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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

IMPORTANT TO An
impairment decision concerning the
rights Of widows to receive bounty
Of deceased soldiers has just been
rendered by the Second Controller
of the Treasury. The facts of the
case are briefly these Josiah Dem
nison, private Co. A, Twenty seventh
Regiment Kentucky Infantry Volun
teers, was killed in service December
II, 1868, leaving a widow and par
ents, but no child. The widow re-
married on the 9th of January, 1865,
and the parents applied on the 10th
Of September. 1868, for the addition
al bounty under the act of July 20,
1866. The Second Controller Of the
Treasury decides that as there was
no widow of the soldier at the date
of the act Of 1866, the next existing
heirs named in the law were COM
potent to inherit, and the bounty was
therefore allowed to the parents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

Oh, for hearty, unanimous singing
in all churches Napoleon's army
came to a pass in the Alps where the
rocks could not be surmounted by
the ammunition wagons. He went to
the leader of the band and asked for
his portfolio then leaning over till
he came to an inspiriting march, he
said, "Play that !" The whole band
struck the air with their instruments,
and over the rocks went the ammu-
milton wagons. And | tell you that
over all obstacles, and over all super.
stitions, the church of Christ will
march triumphant when we can gath
err the great hosts of the living God
and hurl them against the battle
ments with some grand uplifting of
Antioch, Woodstock, Mt. Pisgah, or
Old Hundred Rcu. 4. De,citt Tai
mddge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

sg- We like good hit, even -four
own friends suffer. The following,
from Southern Democratic paper,
must mako even old Ben himself
laugh:
'Below will be found what is deem
ed proper text from which to preach
the funeral sermon of Ben. Butler !;
From jeremiah, ill.,, 10: And the
basins, and the frepans, and the
bowls, and the caldrons, and the cam
dlesticks, and the spoons, and the
cups; that which was ofgold, in gold,
and that which was of silver, in sill
yer, the Captain of the Guard took
away"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

To the Herald Readers "A Short Ad-
dress-The Elections-The Verdict
Gods Sovereign Laws-The 0ppressor
and the Oppressed-The Future IN
yelled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

DIVISION OF TExAs-Texas papers
strongly urge division Of the State.
1t is supposed that this question will
be prominent at the adjourned meets
ing Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, in December.
Noone can doubt that Texas should
be divided Its area is 237 600 square
miles, almost six times as large as
Ohio, which has 10000 square miles.
Almost the whole of Texas is fit for
dense population, and by the year
1900 those 237,0 square miles will
contain 20 millions of inhabitants.
80 vast q population in u single State
will not be satisfied with Govern
ment which gives to Rhode Island
and Delaware, with three or four
hundred thousand people each at that
time equal power with themselves in
the Senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

More than 100000 life policies
are in force in the State Of New
York, representing upward ofs1, OOO,-
GOO, 900 in risks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

ssa. The Roman Catholics (who
commenced Operations in China two
hundred years ago. are making great
Roadway among the Celestials. They
are erecting a cathedral in anton to
cost three millions of dollars, and an>
other, quite as magnificent and costly,
is to be put up in Pekin, while in
nearly every important city in the
Empire they are building church
The Jesuits throughout tho Empire
have adopted the dress, the habits,
and customs of the Chinese-eating
as they eat, sleeping as they sleep,
shaving the forehead and not the
crown. just as the Chinese shave
theirs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03
Churches of the L;-ing God, Lift up
Your Voicegi

In the time OF the Reformation,
Cardinal Caietan said in regard to
Luther. "He has conqured us with
his songs" In those days congre-
cation assembled at mass; at the
close of the service two boys began
to sing one of Luthers cborals, and
the congregation joined in, and they
who came Roman Catholics, won't
away Protestants. SING SING
What has made the Methodist church
the most extensive of all denomina-
tions? Because it surpasses all 9th
ers in heartiness of singing. The
Methodists all sing: have travelled
up and down the land, and | never
yet saw Methodist that could not
sing. They sing with their threats.
They sing with their hands. They
sing with their feet. Set Metho-
dist man and his wife down in the
middle of western prairie, and they
begin to sing, and in a short time on
one side of them comes up meets
ing house and they keep on sing
ing till up comes whole conference;
and some autumn, we look over and
find the prairies all on fire with
half dozen old>fashioned rovivals.-
SING SING
When four wood larks are allow
ed to do all the singing in the forest
and four seraphs all the singing OF
heaven, then can our Protestant
churches afford to depend for sing
ing upon four persons who stand in
the loft, with their throats yet sore
from singing at the opera, executing
their fugue tune and torturing our
good old hymns in the following
stvle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03
Bankinp & Gxfbanae.
$40 w. RYLAND. J. O. HOLLOWAY
RYlAND & HOLLOWAY,
BANKERS AND
DEALERS IN EXCHANGE,

