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from Me Ddhy % WeA"ssuuy-
BuRaLARY.-Tne house of Mr.. A.
]. Gilman, about three miles from
Port Ludlow, was entered by burg
lars one night last week during his
absence and a quantity of provisions
were stolen from him.
A LIVELY fight occurred the other
morning between logger and two
blacksmiths, resulting in the victory
of the logger after a number of
rounds. which were witnessed by an
admiriug crowd.
AMAs named West was up before
Justice Scott this morning on the
charge of drunk and disorderly, and
assault and battery. He deposited
$40 and costs and was discharged.
He had been charging around on a
drunk last night and after commit
ting an assault on man was arsest-
ed by Chief of Police Thorndike.
The late Saml. Trueworthy who
died in San Francisco on the Goth of
last month, was native of Bangor,
Maine, and formerly miner in Car
iboo. Lately he was a resident of
San Juan, where he acquired a com
petence by farming and stockrais-
ing.
MIR. RUEL ROBINSON has named
his handsome new little propeller
the Dispatch, a compliment which
We gratefully acknowledge. The
new steamer is now nearly completed
and will make her trial trip in day
or so. She will be occupied in the
towing business and general work OF
almost any kind, and will undoubt-
edly do we'll. as there is somewhat OF
a scarcity of tow-boats on the Sound
at present.
How RIDICULoUs!-That Beriah
Brown should even be candidate
for the honorable, the responsible
and the elective office of Mayor
Think of it, fellow citizens! Isn't il
too ridiculous Outside his owr
family he wouldn't get votes enough
to enable him to know after election
that his name had been mentioned
Tribune, yune 30. 1876.
CoMMENT.-A majority of 45 vote.
for Beriah Brown for Mayor in tht
ward in which the T,i5uneis printed
What an influential newspaper ani
astute politician!
The july RACEs.-Mr. Fred. A
Dyer, President of the Seattle
Jockey Club, has received lettel
from a gentleman in Victoria, il
which the writer states that the at
tendance from that place at the race
to come off here on the Goth, 27tl
and 2Sth July instant, will be yer.
large, and that two trotting horse
will be forwarded from there earl,
next week. There are now fou
horses here in training on the track
and to Judge from the preparation
being made. and the stir and excite
ment which pervades sporting cir
cles, lively season may be ex
pected.
, 1876-07-15

Prices of metals. One pound of
indium will purchase 49,, ,354 pounds
of iron, about S11a of gold, 221aa of
platinum, 135 of silver, LOIS of
nickel. 1854 of mercury, 6617 of
antimony, 7,7SO of tin, 10, ,18O of
copper, II $50 of zinc, and "a, $40 of
lead.
, 1876-07-15

ANOTHER INTER-OCEAN CANAL
RoUAE.-The uncertainties sur
rounding the Suez Canal bring up
again the old project of ship canal
across the Isthmus of Panama. In
connection with this matter it is i'm
portant to note the fact that a new
canal route has recently been discov-.
cred or rediscovered across the mar
row neck of land uniting the two
continents, and wealthy citizen of
Colombia proposes to survey the
track at his OWE expense. The mat
ter has been laid before the Congress
of the United States of Colombia,
and that body asked to indorse the
plan of Mr.. Gogorza, which is to
have an accurate survey made by
corps of engineers, and then to or
ganize a joint stock company in Eu-
rope to build the canal and put it in
operation, the whole work to be COM
pleted in ten years. If there is the
least body in this movement it will
be watched with interest by CONNER
cial nations. England virtually
controls the Suez Canal. If British
money cuts a ship way through the
soil of the New World from the At
lantic to the Pacific Ocean; then
England will command both COM
mercial shortcuts and have a vast
advantage in the markets of Asia.
, 1876-07-15

