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aiidcIcs OF Initiation.
From q c New YORK " ekIf Witness.

4 From q c New York " eklf Witness
/ Some writer's allege that gold or silver
are, Ike greenbhcks, merely conventional
. signs Of value and indeed not so good for
gold and silver have little real value, whilst
the .reenb,ck has the whole property Of the
United States pledged for it,
l |. Gold and silver have intrinsic value for
various uses, bordering closely upon their
value as coins I; but five dollar bill has no
Intrinsic value what y.r, apart from the
promise it bears " on 1t. If II government
were 10 tIilatter stamping II hundred mill
Ions Of com the holder Of the coin would moi
lose a cent, but If it failed after stamping a
hundred millions of legal tender notes the
holders would lose the whole. The untrin
sic value Of the two kinds of currency
would there fore in such an event, he as
800, 600, coo to 50.
The face value of legal tender notes is
liable to great tucsyatiors .s compared
with that Of coin, for the plain reason that
the coin cannot be multiplied indefinitely
like the notes. The nation must buy and
pay for silver and gold before it can coin it
and send it out, and it must pay as much
for the ore as 1t gets for the others but
what 1t pays for the paper to stanp ,egal
tender notes upon is as nothing compared
with hat it gets for the notes. Congress
may direct the emission of hundred mill
lcns of legal tender notes and oniy apprUpri-
ate few thousands for the expense Of their
n anufaeture, but t could not so deal With
a FRESH coinage OF gold and silver.
Ga the other hand, the promise to pay
legal tender notes is fallacious. unless that
payment is to be made in coin. The gov
,rlment which emits the notes can easily
remain solvent, if it has only to retire one
promise to pay with another. Any mcr
chant, how ever embarrassed, need never
fail il he can palm off new promissory
notes for old ones as long as he LIKES.
/. is all very well to say that the whole
property of the country is security for
every five dollar grecnback, but what por-
ton Of that property could | get for it il !
we've to pat it in suit and obtain judgment,
surIOs.ng such a thing possible. So long
as men are willing to take greenbacIs, in
deed, can buy anything like with II, bur
only at the value which it may harpen to
possess At The time II gold is at I.50 |
will only get sixty six and one Lalf cents
worth tor it. If gold Is 20 | will only
get eighty three aud one-third cents Iur II,
and SO on; the amount realize being just
in proportion to the faith in It's more OF less
( speedy payment i'll com.
! Is such an uncertain currency worthy OF
the greatest, trcCat, best nation III tic
world
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secretary Bristow Night do Some
thing for Eis Relations.
From Inc Elktol fky) WINES.

We mark BristoF down in the, line Of
promotion with his party-pro baby the
coming man Tor the contest Of 1876. He
Is not obnoxious 20 the charges Of nep 1tism
which have en- rung against some Of the
high officials to the d-trIment and shame Of
the C uutry. The Secretary has here, AT
his old home, host- Of kin none OF whom
have any Office at his hands lie has Il
brother, Major Frank Bristow, who is our
County Attorney. We wish the Secretary
would tbaw out little and give Frank a
place more commensurate with his abilities.
VI c would Ike 10 see him at the court OF
Naples.
\ brOther-in law, slso, II G. Petrie, one
Of the foremost lawyers IN south Kentucky,
and a man Of skill in his profession, and Of
sterling Moral character lie would adorn
the highest stations in the diplomatic walks
of the Government. We have seen him for
a long time at the head Ct the Sunday
school and collecting the quarterage for the
Methodist aston here, and we know he
would perform the duties OF Minister 1t
court Just as well. We would ike TO see
Petrie in a brilliant uniform at The Russian
court. lie is a much better man for that
position than Attorney General VIII
Iams.
Bristow has another broth er in law here,
the Rev j. II. Gill, IL scholar, "A gentleman,
and a minister of reputation in the Presby-
terrain church and We can safely say he is
the equal Of any Of President Grant's r-la-
rives, and he ought . have place also
BristOw is u very Questionable N an that Re
does not DO something for his worthy kins
men. We nkOs he could, by the Iod Of
bis head, if lie would
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Grants Trump Card.


