The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-12-22

One Of the smartest fighters of the age
is the French reporter of the New York
World. He wins victory for the French
every day-and some days he wins two.
Recently he won victory at Amiens-
which proved to be severe defeat. The
telegraph daily reports a French vic
tory-by the Words reporter.
A writer in the Ozaukee Advertiser is
fearful that the appropriation for build
ing harbor at Port Washington is con-
sidered steal. The people of that
locality ought certainly to be the best
judges in that matter
The Milwaukee Sentinel contains an
elaborate apportionment scheme accom-
panied by map. It divides the State
into eight congressional districts, averag-
ing in population from 1913, 245 to 1885,
794.
Christine Nelson is to sing in Milwau-
kee, the 18th, 2lst, and 22nd of this
month. Wish we could hear her.
The reduction of the national debt for
the month of November, was but ST.
ATS, SCI! How much would it be under
Democratic administration taking New
York for sample?
The number of immigrants having ar
rived at Milwaukee, during the past
season, is 1921. Of these, e.232 set
tied in Wisconsin, and 1885 in Iowa and
Minnesota.
Passenger trains on the Northern rail.
road, from Milwaukee and Cedarburg,
were to commence running about the
18th inst. semi occasionally.
MIcHIGAN.-It now appears that the
Suffrage Amendment, striking the word
white from the Constitution of that
State, is carried by majority of over
5000, with very light vote So the
funny little programme marked out by
the Democratic and self-boasting ''inde-
pendent" papers, of instructing the Judg-
es of the State Courts, that it is their
duty to buck against the Constitution of
the United States, has come to grief
Pity that such powerful larnin" as
theirs should have been expended to so
little purpose.
Peru, in Massachusetts,, is, in some
respects, remarkable town. It is one
OF the highest, windiest, most virtuous
and thrifty. With population of only
455, it has q church mem bership of 10
or one in three Of the adults. About
125 persons are in the Sunday School,
and about the same number in the six
school districts of the place. But Just
think of its remarkable Deficiencies:
there is no tavern there, no grog shop,
no saloon, no pauperlsm.
Onion lozengers are the latest inven
ton in the confectionery line. They are
intended for the use of lovers, and ladies
who are troubled with gentlemen who
make long calls.
The.recent and extensive discovery OF
diamonds in South Africa bids fair to
cause an immediate and general explora-
ton Of that country. 1t is reported that
valuable stones and metals are already
known to exist in almost incredible
abundance at many points in the inter
minable wilderness of the interior, and In
localities at present mostly inaccessible
On account of the hostility Of tie natives.
What would old California (isn't she
old now p think of mass of pure gold
weighing 500 lbs. avoirdupois? Such
treasure is reported to be on exhibit
ton by friendly chief on the coast Of
Orampo; but the tale savors too much
of a plagiar; SIN from the ARABIAN
Nights" However, there can be nc
harm in calculating" which would be
the easier-to shoulder and make of
with this apocryphal nugget, or to pick
up pocket full of rubies and sapphires
along the rivulets at Cape Hope.