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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
Statistics of the Russian Losses.

The Courier des Etats Unis gives
some official statistics of the Turco- Rus
sian war, from which it appears that the
Russians slain or wounded, during the
conflict just ended, amount to 80, 304
officers and soldiers. The number of
Generals represented in this sum is
twenty one. a Prince of the imperial
family and thirty-four members of the
higher Russian nobility died on the
fields of battle. OF the wounded, sc, 824
are already completely cured, and 10, 600
others will be able to leave the hospitals
in few weeks. There were 121 men
prisoners in the hands of the Turks at
the time the armistice was concluded.
OF all the Russians who fought IN the
war, one sixth were either killed or
wS>lded- arather large proportion. This
was, ho~Sever, about the proportion of
the killed nd wounded in the Franco
German war. the battles of Worth
and of Spickeren, 16>~yas one-sixth it
was ne-eighth in the G>tttles of Won
vile and MARSHA Tour, while at Ora
velotte it was only one-eleventh. Some
may be SURPRISED to be told that, in some
of the great battles of the early part of
this century, the losses relatively to the
number of eombatants were consider
ably greater. OF the Russian wounde d
admitted to hospitals. one of every eleven
died of his injuries. In the course of the
whole war only two Russians were pun
ished by death, one for desertion and
one for robbery with violence -aremark-
able showing. r-ssr svas l,,-e-4
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
Family Estates in This Country.

Several years ago Edward Everett, in
a public address, remarked that wealth
in this country could not descend to the
third generation. 1t is singular that the
most prominent example of the falsity
of this theory should be found in the
families with which Mr.. Everett was con-
nected by marriage, the Adamses and the
Brookses. The will of the late Sidney
Brooks is an illustration. Notwithstand-
ing the laws of entail and primogeniture
are not in vogue in the United States,
the tendency of wealth is growing
stronger and stronger toward building
up and extending family estates in a dl-
rect line. The next generation of the
Adams family, if it inherits the aceumu-
lative propensities of the past and pres
ent generations, will be one of the
wealthiest in the country, and Will prove
that wealth accumulated by the founder
of family can be held through as many
generations as IL England.-Boston
Traveller.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
The Railways of the World.

According to some statistics published
by the Econontiste Ffdncais, the total
length of railways in the world at the
end OF 1876 was 1s4, OO2 miles, of which
Europe possessed S9, 430 miles Amer
lea, 1920 miles; Asia, 1859 miles !;
Australia, 1, 1924 miles, and Africa, 1,519
miles. The United States had IA ,095
miles; Germany, 17,1S1 miles !; Great
Britain, 16, 794 miles; France, 13, 492
miles; Russia, IL, ,555 miles Austria,
1882 miles Italy, 4,Sl5 miles, and
Turkey, $50 miles. The railway system
in India was 6, 527 miles in length, while
Canada had 4, 200 miles the Argentine
republic. 800 miles; Peru, $40 miles !;
Egypt, 975 miles, and Brazil, 836 miles.
The E'cononaiste Frdncdis calculates
that at the end of 1876 the capital in
vested in the European railways amount
ed TO G2,077, ,200,0 600, and in those of
America, Australia, Asia and Africa,
s1 1856, 100000, making total for the
railways of the whole world of 93, 262,- :
7OO,OO The European railways were
credited with the possession of $4,000
locomotives, 80, 600 passenger carriages
and 100000 luggage trucks, in which
were conveyed, during 1876, 1, ,140, ,O00,-
600 passengers and 400, ,O00,0 900 tons of
goods. s.-PdU Mall Gazette.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
A Much.Married Woman.

Mrs. Martha T. Hopkins, widow of
80 summers, residing N Henrico county,
six miles from this city, was married to-
day for the sixth time. Sine was first
widow, at the age of 20, to John Wood;
she was widow at "a; was married
again at the age of 26. She was mar
ried on second widownood at the age of
27, on third widowhco1 at 80, on fourth
widowhood at 81, on fifth widowhood
she was joined in the happy bonds to-
day to Maj. Henry Hodgkins. This
much, married lady is well preserved, is
handsome blonde, and has no children.
---Riehrno,ad { "a 6Jbaper, SO -:H
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
Killed bY Her Brother.

