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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-13

the last being known as Presidential Offices.
Inc Ietter-carr1ers system has cost 81, 1913. :
o1o-oo, paid to 2,265 letter carriers in eighty
nve places having free delivery, at whose post
olnces the receipts for local postage were
2.zo4, 957 80. The expenditures of the de-
partment show a nominal deficiency of 81. 800
o C5do ana real deficiency of less than
David B. Barker, Superintendent of Special
Agents of the Postoffice Department, reports
that during the year 543 persons were arrested
Ter oHenses against the Postal laws being 1O4
greater than IN the preceding year though
during the last year the number of special
agents had been reduced. The persons ARE St
ed had committed every variety of offense
known TO the Postal laws. and 172 of the num-
Der We're transferred to the State courts to be
tried for burglaries OF postoffices, highway rob-
berries of mails while in transit murder of
ma1l-drlvers, etc. Many cases of alleged i'm
proper sales of postage stamps were investi-
gated, and Postmasters removed for that cause
The whole number of complaints of lost regis
tered letter during the year was 22S9, with q
| reported aggregate value of S54 40, of which
IA letters were recovered, and 216 valued at
S10, $40 accounted for by the recovery of their
contents from persons who had stolen them or
through whose carelessness they were lost.
The percentage of actual losses compared with
the total number Of letters registered during
tho year, VIZ, "a 348, 1877, is about one-fftietf
or per cent, or one in every 5000 registered
letters sent through the mail. Many of the
losses occurred through unavoidable causes
such as railroad and steamboat accidents fires
etc.
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Crimes and Criminals.

SNALLs, the South Carolina colored Con-
gresham. has been sentenced to three wears in
the penitentisry.
appeared, leaving number of firms who will
remember him. About $50, 600 is the figure.
ROBERT L. CASE, President OF the Security
Life Insurance Company, of New York. con-
victed of swearing to false returns made to
the Superintendent of Insur 4nce. has been
sentenced to five years in the State prison.
GEORGE ROPER, a negro, was deseryed,y
lynched st Columbia, Tenn, recently.
RANDE, the Gibson and St. Elmo hend, has
oeen delivered TO the Illinois authorities and
taken to Galesburg. $3.50
JOHN WILLIAMS, s wife murderer, was hanged
at Toronto, Canada. last week.
An Indian named Mates was hanged at Naps,
Cal, the other day. for the murder of an In
dian named Guadalupe last June
TEloof extraordinary tragedies. all of them
having as their cause the crime-producing
combination of love and Jealousy, is recounted
IN the dispatches of one day. In Cleveland a
observation-disclosures and coolly planned muir
der was perpetrated by man upon his former
mistress because she refused TO live with him
again; IN Montgomery Ala. two lovers were
found dead N the cemetery, each with pistol
ball IN the head-a case of murder followed bv
suicide; and in Norfolk, Va a youth of 10 shot
and killed miss OF Il, and thsn gave himself
probsbly fatal wound.
Fires and CaAuaittes.
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Mnra' MOOna.

When the telegraph announced the discovery
by Prof. Hall that our neighboring planet had
two satellites, and the dispatch was read the
next morning at ten thousand American break
fast tables, what think you was the effect upon
the hearers? Some colloquy similar to the fol-
lowing was sure to occur ''dars has two
moons hey? Pass me the milk. Kitty. Strange
isn't it, that astronomers never saw them be-
fore: Another chop, please. wonder what
they'll discover next? These corn cakes are
excellent. What's the latest from Europe ?'
We have become SO accustomed to startling
discoveries and announcements that we take
them as a matter of course. Even truth must
appear in flaming colors to make herself seen.
The virtues of DIR. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets have
been tested in ten thousand households, whose
inmates will tell you that they consider the dis
covery and introduction of these remedies of
far greater Importance to the world than the
moons of Mars.
SHIParAN, Ill, June 49, 1876.
DIR. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y:
DEAR SIR Last fall our daughter-aged 49,
was fast sinking with consumption. Different
physicians had pronounced her case incurable.
l obtained one-haf dozen bottles of your Gold
en- Medical Discovery. She commenced im-
proving at once, and is now as hardy as Pima
knot. Yours respectfully,
REV. ISAAC n AUGUSTINE
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General Foreign News.


