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Excitement in Wall Street.

A New York dispatch of he s,h SAYS:
Transactions On wall street to day were
very large, ana the excitement was more
general than AZ any time since the down
ward movement tegsn. The clcarances
viii, probably, exceed one hundred aud len
millions, aud some estimate them at hun
dred and thirty. The Gold Room was
denscly crowded, and thele vas great con
fusion during the middle of the day. The
bulls have suffered tesr.uly, AMI many ru-
mors OF failures are circulated Dawson Il
Hopkins failed this afternoon, AID their
losses viii exceed hat million Of dollars.
kilograms come from Washington every
tsw minutes, ami it is believed that proni-
nent parties in Washington are In,ere,ted
IN the gold speculation, and have invested
largely. Operations were continued through
10 night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. but
chiefly in the form OF bets upon the price
OF gold IN the next ten days There i, q
ieeiiag OF great Qi>trusl IN tnS dry good,
market, and prominent jpbt,ers are Offering
their stocks at lower figures. wine Other,
are holding of F-i'4res are predicted in
The dry goods ,rads II he ios pric. Of : Ii
ceu'luQ5S, ID; l.Jae we:c reported t. lay.
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Col. Bakers Indian Battle.

it is fact, that the peoi lie af Montana.
who have most to fear from Indian depre-
dations, aud know moro about tho .iiua>
ton than anybody else, highly applaud
Col. Baker conduct The Bozsman City
(Moutana) Pick and Ploto s. eaks Of the
raid as follows:
The late brilliant dash Of Col. .ker and
his command resulting in the death, on the
Narias of over 200 Piegan Indians, is before
the country, The slain are known ID be the
authors OF many mas5acrcs and thets. Flu y
season and the isolation Of their encalnpment.
the thunderbolt blow which overwhelmed them
was as unexpected as it was just. Il had b.
come settled policy with them to prosecute
murderous and pillaging raids in the summer
months fer sensation in the winter, and more
heartless and rascally wretches were never
found among barbarians anywhere. One I'M
broken voice of gratitude and approval
throughout the length and bredth Of Montana
IS the reward Of the gallant Baker md his
brave followers.
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Logan on Republican Economy.
Many innocent people believe that the
bulk 0. the money paid the federal eov>
erf.uent goes on The national debt. All
Auch should rraI Logan speech on the
army i.ill la, Thursday.
Logan i. loysl lie IS . good re''ubh-
can. lie comula,,.is the army Of tue
republic. lie ca''ed On all his follower.
in the pr. >ideu,ial election 10 vote for 10y
ait, and Grant. But Logan is authority
Tor tisr>c facts.
ihe people are surpnrtir. more staff
officer. 10 command 5000 men than
France em,iny. TO command an army Of
800. uoC. and larger than Russia employs to
command s0) 00O!
Ia 1860 our army ohc.rs were mostly
heutcnau,s and captal.-ncv they are
u,o.'iy msju,., lieutenant coloncls colonel,
and brigadier generals!
M.ior generals and brigadier generals
are employed on enormous saarles IN the
ar.u termas,.r aud CON misSsry departments
~ Judges Of boots, shoes, hats and bean
soup!
Buticrh.ld dismissed from civil service
in New York for corruption, holds the
rank Of colonel in the aru1y.
Under tho present .aw, enacted by cor.
gress when Johnson was president and
Grant general, the general Of the army
draws from the treasury over *l9, 900 per
annun and possesses powers superior 20
those Of The president
The icutenan. general get. sl4 900 per
anuum-aud does but little work
Every major general Halleck, Meade,
Thomas and others-gets nearly 10000
per annum, for lirtle or no actual service !!
Every rrigadicr general gets over 1000
per snnum.
We have not made 4 statement above
which vas 40, made IS the loyal Logan on
the floor of congress lie modestly pro
poscs 10 stop the payment Of these enor
nous subsidies 10 military officers by pro
sicing for continuance OF al their salar>
pay as follows: OF general 10 Sl2, ZOO =
nearly twice VIVA, We pay the chief justice
Of lhc United States, and one.halt more
than the salary Of the vice president! ct
lieutenant general to 10000! OF major
generals to s., 000-and SO on
We are a tax ridden people and when
shall We be any thing else while we pay
such salaries as these to support military
glory and power? Statesmcn-nIen who
have devoted whole live. Of study and la
b.r to the public seIyicc-have never
dreamed of such rewards as are lavished
upon tho.r whose only title to superior
confederation is the glory easily won in
war aud tie po~ar entrusted 10 them &c
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~ Inc Co6-Ga DISASTER.
Inc Aes 1ork Tribune Publishes oko
haus correspondence on the Oneida dlsas-
Ter. 1 lie writer SAYS that tbe whistle Of the
Oneldx was clown. anu three guns hreu
SIN The captain Of the Bombay declares
that he neither saw nor heard signal yet
The steward Of the Bombay, on arrival at
okohania, asserted that the Oneida had
been run into and cut TO the water edge
But the worst of the story Is the evidence
OF British lieutenant, that Capt. Eyre
tod HIN that he had cut the whole quar-
ter oil damned Yankee tIiga,e, and served
her bloody right
Capt Eyrs own evidence is 10 the eff
feet that the collision was too slight to be
much regarded, aud bis pilot told him that
spit of land was near and there was no
danger. and that he was good fifteen MIN
u,es looking at the illtated ship.
The statements Of the captains clerk,
CrowniuShield. aud Master Yates agree
that the Oneida whistle Was blown fierce
ly, and that if the Bombay had stopped or
sen, buats nearly every mau would have
teen saved. Yates says that as the ship
was fast sinking, Capt. Williams. who was
on the bridge, WAS asked to get on board,
but refused, saying, No, | shall stay in
NY ship, if she does go down
Lieut.. Commander Baldour walked up
and said, "rir, the ship is going down
Il know II, said the Captain, but
what can do | have asked for boats, but
could no, get them
At this moment the ship settled, the
smoke stack came over and forced the cut,
tiers from the ship. side, and she ven
down stern first. | hauled the Captain
clerk, " T Crowlnin, hield, on board, nd
made great effort to save Lieut. Com
mander Stewart, but he sank before
reached him. saying as he went down
for God sake, save me- He was quite
i'll al the time
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The Desperate Fight Between thu
Sioux and Grow Indians