Cuba Is a trump card held in reserve
lf Congress does not ACCEPT his domestic
recommend Atinns, or If the laws IL passes
DO not answer his expectations, the Pre.i-
deIt looks to TIE redeemiRg influence of II
popular foreign war. He ia, got things in
such train that he can precipitate war
with Spain whenever he chooses. The
currency, The South, and the civil service
are subjects within the central &C Congress.
But the foreign relations of the Govern
ment are exempt from such control, except
in the last resort, and may be so managed
by tbs Executive as to leave Congress no
choice as to whether il shall defend the IA
rional honor The President has got the
Spanish question INTO such a state that il
can be famed into a fame whenever be
thinks 1t .xpsdient, and lie relies on the
country to support him IN a war in which
the abolition of .lavsrv IN Cuba and break
ing the woke of colonial sersitud- viii be
the leading IDEAS. But Gen. Grant makes
a stupeudous mistake if he thinks lie can
play this desperate game with success.
England has got Ter claims for the Viz
giniHs oasrags settled. because her Govern
mrnt bad no selfish Interior objects. Our
superior claims for PREPARATION have been
suffered t. linger, and If il shall appear in
the SEQUEL that the President has nursed
them 10 order to keep Live pretext for
war Il serve party e.'S-, he viii be JoTne
doau by storm Of gablic Indignation,
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An mexican Wedding IN London.
From TIE Liverpool " rcury.

From TIE Liverpool VI .rcury.
T marriage of Mr.. Alexander Mactier
0 baltimore, Maryland, to Virginia, daugh-
. ter If the late Hon. James Bro Jks Of New
York, was celebrated on Wednesday,, Dec
3, ut the Church Of the Assumption, in
warwick street, Golden square, London.
The ceremony was performed by Mons gnor
Capel, assisted by the Hon. and Rev Canon
lalbyt. The bride was given away by bis
Exccllrncy Gen. cchenck, the Minister of
the United States, and WAS attended by Fix
brides maids-the Hon. Audrey Geraldine
and Owen Abbott, daughter of Lord Ten
terden; the Misses Mary and Fanny Thorn
ton, daughters OF the British Minister at
Washington: and Miss Mary b IRON Blake
Of Annapolis, Mary land. The bridegroom
was attended by bis best man, Mr.. Panl
Graham Of Drynis, Inverness.
The BRIDE vas dressed IN white silk, cor.
sage high, with skirts Of tulle looped with
orange blossoms and fern sprays, a wreath
Ot the same III her hair, aud long tulle veil.
HE bridesmaids wore white and cerlse silk
dresses trimmed with swandL VII, and Ru
bcns hats of chip with long white feathers
and cerise bows, hair flowing to their waists
and tied with cerise ribbons, bouquets to
match the custom, white kid boots, cerise
heels, ard IA settes and lockets of crystal
with their manograms in turquoise, present
Cd By the bridegroom.
The breakfast was given at the residence
of Lord and Lady renterden. where large
and distinguished company v ere assembled
About halt past , clock the newly married
couple left Tor Dover, on their way to Paris
to spend the honeymoon. The bridegrcm ms
Lrescnts consisted of diamond pendant and
long diamond earrings; the mother Of the
bride gave Il tiary If pearls and diamonds
and the brother OF the bride gold necklace,
earrings, and lvcket.
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organized Corruption at the Capi.oi,

Newspapers Of every shade of political
opinion contain paragraphs or brief ,enten-
ces " hich clearl Y reveal that the power OF
the lobby was never greater, nor the prOba
bility of successful iobOiug was never more
promising than at the present time. Cor
rnpt schemes Of every Imaginable descrip
ton are already before Congress. Suhsi-
dis are asked for railroads. mining under
takings, river imprOy, m nts, harbor i'm
provements- bridges. canals rnhlic huld
!ngs and private It ais. 1t would be useless
10 attempt to enumCrate all Of the plumber
ing schemes that have been proposed but
yeIshaduwlrg all is that manifest deter
minnt!un Of the bull!on'st and bank robbers
VIII, ch threatens disaster to every material
interest. There will be determined effort
on the part Of the bul.ionists to pass law
compelling forced resumption Of specie
payments If there are dishonest men
enough IN Congress, this I'LL VIII tie Just
what NIlI street spccuhting gamblers
want. 1T majority of both houses cam
not be bought to vote for such "A measure,
then there viii probably lie compromis Sc
If, cited bets cen the national bank men
and the hu'lonists. II the honest men in
/ Congress are too strong for such a combina-
ton, backed by most powerful ,obhy, the
/ 800 convertible bond bill may be passed,
/ tut in all probability it would be voted
| The peo.lr should watch their members Of
Congress closely. If any member is caught
/ lodging al important question, or voting
( FIR steal that member should be spotted
and forever after be cxecrated for his neglect
: OF duty, unless lie can give a satisfactory
account If lis short comirgs.--In3aStrta,
/ Age.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
CONT

