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Year: 1869

BUILDING CHARAcTER.-There is q
structure which everybody is building,
young, and old, each one for himself
1t is called character, and in every act
of life is stone. If day by day we be
careful to build our lives with pure,
noble, upright deeds, at the end will stand
a fair temple. honored by God and man.
But, as one leak will sink ship, and
one flaw break chain, so one mean,
dishonorable, untruthful act or word
let the several deeds unite to form day,
and one by one the days grow into noble
years, and the years, as they slowly
pass, will raise at last q beautiful edifice,
enduring for ever to our praise.-l Agri-
culturist.
Year: 1869

"why, Sambo, how black you are"
said gentleman the other day to
negro waiter at hotel. How in the
name of wonder did you get so biackss'


"Why, look here, maasa, de reason am
dis: de day dis chile was born dere was
an eclipse"
Year: 1869




The Tribune after wide and frequent
advertising OF this question through its
columns, Have you any record Oh recol-
lection of an act passed by Democratic
Legislature, OF any State designed or
calculated to prevent Illegal voting if
SO, please reply ?r at length received q
a reply showing tina in one instance, viz:
in 1872, in Ohio, a Democratic Legisla-
ture did pass law intended to prevent
illegal voting. We record this fact as
arae and curious one-the only known
instance of the kind. 1t is the one bright
spot in the gloomy wilderness of Demo-
cratic politics. In no other Legislature,
aud not in the Ohio Legislature since
1912, is there any record of Democratic
Legislators making an honest effort to re-
strain and prevent fraudulent veting.-.
On the contrary, they have uniformly
opposed all bills designed to have that
effect, and they are doing 80 now in
every State where the question is before
the people as an issue. Why is it that
they are always found ranged against
any system which proposes to throw rea-
sOnable safeguards around the BALLOT?
There can be but one answer. They
must think that it is mere to their in
terests, that illegal voting should be
prevented and this could only proceed
from the knowledge or. the conscious
ness that the bulk of the fraudulent
voting was in their favor, which, indeed,
Is well known to be the fact.
Year: 1869

One of the many false claims set up by
the demagogieal Demecracyis, that the
party is the great architect of homestead
laws for the benefit of the poor man.
One would suppose that the chief end OF
the Democratic party had been to pass
homestead laws for the protection OF
men with small property. 1t has been
usually limited that If the Democratic
party could once get into power they
would not only prevent the sale of any
honesteads the poor but honest people
might own, but they would present
= small farm to every voter, and stock it
for him if he was repeater.


Now the fact is, that none of these in
genious gentlemen have succeeded in
getting homestead bill through Con-
gress, giving homestead TO actual set
tiers. A Republican Congress passed
the first bill Of that sort in the history
of the country.


The fact is that the last General AS
sembly with q majority in both branch
es, upon motion of Mr.. Stambaugh,
Democrat, postponed and killed home
stead bill exempting thousand dollars.
Mr.. Godfrey, Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor voted fof the
motion. SENATE Journal for tlS6s, 562. J
1t did however manage to get through
the Senate bill exempting $500. with
the help Of all the Republican votes
All the negative votes were Democrats.
columbus Journal.
Year: 1869

from the Boston Herald


The particulars of the elopement of Miss
Lena Warren Brown, a pretty girl fifteen
years of age, with one Lewis Cole, who is
about twenty-three years old, and negro
minstrel by profession, have been furnish
ed us by the mother of the girl, who has
been plunged into deep distress by the
conduct of her daughter. It appears that
Cole, who was connected with the company
at the Howard Athenaum, was in the hab-
it of calling at the house of Mrs. Brown on
various errands, and thus became acquaint-
ed with Lena. No suspicion was enter
tanned by the family that the girl looked
upon Cole other than that as q friend, and
no special watch was kept upon
either of them, except that Lena was never
allowed to be out of sight of some member
Of the family more than fifteen minutes at
a time. On Tuesday evening last, Cole
called at the house, and while he was there
Lena put on her bonnet and slipped out of
doors, followed shortly after by Cole. The
couple went directly to the Old Colony
depot and took the o'clock boat train for
New York. On Lena being missed, her
mother searched for her all over the city,
and finally discovered that she had proba-
bly, eloped with Cole to New York. Wednes-
day evening dispatch was sent to the
police authorities Of New York to arrest
and detain the runaway couple until Mrs.
Brown could reach there and recover
her daughter. The fugitives We're traced
to the residence of Coles mother in New
York by the police, to whom they repre-
sented that they had been legally married
in Boston. Their story was SO far believed
that very loose surveillance was kept
upon their movements, which enabled
them to escape from the house, and, find
ing willing clergyman, they were finally
married. When the girls mother arrived
in New York the marriage certificate was
produced, and, of course her efforts to
save the child were all in vain. To the
tears entreaties and prayers other mother,
Lena proved unyielding, but We under
stand that efforts will be made to prove
that the marriage was consummated under
false representations, and thus obtain q
separation of the eloping couple.
Year: 1869

