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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

WILD CAT BAHKs.-Since the eloc
ton the papers in all parts Of the
state are manifeSting much pleasure
over the defeat of the amendments
authorizing half a dozen wild cat
savings Banks. But two or three
papers in the state exposed these
frauds. Il seems now that the bill
referring these charters to the peo-
pie was struggled through the legis>
lature near its close when the mem
bers were hurrying things to leave.
We confess to being deceived bv the
fraud, and even to aiding the adop-
tion ofthese wild cats by the people.
until a week or two before the eiec
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

&c. Minnesota official is: Grant,
3,744 Seymour, % 04; for Impair
tial suffrage, 1892 against Impair
tial suffrage, 29,906. IN the First
District the vote for Congress is
Wilson, Democrat, 13,549 Donelly,
11,207 Andrews, $3.50
sas- Grants majority in Minnesota
is $3.50. This is an increase Of 30
per cent. in the Republican vote IN
one year. The total vote indicates
that Minnesota now has popuia'
ton of 100000 The majority for
negro suffrage is 9,4l6.
-Conceding the loss to the repub-
licans of Oregon, and the electoral
vote of the United States will stand
for Grant and Colfax, 214, and for
Seymour and Blair so.
The latest returns indicate that
Illinois has. by small majority, vo-
ted in favor Of State Constitutional
Convention.
The town Of Shields in Dodge
county, at the late election, east i've
hundred and six Democratic votes
and two Republican.
Clayton county voted on the 3D.,
by a majority OF 1919, for tax TO
build a jail at Elkadcr. That settles
the county seat question.
Grants official majority in In
diana is 10 14G a Republican gain ov
er the vote OF October Of 3 l85.
The following is the official vote
in Ohio: Grant $50 222 avmou
239,032 Graut's majority, II 100
The otiicia. vote 81 Illinois far
President Is Grant $50 293 Sey monr
199, al. Grants majority, 81 l52.
Grants majority In Wisconsin.
on the retGrns received which will
not be materially changed, is 24,04l.
The official vote of Vermont is /:
Grant, A, 1877; Seymour, 12,045.-
Grants majority, 81, 1872.
The official vote of Vermont is
Gra i. 4,167 Sey mour, l2,045-
Grants majority, 80, l22.
New Jerseys official majority
for Seymour is 2,849.
Grants official majority in South
Carolina ID 1866.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
Nem advertisements.
PR AIRIE FAR NJ


Tlse subscriber offers his new prairie faIm ,o- sale
situated III tLe t#gs Lancaster, Go Nis
81 tns 81 tour tuAred icse located Eva miles seui
OF Lancaster The Potosi road rwo hundred acre
under pio; sIAt9 II WiHter wheat the gropLd
there yne iara ouc : Oh d0a~c; stable --A3o Il ;
grain barn. II IT. h0ass --X5t cattle lies
with yards attached for handiing All Kinds oi
sheep sheds. zpN5 II; hRe young orchard OF
huadred and thiity oi fFc years growth. the
above has plenty OF tlmDer ant is ell watersd
and fenced mostly with good post aud board fence
Time viii be given part o. the purchase money.
For particulars enquire tie iisfaid office the
premises. LEWIS HOLLOWAY.
Lancaster. Wis. Nov. 10th, 1865. 25tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

psa-The Cincinnati Eaquir er states
that, in polling over 100000 votes at
the late election, Illinois is treading
hard upon the footsteps Of Ohio, and
by 1870 will very likely be with us.
She is now considerably in advance
of where New York was in 1910.
Her vote is now larger than Ohio
cast previous to 1863
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

The English Minister at Wash
ington gets $4,000 more than the
head Of the Government TO which be
is accredited.
rea- The man who adopts and prac>
tices this motto, " all is fair IN trade, !"
is sure to fail all bis life.
George Peabody has given
away Sc, 1876, 000-an example we
should all follow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

