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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-24

AFnoAr on THE IoE FLoE.-Bay City,
February Z. 4 large field of ice In Sa-
ginaw Bay, near the mouth of the river,
separated from the shore this morning
and drifted out to the sea, carrying With
it twenty fishing shanties. Ten CT twelve
fishermen who heard the noise made by
the cracking of the ice escaped to shore
The informant of the Free Press CORES
pondent SIS W five or six men on the float
ing field, bu. was unableto render them
any assistance, as they were about one
hundred rods away and there was no
boat at hand. The names of the unfor-
tunates are unknown, Their stock of
provisions and wood is probably small,
and as the weather is very cold they
must endure intense suffering unless the
field swings around to the main shore
soon, and thereby enabling them to es-
cape Tue ice is three to four inches in
thickness and several miles in extent.
This is tie third time fishermen have
been carried away on the ice this winter
and three lives have been lost.
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AN in Kilkenny recently

A MAN in Kilkenny recently saw a
statement of his own death in a newspa-
per. He wrote to the editor: Sir, I no.
tice few errors in the obituary of my
self, which appeared in your paper Of
Wednesday last. I was born in Dublin.
not Cork, and my retirement from bus
mess in 1860 was not owing to i'll health.
but to little trouble bad with horse
The cause of my death was not smallpox.
Please make corrections"
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THE LAWYERS TRADE.-A day or two
ago, when young man entered De-
troit lawyers Office to study law, the
practitioner sat down beside him and
said:
"Now, see here, have no time to
fool away andif you don't pan out well I
won't keep you here thirty days. Do
you want to make good lawyer?"
eyes, sir"
''Well, now listen. Be polite to old
people because they have cash. Be
good to the boys, because they are
growing up to cash basis. Work in
with reporters and get puffs. Go to
church for sake of example. Don't fool
any time away on poetry, and don't even
look AZ girl until you can plead case.
If You can follow these instructions you
will succeed. If you cannot, go and
learn to be doctor and kill your best
frienda'
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in all then ac"nipi':Iieu "rn1s. 1t Is VOL huo"u
that Dr. James has stood at the head OF the pfoies
for the past Sc years. Age and experience are
alI-mportant Seminal Weakness, night losses oy
dreams, pimpes the face, lost manhood: can pos
tively be cured. Ladies wanting the most oellcate
attention. call or write Pleasant home for patients
4 book for the million. Marriage Guide, which
tells you all about these diseaseA-who should
marry-why not-10 cents to pay postage DR.
James has so rooms and parlor. You gee no one but
the doctor. Office hours, A. NJ. to 2. NJ sundays,
10 to II. All bIsness strictly confidential
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Scented TO KILL.-The Detroit Free
Press says: A Detroit girl picked up a
new beau the other evening at church
and when he reached her fathers gate
he accepted her invitation to walk in.
He was perfumed to kill, and it wasn't
long before his musk reached the back
room where the old folks sat. The old
man heard stumbling around, muttering,
and presently he opened the door and
passed out and walked around the house.
He came back after snufing around for
a few minutes, andpounding on the par
lor door, he inquired "Evangeline,
where's that piece of candle?" 81 don't
know, father; why?" she inquired in re-
turn. 'There's q skunk or something
or other under tie addition, and I've
got to hunt him or we can't live here
over night" The young man didn't stay
long after that.
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TIE wife of st. Louis merchant,
who had been reading in the morning
papers about the whisky frauds. turned
to her husband with n puzzled express
sion of countenence, and inquired:
'My dear, what do the papers mean
by saying that a man has 'squealed9'
'fWhy,' replied the man, loftily, they
mean that some member Of the ring has
'peached' on the rest
"Peached on the rest?'' exclaimed the
wife; "now what does that mean2"
"Why, it means that he's-he's blow
ed on EN-"
'Blowed On tieml"
eyes; you see. he's given 'em away u
'sGiven them away?'
"Why of counsel Can't you under
stand anything2 Do you thing I'm an
unabridged dictionary z" continued the
husband impatiently. s'It means hes
he's let out on 'em,-gone back on his
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. know?'
The woman did not seem quite salts
fed with the mans lucid explanation
but, not wishing to appear ignorant il
her husbands eyes, she remarked, "Ah
yes; eee!" and forebore further ques
tioning.
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Tribune
BOOK AND
JOB Printing
FFIC H.
The attention Of Business Men
is called to the fact that we have
recently refurnished our
JOBBING DEPARTMENT,
having added thereto all the latest
designs invented for the execution
of plain and ornamental
JOB PRINTING
of every description, and having
greater facilities, can guarantee
satisfaction in quality and price.
| The printing of
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-24

CAMILLA URso has violin more than
two hundred years old, valued at 8. 500
and another, made about 1879, worth
81 800.
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HIS LODGE.

