Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The popular enthusiasm for General
Grant is irresistible. He will sweep
everything before him." Tho sun
has risen?
"A Russian lawyer from Moscow
has been visiting the Troy police
court, to study its methods of deal.
ing with criminals. He was aston
ished at finding that there is more
crime in Troy than in the large city
Of Moscow with 100000 inhabitants.
The laboring Chinese on the Pa
cific coast are returning to their na-
tive land. There are more depart
ures than arrivals. The cause of this
is said to be the prejudice of Amer>
leans against them.
Should Seymour and his friends"
get IN power, their first act would
probably be 10 remove General Grant
from he command of the army, and
appoint that superior General" Lee,
in his place.
The American Board of Missions
received on the last day of August
Sl3, OOO, and the entire receipts for
August were about 500, 900. This
would close the financial year with q
debt Of S45, 900
Some Of the Democratic papers
are trying hard to explain why Mr..
Seym addressed the New York
rioters az "My friends. But tho
reason is'plain enough; they ,oere his
friends
The Philadelphia Ledger having
the largest circulation of any neutral
paper in the United States. published
very strong leader on Tuesday of
last week in favor OF. Grant and Col.
fax.
The louisville Journal says that
when two or three Democrats are
gathered together there will the spir-
it OF Democracy be also. That's true,
no matter what the tax is.
"A gentleman of Norfolk. Va.
found $500, 900 in an old trunk few
days ago. 1t was all in Spanish
milled dollars and Virginia paper
currency of l776.
The Vermonters assert that they
will increase the majority given at
recent State election by 5000 when
they vote for president in Novem-
| Der.
"A good many down South don't
like to have carpet baggers from the
North among them. Four years ago
they cherished b similar dislike to the
presence of northern knapsackers.
The Hartford Post says the only
luck the democrats ever bad in Yer
mont, was when they carried St. AL
dams, during the war. That time
they came in from Canada.
Seymour, it is said, contracted
such repugnance to q draft during
the rebellion, that he has ever since
refused to sit at an open window, OF
between open doors.
Every boy in blue who was
manned, slaughtered or starved dur
ing the war, was MANNED, slaughtered
or starved by those who support Sey.
mour and Blair.
An ex-Confederato refuses to
take the oath to support the Con-
stitution, because he says he has all
he can do to support his wife and
family.
Hundreds of democrats will bolt
the nomination of Gov. Swami 70,
Congress in the Third Maryland Dis,
trict, and his election is by no means
certain.
Mr.. Nicholas Bratt, aged 60, Of
Easton Washington county, N. Y
with his SeUen sons, seuea grandsons
and Jre great grandsons, will vote fol
Grant in November.
Sir John Young, at present Gov.
erpor of New South Wales, has been
appointed by Queen Victoria as Gov.
ernor General of the New Dominion
of Canada, in place of Lord Monck.
TIE circulation of Rochefor Is
Lante' nc has gone up to 100, 600 cop
les since its removal from Paris TO
Belgium.
Since the termination of the war.
over 100000 natives Of foreign coun-
tries have sought a home in the
United States.
Governor Curtin thinks that
Pennsylvania will give General Grant
heavier majority than was ever be
Emo for Dpaa,1 IL Il 4
George III. Pendleton went to
Maine TO enlighten the down Casters
upon rreenbacks. Does he see any
thing green in the returns?
A Seymourand Blair Club, in
the town Of Sumter, S. c., has for it's
President white man and two col.
ored Vice Presidents.
The first day of October next
has been decided on by the Second
Adventists assembled at GAINESVILLE,
Wis, for the ending of earthly things.
One of the best farmers in Kan>
sas is the Governor. His wheat crop
amounts to 10000 bushels.
The New Orleans Times says the
commercial flags are half-mast in
memory of departed business.
1t is true of many persons that
their memory is nothing but row
Of hooks TO hand up grudges on.
An acre of fresh water is moro
profitable for fish growing than ten
acres OF good soil for grain growing.
English Quakers, like their Phil
adelphia brethren, are abandoning
their uniforms.
The general election in England
commences on November 18th.
--Bismark is ordered TO England