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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16
Romance in RealI,ifa.

About ten years ago young man named
Quackenbush lett his home IN Warwick,
Orange County, with drove Of cattle for
New York city. He arrived at his destina
tion, sold his cattle, and FROM that time up
TO last Saturday his relatives lost all trace
of him. On Saturday a man of about so
years arrived at " arwick, bringing intelli
gence of the missing young man. 1t seems
that Quackenbush Was robbed In New
York city after selling his cattle, and in
desperation at his loss he shipped for Cali
fornia. he went TO the mines and formed
an association with two young men to care
tor each other in sickness and during life,
and to share each others fortunes iu case
of death. When the gold fever broke out
in Australia the trio went thithcr, and
labored together with success. Last year,
however, Dir. Quackenbush's associates
died, and as their heirs, under the agree
ment. be found himself possessed Of about
$35 ,000 He determined to return to his
early home, and, gathering up his treasures
sailed for Liverpool. There he was taken
sick and died last spring. The aged mes
scnger referred to was stopping atthe same
house with MIR. Quacke enbush, and as he
intended to come to this country as soon as
he could arrange his affairs, TO him was
entrusted the duty of informing the rela
tives of Mr.. Quackenbush, III Warwick.
con, but he produced satisfactory references
and the family have taken steps to recover
the fortune which awaits them in Eng gand.
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News Items.

"A cable dispatch announces that Ern-
est H., Duke of SAKE -Coburg, is dying
Prince Alfred, Of England, is his heir.
The English Government will take
possession of all the telegraph lines in
England on February l..
The proposed repeal OF the tenure-of-
Office bill by Congress is likely to meet with
spirited opposition from those who ore op
posed to its repeal.
Peter Gerlach has been arrested at
Troy, Indiana, as the murderer of his wife
and children near that place in November
last.
John O Mahoney, Fenian, has ap-
piled to the court for an order for $1,000 of
Fenian funds held by Belmont, to be used
in carrying on war against England. De-
cision reserved.
One thousand Spanish troops arrived
in Cuba on the 10th, from Cadiz.
Light shocks Of earthquakes have been
felt recently in various parts of Mexico.
"A report comes from Madrid that it is
confidently believed there that President
Grant intends to seize Cuba.
The town of Fresnillo, Mexico, was
lately visited by terrible hurricane. Over
two hundred houses were destroyed.
An English steamer, while raising her
anchor at Vera Cruz, snapped the chain
and three soldiers were killed.and seven
wounded.
Gen. Cespcdes has issued proclama
ton in which he invokes all true Cubans
to destroy their tobacco and sugar crops, in
order to derive the Spanish of these means
Of revenue.
About one thousand men are at work
on the railroad at the Pass of Del Mocha,
near Orioh iba. Mexico. The yield of the
Sonora mines is bountilul The manufact,
uring interest is increasing in prosperity.
-Advices from Rome assert that ma
jority of the French bi shops, including
Dupanloup, and many of the German bish>
ops, will oppose declaration Of the dogma
of papal infailibility
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GREEN BAY-Disastrous FIire.-The
AdUocate says that at about midnight on
the evening of the % inst the watcaman
at the Howard foundry discovered that the
engine room of the Fort Howard grist mill
was on fire. He Immediately gave the
alarm and some Of the neighbors were soon
on the ground. There was no combustible
material in the engine room except the
roof, pile Of slabs and a few steps leading
up to the wooden door connecting it with
the main building, which was Of brick
1t seemed highly improbable that the mill
would burn, but for various reasons which
we have not time to fully explain-delay in
getting into the mill, delay in getting up
steam in the steam fire engine, a scarcity
of water pals, &c., &c.,-the fire gradually
worked through the door and soon enveI-
oped the huge structure in its embrace.
The destruction of this mill is a public
as well private calamity. The mill was
new, in fact but just put in running order,
contained four run Of stone and all IL G
modern improvements, and was one Of the
best mills on the river 1t was a frame
building veneered with brick, and was fire
stories high, including basement and lJft,
aud cost nearly S35, 900.
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In Probate.

TANITOWOC COUNTY COURT. Tn the
lsl matter of the estate of Patrick Earan,
deceased. To all whom it may concern:
Letters Of administration on said estate hay
ing been issued to Catharine Eagan on the 3lst
day of May .. d. 1869, and six months from
and after said day being all, we'd and limited
for creditors to present their claims for exam
ination and allowance Notice is hereby
given, that the undersigned will, on the first
Monday of each month, for six months from
the date hereof, at the Probate Office in the vii
lage of Manitowoc, in said county, receive, ,ex-
anime and adjust all claims, and demands Of
all persons against said deceased.
November "a, 1869.
GEO: W: BARKER, County Judge.
GEO. n Wo DIN, Atty for PTf. Is
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Communicated.