In the Matter Of the Estate of Friedrich
Oehldrich Deceased.
On reading ard fling the petition Of Domi-
rIcus SCHNEIDER setting forth the amount OF
personal estate that has come to his hands
aud the disposition thereof-the amount OF
debts Outstanding against said deceased. and
Il description of all the real estate Of which
said deceased died seized. and the condition
ana value OF the respective portions thereof:
and praying that license be 10 him granted
10 sell all of said described real estate, and
it appearing by said petition, that there i,
not suttIcle nj personal estate in the hands Of
said DomlnicuS Schnider to pay said debts
and that 1t IS necessary In 81 der to pay the
same. to sell all Of said real estate: it is
therefore ordered that III persons interested
IN said estate appear before the Judge of this
Court. on Monday the % day of January
d. 1873, at 10 0 clock 4. NJ at the office OF
the County Judge in the City of Manitow oc
III said county, thea and there to show cause
Of any there be Why license should not be
granted to said Dominicus Schnider to sell
said real estate according TO the PRAYER OF
said petition.
And ii is further ordered. that copy Of
this order shall he published for four success
sive weeks prior to SAID day of hearing. in
the Manitowoc PILoT weekly Newspaper
printed aud pubIIsLed at Mantowoc in said
county, and personally served ON N persons
Interested in said estate, residing in said
County, at least fourteen days before said
day OF hearing. BY the Court.
Dated at Manltowoc the 4th day of Decem-
Der A. b. 1874
S54-4w T. G oLMSTED, County Judge.
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IN PR0BAiE-daRiIO County
II Court.

T G. OLMsTED County Judge. s533w
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WILLING SOULS,
The Fellows who are ASxious to Sac
riGce Themselves on the Alter OF
MIsCOnAiM.
patch to the Milwaukee, NeV

Dispatch to the HiIwaukes News.
MADISON, Dec. 28.-The candidates for
Offices of the curing General Assembly,
have been pretty thoroughly canyasse .
The prominent names mentioned Tor SPEAK
" are J. G. Callahan, Of Eau Claire County
K. j. Flint, Of Damn County; Sam Field
OF Ashland, and Capt. Vim. Piocker, OF
Fond du Lac. The chances probably lie
between Mr.. Fifeld a1d Mr.. Flint. The
names Of DR.. Farnsworth, of Sheooygan,
aud Z. VI. harp, of Walworth ale men
toned bat it is probable that neither Of
them Is personally urging his candidacy.
For the other officers the following al e
the names most prominently mentioned ::
A. j Turner, editor Of the Portage Reg
iotey, and Mr.. Fred bennett, of Belolt,
for Chief Clerk Of tie Senate; for the
anne rOsition in the House, t. W. Young
and Col. Il. NJ. Streng, both OF Sank
County. For Sergesnt at Arms of the
Senate .here are Tom Reid, of the Menasha
Press, and L. A. Aiken, of Fond du Lac :;
for the same position in the Houe, j. W.
Bracket. Of Grant County, and NJ. Sellers,
Of Fort Howard From present appear
ances all the offices named will be filed
trC ID the list here given.
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= TATE OF WISCONSIN,.
- MluilCWOc GOnufv

Probate office December 29th A D. 1874
In The matter Of the Proof and Probate Of
Il e st viii and Testament of Joseph Cblou.
p k, sen. deceased late Of tie county OF
J an 0woc
W iere as, an instrument in writing. pur.
TT ng t" be the last Will and Testament OF
seph thloupek, sen, deceased. late Of the
{ uAty Of Manitowoc has been fled in thi.
pffice, and whereas application has been
made by Joseph Chioupek jr. prey ing tina,
the same he proven and admitted to Probate
sccord ne to the laws of this State:
Therefore it is ordered thlt srid auplicl.
ton be heard before me Mt the Probate OF
fee i'll the city of MuniiowCc in said county
on Monday the 25fh day Of january \ u
1873. AZ ten O'Clock A. NJ
And 1t Is further ordered that notice shall
b. gwen 10 all PERSONS interested in sal,
VIII, OF the time and place OF sand he rius
by publication IN the Alanitowoc PILoT ;
newspaper printed in said county for tire,
successive weeks, once each week, prior L
the time Of such hearing
/ BY the Court, I, &. OLMSTED.
! S3i-3w County Judge
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chat Funding Bill.

