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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Dubuque and Southern Wis. R. r.

The Dubuque people are opposing
the extension of the Southern Wis
consin railroad from Monroe to War
ren, and express a willingness tQ con
tribate literally toward continuing
said road on the old contemplated
line through Lafayette and Grant
Counties to Dunlcith. The Dubuque
Herald says:
Dubuque is the only proper termi-
nus for this railroad, and it is to this
place that it should be built. And
Dubuque needs it sorely We want
another outlet. The increasing bust
ness OF the. country yearly passing
III here requires another means Of ex-
it more than we already have. The
people OF Dubuque and those of Grant
and Lafayette counties, Wisconsin,
two rs rich counties, Astounding III all
kinds Of wealth, as can be found in
the whole West-should press this
matter forward lest it may some day
slip away. Now is a good time to ag-
itate it, and we hope to see it done. ="
We very much fear Dubuque h~a
put off too long due encouragement
Of this work. The southern Wiscon-
sin road proprietors, chiefly the stock
holders ofthc NJ. & Pr. du Chen road,
grew tired of leaving the terminus Of
their road 1T Monroe and have con-
clldqd to wheel into line across lots,
and thereby make their road OF bet
ter service. For good ten years Du-
buque has been waited on, and we fear
the day Of her grace has ended.
Dubuque is offered another chance
for rival road-tho OSHKOSH C Ms
sissPpj. win this also be sighted?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Chicago Market.
Friday, Dee. 28. 1866.

Friday, Dee. %, 1866.
There was fairly active demand
for Flour, and the market was firm
and rather in favor Of the sellers,
though no quotable advance took
place. 10000 1900 for white winter,
and $1I.50 for red winter, and S9.124
M12.O0 fer spring extra.
There was a slight demand for
Wheat, mostly for milling, and prices
advanced slightly. The following
ere the quotations: No l, s. 10(02
y; No. ,, 81 seal So.
Corn was fiat and 4@1c lower So
for new and 81 for ear-closing With
sellers Of No. l at 1859 and buyers
at zoe.
Oats were steady with sales at 4O3
ca 4Ic for No ,.
Rye was dull and easier, with light
sales at 900 90lc for No. /.
Barley was dull and 203c lower,
with sales at 60c for No. 2, and &c
for rejected.
Dressed Hogs opened slow but
subsequently became more active and
advanced loo 15c, with sales at Sc
50@7 0O-closing at So 75(a6 IS for
good averages. Two lots Of extra
choice sold at 81 so
There was an active demand for
Hides at the following prices: Green
Butchers 64M74c, Green Sailed.
trimmed, 93@94, Green Calf 18(o19,
Dry Flint, trimmed, 164m17c, Dry
Sailed, trimmed, 14M15c.
In Wool there is little doing, and
the prices are entirely nominal: 47c
(153 for tub.
In the afternoon the Grain mar
kets were quiet Corn closed weak
at die for No. l. Wheat was nomi-
nalIy unchanged. Provisions were
quiet with sales Of 1000 pes Green
Hams at SIC from Dressed Hogs.
Beef Cattle were dun and inactive,
with prices nominally III changed.
About the only inquiry is for good
to prime shipping Steers, Of which
there are but few arriving The re-
ceipts were 81 head Entered sales,
384 head, at S3.50M6.5G. The mar
ket may be quoted steady and nomi-
nal at $500 6.623.
The market for Live Hogs opened
active, and during the forenoon prices
experienced trifing advance, but
later in the day fell off again to about
the closing rates of yesterday, at
which range the market closes steady.
The receipt number 1873 cars. Sales
reach 10, 237 head, taken chiefly by
packers at s. roo. & %
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Minnesota.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Dec. 10, 1866.
There are now 306 miles OF rail
road in operation in Minnesota,
namely the Central and Winona
Road-Winona to st. Paul-I60
miles; branch of the Pacifc-St.
Paul to st. Cloud-76 miles Valley
Road-Minneapolis to Belle Plain
40 miles Southern Road La Cres>
cent to Rushford- miles.
Another railroad, which will affect
Minnesota, is the one running from
McGregor, Iowa, to Cresco-65-
and which, it is expected, viii in 9
year be finished to Austin, Mimi,
there to connect with the St. Peter
Road.
What has been done is only a be-
ginning Of that railroad system re
CURED for the proper development
Of our agricultural resources. 4
railroad from Lake Superior to the
Mississippi River VIII be an extension
Of a cheap and convenient route for
immigrants via the St. Lawrence
and the Lakes.
Mr.. Buckle insists that steam
power is one Of the two principal
agents of civilization, and shows
that it is kept peace for long time
between nations that were once
almost constantly at war. In this
view, the building Of railroads is q
benefaent administration Of wealth.
The increase to the population Of
Minnesota by immigration, in 1866,
will not fall far short Of 100000
souls, a considerable portion being
from the older Western States.
Between the Mississippi and the
Red River of the North is room for
more than 200, 900 families. Under
the United States Homestead Law,
100 acres Of land are granted to act
Qal settlers at a cost Of only fifteen
doAorS-land, too, that will raise
30 bushels Of wheat to the acre, and
which is ready for the pillow. En-
terprising settlers generally are bic
to get homestead5 with prairie and
timber about equally divided, such
claims being numerous or the lake
streams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Produce Market. Heavy Aasses.

