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Year: 1869

An ingenious man in Pennsylvania sug-
gests upon the impulse given to invention
and Improvement by the great dinaster at
Avondale, that hereafter. in mines where
only one shaft is economically possible,
water main, TO set upright in that shaft, ex-
tending from top TO bottom, with means Of
exit and entrance at each end, by which, in
case of accident by fire or other cause, the
miners can escape, is the thing to have:
When the mine is exhausted, or its working
is no longer profitable. the iron still has its
original value something that cannot be
said Of the usual shaft, which is only hole
in the ground.
Year: 1869

DEXTER MAKES A HALF MILE IN ONE
MINUTE AND Four SECoEDs. - The gentle
men who were at Prospect Park last Satui-
day afternoon saw something never before
seen in this world: they saw q horse trot
Year: 1869

Mr.. WALKER may think there is
no desire on the part Of the people
to have a report from him before the
city election. In this he is very much
mistaken. They wish to know what
has been done with the immense rev
nue. collected BIZ him during the past
year. Ia the history of Evansville
taxes were never so high as during
the first year of Mr.. WALKERS term
Gas Mayor. What has been done with
the money? Thao is the question.
Will the Mayor respond to- a ght at
the meeting of the Council? His
predecessor had no difficulty in ma
king a report previous to the last
Aprd election. showing how much
the city owed and what for. Why
can't Mr.. WALKER do the same? Is
he afraid to make showing, or IS he
unable to do so? We hear DO.
alleged as reasons for his persistent
silence. We ask again, will Mayor
WALKER report?
Year: 1869

TIE Courier very unkindly-anG no
doubt unthoughtedly; certainly it
would not DO so maliciously-charges
Us with attempting to create a per
sonally bad feeling between Mr.. VAN
RIPPER and Mr.. JONES" The Courier
i as much mistaken in this as it
always is in matters of inference or
fact It was our desire to preserve
the mutually amicable and very friend
~ relations between those two gentle
lnen-in which not the remotest in
gredient Of envy or jealousy is known
10 cxist-that induced US to rcprove
Mr. VAN RIPPER for insinuating ought
against Mr.. JoNEs's votes as men,
Der Of the Council We presume Mr.
VAN RIPPER will heed our caution, aud
that hereafter he will not be found
making insinuations about voting for
appropriations which are improper.
1t is very impolitic, to say the least,
for him to do so. We are interested
in the young gentleman to an extent
that iucIines US thus to warn him.
We never did deem it wise or pru-
dent for anybody to indulge in the
pastime of throwing stones unless he
was absolutely certain that he was
protected By house Of iron rather
that class.
Year: 1869

az did n'tIike our minister's sermon
last Sunday" said deacon who had
slept all sermon TIME to a brother
deacon. ''Did MT like it, brother A ?
Why I saw you nodding assent to
every proposition Of the speaker"
Year: 1869

HdME.-Efdme is the sacred fest
dence designed by divine goodness for


the happiness Of woman. Over its
quiet retirement she was formed to
shed her peaceful influence, and in the
CONSCIOUS freedom with which, she is


permitted to discharge, the responsi-
bilities which its relations impose, to
receive Happiness herself, and com
munieate it to those with whom she is
cOnnectediu relationship and in love.
Year: 1869

A man in the vicinity. Of Boston,
upon being questioned recently about
the weather. replied that the gasome-
ter at the side of his house stood three
miles below sincere. He is the same
person Who once said that he had the
lmunicipeIas in his face. i
Year: 1869

The cry is still they come, under the beautiful act
Of the Legislature licensing gambling houses. Last
evening the fourth establishment of this kind was
publicly opened at No. Is Royal street, and al.
though hardly forty eight hours had scarcely
elapsed since the delivery Of the keys TO the pres
Year: 1869




The first infantry Is by the recent order from
the war department TO be consolidated with the
forty. third regiment, organized as one VI the
veteran reserve corps, and now on easy duty
along the lakes, with headquarters at Detroit,
where the first goes to join it Tor consolidation.
The new command thus formed will retain the
title of the first infantry, and will be under
command Of the senior colonel present at con.
sohdatioD. Col. Robertson. who commands the
forty-third, is Gen. Buchsnan's junior In rank,
but may by the retention Of the latter here, come
into command of the new first. The date Of the
departure hence for Detroit is not yet known.


