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

e. Wei! informed EngIishnen and
Americans just returned from Europe, rep
resent that Gen. Fremoots proclamation,
being tangible, and going straight at a
moral principle, will produce a prodiglous
influence i'll England, Ffance and Germany,
and viii cut right to the sympathies Of the
people, through all The preiudices and mis-
conceptions which the Morrill, tariff has
been used to envelope The facts Of this re-
bellion WITH Washington Correspondent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
SHERIFF. SALE-GRADY.

slate Of Wisconsin, Grant County, IS Circuit Court
la aud for Gran County, Wisconsin, Judgment Of
reelosure and sale. julius Augustine pain'ia, VS..
John Grady and Bridget Grady bis wife, defendants.
BY virtue judgment OF foreclosure aud SALE issued
out os the above named ip favor Of the above
named Plaintiff and against the above named deien
dans bearing date the 5t day Of August, A. D. 1861
and by direction of Plaintiffs Attorneys viii the
10Th day OF November, A. d. 1851 al the hour ten
o'clock, in the forenoon OF said day, the outer door
Of the court house, in tile village Lancaster in Grant
county, wisconsin, offer for sale and will sell public
70 the highest and best bidder for cash in hand
the follow ing described real estate w The east half
of the north quarter and the west bali of the
northeast qaarter OF section No Eleven Q1) Of town
No four g., north Of range No. four az west Of the
fourth principal meridian containing hundred and
sixty OF land the less ia Giant Co.,
Wisconsin, Said premises ordered sold ia Fatisfac
ton Of the Judgment in this case, amounting to the
sum of nine hundred eightyone and 30-1O0hs dollars
together with interests and costs, and costs accru ng.
Dated Sherias 0hee Lancaster. August H. A. d. 1861
j. Il. M0ORE, Sheriff,
PAINE 4 CAKraR, Grant County, Wisconsin
Plaintiffs Attorneys. S-l5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

Svgp IflM.-Mr. Sanuei Brown, Peesir
den. Of the Grand Lague 81 Farm Mort.
gagors, has begusuel on bis notes fer Sio,-
600 The action was brought il the Mil
Naukee Circuit Court, int a change 81
yenue was cataineds and It was sent 70 the
County Court beiofe Albert Smith The
case was set down torfrail this wael, Int
we have not learned whether il was t.i q
or not. For some good reason, the pies
busors prefer sgelng On the notes II soFe
closing an the mortgages. ~ ffoaae Ieagate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

Fo- Sale By II. K. Beebo Of Ilatteville agent for Ii
Counties Of Grant, Lafayette aud Iowa. Send foa
pamphlet containing description of the machia
AWARDS q committees and L stionials Of operators
20 opinions Of the press 70 the above family kniftin
machine where now In use. Address
July 10. II. r. BEEBE,
Plattcyille, VS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
MILLINFRyr
OUR GROCERIES

We are selling II at tremendous sacrisoo .
the regular prices Read the following list; rom
We will sell l6 pounds Of sugar for 81 co.
We will sell pounds of best Rio coffee ror :, an
Wewill SELF pounds of mould candle. lor " ~,
We will sell tne best tea IN the market for M VehM
per pound, warranted 70 give satisfaction Or b eeas
refunded Respectfully submitted N'y
Mickey 4 BRO
Rountree's Block, Next Door to the +. o.. Pst.
willie, Wis. April, 1861. yt,.e1e "-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

How THE PRISONERS ARE TREATED AT
FoRF LAFAsErrE.-A correspondent OF
che Philadelphia Inquirer, who has been
on a visit to the Fort says:
] found the compaeent Mr.. Serrell, the
financial egent Of jeff. Davis, as happy as a
king, playing chess with another distln-
guished parsonage. Pierce Butler was
reading Dir. Johnson's Vanity Of Human
Wishes, and one Of the Baltimore Police
Commissioners, Archer's Commentary on
the Book Of Job. The rest were yariously
employed, and all seemed to be about as
happy as could beeYpected under the cir
cumslances. There is no restriction to th9
conversation or correspondence, except tistt
the latter must be submitted to Col Bruke,
commanding the fort, to seethat it contains
nothing designed TO giyeal andcomiort 70
the enemy. Letters Of a domestic nature
are merely glanced over Inshort, The otli-
ser in command adhercs strictly to the let
ter and spirit Of Gen. Scots Injunction,
"Treat them kindly, make them comfofta-
Die, hut keep them securely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

