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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
A Thrilling Scene.

! Fench paper relates a thrilling scene
which lately occurred in Partisan marie.
A couple presented themselves to be mar
rled, the bride about eighteen years of
age, and possessed of considerable at
fractions; the bridegroom anexceedingly
small man, aged forty-fve. When the
ceremony was concluded the door of the
hail was burst open, and woman of gil
gantic stature, accompanied by thin dam
sci of fifteen, burst into the room and
elbowed her way through the semicircle
of guests. Wretch, scoundrel, thief -
she cried, addressing the husband, who
turned white as sheet this is how
you leave me in the lurch who have
sighed fifteen years for the day when [
might call myself your vile !" Saving
this she seized the unhappy man by the
collar and jerked him up under her left
arm as though he were SLOUGH hat, tax
'ng DO notice of his struggles. She adj
dressed the mayor in voice of thunder.
has taken place., replied the mayor,
land | request you to release NJ. Angus
tin, and to retire. . No." said the
giantess, frantically raising him in the air,
and whirled him round her head. Re
peat what you have said, she shrieked
this child Who is like you as one pea is
TO another-is It yours ornot p NJ Au-
gustin did not open his mosth His exc
cutioner then seized his nose with her
left hand and wrung it violently. About
this time two of the guests, moved by
the entreaties of the bride, attempted to
interfere, but the enraged woman, using
the bridegroom, as a weapon, and brand
ishing him at arms length, charged her
opponents with such fury that she put
them speedily to flight. Call the po-
lice" cried the mayor you need not
give yourself the trouble, coarsly ejacu-
lated the giantess; y will let go the ras-
cal Of my own accord. Here, my beauty"
addressing the bride, ''is your little bit
of man. | have not broken him. We
have no further business here. Follow
me, Baptistine, F" and SO saying she flung
down her victim at the feet of two agents
OF police. who at that moment appeared
at the door. L go, she added, ''but
let him ever appear before me on his
wife's arm. and L will take him between
my thumb and forefinger and make but
Il mouthful Of him. This little incident
east quite a gloom over the assembled
guests, and no one dared even to pick the
fainting bridegroom from the floor until
the last echo Of the heavy footsteps of
the injured fair one had died away In the
distance, when they assisted him to his
feet, and in solemn silence took their de-
Darture.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
A Wild Lion Loose m the Streets.
From the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, July Is

From the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, July 1s
Two cages containing pair of African
lions. and four Pumas or American lions.
the elephant Victoria, end two camels
passed through On the cars yesterday fore
noon, from New York, to join Yankee
Robinson circus at st. Johns. The car
doors were thrown open to give air to the
elephant and camels, and quite crowd
gathered at the Central depot to have a
free look at the show The lions could
also be seen through the small gates of
their cages, they being on a fiat car con-
nected to the one occupied by the elephant
and cames The company was not des-
tined to dispense, however, without a
little excitement, as the sequel proved.
As the keeper Of the animals entered the
cage of the four American lions to clean
the cage, one of the lions sprang past him
and out the door, alighting on the ground
in the midst of the crowd. This visit
was something more than had been bar
gained for, and it is recorded that the
way boot heels and coat tails disappeared
around lumber piles, etc., was not slow.
Lumber piles brought premium. and the
| lion had things his own way for few
fIlilutcS. uC IlOu DCdt ICIlCd
under the car and remained there growing
angrily until compelled to come out by
the keeper, who lacked up his persua
sion with club. A rope with moose
had been prepared and SO arranged thai
when the lion came from under the car
he had to pass through the moose, which
was drawn up by parties on the top Of
the car, and the animal secured and put
back into the cage, having injured no one
while at liberty. These lions belong to
Miss Wells, and it was by one of them
that she was attacked and somewhat In
jured, while exhibiting with them in New
York city few days since. 1t was for
tunate the beast did not see fit to make
an immediate attack on any Of those
standing around the car,as he was an ugly
looking customer, and might have done
considerable mischief in short time.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
The Davenports Exposed.

