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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Assessors and Valuations.

The men elected TO value property
whereon taxes are 70 be paid in pro,
uortion to valuation are now at their
york.
The sssessors are sil forced iut0 q
uoRSict with the people by this tact /:
they swear To strict observance OF
the law which is exactly what the
moro dishonest classes are ss aVerse
90 ss they ara 20 any other duyy in
CONFLICT with their Interests. And II
50 happens that the more selfish and
dishonest rich lncn, who have hith~
e-.o managed TO eScape paying above
half the taxes they ought 20 pay,
possess O large influence with the
balance of the tax payers who would
DO right If they knew how. Knave.
W iss leading element and ordains
that any assessor who does his duty
Hndev the laws shall be depopularised,
and not be put into office next year.
And the right minded masses usually
@~HAWDNN'
Under the now tax laws we cannot
yet sec how the new assessors will
come cat so as 80 reconcile their acts
with their oathe. and AZ the same
time DO rcconciled TO the people.
It is certain that oil the rogues
will grumble at any assessment OF
their property which approximates
justice and law and it is also GER
tain that alI the conscienceless as
SCISSORS, who look more to popularity
than ~ oath and law, will be as wax
in the hands of the rogaes.
If the masses would but look to
sheir interest they would stand 81
one brave man for full and legal val>
ustions OF al property as the law
coutemplstes. But the masses are
slow 60 think ani move. whilst the
Yoguos are So foxes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

the apostles il would have mot with
opposition. But not the slightest
trace have we of any opposition Ia
the early church IA Episcopacy. r
How is j, likely thai 10 those tiries
OF grievous prosecutions, falling
chiefly upon tho Bishops. tina {
the ambition Of irregularly sdvano
ing themselves above their brethren
should so generally prevail among
the ablest and best christians How
indeed could all Gods church be so
weak in mind. SO irreiigious IN prac,
tice saszto comply with Eit2 These
were the p0rest days Of tho church.
The leaFned martyrs of the second
century, most holy men, would not
have declared Episcopacy to have
come from the apostles unless they
had known the truth of what they
declared. The martyrs Of the seek
ond and third centuries ars, | think,
most worthy to be heard in their
consentisnt testimony TO the apostoi.
ie ministry of the church of Christ.
a III answer TO your last questions,
altogether irrelevant TO the subject
under discussion, Il vii! give the
following fact. A year or two ago
in Benares q Brahmin pressed by an
English missionary to become a
christian, said. come up on the
house top. 2 Looking out thence
over the city. he pointed ont the mis-.
sion buildings of seventeen distinct
denominations {" Ge home" said
he, an,i decide which of the seven
teen is christianity, and then I will
consider your proposal
AMICUS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
What Is Christianity.

The external sign of christianity
is unselfisiuess. The Sign cannot be
concealed. Selfish 10 en- also hang
out their sign and cannot con zeal it.
Who are christians, ho not, are
known n5t only to God but TO some
men VINO jude only oy the works of
protesting christians. 1t is impossi-
BILE to be christian and not be first
class man for practical bene- olence
so far az circumstances permit
Most men desire TO be christians but
have not the power because of their
selfishness. Only God can make the
httleness OF life appear and show the
greatness OF Christ. To be chris
tian, the man must feel as nothing
anu Christ appear as the great prize.
hfist was the most unselfish be-
| ing that @evertrodz earth. He
sacrificed all comforts, and would
not accept riches. He could have
reigned as a king but preferred to
live among be6gars and rule only in
the hearts OF the poor He finally
suffered cruel death rather than
pander to the priesthood
Salvation from selfishness can only
COM in miraculous way, and is the
gift of heaven for those chosen, CALI
ed and sanctified. Such gift is made
for Christ's sake, whose merits are
essentialin the work of salvation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Patch Observation-Disclosures and
Musical Entertainment.