INFALLIBLE Cure FOR DYsENTERY. -
DR.. Page, Of Washington, communicates
.fhe following to the Republican Of that
city.
The following simple remedy, long
known in family practice, was recently
tried in the camp Of the New York 22d
regimen, where there were from eighty 70
one hundred cases daily, and with rapid
cures in every case:
recipe In teacup half full Of vim
egar DISSOLVE as much salt as it will take
up, leaving little excess of salt at the
bottom Of the cup. Pour boiling water
upon the solution till the cup is two-thrds
OF three-quarters full. A scum will rise to
the surface, which must be removed and
the solution allowed to cool.
DOSE Tablespoonful three times day
till relieved.
The rationale Of the operation Of this
simple medicine will readily occur TO the
pathologist, and in many hnndrel trials |
have never known it to fail in dyseutery
and protracted diarrboea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
pRY-eooDs, GROCERIES.

Hardware Qeensware, Boats & Shoes, Hats & Caps,
Ready Made Clothing, Paints & Oils, Nails Gttss.
Thankful for the liberal patronage here ofore bestowed
would solicit a share III Future. Knowing the feputa
ton OF the old house for selling good and cheap goods
would say that it shall not be ia theleagt diminished
am determined for cash ready pay sell as good,
goods for lii lie cash. any other store in this
ton All wishing purchase requested to call and
examine goods and prices.
N, B.--No cbargefor showing goods.
GEORGE HOWE.
Lancaster, Oct. /, 1850. loft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
RUY YOUR GOODS CHEAP.

The subscriber would hereby give notice to the people
Lancaster and vicinity that be will continue toeafy
Oh the Ael camille business al the old staudofthe Ready
Pas store, in Lancaster, formerly occupied BY Howe
Burf) and that he is receiving direct from Bos-
ton and New York, large and we'll selected stock o.
g00d Goods suited for the Falan Winter trade, such
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
LANDS FOR SALE.
MURRAY LANDS FOR SALE.
7arn 1. North Range 5. West.

600 -. $50, IIranl csuaLy. wiaaonsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
X HITTING MACHINES.
Best KNITTING Machine in the worl

r B. Aiken's family Anitting racl,iae is now deci
to be the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18

W. ofNWi4 Sec u Wa Of sW1 4 See
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-18
HORSES STRAYED.

Lancaster, July 10. 1861.
, 1861-12-14
Iron-CIad Ships and Batteries.

The late board Of Naval officers appointed
to report on iron-elad ships and batteries have
presented to the Department their views, a
portion Of which in brief VIC hare already Civ
en- our readers. As the result Of this report,
it is noticeable that proposals arc now invited
'or iron mail plates for arming our present
wooden vessels, as tue board, in the question
oel"sen ships all iron and those Of rood iron
clau, hcainc to the hitter. AS cruisers, iron
ana Hon-caso ships will be unsuccessful, they
think. because, though their attack on wooden
vessels must oe fatal, the wooden ship would
Keep ont Of the way. In regard to the most
effective shot, they say: tive know Of no.
thing superior to the large and heavy sphcri.
cal shot. Rihed guns have greater range. but
the conical shot does not produce the crushing
effect Of spherical shot"
1t WAS suggested, it seems, that our Govern
mcnt should procure an fron-clad vessel, to bt
built in England; but this is not believed t.
be necessary. It vas, therefore, determined
to 6sek for proposals among our own ship
| builders. Tue qualities demanded were ligh
draught and invu1nezahlity. The board re
ccivcd II proposals, Of which the most IT
] ma1kable is one by Benjamin Rathborn, for
vessel 50 feet wide, n feet deep, drawing !.
feet Of watcs, and measuring. Ii, 900 tons. Th
toard recommend three Of the proposals IN
specifications. These are by ]. Ericsson, Ne,
York, who proposes q ta4tcry, 173 feet long
d feet broad, LIZ feet deep. 10 feet dsaugh
E65 tous measurement, TO make speed Of
milos per hour. to cost SIT, 900, and rcqull
, 1861-12-14