BAY CRY, July 25.-Friday night the
Davenport Brothers gave the second ex-
hibition of their wonderful powers at
Fraser Hall During the performance in
the cabinet seance, Mr. t. K. Harding.
a job printer, who had supplied himself
for the occasion with small quantity Of
printers ink, having applied it to his
hands secretly, grasped one of the spir
itual hands as it appeared at the aper-
ture in the cabinet, and when the broth
ers came forth the sticky substance was
found literally smeared on the hand of
one of them. The brothers left Saturday
morning, disguised with Bay City, and
the spirltualists aae highly indignant at
this public exposure.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

Il newly discovered Chinese poem
IL Sac written three hundred years be-
fore Christ, is said to prove that the ex-
iStence OF America was known to the
Chinese at that time.
The Indians are committing frightfu.
deprelations on the frontier ofTexas. 4
squad of cavalry was recently defeated by
. large band of mounted Camanches ard
kiowas, armed with Spencer rifles, and
six-shootcrs. Two soldiers were killed
and eleven wounded.
"A travelling Insurance agent had
been explaining to western pioneer the
advantages OF an insurance policy. Path
finder unused a moment IN grave silence,
and then said ''See here, mister,
have lived in this country now twenty
FIVE years, and L have bucked agin most
all the games they've started, but darn
me if want to play a game whar you
have to die to beat the bank. >
AT Winca,tou, Somerset. a young
man named Lamb, fancying that GER
tain young woman, Mary Crees, had be-
witched him rushed upon her, seized
her by the throat, and pulling out his
penknife, attempted to wound her. In
reply to the bench, he sud she oyerlooks
/ that S as true as the hat 5 in my hand,
and | wanted to draw blood to stop her. :"
Two years ago he fell down in fit on
seeing her.
At the Hotel du Nord, Omaha, can
be seen genuine horned toad from Cal
ifornia. 1t was left there, few days
since, by some gentlemen travelling to
the east. His toadship is o~e of the
queerest specimens Of the Brazilian
family we have yet seen--a real beauty
different in this respect very materially
from his kindred. He is literally cover.
ed with horns, and is provided with one
of the neatest caudle APPENDICES imagin-
able
A Scottish clergyman, happening to
90 into the churchyard while the beadle
was employed neck deep in digging a
grave, thus accosted him: Well, Saun.
ders, that's work you're employed in
well calculated to make an old man like
you thoughtful wonder you don re
pont your evil ways. The old worthy
resting on the head of the spade, and
taking a pinch of snaff, replied, 81
thought, sir. We ken that there was nae
repentance in the grave.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
A Gold Mine in eEtucky-History of
the Discovery.
From the Louisville eourier-Journa, July 10.

From the Louisville Ce1rerJeunal, July 10.
Tie town OF Lagrange, in Oldham Co.
thirty miles from this city, was all agog
yesterday, over the news that gold had
been discovered about four miles fIom
that place, in the suburbs of the village
of Bailardsville. Late in the afternoon
two vell-known and reliable gentlemen
arrived this city, bringing this impor-
tant news TO the owner of the farm, and
confirming the report. 1t seems that
city, bought nieceof land containing
fifty acres, in the vicinity Of Billiards.
vile, paying for the same the sum of
$4,000. Subsequently abandoning the
scheme which inducedhim to make the
purchase, Mr.. Neal offered it for sale at
the cost price, and it has been on the
market for some time. Last spring par
ties came to him for permission to quarry
rock in a woodland portion of this tract
Permission was granted, and the rock,
large quantities OF which were removed.
was used in constructing turnpike in the
vicinity. The workmen had several
times remarked on an unusual vein of
yeliowish matter that was found in the
rock, but the thought that it was any
-44AAS W FclAII lChCi CulClGa lHtIf IllIluS.
Very recently, however, this was exam
ined carefully by a scientific person, and
found to be gold. Gold nothing less
than the precious, pure. yellow metal
itself. This discovery was made about
three or four days ago. and it seems the
yrCrkmen have been endeavoring 10 keep
the secret within their own little circle.
But it leaked out bit by bit, till presently
the news went flying like wildfre through
the neighborhood and county thai a rich
gold mine had been discovered in their
very midst. As a consequence the people
locked to the vicinity in multitudes. A
ted of oats which occupied a part of the
farm, but which was rented and cultivated
~ Coi. John Fible, was overrun by the
mad multitude and totally destroyed In
some parts Of 1t they are now digging,and
the field that the other Gay was one Dense
cloud OF waving grain, is now a jagged
and Scared tract of land, full of deep
holes and pitfalls. bir. Neal bought
ms piece of land from David Fible, Esq,
OF Eminence, and he and Mai Wright, of
the firm OF Wright & Mcdowell, Of this
city, were the gentlemen who came down
yesterday and Conveyed to Dir. Neal the
news of his good fortune Mr.. Neal will
go to Oldham County to day to look after
the matter
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

