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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
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Tn EAT ADVANCE IN BRyansrr.,.
Momenioiis intelligence will lie found ~
der tie Geographic head in this mo..
.nine's paper. We received, al 2o,clas.
yesterday afternoon brief des patch = =
aouncing the arrival of the Hsrma N !.
New York, the Declaration of w. =
byEngland against Russia, and the suda..
and rapid rise is Breadstuffs conseu,,s.I
upon the certainty that host ili,ies wess
about TO commence, and the granerie, ~
Europe to be closed for an inde6n;,o
period. Within an hour aftervarss
came the news by the A,nerica st;I l.
ter than he Hermann, confrming h.,
intelligence, and announcing . firth,
advance in Breadstuffs. il m;I, e
seen that the rise has been VERY sra :,
BY the Europa, the Liverpool steams,
which preceded the .4aasrica, the tno,,.
lions for Western Canal -four WERE "a.
Sd 34s, and for Baltimore and Ohio
35s. Nov the latter is quoted at 20,
and Western Canal at 3Ssa3ss Cd,
advance Of a dollara barrel in one week
Wheat aud corn have shared in Ills m
ward movement-ihe latter Is per qua,
ter, and the fogmer lsals sd, 22a3s
per bushel. Andtlis in the face Of
stringent money market which has Dc
pressed Consols TO IS "a.
While the fall in Gososaa>inlica I,
the condition. among monied mas,. n,
a costly and protrac,ed War is imb.a,
ding over Europe, the rapid apprec,a
tion in the prices Of Breadstufls mark
the prevalent belief that the stock
hand is insufficient to meet the anlic
pated demand, or the apprehension tn;
War must seal up the sources whenc
the Western Powers of Europe hay,
hitherto drawn their supplies.
1t seems at least 10 be certain hat
long as War continues in Europe a,
the United States are wise, or forum
enough 10 keep out Of its destruciy
whirlpool, there must be STEADY de-
mand and remunerating prices for a
that our teening fields can produce, al
in immense activity impaired t, Com
merce, Agriculture and all branches 0
Americans Industry and Enterprize b.
I Milwaukee Sentinel, April 15.f
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
California Mems.

Business continued dull and tile money
market very tight. Four or five failures
had oecurredlduring the fortnight, with
Utilities averaging at least $4,000
Three Of the iillibuster leaders had
been indicted for violating the neutrality
laws Of the United States.
The Mexican Consul had advertised
10 live free passage for thousand men
to go TO Guaymas TO enlist TO fight O.
gainst the Indians.
We hare dates from Oregon 10 March
|. The Orgonian of Feb. 25tI says !;
We learn that the stock east Of the
Cascade Mountains has wintered WE'LL
1t is said the winter was not as severe
there as it has been on this side.
The citizens Of Clatsoop Plains were
to hold a meeting oil the 18th TO open a
wagon load from the Willamette Valley
TO the mouth Of the Columbia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

