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THE INSURANCE SENSATION.

New York, May 24-The most cele-
brated life insurance case of the century
still continues to be the subject of much
comment. The ulspatcn from UIuCInu:l-
ii, printed in today's papers, that some
at least of the insurance companies hay
ing policies Of insurance upon the life Of
Col. Dwight, Binghamton, had reason to
believe that lie was not dead, but that
the corpse of another person had been
substituted, created quite an impression,
owning to the magnitude of the amount
OF money involved, and the fact that it
recalled similar cases 10 the mind Of the
public. A few of the companies that
will contest the claims made by Dwights
legatees suspect that Dwight is alive,
and others believe that he committed
suicide, while all are satisfied that he
was guilty of misrepresentation in lis
applications, which would in any event Wit;
late his policies, and forfeit the insurance.
Mr.. t. j. Brosnan, Superintendent of
the United States Insurance Company,
and chairman of the committee appoint.
ed by the contesting companies to inves-
tigate the validity of the claim made by
Dwight's legatees, was called upon by
your correspondent and asked if he be-
lieved the rumor to be true. ''Well, for
my part believe Dwight is dead" said
he ''but there are gentlemen connected
with the Insurance companies older, and
more experienced than I am who have
strong suspicious that he is alive"
The circumstances connected with his
insurance, his illness and his alleged
death, were very peculiar, but need not
be repeated at this time. Suffice it to
say that Dwight obtained $3.50, 900 of in
surance on the quarterly plan, made all
the policies payable to his estate, made
his will, spent a month hunting and fish
ing, and then laid down and died. At
least it was claimed that he died, although
there are some who refuse to believe it.
hr. Brosnan said: 81 presume the
| suspicion that Dwight is alive is strength
ened by many sitailar cases which have
been met with in tie experience OF the
life insurance companies. To illustrate
The HEtna Life Insurance Company was
kept in the courts four years by Mrs.
Wackerle, who brought suit against the
company for $1,000 on the life of her
husband alleged by her to be dead. 4
corpse had been found an identified, and
a verdict of accidenal death returned bv
the coroner's jury.
Last November Wackerle turned I'D
alive in California, was induced to come
east by the company. and astonished his
wife's indorsers by stating that he had
run away to escape her prosecutions.
The Union Mutual Life paid a claim
five years ago in q case where the proofs
of death appeared to be positive. He was
found aii7e two years ago and in quite
affiuent circumstances, as is attested by
the fact that the company sued for a
return OF the money, and got it back
with Interest; and tIere are numerous
other similar cases.
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BORERS IN TREES.

Please inform me ut what time the
eggs OF borers are deposited, and what
the insect is like? Also if you know
any preventive, please give it. a. W.
You have asked a question that COW
ers vers very much ground. There are
Il great variety of borers infesting differ
ent trees and plants, and each different
in their habits and characteristics. Pre-
suming, however, that you mean those
infesting apple trees, aud which also at
tack the pear, ounce, mountain ash,
hawthorn aud the Juneberry, we answer
from this stand point The beetle which
deposits the eggs from which are hatched
the round headed borer, is known IS the
two striped saperda. The larva when
full grown is about one inch long. Its
color is light yellow, with tawny yellow
spot on the first segment. The head is
ohestnut-brown, and the jaws jet black.
The beetle makes its appearance in May
and June, and being nocturnal, is seldom
seen unless it is hunted for at night.
The female deposits her eggs during the
month of June, and the worms hatch and
commence boring into the bark within
two weeks.
The flat-headed apple tree borer may
easily be recognized by its forward end.
I5 is very much broadened and fiattened.
Il is about one-half the size of the round
headed variety. The parent beetle,
cilryrObOthris .tcmdrat0, is greenish
black with brassy lines and spots above.
the underside of Furnished copper col
or. Unlike the two striped saperda, it
flies by day, and in addition to the apple
attacks the peach and also the soft maple
oak and other forest trees. The beetle
appears in May and June, and deposits
its eggs not ouiy on the trunk of tree
but on the larger limbs as well.
The remedies are to keep the base of
the trees entirely free of weeds, and to
keep the trees, as to their trunks and
larger limbs, rubbed with soap during
the season Of depositing. Examine the
trees thoroughly in September, when
the young worm may be found next the
bark and be easily taken out. After
they have penetrated into the wood of
the tree it is a more difficult matter.
They must be cut out; or if wire can
be introduced into their home they may
be pierced and killed. The round. headed
borer lives three years in a tree, and the
fiat headed borer one year.
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kEARSEY's CUE.--lf kearney was an
ordinary ofiice-seeking, vulgar upstart
he would soon come to grief, but he re-
fuses to hold Office, and will take neither
power nor pelf as reward for his exer-
tions. This gives him moral force
which tells in every contest. In this,
kearney but follows in the course of some
of the wisest politicians in this country
Dean Richmond and Thurlow Weed
for instance, who were the power behind
the throne, greater than the throne itself.
kearney is IL every way remarkable
man, but so intense is the feeling against
him that | would not be surprised If
some day he came to violent end.
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A divine preaching in the morlirg
to his congregation frcm the text eye
are the children of the devil" and in the
evening, from the text, Children obey
your parents" evidently wanted the
children to follow in the footsteps of
their sires.
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Orion Clemens, brother Of Mark
Twain, was excommunicated from the
Westminster Presbyterian Church, of
keokuk, Ia, on Sunday, having been
tried and convicted of the charge of her.
esy, the heresy being contained in a
recent lecture, in which he disavowed
the divinity OF the Christian religion.
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IF. PRETCHARD. NJ. D.,

