Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.


Gg Sham meerschaum is made of
potatoes, subjected 20 the action of
sulphuric acid
GaE-The receipts for Internal Reve
me for the last month were Sl4 9lS,.
SIT 1t was expected to raise SIS.
600, 600.
aA- Henry Ward Beechcr. Zachary
Eddy, ] G. Holland. and S. C. Alb
bot are all writing the Life of Je.
sus,"
Bay Rev. NJ Newell (Universalist),
Of West Brattleboro, VT. hung him
self on the Gath inst, for fear of com,
ing 10 want
peA- The Singer Snwing> Machine
Mandatory in New York city turns
out 200 machines week and em>
ploys 1000 workmen.
seg- Prince Albert Victor. son of
the Prince of Wales and future King
OF England, has just celebrated bis
fourth BIRTH day.
e9y~Robert Jobnsoo son and pri-
vate Secretary of Andrew Johnson
has been committed to lunaric asy
lum Tor treatment as an inebriatc.
CsS- Hon. James w Nesmita. late
Senator from Oregon, is among the
many Democrats who have avowcd
Crant - 9''N' =
hugena Cas@eriY Democratic
senator eject ftom california. - term
stra,gh,.oat Do,nndna,s ~ - ~
inolv dislil,a Ill lov.l ,ra,. '.acar1
bss~ An Irish coachman named
Arthur Mutfrcy, living il Dubuque,
has fallen heir to fortune Of qnaI>
ter Of million dollars by the death
o. an uncle IN the Indies.
rea- 4 bil 70 authorize and confirm
INC sale q the Pfa'rie Ga Chicn Rail
foaa TO the st Paul company was
introduced IN the State Senate on
wednesday last by Dir. Palmer.
Gg-A movement has been set on
foot to erect an ASYLUM for worthless
men. The only tronhIo which TIA
committee lear VIII be insurmounta>
ple ~ lhaC OF getting the building
large enough.
seg-A little girl was lately reprov.
i
BOYS, and informed that. being seven
wears old she was too bio for that
now. "Whv, grandma, the bigger
we gro" the better we like EN-"
asA. The Newark IN. J.1 Courier
thinks tho candidate for Vice Presi>
dent with Grant will bo either Col>
fax, Wilson or Hamlin, and expresses
its preference for Coltax. because .'he
would add more vitality to the Grant
ticket than anv other name that
couiu DC P'aceu upon T.
ggrA bashful youno man escorted
an eonally bashful vonno lady As
they approached the dwelling of the
damscl she said entreatinelv. 'JebieI
don't tell anybody you beaued me
home" "Sarrv." said he emnbatical
". I am as much ashamed as Won
are"
RN-The President has pardonad
Godfry Munich. convicted IN New
Jersey. in 1866 OF connterfeitino
fractional currency. There has not
been a single sconndrel convicted Of
counterfeitine United States cprren-
cy. since Andrew Johnson became
President, that he has not pardoned,
ssgrThe shoe peg factory at Foot,
vile. Ohio. belonging to the firm of
Grant. Clougb & Powers and en-
ploying some % hands, was entirely
DESTROYED by fire on the night of the
18th inst, involving u loss-the in.
surance having run out-of some
$40. 600
1910
place at Braintree. a large manutact.
uring town Of Mass achusetts. to GIla
vacancy in The House Of Represen-
tatves of that State. The town for
years has been one Of the few Demo.
cratic strongholds Of that Common.
wealth. Int at this election Tie Re.
publican candidate was successful.
$50 Ma nonno,s .n;to.h oc :
close listed citizen closed with the
following passage Of Scripture Gle
that giveth to the poor lcndeth 10
the Lord" dat may Sc So" solilo
quized Sambo, "but waen dat man
died dc Lord didat are DIT man a red
cent"
-. RI. nau,o.to ID ~
..n5 ~; :. - aSt ~ - 1ls4 ,;,
~t; N 'S'''s ''"'
any man successfully against Gen.
Cant We must nominate civilian.
ANY army officer we mi ,ht take will
be Grant subordinate. and he would