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The New York herald., 1866-07-27


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The New York herald., 1866-07-27

OF his past and present prominence and public services
he cannot accept in self-respect.
Exemptions Under the Internal Revenue Inv.
The following articles, alphabetically arranged are
exempt from tax under the amended Internal Revenue
law, recently passed
The New York herald., 1866-07-27

Nickel.
Nails, horseshoe.
Orange mineral.
Oakum.
OIL, parafllne, not exceeding
IN specific gravity thirty.sir
degrees.
OIL, red.
Oleic acid, and admixtures of
the same with paraflne oil.
Packing boxes Of wood.
Potash, bichromate and prus-
state.
Powders, bleaching.
Pipes, drain and sewer.
Pipes, earthen and stone.
Pillows.
Paillassea.
Patterns used by founders.
Pipes, iron, drain and sewer.
Plugs, deck.
Peat.
Paintings, original.
Paints.
Painters colors.
Paper. printing, OF all de.
scriptions.
Paper. farred. for roofing and
other purposes.
Printed matter, all descrip-
tious.
Photographs, or any other
sun pictures, being copies
OF engravlngs or works VI
art
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
a Murderous Assault Upon Gov. Fais
child.
HE Ii. STRUCK WITH A SLING SHOT.

"A most cowardly and brutal AZ
sault was made on Monday night MP
on Gov. F%AIRcHIID, apparently with
the intention Of numbering him.
AT the suggestion OF the poles,
nothing was said in the city papeEa
yesterday respecting the affair. Al
no further purpose is to be served By
continued silence, We state the facEs
as they occurred.
Gov. F%AIRcHILD stepped into the
garden in the rear Of his residence 1T
about III o'clock in the evening.
None Of the family had yet retired,
and there was a gas light at the
kitchen door that shed a strong light
over any one passing out so that they
would be readily recognized by a
person watching from the outside.
The night was intensely dark ard
cloudy. AS Coy. 7. YES passing
along the walk, which was made
'ihore obscure by the deep shadow Of
some fir trees, he heard a step be-
mind him, and, turning suddenly, saw
the Ggure Of a man, indistinct in the
dGrkness, approaching him in 4
threatening manner. lie spoke out
sharply, on the impulse Of the mo-
,t,ent: What do you want2" At tie
same instan: the rufhan rushed upon
him, exclaiming: You God Id
Yankee and struck a heavy bloY
with what seemed to be aslung shot
aiming at the governors head. The
Governor jumped aside, end the bloAg
struck him grazing on the forehead,
making u considerable confusion
though the felt hat he lid OF. ST
the same instant Gov. f. drew & RI
vOlver and snapped it. The first
barrel missed fire. Meantime the
r%utIian, whether hearing the click Of
the pistol, or startled By the failure
Of his blow, turned and fled. The
second barrel Of the revolver explo-
ded, but without hitting the flying
assassin. The Governor snapped
two more barrels, which failed, the
pistol having been for d long time
loaded. The whole affair was over
in the brietcst space Of time.
These are the facts as they oecurr-
cd Sheriff McDoUGAL was imme-
diatcly intorms "a OF the Occurrences.
and has been active in endeyoring TO
search out and arrest the pprpetra-
tor and accomplices, if any Of this
cowardly and brutal attack upon the
Chief Magistrate of the State.
y There are various theories as 10
the source and object Of the attack.
As long ago as February last, Gov.
X. received an anonymous letter
mailed at Washington, telling him
that an attempt would be made on
his life and advising him to so arm
cd constantly. 1t is stated that 4
Southerncr, who heard a remark
made by the Governor at the Re
we're House. in Chicago, last year, at
the time Of LINcoLN's funeral, con.
%verning JEFE. DAVIS, had worn TO
wreak vengeance upon MIN. The
letter seemed very absurd, aud the
Governor attached no special notice
to it, nor does he now believe it pos
sible that the assault can have orig
mated in any such motive. Whoev-
er make the attack probably had
boon proving around the premises
watching for an opportunity fol-
some time past.
- ~Ez
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
The Rousseau Grinnell Affair.

