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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
A HzAvY DaMocR Ar1c A.auMHs,

A HsAvY DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENT.
The Prairie du Chen Courier, in an
article critieising the Republican
State ticket Of Iowa, was unable to
raise any stronger objection to the
nominees than that they were "aH
christians and temperance rae.i" Can
the Courier say as much for the oppo
sition ticket?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

A-The following letters remain
unclaimed in the Post office at Ian.
easter, Wis, for the month ending
August 81 .
john Boil, A. A. Copeland, Henry
Clay 5, Fred. Frank, A. d. H.zer. ].
W. Niles, Peter Stofel, Jno. Schmidt.
JAS. Very, Ambrose Westover.-
Miss E. N. Adams, Miss Annis, Bell
Bonlowe.
Persons calling for any of the
above, will please say advertised"
GEO. W. RYLAND, pm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
save notice that a great many

save notice that a great many
papers are placing the names of Ed
win al. Stanton and Gen. Phil. II.
Sheridan at the head of their col,
umns, for President and Vice Presi-
dent. The Republican party can
certainly reposc all confidence in
these mon, from the fact that His
Accidency" has been unable to cor.
rupt them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

PoINrEp.-Thc St. Louis Republi,
can, (Democratic) says:
Stanton will Cad sympathy. except in class OF
persons who are in debt 70 him for fsvors.A
The Democrat Republican, max es
the following reply
Very true, fer the whole eouRtxy is In debt to him
Cor fsvors greater tsan have been rendered by any 9th
sf Dan living"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

EE Gen. Daniel Sickles has beon
removed from his command by The
Presidents order on the Goth. He
has not been assigned to any new
command. Gen. Candy succeeds him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

THAT STORY ONCE MORE Some
fool has again revived the silly state
ment that John Wilkes Booth, the
assassin, is still alive. We thought
that we had heard the last of this
absurd story, but, like the ghost of
Banquo, it will not down even in
face Of the most positive testimony
that Booth is dead and rotten. How
the people do like to write and read
something marvellous l--Milraukee
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

WHAT WILL INToxICATE Judge
Walton, of Augusta, Maine, decided
last week that hop beer was not in
toxicating, within the meaning oil
the statuts;and that any kind of beer
which has to be drunk in enormous
guam titles to create intoxication, does
not come under the head of .'intoxi>
eating liquors" ~ specified in the
liquor law.
This reminds US of the anecdote
narrated by Major Jack Dowing, OF
the old National Intelligencer, of an
other celebrated legal decision that
happened "away down in Maine.
The selectmen of certain town, on
the passage of the "Maine Law"
took it upon themselves to decide
what drinks were intoxicating They
resorted to experiment. They took
. we'll known topper, and commenced
by pouring into him a ANAL quantity
ofwhiskey;::ther they tried New Eng,
land rum; then gin; then brandy; and
as they had first decided, IS n "rule
of evidence" that the man must be
s'sick drunk" in order to be tntorica-
ted, they decided that none of these
tipplers were intoxicating. The sub
Jeet reeled and raved somewhat, but
was not sick. They then tried warm
black tea, and as this produced the
symptoms { and results J Of nausea,
they decided that black tea was 'sin-
toxicating, u and prohibited its sale
in that town. Judge Walton must be
a relative of some of these select
men. "-Mtl,cdukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

g-The Oconomowoc Badger pre-
SCENTS the name of Il. Hurlburt, ESQ.,,
OF that place, as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for Attorney
General.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

AMr. Langston, the colored law
yer, being too much OF a man to be
made tool of by President Johnson
against tho noble and conscientious
General Howard, has declined the
otter Of the Commissionership of the
freedmen,s Bureau. General Grant
who fully endorses the official course
of General Howard. advised Langs-
ton not to accept the appointment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

GEN. RoUssEAU's EXPLANATIONS
Gen. Rousseau justly feels very un.
easy under the direct charge of Sher-
idan, that he (Rousseau) while at
New Orleans sought to obstruct
Sheridan's administration. Rousseau,
in letter to Grant, denies that he
committed any such offence what
ever, and declares that while in \ ew
Orleans he was extremely cautious
about speaking to any one whatever
concerning Sheridan's administers
ton. He admits that he te egraphed
10 Washington to the effect that in
his judgment Sheridan ought to be
removed. But he does not say to
whom that telegram was sent, tho
it WAS probably to A. Johnson. The
card Of Rousseau makes distinct il
sue of veracity between him and
Sheridan and tho General-in- Chief
ought to order . court Of inquiry, and
Rousseau, if proved guilty, should be
dismissed the service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

