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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02
Horrible Tale of Suffering.
From the Louisville Ledger.


We have heard many stories told of
the sutferings of Il trip III an emigrant
ship from Europe to America, and read
details of many very shocking cases of
barbarity practiced upon the poor emf
grant by barbarous officers of ships;
but we have been furnished the par
ticulars, by several Germans who ar
rived III this city few days ago from
Germany, of a series of barbaritieS
practiced upon the passengers of the
emigrant ship Holland, of the Liverpool
and New York line, that exceed III in
fanny and outrage anything Of the kind
we heretofore read or heard.
The Holland arrived at New York on
the 24th of March, after long and
boisterous trip, with five hundred and
fifty passengers aboard, all emigrants,
being at least two hundred more than
she had accommodations for. A num-
Der of these emigrants were for Louis
vile, where they arrived the latter part
of last week, and from some of whom
we got these particulars. The vessel
had been at sea but few days when it
was discovered the stock of provisions
all the flour, potatoes and some vegeta-
bles were exhausted, and the passen-
gers were reduced to diet of ship bis
cult and horse beef, and this of the
poorest quality, and doled out in the
smallest portions.
Starvation began to stare the wretch
ed emigrants in the face, although the
ships officers and crew seemed to have
plenty OF good and healthy food. TO
all appeals for Il fair division of tins
food among the emigrants the officers
and crew answered only with curses
and blows. Sickness broke out among
the emigrants, and in their desperation
some of them made an effort to secure
more food, but We're knocked down, and
kicked and beat by the crew. Many of
these miserable people, men, women
and children, were exposed on deck to
the cold, and were badly frozen. Our
informants state that the captain and
mate of the vessel were particularly
brutal in their cruel treatment of the
poor emigrants, and as a consequence
in all their suffelings there was much
sickness and many deaths during the
trip.
To such degree of starvation were
these emigrants reduced that when
their scanty allowance of food was is
sued to them they had to fight for it's
possession, the desperation of the half
starved passengers, under the impulse
of self preservation, leading them to
try to take by force from the weakest
their share of the wretched food The
horse beef, our informants state, was
absolutely half-rotten, and It's stencil
almost sitting; yet the emigrants were
forced TO eat it to save themselves from
a horrible death by starvation.
The limbs of many women and chill
dren, as well as n number of men, were
so severely frozen, that in many cases
amputation will be necessary. A re-
port of the sutferings of these emil
grants was made to the authorities at
New York, but our intormants say no
attention, rs far as they know, was raid
to it. 1t is case that requires the
most ngid investigation, and if the
facts are as stated to us, the captain
and other officers of the ship should be
brought to the speediest and seyerest
punishment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02
Dancing their. Rags OF.

Two unsophicated country lasses
visited Niblo's, in New York, during
the ballet season. When the short
slirted, gossamer-clad nymph's made
their appearance on the stage, they be
game restless and hdgetty, 80,
Annie :" exclaimed one, "Well, Ma
ry. 1T amt nice. | don't like it. -
" Hush the folks viii notice you. !"
After one or two filings and a pirouette.
the blushing Mary said; 80, Annie,
let's go; it amt nice, and | don't feel
comfortable "Do hush, Mary, re-
piled the sister, whose own face was
scarlet, though it wore an air Of deter
mination; its the first time | ever
was at a theatre. and | suppose it will
be the last, SO I'm just going to stay 1t
out il they dance every rag off their
backs s"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02

As the season OF the year is just ut
hand when a person need not do much
racing to "catch " cold. we hereby
publish a few of the many cures offered
to the public by charitable persons:
Sleep with a hot brick at your feet
avoid getting 1t in your hat-keep ont
of the cold air-keep your mouth shut
take a hot bath-take a cold bath
avoid bathinc-avoid cold water-tie
on old stocking around your throat
when YOU are about to retire-rub your
neck with goose oiI-take snutf:-feed a
cold and starve a fever-eat Cayenne
pepper--drink hot catnip tea. sassafras
tea, black tea, white tea, green tea, dry
tea-wear hannel--eat pickles-chew
lieorice root-take Il sweat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02

Il SAY, hub, SAID Manchester gen
tleman to a small boy whom he met on
the street, "can you tell me who the
head officer OF this town is n Well
vou bet | can Bill Games, the barber,
IS, was the reply OF the saucy cub.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02

