Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-31

very short time, and permitted to see lit
tile enough Of their neighbors. Still tn
islands are too small to resist, for an,
length of time renewed attacks; an,
his Majesty will have to yield, frs
his country and then his crown, jus
about as willingly as the Califor
man Indians, or Sikhs, or Australian
blacks, or in fact, all other nations tina
HAYS seen their countries overrun by
strangers and enemies.-[Ib.
A Big DEN OF FoRG Frs BRoKEN UP
Gang after Gang Of forgers and coun
terfeiters have recently been discovered
in different parts of the country, ane
their false issues detected right in the
nick Of time. The last has just come te
light, and was really grand affair. 1
seemed to embrace all the accomplished
rogues of New England. The key t.
their operations was obtained by one OF
their gang being bought up by the police
of New York. 1t is not known TO the
rest Ct he gang who the inforiner Isl
In this way it was ascertained their head
quarters for manufacturing was at two
quiet villages in Massachusetts that as
soon as the monthly Counterfeit Detec-
tors for Boston and New York were
out, the partners were to be in New
York and the bills distributed. Some
forty arrests have been made, among
them policesoficer of Troy, N. Y, and
my quantity of lesser dignitaries.
There was lady in the case, who, with
her paramount and counterfeit partner
was traced to Cleveland. The Sheriff
of New York city has been in our city
for several days, remaining IN cog. to
catch these covies. The gentleman
was mechanic, and for a decoy, wor-
ked at his trade while here. The LADY
(names omitted at present, was coun-
ted the shrewdest of the gang, went I'M
der an assumed name, and kept herself
aloof from all sus picious company while
here. But the Sheriff with his scout in
former was too much for their ingenuity.
They were arrested, jailed, Habeus Cor
pused, but finally taken to New York
on requisition, which will hang up
their fiddles for the present and explode
one of the largest conspiracies to rob the
people ever yet discovered. There
were some five hundred engaged in this
operation Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WAsHrNGroN' WEALrH-THE Mourn
VERNON EsrArE.-The following extract
is taken from an old book published by
Russell & West, Boston, in the year
1900 entitled "Washington's Political Lee
|gacies," and dedicated by the editors to
Mrs. Martha Washington:
General Washington was at one time
probably one of the greatest land-holders
in the United States. His annual receipt
from his estates amounted to four thous-
and pounds sterling, which is very
l daohsld sF very great fortune ii that
early day in this country for any one
man to possess.
ellis estate at Mount Vernon alone
was computed in 1887 to consist Of nine
thousand acres of land, of which enough
was in cultivation to produce, in a
single year, ten thousand bushels Of
wheat. In a succeeding year he raised
two hundred lambs, sowed twenty-sev-
en- bushels of flaxseed, and planted Sc
ven hundred bushels Of potatoes. He
desisted, it was said, from planting to.
bacco, which was then extensively rails.
ed in Virginia, for the purpose of setting
an example, by employing his extensive
means in the introduction and fostering
of such articles of domestic use and ne
cessity as would ultimately tend to thu
best advantage of his country. His do
mestics, at the same time, were indus
triously employed in manufacturing
wooden cloth and linen in sufficien
quantities to clothe his numerous house
hold, which numbered nearly one thou
sand persons"