Produce buyers are complaining OF
lost money on every article they
have bought, including wool, pork,
larI, butter, &c, They have made
something on old oats and old corn,
but expect 70 loyX on new oats and
corn. The belief however is that
present prices Of corn and oats can
not be maintained, but that wheat
may stand firm at present prices.
The loss on pork has been very
heavy and severe on the buyers
The great fall was no more anticipa-
ted than some impossible event. 1t
was different with wool, IS it was
well known the supply in market
was much larger than common, and
woollen goods on the fall.
The tariff is set as having much to
do with the fall OF wool and woods
lens, but the real cause is doubtless
in the surplus and falling gold mar
ket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Victor Emanuel Pen-Pictured.
lyeniee lyov. 10 Correspondence Boston Pestl

Venice (Noy 12) Correspondence Boston Pcst.]
Victor Emanuel now appears
strong and robust. He is Of a rath-
er full habit, and of quite a forid
complexion, which would give rise
to the inference that when he came
to die he would prefer apoplexy to
any other form of translation. His
SKINS rough and his expression some
what coarse. His forehead is not
low, though somewhat narrow and
retreating He gives one the i'm
preston of man of unrefned tastes
and sensual appetites. This is said
to be the fact. His features are not
heavy or duh in their outlines, but
show strong common sense, energy
aud perseverance. When he smiles,
they are lit up with genial humor
and sturdy honesty, as of one who
could and would be all things to all
men, and then none seems more gra-
cious and anxious to please then he.
His enormous moustaches and i'm
perial. that have made his face so
we'll known and easily recognized,
give his countenance peculiar char
acter and finish that one never for
gets. He is Singly in mien, with a
general dignity OF manner and atti-
tude that show him conscious of his
high descent and the responsibility
Of his position.
lie is evidently sensible of the
cares of empire, and disposed will
ingly to assume his share Of the bur-
den. Though gentlcmanly in his
bearing, he strikes one as so, not
from natural refinement, but rather
from the stern requirements Of ETH
quette, the contagion OF q courtly at
mosphere, and the air Of reverentia!
Difference that he always breaths.
The cares Of office and its ceremon-
les as well, are distasteful to Linn,
and ne is never lavish of this pres
ence where this can be avoided. He
does not try to win the favor of the
people by condescension, and here,
at Venice, some dissatisfaction has
been expressed by his neglect to ac-
knowledge, in any form, the incess-
ant and daily demonstrations Of pop
Ilar regard that he receives. lie
seldom even raises his hat, and
shows himself no more than he can
help. In this he is a perfect Boiling.
broke, and thus it is that when be
does appear in public, his presence
:" showeth like feast. lie has
strong taste for manly sports, and
wherever his body Is, his soul is
whore that Of Washington, Of Burke,
Of Adams, Of Cato, Of Hector, and Of
thousands Of other great and able
men ever was, even in the hardest
and most exacting labors that they
offered to their country, when q
sense of duty led them to serve her
in the cabinet or on the feld-at
home. In the retirement OF his coun-
try seat or hunting chateau he finds
the enjoyment that his public cares
deny him. On great occasions, when
he holds his state in uniform, orders
and laced hat, with q giittering staff
around him and-the two princes on
cithcr hand, he sacrifices lis inclina~
tions 70 necessity, and he then be-
comes the position that ''fate and
metaphysical aid have conferred
upon him. He is an excellent horse
man, and manages his steed with the
ease and dextority that come from
sympathy with the animal, and APP
probation Of his noble qualities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