A most distressing affair occurred in
the northeastern portion of the county
recently, which resulted In the death of
an estimable young lady. the daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Patrick, of the Lsuns-
dale neighborhood. It seems that fire.
quent depredations upon Mr.. Patr1ck's
poultry yard had been made of late, and
that his son, young man of about 20
years of age. had been watching for the
thieves and ON the night referred to
the young lady went out To the coop to
get chicken to prepare for breakfast,
and the boy, hearing the cries of the
chicken and not dreaming that his sis
ter or any member of the family was in
the yard, rushed out, and picking up
brickbat hurled it in the direction of
the noise, and With such unfortunate
precision as to strike his sister in the
head, inficting a wound that resulted
IN her death after few heurs of suffer
ing. A6erdeen lAiss. Tspses.- -
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
BEAUTIES OF THE ENGLISH Or
TYPOGRAPHY.

pretty deer is dear to me,
hare with downy hair,
hart love with all my heart,
But barely love o bear. =
-Tis plain that no one takes plane
To have pair of pears,
Although rake may take rake
To tear away the tares.
Soils rays raise thyme, time RACES all,
And through the whole holes wears
scribN in writing right may write
To write and still be wrong;
For write and rite are neither right,
And don't to right belong.
Robertson is not Roberts son,
Nor did he rob Burts son,
Yet Roberts sun is Robins sun,
And everybody's sun.
Beer often brings bier to man,
Coughing coffin brings,
And too much ale will make us all,
AS well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is not reclining;
And when consumpuve folks decline
They all decline declining.
Quails do not quail before a storm,
bow will bow before it;
We cannot rein the rain at all,
No earthly power reigns DER 1t.
The dyer dyes awhile, then dies s~
10 uyc NC tTyluRp
Until upon his dying bed 80 - 49,
He thinks no more of dyeing.
A son of Mars mars many a son.
All Deys must have their days;
And every knight should pray each night
To Him who weighs his ways.
'Tis meet that man should meet out meat
To feed ones fortunes SUI;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else one cannot be won.
Alas, lass is sometimes false;
OF faults maid is made;
Her waist is but a barren waste - -
Though stay ed she Is not staid. 49,
The springs shoot forth each spring and shoots
Shoot forward one and all;
Though summer kills the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to fall in fall.
would story here commence,
But you might think it stale, - - -
So we'll suppose that we have reached
The tail end of our tale.
,ouisUitte Rditaosy Mail.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
j. Mad. Wells on the War.Path.

J. Madison Wells, President of the
Louisiana Returning Board, writes to
the Philadelphia Times, giving notice of
his intention to bring suit fer defama-
ton against it on the ground that it
has charged him with defalcation and
receivieg stolen mules. His note
reads: - is4 . @ f-.es
p NEW ORLEANS, March 90, 1873
To the Editor of the Philadelphia Times Newspa-
per, Philadelphia, Pa:
Before insttuting suit against you for defa-
nation, send my reply TO your scurrilous ar
ticle, as it fully fits your case.
J. MADISON WELLS.
Accompanying this letter is the follow
ing card
atf NEW ORIE 1Ns, Feb q, 1873.
To the Public:
The reports going the rounds of the news
papers of MY being defaalter. and an ac-
comphce in a. disreputaf4e mob transaction.
comes from the fruitful imagination ef the
brains of the progeny o. 3 harlot, and it
would seem that those .Dgag.d in their
reproduction are but worthy ecions matured
in similar bed of lnfamy. 1
J. MADISON WELLS
The publication to which Wells re-
ferred was satirical editorial in de-
fense OF the theory that Wells is in
sane
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
The Growing. Crops.

The statistician of the Agricultural
Bureau at Washington has completed
his estimate of the condition and pros
poets of the crops for the next season.
The reports from 700 correspondents of
the bureau show that the area under
cultivation for cereals, which has in
creased 50per cent. during the past ten
years, will during the present season,
exceedin acreage any former year. The
winter-wheas CROP which amounts to
six-tenths Of the total crop, viii, from
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
NUMBER A.
"a Pow'FUL sKEERY TIME.

