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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
The Lead NEines-9rtfisEa sever
How we Keep Sossl
CURRENCY

Five-sixtbs Of the entire lead pfodact 81
the north west lead region is raised fron
the mines within Wisconsin and within
Grant, Iowa and Lafayette countless
This leaves very small proportion as the
product of Iowa and Illinois. The aver
age annual product Of the Wisconsin MINES
is something over million dollars 10 value
and is sold to St. Louis men, or their age ms
in Galena, for the gcld-allin British Soy
ereiens. These Soeereigns pass within
the lead region at $3.50, which is allow
inga premium onsthem Of one per cent
The agents receive them in st. Louis at
1885, bring them here and pay them out out
10 smelters for lead at $500. The sinelt-
ers pay them overto miners at the same
rate and the one per cent. premium keeps
them at home in the mines because they
are not worth so much elsewhere in the
United States. The ST. Louis men, desi-
rous of keeping on the right side OF then
friends, the smelters and miners of Wiscon
sin,store away all the Sovereigus they can
get and send them to Galena to pay tt
snelters and miners. Nobody carries Soy
ereigns out of the mining region for they
are worth more here than elsewhere ex
cept in England. When our men leave
the mines to pay out money or send money
away, they buy the dirtiest lot of paper
money to be found, at a small discount
paying therefor in Sovereigns at 81, 90,and
thereby leave the Sovereigns behind
Thus, we are relieved Of rag money and
keep our gold at home. SoYereigns are
seldom if ever bogus; we have seen but
one or two bogus sovereigns since our resi-
dence in the mines. The Banks and friends
of paper money-who are notorious fol
never having much money Of any kind
have long been trying to break down ON
gold currency BY various means. One o.
TWO Banks have been started within Grant
County, and several Banks have started at
Mineral Point, the secret object being to
absorb the gold and supply a rotten paper
currency. The gold never came downpu-
der $4,9o-the paper always came down
shortly TO a cipher on the dollar-or the
Bank wound up. At least two Banks, one
Mt Mineral Point and one in Grant Coun-
ty, have been bucking against a gold cur
rency; one is winding up-the other is
petering, as the miners say. One million
in sovereigns annually, creates whopping
faro bank to fight. The proceeds Of one
good lead, if properly directed, could burst
any Bank in Wisconsin. The miners, as a
universal thing, refuse paper money, and
no smelter would pay it out if he could !;
the act would disgrace him. It may be
seen therefore, why we have mainly gold
currency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

SOUTHERN CRoPs.-The southern wheat
crop is said to be the largest ever grown ii
that part Of the Union Georgia, Tennes.
see, North and South Carolina produced
il the aggregate, four and half millions
ct bushels, and Charleston is the market
for nearly the whole Of it. For the last
oil pine months there have been exported to
Spain from Carleston some 10000 barrels
OF flour, ia sacks and barrels, said to equal
the Spanish article.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
DIED

AtDetrolt, Michigan, on Thursday, July 2t,
Of Congestive Ghilis, Sir. SAMUEL WILSON, ayediGy
2 months aud II Gays.
The deceased was born on the 4th day ofNsy y
Bally Halbert, County Down, Ireland and for the i
wears has resided in this County. His remains We
tered in the Potosi Cemetry, on Thursday the 2Sd
attended by large concourse of neighbors and
- Gaions Gazette s. St Louis Republican Eli
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
Missouri EEecs5saga.

There are two candidates running for
Governor in Missouri, both of which ac-
knowledge themselves to have joined the
Know Nothings, and both swear to having
left the order. Stewart is the democratic
andidate- joined the Know Notlaings, he
says two years ago bat soon left and be
came a democrat. Rollins also joined
them, he says before Stewart did and also
left them before Stewart. Rollins is an
old Yirgnian aud an ernancipationist =.
Stewart is New Englander-nltra pro,
slavery and q super-southern man. Rol-
Inns says southern born men are never halt
so pro-slaYery as Yankees ere who move
south and belle their birth place by sup
porting slavery thereby thinking to fiat
ter southern gentlemen. The Benton par
ty and very large majority of the Ger
mans, and other adopted citizens support
Rollins. The pro-slavery party aud the
Irish support Stewart. Many Of the
slave holders support Rollins, because they
fear to trast pro-slayery Yankees, whom
they look upon as traitors to The land that
gave them birth, and therefore traitors to
any cause they espouse whenever it suits
their convenience or interest. Southerners
have more faith IN abolitionists than in
northern doughfaoes Gerrit Smith Is
this day more respected and honored in
the South than Stephen A. Douglas. The
day is fast coming when the poor dough-
face will see his history in the same volume
with Benedict Ar old and other traitors,
aud circulated among the yellow kigerca
trash at New Orleans, Charleston and Rich
mond.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
$40 REwARD-YRoN GRAY MARE COLT