check Of Serapfs1 the cheek fell
10 The ground; the thunder was silent, and
both heaven and Garth continued 10 pre- |
scrvc their order and tranquility. The
blows were repeated; the huge idol, with
the cnhlenatic monster Which he held in
his right hand, was overthrown and bro
ken 10 pieces; the limbs we're igno-
n,iniouEly dragged through the streets;
the frauds aud devices Of the ministers Of
the idol, their dcxtrous management Of
the 1oad-stone and the secret methods Of
introducing human creature into the belly
Of the statute, were exposed; the carcass
was burned in the Amphitheatre amid the
shouts Of the populace, each man Of whom
looked on and openly wondered how thing
80 ifeless and i;npotent could have held
them in awe and misgoverned and op-
pressed Alexandria so long At the proper
time the Nile rose to its usual height,
and again fertilized its banks
the crops yielded their annual wealth, chill
dren blessed the marriage bed, aud though
the reign Of Serapis was at an end, pros
perity continued to bless the State.
These events Of the fourth century, nar-
rated in the glowing periods Of Gibbon,
emlody truth that is eternal and that ap-
pea1s to US to-day with irresistible force.
Our Scraps, an idol Of monstrous proper
tions and fiightfu mien, is Human Slavery
"A bloodier and more detestablc deity
than ever Egyptian worshipped. Imported
from q barbarous period in the history
Of human society, and justified by the
maxims and dogmas that barbariansu use and
Christians deny, it has obtained a a1odgment
in our civilization which no reasoning NOT
scriptures can destroy. It is in rebellion
against the Government and its blind de-
votees are rushing to its defence; and
though there is Heavens 1escript author
izing its destruction, Christian and Pagan
alike stand horror-stricken and aghast at
the proposition to touch it. The predic-
tons and maledictions which its priests
have uttered, have taken firm hold on the
popular imag nation and thousands Of good
men who hate the idol and pity the idola.
ters, express their apprehension, that
if blow is dealt at the former, tie most
| frightfu1 punishment which an offended
| Deity can intlict will be brought down by
| the latter. Their fear is indefinite
| They do not see the form OF nature Of the
ca1amities which doing justice will bring
| upon them; but express their apprehen
sions in the comprehensive phrase -chao:
| will return. The day is drawing near II
which the knowledge Of the true fait1
will animate the nation to put our Serapi
| aside-to break the image and destroy th,
power Of the idol whose temple is in ever,
! platform and creed. Some valiant soldie
will make the attack, and when the mon
ster falls, and its hideousness is seen, til
Republic will wonder, as Alexandria die
why it had permitted itseE to be ruled b
that thing Of triple brass. Waiting such a
event, the priests Of the idol are multiply
ing and emphasizing their anathemas, an
too many, who have professed the tru
faith. are, By their silence and inacio1
deprecating the dealing Of that blow whic
they fear may prove the falscness of the
trust in the true God.
, 1861-12-14