Patch Grove has famous school
for advancing boys and girls to the
threshold of college, w. b. Clark in
full charge, assisted by Mr.. and Mrs,
Newcomb. The village is out of the
way of evil influences and evening
parties aud day sociabies arc but sell
dom 10 the way of good Rotations.
Taking into account the great
amount OF first quality land in the
Town OF Patch Grove large viI>
lage ought to grow up there st once.
The near neighboring trading towns
would seem to not stand in Tho way
OF Patch Grove supporting a village
population of 1900. The only hind.
rance 20 q sudden, sure aud whole
some growth of Patch Grove is pub
lie neglect Those who build up
towns are for the present engaged in
more promising but perhaps non FIJI
filing enterprise.
A turn Of fortunes wheel will
reverse the order of business and put
Patch Grove foremost in the train OF
improvements. Such turn may be-
expected a2y time, though would be
hurried along by subdivisions of the
land property which lies tied up in
the vicinity
What changes! Twenty years ago
but two or three houses could be
seen in travelling from Patch Grove
to Beetown, and the same number
in going through to Wingville, thirty
miles. At this time there is hardly
an unoccupied forty of land in view
along these routes, and fenced lanes
are continuous in all directions
Thirty years ago the Indian war
whoop had scarcely died away and
Patch Grove was q camp and dane
ing ground of savages.
BY fall Patch Grove will be wide
hop yard, subdivided into lots. Girls
will then be in great demand to bar.
vest the crop, and We suppose such
work. if well paid for, will not be
any violation of the Good Templar
obligation. Several cords of hop
poles are piled up ready for use.
The Thespian cl,rb, literary or
ganization connected with the Acad-
envy. having consented to repeat
their dramatic entertainment which
while before had attracted such
full houses. we rode out the evening
of Nav 5, and saw the "Cdrpenter
| of Roicea." famed as difficult to per-
| form but as one OF the finest pieces
offered in the books of dramatic fic.s
ton.
Of course the entertainment was
success and even of merit above
report During the performance the
! idea came often to mind these ac>
tors Of scenes in the high walks of
court life--two years ago of hardly
average public school advantages !;
what training they must have since
undergone, under wise and working
masters
Prot. W. g. Clark. in charge OF the
| Patch Grove Academy since it's
opening in the fall OF 1868, has Prov
ed himself worthy OF the charge and
/ indeed capable of organizing and rum
ming any institution of learning in
the country. Considering the oppo>
sing Currents among the people of
Patch Grove, jars and divisions APP
peared inevitable yet by his wise
iorethoaght and executive abilities
I ne las run the machine till this day,
AID 81 present there is not a better
! school IN the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Pinslity Of the Impeachment.

III, more than likely that the Uni.
tod States Senate will this day, Tues
day, May 18th, take final vote on
che great question of impeachin e
President johnson for misdemean-
o.s 10 Office, and By night it will he
known Yrora Maine to Texas and in
Europe whether the American poo
Die can cot of their head and still
i've ~ith greater vitality then ever.
Many eurioas sneculations are in>
dulged touching the probable result.
Notwithstanding the almost universal
epiniOn Of those who are on the
ground, and who may therefore be
assumed 70 be capable Of arriving at
q correct conclusion. IL outs;ders can
a. all, that Andrew johnson will be
convicted by the cOnstjtutionally
required two third vote, there is d
disposition TO group and estimate
the respective chances for or against
scanittai. OF course, such specula-
tions can amount TO little more than
conjecture, yet they crafty public
curiosity impatient 70 bs set at
rest.
Tho Managers, on the part OF the
prosecution, profess TO DO absolutely
erctain OF conviction. On the con-
trary. the Presidents counsel are
equally confident Of al opposite res
sult. Some doubling Thomases are
prognostigating that, while there
will be 3 very gentle vote for guilty,
there will not be concentrated upon
any one article two thirds OF the Sem
ators finding against the accused. -
Others forecast an acquittal TO be
brought about by absenteeism.
The Courts composed Of fifty four
Senators, eleven OF whom act with
the Democratic party, and have so
voted on all questions during the
trial, 40 TO make 1t almost certain
that the President can rely upon
their support. This leaves forty>
three Republicans, Of whome thirty.
six will DO necessary for conviction.
Bat one oat Of tho whole number,
there arc Twelve who, for various
rsasons--Opposition 20 the policy OF
impeachment " Iloi the proceedings
was yet in the hands OF the House,
or votes during tho trial which ia"
Yored the accused, either by being
fort he introduction Of testimony, or
to give tho President time--have
eeen more or less distrusted. They
are Fessenden, of Maine; Anthony
and EprAgae, of Rhode Island; Van
Wrinkle and Wiley. of West Virgin
ia; FrsliDghuysen, Of New Jersey
Flower, Tennessee: Henderson, Of
Missouri; Ross, of Kansas; Trumbull,
Of Illinois; Sherman, of Ohio; and
Grimes, of Iowa. If seven of these
should vote for acquiltal, impeach'
nent would DO defeated. if ak only
should so vote, the decision of the
Presidents guilt or innocence would
ras. upon the voice Of Mr.. Wade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
The New Ma Of Grant Corrty-A
sa4sssz lss~=s tSrset Work - $780,.


