The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-10-08

bENERAL BRAGG n2u an IMMENSE
audience at Turner Hall on Thursday
night last The hall was packed and
the crowd extended out to the sidewalk.
He spoke for two and one half hours
His address was in three parts, a dis
cussion of the Chicago convention. an
analysis Of the financial question and
a treatment of the Mexican situation.
He held the attention Of the large
audience to the close of the long
speech and was quite vigorously ap-
plauded.
The following is a letter from
George O'Connell, a brother of DIR.
O'Connel of Cato, who is making a
tour of Europe:
Cork, Ire, Sept IA, 1896
DEAR Bro Having been in Ireland
nearly two weeks, [ think it about
time | wrote you. Left n. \. at noon
Saturday, Aug. 22nd and after voy-
age of nine and one half days, landed
at Londonderrv-had tickets to elias
gov, but being somewhat tired of lire
on the "briney," decided to let Scot
land 90. After a wait of nearly two
hours in the Custom House our bag
gage was passed without being open
ed, Our honest cOuntenances beng
considered sufficient went to hotel,
and after supper and bath, went to
bed and slept the sleep of the just
and tired. Left Londonderry at IL
the next a. m. and arrived at Belfast
a distance of about IS miles, at $40
p. m.
Belfast is the best business city in
Ireland. Having asked at least doz
en- what the population is, and as yet
have received no authentic informa
ton on the subject, but there is prob
ably 100000 people here. The manu-
facture of linen is the principal in
dustry in this city, as it is also in the
nelghboring village.
Wages are small-laborer receiv-
ing about 10 to 16 shillings per week,
girls III linen factories make. if skill
full, 10 to II shillings per week, and
clerks receive about the same wages
that laborers do. l don't see how they
manage to live on those wages, for if
things are cheap here have failed to
discover 1t, and since that everything
| have had occasion to buy is about as
dear as they are in Wisconsin. Though
there seems to be plenty of business
here, the town Is over run with squal
lid poverty. 1t would be impossible
to find as much Indebtedness in the
whole of our state as [ have seen in
this city. The people don't seem to
realize how poor they actually are;
however | am glad to say that the
farmers are, as rule, quite comfort
able and their condition is improving
all the time-had dinner yesterday
with farmer-he has II acres of
land-d does little dealing in cattle
was remarkably intelligent man and
very comfortably situated. He lives
about two miles from Tough Neagh.
and after dinner we visited the Tough.
and like Moores fisherman stayed on
its banks, while the cool calm was
going into a decline" Visited Rams
island out in the Tough which is quite
celebrated on account of round tow
er which is there. This tower is about
Is feet in diameter and probably Is
feet high. and was built, nobody
knows when. The island also con
talns a very handsome pebble stone
cottage which was built and occupied
by Lord O'Niel, who was quite a big
gun here 40 or 80 years ago-regret
to say | did not meet his Lordship. he
was unavoidably absent. We were
taken TO the island by native fisher
man who had the physique of a prize
tighter and the appearance of pirate.
however he proved to be quite clever
fellow, and smoked his "dhudeen"
with as much ease and grace as though
he was lineal descendant of the an
cient king of Ireland.
The scenery here is magnificent.
and views worthy the brush of the
painter are seen on every side. The
country Is billy, and when one looks
across some little valley. he wants to
keep on looking. Views that are real
ly worth looking at are as numerous
as Jaunting n; and ttey are so nun
erous that they have already ceased
to be curiosity. Have had several
rides in jaunting cars, and they are
far behind the American buggy for
comfort
The people here are behind the
times. Just imagine a city this size
and not a stove in the 'bloomin" place
Farmhouses have no stoves ETHEREAL
the cooking and heating being done
with fire places, and one Of the odd