LANCASTER, WIS
Buy aud sell Eastern Exchange, Gold and Silver, and
Government Bonds.
We also draw Foreign Exchange in IS, Francs and
Thslers on Britain, France and Germany.
Also particular attention given to the payment Of
Taxes Collections made and RENTED
Revenue Stamps Of all denominations foI sale.
Lancaster Wis. July ], 1868 vlsn2i-tf,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

's0h for man
Oh for man
Oh Tor mansion n the skies
Wen catch the flee
Wen catch the fee
Well catch the Meeting hours,
'fOh send down sal
oh send down sal
Oh send down salvation.
"pity our pol
Pity our pol
Pity our polluted souls
He'll take he pill
He'll take the pill
He'll take the pilgrim home"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-11-03

with reference let The saints appear.
And hnkY-nM-oM hnfnra the Lord .
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-15

An adequate preparation IN time OF peace
is preservative against the prooaoliities
and contingencies OF war Ihls of1 repeat
Cd axiom was not sufficiently realized before
tho rebellion, for, when it broke out, 1t
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-15

coroLUDED or yoORrH PAGE.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
THE LAST YANKEE TRICK.

Some Yankee Radical has been playing q
trick upon the staid gravity and dignity Of
the Old Dominion, which should at once
receive the indignant attention of the De-
mOcracy. It's a great outrage he has been
guilty Of, which should not be submitted to
by an enlightened public. It's Yankee
innovation which is not wanted in the South
We hasten to detail this latest trick
played off upon the Old Dominion for the
purpose, doubtless, Of diverting attention
from some contemplated measure of op-
preston which the Radicals design to bring
forward. 1t appears that one Captain
David E. Moore, of Lexington, has good
old grapevine growing on his premises
which has "come down to him from a
former generation" 1t is good Demo-
cratic vine, and has always produced De-
mocratic grapes. The Radicals have
come, however, and upturned every
thing, even to Captain Moore's grape
vine, for he walked up the other morning
and 10 and behold, there was geauine
Yankee apple cooliy growing upon mis-
vine Fact. On one side Of the apple
there was what might have been a grape
blossom. There was mixture-a sure
proof that some Radical has been at the
bottom Of the whole business. Naturally,
ihefe was great excitement about Captain
hoeEe's house, in Lexington, and through
out al that vegion, which will, Of course,
spread g ~ rarls Of the State at this new
interierense VITA Southern institutions.
What can't mans grape vine be secare
against Yankee Intafisrence and vandal-
ism! Isthere nothing sacred in the eyes
Of these restless, insaiiAaIe dfpes-baegers
Must they invade, like tie lfsrsIof Ervpt.
the very houses Of the irsl hmilies Of
virginiai Can not ihe graps vines BE- let
alone Shall there not be leIl slunle
pestigs Of ancient customs to tell II the
fenown and gIoriea Of the past By Ell
NE gods Of the Pantheon, yesl
The Democracy, we understand, ara
eeiss 10 falls bold Of tbs matter at ones.
N1ss e comes 70 this, that q mans Craps
yIasl produce apples, it's time for the
phivalts to move, ana meet tie issue Ike
na1.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
CAN'T BEAR THEM,