OFFICE, IN SaERMAN'S BRICK BLOCK,
~ North Eighth street, Manitowoc, Wis.
opr,or Harm. 5 to 4. VI.
oFfieh nouns ! / to , and 10 s p. NJ.
Residence, on sth street, opposite j. K. Platts.
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Professor, said a pert sophomore,
sis there any danger of disturbing the
magnetic currents if [ examine that
compass too closely % "By 10 means,
brass has no effect whatever on them, y
responded the professor.
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WILLIAM LYNCH

IzASUIONABLE TAILOR. ALL GOODS
l. made bv the subscriber are warranted 10 I'll
the form Prices, reasonable, and am bound tC
please those who give me their custom. Shol
on York Street TWO doors West Of the Windiatt
HpuSp
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CHARLES HOVER.

MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
M mcnt, on Sth streetncar south end of Bridge
The tailoring department is complete, and con
tains large assortment OF fashionable cloths anG
Gents furnishing goods constantly on hand
Please call and examine before purchasing else
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FASHIONABLE TAILOR, HAS REMOVED
l. 10 Buffalo Street, two doors West of L. K. ~
f. II. Rand Hardware Store. All work warranted
well done and TO lit.
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FRED. SEEGER.

OFFERS no HIS FRIENDS AND THE PUB
~ lie generally, choice selection Of Fresh
Meats, salt Pork and Beef Smoked Beef and
the lowest rates. Market on Commercial Street.
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IT 4. REUSS PROPRIETOR, CORNER
Il. Eighth and Franklin streets, NanitoWoC.
Thi- house has ruccutlg been enlarged and retur-
nishod ana oilers every inGaccment to the travel
Ing public
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NEW BARBER SHOP.

CARL PANGBURN'S Barbershop, one door of
- Sth street bridge. north side Work done in
good taste Particular attention paid To Ladies
and Chldrcn's hair cuttiu. and shampOOing. BY
all means call and see Carl.
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WISCONSIN HOUSE.

vERE DALEY. PROPRIETOR, CORNER
81 Of 9th and Jay St. This is new House and
we'll fitted up with an the modern improvements.
a GOOD STABLE is also in connection with the
house.
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S. SANDERSON,

MANUFACTURERS AND DDEALERIN BOOTS
vi Shoes, Leather, &c., &c. Shop on Buffalo
Street near the corner OF Eighth Repairing
neatly and promptly executed.
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HEkT ISI Ply

c. +. EsTAERrOE. w. A. WALLER.
A TTORNEYS At LAW. Office corner Eighth
N and Quay streets, South Side, ManitowUc,
Wisconsin.
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II X PAINE. n. D.,

Homeopathic PHYSICIAN. SURGEON
| and AccoucheUr, late resident Physician nj
ne Hahuemanu Hospital. Chicago, has permau-
emily located at Manitowoc. Oidcc, on Buffalo
streets, west of Rands store.
r : 70 ? \. NJ.
SfflCh i''.Hs' 10 and to p. NJ.
Diseases Of the O. and ear treated.
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NJ. KETTENnOFFEN.
CHARLES SCUAFFFR

~ Ninth streets ManitowOc. Travellers will
here find the best accommodations, Sample rooms
attached.
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IN WAR TIMES.