NEARLY FoRsoTTgN.-We 80 sell
dom see the name of the Ex~Demo~
cratic President James Buchanan
mentioned in any of the papers, that
we had almost come to the conclusion
that the man who brought disgrace
and ruin upon bis own party, had
gone down 20 death "unwept, union.
ored and unsung." James Buchan>
an might have placed his name am ong
the great men Of the age, had he not
allowed himself to be made tool of
by designing traitors. These were
our thoughts on seeing a three line
paragraph in the "items' column of
one of our exchanges stating that
"Ex-Prssident Buchanan was recoy-
ering from q severe spell of sickness"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

STATE SUPERINTENDENT Ke-
nosha Telegraph and Milwaukee IVIs.
eonstn urge the denomination of Col.
McAynn for State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. The Fl. Akin.
son Herald favors Hon. A. J. Craig.
for many years the Assistant Super
intendent. 1t also understands that
the name of Col. J. J. Guppy, of Por-
tage, will be presented as candidate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

GEN. THos. S. ALLEN The Is
land City Times pays the following
tribute to Gen Allen, the present
worthy Secretary Of State:
There is no question in the minds
of Republican voters in this section
this fall, as to the nomination of at
least two of our State officers for an
other term. Gen. Lucius Fairchild
and Secretary of State, Gen. t. S.
Allen. There is no man whom we
know ofin the State, whose name it
would it would afford US more gen
uinc pleasure TO support than that OF
the gallant and faithful Allen, whose
civil and military record are alike
honorable and on the side of right
The same characteristic energy and
honest fearlessness in battle which
led to hlsafapid advancement, has in
his official career for the past two
years made him many and steadfast
friends throughout the State, who
will gladly cast their voter for him
again this fall. We shall look upon
the denomination of T. S. Allen rs
adding many thousands to the grand
rally around the Republican standard
in November next. Let him be re-
by acclamation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

INdKNIoUs.-Is there any limit to
human ingenuity? An Englishman
has devised plan for supplying the
residents of crowded cities with fire. .h
country air, imported ut so much per
cubic foot, and laid on in pipes, for
all the world like Croton water. A
network of. underground tubes, ra.
dating from some place beyond the
roach Of the foul exhalxtions of the
town, is to run through the pestifer-
GUS alleys and sitting back streets OF
the great cities, and the emaciated
occupants of tenement. houses and
cellars need only turn faucet, and
tho breath of tho daisies and the odor
of new-mown hay will rush in to re-
vive and strengthen them. To be
sure, they will oil beapt to get dread
full colds, and breathing in q house
where the sir is turned on would
probably be something like inhsling
the zophyrs from an active pair Of
blacksmith's bellows; but what .
startling thing it is to think of coun-
try air being hakwed about like coun-
try milk or fresh vegetables.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

A CHOICE SroRY BooK.-Aessr $.
Ticknor 4 Fields have placed upon
our table the initial number of q se-
ries of books to be published By them
in pamphlet form, entitled "Good
Stories" From q somewhat cursory
examination of the number before US,
we leel justified in saying that it is
filled with reading matter of much
higher grade than the generality of
fictitious publications now flooding
the country. 1t is, as it's name indi.
cates--a book OF stories-racy and
varied. Zach number is to be com>
plete, SO that person will not be
obliged to purchase years issue in
order to reach the "fsis" of a story
in which they may become Interests
ed. "Good Stories" may be obtained
by enclosing so cts. to Ticknor K
Fields, Boston or New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

s%So far as heard from. the Re-
publicans elect in Kentucky only one
Senator and three Representatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

GEN. MEAGHRR.-An incident in
Gen. Meagher's life, which may not
be generally known, was referred to
in the following passage in Collector
Runsells speech at Faneuil Hall:
When Heagher was arrested, he
was followed to prison by the young
girl whom he loved, and was true to
him in misfortune rs tho Irish patri-
OF is true to his country in the hour
of her agony and despair. And when
sentence of death was pronounced;
then, like the lady of Robert EN-
mett's choice, she could no longer
bear to live and she died of a broken
heart. Her fate lends new pathos to
tho beautiful lines of which the band
have this evening reminded us:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