-Garlb..ili has plan for settling
the controversy as to the Govern
ment of Spain. He proposes Dicta.
tor tor two years, and after that,
Republic. Very well but perhaps
the Dictator might hesitate about re
linquishing his power at the end Of
two years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
ee,y.The St. Louis "Paschall House

ssyThe St. Louis "Paschall House
lottery scheme, in which the associa.
ton drew all the nigh prizes itself, is
about to be ventilated in the courts,
one of the partners having instituted
a suit against the managers, charg-
ing them with fraud in the distrbu-
ton. He says the Paschall House,
the first prize, which was valued in
the scheme at $260,000, was really
worth but 500 900, the second prize,
Dan Able house at Memphis, put in
at 100000, was on'v worth $4,000,
and the other prizes in the same
proportion and yet the Mayor Of ST.
Louis, and other prominent residents
of that city, vouched for the swindle
as being fair and honorable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

nss~On election day, two men took
passage on train at Albany, to go to
Athens, n Y, to vote. They were
accidently lett behind at Stuyvessant,
and hired o boatman to take them
across the river Once on the other
side, t hey started for Athens on
foot, hating in front Of farm house,
where woman was washing in the
door yard. They inquired if they
could get conveyance to Athens to
vote. She asked them who they vo~
ted for. They replied Grant and
Colfax. Yes said the woman, I'll
take you with my old horse, if il
kills him, and she did.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

sg-It is variously estimated that
from $500 to 5000 men have gone
to the pineries of Michigan to get
out logs for the coming lumber sea,
son. This number is said to be UNI
precedented tor this season Of the
year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
sheriff SaIe-sIasv,er.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN, Circuit Court Of Grant Coun
y Grant County, t., Wisconsin.
Patrick Lee versus II Lasher.

Bg Virtue of writ of execution issued out of the
Circuit Court OF Grant comfy, Wis., in favor OF Patrick
Lee, plaintiff, aud against ii L. sler, defendant
directed delivered, aud for goods and CHI IT.
tells of the said deien whercon levy, have by d
rtction plaintiff attorney levied npon all the
titleand interest which the said defendant had the 9Th
day March 1864 has since acquired IN and 10 the
TO wing described real esti to- to wit:
The north quarter Of the south west quarter Of
sec ion tweLty-n 2g) Town five % Range two e.
of the Fourth Pr ncpa Meridian In Grant County
Wis ,onsin, which said real estate 1 VIII GA the h
day January 1862 at the hour of o'clock in the
enoon said day offer for sale and will sell the
highest bidder for cash the front door of OF the Court
House, in the village Of Lancaster Grant County, Wis
Said will be made TO satisfy said Judgment costs
ami the costs accrung. JAMES p. cox, sheriff
Dated Sheriff Office Lancaster, Wis. Nov. - t8
T. d WEEKS Attarney for Piff. 25w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

BANNER CoUNTY.-The Sank Co.
Republic boasts for that County the
largest relahUe republican majority
of any county in the Third Cong.
District-1,971. 1t must not be for
gotten that Grant gave the largest
republican majority of any county
in the District, relatiue to the whole,
1869 being near half the majority of
the District. Sank and Grant both
surprised everybody in giving lar
ger majorities than was expected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

asM.It will he remembered that
the Democrats Of Wintersett. Iowa
dominated anegro for Justice II The
Peace by way Of a joke, and Il ha-
since been found that by the adop-
ton Of the amendment to the consli>
tuition, which they little expected, he
is eligible to the office. He now pub
fishes his decination, utterly refu
sing to hold any office which may
be conferred upon him by the Dem~
ocratic party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

SOLDIERS ORPHANS HoME.-The
Board Of Trustees or the Soldiers Or
phans' Home have had their annual
meeting. The officers of the Institu
ton for the past year were reelected.
The Trustees express great satisfac-
ton with the present condition of
tho Institution under the manages
ment of Superintendent Cundall, and
with the new school house now near.
" completed. State Journal, II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
Auction Sale Of Farm Stock,
GRAIN. HAY. &c.

