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"a House Divided" &C.,

!
While the Union, and other "National
Democratic" organs keep up steady fire
upon the "traitors" and 'fact;onists." who
follow the banner of Senator Douglas, the
papers in the interest of the latter, attack
the Administration with great vehemsncs /,
and denounce it as faithless to its trust
and recreant to its principles. Thus the
Union, speaking for Buchanan C Co., says
of the resul, in Illinois:
If the DeaaocTatic party has triufhphed
in Illinois, it has been at its expense, in
consideration ofjoining the Black Republi-
can clemor against the "Lecompton fraud
and swindle." Is triumph barren and
ignominious; it is triumph over which
the Black Republicans have reason to ex.
ult and do exult, more than the good and
true Democracy. The platform of The
party in Illinois, on the great slavery ques:
ton, in the canvass just ended, differs but
little from the Buffalo platform of 1S4S. b.
We repeat, that a victory, Wen upon
charge of fraud and delinquency of princi-
pie, against the Democracy--a victory wof
upon a platform of doctrines differing but
shade from the odious Platform of Bufs-
lbs not vietorg over which we can re-
joice, or from which we can expect any ad-
vantage or honor to the great party in
whose service We labor.
On the other hand, the N. Y. Free
mans Journol, Jealous Catholic and
Democratic organ thus retorts upon the
Administration j!
The rebuke Of the late election is severe
but salutary. We are pleased that it has
been measured out with moderate HAND,
Our only desire has been that the true,
principles of the Democratic parts sBoo1d
be indicated and relieved from the con
tamination. Of the spurious and rep .blieaa
9agafies Of the present Executive. We
haze, for sometime, ceased utterly to re-
gard James Buchanan Democrat, Hs
is a Federqlist to the hearts corn. He has
betrayed his trust, or proved Unequal to it,
and has warred with an Insane bitterness
against the party which elevated him %
office Not only has he endeavored to rob
the party of its dearest principles but he
has violated the fundamental theories Of
the Government, is striking naadfy at tie
Representatives Of the people, and with
bis brides in Kansas, proffered to the CON-
stitucncy, and his re wards of Office, be-
slowed upon recreant favorites, he has
made an epoch which will net soon be for
gotten, and ought never TO be.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27
The american Treaty with China.

We take the following from the New
York Tribune relating to the comments OF
the London Times on the American
Treaty with China:
| The two ruling passions Of the London
Times, are hatred and dread of Russia,
aud envy, jealousy and ill-temper toward
the United States. Of both these feel
lings it exhibits strong evidence in its
comments ON the late Chinese treaties
1t extols the Russian diplomacy as some
thing remarkable, and refers to the terri
toriaI and other concessions obtained bv
the Russian negotiator as afording fresh
proof at once of the ambition Of Russia
aud of tho energy, tact, and success with
which her ambitious schemes are pursued
As If to console and indemnify itself for
the terror and alarm thus inspired, The
Times next turns round upon the United
States, and takes to abusing our Minister,
Mr.. Reed, as if, through the whole negoti-
alton, he had been nothing but mere bob
to the tail Of the Russian kite. Now sup
pose this to have been so, we do not see
but that the position of bob to the Russian
kite was altogether as respectable and dig
nified as would have been that of bob 10
the joint kite of France and England, which
seems to have been the service which the
London Times demanded of Mr.. Reed
The precise state of the case was this, En-
gland and France had resolved to resort to
the employment of force to compel the
Chinese to negotiate. Russia and the
United States were perfectly ready 10 join
and aid France and England in a nego-
tiation, but they were not disposed to take
part in the war against China which those
two po,:ers had commenced. Under
these circumstances, it was perfectly nat
ural and proper that there should be more
sympathy and cooperation between Mr..
Reed and the Russian Minister than be-
tween him and the Ministers of England
and France. This is the whole story, and
the London Times is welcome to all it can
make out of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

A New TR1cK.-The Mineral Point
Tribune complains that the postmasters
in that county folded democratic election
eering documents in the paper and then
delivered them to its subscribers. A good
share Of the democratic appointees Of the
present administration are fit for just such
a scurrvy trick, and nothing else.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

The GREAT Cry OF yApAN.-The city
Of Jeddo is said to be without exception the
largest city in the world. 1t contains i
SOC, 900 people. aa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

wThe three Washburns, brothers, in
the present House Of Representatives, L.
real. Of the Fifth District of Me-, Elihu
ID. Of the First District Of Illinois. and Q.
g.. Of the Second District Of Wisconsin,
are -electecteds BY heavy majorities.--
|EChicsgo Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