A REMARKABLE PIECE OF MECHAN-
IsM.-Mr. D. H. Benedict of New
ton, Iowa, it is said has constructed
wonderful piece of machinery,
which he proposes to take to the
Centennial. 1t has three horizontal
shafts and fourteen perpendicular
shafts. 1t hastily wheels and 600
pieces. Some make one revolution
in ten minutes, and others 1000
revolution per minute. 1t compries
saw-mill, locomotive, q station
ary enging, two bells, a sewing ma
chine with two needles, and clock
without hands. It has fifty rep
reservations, such as two men grind
ing an ak, boy grinding coffee, g
man boring holes in an OK yoke, a
boy making sled, fourteen girls at
play, a dog chasing three bears, a
woman churning, a boy being
knocked over by a sheep, two old
friends meeting, dog freeing two
'varmints,' boy up the tree shaking
them off and dog ready to nab them,
standing with wagging tail and open
mouth, horned monkey pumping.
bear using an AK, boy on a
velocipede, woman chasing man
with q broom-stick, man turning
sumersaults, two little girls, a boy
and dog chasing geese out of a
house, deer at full speed, geese fly
ing, ETC., etc. All of which is run
by one belt and two cog wheels.
, 1876-07-15
From San Francisco.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. g
steamer Dakota arrived at this port
at II A. NJ. from San Franciaco, with
the following
, 1876-07-15

From the DAILY Of Tuesday.
City Election.
The vote for Mayor was as fol
lows:
, 1876-07-15
Professor seelye. of Massachu

Professor Seelye, Of Massachu-
setts, has suggested plan for civil
izing the Indians, which has been
embodied in bill nov pending be-
fore Congress. The bill provides
that the President shall annually Sc
lect twenty Indian children, between
twelve aud eighteen years Of age, to
be educated at Government cost, for
the purpose of qualifying them to
become instructors of their breth-
rem in the habits and duties of
American citizenship. They are to
be subjected to e. five years course
of teaching, at cost not exceeding
$500 each per annum. Of course it
would require some years to see
practical illustration Of the benefits
expected to flow from this expert
ment, yet the good work would be
seen and appreciated by the next
generation. The Cherokees and
few other tribes have made great
progress in the arts of civilization
under tie leadership of their edu-
Gated men, and we see no reason
why the same result may not be Sc
cured by the adoption of Professor
Seelye's plan, even among the wild
tribes of the Great Basin, whom i.
now costs so much blood and treas
ure to hold in halfway subjection.
The experiment should be tried.
, 1876-07-15

Mr.. OTIS FREEMAN has not been
removed from his position as Agent
of the Pacific Mail Co. at this place,
but is on his way up on the Dakota,
returning to his post of duty.
MARRIED John Christ, who
has for some years past occupied the
position of night watchman at this
place, was last evening married to
Miss Hess of this city.
THE Seattle Liberal Association
meets at Yesler's Hall Sunday, at 3
P. NJ. Subject to be given and opened
by F. Marsh for discussion.
THE steamship Dakota, from San
Francisco, arrived at Victoria at A
o'clock to-day, and may be expected
here tomorrow evening.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
HOW A OHINAMAE BOUGHT A
HORSE.

Cleveland Leader : Wan Lee had long
wanted q horse with which to collect and
! deliver his slaundry" work about the
city, and during last week came to the
conclusion to buy one. On Wednesday
evening while ainlessly strolling by the
Kennard House, he heard the pool-scller
shouting, Glow much for Fullerton,
gentlemen how much for Fullerton =?
| ara offered only so for this horse The
Maid sold for 500! Who says s45 Tor
Fullerton P"
Now, Wan, in his travels, had heard
something about fast horses, and heard
that Fullerton was mo SLOUGH, as the
saying is. SO when lie saw chance to
bay, him-as it struck his heathen intel
ligehoe for only $40, he concluded ho
had better close with the bargain at once
and secure hose which cou.d wlisk
Lis delivery wagon around at lively
rate. With rapid nod he conveyed the
intelligence to the seller that he would
give SIS, and az there was no higher bid
ders, the purchase was made.
Wan edged up to the stand and ask
ed:
"When me payee, and when me gette
hoss?'
s'Pay now said the hurried clerk,
s'and come around tomorrow night for
the chance
'tAlIe right, said Wan, as he unroll-
ed his pig-tail, extracted his hard earned
money, and departed with the card that
secured him the pool as far as Fullerton
was concerned.
Thursday night he was at the Kennard
at the appointed time, and when he saw
the pool clerk pushed his card forward
and said ''Alle right now-me wantee
Fullerton y
Fullerton 70 said the clerk. ''He did
not win. Smuggler took the pool !''
''Me care nothing about phool-me
wantee hoss !''
''You have no horse here. You paid
for your chance and lost it..
''Lost him? Me paid forty five Dole.
Me lost him 2"
eyes"
'*Whatee you mean You thief You
payee ne forty-ive dole ore go to fleece
house"
''Yoll will get nothing" said the clerk.
"You bet your money and lost it.
Wan went for policeman and ex-
planned. When he learned that his $45
we're gone forever, he shook his fist to-
ward the Kennard House and started for
home, scattering Chinese oaths along his
path at rate of about thousand to the
minute.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

