The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-10

Oi uoiaf6 AaVl2S neen expended upon
them. And now comes an important
question, over which the engineers are
pulling their wise heads: Can a bridge
l,SQ0 feet long be suspended in the air
with safety? 1t would seem that this
Is rather late day for that question to
come up: but it is being discussed. As
a rue, suspension bridges have been
shaky affairs; and competent engineers
assert that wire cables cannot be made
streng enough to hold such a weight in
the fierce blasts that sweep up and down
the river IN the boisterous winters of this
cline Wise men say that the engi.
neers new this before the towers were
built. and that1t was never Intended to
make he bridge without support in the
middle of the river. Why go so far with
it. thei? This is an excellent reason for
the speculators who have it In hand
This winter Congress will be applied to
| for alG TO complete the work on which
so much money has already been expend-
ed; and the national treasury, that fat
milchdow, will be made to give down to
an ambunt that will build the bridge
three tunes over. That is the little game.
The Investment already made was intend
ed as a plant for mora. Look out for
| this steal this winter.
THE MENNONITEs.
4 greatdeal has been Anticipated from
the proposed movement to this country
OF religious sect known as Mennonites,
| from Russia. These people are, like our
Dupkards, opposed to military service;
and the n'incipal reason Of their emigra-
n h1f HI1Sx,
| Three hundred Of them arrived In this
city last week TO join those who have
| preceded them, and are now settled in
| Dakota. They are sturdy, solid. COM
| Portable looking people. The women and
children are dressed in blue calico trocks,
and for their headgear wear the same
coored hsndkerchiefs. Many of these
emigrants VINO had arrived With com
| Portable sum of money had become veal
| thy farmers in Kansas, but the majority
| Of them have had hard time. The men
were burdsned generally with FIVE CT six
children, and while seeking work they
bad to spend what funds they had ac
cumulateo
The trouble with emigrants, is the con-
dition of things in this country is too
highly calored. They are led to believe
| that livlag comes to them the mon ent
they land, and when they find that they
have not only to labor, but that they
have pGyations to go through with, the
weak ones are discouraged. Some of the
! Mansa 8 - N this party were met by a
| few who had come out from Dakota TO
meet them, and when told of the actual
condition of things they begged hard to
return to their native country that they
| might earn livelihood, rather than go
to the wild country they had been sent to-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
One day last week every man, woman,
and child in New York ate oysters, that
day being the first of September. That
is TO say, every one could and should
have eaten oysters. For there is super
sition that oysters are neither good nor
| wholesome in the months that have no
''r' in them-June, July, and August.
The first Of September is the regular
| opening day for the oyster trade, and a
| busy trade it is. New York supports
something over 1000 oyster-saloops, and
it is estimated that every day over one
milion Of dishes of stews, fries, raws,
etc., are consumed in these saloons. One
hundred vessels are required to bring the
oysters from Virginia that are planted in
the waters..in this vicinity, in which they
| come to perfection, and the trade In the
| city alone requires the undivided atten-
| ton of 1OO,O men. 1t is an enormous
trade. Suppose the oyster crop should
be an entire failure for single year
What a terrible calmity it would be to
the world What would become of
church fairs? What would become of
--but | will not dwell On subject
so painful. Let US be thankful that the
crop this year promises not only well,
but more than well-that the oysters are
fat and in good condition, and that there
are plenty Of them.
BUSINESS.
Everybody expected, as did [, that
| there would be revival Of trade ere this
Alas our hopes have not been realized.
There are large number of merchants
in the city, but they are not buying.
| The Southern traders are making light
purchases, but the Western, who are the
best-the stand bys-are buying little or
nothing as yet. They do not complain
of hard times seriously, but they are
putting off till they know something to a
certainty There is feeling of uncer-
tainty that prevents transactions of a
large kind. In the meantime our mer-
chants are waiting anxiousiy. Oh ye
people if you have any feeling for dis
tressed people, clean out the stocks of
your own merchants, that they may be
compelled to buy New York is suffer
Ing for your money.
Every man in business insists that
trade must be good this fall, but the
question is. when? Trade was never so
slack at this season of tie year, and no
one can account for it. Let US hope that
the wheels will begin to move immediate
ly; and that when they move, it will be
be to some purpose.
PIETRO.