MR. EDITOR Il noticed an article in
the Tribune, of December 9th, with
reference to the sad disasters of the Wein>
schenck family The Tribune, referring to
the affair, is perhaps somewhat uncourteous
in not mentioning that l was first called to
treat that unfortunate family.
In their disease ! noticed certain pecul
iaritics, which were really new to me, and
at my urgent request land not without hes
itation) did Mr.. aud Mrs. Weinschenck
concedc to have Drs Schallern 4 Simon
called in.
Having met Drs. Schallern & Simon,
agreed with them to meet at the bed side
Of The patient and then hold a consultation
with regard 10 the disease, and the best
course of treatment. Business prevented
my attendance at the precise minute; but
Is minutes later. | was there-tte Drs.
,0ere gone, and although called an. not by
lMr. ", but by ney particular reQuest-the
gentlemen were kind enough to change my
treatment substitute a prescription OF
their Ot0n, thereby removing the whole Ie>
sponsibiity from my shoulders. Well, the
sad result is we'll known, whether it might
have been avcrted had the course which l
had commenced, been continued, 40 human
being can divine.
The first boy that died certainly Il think
would have recovered had he not arisen
from his bed aohen no one ,ods present, and
gone into cold uncarpeted room, barefoot
ed and unclad, except his night dress, which
threw him into relapse.
Any one who has any knowledge of this
fatal disease, viii express no astonishment
at my adding-hs died, Of course.
Now, MIR. Editor, allow me, not by way
of ostentation, but 7oro>bono to entez my
protest against, christening the disease
of which the Wcinschenck children, and
several others In and about the town, have
died, within the past two months, dip
iberia and scarlet fever The common
name by which shs disease is known las |
understand it) is spotted Jeuer, technically
Cefebro spinal meningitis.
1t is true, that the one may very readily
| be mistaken for tho other, particularly in
it's first stages, and more especially wheI
scaret-fever is raging, and assuredly, there
are many cases of scarlet fever in and about
this town.
In most cases of Cerebro-spindl meningitis
the symptoms declare themselves promptly
Sometimes the attack is made after the
enjoyment Of full meal. There is usually
slight headache, and within brief per
od a distinct rig0r-Uonlttng or purging,
and sometimes both. The patient is Otter
seized with vomiting and purging of tha
which is OF dark green color, which en-
tails rapid ostation-somotimes obsti
nate constipation-pans in the abdomen
limbs and joints, frequently produces acute
suffering.
The patient often becomes Eighty, ,ther
stupid and his intellect impaired. Conyul
slons occasionally occur. The pupils arr
usually contracted and very sluggish il
action.
The tongue is covered with browns
! fur, at first, and then assumes red arc
distended appearance, the throat is usually
infamed and canke ei, and the submaxilory
I glands swollen
Thirst is incessant-palse soft, quick and
comryessiblc and often unsteady and in,
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DIED,

In the town of Liberty, on the 9th inst, Mr..
JAMES McNULTY, aged SO years.
The deceased was born in the County Mayo,
Ireland. He emigrated to this country about
55 years ago, and has been resident Of Man
itowoc county for Is years. He was highly
respected as being one of the oldest inhabit-
place by large concourse of numeI Gus
friends. May his soul rest in peace.
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Guardian Sale,

IN PROBATE :-Manitowoc County Court
l. In the matter Of the estate Of Marcx Luedt
deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and
said matter, on the 9th day of December, A
d. 1869, by the County Court of said County,
the undersigned Felix Walsch, guardian to
the minor hers of Marcx Luedt, deceased will
on Monday the 27th day of December, A. ID i.
1869, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said
day at the Office of the County Judge, in the
Village of Manitowoc, in said County, offer
for sale, at public vendue. the following de-
scribed lands, to-wit: The nwq of seq of Sec
tion town % range 21, Manitowoc County.
The terms of sale cash
FELIX WALSCH, Guardiaa.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 9th day of Deceni-
Der, A. ID. 1869. 20-3t
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Two RIVERS. village is about one
ofthe most reliable little burgs in the world,
and besides it is one of the most public,
splr tied little towns, extant. They pro-
pose down there, TO help build Lake
Shore Railroad, and be ready to come down
with any amount of money, required 25,
80, or 100000 if necessary. All honor
to Two Rivers, and her wide awake busi
ness men; we wish such men were scattered
all along the line from Two Rivers to Mil
waukee, then-a road would be built, with
out any help, or favors from New York"
or anywhere else. We are not mistaken
when we say, that the aid, and encourage
ment which Two Rivers has offered to this
Railroad, will be one of the principal levers
used to secure LAKE ROAD, instead of an
INTERIOR road. Gentlemen keep your
offers before the public" and may be
your example will work wondcrs il sccur~
ing the prize we want.
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sag~ The Door County Advocate say

