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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-08-14

BRIDGE Amor Alderman GREyE in
forms us that the bridge r:ll be impossible
for three or four days during the coming
week, commencing on Monday. Necdful
repairs are to be made on it,
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Ba-A Soldier OF the Third New York
artillery, who is at present engaged in SELL
ing campaign badges, informs The Syra.
cuse Courier that Seymour badges 90 like
hot cakes; but that he is unable to dispose
Of his Grant badges.
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THE MINsTnELs ARE CoMING.-Ths
Great New Orleans Minstrels are coming,
and will give two of their splendid enter
tainments at Turner Hall, on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, August 18th and 18th
Conspicuo us among the talent of this
famous troupe, are Miss Maud Stanley, the
American Priuns Donna Mrs Nellie Gas
ton, the accomplished Pianist Walter
Wentworth, the unapproschable Contor
tionist, whose fests are marvellous and
frightful to behold Hank Goodman, the
Prince of Ethiopian delineators; Terry
We'll, the Lion banjoist; John Manning,
the champion Song and Danceman; w.
Converse, the eminent lnterlocutor L. p
Benjamin, the only soloist on either Henri
sphere who executes passages on + Flat
Cornet, reaching the 4th added line above
treble staff, assisted by Gorton's splendid
Silver Cornet Band using the Schroeder
Patent silver horn, and first instrument Of
the kind in the north west Our Oshkosh,
Lacrosse, Appleton, Green Bay and other
exchanges speak in the highest terms of
their performances
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~ We have had an interview with

En We have had an interview with
Judge REED, President Of the Manitowoc
& Minnesota Railroad, since his return
from the East, and are glad to announce
20 our readers that he reports favorably
npon the subject of the prospects of the
early completion of the first division of this
road, connecting the commerce of Lake
Michigan, at Manitowcc, with the inn
tnense and growing trade Of the valleys of
the Fox and Wiscousi at Menasha and
Appleton fourishing manufacturing towns
at the outlet of Lake Winn ehsgo He
will inform our people in few days what
is expected of them to do to accomplish
this important result within the next twelve
months.
Since writing tho above. VIC have re-
ceived the following from the Detroit
Post of the sth inst, which speaks for
itself:
The subject of railroad communication
between the East and the West and North
westls now exciting general attention, and
for Increased transportation facilities The
completion of the Flint & Pere Marquette
Railroad to Lake Michigan will add an
important link in the chain of railway com-
municatior. When, in addition to this,
the MaDitowoc q Minnesota Railroad is
completed to st. Paul. the two lines,
forming direct connection across Lake
Michigan, viii give to this city and all
points east the most direct and consequent
ly the most important connection by rail
with the central and northern portions of
Wisconsin. Northern Iowa aud Minnesota
Capt, u &. Ward, President of the
Flint Pere Marquette Railroad says, that
every mile added TO the road through the
forests, gives prof able freight. Its pres
ent receipts and prospects warrant the
company lu pushing 1t through to Lake
Michigan al as early q day Is practica ble
Not less ;han forty additional miles Will be
tuIlt during the ensuing year, and the
whoie line will be completed within three
years.
Sin relation to the prospects Of the road
from Manitowoc through the centre of
Wisconsin TO St Paul, Capt. Ward is in
formed by high hnancial authority in the
city OF New York, that there is good reason
to anticipate an ear y completion OF the
eastern portion of this road, from Lake
Michigan 10 the outlet Of Lake Winncba-
20, connecting with the navigation of the
Fox aud Wisconsin Rivers, aud the route
by rail to Lake Superior. The whole line
will command The attention Of enterprisiug
capitalists, when it shall have been demon
strated 10y the successful operation of the
road from Manltowoc to Meuasha and Ap-
peton, large manufacturing towus on the
Fox River, that even a short hue on that
important route will pay.
The completion OF these two roads will
give the advantages Of long continuous
line from the northwest to the cast. 1t
will be the shortest possible route from
northern and central Wisconsin,, Minueso>
ia and northern Iowa to the East 1t will
bring business and additional value to all
roads leading from this city east, and
should receive ENCOURAGEMENT aud aid from
them. That the enterprise may fully sue.
ceei must be the wish of every one who
desires TO see increase the prosperity Of
this city aud State
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val and Departure of the Mails