Old Jefferson Jones was smoking his PIPE,
And Jim was on his knee;
The father gave his mouth a wipe,
And kissed his darling wee.
" story yer wants, an I'll be boun ~;
Cried lively jefferson Jones;
Now speak mp quick, an then git down,
Fur Dud mus res his bones."
The old man straight was brought to taw,
His boy spoke up and out
" Well, dad ;" said he, "that great big waw-
Old jefferson scratched his grizzly head,
And gazed into the fire.
Then tilted his chair against the bed.
And mentally tuned his Tyre.
"Spesk, dad, +" the eager urchin cried,
''An' tell me ALI the story
Describe the waw--its pawmp an pride.
An all its other ga-lory."
An fout an fit like crime.
An the waw--it wus, beyon doubt,
a pow'ful skeery time"
The veteran paus g, and closed his eyes
anon there came asnore;
' But dad, )" spoke Jim in blank surprise,
Amt there little more 2"
" waal, yaas, old Jones replied, " the waw,
In story an in rhyme, -.'s
souns' mighty gran, but we uns saw
A pow'ful skeery time !"
Detroit Free Press. --sr-
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
Laughter.

Laughter very often shows the bright
side of man. 1t brings out his happier
nature, and shows of what sort of stuff
he is really made. Somehow we feel as
if we never thoroughly knew man until
we had heard him laugh. We do not
feel sat home" with him till then. We
do not mean mere snigger, but good,
hearty, round laugh. The solemn, sober
vjsage, like Sundays dress, tells moth
ing of the real man. He may be very
silly or very profound, very cross or very
jolly. Let us hear him laugh, and we
can decipher him at once, and tell how
his heart beats.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
GUSTAV FEHRS.

7" ATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. OFFERS
w his services for repairing all kinds of Clocks
and Watches. Has fine and well selected as
Sortment of the latest and best styles of Clocks,
American, English and Swiss Watches, also
of Gold and Plated Jewelry. ut his new Brick
Store on Sth street, South side one door south of
Kremer's, Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
F. RANSCH.

TEWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ALL
- kinds of work in the line of my business
promptly attended to, and warranted to give
satisfaction. have just received Wing & Orns-
bey's Multiplying CAMERA OBSCURA, with
which can take small pictures of the finest or
der, for one dollar per dozen. Photographs taken
of all sizes. Albums and Frames constantly on
hand. York Street.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
A. B. MELENDY.

DHOTOGRAPHER, EIGHTH ST., WHITES
L new block. Manitowoc, Wis, is prepared to
take Photographs or Tintypes of every size ana
in the latest style of the art. All negatives re-
touched. Call and examine specimens and
prices: Copying and enlarging old pictures
speciality. keep constantly on hand q large
essortment of frames for the trade.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
MRS. E, KERN.

L er in Dry Goods Groceries, Crockery Fam
cy Goods, Glass ware. Boots and Shoes, Ready
made Clothing. Paper Hangings, Hats, Caps,
Bird Cages, Kerosene Oil and Lamps. &C., &C.
A share of public patronage is solicited.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
Rivers and HarhOrs,

The Committee on Commerce of the
lower house of Congress have agreed
upon the following appropriations for
rivers and harbors on the Northwestern
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
CHARLES HOVER.

M ERCHANT TAILORING STABLISH-
WI ment, on Sth street, near south end of
Bridge. The tailoring department is complete,
and contains large assortment of fashionable
cloths and Gents furnishing goods constantly
on hand. Please call and examine before pur-
chasing elsewh here.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
NEW BARBER SHOP,

DIEGEL & HERMANN, PROPRIETORS,
ID Eight Street, near Commercial. We cor
daily invite our friends and the public general.
ly to give us q call.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
FRED. SEEGER

OFFERS TO HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
, lie generally, a choice selection of Fresh
Meats, Salt Pork and Beef, Smoked Beef and
Hams, Shoulders, Sausages, Tallow and Lard at
the lawest rates. Market on Commercial Street
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18

BEAUTY and booty was the cry OF
the young. man who kissed the girl and
was kicked by her father. -&
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
S. SANDERSON

MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
lNl Boots, Shoes, Leather, &C., &C. Shop on
Buffalo street. near the corner of Eighth. Re-
pairing neatly and promptly executed.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
CHAS. KARNOFSKY

THE OLD ORIGINAL BARBER AND HAIR
i dresser, Manitowoc, Wis. Corner Eighth
and Commercial streets. Keeps constantly
hand well assorted stock of Neck-ties, Collars,
Hair-oils and Perfumery.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18

II. G. & W. J. TURNER,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFICE ON STH
n Street, South side, over Koehlers store, Man.
ftOwoc, Wisconsin,
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NASH &. SCHMITZ,

A TTORNEYS AND COUNCILLORS AT LAW.
n Of1ce over Platt's store, corner of York
and Ninth streets. Collections promptly atten-
ded to.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-04-18
WHITE & FORREST,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE ON STH
IA street, South side, opposite Schuette's Store.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Commercial Drummers.

