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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
Prices in The New Dahomey.

washington Dispatch to the 4 Y. Tribune 1eth.1
In Warrenton, Herndon, Celfterville and
Fairfax Court House, boots Of split leather
sell for $12 and SIS per pair. Sugar, %
and 80 cents per pound. OF coffee there
is none. Tea common, $3.50 and So per
pound. Bacon, 20 and rs cents per pound
Salt, per bag Of two bushels, SIS and $50
at auction.
At Herndon, one-half bushel Of salt sold
at $3.50 Whisky in the Confederate
camps is selling at 81 pint, bad at that
and would bring more if asked. A ball Of
hemp thread would sell at $3.50. Shoe
makers threads cost one cent at Richmond
No dry goods to be had at any price
There is a great scarcity Of thread, needles
and pins. Ofsoap there is none. Can
dies, mould, rs and 80 cents. ALBANIAN
tine candles by retail, 10 cents apiece. -
Flour $3.50 and IS per barrel. Beef
plenty. All the proyender in the country
is taken for Confederate obligations and
the country generally is cleaned out. But
small crops have been planted in London,
and none Of any account in Fairfax. The
teams have all been seized and there are
no fences in Fairfax left.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
Treason Of Ex-senator Jones.

The arrest Of G. w. Jones, ex-senator
Minister &C., was based upon the positive
information that be is not only a traitor
at heart, but his own written record turned
up against him the dry before he had his
long interview with Secretary Seward.
Some Of his official papers containing his
accounts were opened in the State Depart
ment, when a sealed letter fell out. Ii
was addressed to Jefferson Davis, President
Of the Southern Confederacy. 1t recon-
mends and endorses a gentleman for high
military position in the Confederate army,
closing with the remark, 81 have two sons
now il the Southern army, the only place
where patriot should be found fighting
against tyrannicaI and despotic govern
ment. AS soon as | settle my accounts
with the Federal Government u shall also
join tie Confederate army myself" Mr..
Seward Immediately upon making the dis
covery notofed the Treasury Department
not to pay Mr.. Jones the balance appear
ing to be due him by the Government.
BY some mistake, however, the amount
was paid. Mr.. Seward afterwards receiv-
ed Jones and conversed with him, but did
not allude to his treason, not wishing to
alarm him, but learning that Jones was
going to New York, put a detective on his
trail and caused his arrest as already sta
tod
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
The Sins d England.

The outgiyings in the London Times,
and other British journals, that we Of the
North, 10 our stone fleets, etc, areconduct-
ing war against civilization, etc, provoke
many retort. The World says:
The dungeons Of the Tower; the flesh
less and grinning skulls, which, Of old,
formed the appropriate ornaments ofTein-
pie Bar; the bloody assizes Of Jeffiies; the
rayages Of Clayerhouse; the massacre of
Drogheda and Glencoe; the Indian tona-
hawk and the scalpng knife employed in
our war Of the Revolution; the yicfims.of
the old jersey rfison snip; the Ilipdoe
rebels, whose liking bodies were fanrnod
into mortars and fred into the air-all
bear witness to the murderous revenge With
Which Engls,d visits rebellion against her
authority. Aud this is the England which
exhorts us to forgive our rebels aud ac-
knowledge the new Dahemoy IN our South
ern States Is the interest 81 humanity and
cottSa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

the second time, within ten miles Of the
enemy's lines in Kentucky, $500 of I'M
expended money, furnished by the rebels
was found upon her person. She has been
correspondent Of the Richmond E'nqui-
rer and Baltimore Exchange. Miss
Poole is yet in confinement at the Six
teenth Street Jail.
Among the number yet confined here is
Mrs. Baxley, formerly resident Of Balti-
more. She was arrested on the god Of
December. She had just come from Rich
mond and had been in conversation with
jeff Davis, from whom she had obtained
a commission in the rebel army for her
lover, DR.. Brown. She is a very "explo-
siYe" woman, and it was from this fact
that her arrest took place on board the
boat, while approaching Baltimore from
Richmond. This woman has refused to
sleep under a blanket marked ~. S"
ever since her confinement here.
There was the same patter of nimble
feet overhead when we left the prison. -
At the windows, from the outside, we saw
the face of Mrs. Greenaow standing with
in the room above. Our voices had been
heard in the room beneath, we know, and
even the musical tones Of TIE piano, that
had been performed upon during our pres
enee. There may have beena memory Of
other days recalled by these signs Of fes-
tiyity, and the heart of some above may
have beat with a quicker pulsation at the
thought of the circumstances that now
surround them.- Correspondence Phile-
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

Ar ONT belonging to individu-
ais holding certificates red'm, ss7I.l.
J. w. ANGEL, Clerk Of Board.

