Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-01

trial, already in the hands of Vans
| derbiIt, as has never been known on
| this continent. Vanderbilt claims
that he can raise here and abroad
over one hundred millions for the
purpose no has in view. This step
he has long contemplated and been
induced to take by the effort of Jay
Cooke & Co., to get possession of the
New York Central. He holds that
his safety and the public benefit de-
mand this combination, though all
who know him are aware he is act
ing entirely for his own interest.
Gss@ 1t is fact not over-well known
by Americans interested in the his
tory Of English political progress,
that candidate for Parliament may
be in nomination for several bor~
oughs simultaneously without invali>
Eating his claim &c d seat if elected
by any one of them. Mr.. Gladstone
has been defeated at Oxford and in
Southwest Lancashire, but will cer-
tainly represent Greenwich in the
House. When Member of the
House wishes to retire from his posi-
ton, be applies for the Stewardship
OF the Chiltern Hundreds, purely
fictitious benefce, and writ as then
issued for the election of successor.
ssrThe Geneva IN. " Courier
says Last week one Of the Super~
visors LOST his pocket book, and like
a sensible man, came to the
Com e, office to advertise it. We had
barely got the matter in type before
the lost was found--so wonderful
and powerful is the effect of adver>
Using"
Ia Leprosy is said to be contagi.
Gus by those who have become IA
miliar with it on the Sandwich Islands,
where it is reported to be spreading
fearfully, having been introduced
there by the Chinese Coolies. 1t is
feared that it will be introduced into
California by the same agency.
E<B- The Baraboo Independent states
that A. G. futile has shipped this
fall from bis own nursery, Of bis own
trees 5000, and 10000 in ALL He
harvested from his own vineyard A.
900 pounds of grapes, and sold them
at Baraboo and Kilbourn at Is cents
per pound.
tara personal friend of General
Grant says that in his first message
to the Constitution, after becoming
President, he will recommend an
amendment to the Constitution pro-
viding that any person who has once
held the Presidential chair shall not
be eligible to the same office again.
sl Iowa has 1850 miles of rails
road, which cost S57, 100000. In
| 1864 she had only 500 miles, which
cost S26, 100000. Iowa has $50 miles
more than Missouri, 1,120 miles more
than MINES ia, $50 more than Wis
consin and 420 more than Michigan.
s2y General Waddy Thompson,
who, in Calhoun's time, was men,
Der Of Congress from South Carolina,
and afterward Minister to Mexico,
died at Tallahassee, Fla, yesterday
afternoon. aged about 20.
sss-Some of the old political hacks
are afraid that Grant will take it in-
to his head to give most of the of
fees out to those who have honor.
ably servey in the army for the preser.
walton of tho Union
asa. 1t is stated that at least $50
900, 900 are involved in the mining
of copper in Michigan, and 10000 to
10000 people are dependent on the
mines in which this large capital is
Invested.
Eg Not n Democrat was elected
TO any office within hundred miles
of the publication office of the La
Crosse Democrat.
nE More than one seventh of the
Stated Mississippi, it is said, is ad-
vertised for sale under execution for
debt.
aea-The Broadhead Independent
says that Mr.. Passmore, late demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, has
removed TO Kentucky.
j. j. Smith, colored, has been
reelected to the Massachusetts, Leg.
islature from Boston.
Europe owns 1888 400, 900 worth
Of American railroad, State aud Gov
eminent bonds.
The largest oil refinery in Cleve-
land has a capacity for distiling 500
barrels per day.
Massachusetts savings banks
have 100000 depositors and $50, 100.
600 invested in national bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Colfax, it is said,
propose to spend portion of the com
ing winter in Europe.
-Four cords of wood daily are
used by a Burlington (Vt.) peg facto
ry ia the manufacture of shoe pegs.
"A railroad company is sinking ar
) artesian well in San Francisco harbor
in twenty feet of water.
The National ImteHigencer threat.
ems Gen. Grant with an earnest ant
generous support"
A "thousand dollar set" of Rus
: STA sable frs is offered for sale il
New York.