The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-06-22

The Nevada (Cal) Transcript asserts
ffty-two Cinnamon who, at $50 per
day, used to have hard work to extract
enough ore from a certain mine to keep
five stamps busy, were superseded three
weeks ago by twenty-six white men at
$3.50 per day, who take out more than
enough ore to keep ten stamps rum
ming.
Five firms are engaged in Pittsburgh,
Pa, in the sand and cobble stone bus
mess, with an invested capital Of over
100000, employing upward of one hun
dred men. From the beds of the rivers
between $780, 900 and 100000 bushels of
sand and gravel are yearly taken. Cob
ble-stones are secured about seventy-tive
miles up the Allegheny river.
A Chinese murder trial was recently
in progress in Sacramento. The court
room was crowded with coolies eagerly
listening to the trial. Among the hea-
then faces was one recognized by the
sheriff as belonging to the ''rogues gal
lery." He was arrested and found to
be All Chip, who is murderer himself.
He was taken to Winnemucca, New, for
trial.
King Kalakaua sent to New Bedford,
Conn, to have built a boat which he ex-
poets to use in running between the
Sandwich islands. The boat is sharp
at both ends, like whale boat, 80 feet
long, feet inches breadth, and 2 feet
inches deep. 1t is of beautiful model,
constructed of white oak and cedar and
thoroughly copper fastened. There are
six thwarts, and the boat will be pro-
PEELED by twelve oars. double-banked,
and lug sail II feet long on the foot
and p feet high.
A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn,
says: A man named John L. Dutton,
who has been deaf and dumb for six
teen years, was on the steamer Wilder
asleep in his berth few days ago, when
it struck a snag, and he was thrown out.
He was overcome with fright and became
sick, and i'll a few days his speech and
hearing were entirely restored He lost
them by disease. Persons who have
known him for years testify to the truth
of his loss of hearing and speech, and
to-day confirm the story.
The twins who were born into the
Chaplin family, of Gilbert's Mills, and
who were named Garfield and Arthur
by the neigbors, in spite of the fact that
their parents had chosen two very diff
ferent names for them, are SO exactly
alike that ribbon around the neck Of
young Arthur is absolutely essential to
distinguish them. This assertion is made
IN the most positive manner by their
mother, who certainly ought to be an
expert on the subject.
.i,yhen / married." said Boggs to a
party of gentlemen who had been brag-
cling of the successful marriage they had
made, 81 got fine house and lot. 2
sand ]. gentlemen" exclaimed Mrs.
Boggs, entering the room just in time to
hear her husbands remark, Il got a
fiat. the top story OF which has always
remained vacant"
A letter mailed in 1853 was recently
found behind shelf in country post
office. and forwarded to its destination.
1t was addressed TO e young lady, and
contained a marriage proposal, When
the lady read it she looked pleased, and
exclaimed, Law me! didn't expect to
hear from John so soon. But what
wonderful thing is the fast-mail SER
vicer'
''Then you are paying attention to old
Gri9der's daughter, are you, my sou?'
''Yes. mother; | haye waited upon Miss
Grinder somewhat, She's nice sort of
girl Fathers got money! Precious
little good that'li do you, my son. He's
the closest man in these parts" "But
you know, mother, he can't live for
ever, and" Don't you be too sure.
I've known old Grinder for forty years,
and he hasn't died yet" This set the
young man to thinking.