IT THE PosT-oFFICE AT MASITowOC.
HERS, EASTERN, SoUTH-EAsr AND WEST
NAIL fvia Chiffon and Fond du Lac. -
ives daily, Monday excepted, at s clock
4. Closes daily, Sundays excepted, at
2 o'clock p. N.
HERs NAIL (via Sheboygan. ARRIVES
ly at 2 O'Clock P. N. Leaves daily at
lock p. NJ.
sHERs MAIL Ito Two Rivers only. AR
es daily at 8 o'clock a. M. Closes daily
Z O'Clock p. NJ .
rHgRN MAIL. via Green Bay to Kewau-
,, Door County, and Lake Superior, twice
Feek Arrives every Tuesday and Friday
O. clock A. n. Closes every Monday and
sursday at o'clock P. n.
'rH-WEsT Elm MAIL, via Branch and Reed
lie to Menasha, once a week.-Arrive-
hry Friday at 9 o'clock a n Leaves
Fry Friday at 10 AN.
- Office hours from A. NJ. to Pm
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Fox AND WISCONSIN IMPROVEMENT. :

Fox AND WISCONSIN IMPROVEMENT
A convention OF the friends of the i'm
provement Of the Fox and Wisconsin Riv-
ers will meet at Prairie du Chen. Wis, On
Wednesday, the 18th day of November,
1868, to devise measures for speedily trans
forming the present channel into a great
highway for the products OF the West to an
Eastern market.
Delegates are invited from the States
of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska, aud also from the
great cities Of the East.
The above notice is taken from the Osh-
kosh City Tines and should be copied in>
to all the papers of the State, and the inns
portance of the objects Of the convention
urged upon the people aud upon Congress.
We know that those living of the line 0 +
the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers look With
Indifference, if not jealousy, upon the pro-
ject of the improvement of the navigation
Of those rivers, so as to admit Of a free In
accommodation between the lakes and
tho Mississippi, but We are not OF that num-
Der. We have ever advocated the import
ance to the interests of our State Of open
ing these natural channels, and making Of
them part Of q great national highway
between the East and the great Northwest.
We may at some future time elaborate an
article, setting forth the advantages to the
States bordering on the great chain of
lakes and the Mississippi River, from the
completion Of this Improvement .
We hope Mahito~oc county will be rep
resented at the convention noticed above.
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M a ~OsgC.

anitowoc Lodge No. e5. A F and A NJ
liar meetings on the first and third We'd
sys Of each month, at Masonic Hall, on
\. street. Z. X RAND. W VI.
C.. LULING. s w.
Fl. C ALBRECHT, J. W.
II. Horn, Secretary
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BASE BALL.-The Secretary of the Hit
temhard 3. B. c. last week received a
letter from the Secretary of the Cream City
Club, Of Milwaukee, champions Of Wiscon-
sin, inviting the Hittemhards to Milwau
kee to play friendly game with their club.
The Hittemhards, who DO not care to 20
away from home to encounter certain and
overwhelming defeat, have responded by
inviting the Cream Cities to become their
guests in Mantowoo, not with any expecta-
ton of winning against them, but to give
our people an opportunity of witnessing
base ball as reduced to science. If the
Milwaukee club accepts, the admirers OF
the game here will have a rare treat, and
we doubt not our citizens generally will cor
daily cooperate with the Manitowoc club,
and aid them In entertaining their visitors.
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THEATRE -DILLoN.-J. s. Potter's Dra-
matte troupe, With John Dillon and Mis-.
Estell Potter ss stars, commence an en-
gaxement of three nights this (Thursday)
evening at Turner Hall. This company
has jus. concluded very successful engage
ments at Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Green
Bay, and the papers of those cities speak
in the very highest term, Of the entertain
ments given. The name Of DILLON alone,
the idol Of the Chicago theatre-going pub
lie. should be sufficient to insure crowded
houses but, aside frsm him, the company
is better one than has ever visited Mani
towoc The Oshkosh Northeastern, in
commenting upon the great success of Dill
lon, says among other good things:
''No actor has ever appeared upon our
boards who could draw such q crowd, of
such . class Of citizens, as Mr. Dillon
With no rant, no contortions, no striving
for meretricious effects, he simply Is the
character, and the little quaint touches of
original quiet bumor, which he throws in
occasionally, always harmonize exactly with
both the subject matter and the character. :"
Don't fail to 60 this evening and see
Dillon as An,in,daJ Sleek and Paddp
Niles, and Miss Potter as Widoo DEL
nldias.
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rOW N AND COUNT TRY.
Democratic Club Meeting,