A letter to the Omaha Herald, giving
particulars Of the desperate fight between
the Sioux aud Crow Indians about the Isl,
OF January, above the mouth of the Yes
ioWstone, on the Missouri, was dated Fort
Suiiy, FEB. Is. 1t appears that war party
OF t"enty-nlne Grows had come down on
foot to steal horses from the Sioux, one Of
whom they killed and wounded the other,
who escaped and alarmed the village. The
Warriors OF the village mounted their 10.
nles and hurried to the place where the
Crows were seen. The latter were found
on the top or a sharp butte, which they
had fortified by heaplng up loose stones.
As soon as the Sioux approached the Grows
called out We came here to be killed
come and kill u.s." The Sioux, three hun
drej Ii number, charged them several
times. With no other result than leaving
i've Of their number dead. 1t was then
near shutdown, and if night came on most
Of the Grows would escape
A young chief, named Spotted Eagle,
then made speech and offered to lead the
braves, saying that he would be killed. but
the Sioux jumped into the fort, and the
affair ended In savage style til butcher
knives The Grows twenty nine) were all
killed. The Sioux had twelve killed on the
grourd, and five more died the next day.
The Indians who came in say there we're
quite number of the wounded 1ho would
die. Mos. of the Sioux engaged we're
Cnkpspas. An Indian at the reservation
known =. the Little Sans Are had son
killed. The father has been making day
ano night hideous with lamentations, but
Is very proud that his son died brave. The
Oealallas have constant war parties out
to murder and steal Oh the Platte All the
Ind ans that come ii say that John Rich-
ards has much influence. and il doing all
he can to excite hysti!ities against tie
whites
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~"Quesads tells Hat,ering tale"
Having deserted the Cuban revolu,ionis,s
in their direst need and re,rea,ed TO New
York. he is now in Washington, the gar
ruIous centre of eager groups, assuring
them that the insurgents are IS strong As
ever, that they hold two third, Of the island
aud are sure Oh success, and all that. He
'ays one sensible thing if he is correctly re-
ported that he Is after guns and pcwd r.
ana don I care much about recognition. y"
We are no, able 20 scs Why he should. =
The recognition Of mere belliserancv would
not hc worth SO much to the Cuhans a. .
hundred new muskets |, would not zen
title them TO anything whatever They
have no, money enough TO buy gun>boat;
and recognition Of be.ixcrency would 20,
involve the loan OF cent. We cannot
afford to give them the freedom of our
Treasury. To keep our hand, of, is the
best policy Meantime Oacsaia will enlist
moro sympathy By reforming his friends,
than by suffering at champagne dinners in
Warrington.
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@~ The army bill which passed the
House q. Washington, on Thursday, pro-
vides that the fli;cs Of 6 .ncra and!icu enlnt
general shah continue until vacancy shall
occur aud no longer.
Were justice done, there would speedily
he a vacancy 10 the Office of lieutenant
general Sheridan has furnished the proof
that lie is chiefly responsible for massacre
as internal, IN every respect, rs was ever
uIuCcT. Notwithstanding lIIs, ~ 10 ~ ur
feared that the indecency which put him
where he is, in conteMpt Of the claims OF
men Infinitely has superior, and who had
rendered much more important services 10
the country, will protect him from punish
ment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17

