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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
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Sc cretary Grant.

When the President as Command
erin Chief directed General Grant
to take charge Of the War Depart
ment ad interim the General had the
alternative of obeying or resigning
He chose to obey, and he chose wise
ly. Had he resigned Lieutenant Cen
cral Sherman would have been at the
head OF the army under Andrew
johnson, and that is result which
is not to be desired. General Grant
in obeying the order to assume the
charge of the Department avoids q
consequence which we must consider
misfortune, and secures an element
OF confidence and safety in the CABS
met. The correspondence between
him and Mr.. Stanton shows mutu-
al respect and trust which are very
agreeable to the country as we'll as
honorable to themselves. The Gen
eral informs the Secretary that he
has been assigned as Acting Secreta>
ry of War, and, in notifying him Of
the fact, expresses his appreciation of
Mr.. Stanton's "zeal, patriotism, firm
ness, and ability" In reply, Mr..
Stanton denies the right of the Pres.
ident to suspend him, yield to SUI
perior force, and cordiallp recipro-
Gates the sentiments of the General.
General Grant is now Secretary of
War. In that office he is no more
subject to the dictation of the Presi-
dent than Mr. Stanton. Heis 10 adj.
minister his Office III the manner
which be considers best for the inter
csts Of the service and ofthe country.
If the President should order him 10
neutralize and oppose the policy of
Congress, and to defeat the inten-
ton ofthe law by the appointment Of
officers VIGOROUSLY hostile to 1t, Gem
eral Grant will. of course, decline, as
Mr.. Stanton would, and upon the
President will be thrown the respon.
sibility of spending him as he has
suspended his predecessor. To snp>
pose that General Grant is to be The
tool Of Andrew Johnson is simply to
misunderstood him altogether
If, after an interval longer or short
er, the President should appoint
some such persons as Rousseau or
Steedman to the War Department. il
will be impossible to accuse General
Grant of completely with his designs.
That can be justly done only in the
case we have mentioned of further
ing those designs. fit should be al
legged that, if General Grant consid,
ers that he has been assigned" to
the War Department by his militia
ry superior, he must therefore obey
that superlor's orders during his ass
signment, we reply that, with what
is known Of the Generals charac.
ter, it is impossible to suppose that
that he would take any serious step
inconsistent with his views of the
true radical policy of reconstruction.
If he did-if his views of military
subordlnation are such that he
would not hesitate to do any thing
which the President might order, the
country would never have been so
deceived in any man whatever, and
the universal popularity Of the GEM
cral would be changed into an equally
universal amazemant and sorrow at
his profound misconception of the
popular feeling and purpose.-Har-
perS Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
singular Discovery Of human Remains.

A most revolving discovery, yet
atton ded with very. curious develop
meat, was made yesterday by one of
contractor McHugh's men while
cleaning catch>basin in the rear of
Peter SPANS grocery store, located
on the northeast corner of Huron and
North Dearborn. street. While dill
gently at work in removing lot gar
bage which had completely filed the
pipes leading from the basin. he came
| upon fragments of flesh and bones
resembling human remains. He COM
tinued his search, and had speedily
picked out particles sufficient to es>
tablish the fact that the body of an
iufant had at some period been de-
posted in the sewer by some one.and
for reasons as yet unknown. The
discovery also developed something
akin TO q phenomenon. The parts
were much decomposed, but one Its
tie limb and arm were found still in,
tact. No sooner, however, were
these parts exposed to the open air,
than they began visibly to shrink,
and in the course of an hour nothing
but the skin was left. This, also,
soon shrivelled into mere insignifi>
cant portion. When placed in water,
however, this skin, before quite dark,
assumed beautiful white complex
ion; it also again expanded and fully
assumed the original shape of the
limbs. The shape of every finger be-
came perfect, and the finger nails
were quite visible. The man ceased
further search to give the Coroner
an opportunity to fully investigate
the matter. The time of the latter
was, however, SO much occupied
yesterday, that further inquiry was
postponed until to-day, when the
basin will be rigidly searched and the
remaining yet missing portions may
be discovered.-C Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
The Follies of Fashion.

