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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

Morton of the Nebraska News, says
that green member in the Legislature OF
that territory, on the day ofits organization
thought he must do his part, the question
|of electing assistant clerk was called up,the
said verdant called out 'sMr. Speaker, l
move that we vote vice versa." The house
land lobby was in a roar-not understand
ling what it meant, he turned to his right
| hand man and said, aWas not that in or
lderg don't know anything about these
Nd parliamentary rules"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

THE DEVIL Thoughtlessly placed a
lighted candle on our table, near a huge
lpile of exchanges Thursday morning; and
fell asleep in his chair. The candle burnt
low, and set fire to the papers, and al
were consumed, including the copy we
had selected and written for the inside Of
Eour paper this week. The damage is trif-
Hing, but very annoying clean sweep
| of the first mail received in three weeks
By borrowing some copies Of the Galeua
Advertiser we are able to give a fair a
mount Of news Lansing Mirror, 9th
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

REL1GIoUs INTEREsr.-An unusual IN
|erest prevails in the Town of Ridgeway
h,this county through the community gen
5fallv, upon the subject of Religion. Con
fnued meetings have been held, and man!
fdded to the Church.
In this place the interest still continues
fhe additions to the NJ. E.. Church arr
byer one hundred. The Primitive Meth
bdists are now holding nightly meetings
IND much good is expected to be the re
sult.-TM Mineral Point Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

FAr.--Pat was hungry, and got out Of
the cars for some refreshments. The cars
very thoughtlessly went on without him
Pats ire was tip. As @ a
aye spalpeen." be cried, starting or. the
ruin and shaking his fists as he flew after
the train; "stop, there, ye old stame-wag-
in-ye murtherin staine ingine- we've go1
a passenger aboard that's LEFT 5ehlndP
The ''stame wagin" was relentless, and
the passenger aboard" who was cleft be-
hind" had to stay behind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

gE Land Iparrants-Ina 2ortast De
ci;sion. The Commissioner of the General
Land Office claims that where the price
of lands israisedsby bidding, a land war
rant capnot legally be laid; consequently
all those warrants laid on such land (and
the excess paid in money! must be taken
up, and the money paid instead, viz: one
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
This decision will tend to reduce The
value Of Land Warrants. IA .ats1 ssssA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

Il A VOLCANO IN VIRGINIA.-The Rock
ingham Register states on s'most rehable
authority that the shock of an earthquake
was felt in Pendleton county, Va.,s some
days ago,aand that an aperture has been
formed in the mountain, within two or
three miles of Circlerille, in that county,
from which volumes of black smoke are IS
suing, and large stones have been thrown
to great height. -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

GS 1t Is said that piece of rosiu dip
pea IN the water which is laced, in a yes
Sei on the stove, will add q peculiar proper
~ 10 the atmosphere Of the room. which
ai ~, give great relief to persons troubled
IN IN cough. The heat Of the water is
'saS'ent tothrow OF the aroma of the
sn ,a 1t is preferable to combustion, be-
ms s'sporation is moro desirable. The
''S'0 may DO used for weeks. ~.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21
Preserves IN Tin C.AsBs.-The New

Preserves IN Tin ClsBs.-The New
Bedford Afereary learns that a lady resi-
ping in that city was badly poisoned few
bays since. by eating a few spoonfdls o.
preserved whortleberries that had been
put up in tin case. The liquid from the
berries had formed verdigFis. on the SUR
ace of the metal. For several hours the
ady above mentioned remained in near
lnsensible condition, and was with diff
fulty brought to. The article was pro
fured for the purpose Of making pies. AL
Preserves of this description should be pn'
rp and kept in glass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS Supreme
Court Of Massachusetts has unanimously
decided that the United States Marshal,
the Mayor of Boston, and the Military Of
fcers engaged in maintaining the laws,
during the slave case of Anthony Burns,
are not responsible to any person for their
action in tina! case. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21
@One of our Atlantic exchanges co

tains the following advertisements:
Lost, BY the editor of this paper, a rec
morocco pocket, book, containing slispi
cious quarter, Memphis 81 note, and Ii
cense to exbort inthe Methodist Episcopa
Church, dated five years ago. The finde1
will please. keep the quarter and banl
note, as we could not pass them, but vii
return the license, as we can prove by i
that we once bore respectable charac
ter" -&e t.ss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