Extent Of the enumeration. lib
There are, in addition to this, eight detached
batteries Of artillery, eight companies Of car
airy, and five companies Of aharpshooters,
body guards, etc. But with all Difference to
the Governor OF Pennsylvania, wc think the
Governor Of New York will dispute some Of
his claims, as for instance tho Carl Schurz
cavalry regiment, commanded by Colonel An
drew T. McReynolds, is cllimed as the 1st
New York, and the 10th Pennsylyania; and
the Cameron Rifles, Col Beige, as the 63th
New York and the eGth Pennsylvania. Very
properly the California regiment Qatc Col
Bakcr's) is numbered as the list Pcnnsyiya-
MIA, for it was recruited Of Pennsy1yanians.
But McRe{nold's cavalry and Betge's
! rifles were both recruited in New York, al
| though each received some recruits from the
| other States. Taking these from the list, as
they should be, and Pennsylvania has sixty
| nine regiments in the service. Gov. Curtin
has also included Col Josiah Harlan's ssKen-
| tucky Cayalry,'' at Fortress Monroe, although
recruited under Federal authority without
reference to States.
Some Of the regiments in the service, as
Col, Geary's, have as high Us ECO men, 9th
ers, as Col. Wm. B. Mann's, not more than
$50 We admit Pennsyl7ania's claim 70,
$500 Of the 100000 she claIms to have
already in the field. We "can't sect any
more. But Pennsylvania will make good the
100000, and can do it, too, without stretching
her counters Or stea1ing from other States.
~ Proceedings had been commenced al
Cleveland, Ohio, to condemn and sell the bag
gage Of the brothers Maury, arrested there rs
bearers Of rebel dispatches from Europe; bu1
the prisoners having represented that they
were destitute Of clothing, ut Fort Warren, thu
Government ordered the proceedings stopped
and that the baggage be forwarded to them.
H In Whiteside county, chap nance
Penny, arrested for stealing, who broke jail
has been rccapturcd, probably on the principl.
''that bad penny always comes back"
, 1861-12-14
From our own Correspondent

Secretary Chase's Report WAS sent TO the
House ut one o'clock to-day. The utmost
anxiety respecting it has been felt in all quar-
tcrs, for upon the Treasury rests the whole
structure Of the Government, and all the
Issues Of peace or war., II the rebellion is to
be put down, it is to be put down by dollars
and cents. If the Government is to be main
taincd, it is to exist br dollars and cents.
s'The last piece Of gold will win,'' said Louis
XIV, counting the chances Of his long war
with William Of 0range, and he lived to see
his remark verified in his own total and dis
graceful defeat By English guineaa.
The most important Recommendation Of
the Secretary is that which relates to the tax
ing Of bank notes for the purpose OF retiring
them from circulation and replacing them
with Demand Treasury notes Of the United
States. In this way 1t is believed that two
hundred millions Of dollars can be realized
without interest Radical as Is the scheme,
there can be noqnestion ofits utility even apart
from the public exigency which seems to
point to it as an unavoidable necessity Of the
times. Sixteen hundred corporations Of our
Own, together with a hundred, more or less, Of
Canadian notoriety, pouring out paper pro-
miscs, Of uncertain security, under thirty or
forty different laws, some with limited and
some with unlimited powers, constitute
| the most dangerous element which can
/ afiict commercial milton. The value
| Of the precious metals is Just as much
| affected by the existence Of two hundred mill
lions Of paper dollars BY the side Of them, per-
| forming the functions Of money, as though
| that amount Of gold we're suddenly disem-
towclcd from California and emptied into the
| business channels Of the country; and surely
there is no ono so infatuated with bank notes
as to deny that such an addition to the metallic
currency of any country won1d be followed
by sudden and universal and correspondents,
/ Increase in the prices of labor, breadstufs,
houses, lands, fabrics and products Of every
ua,nc and description. The people Of the
| United States, and particularly Of the North
west, have long ago forgotten, or ceased to re-
gard, the principles governing this question,
and not even the repeated lessons taught By
"parics' and Financial TcFu1sions -
names with which we hare eloakcd
our Ignorance Of these princip1es-haye
| Of them to o study,of the simplest laws Of po-
litica1 economy Almost any man will admit
t1lnt money cannot be made Of paper-that
paper can only hayc currtncy on the pop
| t1lar belief that tho person or corporation
issuing it has real money constantly on band
and will pay it on demands belief which
may be well or i'll founded Almost any mat
will admit that the addition Of new dollar t<
:. the circulation of tho country enhances al
prices in very small degren, and that tn:
addition of u hundred millions Of dollars en-
, 1861-12-14
ItE1nE In W AS61uEtpQ.