They recently refused to erect statue to
Lord Brougham in London because the
streets of the city are already sufficiently
dishgured by host of such lamentable fail.
ures in stone and iron. The two specimens
OF taste New Orleans furnishes might be
safely classed in the same category, jackson
being only an exaggerated copy of the toy
leaden soldiers little boys play with, and
Henry Clay gross libel upon every rule
either physical or artistical.-T Times.
Clark Mills will surely hide his dimin-
ished head after this brilliant burst of criti-
cism from great artist. His equestrian
statue of the immortal Old Hickory, in
jackson Square, has been admired for many
years with an enthusiasm which true art
list, or real lover of the true and the beau
full only can feel and by men of almost every
shade of critical taste who have never sus-
pected, the carieature upon art it is de-
scribed to be in the above paragraph from
the astute Times. But the shoe pinches not
in the domain of art, but of politics. "By
the eternal, the Union must and shall be
preserved" said the old hero and the Sc
cession Democracy have hated him and his
memory for ii ever since. They even vince
to see his statue; and should they ever again
triumph, we presume his majestic and beau
tiful statue on Jackson Square, as we'll as
that of the great cOmmoner on Canal street,
would both be swept remorseIessly away.
In the eyes of Democratic vandalism moth
ing is sacred.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
GRANTS FAREWELL Address
TO HIS ARMY.

The general order of General Grant, ad-
dressed to the soldiers of the United States
when the war was over, will now be read
with interest. Here it is:
SOLDIERS OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED
STATEs-By your patriotic devotion 20 your
country in the hour of danger and alarm.
your magnificent fighting, bravery and en-.
durance, you have maintained the supreme
cy Of the Union and the Constitution,
overthrow all armed opposition to the
enforcement of the laws and the proclama
tion forever abolishing slavery-the cause
and pretext of the rebellion-and opened
the way to the rightfll authorities to restore
order and inaugurate peace on permanent
and enduring basis on every foot OF Ameri-
can soil. Your marches, sieges and battles.
in distance, duration, resolution and bril-,
liancy Of results, dim the luster of the
worlds past military achievements, and
viii be the patrlops precedent in defense of
liberty and right in all time to come. In
oDedlence to Your country's call, you left
your homes and families, and volunteered
in her defense. Victory has crowned your
Valors and secured the purpose of your
patriotic hearts; and with the gratitude of
your countrymen, and the highest ho1ors a
great and free nation can accord, you will
soon be permitted to return to your homes
and families, conscious Of having discbarg-
ed the highest duty of American citizens.
TO achieve these glorious triumphs, and
secure to yourself, fellow-countrymen, and
posterity, the blessings Of free institutions.
tens of thousands of your gallant comrades
have fallen, and sealed the priceless legacy
with their blood. The graves of these
grateful nation bedeWs with tears, honors
their memories, and win ever cherish and
support their stricken families
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
NOTICE
NVIlCE
To State Tax Assessors and to Taxpayera
sOtD5tw
AUDITOR S OFFICE

AUDITOR s OFFICE, 4
New Orleans, August 1873.
So many complaints having been made to this
Office of injustice done to taxpayers by State Asses
sors in different parisnes hereby notify all State
Tax Assessors that the law requires them to notify
taxpayers as follows
THE Assessors and Board of Assessors shall i'm.
mediately give notice by advertisements, posted in
at least two public places each parish or district
that they have lodged their assessment roll with the
Recorder, Justice of the Peace or Parish Recorder
as the case may be. in order that any person ag.
srieved by such assessment may appeal and have the
same corrected il found incorrect" (See Revised
Statutes of 1885, 1856. p. 4s7. 3S)
also notify all taxpayers that the law makes full
provisions for the correction of all errors of Asses
sors as follows:
Section 81 Any person conceiving himself az.
grieVed by any assessment, may, within thirty days
after it shall have been delivered and advertised,
as required in the preceding section, make
an appeal in writing, stating particularly the
correction desired; proof of the fact, the
Recorder, Justice, or Parish Recorder shall
have full power and authority to correct errors but
he shall in reduce the amount of any ASSESS
ment without first notifying the Assessor of his par
ish or district Of such claim and it shall be the duty
OF such Assessor before the expiration of the time
for closing said assessment roll to examine such ap
plicaton, and confer with such Recorder or Justice
on the correctness Of the claim. If any omissions
are discovered, in the additions are found,
the same may also be corrected tSee Revised
Statutes of ls55-ls56, page 4s7, 81
All persons DESTROYS of doing so can thus have am.
pie time and opportunity to have their assessment
corrected; and 1 now warn all taxpayers to avail
themselves of this provision of the law as shall not
hereafter, under any circumstances, interfere with
the assessment rolls of any parish
aus dot w5t Auditor Of State
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
LIFE INsURANnF