WASHINGTON CITY AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THE SMITH
sONIAN INSTITUTE FOR WAR MEETINGS -
AN INTERESTING RENILNISCENCE.
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TAR. A. J. PATCHEN, DENTIST. OFEICE
IL III Sherman's building, on Sth Street, Mani
toWoc, Wis.
.fy-Tecth extracted without pain.
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glanito1pos gilpi.
ADVERTISING SCALE.
ONE INCH SPACE MAKES \ SQUARE.

Business notices 10 cents per line. When con
timed more than one week, half OF the above
rates for each subsequent week.
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ESTABROOK l. WALKER.

A TTORNEYs AND COUNSELORS At LAW
n Office over First National Bank, Eighth ST
Collections promptly attended 10.
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NASH & SGHMITZ.

n AW INSURANCE. AND ABSTRACTO OFFICE
IL Franz Block, South Eighth street, aanito-
voc. Wis. Collections promptly attended TO.
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JOHN MULHOILAND, II. d.,
nuYSICIAN AND SURGEON. TENDERS
his professional services To the peop.c OF
Centeryillc and adjoining towns.
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For diarrhoea, collie, cholera -morbus,
ETC., take DR.. Marshall's Arabian OH, the
great pain killer. Sold by t. !: J. Rob
inson.
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FRANZ & TREAT,

DHYSICIiN AND SURGEON, TENDERS
| his professional services to the people of the
(ountE.
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WILLIAM RAER.
Il. COAKLEY. NJ. D.,

DREWER AND MALSTER, CORN ER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets South side. The
highest cash price paid for Barley.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
THE Commercial of yesterday

The Commercial of yesterday
morning contains the cool an
nouncement that the Democratic
leaders had broken an agreement
made with prominent Republicans
not to nominate more than one
candidate for Superior Judge, pur-
suant to which agreement the Re-
publicans had only nominated one
candidate. We are afraid it would
sadly puzzle our contemporary to
establish the making of such an
agreement. We are obliged to say
that we don't believe that any such
an understanding was reached, and
we are certain that no one was au-
thorized TO commit the Democratic
County Convention to any such
policy. The fact is that the scheme
Of nominating only one Republican
candidate for Superior Judge orig
mated In the fertile brain of Henry
T. Hazard, Esq, and that gentle
man expected to be the nominee
himself. The result was that the
,genious Harry was hoist by his
n petard. Democrats have not
slightest objection to seeing
,mitable Hazard trotted out as
scond Republican candidate,
hat gentleman will save time
money by letting well enough
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

The point made by Mr.. Brown
last night that the present Demo.
cratic State administration has
been highly economical and careful
of the interests of the people was
correctly taken. We desire to en-
phasize the often expressed opinion
of the HERALD that Gov. Irwin
and his associates have made a
golden record for themselves on all
grounds of honest and republican
administration. They have at all
times shown a disposition to lop of
every dollar OF unnecessary outlay.
Few of those who delight in de-
nouncing these gentlemen could or
would pass through the ordeal
from which they are about to
emerge with hands half as clean as
theirs. There are terrible num-
ber of pseudo reformers in Califor-
mia to-day, but lip service while in
quest of Office is very different
thing indeed from laborious, sue
cessful and economical administra-
tiOn
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

WE have followed the course of
Wallace Leach, Esq, the Demo-
cratic candi date for Congress in
the Fourth Congressional district,
very closely, and we find that he
makes q uniformly favorable i'm
preston on the people. 1t is con.
ceded that he is gentleman of
unusual legal and oratorical abil-
ity. Of the seventeen counties
which compose this district there
are at least ten in which the Work.
ingmen have practically no stand
ing. In view of such fact it is
absurd in the extreme for any
newspaper to describe Mr.. Leach
as dummy" candidate. He is
the official representative, in ma
tional issues, of great historical
party which to-day controls more
than half the States of the Ameri-
can Union. Should he be elected,
he will find himself member of
an organization which controls
both branches of the Congress of
the United States and he will, for
that reason, be able to exert a
great influence for good on the fu-
ture of Southern California. 1t
won't do to attempt to dismiss
such a man with a cavalier wave
of the hand. Should the detection
from Mr.. Pacheco be as large in
the rest of the district as it will be
in the counties of Los Angeles, San
BerDardino and San Diego, Mr..
Leach will be our next Congress-
man.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