The order reduces the four colored and the
four veteran reserve regiments TO two each. II
leaves without commands two hundred captains
and twice ss many lieutenants, who will be styled
superDumersries and retained for staff duty and
other detached service, the preference 10 the con-
soidation being given In favor of those already so
serving. The total infantry force will consist
twenty-five regiments, numbering twenty thou
sand men.
Year: 1869

A match game of base ball, first Of the series.
will De played to-day between the frat mines OF
ihe Washington and Fearless clubs, for the
championship of the Third District. The game to
commence at O'Clock. on the grounds Of the
former club, known as the Raquette Ground. The
Washipgtons would be greatly indebted to any
member of q club tn belongs to the association,
who would come down and act as umpire for
them.
Year: 1869

To the Committee on Finance Of the Unitet
States Senate:
GENTLEMEN Understanding thai
you have the subjects of finance, the


National debt, and the currency now
under consideration in your honora
ble body, take the liberty of pre-
senting you some views which, though
they by no means attempt to compass
these most intricate questions, yet, as
they are founded on some reading
and much ca eful consideration, may
be found useful as suggestions in the
progress of your investigation.


1t has been, in my opinion, from
the first, exceedingly desirable to sep.
arate all questions of National debt,
and currency and finance from gener.
al politics, as there is great danger,
when these become party questions:
that heated controversy, which is al
ways more or less unreasoning and
unjust, should load the party domi.
nant for the time into acts subversive
of the public faith, or injurious to the
public welfare. Unfortunately, how.
ever, they have to some extent become
an element of party strife, and there
is danger that in the vicissituds of
events injustice may be done by one
party to the people-the tax-payers-
who are the debtor class, and as q
consequent reaction, at some future
day, perhaps not far distant, to the
creditor. If the creditor be adjudged
now mora than he is equitably and
fairly entitled to, that very fact il
likely to produce change of popular
feeling, and with it, of political pow
er, which will give him less. My
hope and desire il that all open ques-
tions now ripe for settlement may be
settled fairly and justly by the pres
ent Congress, even rs they would be
settled in q court of equity between
man and man, with this saving only |:
Whatever il distinctly written down
in the bond of the United States Is .
contract which must be strictly com.
piled with, although a. between tndi-
viduals it might be considered ~
tainted with exorbitant usury-for il
is not meet that sovereign should
set up that defense to mitigate the
hardship of his own contracts. nthe
case of our five-twenty bonds of 1862,
which are now payable--and this is
the proper time to consider these and
adjust them-we contracted to pay,
and have thus far paid six dollars n
year in gold, on q sum which, when
loaned to us, was equivalent in value
to less than $50 in gold; that !. to
say. we have for seven years paid on
the sos Of 1862, and are still pay
ing seven and half per cent interest
on the gold actually invested By the
Year: 1869

NAVY DEPARTMENT, D


WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1869.
1t is with deep regret that the Secretary of
the Navy announces to the Navy and the Marine
Corps the death, in this city, at an early hour
this morning, Of the Honorable Edwin NJ Stan
ton, who had served the nation in various posi-
hOns of honor and dignity, and especially with
marked distinction and ability as Secretary of
War during the recent successful struggle for
the maintenance of the Union.


AS mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased the Navy Department will be drsped
IN mourning, and will be closed on the day of
the funeral. GEORGE M. RoBesoy


Secretary of the Navy.
Year: 1869

LARGE TALK.-A pretentious cotemporary
announces the fact that it is going to get out a
calendar for 1870, by the pompous statement
that an almanac for free distribution is being
compiled under the auspices Of the - lob
printing establishment" Compiled under the
auspices" Is good.
Year: 1869

Sea- The grounds around the Goodrich
warehouse needs little looking after. We
rather think that the property holders
around that vicinity have not got their
eyes open yet, OF they would have seen to
it before this. Property must be adyanc-
cd at least SO per cent. since the boats
commenced to run into the river, and we
are inclined to the opinion that it would
pay them to build sidewalks and make
other necessary improvements that are
needed there.