PEoPLr talk of originality What
do they meanl As soon rs we are born
the surrounding world begins to opor-
ate upon MS, and so on to the end; and
after all, what can We truly call our own
energy, power and win Could !
point ont an owe 10 my great fore
runners aud contemporaries. truly there
would remain but littie over. Goethe.
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| did step in, though not without slight
| tremor, as it were. And let me stop right
here, and say that as for the man that in
vented scull boats and spoons for one,
henceforth he is anathema-to put it mild
ly, let curses light upon his head Aha
It's all right and pleasant as long as ...a
fellow holds on to the twisted end of the
paling that sticks out beyond the wire-ience
arrangement, but when lie let. go-well
it's ike riding bicic.e UP slack-rope. |
never had an inordlnate craving to drive
5icicle up slack-rope, Mr.. Editor, but at
the present writing rather think | should
prefer that light gymnastic exercise.
After | had crawled out, and while they
were sticking court platter on the hole
made by the boat hook, Curlew came up
and said be,
1t will only be eighty dollars
Said |, WHAT
Said he, Shell all smashed, you Internal
Ianatic-hole stove in side, you blar-ted
fool-never been in shell before, you
derned old sap head
This was txo much, and | said mildly
bat firmly.
Mr.. Curfew, this is enough of this non
sense, quite enough, sir You seduce me
into joining your den of thieves 2nder the
pretense that it is club of gentlemen, sir;
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Earned EjEs RossN re.

1t 50 happened that while Major Camp
ton was travelling in his own conveyance,
and accompanied by his wife, during
pleasant day III the summer, he came to a
halt on the margin Of certain river, and
shouted for the ferryman. In due time the
indispensable gentleman was ready, and
while inquiring the news of the day he was
suddenly smittea with new thought, and
dropping the painter Of the old scow, look
ed inquiringly into the Majors face, when
the following dialogue ensuel:
Stranger, amt your name Major Camp
ton?
"Ies, sir, it is. What business have
YOU to transact with me
You are the very man have long been
wanting to see, for you must know that |
am the Bully Of the North.
Indeed What do | care for that ?"
live heard tell that you are a famous
fighter l should like to have you give me
Il thrashing, if you can
why, man, | have nothing against
YOU, and | do not wish to make a fool of
But you shall, though, my honey; and
You don't cross this ferry until it is decid-
cd who is cock of the walk
Remonstrance on the part OF the Major
was all in vain-thc forryman was deter
mined to fight. The Major held short
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Cr.sft-Sc h0OIs Wanted.

