The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-02-27
Wisconsin and General New

Wisconsin and General New
The Indians In the vicinity of Osh kosl
are industriously working this winter a
wood-chopping.
Rev. D. C. Adams Of the Baptist church
in Eau Claire, received a donation re-
Gently amounting to 1915. lie is thank.
full.
Janesville is to have q cigar machine
that will, when completed, turn out cigar,
ready for the binder and wrapper at the
rate of from 6,0O0 to 10000 per day.
The Dcfere Necs says A. Eldred ii
preparing to build the coming summer. a,
otlies' saw ~ill to run by steam, to cost
out $4,000.
Fife Major Robinson is in town for a
little fun with the boys. Tanglc says he
brought $500 worth of fife with him for q
blowout on Washington's birthdays Sen
tlael
The Fort Howard Herald says Ed Law.
Ter is entitled to the belt. His team re.
Gently hauled 33, 90 shingles at one load,
line miles (from Monroe's Mills, Suamico,
to this city, Mr. l.. claims that one OF
the team can trot mile in 800.
The Wausau Wisconsin, says wolves
have been quite thick and ravcnous in this
State this winter. Around some of the
numbering camps near Peshtigo they have
been so thick at times that it was danger
Gus to Lc away from camp in the night
time.
Subscribing for metropolitan paper in
preference TO ycur own local journal is like
giving money to foreign missionaries and
neslccting the members Of your own house
hol.i.-.l .lppleton Post.
A New Orlcans man recently sort a val
liable h rso us present TO the Pore.
John Smith has brought discredit upon
his historic name BY stealing poultry in
Iowa
Mark Twain has tae sagacity not to
give his audience the cue when be propose.
a scrntlllation of humor. For that reason,
if no other, he secures sharply attentive
audience.
It is stated that James P. Wells, the
head and front of the American gambling
house recently broken up in Paris, was,
ten years ago, a minister in good stand
ing and had charge of methodist church.
The Missouri Democrat protests
against the discrimination against the daily
papers by the new postal bill that requires
them to lrcpay postage while weeklies
are allowed to circulate FREQ in their
respective counties.
Tho Mobile Register does not favor tho
idea Of the Presidents taking southern
Republican into his Cabinet, and says:
"for our part VIC should prefer an entire
Northern Cabinet" because that mi sht
contain 'bonest, honorable mon."
The Cincinnati Commercial denies that
Walt Whitman is paralyzed, or that he i,
suffering on account IF work done in hospi-
tails during this war. Woll, we don't in
sst on it but if he isn't paralyzcd, why
dent he yawp Columbu, Statesman.
A Boston merchant who paid a dollar
for stand-up scat in the top gallery at
the opera recently, was much grati6ed to
see several young men occupying 81 seats
in the rarquette, with lady friends at their
sides, who had owed him bills for many
months. and who always professed to be
unable to pay.
The New Tribune states that there is an
active movement on foot among the citi-
zens of Brooklyn and of New York for the
union Of the two cities under one munich
pal government. A memorial to the iogis-
aturo has been prepared, asking for the
appointment of . commission, who shall
prepare bill to be submitted to tho next
Legislature for the consolidation of the
two cities % conditions that shall be just
to both.
Lord Lytton, only fortnight before his
death, sent to Blackwood's Magazine the
concluding columes of kenelm Chillngly,'
a new novel, and early in the week of his
death he sent to the same publishers the
fourth and last volume of the 'Parisians.
lie had been long engaged on these works.
The association for improving the condi-
ton of the poor in New York makes an
appeal to tho public for $4,000. 1t is
seldom that the association is compelled to
solicit contributions in this manner, but
the winter has been hard one in New
York, as elsewhere, and there has been
much sickness. The society has upon
its books GIL families, numbering 25,0S4
persons, who are well deserving of assis
tance
Tho last words of McNulty, who was
hanged last Friday, at Pioria, H., should
be added to the collection. The sheriff
was arranging thr rope around his neck
and asked the doomed man: "1sn't that
a little too tight7" McNulty said: it is a
little too tight" The Sheriff was trying
to loosen it a little, when Nc Nulty said:
"Ncver mind, Sheriff, it will be tighter
than that in half minute So saying.
he shot through the trap.
Polrgamy fourishes in ignorance and in
the absenc, of true law 1t cannot resis,
the inGuance Of liberal education, nor with
stand the spirit of progress. A sound and
enlightened policy will correct the evil and
establish order in the place of chaos. Ex
traordinary force will be unnecessary
No instrument of tyranny, no bowling dog
of war should be brought to the aid of the
National Gov ovrnment. Punishment for
the past is impolitic and impossible. Tht
Government should effectually check the
practice of polygamy, without fastening
any stigma Of LEGITIMACY upon the presen
unfortunate children. The vigorous en-
forcement Of statute against any future
polygamous marriages will correct the evil
st Louis Globe.
FOREIGN.
Proposed Abolition of Slavery