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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-26
FARMERS TAKE NOTICE.!

VA + WOULD CALL YOUR attention
w to be,M Duuham| Patent Tam Power
Rcopina aad J!oriae L,cb,ne.
with new and improved CUTTER BAR. This
Mnchn" is constructed without cogs. craukS or any
complicated works it is very light. >tron. AMI
simple; well calculated for hliv ms well ms level
land. One pair of horses is suli :irnt to work it
all day with great in all kinds of .rain or
grass of the heaviest kinds or under any circum-
stances. This machine is very durable light of
drnught and warranted to cut from ten 10 fifteen
acres per day with pair of horses and with tho
new improve Cutting Bar there is 10 trouble
with the nochnc choking OF coggins which has
always been great annoyance with Reapng and
Moving Machines.
We are now building and manufacturing tho
above Machines. and Farmers who intend pur-
chasing Il Machine this lsun would look 10 their
own interests to give us il call before purchasing
any other Machine.
SHAW 4 ARMSTRONG;,
Machine Shop. Orange st.. ho;w.cn 9TH & 9Th SITS,
P!lcs Building. Wilmington. Del
We take pleasure in referring Farmers to the fol-
lowing practical farmers in the vicinity OF VIII
ininGlon. who are using the Machines aud will
state isscapabiii'cs and advantage Jno Richari-
son, Jr., Jos p. Richardson. Edward r. GclTah
Bnrbrra Carr William p. Richardson john
bradford. May /. lSjS--fm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-26
NEW CARPETI\GS,

SPRING OF 1888.
SAMUEL EuSBI having completed the altcra.
- tl"n for his large Carpet Rooms. on the first
floor of his Old stand, No. - MARKET STREET.
Wilmington, is now prepared to offer large as
sortment Of
New and beautiful! Carpets.
purchased entirely for CASH. and to which he
would call the attention Of huusvkccpcIs and
others. They are rs follows:
ENG LlSli VEIN Ely.
TAPESTRY BKUSSETI,S
HEAVY THREE PLY.
DOUBLE SUPER INGRAM,
UNION do
GERMAN do
HEMP, LIST and RAG do
Al DOUBLE TWILLED VENETIAN,
Al HEAVY PLAIN do
SUPERIOR STAIR CARPETS.
!, 81. 81 and l2l DRUGGETTS,
COCOA AND CANTON MATrINGS,
RUGS. ALL SIZES
DOOR MATS, SUPERIOR DUAL ITY,
Superior Floor Oil Cloths, all Widths.
March 81. 1S5S-3m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-26

NEW SPRING GOODS FOR lSjS.--Just re-
" ccivcd and for sale cheaper than ever at
mar u Il. DRENNEN & co.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-26

r AIDES KID SLIPPERS. with heels, at
- may |. Il. BROWN. JR'S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

village, and connected with them are hall
dozen steam engines The Platte and
its tributaries supply abundant water pow
er in the immediate vicinity of the village
and within two or three miles are 8 grist
mil and as many saw mills, two wooden
mills, an extensive powder mill, &c.
Platteyille has about dozen good stores.
three hotels, and seven churches, three of
then, belonging to the Germans, who with
the English compose the most of the for
eign population.
TIE crowning pride of the place is the
Academy, under the care of Mr.. j. L. Pick
ard, which is well known through the
State. The school is unexpectedly full this
fall. The present building is Of stone, 8
stories high, 40 by 70, put up n'52. The
foundation of another building has been
laid, but funds are lacking to complete it.
From the top Of the Academy, which is
located on The highest land in the village
and is visible for miles in every direction,
a superb view is obtained of beautiful
and diversified landscape and extending to
the highlands back of Dubuque, in Iowa,
and Galsna in Illinois, twenty five miles
distant -
/ The public school houses have been I'M
worthy Of the place and entirely made
lquate for he accommodation of the pupils,
for some years A year ago two districts
were united, with the view of erecting a
large union school house, but IN conse-
qrence of dissatisfaction about location
&c, the districts have again be zen divided
The foundation has been laid for one house
so by 70 feet, to be bull. of the splendid
blue limestone found here. 1t is to be TIVE
stories high and completed as soon as pos
sible. The other district will also build,
probably not much inferior, SO that there
will be two first rate school houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