LADY AMBERLY, daughter-m-law
of Earl Russell, has come out strong
in behalf of women's right, and this
is her platform
1. Educational equality for women.
2. Their admission to all the pro-
LESSONS.
3. The same individual rights to
hold property as men.
4. Widows the proper guardians
of their children.
5. Woman suffrage and social
equality.
6. No legal subordination in mar
riage.
Z. Equal wages for equal work.
A strong platform, this; and when
in England an influential lady of the
aristocracy takes hold of the move
ment, it means something.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
Matrimony and Spotted Heifers.
From the coainne (U.T9 Reporter.


A reliable friend of ours happening in
the vicinity of the tithing office the other
day; and having occasion to seek Sc
ciadeo spot was suddenly and uocon-
ssclousiy joined, near by, by couple of
hoary-h headed old polygamous re probales.
who entered into the following converse
ton within five feet Of our informant.
when. they really thought fhey had Sc
lected spot outside of human hearing
First Reprobate Brother John. how
many woman have you got now?
Second Reprobate Only four. Broth
er Sim How many have YOU got3
First Reproductive only got three.
but am going TO take another one soon
as see how my tatersxurn out. John.
do you know that gal Sarah?
Second Reprobate-Oh yes?
First Reprobate-Well, don't Won
know | think Sarah would answer INV
purpose right we'll for while? She's
young and healthy and a good worker.
and | Ii just go and have her sealed.
Second Reprobate-But she's most
too light, amt she?
First Reprobate-That's so, John F:
she is pretty light You know that
spotted heifer of mine? We'll, do you
know, ID just give that heifer if Sarah
was twenty pounds heavier?
The brother of the second part admit
ted there was full that difference, but ad
vising the brother of the first part to Sc
cure Sarah while he could. at the time re-
marking, ''she was young yet, and might
eventually make the scales kick the
beam at the required notch. Both
reprobates then took their leave of that
green shady bower" one advising and
the other resolving to make the best out
of the twerty pounds deficiency. Sarah
is represented to be about IA years old
and near relative to the covetous old
sinner of 60 winters These are called
God people in Salt Lake.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

THE Scandinavians of Chicago held a
meeting few nights since at the Will
Hams House, and passed resolutions in
sympathy with France. The following
telegram was sent to Napoleon:
To the Emperor of The French
= The Sci ndnavians of Chicago send greeting to
Your Majesty, with hopes for the OF
the French arms.
Yesterday the following reply was re-
ccived by the French Vice Consul Of that
city: e4
The Emperor begs NJ. Edmund Carry to thank, in
his name the Scandinavans of Chicago for the SYM
pathy manifested by them toward The of France
The sympathy of the Scandina VANS
for France may be traced, perhaps, to
hostility to Prussia on account of her
course in the Schleswig Rolstein matter.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.


