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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
Jor1n BU1L's CHARAcrEgrsrIo None

JOHN Bulls CHARACTERISTIC NoNcHA-
LANcE.-The latest joke on John, is that
be was travelling on some railroad when
tremendous explosion took place, the cars
at the same time came to sudden halt.
The passengers sprang up in terror, and
rushed out to acquaint themselves OF the
mischief-all but Mr.. Bull, who continued
reading his newspaper. In nome nj
somebody rushed back and informed MN
that the boiler had burst.
cave Y grunted the Englishmen.
.Ye..n continued his informant, sand
sixteen people have beech killed,
awe p muttered the Englshman a
gain. -,
"And-and," said his interlocutor with
an effort, "your own man-youf servant
has been blown into a hundred pieces.
..As0ei bring me tie piece that has tn
ken of aay portnonteau."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

A BlsHop DErYIEa THE LAw.-Bishop
O'Regan, of Chicago, says the Tribune,
was served with a writ for debt, On Satur-
day, on which occasion quite scene oc-
cured. Tho Bishop had always evaded
the law, but this time the deputy, who was,
a Scotchman, gave false name, and IN
that way got to the Bishop. As soon as
he saw the Deputy he attempted to gen
away, but the Scotchman held OF to his
robes, and read the writ, saying, meanwhile,
in no very gentle tores-I dinhs car q
dom, in ye shall stop till ye ken tho
writ. | wud ma care an ye were twenty
Bishops; I'm an officer and ken my duty
weel, and III ma let ye or ony mon talk to
me in that fashion,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

Know NorHINGIsa AND REPUBLICAN
rsa.-Any person who reflects, and will
inter his conclusions honestly, must admit
that there neither is nor can be any Gym
patty Observation-Disclosures and genuine
Know Nothingisln. Brooks, Of the N. I
E.rpress, the Fillmore leader Of the last
Presidential campaign, says:
aMr. Fillmore was not sustained b
those who voted for him from any expec
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
AE At the Dental Convention now II

@At the Dental Convention now III
session in Boston, some of the DENTISTS as
serted that the main, if not the solo cause
of defective tooth was the use of ssleratus
and cream of tartar in the manufacture OF
bread, and DIR. Baker fully agreed with
the facts which it stated and gave the re-
suits of some experiments which he had
made by soaking sound teeth in the soln-
ton of saleratus. The .eeth were destroy
ed in fourteen days. Mr.. Spaulding, OF
St. Louis, did not believe that alkali IN
jured the teeth, but acknowledged that
saleratus did. Saleratus, in his opinion
was not an alkali.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
Esnportamt News fros,i Utah.

| From letter in the SACRAMENTO Union,
dated Placerville, July II, We copy the
following:
Mr. Wilkins, who came passenger, is
direct from Salt Lake, where he has been
residing for nine months, having had time
TO flee with his family to California.
The Destroying Angels are busily en-
gage d at their helhsh work, numbering
and robbing those who are apostates.
Wilkins and his party are composed Of
twenty-six persons, eight of whom are
women. After leaving Salt Lake, they
were arrested by a large body of Mormons,
and taken back on charge of horse
stealing. AS no evidence, even for e
Mormon court, was offered against them,'
they were discharged, at the request of one
Mesck, who knew three of them in San
Francisco-he being the clerk of the
Court. After that they were hunted like
wolves, night and day, until they reaa he'd
Goose Greek Mountains, over one hund red
miles from Salt Lake, where the Nor
mons made charge on them, end killed
six of their animals.
One half of the population would leave
and will do so, if the Government sends d
sufficient force to protect thsn. -.
Brigham declares that if the Saiu IS will
stand by him and the Church, hs will be
President of the U. s. in less than ten
years.
Williams, the lawyef,had fed. The De-
strying angels were on his track, and it
was not known if he escaped them. Open
and avowed murder of all who become and
are becoming obnoxious is advocated in
public assemblages-in fact, an offer was
publicly made in a meeting, by one Of the
faithful, to murder two Gentle traders OF
Box Eldor, near the City, who had incurr-
ed the displeasure Of Elder Lerenzon
Snow, if they did not leave BY the LIST Of
June.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
New York prosperity.

