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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

CASHMERE GoATs.-Two Madison
gentlemen, Simeon Mills and A. G..
Darwin are now importing to Dane
county a stock of Cashmere goats,
with the intention of commencing
the growth in this State of the re-
markable fine and valuable Cashmere
wool. They have forwarded thirteen
animals already, for some of which
they pay $1,000 each, and have made
further arrangements for increasing
the stock. The Cashmere crosses
readily with the common goat of this
country, and the third and fourth
cross produces an animal bearing a
fleece nearly if not quite as valua Die
as the pure blood. The Madison
Journal says:
owe say success to the enterprise
of breeding the Cashmere goats in
Wisconsin. May our hills and prai
ries soon be enlivened by the shd,cl-
bearing animal, and, indeed, we see
nothing to prevent it. They thrive
on the Coarsost fare, and will without
doubt. stand our climate; and nature
has Given them formidable weapon
ON the head to defend themselves
against the great enemy OF shoep,
the dog"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

DRAWN AN ELEPHANT.--The Min
nesota Democratic convention at st.
Paul the other day, seems to have
experienced many grevious tribula-
tons. First, there were several "ro-
bustious perwig pated fellows" who
wanted Incorporated in the platform
the genuine old dimmy cratic princi-
pie that the negro is inferior to a
white man, and that "this is a white
mans government, etc. Then there
was a prolific Dillon O'Brien, who
had an incendiary resolution of his
own, which it required much tact to
kill properly; and last (and worst) of
all, there came the notorious Brick
Pomeroy, who boldly threatened to
send five hundred copies of his filthy
newspaper gratuitously through the
State as campaign document during
the next two months. The conven-
ton, knowing that the effect of this
amount of crude, raw ssdemocracv'
would be disastrous to the party, and
that the generous offerer would be
rather likely than otherwise to kill
them by kindness, were in a quanda-
ry as to what was to be done with the
offer. 1t was however. with much
tact accepted-the central committee
doubtless undertaking to see about
the distribution of the copies.-Mn-
,Udukee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
The Washburn Family.

Minneapolis Minnesota Tribune has
some gossip about a family which of
late years has had no little promi-
nence. We give part Of its article:
"The 'Washburn family, so-callcd,
is the family of Israel Washburne, sr.,
one Of the early settlers of the town
where he has long resided--though Il
native, we believe, of Massachusetts
and who, as merchant and far
mer, has ever maintained an enviable
reputation in that portion of the coun.
try. His sons-all now living-are
Israel Washburne, Jr, who is about
ttty>three years of age; has repre-
scented one of the Maine districts in
Congress twelve years; been Govern.
or OF the State two years, and is now
collector of the port of Portland; Al
demon Sidney, who has been a sue
cesstul Boston merchant, but is now
bank officer in Hallowell, Maine,
lSlihu B., who for many years has rep
resented the Galena district. Illinois,
in CONGRESS, and who is the oldest
inNihooi \oihSiaity VI Tue lOusei
Cadwallader c., of La Crosse, Wis.
consin, who was Major General in
the late war and is now member OF
Congress; Charles A., Who'll at pres
ent the United States Minister to
Paraguay; Samuel A., who had COM
mand of gunboat during a portion
OF the late war, and now resides and
does business at Owatonna, in this
State, and William d., late United
States Surveyor General for this State,
and now one of the most entorprising
and successful lumber manufacturers
and merchants of this city There
were also three daughters in this fam
lily, one of whom is dead. Three OF
the brothers, Israel, Elihu and Cad
wallader, have all been members oil
the lower House of Congress at the
same time, representing as many diff
ferent States, and the two latter are
members of the present House.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

virtue; and az to penal laws, there
can be no doubt they would be ex-
IRENE. Seducers and adulterers
would certainly never commit q sec-
ond offence. The children of misfor-
tune would be made common proper
ty and the public be rightly held for
their support. AS between man and
woman justice would prevail, not such
justice however as would heap all the
blame and penalty upon the woman
who falls and sets the guilty man free
and blameless, save only his liability
to perish from the pistol shot ofsome
woman's friend. AS to force of public
opinion in driving erring woman
away from society, the ballot ip the
hands of woman would command
something more than passiveness; il
would order her as many new trials
before the social tribunal as the man,
and make her his equal before the
courts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
THE MARKETS.