Gray i Pettengill's new maps OF
Grant County are being delivered TO
subscribers. One of them may be
seen at the Herald office, where or
ders may be left by persons uusup-
piled. -
1t ir seldom indeed that . finer aud
better article is delivered TO patrons
than is promised. We owe il to
Messrs. Stray q Pcttengill to ac-.
knowledge on behalf the public that
their new county map contains more
and is neater executed work than
was promised by them.
The lines on the new map, noting
boundaries, rivers, readsx mill sites,s
mines, &C., are clear and distinct, and
the names thoagE in small type are
quite legiblo even to dim eyes. The
sections are marked out as at press.
ent divided into farms, and the names
of owners everywhere inscribed.-
The sites of dwellings, mills, furna-
ces, school houses, railroads, post
offices, cemeteries, &C., are noted,
and the villages are in diagram IN
body of map. Each town is colored
to distinguish it from adjoining
towns. The bluffs and sloughs along
the Mississippi aud Wisconsin are
marked, with the numbers aud acres
Of the island subdivisions. In the
margins are enlarged maps of every
village of the county, the names Of
lot owners distinctly printed and al,
SO the business houses ana names
noted. The streets, alleys, public
places, &c, are marked as on record,
So that with the help OF this map
you may travel through all parts of
Grant County, no necessity for ma
king single inquiry as to roads,
directions, places, names, distances,
&c. Indeed person having one Of
these maps may become we'll ac-
ouainted abroad without travelling a
mile from home with names, routes
of travel, distances, village sites and
names OF firms, and thousand 9TH
err matters; and may also study the
prospective turn OF things-as TO
whore there are to be railroads and
other points in the future physical
Development OF the county. In the
right and left margins are engra,
wings of public buildings and resi-
dences. The map shows new settle
ments anc general increase of pop
ulation exceeding all calculation, and
if we mistake not the next census
reports will exhibit an increase of
population to surprise the conserva.
tive estimates. In 1870 forty-five
thousand inhabitants will be officially
reported, and an increase OF wealth
even exceeding that of population.
Tin ten years We gain but 10000
inhabitants, the increase OF wealth to
be- ia proportion would be but
fourth or third-w hereas, no guess
ton but that the wealth OF Grant
County has doubled every ten years
since the early settlement, now that
the same rate Of increase in the val
uation will follow the ensuing decade
of years. These observations so nat
urally follow brief study. of the
new county map that we can scarce
| iy avoid writing them down as a
part of our notice of the fine work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

"a. THE high officials Of the Church
of England are discussing the feast
bility of bringing back the Wesley
ans to the Church. Some Of the fa !.
vorers OF this scheme even propose
to make bishops of some of theleading
Wesleyans, who, they assert, would
do no discredit olawn sleeves, Epis.
copcl churches or House of Lords
On the other hand. the Wesleyan
show no disposition TO accept such
overtures. They seem less willing
than formerly to support the estab-
lishment against dissenters, and they
recently demand that portion Of the
colleges OF the great universities of
Oxford and Cambridge shall be givo
en- up 20 their control.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Tur coNrrNpr CAsy,. The resul

THE CONTEMPT CAsE.-The result
of the trip Of our members OF the
County Board of Supervisors, Messrs,
Lcvake ard Rewey, to Milwaukee,
is, that M. Rewey was discharged
but Levake was required to foot the
bill of costs, some $50 The facts Of
the case are these: Mr.. Levake
had resigned the office of County
Commissioner three weeks before the
writes requiring the levy of the tax
were served on him, and was not a
member of the Board at the time OF
levying taxes. Mr.. Rewey, though
member Of the Board, was unable
to levy the tax for the reason that
Mr.. Bonner, the only other member
of the Board, opposed it. Mr.. Lee
wake had no more to do with levy
ing than any other citizen of Iowa
County, and how Judge Miller could
bring him in for the costs is mys
terry to u.s. Dodgevilie Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

