The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-03-22
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

The Legislature of Ohio has passed
compulsory education bill.
THE boiler in grist mill near Indian
apolis exploded on Saturday, killing
twelve men.
The number of postal cards ISSUED
by the Government last year amounted
to $50, 861, 900,
Mrs. HAYES is said to be about The
only man who has any great influence
over President Hayes.
FoR tho hundrcdth time the cable in
forms us that the Eastern question Is
about settled and the peace of Europe
assured.
STANLEY MATTHEWS succeeds John
Sherman to the Ohio Senatorship. His
intellectual ability and integrity are I'M
questionable.
THE steamer Rusland, of the Red Star
Line, went ashore at Long Branch Sat
urday and will prove total loss. No
lives were lost
PETER B. SwEENY. whose name was
associated with Boss Tweed in the great
ring swindles, and who has been an ex-
lie for the past five years, has returned
Mr.. FREDERICK w. SEWARD has con-
sented to accept the position offered him
by Mr.. Evarts, and return to the Assis
tant Secretaryship of State, which he
held under his father eight years ago.
EUROPE was not ''shaken from centre
to circumference" by the discovery, but
the presence of a genuine potato bug on
| the dock at Bremen, the other day, was
| deemed of sufficient importance to cause
| the information TO be telegraphed to this
country.
| The Stevens Point Journal has the
| 'fboss' ear of corn. which it describes as
| follows: ''The ear isof eight-rowed white
| flint variety, is filled out perfectly to
the very tip, contains 493 kernels and is
| 49, inches in length. 1t was raised by
Joseph Turish, OF the town of Buena
VISTA"
THE Nevada Legislature has passed q
| bill, which the Governor has signed,
| providing that men convicted of assaults
| upon women may, at the discretion of
the Judge, be sentenced to stand GER
tain length of time in public thorough
fare with the words "Woman Beaten
in large letters fastened around them.
THE Hudson True Republican gives a
| description Of the new village of Deer
Park, near that place; it's inhabitants are
all bachelors, and there is but one wo-
man in the place, and she keeps house
for the men. The village has several
stores and shops built, and is doing a
| prosperous business.
| A EVANSVILLE widow, who supports
her two children by hard work, was ask
ed last week by fellow workman in
| the mill there to aid in making purse
''for a poor woman" She had only so
cents left to carry her and her children
through the month, but she gave 25 cts.
A little later the person returned and
told the woman that thepurse was meant
fer her, and handed her 1915.
| ASSOCIATE JUsTICE.-Hon. VIM. p.
| Lyon, Associate Justice of the State, has
been requested by the bar of the State,
without regard to party, 10 become a
candidate for reelection III April, and
has consented. Judge Lyon has proved
himself an able and honest jurist, and it
is hoped the people will endorse his fit
ness for the high position by re-elec-
ton next Thursday.
THE result Of the election in New
Hampshire shows substantial Repub-
liran victory. The Governor three Con-
gressmen and a majorityof both branches
of the Legislature are Republican. Gov.
Prescott's majority shows decided in
crease over the Republican majority at
last falls election, which can be taken
as substantial endorsement OF Presi-
dent Hayes policy.
|
SENATOR HOWE. The Oshkosh North