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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-09
THE EAST.

FRANK WALwoRTH, who has been
confined in the state prison at Auburn, New
York, under life sentence for murder in
the second degree, for shooting his father. in
1873, has been pardoned by the governor.
The centennial of the battle OF
Oriskany was celebrated at Utica, n. Y, OIL
the 9th inst, by addresses, parades, salute.
and a bountiful display of flags, banners
bunting, etc.
JAY GOULD and II others were each
fined $3.50 on the 9th inst, failing to answer
when called on the list of petit jurors
The remains of the late Gen. Custer
were deposited in the vault, at Poughkeepsie
n. y, where they will remain until fall, and
viii then be transported to West Point
Mrs. Custer proceeded to New York
EIGHTEEN women-clerks in the treas
cry department have arrived at New York,
with commission appointed by Postmaster
General Key, to count 176,00O 600 postage
stamps of different denominations, reported
to be in the vaults of the postage stamp
agency in that city.
The 400 Cabinet-makers and machin-
lists in the employ of Merriman & Co., New
York, on a strike for about week past,
have returned to work, the differences hav.
ing been amicably arranged.
JAY GOULD had an alteration with
Maj. A. Selover, in Exchange Place New
York, on the 2nd. Selover struck Gould
one or two blows on the side of the head,
and then picking him up, threw him down
an area-way, a distance of eight feet. Gould
was rescued by some friends, and was found
1JrN1rN rod Ill,
slight bruises.
THREE thousand two hundred and
fifty cases of Richmond prints and calicoes
were sold at auction at New York, on the
End, for the benefit of the manufacturers.
The hiddinu erei-;- e..1 the ar,o,--i
realized was over Slot, 900.
THE Providence, r. l., tool company
has ceased manufacturing temporarily,
awaiting the adjustment of the Turkish
troubles.
CHIEF CLERK holland, of the treas
ury department of Missouri, has pronounced
the Central Pacific railroad bonds of Ms
souri, found in the possession of W. Becker
and Herman Morris to be forgeries. These
men were arrested in New York city n week
ago while trying to negotiate the bonds.
REVENUE officers in New York made
descent on block of building bounded
by A and B and Nineteenth streets and cap
tured three barrels of whiskey, a receiver
containg about 20 gallons of the same stuff,
and a still with a capacity of 400 gallons
daily. All the appurtenances and five hum
dred gallons of mash was destroyed by the
officers.
THE cotton manufactures of New
England show encouraging signs of a grad
ual revival of business, perceptible, if small.
Forty-nine mills, which turn out about one
third of the northern product, worked up
during the first six months of the present
year SO, ,239 ,942 pounds of cotton, as compared
with Sc, 730, ,S05 pounds last year during the
corresponding period. The increase in the
actual amount of goods manufactured is
about per cent.
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WHOLE NO. 900.

JUDGE HUGHES of the United States
circuit court has decided in effect that the
gold from the Virginia treasury, which the
state officials distributed among themselves
on the evening of the evacuation of Rich
mond. was the property of the United States
government The amount involved is about
SO, 900. The case will be carried to the su-
preme court.
THE whaler E. ]. McKinnon, from the
Arctic Ocean, has arrived at San Francisco,
from natives at Point Hope, through Capt.
Rovins of the brig Ninandra, that the men
who were left on the abandoned whaling
fleet last season are at Point Belcher.
AT meeting of the holders of debts
secured by two mortgages made by Russell
Sage and III. A. Cowdry, of February, 1870
and 1871, by the St. Paul and Chicago Rail-
road company, held at New York on the I'd
inst, the trustees, Sage and Cowdry were re-
moved and the Farmers Loan and Trust
company substituted.
A SON of Hon. Rufus Miles was
drowned ON the night of the 30th ult., while
bathing in Spoon river, Ill. He was 21
years of age.
DR.. SILAs PRATT, an eccentric old
gentleman, of Ann Arbor, Mich, has been
arrested for attempt to burn his dwelling to
secure the insurance.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company y
have passed its usual quarterly dividend.
The directors consider it advisable to use the
available cash in repairing recent damages.
THE Fishing Commission is now in
session at Halifax, N. B. Mr.. Dana is to as
sist the counsel for the United States. 1t is
understood that the commission will sit four
hours day.
o. .. STANCHFIELD, Michigan lum-
herman has made an assignment to his cred
itors. Hon. S. f. White is assignee. The
liabilities are $4,000 and assets $7S,0 600. The
secured assets are $4,000.
THIRTY-sEvEN Russian Protestants
and their children, who were recommended
by the Gar to emigrate to this country in
stead of Brazil, where Dom Pedro desired
them to go, were shipped from New York
to their destination near Lincoln, Neb., on
the 30th ult.
EX-Gov. MOSES, who has been i'm
prisoned at Columbus for some time past,
while testifying before the investigating
committee relative to the recent political
history of the state, has been released on
$4,000 bail.
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WASHINGTON.