ANOTHER RECONSTRUCTION OUTRAGE
Arlington dcspatchc. state that bill
- been prepared 10 reconstruct Tennes-
So, soniethlns on tn. Georgia plan, and
the proposition, it is understood, has the
support of Gen Butler and most Of tho
Congressional del. enSe of that State. 7,
Is said. IN some quarters, that bill, OF this
charter Is 40 extraordinary that it can never
pass the House, but the disposition eynced
IN REGARD to the Georsin bill shows that
opinion not TO lie wei! fou lded The pro
sramnc Is as follows; It Is not intended to
set up any provisional government, or to
interfere with the present regime iut now,
bat bill is TO be prepared to secure = new
registration Of the voters, in accordance
with the present constitution Of the State,
and after the registration is completed an
election il 20 be held tor Governor ant!Leg
islaturo, which, when they are elected, are
90 take the place Of the presen, admins
traitor. Tho justification for this is said
30 be founded on the RICH, OF Congress to
secure TO each State Republican fern of
government and that tho present one is
ill,xal, and totally inadequate to protect tho
psop'e in their pursui. Of lie, liberty aud
happiness.
II easy for rogu, to End excuses for
hi, conduct
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IN TE-MANIT0WOC COUNTY
court In the matter Of the estate OF
James r. Leykom. deceased. On reading
and filing the petition Of John leykom OF Man
itowoc in said county, representing among
other things that James ". Leykom, late Of
said county, On the 9th day Of April A D,
l96o, near Waukegau, H., died intestate,
leaving no goods and chattels and no estate
within this state, and that the said petitioner
is the father of said deceased. and praying that
administration be TO him granted, it is order
Ell thtt said petition be heard before the judge
of this court Oh Wednesday the 10th day Of
March A. D. 1870, at 10 o'clock a. m, al nv
office in said county. Ordered further, that
notice thereof be given to the heirs Of said de-
ceased, and TO all persons interested. by pub
fishing copy of this order for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in The
Nanitowoe Pilot, weekly paper published a,
MaHi.owoc in SAID county.
". W. WALDO, County Judge.
M.nitowoc eb 23l 1870 3t-wy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17

r@-Thc amount Of coin in the treasury
ani sub Treasury is reported by Treasurer
Spinner to be SOB 900, coo A resolution
has been introduced INFO the Senate, and
referred to tho Finance Committee, for the
sale of this coin, or at least so much Of It
As is actually needed By the Government.
Should it be thrown upon the market i.
would doubtless still further reduce the
gold premium and some think that it
would upon the way for the speedy resump
ton of specie payments; but this Is not
probable 1t is said however, that the
Treasury Department is in receipt Of letters
from many leading banks Offering to resume
specie payments ii the Government will tax q
the lead 1t aould be an unparalleled
thing if our currency should be soon placed
upon specie basis without any further OF
more serious disturbance OF business thar
has already been experienced.
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eS There are various rumor. cnncarnins

eJ There are various rumors concerning
the future OF the bold Buticr One is, tha.
the negroes are going to run him for the
next President on colored ,icke, of their
own. The other ia. that he is to find .
competitor for his seat in congress in one
Ben. Poore, newspaper correspondent of
Democratic procIivitie.. OF course Butler
is a, liberty to take his choice, jus, as he
has been at liberty for some time past to
take whatever he could &c, hi. hand. on
aHt carry off
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PERSONAL ENCOUNTER On the ID
inst. a personal alteration occurred be-
tween couple Of legislators, Senators
Williams and Clark Last week during q
debate in the Senate on some claims for
military service, the notorious Sat. Clark
took OCCASION to boast Of his consistency in
opposing all appropriation, to carry on the
war. To this haransue Senator c. G.
Williams replied, denouncing Clark S
course during the war, and called him
some pretty hard names. In fact, Charley
Williams proved too much for him. On
the following day Clark attacked Williams
in the Villas House and struck him on the
side OF the head as Williams was about
to re,aiass the parties we're separated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17