VIZ are always willing to give credit for
due merit. For that reason we have sad
SO much about Frank Miller q Co. s Lubri-
eating Oil. We have used their machine OIL
on our presses, and see it possesses all the
merit they claim for it, and must soon take
the lead as a standard lubricating oil, es-
pecialiy for farm machinery.


W. G.. BENEDICT,
Year: 1869

A SLASH AT THE GRAND ARMY.-A late is
sue of the New York Tribune contains the fol-
lowing slash at the potico-military organiza-
ton styled the Grand Army of the Republic"


From this Grand Army of the Republic now
paradng through political conventions in the
West, commanded by the captains of the eau
Gus, the lobby and the bar-room, we appeal to
the Grand Army of the Republic which carried
our banners over hundred fields, under the
eye of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. We
denounce this new secret association as out of
sympathy with the true Republican party, and
as inimical to the Constitution and the Union
1t will be sad day tor our party when soldiers
find no better work than to prowl over the
battle-tieds of the past, and dig up the bodies
of the slain The country wants peace, and
rest, and harmony, and justice. These men
want distracted country, that Offices may be
gained.
Year: 1869

A SPLENDID REsoLUTION.-At a recent
meeting of women in Boston, the following
pointed resolution was adopted:


Resolved, That the white women and girls who to-
day give long and hard days work for twenty-five
cents in currency are quite as much the object OF
Christian and benevolent sympathy as were the ne
gro slave women of the Southern rice swamps.


That's true, but the difficulty is in getting
the modern philanthropists to see the wrongs Of
white women Black cases are readily seen.
Year: 1869

WELL AND TRULY SAID.-The New York
Journal Of Commerce says:


1t is nonsense for clergymen who have been
preaching and praying politics once or twice
every Sunday, to expect that by meeting in
convention annually, and adopting resolutions
deploring the desecration of the Sabbath, they
can neutralize the legitimate effect of their
own teachings all the rest of the year.
Year: 1869

To the Editor ef the -Hanitouoc Tribune


Sin You have thought proper, for some
time back, to use your paper as a medium for
attacking my personal and official character /;
and so long as your villifeation anc abuse as
confined to my official acts as county othcer,
and plainly partook Of party malice, l was con-
tent to pass over whatever you and your libel
Gus gang saw fit to publish without personal
public no ice But az you last week mail
ciously made a garbled statement concerning
business transaction of mine, demand that
YOU allow the truth of the matter to appear IN
explanation, which is as follows:


Mrs GLEASON owed me an account of long
standing l asked her topay and sho refused !;
the amount was S99.12; l sued her before
ESQUIRE S1DREE she did not defend the suit !;
after the suit was commenced, and after Judg-
mont was obtained, she paid me the sum OF
$40, and stayed the judgment for four months !;
l gave her credit on my books for $50, but
neglected to have the Justice endorse the
amount upon the judgment; at the expiration
of the four months she paid the Judgment IN
full when the judgment was paid, was In
the hurry of moving took the money, and
gave her credit for it, but did not balance the
account, and therefore did not discover the
mistake in n short time afterwards, she came
to me and told me of the mistake l then
looked the matter over: and found that she
was right, and Immediately gave her back her
twenty dollars there was no interest charged
on the account but there was interest charged
on the judgmen for the time it was stayed,
and instead of my charging her forty-six cents
more than was entitled to, | really gave sew
eral dollars interest, which l was rightfully
entitled to-
This is true history of the private matter
which you have dragged before the public.
| Your motive for so doing i. best known to
yourself. However, as you have constituted
Yourself q guardian over all the Democratic
merchants, and general inspector of the Of
fetal conduct of all officers, both past and
present. wish you and your correspondent
TwEEzERs, would let US know if any Republi-
can official obtained any share of what is
known as the FIVE per cert. fund, or if any OF
the county property, such as stoves and other
fixtures, have been seen emigrating from The
| Court House south, in charge of such Republ
| can A little effort in this direction would be
in your line, and might afford employment fol
both you and TwEEzERs. Yours, &C.,


NJ. MAHONEY.