No official advices have been received
that the American flag has been hoisted at
Samoa and allegiance rendered to this coun-
try. The latest reports from Samoa contain
ed statements of parliamentary crisis there.
THE Spanish government has deposited
with the secretary of state 1000, being
interest on the invested amount of American
claims on the Spanish government, and the
distribution will be made to the claimants
by the secretary of state.
THE total amount of United States
bonds held as security for circulating notes
of national banks is 1887 ,52S, 100.
THE secretary of the treasury on the
Sd inst. issued the fifty-fourth call for the re-
demption of S45, ,OO0O 900 5-20 bonds of 1865,
seven millions coupon and three million
registered.
HENRY SIDLEY EVERETT has been
appointed secretary of legation at Germany.
THE secretary of the treasury has
ordered the discharge of 80 employees of the
Baltimore custom house.
SECRETARY SCHURZ has granted Gen.
Crooks request that delegation of Sioux
Indians be permitted to visit Washington
for the purpose of having an interview with
tuS oihclAio VI the lHlSllci uSpol enIeHt-
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY mas ap-
pointed Mr.. Bigelow, of Burlington, VT, to
be special agent in the southwest i'll place
OF Gen. G. A. Sheridan, who recently held
the place temporarily.
HEREAFTER the superintendent of the
bureau of engraving and printing, will main
tain graded system of appointments in his
bureau. There will be four different grades
OF employees and appointments will be made
only to the lowest. This arrangement is
similar to that which prevails in other de-
partments Of the treasury.
THE Treasury Department has discov-
cred additional evidences of fraud in the i'm
portation of sugar. These frauds have been
committed mainly at the ports of Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston. The
fraud consists in the importation of high
grade OF crystallized Demarara sugar, which
is so eolored as to come in under the elassi.
fcation of cheap brown sugar, and pay a
duty of cent and a quarter per pound.
The coloring is so skillfully done that it can
be removed without injuring the sugar.
THE Commissioners of the District of
Columbia have appointed Commodore Van
Ransaeller Morgan, late of the Confederate
Navy, Inspector of works and repairs on the
roads and streets of the district.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SECRETARY ScHURz denies the state
ment recently published that W. II. KEN.
bic, of Pennsylvania, paid him 81 800 for
repeating the same speech three times in
the campaign in that state. He declares
the story utterly false and ridiculous, and
says since 1856 he has been active in thir-
teen campaigns, state and national, from
two weeks to four months at time, an
average OF six TO seven weeks; that in the
most OF these campaigns he paid the bulk of
his expenses out of his pocket, some times
when he could hardly afford it, and to the
utter neglect of his private affairs. He gave
TO those campaigns not only his labor and
time, amounting to little less than twenty
four solid months, but not an inconsiderable
amount of money also.
CAPT. HowGATE's schooner Florence
sailed from New London, Conn, on the I'd
inst, for the Arctic Ocean under command
OF Capt. Tyson.
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OSMAN PASHA announces great
Turkish victory. The enemy was completely
routed after two days severe fighting, with
the loss of 5000 killed and 1000 wounded
The Turks captured great quantity of
arms and ammunition.
On the 31st ult. Gen. Krudener again
attacked Plevna, but after desperate strug-
gle was repulsed by the Turks, who were
greatly superior in numbers.
IT is reported that the Turks have
been victorious in the battles at Yeni
Saghra and Plevna, and that the Russians
are retreating to the Balkans pursued by
Suleiman Pasha. The Russian corps, which
on the 9th of July held Tiete Scum has
fallen back on the Yantra. Communication
has been re-established with Rustchuk.
A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Times at Vienna utterly discredits the re-
ported great defeat of Ahmed Eyoub Pasha,
and says the Russians met feeble corps
which took good care not to encounter an
enemy superior in number.
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Ethan Allen.

