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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-31
NEWSOF THE WEEK.
A FATAL LAUNCH.

Oh the morning of the 22d inst. the
large iron steamship Saratoga which was to
be launched from Roach's shipyard at Ches-
ter, Pa, started from the blocks prematurely,
and plunged into the water. About forty
men were under the vessel at the time. An
order was given for them to come out, but it
seems that the command was not heard.
The scene during the time the ship was
going off was heart-rending, men being seen
struggling to escape, while huge blocks,
rolled by the ship, crushed them to jelly
No assistance could possibly be rendered by
those who Were standing by. Instead of
cheers, as usually greets launch, wall of
anguish went up, and shrieks of pain rent
the air. The following is list of the killed: !:
Edward Fawley, John Nelson, Chas. Wright,
Edward Burke, Geo. Woof, Barnes Cannon
and J. J. Crew. Three persons were
wounded, all Of whom will probably recover.
All of the killed and wounded were work
men employed at the yards, and engaged in
knocking blocks from under the keel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-31
Mark TWain's Home.

A correspondent of the Worcester
Mass. Spy who has been looking about
Hartford, CT, describes as follows the
home of Mark Twain.
1t is lovely spot, bordered on one side
by small, placid river, which winds
about with the most bewitching indecis-
ion. The slope between the house and
river is well wooded with fine old trees.
The house Itself, built of brick, is very
picturesque-in fact, too much 50. There
is an appearance of effort for effect about
it by which it loses the charm that a
more natural treatment would lend. Tho
painting on some of the brickwork is par
tcularly TO be regretted. One pretty
feature is the decoration of one of the
walls by series of hollows of the size of
the end of brick sunk about three or
four inches, making a sort of draper
work Whether intended or not, these
hollows have been appropriated by the
birds for nesting places with very charm
ing effect.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-31
MANITOWOC
DRY DOCK.
Important to ShayerS.
c. S. RAND,
HENRY BERGER.

BARRIERS often assert that razors get
tired of shaving, and that they will per-
form satisfactorily if permitted to rest
for time. 1t has been found by micro
scopic examination that the tired razor,
from long stropping by the same hand
and in the same direction, has the ulti-
mate fibres of its surface or edge all ar
ranged in one direction, like the edge of
a piece of cut velvet; but after month 5
rest these tibres rearrange themselves
heterogeneously, crossing each other and
presenting saw-like edge, each fiber
supporting its fellow, and hence cutting
the beard instead of forcing il down fiat
without cutting, as when laid by.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-31

ADMIRAL HOBART PAsHA is Gus. To
bart when he is at home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14
DamesIlc m1rAels.