II Is asserted, and there is good reason
for believing it, that there are PERSONS verv
nearly connected with President Grant,
who have heavy pecIniary Interests depen-
dent upon the formal yCcc guitisn by Govern
ment of tie Kellogg usurImton. One Of
the most important acts OF the spurious
State Government was tie passage of what
is known as the Funding hill, by which
great number OF false and frau iulent claim
were recognized as legitimate debts OF the
State. The bonds f,au lulently issued to
Judge LUleling ard bis accnnpic-s in the
'. s. and T. Railroad swinale, amounting
to over 81 pot, 600, were funded under the
provisions Of this bill, and made a debt for
The people of Louisiana to pay. The New
Orleans Bulletin saws that Ring is now
engaged in buying up legislative vouchers
of 1871 at , cents on the dollar, to be
used for funding purposes. 1t is said that
over 5000, 900 of these vouchers were ISSUED
10 the members of the Legislature and Its
employees for one session of sixty day.,
one half Of which were fraudulent. Good
and bad now sell alike at from , ID to 3
cents or the dollar: and if they can be
made valid by funding, what big specula
ton the operators will make. II can also
be taken for granted, that when our Presi
dent i. strongly set on carrying any meas
Ure, investigation will show that there is u
speculation Of some sort Connected with it.
N. !. Sua.
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,.TATE OF SsSCONSiS. {
y Nsa..isDN Gount.

Probate office. Dee, 10Th A .. 1874
In the matter # the Proof of the last viii
and Testament Of Martha Hughes deceased
late Of the county Of Mauitowuc
whereas, an instrument in writing, pur-
porting to be the last Will and les tame Mt Of
Martha Hughes deceased late Of the county
of Mantowoc has been filed III this office:
ami whereas application has been made by
h. Is Treat prat ing that the same be proven
and admitted 10 Probate according to the
avs OF this State:
Therefore. it is ordered that said appc
ton be heard before me al the Probate OF
flee III the city of Manitowoc in said county,
on the 23d day Of January A b. 1878, at tel
o,clucE A. NJ
Aud it is further ordered, that notice shall
be given to all persons interested in sail
viii, OF the time and place Of sad hearing
by publication in the Manitowoc PILoT .
newspaper printed in sail county for three
success lve weeks, oLce each week, prior Il
I the time OF such hearing
by the Court, I q. CLNSTED,
90 3-1w County Julye
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A Tilted " oman hr0Niny VlfrIOI.

From the Baltimore sun.
Maggie Dehl, apparently twenty two
wears old, was arrested yesterday morning
for throwing vitriol on Felix kennedy, con
iuctor of street car. The girl, Who is a
fine locking young woman, says she had
been engaged to be married to Kennedy
and he had broken his promise. kenued,
saws that Miss Dehl got in the car and took
i seat. lie had been told she intended to
iriura him, and was On bis guard. She
drew Il yicl Of yitriul from her pocket AMI
threw the contents on him. Raising his
hands, he saved bis eyes, hut his face and
ucck were burned. His oyercoat was de-
stroyed lie put her Of the car, when she
was taken into custody hy Special Officer
Cock, who took her to the Middle District
Station. Other evidence showed Shst Henry
A. Rodgers, druggist, who was a passenger
in tie ear, received portion Of the ocid on
but he quickly got out of the gar and went
to drug Stare near II, and applied oil to
the burns, thereby preventing more serious
results Prau Wells, also passenger. had
his panta ocns sprinkled and eaten in tules
ty the acid. 1t the staten 1t was dIscUy
cred that the young woman also tad re-
ceiyet injury from the destructive acid
which she had scat esai a5ount 80 reckless
IN. Some Of 1t bad got in her left eve
DR.. Eeynolas, who was called in to attend
her, thought at first that the SIGH. would
Ut destgvysd, but l-ss AI.ht BAL hopes Of
SAVING tie Lrgau.
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In the matter of the estate of Richard
Owens deceased
On reading and fling the petition of Catha-
rine Owens of Lacon III representing among
other things that Richard Owens, late of said
county on the tenth day of May, A. D. 1868.
nj said county died intestate, leaving an es-
tate within this State, of Wisconsin and that
the said petitioner i. the widow of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration Of
said estate be to William Pri.cbard granted
it is ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore the Judge II this Court, on Monday. the
25th day of January A b., 1875, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. at my Office in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs Of said deceased, and to all
persons interested, by publishing copy of
this order for three successive weeks prior to
-aId day Of hearing, ia the "Manitowoc
PILor" weekly Newspaper published at
Mauitowoc in said county
T G. oLMSTED, County Judge
Dated the 26th day Of December A d.
1874. S5i-3 81
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A Lear from the History oil French
Assumption.