To remedy this aimlessness and unfit
ness for life with which our education leaves
our youth, we need more craft schools
where boys canbeeom practical
engineers, chemists. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
list would be none the worse if he should
spend his evenings over Euclid instead of
lager; the blacksmith, if he knew how to
drive home and cinch an argument in me
taphysics as skillfullv as horseshoe nail;
or the dentist, if he could extract hidden
Greek roots with the same facili-
ty as grumbIing molars Educated men
would dignity any Of these empoyments,
aud make them sought and not stunned by
those worthy to fill them A man who
wants to run an engine ought to be edu.
Gated for his business, just as much as a
lawyer for his profession. We are a pa
tent and long suffering people, or we
would never permit ourselves to be blown
up by hundreds by ignorant engineers, who
know nothing more of the monsters thew
control than enough to feed them with
wood and water, and OIL up their creaking
joints or suffer ourselves to be sent to
our graves by ssriplings in short jackets
who give US arsenic for paregoric, and
strichnine for the elixir Of life The time
is coming, and we trust is not far distant,
when all these positions Of responsibility
will be filed by men Of education and can
be filled by none others when ignora-
muses. will be obliged either to fit them
selves for their proposed labors, or seek
other employmcnts.-O. Il. Bmchqrd, in
.Sc,1Jners for .Nqy.
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The Pal -KaU Gazette of the 18th ult
says: This morning two men, Swain and
Joyce, sentenced to penal servitudc and
forty strokes with the lash. received the
latter portion of their punishment mt New
gate. Ssaine, whose age is stated in the
calender to be nineteen, and who was con-
victed Of brutal assault upon woman
with the object of getting possession Of
bundle Of clothes which she carried in her
hand, entered the punishment room in Il
state of abiect terror, sobbing and groaning
for mercy even before the first stroke fell
upon his shoulders. joyce, somwhat old
er man, and evidently determined to hear
his punishment bravcly, but after the fifth
lash his stoicism broke down, AMI he beg
god piteonsly for mercy. Both men walked
unas.isted out Of the room after the punish
msnt, which did not occupy more than a
quarter Of an hour. The only persons pre-
sent as spectators, were the sheritTs and
the governor Of the Jail, tie doctor, and
come hail-dozen representatives of the press.
Ny dear boy" said a kind hearted coun-
try school-mistress to a pupil whose quar-
Ter was about up, "my dear boy, does you.
father design that You should tread the ntri-
cate and thorny path Of professions, the
strait and narrow way Of the ministry, or
revel amid the aowery fields of literature?"
!" No marin, SKID the juvenile. g dad saws
he's going to set me to work in the later
patch.
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A SARCASTIC Ohio editor noticed that
"last evening the beautiful daughter OF
Mr.. Loyepuf, the accomplished and gentle
manly wagon maker of this vicinity, was
united in wedlock to Beerstat, the talented
artist, whose charming landscapes are upon
the dashboard Of every buggy ever turned
ont of his father-in- laws shop, and who, at
stripping carriage-wheels has no peer living
since Reubens died"
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THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Why is a sickle Ike an aversion? Be
cause it goes against the grain.
"What do you mean by calling it vii
liam - inquired the wondering lad.
A sentimental young barber says that
tie Best Of friend. must part-their hair.
"Who's that gentleman coming up stairs,
Nellio'" "Dat no gentleman, mar; OATS
par"
A bad marriage is ike an electric ma
crime; it makes you dance, but you can t
let go.
Naturalists claim that the crow Is one Of
.ho brayest Of birds, because he never shows
the white feather.
"why Johnny" replied the poet II
am not sufficiently familiar with it to take
the liberty of calling it Bill"
It is difficult to understand why some
people concern themselves about their
lungs, when their lungs take air of them
selves.
An old lady thinks the Bonds must be
family of strong religious instincts, be
cause she hears OF SO many OF them beng
converted.
a co1com5 having tod lazy that ne
kne" her thoughts oy hef eyes, 10 you
said she, then am sure you will keep
them secret-for they are not to your ad-
vantage
Horace greeley wrote. oi''e'' ~"
manage most oLst Tue puolo 4lOI'iioo ~
MASSACHUSETTS ana the co'hpoSi'or fead
1t; omen no" worry most Oh 'lelf
puplo Oao'es y
;, :, I.~e.t.I
f'0'''''
s'io" D'''N man -, ;.
"'i'fi .'i0 o'ne. Jay l' P''.n
a. win 'iia'ii Gu '''''9t9' ''-'' W.
!.
an honest country P"'7o"' VIM, II ''''
time OF great uFou'N' "'' ,'oS''eN ~ P'''5
lor RAM aisNeIeu' = "ii'i''7'y w - ~
ooiise YOU Du' - = y ~ p'' po70 "'''''
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~ ''i''i 'o'ei'e.'0 '''''0''0''
An OUT at ''o o'"o"' i'oe' VIM " sum
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-16

THE Ben Wood Democratic Association
of New York has passed resolutions en-
dorsing Greeley and Brown. Ben Wood
stated at the meeting that Greeley inform
ed him that he would stay in the field, no
matter who was nominated at Pbiladel-
phia, but his withdrawal was possible
should the Democratic national convention
make an independent nomination.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-05-16

THF Madison Journal quotes two or three
columns OF extracts from newspapers edited
by postmasters and revenue officers 70 show
that Greeley's nomination for President
Is Wretchedly unpopular 1t is with that
class OF people. Not one of them j. ex-
pected to vote for him.
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We never should know the blessings of a
home, if there were no winter SHOWS and
winter winds to make us crowd round the
happy hearth
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SAYS the Madison Democrat: Imagine
the following, which viii appear about one
year hence as an advertisement in all the
newspapers:
Hanted At the White House all of ex-
President Grants oiiceholders. 10 Join an
emigration club to 50 west and grow up
the country.
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SoNE people act as though their debts
were Ike coffee, AMI could not settle them
selves in time by standing.
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If your neishbor's hens are troublesome
and steal across the way, don't LEI your
angry pass ions rise; fix a place Tor EN- to
Law
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Buy this asher a,d you insure Smiling 2 IL. :
Is the best Machine eyer invented.
Is as perfect for S-sh0T ~ 8 vriTgrF Il - p
wringer The universal testimony Is: " Li- #.5 ..ce
is perfect in conception and has E-SuT03 tsy ka
EST POSSIBLE AaiCltSr o. = A. IL NC = =. 4, (
n the LEAST PoSS IBLE Cusi As. aE- 81 u r--
Light. Easily Handled. and II j. s-E
Will do the work with Ea6e, Economy ~ 81 k--g.es ="
Those who once zee this Mach &c work. tt-cE e
the numbering, un~ieidy. useless aachlurs ra.cL
bave signaIy failed to accom- plisa TIL - SIC
In prominent and loud sCgindi aareTri-vzz.-;isa-
The price-another iDdncemect - p--rvu 1870 .
been placed 80 low tina. = Ia within Jae Tec.. c
housekeeper. and there - article OF domestic
ony which will repay the 40 all investment
$3.50 is all that Is ask Ell fo- this zrel; l-lsT.
Agents wanted every here. 4 lIhcyt: G, sC.- 81
Agents aad the trade. For farms 4-!J &c 4
factursrs c. LhISS 5fSssS * CD.
60 $. Canal 81, CG.CGsos I.iiaes-
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h.iNsf0W0C NiRELE weeks
IA EkIE NOTICE.
COUN1Y CLERK 5 OFFICE.
SprtrmErr n 1871