An English medical paper says:
"The last freak of fashionis to give
the coup de grace to the pearl powder,
white lead and rouge that have SC
long reigned. Even beIledonna il to
be discarded, and golden bair will
shortly be as rare as, the real auburn
tint Of nature, if not still rarer. The
decree has gone forth for black hair
and bronze complexiops, and. these
will no doubt, shortly crowd the
parks. How they are produced is
the only question that need concern
us. The destructive nature of the
chemical agents usually employed for
dyeing the hair black is well known
To give lady of fashion the cons
plexion of gypsy, nothing is needed
bnt little walnut juice, aud we. have
reason to know that this has already
found its way to the toilet table. 1t
has, at least. the negative merit OF
not being so dangerous as some of
the poisonous cosmetics that have
preceded it. Whether a dirty face
will long be the rage it would be rash
to predict. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
How the Sheridan Correspondence Game to
be Published-A. J. Drunk Again.

A correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune has the following under date
OF Washington, August &c:
This has been day of great ex-
cltement in Washington, caused by
the circumstances attending the Pres
ident's giving out a part of the sup,
pressed Grant correspondence and by
its contents. Careful inquiry con-
corning it, leaves scarcely any doubt
that the President furnished it for
publication while in condition SIM
liar to that shown by him when he
took the oath of office. He gave it
out early in the day, sending for a
correspondent ola Boston paper, and
subsequently refusing it to the agent
of the Associated Press, who has
been his personal and intimate friend
for 20 years, and also refusing a corr
respondent who is a member Of his
official household, both of whom have
constantly furnished him with all
facility for newspaper defence. At
eleven O'Clock last night he declared
to these, and in the presence of two
other newspaper men, that he would
not let the correspondence go, and
that conveyed the positive Impress
ion that 1t had not been given out
To another person he declared that
he gave it to the Herald as u mark
OF his appreciation of its late change.
In military circles, his course in sup>
pressing Grants letters protesting
OF Stanton, is considered u gross
outrage on the General, as the publ.
cation of the Sheridan letter refer
ring to it made the publication ofthe
other necessary. Officers have de-
nounced the evident intention TO sup
press General Grants views in the
most unmeasured terms. The Press
idents course regarding these letters
has been as follows: 1st, to deny
their existence for two days in sue
cession then, when their substance
appeared, to authorize statements
that the letters were of a most
friendly character, but could not be
public because they were marked pri
vate, which was only true Of one OF
them; then finally giving them out az
described.
All OF Sheridan's friends are reioic
ed at the Presidents publication of
the correspondent duplicating both
himself and General Rousseau in the
charges brought against the latter by
Sheridan. It was feared that Sher-
idan had made accusations against
Rosseau without having possession
of evidence in the case. This, though
entirely of a private nature, the Pres
ident authorized to be made public
in the shape of kilograms between
Rousseau and himself while the for
mer was in New Orleans 1t is
claimed in official circles that Rous-
seau, and probably the President,
have brought themselves within the
provisions attaching penalty to in>
terfering with the reconstruction law.
All the army officers speak of it as a
disgusting exhibition Of violation Of
military etiquette on the Presidents
part. This unexpected publication
by the President confirms all in the
view given above of MIR. Johnsons
condition during the greater part Of
yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

A DANGEROUS CuEMICAL.-People
cannot be too careful in the preser>
walton of the combination used in
making what is termed "red fire.
1t is often purchased on the Fourth
of July, and kept in houses until for
gotten. 1t is liable to sudden COM
bustion, and is highly dangerous. A
druggist at Philadelphia, named Hen
bricks had some in closet, wrap
ped in paper. During Friday night it
set fire to the house. Luckily, ii
burns with strong oder. The.drug
gist was aroused by this, and extin>
guished the flames without much loss
Still the escape was not wide one
and the case may prove timely ad
monitor to other people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

nA-A considerable sum has been
raised Tor monument to Ger Ly-
on General Sherman thinks that
the best monument would be co.'s
lege at Springfield, Missouri The st.
Louis democrat seconds the sugges'
uon, ana urges the transfer of the
monument fund for this purpose. A
citizen of Springfield offers to endow
one professorship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

