The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-15
Miscellaneous Items,

The Helena Post, the pioneer news
paper Of Montana, has suspended.
The United States paid to foreign
countries for sugar last year sos, 900, 600.
"A new weekly paper, called the
Western Catholic, has just made its ap-
pearance in Chicago.
"A striped bass weighing fifty pounds
was landed at Wells Beach, Mass, Oh
Friday last.
An effort is being made to introduce
German into the public schools of New
York city.
"A negro boy has been fined in New
Orleans for telling fortunes without
license
Three convicts attempted to escape
from jail in Corinne, Utah, and the guard
fired half dozen times upon them, Kill
ling all three.
The public parks in St. Louis num-
Der fifteen, containing in the aggregate
305 acres. On one of them has been
expended the sum Of $l2l, 497
"A lady teacher of negro school in
Americas, Ga, has been appointed Depu
ty Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
district in which she lives
The first time writer in the Cincin-
natl Times saw Thomas Buchanan Read,
he was FASTING theatcr bills for strolling
company, Of which he was one.
Mrs Stowe's new book, ''Old Town
Folks" promises to have a popularity
beyond any Of her works except Uncle
Tom." Of which BIC, 200 copies have
been sold.
FLORIDA contains over seven million
acres of land lying along the Atlantic
coast from Indian river to Cape Sable,
admirably adapted to the cultivation Of
coffee.
1t is estimated that the number of
persons who visited Florida on business,
as settlers, and as invaIids or pleasure
seekers, last winter, will reach three hun
dred thousand
There are 8, 500 newspapers publish
ed in this country, of which five -sevenths
are issued in the Northern States New
York has the largest and Florida the
smallest number.
"A negro woman living in Dog Prai-
RTE, St. Charles County, Iowa, recently
gave birth to an infant whose body was
entirely black, with the exception of one
leg, which is perfectly white to the thigh.
"A convention of distilers is to be
held in Cynthiana, Ky, in about a fort
night, to devise means to procure a re-
peal Of the stringent revenue laws, or
discover a way to evade them.
In the Ketchum case, at New York
on Wednesday, while one of the lawyers
was addressing the court, the father and
son. moved by an irresistible impulse of
affection. leaned over and kissed each
other.
The New Hampshire Legislature has
passed a bill allowing nine per cent or
any less rate of interest by special con-
tract. with provision that the question
shall be submitted to the people at the
next election.
A young lady in New Orleans mag
ines herself a great statesman, and an
noys her family greatly by dressing in
male garments and making harangues
from the front balcony, whenever she can
elude their watch over her.
Tho income returns for the districts
of the city of New York show an in
crease of 600 income tax payers in 1868
on the number of 1867, an increase in
incomes assessed OF Sl7.54l .622, and an
increase ofincome taxof 1916. All.
On Sunday afternoon two little bows
were bathing in the river at Chicago,
when tug passed, the suction from
which drew them into deep water, and
both were drowned.
In the vicinity of Clear Lake, Iowa,
during the recent storm, house con-
tanning nine inmates was swept for near
ly mile down small stream, and four
children drowned.