1t got SO at last that his wife began
wonder what business ''the ledge" and
on hand that it should meet four or Ave
times per week. He was ont four nights
week until eleven o'clock, and he
came home with redness i'll his eyes,
and his step was unsteady as he passed
down the hall. He said ''the lodge"
business was mighty hard on the mus
cles, and that candidates we're coming
| in by the hundreds. One night he
groaned out IN his sleep and talked OF
"the right bower and yelled out
| ''spades - and the wife wondered still
more. The other evening she took q
position where she could see who went
up stairs into the club rooms. Her hus
band passed by and entered place
where rows Of bottles adorn the shelves,
and coffee and spice stand i'll saucer
| on the counter to purify the breath.
| When she went in he was one of four ct
| table. Each one Of the four was look
ing ct the pictures on some cards held In
| his hand.
$50 this is the lodge, is it p she H.
| quifed, as she stood before him.
He was caught, and he resolved to
| make clean breast of it. He laid his
cards down, rose up and gave her his
arm and said J.:
ST won't lie to you, Mary. This is
not the lodge room this is whore we
| stop for minute to beat the blasted en-
| emies of our craft out of their surplus
greenbacks. When 1 come home to
spoke off,
The regularity with which that man
now hangs around home every evening
in the week is astonishing. - Detroit
Free Press.
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PBESIDENIIAE CANDI-
DA TIES.

The Belknap scandal has had the
effect to very materially change the
Presidential outlook in regard to
candidates. On the Republican side
there is no doubt that Secretary Bris-
tow, and men Of his calibfe, are the
only Presidential candidates whose
stock appears to be rising now
Bristow's star is in the ascendant.
True, it is not as radiant as those
which flash and fode and have to
submit toperiodical eslipsee in Wash
ington, but it's steady, and increas-
ing slowly in lustre, but keeping al
it gathers. When the clans meet in
the Queen City of the West, let them
be prepared for the name of Bristow
to appear before their visions in big
ger letters than they now dream Of.
He is the kind of acandidate who
advances with but moderate strides,
but he advances to stay, and it may
yet tax all the powers ofhiS compel
itors to prevent the National chris
tening from proclaiming the name of
Bristow to the multitude.
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Tribute OF Respect.

WHEREAS, An all-WiSe Providence
has removed suddenly from us by
death, our dearly and well-beloved
brother, Oh. Hodgson; and whereas,
the sad casualty by which SO many
hearts were made to mourn for the
loss of loved ones, has brought sad
ness and sorrow to us as a Lodge !;
therefore
ReSolred, That in the death of our
lamented Bro. Hodgson, Equality
Lodge No. Al, a. f. and A. NJ, has
lost one Of its best and most worthy
members, his children a kind father,
and the community at large a most
valuable and useful member of So
ciety.
Resolred, That in the sudden death
Of our late brother, we are again SOL
EMMY reminded of the shortness anG
uncertainty of human life, also,
that casualty or disease may
ere long terminate our earthly eXiS-
tence, and of the necessity of that
preparation which will enable us to
meet the grim tyrant Death, and re-
ceive him as kind messenger sent
to translate us from this imperfect
to that all-perfect, glorious and ce-
lestial Lodge above, where the Su-
preme Architect Of the universe pre-
sides.
ReSoIUed, That as we will no more
greet him in our Lodge room, and rs
all fraternal intercourse with him
has suddenly ceased, therefore re-
solved that we viii practice his viz
tues and keep green in our memories
the recollection OF his good deeds and
of his zeal for our time-honored in
stitution.
ReS0lred, That we tender our sin
cere sympathies to the family and
friends of our deceased brother in
their great addiction, and commend
his doubly-bereaved children to the
care and protection of that God who
has promised to be "a friend Of the
fatherless; also to the care of all good
Brothers and Masons.
ReS0lred, That our thanks are due
and are hereby rendered the Brothers
of Robert White Lodge No. 81, "A. f.
and A. NJ, for their attendance at
the funeral, and t. the Baltimore Il
Ohio Railroad Co. for free transpor-
| tation to and from the funeral.
ReSolred, That the members Of this
Lodge shall wear the usual badge of
mourning, and the Hall be apprOpri-
ately draped for thirty days,
ReSolred, That copy of these res
olutionS be sent to the family of our
deceased Brother, be entered upon
the inmates of the Lodge, and that
they be published in the papers OF
| the town.
Respectfully submitted:
j. l.. w. BAKER,
w. M. HOLLIS, Com.
PHILIP SHOWERS
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SPLINTER

