The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-07-07
Miscellaneous Items.

N11SSCIld4ASOUS 4tS411S.
Quite large numter of Mormon OLSEN
tiers have arrived at Omaha, within the
past few days, and more are expected.
"Washngton's body servant" hasnt all
died yet, but one Of them is living a. syria
cuse, aged ll3.
A lady in Terre Hate got divorced be
cause her husband swore terribly. Thi.
THIS was strong case in Indiana.
The Cincinnati Saengerfest was not a
failure by any means. The lager beer
saloons in the city netted $780, 600.
A haekman at Newport gained the Gus
tom of the Quakers, at the late yearly
meeting by saying thee; but ruined his
chances by asking: Where's thou's bag
gsge?"
A New Hampshire girl took pinch of
snuff the other day, and sneazed FIVE hours
without ceasing, winding up with q lively
attack of spasms, which have lett her in a
critical condition.
The servant girl of the Mayor of Indi-
annapolis lately took a fearful revenge on
him for scolding her. She left his shirt
bosoms and cuffs limp cobweb, and starch
ed the lower extremeties until they resem>
blcd cardboard.
Chinese Labor Indignation Meetings"
are being held in various parts of New
York and the New England States.
If the tax on a Paducba dog remains
unpaid till the LIST Of August, bis dosship
is put to death.
An enterprising Yankee is buying up
frogs at Perth, Canada, at ten cents per
pound, and shipping their limbs to New
York and Boston.
A school for teaching "darning" was
opened on he 4th of July in Montgomery,
Ala, b. Iady of that city, who is called
by the locai paper ''our gifted townswo-
man
a rial. which it is said will be one of tho
place in Honguary. The accused are brig
that 200 of them will be condemned to
death.
Mrs. Foster, Mother of Dr. Foster, edi-
tor os the Duluth (Minn. Minnesotian, fell
down a cellar way, at St. Paul, Tuesday,
fracturing her skull so badly that she can
cot live.
Washington Irving made $3.50, 900 by
his writings; Sir Walter Scott, $500, 900;
Dickens, S450,0O0.
Congress has passed bill giving ar.if-
cial limbs to such soldiers as need them.
every five years.
Half the land of England is owned by
one hundred and fifty persons, and half
that OF Scotland by twelve.
Gen. O'Noil, the Fenian, has commenc-
ed suit for 100000 damages against the
United States Marshal who arrested him
on the Canadian frontier.
A. T. Stewart spends less money per
annum, for clothes, than many Broad way
clerks.
One of Baron Ro.hchid's grooms smok-
ed in the stables and spoiled 20, 200 francs
worth of property.
The great composer Of values, Strauss,
receives salary of $4,000 in gold for his
in twelve concerts in Baden
Sophia Dickey, daughter Of General
Stark, of the revolutionary war, died last
Saturday, in Res ding, Mass. She was
over ninety years old.
A Dublin journal announces that the last
act of the Mexican tragedy : about to be
played. The unfortunate E.. press Carlot-
ia is dying.
While digging veil in DeKalb county,
Indiana, few days ago, Joseph Atwater
dug up $3.50 worth Of old silverware, fifteen
feet below the surface.
l.. Akey, Esq, of Buena Vista, Richland
county, has SOW two years old that has
brough bit forth thirty six pigs, all doing we'll
first time, ten the second, and
fourteen the third.