Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1859-12-31
More D.rsolution OF the Unlon

More Dissolution OF the Union.
PnfApELpnIA, Dee. 90 "a meeting ~
The Southern Mvdical Students, today
resolved to secede in a body from schools
in this city, and 60 to Southern Colleges.
There was large attendance. Jefferson
Colegc loses 900 and Pennsylvania Uni
versity loo students. They will proceed
in a body tomorrow night in a spcc.l
Train from the Baltimore depot. The rro-
Iceediugs we're conducted throughout with
great decorum. There were no exhiti-
lions Of violent f,elings, number will 10
the Richmond Medical College. Il APP
pears that the ofiicels Of soac Of the
Southern Medical Colleges have mada
.orertures TO the students attending tho
Colleges here, for the purpose of inducing
them TO desert their schools aud proceed 10
The institutions 10 the South.
LATER Only about 200 left. Tho
cause Of tie trouble was this: few even
ings befoie one Curtis, aranting abolitior-
isl and one Of Two OILERS lcciurcd. Tho
Southern Students attended, and tried 10
Ihreek.up lie meeting Tho Police tuIn-
icd several Of them out, and bruised tho
heads Of others; the rioters were put
down, or rath knocked down and drag4
ged ont. They organized outside for an
assault upon ,Ae house with brickbais.---
Several were taken aud locked ub by tho
Ipolice. II was discrcditable affair on their
lyart, and they had few sympathies except
at the Custom House. Having violated
the law ard public opinion, they had no
remedy bat to leave, and leave they did.
All the well raised and peaceable Students
are glad the Southrons have left.
A CnTtD's FAIrn. AL the time of
great drought in England, several pious
farmers agreed to hold special meeting
to pray for The much needed rain. When
The appointed lime came, the minister was
surprised 10 see one Of his little Sabbath
lSc6olsts bringing huge old family am
brela, and asked her why che did 50 Oh
such lovely morning. The child gased
at lin with evident surprise at the irqui-.
lry, and replied. "Why, sir, ! thought as
/ No were going 10 pray God for rain, I'd
Ebe sure 10 want the umbrella" While they
were PRAYING, the wind rose and The clear
sky became couded, which was soon fol-
flowed by heavy thunder storm, BY which
Those who came unprepared 10 the meet
ling we're drenched, while Mary and the.
minister were sheltered by the umbrella
her faith had led her 10 bring,
KENruoKY Com CRoP-A MARvEI.---
The Assessors in Kentucky. and the
Secretrry Of the Board of Agriculture, re-
port corn crop Of three hundred and
eighty millions of bushels We have been
considering how much they raised 10 an.
acre, and find they must have had about
three hundred bushels TO the acre. We
know that Kentucky had great deal OF
good land but had no idea Of such snrpri-
sing fertility. We should DO obliged to
lonr neighbors for some samples and en-
ianpIes. VIII they give US the product Of
some one county, and Of some farms here
aud lheses Perhaps they can tell where
this crop was mmkctedl-- Gin. GdgetEe.
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TIE Douai journols relate an extiaofdi-
nary Instance Of ignorance in a village near
that town. A physician called q few days
ago 10 prescribe for the sick child ola peas
anl woman, and ordered 2 warm bath
"What is bath!o said she. Heat some
water IN pot on the fire and put the child
into itp' A few minutes later a neigbboH
entered, and found that the woman had
put the child into the pot with the.
water, aud bad placed the little crea-
tire on the fire, which she was diligently
stirring up! OF course the reighbor rcs-
cued the child from the horrible fate with
which it was threatened.
CHEAT DiscovERg OF Pens SILVER
MINES in EASTERN CALIFoRNrA.-Large
Quantities Of very rich silver ore have be-
Gun to come in from the Eastern slope q
the Sierra, where it abolnds, apparently,
III inexhaustible quantities. The pro IS
described as of far superior richness TO
any ever obtained from Mexico or Peru.
and improving in quality as it is dug f'om
a greater depth.
SENATOR From MlSNEsoTA.--The Leg,
stature Of Minnesota has elected MORroS