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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

The new Bridge across Grant River
Slough at Potosi, is finished and the road
thence through the Island u lie Mississippi
has been opened and worked, and is IN
good order for travel, making the commu-
rication perfect between Potosi and the
Mississippi Boats now leave freights for
Potosi at the new landing, at which place
also, grain and other freights arc shipped
for the cars either at Prairie da Chen or
Dunleith. Chapman, proprietor Of the
lands offers to donate land for a Ware
house, provided one Of proper Dimensions
for the trade and stores is erected thereon,
within q reasonable time. Being proprie-
tor Of the ferry on this side the river, he
also purposes improving the ferry and
keeping first rate boats. The distance
from Potosi to Dubuque being four to FIVE
miles shorter BY this route, and the road
being much better than by way Of Dun
leith, the travel viii certainly take the new
route, crossing at chapman's ferry.
There is very excellent and large grain
country about Potosi, extending to Ian
caster on the North and otherwise to lee
town, Waterloo, Eilenboro', Hanison, Par
is and jamestown; the nearest slipping
point Of the territory included is 1t the
new place; the roads ii tic several direc-
tons ave among the best in Tie country,
exoept Tor the june lise Of the Mississippi,
when the river ovetfows the Island; at
that time there viii be annually a month
when nothing can pass TO the river except
IN barges. On account Of such annual rise
ps The river the new warehouse and ether
buildings in that vicinity must be sci on
spiles O trestle works; but in time various
artificial means viii Be applied 70 raise the
land four OF FIVE feet. which viii bring il
above ligh water. Doubtless. tie road
across tile Isllnd will also 10 raised ID avoid
loss or Tine Esq high wafer Indeed, Ne
an SEQ nothing but teN thousand dollars
III lie way IT making this one Of tie Glst
busiaess sites ia this part Ct the State.
These improvements ara 10 lead to very
great changes il the business Il Potqsi
al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
Milwaukee, Sept

NlIIWdNhvUJ A2DIIN 4 II.
The sentiael Of this morning says:
Hon. s. D. Hastings, State Treasurer WHO
went to Washington fer the purpose Of arr
ranging the military accounts Of the State
against the General Government, has re-
turned with $2o5,0o0 in silver and gold.
This amount covers 40 per cent Of the adj
justed account of The State against the
Government, leaving balance yet due Of
about 100000. All the States which
have presented claims have been served in
Lhe same way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
Nem 800 So /

New ork, sept IA.
The H'pea5ag Posts dispatch from
Washington, says: The skirmish Of pick
cts which took place near Balls Gross
Roads yesterday, was very much ezagger-
ated
The District Of Columbia Militia are pre-
caring for active service.
The principal editor. Of the Baltimore
E,rchange, rabid secession aheet, has been
arrested. The Baltimore South, whose
editor was arrested Yesterday, has stopped.
Prominent citizens of Baltimore in Wash
ington, say these moves by Government
will have a salutary effect in Maryland.
Gen. Sickles yesterday arrested two reb
q officers, at point 20 miles down the
Potomac.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

ar There is no truth in The report that
Gen. Fremont is to be removed for the rig
orous orders he has lately issued. How
ever, if Government pronounces Against
such parts Of Fremonts proclamation as
provide for abooting the rebels and freeing
the slaves Of alters, be viii unquestionably
resign. Fremontais noahaI-wty man, es-
pecialIy in providing true remedies for the
rebels, ana lie feresees that lis hard pre-
scripiion will be the standard remedy soon
er OF later for al confederates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
Washington G..

