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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
Case Under the Civil Rights Act

They have civil right case in Alex
andria.
A white man is charged with fell
ony, and the States Attorney has
asked the privilege OF introducing
negro witnesses 10 testify in the
case, claiming the right to do 50 I'M
der the provisions otthe Civil Rights
Bill. The Judge declined its admis
sion on the ground that he was acting
under the laws Of the State, which
forbade that a negro should testify
in case against whites when the
case arises out Of an injury having
been attempted or threatened to the
person, property or rights Of a white
person or Indian, or when the oti'cno e
was committed oy white person,
in conjunction with a colorcd person
or Indian. The Judge stated his de
termination to execute the laws Of
his State until ordered to do other
wise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

Bay~ Attempts at assassina.io ion,
from Political motives, threaten to
become epidemic in Europe. The
recent attacks upon the Emperor Of
Russia and the King Of Prussia have
been followed by another on Count
Blsmark. This last one was made
by ayoung man, p years of age, a
step-son of the well-known repubii-
can refugee i'll London, Karl Blind.
Count Bismark himself seized the
would-be assassin, who, after being
taken to Jail, contrived to stab him
self nine times in the throat, and
died the next morning Of his wounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
The Bounty Bill.

The bill for the equalization of
bounties, passed by the House to-day
with only two dissenting voices,
namely, Nicholson of Delaware, and
Trimblc Of Kentucky, provides tor
the payment Of eight and third
dollars per month to each soldier,
sailor and marine who served in the
army or navy from April -, 1861, to
April 1865. 1t contains a provision,
however, to effect that all bounties
heretofore paid, or hereafter to be
paid by States, counties, cities,
towns, or other municipal organiza-
tons or voluntary associations, shall
be deducted, bounty allowed and,
paid, from all sources, exceed eight
and one third dollars for each month
of actual, faithful service. Prize
money is also to be deducted from
sailors bounties. No bounty is to
be paid to substitutes or those who
were captured prisoners Of war at
the time of enlistment, nor those
discharged on the ground of minori-
ty, or before April 9th, 1865, or on
their own application, unless for re
enlistment, transfer or promotion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
Union Senators in Caucus.
WASHINGTON. Nav %.

W ashinBton, May 20.
The Union members OF the Senate
were in caucus for an hour this fore
noon, and for nearly two hours this
afternoon, considering the Constitu-
tional amend .ent now pending that
body. One or two members who
have heretofore been considered GER
tain to vote against any constitution
al amendment, announced themselves
ready to vote for whatever may be
agreed TO by majority of the
Union Senator's In fact it is stated
that the working strength of the
Union party will hereafter be thirty
four in "a body Of forty eight That
it will be thirty-three is beyond
question. and the passage Of the
amendment in some form is therefore
assured. The caucus adiorraed this
afternoon without reaching the con
clusion, and will meet again before
Monday. A general disposition is
manifested to harmonic. 1t is be-
lieved that there will not be much
more speaking in the Senate on the
amendment among the Union mem.
b RS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
Trial of jeff. Davis.

The Heralds Washington special
says:
"The trial Of Jeff Davis, under the
Norfolk indictment will doubtless he
postponed until August or Septem-
Der next, in consequence ofthe strong
feeling in Richmond on the subject.
Much animosity prevails toward the
jury who brought in the indictment
and until this subsidies, the Attorney
General thinks it best to delay the
trial. The counsel for the govern
ment will consist of Attorney Gen
eral Speed, John f. Clifford, VIM. II.
Evarts and Maj. Gen. L. II. Rousseau
the latter representing the army in
the prosecution"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
The discount rate at present of


the Bank of England is 10 per cont.
which governs the interest rate be-
tween borrowers and lenders of mon
ey, 1t is therefore singular fca-
ture of the times that interest aver~
ages higher in England than in this
country. The effect which this
finance change may have may be
against us, as capitalists may with-
draw their loan investments for use
at home. TIE effect may also be to
raise interest rates in this country
for brief time. Indeed, things are
looking toward an ultimate collapse
on both sides the Atlantic, as the
dcarness Of money must disable bor-
rowing capitalists from doing busi~
ness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