Spring fashions are cropping out.
The sky is never so dark but that
silver lining is observable.
Seed onions are selling at five cents
per quart in Hagerstown.
Politics is waxing warm in the
Hagerstown Municipal election,
Don't throw dirt in your teachers
eyes. 1t would injure the pupil
Winter is about over, and not five
inches of snow have fallen in this
region.
Prepare your gardens for seeding
purposes, and wait until the weather
gets warm.
The music of tbs black bird is one
of the most distinctive indications of
the return of spring.
The Shoe Manufacturing Company
of Hagerstown are turning out a
large amount of work.
Don't linger where your love lies
dreaming" Walse her up and tell
her to get the breakfast.
Don't imagine that you can correct
all the evils in this world. A grain of
sand is not prominent is desert.
A large and convenient house for
rent on West aaee street; also lot
and stable. See advertisement.
Don't attempt to punish all your
enemies at once. You can't do a
large business with a small capital.
Schuyler Cofax lectured on Lin
coin in Cumberland last Friday
night, and the papers of the place
speak in glowing terms of the lecture.
Herbert al the Hagerstown Neacs
is the Cro@uet man of the firm. We
might have known it was not Adams,
He is too lazy.
The pepils of the Hagerstown Som.
mary gave a Musical and Liteaary
entertainment, which is highly com
plimented by the Ne,os.
! Job Printing of all kinds neatly
and cheaply done at the LSpEPEN,
pE.NT Steam Job Rooms.
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JUDGE BRANNON ON THE
FINANCIAL QUESTION.

A letter of Judge John Brannon,
of this State, is published, giving his
views on the financial question. His
panacea is low rate of interest en-
forced in all the States by general
law of Congress. We make the fol-
lowing extract from his letter, which
contains the gist of his argument
He says:
Il believe the country would soon
be relieved with q lowered rate of
interest, enforced by effective laws,
operating alike IN all tbo States. If
this can be done, money would not
then be, as it is now, used principal
ly for speculative purposes, for spec
ulative enterprises can only pay the
high rate of interest demanded, but
would be used for more beneficial
purposes to the reasonable benefit of
both capital and labor i.
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Fearing Relics Found.

Nj. Colin IL. Reynolds has had a
large force of workmen engaged in
tearing down the old building on
queen street recently owned by Mr..
Louis Wolfes. Among the curiosi-
ties found among the debris is an old
bond one hundred and seven years
Old, and full box of cigars, which,
according to the mark on the box
were made twenty eight years ago.
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The following list Of letters remain
in the post-oflice Of Martinsburg, w.
Va, March 18th, 1875, and will be
sent to the Dead I.ptler Olice March
25, 1879, if not oaIled for.
J. Blake, s. Baer Il Co., Margaret
Barrett, Eek Bixon, John Ii Byers,
Louisiana Curtis, Byron i Hall,
Lizzie Hines, Sallle A Larkins, Sarah
O'Connor, Joseph Reed, Annie Swill,
Ann Spesef, $. b. Welsh, John w.
Wolf, Mary Wright.
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TRANSFER or STATEFUNDs

Governor Jacob, on the 8th inst,
issued an order addressed to the Aud
itor and Treasurer of the State, di-
recting them to transfer all the mon
ey held by the Merchants Bank OF
Charleston belonging to the State,
t0-Wit: the sum of $50, 097 so, to the
KanaWha Valley Bank and to the
Miners and Mechanics Bank, both
OF Charleston. The sum is to be
equally divided between the two last
named banks which are designated
as the repositories to receive the
monies. The reason assigned by His
Excellency for the transfer is that he
has good grounds for the opinion that
it is required by the safety of the
public funds. = Wheeling REGISTER.
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Prolific

Farmers inform us that the mum
Der Of lambs this spring, in proper
ton to the number of ewes, is larger
than ever before known. In quite a
number of instances the number Of
lambs is double the number Of ewes.
And this proliAcness is not confined
to any part of the county or any spe-
cial kind of sheep. Sheep growers
are likely to have a profitable season,
as the price of lambs will certainly
be well up i'll the figures. Indeed,
We are Informed that buyers have
already been around and offered to
engage lambs at 81 per head, to be
taken away iii May or June.
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STATE NEWS.