Chen is situated, is broken and not S
} well adapted for farming as it might be
but for grazing and stock, particulart
sheep, there can be no superior. TIL
lands are cheap and in market they ar
being entered rapidly, but there ar
some Of the finest farm sites and timbe
4 lands in the west unoccnpied. We d.
not claim that Prairie du Chen has
| first rate agricultural backing. For luin
Der tits favorably situated, near tht
mouth of the Wisconsin river, which
4 extends 200 miles into some of the bes'
nine forests in the Union, that river
i being also navigable for small steamers
that far For commerce and as a trade
1 centre however, Prairie du Chen must
ever be without a rival, as we stated
before, unless millions of money be use
lessly expended to make one at some
God forbidden point above. Of, this
! there is not much hope, since fools sell
dom have money TO throw away in defy
ing nature. 81 e@g -
{ RAILROAD PROBABILITIES.
Under the present deplorable manage
ment OF Railroad Com panies in Wiscon-
sin, no road will be built there. The
Milwaukeeans have the will, and ability
to raise the means 10 carry cut that will,
but they have been diverted from their
original purpose to terminate the MI. &
M. X. r. at Prairie du CHEN. They
have been diverted by a combination Of
Railroad mongers, who never intend to
bu lid railroads, but in promise, and
whose leading purpose is to secure rail
road grants from Congress, through le-
gislative bribery and corruption, and
then pocket such grants. To their SUBJ
ordinate ,aiders and log-rollers, they pro-
mise all the offices in the State with the
privilege Of taxing the people millions
for their support. The managers of the
M. & M. R. R. will soon see through
it all and SO will the people. Then they
will go to work again in pursuance OF
their agreement, and build their railroad
TO Prairie du Chen. The people will
break up the internal gang of rowdies,
who hold the State by pre- emption right,
or by virtue of the High Priests OF rail-
road frauds. II may be some m onths be-
fore the scales fall from peoples eyes,
and before the Pharoahs of our land re-
lease them from bondage, but when Je-
hovah begins to rain down frogs and lice
as of old, we believe the Railroad Pha-.
roahs will order their release from cap,
tivity. We believe no power, save that
of Almighty, can break up the organiza-
ton now existing all over the West to
plumber Government by securing grants
of lands from Congress to build railroads,
but never building any nor intending to.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
Arrival OF the Arctic,
New York. Ap,

NeW OK, April IFth.
Arctic arrived-Flour advanced 9lals
market dull Wheat market Advance
three pence Corn defined lSd demand
active.
Provisions. quiet-money market M
changed--consols advanced one half pen.
ny--Amer lean stock market dropping.
Political news rather important. There
has been severe fighting on the Danube
Russians victorious Turks driven from
every position on the west bank OF Dan
ube. Reported Kalafat combined fleets
re-entered Black. frances loan TO Tur-
key is LOCO francs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24


Curious CALouLATloH.-Aw writer il
the Boston Journal makes the following
curious calculation:
The enormous sum of 1924, 100000
/ in gold has been received at the Mint ir
Philadelphia from California, from the
first discovery of the precious metal, to
December l 1853.
Now to give some idea to the general
reader of the immense amount Of 2O4 !,
100000 will merely state that allow.
ing each silver dollar to weigh one ounce
avoirdupois, sixteen to the pound, the
weight would be IL, 750, 900 ID. or 1875
tons, allow 1000 to the ton. To carry
this weight, it would require 6. 375 wa
CONS containing ton each, vehicle,
drawn by one horse, to occupy a space
of twenty five feet, they would extend
| in continuous line a fraction short Of
thirty miles.
In order to count such vast sum Of
money as this, very few persons have
any idea Of the time it would require.
without making calculation to Effect
Having myself asked some individuals IA
miliar with figures, how long it woul d
take TO count the sum above mentioned
they have SO widely differed in time, that
one could scarcely repress smile at the
result. Now ,toascertain the fact, which
may be made as clear as A B G., we
VIII suppose person to count so Of
these silver dollars minute, $500 an
hour, or Sundays inclnded) Is, 1890
Ia year. ] say, to count this stupen-
dous amount Of monsyin silver dollars
would require Fraction short of 10
years. -,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
Washington Anril Ia

W dSnInStOn.L a prIl *
Fhe GadsSlen treaty was rejected IN
the Executive session by a vote Of II to
IS. The Sloo amendment was lost by
two votes. Much speculation exists as
TO the effect OF the rejection. It was
intinated by the President aid certain
members of Congress, while the treaty
was under discussion, that a refusal Of
the Senate to ratify it would be fol-
lowed by Immediate war with Mexico.
The President feels himself called up
on TO seize the Missella Valley, let
come what may. This intimation was
cons idered an attempt to intimidate Sen
ators, aud those best informed say that
the President will appoint another Com
missioner to negotiate or take war course.
Under existing circumstances, the de-
velopments OF the policy in the prem
ises are anxiously awaited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