ges~ The people of Prairie du Chen.
having obtained a College Charter
OF the legislature, are preparing that
tine property known as the Brisbois
Hotel, for college building, and ex
pect very soon to open 4 school of
high grade
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
nea- There IS much talk al 10

nea~ There is much talk at Rome
of astounding cases of cXorcism said
to have occurred within the last tw 0
months at the village of Narazaao,
on the left bank of the Tiber. A
young girl named Mariangola is
every day exercised by monks, who
say she is possessed with DEVILS
The girl lodges in cottage near the
monastery, and is every day taken
to the church to get the devils cast
out of her. Every sunday crowds
flock TO witness the ceremony.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
to Town Supervisors, Alder
men and Village Trustees.

We call the attention of supergi-
sors, Aldermen and trustees to the
change made in the jury system,
and the duty imposed upon them by
Chap. l22 Of the laws Of the last
session. The section of the act 10
direct attention, is as follows:
Section |. The board Of supcrvi-
sors in the several towns, the trus-
tees of several villages in which, at
general elections, a poll separate
and distinct from that OF the town
in which said village is located, shall
be held according TO law, aud the
aldermen III each ward of several
cities in this state, shall, within thir-
ty days after the first Monday in
May, in each year, make out from
the last poll list of such town, village
or ward, a list containing the names
OF not less than ten or more than
twenty persons, such as they shall
believe to be qualified to act as jurors
under the laws Of this state, which
list of names, when completed, shall
be certified TO by such town board,
trustees or aldermen, as the case
may be, making the same, and i'm
mediateiy forward, by mail or other
wise, TO the clerk of the board of
supervisors of the county within
which such, town, village or ward is
situated, and upon the reception
thereof, such clerk shall file and
preserve the same in his office.
1t is important chat the duties
imposed by this act be strictly
performed. The tim is about expi-
ring for completing tho lists, and we
take occasions to call the attention
Of the proper officers to the subject,
lest a failure to comply with the law
might ,ead to unnecessary eXpt n Sc in
different parts CT the State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

New York, May 24.-The New
York Tribune learns upon the good
authority that in addition to Charles
O'Connor and others heretofore
named rs counsel for jeff Davis,
Nessrs. James L Brady Of this city,
VIM. B. Read, OF Philadelphia
Brown of Baltimore, and Pugh, of
Ohio, have been retained. The trial,
it is un .erstood, is to commence on
the first Monday in June, at Rich
mond Virginia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
Reunion.

The speeches Of Prtaidcnt and
cabinet, last week, BEIGE part Y
Of the. admirers of the ne. exccutive
Reconstruction but durirS the war
rebels and apostatcs, wely SO mildly
toned as to mean nothing Nho rtof a
willingness to compromise with Con
gress and it is believe. that, by
striking out the famouss Taird A.
t.ele from the Reconstruction Com
mittec's Report, being s he article
which DISTINGUISHES all resels till the
year 1870, the Presidentasl Congress
will resume better harnE ,ny Than
for months b fore lac splits Stanton
and one or two other Cabinet mem
bcrs arc in sympathy wit :. Congress,
and tie Presidents rema IS show a
degree Of mildncss such - contrasts
strangely with his past spfit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
DIED.

:, In Glen Haven, Feb. g. Mrs. ERMI1TDA E., wife Of
Mr.. Judson Stone.
Also, Feb. IS, HERBERT JUDsoN, infant scr, of the
above
In Beetown, May IS, Of Diptheria. CYNTHIA. daueh
ter Of James and Sarah A. Waddle, aged . years
months and days.
In the town Of Lane tstsr on Friday May 25 1865
Mrs MARY TAYLOR, wife Of Mr.. Leonard Taylor aud
daughter Of 0rson and Resina Cook aged * years
In Waterloo. May 10Th, CARA J0sEPIIINE Ell
WE'LL aged years months II days brighter q +.
A AMI Harriet Elwell
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

ea The Government is in posses
sion of evidence showing that mum
Der of freedmen have been forcibly
abducted from Georgia and shipped
to Cuba, ria Turks Island. The in
ference Is that they were sold into
slavery there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

