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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
Hon. 10 I'M Wentworth, House of Reps
- Chicago Dem.
Your ob't servant,
JOHN WILSON,,

BARsTOW AND THE BALANCE r
WAsHINGros.-lt must be interesting
TO those who voted the o.called demo-
cratic ticket last fall, to read the follow
ing from the Sheboygan Like Joann al,
a prominent democrat c paper.
Gov. Bars:uw, Bank Comp roller Dem
mis-. and Beriah Brown, of Madison, and
Horace T. Saunders. of Racine, we an
derstand, have left or are about leaving
on a visit TO Washington to regulate
matters for Wisconsin and aid the Val
ley Road swindles and decry the United
mates Senators from this State in par
Iticnlar.
We must be allowed TO express moi
only our snrprize but our regret that any
al. tina panfllman- ..nniiecfed with the
State administration should neglect their
official du'ies at home 10 visit The Nations
al Capitol on such degrading errand. -
There is 10 di>gui sing the fact that the
present State Administration has fallen
short of the expectations of its frie"ds
and fulfilled many OF the worst prejudi-
ces Of its enemies, and if it keeps on as
it has commenced when It's present term
expires j, will be swept by the board
with the Bosom Of destruction if, indeed
the popular Indignation can be restrain.
ed until that time. When the taxes for
the State Government amount to full s.
to each elector in the State, a condition %
affairs exists that demands and must re
ceive the full share Of public Indignation
ard snch is the situation OF Wisconsin IA
this momeut.and tina, too when one quar-
ter of the sum required was ampleto NEE
all honest demands Of the State Treasury
The most impudem part of this per.
formance is that these gentlemen are go.
ing to Washington protesting friendship
10 the national administration, and tc
malign the Congressional delegation with
the exception of Mr.. Macy. when it is
we'll known that all there is in this State
of opposition to the administration Of
Gen. Pierce has been gotten up by the
same men, or through the limited influ.
ences under thei, control.
II Gov. Barstow and the other mem
bers of the State administrator vii
take our advice and NEE, the public ex.
pectatinns they will tend TO their own
business of their offices honestly ans
let the other public officers do the same
1t will, we venture TO predict, do more
for their regulations than any attempt,
to use their offices to fitch money from
the treasury. or to make large grabs o.
the public lands. or be connected with a
raft of paper rail roads or starting bank.
on difficult securities, or working seedy
relatives or parents in business into DO.
siiions that will enable them to sink the
State ont OF $4,000 or $4,000 per all.
mum through contracts or trades with
the prison al Waupnn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

FDR. d. G. DERBY, of New York,
has visited Lancaster for the pur-
pose Of delivering set of Lectures on
Phrenology, and its connection with ed
nca:ion, religion, science and human gov
ernn eht generally.
From short acquaintance with the
Lecturer, our opinion is that he is ca
pable Of rendering full satisfa ction upon
tie subject of his mission. We have nu
doubt he will present much that is
valuable and amusing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

FIX President Fillmore is on his way
home by the Altar tic States, having con-
Guided. moi TO visit H,yana at presanl,
Ole Bull has $4,000 invested in
Chicago. His object is to take his conn.
trymen who had settled in Penn>yga.
MIA 10 the West where he has secured
employment for them.
-Bayard Taylor lectured at Chill
lico,he on the Sd instant. From there
he went to Cincinnati, and thence to st.
Lnnis and Louisville. He has, it is
said, thirty engagements ahead, extsn'
ding into the middle of July.
FIRsT AND LAST DuEL.-The first dn.
ell was fought inIlinois in: 1920, Wit!
rifles. between Alphond Stewart and
William Bennett. Stewart was killed,
for which Bennett Was tried. convicted
and hung. This seems TO have ended
duellng i'll that State.
"A company is about starting al Par
is, TO run pleasure boats between Mar
settles and Cons,antinople, the charge 10
be sixty dollars.
HrThe Governor has appointed r.
w. Horn. Commissioner of Emigration
for this State his office to be located IL
New York city.
! LrauoR Law IN PENNsyLvAsIaA,.---
The committee of conference OF inc NV
Houses of the Legislature upon ine ~.
lquor Law have agreed TO submit II 'o'
vote Of the people.
One of our editorial neigh bors say
the only reason why his dwelling was
not blown away on Saturday was W. v,
cause there was heavy mortgage Oh =
If Albany Express.
CoMPLrMErrARY.-The Rhode ls,s"u
girls all sing. A friend lately from 'n'. !,
says they sing themselves TO 'leep :; 4
night, and he never heard anything l'ss = !,
s,nce he ,ras bsnighfed IN the sra"ps ~
West.
Az Ivorsious RIpplr.-lt was oop.
when it was begun, it YVES done wps. !.
it Wa. half done, and yet it WASN'T o0 ..s'
when it was finished. Now, wfa' , ~a'
it? Of course You can't guess VIZ
this do p
Timothy Johnson courts Su,snns.
Dunn. It was Dunn when II was Degun
i, was Dunn when it was'half DONE a"'
yet it wasnt Dunn ,Thcr II 'wes dong
for j. was johnson. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