He LLIAM Ms HOUS L
Saturday Evening, August Is.
boy. Let erery Democrat attend.
JERE. CROWLEY, President.
To.s y, F. ! ErPn1Dos' Pnapns Secretaries.
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sS The new steamboat is progressing
finely, her frame being nearly completed.
A raft of Norway pine, to be used in her
construction, arrived from Green Bay on
Sunday, in tow Of the propeller Ottawa.
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Progress Of Universal Suffrage.

From the Milwaukee News. -
1t is over seven years since the Rcpubiis
cans undertook the business Of establishing
universal suffrage in the United States.
And this is the result: F,
They have disfranchiSed about one tI.ir2
Of the white citizens Of the United States
in the South. sa5 .Tnd
They have disfranchised all the alien.
born residents in the South who have not
received full naturalization papers.
They have subjected the negroes to =
partisan dictation which practically deniea
them eitter personal freedom or a voice id
the goTernment.
They have attempted to disfranchise
over twelve .housand returned soldiers in
Wisconsin 9s
They have organized 4 staading army to-
protect the baiio. box In many of the
States.
They have attempted the passage Of an
act making 1t penal offence for any fithe
people in three States to vote for Presi-,
dent. ss...
They have voted down negro sufrrass in
Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and other EepubS
lican-States.
And they have originated scheme for
dlsfranchising the whole Southern people;
at the Presidential election, transferring
the choice of electors to the carpet bag leg
islatures
During this time the Republican party
has held complete aud undsputed sway in
the Federal Government and in nearly ali
of the States. and nothing on earth has
prevented the establishment of universal
suffrage but their own ind:sposition.
And this identical party liz now clamorS
ing for new lease Of power, that it may
establish universal outrage
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NICE RESIDENCES Our friend, Mr..
JOHN IANTRY, has just completed large
and handsome brick residence east of the
lighthouse, for his own use 1t is one Of
the finest in town, and reflects great credit
upon the taste and enterprise Of the builder
and owner
Mr.. EUGENE SULLIVAN is erecting fine
two>story wooden residence On Franklin
street, south side, which, when comple ted !,
will be an ornament to that part of the
town.
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THANK You've doff our hat to our
esteemed friend, W. II. HORN, Esq, in
acknowledgment of his generosity in pre-,
senting US with a handsome and stylish
pair of unmentionables. Mr. Horn has a
large and carefully selected assortment of
gentlcmen's furnishing goods and general
merchandise, which fact is we'll known to
the people of the county, judging from the
number Of customers that throng his es
tablishment daily. Hi. goods are all new
and Of frstclass quality, and he offers them
to his patrons at bottom figures. If you
doubt it, call and see him and be convinced.
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GCBooL CHILDREN "A census Of School
District No. ha- just been completed by
Mr.. ELDRIDGE, which shows the number
OF CHILDREN between 4 and 20 years of age
III the UI,trict - fnllnws.
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seA- Fine weather for harvesting.
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A NEW ENTERPRIsE.-Messrs. MARK
LIN & RICHTER, druggists on the South
Side, have just erected mustard mill near
the residence Of the latter, where they in
tend to grind and manufacture mustard.
They will import tho original article from
Europe, and prepare it for sale in Manito-
voc, so that our people can always have a
pure and fresh article. They will manu<
facture on large scale, and merchants and
dealers can always be supplied by them.
1t is worthy enterprise, and we hope the
proprictors will realize handsome income
from their energy.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

