The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-01-02
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il i. reported that . strong lobby has
| been formed under the pay of the Asso-
ciated press monopoly to oppose the
Postsl telegraph bill likely to be favora'
bly acted on very soon. By the charter
srsrtsd to this monopoly by Congress
several years ago, the Metropolitan
Journals of the large cities, have been
enabled to amass fortunes from the
enormous profits derived from the sale
of q portion of their dispatches to the
smaller papers. 1T the expense and de-
triment of the reading public Now
the Post Office COMMITTEES proposes a
bill which provides that the Post Master
General shall be authorized to contract
with a company which will furnish and
operate all the lines and transmit all
.elesraphic correspondence at the rates
fxsd by the bill, which are one cent =
word not exceeding $50 miles, two cents
not exceeding 500 miles,. and If sent by
night, one cent for any distance less than
1000 miles. These rates make reduc-
rion of from 80 to so per cent on the
present rate of telegraphing. and 50 per
cent. to the length of the messages,
double the number of Offices. and bring
the telegraph within easy reach OF every
one in all country towDs-ail this with
out expense to the government:
Hon. &C. Bowen has arrived In town.
It will be remembered that this Is the
gentleman who -as brought face to face
with his two wives in the Criminal
Court here, some eighteen months since.
while then an Mr.. c., and who only es-
caped = term in the Albany Penltsn-
tiary, on conviction of bigamy, by being
pardoned by the President.
Stokes. xM c. from Tennessee, is
only occasionally seen hero nowadays,
and when here he makes himself as
humble and little known 81 his business
will allow. 1t will also be remembered
that this honorable, too, is laborIng un-
der cloud. he having, while an NJ. e.
been tried for forgery and embe zzlement
in our Criminal Court, and by the aid OF
skillful attorneys. acquitted.
There is about being established In
Washington a colored Commercial Col
Iege, under the auspices of the Howard
University, and by it branches like the
Bryant and Strattons. throughout the
Southern States. The demand for such
an enterprise is apparent to every one
who has the interest Of the lately
enfranchissd elemsnt Of the South at
heart
The failure of Congress to pass the
bill appropriating one and quarter OF
million of dollars as Government assess
ments for improvements made by the D-
G. Board of Public Works in front of
Government property in Washington,
has been . great disappointment to the
laboring people. The board has been
unable to pay off ip four months, and
the only hope for the poor, destitute. al
most starving people. getting Christ
mas dinner to-day was in the expecta-
ton that the bill would pass before the
recess and the money discussed among
them. Senator Edmunds, whose dilla-
tory motions prevented the bill going to
the House IN time ior its passage on
Friday, is receiving the Scoth blessings
Of the hungry thousands Of poor people
The recent order OF Secretary Bout
we'll allowing the claiment to withdraw
his power of attorney at any time, and
thus, il be chooses, cheat his agent out
of his fee, is very unfavorably received
by the claim agents here. The Secreta
ry and others are in daily receipt of let
ters from all parts of the country, ur
ging the Secretary to modify his order.
S nall pox, rumors to the contrary
is not on the increase.
The Board OF Health Is using every pre-
caution, possible, to prevent Its spread.
and to that end is making every effort
to have none escape vaccination.
The pneumatic tube, now commenced
from the Capitol to the Government
Printing Office. By MIR. Bisbrane, ha.
every prospect of not being finished for
experiment this Session. 1t will be re-
membered that Congress appropriated
$4,000 last year for its execution, which
was under stood at that time would be
completed at or before the convenlng of
this Session of Congress. MIR. B., how
ever, is sanguine that it vii be fnished
this season, and assures us that he will,
by it, verify to the country that by the
means of the pnuematic tube. the U. 5
mail. and small parsels of goods can be
transmitted at the rate of from $50 to
200 miles an hour and thus revolution
izs the whole express system.
There have been two murders commit
ted within the past week here, and both
murderers escaped.