Fond Parent TO has son - Yes, New
York is the place to get on in. Look at
Jones; he started without a penny, and
has lately failed for hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Of course that's az ex-
treme case. I don't expect you to do SO
we'll as that. Still, with honesty and in
dustry, / sec no reason why you should
not, in few years fail, for fifty thousand
dollars" N. YPicayune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
Cassville, August 18th, 1857.
MIR. stanEey's letter of Accep-


Edward Stanley was recently nomlna
ted by the Republicans for the office Of
Governor Of California. He answered with
the following characteristic letter:
San Francisco, July 8, 1857.
To Messrs T. w. Park, Ira z. Rankin,
and A. A. Sargent:
Soon after | learned the Lords Pray
err and the Ten Commandments, | was
taught that every man had duties to dis
charge to his country, in peace as well as
in war California is a part of our coun-
try. Among the first to advocate her
claims to admission in the Union, shall
be the last to say that she has not any
claim on me.
If you cannot prevail, as hope you may
on a better man to your standard bearer,
and can trust q North Carolinian upon
faith in his past life and expressed opln-
ions, my name is at your service.
] know the honest men and patriots
who make this nomination will do their
country no harm. Yours, SIC.
ED. STANLEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

A PtrHY DlsrINcTIoS.-A very happy
co,nmentnt on the humiliation of the time
and space by locomotive means, was made
bv a little GIRL who had ridden fifty miles
on railroad train, and then took coach
to her uncle's house, some five miles fur
Their. She was asked on her arrival If she
came by the cars. ave came little
ways in the cars, and then all the rest q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

gThe Emigration to New York last
month, was 27,l9l- an excess over the
same last year, of 10000. The Albany
Statesman calculates, with the Boston.
Quebec and other arrivals, that the emf
grafton to this country this year, will be
nearly three quarters Of a million.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

nwIt has been we'll said that the
strongest governments are those capable Of
expansion-that can dilate and contract
according to the exigoncies of the hour
Such are little liable to be overthrown,
even in the most turbulent times. 1t is
your cast. iron institutions that perish, be-
cause they are too small, usually, to allow
the full tide of circumstances to roll through
them.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON, with all his mathe.
NAUTICAL genius, could not reckon up al
ordinary account. Persons who carry
gold and hundred dollar bills are generally
ut a loss for small change.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

re James McKim, the man who muir
lered Young Norcross near Altoona last
February, was executed at Hollidayburgh,
Pa, on the 2lst inst. He died proclaim
ING his innocence, after speaking from the
scafold nearly two hours. 1t will be recol.
lected that McKim and Norcross resided
for short time at Dunleith in this coun-
ty.-[ Galena Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

ATTEMPT TO ARREST BREsLIN.-Gov.
Chase solicited the help of the General
Government to get back from Canada,
Breslin, the defaulting democratic Ireasur-
er Of Ohio. Secretary Csss has replied
that the Extradition treaty, unfortunately,
does not apply to such cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

SEwIsG MAcHIsEs.-Over two hun
dred patents have been granted for I'M
proyements in sewing machines, and an
examiner in the Patent Office devotes all
his time to these machines alone. 1t is
estimated that over 10000 sewing ma
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

THE GOVERNOR OF IowA.-The name
most prominently brought forward by the
Republicans is Thomas Fl. Benton, Jr., of
Council Bluffs Judge Smith, of Marion,
and Judge Lowe, Of Lee, are also spoken
of. Coy. Grimes is not Candidate for re-
election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

GEThe number of locomotives run
ming in the United States, says the Amerl-
can Enquirer, is probably over 5000
The proportion Of engines to length o.
road vii. average one to every three miles
for while some of the Western have but
one to five or six miles, many others, like
the Erie, New York Central, Baltimore d
Ohio, ETC., have nearly one for every two
miles. The Reading road has about three
engines for every two miles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