The warehouse also needs some steps put
up, in order to make it more accessible to
the public. As it is at present, it is quite
an inconvenience for passengers to get 70
the boats and back without making circuit
OF the warehouse, although we notice that
they are filling up at Il e west end Of tie
warehouse, SO that passengers can travel
that way.
Year: 1869

the road. By the same process, it is in
tended to continue the road from Stevens
Point to Lake Superior, which will make a
line of road about 275 or 800 miles In
length, running through some of the best
timbered and most fertile portions of the
state. Here then We have long line of
road, commencing at the head of nav ga
ton Of Lake Superior, lat point " err
will rise up in tie future, larger city then
the state of Wisconsin now boast Of, and
ending at Doty's Island. But will it end
there? Will the immense carrying trade
which such road viii do, stop at that little
way station; or will it continue its march
eastward ? will it seek an outlet from
Doty's Island, down the Northwestern
Poad to Chicago or Milwaukee or will it
look for nearer, cheaper shipping point.


Twen'y-four hours will takei to Chica-
60, taco hours will land it IN Manitowoc,
from here to be shipped across the lake to
Pere Marquette, and from thence by Rail
again to Detroit, and the east-nldking
.Aanttowoc one Of the largest shipping
points an the Vest Let US by all means IN
our power encourage the building of the
road Westward from Menasha, and when
that road is com pleted, there are not old
fogies enough in Manitowoc, when COM
bined, to prevent the building of the short
link between here and Menasha. The peo-
pie of Manitowc should watch with deep
interest the progress of the efforts being
made to build this line Of Rail Road, and
not only IRA tch, but pray that it may be
done, and if necessary, help build it.


We shall try to keep The readers of the
Pilot, Informed as to the progress Of this
Rail Road, and hope every week to be
able to give an encouraging report


We want this road westward. We want
a Rail Road South, we want a line of
steamers connecting US with the Pere Mar
quette Road Al these things Mantowoc
wants, and all we shall have, whether we
want them or not.
Year: 1869

nsA The daughter of wealthy merchant
in Boston has eloped with colored groom
that her father had in his employ. Pa
rent while voting for Grant, said dar-
key was just as good as a white man. His
beautiful little daughter of sweet sixteen
believed him and went for Samho. Papa
Is now deIracted, and wants to shoot Grant
and all the id niggers in Christenden.
Sambo has his darling little daughter in
his oditerous embrace, and there is moth
ing left to comfort him now but the Peace
Jubilee, which he wishes was in pieces.
Meanwhile the great work Of reconstruc-
ten goes on. and the bondholder draws
his gold or coupons as usual.
Year: 1869

What the future position of the Demo
cratic party On national questions is to be,
is largely specuated upon by the public
press Of all shades Of politics in all sections
of the cou1try aid the general tone Of
sentiment seems TO indicate that the only
hope of national relief from the overwhelm-
iLg burden of oppressive taxation which is
grinding to very dust, the industrial mas
ses of our people, and deliverance from
the high handed tyranical, domineering,
grasping and greedy combination OF Office
holders and corruptionists who now control
the government rests in the future action
of the Democratic party.


That there is widespread dissatisfac-
ton in the Republican ranks, is, it seems
20 us, plainly perceptable if not, what
means the Beecher, Leavit and CARR son
free trade speech, and denunciations? And
that there is weighty reasons for decent
men becoming disgusted with the patent
vcnality and unbushing roguery, mendac-
acy and impudence of the self cor stituted
characterless leaders Of the intolerant Rad
icals must be apparent to all.


When the Republican party was led by
such men as Chase, Seward, Fessenden
and Trumbull, it had character, ability,
and respect, in its leadership. But when
their places were usurped by such charlat-
ans as b. f. Butler and John A. Logan, no
wonder that sensible and patriotic men
sever their alliance with it, and refuse to
follow in their crooked and Shiny path.