HYDRofHoBfA IN A HoRsE.-Ihe Fitch
burg (Mass.) Sentinel says: GA singu-
lar case of hydrophobia occurred at
Groton q few days since. A farmer by
the name of Torrey had in his possess
ion dog who had manifested some
signs of being unwell, and while in that
state bit large and valuable horse, also
owned by Mr.. Torrey. The bite was
not considered serious. as it was only q
slight scratch upon the nose, and not
severe enough to draw blood, In the
meantime the dog died, and the horse
worked as usual, until one day he seem
ed quite unwell and was left in the stable
for rest. He began to show uninistak
able signs of hydrophobia, and was
strongly bound with ropes, bat freed
himself from them and tore his flesh IN
fearful manner. Many of the citizens
assembled to witness the affair, but were
compelled to withdraw, as it was 50 ter
rible to look upon. IN his madness he
would only bite 9Ae forward leg, and
when he seized it the bones were as
nothing. He continued in this state
until he was shot by order Of Mr. Torrey.
This horse also bit another valuable
horse, and Mr.. Torrey is anxiously
awaiting the result. The same dog also
fatally bit a COW.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

An INDIANS S LAST SHOT. Monday
morning, Aug. 81, four white men, while
out hunting about two miles from Dead
wood, killed a deer, and while they were
skinning it one of them saw an Indian
approaching them, leading his pony. He
was probably trying to surprise them,
but being uncertain of their exact posi-
ton he had approached too near, and
they discovered him first. One of the
party snatched up his shotgun, loaded
with buckshot, and fired both barrels
bringing down the Indian and his pony
The confident manner in which the In
dian had walked toward them had led
them to suppose that he was supported
by a number of others, and SO they
quickly retreated toward Deadwood for
reinforcements. A party started out to
scout the country, and, on reaching the
spot where the deer lay, the men saw the
body of the Indian by the side of his
pony, and, thinking him dead, they
rushed forward. This action was fatal
to one of the party, for a shot from the
Indians rife struck him in the heart
A volloy from the others killed the Indi-
an instantly, however and his body was
quickly surrounded by the white men.
The Indian had been almost riddled
with buckshot, one shoulder and both
legs having been broken, yet he had
managed to bandage his legs and to take
unerring aim with his wounded arm.
Knowing that his life would be taken
without doubt, he had prepared to sell it
as dearly as possible, and. lying on his
back, he rested his rife on his wounded
legs and shot dead the foremost of his
assailants. In his mouth was another
cartridge ready to reload. His rife was
the best and latest breech-loading arm
issued to the army in 1875, and it was
probable that be had obtained it in the
Custer OF Reno fight, since an old bullet
mark in the grip of the stock showed
that it had been in action.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

THIS is the latest watering place leg
end: 4 gentleman at Saratoga, after
waving his handkerchief for an hour or
more at an unknown lady whom he dis
covered at a distant point on the shore,
was encouraged, by warm response to
his signals, to approach his charmer.
Imagine his feelings when, OH drawing
nearer, he saw that il was his own dear
wife, whom he had left at the hotel but
short time before. "Why, how re-
narkable that we should have recog-
nized each other at such distance" ex-
claimed both in the same breath, and
then they changed the subject.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

On HER EAR-The Reese River Re
veille tells of an Austin man who was
reading story to his wife the other
night, and came to piece Of fine writ
ing, in which the ear of our heroine was
compared to ''some creamy-white, pink
tinted shell Of ocean,"
"By- -the-way," said the husband, cut
ting short his reading, 'Sthat description
of the ear reminds me of your ear-you
have all ear like shell"
It was the first compliment she had
received from him since the early days
of their marriage, and a blush of pride
suffused her face as she asked
''Wbat kind of shell, darling ?"
can abalone shell, he replied.
She had never before heard of or seen
an abalone shell, but she did not want
to display her ignorance, SO she made
up her mind to hunt it up in the Con-
densed Conchology that ornamented tie
centre table. Next morning the first
GnlllS Sne OlCl aIbef uer nuSDtanu naO jeiu
the house was to hunt up the description
of an abalone shell. She found it.. It
was described as shell about the size
of an ordinary wagon wheel. She nurs-
ed her wrath during that day, and when
her husband came home that night she
met him at the door with towel-roler,
and now his ear is not as big as an aba
lone shell, but it looks like a piece Of
pounded beef.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