yesterday afternoon the enemy IN -.
strong. force, with infantry, ariuerIP 'e''y
cavalry, appeared in front Of Union n;oL "ao
on the centre and right wing Of onr p s.'
on the Virginia side Of the Potomac Tvs IN
made their first demonstrations on tbo lucy
leading from Falls Church 70 BARS ca o'oaa
Roads, driving in our pickets with b.o
bodies Of skirmishers, and scouts NV Ivy
ately followed by planting a section of WI
tilleFy near Mary Halls House. From az &
point they directed a sharp fire Of gan n@
canister and schrapnel on the M
pickets at Balls Cross Roads, direc,1a
tier fire ct every point along the roa55
wherever they thought our pickets wera
established, between Balls Cross Roara,
and the Chain Bridge. The Union picks's
retired IN order.
Intelligence was Immediately commn
nicated to Gen. Mcdowell, at Arlington
House.
After the demonstration on our nicte,,
near Balls Gloss Roads, the rebels nsJ
their respects to several places 10 the dgbt
Of our works, near Cham Bt;doe. T6v
made direct onset on Van Desguroar,
house, two miles from the Union camn
where we had 4 picket stationed. Thew
fired 10 o. IL shells, doing no damage
Soon after body Of one hundred cav
aly and infantry appeared, when our
pick OF 20 men retired to a house one
eighth Of a mile distant, when they wem
shortly after reinforced with battery of
artillery.
A column of infantry, Cavalry and Ar.
tillery, including Capt. Motifs, and Capt
Grillin's batteries, took position at impor,
tant points, awailing the appearance Of tho
enemy. Brig. Gen. VIM. Il. Smith com.
manded the whole force, aud will await
any demonstration the enemy may make
this morning.
Night intervening by the time the troops
got into position, no progress could be made
either to ascertain the strength of the enc
my or the intention Of his movement.
After dark the rebels burned the houses
and barns Of Mr.. Basil Hall, Mrs. Mary
Hall, Mr.. DeKay, Mr.. Samuel Bureh, Mr.
Tabols and others.
Private Jas. Lowery, Company A, Ken
lucky Cavalry, who was on picket duty
when the enemy approached had his hor@
shot under him.
The President and Secretary Of Stats
have been in receipt Of number Of peii.
lions from New York and PHILADELPHIA
calling for the expulsion Of w. IL Russell
the London Times correspondent, on the
ground that he is public enemy, who
should not be tolerated in this crisis Of our
affairs.
Lieut. Raynor, of an Ohio regiment,
Quarter EASTER ofthe 3Sth, and Capt Hurd
OF the first Kentucky, arrived hereto-night
from Richmond, where thew were held as
prisoners. They made their escape onthe
9TH Of this month.
We baye advices tonight that the rebels
were moving q large body Of men to Fair
fax Court House towards Falls Church
Secretary Cameron took the responsible
ity Of sending the traitor Legislators Of
Maryland to Fort Lafayette. His action is
universally approved
Prince Salm-Salm of Prussia, has arrived
in Washington. He at once rendered his
military services to the Government
which were accepted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
St. Louis, Sept. 16

Hon. Frank p. Blair, Member Of Con-
gress, is under arrest by order Of the Pro-
yost Marshal-the charge unknown, unless
it be for meddling with what is not his bu-
sntss.
Fremont goes to Washington to confer
about bis proclanatioh
The Great Seal Of Missouri has come in
to Ffemonts hands.
On Tuesday the subscriptions to the ma
tional loan exceeded million dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
school sjuperlntendents- County
Boards.

A couple Of laws were passed last winter
which work a radical and important change
in the local governments Of the State, andto
which the eople wo'd do well to direct Their
attention. Chap. 179 Of laws Of last win
ter creates tho office of "County Supenl-
tendent Of School, and provides for Their
election this fall The law provides fortls
election Of one Superintendent in each coun'
ty, and where by the last census q county
contained over $4,000 iahabtaats, tue
County Board Of Supervisors may deiern-
inc by resolution to elect t,go Supernten-
dents, and divide the county into two DIS
tricta. It further provides, that "gae9
county contains more than one Se1ate az
irief euch such Senate district shit con-
shfate Superintendent district
The law il reference 10 the County
board 81 Supervisors provides "that ll9
County Board of Supervisors Of each oilnS
organized counties 81 this State shall eor
sist III tbree electors, one 10 he elected y
each Of the Supervisor districts hereinafter
mentioned, except those counties "il'u
contain three ~ more Assembly districts,
and in such counties where there is(or MAJ
bel an even number Of Assembly Distress.
The first election under this act to uiA0
place at the next general electionn NoSei[
Der, and biennially thereafter, the term =
Office being for two ycars.-NlL Sel''la. =,
Grant County viii elect one Coun9
Superintendent and five Supervisors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

