The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-06-15
CLIPPINGS.


pere one day last week, we were shown
the rooms occupied by the Reform
Club of that place-an organization of
a rather novel character. 1t is composed
solely of gentleman who have been in the
habit of using liquor, but who profess a
desire to abstain hereafter. No one who
has not had that habit, can become a
member There are no expulsions for
breaking over the rules but the often
der's name is posted up in the room for
Ia length of time. The room is neatly
though plainly furnished with chairs,
tables, settees, &C., and supplied with
newspapers, checker and backgammon
board, dominos and cards. and the door
is open day and evening. A part of the
furniture is the outfit of a suspended
saloon. Here, during rainy days, when
the members are not engaged elsewhere,
and in the evenings they always find at
tractive company and clean well-lighted
room, which do away with the allure
ments Of the saloons; and we were told
that it proves great success, having a
greater run of custom than any other
resort in town. In looking over the list
of memberships, numbering some sixty
or seventy, we found it a popular socie-
ty, comprising many of the prominent
men there.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-At German
ball, in Oconto, Wisconsin, on Monday
night, row occurred, in which Ger
man butcher, named Nier, drew revol-
yer and fired twice into a crowd, shoot
| ing young man named j. Ruell ia the
head The crowd disarmed Nier, when
he drew butcher knife, and cut another
man badly in both arms. The crowd then
took Nier, and were going to lynch him,
and had got as far as putting the rope on
bis neck, when the officers came to his
rescue and took him to Jail. The young
man Rueil who was shot, died at s
clock Tuesday morning. There was
great excitement in town all day over
the affair, and several attempts were
made to break down the wooden jail,
which was prevented by the officers.
The mob went for reinforcements, and at
half past returned, overpowered the
officers, and with big beam smashed
the jail down, took Nier and hung him
to a tree about eighty rods from the jail,
right in the village. Nier was desper-
ate character, and shot man In Green
Bay about year ago. The lynchers We're
all mill-men, the citizens taking no part.
All is now quiet.
TIE EDITORIAL CONVENTION. : 1t is
| re i5orted from Oshkosh. that according
10 the programme now arranged, the
Wisconsin Editorial Association will hold
its convention at Green Bay: Tuesday,
he 20th, will visit Escanaba and the
Marquette, Lake Superior, region, and
return to Green Bay on the morning OF
he l4th inst, arriving at Menasha for
| breakfast. From there the association
viii come by steamer to Oshkosh. where
there will be public reception, dinner,
etc.
MUTILATED CURRENCY In the last
number of the Internal Revenue Re-
cord, is a definition cf the term, ''mu-
tilated currency, which all people ought
10 know. 1t is from letter to L. Z.
Cameron, Editor Post Office Gozette,
Post Office Department.
Under Circular No 76 from the Post
Office Department, postmasters are re-
quired TO receive in payment for pos
tage stamps and stamped envelopes
| United States notes of which pot more
than onc-twentieth is missing, and frac-
tional currency of which not more than
one-tenth is missing, if clearly geau-
me
1t has been usual at the Treasury to
coufne the expression ''mutilated cur
! rency' TO currency not worth its full
ualue under the rules of the Depart
ment, i. e., United States notes Of which
more than one-twentieth is missing. and
i! fractional notes of which more than one
tenth is missing; but the practice has
| not been uniformly observed Under