sa~ The Door County AdUOcate says,
the propeller 7ruesdeH attempted to make
a trip to Green Bay last week. She went
about 5 miles south of Little Sturgeon and
found the ice too thick for the success of
the attempt On her way back she ran in
to that Bay almost up to the lower mill
where the ice stopped her. She unloaded
some freight and passengers on the ice and
cleared for more open water.
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OBITUARY. 1t is with feelings of the
deepest regret, that We have to chronicle
the death of Mrs. Ryan. the estimable wife
of Samuel j. Ryan, of the Appleton Ores
cent, who departed this life or the lst inst,
after long and painful Illness. She was
respected and beloved By large circle OF
friends, and her deceasc has cast a gloom
over the entire community where she re-
sided.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16

PIANOS. We call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement Of the great
Piano House of J. Bauer & Co. This is the
largest house ofthe kind in the North West,
and anyone sending orders to them for
musical instruments, will be dealt with
fairly, and honestly. -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-16

THE JURY.-In justice to Mr.. FrancI,
the Clerk of the Court we should say,
that he is in no way to be blamed for the
error committed in the drawing Of the jur,
ors for our next term Of court. He bat
followed instructions given him, which in
stuctions, at the time, were supposed to
be correct, by the entire bar Of the county,
but which Judgment decision of our courts
have pronounced erroneous. We will have
a jury term Of court some day, and when
we have one, it will be a good one.
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nsAWe publish on the inside of this
paper, the greater part Of the message
written for President Grant by Secretary
Fish, Boutwell, and others. We have, for
want of space, left out small part of the
document. The part left out referred to
Indian matters, and did not amount to
anything. In fact we might as we'll have
omitted the whole of the message, for the
same reason, as We fail to see anything
very brilliant in the thing But the docu-
ment coming, as is supposed, from the
chief magistrate of the nation, will be
looked for and read with interest by our
readers. 1t will be seen that MIR. Grant
stands with the Radical element of Congress
il all things.
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Our HARBoR.-Gen. Humphrey, chief
of the engineer corps Of the army, recon-
mends, $751; 900 to be appropriated by the
government to our harbor, ext season.
That is pretty good, but, 100000 would
not be too much.
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A COOP BUSINESS FOR ONE DAY. One
day last week Messrs. johnson and Sibree
purchased from farmers on the street two
and one fourth tons of pork. There were
other buyers on the street, and it is esti~
mated, that On that day at least 5 tons of
pork was brought into town and sold.
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RETURNED.-The tug Kitty Smoke re-
turned on last Tuesday morning, from
Baileys Harbor, after nearly week S
cruise. She was there attempting to pull
offthe scow Blue Bel which went on the
rocks in that vicinity, recently, laden with
lumber and shingles. Her efforts proved
futile, however, and the tug returned to
this port as above stated. |. is feared that
the scow's bottom is so badly damaged that
it will be useless to get her off.
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nea. The farmers this year, are appar-
emily aware of the propriety of selling pork
to great extent, in consequence of the
wheat being so cheap. Farmers of this
county. as general thing, depend almost
exclusively upon wheat, and therefore, are
subject to the raise and. fall of the price OF
that staple. While on the other hand, il
they raise small portion of wheat, peas,
beans, hay, stock, &c. i, then, most assur,
edly, they must have better and surer
chance, for if one don't his the other
will.
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But what is sixteen years, or neTspa>
per sixteen years old? We have in our
possession newspapers that are so, GO and
20 years old, and next week we will try to
amuse our readers with something ancient.
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FIRST LECTURE OF THE SEASON Pres
ident Steele of Lawrence University, will
deliver a lecture for the benefit of the Jones
Library Association. at the Methodist
Church, Monday evening, Dec. 20Jh.-
Lecture to commence at o clock. Tick
cts for adults so cents, children % cents,
to be had of the committee, at the book
store of w. Guyles, Esq, and at the door.
81. F. GUYLEs,
Committee, p. JOHNSTON,
Ii. SIBREE.
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TURKEY! TURKEY why don't some
one bring the starving editor of this paper
a good fat turkey for Chistmas? He has
lived on salt pork and molasses. for the last
six weeks. Some one have mercy on him.
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ACcIDENT.-On Saturday evening last,
Mrs Eaton while crossing the street, slip
ped and fell upon one OF her wrists; iniur-
ing it severely DIR. Brown was called in
but on examination found no bones broken,
but the wrench and sprain were SO severe
that 1t will take long time to recover
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r@-The Utica Herald bols it down as
follows: Said Greeley 10 1866: " Hayward
sisters, depart in peace. F" Said the people
Of New York to Horace on the u III t:
"Erring son sit up and git.
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The NORTH WESTERN HoUsE.-We
have sheen through" this hotel, kept by
Mathiass sKettenhoffen ESQ.,, and his son.
And it is a nice ore-both are nice ones.-
The hotel is fitted up in the lates. and most
approved style, and is really credit, and
an ornament to our village. We wish we
had thousand such public spirited men
in Manitowoc, as MATTHIAS. The rooms
are large, high and pleasant, and boauti-
fully furnished. Everything is just as it
should be, to be convenient and comfort
able Travellers, who know Matthias, will
not need to be told that they will be well
treated in his house, and should stranger
read this article, we ask him to call....at
the North Western House, the next time
he visits Manitowoc.
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TN observation-disclosures County Court.
L In the matter of the Guardianship VI the