The undersigned vi! sell at pnbc auction at her
premises adjoining Tia farm of Mr. Hurd. l-2 miles
west Of Rockville in fEa Town of potosi. SATJk
DAY, NOV 2SIh, good mic. cows. ! head of young
steers and heifors, good calves coltsnot sucking,
two horse wagon, pair bohs sett double harness.
ond handed one hnrse wagon. double harrow. plows.-
Also 400 bushels Of grain2O of corn OF oats
Also quantity best timothy hay and other articles
too numerous to mention. TERMS-Cash, unless 9TH
erwise arranged day Of sale
MARY ANN ROSS
25wl& Widow OF Robert Ross.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

sea. The Queen of Portugal, Victor
Emanuels daughter, is crazy, and
occupies padded room TO prevent
her from breaking her head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

A Montgomery county, Ohio,
farmer who wished to give q Iot
for church, and burial ground, nad
the deed made ont go God Almighty.
His heirs and assigns forever and
the deed is so recorded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

According to the latest returns OF
the elections in Great Britain for
members of Parliament, the Liberals
will have large and controlling ma.
iority,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

GRAND JURIEs.-Minnesota voted,
at the late election, against an amend-
ment to the state constitution abol,
ishing grand iuries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

Victor Hugo is Peer of France,
having been so created BY Louis
Philippe, and Spanish Viscount,
bat he prefers to be called by his own
name, without any 'handIe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

sgThe day after the election
hundreds of Gaena pc ople called to
congratulate General Grant. Among
them was a chief of an itinerant
troupe playing q semi brevet Black.
Crook" Grant recognized him as
West Point classmate. The incident
was Imaginable, in some aspects, and,
at least, suggestive, as showing the
inclinations, accidents and fortunes
OF life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

PROVIDENCE MINED UP IN Recon-
sTRUCTIoN.-" think" said Grant,
" that Providence must have had u
hand in it, and prevented an earlier
reconstruction of the South for two
reasons First, to keep the tide of
immigration and enterprise flowing
into tie vast aud productive West,
and secondly, to punish the South
ern people, through their own agen-
cy, tor their unceasing errors "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

aea- President Johnson is said to
be bestowing unusual care on the
preparation Of the Message which he
will transmit to Congress at the
opening Of the regular session, in
December, as it will be the last State
paper, unless he vetoes some OF the
bills which may have passed. He
will doubtless have last word in
defense Of his policy, and give his
Congressional antagonists fare well
volley
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

Agents in Washington from the
Mexican Government propose the
sale of three Of the Mexican States
bordering on our territory, in order
TO raise funds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

sess- jenkins, in recording 9en.
Grants rccent drive wlin Bonner,
Says that although " Dexter" afler
which be rode, (" has been ,ciid ana
unqoverndbt Of ate, Gen Grant dro
him most Of the way from the race
track to the metropolitan Hotel"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
MILLER WANTED.

Wanted good miller. one who has been accustomed
to running cnstom mills and he obging Apply
write to Alexr. Mckemmie Cassyie mills C.ssyilie
Wis
Cassvile, Nov 4Jtb 1865 2lwe%
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

The two daughters Of Chief Jus
tice fancy are copyists in the De-
partment of the Interior, at Wash
ington, and are very peor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

s@-A fossil skeleton of mosasu..
rus has been discovered on the line Of
the Union Pacific Railroad by Dr.
w. f. Webb. It is Sc feet long, its
jaws are ) feet long. and its neck )
feet in diameter. Whether the skel-
eton is perfect or not cannot be ascer-
tanned until it is dug out. The only
one known to exist, we believe, is at
the Jardin deS PLANES, in Paris, and
is but twenty-five feet long. The
newly discovered specimen is TO go to
the Academy of Natural Science at
Philadelphia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24
Fairplay Mining & Level Go.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given that there will be stock
meeting of the Stockholders the Fairplay Mining and
Level Company at Fairpiay, Monday, the 2Sth day
of December 1885, which time all forfeited and nm
paid stocks will he sold at public auction.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
25w4* II. NJ. HENDERSON, Sec'y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

r@A-The Springfield (Mo.) Patriot
says: 1--WE frequently receive priv>
ate letters from men in other States
DESTROYS of settling in Southwest
Missouri, asking us to direct them TO
Radical county. We say to them
now-just stop anywhere in the
Fourth Congressional District and
you will be there We have no 9TH
er kind"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