September 3, 1871
The following resolution was adoried'st
The special session Of County Board Of gu
peryl-ors, Lc!d in The city and county Of
M-nitcvoc, which session commenced tho
III day Of September inst:
NlrrREAs. There are many mistakes made
liy p. p Fuesscnich. while in the Office Of
ouuty Clerk therefore,
Hcsojrc1, That the present Clerk OF the
Board Of Supervisors be authorized to AK
through the four city papers of Manitowee,
that p.riies ho|din" receipts Of F. p Tu.s-
scGich, for the redemption Of taxes, present
them ut The County Clerks Office to ascer-
I IN if The Pr per entries arc made in books
of ssla 10 cancel id xrs, end that the
present Clerk be authorized to make the
proper entries On said books. and report
ch Case TO this BO,rj, thereby saving this
cpguty great amount Of trouble and ex-
prr-o fr m Illegal tax-decds
Notice is hereby given. that the County
Clerk can be foand 1t his Office between tho
hours Of a. m. and p. IN. each day, ready
aud willing {" ,tteul ~ thr duties assigned
to him in the foregoing resolution.
ii ) PiERFONT, County Clerk.
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Wisconsin Editorial Convention.

The Wisconsin Editorial Association will
meet in Madison on the 18Th Of June.
v. f. Cramer, of the Wisconsin, viii &c
liver an address on the European press, l..
B. Moves, Of the PeShtigo Esgle, viii de-
liver she poem. The State University com
mencement will take place at the same
tine.
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BIsHoP ANEs, Of the Methodist Church.
cannot find language strong enough to ex-
press his disapprobation of the separate
education of the sexes. The idea of sexual
education, he says, is a relic OF the harba-
rouS ages-a Renanist. monki>h, supersti-
uoas notion. lie therefore opposes the es-
tabiishment of the female collegiate inssi-
tute founded by Daniel Drew.
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MN are born with two eyes, but with
one tongue, IN order that they NAV see
twice as mheh 20 ttty,sy.
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HattI SItTIH NIHct. NrII =. A ID W..
ALBERT W(TTE%EERG.
80 CIV Sheriff Of Nsnisowoc County.

X. late OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF
y Manitowoc. S. Probate Office, MAY .
y. d. 1872. In the matter Of the proof and
probate Of che last VIII AMI testament Of Geo.
kuntz, deceased late Of the County Of Mani
towoc WHEREAS, IN instrument IL wiring
purport;ng to be the last viii asd testameit
Of George kantz. deceased, late Of the County
Of Manltowoc, has been filed ia this office:
and whereas application has been made '
John Franz. one Of the executors appointed
in said Will, praying that the same be proven
AID admitted 10 probate according 70 the
laws Of this State: TheSefore. il Is ordered
that said application be heard before me at
the probate Office in the city Of Maniicwoc,
in said comfy, on the Goth d Y Of May A b.,
1872, at 10 o clock Il. IN. And it is further
ordered that notice shall be given to all per-
sons interested in said viii, of the time II.
place CT sid hearing. by publication in the
NJ nitCy PILoT, a weekly Newspaper
printed said county for three successive
weeks. c.ca each week. prior to the time Of
such hea ing. By the Court.
40-3t " ". Waldo. County JUDGE
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sheriff Sale.