from every standpoint. Thesgreat
bulk of the nominations are from
the country, thus presenting re-
markable contrast to the Republi-
can and other local tickets already
In the field. In fact, it is hardly
an exaggeration to say that the ru-
raj districts got about everything
They certainly got all they had the
heart to ask, and that not grudg-
ingly, nor as the result of a sharp
struggle, but by the cordial conces.
sion of the clty Democracy. The
old bug-a-boo of the Court House
ring has been effectually exploded
by the Conventions action. The
people, without duress or dictation
from any source whatever, made
ticket.which is 10 orally certain to be
triumphantly elected on the third
day Of September. We shall have
something to say In detail Of the
individual nominees as the cam.
paign progresses.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
REPUBLICANS are at last begin

BEPU.LICANs are at last begin
ming to realize the mistake made
by them in putting forward Per
kins, . monopolist, as the repre-
sentative of their party. The at
tempt to carry Perkins into the
Gubernatorial chair with an hurrah
has proven q lamentable failure
and the more judicious members of
the party are at last realizing the
fact. Glenn is gaining strength
sieadlly; and, at the rate at which
Perkins is dropping to leeward, his
"Pinafore will soon be on the
rocks. This fate is overtaking the
Republican candidate in spite of
the universally conceded fact that
personally he is very clever gen.
tleman who would probably be the
last person in the world to do a
harsh or tyrannical action. But
Gov. Stanford himself is very
clever gentleman, and it is noto-
rious that in his personal relations
he is the pink of good nature, hav-
Ing most of the milk of human
Kindness which was allotted to the
Railway megatherlums of Caiifor.
mia. Few men would like to take
the position, however, that, good
nature and all, Stanford would run
very we'll just now as the Republic
can candidate for Governor. The
people have largely and stubbornly
settled down to the belief that Per-
kins is q sort of miniature edition
of the Ex-Governor, and that he is
the pet and darling Of the mono-
Gratis and monopolists of the State.
That impression will be fatal to the
Sailor Boy. Glenn, on the other
hand, stands forth as the champion
Of the farmers and the triumphant
New Constitution sentiment of the
masses; and, in consequence, he
wakes stronger every day and will
keep on doing so to the end.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

THE Democratic nominees for
the Assembly, the Messrs. Gordon
and Del Valle, will add great
strength to our legislative ticket.
Mr.. Del Vale is a scholarly, brill
liant and promising young lawyer,
who can make a speech in both
Spanish and English. Mr.. Gordon,
with whom we have but a very
slight personal acquaintance, we
learn, is a gentleman of sterling
worth from the Southern States.
The interests of Los Angeles coun-
ty will be perfectly safe in the
hands of Messrs. Sanford, Gordon
and Del Vale.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
he Democratic County Conve

ne Democratic County Conven-
tloh has done its work well. Ad-
mitting, for the sake of argument,
that the ticket might have been
Improved upon here and there,
and almost every disappointed as
'pIrant takes this view of the mat
ter, II Is straiDing nothing to say
that the ticket is incomparably the
strongest In the field, and it is a
good ticket irrespective CT any
'comparisons. 1t is we'll balanced
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
EAST Err NJ.
the whale Fisheries.

NEW YORK, August 1.-Dealers
in whalebone and oil are awaiting
with much interest the arrival in
San Francisco Of the Arctic trader,
General Harney, dispatched in
Nay last with stores to twenty
whalers cruising in northern wa
ers, and to bring back their seas
on's catch of oil and bone. There
are fifteen whalers at the wharves
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
The Emperor's Hesish-n necogaf.
tlon Of servtces-R Resigned.