sgThc St. Joseph, Mo, papsrs give
accounts of brick" of solid Nevada sil
yer, weighing one thousand and thirteen
ounce; nine hundred and sixty five fine.
1t was taken from the Vcrmillon and
Burke lodges, in the Meadow Valley dis
trict, Lincoln county, Nevada, three hum
dred and eighty miles south Of Salt Lake
City, and one hundred and forty miles
north Of Callvillc, the head of navigation
on the Colorado river. The brick will be
sen, to New York for assay.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17

IRON CLADs SOLD TO TUE SULTAN
The viceroy OF Egypt has agreed to deliver
to the snl,an the iron clads recently Dough.
BY the Egyptian Government. and the sui
tan has deposited one hundred and City
thousand pounds sterling in bank as part
payment TO the viceroy when the irou-clads
are delivered. The viceroy ha. recently
received 10000 Remington rifles from
America, and ii is no, decided whether he
will be allowed 10 keep all of them or not.
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s@- Henry Bessemer, the inventor of Il

@- Henry Besscmer, the inventor of the
steel process, has discovered and patented
a plan by which sea sickness, may be avoid
ed in future. by the application of the
principle upon which a ships compasscs
are suspended, lie provides room which
will be perfectly free from the rolling or
pitching motion Of the vessel. A working
model. which has been already constructed,
shows the simplicity and efficacy of the
plan. The suspended chamber in this
model is hcmispherical in shape, and can
be made with a glass roof
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-17

sH' On the .u,h of March q, the hour
O. . clock ana Ehirty->i1 minutes. p. u
the >oa crosses The equator. ard then .c~
see'aica u astronomy, spring tcsiBs At
tins date the sun Iise. exactly 10 the cas-,
sna sets ~ toe west, after which, as i:
goes perth Of the equator. the point. of
rlslas aud setting are d,fec,cd nor,hwari
o. as; aud west. The aycrsse increase of
t''t honr> o! .n7Sslne per day through the
Whsle extern; # he month of March j, 1t
u" tale u ~ hsiaate~ AL .L..y .isLt
s-at..,.
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SIS GOLD WATCHES, $40
THE ONLY GENUINE DOUBLE-EXTRA
REFINED
OROJDE GOLD WATCHES
BY THE OROIDE
" ATCH CO.,

Are all Of the best make hunting cases. war.
ranted not to tarnlsh look like fine Gold
wears like Gold, and are equal TO the best GOLD
watches in make and finish with the best full
Jeweled detained and patent levers, extra fine
classes, GENTS and Ladies' size SIS each
The double extra refined, solid Oroide gold,
No /, full jeweled levers, at $50 each
Sent by express anywhere within the United
States, at regular wholesale prices, payable
on delivery. No money is required in advance
only satisfactory assurance that the order ia
made in good faith. Any package may be
opened ana examined before paid for, by pay
ing the express charges only.
Persons can order by mail with safety. b,
sending money in advance, in registered
letter, and the goods will he sent as a reCis
tered package, rerpaid, 1t our risk
An agent sending for six watches, will 70
ceive an extra witch free-making seven SIf
watches for $50 or seven 5 watctes FOR Sl2o
Also elegant oroide gold chains Of latest
and most cost.y styles, for Ladies' and Gentle
men wear, from 10 to 40 inches long, a,
prices Of 50. g., S6 and IS each sen, with
watch, at owest wholesale prices.
Our watches are all made Of the genuine
solid oroide gold, refined. arc all perfectly
regulated and adjusted, and guaranteed by
the company 10 keep correct time and wear
and not tarnish. State he kind, size and price
Of watch required. and order only Of
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Lyons Periodical Drops
IEE 81 E4TFENALER REMEDY
FOR IRREGULARITIES