TIME ABOVE REWARD will be given TO any ~ 9e p-
who will return to the subscriber, living ~ Wy Eat
man Settlement Potos his irongrey siale ss
Said colt Is about two wears aud months OLD, nal'
sP o.. on the left hp tail little docked Is aSsa
zed and well built and supposed TO have stav ~ p
for her return OF suitable one for any norn sp,
speeding her. fElEh atchs
pofosi.s ,TuIy 25th. 1857. sft55tt, -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
Hnaezgaperate Temperance
nicEaaaRld Centre.

RicEaEaRAd Centre.
| A great many very foolish persons have
got together at Richland Centre, in Rich
land County. They mean wen but ACT
badly, mean to be temperate but act in
Temporarily. They have undertaken tc
Keep liquor out Of the Centre and not have
| it sod there, except for medicinal 4ourpo-
Ises. We remember once in our town
some years ago, the doctor wanted no IL
icenses granted SO he could supply very
poor article at double price as a medicine
His liquor was SO poor and SO high that
several tried to die al his high price and
failed because their money gave out before
the poison ate through their quits They
have doctor or two at Riehland Centre
and lawyer or two and a justice Of the
peace--perhaps a clergyman who preach.
es to suit the doctor and lawyer and squire
all Of whom live by the diseases, follies
and sins Of their fellow man. Seeing one
Patrick he ehon, a ciyiised Irishman and
dealer in rot-gut, IN the same bu siness of
living off people without rendering any
valuable equivalent, they undertook to
break down said Patrick by emptyine
on the ground all his liquors. Out went
his liquors and into the Co. jug went Pat
rick and Patrck's wife! Whereupon, the
liberty screechers met 500 strong to pass
resolutions ofsympathy for the said Pat
rick, and Biddy his wife-the secret pur-
purpose being to commence then and
there the fall election ca nvass!
Having witnessed the war oftemperance
men upon the liquor traffic, and the sew
eral modes Of legal procedure to put down
selling liquor, we have lost faith IN all
the one of education o.
moral enterprise. We believe the cause
OF temperance would be better serv-
ed BY doubling and quadrupling the aroo
shops and changing Pine river into ! "a.
nal Of rect.fed rot gut than by resortine to
mob violence and legal procedure to put
down the traffic. The whole code of war
tactics, aid down for invading mems priv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
st. louis Market-Juav D..

IEAD-Upper Mines NI4c.
FLOuR-Fine to sup. 81; xxx, 5000.
WHEAT.spr ing and Mixed, s11o@1, 20; Red AM
C0RN-Mixod, 6S, white, rs
0ATS-5Se169c.
POTATOES Mixed s1559l So; Neshannoclss. 81 4.
P0RK-Mess. held at S2255
LARD-1255@I31s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
STRAY NOTICE-BAY MARE.

yTJAKN tp bv the subscriber on the Path day OF s
on his premises one mile west of Mount he ep,besd
Bay Mare years old, heavy mane, star IN tae ID to
and hiped on her left nip The owner = re q.s
''''9 'i'' pa' -A'' 1iia ''N' - E. x. oWsLBY.
MiIlyilia Julv21 1857 6-4W
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

Frs lSsuRASon.--L. j. woolley, Esq,
advertises that he is agent ion the MADISON
-R"faas Fee Insurance Company, which
we have always understood 10 tea reSpon-
sible company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
-
M A RRiE

July 23--At Millville, by P. Alice, Mr. REAsoyT
and Miss HErTlE BiDDLER, all OF Millvile.
July 23--At Potosi by james W. Seaton, Nr. d
WnifE and .dis5 ELIZABETH JANE RIuiRDs, I'll ii
81.
July 22--ln the town of Harrisou, bvJ. " SestI
joan A. CANNON and Miss MAReARgT JANE NAEfa
July 2e-At Cassville, by j. D. Harp,Mr. DAvnRi
aud SARAH NJ. L. EoLTRy, all of Cassville.
july I6-At Blue River, by Charles sylyestot, NJ.
s. MORE, Of Blue Riyer,and SARAH PLuaNER ofjs,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
STRAY HOBsE-pARK BAY.