GE It is proposed that some portions Of
the house where Shakespeare was born,
which are palpab1y of recent date, shall be
removed, that certain reservations shall be
made, but in materials that will clearly
distinguish them from the fabric; that the
whole shall be covered with glass to pro-
tect it from the weather, that a house for
a custodian shall be erected; and finally,
that museum and library shall be form
cd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
The Sounteous Harvest Farm
ers EzEEIenFainx.a--EfRe Ct on Prices

| There has not, IN many years, been SC
abundant and super-a bundant yield OF
everything that grows as is this year real
lied, or promised. Wheat, the great Nor
thern and Western staple, especially, yields
in magnificent plenty. Every other crop
is now fairly beggaring the soil in extract
ing the juices that give it prodigious growth
and bounteous fruitage.
| The estimate is not wide Of the mark,
that the present season will give wheat
crop in this State so per cent. greater than
was ever before raised. The same Is
true of oats, barley, and potatoes. Corn
will not increase in such abundance, but
| it will be plenty beyond all previous
years.
The effect of this wonderful yield must
be to bring prices down to low mark
We doubt whether in twenty days, the
best wheat offered in the interior markets
will bring more than rs cents per bushel.
Potatoes will be down to 25 cents. Oats
will be drug at 80 cents, and barley at a
dollar.
But let not the farmer complain. The
Weld is so enormous that even these rates
which seem small after the famine
prices" of the last few years-will make
them all rich. They will be able, with
one more such year, to pay OFT the debts
on their farms, build new houses and barns,
buy silver plated harnesses for their teams
and silk dresses for their wives.
At the same time it will be wonderful
relief to the mechanic and laborer, whose
weeks wages for the past four years has
been hardly sufficient to buy barrel OF
flour, three days work to buy cord of
wood, and one days work to buy bnshel
Of potatoes. That is the fairest aud best
time, when each class of society makes
fair profit on its productions, and none Is
getting rich by running others. Famine
prices benefit the farmer, but starve the
mechanic. When the farmer makes fair
profit on bis crops, and the mechanic can
live comfortably on his wages, is the time
of thrift for men in all the pursuits Of busl ISL
ness. Such time is opening-let us all
be glad and enjoy it, Madison Argus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
New Steamers for the Upper Mis-.
Sissippi.

Two new steamers are now building,one
at Pittsburgh and the other at Brownies
vile, for tho Upper Mississippi trade. One
is called Dewdrop, and is to be command
ed by Capt Willard. The other is nam
ed the Lake City, and is to be owned and
commanded by Capt Geo. P. Sloan. The
Lake City is to be ready for business
about the goth of August.-[G alena Cou-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
GALExA, Aug. 81, 1857
Ep1roRs DAILY ADVERTISER: At the

special request Of many of the Pioneei
Fathers and natives Of the northwest, and
more especially of the lead mines,-I give
notice that there will be a meeting Of the
Ola Settlers of the mines and their de-
scendants at the Court House in Galena,
on Tuesday next at four o'clock 2. a.,
where I'll are specially requested to meet
TO take such steps as they may deem neces-
sary to perpetuate the remembrance OF
their early settlement here, and all who
are favorable to the object are cordially in
vited to attend. Yours,
Ii. II. GEAR.
P. s.--Papers of the surrounding couu-
try please copy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

Corn AND Bullion IN THE UNITED
SrATEs.-The Director of the United
States Mint, in a recent report, estimates
the amount of coin in this country atS204,-
100000.
The follow table gives the statistics of
the gold and silver coinage of the United
States down to the end of 1855.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

A LARGE FoRrUHE.-The Worcester
(Mass.l .Spy learns that the estate Of the
late Ex-Governor sprague Of Rhode Island
. r,ounts Il, ever six millions Of do,lars-a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

e. A few days ago a railroad tram
which passing through Maeomb, III, cripple
a cow accidentally, the fault being wholly
with the corporation in not keeping cattle
off the track. But the people became ter
ribly enraged, and when the train return
ed an iron bar was found lying across the
track. This was removed, but then an
excited crowd headed by the Mayor and
the Sheriff with the posse sprang into the
tender to arrest the engineer. Whereup-
on the engineer turned on steam, and car.
ried his would be-captors off at the rate OF
about mile minute, to the aext station,
where railroad employees were numerous
enough to overpower them and send them
back
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