P. S,-TwEEzEAs, give US your true name
and we will try and satisfy the tax payers thu


you done all the stealing that has been done
Manitowoc, March Sih, 1869.
Year: 1869

On the 4.h inst, President JOHNSON
left the White House, at Washington, to
make way Tor the new President, GRANT


The farewell address of the outgoing
President will be found in another part OF
our paper. 1t is in his usual style, and
will furnish food for reflection to all.


The inaugural address of the incoming
President will also be found in another
place. In the address he promises much
that is good. IF he can carry out the plat
form that he has laid down, he may make
a good executive. But the main question
is, can be accomplish any good tor the
country with such congress as is now as
sembled at Washington. With the expe-
rience uf his predecessor before US, we are
bold in the belief that it will make but lit
tie difference what the new President may
really think or desire-congress rules the
country with all the venom and lust fo1
power that characterized the thirty ty-
rants and seek to make this country a
consolidated Empire, republican only in
lame.


We are not disposed, in the present dis
tracted state of the country, even if we
would under any circumstances, to Offer
any factious opposition to the new admiuis
t,ation; therefore We will not review it il
advance, but wait for time and events tc
determine whether We shall censure or APP
prove the acts of the new and as yet untri cd
admin ,tration.
Year: 1869

PERsoNAL.-We neglected to notice last
week the arrival in town of our old friend
and fellow citizen, JOHN ROBINSON, Esq
now of Green Bay. Mr. ROBINSON has
q host Of friends in Manitowoc who are al
ways glad 10 welcome him to his old home
and who are rejoiced to learn that he is
doing q prosperous business in the drug
and medicine line in Green Bay
Year: 1869

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE On Friday last, ,.he
large and commodious residence of LEWIS
SHERMAN, Esq. on the south side of the
river, was burned to the ground, together
with nearly all of its contents. The day
was very cold which fact prevented our
Gremen and their machinery from perform
ing that saving labor which otherwise they
would have been glad to have done. The
fire is supposed TO have taken from de-
feet in one of the chimneys: and so rapidly
did the flames spread that tie inmates
barely escapcd-Mrs. S. heroicalIy jumps
ing from one Of the second story windows.
The loss TO Mr.. SHERMAN on house and
furniture is about $4,000, and we regret to
state that there was no insurance to protect
him.
Year: 1869

say- The horse race did not take place
last Saturday as announced-Mr. CLARK S
horse being the only one on the ground.
He gave US specimen Of his speed, how
ever, and the horse made excellent time.
Year: 1869

opposite he depot o. this place yesterday morning,
SPECIAL train. consisting OF . locomotive and one
car, said to contain the President Vice President
and superintendent of the HUDSON River Railroad,
apparently without the slightest prcmonition swept
As ~ usual on the arrival u the Albany trains some
thirty or forty persons were waiting TO
reach the CITY, and an elderly LADY had
aireadv stepped on the track in front Of
the special train, when Q bystander, quick a.
thought. dragged her or Just In time TO save ner
life. 81 wholly unexp xpected was the mOmentarv ap-
pearance OF the no tram tnat the faces alike OF men
and women were blauched with terror q their
up rain passed but few seconds later the track
would have inevitably been crowded with passen-
gers going 70 and from the Albany train ana the
been OF an appalling nature.
Year: 1869

SELF-DEPENDENCE.-0Iany an unwise
parent works hard, and lives sparingly
all his life, for the purpose OF leaving
enough to give his children start in
the world, as it is called. Setting n
young man afloat with money left HIM
by his relatives, is like tying n bladder
under the arms of one who can not swim ;
ten chances to one he will loose his
bladder aud go to the bottom. Teach him
to swim; aid lie will not need the blad-
ders. Give your child good education.
See to it that his morals are pure, his
mind cultivated, and his whole nature
subservient to the laws which govern
man, and yOu will have given what will
be of more value than the wealth o.: the
Indies You have given him start
which no misfortune can deprive him of
The earlier you teach him 10 depend upon
bis own fesqVrees and the blessings Of
God, the better
Year: 1869