TIE Sioux Indians name their papoo-
ses after events transpiring at the time
of their birth. AS illustrative of this
peculiar trait. Red Cloud is known TO
have taken that name from the fact that
the western SKY was overspread with red
clouds at the moment of his birth, while
the bringing of captive horse with a
spotted tail gave the now great chief
the singular eognonen of Spotted Tail.
Sitting-Bull received his name because 4
buffalo bull was, by lucky shot, thrown
upon its launches in plain sight of his
mothers tepee at The natal hour, while
the cavortngs of a fractions pony fur
nishcd a name for the redoubtablc Crazy
Horse.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

THE French metrical system of weights
and measures is about to be introduced
into Russia. The special committee,
which is sitting at ST Petersburg, at
the premises of the Russian Imperial
Technical Society, has not only come to
the resolution that such an invocation
would be useful, but it has also en-
phatically declared that if the French
system is decided to be introduced in
the Empire, the present is the fitting
moment, otherwise the opportunity
would be lost, adding that the changes
ought to be accomplished within two
years.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
SPUTT DEE DYVET,.

Between two hills, one wooded an!
desolate, the othar bare and unini.abited,
Just above Washington Heights, flows a
marrow stream. 1t is Spuyt den Duyvel
Greek. which, with fle Harlem River,
separates Manhattan Island from the
main land. It's queer name often puz-
zles the curious, who inquire for its
origin. Diedrich f<nickerbocker solves
the problem. lie tell us that when An
thony Van Corlear, Governor Stuyyes-
ants great trumpeter, was Oh mission
to stir up the country to war beyond the
Harlem River he came to this stream.
There was no ferryboat there. The wind
was high and the waters were turbulent
Feeling the urgency Of his GRAND An
aLony swore he would cross the creek
en- $ptyt den dl{yUet (in spite of the
deviD, and, taking hearty embrace of
his stone bottle, he plunged into the
stream. When half way over, he was
seen 90 struggle violently, and giving a
vehement blast Of his trumpet, sunk for
ever to the bottom. The clangor of the
trumpet aroused the peopie far and near,
who hurried to the spot in amazement.
''dere al old Dutch burgher, says the
chronioler, famed for his veracity, and
who had been witness of the fact, re-
lated to them the melonchoiy affair, with
the fearful addition (to which am slow
OF giving belief) that he saw the devil,
III the shape of !. huge moss bunker,
seize the sturdy Anthony by the leg and
drag him beneath the waves" The
stream and the wooded point have been
called Spuyt den Duyvel ever since.
'fSpiting Devil !" shouted the brake
man on a Hudson River car one evening
as the train ''slowed" at this spot. "What
gave this place SO queer a nanle?" young
woman asked a stranger who was sitting
by her side. lie told her Irving story,
supposing she understood it to be a le-
gend. Not so. Her womanly sympa-
thies were aroused by tie recital of the
fate Of the trumpeter, and she inquired
did he leave y family % The gentle
man modestly referred her TO the chron-
icle. That chronicle says Though
he was never married, yet did he leave
behind hm some two or three dozen
children in differnt parts of the country
fine, chubby, brawling, datulent lit
tie urchins, from whom, if legends speak
true (and they are not apt to lie. } did
descend the innumerable race of editors
who people and defend the country, and
who are bountifully paid by the people
for keeping up a constant alarm and
making them miserable. ''-Ha1Yoc1''s
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
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To Cook CHICKENS. fowl to be
killed, piuclled and evisccrated in the
shortest possible time on no account is
1t to be washed, but it must be wiped
dry with & clean napkin, and cut into six
parts, the breast, the two wings, the
back and the two legs. The whole is
then to be thrown into frying pan with
butter, cream, mush fsmall cakes of In
dian meal dough-, the whole to be done
before the flesh loses its natural heat.
and the frying pan and contents must
be heated in advance to receive the
chicken.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