Gen. Pope marched after the rebels, I'M
der Green, Sunday night, and at daylight
Monday, reached their camp, but Green
having received notice Of the approach Of
orr troops, had fled, and his forces scatter
ed in every direction, leaving muca bag
gage, provisions and forage, and the public
property captured at Shelbina.
Green's force numbered about 5000,
and Gen. Popes troops having made
forced march u tYenSy-thfee miles, they
were unable to pursue lin. At thelatest
accounts it was understood that HE bulk of
Green's band had crossed the North Mis-
souri, Raifoad, and were making for the
woods in Charlton county. Gen. Pope
followed IN pursuit with the Sixteenth lii
nois and Third Iowa Regiments, after civ
ING them few hours rest, but, as Green's
forces are noahted, there is little prospect
Of oyeftak'gg them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

other will move to The Mississippi until
enough Of them are settled in the rev
quarters to do tue CHEF business, especially
such business as may belong to the pro-
duce trade.
Something, perhaps much depends on
whether Mr.. Chaplain pursues a liberal
and wise policy in disposing Of building
sites, or whether a policy calculated to hin
der improvements. People must not ex-
poet him to give property away for the
sake Of drawing settlers. He may be de-
nounced for refusing to give a loi for a
saloon when the place will be more attract
iye without the like; probably such as
would be least useful as citizens and bush
ness men viii howl at "old Chapman for
not selling them lots for half nothing and
throwing in the lumber for building. Ii
will be his interest however to fix moderate
prices on lots and especially encourage IN
dustrious, well behaved men to settle by
selling them property much lower than to
oilers and men Of worthless or damaging
pursuits; thereby, he viii acquire double as
much money il the long run as BY encour-
aging worthless characters. The people Of
tue entire farm country around Potosi will
demand Of Chapman that bis new town
shall be settled with responsible, fair deal
ing, Anperate and industrious men-such
as men from the country can respect, such
as resort to no small means to cheat those
who may go there to trade.
The competition which must naturally
take place between the Railroads at Dun
lieth and Prairie du Chen, and the redue-
ton Of transport prices on grain and other
trade, will enable grain buyers at Chap
mans Ferry to pay more for country trade
than is paid elsewhere-conseGl ently, the
Potosi market must be the best in the coan-
~, perhaps also the best for merchandising.
BoscobeI has not the advantage Of such
railroad competition, nor any other mar
ket, except perhaps to some extent Cass-
vile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
ave a hard road to travel. once a start j:

have hard road to travel, once a start is
made.
Slavery has history which may be
summed up in a few words; at its end. il
always makes its friends mad that they
may be destroyed; they rise up to con
quer but are themselves conquered BY the
sl.,yes and the enemies Of slavery. But in
the conflict, government is also destroyed.
Such has been the history Of all slave
holding goYernments-such we fear may
Be ours. Jefferson and the fathers found it
50 in history, and provided as they sup
posed fol- slayery's destruction at the start,
but a generation Of sef-wise-men followed
them, with different faith and practice
The former made a constitution as free
from slavery as heayen-the latter by n-
famous interpretations and perjury, by "
ing and sophistry, have made that same
constitution mean slavery As the rule Of our
government, freedom Is tie exception
Thss day We hear men around US affirming
the lie flat slavery is sanctioned in the
constitution, and quoting the sophistry Of
Of lyiag courts 70 prove II We pity
their weakness and gullibiiity but despse
their teachers.
After forcing slavery into the Constitu-
ton, the shareholders forced it through the
ballot-box. into every department Of govern
ment; forced it through politics into the
practice, habits of thought and fashions Of
people, forced by threats the enaetments Of
law making all liable TO beslaye catchers,
forced it by amalgama'ion into the very
veins oftho Anglo-Saxon race, and through
a corrupt clergy forced il into the bible and
churches; after all these, because The peo-
ple protested against giving hesIay ehold-
ers all the territories, they forced war
upon the country to destroy the constitu-
ton and government. And still, slavery
has friends in the insplted North, friends
deep in the plot Of treason Or in sympathy
with traitors. VIII not the words, acts
and very negIects of such to help raise a
loyal army be remembered and at the day
Of public wrath they be the first to suffer,
in property if not in person for their disloy-
atty May God so rule that the great
battle may be won by loyal men that such
home scenes Of violence may not be wit
messed The day is near however, when
we shall all know whether peace shall be
to all in our midst or whether scenes Of vi
olenee shall be enacted around US too
shocking for the mind to dwell upon.
We are but acting oyer for the seventh
time the closing scenes Of all preceding
slave governments; were all historians, all
must have foreseen this end--so often told
in the lectures of our wisest men-so
studiedIy concealed from the masses by
the Clays, the Dougasses. the Corwins and
all Presidents and aspirants for the Presi-
Gency for an age or more. Jefferson, Ben
ton, Adams, Wendell Phillips, Garnet
Smith and the like fearless ones have ad
vised all this in their time; but who has
listened to them! Trucking aspirants
succeeded, BY begetting public prejudice
against them, in so dulling the putlic wit
that few heard or believed their words Of
prophetic truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
Louisville, Sept. 10.