Steam omnibuses in Montreal are
successful.
-Crosby's opera house of Chicago is
to let.
The Dresden art gallery has 2, 300
paintings
There 100000 beer drinkers in Gin
cinnati according to good German au-
thority.
The Governor of Vermont labors
for $S3 per month, and yet the situation
is never vacant.
"A new daily paper has Just been
started at Portland, Oregon, under the
title of Oregon Bulletin.
The value of the silver brought to
one mill in San Francisco averages SIC, 900
per day.
Up to the present time there has
been no great rush to the White Noun
tains this season.
A. M. Griswold, better known as
the Fat Contributor" contemplates
starting new paper in Cincinnati.
"A Philadelphia journal has for its
editorial staff, father and five sons. 1t
must be a family newspaper.
The visiting cards they use in China
are large square pieces of red paper, on
which the name is printed in one corner.
st. Petersburg, Russia, builds
theatre for the people which is to cost
$l60, 600 It is to accommodate 2, $50 per-
sons, at ten cents admission.
| "A Syracusean wants to know what
has become of all those storekeepers who
some time ago were anxious to give their
customers silver change.
The first iron for the Northern Pacific
Railway left Detroit Tuesday night for
Duluth on the steamer r. G. Coburn.
The consignment consists of 200 ions of
first class t rail, manufactured in Penn
sylvania.
| "A man who, in the struggles of life,
has no home to retire to, in fact or in
memory, is without life's best defenses
Away from home, shut off 'front.' the in
come of those influences which feed his
life-from those relations along which
the life Of God is accustomed to flow to
him-a man stands exactly where evil
Will the most readily get the mastery of
him. A man is always nearest to his
good when at home, and furthercst from
1t when away.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

THUS far the returns to the Census
Bureau indicate that quite a number of
the chief west ern cities will fall below
the estimates of population made by
their citizens. The work of enumeration
is going forward rapidly in all older
states, except few south, and with as
much expedition as could be expected in
the Territories The Indian troubles are
retarding the marshals in several quar-
ters. The principal delay in many sec
tions of the south arose from the fact that
the mails could not be depended upon to
distribute the blanks
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
The --latest Dodge-How $50 Are
Made Out of$45.
From the Pittsburg Mail.

A very ingenious trick, by which a
gang of sWindlers are making money by
mutilating National Bank notes Of the
denomination of FIVE dollars has recently
come to our notice. The dodge consists
in making ten bills out of nine, and is so
managed that there is but one FASTING to
each of the manufactured notes. The
nine whole bills are taken, and from tie
right of the first, one tenth is sliced of !;
from the right of the second two tenths,
and SO on the number nine, from which
nine tenths are taken from the right, Or
what amounts to the same thing, one
tenth from the left. Number one is
passed as It is, with a tenth gone from
the right; the one tenth taken from num-
Der one is pasted to the residue of mum
Der two from which two-tenths had
been taken, these two tenths are made
TO answer the place of the three tenths
taken from number thee, and so on
through. Thus nine five dollar notes are
completed, leaving tie original nine,
with a tenth gone from the left as
tenth note 1t will be seen that but a
tenth gone from each bill. and in a diff
feIent place on every one, and little
ingenious pasting makes the loss imper-
ceptiale to ordinary observers. 1t is
certain that large numbers of these mu-
tiiiatedd bills bits have been put in circulation.
and our readers will do well to look out
for them The rogues who have carried
out the fraud were cunning in selecting
the denomination they did. Larger bills
would have been more closely scrutinized,
and smaller ones would not be so remu-
nerative The department will not re
deem a bill which bears evidence on it's
face that it has been tempered with, and
we advise our friends to scrutinize their
FIVE dollar bills closely,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
A Texas Editor Who Gould Not Ap-
preciate Clean Shirt.

When ever anybody does anything
particularly absurd lie is Immediately To-
Gated in Texas, and if some person wish
es to rerpetrate a joke, as to whose eX-
cellence he is somewhat in doubt, he as
cribes it to Texas editor, thereby clear
ing his own skirts of all responsibility in
the premises. The Texas editor is made
to suffer in various ways, and he is ac-
Editors" we are told, for instance, by
some exceeding droll writer, have a
first rate time in Texas. The ladies Of a
town out there have given to the editor
of the paper ar embroidered shirt which
contains pictorial history of Texas, in
Guiding the wal with Mexico, and meet
ing Of the first legislature, and also pic
lures CT the fruits and cereals of the
state. all worked in red worsted. The
editor never wore shirt in his life, and
he thought it was banner for the tenn
perance procession which was to come
off the next week. So he made a little
speech of thanks, in which he said fling
it out forever to the breezes of heaven,
that they might kiss its folds, and that,
until his hands palsied, it should never
be trailed in the dust-never The
ladies didn't understand him !; and when
he talked about its trailing they blushed,
and said they were very sorry that they
made it too long. But committee man
took the editor aside and explained the
shirt to him in a whisper, and the next
day he appeared at the Office with that
shirt mounted over his coat, and wrote
four columns of explanation for his pa
per. The shirt is much admired by the
boys of the town, and whenever the edi
tor goes out for walk they follow him in
regiments, studying the history of Texas
and the fine arts off the back Of it.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