A call for a State Temperance Convention,
to be held at Augusta on Tuesday evening,
Jan. IA, appears in the Riverside Echo. Its
grand purpose" says the Echo sis to main
tain Prohibition and the law recently ratified
by the people, against all comers." If the Leg
islature should respond to the promptness of
DR.. Brickett of the House, the convention may
find it's occupation gone before the 14th.
Persons who pass over railroads TO attend the
convention, will be furnished with return
tickets free. 81
The latest OF the rapidly thickening presi-
Dental "tickets" bears the name of Daniel
Pratt. with Anna Dickinson for Vice. -
Wendell Phillips says: "Cursed be the soul
of Benjamin Franklin for persuading this peo-
pie that the noblest of all human action is the
saving Of cents" This anathema is evok ed by
the public praise of the economy with which
Gen. Grant is conducting the War Depart
ment. .IH-i-4. ..l r.
The Maryland legislature assembled at noon
Wednesday. Both houses organized only SO
far as to appoint temporary presiding officers
and then adjoined till Thursday. Hon. Amos
Campton was chosen President PROTEIN of the
Senate. r
All but ten of the twenty three candidates
for State offices nominated by the Republican
Convention in Alabama have declined.
The Was ington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Inquirer says that Gen. Grant
thinks the transfer OF Gen. Mcdowell will be
beneficial to the service. He told the Pres
dent that Gen. Pope's was the best admins
tered department at present; bnt the General
has no longer ny influence with Mr.. john
son. r.. 4.. ...
The New York Herald says that Andrew
johnson is its "man fer 1863" Let Johnson's
epitaph be written and let Nasty prepare to
speak at his funeral.
The Bangor Democrat, in moment of for
getfulness, copies and commends the resolu-
tons concerning the rights of naturalized cit
liens, adopted at meeting in Bangor last
week, at which Mayor Wakefield presided
and Hannibal Hamlin and John Rice were
the principal speakers.
The Bangor Democrat says Senator Sher-
mans financial scheme sis supported by the
Black Republican press of Maine" The SUBJ
stance of Sherman's proposition has been pub
lished in most of the Republican papers-the
Democrat does rot publish it, by the way
but not one of them, so far as we have noticed,
supports it. There are some features of it
which the Press, for one, is not prepared to
support; there are others which, we trust
will prevail.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

A FINE SToRE.-Jones & Wiley, the well
known fashionable boot and shoe dealers, have
removed their stock of splendid goods into the
new store at the corner of Middle and Temple
streets. This store is fitted up in fine style for
this business, and these enterprising men en-
ploy some of the best workmen in the New
England States. There is skilful tax'der-
mist connected with this firm. as specimens of
his work in the window will show. That part
ridge looks gamey enough to shoot.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

To the Editor of the Press,
SIR:-I was one of number of our citizens
who met at City Hall last evening to hear Hon.
E. G. Walker. of Boston, speak upon the SUBJ
ject OF emancipation, but which, owing 10 the
severe inclemency of the weather. had TO be
postponed.
His honor, Judge KinSsbury, in disnissing
us, remarked that it was in contemplation to
have Mr.. Walker visit Portland again in about
three weeks, and he thought there was loyalty
enough in this city to crowd the hall. quite
concur in his view, and would suggest that in
order to secure the object, meeting be held,
of such as are friendly, to make arrangements
for his reception. MI. Walker is public man
who has many friends and admirers that will
be glad to assist in making his visit pleasant
and profitable, and all are interested in the
great cause which he represents.
J. w. C. PENNINGTON.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

A HANDSOME PREsENT.-The employees of
Mr.. George s. Sylvester. master builder, visit
ed his residence on New Years eve and made
him the recipient of a splendid set of draught-
ing instruments, as slight token of their es-
TEEN and confidence. He thanked the men
for their kindness in a few brief remarks, after
which refreshments were served up and an
hour passed away before any were hardly aware
e
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