Our friend Major Il. F. Morse visited our
sanctum yesterday to deliver several
policies of life insurance which he had
taken out in the Old Phoenix Mutual Com
pany of Connecticut. We are glad to learn
that the Major is equally successful in this
as in other business in which he has been
engaged. A large number of our friends
have insured with him. He represents one
Of the Oldest and best companies in the
United States. It also possesses the equally
desirable merits of being one Of the very
cheapest represented, OF its dividends have
averaged fifty per cent year after year.
From the wellknown character Of the com.
pany and its managers we can commend it
in the highest terms We advise all our
friends to provide against possible eontin-
gencies by insuring their lives, and to see
the Major, who is conversant with the busi-
ness, and will afford reliable information
upon every point, His Office is at liz
Canal street. iu sA1 y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
TWo REpREsENTArIVB MRN.

Hon. K. W. j Johnson, of Arkansas, Sena-
tor in Congress from that State before the
war, having engaged in secession. come
out of it hale and hearty, asked Of the
President pardon and received il, has again
risen above the political horizon and made
a speech. Its spirit aud tenor may be
Judged of by the following paragraph from
the Pine Bluff (Arkansas) Republican
He comes to-day, with hands reeking
with the blood of betrayed people, after
receiving the pardon OF too generous
Government, and openly counsels resist
ance to the laws of theland tells the PEG.
pie to resist the Tax Collector; to consider
each member of the Radical party as their
personal enemy. and to treat them as such.
MIR. Johnson's speech was incendiary in the
extreme, and fraught with the most disloyal
sentiments. s
Mr.. johnson was Seoession-Democrat
before the war, and did his best or his
worst to plunge the South causelessly into
it. He was, and is now, representative
man WITHOUT adding another word of
comment upon the above, we shall contrast
Mr.. johnson with another representative
man, and one who was not Democratic
secessionist before the war, and is not one
now. We refer to Hon. Joshua Hill, Of
Georgia.
He was a Union man before the war,
and he is a Union man now. He addressed
a communication the other day to mem
Der of the Georgia Legislature-which
elected him Senator,-and from this we
extract the following
1t is very well known to the reading
public that l am the friend of Grant and
Colfax, and nothing has transpired with
me to diminish my confidence in them, or
lessen my desire for their success. I have
an earnest anxiety for the early restoration
of Georgia to quiet, good order, and conse-
quent security of all personal rights. This
can only be achieved by the employment
of patriotic and competent public agents,
and by good men of all parties abstaining
from the folly Of denouncing others for
opinions sake.
Messrs. R. W. johnson and Joshua Hill,
we say. are representative men, and the
spirit of the two parties which they now
fairly represent, is very forciblY illustrated
BY the above extracts. They speak for
themselves.
Which party represents peace, and which
strife? Let these extracts show.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
SPIRIT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, So
CALLED

N-AAA-4Ss
The Memphis Bulletin, an old and highly
respectable journal, comes to us with an
entire page covered with extracts from
prominent papers, and from speeches and
letters Of prominent persons, that are ad-
vocating the election Of Seymour and
Blair, showing the spirit by which they
are actuated, and the objects they avOw.
There are about one hundred extracts Of
greater or less length, and they are from
such men Is Battle, Hampton, Semmes, N.
Blair, Cobb. Forsyth, B. H. Hill, Toombs,
Forrest, Ewing, Pike, Wise, F. P. Blair,
Bowie, Williamson, Leftwich, Marshall,
LawtOn, J. B. Campbell, etc, etc., and
from such journala a. The Mstaphls Appeal,
Memphis Arale''ehe, Mobile R4ss;.ssee:: , Nash
vile Banfer, Richmond Dispatch, Peters
burg IHdsr, St. Louis 1imss. Richmond Er.
q'aiaer, Petersburg Express, viclabnrg
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30


the country that these atrocious sentiments
should be known. Let the Democracy even
of Maine read these utterances Mr.. Pen
dleton was there with smooth speech and
soft words, ,cith compliments 10 General
Grant, in the hope of strengthening the
forlorn hope of the party. Let him be
challenged by the Republicans and Union
men of any State to read, if he dare, these
extracts from his Southern allies
to them. Let them be read in
Pennsylvania and New York, Indiana
and Illinois. In a word, let them be
scattered broadcast over the country.
These utterances show that the country is
sleeping upon volcano. Let its patriot"
ism be reused in time to rescue it from the
abyss which it nears,
Forewarned is forearmed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
wH1sTLlHa TO KEEP THEIR COURAGE up

