The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-12-02
THURSDAY, DEC. 2; 1876.

the entire distance IN about two hours.
AN old Wisconsin hunter says that the
muskrats have not begun to build their
houses yet, and tie beavers have laid in
but small stool. OF provisions.
AN English clergyman who has been
visiting Salt I4alIa City recently. writes
that he believes the Mormon leaders are
thinking OF removing bag and baggage
TO Palestine.
DURING the past season tho mills of
Oshkosh have cat about 70, 900, coo feet
of lumber, 80, 600, 600 feet Of shingles,
100000 feet OF lath, and 1900, 0OC
pickets.
THERE is prisoner in the county jail
1T Oshkosh who has served no less than
SIX terms IN the state prison. He is now
engaged in writing mp sketches OF his
fellow prisoners.
TIE Fond du Lac Commonwealth:
There NAV be truth in il or ro;, bat
certain it is il Oshkosh there is q
rrmor that Col. Gabe Bouck is soon to
marry resident OF the same city.
BLUE Earth county Minnesota, paid
$50, 255, 5,fof CAP tilringansi killing Is, 1876
bushels and - quarts Of grasshoppers
last spring and summer. It is under
stood that the State will be asked TO foot
the bill.
THE Indiana Republicans are first in
the field. They have called q conyen-
ton to meet February q. to nominate a
State ticket ana clec. delegates to the
National Convention, which will meet
TO nominate the next President.
IT is worthy OF notice that, with the
exception Of SCHUYLER CoLFAx,o of fndi-
ana, HAN,SIIs..L HAs1ITN Of Maine, both
of whom were Vice President, during
the war period OF LINCOLN and GRANT,
I'll the Vice Presidents are dead. We
have not a solitary ex-PGasident, aud
but tSo ex-Vice Presidents.
THE PittsbuTg Post points Jere Black
as the fayorite son OF Pennsylvania, and
and Just the man to run fer President
on the Democratic ticket. But if the
Post does not have occasion for lamenta-
ton over Jcrehmiah's rejection by the
convention, it viii over lis defeat at the
polls.
THE Ia Crosse Republican of Tues
day says: 4 bold aud successful robbery
was committed last night at WatertoWn
Junction. 4 gentleman and his wife
and daughter arrived at the Junction
from Chicago, and while waiting for the
ST. Faul passenger train the gentleman
was dccoyed by 81 gang Of robbers and
had $3.50 stolen from his person.
HIS poor old mother takes in washing,
but he struts around with q cigar in his
3nouth.-F'Olld du Lac Commonwealth.
Perhaps his mother hasn't had steady
work and he is unable to buy fancy
gneersehaum. 1t hardly seems right to
haul a fellow over the Goals when he may
be doing the best he can.
They say that ga Wisconsin woman
las dreamed for six successive nights
thai President Grant was eaten up by
bear" IL this dream we're TO f'come
true, we should like 30 own that bear.
He would be bonanza to any Snowman
SO many people would be glad to pay
six bits to SO in and thank him for put
ting a stop to al this talk about third
term.
TIE forthcoming report CT the Chief
Of the Secret Service of the Treasury
Department viii show that larger
number OF c0untcrfeifers have been
arrested and 4 greater quantity OF coun-
feTfei5 money and plates captured during
the past year than ever before in any
one year. The explanation is, we be-
iieye, found not so much in tie fact
OF the greater prevalence OF the crime Of
counterfeiting as III the increased eficien-
cy of the Secret Service.
THE bark Florence, from Port Discov-
cry to San Francisco with lumber foIln
dered oil Umpqua River Nov. II. The
crew, consisting OF Capt. Dayton, Chief
Mate Anderson, Second Mate Carey,
five sean2en, and Chinese cook, took TO
boat Thursday morning, in attempt
ing to lnnd, the beat capsizel, and all
were drowned except Daniel Deary, who
was picked up and cared for by Indians.
The vessel drifted ashore during the
night.
~ the town Of Grant, in tie western
part of this county, are several deep
wells. Mr.. Z. Pocart and Fred Drager
have on their farms, wells whose depths
2 respectively 2iG and 2iS feet. When
the wind blows from any direction,
except from the northwest, there are
several feet of water il the wells, but
when the wind blows from that direction
there is a perceptable diminution in the
quantity of water. and If the wind is;
stong and lasts for several days, the
water disappears entirely, TO reappear
when the wind changes. There are 10
lakes in the vicinity, and no streams OF
any size y.ithin mile.
: NASHVILLE dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune, confirms reports from Wash
ington that Vice President WILSON ex
pssetea soon to marry, rs follows
haye 1t on good authority that Vice
President Wilson WAS engaged 10 be
married to Mrs. John 4 jackson. of
Williamson county, Tenn. The VOWS
were To be consunnated ON the recovery
Of bis health. 1t was his object mainly
10 see her that he visited Nashville last
spring. They met first at Washington.
ana had kept M . constant correspon-
.tence since. Hrs. Jackson vas one OF
thenast distinguishedand highly-crltgir-
ell ladies' IN the South.
SENATOR CI.ETsfIA,gcx, of lansing.
Michigan, was given i banquet and pre-
rented with = portrait previous 10 his de
isarture for Washington. Speeches were
made by prominent men of both parties.
The Senator responded, re-a1firnling his
RepublicaIism. He said that ile had rs
sisted at the organization of the party ::
that lie had acted with i ever since:
that he was III favor u hard money snd
opposed 80 q thiri-ser!n, and while the
Republicans held to tjIe principles az
now pTomu;e2ts>i lie should be found
working Wit: =
THERE is still another fres!. addition
81 the ruQcEs concerning the Cuban
question. L : reported IN WASHINGTON
IiIat Spain has demanded of Guatemala
the immediate revocation i,T that Repnb-
lie Of her recognition CT the Cuban IN
surSents as beiligcrenfS, and that a
similarly imperative demand has been
made upon Bolivia, Colombia, and other
South American Republics which have
recognized tie Cuban patriots. RGmor