sas-A mischievious monkey, in a
drug store at Boston, got loose, Sun
day, and amused himself by opening
the cages of the birds and all the
other animals 10 the store. Those
that he couldn't open he threw vio>
lently on the floor. and things were
in a sad plight when TIE proprietor
discovered what was going on and
stopped the fun.
u.s. Late fashion plates from Paris
show that the toes of gentleman's
boots and shoes are being made quite
broad and quito square again This
style will look little odd when first
introduced, but in respect to com
fort it is far superior to that Of the
sharp pointed toes now in vogue.
a@g~I In politics there is much in
name, and this consideration, while
it will make The Republicans cling
for many years to theirs, will, if they
are not demented, incite thu Duo
Gratis TO drop theirs. Democrat is
now as odiods a Tory was after the
Revolution
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

1t is now believed JLat the Nor
way oats is an imposition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

GRANTS POPULARITY As PRESIDENT.
Grant is now IN New York and al
West Point, riding behiad Bonnvr's
horses His youthtnness and fond,
ness FIR open air exercizes, and par
ticularIy his fondness for horses, will
probably make him the most popular
Chief Magistrate we have ever bad
These muscular passions do not do a
President harm in the estimation OF
of the intelligent, and they powerfully
affect the rude and ignorant, who be
hold in President fond of dogs and
horses = humanity akin their own.
The little idosyncrasy of the cigar
made Grant caricaturable and recog
nlzabIe. His horse talk was made
vehicle sfor stringing many a sharp
and genial political argument upon
the coarser mass of voters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

PARTY PIorUREs.-A Canada paper,
the Montreal TELEGRAPH says that, sin
1865 when the rebel war closed, Cam
ada was full of ragged stockholders
tromthe States all of whom seemed to
never tire of abusing the govern
ment for its tyranny in presuming to
draft them to fight against their prin-
ciples These are now known as the
Seymour roughs, and for their cow
ardice aud hatred to country every
Canadian must dcspise them. These
stockholders were even too worthless
to work, and lived chiefly among tho
negroes whom they demoralized.
The American Union may thank its
stars for having escaped electing Sey-
mour, who is the friend Of these hui
man devils, president of the States.
There is not one redeeming quality
in them. The American Union. with
all its faults, deserves the thanks
Of the world for turning upon these
neutrality-suspicious. they are
rightly called over the lines
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

aeA- There is regular war between
the citizens and the lawless ruff scuti
con gregated at Bear River City, al
the western terminus OF the Union
Pacific. The citizens hanged three
of the roughs recently, aud, in retail
iation, the mob set fire to the local
newspaper office and the Jail, The
citizens armed themselves, and, at
last accounts, a bloody fight had taxi
en- place 10 which number of the
ron Chs were killed. The mob was
driven 10 mountains, and We're ex-
pected to return to the attack.
GF The Hamilton (Ontario) Times
has just come out victorious in IL
bel suit 70. heavy damages, because
of its expose, last spring, OF the out
rageous swindles and extortions prac.
tised at the Table Rock Hotel, Nj
agara Falls. The Times is engaged
10 a good cause, and ought to perse-
we're ia it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-24

The WAR OR RACES. --ln case there
should be war of races. how many
democrats would it take TO make
safe thing OF it against one "nigger 2"
Would our adorcd Spivins consider
himself equal to one-sIXth of a color>
cd person, if the fight should com
mence? Would the gallant senior
Of the Statesmen be willing to tackle
small female OF color, provided she
was sickIy? This matter is getting
serious. There is to be war of ra-
ces, and there are four millions Of
s)o,y colored people. OF all ages,
$ xes aud conditions. Our copper
head friends fear that these four mil,
lions will gobblc the twenty five or
thirty million whites. We want 10
know what to expect, in case the
war comes The cOlored man won't
tight-,hat matter has been settled
by copperheads who watched him 90
into aciior from over the border Of
Canada Now, the question is how
many who run away will it take 10
equal one man who won't fight ,
Ohio journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06
Political, Prudential kc.

