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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-05

z ,CELEBRATION OF THE EI6KTH
V>A OF JANUARY LEWIS CARUSI
Will q &C his next Dancing Solree as Celebra-
tion Soi'ce, with proper arrangements Members
OF Congress and visitors 10 the Metropolis are
respectfully Invited to attend. Weber's Band is
engaged for the oc. aston ian SIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-05

WAsBINGTUN CORPOR 6 per
w cent stosk, Interest payable quarterly, for
sale by RIGGS CO
ian 2-eoI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-05

VIJANTED-BYA YoUNG MAN siTUa
w lion porter in store or dining room ser
want, or any sitIa Ion where be can make himself
useful. He is well acquainted 9th tie French
AID English language. food reference can be
gvea, nv applying 10 the store Of b. NOR
10th street. ian 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
Kansas News by the way . +
W asIAInSE0n.

The Washington Union has advices Of
the condition Of things in Kansas from Mr..
E. @. Perrin, x. N. and Governor
Walkers private secretary. The Union
gets from him the following valuable infor.
nation:
sIhere was a large and enthusiastic
Democratic meeting held atOsawke on the
18th. The meeting was addressed sc con.
sideraSle length, and with great power
and effect, by General Whitfield and other
distinguished pro-slavery men ofthe Souths
Each speaker warmly and unqualifedlv
endorsed Governor Walker's coarse, and
tie endorsement met with the unaui-
moas and enthusiastic approval Of the meet
ing.
Judge Elmore, of Alabama, pres ided.
and it may not be ont of place here to
state that the Judge has in his service the
largest number Of SIaoes of any person in
the Territory. A committee was appoints
ed to prepare resolutions expressive Of the
sense Of the meeting, which was composed
Principally OF Southern men, and among
the number were two or three members
the constitutional convention, Whose
'iews on the slavery question are not only
Of a decided, bat are said to be of au aitra
character. The committee unanimously
resolutions strongly approving
he policy and course Of Coz. Waiker in
Every PARTICULAR and the resolutions were
lot Only adopted by the meeting with
out a dissenting voice, but with every
outward manifestation Of hearty a~pproba-
ion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

BE- Want of confidence is confessed
10 be the chief cause Of the scarcity of
money. A St. Louis paper illustrates
this fact by the course of commercial mat
tors there:
All we want is confidence. There Is
plenty Of money in St. Louis; plenty of
gold and silver as we'll as currency,bu ~ the
lack Of confidence keeps it from circulation,
and consequently keeps back trade, aud
causes the paper of some Of our best men
TO 90 to protest. This lack of confidence
has depleted our bankers and brokers until
they haven't a drop of mint to spare
Ever since the pressure began they have
been subjects to q quiet run from their de-
positors, each man drawing out his little,and
persuading his neighbor to 40 the same,
and locking it up in his own safe at his
house or place of business,
We believe there are thousands and
thousands of dollars lying idle in this
city at this time, in the private safes and
bureaus of many Of our citizens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
aufSdose for the b5se of RasSEe
3f SNAKES.

Experience tells me that whiskey Is
aoo1 f,r he bite Of the snake. AS a 1T
dec German r. an Girl once went into my cellar
N Kendall, barefooted, and stepped on
one and was bitten BY it; we cured her By
irving her whiskey, aud washed the part
I5;,te1 with saleratus water. A girl living
] fsw miles from me died soon after, she
hav;,a been bitten, and run half a mile OF
= = Ser home. ana though several Doctors
we're called. they could not save her: Il
case as,s i ss any person getting bitten; 7 shout sa@
would rive whiskey if | had it, and sho1ie
not be Very particular about the gu quantity ,asg
wen 70 4 child as it will not hurt then
hon i under other circumstance. !, ! voa, !
not approve Of giving a child whlskey' 9
anv other Intoxicating dr;nk.-lcor. Q
Northwestern Far.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

A STANDING ARMy-A KANSAS INsr1-
T:oN.-Buchanan Democracy administers
Constitutional law precisely as Napoleon
the usurper of the government of France,
administers his law-with the regular ar
my. Kansas is occupied by our troops
and a standing army to overawe its free
citizens is one of the permanent institd-
tons Of the Territory. At Lawrence and
other points they are stacking hay,and pre-
pairing winter quarters. For the first
time in the history of the Republic are
soldiers used to decide a political contest.
The right of self government will be sup
pressed with bayonets in Kansas inOctober
uext,b a Observation-Disclosures. Evil
day in our history !-[A Evening
journal,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
The Signs of tEae TiEnes-Auspi@
- cagaEs indications.