LYNCH Law PUBLICLY ADVOCATED
Jefferson Davis, the multiplying apostle Of
modern Democracy, spoke as follows III
New Y ork: 80
''These higher law preachers should he
Jared a nd feathered, and whipped by
those they have thus instigated. This
my friends, is what was called in good old
Revolutionary times lynch law. 1t Is
sometimes the very best law, because II
deals summary justice upon those VIII
would escape from all other kinds Of pun
ishment. Andswhen | hear man Will
a sycophant face and studied phrase, and
with an assumed philanthropic morality
preaching treason to the Constitution ane
the dictates of all human society, | tllnE
that man is fit object for lynch law thai
would be higher than any he could
urge" a s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

An IMPORTANT MEETING OF TIE IL
Crosse & Mil. r. R. MoRTeAGoRs.-O r
the 25th ult. the stockholders in the La
Crosse road. holding mortgages, held
meeting at Green Lake, at which it wa;
declared that the managers of the road, at
an early day were fngaged in "concoctlne
and perfeeting stupendous frauds, and that
the mortgages s.were obtained by insina-
tions and presentation" which were any
hing but facts. The meeting agreed tc
qecept. the proposition made by Mir. DAWES
on the part of the company, to relinqulsfl
all their stock on condition Of the fina
.cancelng of The mortgages by which Il
was given. TIE road in its present
hands, had the best wishes of the meet
ing, but as the funds which they contrib
uted to aid it had been perverted, they
would never submit to have them fore.
closed, but would first test their validity II
the courts, if they failed there, they wollle
appeal to the law of nature, and wleld
the power which the Almighty has given
them /! The course of Gov. Randall
was approved, and it was desired that he
should hold on to the granted lands,
until the mortgages were eancelled.-
Mil. Seminal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

Ieither party may make application TO any
justice Of the peace ofths town where such
stray was taken up, TO settle the same;
and the party making such application
lshall give notice thereof to the other par
lty; and if any amount shall be found due
| to the finder by the said justice, over the
value of the use of such stray, the same
shall be lien on said stray Until paid by
the owner, and the costs of such adjudica-
tion shall abide the decision of the justice
S Z. If the owner or person entitledto
the possession of any stray, stall not APP
pear and make on. his title thereto, and
| pay the charges thereon within one year
from the time the notice is filed with The
town clerk, as aforesaid, and if such stray
shall rot have been appraised at greater
value than ten dollars, the finder shall
have perfect title to the same; butt the
appraised value of such stray shall have
been adjudged to be more than ten dol
lars, as provided in the fourth section Of
this chapter such stray shall be sold at the
request of the finder, by any constable of
the town, at public auction, upon first CIV
| ing public notice thereof in writing, by
posting up the same in three of the most
public places in such town.at least ten days
before such sale, and the finder may bid
therefor at such sale; and after deducling
all the lawful charges of the finder afore,
said, and the fees of the constable, which
shall lie The same as upon a sale on an ex-
ecution, one half Of the remaining pro
ceeds of such sale shall be deposited in the
treasury of the town, to be disposed Of in
such manner as the town may direct, and
the other half shall belong to the finder.
S s. If any person shall, without the
consent of the finder, take aw ~ any stray
taken up pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter, without first paying all the lawful
charges incurred in relation to the same,
he snail be liable to the finder for the val.
| ue of such stray. IN
S 8. If the finder of any stray shall
neglect to cause the same to be
advertised, or notice thereof to be posted
up, or if he shall neglect to secure the APP
praisal of any stray wi ich shall be of the
value of ten dollars or more, or if he i all
neglect to perform any Of the duties re-
lqnired of him in this chapter, he shall be
precluded from acquiring any tight Of
property in such stray, by the provisions Of
this chapter, or receiving any damages or
charges for keeping the same. R. s. P
| 249-251.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
Notes of Travel.
-
LANCASTER,