4 IGITIT tcur.-Manitnwoc County
y Tec!ore 3. Weber K GEORGE Weber
p" inst Ovid Smoke & bcni. JoHes: BY
Writ g OF an execution issued on, Of said Cir
emit Court for Nau;towoc County. in tie
state IF Wisconsin, in the above emit lei ,c.
ton 10 me directed and delivered against the
personal property ami real estate Of said
defendants above named. / have levied and
seized uroH lot I've - AMI six 20 in blk
two hundred and twenty-five ESQ lot six
teen tl6l. and seventeen ~, in hlock
one hundred and eighty-line lIS9) also lot,
three ~ nd (, ur Il in hlocl two hundred
md stveriv-three i273;) al-o. lots five o.
aad s:x 81 In hi,c3, h",s.lsnI aud SnvoIt
ty-Siy t476) all III he city ard county Of
" njlowoc, according to the recorded plat Of
4 city, which id above described land
Dr 50 much thereof as may be necessary to
raise the amount Of five hundred and TWEEN
ty-scyca 1880 doiIHrs, S527 IL uEI inter-
est from tie nineteenth d.y Of December
1870. together With the costs Of sale. shail
expose for sale aud sell at public auction
to The highest hid Ter, 1T the Nherif's oifce.
ia tie Court rogse, in the city Of Marito-
We in the county ard State aforesaid en-
; turd :, the i5ih d.y Of June. 4 D. 1872.
&: the hour Vi ten 0 clock in the forenoon Of
ihat day.
Dated SLprif-s OTcr Anil % 4 u 1879
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| followed the imbecile out Of TIE house.
and looked rom! f,r the boat, but there
was none there. nothing but long slender
trough that !ookei Ike canyas-coycred
maple coffin that had been passed through
rolling mill, with a couple of warp 3
and twisted fence palings lying across it;
nothing but these, and no boat
See here said I, this thing is plavel
out: just yoa fetch out boat, a couple Of
good straight oars, andlet me dash out ana
get up M stroke, viii You .
The fellow grinnei again, and SAID he,
That there is Mr.. Carlew's shell boat, sir.
his single scull, and them crooked oars is
spoons,
ooh F.. said gazing at them hard, so
they are
Then | went down the horse-walk, AMI
was going TO get into the coffin. when
=" Hold on : yelled the man. and he rushed
down the foat and grabbed a sect On of
wire fence that was screwed into the side
of the elongated caSaet, and said be. An
7. hit, sir. Step in
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Not a dime, s;r. Good afternoon"
Smyrna times., 1872-01-03

The great professor who can face the battery
of thousand eyes directed to them on the
roStrum are frequently the most difident Of
men when taken away from their regular sphere
OF labor. There was Professor Aytoun, who
was too timi1 to ask papa for bis wife. Jane
Emily Wilson suggested to him that before
she could give her absolute consent it would
be necessary that he should obtain her father
approval You must speak for me, said
the suitor, " for could not summon courage
to speak to the Professor on this subject"
Papa is in the library, said the lady. Then
you had better go to him." said the sutor
land III wait till you return" The lady pro-
ceeded to the library, and taking her father
affectiOnately by the hand, mentioned that Pro-
feSsOr AytOun had asked her in marriage
She added, Shall accept his offer, papa
He is SO dlffident that he won't speak to you
about is himself Then we must deal ten
derly with his feelings. said hearty old Chris
topher. I'm write my reply on Slip of paper
aud pin it to your back" Papa answer is
on the back Of my dress" said Miss Jane, as
she entered the drawing room. Turning round,
the delighted suitOr read these words "With
the author compliments
Smyrna times., 1872-01-03
[REsoLurIoN OF GENERAL NAruRE-No. 81

RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NArURE-No. 81
Resolution to authorize the restoration of Benia.
min S. Richards to the active list of the navy,
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tstIVes of the United States of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the President Of the United
States be. and he is, authorized. by and with the
Gdrise [advcel and consent Of the Senate, to ap-
point Ensign Benjamin S. Richards master on the
active Inst Of the navy, TO date from the twenty.
sixth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, with the pay of that grade from that date.
Approved, January 10, 1871.
Smyrna times., 1872-01-03

[REsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No IL
Joint Resolution to correct error in the enroll
ment Of the law in relation to the pay of grand
and petit jurors
Be it reso we'd by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the third section of the
act approved July iftee'th eighteen hundred and
seventy "tO provide for the com pensaton of grand
and petit jurors the circuit and district courts Of
the United States and for other purposes" be. and
the same hereby, repealed the said section hav.
ing been enrolled by mistake.
Approved. December %, 1870.