II would lie very desirable if congress. be
fore adopting any plan OF resump ion would
obtain the adyics Of the leading cap!.aiists
aud bankers III this and other cities. Such
"a course would tend to inspire confidence.
and aliay any distru~t that yht other
wise prevail. For it is only too clear that
teH of our congressman and politician. have
established for themselves an envia,bIe rrpu-
t,.tIcn Oh financial questions, aud it is to be
cart i mat any measures adopted by them
acme aud uhassisted would lack many OF
the essential elements OF success
Ia this respect it would be well for our
congressman 10 initiate the example OF Presi-
dent IEiers. a though he Was himself Il
consunmate fnancier, having taken pains
to master the whole scicuce Of political
economy, with view originally to the
more perfect execution Of his famou. his
lori.al works, yet III al his arrang. meLts
for the payment Of the indemnity to
q ruany lac pas careful 10 take 10 step Of
importance without consulting the great
bauk srs and capitalists Of Paris and Of Eu
rope. lie WIS frequently clo-eted with
kothschlid and other money kings, and lett
nothing Tor chance or accident.
The result Of this caution was soon ap-
parent. The financial deiverauce Of France
from Germany, as 1t may be truly called,
va, full and complete There Is no exam
pie OF any greater financial success III all
history. The astuteness Of Prince Bismarck
was fJilod for once. lie had intended that
the indemnity should lie a sort Of depres
sion md distress to France for years to
come, aud the prospect Of recovery remote
anu difficult. And under ordinary circum
stances this would have been the case
But France Was saved by Theirs. And
nos although hc lIas beet out IF power for
couple oi years, his country experiences
the good fleets Of his policy. BY a sIngu
ar turn Of events, France, not Germany Or
Eng and is nov tic creditor country, and
the gold IF lhe world tends toward the bank
of France. All this is the result of n
Thiers' far reuchiI policy. How and VII
tins should be the case is well worthy II
Consideration Is our people and statesmen
u. 5. EcoRou iSt.
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In the matter and estate of Henry Roll
mann, deceased
On reading AMI fling the petition of
Frederick Schmitz. administrator of the
estate of said deceased, representing among
other things. that he HI. fully administered
said estate, and praying that time and
place be fixed for examining and allowing
his account Of his administration, flied in
this Court. Ii is ordered that said account
be * mined by the Judge of thi. Court, on
Monday. the 2lst dtvof Decem Der, A d
1874 at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at my Office in said
county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given TO the heirs Of said deceased and u
all persons interested, oy publishing copy
Of this order for three weeks prior TO said
day Of hearing. 70 the Manitowoc ''PILor, "
weekly newspaper, published at Mantle
voc, in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the Both day OF
November, A. ID 1874.
L. g. 0LMSTED.
s.. County Judge.
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In the matter of the estate Of Frederick
Othldr!oh, Deceased
To all whom it may concern: Letters OF
administration on said Estate having been
issued to DOminicus Schneider on the l4th
day Of December. A. D. 1874. and Fou
months from and after said day being allow.
ed and limited for creditors to present THEN
claims for examination and allowance. No
iice is hereby given that the undersigned
will on the first Mondays of January, Feb
rnery, March and april 1875, ut the Probate
office III the City of Manitowoc in said Comfy
receive. examine, and adjust all claims. ana
demands Of all persons against said deceased
S52-Iw L. q. OlmSted County Judre
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N PROBATE, ManItowoc Couny,

L tSuEt
In the matter of the estate of Christian
Darrwachter Deceased.
To all whom it may concern. Letters of
/ administration on said Estate having been
issued to Philip Schilling on the 231 dav of
November. A ID. 1874, and four months from
and after December 18th 1874. being q lowed,
and limited for creditors TO present their
claims for examination and allowance No
tice is hereby given that the undersigned
will on the third Monday in December 1874,
and on the 18th day Of April 1875 and on the
first Monday in every month between those
days at the Probate Office in the city of Mani
towOc in said county. receive, examine, and
adjust all claims, and demands Of all person.
against said deeeas d.
Sj24 I. G.. OIMSTED, County JUDGE.
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TuzRE have been rumors circulated

TuERE have been rumors circulated
through the state papers from time to time
for years past Of the exIstance Of g4ld il
paying quantities in the northern ptrt q
WISCONSIN, Ia: recently the Milwaukee,
A'trel hscr has got it right from the State
Geologs. himself, that tuch j. tie case
Il nay be possible that tic FL Dorado
sought af.er 10 times Of old may be found
ahi len away in some deep rayiDe III north.
sTn Wisconsin