Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-23

but we were assured by those who had
been in the country five or six years,
that il was not so cold as it is in New
England. The winter generally contin-
ues steadily cold; but the thermometer
does not often fall very much below ze-
no till the spring opens. This certainly
is preferable to that ever changing eli
mate which we have in this city. We
predict that dozen years will find these
Counties among the richest in the State.
Success to the enterprising citizens who
have made their homes among the beau
liful hills and wales Of western Wiscon-
sin. : Chicago Democratic Press.
The Madison Journal states that the
School Com missioners, whose salaries are
fixed by law, pocket 25 cts for each
certificate of sale, and IS cents for &C
acknowledgement of the same and as the
clerk or commissioner. Three dollars
fees are charged on each loan from the
School Fund. $4,000 or $4,000 have
been realized by the Commiss toner's for
these services ; or about $4,000 year,
or $4,000 year to each Commissioner
since the sales Of the lands begun
Twelve cents per folio for copying is al
lowed nthe Secretary's office and this,
with the % cents for each certificate, is
a legal charge, the proceeds to be devo-
ted to paying clerk hire but instead Of
that, the officers pocket the proceeds
and then call on the Legislature to pay
the salaries Of the clerks.
These matters ought to be straighten-
ed forthwith. If our officers are not
we'll enough paid, let their salaries be
increased, and let the people who do
business with them be relieved from this
illegal taxation.
"A rough Kentuckian hearing child
squall very loud and furiously remarked
"How wickedly that small sample ofman-
kind is swearing now, in the infantile
vernacular. What will it come to when
II Is gg,yfCGgeti =
Prentice, of the louisville Journal,
has been to the spirit-rappers. His first
question was whether he would be any
better-looking in the next world than in
this-which, much to his satisfaction,
was answered in the affirmative.
We learn, says the N. Y. Times of
the 9th instant, from private sources en-
titled TO credit, Gov. Kossuth left Lon
don for Constantnople on the 23d De-
cember.
The New York Tribune says that
the aggregate rent from the pews imply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, of which the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is pas tor,
will not fall short of $4,000 for the
present year.
"A malignant type of the ScarletFe-
YER is raging in Buffalo. Many deLths
have occurred from it, among the chill
dren of that city.
In Albany they have female bar
Der, who has the form of Peri and is a
paragon Of beauty. Boards and hair ve-
getate at a wonderful rapid rate in the
vicinity of her quarters.
"A large darning needle was found
in the heart of cow which died at Ok
ford, Me-, the other day. She swallow
ed it with apple parings, as spice, it is
presumed.
The police, judge and the whole
police force Of Cincinnati have been ar
rested on charge Of riot, for their late
attack upon the Germans for attempting
to burn Bedini in eaigy.
"A new Society for the Improvement
of Poultry is about to be organized in
New York.
The South Carolina Legislature, at
its late session, passed law prohibiting
the collection of demands against stu
dents of colleges, and institutions Of ed
ucation in the State.
The amount of timber seized since
the lst of July on the Wisconsin, Chip
pewa, and their tributaries. and Green
Bay in this State, is near 60,000,000
feet, valued at from $3.50, 900 to $780,
900.
"A hog was recently sold in Racine
which weighed 1000. He had been
bind for four weeks before being killed,
in consequence of excessive fairness.
We learn from the publishers,
Messrs. Jewett s. Co., of Boston, that
they have printed and sold Three Hun
dred thousand copies of Uncle Toms
Cabin.
"A Kentucky paper apologies for
the scarcity of editorial matter, on the
the plea that the editor had got married
and was so ashamed that he crawled in
10 the mammoth cave.
Texas dates to the 22d December
have been received at New-Orleans.
The Pacific Railroad bill passed the Leg
islature by large majority.
In Athens county, Ohio, flew days
since, two intoxicated men, father and
SON. took the child of the latter to wood
pile and chopped its head off with an
axe, because it was fretful.
--Ex Gov. Brown has been elected
q. S. Senator from Mississippi.
Gen. Cass has not been sick for forty
years.