Parson Jedediah Dewey, who preached
war sermon the Sunday before the
battle of Bennington, was the first pas
tor of the first church in Vermont. His
strict theological views sometimes
brought him into contact with Colonel
Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga,
who lived in Bennington some years.
Preaching on the character of God one
Sunday, Colonel Allen arose in his prom
inent pew and disputed one of the par
sons statements. Pointing at the dis
turber, Mr.. Dewey retorted: "Sit down,
thou bold blasphemer, and listen to the
Word of God" During the Thanksgiv-
ing service for the surrender of Ticon-
deroga, Mr.. Dewey had been ascribing
the glory of the victory to the Lord
rather more sweepingly than was agree
able to Allen, who called out in the midst
of prayer, please mention to the Lord
about my being there"
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THE SEAT OF WAR.

AN official dispatch published in st.
Petersburg admits the loss of upwards of
5000 men at Plevna, including one colonel
killed and major general and two colonels
wounded. The dispatch also admits that
Gen. Gourko has been obliged to retreat.
A DISPATCH from Erzeroum, of the
9th inst, says: Russian reinforcements of
$4,000 men have crossed the frontier and
occupied a strong position to the north of
Ami, thus threatening the right flank and
centre of the Ottoman army. The Russian
centre is divided into three columns, at Ami,
GOlveran and Kurukdara. 1t numbers in
all sixty-eight battalions of infantry, sixteen
batteries and $500 cavalry. Ismail Pasha is
about one hours march west of Bayazi.
Gen. Tergukassoff is on the frontier at Kara
doulok with eighteen battalions of infantry,
seven batteries and seven regiments OF cav
airy.
A DISPATCH is published giving an ac-
count of another defeat of the Russians be-
fore Plevna on the 1st inst.
THE whole imperial guard has been
ordered TO prepare to proceed to Bulgaria.
The first detachment will start from st.
Petersburg in few days.
THE correspondent at Varna tele-
graphs, under date of August 2, as follows :
The operations of Russians in the Dobrud.
scha have come to stand-still.
THE London Nems in its detailed mar
rative of the battle of Plevna gives the Rus
sian ferces as $4,000 infantry, so field guns
and three brigades of cavalry.
A BELGRADE special states there are
strong signs of approaching mobilization OF
the Servian army.
Two Turkish monitors have been cap
tured at Nikopolis, nearly ready for service.
THE Grand Duke Alexis will com
mand the Danubian fiotilla.
IT is now certain that the Roumanian
regular army of $4,000 men is about TO cross
the Danube, partly at Girla, below Widdin,
and partly opposite Rahova. Bridge build
ing material has already been tioated to both
places
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MANITOWOC
DRY DOCK.

A Mr.. CROFT was travelling with
his wife and child to Market Hurboro' !,
in England, on Suly Sd, by the North
western railway, and four miles from
Crewe he changed places with herin con-
sequence of a draft. Immediately after
ward bar of iron protruded into the
carriage and swept her head clean off,
taking it two compartments away, and
leaving her sitting upright. At the
same time also the carriage was all torn
to shreds. Mr. Croft and five other per-
sons in the carriage had marvellously
narrow escapes. There were no persons
in the other compartments of the car
riage. The bar of iron protruded from
a passing luggage train.
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THE TROTTERS.

FREEPoRT, ILL.,, August AT the
driving park this afternoon Badger Girl
heats. Time, 2:28, 2:28, 2:26I. Marion
second, Gen. Grant drawn.
BUFFALO, August 3.-The 2:25 race
till tomorrow after six heats had been
trotted, Alley and Richard each taking
two heats and the Gypsy one, the second
being dead heat between Gypsy and
Banquo.
The free-for-all race was won in three
straight heats by Rarus. Lucille Gold
dust second, Nettie third. Time, 2:l93
! 2:18; 2:19a.
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THE WEST.

JUDGE J. J. PETIT, one of the oldest
residents Of kenosha, Wis, died at his resi-
dence in that city on the 9th inst.
SINCE the river changed its course at
Omaha, heavy current has been setting in
towards Nebraska, which it is thought is
endangering the smelling works and the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-09

The following table, compiled from
the record of games played between
League clubs will be of interest, showing
the per centage of fielding and batting
averages:
FIELDING.
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD.

