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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-19
4 Companion of Washing ton Still
Alive
From the BROOKLYN Union.

From the Brooklyn Union.
1t was my good futuue 10 day to meet
with Captain John Webster, WHO has
reached the advanced age Of one hundred
ana tour years. lie WAS torn 10 Dull In
In 1863. and came to this country In 1898
Soon after his arrival he WAS apprenticed
IN Georgetown to the firm of Noble & Carb-
tree, ship chambers and owners After
serving time he became Captain of vessel
| and followed the sea, seventy>ive years.
lie says he has used tobacco for seventy
| years, and Is confident that it has never
Impaired his faculties in she slightest de-
gree. He was schOOimate Of both john
and Charles Wesley, and their friend for
years Is strict follower of Wesley still,
aud speaks OF him with the greatest affect
Ion. Having some business with the fam
lily he Is visiting In this city, l called this
| morning, ana In answer to my ring he
came to the door bimseli, and upon my re
marking about the unplesantness of the
weather and The effect it had on rheuma
tlsm-to which I'm Il perfect martyr-he
said. Yes, We ali have our troubles; you
are lame, anu l am aged" Yes"
answered, you must De getting old. =
This being the first [ had seen him, im.
agIne my surprise when he replied to my
question Of How old are you" One
hundred and four years" He must have
noticed the strange look my face bore, for,
snillng, he said, Il have proofs in black
aud white. Ii seems to me az il some
grave had given up its dead, and for some
| minutes l could do no more than stare the
Old man In the face and mutter Can it
he r Said he. Il knew Daniel Webster
well; Was very intimate with him have
walked arm aud arm with hun many a
| tune have conversed with Washington
many tune; was the friend Of John T.
Haze, be, you know, who caused the fog
glng OF sailors to be abolished; Le ouce
made NE "A handsome present, said he,
'ot book, elegantly bound, treating on
the weight OF rain, and was considered
some thing grand then. My wife died
five years ago. said he, aged ninety
eight years. My eldest son is over seven
I, >four years old, and have one daug hter
living In this city aged over sixty" The
Old gentleman Is IN excellent spirits, and
docs not seem to tire of conversation. Ill
has his second sight. aud can read writing,
II not too hueiy written, as we'll As the pa
pers, without the aid of spectaces. He
can run faster than one OF the children of
the family, aged six or seven, [ think he
SAID. HIS home i, Sailors Snug narbor
from which place he comes unattended to
vlsl, his friends here. To see this old man
ana talk with him seems to give one new
lease OF lite, to Eli one noble purpose, so
that one end may be like this noble toll
lower OF the Master to whose praise he
gives allthe moments of his latest years.
10 those who would like to see the old
landmark that Will soon have past away,
he extends cordial invitation TO visit him
at Sailors Snug Harbor, to which he will
return pext week.
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Out Of Work.

CONTINUED
well, that Is pretty 20 my wife
tnrned butcher bog You won't do any
such thing
And why not p
Why not? Because-because-
| Say because it will lower you in the So
cial scale
We'll, and so it WILL
Then 1t is more honorable to lie still
and starve, and see ones children starve
too, than to earn honest bread by honest
work. | tell you. Peter, if you cannot
work, I must. We should have had 10
bread Tonight bad | not found work to-
day. You know that ali kinds of light
agreeable business are seized upon by those
who have particular friends aud relatives
engaged in them. At such time as this.
1t Is not for us to consider the kind of work
we will do. SD long as it is honest. Oh !!
give me the liberty of living on my own
deserts, and the independence to be gov
erned by my own convictions of right.
But, my wife, only think you carrying
out butchers stuff! Why, would sooner
go and do it myself
1T you will go, said the wife, with a
smile, i will stay at home and take care of
the children
1t was hard for Peter Stanwood but the
more he thought upon the matter, the
more he saw the justice and the right OF
he path into which his wife thus led him.
Before he went to bed be promised his
wife that he would 80 to the butchers in
the morning.
And Peter Stanwood went upon his new
business. MIR. Snow greeted him warmly,
praised his faithful wife, and then sent
hlnI with two baskets. one 10 90 to Mr..
Smth S and one to Mr. Dixars. And the
new carrier worked all day, and when il
came night he had earned just ninety sew
en- cents. 1t had been a day of trials 10
hun, but no one bad sneered at him, and
all his acquaintauces whom he had met had
greeted hum as usual He was far happier
than when he went hone the night before,
tor now ne was Independent.
On the next day he earned just dollar
aud thus he continued TO work week, and
at the end OF It, had five dollars and seven
~ five cents in bis pocket, besides having
paid for all the food for his family. save
some few pieces Of meat MIR Snow had
gwen him. On Saturday evening be met
Mark Leeds, another binder, who mad
been discharged from work with himself
Leeds looked careworn and rusty.
How goes it i? asked Peter
Don, ask me, groancd Mark. My
family are half starved
But can't you find something to da?'
Nothing
Have you triedT
Everywhere, but it's no use. Two
pawued all my clothes s.ve these have
on. I've been down to the bindery, to
day, and what do you think the old man
offered Inc.
What was it?'
why. he offered to let me do his CART
ing! He had just turned off bis Niger
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General Mcclellan and Lincoln.