The Oshkosh Times il arging the
constrnction oil a railroad from that
city, via Madison, toDubuque. 1t
submits the following CONSIDERATIONS
in support ofs'.ch az enterprise
The route would lead through the
richest agricultural and mineral por-
ton of the state, and at Dubuque
would connect with some Of the most
important roads leading TO the states
and territories farther west, demand.
ing lumber and finishing material
The building OF a railroad from This
city to Dubuque would open . new
and unlimited market for all our lum
her, and in return bring TO this point
the vast amount Of western wheat
and produce seeking am eastern mar
ket by water II would be an meal
cuIabie advantages to the country. and
to us, its benefits would be inestima--
BILE. 1t is the direction our lumber
and manufactures should take, and
such thoroughfare would command
the trade Of a vast section eff country.
At this time our lumber and manu-
features where they have to compete
with similar products coming from
other directions-with such i road,
our market would be free and unlim>
tied, and in return, it would natur-
ally become the route of shipments
between the West ard East. This is
an important project, and recent
transactions make its consideration
necessary flour trade cannot find
home encouragement, it must take
care Of itself and look abroad for its
protection and support. We send to
market annually 10000 car loads o.
lumber and manufacture res, the amount
may as we'll be double that. Our
people must not hold back their bus
mess, but push it ahead, and agitate
the building Of such roads as will in
sure the greatest return to our city
and State. We are satisfied that nc
undertaking would be attended with
greater and better results than rail
| road from Oshkosh TO Dubuque, and
FL is practical Let meetings be held
along the line ofthe route. Madison
wants the oad-Mineral Point want.
1.-THE whole country needs it, ano
now let us have it. Dubuque woulc
aid largely in the undertaking, and
when once under way, there will b,
no trouble in getting capitalists tt
take hold of and put the enterpris,
through. Let "a committee be ap.
pointed on the part of Oshkosh, an;
meetings be held along the route
1t needs only to be talked up, Il
challenge the attention due to its i'm
| portance. This matter is receiving
much consideration. and we trus
our citizens will act as'well as consid
err,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

n@-GREAT RAILROAD PRoJEcT.-
John C. Fremont is now in Washing
ton, preparing to advocate before
Congress the passage of the bill
granting public lands to the Mems
phis, Ell Paeso and Pacific Railroad
Company, OF Texas: including a
loan of United Stats bonds to aid in
constructing u continuous line of
railroad and telegraph from Jeffer>
son, in Texas, to San Diego, in Cali
ifornia. by the way of Ell Paso, with
authority 10 make such railroad con.
nections as reach San Francisco, Gu
aymas or Virginia City, TO the har-
Dor Of Norfolk, Va, or any other
point onthe Atlantic coast, south of
Washington City, under the title of
the Sothern Trans. Continental Hail :
wag
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

nN-THE new tabernacle at Salt
Lake City has proved too small to
hold the audience of Saints that seek
admission to it. But 10000 at the
utmost can now be assembled within
its walls. Brigham Young has an.
nounced that it would be necessary
to have a gallery in the tabernacle
o accommodate the congregation.
With galleries the building might be
made to hold $4,000 people, and the
Improvement suggested will proba-
bly, be effected at some future time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
n The Baltimore PAPERS are no.

ticing the expeditions transports
tions of grain from Chicago to that
city by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. Last week fourteen cars Of
grain in bulk went through in four
days. The american says: by
means of of the grain elevator erec-
ted nc Jackson's wharf. it will now
be perfectly feasible to load ship
with grain in somewhat less than q
week from the time her cargo starts
from Chicago 10 this, the nearest
point on the seaboard. o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
nxs The Southern papers and the

n@Ap HE Southern papers and their
Democratic allies, have long been
fond of denouncing political priests,
and setting down every clergyman
who was willing to acknowledge
that Lis country had claims on him,
as miserable hypocrite. 1t is rath
er amusing, in this view of things, to
learn that the Georgia Baptist Con-
vention, recently in session at Au-
gusta, invited the reporters OF the
rebel journals ofeshat city to attend
its deliberations, while the represen>
tative of the loyal paper of the place
was not'permitted to be present
Meanwhile, two prominent members
of the body were busy in canvassing
for subscribers to the infsmons La
Crosse Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
staT HE bill for the abolition =

compulsory church rates in England.
which passed the House of Commons,
was passed in the House OF Lords. ON
the 23d, to a second reading. Lord
Derby opposed it, but admitted, as
did also the Archbishops of Canter-
bury and York, that the tendency
of public sentiment was towards the
disestabIishment ofthe Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
SUMMONS--SxHos.
Cunt y Grant sss .s. c Ssss, !. s .ss ~

