The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-18


all of whom are left handed. Three OF
them are girls, one OF whom mas JUST
been married to o left handed husband.
Another Of the girls plays the guitar left
ha 1ded. bow the fiddle the same way,
and the father blows the flute LETT hand
ed, while the old lady whacks them all
ov ar the head left handed.
A GREAT incentive has been lately put
forward in Illinois toward stealing M
teen dollars. a new state law provides
that for stealing any sum under flfteen
dollars the thief shall go into the coun-
ty jail, and for anything over that
amount he shall go to the state prison;
but for stealing the exact sum of fifteen
| dollars there is no penalty named.
| NV YORK CRY is on the point of
| tryi g q system OF underground tele-
era ilic wires The new venture IS Great
mo so rueh enthusiasm that @ bill was
| introduced into the State Assembly on
Friday. providing that within six mouths
after its passage all telegraphic wires LII
cities of the State containing over 200.-
| 900 inhabitants shall be laid under the
street or sidewalk.
| Mr.. WATTEEsoN, of the Louisville
Courier Journal, never omlts an oppor-
tunity to teach the pupils in the Sunday
school of which he is superintendent les
sons that viii be of practical use to them
in the battle of life. He always dlsm1s-
| ses them with an Injunction to bear IN
mind that straight flush will beat tours,
or the admonition to put not their faith
| in bobtails.
! The regular Vicksburg and Duncans-
| bv packet, B. III. Hunt, sunk Friday
night, thirty miles above New Orleans,
at the foot of Island No. 1O2, from run
ing against driftwood. Hartly Henden-
sen, the clerk, jumped overheard and
was drowned. Ten or fifteen negro deck
| passengers are supposed to be lost.
| The boat and cargo are probably total
| loss.
| CHINA is to be quite thoroughly repre-
sented at the Centennial Exhibition.
| The regulating rules have been translat-
! ed into Chinese, commissioners appoint
ed and articles Representing the different
branches of art and manufacture are to
be sent. Among other things of inter-
est will be carvings worth $40, 900 made
| by a famous Ningpo artisan, who exhlb-
| tied his workmanship both at London
and Vienna.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says:
son Sunday box was found on the
| lake shore in the First Ward, near the
railroad track Upon being opened it
was found to contain the body of an IN
FAINT. The box had evidently been hurled
over the bluff. On the same day wo-
man found the body of an infant, about
| five months old, in the snow In her yard.
TIE amended law of Congress passed
at the recent session permitting the
franking of public documents for the
greater part of this year, is again filling
the mail with books and pamphlets.
Tons of these documents are being now
franked from Washington, which have
been accommodating st the Capital since
the privilege was originally abolished.
A MURDER probably without parallel
in the annals of crime is reported from
st. Louis Monday morning. 1t was
committed in open court by boy Ii
years old, who sought revenge for the
killing of his brother The victim was
some II years old. Considering it eth
er as an exhibition of youthful depravity,
or as peculiar manifestation in one so
young of immortal hate and study of re-
venge, the case possesses great interest.
A VERY remarkable feature of the late
election in New Hamsphire was the OPP
Grafton of new law by which the polls
in certain localities were allowed to be
kept open until midnight. The law was
passed by Democratic Legislature and
it was used in the Democratic interest
at Manchester and other cities where the
naturalization mills had been grinding
fast and furiously. At some of the polls,
a good share Of the Democratic vote
came in after sunset.
ga YOUNG lady of moderate circum-
Stances living in Marshalltown, Iowa,
vino had carried the ''Oriental custom"
to en inconvenient excess, and incurred
much unpleasant comment from the
neighbors, disappeared during a cold
snap the other day. She was finally dis
covered In barn, buried under heap
of straw, the smiling and delighted
mother of twins. The thermometer
marked Is degrees below zero. Her for
titude has made her famous.
SEA AND MOUNTAIN Prof. Bereke,
of Marburg. has concluded, from in
vestigations with regard to the compare
tive influence of sea and mountain air
on the system, that irritable, nervous,
excitabIe people will derive benefit from
| the mountain air; while persons with
good digestion, who are suffering from
overwork, will be improved by sojourn
at the seaside. Bodies part with their
heat more rapidly on the sea-coast than
on the mountaineering; hence the
| Professors conclusions.
The La Crosse Democrat rises to tell
a dog story. Hear it: ''This morning
we witnessed an exhibition of animal
instinct that deserves a place among
anecdotes of dogs A splendid New
foundland puppy had got loose from
his kennel and was bounding around the
streets, full of playful antics, but the
rope that had restrained him of
his liberty was hung to his collar and
dragging along the street. Just as the
puppy had rallied several well-behaved