HEAD VS.. SToMAcH.-The question
why printers do not succeed SO well
as brewers was thus answered "De-
cause printers work for the head and
brewers for the stomach; and where
twenty men have stomachs but ore
have braine,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

INDICATIONS OF Poor MILKERs.-
As a generally reliable rnio, the
heifer calf Of any breed that at four
or five weeks old shows a heavy
shoulder, thick, bull>neck, square,
unferninine muzzle, fore legs set
wide apart, and girths considerably
larger around the chest than the
lions, will never make a profitable
mixer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

BOYS Our AT NIGHT.-Night run
ming is ruinous to the morals Of boys
in all instances. They acquire under
the cover of night an unhealthy state
of mind, bad, vulgar, and profane
language, obscene practices, criminal
sentiments and a lawless and riotous
bearing. Indeed, it is in the street
after nightfall that boys principally
acquire the education of the bad, and
capacity for becoming rough, disso-
lutte men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
nes evil YOU have a Daily SIR,

said a newsboy to Mrs. Darlington.
"Wilf | have a daily son? Why
you little scapegrace How dare
you insinuate against a lone woman
No, indeed guess / won't have
daily son. My dear poor husband
used to complain awfully when l
presented him With a yearly son. A
daily son, indeodl BECOME, you lit
tie upstart imp?' And the old lady
called for the turky>wing fan to keep
her from swooning. aa1.s .oiss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

EE The next election that will be
held will be in Vermont, on Septem-
Der Sd California will follow on
18th, and Maine on Sep>
TENDER 9th. On Oct. 9Th, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, Ohio and Iowa will
vote, and on November 5th, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Ma
ryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kan.
sas and Nevada.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
EA Maine paper saws that in

ETA Maine paper says that in
butchering an OK. short time since
in the town of Cumberland, in that
state, father and his two sons got
some of the blood or other matter of
the animal upon their hands, arms
and legs. 1t short time they be-
gan to suffer from the effects of it.
One of them was afflicted in the
arms, another in the legs, and the
third will soon loose one of his fin
gers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
rz-A Mexican naner states that

LE-A Mexican paper states that
Kit Carson has been pressed to ac~
cept the Office of Superintendent of
Indian Affairsin New Mexico in place
of A. B. Norton, of Ohio. to be re-
moved. R. B. Mitchell, Governor OF
New Mexico, signs the recommends
ton. which is based wholly upon the
merits Of the man for whom the ap,
pointment is asked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

rg-To heep horse healthy, keep
his feet wet. To make man sick,
follow the same formula, which, how
ever men may talk horse, proves that
man is not descended from equine
stock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
nea A marble bust of Lincoln. exc

pea. A marble bust Of Lincoln, exc
cuted IN Italy, at cost of five huns
dred dollars, is exposed to view in
Cincinnati, and will very soon be
placed in a handsome gothic shrine
at Lincoln Park. The bust is repre-
sented as work Of great merit, but a
decided preference is given to the
bust executed by Thomas Jones, an
American artist, SO far as concerns
fidelity to the original
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

na-The following political argI-
ment appeared recently ina Parkers-
burg West Original paper: "Vote
for Gen Harms for mayor, who was
ten years old before he. ever wore
pants. or Shoes"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

s9- The Archbishop of Canterbury
says that few English ladies can bear
COMPARISON with Queen Emma ia
her knowledge of the English LAM
guage and literature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

nes-Two thousand dollars worth
of bottled Congress water is sold dali
ly at Saratoga, and about an equal
value of something stronger. The
sales of liquors at one bar, last
season, were over s42, 1000, on which
the profit was 80 per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

