Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-04-24

4 James NlcDoWeil, OF Roekprlage county
va. His surviving children are fouI
Hfaaughters-M Mrs. William Carey Jon, 5
Mrs. Ann Benton Fremont, Mrs. Sarah
/ Benton Jacob, and Madame Susan Benton
| Boileau, now lat Calcutta wife of The
French Consul General. Mrs. Bentoi
died ID 1854, having been struck with par
.Eaysis in 4 ga, and from the time Of tina
calamity her husband was never known to
leo to any place Of festivity or amuss
ment. s ss sasi@
I LARGEST DIAMOND IN THE WoRLD.-G
P. Matthewsto of this State claims to have
the largest diamond in the world. 1t is
fabout an inch and half in diameter, and
nearly an inch in thickness. It is surpris-
ingly brilliant, particularly by gas light. :
Its estimated value is $2,0O0,ooo. Nj
Matthews says he has been offered for it
$4,000. It was found by the father o.
/ its present posssssor in the gold mines o.
Buckingham County, Va, about seventy
years since.a It has remained in the rough
state ever since, until a few weeks ago,
when Mr. NJ, being satisfied by every test
that it was in reality diamonl, took it to
lNewYork and had it dressed. This prec-
lious gem weighs LA carats. The Kohl
moor, if we remember, weighs but 100 car
ats Wheeling (Ya)Times.
We. learn from the Kanawha Republi-
can that Mr.. Gay P. Matthew's, Of that
county, has deposited his great Virginia
diamond, estimated to be worth not less
| than 100000, in the bank at Charles
ton, Va, for inspection Of the. curious.
|, VERY R1oiE-T The Spiritual EHarbinger,
paper printed in Rochester, n. T., and
advocating the Spiritual Rapplng mania,
| has the following
| ain the twelfth hour, the glory Of God,
hth ,slife.of God, the Lord in God, the Holy
T oeedure, shall crown the triune Clsator
With the perfect. disclosive illumination
Then shall the creation, in its effnlgence
in'the divine S6faphine, arise into the dome
Iaof disclosure, in one comprehensive, revoly-
! ing galaxy ofsupreme created beatitudes. "
'weTo which the ,Cayuga Chiefirespon Is !:
l"Then shall the bockhoads in tae jack
assioal dome Of disclosive procedure above
1.-THE alfred great leather fungus Of Peter
Nipninnygo the goosebefry grinder, rise
into the domedisclpsive, until co equal and
CO extensive and congomerated lumaxes,
in one grand comprehensive tnax, shall as
siniate5iirtoI nothing, and revove like a
bobtailed pnssey-eat after the space where
The Tail was . ts lid .e.lassa
The Mn & MISS. RA1LRoAD.-The n
Y Tribune of Friday last, says that Nil
waukee & Mississippi Railroad stock
scarce and wanted at 80. The N. Y
Times of the same day says:
The rapid advance in Milwaukee ant
Mississippi shares Is based in part upon lat
information from the President, Mr.. JOIN
Catlin, who seems much encouraged b,
1.-THE increasing activity in the receipts owe
the line. 4sHss aah 49,
The receipt, of this road for March, were
upwards Of $50, 900, and for April, are es
Itimated at from $4,000 to $4,000
with May the full tide Of travel aud emf
'Iefation wlllssetin and the receipts prob
,IablY run up - and over 500, 900. II Sen
lItinel. kgs aaga s 4sleb
i Tour, TIMEs.-W We have seen man.
] hard rubs in our day, and have know
what it is TO want money, but an OLD set
/ tier near Bloomington, Illinois, has seel
4 the toughest time Of any man we eve
heard Of. He says the winter OF 1886
i twas remarkable for the scarcityao of money
.lso much SO. that one man who was electee
liustice Of the peace, couldn't raise enougl
Ito paw an officer for swearing him in; SO h
[stooa upbefore a looking glass and q,sa7i
lied hiassey.ia 9 u osiia.l +.
/ aB Atiths Mass meeting Of the citizens
1of Taylor CO. Va, held short time since
lit was resolved that the five Christian IA.
uocates published under the auspices q
the NJ. E. Church, North, at New YORK
Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati and 81
Louis, were abolition sheets of the rankest
character, and the Postmasters. were cal
HE'D Oh to examine them, and if founii to
lbe Of an unlawful character, to deal with
Them and their agents as the flaws OF the
Estate direct. Iss5a -
THE4 FsaoDE Isf7AND RLEcTfpS NJ Rhode
island eleefssa Republican Governor By 4
1maioritygreater thanth entire Democrat
Iic vote; Senate composed Of 80 Repub
d5icans and 6 Democrats; : and 2 House 81
Ito Il. Senator Allen who was too Demo
cratic to obey instructions, and voted fo
Lecompton, will hardly get reelected By
such Legislature. He is the last Dem
locratie Senator Ieft,of The twelve fromNs