The St. Louis Republican relates an an.
ecdote vi Gen. Mcclellan, upon the az.
thurity Of an officer Of high rank in the
regular army, which reveals his character
III Its brightest and purest colors. Our
lnormaut,' says the Republican, was
With Gen. Mcclellan in his parlor at Wash
ingtou, one evening, when Pope was falling
back upon the capitol, pursued by the
troops of Lee and Jackson There came a
ring at the bell, and the servant oIened
the door and announced the president of
the United States and Gen. Haleck. Me-
Clelan rose, received his visitors, aud con
Quoted them into an adjoining apartment.
they remained but few moments, and
then departed. Mcclellan turned to q
friend aud SAID, quietly s., am in
command of the army again" General,
replied the other, Il hope you have not
accepted it without proper guarantees, -
mer ming pledges that there should be no
more executive interference in military op
sratlun. Sir, was the response, when
The president of the Uuited States tells NE
with teais in hi, eyes that | am the
Only man who eau take command of the
army and save the country, it is no time to
ask Tor guarantees At daylight next
,norni, <, genera! and aid-tle- camp were in
.helr saddles and off for the field
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Radical rypof btsY.-It seems.

RADICAL HYpoC RfsY.-It seems that
no matter how respectable the coiored man
may act. The radicals viii still slight him
Off ah public occasions. The latest Insults
offered to the colorrd man by his Radical
brethren is thus recorded by a correspond
ent OF the Chicago Post, (radical) Writing
from w ashingion. 10th inst: =
TIE CoLoRED MAN
did not intrude himself as guest at the
Inauguration Ball, and the nerves OF our
first Washington families were permitted
TO escape the shock wlF4ch such all intrus
ION would have occasioned The gentle
man from Africa was there, bu, only As
a servant, aud thus employed, his per
TUNED curls, hts immaculate kids aud
swallow.ta.led coat were entirely unob
jectlonable. He was rather welcome than
otherwise, for there was sad need OF
walters but the considerable torbearance
with which be treated his Caucasian
brethren by comi"s thus, Instead OF
wl:n ten dollar ticket in his hand, wa,
worthy Of long remembrance. But vol
unfairly or lnvoluutarlly, our African
brother does give the people Ut Washing
ton an infinite amount of trouble. The
bare suggestion that he might apear
and demand admission under the Civil
Rights bill on the trying occasion refer
to, robbed many a peaceful BOSOM OF Its
natural rest. Even the Sunday schools
are disturbed by his appariilou. Last
evening the Sunday Sehooi Union Of this
city held distrac,ing discussion on the
question of admitting the teachers OF a
lalge colOrcd school to membership.
The subject was too vast to be disposed
OF In one evenings and SO the resolu
ton Was tabled"
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ar signs are favorable for bounti

