The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-10-18
CITY AND COUNTY.
THURSDAY, October IS
LIZ the country blowing and rainin

THE melancholy days have come, the
wettest of the year.
THERE was quite brilliant display
| of northern lights on Friday night.
L. J. NASH is attending a session of
the q. S. District Court at Milwaukee.
MEssRs RAND & BERGER have leased
| the dry dock for three years at 81 200 a
year. f4
| TIE equinoctial storm of this year
was slow in coming and seemed loath
to depart.
THERE will be gathering of the
Democratic clans in this county on Sat-
| urday next. ---.-.
WE feel half disposed to offer chromos
for news items during the absence Of
| the editor.
A COMMUNICATION from Clark's Mills
was received too late for this issue. It
| will appear next week.
THE schooner E. @. l.. took on a car
go of baled hay at the warehouse of Sam
| Hall, for use up north.
The tug Starke Brothers stopped at
our harbor Sunday on its way to Mil
! YANKEE from Pine Lake.
THE storm signal is flung to the
| breeze to inform people of the existing
condition Of the weather
DIPHTHERIA is quite prevalent in
Mishicott, number of deaths are said
to have resulted from it.
PLUMB & NELSON have found it ne
cessary to enlarge their store to keep
pace with their growing business.
IF every cloud had a silver lining
what a lot of silver must have been manu-
featured during the last two weeks.
The Hessians have been among us
and furnished our citizens with an op-
portunity of telling what they know of
Trenton.
TRAINS will stop at the new railroad
depot in few days, matter of con-
graduation for the travelling public to
and from Manitowoc.
The election inspectors and clerks of
the different wards IN the city, have
concluded the first Sitting required
by the new registration law.
THE late storm has swept away the
fsherman's pond nets in this vicinity.
One of the nets drifted seven miles and
entered the Two Rivers narbor.
THE Hessian Military Band played to
crowded houses Thursday and Friday
nights. Our musical critics speak very
highly of the Bands performance.
PEOPLE show al much joy at the re-
appearance of the sun as the benighted
Hindoo does at the rescue of the moon
FROM the jaws of the devouring monster.
THE TRIBUNE is highly moral paper
and conducted on principles of the most
rigid piety. We do not employ devil,
Ed. says she'll be id if he'll have
one"
The schooner Alice which was badly
injured in the harbor by the storm of
last week, has been hauled out for re-
pairs at the shipyard near Jones old
mill.
RUsroR has it that small pox is again
in our midst. We have not sought to
ascertain the truth of the report by
visit to the locality where it is said to
hold sway.
THE schooner Industry, instead of be-
ing smashed up on the Michigan coast,
Us reported, arrived at our harbor on
Wednesday with cargo of lumber and
lath for Guyles' yard.
A TEAM of horses left standing united
near the south end of eighth street
bridge Saturday. ran away and Were
captured by the Marshal. as was also
the owner who paid fine for lis care
lessness.
A MATCH of fsti-cuffs took place Sun
day afternoon on board the schooner
Reindeer, between sailor and the mate
of the schooner. The sailor came out
ahead but was ssiugged" by the Mar
shall.
THERE ars six candidates for the nom
ination on the democratic ticket for
clerk of the circuit conrt, while Will
Walker walks the course solitary and
r., oo0l,<N
to conquer.
Mr.. DEnANo has been notified that it
will be necessary for him to be in his
office at midnight on signal service bus
mess. The storm signal hereafter will
be exhibited from the light house instead
of Platt's store.
Mr.. SUFFRoE lost a mare this week
under circumstances which lead him to
suspect that she was stolen from the
pasture in which she was kept. A re-
ward is offered for the recovery OF the
marc and for the arrest of the thief.
ssIT never rains but it pours." Farm
ers had to discontinue blowing previous
to the rain, on account of the drouth.
Now they complain that the land is 80
soft that if they venture on it they will
take Immediate passage to the land of
Brahma
THE young men engaged in the study
of law in this city are about to establish
Moot Court. This is move in the
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