~Tbe democracy Of st. Croix coun-
~ seem to have been in the condition Of
the democracy in some other quarters. =
Thew were defeated in the county cleo
ton but the Hudson North Star, dem
occratic organ, says they would not have
been if there had been an office apiece for
All the democrats in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

upprR CLASS ExAM1NArIoNs-Q-
Give al example Of the degree Of compar
;;sont 4 "A Positive, teach comparative
teacher superlativs, tea-chest s'e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

THE LUNGs.-A recent writer says that
the injurious effect of compression of the
chest is shown by the fact that man IN a
nude state is capable Of inspiring 1919 Gu
bic inches of air at breath, and when
dressed only 100 inches. Ladies who en-
case themselves in tight fitting under gar
men.s, should remember this TACT. Tho
we draw into and eject from tie lungs a
similar quantity OF air, it is not of the same
quality. The air thrown out of the lungS
has lost much of its oxygen, and has gain
ed from 3 to per cent of earbonic acid, .
large amount of vapor, traces of ammonia,
hydrogen, and other volatile subs lance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

EEThe Madison Argus thinks VIM
P. Lyon will undoubtedly be the choics
Of the Republicans 81 the Assembly for tbs
a Il .ta ID NJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

THE WINE HARVEST OF FRANcr.--
Wine is selling ip the north Of France this
year at one cent a quart eIfeS lHH Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

SENATOR SEwARD's RoCHEsTERSBEEbIl.
The Racine Advocote, in the course Of
some speculation as to our political future,
thus refers to Gov. Stewards great spec CHI
at Rochester, New York, on the eve of the
late election:
Forward the column! Political leaders
are VIGOROUSLY great towards. They love
to keep up with the people, but are might
lily afraid of getting ahead Of them
Sometimes, however, they are smart G.
nouoh to hold their lantern out on a pole
over the peoples heads little ways
And when they do, the people are sure to
reward them for this act of kindness
Senator Seward in his late speaeh ct Rock
ester, Tia, been holding the lantern lilLle
ahead for the people to see to walk by
The Republican hosts will thank him for
his courtesy, by and by. The Democracy
at present are pitching into him like So
many devils. All Seward has said is
what every naa knows to be true, that
eventually the whole Of the United States
will either bc slave or free territory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

re- Beriah Brown, we understand, is
about to remove to this city. The air OF
the lst Congressional District does not
agree with him. Moreover the Dunn
family influence needs curbing here. It'll
rumored that he will resume his old post as
sditor-in. chief of the Argus Madison
Journal. $780,
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DouGLAs' TERMS OF CoMPRoMIsE.-Tl
CHICAGO Herald saws:

Mr.. Douglas says to his friends that he
will not make peace with the Administers
ton unless all his friends, who have beer
turned out Of office, shall be re-instated
but he adds, with knowing look, Blu
chanan will not do this, for it would make
him like a id fool before the country.
Thus Douglas proposes terms of reconciia
tion which he knows will not-cannot b
accepted, for the purpose of keeping th'
breach open.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

sx-An acre and three-fourths Of land
naar Cincinnati, planted with the Chinese
Sugar Cane.has yielded 40 gallons Of syn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

