The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-08
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GRAPES, it has been discovered III
California, are equal to corn for fatten-
ing hogs,
BRUssELs has arranged to bnild a
lion odd.
BUFFALO is grooming over city debt
Of 1851 ,076, of which 1923, 785 was
added in 1876.
ALGERIA has ten million acres of alpha
plant which is used in the manufacture
Of paper stock.
BEAUTIFUL sentiment of a milkman-
'EWhile the ship of state is in danger
let every man be at the pumps -
THE reduction Of the public debt du-
ring the month Of January is officially
stated at 81, 969, 600.
MINNIE and Annie Strily, and Nellie
Vorhouse, aged 5, 8, and 10 years were
drowned nj Salem, Mass, on Saturday.
A WISCONSIN lumberrnan offers $50 in
cash for ga rafting good wife-one who
is not too high-nosed to grow fat on
bean soup
HEARING that the matrimonial fever
had broken out again, q medical gentle
man remarked that he knew 1t, it was
the tie fuss again.
PATTI got got over $4,000 worth of
diamonds at her benefit in Moscow, and
over three hundred baskets of flowers.
EVERYBODY knows which is the wind
ward side of a eoal-ash seive, but no one
eyer succeeded in getting there.
THIRTY persons in Leeds recently at
tended the wake of Gu Irish girl who
died Of typhus fever. Every one of them
has since been sick Will, the fever, and
nine of them have died.
NOBODY is willing to hazard a predic
ton upon what the Tribunal will do
Nearly everybody thinks he knows
what it ought to do. ''Letus be calm. y
Gov. Hayes takes a cheerful view OF
the great conundrum. cit has now be-
come" he says, "a law suit, and we
have a good case, good lawyers, a good
court, and good prospects,. -
THIS is what the fashion papers are
telling us: Chemises all drawers of
cream-colored pougoe are trimmed with
Valenciennes lace and red or blue rib
bon bows for fastenings, instead of but
tons.
THE creditors Of the Racine 4doocate
became clamorous for payment, and
Mr.. Sanford, being unable to meet all
the obligations surrendered possession
of the Office to NJ 3. Erskine, holder of
the first mortgage.
TIE Presidents proposition for the
resumption of specie payments has not
called out the usual howl from the soft
moAey people. Can it be that the pat
riots who have been holding The country
back from financial ruin by main strength
are losing their grip?
JOS. BAILEY, Grant county farmer,
whose post Office is at Lancaster, says
for the information Of other farmers
that last year he sowed fax seed with
his wheat as protection against chinch
ouSs with perfect success.
AT a marriage, recently celebrated in
the northern part of Door County, The
youthful and festive bridegroom had
kicked his heels up il tip air for
some sixty summers, while the bride,
poor thing, had braced the storms Of
sixteen long winters.
MONDAY last, at Tins sawmin in the
town OF Brillion, Calumet County, on
the Hollowandtown line, German liv-
ing in Hollstain, a helper, was taking
away slabs from the circular saw, when
he fell into the saw and was cut nearly
III two through the breast He died in
stantly.
IT is said that Jerre Blacks speech be-
fore the Electoral Commission was admit
ted by many Washington Democrats to
have been failure, and they assign as
a reason therefor that his heart is not in
the work. He is represented as saying
privately that the court is against the
Democrats, and that Tillen has 10
chance before the Commission.
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