4 KING. Burlington Hawk-Eyc: The
wood sawyer is q king in Burlington
now. When you want to get one to come
to your house and reign in your wood
shed, you have to show him petition
three yards long, signed by the most in
fuential business men OF the city, and
go down on your knees in the dirt and
beg and coax and cry and bribe and
plead until your heart fairly breaks, be
fore the monarch will consent and try
and run over and cut enough to last your
kitchen stove over Sunday.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

when he saw boat coming towards the
shore from smack which was standing
off and on good bit away. When the
boat got within short distance of the
land, it turned sharp 10 the right, and
began pulling along shore, and at the
same time a man took his hat off and held
it over the name on the stern, so that
| you could not read it with glass from
| the stand. When Jen saw this he clap
| ped his glass together, ran to the station
got two of his men TO JON him, and they
| began following the boat along the cliffs
as hard as they could. Wen, sir, it If
the very nastiest coast you ever saw,
high cliffs and valleys between, and it
was up one hill and down another, until
when the boat turned into a sandy bay,
about seven miles from the station, Jem
and his mates had hardly strength
enough left to go down and meet it.
However, by taking q couple of minutes
| breathing time, they did just manage TO
get down to the beach as the boats keel
touched the sand. When the men saw
them they made az attempt to back her
off, but Jem had hold of her, and they
| found it Was no go. Jom felt well re-
| warded for all he had gone through when
he found three nice little brandy tubs
lying at the bottom Of the boat. So he
takes all four men into custody, and
nicely they grumbled and growled about
their i'll luck, and cursed Jen's sharp
eyes and SO on. The next thing was to
| get them all to the station, but when
Jem proposed that they should bear
hand with tie tubs, devil bit would
they. ':No," says they, chang it all,
they're your property now, and we have
nothing more to do with them" So, at
last, Jem having nado them give him
their words that they wouldn't run away
and little use it would have been, for
they were all well known to hirn-he and
his two mates were obliged to hoist the
tubs on their shoulders and carry them
to the station themselves The tubs
! held about six gallons apiece, and were
no light weight to carry seven miles on
binding hot summers afternoon.
Well, sir, Jem says he doesn't know to
this day how he got over them seven
miles, but at last, dead beat, they did
just manage to crawl up to the station
and get those blessed tubs off their shoul-
ders at last. It was only the thought Of
the share that would be coming to them
of this seizure that prevented them from
breaking down altogether long before
they got home.
As soon as they recovered themselves
a bit they set to work to draw the bungs
and measure the stuff. It turned out to
be of excellent quality, but not so strong
as he had hoped, for all three tubs were
full up to the bung with salt water; and
these three coast guardsmen had carried
these fine samples of old ocean for seven
miles along those awful cliffs.
As soon as the old smugglers had seen
how well their trick had answered, they
makes each as fine bow rs o French
dancing master and walks off,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

TELESCOPES have been made Of such
magnlfying powers as to enable those
using them to detect buildings or works,
If there were any, III the moon, SO large
only as Westminster abbey so that
anything like cities, CT roads o. masses
like armies, for instance, il motion,
would easily be seen. Bat nothing of
the sort appears to the keenest eye.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

ALTHOUGH the beauties, riches, hon
ors, sciences, virtues aud perfeetions of
all men living were in the present pos
session Of one, yet somewhat above and
beyond all this would still be sought and
earnestly thirstel for
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
II. ". .MEEEErD

r)YfDTOGR FIR. Eighth Street, White
| now block Manitowoc, Wis is prepared to take
photoura1hs or Tinty PCS of every size and in the
latest sy Ia Of the All negatives reteuched Call
and examine specimens and prices. Copying and
nnlarging old pictures specially. keep constant
Iy ON hand n large assortment of frames for the
trade. chg2oianT6 A. B. AELENDI.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28

HIRES a straw for Iiiden. A vote
was taken at the Goss-Alien prize fight,
and the ballot was unanimous for Sam
my Not vote for Hayes
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
r. x ERN..

yYoAR street. .ManftOxTOc, Wis Dealers
in Dry Goods Groceries, Crockery, Fancy Goods
3lass ware, Boots and Shoes, Ready made Clothing,
Papor hangings Hats, Caps, Toys Children Carriages,
live Geese Feathers, Bird Cages, Kerosene Oil and
amps &C.. &c. share of public patronage is soli-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-09-28
CH.aREES EsOYEEl,

N5EKCHAET TAILORING ESTAB-
H lshment Sth street, near south end of Bridge
rae tailoring departm is complete, and contains
large assortment of fashionable clothes and Gents
furnishing goods constantly on hand Please call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere. 1921