E5The St. Nicholas Hotel, New
York, cost $2,005,l71. This includes
the lotion which it stands.
E]The Superior Court of Canada
have decided that man cannot be COM
PEELED to take off his hat in the stree t
when religious procession is passing
1.-THE town elections in the State
of New York, appears TO have gone in
favor of the Wings. As far as heard
from, the Supervisors elected stand:
Wing, 1893 Democrats Of all shell, BOZ;
Free Sellers, l0.-Whig majority, thus
far 81. ol
EITheFort in cilargs Of Cci. Beltknap
in Texas, was at the last sdvices, sur.
rounded AGO Indians. The Americans
were reduced &c ia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
ST. Louis Charter Election.

A GRArrrY1SG TRIuMpH.-At the
Charter Election on Monday, the 18th
inst. John How, the Benton Democratic
candidate for Mayor, and the entire tick
ct of the same stripe, was elected by
from 500 to 1000 majority, over tile
Wing ticket. This triumph is a matter
of national congratulation, as it was wei
known that the ticket elect sustains their
great chief, Thomas H. Benton, in his
opposition TO the pen
ding re peal of the Missouri Compromise.
The St. Louis Republican Ga Wing
iournal) which acts as the most Jealous
organ of the Slavery extensionists in
Missouri, bitterly denounced all those
who opposed the Nebraska bill, as Free
Sellers and Abolitionists, and resorted
to every possible effort to prejudice the
voters Of st. Louis against the Demo
cratic ticket, because the Benton organ,
the Missouri Democrat, has from its first
agitation, been uncomprolnisingly hostile
Ito the repeal Of the law restricting Sla-
very north Of 360 So.
1t is noble to see the compact repudi-
ators and the Slavery extensionists bea-
ten in Slave State. St. Louis is the
first charter election in Slave State
where the Nebraska bill was pressed in,
as test of fealty to the South, and the
voice that comes up from ST. Louis in
|clines us to believe that what Col. Ben
ton said to us not long since at Wash
ington, is correct-that the People Of
Missouri are opposed 10 a repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise. II Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

SPoRTsMEN, ATTENTION MIR. Tar
tar, of Cassyille, Grant County, gives
notice through the columns Of the Herald,
that "his wheat is being eaten up BY deer,
ink biting the dense oak forest near bv,"
and that he would be glad to have his
spo rting friends ssvisit his farm, and
bring their rifles along" If this invi-
tation be accepted the deer will prob
ably find, on the next visit TO Mr.. I. Is
farm, that they have 1caugbt Tertarn
IF Aiiwaakee Seminal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

~ Connecticut papers say, that so far as
known, not a single Nebraska man Of any par
ty, has been elected to the LegisIaturel
IA bill is before the New-York Legisla-
ture to incorporate the American Camel Com
pany. the object of the corporation being, tc
introduce the Camel into this country, as a
beast of travel and burden.
Ez-Gen. Twiggs has removed from New Or.
leans. and established his head quarters at St
Louis.
The Washington Monument committee
offer reward of $500 for the arrest of the
parties who destroyed the block of marble
which was sent by the Pope.
KIT is asserted that SIS, 200, 900 will be re.
allied out of the standing timber in the East
ern Townships, Canada, for the next ten years
@Four children of Joseph Danbner, o.
Waukesha Co., eat a quantity of wild parsnlp.
a few days since. One died within hours
and two others were not expected to live.
G-It is said that Charles Napier told friend
on the night of the reform dinner in London
that IN three weeks from that date he s.wou,d
either be in St. Petersburg or in Heaven,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24