TN observation-disclosures County Court.
l In the matter of the Guardianship uf the
Minor heir of Marcx Lcudt.
On reading AID filing the petition Of Felix
Walsh; Guardian of said Minor, representing
among other ii ings, that the said warst u
seized of certain real estate in Manitow"s
County, and that it is necessary that the same
should he sold, and praying for license to sell
the same; and it appearing to the Court, from
said petition that it is necessary to sell said
real estate, it is ordered and directed that the
next of kin to said ward, and all peraons inter-
csted in said estate, appear before me. on
Monday, the 9th day of December, A u 1863
ut ten O. clock A. II. at the Probate Office In
said County, then and there to show essss
tif any there be- why license should no. bs
granted for the Sale of said real estate, sccVI-
ding to the prayer Of said p. tition.
And it is further ordered that copy of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the
Manitowoc piteT. a weekly newspaper printed
at Manitowoc in s4id county.
q. W BARKER County Judge.
Dated at Mmitowoc the 10Th day Of Nn~n'n-
Scr. A. b. $50. l6-4t
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E~ The Episcopal Social meets at the
residence Of MIS-. John Levake this Thurs
day evening. Come all.
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OF NEW YORK, TIE
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Bag IF certain young lady was going
fishing, what kind of net would she pre-
fer-a Den nett SheJoygan Herald.
"Hov is that for high" Fred ?
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CHILToN.-The Reflector says that on
Saturday evening, the 4th inst, as three
gentlemen were returning to their homes
from Stock bridge Corners, they discovered
that Mrs. Brewers dwelling house, burst
open the door, and discovered that the
kitchen was all in flames. As soon as pos
sible they arouse the two families who oc-
cupied the house-Brewer and family, and
Mr.. Timothy Gibson-who had but little
time TO escape from the burning building
before the raging element reached their
sleeping apartments. In the excitement
of the moment, Mrs. Gibson's child had
been left in the building, which was now
completely in flames. At the risk of his
own life, NIr. w. II. Higgs rushed in
through the flames and smoke, and snatch
ed the child from It's bed just in time to
save it from q horrible death, aud bore it
safely out to its mothers arms, amid the
shouts and cheers Of an appreciaGive crowd.
Nearly al the furniture, bedding, provis-
ions, &C., were destroyed, and as the
building was not insured it is hard blow
for Mrs. B. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the kitchen stove pipe.
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New LIVERY STABLE We call the at
tention of our readers to Charley Win
TONS new livery stable advertisement to be
found in another column. Charley has be-
came one of the institutions of our county,
aud has acquired reputation, for fair deal>
ing, in his business, suIp1ssed by no one
give him a CALL if you want any thing in
his line. He will give you rig" that is
up to the style, and good, and viii charge
you, for it, only fair rent" He has
some splendid cutters, new ones, and has
promised to ''givc,us all ride some day,
in the best one.
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First Glass Teams
to all who desire them.
EIMELE AND DDUHLE

He who hath no music in his soul, Sc
Shakespeare.
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SAD.-On Saturday afternoon, Of last
week, our attention were attracted on hear
ing the solemn and mournful tune of death,
which reminds the listener, and affects
within each bosom, sensitive AM superior
thoughts Of higher and more heavenly
sphere than that in which we now exist
This tune, as we have said before, was
played by the Union and Cornet bands, as
it followed the hearse, which was conveying
to the graveyard, the fourth child of Mr..
Weinschenk 8. The Odd Fellows, and Sons
Of Herman, were also in the procession. 1t
is with deep regret that we take up our
pen to chronicle such sad events, almost
in each consecutive issue. This bereaved
and stricken family has the sympathy of
the entire community.
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IMPORTERS, &C., 652 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK.
Proprietors International Art-Galleries.