The Chicago Journal of Commerce says in
regard to commercial travellers.
"The evils of the system are many and the
reasons for its oiscontinuance are numerous.
We have time and space at present for only
the following:
1. 1t constantly increases large lot Of mid
die men. Every such man Is tax on the pro-
ductive industries of the country. No wise
man will advocate the increase of this element,
Commercial travellers" must be well paid.
They must dress well; they must travel by
frst-class conveyance, and live at the best ho-
tells They must have the means of being more
than ordinarily liberal in order to be success
to their employers. From some source they
must receive high salary. Who pays the
bills? 1t may be said that wholesale merchants
and manufacturers become the responsible par
ties, yet ultimately the entire disbursements Of
funds, to the drummer, must come, with inter-
est, out of the pockets of the consumer. They
therefore pay that much more for their goods =
The people are taxed to maintain these gentle-
men and to sustain all the brazen effrontery
which characterize them.
q The system is to trade, commerce and man.
ufacturers what the hot house system is to hor-
ticulture and agriculture. 1t may do In some
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
The WAYS of Demaeoeues.


The present House of Representatives
has won bad reputation in many ways, and
conspcuously by the manner in which it has
disposed OF contested-election cases and the
abuse of its powers as shown in the arbitrary
and wicked method by which it conducts those
inqulsltorial processes which it is pleased
to call Investigations" There has not been
even pretence of fairness in the filling of
the disputed seats. The contested cases have
been referred in the ordinary course of busi-
ness to the committee and that body has
promptly reported in every instance in favor
OF the Democratic contestant. 1t has hap
pened that the reasons given in one instance
why the Democrat should be admitted were
all in favor in another instance of the ad-
mission of the Republican. But the contra
diction gave no trouble to either committee
or House. The Democrat was always voted
in. The latest of these cases is that of the
Third Massachusetts District, in which, with
out the slightest regard to either law or just
ice. Mr.. Field, who was elected by a clear
majority, was unseated, and Mr.. Dean, the
defeated candidate, admitted. The decision
was so shameless that few Democrats, seven
or eight in number, could not bring them
selves to support it. Bnt their nnpnsitinn
availed nothing against the resolute determi.
nation of the party majority. The men who
had not hesitated to deprive Colorado of her
rightful representation felt no scruples in
doing wrong to Massachusetts.
The conduct of Investigations has been as
dlsgraceful as the decisions of contested elec-
tions. The course pursued in the late Presi-
Dental campaign has been entered upon
again. All men who have bit of scanda-
lous gossip to tell, or malice to crafty are
invited to appear and give testimony, while
the men accused OF fault are not even per-
mitted to know that charges are preferred
against them. Then these sl8hderous stories
that there is no opportunity to refute are re-
peated to the correspondents of Democratic
newspapers and by them spread over the
country. For example Mr.. Glover, the chair
man of the committee on expenditures in the
Treasury Department, has secured as one of
his assistants w. B. Moore, dismissed
Treasury agent, removed by order of the
President upon proof that he had conspired
to tix false charge of murder upon worthy
citizen. This man Moore is now out on bail
under two criminal indictments, one for con-
spiracy to defame and the other for libel in
making and publishing false affidavit. Yet
Glover permits him to be present at the
meetings of the committee, allows him to
question witnesses, is pushing cases which he
prepares, and is paying him from the con-
'ingent fund of the House. This is fair
example OF the methods used by the Demo-
,rats and of the kind of men they employ as
witnesses.
These wrongs however will work their own
remedy. The people are becoming disguised
with the practices of the demagogues who
'ule the House, and will take from them the
power they have abused.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Farm For Salei Brick Yard For
Sale! Timber Lands
For Sale -!