To OUR PARoNs.-In letter writing
be careful TO state your Post Office.
We return receipts by mail for all
sums sent for the HERALD in letters
giving the time for which the mon
ey pays.
Some are asking "do you require
advance payment for the HERALD ?"
Answer: No, we avoid making any
changes in our business ways we
only asked as favor for once that a
few hundreds Of our patrons pay in
advance so as to help us raise big
amount of money for power press
in view of the HERALD enlargement.
In reply to several letters-it costs
no more to send the HERALD to Cali
fornia and other distant parts in the
II. S. than to Iowa or Illinois. But
10 England we have to prepay cts
postage on each paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Report Of the Surgeon General.

From the annual report Of the Sur
geon General Of the L. S. Army, Jas.
A. Barnes, we take the following iu-
tcresting items:
From date Of act Of Congress, duly
l6, 1862, authorizing artificial limbs
TO be furnished, to July /, 6G there
have been supplied by this Depart
ment to manned soldiers, 1881 legs.
?, 2i0 arms, 9 feet, 55 hands, l25 sur
gical apparatus and it is estimated
that not more than 1000 limbs re-
main still to be supplied, at cost
probably, OF $40, 600.
The average mean strength Of
white troops for the year as reported
was 100. 1913, and the proportion Of
deaths, from all causes, to cases
treated, was one to every fifty-two.
The report Of colored troops repre-
sents the average mean strength for
the same period as So al, among
whom the proportion Of cases taken
sick was greater than withthe white
troops, and the mortality rate, one
death to every twenty-nine cases
treated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Negro Whipping Question.

The Washington correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune says that gen
tlemen direct from military head
quarters at Charleston and Raleigh,
throw much additional and startling
evidence upon the negro whipping
question 1t appears that at all
country towns tho whipping of nee
groes was beng carried on most ex-
tensiy ely, the real motive at the bot
tom Of it being to guard against
their voting in the future, there be-
ing law in North Carolina depriv-
ing those publicly whipped of the
right to vote. The practice was
carried OH upon such a scale at RAJ
leigh that crowds gathered each day
at the Court House, to $ G the ne
groes whipped. Besides, the sale of
freedmen, for light offences, is going
forward rapidly in all parts Of the
State, and some Of the planters In
eastern portions are Boosting that
the old order Of things is practical
ly restored for them, as they now
own their gangs, and have them in
good subsection. Mr. Johnson's set
ting aside of General Sickles' order
preventing whipping and sales there
is regarded as utterly barbarous,
and rs virtually returning the blacks
to slavery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
The Presidents Advice.
Charleston. Dec. 25

Charleston Dee %.
Col. Wealthy Of the st tesmaa who
was intrusted with an informal com,
mission to the President has return
ed from Washington, where he had
an interview with the Executive up
on the question Of restoration and
kindred topics, and in the course Of
which the President gave it as his dc
libcratc opinion that the Southern
States, through their Legislatures,
should reject the proposed Constitn-
tioual amendment, but in such terms
as not to give offence to those who
are urging It upon the South. Such
action on their part, be is reported
to have said, would be sustained by
the Supreme Court, ut least he had
reason 10 hope that it would.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Grant &C., Dec. %, 1866.