INDIAN TRoUBLEs.-The Jackson
County Banner reports an attempt
OF SIX Indians to murder family
named Warren in that vicinity
Neighbors came to the rescue and
drove the savages off before they
had succeeded in accomplishing
their devilish purposes. The people
ofthe neighbcrhood were up IN arms
and are bound to secure the guilty
ones or kill the entire band.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

G@YA destructive fire visited the
town of Hudson, Wisconsin, Wednes-
day last destroying the whole bust
ness portion Of the place. The loss
is estimated at S350,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

sg Gen. B. f. Butler has been
chosen by the Massachusetts Legisla-
turo to be Maior-Gereral of the
State military, under the provisions
Of . new law relating to that subject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
Reorganization of the State University


Piled tho benefits Of the 100000 acre
Land Grant of Congress, for the sup
port Of d College for the improve
ment of Agricultural and Mechanical
learning, to the Wisconsin UNIVERSE
ty, proceeded also to provide by law
for a reorganization thereof, the in
creased endowment seeming to re-
quire important changes.
The University is to have the fol-
lowing large supports and ondow-
m hts The income of the Universi-
~ fund; the income of fund to be
derived from the sales Of the 240 900
acres IF land granted by Congress,
for enabling the State to support a
College for the benefit OF Agriculture
and tho mechanic arts; all such con
tributjons to the endowment fund as
may be derived from public or pri-
yatc bounty. The entire income of
all such funds is to be placed at the
disposal Of Beard of Regents for
the support Of Colleges ofarts, Of let
tcrs aid of such colleges as shall be
established in the University.
The law provides for the means of
acquiring thorough knowledge Of
tho various branches Of learning in
the scientific, industrial and profcs-
sonal pursuits, and establishes the
following colleges in the University ::
First, The College Of Arts, to en-
brace courses of instruction in the
mathematical, physical and natural
stieuces, with their application to the
industrial arts, as agriculture, nc
chanics, engineering, mining, manu-
featuring, architecture, commerce, &c ];
also, this College is to afford military
instruction, SO soon as the fund will
warrant department..
SecoNd, The college Of letters Shall
be co-exieteut with the college Of
arts, and shall embrace liberal course
in language, literature and philosophy
With such further instruction as the
authorities may prescribe.
Third, The professionalcourse is to
be devised and shaped by the Board.
The several departmet is are to be
open alike to males and females.
The government Of the University
shall vast IL q Board Of Regents to
consist Of fifteen members to be APP
pointed BY the goyernor-two from
each Congressional district and three
from tie State at large-to be com
missicned at first for one, two and
three years, afterwards all for three
years. They shall have power to
enact laws and regulations for the
University in all its branches, to
elect President OF the University
and the requisite professors, instruc-
,ors, officers and employees, and fix
their salaries, with other varied du-
ties.
Upon their first meeting they are
10 select not less than 200 acres Of
land in the immediate vicinity of the
University, for an experimental farm.
The law provides that Dane county
shall, AS condition, contribute $40
600 in Londs to be used 10 purchasing
said land, which the authorities Of
that County have .lrc.ly ordered
and furnished
The G., .Crnor ID pursuance Of the
law, h..s appointed the following per
son as q Board Of Regents
STATE ~ !4r9e. FIX Coy. Salam2n
and Col. Samuel Fallows, Of Milwau-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
MA R RE o.