NEW YORK. March 13-Evening.- market
easier and unchanged sales 1873 bales ordinary up
lands and Alabama at 10 5-16c; do New Orleans and
Iexas at IL 7-l6c; do stained at 10 516c; middlng
nplands and Alabama at 12c; do New Orleans and
Texas at i2sc do stained at 11sc delivered on con-
tract S0O baies futures active and closing at about
points decline. FlJur-receipts of 800 bbs; the
market IS firm with moderate for home use and a
prices unchanged and market closed firm; sales of
,IOO Dds. Rye Hour lower; Superfne at 25 q u.s.
Gornmeal steady and unchanged. Wheat is without
change with only very moderate business mainly
for city milling, shippers holding off; No Chicago
Spring in store at "a; No Milwaukee afioat 81:
45; No Milwaukee held at 14i01 45 with %
bid; sales $4,000 bush. bye is quiet and unchanged
Barley is quiet sales 1900 bush ungraded Canada at
rs "a sac. Barley Malt is dull and unchanged Corn
receipts 200 bush; the market is less active and
closing shade easier sales of 1000 bush ungraded
WesterniMNed at 81 q 55c; New York No at 53s
W o3c, closing at 54sc steamer Mixed at 55 "a 55ac,
closing at 55c steamer Yellow 56l; White Southern
at 5sc; Old Western Mixed afoat at 551 "a 5sIc, in
6asn the market IS without decided change sales
3S0oO bush; 3s q SIC for Mixed Western and State;
81 e 45c for White Western and State, including re-
1eGted 5Sc; New York No at 40c; New York No
White at 43 g 434c New York No White at 45s
g acc; New York No at sic; New York No White
Sae; extra at 5s3c Coffee-Ro quiet and unchanged;
cargoes at q 2lc gold; job lots ia a 22c gold. Su-
gar dull and declining at 81 az Sc tar to refining 81
for prme sales 10 hhds Centrifugal at 10 az 10Ic re-
l1sc tor granuated; l1s q 11lc for powdered; iiSc
Tor crushed, Molasses-refning grades Quiet and
nrm grocery STOCK quiet and unchanged. Rice is
quiet ana steady Petroleum nominal; crude at 1O8c
refined at Ice; cases 2O4 naptha lIA. TalIow about
steady prime at q &c. Naval stores-Rosin easier
at w g III ior strained Turpentine closed steady
closed frmer; sales OF 400 bbls new mess at IA 500
IA TO- $50 bbls seller April at IA 25 a So closing az
ii so bid 800 bbs seller May at IA % "a IA 30 closing
IA 70. Beef is quiet and unchanged; Cut Meats ara
quiet; middles steady city long clear at s. Western
long clear at T. Dressed HOgs-Western scarce and
nominal. Lard closed mucp higher; sales $40 tierces
prime steam at so q 0 52k closing at 8 go asked;
25O ties seller March at 49, closing held at 3d. 400
seller May al 50 q e5; 75U do seller June ri 9
975. Butter UNCHANGED Cheese firm and unchanS-
ed Lnseea quiet. Whiskey dull and lower az O7S'
Cotton per sail at Id do per steam at ld Wheat per
steam at q Std,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14

The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
S18S,047 and the customs receipts We're $685.
685.
Jackson Hotel, the aims house and Giles
County National Bank buildings were burned
Monday night at Pulaski Ky. Loss $4,000.
The plasterers strike IN Brooklyn has ended,
nearly all the bosses agreeing to give 50. so per
day.
MIR. Merriman insane, at Rock Greek Centre,
Ind, yesterday shot his two sons aged 16 and
IS, aud then blew his own head off.
dye house belonging to Whittendon mills,
in Taunton, Mass, was burned Monday night.
Loss $4,000; insured.
A tornado on the 9Th destroyed all the houses
on Grlmomett's plantations in TallapoosO coun-
ty, Alabama, killed a son of Grimomett, and a
negro. The storm demolished several other
buildings in its track.
Twenty thousand ordinary and about 800 reg
istered letters were destroyed by the burning of
postal car attached to a train on the Buffalo
and Chicago railroad leaving Chicago at 8 a. No.
the 9Th inst.
Fire in Franklin street, New York, in the
building occupied by Townsend Il Co, dry
goods merchants, caused the following losses:
Bullock & Co., $4,000; Bacon & Co. $25, 900;
Townsend & Co. $4,000.
4 Salt Lake despatch says that snow has
been falling for the past twelve days. Yester-
day a Snow-sde occurred near Alta, killing
Matthew Ingram and Jared Pratt. A cave in
Flagg Staff mine covered five men and killed
Henry Johnston, No others were badly hurt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14

