Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-04

those OF fAdlcai htg5efs Ism I there
more comcliness in the conformation
Of their shin bones +? Isn't their
odor-with the mercury at 100 and
rising--decidedly pleasanter?
"Finaly, when You shall have car
ried Georgia and elected Seymour
and Blair ~ the votes Of John Dup
rec and other conservative niggers,
do you intend to disfran elise all Mig
gers ?or only radical niggers ?-Say !"
Gg During the war General Grant
wrote fewer and briefer dispatches
than any other General, while at tho
same time be won more victories, and
displayed proiouuder generalship
than any of his predecessors. Ii, in
like manner, he has delivered fewer
long winded speeches than any other
Presidential candidate, we may be
assured that he will administer the
Government more successfully, and
bring the country more credit, pros
perity and renown than any other
President we could possibly find.
mT- Returns indicate, we arc told,
u reduction Of the average cotton
crop in all the States, except Texas.
where an increase Of thirty three per
cent. is reported This refers to the
breadth of territory planted. The
average decrease is ten per cent
Butthe Commissionersays that "with
this diminished breadth there is bet
ter culture and a more general use of
fertilizers, and the yield may be quite
equal to that Of last year, the season
being equally favorable, with like
experience as to insects and other
causes Of injury"
eGY But one paper in England fa~
vors Seymour for President of the
U. S. that one, the Telegraph was
started by the confederate agents of
the rebel bond holders during the re-
belli0n, and is still in the interest Of
those Englishmen who own five hun
bred millions Of these bonds of the
dotanct democratic rebel confederacy
JEFF Davis President.
Tue Pension APPROPRIATION. Tho
sum Of $50 $50, 900 has been approp-
riated BY Congress for the paym cnt
Of Invalid and other pensions for the
year ending June 30tb, 1869, of which
$4,000, 900 for widows, children,
mothers, and others, and the balance
for navy pensions to invalids, Wild
ows, and other relatives OF officers
and seamen IN the navy.
geanTn connection with the rumor
that Rothschlld intends to purchase
Jerusalem and have himself procla-
lined King of Palestine, German
femiIet0ajSte asks: What is the diff
erence between Rothschild and Solo
mon? Solomon was King of the
Jews. and RothschiId is the Jew of
the Kings"
E~T Twenty five colleges in the
country, "a list not including either
Harvard, Yale, Amherst or many
other we'll known and largely atten-
dcd institutions, have graduated
eight hundred and fly two young
men this year The number for the
country is probably not less than two
two thousand.
ssS2' a tradition exists Ut Madonna
ii Dossobuona, near Verona, Italy,
that any storm can be driven away
by ringing the church bells: but the
falIacy OF it was recently proved by
the lightning killing three of he bell
ringers.
CURIOUS PRoBLEM.-Tbo amount
Of grecnbacks in circulation in the
United States is limited by law 20
$3.50. 100000. The national debt is
$1,000 600, 600. The Democrats pro
pose to pay the national debt in
greenbacks, when the whole amount
Of groenbablls is less than one fourth
Of the amount Of the debt
B@B- Few persons are aware of the
immense sale Of 4 merican arms to
foreign Powers. Il. Remington Il
Sons, Of / on. n r., since last Sep>
TENDER, have, Ia addition 10 1900
stand Of arms to the United States,
sold 10000 to Sweden, 10000 to the
Pope for his Zouavcs, and $4,000 to
Denmark.
Esa. Gen. Fremont attended the
meeting Of Southern Congt essmen,
Wednesday, and made briet speech
in which he declared himselfstrongly
for Grant and Colfax; expressed
deep sympathy for the loyalists ofthe
South, and SAID he hoped that Con-
gross would not adjourn until full
and ample relief was given.
TO- One Of the Blair family is a
candidate for Governor in New Jer-
sey, and another for u. S Senator in
Maryland. Two cousins are up for
Congress aud nephew for Secretary
Of State in Virginia-beSides Frank
Blair for Vice President, really the
Gods truth, for President.
SEYMoUR's DIsLoYALTY.-Let it be
remembered that the chief witness
adduced to establish Seymour dis
loyalty, is Seymour himself. His
acts and declarations during the war,
are a matter ofrecord. If the Demo
crany wish TO impair the evidence,
they must discredit Seymour.
aea-The Georgia Legislature elects
ed two loyal men for the United
States Senate. Joshua Hill, who
was loyal all through the war, was
elected fol the long term, and II. V.
N. Miller for the short term.
RlcE CRoP.-Advices from South |
Carolina state the rice crop will be |
one,third larger than last year