A HUMAN TIMEPIEcE.-A wonder>
full story is told of man named ].
d. Chevalley, a native of Switzerland
who had in 1915, at the age of sixty
six, arriving at an astonishing degree
Of perfection in reckoning.time by an
internal movement. He was in fact
a human timepiece or living clock
In his youth he was accustomed to
pay great attention. to the ringing of
bells and vibrations of penduIums,
and by degrees he acquired the pow
CT of counting succession of inter-
walls exactly equal to those which
the vibrations of the sound produced.
Being on board a steamboat on Lake
Geneva on July 14tb, 1882, he engag-
ed to indicate to the Gro wd around
the lapse of a quarter OF an hour, or
as many minutes and seconds as any
one chose to name, and this during a
most diversified conversation with
those standing by: and further to in.
dictate by his voice the moment when
passed over the quarter, minutes, or
any other subdivision previously
stipulated during the whole course Of
the experiment. This he did with
out mistake, Notwithstanding the ex.
ertions of those about him to distract
his attention. and clapped his hands
at the conclusion of the fixed time
His own account of his gift was as
follows. 1t have acquired by imita-
ton, labor and patience, a movement
which neither thought nor labor nor
anything can stop. tits similar tc
that of a pendulum, which at each o.
going and, returning give me the space
of three seconds, SO that twenty oi
them make a minute, and these ado
"a L. apo oaptipualixr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

nA-Putnam's Magazine is to be re .
vived The first number of the new
series will appear on the first Of Jan
uary next. It will resemble in its
leading features the Putnam of old
days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

H A man in New York state tri-
ed the system of artificially Matching
hens eggs, 1000 of which he expert
mented with. After an almost sleep.
less season, his product was sixteen
chickens. The thing can be done,
he thinks, but be is doubtful that it
will pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

bs5- Beadle, the ssDime Novel" au-
tocrat, is summering at CooperstowL,
where he has beautiful villa. He
has made fortune by the publica-
ton of unmitigated trash.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

eU-A Wealthy Boston grocer be-
yan business, while boy by trading
beech nuts for pins, which he traded
for goose-quills, and the goose-quills
for copper. His instinct for money
was strong.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
BROOKS.

NOTARY PUBLIC, TAFTON. WISCONSIN.
Agent for War Claims and Bountes Land Conveyance
er will prepare and acknowledge Deeds and other legal
papers. Real and Personal Estate gent All sorts Of
blanks kept on hand for any business.
Collections promptly made and paid. Revenue
Stamps always on hand.
Tafton April 81, lSG7.-43-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

s9- Col. r. A. Gilmore, postmaster
of Chicago, was drowned on the
night of the 9th instant He went
out to take row upon the lake and
has not been seen since. On Satur-
day night a fisherman found his boat
upon the beach below the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
Robert Toomb's Recent Letter-A Southern
View

From the Elberton, (Ga.) Gazette, July 2O.l
The letter of General Toombs to
the Secretary OF the Democratic Cen
trail Committee in Cincinnati, which
we copy to-day, we take TO be gen
uine document. 1t is in his style,
and is going the rounds of the papers
without disclaimer. We look upon
it with regret. As we interpret it,
it indicates that an effort is to be
made to organize party in support
ofthe right of secession. We thought
that the South had abandoned that
doctrine as practical principle in
American politics. While neither
war nor majorities can change men 5
convictions, yet when there were
two interpretations Of the Consists
tuition, and the supporters of both
went to war to enforce them, the
doctrine OF the prevailing party must
be taken as established. Even if our
abstract reflections led us to a diff
ferent conclusion, we should feel
bound to submit TO the ultimate ar
bitter. Such Tremendous war ought
to setlle something Having invoked
the God of battles, we feel bound by
his decision Further, the purpose
which this letter discloses IS very i'll
timed The people Of the North are
divided upon the terms OF reinstat :
ing the South. They arc united,
with tritiing exceptions, condemning
Il. IL, ~, t.t,t
every inducemont for liberal terms.
The appearance OF a party among u.s.
under such leader, maintaining IA
doctrine which they almost ali abhor,
will give vast increase Of strength
/ to those who favor the harshest terms.
/ Further, such is human nature that
every extreme begets it's opposite
! Il Nc have uu ultra Secession party
81. HR ultra reconsideration rarity
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