New lee BoAT.-The Prairie du
Chen Courier says Hon. Ira A. Brun-
son, Of that place "has constructs
an Ice Car, which is the nearest
thing to perfection in the line of ice
navigation, that we have ever seen
or heard OF. Judge Brunson, has had
his invention tested, and it works to
a charm. He has been about three
Years in bringing about its practical
success. The present model is work
ed by hand power, and glides over
the ice with six men on it, faster than
most any horse can travel" 1t is
capable of power sufficient to draw
fifty cords of wood or dozen loaded
sleds, on the ice, and can be render
ed equal to locomotive by the u G
OF steam. The construction is quite
simple.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

ONE OF THE "MY Policy" Assess
oRs.-Tho man whom President
Johnson has selected for y. S. Asses
sor in the Memphis District, made a
speech in 1862, Of which the follow
ing is a specimen:
. l shall at all times use whatever
power, ability and influence | may be
able to exert, to prosecute with our
utmost ability, and in the most
prompt and decided Kramer, this war
to drive the merciless invaders from
our soil-and to establish the indie
pendence Of the South, and in no
contingency or event looking to the
reconstruction of the Government
with our enemies
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

A VETERAN TYPo.-Mr. John
Saxon, senior editor Of the Canton
(Ohio) Repository, who is now in
his seventy~tifth year, set type on
the presidents Message last Monday
night, from eight o'clock until mid
night, putting up in chat time $500
ems. The old veteran has published
his Repository continuously for the
period Of nearly ftty-two years.
lie has helped to produce every is
sue OF the paper from the period it
was started in 1914 till the present
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

THE ATLANTIC FOR JANUARY.-Tbe
Atlantic Monthly enters on its nine
teenth volume with an array Of dis
tirguished names and sterling arti-
clcs that pro.aise well for the coming
year. The january number contains
the first instalment Of DR.. Holiness
story, "The Guardian Angel" in
which will be found the same old
charm that so fascinated the readers
Of the AHocrat, the Professor, and
Elsie Venner; a humorous story in
verse, by James Russell Lowell !;
a graphic sketch of Henry Ward
Beecher's Church, with some peril
nent reflections upon modern church
going, by James Parton; q legend
in verse, told as only Whittier can
tell it; . poem entitled Terminus, !"
ION Growing Old,) by r. w. Emer-
son /; Mr.. Trow bridge furnishes anoth-
er of his attractive stories under the
title, The Man who stole Meeting
House; Bayard Taylor tells q chars
asteristic story of The Strange
Friend Mr.. Sbanly gives q humo-
rous sketch Of Capillary Freaks \.
G. Stcdmen offers a poem on Pan in
Wall Street; and Walter Mitchell
describes the Kingdom Of Infancy.
The Story Of Katharine Morne, by
the author Of "Herman," is contin-
ued. Topics Of current political in
terest are throughly treated, tho
Causes for which 4 President can be
Impeached are lucidly set forth, and
Frederick Douglas makes powerful
Appeal to Congress for Impartial
Suffrage. The number closes with
notices of several popular new pub
LEGATIONS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

e@g~The President is continuing
the work Of pardoning jeff. Davis
Cabinet. G. f, Meminger, Secretary
of the rebel Treasury, has obtained
his papers. His pardon was recon-
mendod by Hon. w. H. Seward,
Hon. Henry Stanberry, David Dud-
ley Field, Of New York, General
Gersham Mott, cx-G Governors Parker
Eroom and Olden, Of New jersey,
whom one Of the Presidents papers
without naming them, style the lead.
ing representative men OF the North.
ern States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

n@~AtMinncapolis, a few days ago,
two girls, aged ten and fourteen years
were kidnapped in the street, while
on their way to church, and the most
thorough search has since failed to
discover their whereabouts. A let
ter has reached the mother, purport-
ing to come from her former husband
saying that he had taken the children
as they were his, and would keep
them safe, but she could er see
them again The affair has caused
great excitement in Minneapolis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

eD@ By steamer We have intelli-
gence ola terrible disaster in Gambia
The Turks, 1920 strong, bombarded
the convent of Arcadian, containing
1917 men and 343 women, for two
days. After preaching the walls, the
Turks poured into the court Of the
convent, when a monk fred the mag
azine, killing 1000 Turks, wounding
a large number more, and killing 1873
Cretan men and 80 Eomen. In re-
venge, the Turks burned seven Gre.
tan villages, for which the Cretans
have burned twenty-seven Turkish
villages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

is actual necessity which a majority
by their ballots confirm as such, pro
vided the voting people mean well.
And if, upon an enabling law the
people OF any town vote tax OF
$4,000 upon themselves which prom :
ises we'll to give them railroad ana
Sl0.000 or $4,000 in enhanced valu-
alton, we fail to see that any wrong
IS done or great principle abused.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