S cRErARY WELLEs AND THE S95, 600.
Notwithstanding the many runors aaoat
and many well authenticated, we know
that, So far, it has not heen decided to re-
move Secretary Welles. Should the Sen
ate, however, pass the resolution now be-
fore il, transferring the letting Of the new
iron-clad irigaIes 10 the President, he will
resign. An earnest effort i being made
by his friends to prevent il, but It will not
succeed upless his brother-in-law, G. d.
MORGAN, should disgorge the $4,000. Up
q today, however, be has resolutelv re-
fused to pay over to the Treasury single
cent. Mr.. FOX, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy, went on to New York to see him
last night, to endeayor, if possible, to an
range the matter. In The meantime, tue
President will not Be moved by noisy clam
or any faster than ne thinks fit HASH.
Cor. Phil. Enquirer, 18Th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
Maryland Loyalty.

The country will be refreshed after read
ing the following morceau from the recent
message Of Coy. Bradford Of Maryland:
$50 long as the Federal Administration
shall continue to devote, as we believe it
has hitherto done, the powers at its com
mand faithfully to the accomplishment Of
the same National objects, and steadfastly
resisting all attempts to misapply these
powers, shall continue honestly to exert
them with the single and sacred purpose
OF sustaining the supremacy Of the Consti-
tuition (meaning slaveiy,) SO long Will
Maryland, impelled by every instinct fin-
terest and affection mite as qrdently as
she does today in upholding the Union,
of which she is proud to be the heart"
That is peculiarly encouraging. IF the
Government will continue to uphold slave
ry-which is the Southern meaning of the
word CONSTITUTIONS MARYLAND will unite
as ardently as she does to-day, in unfolding
the Union" Maryland has furnished
something like 1000 conditional Unionist
soldiers for the Federal army, while she
has sent jeff Davis $4,000 unconditional
disunionists to help destroy the Govern
ment. It requires the presence of $4,000
Northern soldiers to maintain her ardor
above freezing point in unfolding the
Union. Fort McEenry and 5000 New
Eng!ond boys preserve the loyalty Of Bal
timore, and Dan Sickle's brigade and
Banks division assure the loyalty Of the
rural districts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
South Carolina Territory Governor Appointed

A letter from Port Royal, dated Dec.
31st, says 1alao
"In previous letter / informed you
that we had taken possession of st. Hele-g
ma Sound. and the islands adjacent there
to; and the white people having complete.
ly deserted the forts, houses hamlets, and
left some twelve or fifteen hundred negroes
to take care Of themselves. l learn that
these negroes, although persuaded and
commanded to come away, positively re-
fused, notwithstanding they were threaten
ed and told by their masters that the Lin.
conites would kill every man Of them
They determined to remain, and remain
they did. We formed them into colony
and permitted them to select one of their
number to be denominated as Governor, to
whom all the blacks should be oJedient,
with an assurance Of protection from us
for all. fa.l
"a day or two since, while everything
was looking very quiet, rebel sergeant
and two privates from Charleston, armed
with muskets, pistols, and cutasses, came
down to st, Helena to recover some prop
erty or things they had forgotten and left
behind As they neared the village the
Governor ordered out the whole force, sur.
rounded the three rebels, and demanded m
unconditional surrender or instant DEATH
Seeing themselves oyerpowered, and know
inc that the terms would be fulfilled, they
surrendered arms, and all when the Gov
ernor Immediately ordered them to be scnt
on board ono OF the gunboats, and they
are now prisoners on the Wabash" 's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
chicago Pork Ttade.