Governor Jacobs has employed
man to clean up the State Arms.
Putnam county ships slaves to
France measuring fifty-six inches in
length.
The Spring term of Nicholas Cir
cult Court began on Saturday March
4. The Fayette term commences
March IS.
A fine specimen of black marble
has been found by Mr.. William III.
Montgomery. 1t abounds on his
lands adjoining Lewisburg.
The Presbyterian Church, of Lew
isburg, has decided to erect a marble
monument to the memory of Rev.
John McElhenny, ID. d., and wife.
A correspondent of the Intelliger-
cer suggests the name of A w Camp
bell, Esq, as the Republican candi-
date for Governor.
General Belknap, late Secretary of
War, studied law with III. Caperton,
ESQ.,, of Georgetown. ID. c., q brother
of Hon. Allen L. Caperton, of this
State.
Hon. George A. Blakem0re, of
Pendleton, for Attorney General of
this State, is nominated by the Pen
| dleton News.
This Baltimore and Ohio. Railroad
Company used i'll locomotives, roll
ing mills, ETC., during the year 1875,
303, 260 tons of coal from Piedmont
and the Georges Greek region, which
is 12l 1920 tons less than the year pre-
| Yious.
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Resolced, That in his death this
Society has lost one of its best MEM
bers, his wife and family a fond and
affectionate husband and father, his
mother a devoted son, and the Cath
Ollie Church jealous christian.
Resolced, That we tender to his af-
flicted wife and family our heartfelt
sympathy in this their hour Of sor.
row.
Rcsolred, That these resolutions be
inserted in the Martinsburg papers
and the l, G. b. w. Journal.
Resolred, That 4 copy Of these res
olutions be sent to the family OF our
deceased brother, and entered on the
record Of the Society.
JOS. SCHERRER,
EDW'D QUIRK,
NJ. O'CoNNOR, Com.
ID. +. SULLIVAN.
L. ColmsKEY,
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The CadetshiD,

The competitive examination of
applicants fer the Cadetship from
this Congressional District closed
last Friday, and below we give the
report Of the Board of Examination.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA,
March 10, 1876.
~ Hon. Chds. J. Faulkner, ". C.,
SIR: In accordance with your re-
quest, the Board of Examination
nominated by you for the examina-
ton Of candidates for appointment
to West Point, from your Congress
sional District, met on the 9th inst,
and proceeded to the examination of
the following candidates, who pre-
scented themselves before it, viz:
4, :. Avis, ChaTlestown, w. Va.
NJ. II. Carter, Gerardstown, w. Va.
W. z. Craighill, Duffield s, w Va.
J. b. Furr, Frankfort, Mineral Co.
Jas. +. Glenn, CharleStown.
I. G. Green, Charlestown,
g. Kelley, Phillippi, Barbour Co.
e. /. Kenny, Martinsburg.
E. G. Leigh, Falling Waters,
j. Is. Payne, Thornton, Taylor Co.
I. {. Pifer, Buckhannon.
NJ. Il. Powell, NeWb'rg Preston Go.
c. II. Scott, Randolph County.
Jno. l.. Steele, Morgantown.
After mature deliberation the
Board finds the following to be the
order of their relative merit, as ex-
hibited in the accompanying average
marks:
f. >. Avis, 352; NJ. II. Carter, 1886 !;
John l.. Steele, 324 G. II. Scott, 322 /;
Il. G. Pifer, 321; G. T. Kenny, 304 :
Jas. Il. FUR, 276; G.. Kelley, 25S ;
w. p. Craighill, 255; M. T. Powell,
235; 7. G. Green, 232; Z. G. Leigh,
221 John i. Payne, POS; James T..
Glenn, 80.
JAS. MCMILLAN,
Capt. 81 art, Pres. Of BoaTd.
JOS. MCMURRAN,
Principal Shepherd College.
WIN. III. KABLE,
Prie. Ctarlestoeo1l Male dead.
JNo. z. HYDE,
P1ia. Lonoak Female Col.
DAVID SPEER,
Snl0t. Pub. Schools, MartjnSJurq.
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Z =. district court Of w. Va.