stature are already reported as cleo ted
All the members of the Senate are in:-
THE SENATE. 81
l. R. H. HotchEiss, Is. NJ II. Virgin,
Q. N. L. Martin, II. z. p. Burdick,
2. Lion Siverman, Is. Il Bennett,
8 d w Mavon, 49, S H Thurber,
S. Cicero Comstock,2 r. Pier,
6. Patrick Walsh, PIG W Washbourn
7. Mich d Frat, %. VIM IL Smith,
s. s e Nc ICELAND, %. E. D Masters,
8. II " Curtis, "a. j II Warren,
10. d Wortnington, 25. NJ NJ Davis,
IL. VIM R Taylor, 26. A Proudtit,
IL. j W Boyd, 81. Luther Hanchett,
Is. P B Simpson, 90. Daniel Mssrs,
IA. Nm Chappell, 20. " w .Seslg,
Is. c G Rodolf, 80. w H Tucker,
Those in the even numbered districts
bold over from last year. Democrats in
roman; Republicans in italics.
Deli. IA
Rep. lG
THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly stands, at present. as fol
lows:
Adams and Juneau-John Turner.
Brown VIM. Fields, Jr.
Calumet-H G Hobart =
Columbia-G Van .Seenwyk, Vim N
Griswold John o Jones.
Crawfcfd-P Hoffman.
Dane Adam Smith, John Keenan,, G
N Waterbury, H S Orion, Geo B Smith,
W " Blackman.
Dodge-L Merrill.
Door, Kewaunee, &c.-H Simons.
CRAM w Sea'on Geo Broderick, FL.
4 W McNair, L BaJord, Jesse Waldorf.
Green-A Pierce. f Il Vest.
Green Lake, Thomas.
Fond du Laos K Barnes, 0 S B1py,
John C Leuis, Warren Wdihng, S G
Mdtteson. y
Iowa-sam W Reese, John Toay.
Jackson, Buffalo, &c.-Jesse Bennett.
jefferson Ferdinand Wagner, s j
Couklin, G c Smith, 4 J Craig, L A
Cole.
La Crosse and Monroe-C " Far
shaM
La Fayette ID W Kyle, VIM Nc
Granshan, J s Murphy.
Kenosha-G Bennett, j q McRasson.
Manitowoc- james z Dunn, VIM Al
drich.
Marqnette-Robt Cochran.
Miwaukee--T H Eviston, G ] Kern,
J Walter, f Hasse, Jacob Beck; F Mos
cowitz, Edwin Palmer, j 4 Swain, w s
Cross, Gnd).
Outaeamie-P Fl Smith,,
Ozaekee-F w Horu, j II Bol1au.
Pierce, Eau Claire, &c.--RtchardDew
hurst.
Portage and Maratlan-J s Young.
Racino-Franklin Hoyt, W p Lyon,
L s Yam VHent, Vim Ballack.
Richland- = Vim Diron.
Rock = Vim e Wheeler, E Vincent, )
p Dickson = X p Porter, Fl L Carpen
ter.
Sank " Wheeler. e L Rudd
Sheboygan-J Little, S d Littlefield
" " Shatter.
St. Croix-M w McCracken. -.
Walworth-Reuten Rockwell, b T
CorAich, " s Murphy, D Hooper.
Wsaapj;aa5cca-W s Carr.
Waushara Chas White.
Washipgton-sJ. vollmar, G Strecke
valid.
Waukesha- VIM P King, A E Elmore
c TDiessnar, P Sawyer, Ira Blood. !,
Winnebago-R P Eighme, J D Rush,
j w Beckwith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27
A Capital Sermon.

A writer in the Sierra Citizen, under
the title of '.Young Men and Tree Frogs y
gives better sermon, better lecture on
morality, and better essay on mental
philosophy, all in few lines, than are
sometimes found in as msny volumes of
standard authors:
aThe tree frog acquires the color Of
whatever it adheres to fer short time !;
If it is found on the oak, it will bear the
|color Of that tree; if on the sycamore, or
|cypress, it will be whitish brown; and
when it is found ON the growing corn, it is
sure to be green. just SO it is with young
men; their companions tell us what their
own character is; if they associate with
the vulgar, the licentious and the profane,
then their hearts are already stained with
their guilt and shame, and they will them
selves soon become like the vicious. The
|study ofbad books, OF the love Of wicked
is the broadest and most GER
tain road to ruin that young men can tray
leland a few We'll directed lessons in either
will lead them on step by step to the gate
|of destruction. Our moral and physical
law show how important it is to have
proper associations Of every lind, especial
" in youth. How dangerous it to gaze
on picture Or scene that polutes the i'm
|agination or blunts the moral perceptions
or has tendency to weaken q sense Of
our duty to God and msn.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27
The Wonder Of Light.

Notonly does light fly from the grand
rural of the day" with velocity which is
a milion and a half times greater than the
speed of a cannon ball, but it darts from
every rejecting surface with like veloe-
~, and reaches The structure of the eve so
gently, that, as it falls upon the little cur
tain of nerves which is there spread to re-
ceive it, it imparts the most pleasing SEN
satiens, and tells the story of the outer
world with minutencss of detail aud 4
holiness of truth. Philosophers once
sought to weigh the sun beam; they con-
structed a most delicate balance and sud
denly let in upon it beam Of light; lever
of the balance was so delicately hung that
the futtering of a fly would have disturbed
it. Everything prepared, the grave men
took their places Sand with keen eyes
watched the result. The sanbean that
was to decide the experiment. had .left tie
sun eight minutes prier,to pass the cfdeaf.
1t had flown through ninety FIVE millions
of miles ofspace in that short measure of
time, and it shot upon the balance with
undated velocity; but the lever moved
not; and the philosophers were mute.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