During the past week, the receipts Of
HOGS, live and dressed, IN this city foot up
46,39s, against 1903 during the cores
ponding week in 1861, and ll,263 in
1850. The total receipts Of Hogs DUNG
the pork season (from the middle Of Octo-
ber) foot up 46s,440, against 249 952
during the corresponding period in tbs
season Of 1S60-6l and 292,I86 during
the same period of 1859-6o.
Tkenumber Of Hogs packed up to date
during the present season, foots up nearly
100000 against 10000 upto the same
date last season.
The shipments Of Hogs from This city
East foot up about 10000 siece the COM
mencalnent Of the packing season.
The receipts Of Hogs at Cincinnati this
season, according to the latest published
accounts we're 10000 so that we are now
ahead Of Cincinnati in receipts, although
probably not in the number packed-Chi-
cago doing a large shipping business be-
g:dss packing Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

FooL-HARDIEEss.-A letter FROM Lieut..
Col. Hawley, of the Hartford Press, from
Tybee, gives the following incident;
"Day before yesterday q party Of Ger
mans went up to Goats Point. One Of
the priyates stood on the summit Of a
sand hill, perhaps hundred yards or less
from Pulaski THAT is as near as we can
get), and waved his hat. The others went
back out Of sight, but could see the rebels
bringing a gun to bear. They warned
their comrade, but he would not heed
AS he stood with his back 10 the fort, a
barbette gun sent out a little cloud. Then
came the thunder, the rushing ball, and
the rash man lay disemboweIed and cut n
two on the sand It was splendid shot,
az could not be equalled in a months
practice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
azs- The Boston Post saws that a Wis

E The Boston Post says that Wis
consia soldier in Baltimore, it was thought
gave up the ghost last week. He was laid
out, put in q handsome. comfortably snug
coffin. and made no objectieu whatSyeF ~
til they began to screw down the I'd, chen
he rose in bis coffin and IoynonArated
against burying man alive. wassH
cofiined and put upon trial for preventing
funeral which hissuperioF officer had or
dered
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
Special Report Of County Treasurer.
COUNTY TREAsURER'S OFFICE,
Grant County, Wis, Fec. 3lst 1861

Gentlemen Of the Committee Of the
Comfy Board Of Supervisors. II have
nothing financially to add to the report
| made TO the Board, in full session, on the
18th day Of November last; except that
in pursuance Of resolution of the Board
passed at that time have since disposed
the Diseredited Wisconsin Currency,which
was in the Treasuary of the County at the
date Of my former report.
The present standing Of the Treasury,
is as follows:
Amount of current funds in Treas
ury Nov, 18th 1861 $1l8.84
Amount Of uncurrent funds in
Treasury Nov. 18th 1861 S38l.oo
Total $499,s4
BY loss on sale Of discredited
money Sl35.93
Leaving cash in Treasury at date 1868 81
In addition to the foregoing, and in
compliance with your request, | take pleas
IRE in reporting to you the several items
of accruing costs upon lands returned to
this Office, and sold for non-payment Of
taxes during the past year. And in as
much as said accruing costs, vary some
what in different yeais-owing to the
amounts returned, the character of the des-
criptions, and the date Of sale; | judge it
may be somewhat more satisfactory fer
your purpose. Should | report to you
separately for each year, since | have
had the privilege Of conducting the BUSH
ness Of this office. Hence, | report accor-
ding in order that you may have joint
separate or average view of the whole mat
ter:
Original taxes on land sold Sept.
9th 1859 s53s9. 80
FL . per cent fees added s274.44
Interest at IL per cent
added 10000
Advertising fees added 1878
Treasurer's fees for Ger
tificates of sale 1890
Total Of accruing costs Sl954.72
Total amount of sales 7344.04
Original taxes on lands
sold Sept. 4th 1860 $4o57,97
Five per cent fees added $206.80
Interest al IL per cent
added 322.97
advertising fees 6S2.25
Treasurer's fees forcertif-
Gates ofaale 47l,45
Total of accruing costs $l6s3.47
Total amount of sales $5741,44
Original taxes on land
sold May 14tb, 1861 S5359.69
Five per cent fees added 5273.45
Interest at II per cent 239,69
Advertising fees 974.25
Treasurer's fees for certif-
cate Of sale 614,85
Total Of accruing costs $2102.24
Total amount Of sales S746I. %
All of which is very respectfully sub
mitted. JAMES A. JOINS.
County Treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

EgWm. Lloyd Garrison delivered a
lecture at the Cooper Institute 70 large
audience on Tuesday evening, Jan. a.
On the same evening Frederick Douglas
delivered lecture ID National Hall, Phil
adelphia, which was ws attended. His
subject was "The War Two months
ago the announcensens that either Of the
aboYaslnen were to lecture in New York Or
Apt:ladelphia would have created mob.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
DislOYaIIy Of Government EMPLOYEES.