TRANSMISSION or Bto0D.-The Philadel-
phia Ledger relates that this operation,
which consists in the actual transfer of the
blood of one living body into the veins OF
another, has been recently performed in
the Pennsylvania Hospital under the fol-
lowing circumstances


"a Young man in the upper part OF the
city was wounded OF the inner surface Of
the nppcr lip by tripping and falling on the
fragments of pitcher which lie had been
carving in his hand. The wound continued
to bleed for ten days; alter which time the
patient was sent to the surgical wards 0!
the hospital. which were at the time under
the charge of Dr.. I. e. Morton. Several
remedies were then applied, and the arte-
ries Supplyin" the face were tied, but With
out success in controlling the flow OF blood.
Recourse was next had to cutting down 70
the common carotid or great artery of the
neck, and applying Il ligaturc, 50 rs to OBJ
Struct entirely the course of the blood in it,
| This was done Oh the 18th of October last.
The oozing OF blood still continued, but III
lesscned quantity.


"On the following day, or the 18th, the
patient was in such Il state OF extreme eX-
haustion from the long-continued hcmCr-
rhage that his death seemed to be imminent,
and, as last resource, DR.. Morton resolved
to try the effect OF TRANSMISSION. We shall
not pretend to describe the apparatus used
on the OCCASION, or the details of the opera
ton. Let it suffice for us TO say that two
medical students barred their arms and gave
the blood required for the occasion. Five
ounces and a half of their blood were in
fused into the vein Of each arm of the pa
tient, the marked good effects of which were
e \. H.. h.
pulse and otherwise beginning rejection.
There was no further discharge Of blood
from the original wound, and in ten days
the patient was able TO walk in the ward,
and rapidly regained strength.


"Whatever may be the termination OF
this case, regarded as one of a wound with
complicated symptoms, there can be no
question of the entire success of the opera
ton of TRANSMISSION, and Of its saving life
and restoring the patient, for while at
least. TO the exercise of his ordinary func-
tiOusT
Year: 1869

ACCIDENT AT FUNERAL.-Ye esterday af-
ternoon. as a funeral procession was passing
along Sixth street near Clay, horse at
tached to 4 buggy took fright, and the


buggy being overturned, a German lady
was thrown out and badly hurt. She was
taken to the house corner Sixth and Clay
streets, where she received proper attention.
Year: 1869

VISIT OF THE WASHINGTON PREss.-The
members of the Washington press propose
to spend their Thanksgiving day by way OF
visit TO their brothers of the Richmond
press. A large delegation will be upon the
visit, and arrangements for their reception
have been made at the Spotswood Hotel.
They will be well received, and the visit
will doubtless prove an interesting one.


The Petersburg and Norfolk press have
been invited here to meet them.
Year: 1869

The ladies' who have organized the fair for the
benefit OF the sick and wounded OF the patri-
otto army OF Cuba have removed their stalls
and the articles which they have for sale
10 q smaller room at Apollo Hall, at the corner OF
Twenty eighth stree, and Broadway. Although
large number OF the handsome articles
offered for sale at the commencement Of the far
have been disposed Of there yet remains a large
number Of useful ana ornamental things to be sold.
The very handsome case " diamonds and Jewels
valued at $4,000 still remains on hand and IL has
been determined to rafiie this Of very large mum.
bcr OF the chances having already been taken, but
few still remaining 70 purchasers. Another
set OF jewelry, including brooch, bracelet aud
earrings, In also offered for raffie at TWO
dollars chance. Last night the beautiful
ladies' Of the junta who have the lair IN hand were
all busy using their most solicitations TO per.
euade their visitors To invest their money the ar
ticles, useful and ornamental, which still remained
for sale and II must be encouraging to the ladies' to
know that IN many instances they succeeded In
their laudable endeavors. A large number OF valu-
able articles still remain for sale, and II IL the sim
cere wish OF the saleswomen that they should
be disposed Of during the present week
and SOUL devofing time and money TO the worthy
enterprise, and II Will be shame II those anxious
for the freedom OF Cuba do not do their utmost 10
assist the patriotic ladies In their endeavors 10 raise
money for the sick and wounded OF the patriotic
CUBAN army. The fair, It is expected, viii


close this week, and unless some new
visitors show themselves AZ the fair It
remain on hand. The managers have ALREADY
sent on large sum TO help those IN whose
interest IL was started but the am0lnt, NJ In said 10
30 large as their sangune hopes led them TO an


ttcipate. AZ the fair will remain open for some
days longer those anxious to help the cause OF cuba
will have an opportunity still presented for showing
their sympathy IN SUBSTANTIAL manner.
Year: 1869