Es- We see by the State journal
that the Republican Senatorial con.
vention for that District have elects
ed Horace Rublee, of Madison, and
John B. Stickney, of Mazomanie, as
delegates to the State Convention
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

STARVATION IN BRooKLYN.-The
New York Times says:
Several cases of destitution and
death lave recently been brought to
the attention of the Superintendent
of the Poor of the Eastern District.
Mr. John Montgomery. On Satur-
day last he was called to the tene
ment house No. 131, Johnson Street,
aud found the widow of soldier
CLAIM in the war lying dead on miss
cradle pallet, with six emaciated chill
dren beside her. Death resulted
from restitution. Since that time he
WAS called to a house in Flushing Az.
enue, near the Cyprus Hill Plank
Road, where he found a woman,
named Eliza King, whose husband
WAS killed in the war, lying beside
dying child, both helpless and suffer
ing from starvation. He sent them
to the County Hospital, but the ema~
ciated mother died as he was going
through the gate of that institution.
The recovery of the child is doubtful.
Again q woman named Shedd, resid-
ing at No. lis, North Fifth Street.
was found in dying state, with u
load infant in q decomposed state
beside her. The scene presented in
the apartments of this unfortunate
woman are too horrible for publica-
tom
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

The Chicago Times calls Cen
eral Grants reply to the President
on the subject of Sheridan's removal
IAN impudent letter" which awill
please all the Jaeobins.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03

FoR GIRLS VINO .CHRw GUM. -
A great many American girls have
acquired the particularly disagreea-
bic habit OF chewing gum. Perhaps
they would like TO know how gum is
made. The greatest gum manuiac-
uring establishment is said to be ut
Podunk, massachusetts; and the fame
OF their gum (and the gum itself is
in the mouth of all the world One
Of the employers of that establish>
ment, who has become thoroughly
Initiated into the mysteries OF The
manufacture Of the gum, was recent~
~ discharged from the establishment,
and has since divulged the process
by which these guilds, which young
Americans masticate with such We
locity and apparent satisfaction, are
made. The gum is made of certain
parts of gum arabic, gum tragacinth,
small qusntity of resin and fat. The
fat used is not lard, that being too
expensive, but is a substance extract.
ed from the dead hogs, cats, dogs
and other animals found on the COM
mons of the city. This is not the
worst of it. After the various ingre-
dents are melted together in a huge
kettle, certain kind Of alkali is put
in for the purpose of whitening the
gum. This alkali is the same that is
used by dyers with indigo to give .
deep and permanent blue to hannels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-03
prograss of the Pacific Railway.

Congress granted TO two companies
the Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific-the right to hnild their re-
spective lines from opposite ends un>
til they meet and connect. The form
err having nearly crossed the plains OF
Nebraska. is rapidly approaching the
outlying hills of the Rocky Mountain
range while the latter, it appears,
is making equally gratifying head
way. During this month it il ex~
pected the last and greatest OF the
tunnels on the western link will be
opened, and the crossing OF the dread
eli Sierra Nevada mountains be reg
uarly made by the locomotive, into
the great Salt Lake Basin. This
achievement of hewing and blasting
pathway through primeval granite
barriers, although all included with>
ia $50 miles, is equivalent TO more
than 600 miles of ordinary railroad,
in cost and resistance overcome
Upward of $40. 000,0 900 have been ex.
pended i'm the enterprise, which IN.
eludes, however, the equipment anu
materials for $50 miles ADDITIONAL
Eastward of the graded portion the
line has been surveyed and located
for 600 miles, developing an easy and
favorable route, and it is believed
that fully half the distance between
the Pacific coast aud the Missouri
river will be built by the Central P,.-
cifc company. as they are favored BY
having their hardest work done, and
by the presence of large numbers OF
cheap Chinese laborers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-03
CIVIL COURTS.
CoURT OF APPEAIs-ApRrL 2.

THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH SUIT. ~
% S IF the Refnaed Prot Dutch Church Of y
This is claim OH behalf of the relator and other
ministers and churches OF the Reformed Dutch Church 10
share in the large income Of the defendants Ii Is claimed
that the property from which this income Is derived
from two bequests-the first that OF Cornelius
stenwyck whose viii is dated November 90 1854 the
second that Of John Harpendnck who died In 723 The
first OF these requests of the manOr OF Fordha Ito
the elders overseers OF the said Neither Dutch congr
ter Of the said congregation to be held In full property
forever by the said elders and overseers."
The church thoD q voluntary association but was
incorporated the Ministers elders and deaons OF the
Reformed Dutch Church in 1896 The second devise was
to the minister's elders and deaoOns OF tho Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church OF the City OF NewYork, all
my property. being an equal nrh part
share and proportion OF that tract or parcel OF Land STU
CITY Of NewYork called and known by the name OF the
Shoemaker Field land on the north side Of Maiden
Lane, path, which leads into certain street called
Queens street." containing about l6 acres. -
IN 1853 act passed authorizing the sale OF the
Manor of F0rdham and for reinvostnent OF the pro
ceeds in other lands upon the same trusts IL IL
claimed that these deyises we're for the benent o!
the whole denomination In the City OF New York and
erty since purchased. having been purchased with
tho proceeds Of the original requests are equally In
cuded, and the whole property In In fact held by the
defendants in trust for the whole body Of the Dutch
Reformed Church in the City OF New-Y0rk Tho suit
therefore proposes the following division OF the income
amounting, It is claimed to over $4,000 per annun; TO
four churches, 5000 EACH TO one church, 5000 10 SIX
churches t5 each to two churches 800 each; ana To
six churches q, 900 each.
To the claim II is answered that other churches have
been from time TO time created In this city not connected
with this church, that the gifts were 10 this one church
considered as body thus, TO the FOrdham lands,
their proceeds probably lost during the Revolution
made necessary by the British occupation OF the city
and that any rate the lapse Of 100 years preeudes the
The case has been several years pending, and now
up for its first hearing in the Court Of Appeals
Decision reserved. .
Mr.. p. Y. Cutter for reator appellant; Mr. Woodruff
for RESPONDENT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-03
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The following is the regular report of DR.. Harris
Registrar Of vital Statistics for the week ending March
Neic- York, April :
MrrroroIrrAr BoARp oy HKAIrn.

METROPOLITAN BOARD oy HEALTH,
BUREAU VITAL STATISTIC April z, 1861
March 80 there 400 deaths IN New iofk
Guiding public instuious3 inmates u The island hos
Brookvn lJ6 deaths not including the mortality
In the Kings institutions The datraie In the week would be
estimated exclusive Of the island Institutions
aud TO 1888 in Notwithstanding the population AZ
zymoc diseases destroyed NewYork and 80 in Brooklyn
There Of fatal dsrhea diseases and sctAnA "a
Brooklyn aud Yo and increase pbus Group aud dpher
diseases Of the respiratory destroyed
per Of al who died in NeSYoE and 80 20 per
cent? Of al IN Brooklyn.
The rate infant mortality NewYok M week For the lr
wear Infancy and for children I've old and under
40 per list In Brooklyn the periods ~
and per Of the total mortality including institutions that re-
ported 10 the Board Of Health. "
diseases have been 10 the snda
usual the weather aud attendant evils Of
bad housing March sweed the total mortality
not reached before 10 ten
mouths though Of mortality from all other
The weekly abstracts have presented such facts words
show but need 20 push inquiry into The actual
the excessive mortality from these sOcaed
nfsmmsoy Ofdeah 10 such inquiry
25 III by census Ward 81 persons died the past
weef Fourth Ward population 1852 all in tenant
hOuses persons died That the deahre N the Fifteenth Ward
20 l5 deaths TO the Loco Inhabitants while the
Winter 90 1900 10 the the three sum
ner mortality in the latter Ward 20 900
annually that the badly housed population Of
perpetual psiepc By and another while the
deoenty ceany Fifteenth Ward enjoys anbnty
equAed rural village IL possible make the health
standard oitbe Fifteenth Ward the standard Of the city Summer and
Winter L. HARRIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-03
MEXICO.
TIE STRUGGLE AT QUERETARO-TIlE CAPITOL AND
PUEBIA CLOSELY INvESTED-EsCOBADo COM
NANDER-Inl- CIIIEF

