG, 179, and personal pro-
perty, $41 ,027, POP.
1t is estimated that the emigrant
wagons between Columbus, O., and Kan
sas City, Mo-, bound west, during the
present season, would reach hundred
miles, if placed in single line.
More than one-ha1f of all the land in
California, it is said, can be devoted to
profitable agriculture The State contains,
in round numbers, about 1876, 900 900 acres
of land, and of this 100000 can be cu1
tivated
w orsted was spun at a village of that
name near Norwich, England, cambrics
came from Cambray, damasks from Da-
mascus, dimity from Damietta, cordovan
from Cordova, calico from Calicut, and
muslin from Moussul.
In New York stock theaters the BUSH
ness manager gets $4,000 year the stage
manager $50 week the leading man $75
a week the leading lady the same; the
soubrettes $50, and the ballet girls $e a
| week.
Manufactures have for years been
| looking for substitute for rags as mate
| rial for paper. 1t is said to have been
| found at last in Esparto grass Paper
| made from this grass is much used in Eng
land The London Times is printed on it.
The Bay City, Mich, Journal says
that the largest log ever cut in the Sagi-
nav Valley was sawed in that city recent
| ly. Three planks, perfectly clear, were
taken from the log, which scaled 1 100 feet;
one plank was 50 inches wide and 10 inch
es thick; one SO inches wide and 5 inches
thick.
| in England there are many farmers
who more than support themselves and
large families on the product of six acres,
besides paying heavy rents. Agricul-
turists in Germany who are proprietors
of six acres, support themselves on two,
and lay up money on the remainder.
"A New Hampshire editor, who has
been keeping a record Of big beets, an
nounces at last that "the beet that beat the
beet that beat the other beet, is now beat
en- by beet that beats all the beets,
whether the original beet, the beet that
beat the beet or the beet that beat the beet
! that beat the beet"
| "A meeting Of the Women's Typo
1 graphical Union and Sewing Machine Op
orators Union, New York city, has formed
| a Central Association of working women
by consolidating the two societies, with
Miss Susan B. Anthony as President. Miss
Anthony announced that Anna Dicken-
son had offered to lecture for the benefit
| of the association
| in Milford, Mass, on the 31st ult,
while party of young Irish people were
celebrating All Hallow Fen, two young
| girls went into neighboring field to pre-
cure cabbage, and were fired upon by the
owner, Bartholomew O'Donnell, man
about sixty years of age. Miss Bridget
Murray, Of Boston, was killed. O'DoE-
nell, when arrested, had large cavalry
| saber, and large navy revolver, with two
barrels discharged, was found at his house.
He appeared perfectly unconcerned and
! Indifferent.
The Commissioner of Patents has
ordered that hereafter applicants shall not
be allowed to withdraw original applica-
tons for the purpose of amendment, but
when it is desired to amend an application,
a copy Of the original must be had of tie
| office for such purpose. Parties filing pa
pers in the Office will save themselves
ard the Office much trouble by retaining
copies of their papers to use in case amend
ment or alteration should become neces-
| sary.