lHe Fn1IaueIpHEa 77!409Ff7' IeEtcF saVe:
WAsn1seToE, Dec. THE crowd Of stran-
gers which were noticeable at the first Of tue
week, bas vis1bly diminished. The city is a
poor place to visit Just now for idle curiosity.
The principal hotels are all crowded. The
stringent regulations Of Gen, Mcclellan in re-
1ation to pa5ses, arc carried out to the letter,
ard there is but little to be seen on this side
Of the Potomac. The charges for everything
arc enough to start1c prudent: people. There
ia bat little comfort, and those Wbo have not
business With the Government had better stay
away until the rush is over.
, 1861-12-14

- Although the removal of the Confed-
fedcrate capital from Richmond to Nashville
is, for the time defeated By the indignant
howl that Richmond raised about it, there is
said to be little doubt but the Capital will be
removed before the assembling Of the first
REGULAR Congress in February.
, 1861-12-14

- Tic Philadelphia Inquirer says that
Gen Patterson has been earnest in the matter
of court Of inquiry upon the conduct Of his
summer campaign, tor several months past.
The necessary papers were forwarded to the
authorities in Washington in October, but no
response was received. The Inquirer thinks
there was reason for this in the probability
that Gen. Scott would be affected By the re-
suit. Subsequently Gen. Scott resigned and
went abroad, and Gen. Patterson is still press
ing his demands for an inquiry. It is denied
that he deferred asking an investigation until
after "scott was well out Of the country as
some correspondents would have it appear.
He asked it months ago, asks it yet, and will
ask it till it is granted. In the delay Of tic
Government to hear Ills prayer, he made the
Philadelphia speech, which has been quoted
in his vindicatiou, His friends claim that he
is one Of the best abused men in the country.
Let lim have the conrt Of inquiry.
, 1861-12-14

Serapis was an Egyptian god imported
from PontuG Domesticated on the banks
of the Nile, only few generations suficed
to make him the favorite deity Of the idol
atrouz people. His principal temple was
at Alexandra, in which a colossal statue
was erected, embodyingthe idea Of bis per
son, and, fguratiYe1y, Of his attributes.
The worship Of Serapis became the re-
hg1on Of the masses Of the Egyptians.
He was supposed to possess extraordinary
power. Epon him, in the imaginings Of
his deyotees, the return Of the seasons, the
floods Of the Nile, the growth Of the crops,
the birth Of children and the prosperity Of
the State, were believed to depend A
large party supported in theory and
practice these lofty pretenEions. The
priests Of the idol were many and strong:
They drew after them thousands and tens
Of thousands, by whose praises they we're
fiattered, and by whose gifts they were en-
riched. To dispute the attributes Of
6erapis was the highest crime which an
Egyptian could commit; and the few
Christians who dwelt in Alexandra were
subjected to insult and outrage IS often as
they were goaded into a denial Of his di-
vinity.
When the Emperor Theodosius governed
the Roman world, the elements Of discord
between the Christians and idolators in Al
e1andria had ripened into frequent tu
muits. The Fotaries Of Serapis,". says
GiDbon, "roee in arms at the instigatior
Of one Of their leaders, who e1horted then
to die in the defence Of the affairs Of ths
: gods" The Pagans fortified themselves
and repeI1ed the :beslcgers by daring sal
lies and vigorous defence, and by th.
inhu1nan crueldcs which they exercised o,
their Christian prisoners, obtained the las
consultations Of despair. Theodosius wa
appealed TO, and the imperial rescript II:
waited for during cessation Of arm
When read at last, sentence Of destru
lion against the idols Of Alexandria Ws
pronounced amid the shouts and e1ult'
tipns Of Christian joy, But it was conf
IDENTIFY affirmed by the adherents of Il
impious worship, that should any ha1
dare to Violate the majesty Of the god, IL
heavens and earth would return to the
original chaos; and when an intrepid *
dier, animated by Christian zeal, and arr
ed with mighty battle axe, ascended t?
ladder to emite the craven image, t
Christian multitude, SO profoundly had t
coITuptous Of s1n and idolatry ne
etrated the popular mind, wa
ed with. trembling anxiety {
result Of the combat. The fear lest
prediction of centuries might be rcaliz
and that The errors and abominatioas]
Faganism were, after all, the true pl,iio
ply Of life and faith. oppressed them a
eren then. in their hour Of victory, thor
! supported by the Whole power
=: the Empire, they dreaded to
* the ineyitable blow fall. The SOLE
aimed q vigorous stroke against
, 1861-12-14