GALYESTON-Cld6 9Th, sch f Nickerson, Haskell
NEW ORLEANS-Cld 7th schs Lady Woodbury.
Woodbury., Savanna Ia Mar; Lena r Storer, Seavey
Pensacola.
Below, sch Sargent S Day, Mcdonald, from Utilla.
Below 18th, ships Mary E Riggs, Langdon, Havre
Lizzie Ross, Mills, Bremen; barque Almira Robin
son, TarbOx, Havre.
MoBILE-Ar 7th, sch America, johnson. from
Old 18th. sch Jennie B Gilkey, Gilkey, Barcelona
PENSACOLA-Ar It'll, brig ii Todd, Mcclure,
Key West.
Sid 7th, sch Mary Oliver, Baker, Baltimore
KEY WEST-Ar 4th, schs John M Colby, Wilcox,
Belize; Rookie Yates clark, Pensacola lor Phlla-
delphia, (see Menu
AZ 12,h. ship Transit, Percy, Havre.
JACKSONVILLE-Cld 18th, sch Jas w Brown,
SA1ANNAd-Ar 11tb, sch Mark Pendleton, PEN
dleton Charleston.
CHA CHARLESTON-Cld 10th, barque La Plata Mat
Sid iOth sch Lunet. Kinds, (from Pascagoula) for
Trinidad, having repaired.
HAI.IiMORE-Ar 18th scbs Clara Leavitt, Lom-
bard. Caibarien; Fannie A Bailey Hutchinson, from
rHeIIADELPHIA-Ar12 18th, sch j Willard, Wal
'Ae Cd 18th steamer Perkiomen, for Portland; sch
Arat Newcastle 18th, sch Clifford, Bradford, from
Cardenas for Philadelphia; brig Eva johnson,
Yeaton, from Matanzas:
AZ Iewes 18th, schs Richmond, for New Bedford ;
CIio Cbiicott for wa, eham Defiance, for Belfast.
NEW YURn-Ar 18th, brig kensbaw, Sylvester
Matanzas 10 DAYS; Tally HO Dow, Sagua IL days:
Sells Carrie Richardson. Richardson, Havana IA
days; Mary Weber daIrs, baracoa III days, Eli
Ia Coffin Cole, Philadelphia fof Portland; VIM
Rice Presley. Rockland; Effle simmons. Harr.ng-
ton, New Bedford; Josie Crowley, Crowley, do; JAS
H Deputy, McNiahon, Fall Rivers Harmonic, Ryder,
Providence,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14

A NEAT REToRT.-A good story is told of
little domestic conversation in the family of
Mr.. Moody. the revivalist. 1t seems that he
has his family with him in Boston, including
his daughter, young lady. She went out the
other night with friends to an entertainment
when her father thought she should have been
attending the revival meeting. He didn't
meet her that night but the next morning
when she came to breakfast, he said in
solemn and impressive tone, 'Good morning.
daughter of Satan.' Good morning, Papap'
she sweetly re piled
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CONCORD, March ID One hundred and thir-
ty towns and cities give Prescott % 727, Marcy
2O,936, scattering 1856 In 1876 the same places
gave Cheney 25,32l, Marcy 1861, scattering
259 Republican net gain in these places 1874,
In district No. 45 towns give Marston Rep,
S.005 Jones, Dem, I, 499 Scattering 40.
In No. 2 % towns give Briggs, Rep. 1852,
Sulloway, Dem, 5.082, scattering rs.
10 district No. 3, so towns give Blair, Rep,
9,027, Kent DEM, 1859. scattering So.
One hundred and forty-one towns and cities
give Prescott 28,942, Marcy D, 354, scattering
$50. In 1876 the same places gave Cheney 90
768, Marcy 25,497, scattering BIG. 1t is proba-
bic that Prescott's majority in the state will
reach $500.
Returns received from the Congressional dis
tricts are meagre and not sufficient to definitely
determine the results The latest footings are
as follows:
-Four towns in district No. gives Mar ston,
Rep, 7,765, Jones, DEM, 1913, scattering a.
Thirty t0wus in district No. give Briggs,
Rep, 6,545, Sulloway, Dem. 5.s43, scattering
81.
Forty-five towns in district No, give Blair.
Rep, 9,207, Kent Dem, 1900, scattering IS.
The Republicans claim to have carried the
three districts and that Marston will have 200
majority, Briggs 1000 and Blair 1900. The
Democrats do NOT concede the first district.
claiming to have elected Jones in all probabili-
ty. Private dispatches from Jones this even
| ing says he will have 500 majority.
The Republicans will doubtless have from 50
! to IS majority in the House, though the returns
are not sufficiently full to tell precisely.
OF the Senatorial districts the Republicans
have probably carried 8-Nos. q 8, 5, 5, z. 9, 10
and II, and the Democrats Mos. l, 6, s and
liz.
Four of the five councillor districts are
claimed by the Republicans while they concede
! five to the Democrats.
District No. 2 is close and is claimed by the
Democrats.
The Republicans carry five Of ten counties,
viz: Rocking ham, STAFFORD, Hills borough, Sui.
Ivan. The Democrats carry Belknsp, Car.
roll, Grafton, Coos and probably Merrimac,
| though the latter lis Close
George A. Pllsbury was reelected mayor Of
the city today. The election passed off very
quietly today and little or no excitement pre-.
vailed. The newspaper offices and political
! headquarters were crowded with people, but
hardly as much enthusiasm or interest was
manifested IL the result IS on previous cleo
L tious.
The following is the gubernatorial vote of
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Forty Fifth COngress-Extra Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March Is.
Senator Anthony submitted resolution
that the volume containing proceedings of the
Electoral Commission and House of Congress
10 regard to counting electoral vote printed a
few days since be prepared for publication,
under direction of the Committee on Printing,
the Supreme court, who were members of the
Electoral Commission.
Also resolution directing Secretary Of the
Senate to procure for the use of the Senate 500
copies of Hickey's constitution ofthe United
States.
An order returning to legislative dispatches
offered by Mr.. Morton was laid over tin to-
morrow, at the request of Mr.. Mitchell.
After recess message was received from
the President and the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session. When the doors were re-
opened, the Senate then adjourned until
to- morrow,
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DRY Gaada MarHef

