The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-10-11
CITY AND COUNTY.
NamitozUoc. Thursday, October I
STREET PICKINGs.


Hall this evening and tomorrow even
ing. Don't fail to hear it. The tug
julia Drisco has gone over TO the east
shore to engage in the fishing business.
-. .Almer Bemis, of Two Rivers, a
brakeman on the NJ, L. S. & W. r. R.,
got his right hand caught between the
bumpers while coupling cars az Sheboy-
gan last Thursday evening. It was
crushed so badly that the index finger
had to be amputated. Sunday was
gloomy, drizzling day-just such as
may be looked for at this season of the
year i For the first time in years,
Manitowoc county wheat does not rank
as high in Milwaukee market as that
from other parts of the State. 1t used
to be Extra No. l and now is No. 2.
The steamer Corona broke her shaft one
day last week and orders were received
here to fit out the propeller Truesdell,
which has been laid up ell the sea-
son. She was made ready, but the order
WAS COuu1SIAi<aAeAoel diu 1Iie pIopeAeI
again laid up. .Parmene Camp is driv-
ing the piles for the new protection pier
on the vest side of Main street bridge.
80. The fist fakes of snow fell on Fri
day morning and the average citizen
Immediately proceeded to hunt up his
last years ulster. It's about time to
begin negotiations for your Thanksgiv-
ing turkey. Capt. A. G. Fulton will
take your order for fine one The
schooner A. P. Nichols, owned by J.
Richards, lost considerable canvass in
the blow last week. :. Muddy roads and
good blowing weather made the re-
ceipts of grain here during the week
comparatively light. Our tanners are
laying in winter supply of bark, which
comes by vessel from northern ports
:. Hon. Jos. Rankin, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
makes his headquarters at the Newhall
House, Milwaukee, The Milwaukee
papers speak very highly of the con-
certs given in that city by the Hessian
Military Band. They give perform
aDce in Turner Hall tonight and to-
morrow. =. President Rhinelander and
Supt. Reed, of the NJ, L. S. & W. R.
r., were in the city on Monday The
depot building has been moved to the
new grounds between Franklin and
Water streets-an event over which our
citizens generally feel like rejoicing -.
After Monday next you can rent or
lease the Manitowoc dry dock. just
speak to j. Richards about it The
semi-annual review of the fire depart
ment occurs on Monday afternoon next.
The intrepid firemen who has labor
ed for the protection of the city from
flames can soon draw his munifcent
salary of ten dollars from tbs city treas
ury. Oh, let us be joyful H.. Mr.. T.
Eslien, former proprietor of the Park
Hotel in Sheboygan, has leased the old
st. Charles Hotel on the corner of It'll
and Franklin streets and will omen it to
the public soon. The Sheboygan pa
pers speak very highly of him. "A
Sunday freight train has been placed on
the NJ, L. S. & w. &. r., which togeth
er with the night freight, just about
gets away with the loaded cars that con-
gregate at every station Note the
changes il the railroad time table. -.
Col. Watrous, of Fond du Lac, deliver
ed temperance lecture In the basement
of the First Presbyterian church on
Monday evening. Those who heard it
say it was first rate -. The editor of
this paper leaves for New York to-mor-
row to meet his mother, who sailed from
Leghorn, Italy, on the 18th of Septem
Der. He expects to be absent about ten
days. The Democratic county conven-
ton to nominate candidates for Clerk of
Court and County Superintendent, will
be held in the court house on Saturday,
October 10Th j., The Board of Registry
convened on Tuesday. Whether your
name has been on the registry list here
tofore or not, go and see to it yourself
so that there may be no mistake about
it :. /. Charley Karnofsky having sold the
contents of his barber shop, has deter
mined to remove to California, and will
take his departure next week. His wife
is already in the Golden State. The
schooner Glen Cuyler loaded with wheat
at Torrison's warehouse on Tuesday, for
Milwaukee :. +. Charley Eurmeister, who
for number of months has been resid-
ing in Texas, and to whom our readers
are indebted for several interesting let
tiers, has returned and will remain in
this city. Texas is fine country, but
Manitowoc county is a good deal finer.
A new meat market has been opened
in John Pitts old stand on Buffalo street
Piening, the popular stationer, is
already preparing to put IN al elegant
stock of holiday goods. =. There must
be an immense amount of wheat pur-
chased in this city-any way we have
furnished our buyers with %, 600 tickets
within the past ten days. Mr.. q. j.
Smalley is manufacturing and selling
large amount of agricultural implements
The principal business transacted by
the Board of Aldermen at its meet
ing on Monday was the killing of
measure to spend some 81, 500 in drain
ing number of third ward lots The
boiler and engine built by JAS. Cumber-
idge and A. f. Dumke has been placed
in. position in Peter Rau's mill in Mich