New York, July 27-Flour, 7.95
M1l0O for extra; Wheat, 200 for
No. 2, Milwaukee; Rye l.45; Oats,
85c; Corn, LOS
DUBUQUE, July 25.-Flor 1000
1000 Tor extra; Wheat, LOCO $50;
Rye, GO065c; Oats, 7o(98Oc; Corn,
70(a85c.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Flour, 9.75@
1000; Wheat, 1.75@L77; Rye, GOA
gee; Oats, 67(G684c; Corn, Sec.
ST.. LOUIS, July 26.-Flour, 7.75@
7.87; Wheat, 2.00@2.20; Rye, LAO,
Oats, 88(992 Corn, 92997.
MINIATURES, July 26.-Floul, $50
@7.50; Wheat, 1.70@1.9O, RE, l.22;
Oats, 69c; Corn, 70@85c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
NASHVILLE. J uly 2.


A serious riot occurred at Rogers
vile, Hawkins County, Tenn, on the
23d. Ether idge was tiercely de>
nouncing the Radicals when one of
them cried out, CHATS lie" Eth
eridge turned to the man who had
spoken and said: "You are a ID
lying son OF a b-h." Instantly a
shot was fired which was followed by
numerous shots from the Radicals
and Conservatives One man was
killed and ten or twelve wounded,
two MORALLY.
Etheridge left the stand when che
firing commenced, and drew his re
volver, but did not fire.
The gentleman who brings the
particulars says that when the train
on which he came left, the affair did
not seem to be over, as he heard fre
quent discharges of arms in the town
Another version of the affairs il
that Maynard proposed "a division O.
time, which Etheridge refused. anC
that after Maynard had spoken anc
the crowd was returning to the vii
lage, the Etheridge men waited fol
them and fired upon them from the
rear. The Radicals returned the fire
| One colored Radical was killed am
a white rebel named Ray. Their,
have been no State troops in Pawl1in
County.
The vote of this State under the
present franchise law, will, it is est
mated, reach 10000, and possibly
40, 009. The whole vote in 1860 wa.
only 49, 900.
The Mayor Of Nashville has order
ed all saloons to be closed on election
day, and will enroll 800 special po'
lice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

R Governor Pierpont, of Virgin
ia, addressed a public meeting in that
State on the 18th, on the political sit
uation. In response to question
from one of the audience, "What
about the Republican party? he re-
piled
"He was glad that be had been
asked the question. As to parties
now he believed that there is but one
great prrty in this country. which is
national in it's character, and that is
the Republican party. There is a
Democratic party at the North, but
he did not know of many people in
Vagina who bad any strong sym
pathy for it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
sD-The great suit of Gerrit Smitl

sg-The great suit of Gerrit Smith
against the Chicago Tribune for libel,
laying his damages at fifty thousand
dollars, was settled after an interview
between Mr.. Smith and the proprie-
tors. Mr.. Smith charges that the
Tribune accused him Of feigning in
sanity and taking refuge in an asy>
lum, to avoid the consequences of his
completely in the John Brown raid.
This intimation the Tribune, upon the
strength ofthe dispositions ofmedical
men as to Mr.. Smiths insanity, re-
tracts, and admits that Mr.. Smith was
really sane. 1t adds that they have
Mr.. Smiths assurance that, while per-
sonally ignorant of John Browns in
tended raid into Virginia, he loved
and admired Brown, his principles
and his courage, and that he revcres
his memory. This statement by the
Tribune is published, and the suit is
dismissed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

A Pest correspondent says that at
the Democratic meeting in Baltimore,
last night, one oft members of the
Maryland Constitutional Convention
appealed to his hearers to assert the
doctrine of State rights, and carry
back the Government to it's real in
tent as understood by the trainers Of
the Constitution. The sovereignty
of Maryland, he said, must not go I'M
der unless at the point OF the bayo-
net.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