Mr.. H. NJ. Page, trave ling corresron-
l.ut of the Madison Journal, writes OF our
town as follows:
lancaster was established as the county
III Of Grant county in 1887, and Court
Honse of brick, completed in '3S. The
resent building, a very plain but well
Kill, structure, with fire proof vaults, re-
Olaced in 1853. The place has little else
han the advantage Of being the county
NO.. Is buiId it up for severl yeas, anu It's
growth very slow until within the past five
oars There is fine grove II and shout
he town, and excellent prairie land sur
ouuding it in most directions As this
l,nd has been settled on and improved, it
has given to Lancaster a healthy and rap
| a growth. There is perhaps no place in
Ne county with pleasanter site, inJre
pcial, public spirited, genial people, or
which is increasing faster in desirable
soDulalion. Within the last two or three
,ssrs several very tasteful private resi-
/ ieoces and three or four good stores. and
] sfce buildings have been erected. Since
lancaster was incorporated as a village
lie walks AMI 9th ,r Improvements have
aUidv been made. The present popnla-
| ron Of Lancaster is somewhat over 500.
Outside of the Court House yard, a
peasant and we'll shaded green, is theJail,
asma but secure stone structure of two
iorrs, with comfortable house for the
JaiIor They have here a fine two story
Union School House of brick. Just now
the windows are badly smashed. A neat
frame building, two stories high is occu-
pel bv the Lancaster Institute" under
The care of Prof. s. PAGE. 1t has [ NO
hrge school rooms, with recitation rooms,
Is we'll furnished, and provided with maps,
apparatus, &c, 1t is well manage! aud
has goolly number of pupils.
Lancaster has three churches, Baptist,
Congregational and Methodist, and an E
pScopal church is shortly to be erected.
| This is not much of manufacturing
place; has steam saw mill AMI there are
go or tire, grist mills within a few miles
There are four or five good stores, three
otes,mechanics shops of various sorts, AMI
lawyers and doctors sufficient to supply the
demand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

CURrous SUIT OF A FORMER SLAVE
ALoweIl Mass newspaper states that
mother and daughter, who were the prop
Eertv of Jesse Cornwall, rich planter in
mississippi, now deceased, are IN Lowell,
under charge of l. evils Reyes, sgsinst
whom they have brought a suit claiming
sac gears uoges and bequest nd,Sde. in.
their behalf by Cornwall. The mother
vas the housekeeper and mistress Of Corn
wall, and the daughter is his child. Be-
f ire he died six years ago, he directed bis
friend DR.. Reyes, to take $4,000 and con-
vey the mother and daughter to a free
state and see them comfortably located
giving eacl, $4,000, and retaining 81 900
for his own services. Instead of doing
this he hired out the woman at 5 90 q.
rear. for six years, and at the expiration Of
that time brouget them to lowell, where
they have been under strict Surveillance
since May last Recently they made COM
plant to magistrate, and writ for the
recovery Of their rights was instituted, as
stated. The effect of the bred Scott de-
elision NAV be disclosed in this case. Can
NEGROES sue in our courts for rights
which white men are not bound to re- r
Hsnact Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
LEGRAND EASTMAN.

tige 7St For the Herald
FRIEND Cover = In the article giving
an account of doings at the State Fair
notice several mistakes, two or three OF
which need correcting. In speaking Of the
modsE of "a hull on exhibition, it should
read ssGrana Haven and Milwaukee steam
en-" The name Of the lady wiz ing the
first equestrian prize, was Miss BUTToN
not 'sBUTLER" | meant to speak of the
latter as of wearying not wearing length
/ did net near to have it to be inferred
that ToMuEI REYNOLDS exhibited more
than one Devon Bull. thought | sent
s.copyr in regard to the Firemens Parade
which was one of the finest displays at the
Fair, there being representatives OF some
twenty-five different companies of Firemsn
uniting in a procession more than half
mile LONG. with three Hook and Ladder
companies, and half dozen bands, ma
king with their bright uniforms, the most
brilliant Firemens' display ever seen in the
State, and with their various performan
ces. one Of the most attractive features o.
the Fair. Yours,
M GRANT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
@ O m m u n / G a t g d
Eastman's Proposal not Excepted.