SEVENTEEN of the leaders of a recent con-
spiracy against the Government of Guatemala
have been executed.
THE Government of Spain has taken in hand
the matter of regulating the railways of that
country. 1t has issued royal decree, placing
all tho roads under one uniform system of man
agement-
THE Italian Chamber of Deputies has passed
bin abolishing the death-penalty. It is also
proposed by certain of the Deputies who cannot
endure the thought of murderer mounting
the scaffold in any country to insert clause
forbiddiDg the extradition from Italy of any
person under sentence eff death.
A GENERAL strike is threatened among the
English weavers, and all classes of laborers
are very much dissatisfied.
THE Ontario Parliament has been called to-
gether for the dispatch of business on
Wednesday, the 9th of January. A number of
important measures viii be brought before the
House.
dispatch from Bogot reports that Cap
Greene, United States military attache, has
received the Russian order of st. Andrew for
GOODNESS in the battles at Sehipka Pass and
Plevna.
A MEETING Of 500 merchants and manu-
facturers in Paris recently drew mp address
appealing to the patriotism of President Mac
Mahon to yield to the wishes of the majority.
in view of the threatened ruin of trade and in
the interests of the International Exhibition.
THE Pope has written autograph letter
to Queen Victoria, thanking her for permit
ting the establishment of the Scotch HE
rarchy.
AT meeting of 100 members OF the French
Left it was decided to refuse to vote any part
of the budget until the Government returned
to parliamentary courses.
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THE NATIONAL DOMAIN.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GEN
ERAL LAND OFFICE
Hon. J. C. Williamson, the Commissioner
General of the Land Office, in his annual re-
port, says the sales of public lands for cash
are about 100, 600 acres more than the previous
year, while the number entered under the
Homestead and Tinber-Culture laws is 1856. 1913
less There were certified for railroad pur-
poses 700,791 acres. The total disposals of
public lands were 1892, 432 acres. Public
surveys have been extended over 713, 572, 1877
acres. The total of unsurveyed lands is
1, 101, 1877. 1873 acres. There were surveyed the
past year II ,242 928 acres at cost of S215, 942
The consolids ton of all the offices of the
Surveyor General into one is recommended :.
also, the abol ton of the contract system. and
the appointment of q Surveyor General who
may appoint assistants required to personally
make surveys large number of grants for
railroads have expired by limitation and If il
regarded important that action should be taken
by Congress either to enforce the forfeiture
of the grants extend the time for the
completion of the roads. Should the latter
course be pursued, the claims Of bona-fide SET
tiers npon iapsed lands should be protected. III
Is recommended that Congress withdraw all
lands chiefly valuable for pine timber from the
homestead and Presumption laws and from
sale except for cash also, that the Secretary
OF the Interior be authorized to sell timber
from public lands in the mining districts: also
20 sell tlmter upon any unsurveyed land mot
InlneraD when needed ior actual settlement
before public surveys also, that law be en-
acted providing for the care and custody of
Understands unit for agriculture. and for the
gradual sale of timber, and for the perpetua-
ton OF tie growth of timber of such lands
legislation authorizing seizures of timber
cut from public lands, without resort to the
tedious process of the courts, is also recon-
mended.
The United States Marshal for the Southern
District OF Mississippi has seized, in three
counties bordering on the Gulf of Mexico in
the suit of the United States against John
Manning and others, large amounts of timber
principally pine logs, estimated at over Is 900
II number. There Will also be seized a LARGE
amount of charcoal and turpentine This &C.
ton stops trade which has employed many
vessels CARRYING timber or lumber to foreign
and domestic markets.
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HOlfIiGnl.