IN
the State are cheering for the Repuffeahsas
The loathing Of corruption and fraud a.
mong the Germans, is driving them ny
thousands from the support Of Cross. we
publish elswhere an article translated from
The Waterfowl Anseiger, an influential
Democratic German paper, that has haul
ed down the Cross flag, and ~repudlates
the entire ticket. The Milwaukee Grad
Aus continues to pour hot shot into the
rotten hull of Ba~rstowism and the Racine
Vozks5yatt, which last year supported
Buchanan, puts up the entire Repuo4
lean ticket and gives it a hearty sup
port. ri. c.o.. tba
best feeling prevails among thehepblieans.
4 prominent citizen Of Grant County, well
posted in the politics Of the locality, IN
forms rs that old Grant IS good for 1900
Republican majority this fall. Barstow-
ism and Buchanau's recent letter declaring
the Constitution a pro-Slayery document
are too much for the people to bear
keen the ball in motion. Let the wstcn-
word be, Randall aud Re.torm.- Wac
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

W1scoNsrN.-The growth Of Wisconsin
has been one of the marvels of the West
ern world. In 1910 its population was
only 30,645. In 1849 it was 305,538.-
Ia 1855 it was 653, 100. The number Of
votes polled at the late Presidential cleo
lion was in round numbers, 10000 indi-
eating a population of at least 9oo,ooo.-
The rapid increase Of emigration to the
State makes it probable that It now num-
bers 100000 souls. And its sanguine
friends predict a showing of n million
and a half at the census Of 1860.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
asesosmtiosas Of the New York Ese.
pssbas caaa State Convention

The New York Republican State Con
T@ention, besides nominating a strong Stat
ticket, and putting forth an able allress
adopted he following excellent Resola
tions:
ResoAed, That the Democratic Rep ub
lean party Of the State of New York al
here, with inaexibility and frmness to til,
doctrines Of the founders Of the Republic
That the true end Of the government i
the maintenance Of human rights, and the
test Of a just administration is The extent
to which it carries that doctrine into prac.
Lice.
ReSol0ed, That it isa contradiction in
terms TO call that man a Democrat. who
believes in the right Of one n to e~nslayo
another, or 70 designate that a Democrat
&c government, which carries slavery with
i wherever it goes.
Reso5ved, That Slavery and official cor
ruption and eneroachment upon the purity
IF the ballot-box, are the great evils which
threaten our Institutions; aud that the
Democratic Republican party will %resolute-
y and perseyeringiy struggle against
10th. 4sses
Resoleed, That the electors Of the State
earnestly invited to be watchful of the
mon whom they offer as candidates for Of
that they are both capable and honest,
proof against false doctrinesan cofropting
influence from whatever quarter.
ResolyeA, That The State Of New York
never allow any human being to be
leld in Slavery within her borders.
ReSolped, That the opinions of Judges
# the Supreme Court of the UnitedState,
n the bred Scott case. and the latter Of
he President on the affairs of K ansas, con
ain doctrines which the people of this
will never accept,let the consequent
Cos be what they may. a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

were enliyeled with music By the Haze
Green Brass Band; and the Public E KAN
nation closed with a brief Address by tn,
Principal, il which he laid before the Al
dience PRESENT. the financial condition Of III;
institute, and solicited a continuance Of til,
patronage which had alrea y 50 general,
been given. Thanks were rendered to the
Speaker for his inimitable Address: to tlte
Band for the charms which their music
had lent to the occasion, and to the audi
ehco generally for the deep interest thcy
had manifested throughout the entire ex.
animation.
The next session Of Hazel Green Cole
gate Institute will open the first Mouday
IN November, and we sincerely hope the
hearts of Rev. Mr.. Loughran and Professor
will be gladdened with a large in
crease Of devoted and energetic students.
...e.ee i, W. NJ. O.
Hazel Green, WIS Oct. lst, 1857.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

LARGE PUMpK1Ns.-Mr. G. Paddock
brought a Mammoth Pumpkin into to&n
on Tuesday which measured 5 feet 10
inches in circumference, and weighed 90
pounds. Believing as large vegetables
could be produced in the city as in the
country, we took accession to examine a
few specimens. We found one in our
own garden, the same size Of Mr.. Pad
docks. Mr.. Stephen Thomas showed Us
one that measured 6 feet feet, ten inches,
and weighs 149 pounds, and Mr.. Il. p.
George another measuring 7 feet, 5 %invlles,
and weighing ia pounds. If any one
can beat this, send on the dimensions
Mineral Point Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
- LADY writer says:

A lady writer says; ciandesti Inc
seldom bring happiness; the
mafflase Who sacrifices home and fathers
woman o,her's affection for a lover, unless
ana naysnts are unusually unreasonable
generally reaps that rewa.a W and d;sabe.
: the footsteps Of ingratitude ana a,sooe,
y ,a The world is full Of such insian'
tes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

&c Mrs. Graves, wife of a conductor on
he Concord and Montreal Railroad, wa
ON a visit to Wells River, Vt. the other
Iday, aud as she had never seen the ins'd'
of a telegraph office, a visit was paid to II
aud frss message that came while she was
there was one directed to herself, announ
c;ug the death Of her husband!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
-
NAOre NssssEC By Steam

The New York Musical Review saw
the Cali9pe has been very materially mod
flied, and a new steam organ is now on ex
hib;lon. Tic machine Is scarcely larger
than al ordinary melotlean, and with niue
the same arrangement Of keys. It's soft.
est tones sound as if from a magnificent
flute. The s~iirille5b equals the sereech of
ordinary locomotives. The keys are maj
fpalated as easily us those CT a piano, AMI
the instrument reveals the touch and
e%tini'cr Of the performer almost
as thoroughly. Il respon Is to the
touch with the pianos a~lacrity, while it is
still an organ. The two old calliopes are
now in operation out West, Spalling &
Iiogti'a Fioating Circus, which travels on
the Mississippi has the original, and Nixon
u kemp's Circus, now in Indiana, the sec
oni. This new instrument is particularly
intended for steamboats,; the organ itself
to be on the upper deck out of the way,
aid the keys down i'll the ladies' sa!oon.-
The quickest tunes are executed quite as
well a7 tie slower, and it viii afford music
for dancing al over the boat. 1t is about
TO he introduced on the steamer Natchez,
al.cA I,,aa from New Orleans to Vicks-
buro!l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

THg EFrGcr or THE MONEY PEEssURE
ON INDUSTRIAL EMPLoYMENr.-IAe effect
Of The money pressure is beginning TO be
felt upon industrial em~ploy'nents. Some
faetories only working half time, and some
trades nearly Suspended in their usual ol-
eral;ons, cause an unusual depression O fla
Dor. Appeals for employment begin 70
be more commonly pressing, and should
the present difficulty long continue, consld-
cradle suffering will follow. Ia New York
The number Of unemployed persons is grow
ing daily larger, and many are still troop,
mo ii from tie country in search Of @laees
as achersjourneymen, clerk ,seamstresses,
musicians, etc. Tie New York tribune
ays:->Hardly, since 1887, has SO gloomy
4 prospect for Winter lowered upon the
l.,b ring c~lasses.p OF course, a eonsldera-
lie contraction in the circulation, which
measures the value of labor, will unsettly-
prices, and as long as the cause continues,
he effect Of each day will be felt more Sc
~verely. We do not a~pp.ebend, however,
that the present difficulty will last 50 l'ng,
or be productive of the same disasters, aS
in 1881. One effect OF it viii be 70 reduce
the money prices of the necessaries of lie
| Cbich have been increasing from year to
year with the expansion of credit, till the
ordinary food of labor could scarcely b
purchased with its ordinary wages. 2-Wliei
the Storm clears away there will be cheap
|er food, an as a consequence, mo e ae.
tive employment for industrial pursuits
generally. Economy and thrift will b
necessary to practice ill the storm blow:
over.1 They will assist also TO hasten 1t
aepatnre.%-fPhild Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