NEW YORK, Mch 13.-The Bulletins weekly re-
view OF the New York dry goods market says
Business is slow with all the commission houses in
only moderate. Cotton grades generally quiet but
steady, except bleached shirtings, some makes of
clined &c. Prints quiet in first hands but unchang-
ed. Gignghams rather more active. Cotton dress
goods were in gooi demand, and Worsted dress
goods continue fairly active. Hosiery was in mod
ate request Fine fancy cassimeres in fair request
by jobbeIs but clothing makes ruled quiet. WOrsted
coatngs in light request. Satinets and Jeans quiet
Silks were largely sold at auction and broaght fair
pricest 80
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News and Other Items.

Nellie Power Houston, a daughter of Sam
Houston, was married to Major W. L. Bring
hurst at Austin, Texas, recently. The COVER
nor of the state gave away the bride
From Mr. Bergh's parent long-named society
have grown 40 branches in the United States
Canada and Nova Scotia. The New York CITY
society prosecuted 1905 cases the past year and
killed 2O41 sick animals.
1t is said that the Russian Grand Duke Con.
stantine was spectator at the Inauguration
ceremonies at Washington, and marched in
with the Diplomatic corps, without letting his
presence be Known.
Mr., William Howard Taft a son of Attornav
General Taft, is one of the ten speakers at the
next junior exhibition at Yale College, and has
taken as his subject "The Vitality of the Dem.
ocratic Party"
The widow of Daniel Webster, his second
wife, is living in New York. She was Miss
Caroline Leroy, and was rried in 1899. She
has had no children. She passes her life very
quietly and is in excellent health.
1t has just been discovered that the Minneso.
ia Legislature, which adjourned a few DAYS
ago, neglected through inadvertence to provide
funds for maintaining the state prison. and it is
feared in consequence that the convicts will
have to be distributed during the coming wear
among the county jails.
Jesse Marion Andrew Jackson Thomas .Jef.
feFson Napoleon eonaparte Knight is the
name of citizen of Pickens county, Ala. He
was born in Pickens county, aud his father.
Benjamin Knight, a pensoner of the war of
1917, died in that county at the age of one hun.
dred and four years.
line TACT that Forrest founded an ASYLUM
for superannusted actors and Vanderbilt has
made provision for disabled railway men.
causes an exchange to suggest that Mr.. Tiidea
make provision in his will for retreat for
Democratic Office hunters. A vast undertak.
ing.
New York has an algerian coffee house."
The attendants are in true Moorish earb. and
conee is served and pipes smoked precisely as
~ 10 III Anglers, with the further attraction of
al ehcnanting canvass background, on which
an oriental divinity is represented as laneu,dlv
rechning IN enjoyment of hookah and her
pleasant thoughts. -''-
Inc lineage Journal tells this story. mrhoa
to stand up all the way home in tbe st-oa.
cars" said Chicago wife to her bushana W
she came into the house, the other day. "Yon
did?' said he. "well, that's shame'' .oh.
didn't care-I enjoyed it," declared she, as she
pulled off glove-"ever since you gave me
these handsome bracelets I like to stand up and
hang to strap, the gold tilsgree work shows
Oft so beautifully"
Another effort is making to obtain the re-
