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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15


ELECTION BETs.-On October z.
1868, w. G. Shirley, Esq, made four
different bets with Thomas Smell of
Dewitt county, on the result of the
Presidential election. Notes were
given for the amount, $4,000, and
they were made payable some time
after the election. Mr. Smell won all
the bets, and sold the notes before
they became due. Mr.. Shirley re-,
fused to pay them, and the parties
holding them brought suit in the
Thirtieth Judicial Circuit Court TO
recover the amount. Tne case was
tried by the court. The defendant
set up that the notes were void, on
the ground Of public policy and re-
lied on the statutes against gaming
for his case. Judge Edwards held
that The plea was not good against
the holder Of the notes being an in
nocent third party, and gave judy
ment for the plaintiff A motion l0r
an appeal was entered, the bonds 10
oe fled IN thirty days. Springfield
Register
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Wilkes Booth-His Treatment of Bust
of Lincoln. isi8

In the winter of 1862 or 1868, j.
Wilkes Booth, the assassin, was play
ing star engagement at Mr.. Ben
De Bars Opera House in this city.
Coming down one morning to re-
hearsal, he had occasion to enter a
picture gallery and artist emporium
for the purpose of procuring some
paint or face-dye, either for himself
or some other Of the actors.
After purchasing what he wanted,
he was retiring from the store when
his eye caught a plaster bust of Pres
ident Lincoln, which was being ex-
hibited for sale. The sight Of it ap-
peared to arouse his indignation, and
to STIR, him up to high degree Of
rage, so much go indeed that he curs>
ed both it and its original in the most
violent strains. lie worked himself
in to such passion that, walking over
to the bust, he struck il violent
blow in the face, knocking off a piece
from over its eyes, and SO severely.
injuring his own hand that it bled
profusely, and he was obliged to wrap
handkerchief around it.
No notice was taken of the act, and
Booth left The store for the theatre,
tie owner of the bust picking up the
fragments which had been Knocked
off, and gluing it on so dextroue!y
that the injury done it could not be
detected.
Years passed on, and one morning
in April the country was shaken to
its centre as no other piece of intel-
ligence had ever shaken it before
that the President had been shot in
Ford's Theatre, in Washington by J,
Wilkes Booth. The nation went i'm
TO mourning for its Chief Magistrate,
and, wherever his remains could not
be actually honored, mock funerals
We're held. Such funeral was kept
in st. Louis the city went into
mourning, and the Court House was
draped with black A bust of the
President was placed in the Court
House, and it was observed that
from over one of the eyes a piece OF
the material had been broken off.
This bust was the same one which
Booth had mutilated, and the piece
which was at the time replaced was
afterward removed where the same
hand which struck it off struck down
its originals. Louis Dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Comments Of the London Press on the
Predetermination Of the House Of
Lords.

LONDON, June 8.-The announced
predetermination of the majority OF
of the House of Lords to reject the
Irish Church bill creates intense ex
cItement, and threatens to bring
about conflict between the Lords
and Commons. 1t is rumored in
some quarters that the announces
ment is only made to feel the public
pulse, and ascertain how far the
Lords dare GO. The general i'm
preston is the bill will be thrown
out on it's second reading @4'
The STANDARD (Tory) admits the
peril of the proposed action is too
obvious to beignored by the thought
fnl or Conscientious of hereditary leg.
islators; but says "The Lords re-
solved in compliance with the urgent
demands of tens and hundreds of
thousands of people in every part of
country, to risk all In contest with
an imperious Minister, and with the
overbearing majority in the House
OF Commons. If crushed, not only
the Church and the Constitution fall
with them, but the liberties of Eng
land will be sacrificed to the ascend-
ancy of that democratic which is the
most dangerous foe of personal and
political freedom. There is nothing
tor them TO do but to take their places
in the ranks and fight for all they
hold dearest, in the full certainty
that all is at stake. Let the whole
Protestant and Conservative power
of the realm be exerted, and give the
Lords such support of public opinion
as to restrain the struggle within the
limits of the Constitution, and make
a self-wiled and overbearing Minis
ter always at heart the enemy Of
the Lords, and likely to be oxaspera
ted ty his unexpected defeat) feel
that there are limits he dare not pass.
Already have his organs threatened
that, which If done, would cali for
impeachment. 1t is necessary that
he be made TO feel that he dare not
execute the threat; that be must not
only deal with the Lords, but with
the wealthy, resolute and influential
classes of England and Ireland, who
are the actual majority of the English
nation"
The Morning Posi- shows ro>
lection of the bill will not prevent
its ultimate passage, and discredits
the idea that the Lords will refuse it
a second reading.
The Star uses threatening language
and says: 1.-THE Church of Ireland |
must not cumber the ground after
December; that the least which will
De said Will be proclaimed from the
h"usetops, viz: that the House of
Lords ~ nota more logical. desirable,
excusable institution than the Irish
Church In the fever heat which |
Will follow the rejection of the bill
u heat such as has not been seen since |
Birmingham threatened to march on
London ia the name of reformrcries |
will be heard for the downfall of an |
absolute chamber, no longer dis
gulsed anachronism existing by the
decent Difference of tie popular will,
which Wellington once said ought
never again to be withheld With |
the pure blindness of buzzards, these
misguided noblemen require further
proofs to be convinced of the opinion
of the country. 1t is not worth
while to attempt demonstration of
that opinion. When the issue comes,
their Lordships will be wise in their
time"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Grasshoppers.