COLONEL FREMONT, it may be re-
nembered, started some time since for
California by the Central Route across
he Plains, to prove the particabilily
of that passage for the purpose of rail-
road. He was recently met by CDl=.nel
Babbitt, in great distress, some two hun
dred and fifty miles from Great Salt
Lake. The party had sub>isted Oh their
mules and horses till they had CONSUMED
twenty-five! Several men had persisted
but the intrepid. explorer was determine
ed to make his way through.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

TWe want nothing to do with this
". B. PALMER, advertising agent New
York, who has sent us lottery notice
=" print promising to pay in tickets to
hell or some worse place i'll New York,
at dollar ticket. Ii we could get a
ticket to admit us to shower Of rain
and thunder. then we might comply, for
such refreshing scene might be Of some
benefit. We discnnntenance all such
nnisances as this PALMER and every
thing connected with him. They don't
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
MusK.-The Empress Josephine was

MusK.-The Empress Josephine was
very fond of perfumes, and, above all
of musk. Her Ires>ihg-room at Nal.
maison was filed with it, in spite .!
Napoleon's frequent Inconsistencies
Forty years have elapsed since her death
and the present owner OF that dressing
room repeatedly washed and painted
but neither scrnbbing, aqnatortis, MOI
paint, has been able to remove the >mel
Of the good E,npress's musk, which
continues as strong as if tire bottle which
contains it had been but yesterday re-
removed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
Lancaster Stores.

Notice the advertisement of Mr.. joins
B. CALLS. He keeps full assortment
of Merchandise at the Post Office.
Mr.. D. T. PARKER has left for ST
Lonis, where he expects TO select an ex.
tensive supply of goods, groceries, &c.
for the spring and summer trade.
Mr.. J. ALcoRN il also const antly re.
ceiving fresh supplies of merchandise, a.
dapted to every demand and calling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
g4The N. Y. Tribune, in an article

HTThe ~. \. lTl0unc, In an article
ON the European war, thus describes
Crons,adi. which is TO be the great point
of attack by the British fleet, in the Bal
tic:
.Cronstadt has the form Of an irregu-
lar triangle. and is strongly fortified
II has three harbors lying to the south
Of the town. The outer or military ilar-
Dor is entirely fortified by mile, rec
langle stretching on into the sea, and ca
pabie Of holding, besides smaller vessels
ihiriy-fve ships Of the line. 1t is $"
shallow at low water that many OF the
ships are obliged TO anchor in the middle
harbor. which is properly intended for
the fitting out and repairing Of vessels.
1t has powder magazine and mann-
factory Of pitch and tar, Sc. The third
west, or inermost harbor, admits only
merchantmen, for which there is besides
an excellent roadslead Immediately ont
side the port, defended also by the ci,a-
del, constructed ON rock in the middle
of the sea of Cronstadt. The perma-
nent population is not considerable dn-
ring the summer, it amounts. including
government innclionaries and strangers
and sailors to 10000. After the Rus
slams, the English are the most numer-
Gus. I, is very lively in the warm sea-
sons. but the reverse in cold. Peter the
Great founded it in ITO.
Such is the place the English fleet
must operate against. either by cutting
off its trade, or measuring balls, shells,
bombs and internal ingenuity with it. Ii
the war continues in good earnest, ii
may take precedence Of the Danube for
the stirring horrors of which it is the
theatre"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

IGWe acknowledge receipt of cir
cular from the State Historical Society.
inviting information upon any matter Of
historical interest connected with Wis
consin, or any part of it. This organi-
cation was recently gotten up--to ghaw
open the Treasury we think. AT least
the State gave it charter and makes it
a life pensioner of $500 year. 1t is
something however, to be depleted sci
ehtifically, and die regularly, rather than
be cured by quack doctor. Whether
the people Of Wisconsin ever receive an
equivalent Of one per cent. for this an
nual outlay, is more than anybody ex-
poets. Let somebody gather materials
and write a history Of Wisconsin ; it
will sell for enough TO pay the author, if
It IL worth so much; if not, let him lose
his time, as he would in any honest en-
ployment. There never was book
COTTON up by authority and State pay,
that was worth o tinker's cuss. The
Census Report. costing over million or
more, would have been COTTON up more
lerfsct for half what it cost. Make the
State an aid and you silk into demeri,
the object, and the author into fool
That's what we think of all such enter
prises. We think about the same of all
internal improvements.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
GENERAL LAND OFrIcE,

April 9th, 1904.
Sin: In answer to your several APP
plicarions in behalf OF those who have
cut timber OH the public lands, | have the
honor TO state that by instructions issued
Iby .his office the 18th of January, and
Alb of March. 1854, with the approba-
ton of the Secretary, the Timber a
gents were directed to release all timber
cut from Government lard, prior to the
date of those instructions, where the
claimants Of such timber had entered
or should Immediately enter, all the lands
on which such depreia.ions had been
|c ominitted.
II was also distinctly announced to the
timber agents, that no criminal prosecu-
tions should be instituted against those
who had cut timber under authority from
them or their predecessors. either in the
form Of stumpage, or by the thousand
! feet.
Further than this the Department
will not go, as it is the determination
t. break up these depredations on the
public property.
The reason that the date of the in.
sructions above referred 10, is made the
point previous to which, for offence.
of the character above stated, this !ib-
eral action will be taken and subsequent
10 whichit will not, is, that those ins'ruc.
lions distinctly deny the legal authority
in any Of the executions or ministerial
affairs Of the government TO permit such
lrespass or waste on the public lands
and forbid the timber agents either to
grant such permission, or to compromise
The offence if committed. After such
notice, ignorance Of the law, or re-
lqnirements of the Department, cannot
Oe plead, and will aot be recognized eli.
Their IN the part Of the government a.
gents, or drpredators on the public lands
The Secretary Of the Interior, how.
ever. in letter to this otfice of the 9th
inst, decided that where criminal pros
ecu,lon had been commenced, it would
be improper for the Bureau or Depart.
inent to interfere, except under extranr'
binary circumstances, and then only b,
way OF advice.
Very respectfully,
Your obi servant.
JOHN WILSON,
/ Com'r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

PALESTINE MnRrGAGED.-The Sui
tan has mortgaged the revenues Of the
Holy Land to the Rothschilis, in order
10 obtain the recent loan. These Jew
Bankers have long desired to obtain a
lien on the land Of their ancestors SO sa-
cred il the estimation of every genuine
Hebrew and il would not be among
the surprises of this most extraordinary
war, II the Rothschilds should become
the <o,ereigns of the Holy Land. These
great Bankers would consider this glory
enough for the proudesi house i'll Europe;
and they would be willing to pay round
ly for it, in the form Of war loans ia
Turkey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

BANK OF THE WEsr.-The bills Of
this new Bank which are remarkably
handsome specimens Of engraving, have
made their appearance in cur city. The
Bank is located at Madison; the CAPT
tai is $lCO, 900; its notes are secured
by Louisiana and Michigan State Stocks
It's President is James Ludington and
its Cashier, w. Chapman.-[ Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

Emigrnnts Comimg.-An intelligent
writer es imates ;ha, at leas, IA 900 per
sons were prepared to leave Sweden
and Norway for this country on the Isl
March last. This vast emigration af.
fects, materially, the price of land il
those countries. Farms worth three or
four thousand dollars have been sold 70,
$500. SO eager are their owners TO find
IA home in the New World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

The WEATHER.-The spring in this region
on the whole has been exceeding fine, altho,
rather dry. The beautiful garb of green with
which nature is clothing ie d and forest is re-
ally reviving TO the farmer, weary of survey
ing the dry and barren possessions, of which
he IS lord; to the mechanic, pent up for five
or six long months, it is truly paradisaical.--
1t is feared that slight freeze, on THURSDAY
night last, will destroy the various kinds Of
fruit, the prospect for which was encouraging
the trees being in DOM. and well f lied.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

1--we are credibly informed, that =
Cat Oh the farm Of Mr.. Beggerly, in this
county, gave birth, two or three weeks
since, To three naturally formed squirrels
The kittens and squirrels are sald 10 be
liz ing and thriying.-TC Chicago PAPER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

A Coop IDEA.-The State Superin-
,tendent OF Common Schools in Luuisia-
ma, recommends, that at least two out OF
every three of the School Directors .hal
know how to read and write. He com.
plains, that in one parish, the warrant
of the teacher on file, instead of the sig
natures. contained the mark of twelve
Directors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

a5Whai is to be done here this sum
mer? The Railroad hands will be here
at work before Fall. One of the en-.
glneers has been here during the past
week examining the landings and s,ic-
King stakes promiscnu~ly along shore
preparatory to final location of thu
track and depot and the actual commence
ment oiorera'ions here.-ICrawford Co
Courier
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

G-We are requested. by subscriber at
Bunker Hill, 10 pub ish the Proh,bitory Liquor
Bill, known as the Knowton Bi |, which fail
ed of passing by series of maneuvres in the
Senate. which body undertook to shield the
Governor who had promised the Dutch owe:
at Milwaukee. like ancient Herod, to grant
them anything even to the half of his Exec
lency's throne. We cannot see any use in its
pub ication, since 1t is a dead letter. We in.
tend to publish at the proper time the Legis-
alive appeal to the people. which sets forth
a ! the whys and acherefo,es, can'.s and ,con'ty
of the opposition. That is something that
viii count, but the other can be of no use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

DThe Peoples Journal, Of which we
have so often spoken, has closed it> first
volume. The annual volume will con-
tam full 500 large engrayings of every
manner of, agricultural and mechanical
contrivanee, and OF new inventions and
patented hxings. Copies my be seen at
our office. Send $l.oo 10 ALrarp E.
BEAeH. Peoples Patent Office, So Mas
ssu ST., New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

ASMiners are doing we'll at Wing
vile. The diggings are easy to work.
and are situated on very high grounds.
soihat water seldom interferes, as it
does in many places, TO prevent deep
digging more than half the year. Abou,
80 miners are at work at Wingville.
The Leads. of which we have spoken be-
fore, still hold out as. good as ever, and
the 'proprietors are raising fortunes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

ISThe "Know No,hings" have star
ted newspaper at Washington. The
object is plainly stated, namely: To Sc
cure the administration of the govern
ment exclusively to the hands of natives
OF this country, as well as the enjoy
meni OF public Offices, with all their
emoluments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
T1The Legislature of Tenness

TThe Legislature of Tennessee
passed, at its last session, a law to req
ulafe the emancipation OF slaves. i,
provides for the transportation to the
western coast Of Africa Of all slaves
heretofore or hereafter liberated and al
free persons OF color who fail to give
bonds for good behavior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

"Reports from the Beetown mines are
more cheering than they have been for months.
New hands have got to work at the windlass .
consequently more labor is achieved. and ar :
ger yie ds of mineral. All the rusty old regu-
airs are being superseded by new recruits, and
pretty soon the lead product viii surpass what
it ever was. Go it young ones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

buReLARY.-Our town was throw,
'n'o state Of grea, excitement on Sum
Gay norning, by the announcement thai
ne store OF John Milton, Esq. had been
broken into during the previous night
and relieved Of some three or four hum
dred dollars worth Of goods Mineral
Pt. Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

FROM HAvANA.--Tfe Crescent arri.
we'd at Boston from Havana on the Goth
The Captain General had been making
tour of inspection 10 all the fortified.
tions. He understood, that 800 cannon
conld be mounted in twenty -four hours.
The number OF troops OH the Island vii
fall short of $4,000 men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

Ks letter from southeastern New York,
la0 south of this in latitude, dated April 18th.
says: "'There is an o'd-fashioned, drifting.
north-easter raging. 1t commenced Friday
night, and has been showing three days, and
no prospects of clearing off yet. This storm
is unparaf elled. The snow is about two #
deep. and the roads are blocked up. One day
last week we were p'oughing. and the mosuui-
toes like to eat us up; next morning the snow
was foot deep. and CO d az Gree 'and.r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

santa Anna levied a tax VARYING
rom one TO thirty-three dollars per
MONTH"; on windows Of doors facing the
streets, IN the city Of Mexico.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
The .Hd,pnf of The Iron H,reo u

The .Adrent Of The Iron Horse.-We
are informed that the track of the rail
road, will be laid TO within five miles Of
this place. by Saturday night next. The
bridge across Third Lake is nearly COM
pleted, and ifthe Company meet it'll M
draw backs, the Iron Horse. will be seen
IN Madison before the middle of Nav
next Madison Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

IyProposaIs will be received at the
HERALD office for breaking 20 or 80 or
40 acres of prairie, slightly covered with
hazel. The land lies in a couple miles
or SO of Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

3Soms friend has our thanks 70,
two large fish. Bass and Pike) deliver.
ea BY the driver OF the northern stage,
The donor did not send his name.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

lTAdvices from Rio Grande, states
that General Wool was concentrating
Mexican Troops at Camsrgo, with a
view OF establishing his heed quarters
there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

1t Is said upon the average. sixteen
men In every troop of the El,plis'. ar,ny
destined tor Turkey were married c,,n
srqnn'ly. the twenty. five thousand men
~onid leave behind Two thousand f;v.
hundred wives, and between five and sir
thousand children eA' s'A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

aTLast week. the number Of mas.
sehgers arrived here from Warren bx
Stage, averaged about one hundred dai.
iy.-lGalena Adv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

aJThe revenue Of England is TWEEN
ty million of dollars. The revenue O,
the English drinking houses is more
than one hundred and fifty millions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

Precept is instruction, written
IN the sand-the tide flows over il. and
the record is gone. Example is as
craven Oh the rock, and the lesson i,
not soon lost,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

III Young women are now engaged
10 working The electric telegraphs a, Ii.
Liverpool, Manchester and London a..
tiecs, on sta-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

a9ihe western part of Texas is
being settled by Germans almos, exclu.
siVe,y' none Of whom will purchase .,
employ slaves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01

u From reports. The M. & NJ. Rail
road and Southern Wiscol sin Railroad
Companies have entered into a compact
10 build The latter TO some point oppo-
site Dubuque amy way SO We get d
Railroad from Milwaukee to the Mis-
sissippi river,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
For the Grant county Herald.
Lancaster, April 20, '53.

Mr.. Editor: |, is an III pleasant duty
10 complain of ones fellow citizens. but
often necessary one.-especially where
il involves the public veal.
Some of the citizens Of Lancaster have
been seized lately with "a manin for
SNORING live stock in general. Now,
whether this be right or not. is no part
of my present business but ii surely is,
out tight that after having accomplished
the shooting operation. they should take
the dead budies of these animals and de-
Gently put them away. Bnt this seems
to be no part of their office, for they
have exposed the dead bodies of these
animals on our public highways all over
orr village there 10 be exposed TO the
heat o. "A summers sun. Now if acct
dents, pestilence, &c., follow as ne
cessary consequence to such an act,
whom are we 10 attribute this to? Pro-
badly the pious amongst us will call il
a visitation from God but Mr.. Editor,
this is to serious 10 be trified with. A
stop to such ab"minable practice must be
made by the good sense of our citizens.
! need add no none, as deem that this
is amply sufficient trusting snch pro-
ceeding> will be put stop TO, and that
energetically. finite Pe.t,ientea.