Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-17
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\ E-"Leg bail" is limb of the law.
i WThe True Delta says that though
there is on an average, a murder commit
tied in New Orleans every tscetve hours,
there have been but two convictions for the
crime in eight gears.
r Poets and editors are the most un-
lucky of mortals. Mr. Bryant lately sold
a lot of land upon the Rock Island Rail
| road, in Illinois, for $40 an acre, which
) now is worth $4,000 an acre.
WIt is said that the Emperor of the
French will, before long, cause the remains
Iof his uncle, Prince Lucien, to be deposi-
ted in the vaults of st. Denis, in the spot
destined by Napoleon L., for the mem
bers of his family.
J, w"A dreadful little for shillino.''
said penurious fellow to physician who
dealt out an emetic; 'can't you give more ?'
GN The man who ''held an Office" late
" got tired and let 90 for the purpose Of
) resting himself ashort time, when the office
got away and has not been heard from
lsince.
:, GgThe young ladies in Vermont, it is
|said, though we don't believe it, still CON
tinue to kiss the lips of young temperance
men, to see whether they have been tam
|pering with toddy.
4 GY Hon. David Wilmot, of Pennsyl-
vania, it is said, is likely to be a candidate
at the next election.
j GS"The cannon brought here for the
purpose OF burning powder on the fourth
blew to pieces while fireing a salute early
on Tuesday morning. Fortunately no one
was injured, though fragments were thrown
in several directions with great force. Five
or 81 * persons. were near at the time of the
explosion Potosi Rep.
Gyr According to the Weldon Patriot,
the Rev. Mr.. Roberts, formerly Of North
Carolina is the leader of the China revo-
luton. He went to China several years
ago as a Baptist missionary.
re- Lewis Ca SIS, Jr, our charge at Rome
was married, the 2lst of May, to Miss Ma
ry Lu dunn, daughter of Nicholas Ludlum,
Of New York.
Gg- Heat one pound of sal soda to red
ness in an iron pot and dissolve it in gal
Ion of water. This wash will take off all
the moss and dead bark and kill all the in
sects on all fruit trees or grape vines, make
them as smooth as though polished, and
make old trees bear anew. Never white
wash d tree.
Gg~It is said there is not a single Jew
in the United States engaged in agriculture
Most Of them are traders.
! M- What are you writing such bio
hand for, Pat? "Why, you see, my grand
mother is dafe,and I'm writing loud letter
Itosher."
i misunderstanding is properly SUI
perfiuity Of naughtiness, and can only be
considered as sort of peppercon rent, in
acknowledgement Of the devils right of
superiority Robert Hall.
/ AWThe Cuban government have, by a
recent ordinance prohibited any person who
has not had a regular collegiate education,
from writing for the newspaper.
Gg"A new palace has been uncovered
in the ruins Of Nineveh, whose beauty ex-
, GELS any yet found in Assyria.
THE GERMAN PREss.-we see it stated,
in one Of our eastern exchanges, that of
the 81 German papers which advocated
General Pierce's election, only eLeren re-
manned friendly to the administration
Be Wisconsin pays over $73,60O for
, postage, at an expense of 46,6OO for trans
portation. And yet we hear of plans on
foot to make our miserably meagre mail
still worse. Great dissatisfaction exist al
ready at the deficiency Of service, and this
feeling is obtaining expression in public
meetings Milwaukee Sent.
Eg~It is said that numbers of the Chi
nese insurgents are armed with Colts revol-
vers.
i Gg The Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel
, Through the Allegheny Mountains is three
, thousand six hundred and twelve feet long.
: N Death is black camel, which
kneels at the gates of ALL Onental Max
i'm.
During the debates in Parl lament
recently, the subject Of granting political
freedom to Canada and the North Ameri-
can colonies was strongly advocated by
: ord Fllanhoro1l0h and others