The St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette gives
it's readers some encouragement on
the "grasshopper question" 1t says
A gentleman, largely engaged in
agricultural pursuits, related to us a
rather singular incident. Early in
the season he noticed an immense
number of grasshoppes' eggs in his
garden, promising an abundant yield
of these pestiferious little plaques
Some two weeks ago, with the first
sunshine of spring, his ears were
gladdened with the sweet notes Of
countless hundreds of robins who
came with the early dawn, remains
ing couple of hours, then went
away, and returned again in the eve
ming. His attention was attracted
by their extraordinary number, and.
watching their motions. he noticed
that they were always very busy at
work in the garden. He went 70 see
what they had been doing, when he
discovered that almost all the grass
hoppers had disappeared from the
garden. The birds Sem to have
cleaned them out most efeetnally.-
After q few days the robins were re-
inforced by large detachment OF
black birds, who event for" the eggs
with remarkable avidity. Between
the two our friend indulges the hope
that the last vestige of grasshopper-
ism will speedily vanish from his
place. s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
An Interesting Experience.

In a speech on the Eight hour
Law al Charlestown, Mass, Senator
Wilson mentioned the fact that
business firm, having more than
hundred men in they employ. vol
UNFAIRLY proposed last year to divide
with them ten per cent. of the pro-
ats vi the yesr. The men thought
iittle OF it, as they expected little
nom it AT the close of the year
they called their men together and
paid them the ten per cent. Of The
profits, which made 10 each man
ono half hours pay each day. Thus
was, 10 the men, u grateful surprise.
They .hen told tnrm that this Year.
;hey you'd pay twelve ard a-nalf
per cert. oi the prGfiIs. il any, az
expressed Tho wi-h taai, a. they all
aa,i an interest ia the results, each
one should De careful and see that
nothing should be wasted, and they
hoped that ali would strive 10 be
temperate men, as drinking tended
10 impair their strength. In a few
days ninety~seven out of the one
hundred and nine workmen volun>
tarily brought to the firm a pledge
OF total abstinence. So far that ex-
pertinent has been successful. This
shows that it is possible to complete
ly harmonizing the interests of Labor
and Capital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
General Logan on the Decoration of
Rebel Graves

General Logan has issued a. order.
dated a. V ashingaon, Jnue 2. 81
Gommaudcr iI~Chief Ut the Grand
Army q th= r pupiic, in which he
9xp!ains, officially, Why the graves
Ct rebels we're not decorated ar well
~ those 81 Union soldiers. He says
thai the charges against the marines
on guard at Arlington, are wiIiful
CONGREGATIONS. The guard received
their instructions from the Commit
tee, and it is believed that they dis !.
charged their duty in proper man>
ncr and spirit The Grand Army of
the Republic seeks 10 honor and pre-.
serve the principles and institutions
for which its members and their dead
comrades fought. We strew flowers,
therefore, on the graves of our com
rades, and proven their being strewn
in the nationa! cemeteries at the
same time on the graves of snch rebel
dead as may be buried therein, net
because we cherish any feelings of
hate or desire to triumph over in
dividual foes, hut because we seek to
mark in this distinction and manner
the feelings with which the nation
regards freedom and slavery, loyalty
and treason, Republican principles
and those ola slaveholding oligarchy.
We are ready to forgive-we hold no
malice-but we will never consent
by public national tribute to obliterate
the wide gulf which lies between the
objects, motives and principles for
which we fought and our comrades
died, and those for which the rebel
armies banded together, and for
which their dead now lie in numerous
graves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Difficulties on Account Of the Employ
ment of Colored Men in Government
Workshops. ~