T'R1MMING GRAPE VINEs.-Mr. ). II.
| Ainsworlh, another successful grape cultu-
rist. says:-sIIe trained his vines Oh q low
.rcliis from five TO six feet III height, using
comm>n fence posts for that purpose. tie
ALWAYS found grapes better near the gronud
than high up, and ;he best grapes were
generally found about half way to the top
Of the t~rellis. In the spring he cut them
back to within two buds and when they
broke he pinched off one Of Them throw
mo all the force into one vine, which ne
trained perpenlicularly. He pranet gen
orally two or three times more during the
summer, keeping off all extra vines, but
allowing plenty Of leaves to elaborate the
SAP for the fruit. In November OF each
year he cut away nearly all the old wood
An inexperienced person would think that
he was running bis vines by severe prun-
mo. Il was not SO much work to trim the
vines as one would suppose; one person
could easily 60 over two hundred vines IN
a day if they had been keptproperly prun-
ed before. The great difficulty with peo7
Die generally is that they do not Prune en-
ouch; they allow TOO many useless vines
10 GROW. which exhausts the plant. HIS
vines Weld from two to three bushels each.
they will yield good crops the third year.
| His Vines were planted seven feet one way,
and one rod tile other. The ground shod
be thoroughly cultivated once a week
rhe manure should be put on in the fall
and plow it in the spring. It would %
we'll to cultivate it 30 inches deep If pos
-, !. NTLaota~n For,,ay
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
From the Prairie dn Chen Leader.
Another Horrible Murder!
GREAT ExClTEMENri
THREATS OF IYNCHINGl

1IisEAi0 vt 1NCIING!
/ Miles Carlan, an Irishman by birth. W.
on Thursday. last, committed to jul in th
place, charged With having murdered b
wife. The circumstances, as they hay
} been relsted to Us, are as follows:
The accused, with his wife, resided i
the town of Scott, in the northeastern Dor
lilon Of the county. On Tuesday, late il
the afternoon, Mrs. Carlan left the hous,
ofDr. Ross, in the same township, remark
ing as she did 50, that she must 90 home
to get supper for her husband. From
that time there are no tidings of her alive
On the following morning, Carlan called
upon sone of the neighbors saying that
his wife was gone, and requesting their as,
sistanee in searching for her. But little
heed was paid to his assertions, as it was
supposed that she might have remained
over night with some of the families in the
settlement; but on the ensuing day. no
tldilgs of her having been heard, they
turned out to aid him in looking for her
Assembling at Carlan's house, it was deci.
ided to search first a piece of woods at a
short distance. Il was proposed by some
of the party to pass through a field of corn
intervening, on their way. To this Car
Ian objected. They, however, started into
the field, and there, at about the distance
Of fifteen rods from the house, they found
her. She was lying in a little pool, her
face down, her feet out Of the water. She
was in her ordinary dress; but had on, in
addition, a night cap, which was thrown
back over her soulders, the strings knotted
around her throat. A red mark encirclel
her neck, giving her the appearance Of
been strangled. She had evidently
been dead for some time, and her position
in the water was sach as to create the sus,
picion in the minds of those who found
her, that subsequent to her death, she had
been dragged thither and thrown in
There was a broad trail for a short dis
from the pool, with footprints cor
responding with those Of the prisoner.
The body was taken to the house, and
IN inquest held. A verdict was rendered.
N accordance with the facts as above sta
ted, and a warrant for the arrest Of Carlan
thefeupon issued. He was taken down to-
Marietta, and upon examination before JUS
ice Ellis and Waters, was committed to
to await his trial before the Circuit
Court in November next.
Intense excitement prevailed during the
rial; and il was thought necessary to APP
'oint a guard of twenty men, armed with
to protect the prisoner and prevent
he people from taking the law into their
wn hands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

awe learn from the Prescott Trans
,bat the Lacrosse and Milwaukee
ga;lroad company have consented 70 ny ' Inc
.ar,a;nus Of their road at Prescott, on the
:. rse,;v river. instead of Hudson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

~ IF E1
4 spuRGEoN IN Nav YoRK.-An En'
ol;sbman writes to the Tribune that there
5 ! Sturgeon in New York, IN the person
q the Rev. Mr.. Cotbif, of the Cherry s.,
M d. Church! He says be has visited
him for three Sabbath evenings, last past
and having heard Mr.. Sturgeon preaei, ne
has no hesitancy in %pronouncing Mr.Corbl'
his equal in eloqience and duplicate
IMstyle. Hundreds unable to gam admit
lance last Sunday evening, and near ihree
hhansand attentive. listeners, uneoiiiof'a
Ihlv packed together, give evidence OF al
settlement fast increasing, relative % u
wonderful powers of~eloquence, his fascin
ating style Of delivery, and the as'oDisn'D;
effect OF his words.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

The President h signed the pro.
elamation for the sale of about two mil
ions and half acres of public lands in Cal
i~fornia, and upwards of four hundred and
fttv thousand in Missouri, and IN the IN.
located tracts in the Sioux half-breed res
eryation on Lake Pepin, Minnesota. The
sales in California will take place IN MAY
ana in Missouri and Minnesota IN Marcf
next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