In Fennim0re, April &, by Matthias Ketterer ESQ Mr.
WILLIAM GRIBLE, Of Hazel Green, and Miss EMILY
a. PAREE, Of Boscobcl
In Hazel Green. May %, 1865 by Rev NJ DinsdaIo
Mr. WILLIAM CHANDLER and Miss sYLyANIA pAn
COCK, both Of Hazel Green
In Hazel Green May 10, by Rer q Moepy. Mr.. LOUIS
Green
In Woodman. May odd by Rev. +. B. law. Mr. JOHN
b. COOLEY, and Miss CASANDEI JANE MILES. both
Of Woodman.
In Wyausing. April q, by J. A. Han ford Esq Mr.
LEWIS CLOUSE and Miss MARY HOUI. botb of C,iay
ton, Iowa. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

ssg Mr.. John NJ. Way, who brought
suit against one Of certain people
who paid him visit one day during
the war and compelled him to make
a loyal speech AL hoist Union col
ors, has received verdict of 500.
lie alleged his damages at 50 1000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

s@y- Merrill, Of the Crawford co.
Courier, has taken a Miss McCahill
for wife, and S. S. Train of the
Br0ad Are was married the other
day, by His Honor, Judge Mills, to
Mrs. Jane Moody, she also of tho
Brodd Are.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

Gn~ The total taxes OF ne Coun-
ty, for the year 1864 werts4S37l1-
q, Or nearly half a millids. dollars,
Of whicl amount The sum 81 $272,-
2o37l was bounty tax to RI y yolun-
teegs In the year 1865 Sic same
county paid total tax Of :355.8l1,-
IS Of which amount the srfn ofS84.
598.o6 was for soldiers boxnty tax.
These amounts DO not inEudo the
local, school, town, road 81 city
taxatiors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29
! ours respectful.
} JEFFERSON CR


BEADLE's MoNrnLY-Wc regard
the June number Of Bcad'.'s Maya
zine as among the best w,Slavc ever
read. Mr. Richardson's . to Col
orado, and "our cntrancetuto Rich
mond, arc pictures Of sc,slcrics and
events that deeply impress, the mind.
The new half year volumts ) to com
mcnce with the July gumbcr.-
Terms $500 per year. !: Address
Beadle u Company, Publ.hers, lis
Willian+ Street y. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

1F-At Denver, Colorado Terri
tory, the snow fell to the depth of
thirty inches on the 9th instant-the
storm asting fopr days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

aeA- a case was tried in the Freed
mems Court in Nashville on the 10th
inst, in which Ella Stevenson, free
woman Of color, sued for property
and violation of trust. 1t was deci-
thus: She should be paid damages
for the enslavoment of herself and
her son in $4,000, with other sums
amounting to 81, 1861.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

ssg~ Colonel Jacques Of Illinois has
just been tried on tho Indictment
found against hum in Kentucky for
rape and acquitted None Of the
witnesses summoned on his behalf
were examined, but the case was
submitted on the testimony Of the
prosecution without a word of argu-
ment from the counsel for the dcten-
dant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

B@@In Philadelphia thief robbed
q brokers boy,of s., 900 in the street,
but was Immediately knocked down
by by-stander aud handed over to
the noliea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

neA~Wo are informed that by
treaty with the Ougheo Shoshones
their war is ended and the mineral
lands known as the Oughee mines
ceded to the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

gsg~ Operations of the Freedmen S
Bureau in Texas have been extensive.
and are productive Of very great and
good results. The freed people are
wholly sclfsupporting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

rsa- From the day Of receiving the
nomination for Vice President up to
the day of the assassination Of Pres
ident Lincoln, Andrew Johnson kept
step to the music of the Republican
party. He marched right along at
the head of the column. and never
staggered but once-On the 18th OF
March, when he was sworn into
otfice-and that was physical, and
not political staggering. He seemed
to fully recognize his obligations to
the party at whose hands he receiv.
ed the Vice Presidency But short~
Iy after becoming President, he turn.
ed his back on the Republicans, and
thencetorth has served the Copper~
neade to their entire q tisfaction.
The latest solution Of this somersault
is, that he outsiders that he is indebt~
ed to the democrats" for his present
office; that they made him President
that, were it not for one OF the party
Mr.. Lincoln would still be President
and he only Vice President, and that
be is in honor and duty bound to
carry out the policy and measures OF
the party at whose hands be owes
his present elevation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

a4~ The Old School Presbyterian
body, in session at st. Louis, exclu-
des the louisville Presbytery, which
includes the Rev. Stuart Robinson
and seryeral other divines of his type.
The Assembly is said to be loyal by
a majority Of about four to one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