The BILL FOR THE REMOVAL or THE
CApIroL OF MINsETorA.-J. w. Furber,
Speaker of the House, refuses to sign the
Bill for the removal Of the capital from St,
Paul to ST. Peter, as is required IN order
b perfect the law, assigning informalty as
his reason. John B. Brisben, President ol
'Fihe Council, also withholds his signature
pn the same account Galena Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

Gw George Sumner in 9 recent lecture
.sThe excessive use Of saleratus IS acardil-
al cause Of the American ill-health. Il =
Ia deadly poison, the use Of which should
be stunned as the slaughterer Of the IN !,
FAINT and the destroyer Of the strong nap'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

| ng- Man has nothing thatshe can claim
as exclusively his own; his time, his tai
lents, and bis wealth, are all his private
share in the great partnership Of humal
life. Let each one, therefore, be careful
how be abuses the interests Of his co-part
lnership.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

gE-It appears that the coal extracted
from mihes Of Pennsylvania the last year
has been equal to the sum of forty millions
Of dollars, whichis well UP to the yield OF
the gold mines of California; and yet
while we hear little or nothing of Pennsyl
vania coal, all the world has been running
crazy after California gold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

THE CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-TheJ Jan.
uary number of the american 4gricltuur.
ist speal,s with proper caution on the a
hove subject 1t says, although We have
high hopes Of the Chinese sugar cane, we
confess that we are not so confident in our
opinion to recommend our readers to enter
largeh into its culture before the results Of
another year are fully known It makes
mention Of having seen specimens Of the
mola SEES made in Georgia and Long ISL
and, which were quite satisfactory. "The
juice was pressed from the stalks with two
We oden rollers, and then boiled down in a
ii ass kettle. The large quantity obtaipee
IS indeed surprising. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

THE NORTHWEST. We clip tic follow
in from Horace Greeley's last letter from
the West in the Tribune. 1856
| The North west was never filling up and
| improving so rapidly as at this moment
I I estimate that half the increase Of popula-
ttion throughout the Union within the next
ten years will inure to the States and Ter
Iritories northwest of Indiana Were the
Public Lands inalienable except to actual
settlers in limited quantities, the increase
would be still greater ssiss,rs Il. ..a.ssa
But the number of inhabitants inaone of
these new Western communities does not
fully exhibit their relative strength and
power. The inhabitants of these hsw
States and Territories are nearly allin the
prime Of life, You rarely meet here wo-
man past fifty years Of age; still more rare
ly as old man; and a large portion Of the
pioneers are too young to have had MANY
children. In d village hotel crowded with
moneyed hoarlefs-the merchants; brink
ers; and chief mechanics of the plaee--two-
thirds of them will often be found between
twenty three and thirty years Of their
wives, of course; still younger illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota must to
day have an aggregate population Of at
least two and half millions, who are o
dual in industrial capacity to an aggregate
offour millions in Europe or New Eng
land. ass99Bs E4}fss sd' sq
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

N Barnum is in London as the agent
Of Cordelia Howard. This being the sea-
son of pantomine, there is little chance Of
his securing an engagement for her before
March. He is said to be in low spirits and
bad health. Even Tom Thumb, who is
exhibiting there on his own nt,suffers
pecuniarily from Barnum's book. The
English are a matter-offact people, and
what the Americans laugh at as an anu
sing "huinbug," they denounce as ''vile
imposition. Hence the press there de-
Inounce Barnum and Tom Thumb in the
same breath. The London Atlas Of Sat
urday, in speaking of the latter, says
l"Barnum's Confessions have certainly q
pened the eyes of the public, and Dele but
| the idol and foolish will now be likely to
Iattend the "Generars ievees. !. If they
want to see sights there are plenty In this
large city that they will not afterward be
ashamed of having visited" Poor Bar
NUN! He "vent up ike rocket" but
his iniudicicus book and his crazy clock
speculation brought him "down" like the
islIch. saAas Ss,ssf ksA ssslhtg4 tss3 Ma fsls8
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