Tie Louisville Journal has tho
following defense Of the course pur.
sued BY Gen. ROUSSEAU toward Mr..
G~RINNGLL:
The Stevens-Snmpier papers need
not think of attempting to make
political capital out of this affair
The conduct of Grinnell admits of
no defense. 1t was thoroughly scan.
dalons and cowardly.
lie who designedly insults anoth-
er is the party really guilty, and he
alone is properly responsible for
whatever may result from it. We
shall be greatly mistaken ifsuch con
duct as Grinnell's be indorsed by
Northern manhood.
We record with sincere pleasure
the following manly protest from
the N. Y. Times, and with it close
cur remarks:
We think it time that Congress
should adopt some means o%fprevent-
ing such outrageous and disgracelul
assaults as that made by Mr.. Grim
ell. We are astonishcd thet such
language as he used should be per-
mitted to continue to disgrace the
House without more vigorous pro
tests from the members, and more
decisive language from the Speaker,
than were uttered on the occasion
referred to. We know of no other
legislative assemblage in the world
where anything like it would for a
moment be tolerated. And we know
that no such body can maintain the
respect Of an intelligent public
while it allows such outrages to dis
grace its record"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
Wisconsin Teachers Association.

The Annual Meeting of the Wis.
consin Teachers Association will be
held at Ripon, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, July 23th, goth and
9th.
The morning session will be devo-
ted exclusively 10 Institute exercises,
conducted by experienced teachers.
The afternoon sessions will be oc-
cupied in discussions upon topics Vi
tai to the educational interests of our
State, and, also, in class lectures by
some of our most eminent educators,
IN the cveEing sessions, popular
lectures may be expected from men
distinguished in the educational
world.
The people Of Ripon have gener-
ously offered the hospitality Of then
homes to the lady members Of the
Association. Ladies desiring to at
tend this meeting, = requested to
send their names at once to n. +.
age, Esq. Of RiRon, so that places
ay be in readiness for them. Gen.
.eman will be entertained at the
hotel for one dollar per day.
All the Railroad Companies, to.
gether with the proprietor Of Good
rich's line Of Steamers, have engaged
to furnish free return fares to all per
sous paying full fare to the Conven.
ton over their respective routes.
1t is desirable to make this meeting
the most practicable and profitable
ever held by this Association. 1t
appears to be an important crisis in
the educational affairs Of this State
Let teachers meet in council, ano
take the part belonging to them il
the control Of those affairs. Come
net only to be entertained and anus
ed, but to work. A detailed pro
grammc will be published as soon as
it can be completed.
S. T. GAYLORD, Pres't.
J. II. TERRr, Seo'y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10

New BREcH LoADER.-A CORES
pondent Of the New York fines,
writing from London, gives the fol-
lowing account of a new invention
in firearms
Mr.. Sale, the blind inventor of
the method Of making powder in
combustible, has now invented a gun
said 70 be more simple and rapid
than any previous breechioader. In
stead of revolvers it uses slides each
to hold a,cCrtaln number OF cartridges
say ten each ten slides will hotd a
hundred, and these may be fired in a
minute. With a boy TO fill the slides
a man could fre 5000 shots an hour
Ten men, with as many smart boys,
would thus be equal 10 an army of
&C, 1000, and a hundred might kill off
the whole French army ifthey would
only stand stlll at a proper distance,
and o fire back, or otherwise i'm
politely interrupt the proceedings.
Mr.. Sale proposes to adapt his slides
to artillery"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10

A New FEMALE INVENTION A
correspondent writes:
"a new female invention is now
all the rage. 1t is called 'Brcaster.
and consists ofan India rubber which
is inflated, and heaves TO and fro
like the bosom of a ditlidcnt maiden,
which rises and swells, as the wearor
wishes, by pressing Il screw which
connects by means ola hollow tube
with some fixings about the waist,
They are worn extensively and for
sale. on the sly by all millners and
at the retail stores. The effect that
they have upon the uninitiated is
sometimes irresistible. He is wal.
king along aud meets a fair dane
who is anxious to make an impress
sion.
But alas, he aces she is what Bull
wer calls II q fat bosomed spinstcr."
She puts her hand TO her waist, let's
on the wind, the breastor' initiates,
and he sees before him Il comely-
formed maid, plump and rotund as a
rosy young widow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
Suicide OF Senator Lane.