AssEssoRs.-Tho Assessors Of the
sever. towns 81 Grant County 81 in
ali; met It Lancaster on Monday Of
this week, pursuant 70 law, for the
purpose Of fixing a uniform basis tor
valuing persona, property. The
Board Of Assessors altered very con
sidcraby the basis eli last year be-
flca increasing the classes The
difficulty with the Assessors last year
was, infloIity to and disregard for
the basis agreed upon by the several
who supported such basis. The re-
jnrns Of some OF the assessors Of last
year show them to have been the
next thing 70 no mcnat all. In view
Of testing tnc present Board Of As
SCISSORS wo snail endeaNor in the fail
10 prepare from ihoir ro;lrps table
showing their action upaa The basis
adopted The basis and class sheet
adopted at the meeting of Monday
will appear next week in the HER
AID.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

Mr.. J. G. COVER, 8
Dear Sirs-A horse
was taken from the stabs, Of Peter
Trewarthy one mile so,s Ii Of this
town, Wednesday nighe persons
went in various directions, to look
aftcrs horse and thief J,day the
horse came home from tow. ,rd Platte
vile. 1t is thought he smay have
been sold by the thief tosjomo per-
son, and got away and c,;me home.
If 50 9 notice in your p;ser Of the
facts might induce the Purchaser to
come here; the descriptions he could
give Of the person he bosght from,
together with the circums Stnccs that
could be picked up here Sl;ght lead
to the detection Of the thist.
The descriptions of the .yorso is as
follows light bay, star = the fore
head, white slip in the Sosc, both
hind feet white, and u scsr on the
left biz. :
Yours rcspectfulIs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

sea- Virginia, in her Convention of
last week, answers back to Missouri,
and even more explicitly places her
self on the platform Of Impartial Suf-
trage. With two Southern States
only just Free procIaiming their
readiness 10 enfranohise the negro,
can any State of the Free North re-
fuse to stand on the platform of Equal
Rights for ALL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

pss- The United States seem deter
mined to possess all the Anglo rebel
navy The Georgia was captured
at sea the Florida was taken in the
harbor of Bahe and sunk near New
ports News The Sea Bird, OF Shen-
andoah, was given up at Liverpool !;
the Sumter was also given up; the
Chickamauga was raised al Whining
ton the Tallahassee has also been
given up in England, and the Rapp-
ahannock @ill have to be disposed Of
in the same way. There may be a
few more yet TO be taken possession
Of. but already nearly all the vessels
which had been in the rebel service
during the war, and which had not
been captured or destroyed at the
cessation Of hostilities, have been
banded over to the United States
Government. Ii the sympathizing
Englishmen who supplied these yes
sells have been paid, it may be well ;
if they have not been paid, it is well
also.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

sa~In the Senate, 22d, Mr.. Will
son reported . bill for the equalza-
ton Of bonnties. 1t gives every sol
der, without distinction of color,
1888 per month, deducting bounties
already paid, excluding deserters and
those who have sold their claims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-05-29

neA- Gov Fairchid offers reward
of $500 for the arrest Of Freeman II.
Richards, confined IN Manitowoc
County Jail, on a charge Of murder,
who escaped on the 9th.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-10-27

LoNG CREEK STATIoS.-We have
intelligence that the prosperity Of this
inland village is on the increase,
Thrifty and enterprising citizens have
completed large and commodious
business houses, and others are in
contemplation, and soon it will rival
other furnishing stations on the rail-
road. We are gratifcd to learn that
our worthy young friend, james NJ.
Bradford has been appointed agent
and has already entered upon his
duties. Mr.. Bradford's soldier re-
cord, aud his business capacity, are
subjects of pride with his frinds, and
We congratulate the peoIl lie in the
vicinity of Long Creek that they will
have the services Of so capable and
deserving a gentleman.