The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-07-09
NEWS AND NONSENSE.

Arthur vinnet is dying in Troy, n. Y.
frc m internal injuries caused by the strain
of ever exertion in foot race.
new rlanet-the forth Of the present
year-was discovered by NJ. perrotin at
Toulous on the night Of May 10.
-Four sisters of the late Thomas i1unham
Of New York, living at Marthn's Vineyard
get sl2o,0C0 each from his estate.
Archbishop Manning stats the order e1
cludi.. - female voices from chors IN the
arch diocese of Westminster, Eng land, has
not been rescindcd, as has been reported.
but is still in full force and obse. nee.
A slave who had escaped from the X ling
.hantee arrived at Cape Coast Castle
10 the last part Of May. lie reports that
King Coffee is sacrificing as manY human
beings ever, and that Ire was forced to
run awny in order to save bis life.
The Rev.Isaac kalloeh. who has returned
to tho pulpit from the proiane and unprom
ising path of politics, recently chose Senator
Pomeroy for his text. lie referred in touch
ing terms to the ingratitude of the men
who had received the most favors from
Pomeroy. kailoch is not among the in-
CRATES.
John l.. Osborn was killed by nitro
glycerine explosion near Iitusvilie, Pa.
lie sat on $50 pounds of The stuff, when a jolt
caused cohcusson sufficient TO explode it.
and he was blown IA all directions. A
thief who helped to enther the fragments
Of his body, found the piece upOH Wbici,
his vest stIl hung and stole twv dollars
from pocket
The a,,e of Srmon Sturges o. Allentown,
Pa, MIS- 20 years wien he died. lie has
been married four times, the " -d6ngs hay
irs been on has furtieth, fiitieth, sixtieth,
alld seventienI birthdays. Ills lat Wit,
was dead, too, aud it is likely that, had
Mr.. Sturges lived another year. he won ID
have celebrated his eightieth in the accus
tomed s'yle, lecause the local POI cr say.
The steamer Glnucus, from New York
took fire in Boston and was haily demaged.
Ire ship carpenters Union refused TO DE-
the work Of repairs under fifty cents an
tuur Of eight hours Gay, and a dollar au
a'rr for all work done t'yoai that tins.
The estimate VAS that it woul COS. SS5,
cuO at these figures 10 repair the Glucus,
80 the vessel was sent t. Wilmington, D,.l.,
where the work can be done for 800 900
! he Rev. Mr.. Harry OF " urehcst-r, Mas,
thlf Is he has found way t. 6x the att.n
tIun Of BIS congregation. Ev, ry Sunday hr
announces the topic for the following Sun
ta, s sermon, and asks ;hem to hunt ".
the apprrrriatc text The following ar,
exam les of his annuuncrmeut>: "Dp a
Tree" "Ctme duwn. Ziccheus;" "De
formed Feet a." An Apostles Lost Bag
gage" "Ihc Strange Contents of - Lost
Trunk" The Cloak lett With Trpas al
Carrus."
ooh Lord Thou knovest," prayed n
Connecticut deacon in churct. mreting,
"that ! am afflicted with most impiou-
ard d,praved son Thou knowest that he
will swear, AMI lie, and steal, and do MI
,iuful things. Thou ln0west that on tho
last Sabl ath dny he was seen walking
down the principal street in the viii,ge,
with his hands in his pockets, whi>tIirg
tie following ungodly tune''-And the
congregation were astonnded to hear
Yankee Doodle" flow mclodiou>ly fr,m
the deacon's pu sed up lips.
DR.. Ewald, the author of the History Of
Israel, has just been tried ut Hanover for
an allegel libel on Prince Bismarck, and
sentenced to three months imprisonment
The libel was contained in an article writ
ten by the professor in Particularist maya
zirc, in which the Cbarcelor WAS campar
ed to Frederick IL. and Napoleon Ill =
with the former in chs uarightcous war
with Austria and his ruinafion Of religion
and morality, and with, the latter in "pck
ing out the best tine possible for robbery
and plander." DR.. BehrenS, who publish
ed tie article, WAS fiut 25 th:.ers.