BERLIN, Aug. 1st.-The most
favorab accounts are received
from Gastein of the health of the
Emperor.
In recognition of the labors of
Professor Gneist, President Hayes
has transmitted to him collection
of volumes on the history of Juris-
prudence.
Professor Rohlf, in charge of the
expedition sent out by the German
African Society, sends from Ben
gasi, June 10th, his resignation,
from family considerations.
Professor Rohlf has reconsidered
his determination to resign the
command of the German Expedi-
tion into Central Africa.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

A CARELESS DIET. A CHANGE OF WA
TER, or a cold settling in the Bowels,very
often brings on at this season of the year
an obstinate Diarrhea, or some other
trou blesome affection of the Stomach or
Bowels. If you would treat such COM
plants in a rational way, try at once DIR.
Jayne's Carminative Balsam, a simple
but safe remedy for them, and equally
effectual In all cases of Cramps, Cholera
Morbus, D. sentery, and Summer Com.
plant,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
Hsraid Steam Printing House.

rhe Herald Steam Printing House is
aot surpassed by any Job Printing office
On the Pacific Coast, outside of San Franz
otaoo. In facilities for doing job work.
ow prices, good work and expedition
nAv be relied upon at this office.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscret.ous of youth, nervous
ETC., will send recipe that will cure
you, FREE OF CH ARG Il. This great
remedy WAS discovered by q missionary
In South Americt. send n self-addf essed
envelope to the REV. JOSEPH Il. IN
City dolly
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02
HOW THE WATER ia 0LFANSED.

First the water passes down through
lour inches of assorted Marine Gravel,
then through eight inche, of Patent
White Willow and Animal Charaoal;
then ascends twelve inches through
Fresh Water Sand and Marble Dust;
then descends again through twelve
inches of Charcoal.
The Filter. with all its tubes. is made
of Terra Gotta, and is so arranged that
all the hltering material can be re-
moved and repacked entirely with new
material, at a trlfiing expense.
They are manufactured in two sizes
viz: The Family Size, to contain four
gallons, and the 0ffice Size, to contain
two gallons. of altered water. The Fam
lily Size will filter thirty and the Office
Size fifteen gallons of water in twenty
four hours.
In Oak land alone there are about five
hundred OF these filters now in use, Civ.
ing perfect satisfaction, and a teslimoni-
al from the owner of each one can be had
at any time.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-02

sent that French orders for wheat
there have increased to $50. 900
bushels. and one firm, unable to
obtain freight room, has forwarded
its purchases from Baltimore. The
opening of the channel is viewed
with lively interest by the Euro
pean grain trade.
Decrease tn Grain Exposts from
New YORK.
NEW YORK, August 1st.-The
Bulletin shows that since 1874 our
proportion of grain exports has
fallen from rs 3 per cent. of the
whole to 500 per cent. OF this loss
of 27.S per cent, II per cent. has
gone TO Baltimore; 1913 per cent. to
Philadelphia, and 5 per cent. to
Boston. The New York Central
and Erie Railroads are largely re-
sponsible for the change.
Opposed 60 sne Camp scheme.
MEMPHIS, August lst.--A large
meeting of colored people was held
ut noon at Cochran Hall. r olu-
tions opposing the remov of
blacks to camp, and their de mi
nation to appeal to abst n mer-
chauts for assistance, were az opted
The sentiment of the meeting was
strongly opposed to the camp
scheme.
The F-ver-Eive New Cases.
MEMPHIS, August 1st.--Five
n rnnnFfAd
Board of Health this morning, four
of whom were colored. Three
deaths have occurred.
The wife of Chief of Police Atley
was stricken down with fever last
night at Raleigh, Tenn. His daugh-
ter, Eudoria, is iu n dying condi-
tion.
Corruption Charge.
CINCINNATI, August 1st.-The
Congressional Committe investi-
eating the charges regarding cor
ruptions in elections met yesterday.
Lawyer Campbell called Butter
worth to the stand. The latter
said, although Campbell was his
personal enemy, he was not here
to smlrcn his reputation. lie
would waive his technical right in
the matter and testify. Butter
worth then testified that the Cam
paign Committee did not give him
nickel for the campaign. He re-
ceived $4,000 from other sources.
My friends said if l would accept
the nomination for Congress they
would furnish the necessary funds.
| received $1,000 from Col. Robin
son, of Columbus, and $1,000 from
this neighborhood. Did not re-
ceive cent from Washington.
Met ALI. Holland and asked him If
he would undertake work in the
Fourth Ward in the interest of the
Republicans, aud try and prevent
repeating. He said he would do so
for three or four hundred dollars,
but finally agreed to take it for one
hundred and fifty. dollars. Saw
him after the election and paid him
three fifty dollar bills. He wanted
fifty dollars more. Wertzel or my
self paid it afterwards at the Glib
son House.