In
From Richmond, Sept. ~, ia New
Orleans: The Charleston aLcrcuyy's cor
respondent gives a proclamation Of the
CaptaiaG General Of Cuba. lie SAYS: i" In
virtue Of a proclamation by her Majesty,
the QueeS, | have determined, under date
Of Aug. ah, that all vessels occupied in
legitimate commerce proceeding ircsa .nas..-,
ID the Confederate States, shall be entered
and cleared underthe Confederate flag, and
shall BE- duly protected b. the authorities
NJ the Island. Foreign Consuls will BE-
notified that no interference on their part
viii be tolefated.o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
Eg The Governor IS sending to coun-

Eg The Governor is sending to coun-
ties for the names Of men between the ages
Of Is and 45 and able TO perform military
service; the design is doubtless to order
Sherifis to draft for men. We think it will
be 50 managed that only such counties,
perhaps towns, as have failed to send their
proportion Of volunteers viii be called on
to draft.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

GE Pump Carpenter says in his paper,
the Madison Patriot, that the young law
yers of Madison, one democrat, the other
a republican, designed and circulated the
call for a Union State Convention. The
Convention met-Pump Carpenter and
Booth Icing the chiefs, with McGregor in
the chair and Fairclild at the bottom,
working hisasef up for Governor. The
Jourtal says about forty attended the
Convention, principally hangers about
Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

THE HARVEST TN EuaoFE--Ths LoD
don Spectator Of August oath, says:
The harvest Of Europe seems dou5iiu'
though that Of Great Britain will b. uPgf
the average. In France the reports .
lraly lie crops, more especially Of Indian
corn, are supposed 70 be destroyed. =
possible that there is exaggeration ID ,uo
accounts as yet received, Cut, allowing n n
that probability, Western Europe VII SUI
as Whole, be compelled to import r0ls
than an average ofsood. The short CIT
q Europe viii keep Up the English Pl ,ss
hat the danger of scarcity seems % na
passed away, and ifNs have 70 meet su0
time ii tho North, that heavy CALAMITY ~"
not be increased BY 4 deficient suplg
bread,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

re The Louisville Jonnai claims to
speak by authority in saying that Ere
mont's proclamation viii be countermanded
by orders from the Cabinet III two partieu-
lars: the penalties attached e men for
having taken up arms against ahe govern
ment Will be modified 50 Is to provide for
pardon IN case they submit; the turning
loose Of confscated negroes will be changed
50 as to dispose Of them some other way
than setting them free. It appears that
Kentucky Union men, a few Of them, are
not pleased with Fremonts measures for
SURPRISING treason. VIII Fremont sub
NIT to having his proclamation modified
and shorn Of its essential features! Then
he VIII resign-perhaps also Butler and
Banks. !.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
ST. Louis. Sent