Senator Jas. III Lane, OF Kansas,
has committed suicide. The Chica.
go Journal says his course in suppog-
ting Prcsident.I Johnson proved 50 un-
popular in Kansas, thai on visiting
that State he became very melan-
choly, and, as now appears, became
deranged, in which state Of mind he
committed the rash act This
doubtless in part explains the rash
act. He found his popularity at
home all vanished. Bad habits also
had something very probably to do
with it.
Senator Lane was o man about 50
years of age. He was a native of N.
diana and originally a violent Demo
crat. la 1854, he was a member OF
Congress from Indiana and took an
active part in repeating the Missouri
compromise. Soon after he removed
to Kansas and became a violent anti
slavery He was prominent
during the Kansas difficulties. Dur
ing the late war he made a great
deal OF noise and did a little fighting
on the Missouri border and had the
rank of Major General.
Elected to the u. S. Senate on the
admission OF Kansas, he has ACTED
with the Republicans, but during the
past winter suddenly veered about
and Joined tie Conservatives, sus-
tanning the Presidents policy.
Senator Lane was q man of great
popularity among the rough men OF
the border. His fluent speech, his
%boisterous ways, his radical talk,
gave him a great ascenCanCy. He
was, however, q man OF dissolute
habits, and in politics never succeed
ed in securing the confidence and es-
TEEN Of men Of cool judgment and
earnest attachment to principles.
He was a radical anti slavery man IN
Kansas he might have been a radi-
cal Copperhead in Southern Illinois.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10

psapIhe last Jumpers Ueehlg con
tains what the Albany Joaudl calls
the best sarcasm upon DR.. Craven's
book that has yet appeared. 1t is
designed by Mast and represents
"Ihe contrast of suffering at Andcr.
%sonville and Fortress Monroe" The
first scene is in the A~ndersonvillc
prison, where poor, furnishing
wretches, crouching in rags aud
Wretchedness, advertise the cruelty
Of the rebellion, One lies upon his
back just outside the dead line"
and a soldier is firing his musket at
another, who has crept beyond the
fatal barrier to clutch a piece of
bone. A third, almost naked and
horribly gaunt, crouches over the
body of q dead comrade. AT the
gate, the ambulance is passing out,
filled with bodies, and jeering Con
federates haddle around it. The
other scene is at Fortress Monroe,
and has for its motto the famous
Presidential declaration that Urea
son must be made odious." The H.
lnstEtous Jefferson reclines in an
easy chair, cushions under his head
and slippers upon his feet. One
servant bears to him a tray with
water, another4 s2lyer with ,cobblers,
a third fans him industriously, and
the fourth bows low and holds forth
a spittoon Mrs. Davis leans over
his char; DR.. Craven is hanging upon
the words Of his wonderful hero the
genial Secretary Of the Treasury
stands near. in pleasant conversation
with Gen. Miles, and in the distance,
a waiter is furnishing the table with
Injuries set forth upon a bill of fare
which lies with other papers and
several books, at the feet Of Davis.
The guards at the gate walk upon
tip-toe, and a sign is erected All
persons walking this way must put
on slippers, in order not to disturb
Il guest" "Please walk on the
matting." A more handsome and
clevorly executed sarcasm has not
been accomplished in many a day.
It's peculiar sting is in its truthful
ness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10

8ea@A singular ~im5roglio exists be-
tween the cemetery trustees in Day
ton, Ohio, and the widow of the no.
torious Bollmeyer, editor Of the Day
ton Empire, and a rank disloyalist,
whose Violent death will be remem
bered. A monument was erected
over him bearing this inscription
Gle fell by the hands of an assassin
"a martyr to the cause of liberty of
speech and Of the press" The trus-
tees and lot owners of the cemetery,
asserting that this inscription was
insulting and offensive to the major
ity Of the people Of Dayton, refused
the monument admission to the Gem
eteYy. Atterward, hoWeyer, it was
clandestincly, in the night, placed
over the grave. The trustees then
respectfully requested Mrs. Bollmey-
CT to hove the offensive matter erased
which she positively declined to do.
The monument was therefore remov-
ed by the trustees, and held subject
to her order. SO the matter stands
at pres mt. An eulogy ct that kind
would in this instance be "cnduring
brass" whatever the material Of the
monument.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
Facts Worth Remembering.