1The Jury in the Rock is'aaa
Rr;gaa Case. for some time past on trlai
eNieaoo. has been discharged, bong uvs'
bic to agree.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

81 Il a jolly company each one was
p ak a question. If it was answered, the
pfoposer paid a Forfeit: or, if lie could not
,nswcii it himself, he paid a forfeit. Pats
question was: "How the littIe ground
squirrel digs his hole without showing any
ART about the entrance Z" Wien hey all
gave it NJ, Pat said: Sure, do you SEE
he bogiAs at the other end Of the hole
Orc Ore 4 de I'VE @2t rSsastt rs e;zelain9sqd .; s sB8aqt hhaaE s
that's yoar qacstion-csn yoa answer 1t
roug-~lf.2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
EagS zsaaisaipg.

Trees planted in the Fall should be pro
tected from being swayed about by the
winfls and loosening the roots. This NAV
be done i'll W ways; either,by stalking OF
raising a mound of earth about one foot
high afouna The stem. This will preserve
The Dot from rupture and frost. In the
spring, the earth should be removed, and
its place muIched with straw or coarse
manure. The stake should be driven into
the bottom Of the hole at the time of fl
ling in the earth. For large trees, both
he stake and mound should be used. In
The case Of stalking, straw bandages should
be used to prevent the Tree from chafing.
If your trees are already set ont without
stakes, care must be taken in driving down
the stakes not to strike and ininre the
see ii a a@rnFahe fPasasro tthA stake, nav be
Of the stake, at a further distance from the
stem or body Of the tree, with the top
brought nearer.-[Home Ed. N. ". Far.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
Gg How many there are in the world

Gg How many there are in the world
Like Bentram!
"Bentram hath but one foe on earth,
And he is-Bentram ~
This thought was brought forcibly to
mind when w observed, a day or two
since, one who might have ornamented
the highest station, now SO sunken that it
We're " almost r,sBPs a3lggtiB9fHa prayers, asaI val d. a0 t,u 1S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10
Presidential sfas5acafso,s

, Inc following extracts from letters ur
der the sign manual of Mr. Buchanan dis
close the eminent consistency Of this di.
singuished head Of the great N1t;ona
Democratic party. That which Mr.. Blu
c@lanan firmly maintained to be orthodo
in l848 and 1856, it strikes him viii
amazement in 1857 to find that any on,
should venture to assert:
JAMES BUCHANAN IN 1913.
Having urged the adoption of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, the inference is @irresis.
table that Congress IN ny opinion, nos
sesses poeer to legisiate upon the su6jec,
Of &aoeyy AZ the Letter to
ISandford.
JAMES BUCHANAN IN 1856.
This legislation-the Kansas and Ne
braska hlll-ls founded on principles as an
cleht as Free Government itself, and in
accordance with them has simply declared
Hat the people Of a Territory ike those
Of q State, shall decide for themselves
~hethef slaoefy shut or shuH not exist
'c'th'p ats hhnits.- Acceptance Of nomina,
ton for the Presidency.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN IN 1857.
Slavery existed at that period-when
The kansas and Nebraska bill was passed
and still exists in Kansas under the
Constitution Of the United States. This
point has at last been decided by THE high
est tribunal known to our laws. How al
coa{d ever hare been seriously doubted as a
mystery. If a confederation Of sovereign
States acquire a new territory at The ex-
oense of their commoa blood and treasure.
surely one set Of the partners can have no
to exclude the other from its engage
nents, by prohibiting them from tahing
INTO At WAateger is recognized 10 be prop
'rty By a common constautioa.-Letter
Sillinan. m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-10

LANCASTER MATTERs.-We paid a f1y-
mo visit to our county town the other day.
.Ihe new Jail and Jailor's house Is nearly
completed, and presents 9 very eredltable
appearance. A fine fence has been pui
around the Court House Square, crossings
ami sidewalks made, and the appearance
Iof the town generally considerably imProv-
led. Several new buildings have been e
rected this summer, many Of them very
fine ones. We found our old friend Evans
fairly settled in a comfortable house which
he had built, Of Milwaukee lumber, IN the
short time Of two months. The Telegraph
House IS being fitted up in good style By
friend Beckwith, and the traveller will fint
the accommodations good and prices rea
sonable. Court sits next week; the jail
fuI and there is a large amount OF CIV,
business 10 come up, SO ma there WI,
probably be a longer session than usual
End Lancaster will be crowded to the eS
cent Of its capacity.-[Platteville Amer
tan.