These Drops are scientifically COMPOUNDED
fuid preparation, and better than any Pills.
Powders or Nostrums. Being liquid their
action is direct and positive, rendering them
reliable, speedy ana perfect specific for tho
cure Of all ohstIuctloHs and suppressons Of
nature Their popularity is indicated by the
fact that over 30 900 bottles are annually
sold and consumed by the ladies Of the United
States, every one Of whom speak in tho
strongest terms OF praise Of their great merits
They are rapidly taking the place Of every
other Female Remedy, and are considered BY
all who know aught Of them. as the sures;,
safest, and most infallible preparation in the
world, for the cure of all female complaints,
tina removal Of all obstruction, Of nature, and
the promotion of health, regularity and
strength, Explicit directions stating when
they may be nsed, and explaining when and
why they should not, nor could not be used
without producing effects Contrary to natures
chosen laws, Will De found carefully folded
around zach bottle with the written signature
Of JOHN l.. LYoN without which none arc
genuine.
Prepared by Or. JOHN l.. LYON 1875
Chape, Street, New Haven, Conn, who can
De consulted either personally or by mai.
tencloring stamr,} concerning ell private
diseases and female weaknesses.
Sold By Druggists everywhere.
G. q. CLARK & co,
Cent 4 gents for u. s and Canadsp.
T :. Ro'Iu-cn. Agent. Hanitoveo, Vie
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s% Geners! Manuel Ouesada, cau,mar

S~ ueners. Manuel Quesada, cauman-
der IN chief of the llhsra,ing aru,y OF Cuba,
has last completed his manifesto 10 the
people OF the United States, in which he
says that the llbcrating army OF Cuba has
81 tSs men Q armofies, 81 pos;otices. l3
pieces OF artillery. -, 600 tresrms. 60, -u5
nlzrhct-, an; ; - lnsils..
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Giro ut Court, Manitowoc Co,

Jacob etzer, VS. Lewis Marks.
| virtuc Of an execution in the above en-.
- titled Cause, and tested on the 22d dav
OF January A. d. 1879, to me directed and de-
lvered as ..nst the real aud personal property
OF the defendant. Lewis Marks | shaiI on
Friday the 22d day of April. A. .. 1870 At
ten clock In the forenoon OF that dav, at the
Court House in the village and county Of Man
itowoc, offer for sale, ana sell at public We due
the reai property hereinafter described and
al the title and interest which the defendant
Lewis Marks. had therein, on the 18th dav Of
September 1869, or that he has NJ anv time
sluce acquired which property is known and
described as follows to-wit The north half
OF the no7th west quarter of section number
three, III township number eighteen. range
number twenty-one in the county sf Mani
towoc, and State of Wisconsin
p MULHGL.AND, Sheriff
b. EsRoM KNAPP, Dep'y Sheriff
I 5 TREAT, Plaintiff Attorney. 33-6t
Dated Manitowoc, March Sth, 1870.
PR0BATE-MANlTo COUNTY
l court. In til. matter Of the estate Of
Henry Pfsfer, deceased. On reading and
fling the petition Of Mrs. Anna PfeiIer, Of
Manitowcc, in SAID county, representing.
among other things that Henry Pfetfer. late
Of said county, on the 9Th day OF April. A D
1865, near Wgukegan. III, died intestate.
leaving goods, chatteis and estate within this
state. AMI that the said petitioner is mother Of
sad deceased. and praying that administra-
ton O. said estate be to Alois PfefTer granted.
1t IS ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore the Judge Of this court on Wednesday the
10th day Of March A. d. 1870, al 10 o'clock
a N, al my Office in said county. Ordered
further, that notice thereof be given to lie
heirs Of said deceased, and TO all persons IN
ierested- by publishing copy OF this order fer
three successive weeks prior TO sid Day q
hearing, in The Mabtowoc Pilot a weekly
newspaper published al N4nitowoc IN said
County. u. " WALDO. County Judge
3-EUv~sc Fe1. e3i. 1879 .l--u
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THE LoUGHgrpGE CURRENCY SCHEME.
A Washington special says that the
Banking and Currency Committee of The
House viii be prepared, in the course OF
week, to report in accordance With Lough
ridcs resolution OF instructions. The bill
will >quarely provide for an additional fifty
millions OF greenhacks. The Committee be-
lieves that it can be defeated 10 the House,
rs several member. who voted for the IN
.,ructioIls, now say that they are satisfied
the vote was a wrong one. Whatever tlmo
The House spends on tbs measure vii. be
wasted, As the Senate hiss unanimously de
cared ayains. further initiation. 1t is not
yet possible 10 say what the Committee will
do on general financial questions. Some
Numbers, whose views at the opening Of
the session in Decembe. were well defined,
seem now tc De much unsettled. The Com
mistee will probably agree to the main
features Of the S nate currency bill
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SILVER COMING !S.-A private s2atch
from Montreal says $50, 100 worth Of
American silver was shipped to New York
one day last week on orders Of restaurant
and saloon keeper. there, who are resupi>
Ing specie payment