The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS

What bird does General Prim most
resemble? "A kingfisher.
"A bevy of impatient Rondout N.
" girls have organized socle y for
the encoura cement Of the young men de-
string to marry.
A Maine woman was so much affect
cd by her husbands clipping, the other
day, that she got drunk and drowned
litter of nine pigs.
The Berlin National Zeitung says:
s'The German victories in the field have
been followed by a victory of good taste
in the way of fashions. The champions
of chignons have been routed, No de-
cent lady wears such an unsightly apen-
dage any longer, and nobody has retain
ed them but the denai monde. !"
The 18th day of the month seems to
be unlucky for France. On the 18th of
October, 1913, the great battle Of Leip-
sic was concluded; the 18th Of June,
1915, is the date of the battle of Water
loo and a new date, the 18th day of
August. 1870, the battle of Rezonville,
has Joined the other two disastrous
dates.
The Eighth Regiment of Prussian
Cuirassiers fought at Gravelotte against
pcrsed them, and took battery OF six
Guns ana two eagles. It was eight hun
dred men strong when the battle COM
menced. and only one hundred and forty
three were alive when it was over. All
the officers were killed in the battle.
The Norddeutsche AUcgemeiae lei
tina says: ''The Paris Constitutional
estimates the damage done to the COM
mercial interests Of Germany by the
French blockade every day at one million
of Prussian thalers. Very well this
viii all be taken into account by the Ger
man Government when the war lndemni-
ty viii be fixed which France will have
to pay.
4 Boston dry goods firm has lady
customer whose bill for goods purchased
for her personal wear during the nine
months ending July 80, footed up to very
near SO, 500.
Two Prussian regiments, having
committed excuses in the little French
towns of Falkenberg and ReEnilly, such
as pillaging houses and destroying prop
erty, Count Bismarck has ordered the
names Of these two regiments, and those
| Of their officers, to be published in all
German papers. The Germans have re-
imbursed the French inhabitants as far
as was in their power A rigorous ex-
animation has been instituted by Bis
marck, and the regiments sent to the
rear, being stripped of their banners and
all emblems of honor. The guilty regi-
ments were the Second Hesse Darmstoat
Infantry and the Twelfth Prussian Line.
SO great is the number of applicants
for positions in the government depart
ments that the present clerical force
could die off in six weeks, and yet every
position be filled without going outside
! the petitions already on file. A pecu-
liar feature is the retiring list" on
which is placed the names of such clerks
as are likely to die within a reasonable
time, and persistent applicants are as
sured that when that takes place there
will be room for them, but not until
then.
The Liverpool Azbion says that the
Notifications Of that town are useless.
A vessel carrying heavy guns. 10 or II
inch mortars, could lay off from 5000
to 1900 yards, and send shells into the
docks aud shipping with comparatively
little danger from the present forts. 1t
is impossible to conjecture why they
were built, seeing that, if an iron-clad
vessel entered the Mersey, nearly all the
guns would be ineffective. and the forts
prove slaughter pens for the garrison, and
in action they could not fail to damage
On both sides of the Mersey.