To hessrs Butte, Proprie'drs Of Wlld
Rouer:
Mosr WORTHY FRIENDs.-T always had
fondness for honorable competition.
am credlbly informed that you have had
your horse under train for several DAYS
past on the Prairie du Chen course; you
invite me to meet You there or Galena. Is
that fair and manly acceptance of my
proposals If SO, have it yet 10 Ieam.-
In order to evade all censure of any Unfair
ness on my part, | aimed in my PROPOSAL,
to place our horses on equal footing; | pro-
posed AS follows: " That YOU meet me
AT Lancaster, our horses to trot in harness
against tire, on ground to be selected by a
committee of two, and neither horse to trot
on ground that he is used to-" Had you
COZ piled and gave nae trial, in justice to
YOU, should consider myself in honor
bound to acknowledge that it would be I'M
manly and ungentemanly to refuse to meet
you on any terms, or any ground that yeu
might afterwards have seen fit to select.
When have given competitor a chal
lcnec to meet me on fair terms, and in his
reply he makes no complaint Of unfairness
in my proposition, am not the man to
step down from my position and play sec
ond fiddle. If Rover has the ability to
beat the Chief thirty seconds in a mile
heat, on your proposition, why not on mine
A problem leave to your honor to decide
and explain. You haxe been credibly in
formed that my horse has been very Sick
he has not yet recovered; but whenever he
is in driving condition, if you see fit te
give me trial as proposed, I shall hold
myself in readiness to meet you on the
ground that you bave selected.
LEGRAND EASTMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

"GAB.nD- Gen. Horatio Hubble, Of Phil
adelphia, has replied to a circular from his
Alma Mater at New Haven, asking m oney
for society or club instituted TO train
Young men to rremeditated extempora-
neous speaking or discussion, declining "a
contribute He-says-"Gab is the fata,,
epidemic of republics. What distracted
Greece? Cab. what ficlioniaea Rome I
Gail What anarchized Frances CAB !!
What will dissolve the Union? Gabf This
eternal propensity Of Cabling, upon ali
occasions and at all times, is the curse Of
|our country"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

RAILWAY IN TuRKEY.-The first rail
road in Turkey has been commenced un-
der favorable auspices. 1t is to run from
SMYRNA to the interior, distance 70 miles
md will open up rich portion Of ASA
Minor to direct communication with the
sea trade. The engineers are English,
but the stockholders are Turks; and the
has taken lively interest IN
this innovation of the rail over the camel
train IN the lard Of The Moslem.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

Ono ELEcrloN Owing to a clerical
error, Allen, Lecompton candidate for
Congress in the Fourth District, was sup.
posed to be elected but an examination OF
the returns shows that in one township,
ninety votes were cast for William Ellis.--
These were counted for Allen; but cor
rection of the poll elects Nichols, his Re-
publican competitor, by a few votes.T.
Ellis was stump candidate not generally
supported out Of his own township.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

TELEGRAPH TO EUROPE Wis BsHRIyG's
STRAITS. The Journal Of Commerce ex-
presses the opinion "that on the whole,
the chances are at this moment better for
an effective working line by the way Of
st. Petersburg, Behring's Straits, San
Francisco and ST. Louis, than along the
bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Straits
offer no insuperable obstacles. The water
has an equal but not great depth. Cook
remarks that on both sides ofssthe Straits
the soundings are the same, at the same
distance from the shore: that near the land
he never found more than twenty-three
fatkoms. In Winter the Straits are frozen,
showing an absence of strong currents
SO if Neptune is determined to retain the
monopoly Of the Atlantic (Which is BY no
means certain as yet then look out for
the speedy construction ola telegrar h
connecting the United States with Eu-
rope and Asia, via Behring' Straits"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