The official vote of New York, at the Novern-
Der election, for Secretary of State, is as fol-
lows: Beach, Democrat, 3s3, O91; Churchill
Republican, 81, S11; JUNO, Workingman. 90
l67; Hardness, Prohibition, 6,166. The new
Legislature will stand: Senate-19 Republi-
cans, ID Democrats House-65 Republicans, 60
democrats, Democratic Independents and
Republican Independent
THE officisl vote of Nebraska, at the recent
State election, shows that Lake. for Chief
Justice, has 1869 votes; Howe, 1853. For
Regents Holmes, 29698; Fersinger. %, ss7 !;
Grims, g. 9I5; Cass, $3.50. Total vote, 49, 1858.
The Republican State Convention in New
Hampshire is called for Jan. 9.
WADE HAMPTON. Governor of South Caro-
ma, has sent his message to the Legislature
OF that State. He strongly deprecates the re-
puaiation of the States obligations, and urges
the fostering of the public-school system, to
give education to all classes
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CANCER,

fkNiE treatment of Cancer has become so interviewer
Il WITH Qdackery that the progressive physician has
appeared unwilling to enter into the against
deception consequently the the medical pro
feslo almost totally of this fearful
most alsnt disease They regard cancer ncurable
because they do not understand its origin pathology
consequently they merely try to alleviate the excrucia
iIg pam which this disease entails upon victims
We regard cancer curabe in both forms-nedullary
and scIrrnus We have used remedies in this
try and Europe for the last twenty With marvellous
success, especially of the womb breast and face
We earnestly solicit call from those who
hope One of the physicians of the institute will visit
those part of the who unable TO call
We use neither knife plaster causric, and cause 70
pain. depending entirely specific Patients on
BEGINNING treatment only Pay for the medicines they re-
ceive until they satisfied they Improving zee
Frniuaion and consultation SD 90 all cases
All letters of inquiry contain y 90. our time
Il valuable and he given nothing. Address
all letters the Superintendent. Dr. ROBERTSON n
Office of Institute "a fremont Street. Boston
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Nevada Personals.

Our citizens generally will be glad to
know that Miss Trewella, who last Christ
mas broke both thigh bones and her Jaw
by falling from swing on the Divide, is
now able to walk without crutch or cane.
and to do the housewcrk at home Not
withstanding all the drawbacks OF the
case, the attendant surgeons have made
a good job of it. Both legs are of exactly
the same length.
Miss Sullivan, who had her head
cracked by an upset On the Geiger grade
last summer, and who lost two square
inches OF her Uranium, is reported by
Dr.. Grant SIS once more clothed and in
her right mind. She gets up at Z clock,
combs her hair, dresses, breakfasts, and
during the day knits, crochets and does
other light work Her mind has resumed
full sway Virginia Enterprise.
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strong Nerves an AttafnabIe Blessing.

There are many who have never known the
blessing of strong nerves, having been born
with weak ones. Those who have, and, through
disease or some other cause, have suffered a
loss of nerve power, can, by contrast, more
fully appreciate the magnitude of that loss
The true way to repair it is to invigorate the
system through the medium of improved di-
gestion. secretion, and the establishment of C.
regular habit of body, three results invariably
accomplished by the use of Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, which insures the thorough CONVEX
from which the nerves, in common with every
other part of the bodily economy, gather vigor,
the grand prerequisite of health. The great
objection to sedatives and narcotics is that
they not only exert no tonic influence but are
always followed by hurtful reaction Such is
far from being the case with the Bitters, the
primary action of which Is most saiutary and
whose after effects are beneficial in the ex-
IRENE
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THE PosToFFIeE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY.
The report of the operations of the Post
e-.-ce Department for the last fiscal year shows
an increase IN the number of postoffices of
S62 1,s25 having been established, and sss
discontinued. OF the Postmasters, 800 have
resigned, III have been removed, and 397 have
died. There are e5, Szs Offices with & salary
less than 81, 900, and 1887 With larger salxry,
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MEssRs. r1ETANxano uNroN

MEssRs. TIFFANY g. CO., UNION
SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, the
leading Jewellers and Silversmiths in
the United States, have just prepared for
complimentary distribution, pamphlet
OF slxty-tour pages, containing a con-
densed account of each of their several
departments, practical suggestions rela-
tive to the selection of presents for
Ladies, Gentlemen or Children, and lists
OF appropriate articles, that cannot fail
to be OF service to persons having gifts
to select for Wedding, Holiday or other
occasions. They will send it by mail,
postage paid, on request.
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PERSONAL.

THE death of Bishop NJ. E. Marvin, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, is an
nounced.
IT is understood that Hon. John B. Hawley,
of Rock Island, ILL.,, will succeed Mr.. McCor-
mick as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
GEN. GRANT took dinner with the French
republicans recently. The banquet WAS given
IN his honor by Emile de Girardin, and the
leaders Of the Left were nearly all present
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Two Chromos Free.-A pair of beautiful 6xs
Chromos, worthy to adorn any home, and Three
Months Subscription to LEISURE HOURS, handsome
10 literary filled with the Choicest Stories,
Sketches, Poetry etc. sent Free to all sending fifteen
cents (stamps taken) postage. The publishers
L. Patten Co, 162 William St. N Y, Guarantee every
Double Value of Gent 1880 in prizes and
big pay given to agents. Send at oncel
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CHEW
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLEss "
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston and Chicago.

MILLIONS of bottles OF BURNETT's Co.
ooAINE have been sold during the last twenty
years, in every civilized country, and the public
have rendered the verdict that it is the cheap
est and best Hair Dressing in the world.
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INTERNAL REVENUE.

SYNOPSIS OF COMMISSIONER RAUI S REPORT.
From the report of Hon. Green B. Raum,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, we CLEAN
the following During the last fiscal year
1852 distileries were registered and T. $40 op-
Grated. The net aggregate increase of receipts
from the several sources relating to distilled
spirits for the fiscal year were 81 049,3 44 An
abstract is given of the reports of District At
torneys for the fiscal year, showing the whole
number OF suits commenced to be 5,S28 suits
decided in favor of the United States, 1927 +;
suits decided against the United States. Cos ::
suits settled or dismissed, 3,046 suits pending
July 1, 1877, 6,085. The statement is made
showing falling off in the amounts assessed
In the year 1877 of 81, 704 324 from the amount
assessed in the previous year, an amount al
most equal to the, decrease of assessments on
the single article of distilled spirits seized or
fraudulently removed on which there was as
sessed in 1877 81, 707, 239 less than in 1876, in
which latter year very large assessments were
made on account of stupendous frauds COM
mitted by distiliers in various parts of the
country, and discovered in the latter part of
the year 1875.
The tax on deposits, capital and circulation
of banks, ETC., in the fiscal wear ending Time
year, a decrease which must be accounted for
by the general depression of business prevail
ing IN the past year. and to which many banks
and particularly savings institutions were COM
PEELED to succumb. 1t should, however. be re-
membered that the amount reported in 1876
showed an unusual increase of S211, $50 of the
tax on current banking business of that year
over previous years.
The amount assessed ON tobacco snuff and
cigars removed from factory mstamped shows
the large increase of 1914, sos over the amount
assessed In the previous year, the amount SO
assessed In 1877 being about four times the
amount assessed in 1876. to wit, $419, 30S It is
true that assessments equahng in amount this
excess were made against certain manufacture
ers In Virginia and North Carolina. on tobacco
alleged to have been fraudulently removed
nearly fifteen months prior to the date of the
assessments, and that additional evidence was
subsequently filed upon which large part of
the assessments were made. Nevertheless.
even after making these deductions the value
OF the safeguards provided by law, other than
that OF afhxing the stamp, is demonstrated by
figures above given.
The total quantity of distilled spirits in taxa
bic gallons at the 70 and 80 cents tax placed in
distliiery warehouses. Withdrawn therefrorn,
and remaining therein at the beginning and
close Of the fiscal year ending June so. 1877, is
given at IA, 143. 3S5.
Statements showing the gross amount of
average capital and deposits OF savings banks
bankers, and banks other than national banks
for the year ending May 81, 1876 and 1877. are
given:
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Mrs. General Sherman.

