The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-03-09

little hop during the forty days, just to
keep their foot in;'' and it might be
difficult to prove how much they are
spiritually damaged thereby.
A really useful and valuable enterprise
IS the Carleton'5 new monthly, Record
Of the Year." of which they are just
about to Issue the first number. Its
plan makes 1t a sort OF reference scrap
book, containing a record of every event
OF the month worth preserving, together
with 4 careful selection of really good
current miscellany, all properly indexed.
1t viii also contain series OF fine Ell
cravings, the first being steel portrait
OF the late VIM. B. Aston. The editor
is Mr. Frank Moore, famous as the pro-
jector of the rebellion Record" Any
one can see at glance low exactly this
new periodical meets real want-how
much trouble and fruitless search af er
facts aud dates it will save, and how in
dispensabie a resume of the month do
ings it will be to many busy man. 1t
will be great success.
There have been two incidents of the
Tweed suit this week which served to
recall public attention to it for time.
One was the reappearance in court of
Charles O'Conor who, as he wouldn't
die and leave this suit in its then condi-
ton, shook off the tightening grasp of
the old chap with the scythe, and came
stalking back into the courtroom the
other day, gaunt, grim, and determined,
like the ghost Of some stern old warrior
returning To rally his wavering hosts
Amid general applause he at once re-
sumed charge of the prosecution, and is
| still busy in forcing David Dudley Field
Mt nd CD
| during his absence.
The otter circumstance waS the exam
nation on the witness stand of Governor
| Ti1den By Mr.. Field. Now the Cover
nor is very clam for secretiveness, "a
is well illustrated by little story OF
Charles NoTdhoff's, who relates a visit
to the executive mansion, during which
Mr.. Tilden, mysteriously limiting thai
he had something to tell him, led the
way through several empty rooms, shut
ting all doors behind him, until safely
closeted Ill some private den of his own
| he softly whispered his communication
which, as lMr. Nordhoff remarks, wa:
not so very incerdiary in its nature after
all. Besides this reticence, The Cover
nor is a very sharp lawyer, and knows
all the tricks OF the trade AID further
he knew that the defence would do theil
best TO connect him with Tweed. So, 4:
may be supposed, questioning him was
pumping wa CT from very deep we'll
But Mr.. Fields pump has remarkably
good suction, and was operated witt
| perseverance and vigor. The examina
| ton, of course, failed to educe anything
damaging to Mr.. Tilden, but was one o
the occasions when Greek met Greek
and the sharp hitting on both sides wa
| received with rapturous delight by al
listeners. It will be of interest to those
who are inclined to ply the sorrows O
the poor lawyer, : .'.nt., +''.5 Lr. ID. ID
Fields fee In tn. ;,JJy,: . - SUI, is re
ported to be $3.50, 900. No wonder b,
manages to endure the sneers and at
tacks that are continually showered upol
him on accountof disposition as Tweed
defender. That amount of greenback:
would make q plaster big enough tt
cover a very large wound in his feelings
In the Beecher matter Mr.. Bowen ha
made statement which, like all othe
papers i'll this case, is regarded as abso
iutely convincing, or weak and puerle
according to the settled opinion of tn
reader. A Western paper exactly hit
the general atti ude toward Brooklyl
when it says that the American peopi
may be classed in three grand divisions
LIST, Those who kaaoaU Mr.. Beecher to b.
guilty; Cd, Those who k7a0'0 Mr.. Beech
er to be innocent and,- Sd, Those WIKI
don't know anything about it anyway
The ranks Of the latter claes are being
daily swelled by the number of thos
who are getting tired of playing shuttle
cock between the two sides.
Our Journals are justly Indignant owe
the reappearance CT river piracy III al
aggravated form. Some years ago this
nuisance became 50 pronounced, tina
the authorities were forced to recognize
the popular cutlery and hang q couple o
ringleaders, which had the effect of tenn
porarily discouraging the gentry. O
late, however, they have recovered thei
spirits, and have been ''going through
the craft in our harbor with perfect loose
ness. One night, something less than
week ago, four of these Captain Kids
robbed five vessels in succession, wound
ing and threatening to murder the occu
pants, who thereupon made fuss enough
to start up the police, and the gang were
arrested. What their fate will be is I'm
certain, but what il ought to be is qnitt
tue opposite. They ought to be invited
to dance in which each one would have
the yard-arm for his partner.
RADIx.