Washington correspondence New York Tribune.
More trouble is brewing with
''trades unions" here by reason OF
the employment of colored men by
the Government. A case similar to
that of Douglass has come up in the
Navy Yard here. The recent order
OF Secretary Borie requires that no
distinction Of color shall be made in
the employment of hands in the
various Navy-Yards and few
days since Overton Johnson and
David r. Parker, two scolored brick.
layers, applied for and obtained work
in the Washington Navy Yard
Previous to obtaining work, johnson
waited upon the President of the
Bricklayers' Union, and requested
card. The President, it is said, in
formed him that be could not give
him card, and the society would
notgive him one one. He also stated
to Johnson that fine of So would
be imposed upon any bricklayer who
would work with q man who did not
hold card from society. Johnson
was born and reared in this city, and
was slave until his 21st year, when
he was given his freedom. He has
worked at bricklaying in this city.
Louisiana, Liberia, Hayti and Cuba.
He served in the Louisiana "Union
Volunteers" for four years and three
months during the rebellion. Par,
ker learned his trade in Norfolk, Va,
and during the war served in the
Navy. The Bricklayers Union held
. meeting last night with closed
doors /; but it is rumored that the
question came up, and that long
and exciting debate ensued, some of
the members advocating an immed-
late strike of the bricklayers at the
Navy Yard, unless the obnoxious
parties were removed, while others,
more cautious, expressed their doubts
as to the practicability of opposing
the Government in the matter, and
throwing the members out of work.
TIE latter urged the point strongly,
but the majority was against them,
they holding that they could afford
to stand their ground, as not more
than ten or dozen members Gall the
force at present employed at the
Yard would be affected. A resolu-
ton TO that effect was finally adopted
and O committee was appointed to
wait on the white bricklayers at the |
Navy Yard, and urge them to quit
and not work with the colored men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
The Tools Great Men Work With.

1t is not tools that make the work
men, but the trained skill and per
severance of the man himself In
deed it is proverbial that the bad
workman never yet had good tool.
Some one asked Opie by what won,
derful process be mixed his colors. =
81 mix them with my brains, sir,''
was his reply. 1t is the same with
every workman who would excel -
Ferguson made marvellous things
such as his wooden clock, that ac-
curately measured the hours-by
means of a common penknife, tool
in everybody's hand, but then every.
body is not Ferguson. A pan Of
water and two thermometers were
the tools by which DR.. Black discov.
cred latent heat; and q prism, lens,
and sheet of pas board, enabled
Newton to unfold the composition of
light and the origin of color, An
eminent foreign sdUant once called
upon DIR. Wollaston, and requested to
be shown over his laboratories, in
which science had been enriched by
SO many important discoveries, when
the doctor took him into study. and,
pointing to an old tea-tray on the
table, containing few watch glasses,
test papers, small balance, and a
blow-pipe, said, There is all the
laboratory I have y Stothard learnt
the art of combining colors ly closely
studying butterflies wings he would
often say that no one knew what he
owed to these tiny insects. A burnt
stick and barndoor served Wilkie in
lieu Of pencil and canvass. BewiclS
first practised drawing on the cet-
tage walls of his native village, and
which he covered with his sketches
in chalk; and Benjamin West made
his first brushes out of the eats tail.
Ferguson laid himself down in the
field at night in blanket, and made
a map of the heavenly bodies, by
means Of thread with small beads
on it, stretched between his eye and
the stars. Franklin first robbed the
thunder cloud of It's lightning by
means Of kite made with two cross
sticks and silk handkerchief. Watt
made his first model of the condens-
ing steam engine out Of an old ana
tomist's syringe used to inject the
arteries previous to dissection. Gif-
ford worked his first problem in
mathematics, when a cobbler's APP
prentice, upon small scraps of leather,
which he beat smooth for the pur-
pose, while .Rittenhouse, the astron
omer, first calculated eclipses on his
plow. handle-Golden ShedveS.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15