1SAll signs are favorable for bounti
full grain crop in California. An estimate
made up January Both, counts upon larg-
er yield than i'll any former year. A writer
says Should the result equal present
exectations, We shall have surplus of To-
900, 900 centals Of the new crop to export
during the harvest year of 1869 10 which
will require 500 ships of one thousand tons
each to carry it away. Add to this pros
pect the certainty that We have now on
hand surplus Of ), 1000, 600 centals of the
crop OF 1888, exclusive of Oregon supplies
and a tolerably correct idea may be formed
of the magnitude Of our prospective wheat
trade for the ensuing twelve months"
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one of these breed mot if | kn6wT it.; u
5 dct, fhi1s thare Is :. man on earth mean
enuf TO doit
BOOSTERS do but very ltte household
work they won't lay any eggs, nor try t.
hatch emmy, nor see to the young ones
tbi. satisfies me that thare IL some frutl
In sbe NEUROLOGICAL akount OF the rooster.
fust origin.
Yu kant get rooster to pay emmy attcu,
ton to a young one, they spend their tim.
In Growing, >trutring, and occasionally fac
a worm, which they made a remarkab.,
fuss over. calling up their wives ffom
distance, apparently tew treat them, bs
just az the hens get there, this elegant an,
elaborate cuss bends over and goboies u,
the morseIs, just like man for all til
world.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-19
To the Memory of Rev Thomas Nc
Donald, late Pastor Of st. Isiadore 8
Church, Mcem.. q
BIZ AiRrIN COOKE.

II
BIZ MinTIS COOKE
Pause, reader, pause This plainly tells he's
gone. "a
Whose loss ealld showers Of tears from every
eye,
But, more from those who knew him, he was
the dearest one,
or whom their loving hearts e'er learn'd to
sigh.
Sovereign Heaven, whose ways are ever wise,
time
Of his departure to his native skies
Or, in other words, to his seraphic cline
When dark brow'd night her dusky mantle
spread,
And wrapt in solemn gloom the sable sky
When soothing sleep her opiate dews had shed,
And sealed in silken slumber every eye.
Death, grim visaged, waved his iron hand
Mark the stern DEGREES of stubborn fate;
There is no exemption when she gives COM
mand,
To quit life's short period, or, its toilsome
state.
After protracted illness of almost three
years,
The Almighty issued his divine decree,
Inviting him to quit this vale of tears,n
And dwell with Him for all eternity.
He visited the little isle of saints,
Where he was born and partly educated
Hoping to be cured Of his complaints,
But no, alas they were too deeply seated.
Let science, fair, in sorrow sink her head,
And virtue, meek, with down cast eyes de-
plore;
Alas our priest is num- er'd with the dead
Tie Rev. Father Mcdonald is no more.
During twenty three years he labsr'd day and
night
To cultivate tie vineyard of the Lord
Lo now, he's gone to upper regions bright,
To obtain his marits and untold reward.
The sacredotal functions he performed,
/ With peculiar taste and ceremonial art
Evsry ear was with his accents charm'd,
His words. like magic, touched the calous
heart.
We know the miracles which he performed
No holder champion in religions caus
/ The most ardent charity his bosom warmed,
None labored harder, nor gained more ap.
plause
AS one of Heavens mild amba ssadors of love,
He preached in season like ST. Paul.
To man repentant, babe him look above
! To Him who suffer'd and redeemed u. all
The Kcnoshians witnessed his decisive sense.
Whilst he remained as Jealous pastor there
| The Mecmeians, too, his copious eloauence,
Whilst he watched over with paternal care.
Whilst in the grave his peaceful ashes lie,
Well vener.te our pious PASTORS name
His colleagues may occasionally breathe q
sigh.
And dissenters blush at his consummate
/ fame
If deeds Of virtue and true piety,
Ifworks of mercy gain EInanuels love
For these, his soul is in sweet felicity,
With seraphs, chanting in the realms above
Till that bright morn shall wake his happy
clay,
We shall not cease to drop the gushing tear
Till he blooms and sparkles in eternal day,
May still his memory be ever dear.
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rWrThe republican State Convention Of

rB-The republican State Convention of
Virginia met in Petersburg on The 18th.
The riend. OF the opposing candidates for
governor got into quarrel about the
organization, and finally some came to
blows, aud the polce aad to clear the ball.
Consequently toe convention met in the
African Church. where the disorderly
scenes we're renewed, but the Mayor and
police succeeded in restoring order. and
temporary organisation Was Effected
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-19
GEORGE REED.

A TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law, has 70
"A sumed the practice of his profession, ami
can now promise to give prompt attention to all
professional business entrusted to him. Col
lectlons made In any part Of the State. For q
few weeks his Office will be found at his dwell.
ing house
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-19

In WALL STREET "A Chicago radical
paper gives AS an item of colated news
the statement that financial circles in
New York received the names of Grant,
cabinent with shouts of derisive laugh
ter. 1t was considered very weak, and
the prediction was freely made that
it would not Eold together six months"
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GEORGE \. ssnn7ssy

A TTORNEY ana Counsellor at Law. and
a District Attorney for Manitowoc County,
Wis. All business entrusted to his care will he
promptly and faithfully attended to. Advice
honestly given, for which reasonable charge
will be made. All parties liable to "sue and
be sued' please give me a call. Be We not
dcceivcd!' Office in Huebner's block, on the
corner \ ork and Eighth streets, where he may
be found from A. NJ until 6 p n
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RELEASE OF FENIANs.-Sevcral Of the
Fenians imprisoned in various parts of the
Kingdom OF Great Britain, have teen lib
Grated. The following are the names
rhos F. Burke, an American Fenian Or.
ganizer; Dennice f. Burke, recently con
fined at Clarkenwal Chas Kickwell, the
poet, and one of the editors of the Irish
People Capt. Makey, aud Messrs. O Con
Ber, Starke and 0 keefe. The latter wa.
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment fol-
having written reasonable article, pub
lished in the Irish People. Messrs OCon-
ner, Stark, and o. Keefe we're liberated
Internationally.
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ERNST KERN,

Successor of Beer & Kern
DEALERS - Try Goods, Groceries, Crock
- cry, fancy roods, glassware, boots and
shoes, ready-ma clothing, paper hangings Z.
hats and caps, to children's cabs, live geese
feathers, bird cages, kerosene oil and lamps
sc. share of public patronage solicited.
Store on York street, near its intersection with
Eighth I.
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VETEAklN AIRY SURGEON
And Cattle Doctor.

TOHN 6. ROBINSON, Veterinary Surgeon
J and Cattle Doctor, Member Of the Collega
of Veterinary Surgeons. Dublin, Ireland, in
perfectly acquainted with every complaint to,
which Horses and Cattle are subject, and
has over 40 years practice. Resides one mile
faom Mani.owo e, on the NJ. g. NJ. Plank Road
To be found ut I. j. Robinsons' Drug store
rem A. n to =. N.
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"AND WHAT SAYS DAVID PA Ger.
tam bishop had servant whom he or ier.
ed to 80 to butcher named David for a
piece of meet, and then to come to the
church where the bishop was to preach
The bishop, in the course of his sermon,
happening To turn towards the door jus
as his his servant came in, exclaimed il
a loud tone: And what says David ?
Whercupon the man roared out: III
swear> that if you don't pay your bill
pOu neeed never send to his shop again
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@Anna Dickinson says of Matt.
Carpenter delivers temperance lect-
ures in public and drinks whisky in pri-
vate." Hard on the new Senator.
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HENRY SIBREE.

JUSTICE of the Peace. Will make collee
y tons, ply taxes, search the records, draw
deeds, mortgages, contracts, &c. All business
entrusted 70 him will receive prompt attention
Office in HGebner's building, corner York sRd
Eighth strests
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DENTISTRY,

DR. A, J. PAT HEN. Dentist Office in
- Sherman's Brick Block, Eighth street,
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Particular attention
given to all the different bra inches of the pro-
fession, and all work warranted. Teeth ex-
tr2cted without pain.
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II. 5. EsALCO,I, NJ. ID.

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Particular atteh
L ton paid to the treatment of difficult and
critical cases, and to consultation. Also, Ex-
aiming Surgeon for Pensions Office in tht
building formerly occupied by Kuehn & Co, ,
bankers. Orders left at T. & j Robinson
Drug Store will be promptly attended to.
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n, O'COyNOR,

DOOT and Shoe Maker, west side Of Hub
- bs:d's building. corner of Eighth and
Buffai streets, and will be ready at al times
tc ma; fracture Boots and Shoes TO order, and
of and the best stock that can be found IA the
markl; @ az
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j. a. EtstO.sN. m. ID.