A Coon ONE-Hoe IN! HOG Our -
A good one is told of a worthy deacon in
The city of S, in Northern Ohio. The
deacon was. tie owner and overseer Of q
large porE- packing establishment. His
duty it was to stand at the head of the
scaliing trough, watch in hand, to "time',
the length of ths scald, and cry Hog inr'
when The jus. slaughtered hog was to be
throwti into the trough, and "Hog ont!"
wlicn tlfe watch told three minutes One
aeeE, Wien Tie Press of business compelled
the packers to labor unusually hard, Sat-
ufday night found the deacon completely.
exhausted. Indeed, he was almost sick.
the next morning, wien church time came,'
but he was a lealing member and it was
his duty to attend the usual services if he
coiu' ;. He went Tie occasion was one
Of unusual solemnity, as a revival was in
progress. The minister preached SER
mon well calculated for effect. His pero-
ration was climax Of great beauty. As
Stunning the attitude of one lntently listen,
ING, he recited to the breathess auditory:
"Herk they whisper, angels say
"Hog ar. came from the deacon's pew, In
stentorian voice. The astonished audience
turned their attention from the preacher.
He went on. however, unmoved =
SISTER spirit away p
Hog OUT" shouted the deacon-"tally
four" 49,. ..As..,.,
This was too much for the preacher id
audience. The latter smiled, some snick-
cred audibly, while few boys broke for
the door, to "split their sides" laughing
outside, within full hearing. The preach
er was disconnected entirely-sat down
arose again-pronounced a brief benedic-
ton, an dismissed the anything else than
solemn-minded hearers. The deacon soon
came to realizing sense of his unconscious
interlude, for his brethren reprimanded
him severely; while the boys caught the
infection of the joke, and every possible
occasion afforded an opportunity for them
to say aHog mi Eog our"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

A HERMIT NIMRoD IN VIRGINlA-Wil
burn Waters, the hermit of Pond Noun
tain, in the White Top Region of Virginia,
has killed four bears within the last three
weeks, one of them exceedingly large
The Abingdon Virgiaian says Of this singu
ilar man:
sFor more than twenty years he has
lived alone in the solitude of that vast
mountain region, devoting his time to
hunting and stock raising. He claims, we
believe, to be half-breed of the Catawba
tribe, and is man Of great pbysea! pow
err. He owns about 1000 acres of land,
and raises and sells large numbers Of cat
tie and hogs, and takes vast quantities of
wild honey. Although he lives entirely a.
lone, the latch string ofhis cabin is always
out, and nothing seems to be more CRATE
full to his feelings than the dspensation Of
his hospitalities. But, poor man, he now
has no laich-string or cabin. During few
DAYS absence four Weeks ago, lie returned
to find his home a bank Of ashes and all
lat his house contained consumed. When
we were there last week, he had built a
fire upon the spot where his donici stood,
and we partook Of his hospitalitles upon a
log in the open air.
Since his residence upon the Pond Noun
tain he has captured SO bears, SO wolves,
and upward of 800 deer, and countless
number Of wild turkeys and the varments
of the hills. He is 46 years old, and has
lived about half that time at his present
locality, and has never been at Abingdon
hut twice, though only thirty miles from
| it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27
wisconsin Legislature.

The following members Of the next Leg
islature are already reported as cleo ted
All the members of the Senate are in:-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27


WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE 'BoaDER
RUFFiANs.'-The Lawrence correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Bulletin thus speaks of
the leading pro slavery man il Kansas,
known as Border Rudians.''
1t present, iii WHO Vii participated in Bor-
der Rufiian outrages, deny their compiled
ty in chem where there is the slighes pros
| pect of the story being believed. A suffi-
Gent number to form "corporals guard
caunot be found frankly acknowledge the
cofn;' and avow their pro slavery principles.
| Gen. Stringfellow, who resides in Atchin-
son, charges South Carolina with the re-
sponsbility of the course pursued by him.
! He says "Ietters were received from prom
inent South Carolinians, promising to adj
vance money and see me through. When
II Vas III tie most precarious situation they
deserted me, and left me alone RESPONSE
| bIe.n', 80.
His brother, Dr. Stringfellow, has re-
Gently Joined the Congregational Church,
and on Communion day may be seen par
taking Of the Sacrament with his old polit-
Iical enemy, Gen. Pomeroy. Col. Isaacs
| now declares himself free State Demo
crat, and is strongly recommended by his
friends as the proper person to fill the office
lust made vacant by the resignation ofGov.
Denver. Gov. Shannon has met with a
great moral as we'll as political change. -
| He has discontinued the Use Of his once
favorite beverage, whiskey-discarded his
fuffian associates, ard is now one of the
most exemplary men in Lecompton.
/ A FATHER SHOOTING HIS SoN FOR A
BuReLAR.-Young men who keep late
hours, beware! Geo. Keist returned home
from ball at Cincinnati, about A. NJ. and
finding all the doors locked. climbed upon
1.-The portico to get in through window
/ An effort had been made by burglars to
enter the premises few nights before, and
Ibis father hearing the noise armed himself
with revolver, and as George reached The
|porch the old gentleman fired twice, and
The youth fell, saying, "My God, an
|sbotr' The father up to the wounded
burglar, as he supposed, to bis horror. that
it was his own son. Fortunately for both
George was not hurt as badly as be tho't
The first ball had missed him altogether
and the second lodged in his shoulder
making painful, though not at all a dan
lgerous wound.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

TRANSPARENCY OF VIrALIrY.-The
|transference of vitality which seems to oc-
cur when young persons are habitually
placed in contact with the aged, is we'll at
tested by very competent authorities. A
distinguished author, Dr. James Copeland
says: A not uncommon cause of depress
ed vital power is the young sleeping with
the aged. This however explained, has
been LOO long remarked. l have coca
sionally met with the counterpart Of the
following case. | was, few years ago
consulted about pale, sickly and thin boy
{ about four or five years Of age. He
appeared to have no specific ailment, but g
low AMI remarkable decline of flesh and
Istrength, and of the energy Of the func-
tions. After inquiring into the history o.
tns case, it come out that he was very
robust child, up to his third year, wher
bis grandmother. very old person, took
him TO sleep with her; that he soon after
lost his good looks, and that he progress
i,ely declined and died, notwithstanding
the medicinal treatment to which he was
subjected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

SEVENTY THOUSAND GENrEEL PRopLE
IN LoNDoN.-Emerson gives us the first
census we have ever seen OF English up
pertendom. He says: "a multitude of
English educated at the university, bred
into their society with manners, ability,
and the gifts of fortune, are every day con-
fronting the peers on footing of equality,
and outstripping them as often in the race
of honor and influence. The cultivated
class is large and ever charging, and it is
computed, that with titles and without,
there are seventy thousand of these p %
pie coming and going in London, who
make up what is called high society
They cannot shut their eyes to the fact
that an untitled nobility possesses all the
power without the inconvenience that
long to rank, and the rich E"glishman
goes ovel the world at the present day,
drawing more than all the advantages
which the strongest Of bis kings could
comma ID.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-27

The ART OF THINKING.-One of the
best ways of improving the art Of think NC
Is to think on some subject before yon real
upon it, and to observe after what manner
it has occurred to the mind of some great
master; you will then observe you have
been to rash or too timiI, what you have
omitted, anil in what you have exceeded
aud by this process you will insensibly
catch great manner of viewing a ones
ton. 1t is right in study not Only to think
when any extraordinary incident provokeS
you 10 think, but from time to time to re-
view what has passed; to dwell upon it
aud to sec what passed; to dwell upon ii
aud to see what tlaus OF thought volun-
tarily present themselves 10 your mia /. =
IL is most superior HABIT for some minis
to refer ali tn. partca!aF t,aths which
strike them, to other truth more general j;
% that their knowledge is beautifully
u,ctlIo liz:l, ana the general truth at any
Tim, suggests all lie particular excmpliti
cations, or ali, particular exetapliicatlon,a at
once leafs to The genera truth. This kin
of undersi anling has an immense and de-
cidcl superiority over these confused head
in which one fact is piled upon another
without the least attempt at classification
and arrangement. Some men always read
with pm in their hand and com nit to
paper any new thought which strikes them
others trust to chance for its re appearance
Which of til Sc is the best method to the
conduct of the understanding, must, | sup
pose, depe' d a great deal upon the partic-
ular understanding in question. Some men
can can do nothing without preparation
others little with it; some are fountains,
some reservoirs. Sidney Smith
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The Pope and Miss Dix.

The fame Us Anne rican reformer of the
treatment @ the insane, Miss Dix, gives
the following interesting particulars Of her
visit to Rome and the Pope: