The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-09-21
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\ Brooklyn mother advised her daughter
to oil her hair, and tainted away when that
candid damsel replied, "Oh, no, ma; it
spolls the gentlcmen's vests y
\ sad accident occurred at Charlotte,
Mich, on the 5th inst, resulting IN The
death OF son of Jerome Smith, aged ten,
and son Of John Shea, aged seven. These
boys were playing in a bin in Mus9rayc C
Lacv's elevator, when the workmen below
commenced loading a car with wheat
rs 4 result, the boys We're drawn into tne
current Of the descending grain and sufo-
casCd.
The engineering difficulties have been
found to be 50 great in the way Of sinking
the centre pier for the international bridge
at Buffalo, chat the contractor has giyca
up his original intention and decided 10
commence building out from the American
shore. The swifncss and depth Of .he
river render the construction Of this bridge
extremely difficult, and the incest calcula-
tous have been tolled by ntoWaId circun-
stances.
The JolURal des Dc5at8 states that the
difference between the French and Italian
Governments is due 10 the Interference of
a delegate Of the French legation with Tie
municipal ENJOYS Of the Italian Govern
ment who were engaged on the work OF
surveying Il Roman convent 1t proves
that the delegate in question belonged 20
the Vatican legation instead of the Italian
court, and a satisfactory settlement Of the
difficulty is expected.
1t is stated positively that no treaty was
signed at Gastcin. \ dispatch from Salz-
burg says that Austria and Germany Will
consider the question Jointly Is il arises,
and Russia Is not mentioned in connection
with the combined attitude of the two
powers. 1t is added that Austria and
Germany resolved to oppose the machina-
tions of the International Society.
Count Arnia, Catholic Representative
from Bavaria to Rome, on whom the Cath
olic party of Germany have looked as the
champion Of their battle in behalf Of the
Holy See, has been replaced by Count
Tranttmansdorf, who is partisan Of
of Doliinger. This nomination has pro-
duccd feeling of deep discomfort in the
Vatican. The new church party accept
it as signal triumph of their principles
Tracttmansdorf has always been hostile
to France, especially during the late I'm
perial rule.
y 1t'S1iiNifN u TIC Ibh ltitiiEt
Journal attempts TO show the origin of the
can't phrase Il put head on him" In
1868, he says, he was corporal of the first
relief on a certain cavalry picket, and in
posting his men heard from the corporal
Of the relief then on post queer story, 10
the effect that the sentinel on one of The
posts, which happened to lie near an old
grave aatheen horribly perturbed by the
appearance before him, in the dead hour Of
night, Of man on horseback without a
head. To Jones, the man whom the
Journals corporal correspondent was to
station at this post, it vas duly told, and
then the correspondent added look out
FOR the nan on horseback without any head
on! Jones was just firing up his hrier-
wood for company, and replied. between
whiifs: 8 Wen puff If a man (puff, puff
on horseback (puf), without 4 head on
lpuf) comes around me puff. puff, puff,
Ill put head on him"