The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-02-23

Ohio are flooded and the surrounding
country is inundated.
THE late fire at Haverhill, Mass, was
one of the most destructive on record.
Fully 50, 100000 worth of property was
destroyed.
TAMMANY and the readiusters of Vir-
ginia stand on a common platform now.
Republicans in fact without courage to
be SO in name.
THE Virginia legislature has been SO
badly dead-locked that there is no hope
of breaking and an adjournment sine die
will soon be taken.
"WnDING" is new word introduced
to express the folly of being so struck
after Oscar, not he of the tomb, as to
defend his lackadaisical actions.
SULLIVAN says he could have killed
Ryan had he chosen. All he wanted was
to win, however, and he did not punish
Ryan as badly as he might have done.
SAMMY TILDEN is pretty lively kind
of a mummy and has beaten the brains
out of Tammany The n. Y. Tribune is
the organ of Tammany and Jim Blaine.
SHEPHERD has no need of talking about
Blaine's crookedness. Shipherd is AS
big an ass as Guiteau and fancies that he
has hobnobbed with all the great men Of
the nation.
THE Inter Ocean is making war on the
gambling establishments of Chicago
Gambling is something SO deeply rooted
in society that fight made upon it is al.
most hopeless.
The talk-.of adopting Blaine as the
democratic candidate in 1884 still goes on
Notwithstanding the unqualified denial
of all persons who, report says. are man
aging the affair.
A COLLISION occurred on the G. & n.
w. between Chicago and Milwaukee on
Tuesday. The locomotives were dashed
to pieces but the engineers and fireuen
escaped by jumping.
THERE is but very little faith in the
investigation of treasury frauds now 60
ing on. 1t is quite generally believed
that the whole thing will be turned into
a white washing machine.
ANNA DICKINSON is having some bitter
things said of her because she chooses
to play Hamlet. Too bad this, for Anna,
who was a general favorite before she
tried to become little man.
DIR. NEWMAN thinks Roscoe's name will
last after bronze melts and marble crum-
bles. That is as much as to say Roscoe
can stand hell fire and not be scorched
A happy assurance that, for Roscoe.
A MILWAUKEE drummer, masher,
was arrested at Des Moines lately for
libel. He attempted to seduce woman
and failing, published something in a
neYGgqags5I .asrQsat9EX IS. her GhgHssftsars IL,
ameasure revived public interest in sport
ing matters. A walking match in New
York is on the tapis and few mills be-
tween bruisers is in process of incubation.
GUTrEAU. offers Charles Reed, General
Butler and Judge Magruder 81, 900 apiece
if they get him out of Jail. His offers
are about as good as those of Mr.. Micaw-
Der. Payment is to be made by note of
hand.
The apportionment bill has passed the
house of representatives and, it is said,
will pass the senate without question:
1t increases the number of members 20
325, which gives Wisconsin nine repre-
sentatives.
a COUPLE of negroes insulted the
daughter of d white man in Texas lately.
The enraged father took musket and
blew off the heads of the men who were
not sufficiently mindful of the respect
due women.
KATE KANE of Milwaukee was little
anxious that there should be female po-
lice appointed. The women of the State
of New York are making vigorous eff
fort to bring about that, to them, desir-
able contamination.
SPEAKER Patterson showed his appre
citation of the fitness of things when be
gave Tammany the Craftsmanship of the
committee on grievances in the New York
assembly. If there was a committee on
buncombe it shonld also be gwen Tam
many.
GUITEAU is not very we'll pleased with
himself just at present. His callers have
gone back on him. In other words he
doesn't draw. Guiteau's vanity has been
gratitied to such an extent that he con-
sidered his crime means OF making him
famous.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR is going to make
woman happy and per contra, a wo-
man is going to make Arthur miserable
The happy one il Miss Ida Farrell, a
friend of the Ingersolis. This is the
first time president of the United States
has married
TAMmANY has finally gone over to the
republicans. The members of that party
in the state Legislature voted with the
republicans i'll the election of clerk
Now that Tammany is properly classified
let it no longer be heard that it is dem
ocratic organization.
LOVERS of scandal will be disappointed
in the Sprague divorce case. An agree
ment has been entered into by which
Kate may have divorce on the ground
of non-support. The 'rIch develop
ments" which were so confidently expect
ed will go for naught.
GERMANY ia ouita INDIGNANT oyer q