The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-04


thick, is said to have been discovered at
Reedstown, Vernon county.
THE weather in the South last week
was unusually cold cold for the season.
In many localities ice formed.
A FIGHT is reported between United
States troops and band of Cheyenne
Indians, in which the Indians drove back
the troops.
NoN-exploaive kerosene has scored its
first Chinaman, i ,026 Clay street, San
Francisco. He tried to light fire Nell
can way.
4 BURGLAR stole $175 worth of guns
and pistols in Stevens Point few nights
ago. The sheriff probably won't look
for him very closely.
PRoDIGIoUs discoveries of mica have
been made in the Black Hills, which are
far more valuable than the gold discover
les. Mica is worth dollar pound and
costs but tride to mine it.
A DISPATCH from Holly Springs, Miss,
dated the 27thSays: A severe earthquake
accompanied with loud rumbling noise
was felt here, at IL O'Clock this even
ing. No damage.
The cattle disease has assumed alarm
ing proportions in England. During the
quarter ending Oct. Is at least 100000
cases have been reported with a money
damage estimated at 81, 100000
In an interview with menagerie The
Cincinnati Commercial says s'Ground
rattlesnakes three and four feet long are
worth So pair. This in place where
NH Ie, 70. ,4c
drink
The biggest canoeever built has been
bought from Moquillah, chief in Brit
ish Columbia, and will be sent to the
Centennial. 1t is 60 feet long, s feet
wide and 4 feet deep, and carries 100
passengers,
AT Ashland, Ore, George Miller has
been exhibiting a steer 10 hands high,
20 feet from tip to tip, and estimated to
weigh when fat, 5000 pounds. He is
really an elephant of a steer, and his name
is ssThe Lost River Ranger
One by one the Injuries of life are be-
coming so plentiful and cheap as to be
within the reach of the poorest. A large
| lake has been discovered about forty
miles west of Laramie, W. IT,, in the
| bottom of which is a thick layer of
epson salts in almost pure state.
| DIR. LINDERMAN, Director of the Mint,
estimates that by the Virginia City fire,
the supply of gold bullion will be cut
| off to the extent of one million per
month for four months, and the supply
of silver bullion one and a half millions
per month for the same length of time,
BECAUSE Mr.. Bowles, of The Spring
| field Republican, Is near-sighted, he
tries to spoil the fun for the other fell
| lows. He declared that the woman who
holds up her skirts in the streets is as
vulgar as the man who is constantly oc-
cupied in reefng the slack of his breeeh-
Chicago Times.
A GREAT fire broke out in Virginia
City, California, on Monday morning,
which consumed nearly the entire city
before it was subdued. The loss is es-
timated at from So, 900, 900 to 81, 100000.
Several lives We're lost Hundreds OF
people are rendered homeless and DIES
titute.
THE postal card factory at Springfield
| is still unable to keep up with its orders.
Within the past seven days the orders
| which have been received call for over
| nine million cards, and the agency is now
two or three million behind the orders.
| The presses are run to their fullest
capacity day and night.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of the National Grange Patrons of HUs-
bandry, at the Gait House, Louisville,
Nov. Is. The members who expect to
attend are requested to bring samples of
leading products from this years crop,
also minerals and other interesting
specimens from their respective sections
of the country.
Mineral Point Tribune It will be
remembered that some time ago Joe
Daum sold dog to man in Chicago.
Well, the animal remained with his new
master a short time, but feared the sau-
sage mills, and longed for sourkraut
So he arose one morning early, and came
all the way from Chicago to see and live
with his old master Joe.
JOHN SHRIaIER, a bachelor Prussian of
| some three score years, of De Pere, on
| Monday attempted to put an end to his
| existence In most singular way He
barred his left arm to shoulder, and at
| tempted to sever the arteries. He sue
ceeded SO well that he staggered and fell
| to the ground from loss of blood. By
proper remedies he soon AFTERWARDS en-
tirely recovered.
WHEN wag entered the smoking car
of Cincinnati excursion train and said
that lady in the next car had tainted
and needed some liquor, there were 81
sympathetic Porkopolitans who rose and
rendered him their TASKS of Cincinnati
vitriol. The practical joker was fifty
punished for his temerity by being forced
to drink once from each flask, but on
the fifth trial he persisted of spontaneous
combustion.
A CHILD was frightened to death on
last Wednesday in West Nashville, Tenn.
During difficulty between its mother
and nelghbor, a man came into the
presence of the child showing pistol
and uttering threats against the mother
in case of any further difficulty between
the parties. The child became SO ter
rified at the manner and language of the
man, that it went into spasms and died.
OWING to a gale and snow storm Sun
day, an accident by which about II
persons lost their lives, occurred at st.
Farihe, Isle of Orleans. The people
We're principally residents of the island
returning from Warner, and were being
landed from steamer in q scow which
capsized and all on board, with one ex-
ception, We're drowned. During the
same gale John Campbell, chief officer
OF the steamer Canallia, and laborer
were drowned.
The EVENT OF THE Wharf.-The as
founding result in New York may be
considered the political event OF the year
1875. One year ago Samuel J. Tilden
MAS elected lHnvernnn nr-or. flo ,,oA,...I