llIE STRUGGLE AT QUERETARO-TIlE CAPITOL AND
PUEBA CLOSELY INvEsrED-EsCoBADo COM
MANDER-IN- CHIEF.
eN IKIEGRAPH
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, April 2, 1867
Official news from San Louis POtOs up to the nth
utimo has been received in this city with the fol
lowing information The expected battle at or near
Queretaro had not taken place yet, Gen. Escobedo
bad been appointed to the command of the concen-
trated Armies of the North, West and Center. Gen.
TreviRe mad SUCCEEDED Gen. EscObadO as Commander
of the Army of tie North. Macmillan and his troops
were at Queretaro fortifyiRg the city The Liberals
occupied Laesnca de las Vacas, nine miles west OF
QueretarO on the Celaya road; Santa Rosa ~ mics
north on the San Luis road Cuerta del Chino, elght
miles east. on the road to the City oil Mexico anu
AtrtO, close to the south. The city was therefore
surrounded on all sides, and the commHnl
,extion entirely cut off. Macmillan had
attempted to send reoOnOterng parties out
of the City of QueretaGO, but they invariably
went over to the Liberals stating that the troops in
sideswere very much demOralized, and that all the
natives would Join the Liberals rs they have
an opportunity of Doing so. The ImpeTialists had
about 500 men at the City Of Mexico under SaseTa;
KOst of them had hewever been fOrcibly taken INTO
the service and cannot be relied Gems Diego, Al
Warez Riva Palscio, Martinez, Losio Neles, and
Uthers invest very closely the City oil Mexico, ana
dad already isolated it from the INTERIOR FueDa
was defended by 1000 men under NoTiego, and Gen.
Diaz with 5000 men, had began his operations to
take it. Should Macmillan be captared at Quere-
taro as it is confidently expected he will be, Mexico
and Vera Cruz will surrender without firing single
shot more.
THE FRENCH VOLUNTEERS IN THE IMPEIIAL ARMY
WASHINGTON, APRIL 2.-Offcial intelligence was re-
Ceived by the Government to-day from Vera Cruz
which contains some additional information in re-
gard to the evacuation of Mexico by the French
troops. They have nearly all embarked, and 1t Is
exported that there are not more than 1000 remain
ing in the interior with Macmillan No obstruction
obstacle has been interposed by the Liberal party
60 the peaceful departure of Macmillan ana ms
Snite II was expected that the Liberals would
shortly have possession of the City of Mexico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-03

SUPREME CCCRT-CHAMBERs-A 2-Before MI
Justice BARNARD.
THE ERIE POOL CASE AGAIN-DIsCHARGE OF MIX
STEWART n
Jant g. Kennedy Receiver &c. ag Leonard hoyeh AND Joseph
Stewart
The argument on the motion for the discharge OF
the defendants from arrest came on at ~ ~ E
Mr. Birdseye stated the substance OF ms W w
that shortly after the failure OF the BANK whsh te I've
making inquiries as to the assets Oh te i
pany, Mr. Huyck had frankly informed MN OF MS cnIln
against Drew in the Ere pool matter; that at tnat te
attachments issued against Huyck 10 reach Ms III
erest in the Slower Machine company anu MS " o
yeTsation with Fisk Belden, III when they strongly
recommended the suspension OF PROCEEDINGS aganst
Drew, these attachments were h oo y, tbs
had been served Burr. That TINS dlsposeu OF Tue
charge of cOncealment. That the naDles VI tne Dak
to Government had arisen from the OF
their account by Balm ~ Co. to the extent vi s1e
600 and any fraud on the part OF inc
or Mr. Stewart. That, in fact, the securities IN
this Ene pool were MI stewards secnIues m That
Stewart though HIS name had been signed as stoeh
holder by some one else had been exoneraed by the Con
stakeholder; that he had not known OF Huyeks claI,
against Drew till October last, wneh huyck Eit
him Whereupon, to attach the asslg nment 70
IL Belden. judgment creditor, he had induced huys
10 allow Judgment in his favor that the Government
could at any time have brought suit against Drew penn
fully informed Of the facts ana tlat ts sit |as u 90
conformity with threats that had been made that unless
Stewart would pursue certain course IN lnis s. ne
should have trouble himself Ho eontended that mere
fraud cOnceament on when 10 Dase this aIeS'
against either OF the defendants -. -.
Mr. ChttendeD, for the plaintiff contended that ~ was
evident that Huyck, the President OK the BANK nau ~
least had fun knowledge OF the fraud committed on ~
that part Of the debt OF Balm was really ms DEBT ana ina.
the allowance OF judgment TO Stewart for an amount
much above the market value OF the securities aeseu "
be lost by him, mark OF fraud "a,
The Court discharged Stewart with leave 10 pahuH 10
apply on further afidavits for ORDER but denied
the motion as TO Huych. -,
for defendants