The Potter Committee, appointed by
the House, says the correspondent Of the
N. Y. Times to investigate the fidelity Of
the clerks and other employees Of the gov
eminent about Washington, have suspend
ed their labors and are preparing their re-
port. 1t will be very long, and must ere
ate much excitement ia the country as the
committee must come to the conclusion
that at least five hundred persons employ
ed in the Departments here are disloyal
to the Government, and would rejoice to
see Jeff. Davis in possession Of Washington.
The report will be very severe upon Mr..
Smith, Secretary of the Interior, showing
that Jacob Thompson's old disunion clerk
and his own (Smiths) family and friends
draw two-thirds of the salaries in his De-
partment. They charge that Mr.. Smith
and at least one other Secretary have treat
ed the respectful inquiries of a Congress
sional Committee with contempt, and
banked their efforts to purge the public
service Of traitors. The sympathies Of the
country will be with the committee, for the
people know that the government has been
harTassed and nearly ruined by spies in
Washington. The report will be finished
this week, and published at an early day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
DOCTOR A. THOMPSON,
HOME0PATHIC PHYSICIAN,

91ers his services to the community in curing Acute
BAD Chronic Diseases in the most speedy safe anu
maaeut manner pr Thompson may BE consulted aaiy
on ali Sseass If tht hnp,af system Persons living al
sdtanee can do 50 by letter, and BY lneioslhS teu
stamp they viii receive an answer. ,...... o,;l.
Particular attention given g tsmae sA'A
tren's diseases and diseases Of the Eye r4a.4.s
t"0FFIcE in Burrs new bullengs opposiso ,a,e
States Hotel. Lancaster. Wisconsin. M
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

FooD or Cows AFTER CALyING.--lt
IS customary with many farmers 70 feed
cows Immediately after calsing with warm
sIops--a pail of bran or meal and warm
water, well sailed; and better diet is COM
menced at once in order TO Get al much
mix as possible. Tbs isobjected to by some
as contrary to nature, and very likely In
duce caked bag and milk fever; also that
the COW should have rest and quiet. It is
an errf to suppose that tasking the stom-
ach after the fatigue Of partasition can be
otherwise than hustful. A drink Of water
iad little dry hay is enough for the first
day, and the should have nothing better
than the best hay for three Of four days.
until all inhamatory symptoms are past
So saws the Rural Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
IT BAXTER, NJ. D.
DR. LUDWIG.
TAR THoMAs w. BALTzELL,

Dk. IHOM4Ao w. bAI1 11I1I1t1'
Having permanently located in Lancaster will give ms
undivided attention to the practice o. MS pIosssso
as Physician aud Surgeon. So -
He aay be found at all times at the Drug etote-"n
LESS professionally engaged ,.,... In
general supply Of Family Drugs ana
b. kent for sale at the old stand Of BladshaW
prepared hy myself. 40 .f
Lancaster May 26th 1855
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
BUSHNELL 4 ROBERTSON.
MILLS, MCKEE y BLESSING,
ATTORNEYS AZ LIZ W .

LANCASTER, GRANT COUNTY, WIS.
,n 1,o s,a;rs1 in Meyers Building, on Madaso"
oD'S Vp Street, opposite CoSft Hoaas
,r,nnroetee in all the Court ofthis State. ...aa.
"GeIections promptly attended g ana REM ''l''''
ive Viii pay taxes lands Of non-restents NV
49, attention to any business relating 10 fe@i W
ateyvbioh may be entrusted to our care
msrpu r. MILLS, DAVID MCKEE, q I. G. SLhssis9'
Lancaster, Oct 18th, 1853.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

rE The French residents Of New :Qrz
leans aTe anxious IS leave that city without
further delay, and as there IS only one
r.ethod bv which it can be effected, they
have appointed 4 committee to conmuni-
cate with the Federal forces On the sub
ject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29
Report Of the Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors.

j. ". Aagelzto Grant County,
Jan. 8, 1861. To amount reed
Of w. r. Beach, former Cpk, $346
70 amount received for redemp-
lions, assignments, interests,
advertising, and sales oflands,
to Jan. /, 1862, $6479
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

Cen. Sieel's resignation his positively
been Withdrawn, by request il il SAID, Of
the President and Gen. Halleck. When
ever general forward movement flom
Rolls takes place, Siegel wiz Be in COM
mand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

A pair of stockings sent by the ladies
committee for the use Of some gallant vol
unteer, was accompanied b. the following
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