1t is worth While for all farmers
everywhere to remember tina.
thorough culture is better than three
mortgages on their farm.
That an offen8ive wax against
weeds is five times less expensive
than a defensive one.
That good fences pay better than
lawsuits with neighbors.
That over fed fowls won't lay
eggs.
That hay is made a great deal
cheaper in s%ummerthan purcf ased i n
winter.
ma more stocN pcttan 90. CO..
inc than founder.
That scrioopjuG the feed of fatten-
ing hogs is a waste of grain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10

say German named Flash, hay
ing constructed a torpedo submarin e
boat. made several successful at
tempts in stalking and raising his
boat in four fathoms OF water. lie
then GOT a party Of friends on board.
With~them he proceeded some dis
tanCe out in the harbor, and there
.acaih sunk his boat, with himself
aud friends on board, in thirty tath-
'oms. No anxiety was felt about
qAe expedition for some time, Flash
having stated that he could remain
under water easily for six or seven
hours. Unfortunately, before going
down, Flash was so confident in the
success Of his experiments, that he
would not allow any buoy " rope to
be attached to the boat, and thus no
search could be made for them with
any certainty of success. Every eff
vers and otherwise, but no trace was
had until the Sth, when a diver dis
covered the boat. Flash's son, eigh.
teen years Of age, was one of the
party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
nsm- The Memnhis Post SAYS

aSA -Thc Memphis Post says that
"a wealthy Arkansas planter, a great
Johnson rcconstructionist, lately en-
gagged a state-room in the ladies cab
il Of a passenger packet for himself
and his two illegitimate mulatto
daughters. The bastards were rich
ly dressed and we'll educated" Here
is a text fer the copperhead journals
to preach a sermon from upon the
evils of "misccgenation." But they
won't preach any such sermon, from
this text miscegenation is only ter
rible to them when it chances to occur
outside # tie pale of s'a~ery-mis-
c~egenation when it occurs between
shareholders and their slaves is, in
their estimation, eminently proper
and Scriptural.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
lsg-Miss Mary G. Halpine. of Mas

bG- Miss Mary q, IIalpine, of Mas
hua, New Hampshire, a contribntor
to several literary works, had ~ a l.
venture with a burglar n fow cyel~
ings since. Only herself and mother
were in the house, and it was raining
in torrents. She watched the oper-
atoms Of the burglar while he remov-
ed a pane of glues and introduced his
hand to raise the window. and then.
thinking thatthe affair had been ear
ried far enough, She discharged Il re
volver twice, dropping him to the
ground. \ policeman fastened to
che spot; but the burglar had escaped
eaving q pool Of blood under the
window.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
The Assessment Laws--Duty of the As.
SCISSOR. Duty Of the Assessed.