PnEDEsrINATIos.-Felix Grnndy IS SAID
to have declared once in Court that "eve.
rvthiug was fereknown, except achat 'coastd
he Tie perdict Of a petty jury"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

nEProiestants in this country and
British America humber 22,T50,o oo-Ro-
nan Catholics, 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

rgThe Interior Department has re-
ceired intelligence from reliable gentle
man and fugitive Mormon, that Brigham
! Young is preparing to resist Gen. Harvey,
and that be has relapsed into the grossest
infdelity, and that he continues to hold
: :. L. Gavarnment az the u. 81 to.tbe SUI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
The Future of Kansas.

Our information is from true pro-sla-
very source as ever existed. From a gen
tlennan whose sympathies and associations
are entirely with the proslavery part of The
Territory, who has as earnestly contendet
il faver Of making the new State slave
holding as any man living, while there
exist ed the slightest hope that such labor
might in the end prove successful.
The gentleman 10 whom we refer in
forms US that sometime before Governor
Walker reached the Territory, the pro-sla-
very party had with great unanimity come
to the conclusion that it was useless to
continue the struggle to make Kansas a
slaveholding State, it being apparent, past
peFadyenture, that very large majority
of those whose right to vote on the subject
no one disputed, were opposed to the es-
adjustment of slavery as a permanent in
ton Of the new State. On consulta-
ton, upon coming to this opinion they
very properly concluded that their best
policy would be to secure the organization
Of the new State, under the auspices of
the old law and order party, and with such
provisions as would secure to the present
holders of slaves there, and to the slave
holding Missourians on the borders OF
Kansas, all their rights. Or, in other
words, to place it, though non-slavehold-
ing State, in the strictest and clocest sym
pathy with all the positions of the Ma
tlonal Democratic party upon all slavery
questions.
TO this end it was determined long be-
fore the late Democratic Territorial Con
vention met, that It's nominee should be
from a non-slaveholding State, and some
one who had been conspicuous as an active
sympathiser with the law and order party
throughout their troubles, though not a
pro- slavery man. This was to obtain for
the new constitution, and, indeed, for all
points of their policy, of making the State
as thoroughly Democratic as possible from
the start, the votes Of as many free State
settlers as possible. This is the secret Of
the nomination Of Ex-Governor Ransom.
This policy, SO far, has succeeded even bet
ter than its most sanguine advocates antlc-
lpated- it being already evident that 1T
Will triumph in the end by large MAORI
ty.
In pursuance of the understanding to
abandon further serious efforts to make the
new State slavcholdng, it was, that free
State men were permitted to be-
come heavy owners ia the four towns
known as the pro-slavery cities: Leaven-
worth, Doniphan, Atchison, Kickapoo.-
And also on account of it alone did Gen.
StringfelIow sell out his Squatter Sover-
eighty (newspaper TO become an advocate
of a on-slaveholding but ultra Democrat
ic State Washington Star, Democrat
ic.1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29
Attention Fasherss!

The Galena Daily advertiser publishes
the following cali for a meeting of the Pho
neers:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

CorrNrERFEITERs.- trial OF the
recently arrested in Indiana
is progressing at Ripley County IN that
State. Some Of the scoundiels arrested
confessed their guilt, and told where list
of the gang-three hundred in number
could be procured. The list was found at
the nlace indicated, and the officers OF Kip
lev. Dearborn, and adjoining counties are
now in pursuit of them. A great many
persons. it is said, have been taken with
sudden leaving for Kansas and other new
countries.
THE ONO DEFALcATIoN.-Mr. Ihomas
Sparrow, the Post Master at Columbus,
and member of the Democratic Commit
lee of Franklin County, as Commissioned
and F. NJ. Wright, Auditor of State, have,
after thorough investigation, presented q
long report upon the treasury defalcatlons
Of the State. They arrive at the following
conclusion:
It is our opinion that John G. Breslln,
buchanan, distracted the money from
the Treasury and that VIM. II. Gibson
lRenublican. )by concealing the defaleation,
has disregarded his official duty, and made
b;mself accessarv to the crime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