THE NEw1 TARIFF.--Iron, lead, hemp
and sugar stood at so per cent. in the Tar
if 1876, and are reduced to 26 per cent
by the new Tariff. The articles that un-
der the old Tariff paid duties of 4C
per cent.-such as brandies, wines. fruits
valuable woods, &C., are reduced to so pei
cent. Cotton goods are reduced from "a
to g per cent Wool costing under 20
cents is free; over that, "a per cent
Dye-stufs generally free, but some at 4
and per cent.
The national revenue will be reduced
about $4,000, 900, by the new Tariff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

CURIosITY.--A Tarantula's nest, one Of
the most ingenious specimen of animal
mechanism that has ever come under our
observation, can DE seen at Heyneman'
saloon, on Main street It IS five or six
inches in length, and between three and
four in circumference. The outside or body
of the nest is composed of hard cement
and when found was imbedded in the
ground in an upright position, with the
opening or door in the top Of the nest. -
The.entrance is arranged on the trap-door
system, waterproof, and provided with
elastic ard selfelosing hinges; the inside
is composed of apartments ingeniously ar
ranged, and lined with arich white silken
substance, which gives the little domicil
quite luxurious and aristoeratic appear
ance To the naturalist, the examination
of the Tarantula's nest must be attended
with interest and pleasure. - Columbian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

He DEB, At HIS Posr.-A sad, but
beautiful and touching scene was witnes-
SGD at the accident at the Du Page bridge.
In the morning after the accident the slow
Itoiling of a bell was heard. On looking
to see whence it came, it was discovered
to proceed from the engine as it lay sub
merged in the water. The waves as they
foamed and surged over the sunken bell
(which alone with the smoke pipe appeared
above water, and caused it to give q slow,
toling sound. When the engine was rails
ed from the water, the engineer was found
in standing posture, with his stiff cold
| icy hand firmly grasping the throttle
valve, as though Amid the thick darkness
he had discovered the perilous situation O
the train and had sprung to avert The run
But it was too late-the engine and train
with its precious freight of life and proper
ty, went down, and during the night the
the engine bell, and the mad rushing wa
tiers rang out solemn requiem for the
dead 1t is probable that had not the
freight train gone down as It did, the pas
senger train from Chicago, due two hours
later and loaded with sleeping passengers
would itself have taken the fatal plunge
IL Joliet Democrat. qsao
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21


Curious SCIENTIFIC FACTS CONNECTED
WITH CoLD.--The greatest cold that Can
be produced in a chemical laboratory is
about $50 degrees below zero. At this
temperature. carbonic gas becomes a solid
substance like snow, and, if touched, it
produces just tie same effect on tie skin
as a red hot cinder bllstcring the fingers
like burn. Quicksilver, Or mercury,
freezes at 40 degrees below zero, that is
~ degrees below the temperature at which
water freezes This solid mercury may
then be treated as other metals. hammered
into sheets or spoons: such spoons, how
ever, would melt III water as cold as de-
It is pretty certain that every liquid and
gas that we are acquainted with, would
become solid if exposed to the cold of the
regions of space. The gas weialight our
streets with would appear like wax; oil
would, in reality, be as hard as a rock
pure spirit, which we have never yet sol
idifed, would appear like block Of trans
parent crystal; hydrogen gas would be-
come quite solid, and resemble metal; we
should be able to turn butter in a lathe
like piece of ivory. - e.sT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

Jusr ABOUT cHr.-Some forty years
ago when mans responsibility depended
much ON his taking newspaper, certain
shrewd old fellow was one morning enjoy
ing the luxury of .perusing his paper, (al-
though he labored Under the great disad-
vantage Of not knowing a single letter Of
the alphabet,) when more knowing neigh
Dor of his happened in--perhaps toborow
his paper-=ohserving to him that he had
his paper wrong end up. The old gentle
man, drawing himself up in all the pomposi-
ty of afrunted dignity, exclaimed: "I would
have you know, sir, that if / take a paper
and pay for 1t, I have q right to read 1t
which end up please" ala assT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