The past week has made change in
the positions of the League mines in the
race for the championship. The Louis
villes, by the victories over the ST. Louis
team, have won creditable first place,
having real lead, though apparently a
tie, over the Bostons. HartfOrds are a
good third, with st. Louis poor fourth
and hard pressed by the demoralized
Whites The record, not including yes
terday's games, is as follows:
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SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

BASE BALL.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 4.-Milwaukees,
2; Mutuals, of Janesville, 8.
PITTsBURG, Pa, August 3.-Bostons,
5; Alleghenys, 2.
INDIANAPoLIs, August 3.-Indiana-
polls, 0; Chicagos, 7.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 3.-Buck-
eyes, 3; st. Louis, l.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 3.-Hart-
fords, Z; Atlethics, 5.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, August g.
Winona Clippers, 0; Minneapolis Browns,
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DEBT STATEMENT.

The July statement of the public debt is
as follows
Six per cent bonds. S44, ,525, ,25O
Five per cent. bonds s................. 70 266 $50
Four and onehaf per cent. bonds..... 155, 100000
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From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
RENTS in BRENNAN are fully
forty per cent cheaper now than
a few months ago.
THE farmers are now hard at
work blowing and corn will be
planted as soon as the ground
can be prepared for the seed.
SWEET POTATOES have been
selling from wagons lately tor
fifty cents per bushcl, but the
most OF the crop has been sold
now.
COUNTY JAIL.-We will do
courty iailor Jack Lends the
justice to report that he mana
yes the Jail properly, and keeps
it clearly as the laws require
him to do. and we learn that he
has ncver lost Il prisoner hy -
ca,.c -iur- he ha,l rha,-r.
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Local Intelligence.
From Saturdays Daily.
Gardening brisk.

From Saturdays Ii9liy.
Gardening brisk.
Plant your Irish potatoes.
THERE is no une, not who'll '
blinded by partisan zeal will for
a moment attemps 10 dispute
the fact that Judge Davis of
Illinois, no matter with which
party he may see proper to atfii>
late, whenever it comes TO a
test in an alarming crisis, will
bring immense weight to his
friends. His ayoirdupoise is
$50 pounds.
UxDER the able adlninistra-
tioa Of its present proprietor,
Mr.. J. r. Thomson. the "McIn-
tyre" is steadily gaining favor.
with the travelling public, as
well as with resident patrons OF
the establishment. Yesterday
the senior OF the BANNER had
the pleasure of dining at the
Mcintyre" where everything
that CRAFTY taste or tempt aPpe-
tite, was to be found in the bill
OF iare. -
~TuE WEEKLY BASSER.-It
we should feel a little proud OF
the appearance of the WEEKLY
Ban ser, we NAV be excused by
those not wishing to do US an in
justice. Twenty solid columns
of reading matter embracing
telegrams OF general interests.
short editorials on several of the
leading questions of the day,
local intelligence carefully
CLEANED from two counties and
the Typography all that could
reasonably be desired. We are
4 little proud of all tliis, and
we are too free from silly affcc-
tation not to confess it.
The RAIN commenced yester-
day morning before daylight,
aud continued to fall pretty
steadily, tho not very heavily,
till about 3 o'clock p. m. The
day preceding was cloudy and
unpleasant. At the present
writing, sunset, it is cloudy
Now We suppose the most of
our readers know nearly as much
about the weather as we do.
Well, what of ltl When people
meet around the family circle,
or in the parlor, especially the
latter, the weather comes in tor
a fair share of discussion, and
why should not the editor be
allowed the same latitude2
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nSNptetoe, which has been
on trial i'll the District Court
tpl' Il few days past, was decided
in favor of the plaintiff on We'd
nesday last. The controversy
was concerning the title to the
brick store house opposite the
city market, sold by detendents.
TO plaintiff Il year or two ago.
The building was proven to ez-
tend about twelve feet into Mar
ket Street, ard the city author
tiles claimed the street as public
property. The defendants claim
ed that the statue of limitations
gave them full title as they had
been in undisturbed possession
of it for several years, bnt a jury
composed of the hest citizens of
the county decided that the de
teudcnts could not sell a portion
of the public street, and render
ID Judgment for Mr.. Low. The
plaintiff purchased the property
for the purpose OF having an
other story added to the build
ing and make it depot for ag-
ricultural implements, he hav-
ing paid about 1000 dollars
down at the time Of purchase.
The property at present is an
eye sore to that part of town,
and we trust this litigation will
cease and the property be i'm
proved, as it is in splendid 10
cality for business.
MARRIAGE licenses issued by
FL. M. Lewis, County Clerk, tor
week ending February s, 1877.
Sam Holm to Lucy Richardson;
NJ. p. Knox to Sallie Darden:
w. M. Rogers to G. NJ. Logan;
W. r. Raglan TO S. 7. Brendle;
Alley Mills to Lizzie Bell; Il.
Queibe to Louise Meier; F. Hal
lemjeck to X. Kan; Jesse Miles
to G. Maxcy; A. Bernhardt to
G. Huchlke; Jack Mack to S.
Foudon: Frank Evans to NJ.
Chappell; Boston Fielder to c
johnson; R. W. Raccur to E.
Goebel; A. Washington to E.
Young; g. G. Garter to Fannie
Toland; L. Pennington to D.
Purcell; J. Family to NJ. Wetfer;
J. Rees to NJ. G. L. Scurlock:
P. Petty to B. Morris; II. Ryp-
inski to L. Schwarz; T. Smith to
Rhcda Green; NJ. NJ. Kinney to
\. A. Matthews; w. A. Vines
to a. G. Glover; John Drgac
to r. Mareck.
WEDDINGs.-There seems to
be quite a number of marriages
taking place in our neighboring
county of Austin, but few in
this county. Why is this!
Oar girls are surely not homely,
and all of them know how to
work and their future husbands
would certainly stand in no
danger OF starvation, but when
sensible young men view the
extravaganza of their clothing,
and reflect that ittakes heap
of money to foot such bills, they
are like Paddles owl, ''never
say word, but keep up a ID
of a thinking" And hence few
marriages are reported. Is not
this so, boys?,
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A sherry cobbler, whiskey
punch, liquors, wines, or
tempting lunch (none OF your
clearinghouse hashes) every
morning at Geo. Hirschberg's.
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PHOENIX REsTAURANT.-Fresh
Oysters received every day, and
served in all styles. Meals at
all hours.
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From Wedn Sc avs Daily.