Immense deposits Of tin have been
discovered in Madison County, this
State, not far from Pilot Knob and
Iron Mountain, between FIVE and six
hundred feet wide. Several smaller
ones had already been found on the
surface. The ore yields from three
to fifteen per cent. These are the
largest deposits known in the world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
LONDON. July .,

BY order Of the British War Office.
a trial Of American fifteen inch Rod
man guns was held to>day in the
presence Of a number of naval and
military officers and experts. 1t was
proved by the test to which the gun
was submitted that no iron or steel
armor yet invented is capable OF iesis-
ting its proiectile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

INTRODUCTION OF CooL1E LABOR
The United States Vice Consul q
Havana has notified the Departmeni
ofState that cargo of coolies may
be shortly expected in New Orleans
in violation of the act Of Congress q
February 10, 1862, and the Immigrant
Act Of July 4. 1864. He has reason
TO expect that an extensive scheme is
on foot for the introduction of coolie
labor in the South. instructions are
in preparation at the Attorney Gen
erals Office, for the action of District
Attorneys, should attempt at viola
tons of these laws appear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
The Reconstruction Bill.

The following is portion of the
Reconstruction Bill. These sections
cover the main points in the original
bill to which exceptions have been
taken
Section l. That it is hereby de-
clared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the act of the I'd day
of March, 1867, entitled can act to
provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States" thereto
passed the ed of March, 1867, that
the governments then existing in the
rebel States OF Virginia, North Caro-.
lima, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan
sas were not loyal State governments,
and that hereafter said governments,
if continued, were to be continued
subject in all respects to the military
commanders of the respective dis
tricts, and to the paramount authors
ty of Congress.
Sec. 2. That the commander of
any district named in said act shall
have power subject to the approval
of the General of the army of the
United States, and to have effect till
disaphroved whenever in the opinion
of said commander the proper adj
ministration of said act shall require
it; to suspend or remove from office, or
from the exercise of official powers
any officer or person holding or ex-
ercising, or protesting to hold or ex-
ercise any civil or military office or
duty in such district under any pow
er, election, appointment or authority,
derived from or granted by or claim
ed under any so called State or the
government thereof, or municipal or
other division thereof, and upon such
suspension or removal, such command
or, subject to the disapproval of the
general as aforesaid, shall have pow
or to provide from time to time for
the performance of tho said duties of
such officers or person so suspended
or removed by the detail Of some
competent officer or soldier of the
army, or by the appointment of some
other person to perform the same
and to fill vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
Sec. B. That the General of the
army Of the United States be invest.
ed with all the powers Of suspension,
removal, appointment and detail
| granted in the preceding section to
| district commanders.
Sec. 4. That the acts of the Off
GERS of the army already done in re-
moving in said districts persons exer
cising the functions OF civil officers
and appointing others in their stead
are herby confirmed, provided that
any person heretofore or hereafter
appointed by any district comman.
der to exercise the functions of any
civil office may be removed either by
the military officer in command o
the district or by the General of The
army, and it shall be the duty O
such commander to remove from Of
flee as aforesaid all persons who ar,
disloyal to the government OF thu
United States, or who use their offic,
influence in any manner to hinder
delay, prevent or obstruct the du,
and proper administration of this &C
and the acts to which it is supplement
tary.
The remainder of all the bill ha
reference to the matter of registra
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

Ggs- CARAT Davis, Senator from
Kentucky, who is known for his
strong rebel proclivities, rose tor
speech in the u. S. Senate Chamber
last week, whereupon all but three
spectators in the gallery, and two
Senators, retired, leaving him an au-
dience OF JiUe, to whom he spoke two
hours.
THE TopKNors.-It is a mystery
where the absurd fashion of the high
c. snon, which has the faculty of
tipping the hat directly over the nose,
originated Not in Paris, nor i'll
London; for all the American visitors
TO thrse two capitals, arrayed in this
style, have been most excessively
ridiculed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
nea. The call of State committeefo

aA- The call of State committeefor
convention of the Republican I'm.
ion party Of Wisconsin, to nominate
candidates for State officers, appears
in our columns to>day. The Con-
vention is to meet at the Capitol on
the 4th of September next. The ba-
sis of representation is the usual one,
consisting of two delegates from each
Senate and Assembly district, maxi
ing convention of two hundre d
and siXty>six membe rs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

