Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-03-25
Ctr Spartan column:
Or, Many Things in Few words.

possessed in the world. and compelled him and his
children, and his children's children, TO toll and
deve in the earth to procure means of subsistence,
he was ready to give up all to sustain the honor
and credit of his State, and to pay the last dollar
she owed He cared not to whom it was due, ,rto
held her bonds, the debt was just, and should be
paid, erery cen! Of IT."
ACCOMMODATIONS up here, red-headed
artieler' as .sgrey-ey'd mom'' said TO the rising
sun.
BLAsTIsG.-A vast mile was sprung al Dover,
England, OIL the 26ih January, TO open space for
the southeastern railroad: $4,000 lbs. OF sunpow-
der dislodged l,000,00e tons of chalk.
UNCLE SANS PuRsE-From the report of the
Committee OF Ways and Means, made in the House
of Representatives ON the 23d uli by Mr.. Fillmore,
il appears that every thing considered, the accounts
for lS43 will stand thus:
Total amount of receipts, S23,323, 4O0 Us
Total amount of expenditures, lS,l75,2S9 81
Estimated balance in the Trea-} ----
sury on the LIST Jan. 1874, of 5 S5,l4e,ll0 II
LIVES LosT.-It is estimated that 500 persons
persisted on the coasts of France and Great Britain
during the gales of the month of January last.
REL1EF.-Congress has SO amended the laws res
pecting Imprisonment for debt, in the District of
Columbia. as to relieve Mr.. Amos Kendall.
the candidates for the Presidency now before the
People: Van Buren,, Clay, Crss, johnson, Calhoun,
Buchanan, M'Lean, and Tyler. The Globe NOM
mates Thomas Richie, Esq as Vice President.
A REFUsAI~-The House of Delegates of Vir-
ginia, decided, by a vote of II to e., not to re-
ceive the share 10 which that State is entitled I'M
der the distribution law.
FrRE.--In Cincinnati, on the Goth ult the large
4 rtx,
the U. 5. Bank, took fire and exploded; the build
ing was blown to fragments; persons killed and
20 wounded.
ROYAL AxNE.--Mr. C ittendon lately intimated
in the U. S. Senate, that he thought if any one
ought to know when she was married. il should ne
Mrs Royal. Mr. Buchanan remarked, that if
Mrs. Royal said she was married at any time,
Senator would dare to dispute her. Mr.. b. is
bachelor
IRIsHMEN, TAKE NoTIcE.-Mr. O'Connell has
lately informed the people of ireland, by letter,
that if they will unite, the Repeal of their Union
with England is all but at hand.
MARX THs.--"Those who speak i'll of women,
have~very little honor: and to their disgrace be it
mentioned, that they say of that which cannot
revenge itself, wha, they would not dare 10 say of
man.
FIRST EFFECT OF THE TsEATY.--I Immense flights
Of Wild Pigeons, supposed to be visitors from A.
merica, have recently appeared in Cuanherias1i,
England.
yonS BULL, TAKE NoTrcE.--Tt has been pro-
posed at Washington to call National Convention
at Pittsburgh, Penn, during The coming SUMMER
to take into consideration the S20o, 000,G0 scheme
OF MIR. VIM. Cost Johnson. ior paying the State
Debts.
FRIGID.--Tho Norwalk Conn Gazette, gives
his as true: the water in the boiler of locsmo-
tive on the HoIsaonic railroad, actually Eosc while
the whole train was in motion.
Equally TRUE.--A creditabe miner, who lives
at "Nip-and-Take' dggings, about fourteen mile s.
from this town, informs us, that on Tuesday~idst,
in his cabin, the water actually froze lathe tea
kettle, while il was boiling.
BANKRUPTs--A table published by order of Con-
gross, makes the number, up to 9Th December last,
1929. The whole number will now probably n
CURE 10000. Allowing that each bankrupt owed
$4,000, the sum total of their Indebtedness would
be S200,000,000.
WIscoNsIN.--We have never been 10 any coun-
try (and we have been 10 good many where the
air is more pure--the water more clear--the sun
more brilliant--the moon m1re lovely--the stars
more brlliant--the people more healthy--mineraI
more abundant--pok more plenty--children lar
gor, and winters colder than in Wisconsin.
n tAIIION.--NtOscs DeacN, pDDilsnef oil the
New York Sun has had bill of indictment found
against him by the Grand Jury of that city for
libel on the family Of Bennett of the Herald
ANCIENT CLu8s.---Mrs. DR.. James of u t K,
New York, boasts that she possesses the war club
ofthe Indian Chief King Philip, celebrated for his
impacatle enmity to the New England Colon
lists
The Editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle saws
that his old aunt has rolling pin made out of tia
unfortunate clisb with which Cain sle,o Abel
wREcK.-The ship Ann Maria, of New Lon
don, while lying at ST. Paul's on the Both of Au-
gust boiling whale, was run down by the ship Ajax,
of Havre, Capt. Leta, and cut down TO the wa
ter's edge. The water gained so fas; that the ship
went down, the crew escaping with some DIFF
hculty to the Ajax. The A ax was cruising, aud
had 10 light of any description al the time Of the
collision Her deck, at the time, was in charge of
the third officer, Mr. Hornfered, and three men, ali
OF whom we've asleep, was subsequently, a.cei-
tanned by her Crew. The Ann Maria had the first
officer, with his watch, consisting Of thirteen men,
with strict orders TO keep sharp ook-out; but the
night being very dark, and the Ajax not having any
light, she was not until too late TO clear her.
The Ann Maria had very brilliant try-light con-
stantly kept up.
A LADY on FRAMEs.--Our sons, says Mrs. Sig
Quincy, hold themselves erect without busk or cor
set or frame work; why should not our daughlersl
Did not God make them all upright! Yss-and
without hustle.
BEAUTIFUL MIsTsKE.-'sOh, mother. bee has
stung me-" said beautiful girl, as she came mn
ming in from the garden. Never mind, child,',
replied the mother, ~; mstook thee for a aower.,
DAVE PRoMIsEp-A friend said to another.
seeing handsome equipag. waiting ia the street,
II should like drive, shouldn't you!'' sGefia.''
replied the war. sand III be bound ON il they'll