NHE undersigned, desirous of changing his busi-
4 ness, offers for sale at bargain, his homestead,
situated in North Bethel, q miles from the Grand
Trunk Depot at Bethel, the direct stage to
the Lakes, containing about % acres of good land,
about one-half under high state of cultivation,
with fine young orchard in bearing conuition.
The House is u story cottage. with ell painted and
blindei, with piazza. containing IL finished rooms,
and suitable to accommodate IL to 10 summer board
There is connected with the house suitable out
buildings, store and stable 3nx50. The farm is
situated in the vicinity of the we-known boarding
houses OF g. P. Bartlett, G. R Locke. and the new
boarding houses erected by h. R. Goodwin, Of the
Lake House, Upton. The scenery is magnificent,
and the iacilite. for hunting and fishing unsurpas-
sed Also small house of six rooms, stable and
acre of land the cottage Also 13 acres of sup
erior ntervale upon an Island in the Androscoggin
River. Also about 100 of land Sandy River,
10 acres OF good intervals about same in pasture and
the balance well covered with wood and timber.
first class brick yard connected with this land Also
100 acres of land in Riley Plantation well covered
with spruce timber, of mile from Sandy River,
and Z miles from the Androscoggin. Also house.
hold furniture farming tools, carragies, harnesses,
horses, cows Sheep hogs and other things connected
with a farm and boarding house too numerous to
mention. For further particulars inquire of the
Proprietor, o. G. FROST, on the premises Terms
made easy. O. C. FROST, Bethel, Oxford Co., Me.
mar21 eodSW2w
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Magazine NnticaS.

The April number of the Popular Science
Monthly New York: d. Appleton s. Co. Port
land: Loring, Short 8 Harmony has the fol-
lowing contents; Evolution of Ceremonial Gov.
ernment III. Mutilations, by Herbert Spen
Ger. The Eucalyptus in the Future, by Prof
Samuel Lockwood. (Illustrated). Introduction
and Succession Of Vertebrate Life in America,
by Prof o. O. Marsh. The Wicked Weasel;
The Dissipation of Energy, by George lies;
Illustrations of the Logic of Science. Nv. The
Probability of Induction, by @. s. Peirce; On
Edison's Talking Machine, by Prof. Alfred M.
Mayer. illustrated; The Marpingan Miracles:
The source of Muscular Power; Living Corals,
by w. E. Damon; Posons of the Intelligence
-Chloroform, by Charles Richet; Sketch of
Professor secch. with Portrsit); Correspon.
dence; Editors Table; Literary notices; Popu.
lar Miscellany; Notes.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

THERE is much sound financial sense in
some portions of the West as these words
from the address issued to the people of the
country by the Hard Money League of the
Northwest testify: t'National honor, and
both national and individual prosperity, de
mand return to the standards of value rec
ognized in the Constitution, and with our
present paper currency almost at par with
coin, to delay such return and authorize new
issues of irredeemable paper would only lead
to further depreciation, till as in all past ex-
periments of the kind, paper will become
worthless, leaving us without any reliable
Circulating medium and entailing destruction
on all industry, and misery and poverty on
the masses of the people. We have now
abundance of money to supply all the wants
OF trade; our paper currency is rapidly ap-
preaching the uniformity and stability of the
coin standards; if left free from further leeisla
tive changes, it will soon, by force Of natural
laws, 60 into general circulation and general
confidence and prosperity will be restored to
the country
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

HE Maryland House probably adopted
Montgomery Blair's resolutions of inquiry
into the title of President Hayes in order to
get rid of Montgomery. He was talking
them to death. The resolutions are of no
possible effect except to show the bad tenn
per of the Democrats and their peridy in
refusing to abide by the decision Of tri-
bunal of their own getting-up. However,
it's Of no consequence.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

ENGLAND has many troop ships but it is
difficult to see where she is to get the men to
fill them. The reseve she has just called out
is ridiculously small. 1t has been her Gus
tom to fight her battles with substitutes, to
subsidize some continental power aud foot
the bills while others did the most of the
fighting. But no ally offers itself now. 1t
will take bigger bribe than she can afford to
give Austria to outbid Russia. Bosnia is too
tempting.a prize for Austria to let 60 by.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

The Romance Period Is a most interesting
and valuable addition, from the pen of Mr..
Eugene Lawrence, to Messrs Harper's Half
Hour Series. 1t gives brief, clear and elegant
sketch OF that beautiful season, the springtime
OF literature, which, to our day of severe study
and self conscious ambitions, seems like tan
gle OF flowers and babel of birds. 1t was
seedtime suddenly breaking into full bloom;
and the singers of to-day, learning again the
rich music of words of the early minstrels,
look back with longing at the brilliance and
beauty of the early day of English literature
PORTLAND: Loring, Short g. Harmon)