DEMOCRATIC DELEaATEs.-At the
Mass Democratic County Convention, held
at Lancaster on Wednesday last, Ex-Gov-
ernor Dewey, of Cassville, and Mr.. Emery
of Pot osi, were chosen delegates to the
State Convention to represent Grant Sen
atorial district.
ONO NoMrNArIoNs.-The Republican
State Convention met at Columbus, and
nominated the following State ticket:
For Governor-SALMon P. CHASE.
For Lieutenant Governor-MosEs b.
WALKER.
For Secretary Of State--A. P. Russell.
For Treasurer-A. 2. STONE.
For Judge of Supreme Contributors
SUTLTFFE.
For Member Board of Public Works
JACOB BL1SKENsBDERFER.
DEMOCRATIC GALPHINIsM.-The Gov
ern ment has disposed Of the Fort Smell
mo Reservation, near St. Paul, Minnesota
at private sale, to Mr.. Steele, (who is
said to be the representative OF sundry po--
Iitical favorites) for 100000, one-thlrd
cash.
The property would have brought near
" million of dollars at public sale, there
being about 5000 acres, embracing city
site, which has long attracted the envy OF
spectators, and the parties who have Sc.
cured it will probably realize more than
double that amount from the property
IMilwankee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-29

and giving them the d and rubbing il
lin. Continued laughter and applause.
f The question was upon the amendment
of Mr.. Mckay, of Miss, to allow all report
ers and editors to attend the sittings of the
4 Convention.
The question being taken, the President
announced that the resolution had beer
adopted.
Mr. Pryor, of Virginia, offered The fol-
lowing resolution:
ResozOed, That it be recommended to
the Legislatures of all the slave holding
States to pass acts exempting one or more
slaves in the hands of each STAKEHOLDER,
from liability for debts contracted after the
passage Of said acts.
Mr.. Campbell advocated the resolution
rs necessity. There must be more slave
holders; the non-slavenoders are turning
aboltlonists. We should make every man
IN the South STAKEHOLDER in order to make
all interested; otherwise, Black Repu BIZ
can parties will soon organize in every
Southern State.
| The resolution was adOp'ed.
Mr.. Fuqua, of Va, offered the following
resolution:
ResolUed. That the committee on bust
ness be instructed to take into consdera-
ton the navigation laws of the U. S., and
report to this Convention what changes
therein are necessary to place the CONNER
eial marine of Europe upon the same foot
ling, in the coasting trade of our country,
with our own.
Referred to committee on business.
Mr.. Lyons, of Va, from the committee
on business, reported back to the conven-
lion the resolutions offered by Mr.. Bryan,
Of S. c., this morning, in relation to with
drawing the !. S. squadron from the coast
Eof Africa.
Mr.. Bryan of S. G. said the object Of
these resolutions was to reopen the Slave
trade. Under the Constitutional protec-
ton to commerce, the Slave Trade can be
Iopened and be imported as merchandise
The Federal Courts will SO decide he had
not doubt. This will enable every man
in the South to own one or more slaves
The resolutions were ad opted, though
opposed by many.
We may continue our reports from the
Register next week. The original may be
seen at this Office.
PIcKL1ss WALSurs.-A lady Of great
experience in such matters, gives the fol-
lowing receipt for picking walnuts:
"Gather them dry, prick them with
large pin two or three times, put them in
to salt and water, shift them every three
days for fortnight, put them into seive,
and let them stand day in the air, and
then put them into an esrthen jar. Boil
as much vinegar as will cover them we'll,
pour it boiling hot over them, let them
island three days, then put them into a
seiye and let them stand in the air another
Iday; then take to every quart of fresh
vinegar that may be wanted, half IN ounce
of black mustard seed, half an ounce Of
horse radish cut into slices, quarter Of an
ounce of long pepper, three cloves of gar
| lie, dozen cloves. four or five pieces OF
raw ginger and 3 few eschalots; boil these
ten minutes, and pour it boiling hot over
your walnuts; let it stand q fortnight, then
put them into bottles corked close, and
cover the corks with rosin. They will keep
for years" y Horticulturist.