No one, unless one who has had
abundant experience as an assessor
under our present assessment law,
can have a fair conception of the dit
tioultles attendinga conscientious dis
charge of such duty.
In the first place. the law is very
complicated in some respects it is
~inharmopious and taken altogether
it is quite Il piece OF obscure and hupg-
ling botch work. 1t requires the
most careful study of a mind well
versed in legal a~ttainments to fully
comprehend it and those who cannot
are not fit to be entrusted with its
execution. Then again, those hav-
lug such qualifications, who are not
Tree from unreasonable p~reiudices,
and who do not Us a rule, square all
OF theirpublic acts by the line district
Justice, r not fit to be assessors
and men Of weak judgment or irres-
o@lution OF purpose, are not fit to be
assessors.
One of the most unpleasant duties
one is ever called upon to perform, is
to combat those actions OF men
which are founded in supreme selfish
ness but the assessor is obliged at
every step Of his progress to meet
and overcome, if possible those OBJ,
s%tacles, especially among the rich
and influential. We have seer them
deliberately entrench themsclve up
on the very verge of infamy, and de-
ty the assessor. We have known
those who do much towards shaping
public opinion, to publicly avow their
purpose ito swear in their property,
just as other people swear in tier
property.P That is to say,-itothers
commit perjury in the return of their
property under ~oath-they will also
commit perjury in returning their
own property. Indeed we greatly
fear, that a very large proportion,
perhaps Il majority OF the most
wealthy citizens, make oath to their
scanty returns with the same, or like
mental reservation. they do not
stop to enquire, whether this consti-
tntes perjury, and as such renders
them liable to indictment or not
Ietitis PROFESSIONALLY the fact.
Here and there opa sees Il noble
example Observation-Disclosures in max
ingretnrns Of prQpcrty orassessmcnt
but the man Of public opinion has
becomc SO debquched BY years of
abuse, that those men are not appre-
ciated for this exercise Of their on
c%icnce, but rather suffer pr iudicc
thereby. Ia these times Of excessive
taxation the conscience Of such men,
proves 4 dear appendage, and they
may well stop to enquire, whether
they will longer thus waste their
money for the benefit Of the more
able and less worthy, or whether
they Will sink their manhood and
waste their conscience by following
their example.
1t is the object of this paTcr and
Of those which may follow it, 10 in
c%ulcate . better observance Of our
assessment laws in letter and in Spir-
it, to the end that each man in every
community shall pay his just protor-
ton Of the public taxes. II IS our
especial object, to do what we may
toward raising public opinion to a
correct standard upon all matters r.
lating to the rights and duties Of the
assessors and the assessed.
An Intelligent public opinion is all
powerful-it IS the Archimodian lever
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
Our Receipt for Making Currant Wine

We believe thQt we have as good
currant wine as is made by the gen
crafty of peQple-some think it is
unexcclled. We confess we never
drank better. The process Of max
ing is simple, but none Of ats re.
quirements should be departed from.
1t is as follows:
First, crush the ~currants cffectual.
~, then place them in a strong bag,
and press the juice out, by whatev-
er means will effect it best then, to
each of juice add three pounds
Of double-rcfned sugar, and as much
water as will mako . gallon
Good brown sugar viii answer, but
not so we'll in retaining the fine fla
vor ofthe wine, though it will give
il more body.
To make u ten gallon kcg Of WiGo,
it will require ten quarts Of currant
juice, 2nd thirty pounds Of sugar,
filled up with water. BE sure that
the sugar is well dissolved, by rolling
over or shaking the cask but we
prefer mixing all together before
putting iuto the cask, in an open YES
sci, in which 1t should remain forty
eight hours, and frequently skim
ec. Fermentation will begin in one
ortwo days, the bung being remov-
ed,and will continue some two or
three weeks. After it has entirely
ceased %fcrmcnting rack off carefully,
then scald out the barrel, return the
wine to the cask, tightly bung up
and leave undisturbed for six months
before using, when, if preferred, it
can be bottled. 1t requires no clear
ing substance CIR spirituons liquor Of
any kind, as it is much better Without
either.
The kcg, cask or whatever vessel
it may be made in, should b. fui@, and
as fermentation is going on, and the
extrancous substances thrown out Of
the bung, the vessel should be kept
full by adding sufficient pure juice
kept in rcserve.-[Ed. Tel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-07-10
ANYTHING EoR AN ExcusE.-A ft

ANYTHING FOR AN EXCUsE.-A few
days ago, a young and pretty girl
stepped into a store where a spruce
young man, who had long been en-
amored of her, but dared not speak,
stood behind the counter disposing
of goods. In order to remain IS long
as possible, sh- cheapened every arti-
Gle she could think of. At last she
said, q believe yoa think | am
c~heating?" "Oh, no! said the
yQungster, to mc you are always
fair!" Well" whispered the lady,
=" wo'd not stand here so long bar
gaining if you were not SO dear