Brave sentry on yorr lonely beat,
Mas thase-b.ue stockings wa N syour feet;
And when fsou war and camps Jon part,
~ some fair Enlttsr warm your heart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

ar There aye so printeis ii lie Sd
Regiment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-29

Grant County to J. ". 4ngeH,
1851 Amount naid Jas. a.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-20

proved that the altercation was invited, ana continued by the prisoner, by dari ng the de- ceased to the combat The Attorney acquitted himself with his usual ability and fairness, and finished his argument to the jury, at II o'clock, m very serious and impressive appeal that they should discharge their duty fearlessly. and ac. cordlng to the solemn obligations of their oaths.
 John H. Hubbard. Esq, closed the argument of the case in speech of an hour, and eloquent. ly appealed to the sympathes of the jury be half of the prisoner; and at 10 minute, past l2 o'clock, (noon,) his Honor. Judge Waldo. com. mitted the cause to the jury in very clsar. concise, simple statement of the grounds relied upon, on the one side and the other and laid down the rules and principles of law that should govern them in coming to correct determine. ton of the case, Tn his usual intelligible and able manner.
 The jury returned into Court at two o'clock Tn the afternoon, with a verdict of "Nor Grrl. TT''; the announcement of which by the Fore. man, brought out from the friends of the priso. ner, demonstrations of applause, which was re. buked by the Court. The defendant then l,r. the Courtroom, accompanied by his counsel and friends.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-20

Des~ The friends oi the First Connecticut Artillery will be glad to learn that the Chaplai, Of the Reg lment, Rev. E. A. Walker, has just published an account ot its first year of service entitled {" Our First year of Army Life.,' It is sgood sized pamphlet of ninety pages, and con sists of an'address delivered to the soldiers last June while encampcd in front of Richmond- ltabounds in interesting and humorous stories illustrating the duties, the trials, and the fun of . avolunteer, and contains many suggestive and striking thoughts respecting the nature and causes of the war.
 For sale by Thomas A. Pease of New Haven Price 25 cents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-20

GEN. CoRcoRAN and staff arrived at Fer.ress Monroe on the morning of the 12th, by the Baltimore boat, and immediately proceeded to l Newport News to join his command. The " Legion" arrived at the Fortress during the day and will be disembarked for short time Tn order to clean the ships, after which the force will proceed on the expedition for which they are destined.
 NEARLY forty miles of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, west of Martinsburg, has been destroy ed by the rebels. The ties were gathered in piles and set on fire, with the rails above, so that the latter are warped and made useless.- The bridges are all destroyed, and in many pla- ces masses of rock have been precipated upon the track.
 GEN. GRANTS advance occupied Holly Springs Miss, on Thursday. 4 dispatch says that Col. onel Lee, of the 7th Iowa cavalry, had driven in the rehel pickets at Lankin Mills, on the Tala- hatchie river four miles south of Holly Springs and captured one hundred prisoners. among whom were several officers and captain on Van Dorns staff.
 HE Petersburg Express of Nov. 10th has the following The ghost of recognition of the Southern Confederacy by France and Eng land, after having been solomenly evoked for the 10th time, has again been dismissed to the shades below, where we hope it will remain for the balance of the war, We are tired of the freaklsh reappearance of this phantom, and wish 1 never to see it again paraded before the public ne" ]
Litchfield enquirer., 1862-11-20

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CAsLE-N is we'll known that MT. Cyrus ". Field has been for some time past moving in the matter of laying another Atlantic telegraph cable. Messrs. Glass. Elliot & Co.,. the English submarine telegraph contractors have written letter to that gentle. man, of which the following is an extract:-
 In reply to your inquiries we beg to state that we are perfectly confident that good and dura- ble submarine cable can be laid direct from Ire- land to Newfoundland are willing to undertake the contract upon the following conditions :-
 Ftrs-That we shal! be paid each week our. actual disbursements for labor and material
 Second-That when the cable is laid and in working order. we shall receive for our time, ser vices, and profit 20 per cent, on the actual cost of the line in shares of the company deliverable to us in twelve equal rnenthly insalments,a at the end of each successive month. whereat the cable shall be found in working order.
 We are so confident that this enterprise can be successfully carried out that we will make cash subscription fer sum of s25,OOO sterling. in the ordinary capital of the company, and pay the call on the same when made by the compa> ny.