one hundred days to build. By Mcrrick &;
Son, Philadelphia, who propose vessel Of
wood and iron combined, 30 feet long, 60 feet
beam. sss feet deep, Is feet draught. S.96 tons,
and ~ knots speed. She Will require nine
months to bnild, and cost s7e0, 600. Lastly,
the proposal Of Bushnell q Co., New Havcn,
is for vessel iron-clad, on the rail aud plate
principle, and to obtain high speed. She is
to bc $50 feet long, II IS feet beam, 10 feet
drought, TO 60 II knots IN hour. She will
require four months to build, and will cost
son5 o5O.
, 1861-12-14

The example Of the "nob1e Bcreans," who
ssscarchcd the Scriptures to see if these things
.c=5r so,' has been llbcra11F stimulated within
q short time past, by the publication Of re-
marlable prophecy purporting to be found in
the 4th clapter Of Haggai- Ono Of these
searchcrs addresses us the following:
ED1ToRs CHICAGO TRIBUNE In -FOUR paper Of
yesterday I find the abo'e item: As there are but
taeo chapters In Hasaal, and as nm uuable by the
aid oftfe best Coneordance, to find the passage
quoted, elsewhere, write to AJAX you to give nc
t1e mere ght On H. fabect ts sae 5s re
am ye1y much interested, just now, to know where
1t is Yours, &C., L. HANKIks.
WArKEEaAH. H.. Dec. II.
Singular7y enough the passages arc not
found in our own copy Of the Bible, the King
james edition Of the American Bible Society.
Nor has any Concordance served Us better
than that familiar aid to Biblical research
seems to hare done our correspondents There
must be some mistake about it. The other
day prominent and esteemed divine Of this
CITY was in our sanctum at the time when this
ssprophecy'' was under discussion. One visl-
tor, not to be caught mapping, laughed con-
sumedly at the idea that there WIS book called
Hogqai in the Bible. Our. reverend visitor
checked him, and called for the Book, to show
not only the prophecy Of Hagggai, hut the iden'
teal Passages. The breTity Of the contribu-
tions Of this particular prophet to the prophe'
cies was one reason Of the clerical discontinue
that followed.
| Still, the cultivation ofthe praetica Of the Be-
| reans in this community will do no harm, and
| the liberal stimulation given viii be Of service
| The texts will do to preach from, though moi
from the pulpit, perhaps, nevertheless we de
| remember that our clerical friend above re
ferrcd to did say, in the first flush of his discoE
| err, II have never before thought Of that re
! narkablc passage. I el,an preach a. sermon
from it at once.'' However, among the many
| Biblical quotations pertinent to TIC war, thu
Albany Journal refers to the following from
Isaiah vii, 18th:
.'say re not, a Confederacy, to I'll them to whom
| this people shall gay, Confederacy; neither fea
t &c their fear, nor be afrnid.''
| Let us sec whether tile Bereans will be dc
TERED from consulting this latter reference.