Walter Scott said that if men
could read each others thoughts and feel
ings, some now who sit 50 friendly at the
dinner table would rise up 10 horror, and
fiy off from each other. "a. Z"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21
nEIn the case Of William n. Yves

NE In the case OF Wllliam N. west,
recently convicted Of numbering his wife
in Philadelphia, the jury, being unable tc
agree upon the grade Of murder, drew lots
|s.fhe best two out Of three, and hereby de-
|cided On hanging the accused. The fools
Iprayed, first, flat God might decide The
lease properly, as they couldn't.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

wZNe Decline IN the Stock Of ht
iNilaDaukee & Mississippi e. r. Stock
has attracted so much attention in New
York, that the Herald thus explains it
The recent decline in the market price
Of Milwaukee 8 Mississippi Railroad stock
is attributed principally to the fact that
most gifts through business will be diver
ted upon The completion of the Madison
Il Watertown Railroad. That connection
will be finished by June or July; when the
great trunk line between Madison and
Milwaukee will be ia WATERFOWL, over
that what is known as the Watertown di-
vision of the La Crosse 81 Milwaukee Rail-
road. By this route the distance between
Observation-Disclosures will be shortened "a
miles. Independent Of this fact, the
grades and other important things are in
favor of the Watertown route to and frorr
Milwaukee. sasaa Ct ~
This is not the only reason why the
stock has declined. The retirement OF
President Catlin. exerted an influence
When the road reaches the Mississippi
River-which will be in the course of a.
pril, its larger earnings will inspire renew
ed confidence; but the Company must
have President who will strengthen its
financial position in New York. Il Mil.
Wis. isl 3 sH z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

A GiaANTIo LAND SPEcuEATIoS.--The
Lexington Express of the 4th, states that
it has reliable information that a large
company has been formed in the East fol
the purpose Of entering all the vacant lands
in the State of Missouri. Hon. James Fl.
Birch, formerly of Missouri, but now OF
Philadelphia, is at the head Of this move
Irnent. He is to act as agent for the com
pany and make entries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

CAUT1oN.-A medical gentleman Of the
city requests us to copy the following
paragraph for the public consideration 7g
IA dog supposed to be mad, instead Of
being chased and killed, after having bit
ten human subjects, should be caught and
confined if possible, SO that the question
may be decided whether the animal was
really affected with the disease. If no.
withstanding that he receives wholesome
food and drink, he should die in the course
Of a few days, the suspicion would be con-
frmed; and the requisite measures for safe
|ty on the part Of the individuals bitten
might be resorted to-. Should he recover,
a great source Of anxiety would be re-
moved" aae ee'i l@9n 9si5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

H-aI wonder this child don't go te
sleep.. said an anxious mother to female
r aWell I dom" replied the
lady. Its face is SO dirty; that it can tshu'
its eyes, ..m i. a-.,,sg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

TELEdRApH FROM ST. P AUL TO DUBUQUE
The st. Hi Times Of the 9th inst.
states that several substantial men Of tina
city have formed a company for the pur
poses Of building telegraph line from St
Paul to Dubuque. The proposed route i
to extend from St. Paul to St. Anthony
and Minneapolis, touching at all importan
points on or near the river. s.1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

PERFORATED POSTAGE SrAnPs-A
GREAT CoNvENIENcE,-Hon. James Camp
bell, the Postmaster General, has recently
introduced an Improvement in the post
age stamps, which adds greatly to their
public convenience. He has had them
prepared with perforations around the bor-
ders of each stamp, SO that they can be
separated, one from the other, without
using knife or pair Of scissors. Besides
the saving Of time in this. improvement,
thero is greater security that the stamp
viii adhere to the letter, for the points or
rough edges left by the Perforations will
stick better to the letter, there being none
of the risk of the edge turning up when it
is continuous. a 9# ss5&t#
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21
Cogap aiaaeE,t to the Repnbaa-
cans.

