The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-01-13

A KENosHA father gave his daughter
81, 900 check on the evening of her
marriage, last week.
Ten young women took the veil as
Sisters of Mercy in Providence, r. l.,
last Saturday.
OVER ten million dollars in dividends
will be paid IN Boston this week.
NORTH AMERICA yielded $50, 000,0 00
in bullion last year.
The English Channel tunnel will be
commenced next April.
SINCE the first Of January sewing
machine agents are obliged to pay licen-
ses in this state as follows Agents on
foot, $15 one-horse team, $40: two
horse team $40.
LUMBERMEN are having q serious time
vet for a good season, but it will likely
not be favorable for logging purposes.
The small amount of logs put in, must,
it seems, send lumber away up in price,
where it has not been for years.
ACCORDING to the American Railway
Times, the first suspension bridge was
constructed by James Finley over ia
cob's Creek, on the turnpike between
Uniontown and Greensburg, Penn, in
1886.
The sandstone from the Caledoni..
quarry, near Spangler's Corners, Wau-
paca county, and mile ard half from
the Wisconsin Central Railroad, is said
to be equal to that of Lake Superior.
The owners have put in steam power,
and are getting ready to produce it in
large quantities.
A New branch of industry is being
set on foot in Nova Scotia. Several
fsh-packing houses. finding their oc-
cupation gone for the winter, are now
at work packing rabbits, partridges, and
other game. A good market
is expected in England for the class of
canned goods.
THE other day man died at Atlantic
City, Wyoming Territory, and Rev,
Mr.. Buck delivered the funeral sermon,
for which he received S., and within fif-
teen minutes from the close of the SER
mon he was in saloon playing poker
for the. S.. That evening he was 1850
winner.
A HUNDRED years ago four newspapers
were published in New York, the Royal
Gazetteer, organ of the British authori,,
ties, the Mercury, the Constitutional
Gazette, and the New York Journal, the
organ of the Sons of Liberty, published
by John Holt, who at one time was COM
PEELED to take groceries and other goods
III exchange for his paper.
IT is not very likely this country will
go short on wine soon. In California
alone. Amador county has 1,68O,OOO
grape vines Ell Dorado, ], 410. 255 Los
Sacramento, .2,132, 975; San Joaquin,
mona, 3,608, 1856 and Tuolume, 1,4OO,-
900.
The Eau Claire Lumber Co. report
the news from the piperies as entirely
satisfactory. Plenty Of snow for hauling,
roads and teams in excellent condition
They estimate their camps, or rather
the camps they are supplying, as banking
1900, 900 feet every .day.-Eau Claire
Free Prees.
The Mormon women of Utah to the
number of %, 800 have signed petition,
III yards long, praying Congress to
give to the Territory a State govern
ment, and asking the repeal of the Po-
land law in relation to polygamy. The
petition will be presented by George Q.
Cannon, the Delegate froln Utah.
A ROMANTIC marriage lately took place
in Albany, Ga. A young lady of that
place wrote to young man in Water
vile that she had heard him highly
spoken of, and that if he saw fit to pay
visit, and could stand a satisfactory
examination, that she would reward him
with her heart and hand. He accepted
the proposition, and started at once to
see the fair one. He arrived at her
home Monday, was inspected and receiv-
ed. and the couple were married the
next day.
AN PARTICULARS AT SEA.-Yesterday
forenoon, says The New York World.
the bark Mora, Capt. Angel. 115 DAYS
from Yokohama, came in. The captain
relates a remarkable occurrence which
came under his observation. At 8
O'Clock in the morning of Dec. s, Ia lati-
tude II IT, longitude ~ west, the Off
GERS and crew felt distinct shock of
earthquake. 4 light, unsteady south
east breeze was blowing at the time.
veering and hauling between south
southeast and east-southeast IAN unusual
trade wind), and the weather was close
and oppressive. Almost every variety of
ciouds was In sight Tie shock was
very strong, accompanied with low.
rumbling noise like distant thunder.
The ship was so shaken that the dishes
on the table ratified violently. The sea
was smooth and the current ran south
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