Now what the exact future course of the
Democratic party will be, in years to come,
we cannot precisely say However, this
m uch we are sure, that we can vouchsafe
to the anxious, viz: That it will be true to
its name, its history and traditions that
1t will labor for tie many as against the
few that Its care will be not to pamper
the rich at the cost of the poor; not to
build up the manufacturer at the expense
Of the mariner and the farmer not to
build up monopoics, but to encourage
competition not to centraliZe capital In
the hands of the few, but to diffuse and
extend it to all classes aud conditions OF
society. And so will it labor, we have 10
doubt, for the grand Democratic idea, the
ameloratiOn and elevation of the indiyid
ual man making tie interests of the poor
man its special care (; fosering.virtue and
restraining vice; laboring for honesty in
private life and in public lie; reorobating
and dcnouncng corruption and thicvcing
i'll high places, and low places; and insist
ing upon faithful and exact performance
of all public duties aud trusts. Faithfully
guarding our own national honor and
rights, sedulOusy avoiding interference
with the rights Of other nations sympa.
thising with the struggling and down trod
den everyw here, and welcoming all who eek
our shores to the enjoyment Of our herit>
age and Institutions


For such other objects and principles
(apd tor whatever other righteous objects
the party may see fit to adopt, we shall
labor feeling sure that they will commend
themselves to the masses Of our country
men, with an abiding faith that the reign of
Republican misrue and bigoted intoler-
aEce draws near its close; and in order to
hasten its exit let US all put to our hands
Year: 1869

SIDEwALKs.-We are glad to see that
our neighbor EG. has been seized with the
sidewalk complaint, and pitches into them
pretty heavy in his last week issue. and
calls on us to follow suit. We rather
guess that we do, and further, shall con
unue until they ale fixed up in tip top
style. Such sidewalks as those on Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth streets, are disgrare
to any city the size of Manitowoc, and we
hope that you will continue going for
them, Ed.
Year: 1869

ASHORE We learn that the propeller
St Joseph is ashore ON the rocks some>
where about the Door. Itis feared that
if heavy storm comes up that she will be
broken to pieces. The propeller Lady
Franklin took her freight and passengers to
Green Bay.
Year: 1869

nSaL We will have to make an apology
to our readers for not having as much read
ing matter as We intended, but our good
looking young man, Dan, vent out on a
toraging expedition, and was gone three
days We will do better next week.
Year: 1869

A BIG STRAWBERRY We were shown
very large strawberry last Saturday,
measuring one inch and quarter in length
and an inch and three eighths through. 1t
is new plant, having only been planted
this last Spring. Who can beat it,
Year: 1869

ssatr Two OF our enterprising grain spec
ulators had little onpleasantness one
day last week, and one Of them struck the
other, for which little fun he forked over
a ten dollar greenback.
Year: 1869

nGa~ Henry Wilcox says that he has the
best beer in town, but as we do not
Indulge" we cannot say whether it is true
or not, but we guess it is, as he never says
anything but what Is true.
Year: 1869

a MEAN ACT.-Two Germcn men, one
day last week, enticed an old man to take
ride out in the country, and it seems
that they had been informed that he had
some ninety dollars in money. He yielded
to their pursuasions and vent, and they
somehow managed to administer some
chloroform to him, and then robbed him of
all but nineteen dollars of the money. Such
rascals ought to be treated to a Goa: Of tar
and feathers. They are watched very close
ly now, and we advise them to give il up,
or they may probably sojourn at Waupun
the coming winter, for their health.
Year: 1869

We now and here desire to call the
particular attention of Republicans
throughout the State to this most i'm
portant duty, namely, the duty of having
Republican candidates present at every
voting precinct in Ohio, from the time
chat The first ballot is deposited until the
lime the last vote is counted out. Un-
der the law which we have cited, each
candidate, whether on the State or Coun-
" ticket, has the right to be present in
person, or TO be represented by three OF
his political friends, within the room
where the judges of election are seated.
Where written proxy has been given
to another by q candidate who can not
be present in person, it is not within the
power of any judges to exclude these
friends of candidates from the room
where the ballot box is kept, or prevent
them from scrutiniZing everything that
is done by them. Now, tits but the com=
monest and most necessary precaution
against fraud to detail earnest and fear