Wife of the General of the United States Army,
says: have frequently purchased Durang g
Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with
rheumatism, and in every instance it worked
like magic" Send for circular to Helphenstine
Il Bentley, Druggists, Washington. D. C..
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Miss BERTHA Won HnhERN has &C.
complished the task Of walking 100 miles
in % hours at Philadelphia; actual time
of walking, % hours, minutes, 2 sec.
onds, the hun1redth mile being made in
INK
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IT is said that the Chinaman is incsp

IT is said that the Chinaman is incapa-
be of civilization Facts disprove this
assertion. All Chung had been working
In San Gabriel, Cal, and received a
check for Sl51. The figures were
raised by Chung to 1851, and the
amount was paid on demand at the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Les
Angeles. No trace of the ChinapaI.
has since bser discovered,
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NRE NEWS
The War in the East.

dispatch from Bucharest reports that re-
cent deserters from Plevna assert that Osman
Pasha has declared his intention of making
sortie if not relieved within fortnight
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rheumatism Quickly Cured,

"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine, will positively cure any case
of rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price,
81 BOTTLE Six bottles, So. Sold by all drug
gists. Send for circular to Helphenstine i
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, D. G.
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Of all the effects that exposure of the skin to
the air or sun produces, the most disagreeable iS
called frecl les or tan. If spread the entire
surface OF the parts exposed, it is called tan; If
scattered at intervals, freckles. The finest skins
prepared by Joseph Burnett & Co., Boston, con
tains peculiar erasive property which VIII re-
move these disagreeable stains. It is at the same
time perfectly harmless, allays all tendency to
Inflammation, and renders the complexion clear
and beautiful
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posed of
General staff officers Observation-Disclosures. 566
Hospital stewards. Observation-Disclosures. 1856
Engineer battalion. Observation-Disclosures. 1879
Ordinance enlisted men. Observation-Disclosures. 346
Enlisted men of staff corps. 731
Cavalry officers, for ten regiments. .....-... 439
Ennsteo men
Artillery officers, for five regiments ... 2s4
snllsteo men
Infantry officers for twenty five regiments ST.
iaen
Besides which there are reported AZ non-com.
missioned staff, unattached to regiments, Mill
tary Academy, recruits unassigned. Indian
scouts, and prison guards, amounting to:
signal Msn; corps 1877 ST
Retired officers. Observation-Disclosures. 3O1
| Captain of United states army, BY act of
Aggregatng officers and men a 5O1
OF which force available for war is made up
of cavalry, artillery and infantry regiments,
amounting to 20, 601 officers and men, to which
should be added the eleven general officers and
officers of general staff serving with them, to-
gether with $40 Indian scouts.
The General details the operations of the
army during the year. referring especially and
IN high terms of praise to the conduct of Off
GERS and men during the Iudian war and at the
time of the recent riots. It appears that Gen.
| Sheridan, recommending an increase in every
company in the service to 100 men, expressed
| the opinion that, had this been done some time
| ago, the Indian troubles would have been settled
| promptly, with strong probability that they
! would not have occurred at all. Gen Sheri-
| dan adds: The Indian troubles in this divis-
ION are over for the present. 1 cannot say
| that they are finally ended. Complications are
| still liable to arise, and our experience should
teach us to De better prepared than we have
| hitherto teen."
Gen. Sherman agrees with Gen. Sharidan's
recommendation, which would raise the army
| to nearly $4,000 men, but despairs of success
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AVER & SoN's MANUAL contains inform
alton of great value to advertisers. Sent free
byN. w. Aver Son, Adv. Agts., Philadelphia.
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THE ARMY.

WHAT GBN. SHERMAN's REPORT Shows
The annual report of Gen. Sherman shows
that Oct. II the regular army was COM
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"There's Nothing Like It"
"The best we ever used" 'Find it much
cheaper than others" 'Can testify to its su-
periority' Extracts from letters to the manu-
facturers Of DooLEYs YEAST POWDER
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PATENTEEs and inventors should read adver
tisement of Edison Bros in another column.