Is ALABAMA A STATE OR 4 TERRI,
TORY ?-The question Of the status of
the Southern States lately in rebel
lion is about to come before the Uni
ted States Supreme Court for decis-
ion. A man named Jordan was re-
Gently brought before the federal
District Court, sittinq in Montgom-
cry, Alabama, al charge of felony,
and having been found guilty was
sentenced by Judge Busteed to TWEEN
tone years imprisonment. His
counsel have determined to apply to
the Supreme Court fora writ Of ha
jeas corpus, on the ground that Ala
bama is not a State, but q Territory
and as such Judge Busteed's District
Court had no legal status.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

A CoLoRED MAN A CANDIDATE ON A
DEMOCRATIC TIcKET.-The Boston
Post, the leading Democratic paper
Of New England, in its issue Of Thurs
day last, said:
We regret to record the defeat
of the Democratic candidate in Ward
Three, Mr.. Brown, most respecta~
BILE colored gentleman. lie was
firmly supported by Democrats and
Conservatives, but the radical Gle
ment in that locality severed his
political jugular without any com
Functions whatever"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Tax Apportionment.

The Board of Supervisors ordered
that there be raised by taxation on
the taxable property Of the several
Towns in the County Of Grant, and
State of Wisconsin, for the ensuing
year, the following sums, to wit:
For State Tax, $ll,913 IL
For School and Supt's Salary, f,233 50
For County Tax, 35,570 %
as specified and set forth in the fol@
lowing schedule
Apportionnaent Of IaTeS among the sea-
eraL T0WnS for 1866
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Horrible Indian Massacre.
Fir. Laramie, Dee.

FT. Laramie, Dee. &c.
There was horrid massacre on
the 22d, near TT. Phil. Kearney.
8revet Col. Titterman, Capt. Brown
and LIT. Gammond, Of the 18th Infan-
try, with 80 enlisted men of the I'd
Cavalry and 18th Infantry, were sur
rounded by Indians, and every Off
Ger and man killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

To BEE KEEpERs.-Thc Wisconsin
State Bee keepers Association are
to hold their Third Annual meeting
at Madison on the 25th and Goth
January, and all bee Keepers are in
vited TO attend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

Rg-At what time Of life may a
man be said to belong to the vegeta-
BILE kingdom ? When " long expe-
rience has made him sage"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
Lancaster Market.
DATEs.-With care henceforth date
al Instruments Of writing in 1867.
COLT STRAYED $40. 00arw.e3

strayed from the suhscril ar
year 0 d bay mare colt. long
Taane lies 70 the left side. n
giYe the above reward for her
asioR where size may be fouG.
-Attls Grant, Dec. 3lst, 1866
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

sometime last May, a two
hea y tail, and think tbe
, write about her. will
.etuin to me or for inform
!.
WILLIAM MILNER.
Post Office Little Grant.
. 3y-S-If-ff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

B8- Happy New Year, to each
and all our patrons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01

A Coon SUMMERS WoRK-Tho
Prussian war cost So, 600 600, which
the conqueror has levied upon her
enemies as follows, including a mar
frin of prOfit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-01-01
S6l58l3o 65 1lol8 II $3.50 90 G233 s. 1000 90
COUNTY TAX-1s66.
Total County Taxes, S.

s. F. elise,
Clerk Of Board Of Supervisors.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1867-10-26
MINNESOTA STAATSZEITUNG.
@amRng, oen 26. Setober, 1867.
&epublttanii6e6 Tidet.

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Sir lieutenant @uuperneur
Tbpmas s.. arm rpn9.
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Gor @taatslttretar:
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r BON Momer County.
Sir @taatsfdabme fer:
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BON Yine County.
Sir General Mntpalt:
s. g.. 6. Cornell
BON 5ennepin 60,
Sir slei9e5 Ne@t obne unterldieb Der Jtaee
u1p Natipn ?
Sir bic 8onbbiQ?
Sir Iemperen3?
Not much Mary Ann!