The President in his Inaugural Message
bays the following compliment to the Re
publican party: sa sssH
We have recently passed thro' Presi-
hen.ial contest in which the passions Of
bnr fellow-eitizens were excited to the
highest degree. by questions Of deep and
Vital Importance, but when to people pro-
tlairned their willthe tempest at once sub
5ided and all was calm. The voice of the
majority speaking in the manner proscrlb-
"a by the Constitution was heard, and H.
liant submission followed. Our own conn
nv could alone have exhibited so grand
aud striking spectacle OF the capacity OF
man for seif-goyernment - s
This is a high compliment, and mani
fests the superior love for the Constitution
nd Union on the part of the Republicans
IS contrasted with their opponents. 1t
III remembered the the supporters Of
Hhchanan proclaimed, through the press
opd on the stump, that they would not
s4bmlt ''to the voice of the majority speak
ID the manner prescribed by the Consti-
fhtion" in case Col. Fremont should be
Elected On the contrary, they proposed
insurrection, secession, and armed resls-
tafce to the Constitution and the laws
The President ought to have followed up
the above with severe rebuke to those
Who advised such reasonable conduet, but
I'd is a timid man, and perhaps this ack-
of the principle is all that
We should expect from him at this time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21

JUDGE McLANE's .DEcIsIoN.-zIn the u.
s. Supreme Court this morning, Justice
Mclean delivered his opinion, touching
the bred Scott case. He argued, that
slavery is limited to the range of States
where established by mere, municipal law.
| If Congress deems slaves or free colored
persons injurious to the territory, they have
the power to prevent them from becoming
settlers therein. The power to acquire
territory brings Win it the power to gov
ern. The master does not carry with him
| to the territory The law Of the State from
which lie removes, hence the Missouri
Compromise is constitutional, andsthe pre-
sumption in favor of the freedomrof bred
Scott and his family, who are free under
the decisions for the last % years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-03-21
The RESOLUTIONS OF INsraucTtoN ]

# The RESOLUTIONS OF INsTaUCTtoN A
6aI1sr PoEYeAMY AND SLAvERY.-0n the
Bib inst, Nj. Lowell, Of Keno5lla, intro
duced a series of resolutions, against. Po7
amy and Slavery. One Of these is efus
pointed at all the sins Of the Pierce adj
ministration.
To exert their Influence TO procure the
fepeal of the laws sustaining slavery in any
.place under the control Of the National
Government; to obtain the passage Of such
|aws as viii prohibit slavery, the slave trade,
md polygamy in all places under the ex-
clslsive jurisdiction of the Federal Govern
nent, including the territories of the Uni
Hd States; to secure to the people the
light to emigrate thereto, without inter
{llrtion either by the land or on the nayi-
oable rivers Of the United States to pre-
Sent forcible inyasions Of such territories;
Slld to guarantee 10 ale the Inhabitants
hereof the free and uninterrupted express
Ion OF their will in the formation Of just
Hnd constitutional laws. as'i
Moses N. Strong moved to lay them on
Dc table.
The Speaker ruled it out of order.
& The resolutions were ten adopted By
Dc following vote: @e
AYEs.-Messrs. Allen, Anmson, Ath-
>fton, Barnett, Barron, Bartholomew,
Gairncross, Cameron, Converse, Enos,
Held, Fisher, Foot, Foster, Guliek, Hall,
hastings, C. S. Hawley, G. Hawley, Hay
ward, Howe, Hutchinson, johnson, Lang
Vorthy, Lowell, Lutkin, Mills, Noggle, Os-
ifahder, Robbins, Rood, Sloan, Stevens,
d. Strong, sugden, A. Taylor, Train,
Waite. Wentworth, West, Spooner,--42-
NoEs-Messrs. Conkey, Conklin, Coke,
Earnest, Emory. Horn, Humphrey, Nc
Cornick, Reynolds, Walsers,--l--a Bu-
chanan democrats.