PHYSICIAN, Surgeon and Accoucher. Es-
L pecial attention will be given as heretofore
during lengthy experience to Midwifery and
Sngery. Office on York Street, opposite Beer
& kern's store, where he may always be,
found. Orders may be left at I & j. Rob-
inson's drnx store
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ID. j. EASTON. NJ. ID. i.

physician and Surgeon, treats ali Acute
| Chronic and Surgical Diseases to which
men, women and children are subject. Office
and residence corner of York and Seventh sts
Orders left at the Drug Store of Bacon, Thombs
& Go. will be promptly attended to
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IGy- Here is a chapter of accidents that
hefell one man in Iowa. He first tell into
well after he had been drawn up abou,
thirty feet the rope broke and let hin
down again a new rope was procured ant
he had just begun to ascend a second time
when the windiass rigging give way and
fell on his head. He is now in hands. Of
cllrgeunS
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B0rGen. PHIL. SHERIDAN announces
that the var, With the Iadiaus has terpi-
mated,
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49, man in Cincinnati advertises for a
situation. Work not so much an object
ne govd wages"
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DEMOCRATIC CAMS In NEW York -
The tIwn election. now holding through
out the state OF New York show large dem.
ocratie gains almost everywhere. The
The World, OF Tuesday. publishes returns
from seventy-,hree towns of which sixty
four give democratic gains and the percent
age OF gain Is unusually large. The hortd
says, that. originally these local contests
may not be regarded as tests of Larty
strength upon national issues !; but where
the changes are so steady aud show them
selves so uniformly in every part Of the
state, in republican as we'll as democratic
localities, 1T would not be unfair to attribute
it to strong undercuIrent of dissatisfaction
with rule of the dominant party in Wash
ington."
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JOSEPH NY syES

DEALER in STOVES; also, manufacture
- of Tin, Sheet-iron and Copper Ware A
kinds of Repairing done. Shop on Eight at .
nearly opposite the First National Bank
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r. IL. TREAS

A TTORNEY and Counsellor ut Law Co..
u lcctions promptly attended to Otfice on
Buffalo street, between Eighth and Ninth
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Business Cards.
yYM. F. ELDRID(sE.
DOLCE JUSTICE Office in Huebner'
/ Building, Manitowoc, Wis. 41tf
CHARLES II. WA

A TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law. OFF
"A on Eighth street, over the First Nation
Bank.
The Hickman courier., 1869-05-01

"OUT OF THEIR Own MoUTHs ARE
THEY CoNDEMNED."--T The Paducah Ter
aid urging upon the people of Kentuck y
the Importance of taxing themselves to
build railroads, refers them to Georgia
as bright example of the policy, and
says:
''The railroads of Georgia, before and
since the war, are now paying into the State
Treasury a revenue which aim ost relieves
her people from taxation"
The Paducah Kentuchian, which is a
strong advocate of the policy of Estate
Aid" and the editor of which, we be-
lieve, but recently emigrated from Geor-
gia to Kentucky, and therefore, should
be good authority as to the operations of
the system in that State, discussing the
same question, says of one of those
roads:
'Georgia tried this in constructing the
Western and Atlanta railroad, from Atlanta
to Chattanooga, and that road has been the
source of more political corruption and dis
honesty in Georgia than anything else.
How better could the HeraleFs asser-
ton be refuted, than by makinga witness
of its co-advocate, the Kentuckion.
The Hickman courier., 1869-05-01
No Proclamation.

1t is said that President Grant has
decided to issue no proclamation in re-
gard to Cuba. None seems to DC neces-
sary. There is no evidence that any of
our people have violated or even contem-
plated violating the laws of neutrality by
getAg up and organizing uRn the soil
of the United States or in The United
States waters expeditions against the
Spanish power in Cuba. There were re-
cent rumors of such expeditions, but
they have not been verified. Undoubt-
edly individuals, as such, have gone, and
and others will 90 to Cuba, and being
there, may be expected to take part in
the rebellion as they have right to do,
but in the exercise of this right they
must be regarded as expatriating them
selves and cannot, if any of the hard for
tunes of war shall befall them, demand
the protection of the United States. Our
government SO false to large portion of
its own people, will, we hope, keep faith
with foreign nations, at the same time
holding them strictly to all their respon-
sibilities. Spain, before she can put
down the instructions in Cuba, will with
out doubt commit some and perhaps
grievous wrongs against the Government
or our people or both, but she will be
quite sure, in every instance Of aggres-
sion, to make such amends as the case
shall justly require. She will be very
carefully not to get up or to encourage
a grave quarrel with the United States
unless she shall have good reason to
reckon England and France ready to
stand at her back Gonrier- .JonrAni.
The Hickman courier., 1869-05-01

j. c. Loyejoy has been removed from
the custom house, Boston, and Charles
Mitchell, negro, appointed