CrArE oy WISCONSIN,. - Circuit. Court. n and 81
- County Of Grant. Grant c0sssy. wis.
Thomas Heed vs T. W -sAsa. r IF
The Szte Of BSscosns the s<fesdeH Nrs xax~a
You are hereby summoned and ye<@~,t q, ESQ.,
tbs conplsintn this sctsos, which ~ b. slsd h ~.
oes Of the csrk Of the Circuit Court u Grant Cont
at the court house in the Village Of LAnesst,r n az
county and to copy Of your srswsr "a a.. -
complaint on tns snoscnbsrs at their Once the VII
isss o. lancaster wisconsin, within twenty days sfta
Ana yes isai.te answer tks complaint aforesaid
vitnn tns sns aforesaid. the Psintlf In this aotiou
hundred and sight dollars With IN ssrsst thsr. TO-
tbs 2oa day Of August 1867 and aso for the costs nd
sxpsnsss Of this salt S
BUSHNELL A CLARK
- Plaintiffs Attys
Dated, April i5th 1883.
Tue complaint In thu above entitled action WAS si3
IL ths Office Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court al rsn
County, Wis. April 2ssh, '6s. -
BUSHNELL CLARK.
Plaintins AttV;s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Borrowers and Beggars.

consider il but an axiom that he
who asks u stranger TO lend him
money will neN Ell pay it, yet have
known an exception. Once, when
| was exceedingly poor and needy
in season OF commercial revulsion
or panic | opened letter from
Utica ard found therein S., which
the writer asked me TO receive in
satisfaction Of loan of that sum
which had made him--a needy
stranger--on an occasion which he
called to my remembrance. Per-
picked by 80 unusual message, and
especially by receiving it at such a
time, when every one was seeking to
b0rrow-no one condescending to
pay-I scanned the letter more
closely, and at length achieved a
solution of the problem. The writer
was patient in the State Lunatic
Asylum. Horace Greeley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

TQUEEN Victoria is said to be
very regular in attendance on d.
vine service, and notices the absence
of any Of her servants. On one oc.
casion, at Balmoral, last season, she
asked one Of her attendants on a
Monday morning, why were you
not at the kirk yesterday" He an
swered, "Please your Majesty, the
morning was wet" "Oh, fie" said
the Queen, "who could have expec
ted Scotchman to plead that ex,
cusei 1t was not too wet for me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

EE The Fond du Lac people, who
mortgaged their farms many years
ago for building railroad, supposing
the mortgages either destroyed by
fire or lost, and having neglected
payment of interest and principal
till the original sum was doubled,
We're Suddenly moved to sorrow late.
" by calls from the sheriff giving no.
tice of foreclosures. The mortgages
are owned by some widows and or
phans in New England. 3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

DIsoRDERLY CoNDBcT.-Two wos
men, whose names We have not been
able to learn, yesterday having re-
ceived supply of pension money,
availed themselves Of the opportuni-
ty to get "gloriously drunk fought,
hurrahed and had a thigh old time
generally" They were taken charge
oflast night, and this morning offered
their choice to go to Platteville or TO
jail. They choose Plattevlle, where
they reside, and left'the city in this
mornings stage. - Galena Gazette,
nfnn STR
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12

sas- DURING an afternoon nap two
days before he was assassined ,D'Ar.
cy MCGEE had dream which he af-
forwards told, as follows: 81 dreamt
] was standing at the Falls of Mag
ara, and saw boat containing two
men sailing down the rapids, appro>
aching the brink Of the cataract
Seeing their danger and apparent
ignorance of it, / rushed toward to
warn them. The boat turned around
and proceeded up the rapids, and |
went over into the gulf beneath"