gThe Havana volunteers dis
play marked spirit of insubordina-
ton. On Tuesday night they sur
rounded the Governors palace, and
shouted death to Dulce |" death
to Pelaezr' and the next morning q
deputation from the ranks bad the
unblushing andacity to enter the pal
ace and demand the resignation of
Dulce, which vas shortly afterwards
announced. The volunteers are the
Government. The insurgents have
recently gained slight advantages
overt he Spaniards.
&s Colonel +. n. Phelps. Wind
sor, Conn, tobacco manufacturer.
Was arrested on saturday, and his
entire establishment, with aboui
200, 900 cigars and several thousand
pounds OF ti'bacco. al valued 81
EboBt $4,000. was seized, by order
OF Collector Deming. Tor alleged ex-
tensiyc frauds on toe re7enus. Col
onel Phelrs does not deny i,-regaiAri~
ties, but ieni OF sny fraudulent inien,
ton.
aga Jacksonville special says
the interest ia the Mcconnell murd.
or iriai increases, and that the SYM
patty heretofore felt for Robinson
is becoming far more general, and
unless more convincing evidence
than any yet introduced shall be
given will soon be streng enough to
demand his acQuittal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
MINISTER WASHBURNE.
French View of the Importance Of HI. Mission.
From La Liber,e, May 2i.I .

Lrfom La Liocrte, may @A.1 -
We have already announced the
arrival of Mr. Washburne. who
comes 60 assume Tho duties of the
United States Minister in place OF
Fenerai Dix. In view of the euer
Increasing Importance of the political
influence of the United States in En-
rope in view also of the hostility
OF the United States Senate to En-
gland, and of the complications that
nigh ARISE should the now exist
ing difficulty eliminate in a serious
conflict, biographical sketch of Mr.
Washburne is of positive interest,"
Mr.. Washbu is one of the most
popular men in his country; the
friendship binding him TO General
Grant is Of the most intimate char
acter hence the mission he has come
to tuLfH IN Paris has an especial sig
ntfcance. Since the Union
war, American policy seems to have
had for its object the augmenting of
the share Of influence Of the Repab-
lie, that had hitherto stood aloof
from the contests ofEarope. The mis-,
sion of Admiral Farragut, the nego-
tiations commenced with Turkey and
Italy for the establishment of an
American naval station in the Medi-
terranean, the persistency of the
American Senate in exacting from
England amends en- regle for the sup
port given the pro-slavery party,
would suffice to vouch for the ten,
dency, even were not evidence of all
kinds at hand to attest it's existence.
General Grant, it is said, is disposed
to emphasize it still more strongly
by making Of III. programme zoe refer
TO TIE objective point of his policy. If
this be true, the new President needs
to represent his Government vis a ,,is
the European Powers, mon upon
whom he can place as perfect reliance
as upon himself. Mr.. Washbnrne is
such a man; he can at least BIO re-
garded ss one Of those persons who
possess the fullest confidence of the
Executive, and are the best informed
as to his secret plans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Remedy for SMALL ox.

A correspondent of the Stockton
Gal Herald writes AS follows:
L Herewith append recipe which
has been used to my knowledge in
hundreds of cases 1t will prevent
or cure the smallpox though the
pittings are filling. When Jenner
discovered the COW pox in England,
the world of science hurled an ava
lanche OF fame upon his head, but
when the most scientific school OF
medicide in thesworld-that of Paris
published this recipe as a panacea
for small -pox it passed UNDECIDED. 1t
is as unfailing as fate and conqaers in
every instance. 1t is harmless when
taken by a,well person. 1t will also
cure scarlet fever. Here is the reci-
pc as / have used it, and cured my
children of the scarlet fever here it
is as [ have used it to cure the small>
pox when learned physicians said
the patient must die, it cured. Sui
phate of zinc, one grain; foxglove
(digitalis), one grain half a teaspoon
full of sugar; mix with two tables
spoonfuls of water. When thorough
ly mixed, add four ounces of water,
Take q spoonful every hour, Either
will disappear in twelve hours. Fol-
child, small doses, according to age
If countries would compel their ply
sicians to use this there would be nc
need of pest-houses. If you value
advice and experience, use this fol
that terrible disease.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
A Singular Will.


The Columbus Ohio Journal eiyss
the following account of a singular
will made by shrewd, successful
business man who lately died there,
and who never exhioiteds any signs
of insanity -. -.
The wilidisinherits all the natural
heirs of the maker of it, and devises
one entire property in trust for the
oS.aVilsameat of an infrmary for
o9s', most elaborate architectur-
al plan Tor The necessary buildings is
attached TO and made part of the
| will. 1t, provides areas for that
sweet amatory converse so dear to
| the feline heart, and rat holes of the
most ravishing nature, to be kept
well stocked The NEST ingenious
contrivances are provided for secur-
ing to the raj chance of escape, so
that the cats may not lose the pleas
ures of the chase by, finding their
prey come too easily. High walls
are to be built, with gently sloping
roofs for the moonlight promenade
and other nocturnal amusements of
the cats. The Trustees are directed
to select the grounds for this novel
lnfirmary in the most populous part
OF some American city, and the de-
vlses are to be protected by q com
petent force of nurses from the raw
ages of men and dogs, Noperson of
the male sex Is ever to be admitted
within the walls, and no female who
has children or is under thirty years
old. There are hundreds of minute
directions which we have no time to
note. One would suppose that in the
foregoing provisions the testator had
exhausted all the eccentricities of
one man, however unique his nature;
but the last provision Of the will
seems more outrageousiy bizarre than
any that go before. Says the devils
or: 81 have all my life been taught
to believe that everything in and
about man was intended to be useful,
and that it was mans duty, as lord
Of animals, to protect all the lesser
species, even as God protects and
watches over him. For these two
combined reasons-frst, that my
body, even after death, may continue
to be made useful, and secondly, that
it may be made instrum entail, as far
as possible, in furnishing substitute
for the protection of the bodies of my
dear friends, the cats--I Go hereby
ievise and bcqueath the intestines of
my body to be made up into fiddle>
strings, the proceeds to he devoted
TO the purchase of an ACCORDION,
which shall be played in the audito-
rum of the cat infirmary by one of
he regular nurses to be selected for
that purpose exclusively-the play
ing to be kept up forever and ever,
cessation day or night, in
order that the cats may have the
privilege of always hearing and en-
Toying that instrument which is the
nearest approach to their natural
voice."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Natures Edict, PAY Your Way"

Everlasting equilibrium, or pay
your wdy, is a fundamental principle
and an memorable law of nature. If
you do not pay, then nature takes
pay. The account must be and is
kept square; and nature never makes
o mistake--is never deceived. Nor
is there any use in trying to elude
her DEGREES, or to escape her jurisdic
ton, or to evade her sheriff when
she issues execution. Her detectives
are born in our own bosoms and have
access to the very recesses of our be-
ing, A selfish man may surround
himself with everything which he
most covets; be may lay under trib-
ute the Wales of Cashmere, the looms
of Persia, the spice fields of Arabia,
and the mines of Golconda, and fence
around with wall of gold and yet
the Nemesis of violated equilibrium,
balance sheet and bill in hand, will
SCALE Jnat wall and blast those luxur-
les, and hurl all the plaques of Egypt
upon the delinquent. The water of
his hope shall be turned to the blood
of disappointment i the frogs of dis
content shall crohk IN all bis CHAINS
bers the lice of secret evils shall
infest his whole being; the flies of
consciousness shall sting him; the
murrain of indulgence shall consume
him the boils of shameless wicked
ness shall cover BIN the hail of per-
verted blessings shall smite him the
locusts of malevolence shall devour
him the thick darkness of prosti>
tuted faculties shall envelop him; and
over all shall be heard bis wall for
the death of his first born-of that
in which he bad most trusted for
happiness, on which he had most
cherishingly set his heart of hearts.
-Packdrd'S Monthly.