a9-In England the dog tax yields
a good sum. Up to the end of June
last, licenses were taken out for 695,-
GAP dogs against 394, S37 on which
the tax was paid in the year ending
March 1866. In Scotland the num-
Der of dogs taxed has increased from
SO, 1868 to $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

sea-rhe Boston Post gives the fol-
lowing counsel to mothers "Moth-
ers who refresh infants in the horse
cars are not required to exhibit the
process to other passengers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

s~ Here is an amended notation,
~ q married man who has waiting
fol- his wife -''to' put her things on"
Hope springs eternal in the husbands breast
Wives never are, but always 70 be drensed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
:. A. FERRGN, NJ. d.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.

MoNTFoRT. GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Dr Ferriu having returned from the army, will
sumo the prctice OF mis- profession Office aud Residence
opposite the Post uni,e-l'-t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
DIR. J. 3. CORY,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.

PATCH GROVE, WISCONSIN
DR.. Cory keeps hand general assortment ofmed-
icnes and prepared to put mp prescriptions with
curacy and promptness for cash Office adjoining Col
her's boot store. vl9-6-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
PHYSICIANS.
: J MERRITT,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,

FENNIM0EE. GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN,
pr Merritt has located ia Fcnumarc and will practice
his profession June 10 ~ -im@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
The Mormon Troubles.

Referring to signs Of dissatisfaction
among the Mormon population, (not
so much on religious as on personal
grounds, the Salt Lake City Vedette
of July 18th, says:
Large numbers in this city, if we
can rely on the statements of those
who have advantages for knowing,
are tired and disguised with the con-
tinued petty tyrrannies, exercised
over both body aud mind, and the
perpetual drain upon the resources
OF their industry to keep up legion
of Presidents, Apostles, Bishops,
Elders, Teachers, and triple the
number Of wives, to say nothing Of
the children. The leading magnates
Of The Church are rich. have houses
and lands and quite unlike the Naz>
arlne in that respec', for he had no
place whereon to lay his head. But
these chaps have several places
wherein to lay theirs, and good pla-
ces, too. And when the iquisitive
follower Of the Mormon faith inquir-
es what has become Of the 'tithing'
they are answered by the oracle that
it is none Of their business. Such
matters are not easily digested, and
set right hard on the stomach
When the people look out and see
the fruit of their industry, contribu,
ted for the good Of the Church. CON
verted into fine stores, mills and
ranches and stock and carriages, for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of individuals
who are rolling in wealth and sensu~
al comfort, hobnohbing with every
celebrity that comes along, and ais
ways counting the consideration and
distinction OF that m0neyed power
ot the world that ever despises labor,
they cannot be blamed if they do not
acquiesce entirely in all these things.
We expect to see a great deal of this
dissatisfaction manifested this sum-
mer, All that is required is some
one having confidence in the honesty
Of his convictions, to openly declare
himself free these embarrassing tenn
| poraiities, and then lead the van
Craven spirits and temporizers would
do otherwise"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
pArcH GROVE. WIS
r II. c. SNECLODE.

NOTARY PUBLIC cAsSvILLE, GRANT CO. Wis
win make out Deeds MOrtgagesaud other papers cen
veyancng lands bounty claims, back pay and pensions
applied for under T. 5. Laws, 1913
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
WALKER.

NOTARY PUBLIC AND LICENSED CLAIM AGENT
British Hoiio,c, Grant County, Wis.
VIII attend to perfectng all kinds of legal documents
Gonveyances SC, and prosecuting Claims against the
United states for Bounty, Pensions aud other dues
hS-Apphcatons made direct with the Department.
Charges reasonable and made according to law 47-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
HOTELS.
CARRIER HOUSE.

l ANN Bh ~ L OE,
WIS AVENUE, BoSCOBEL, WIS
I. CARRIER, Proprietor.
Meals provided before Car time ana Patrons assisted
with Baggage. Promptness, ana no delays. al III
Carrier House &ab'iHg attached