Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-23
News Items.


| ney-Jeff. Davis does not intend to
settle in America. As soon as his
private affairs are settled in Missis-
sippi, be will rejoin his family in
London.
ssy Governor Reed, Of Florida, Of
fers rewards to the amount of $50, 600
for the arrest and conviction OF law
less men who have recently murder
ed several unoffending and peaceful
citizens of Jackson county, Florida.
~ The colonization ship Golcon-
da has sailed from Baltimore with
large cargo for Africa She viii
TO ch at Savannah. where she viii
take on board 400 colored emigrants
for Liberia.
sGg- The publishers OF Greeley's
American Conflict" sold 100000
copies of the first volume, and were
receiving orders at the rate of 500 a
day when Horace went bail for jeff
Davis. The sale in three days fell to
so, and never rallied.
CY-It has been definitely aseer-
tanned that only one thousand sheets,
with six on sheet, of sixty pound
counterfeit tobacco stamps, were ISIS
ued. The Government has captured
five hundred of them in different
places, so that but one half oftbem is
still out, representing about S57, 900
gm-T The new two-dollar bill, with
a central vignette of the capitol at
Washington, medallion bust Of jeff
erson on the upper left corner, and
large red seal of the Treasury De-
partment on the lower right. The
engraving was done by the American
Rank-note Company.
sA-A New York lottery dealer
was arrested Friday, and the rcvel-
alton WIS made that about 400 poll
CT shops were employed by Ben.
Wood, which returned their receipts
twice a iay-about 500, 900 daily, all
told. After all expenses are paid,
he clears three-forrths Of the receipts,
making over $4,000, 900 a year.
n@-J. A. Ware, solicitor in the
Sixth Auditors Office, where he has
done important service for six years,
was discharged the other day be.
cause he protested against deduction
from his salary for occasional days
when sickness had caused his alb
sence from his desk.
sA- From recent developments it
seems that J. A. Shaver, County
Treasurer of Peoria county, ILL.,, is a
defaulteT to the amount of $4,000
having used the county's money to
speculate ia whisky. The State and
county lose nothing, however, as the
deficiency has been made good by
his bonds-men.
R9-The Hon. S. Shellabarger, of
Ohio, our minister to Portugal, writes
that bis health is not improving, as
he anticipated it would, and he will
resign and return homo this winter
or early in the spring Mr.. s is one
of our ablest public men, aud It's con-
tinued illness is to be deeply regret
ted
sas- The wages of agricultural la
borers vary in different parts of
England from eight shillings to
eighteen shillings per week equiva-
lent to about S875 minimum and
1885 maximum a MONTH. The
American farmland, TO be well paid
should receive from thirteen to
twenty-eight dollars month, green
backs
GE Flakes Galveston Bullstin, in
seeking for solution of the Indian
question, thinks the army too expen-
sive means for extinguishment, says
that whisky has proved abons the
most effective agent for Indian de-
struction, and thinks that it ought to
be used freely until some more hui
name remedy is discovered.
aM- Governor Palmer has appoin-
ted John Jones welI-known as a
wealthy colored man, a Notary Pub
lie. This is the first instance in
which the natural political rights of
negroes nave ever been recognized
in Illinois. His Excellency declared
publicly, not long ago, that while
black men cannot vote they are elig-
ible to Office Chicago Journal
GE Minister Washburne in priv
ate letter says he was surprised to
see the statement published in some
paper in this country that he had es-
timated SIS, 900 in gold for his con-
tingent expenses for the next fiscal
year. He says he has made no .esti-
mate whatever for any contingent
cies, but will limit himself to the
amount allowed by the Department
of State, which is $1,000.
na-The Tennessee railroad case
has closed, compromise having
| been effected. The agreement is that
the companies shall retain possession
of the roads and run the same, and
pay interest due on the Tennessee
railroad bonds the surplus, after
making these payments, to be APP
propriated to the liquidation of other
Indebtedness to the General Govern
ment.
ses- 1t is estimated that there are
eight hundred and fifty cotton mills
in tho United States, running nearly
seven millions of spindies. OF the
cotton mills, nearly four hundred
land fifty, or over one bali, are IN
New England, running over i've
millions Of spindles. The caplts-l
employed in the cotton manufacture
| ia this country is estimated at $780,
O0O. 900. Add to this the capital en-
ployed is the culture, the transport
| tation and the brokerage, and it will
be perceived how vast is tho i'm
Iportance of this useful plant, in the
way of furnishing employment as
well as in the practical uses to which
| it is applied.