DEDICATIoN.-The vestry of the LIST Baptist
Church, in the basement of their new church
ediice on Congress and Wilmot streets, will be
dedicated to the service of Almighty God, with
appropriate exercises this evening. Services
will commence at o'clock.
At the close of the services the rooms will
be thrown open, and friends are invited to re-
main and inspect them, and enjoy a season of
social intercourse ll -It-- Is wv
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03
State News
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston journal says that manufac
turing the past year has been without profit
AS the agents OF our mills balance their books
and review the business of the year, there is
not found favorable exhibit on the credit
side of the ledger, and but a few mills can
show new dollar for an old one as the result
of the seasons operations. The rapid decline
in cotton since August necessarily caused a
corresponding reduction in manufactured
goods and those mills which carried LARGE
stocks were obliged to sell at loss, while
those agents who had sold their fabrics as fast
as produced reaped the advantage of the fall
in the raw material. n t.l i' He
The Journal says Horace E. Kin ball, the
young man of Lewiston who mysteriously
disappeared from home on the 21st inst, has
not yet been heard from.
The physicians of Androscoggin County have
formed county Association.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the custom SO much
in vogue in some of our cities and which has
been more or less followed in this city in pre-
vious years, of making New Years calls seems
to have been entirely abandoned here, as we
heard of no one who KEEP. "open house." nor OF
their greetings of "Happy New Year"
The Directors of the European and North
American Railway have got at loggerheads
with some Of the stockholders and there ap-
pears to be trouble in the corporation. A COM
munication appeared in the Wing of Mon
lay, supposed to have been written by the
President of the corporation, which is replied
to by John A. Poor, Esq, in the Wing of
Thursday.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. Frank Barton has on his farm in Park
man slate quarry which promises to yield
him good harvest when railroad communica-
ton shall have been opened to Dexter, ten
miles from Parkman, and facilities thus pro-
vided for getting it to market.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Bath Times says Mr..
Elijah Doughty, of Topsham, now "a years old,
has carried on his large farm without any as
sistance for many years past, with the excep-
ton of twenty days of one man in last seasons
haying; he cut from So to 40 tens the past sea-
son, raised $50 bushels of corn, in the ear,
quite full crop of grain, potatoes, &c.; has a
large farm, stock of cattle, sheep, etc. A few
weeks since, he went to Harpswell, with his
horse and wagon. a distance of some thirteen
miles. and procured load of fish, return
ing the same day at p. NJ accompanied by
no one, as fresh and vigorous as many young
men of 20.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03
January 2, 1868.

ATTEMPT AT THEFT Wednesday evening
horse attempted to get into j. M. Kimball g.
Co.'s carriage repository on Congress street, by
breaking through the large front window. 1t
is thought by some that his intentions were to
change the carriage that he had attached to
him for one of those fine sleighs. Perhaps he
had decided to have come out with whole
new rigging in the morning, for he had on at
the time he was taken out by his owner, part
of harness that Mr.. Kimball had hanging at
the window. He was safely locked up for the
innt :.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

OCEAN STEAMERs.-The steamer Moro
Castle, from Havana, arrived in New York
yesterday. The Columbia also arrived at Ha-
vana, from New York. yesterday.
The steamship China, which arrived at San
Francisco, from Hong Kong, a day or two
since, brought $50 passengers and 2,O9O tons of
freight, of which 80 tons go to New York. Tho
China was in ample time to connect with the
steamship Montana, which left yesterday for
Panama. The Chinas mails will reach New
York about the 21st OF I'D inst -
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

s. j. COURT RooM.-The next term of the
Supreme Judicial Court for this County, for
the trial of civil actions, will open on Tues
day, 14th inst, Chief Justice Appleton presid-
ing. The term will be held in the old Court
room in the City and County building, which
was so badly injured by the great fire. The
room has been finished in much better style
and is more convenient for all who have bust
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

NEW YEARS GIFT.-The managers of the
Female Orphan Asylum very gratefully ac-
knowledge the receipt of beautiful "Grover
g. Bakers" sewing machine.
They would particularly express their obi
cations to Messrs. E. 7. Eden & Co., the agents
here, for suggesting so valuable a New Years
gift" to the institution. .- ...-.
Portland Jan l. 1868
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03
AMERICAN HOUSE.

CRIMINAL TERM.-BARRows, J, PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-The case Of State Vs. George W.
Harris for robbing Frederick Webster of sec the
18th of February, 1855, was taken up. The was
tried at the March term, 1s 6, and while the jury
were considering it Harris, who bail, cleared
out and, consequently, verdict could be rendered
in the absence Of the prisoner.
1t is alleged that the robbery took place in Harris
store while Webster negotiating for the pur-
chase of dog, and was slightly intoxicated. The
defence set up an abb. The testimony was about
ali out at the adjournment OF Court, and the case
will be argued Friday morning f'1A ID,
N. Webb. e Deape & Verrill
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03

THE PRICE oE GoLD.-The last gold quota
ton for 1867 was 1873 6-S just half a cent high
er than the last quotation in 1862. At the
close of 1868 it was 141 7-S; of 1864, 227 10; of
1865, LAG IL; of 1866 1873 1-S. The large amount
of gold thrown upon the market this mouth by
the governments payments of interest on its
securities will prevent any advance in the
price, if indeed further decline may not be
anticipated.