1AME to the subscriber residing two miles eas y ly
caster about the second week in May dah hs M
horse II hands high probably years old ny t,o aid
is requested to prove propertypay charges ana TAB
stray away. JOSEIh ohoNl
Lancaster. July 18th, 1857. CIV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

A STRANGE COLT followed me ON the 9Th OF Jue
from Wyalusing to Fenniinore, and was unsoie Y
sive it back. AfterYardsI was unable to find any OWL
er. 1t is light bay Mare Colt star in forehead nOl'
the owner viii call on me on James Turner's ia'i'
Fennmore, prove property and pay charges
The a9oye is d last springs colt. .nv
July 9th 1857. 4t5 DANIEL EL sl--s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

LEAD.-Pig remains without change: last sales Of
Spanish at s612A, Refined German at s6,25@e,
English at s6,s71z@s,5o. Sheet and Bar command
&c. and iipe * @Te-[S. X. Tribune, July 25th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
The weather Late Rains :
Crops Harvest.

~ No. i b4
Reports reach us from every quarter
that the late rains 1slodged' much of the
wlleat.and oats, and machine harvesting
wiIlthereby be rendered rather unpleasant.
Reaping tangled wheat is ike gathering q
.whirlwind. The rains did rich service.
A good corn crop is now certain; potatoes
will also be splendid, and all other crops
above and below ground-roots as we'll as
grains.
Harvest will commence in right good
earnest on Monday next. AS we have
said before the quantity Of wheat per acre
as we'll as quality, will be above average.
The rains will increase the general average
per acre Of all grains. Grass will also be
benefited thereby.
Glumbers avoid meeting their neigh
bois and confne themselves to family quar-.
rels. They feel bereft Of Providence, and
declare that { heir only hopes for future
complaint are low prices consequent upon
the gre at abundance.
Mining Decline and the Caygs-
Although the.pric of lead has raised
within five years to figure that would
formerly have diverted all the labor, devo-
ted to the farm and shop, to the mine
yet mining is at rather a low stage. Other
circumstances than the rise Of labor and
the high rates Of compensation derived
from the farm aud work shop are in action
Is injure mining: the mineral lands are
moro restricted and rents higher than for
merly; the best miners have made fortunes
aud retired--few new recruits take their
places, and the old soldiers Of the mines are
dropping of, the victims of scientifically
compounded whiskey; and finally, mining
has become second or third rate pursuit.
Formerly. il was the first and leading
business; now it is the last. Nobody talks
now of the effects the weather will have
upon the crop Of lead-all are concerned
about the effects of drought or heavy
rain upon this s.epA ef wheat and CORN
But the great reason why mining has de-
clined, is, that labor and everything else
has raised above the rise upon lead. Men
can't afford to hunt for mineral at $35, 90
per thousand, while wages command twice
what they can earn at mining. When a
revolution takes place in wages and prices,
which can hardly be expected mining may
become a paying institution again. Lead may
rise to $4,000 PEI thousand, which event
is also doubtful, as the late reduction ofthe
tariff on lead throws Wisconsin mining
away back into competition with Russian
mining, where serf or slave labor costs less
than a crossed quarter a day.
Stone WANTED Trustees of
Brnnsons 7nStifate at Mt Hone advertise
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

w A good secondhand :,
WAGON, for sale. Enquire of Budd 4 Da,,.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
RoUNREE.-T democratic cand idate

RoUN1HEE.-The democratic cand idate
for Governor will probably be Gen. Roun-
tree. He is all the man on that side who
belongs to and has the confidence of every
faction Of the party. He belonged to the
old Dodge whig party who always helped
keep Gen. Dodge in tbs q. S. Senate
tie supported Barstow as a necessity and
undertook to reconcile Geo. Brass Smith
and Pump Carpenter at PlatteNille but
they failed to mix because of the color of
Smiths character. Rountree is a savage
politician, good man otherwise and a
gentleman. We believe he would make
THE highest run Of any man in the State on
that side which is the weaker--he always
belonged to the weak side, though he has
been a ccused Of joining the democracy to
be on the strong side.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
KANSAS ANA rEinagesosa ssEssscaas