"A meeting in New York of Ger
mans, expressive of sympathy with Prus-
STA, was addressed by Senator Schurz.
Gen. Sigel, Mr. Ottendorf and others.
Resolutions of devotion to Germany,
and defiance to France were adopted.
On Wednesday the coupline-pin
dropped out from a southwark bound
freight train on the Fort Scott railroad.
which resulted ii running three or four
cars off the track, and smashed them up
pretty badly. No one hurt.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

OILY-In certain family, where the
lady prides herself upon the excellence
and daintiness of her salads, sent new
servant for oil for the castor. The ser
want went as directed, and returned with
a-rather thick looking fluid, which was
nevertheless used. At dinner the guests
partook sparingly of the salad. The first
taste seemed to produce the most un-
pleasant sensations. The good lady per-
cei~ed that something was wrong. She
urged the salad on her guests repeatedly
but without avail At last she tasted it
herself; the rancid taste was horrible. -.
Calling to the servant, she demanded
what was the matter with the salad. L
don't know, Madam, unless it S the cas-
tor OIL. THE what ?'' screamed the
lady. ''The castor oil, ma am. Didn' t
you tell me to go and get some castor
oil ?" replied the innocent daughter of
Ham. No; l told you to get some oil
for the CASTOR II thought it was cas-
tor oil you wanted" The effect Of this
announcement may be readily conceived !;
and the lady from thenceforward has a
wholesome horror of salads and new
servants. o. PIC
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
COUGH NO MORE.

warmers Cough DaISsm is healing, soft
enlng and expectorating. The extraordinary power
1t possesses III Immediately relieving, and eventually
curing the most obstinate of Coughs Colds Sore
Throat, Bronchitis Influenza Catarrli Hoarseness
Asthma and Consumption Is almost Incredible So.
prompt the relief and certain lis effects in all the
above cases. any affection of the throat and lungs
that thousands of physicians daily prescribing it,
and one and all say that it is the healing and
IectOrating medicine known. One dose always affords
relief and ir most cases one bottle effects cure
Sold by drug gists in large bottles Price One Dollar
1t is your ia lit if you still cough and suffer. The
Balsam will C.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
WINE OF LIFE.

The great Blood Purifier and Delicious Drink
Narncr'> Vinum VitP, or Wine of Life
is free from any poisonous drugs impurities being
prepared for those who require stilHuant 1t is a
splendid appetizer. and tonic and the finest thing in
the world for purifying the blood. 1t is the most
pleasant and delicious article oe ed to the pub
lie, far superior to brandy whisky Wine bitters or
any other article. 1t is more healthy and cheaper
Both male and female. young and old can take tho
Wine OF Life II IS in fact, life preserver Those
who wish to enjoy good health and free flow of live
~ spirits, will do well to take the Vine of Life 1t is
dnerent from any thing before in use 1t is sold by
also at all respectable saloons Price One
Dollar, in quart bottles
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

THE game of base ball in Cincinnati on
the 9th, between the Red Stockings and
the Athletics of Philadelphia. resulted !:
Athletics II, Red Stockings 7.
Red Stockings 0 O O 90 2 2 7
Athletics OOO1 l 2 / 2-lI
This is the second defeat of the Red
Stockings this summer.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04

"A man lately made applications for
insurance on building situated where
there was no FIRE engine. In answer to
the question. what are the facilities for
extinguishing Sres p he wrote lit rains
sometimes"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-08-04
DYSPEPSIA

warmers ,Dyspepsia Tonic is p epared ex
pressy Tor Dysreptics and those suffering with habit
aud splendid appetizer it siren -tIens Tie STOMACH
ana restores the digestive organs to their healthy
state: Weak, nervous and dyspeptc persons should
use dRNfRs DYSPEPSIA Tonic. For sale by druggists
Price One Dollar.