moval of the body of General Taylor from the
Taylor farm, where it is buried, few miles
from Louisville, KY, to Frankfort. KY, where
II Is proposed to erect a suitable monument
over IL Just before he died General Taylor
asked to be buried by the side of his father on
the farm and forbade the removal of his body
unless the body OF his father was moved with
IL. Tue wives of both are buried near them,
and IT any of the bodies are removed they prcb-
ably all will BE-.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.


Another Boston Murder,
BOSTON, March 13.-Jacob Hirschfeld, a
tailor, was found early this morning on the
threshold of his place of business, 2S4 Harrison
avenue. MORALLY wounded by pistol shots, and
with hs ndkerchief forced down his throat
He died in half an hour alter, and there is no
clue to the mystery. An empty pocket-book
was found on the stairs, indicating murder for
robbery. Three Poles are uEder arrest.
Two Men Drowned.
GLOUCESTER, March 13.-Alphonzo Gibson
and Gorham Parsons went out in their dory
fishing from Pigeon Cove. 1t is supposed they
lost their oars, sail, rudder aud was seen by
schooner Golden Rule, but nothing of the men.
Warren and HARDWOOD Poland had their
dory capsized and were rescued by j. W. Mar
shant and Frank Saunders after being in the
water several hours and almost exhausted.
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COLUMBUS, March BIN the Senate TODAY
resolution was adopted providing for a iont
convention of the General Assembly next Tues-
day to elect a United States Senator. A letter
was received from Ben Wade, saying he nei-
Their sought nor would decline the Nomination
Matthews aud Taft are still the leading candi-
dates with Rowland of Ashtabula as good
third. s00N
The Republican members of the Assembly
WIN mold caucus to nominate candidate for
senator next Thursday night. the maioritv of
OF all the Republicans members of the Assem-
bly, to nominate
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ITALY.
TE NJ

ROME, March 1.-The Pope delivered an
allocution in the consistory held at the Vatican
yesterday. He passed in review the events
sluce 1870, and said that Itsly took forcble
possession of Rome at au epoch when a
generous nation was in sore distress. He
declared that the Italian ecclesiastical laws
deprived him of the means of administering
the church, and left him only the liberty
grained by regular laws. He lamented the
inability to prevent immortality and in
religion from permating society. 10 conclusion
he pronounced Cancellation impossible, aud
appealed to Foreign Bishops to incite the
faithful to good work of inducing their govern
ment to take the position Of the holy See, into
consideration
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CHICAGO, March 13-Cattle-receipts 1900 head ;
shipments 1000 head; the market is moderately ac-
tive and firm; Cows and Bulls at 20 "a 49, stock
ers and butchers IS q TO- roughto good fall ship
ping at IS q 95.
Hogs-receipts 5000 head; shipments 1870 head ;
the market is dull and heavy; packing at 90 a so;
light shipping 90 q 5 Is; best grades % "a 30.
Sheep-receipts 500 head; the market is active and
higher; sales at 20 "a 4 3,b,
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FOR Ell N.
THE EAsTE8 QUESTION,
The rurkish Parsfu mani


