The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-22
In Fond du Lac, farmers are beginning

In L OnO Gu Lac, FARMERS are beginning
to SOW their wheat.
Mr.. TnDEN is q Reformer. In
studying the Oregon infamy one is Ha-
be to forget this important fact.
THE ferry boat Jonas, from Bayou
Gould to Plaqumine. La, exploded her
boiler on Thursday, killing six persons.
THE Democrats OF the House resolved
in caucus to stand by the Compromise
bill, though strong minority was vio-
lently opposed.
THE Democrats are explaining to their
constituents why they voted for the cleo
torial bill. They expected it would be
.'heads I win tails you lose. :"
A FIRE in ST. Louis on Tuesday night,
destroyed one hundred buildings and
several hundred feet Of the approach of
the great bridge across the river.
| DEMocRATIc journals now generally
admit the certain success of Hayes. The
chief anxiety, at present, is about his
Cabinet.
WINsLow, Indicted at Washington for
the larceny Of $12,0 600 package from
the Treasury Department, was sentenced
to eighteen months Imprisonment in the
Albany penitentiary.
THE blacksmith shop OF Mr.. Law
renee, of Gilman, Pierce county, caught
fire from the forge last week, and q keg
of powder stored in the shop exploded,
demolishing the entire building.
In has been discovered that Hayes
middle initial stands for Bradley. What
is much more to the point, and MOI :
binding, SO to speak, is that there is
ground for the belief that Bradley stands
for Hayes.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR believes that
Judge Davis, as Il member of the elect
oral commission, would have acted and
, voted precisely as Bradley has done, and
J that Illinois Democrats who expect Davis
to vote with the Democrats in the Sen
ate will find themselves badly sold.
| The one-sided Independent" who
were SO anxious to have Mr.. Hayes set,
tie this little matter by taking place in
President Tilden's cabinet, are now very
} busy giving advice as to the composition
of President Hayes cabinet. Some men
, reyolye on their axes very rapidly.
THE debate of the United States Sen
ate Tuesday upon confirming or reject
+ ing the vote OF the Arbitration Board
upon Louisiana, was make with dis
: tingnished ability. The speeches had
to be short, because the law allows O lIy
two hours to be spent III debate. Bay
: ard, Herman and Wallace spoke for the
Democrats, and Sherman and Morton
, for the Republicans.
l THE opposition to accepting the de-
cisiou of the ElectoraIIribunal is strong
, est among Western Democrats. Some
, of them have received kilograms from
r their constituents urging them to throw
obstacles in the way Of Hayes Inaugural
: ton. On the other hand, numerous dis
| patches have been received from bust
ness men of both parties, warming the
, Democrats not to attempt any such
scheme.
} THERE is not a newspaper published
from one end OF the year to the other
,, that will not, if critically considered,
give offense to somebody in the COM
l munity. The newspaper ofends some
: one, just as the weather-rainy to- day
and sunshiny to-morrow-is sure to an
i noy somebody. The common sense view
: is that the newspaper is the history OF
! yesterday written to-day that it is the
mirror Of the times, and that those who
{ conduct it care nothing for individuals
except to do them justice.
TUE Grand Council Of Wisconsin, 4.
Z. and A. NJ, convened in Milwaukee
on Monday, and closed the session by
the election of the following officers
Jas. L. Bridge, OF Berlin, Grand Master;
} David FL. Wright, Madison, d. G. NJ
VIM. G. Swain, Milwaukee, G. p. c. W;
Frank J. Crosby, G.. Treas. John W.
Woodhuli, Milwaukee, G. Rec. VIM.
e, Wright, Waupun, G.. Chaplain 4; f.
b. Hollister, Delevap, G.. G. Of G. /; d.
". Leavenworth, Milwaukee, G. G. OF
c.. Ii. B. Allen, Baloit, c. S. L. Bar
| rett, Milwaukee, G. S.
TILDEN's plea of the statute of limita-
tions in the suit brought by Henry A.
Body, for recovery of money in certain
pool transactions oil the Galena and
, Chicago road, was successful, and the
Judge dismissed the suit. There are
two cases, however, where the statutes
Of limitations viii not avail him in the
, high court of the people, and they are
his indebtedness to the government for
income tax, and his default Of common
honesty in the pursuit of an electoral
vote III Oregon.
THE last subject of Democratic FRO
family is the election of Judge Davis as
United States Senator from Illinois. As
they see the Presidency slipping from
them, the Democrats think of what
might have been if Davis had not been
made Senator, bat member of the
Electoral Commission. They claim that
he would have sided with them, but 1t
is just possible that they are mistaken,
for Davis is reported to have said that
he should have decided with the Rep7ib-