EA sEEeSSGS SskasA HEkz sgGSg sass2Sa EI2RG a.
man PoEer''- Saving the Union.
The minority border rufiians of Mime
SOFA and Kansas-who are more devoted
to the negro interests than the interests OF
their country, continue to keep all things
lin disorderi in their respective territories.
They are acting in obedience to instruc-
tons from head quarters at Washington.
The instructions read about as follows:
"Genlennen, bring Kansas ana Mime
sofa into the Union good democratic
States. that is, States devoted to the inter
Eests ofnegfo slavery anl aahalganiation- -
bring them in democratic if you can and
we will help you; bat, if.ypu can't bring
them into the Union good democratic
States, keep them out entirely aud We viii
help you-no difference about the means,
for you know we all 90 iii for popular soc
efejgtty, or people think we do which j,
just as good
The second despatch reads thus:
s'If necessary. we will order a disunion
Convention held in Tennessee or South
Carolina soon, and Immediately after we
will give orders to northern doughfaces to
howl for the Union--you know how Walk
er and Sam Medary can howl, and after
them how the Post Masters and Marsbals
and Others under pay can howl; sapiag
tie Union is called .Bxchaaan Poker. :
aud operates first rate upon all who can be
persuaded the Union is in danger; q sonth-
ern dlsnnion Convention can be called at
any time we think proper, and then there
are always fools enough to join Us in sac
lay ne 0Aion. So if you fail to bring in
kansas and Minnesota right on the goose,
we'll take game Of s.Bachoaan Poker, Z
which will bring all in democratic. MIG
ser labor must prosper-white free labor
must DO checked at all hazards, SO
sven save the Enien
as Niger ceHip.0Ai0n,
s'for atnas saunstion
rs the law ol the nation
ls,t l.s a. isf al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

H JUSTICES DOCKET Rec,
TowS RECORD Books, for sale at the HER,,,,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

VINO SHALL BE GovERNoR.-It might
be asked why call State Convention to
nominate i public opinion is to be fore
stalled by newspaper discussions long in
advance. Newspaper-made candidates
are commonly a poor contemplate set Of
hifelings who buy themselves into no
foriety at 2 ollar a square and put them
selves in market to pay the printer. The
Madison Journal dominates Bashford; the
Mineral Point Tribune dominates McTn-
doe; another dominates Harvey and an
other lIollon. So it goes after the
manner Of an external lobby editorial con
.vention IN per petual session. We have
concluded to not mix nor NEEDLE in adj
vance Of the regular State Convention.
We expect TO attend that, and if we see
all going right, without any gouging, and
if the candidate forGovernor in our opinion
don't belong to any Of the gangs Of rail
road land spectators, school and thieves and
monopolists, or other villainous association,
we expect to support him; otherwise, we
expect TO support Pump Carpenters can
dsdate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
Nero A0uctsultllls.
500 Perch of Stone WanteI

Il III II y u
CEALED Proposals will be received, up to the 18th
= gust, for furnishing, and delivering, on the /
6runson's Institute, at Mt. Hope, in the town d
vile, Grant County, Wis, five hundred perch oil
building stone. Said stone to be measured in the
and among them must be enough Of sufficient lengI
thickness for all the window sills wanted for said
tuts The ~, delivered fast
~ the Masons who may lay up the wall. Proposes
be left with the undersigned, or with VIM. Whitedt
BY order of the Executive COMMITTEE
A. McWRIGF
AYt Homo TuIs On 1877 GO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

E Persons indebted for The
or otherwise can forward the money by m,g
stamps, and we win return receipts for The n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01
For the Herald.
Rev. John Logic.