Bag wenty-nlne memers Of the
graduating class at Harvard will
adopt the profession oflaw. six medi>
cine, two divinity, four engineering,
two chemistry, three viii remain as
general students, twenty four go into
business, and twenty-five are unde-
cided. The Oldest man In the fresh
man year Of the class was twenty
eight, and the youngest fourteen
/ the Oldest at commencement twenty
six and eleven months, and the young
est eighteen and five months; average
age twenty>onc years and eleven
months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
TENNEssEE.-On Tuesday, August

TENNEssEE.-On Tuesday, August
l, the Tennessee election will be
held. Besides members of Congress
from the eight Congressional Dis
tricts there will be chosen a Govern
or and Superintendent of Public In
struetion. The Republicans have
nominated for Governor, w. G..
Brownlow, and for Superintendent,
John Eaton, Jr. The rebels have
nominated for Governor, Emerson
Etheridge, and for Superintendent,
Charles S. Cameron, formerly a
Chicago Copperhead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

-"Vienna letters state that the
Archdukess Sophia, mother of the
Emperor of Austria and Macmillan,
gives evidences of insanity Cable
Dlspctch.
1t is thus that
Zone woe doth travel upon anothers heels,
SO thick they follow"
The imperious House of Hapsburg
is making fearful atonement for deeds
done in the body Hayman's crimes
are not forgotten, nor are those of the
Archdukess. 1t was she who had
a score of Hungarian noblemen put
to death, and wore ring with their
names engraved upon it in commem>
GRAFTON of the crime. The Archduk-
ess has lived to see Austria degraded
to third rate power, her son shot as
a felon and his wife bereft of reason.
In view of the past, it is not to be
wondered at that she now gives evi.
dence Of insanity herself Chicago
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

DEATH OF A CoNGREssMAN Flakes
Galveston (Texas) Bulletin Of the
10th inst, says We have inteIli-
gence that Hon. Calib Hubbard, mem.
Der of Congress elect from this State,
was killed at Columbus in bar-room
fight, by man named Speers. who
was also killed by the guard while
endeavoring to make his escape. The
deceased has long been prominent
politician; has been member OF both
the United States and Confederate
Congresses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
ETA lady in Reading, Massac

ETA lady in Reading, Massachu.
sets, while convorsing with some
callers, Suddenly turned pale, and,
sinking into chair. exclaimed, "Did
you hear that gun 1t effected me
strangely land became inconsolable.
Her visitors had heard no report, and
it afterward appeared that no gun
had been fired at that time on the
place. News came, however, that
her brother residing a hundred miles
away, was at that very hour fatally
shot by the accidental discharge ofhis
fowling piece while hunting in grove
near his house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

HeA~ The Vernon county Censor re-
ports that the chief engineer of the
Minnesota Southern railway is ma
king good progress in surveying
routes for railroad from La Crosse
to Prairie du CHEN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
nm The sentence Of the

Bea- The sentence Of the wouId>be
assassin of the Emperor of Russia, at
Paris, to Imprisonment at hard labor
for life, is wonderful proof Of the
progress OF humane legislation. A
hundred years ago he would have
been broken on the wheel, or quarter
cd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
MADISON Wis Inlv 25.

