The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-09
Republican State Ticket.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 2. 1873

WASHINGTON, D. c.. October 2. 1873.
This city is fast filling up with people
from ali parts of the country. The desire
of public men to come to Washington in
advance IF the assembling of Congress Is
yearly increasing, ard at the meeting of
Congress every available habitable abode
will be engaged.
Scarcely week passes that a CORE
spondent does not have occasion to chron-
icle to his paper a shooting affray in
Washington. The last one was last
night. Early in the evening the residents
of East Washington were alarmed at a
report of pistol and the screaming of
a woman that she was shot. Her hus-
band has shot her and fed, throwing his
pistol into an adjoining yard. He was soon
after arrested and brought face to face
with his wife, who Immediately excused
him for the deed, claiming that it was
entirely accidental. The officers in charge
did not believe it, and he is lodged in
jail, awaiting the result of her injuries,
which, it is thought. will prove fatal 1t
is believed that the wife although at the
point of death, is Influenced, either
through fear or love for her husband to
testisy in his behalf.
His attempted escape argues against
him, and the authorities here are deter
mined that the testimony of his wife
alone shall not acquit him.
Information from varisus parts of the
improvement in agriculture has taken
possession of the people. A corrospon-
dent in county in Verginia especially
remarks a growing ambition among farm
ers to secure better seed and to use more
effective processes of culture. Above ali
they have become partially convinced of
a necessity for a recuperatiue culture fer
restoring TO the soil the clements OF Ter
tility drained by cropping.
The British Board of Trade returns
for August show marked decline in he
foreign trade of the United Kingdom. As
usual, John Bull attempts to refer this
unpleasant phenomenon to temporary
causes. But it is evident that the gen
eral drift of the world S civilization is ad
verse to commercial monopolies, whether
in individuals or In nations. The favor
able circumstances which secured to En-
gland the control of the word markets
are fast passing away.
The payments made from the Treasury
by warrants during the month of Sep
tember were as follows: Civil and miseel-
laneous. s5,804, ,445. 95; war $4,ll9, 246.
As; navy, 4.579, ,77O.s6; interior,
indians and pensions.) So, 147. .S34.I3.
Total, $l7,65l, ,297.4 40.
1t appears that the effort of the
Government for the relief Of the banks
by the purchase of bonds has measurably
failed to affect the general stringency,
inasmuch asvt was mostly appropriated
by the savings banks. Other parties
have locked up portions Of this money
for speculative purposes. Language can
scarcely em body the true idea of such
meanness. We are Mortified at cannibals
eating up human beings, yet here are
things in tie shape of men who, while
occupying high social position, delibe-
rately use their power and influence for
the increase of public misery. These are
savages in disguise covered up by an outer
coat of civilization.
The Bureau of Statistics furnish 5 the
following information in relation to the
trade of the United Kingdom in August,
1873. The falling off in textile fabrics
in August is marked. The percentage
of decrease III the quantities of the fol-
lowing articles being: Cotton piece
goods, 5.S per cent. lines yarn, % per
cent. ; jute yarn. 1915 per cent. woolen
cloths. 9S per cent. worsted ssuffs, 29 2
per cent. hannels, 24.7 per cent. car
pets. 50 per cent, +:
The decrease in the value was: Cot
tor piece goods, GO per cent. lines yarn,
10 per cent. jute yarn, l7,6 per cent.
broad silk manufactures, % per cent. !;
wooden manufactures, 52.9 per cent. The
average of TIE whole was 1871 per cent
The decrease in the quantity of iron
and steel was 25.4 per cent, and of hard
warec and cutlery 1871 per cent. There
vas also decline in the shipping re-
turns. There was decrease in August,
14S, 100 tons in the entries, aud 102, 707
tons in the clarances, an average dimin-
ution Of about per cent. LIFE