LII A<til
Rev. john Logic, who is undergoing
a capital ordeal before the public on n
charge of stealing a boys knife, which was
not stolen but lost and afterwards found, IS
a respectable and prominent clergyman Of
the Presbyterian church in the Province OF
/ lower Canada, where he was long known
as pious and honest man. As such he,
was recommended to the citizens of the
Town Of Patch Grove. During his brief
residence among lis, he has evlnced the
talents. scholarship, character and gentle
manly department for which he was rec
commended, and has also exhibited more
than ordinary piety and eloquence in and
ont Of the pulpit. He was sent here as ~
missionary, 10 constitute q church OF ms
I own in what is known as the Bate Set
tlenlent Mr. Logic has my eatlre conf
ldence as a minister of Christ, and as a
gentleman of truth and veracity, and i
wish to record my disapprobation with my
views as citizen of the Town Ia reference
TO his late treatment at village of Patch
Grove Considering him as total
stranoer,the conduct towards him was most
shameful. / know this is the view la
ken BY the respectable part Of the commn-
nifty. The Hottentots or Esquimaux
would never treat stranger as Mr..
Logic was served at Patch Grove, and
those engaged in the assault would blush
had not evil associations effaced the last
remains of conscience in them. | care
not whether man is a minister, stranger
or ctizen,for any man--all men ARE entl-
tied to fair usage. To call any man,
more particularly a stranger, liar, thief
or pickpocket without any testimony ex-
cept from little boy-a very honest little
boy even, which liltle boy afterwards found
out his error as appears, is wrong IN pnn-
eiple and betrays wrong At heart OF all
who misused Mr. Logic; and not word
of apology, even though the innocence OF
Mr.. Logic was subsequently proven Z -
Drunkenness or extreme excitement may
cause men 70 act shamefnlly, violently or
| irnprudentiy, and one or the other OF such
causes may have led to the illeonduct ;but
can drunk men commit wrong without
remedy Or apology? amsufe not, with
the consent Of the public mind of Patch
Grove. E. NJ LEWIS.
Tafon, Wis, Jnly 28th, 1857.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

CHANGE OF FENUE.--IhlS patent CHAR
tered law invention to clear rascals of 4
certain Kind from punishment--that is
such raeals as can raise two, Ave hundred
or thousand dollars to pay their way
out of purgatory, is being effectGally used
up in Iowa by the mobocracy- which is
about the best work they have done. The
process of change Of Venue in Iowa was al
ways sure, speedy and safe road to get
clear, just as it is in Wisconsin and travel
ing thereon is cheaper than staying al
home there seldom being any state vii
ness to confront, no bad character to clear
up, no nothing to do but wait for the good
time coming.
Did evera manifesily glildess man re
move his case for hearing by change Of
renue out of his own county
Has ever man been convicted however
manifestly guilty, who took chaage o.
renae out of his own eountys
Did poor man ever gel chonge q
peaue2
Such questions are asked in Iowa, con
founding everybody. Were thelike ques-
tions put to MS Badgers, we'd doubtless
have to reply ''no,9 for we find it pays just
about as well most Of the time 10 speak
the truth as it does to lie. We have not
looked into Webster forihe meaning Of the
phrase, change Of ceaae," but it probably
means, fleeing from ones county TO get
clear Of crime aceordiag to lac.
Our EPIsrtE TO PAuL.-Our friend
Ed. r. PAuL of Potosi, and former editor
and proprietor of the Potosi Rep,Blieea,
has joined himself 10 the Durloith Com
nereiof 4deertiser, new paper lately
started at that place.
He will be Of essential service as
editor, printer and business man-hay
ing all the qualities required in a
printing Office; every news item and bit 81
intormation that goes into Nr. PAuLs
head sleeps there, ready to be dis hanged
whenever wanted, as load from double
baneiled shotgun Kept in constant read
ness. We may therefore expect % hear
that Danleith bias very splendid newspa-
per, neutral upon nothing and wide awake.
upon everything
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

~ MERcHAars' and MEcHAn,I
GERS and Day Books-also, Pocket and v,
Books for sale at the Herald 06ieei
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

TRApPING BEEs.-Some months ago,
DIR. Gro. w CoLBuRF, residing at Fair
play, found hollow tree where the boys
had cut out rabbit He closed it up
like a bce-gnm, boring hole below for
the bees to pass in and out. This SUM
mer a swarm of bees took possession Of
the domicil and Mr.. Colburn expects to
get possession Of bees and honey, having
set the trap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-08-01

81 BLANKS Of every descny.
lie ut the Herald 0llice
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@ Also, best Writing and L
per, Envelopes, Drafting, Copying aud Ii,
Wisconsin Maps, &c.
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NE JOB PRINTING neatly exec
the Herald Gailinipper, and on the shortest
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Eg The Painters Guide, /,
Sign Painting, Ornamental Painting and n
bling, Sinalting, Graining OF Wood, an
Staining, Vanishing, Gliding, Bronzng, /
sale at the Herald 0lfiee--Price 80 cts. :"