General Sherman leaves to-mor-
row noon by way Of Milton, Water
town and La Crosse for trip to st.
Paul, intending to return here next
week. While here General Sherman
was outspoken in expressing bis
agreement in the main with the poll
icy of Congress, and it is substantial
" in accord with the views Of Grant
and Sheridan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

sm-A man, while binding wheat in
field near Buchanan, gathered up in
a sheaf rattlesnake, which bit him
on the finger. He Immediately took
his pocket-knife and cut open the
end OF the finger through the wound
made by the snakes tooth, quickly
wound horsehare tight around the
finger to prevent as much as possi-
bic the circulation of the blood, and
drank glass of liquor The next
day he was nearly well
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

eeg~I 1t is said that the public debt
statement for August will show q de-
crease Of two or three milion dollars.
During the current month about
twenty millions OF interest have been
paid in coin and six millions in cur
rency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

-UaAn enterprising London mana
ger of concert room gives his pat
rons three ballots, two hundred dan
GERS, sixty instrumentalists, singers,
acrobats, mimics. pictures, latest tel
egrams, saloons, supper-rooms, eve-
ming papers, and ten orchestra pieces,
all for sixpence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

Sag- General Rosseau has been de
tailed as United States commissioner
to proceed to the recent Russian
purchase and take possession, by
raising the American flag Ex-sen-
ator McDougall, of california, is an
applicant for the governorship of the
new territory
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

p@~Forncy has heard Sturgeon
preach, and writes home that he
would rather be Charles Ii. Spur
geon, surrounded with the love OF
the rescued souls Of the working peo>
pie Of his parish, than be Lord Bish-
op Of a thousand churches Of England.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

Eg-The Lafayette County Union
says TIE people Of Shullsburg have
organized stock association, and
subscribed about $4,000, for the
purpose of purchasing and preparing
grounds, and erecting buildings,
which to hold town fairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

gSy- Billiard tables are hereafter to
be used in the British army, $500, 900
II gold having recently been appro-
priated by Parliament to supply
these tables to the army officers in
the various barracks throughout the
world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
sa-THE WIsoSa Cur OFT

s9- THE WINoNA Cur OFF.-The
Milwaukee papers announce that the
contract for the construction of the
La Crosse a. Winona Railroad, by
the route on the eastern side of the
Mississippi, known as the scut off,
has been let by the Winona 4 st.
Peters Railway Company to Daniel
Wells & Co., Of Milwaukee, and work
will be commenced forthwith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

pea- The Dubuque and Dunlei,h
bridge enterprise is marching on to
success. Already the stock subscrip~
tons aggregate more than 500, 600,
the total issue Of stock not to exceed
81 200 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

e:a. The National Intelligencer an
nounces, apparently on authority,
that the President will fully carry
out the Reconstruction laws and the
elemental act 1t entirely dis
claims for him the construction plae-
ed upon aportion Of his late message,
that he did not intend TO execute the
latter act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
nsa The New York constitutional

naa-The New York constitutional
convention, notwithstanding The ear
nest arguments of G w. Curtis and
others, voted down the proposition CIV
ing the 5w6men theright ID vote-yeas
20, Rays 37.The committee, Mr.. Gree
ley inclT!ded, reported against it the
women N57}arge numbers, Mrs. Gree
lev fsclnAad, petitioned for it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

psA- The Prairie du Chen Couter
says more brook trout are being talk
en- in the streams of Crawford county,
this summer, than ever before. The
new Court House, building at cost
Of between S25, 900 and 5000 in
Guiding prison cells, is progressing
rapidly towards completion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

m9- The St. Paul q Prairie du CHEN
Railroad has literally offered to for~
ward needy emigrants free of charge,
and to supply thom with food at Mil
waukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30

seg~Aa afflicted editor, who is
troubled with hand organs under his
window, longs for the "evil days"
mentioned in Ecclesiastes when "the
grinders shall cease because they are
few" and "the sound of the grind
inr'' shall be dow"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-30
ts@Uow Rismark looks l.

rag How Bismark looks is told by
a Paris correspondent who sa him
at the exhibition in company with the
King CT Prussia, as follows:
| gaze on him with amazement.-
His eyes are large and somewhat dull,
yet at times they emit q piercin Q
look, which proves him to be man
Of courage and daring. Goodness and
daring are written in every feature of
his face. Whenever he notices that
be is stared at be draws himself back
like a fencer at the charge. His head
is remarkably broad behind and al
Iuost bald. ] detected however, one
thin lock falling over his brow in the
fashion of "a Mandin Indian. In his
whole person there are indubitable
marks Of bold independence and in.
domitable energy.