less Republicans in every ward and town
ship for this duty of guarding the ballot
nox, ard watching closely the counting
0f every ballot. To be willing to trust
Democratic judges to preserve the purity
of the ballot-box indicates ignorance of
the principles of the managers of that
party that is stupid and deplorable.-
More than five hundred fraudulent votes
we're cast at the October election last
year in Columbus, through the conni-
vance and with the assistance of Demo
cratic judges of election. The returns in
three of the wards were notoriously false
md fraudulent. No Republican was
present at the counting of the votes in
three of the wards If this thing occurs
again, the Republicans of Franklin
county may be set down as pre-eminent
n stupidity over all their party in Ohio.
But it will not occur again. Once more
we say, let Republican candidates. or
friends with written authority from
them, he present within the room where
The ballot box is kept at every voting
precinct in this State on The 18th day of
October.
Year: 1869

DEATH OF rHs AUTHOR OF "BEN
BoLr. Mr.. Nelson Kneass, author of
Ben Bolt" ,iieda few days since, in
Missouri. He was well known in Gin
cinnati, where he sang "Ben Bolt" for
the first time. He was fine musician,
and composed much, but his only great
production was one which took hold up
on the popular heart when first publish
ed. Ben Bolt" was sung in the lordly
mansion and in the lowly cottage all
over the land. There was sadness and
sweet pathos in words and music that
touched all hearts alike. Now that its
author is no more, may his rest be as
tranquil as that of his own sweet cres-
tion, of whom he sang:


"In the old church-yard IL the valley, Ben Bolt,


In u corner obscure and alone,


They nave htted aslab the granite so gray,
And sweet Alice sleeps under the stone"
Year: 1869

THE nomination of Pendleton in Ohio
had for one of its objects the check-ma-
ting of Hoffman, of New York, on the
Presidential board, both of these gentle
men being in training fer the Presiden-
cy. AS soon as it was convenient the
former sought an opportunity to trot
around the course, and make known his
views by rehearsing his plan for paying
the National Debt, by setting in motion
the sreenback mills. Hoffman has also
spoken, and in quite another strain. 1t
was at the Ulster County Fair, where,
having Pendleton in his mind, he spoke
as follows:


There is no way to get out of debt but one,
either for nations or for individuals. A man
cannot pay his debts by giving his note, nor
can any government pay its obligations by the
issue of irredeemable paper. There is but one
the common consent of the world and by that
standard must all debtors ultimately be Judged.
As no quick remedies can remove deep-seated
diseases, no ingeniously Y devised financial
schem es can point out any but the one way to
pay nations debts"


The reference to quack remedies is
hard on Pendleton, and it is evident
that the New York aspirant is net in tn
least afraid of his Buckeye opponent.
Year: 1869

THE Democrats, because they were
beaten at an election, made war on tie
nation. If there had been no war, there
would be no debt, no bonds, and no tax
gatherers. Hold them to their villainy.
Year: 1869

WE trust that the live and active Re-
publicans in each Township will see that
there is full vote out OH election day.
At such time as this, it seems that no
man should fail to do his duty, but still
there are men who will stay at home un-
less they are stirred out. This always
has been the case, and We presume al
ways will be.


Get out a full vote
Year: 1869

And the Trustees of the several townships are
further required to return from their respective
townships, to the Probate Judge of said county
of Belmont the following number of Jurors:
Year: 1869

The Syracuse q. ~ JuErHal states
that the Oneida County Temperance
Convention resolved unanimously TO in
struct its delegates to the Syracuse
State Convention to insist on the forma-
tion Of an independent political party,
whose corner stone should be prohibit.
ory liquor law. The radical temper
auce men are organizing for important
political action, not only in New York
but in other States. For example, the
temperance radicals in Maine, it is re-
ported, will Tx upon mau OF tucIr own
as the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, with the determination that if
the Republican State Convention fail to
ratify their selection they will run him
alone. This will give the Democrats a
chance of recovering the State, which
in moral rs we'll as a political point OF
View, would be good thing for the
Radicals have so long enjoyed the power
and patronage of the State, that they
have become corrupt as party, and in
competent to accomplish any great


neral good. Any change mast be fol


the better.