The Wheeling ReiSt(1' of satur-
day says we are are informed through
tie kindness Of Hon. G. j. Faulkner,
that the House has passed the bill
designating the following times and
places for holding this Court
Wheeling, March 1st and Septem-
Der lst Clarksburg, April 1st and
October 1st Charleston, May 1st
and November Ist !; Martinsburg.
June LIST and December 1st.
Since writing the above we notice
that the bill with the House amend
ment passed the Senate, but suisse
quently a motion to reconsider the
vote was agreed to, and the bill was
recommittedto the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-03-18

n PRESIDENTIAL campaign is
rapidly approaching, and it is there
fare not surprising to hear that the
House Military Committee has
agreed to report a bill giving every
Union soldier eight dollars per month
during his term of service. It will
be eminently proper when the bill
comes before the House for some one
to offer an amendment that in addi-
ton to the sum named every soldier
receive forty acres and a mule. There
can be no doubt that great injustice
in some respects has been done to
certain deserving classes Of our eX-
soldiers. The present bounty laws
ignore the claims of men who enlist
ed as privates and subsequently for
gallant and meritorious services were
promoted to be commissioned Off
GERS, but who left the army, through
no fault of theirs, as poor as when
they entered it. A law recognizing
this class by giving them a small
bounty would be equalization in the
right direction.
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March,.

March is usually dry month, and
dust is not an uncommon feature of
its latter portion. The dryer March
is, the more productive the season.
According to the old proverbs, "a
peek Of March dust is wortha king S
ransom and "a dry March never
begs its bread" OF course we ex-
pect winds, especially during the ear
lier portion Of the month, and we
watch for the coming in like a lion"
to be assured that it will ego out like
q lamb" The dawn of spring this
month is hailed with more universal
pleasure than any of the twelve, even
though, as is often the case, it is far
more wintry in its aspects, than its
predecessor, February. March is
named from the war god of the Ro-
mans, Martius or Mars. The SaXons
called it Lenet month, or length
month, whence the term lent, which
always includes good portion ifnot
all of this month.
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wall Paper.

The largest and most complete as
sortment ofnew spring styles of wall
paper ever brought to this town, is
now opened for inspection at the
INDEPENDENT Book Store. A few
bolts Of remnants, in quantities suf-
ficient to paper small rooms, which
will be sold ut a great reduction. -
Hurry up il you want bargains, as
The opportunity will not long be
omen.
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The action of the House Friday in
adopting the adverse report of the
Committee on Patents upon the APP
plication for the extension of the
Wilson patent used by the great sew
ing machine combination, will be
good news to almost every household
in the country. BY this monopoly
patent the price of sewing machines
has been kept up to two or three
times the sum for which they could
be manufactured and sold, without
that protection, under free eompetl-
ton. The sewing machine men have
no wight to complain of the refusal to
farther extend their monopoly, as
they have made enormous fortunes
already, and can afford to retire and
give the public the benefit of cheaper
machines.
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Qua nnmnshirc Mine Closed.

The Piedmont Independent states
Eat the old Hampshire mine, near
Bloomington, was closed last Mon
day. This mine has been worked for
about twenty-five years, and nearly
all the coal has been taken out. The
majority Of the miners therein have
r-oved to Westernport, and most of
them will find employment in the
.New Hampshire, recently opened
l>sar Alat place.
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The Jan Committee

The Committee appointed by the
County Court of Berkeley county to
consider the propriety of repairing
the jail or to locate prepare plans and
specifications for a new. building,
met in pursuance of said order in the
grand jury room in the Court House.
Present: Messrs. M, S. Grantham,
M. j. G. Hoffman, A. J. Thomas,
Jno. w. Lamon and w. r. Porter
field.
Mr.. NJ. J. G.. Hoffman was called
to the Chair, and Mr. r. NJ. Price
was requested and appointed to act
as Secretary.
The Committee visited the Jail and
carefully examined the same.
Mr.. Thomas moved to repair the
two rooms in the jail-lost.
Mr.. Grantham moved that a COM
mittee of two be appointed to select
a site for a new Jail, and prepare
plans and specifications and an alb
stract of the costs of the same-car-
ried.
Messrs. Grantham and Thomas
were appointed said committee. On
motion M, J. G.. Hoffman was added
| to the Committee.
The Committee then adjoMned
until April Sth.
NJ. G.. J. HOFFMAN,
K. NJ. PRICE, Chairman.
| Secretary.