Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-07-10
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Hon. G. G. Washburn, our faithful
and efficient Representative IN Congress
from this district arrived IN town last Fri
day morning, direct from Washington, hav-
ING left there at the adjournment to attend
to his business on the upper rivers. Mr..
W. looks well and hearty. No more faith
ful man represents the West, and if posi-
ble we hope he may be induced to accept
a denomination for another term. The
North can lily afford to spare such men
from the councils Of the nation for the next
Two years.
WIN. NJ. Connolly, at ap expense
to the general government of some 3d.
900 was convicted Of the offence Of giving
shelter to couple of fugilves from sla-
very, was fined $40, and imprisoned
twenty days. This decisive triumph of
the government over fanaticlsm and trea
son happen-opportunely for the 4th. 1t
may help round out period for many an
orator who otherwise might lack for ala
illustration of the modern workings O. the
glorious institutions devised by our revo-
lutionary fathers. Hail Columbia -
milwaukee, Free Denoc.at.
"A French paper states that by an
accident charcoal has been discovered to
be cure for burns. BY laying a piece of
cold charcoal upon the burn, the pain sub
sides Immediately. By leaving the char
coal on one hour, the wound is healed, as
has been demonstrated on several occasions.
The remedy is cheap and SIM lie, and Ger
lainly deserves a trial.
The crew of the United States
steam frigate Susquehanna, on their dis
charge from that vessel, contributed por-
ton of their pay to provide suitable les
timonial to Dir. Rose, the English naval
surgeon, who generously accompanied the
Susquehanna from Jamaica to this port, in
charge Of the yellow fever patients on
bolrd.
Tile Chicago Democratic Press and
Chicago Tribune have been consolidated,
and the new firm consists of Mes>rs.
ScIipps, Bross q Spears, formerly of the
Press, and Messrs. Ray, Medill IL Cow les,
formerly of these two rival newspaper es
adjustments constitutes an important
chapter in the history of Chicago journal
ism.
"A few days ago, at Cumberland,
North Carolina, II. c. Bartlett, convicted
of bigamy, or rather quadrigamy-
wretch has married four wives was
sentenced to be branded on the left
cheek with the letter Is, AMI to receive SO
lashes on his bare back, 10 be imprisoned
so days, and to be let loose.
Accounts from ST. Petorsburgh
state that Baron de WhiLingof, captain of
the staff, and members of an ancient fami
w, has been condemned to the loss of his
title aud rank, and sentenced to serve in
the army as a private soldier, in conse-
quence of having stolen registered letters
and money destined for soldiers.
II is stated that Gales & 45eaton
would have been obliged to stop the Ma
tional Intellgeneer at once, had not Con
gress authorized them to furnish fifty vol
umes more of the American State Papers,
at u price that gives them rich profit.
THE Paris Monitenf announces that
Photographic experiments were made in
France during the eclipse of the sun on
the 10Th ultlme, and established the fact
that the moon has an atmo phere Of a
bout twenty five miles III height.
The President has determined to
send an armed force to Nicaragua, or at
least such naval display as shall convince
the governments of England and France
that our way TO our Pacific possessions is
not 10 be interfered with.
VIM. Sincock, of Washington CO.,
Pa, recently lost his wife in the mornino
married his second wife before night
and followed the first wife, in company
VITA the second, to the grave the day al
teri
The California papers have adop-
ted the English custom of publishing
births as well as marriages, and also add
truly American, or rather yankee me-.
euliarity, by giving the weight CT the new
born citizens.
The eight new sloops of war order
ed to be built will be apportioned as fol-
lows: One each to the navy wards at Ports
mouth, Boston, Philadelphia, New Y ork,
Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, ana San
Francisco.