TMineral holds up in price, and is
very well supported by New York quo
tations on lead. We think the market
will remain steady for months there is
as much probability of its falling as RI
sing, SO miners will find it hazardous to
hold on for higher price, as they some
times do. Shelters will likely be eau
tious about purchasing large stocks Of
mineral at the top of the market. It
will be some time before the relative
value betw cen mineral and lead is fixed
upon, but when il is, mineral may be
some higher. The rules followed by
smelters for graduating prices of different
qualities of mineral is extremely unreg-
ular,-so we are told by an old smelter ;
that these will be perfected as the art
of smelling advances towards system,
there can be no doubt. The arts of mi
ming and smelling are in their infancy,
but are being rapidly improved upon,
since more interest is taken in them, bv
scientific operators, than formerly. In
this respect the miners in the vicinity Of
Hazel Green and Fairplay seem to take
the lead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

I@There is a rumor current that
Governor Barstow is TO remove Profess
sor Daniels. the State Gsologist, and APP
point Mr.. Percival, Of Grant county, in
his stead. We are not acquainted with
either Of the Igentlemen, but presume
that the change, if any is made, will be
for the best Mineral Point Dem,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

I1GcDEy's Lady's Book for May.
Our lady readers ought to send for Go
dey to get the spring fashions, which
have suffered worse than revolution since
last year. We see boDnets are worn
on the back of the head. Strutting is
out of date, and little bits of walking
Sticks are in fashion. Prints with fig
ures the size Of shovel, dresses are
made to come two feet below the feet
and buffalo robes for shawls are worn
1t takes 25 yards of silk, 40 yards of
sheeting, 100 yards of ribbon, l pound
of straw, ! OGRE of lace, buffalo robe
| ounce of starch, 10 feet of gold chain,
8 gold rings and a poodle dog to make a
lady,-that's all, but it's best to send 70,
Cooley for particulars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

AT LrBERTY-M Mrs. Douglas, hating
served out her time in Norfolk, Va,
prison for the crime(! of teaching col
ored children to read, is now in Phla-
delphia. This is great country, where
women are imprisoned for teaching chill
dren 10 spell the name Of Hin who
died to redeem them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
Timber Piracy.

s The 81. S. Revenue Cutter Berlin, little bit
|of dilty shrew, propelled BY steam or horse.
power, the Crawford County Go.sisr says, is
NOW plying silly about Prairie du Chen and
the mouth of the Wisconsin, watching for RATS.
lThe Courier thinks the Berlin may find herself
on the bottom of the river some fine morning,
no matter how correct her papers may BE-
Better boats have sunk in better causes. We
pity the raft that can't knock Jesnitism out Of
that craft and change her name to Let-'er-sink.
We wonder if the Marshals paid for the Ber-
lin out of the money which they owe Uncle
Sam? We wonder how much they charge per
acre, in advance, for the privilege of stripping
government lands Of timber We wonder
how many hands they have employed to get
out railroad ties on public lands? We wonder
how much they have paid over to the u. S.
Treasury of the half-a-million received OF
lumbermen and if ever one cent, then how
many cents? What have they done with the
5000 received from various persons in Lancas-
ter, to pay for the privilege of cutting timber ?
We wonder if pioneer club-laws apply Mar
shals as we'll as to land-pirates, and others
who act the Jesuit part IN dragging people o.
yer to the Milwaukee u S. District Court, at
hundreds of dollars expense, to stand suits np-
on tax-titles, while such suits can just as wei
be tried at home before our Circuit courts al
a very trifiing cost. Have Marshals any bet
ter right to rob Uncle Sam than common peo-
pie? q SEES Es
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

1TAn article in the last Scientific A
merican gives meihed Of testing cotton
IN WOODEN or silken goods. It is 10 draw
out Tired and put it between the teeth.
by which the material is easily tested
Silk, wool and cotton each has its own
peculiar feeling to the teeth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24


YANKEES HELPING RussIA.-ft is
reported in New York that Wesley
Smith and some twelve other Americans
have gone to Russia, TO make secret
contract with Emperor Nicholas, for the
destruction of the British and French
Fleets in the Baltic, (should they APP
proach sufficiently near any Russian
port of the purpose, by means of Tay-
lor's submarine armor, and Colts sub
marine battery. The plan, we under
stand, is this A portable torpedo, of
sufficient power to sink man-of- war,
lis to be carried under the water by a
man encased in submarine armor. He
fastens the battery to the bottom of
the ship, and returns, TO the shore,
when, BY means Of an electric
wire. the battery is fired, and the ship
is blown up. It is said that this Sub.
marine armor and battery Company are
to receive one hundred thousand pounds
sterling if successful in clearing out the
Allied squadron; and they are otherwise
TO receive stipulated sum for every
hostile vessel which they may Destroy
I Mil. Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

19GEc. R. BRuNsoN will sell a!
Public Auction, at Patch Grove, Sat
urday, 9th May, all his furniture and
household property. See advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

New YoRK MERCHANTS and PoIiti-
cal aims giving Herald in allu-
ding to the notorious fact that New York
ers are called upon to fight the politica
battles in all sections Of the country by
means of tmoney," which they do ad-
vance with liberality known to but
few, tells good story Of Astor in this
connection:
We might either close our purse alto
|gether, which would be very well in
its way or we might follow the exam
pie Of the late John Jacob Astor who
seldom refused begging petitions from
politicians, but gave with equal liberali-
|ty to the wings and the democrats. To
the former, being, as he said, rich men,
his donations were usually moderate
but to the poor democrats he gave hand
somely. John Jacob Aston was wise
man in his day and generation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

DRAINING LAKE MIcHIeAN.-Sug-
Igestions have been offered by w. B. open
ing channel from Lake Michiganto the
Des PLANES River, with a view of aid
ing navigation in the Illinois and Mis-
Isisslppi Rivers, which channel could be
lopened, he estimated at cost of $2,-
100000. Mr.. w. Gooding has written
Ia long letter to the Chicago Democratic
Press, demonstrating that the cost of
such work will not be less than $780,
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

FaU,T tn E1s.-We are requested to notice
that EoMuND HARELsos, whose advertisement,
appears elsewhere, received to-day 1900 more
superior grated fruit trees for sale These
are the last be eill order his season,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

flames Hatcher, at Platteville has
received fresh supply of grated fruit
trees from Burlington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

JJohn Mitchell has issued 4 proc.
lanation fos The ;nyasior cf Canada
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

WINGvILLE.-In this town the following Of
fcers were elected
supervisors-A. d. Mills, chm. Moses w
Darnell, Stephen Knowlton. Clerk, A. F.
Schnee. Assessor, Thos. Thomas. sup't.,
Thos. Thomas. Justices, full term, T. Laird,
VIM. S. Chapman, vacancy, D. r. Sylvester.
Constable, James Hudson.
One mill voted for Contingent Expenses
Cdssville beats Wingvlle this year, the former
voting nothing as usual, the latter voting moth
ing till this year.-ED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

LEGISLATION IN WIscoNsIN.--The
Wisconsin Legislature, at its recent ses-
sion, turned offthe following aggre gate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

WATERLOO Town ELEcTIoN.-The follow
ing are the persons elected at the late town e.
lection
supervisors-Wm. G. Wilcox, chm, James
Bonham, Geo. Horton. sup't., J. E. Dodge.
Clerk, +. w. Frink. Assessor, d. McWil-
liams. Treasurer, John J. Bonham Consta-
oles, W. J. Oakley, David Nc Williams, VIM.
H. Keith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-24

Mail ROBBERY CoNFEssED.-We
learn, that Sylvester King, the stage
driver arrested for robbing the eastern
mail this side of Warren, last Monday
night, has made full confession of his
guilt. On a particular examination of
his carpet bag, such evidence Of the sto-
len mail was discovered as fastened the
guilt u on him; wherenpon he made a
free, and apparently full confession
He was alone in the act, and he declares
that he got but about fifteen dollars Of
money, which he delivered up. AS sta
ted, he will be tried at Chicago this
week, and in few days, he will doubt
less find himself in the Penitentiary.-
+ Galena Advertiser.