From Wedn Says Daily.
The County Court was in
session yesterday TRYING Jail
cases. Judge Williams will
make ii,@ rnlprits smoke. 10
duul'.
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"Cheatam Cotton Seed"

A few bushels of select seed, war
ranted genuine and free from admix-
ture wiki other kinds. ltspplicd for at
once they will be sold at $500 per
bushel. Address in person or by let
ter. R.R. STRINGFELLOW.
feb9w3t Travis. Austin county Tex.
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GREAT SACRIFICE in dry goods.
boots, shoes and clothing, until
March, 1877, at j. S. Newbouer
& Bros dry goods emporium.
We are selling out our entire
stock of winter goods to make
room for our new spring stock.
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clnct, informs lie
tha - tender his resigna
ton to the County Commission,
ers Court that will meet OH the
II inst. He takes this step to
enable him to devote his whole
time to the practice otmedicine'
which he can not do at present.
The Commissioners Court will
have to choose a successor to fill
the office, and we are sure that
there will he no lack of candi-
dates, %3
From Tuesdays Daily.
VERY few sales of real estate
and marriage liseiiees are re-
ported at the office OF the Coun-
-ty Clerk. Hard times and scar
city of money are the pass
words now-a-day;.
! Excug hon, tickets will be is
sued over the Central Railway
to delegates to the Grand Lodge
|. Q. o. F., at Houston also
to those desiring to attend Mar
di Gras at Galveston OH tie 18th.
CoRD wood sells here for $50
to 500 dollars per cord aecor-
ding to the Local demand tor it,
as the most OF our people are
sure to wait until the roads get
bad before laying in their
supplies.
THE STREET BRI6 tDF, are do
ing service on the public streets
by repairing them. The force
is under the command of Cor
por;l Harper, who is serving
the city for thirty-tive days.
The most of the privates serve
from thirty to sixty days and re-
ceive rations of beef and corn
bread, with coffee once a day to
wash it down.
ESCAPED. Two negro con-
victs escaped from the planta-
ton of J. a. Randle, on Sun
day night and the consequence
was, two hard working and in.
dustrious freedmen residing near
the city were in town early yes
tcrday morning hunting their
horses, which had been stolen
by somebody. This working
convicts outside the walls of the
penitentiary is an outrage on the
Jaw abiding citizens of the State,
and the evil should be stopped
by the State authorities.
G. c. & S. F. r. Rive
see by Sundays Galveston
Ne,cs that the chief engineer of
this road has determined to
make BRENNAN his base of oper-
ations, in the survey of the road
towards the Cfult and his
corps Of surveyors may be ex-
pected daily. This company
seem determined to pdsh the
road, and having ample means,
they will do so with all haste.
and it is expected that the crop
of 1877 cen be shipped direct.
The people of this county will
be sure to do their part in en-
corlraging the road, by gran ting
the right of way and giving
lands tor depot purposes.