Inc chicago Tribune says: Abatement, or
lglnating in Connecticut paper, is going the
rounds OF the press to the effect that Mr.. A. T
Stewart, Of New York, is in receipt of a Ion o
private letter from General Grant, in regard TO
ms recent nomination by the late Cooper Insti
tute mass meeting SHE accepts the resolu
mons, says the New Haven Renter. sauthor.
lAng the committee to proceed and push for.
WARD ms claims for the Presidency 1t is
ADDED that the letter will soon be published
we happen to know that the letter addressed
oy General Grant TO Mr. Stewart, referred tn
oy the New Haven paper, contained no allusion
70 lne PRESIDENCY, or to the Cooper Institute
meeting, or to politics. As General Grant does
not expect TO be elected President of New York
city, IL would be idle for him to accent a nomi.
nation for that Office. His letter to Mr. Stew.
arr was wholly personal to that entIeman. and
as the public have no interest in IL we presnIna
the press. WY Va l" W
Inc London Telegraph thinks that if Gen.
Grant We're made President. he would proba.
ply 'look at the facts" in regard to all uestions
Drought before him, and restrain his action
Wthin the limits of his legitimate AUTHORITY.
anu IL describes him as a man who resnecfs
ooth equity and law, who never departs from
sold ground, and who is PROBABLY one of the
least preJudiced persons throughou the length
ana breadth of the Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06
Reconstruction i'm Iov;.;.r

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 5.-The following order
mas Just been prom ulgated:
Headqndrfers FVh Military District, Nev Or
.ons; January ], 1S6e.-Generai Orders No. l.
Appncations have been made at these head.
quarters implying the existence Of an arbitrary
authority In the Commanding General touch
ing purely civil controversies One petitioner
soilclts TINS action another that and each refers
" ~ solhe speciai consideration of grace or favor,
MnIch he supposes TO exist and which should
nnn9ence this department. The number of such
apPhcations, and the waste of time they in yolye.
make 1t necessary to declare that the admins,
ualon OF civil justice appertains to the regular
courts. The rights of litigants do not depend
on tne views OF the General. They are to he
aoIndged and settled according to the laws.
ArDltrary power, such as he has been urged to
assume; mas no existence here 1t is not found
,m t .n sne laws OF Louisiana or Texas. 1t cannot
pe uerINed from any act or acts of Congress
;,ad res restrained by constitution, and prohib.
te9 from action in many particulars.
Ihe Major General Commanding takes occa-
sion 10 repeat that, while disclaiming judicial
functions in civil cases. he can suffer no forci.
the courts. Va P'o'e'S VI
ny eoiiiiaho OF MAJOR General Hancock.
l.. HARTsUFF, A. A. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
MOUNT VESUyIUS.


The Volcano i'm Alarming Action-A River
Of Fire-Shocks of Earthquake-General
Panic.
Especial Dispatch to the Star
NEW YORK, Jan. 6-The following cable dis
patch was received here yesterday:
NAPLES, Jan. 4, 1S6S-The eruption of Mount
Nesuvius, which was described some few davs
since as becoming still more intensely grand. is
Just now quite alarming. The whole of the
volcano rs IN violent action, and flame issues
not only from the old crater and MANY new
openings to the air, but it continues TO blaze
after its election. A slight subsidence of the
volcanic motion had taken place, AMI on Mon
DAY, the 9th of December, the mountain re.
manned almost quiescent, its sides being GOV.
cred 10 great extent with snow. A heavy col.
ored smoke issued from what the sapdns term
the ''smoke holes," old and new
Tuesday night, December TO- the eruption was
resumed with great force, and mass of lava
resembling solid rock, was shot from the
crater to a great height, and, as seen from this
city. rolled down the sides of the great cone
after falling. A loud roar, as if of artillery.
was heard during the entire night. The noun
tai was veiled in darkness long after the hour
OF daybreak next morning. AS the forenoon
north and dispelled the gloom, and Vesuyius
mas been witnessed in Its fiery daily grandeur
since.
To-day perfect river of fire is seen to flow
from the mountain, running in westerly di-
rection. The fiery flood is nearing the tow of
Cercala. The upheaving of the volcano are at
tended with shocks resembling those of AN
earthquake, and loud detonations as if a hate
ry OF heavy guns in full play, are heard A
perfect panic prevails among the inhabitants of
all the villages situated in the neighborhood of
the foot of the mountain