Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-08

g8- The Digger Indians in Cali
fornia "go into mourning of a most
peculiar character. They smear faces
with pitch. The sentiment is quite
as clearly expressed that way as by
yards of Grape arranged about the
person.
GFlt appears from the official re
turns that the population ofthe Unit
ed Kingdom ofGreat Britain, in Jure
last, amounted 10 30 369,345, divided
as follows: England. over 21,000,-
600; Scotland above 3 600. 900, and
Ireland more than 5000, 600.
ga The Mineral Point Ifl6une is
of full adult age, the number to be
printed on the 30th of December to
complete its twenty first year-G.
W. Bliss its editor and proprietor.
we believe from the first.
asa- The British expedition to Abys-
sinia brought back several volumes
Of manuscript, one Of which contains
an illustration of the Is,aelitea cross
ing the Red sea, well armed with
| muskets
asA- Daniel Drew, the ex Erie Rail
way King, who is Il member Of the
Methodist church, has had charges
preferred against him in the church
Tor stock gambling.
On the amendment 10 the Bank
ing Law, dispensing with the Office
OF Bank Comptroller after he expir
alton of the term Of the present in
cnmbent there were Is 499 votes in
its favor, and l,948 against it.
Even Tom Hood is almost inox..
cusable for such description Of NJ
sic as this /: Heaven reward the
man who first hit upon the very or
iginal method of saving the inside Of
q cat with the tail of horse"
The Grecian bend Of a female
who arrived in St. Adams, VT, from
Montreal last week, was found to
consist of 5000 worth Of silks. She
had it bad The Custom House Off
GERS relieved her.
: Whelan, the convicted assassine.
tor Of Thomas Darcy McGee. has
been brought to Toronto, to apply
for a new trial. He disavows FEM
anism and asserts his entire innocence.
The report from the Land Office.
now prepared for for 1868, says that
Congress has given to Pacific rail
roads, wagon roads, &C., 186, 000,00
acres of land.
Work on the United States Post
Office and Court House in Madison,
has been suspended by orders from
Washington, the appropriation hav-
ing been exhausted.
1t is estimated that there is IN
vested in the iron business in Chicago
Sl5,0O0,00 of capital, employing TO-
600 wOrkmen. and creating ar anu I
ual product Of S25 900 600.
The Richmond WIG SAYS hat if
General Lee had known the form of
reconstruction that would be adopts
ed, he would not have surrendered |
when he did.
The Waupaoca (Wis.) Criterion
has description of the wooien mill
there, which cost some $50 geo, and
will consume scventy-fvc thousand
pounds of wool year
The political leaders of Colorado
are preparing TO push, with vigor,
the measures for the admission Of
that Territory as State, at the APP
preaching session of Congress.
The number of Jesuits expelled
from Spain is about $50. Most of
them have gone to France. The
number of Josuiis previously in
France was about 1000.
The Jews in Warsaw have
theatre in which all the plays are
founded on Old Testament stories.
aad all the parts are taken by males.
The Badger State Banner saws
the cars of the Westera WISCONSIN
Railroad will be running from Tomah
to Black River Falls within 2 week
The electoral vote Of OREGON
was cast for Seymour and Blair. upon
an official majority of l64.