The TRouBLEs OF A VERY RICE MAN.
1t is related of the late Ebenezer Fran
els, of Boston, as an illustration of how
great riches may torment a man, that du--
ring the panic Of the Autumn of '57,iiEhe
had so much money in bssnks-betwecnl
one and two mIions-that to draw npon
lit would create panic. and compel Tho
banks to stop payment: to leave it where
it was, was to run the risk Of being at the
mercy of the banss ths.t might at any mo-,
nent, stop specie payiheht: to invest i
was impossible, and to lend it With safety
was out of the question, when Vic man
could SAY, that he might not fail the tipft
day. The unhappy man was reduced %
despair by the abundance of bis mon,
ev.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
aIThe Washington Union is pawn

gEThe Washington Union IS paving
the way COR the establishment of slavery II
the States yet to be formed. 1t defines
the true Democratic doctrines as follows,
in its issue of the 5th inst.
.sThis at last appears to be yielded as a
t,ue Democratic doctrine, that the question
&c slavery cannot be legitimately conroll-
ed by the people Of a Territory until they
come to make a Constitution and thai
then they cannot interfere NTH the rights q
property already yested."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
Laws of Wisconsin relating to strays.

Notice to be delipered to TosDn Clerk b.
persons keeping iStrays. See r. S. =
259
To G. D., Town Clerk Of the town Of
You will take notice, that on or about
The day of 1858, one Schestnul
lierse, of the age of seven years, or there
abouts, and marked with star in his fore
cad, strayed upon my land, or, upon
land occupied by me in the town Of
+, and now remains thereupon: and
that | reside in the said town of =
Dated the day of 1852.
A. B.
Notice TO be published an a nevspal's,
on taking up q stray.
NoTIcE-HoR5H.
Taken up by the subscriber, residing in
the town of /, on land owned Tor occu
pied) by him in said town, on or about the
day of 1858, one chestnut horse
with a star in his forehead, and about sew
ensyears old. e
Dated at this day Of 1858
A. b.
Certificate Of appraisal By a Justice.-
Sec. 4.
Grant County, $.
Town of "
Whereas A. B., residing in said town
has made application to The undersigned
a Justice of the Peace in said town, to APP
praise one chestnut horse about seven
years old, with star in his forehead, by
him the said A. B., taken up as a stray: -
Now therefore, having viewed the said
horse do appraise him to be worth the
sum of seventy dollars.
Given under my hand this day O
1853. J. P. Justice of the Peace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
wThe New York Herald says that

EgT The New York Herald says that
the Queen of Spain has agents here, who
have command of two millions of dollars,
to be invested liz this country. The same
paper states that most of the crowned
heads of Europe are doing an active busl-
ness in this way Of investments RI the
United States. Louis Philippe had large
possessions in our Republic, ny Louis Ma
Ipoleon has sent from three to five millions
here. to be invested by his agents. 1t is
said that the greatest operators ~ THIS
wav are the petty princes OF Germany,
whose investments in Anne rican securities.
|amount, it is believed, to fully fifty millions
l.,f dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06

"a FATAL FACILITY" IN WRTT1Ne.-A
few men write at an easy canter but it is
"a fatal facility they possess and not to be
prayed for; the thoughts of still fewer leap
into life full grown, and in panoply, for the
Minerva family is very limited, and, accord
ing to Homer never had a mother. Those
real gems of thought that shine like stars
in the night. were not struck out at
heat, as sparks from blacksmith's anvil
are, but were fashioned and polished with
a patient and weary hand ;perchance wea-
Try aud aching head and heart.