The Crescent and the Picapne are
whistling bravely to keep their courage
up, and amusing their readers by trying 70
make them think that there is chance for
Seymour and Blair to beielected! This
may pass for amusement, perhaps, but II i
hardly fair thus to triHe with the com
munity. l pf lus
These journals intimate their belief that
the seymour-Blairers may be successful
but they are careful not to adduce any
facts in proof Of 1.-THE best evidence that
they have none to adduce. We have been
chronicliug proofs for weeks past, which
show that the tide sets strongly in favor Of
Grant and Colfax.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
NOTICE
or the Cancellation of bonds.
STATE OF Louisiana

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
New Orleans, August 49, 1862. y
70 me for the cancellation OF the official bonds
of WILLIAM HENRY, as Harbor Master for the
port OF New Orleans, to wit: A bond dated July 2e
100 In the full sum of twenty-five hundred dollars
$500, SIGNED by William Henry as principal and
John Dmond and Thomas NJ. Coney as securities
each in the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars
tSl250 and bond dated March q, 1865. in the fall
snm OF twenty-five hundred dollars CS25OO, signed BY
william Henry as principal, and John Dimond and
Ih0mas NJ Conley as securities. each in the sum of
twelve hundred and fifty dollars (Sl250,, the cond.
ton OF said bonds being for the faithful performance
NJ lster Aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in
the said bonds to show in writing at the office
q the Secretary OF State, within ninety days after
tne last publication hereof, why the said bonds
should not be cancelled and annulled.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
rgEAI1 the State of the above date, and of the
Independence of the United States
the Dinety-third.
By the Governor: H. o. WARMOTH
GEO. e. BovEE, Secretary of state. au2s 3Ot
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30

Aresident Of this city who has Travelled
through several Of the Western States, re,
turned two days since, and reports that the
enthusiasm for Grant Is greater than ever
before Tor any presidential candidate,
Eleven voteswere taken On the cars, in all
Of which the majority for Grant was over
whelming, the vote for Seymour ID no case
being higher than one to four. The West
Is described as ablaze with political excite
mens, the divisions being sabodt the same
Is during he war The election Of Grant
Is an admitted fact oil over the West.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
NOTICE. NOTICE.

STATE OF LoUIsIANA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
-, New Orleans, August IL, 1868. +
whereas, application has been made to me to can.
Gel the official bond OF Thomas Bradford, NJ D.. q
Soroner IN and for the parish of Orleans to wit. A
Dond dated December o. A. D. 1867, for the sum OF
3SZo,OOU twenty five thousand dollars, signed by
Ihomas Bradford as principal, and James A. Gresh.
an, Gaarles NJ Strong, Wm Foley, james McNRlley,
Mugh Smith, GarrettJ. Odds. John Bronsel and 4.
Joins as securities, the said bond being for the
1AsthIui ertormance BY the said Thomas Bradford
OF his duties as Coroner aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given 70 all persons ntarested IN
the sad bond o show cause in writing at the office Of
publication hereof. why the said bond should not
be cancelled and annulled. ~
UGiven under my hand and the seal Ct the State of
the above date and the Independence Of the United
States the ninety third
By the Governor:
H. @. wARMOTH,
GEO. E. BovEE, Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30

Nnnnsrs 10 che Democzatie aPsoestsisz.
~ act1al counf the whole number Of
man and bcysin the Democratic procession
sa1' e4sulng wns 5000, Of whom one sheu-
81. Nare boys. Of these, 1864 Werh
mt|& niaaisa. There were three hundred
: LhnessA|. and Two haadrsd and ninety
e0lesad 4sn The number Of vehicles il
tAe pGocez<'5a vas lartg-two. The process
sist vs. g 3s' AID forty minutes Il pass
Ing one pom. KtQlhsl count inAss The
xi5lt number fs The display was
ma6Hi6s4nsI b, rs 40R.bers we're ne| ap
to Sc public ezPeeIa|',a.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30

We have received the first and second
numbers OF the Petersburg (Va.) Weekly
Times, an able and vigorous Republican
paper which promises to be Of signal ser
vice to the cause Of the Union in Virginia.
The frst issue Of ten thousand copies was
promptly sold,