GJ. GC us, sept. ID.
Capt Foster, q Col Maupi's regiment,
Of Franklin County Home Guards, brought
in seve. prisoners last night, who were d-
rect from Hardees army They report
that a fight had occurred in Hardee's camp
between the Missourians and LouIsianians
in reference to the conduct Of Missourians
in the battle Of Springfield, Louisianians
charging Missourians with cowardice, and
that the Louisiani,us treat them as towards
in camp The Lousianans charge that
while they were fighting, the M;ssourians
actually stole their horses and fed. Hair
lee was falling back Oh Pocahontas and
the Missourians were dispensing. These
men left lIardees camp with the intention
Of returning home under Candles procla-
nation and becoming good citizens, but
were informed here that the governors proc
iamation was abrogated by declaration Of
martial law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
PHILADELPHIA. Sent. I3.

nlladelphla, sept. ..
w IL Winder, recently arrested for
disloyalty to the Government, was sent to
Fort Lafayette this afternoon. His cor
respondence seems 70 have been very ex-
tensive with jeff Davis, Ex-Yice President
Breckenridge. Hon Mr.. Burnett, aud other
prominent secessionists. Both the copies
Of his own letters and the original Of his
correspondents, are in the possession Of
the Federal authorities. In his letters,
Winder pledges his warmest sympathies
with the rebels. lie assures Mr.. Breck1n-
ridge that his course in the Senate is ap-
proved Of by large number Of the best
men At the North, who are only waiting Il.
an opportunity to overthrow mob rule that
many Of the Home Guards, Of which -
was a member, bad joined Chat organization
only t. disaFm suspicion. One of the
Breckenridge letters is only ten days CID.
The correspondence viii prove very yalu-
able to the Government III discovering trea-
son in our midst.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

Eg~ The Provost Marshal Of st. Louis
has ordered the suppression Of the Dubuque
Herald in that city and county. The Du-
buque Herald is one Of the ablest papersin
the west, but as disloyala as the Day Book
There are from five TO seven hundred
masked seeessioaists inDubuque, principal
" Irish, their disloyalty no doubt the work
mainly Of the Dubuque Herold, for as a
people they are Is Loyal % other parts Of
the country as any others. There are, q q
matter Of course, a feW American dolna-
gogne leaders Of the Dubuque secessioni.ts,
for there is no depth Of meanness to which
there are not Americans to descend where
a trihe can be made BY it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

r. Gen. Buell, just returned from Cal-
liornlas as been ordered tojoin Gen. Sher-
men under Gen. Anderson, in Kentucky.
Gen. schenek i ordered 70 the camp Of in
strnctien in Obs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
IGg The military Organizations Of Ken

~ he military organizations Of Ken
tucky are the State Guards who are s'peaee
party, armed seeessionists;;n the Home
Guards are the unconditional Union men.
WhoW de Federal Government are arm
ing n tile rms 81 5000 ret day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

1The hog cholera i breaking dit
learsvlly IN the swine Districts of Indiana
and Illinois. Also, 4 new disease causing
blindness ii cattle, hogs aud chickens
the latter only in tie neighborhood 81 Ga
lem, III.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

The gate receipts in three days Of
thu Dubuque County Pair amounted to
81, 100.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-09-12
County Expenses.

fNHE following statement of County Elk.
L penses for the year 1861, is published in
compliance with the 9th section OF the 25tl
article of the new code, which is as follows
" They shall make out and publish annually
in at least two newspapers published in their
respective counties, if there be two II detailed,
minute and accurate statement of the expenses
Of their said counties, specifying therein each
particular item OF expense, and for what and
to whom paid and shall also deliver TO the
Sheriff of their respective Counties rs many
copies of such statement US there are Election
Districts in the Connty, at least ten day before
each general election, and the Sheriff shall.
within six days after the receipt of such copies,
set up one OF them at the place of holding
elections in each Election District, and the
Clerk to the County Commissioners and the
Sheriff, who shall fail to perform the duty i'm
posed by this section, shall each forfeit the sum
of one hundred dollars"
By order of the County Commissioners.
Test-WM. KlLGOUR, CLERK.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-09-12

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