From the Portland Press. May 19.1


The most terrible gas explosion that ever occurred
In this city took place about hafpast eleven O'Clock
saturday evening IN the Chadwick mansion on
Congress street. adjoining the First Parish church.
now occupied by captain Isaac Barnum. The fol-
lowing are the particulars


saturday afternoon workman took or one OF the
gas brackets IN chamber In the third story, b1t
neglected TO plug up the pipe About half past
eleven O'Clock at night Mr.. Barnum noticed tnat
tue upper part or the house was nllcd with
gas and proceeded to ascertain the cause. lie
lighted gas jet nc the head OF the stairs In
the second story and then went up TO the room In
which tue 1as was escaping. No sooner had he
opened the door than terrific explosion TOOK place,
building next to the Clapp mansion and also por
ton Of the front on Congress street. starting tue
stairs, smashing the glass. destroying the furniture
and setting fire to the house. captain Barnum
was prostrated by the shock and was terribly
burned his clothing being almost reduced 10 cinders
The explosion was so loud that II was heard q
great distance, and hundreds OF people were
soon on the spot The alarm OF IRE was
sonndcd which quickly brought the nremen TO the
scene but the names were extinguished wi hoIS
usinp the machines. Captain Barnum was rescued
from his perious situation by his WIFE, who mad ono
of her hands badly burned. Several of our must
eminent medical men were quickly there and ali
was done that was possible TO relieve his sriiferin g.
II was thought he could not survive so badly Was
he burned. The skin Is literally strippei from his
whole body. Yesterday there were more homes OF
him. though his pains were Intense, and he was un-
conscious most OF the day. In the evening no rccov.
cred consciousness and was comparatively COM
Portable. The house was visited by thousands yes
tcrday, who astonshed to witness the erect Of
tue explosion Of gas. Gunp0wder could not have
made greater havoc.
Year: 1869

The PEACH CONVENTION had pretty stormy
session Yesterday. With one or two exceptions
general dissatisfaction seems to have prevailed
against the Railroad Co., particularly relating
20 the State tax to be laid on shippers, to the
tureb bt SIS for every car load shipped Some
warm speeches were made and some hard things
SAID against the Railroad Co. All seemed to
f'el they were powerless against the corpora
ton.
Year: 1869

A lot of city car drivers were arrested in
Philadelphia last week for permitting their
cars to be overloaded with passengers. The
arrests were made at the instance of the SOcle-
ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb
Animal The Society ought to have proceed,
ed against the authorities Of the Company. and
not against the drivers, who had no option IN
regard to the number of passengers they might
carry: The question, however will be brought
to decision in the courts.
Year: 1869

With DyspepIics everything is wrong Food does
not digest; sleep does not refresh; wine does not
cheeri smiles do not gladden.; music does charm.
nor can any other joy enter the breast of the dyspepc
You must get rid Of il. or il will become seated and
confirmed and life will be a burden ard existence
cune. PLANTATION BiTTERs will do away with all
THIS New life, strength and energy will take pos
session OF you. The damask will again bloom non
your cheek, aud The luslre in your ye will again be
as bright as in your heothes happiest AMI most joy.
Gus days.


MAGNOLIA WATER.-SuperiOr to the hest imported
German Cologne, and sold al half the price, sep9ly
Year: 1869

A Verdict I'm nm Action to Recover Damages.


Before Judge Thompson.
In the case OF Kugakon vs. Noble, an action to
recover damages for undermining plantfr's house
while the defendant was digging the foundation for
one whica he was about to build on the lot adjon-
ing, the jury returned verdict for the plaintir Of
Year: 1869

The supply of fractional currency in the
Treasury being exhausted, no new fractional
notes or notes of one or two dollars will be is
sued in exchange for old currency until the
new plates and water marked paper recently
ordered by the Secretary are ready, which will
be about the first of next Julv