CoNsTANTNoPLE, March 13-rhe opening of
the Turkish Parliament has been postponed to
March 10Th, to give the deputies from distant
provinces time to reach the capital.
A More Hopeful Outlook.
LONDON, March 13 "A Vienna correspondent
OF the Times says the negotiations with Monte
negro have taken a somewhat more hopeful
turn: The Turkish Cabinet council last week
decided to make some further concessions in
regard to frontier regulations which have been
followed by concessions on the part of the
Prince Nicholas who really keeps the whole
conduct of the negotiations in his own hands.
The official organ of Montenegro says Russia
intends to go to war, and nobody can expect
montenegro to keep teace in that event.
A ST. Petersburg despatch contradicts the
report that Gen Skobeleff will take the chief
command OF the army at Kscheneff.
A Berlin Bumor.
LONDON, March 10 "A Berlin correspondent
teleGraphs: 1t is said that Bismarck has agreed
to sign the International protocol proposed by
Russia. 1t is reported from Cettinje that the
Prince OF Montenegro has given orders to make
every preparation for recommending of HOSTILE
tees March 2lst if peace il not concluded be-
fore the expiration of the armistice.
The Latest Proposal.
Russia's latest proposition is in substance
that II Great Britain and the other Powers will
agree to maintain the settlement insisted upon
IN the conference and to urge it upon the Porte,
Russia will be content to act in accord with
them and will demobalizs her armies. The
communication is now under serious considera-
tion of the English government
The Times points out that the terms are con-
sidered exceedingly moderate by the other
Powers and says that if Russia is contented
with the settlement we can see no sufficient
reason for declining it.
Excitement i'm the East
LONDON, March 13.-The Daily Telepraph's
Pera despatch says; public opinion here is
considerably excited. 1t is faqred that the
Porte considers the Montenegrin's demands in
admissible.
A letter from Pera of the 9Th inst. saws many
persons arrested for alleged completely in
the plot of Midhat Pasha have been lib
Grated The prevailing popular idea is that
the parry strongly attached TO Murats
Etfendi are busily spreading reports of recove-
~ and claiming his right to restoration Every
thing shows general instability of the present
situation.
Russia and Turkey.
PARIS, March 13.-Le Temps has had an in
terVle~ with Gen. Ignatieff, who declares that
Russia would accept indefinitely a protocol
emanating from the six powers or diplomatic
instrument signed by Turkey alone. but
countersigned by the powers. Russia would not
grant Turkey more than two months grace for
executing the reforms
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A Powder M.Il for Russia.

BENNINGTON, March 73.-Olin Scott shipped
the first instalment of powder mill machinery
Tor the Russian government This is the first
powder machine ever shipped from the United
States to Russia and part of the contract
mentioned in former despatch. The machine
IS destined for the Russian governmental pow
der works situated about five miles from ST.
Petersburg
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but it had hitherto proceeded in the right d.
rection and made practical progress
A despatch from Berlin says recent order
of the German authorities that the men who
formerly served in the French army should
quit. Alsoce and Lorraine imme diately or
accept German nationality will be brought
under notice of the Reichstag. The order
affects 600 families.
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In luQnfreal.
SOUTH CAROLINA,

A Decision for Hampton in the Circuit
Court.
CHARLESTON, March 13.-The question of
connlctlng claims of Hampton and Chamber
lain to the governorship, came up in the Cir
cult Court today. AS it involved the invalidity
OF a commitment by trial justice appointed BY
the Governor, Judge Reed decided that the au
thorty of the trial justice must be respected as
that of defacto and dejure officer of the state.
Inns decision establishes the legality of the
Hampton government as to the Charleston cir.
cults. The other circuit judges throughout the
state had already made similar decisions.