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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Letter from Millville- Improy ements
Changes.

MR Cover While on 4 visit ii
Millville a week since, | thought
might pick up few items that
would interest the Herald readers.
During the war MillvilIe took many
steps backward but matters are
changing fast now.
Horsefall's old one horse factory
has gone the way OF ali the earth,
and in its place stands a large build
ing we'll filled with machinery for
manufacturing. Mr.. Horsefall un-
derstands his business and will do as
we'll by his customers as any man.
About year ago his house was de-
stroyed by FIRE, but new and much
more commodions one now stands in
its place. The Kidd Brothers, the
present owners Of the old Kidd
Mills have recently spent several
thousand dollars in improving the
machinery and building, and are do
ing thriving business. For homes
ty their acquaintance vote them
high in the scale. Mr.. Winsworth
is prepared to do weaving, plain or
fancy, with neatness and dispatch.
Mr. Trip has reftted the old cabinet
shop, and made wagon and blacks
smith shop of it. There are three
saw mills in the place, all of them
proposing to do their best to make
business lively when spring opens.
Taking matters as they now look
Melville is coming out, and if the
proposed river improvement goes on
it will be one Of the leading business
towns in this part of the County.
The people are very hopeful that
congress will soon make liberal ape
preparation for improving the Wis
consin river.
On the evening of the 18th inst,
the people of Millville gave an en-
tertainment and supper for the ben>
eft of Rev. e. S. Hurd Tableaux,
Dialogues, Charades and Music was
the order of the evening. Promi-
nent among the performances was
"The.Drunkard: Reformed" This was
well played by A. II. Mumford and
family, assisted by E. |. Kidd, J. W.
Hersefall and others. A good sup
per was served at II o'clock.
Not withstanding the rain that fell
that night the receipts amounted 70
something over eighty dollars.
Enterprise and liberality arc the
marked features Of the Millvillans.
NJ, Hope, Feb. IS. c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Wheat the Price and Prospect.

The Chicago TribuaeAioffers these
views on the questions of the town.
"The wheat now held in Chicago
and New York is, so far. a very cost.
ly article. Bought at high prices, it
has been carried for months at a
heavy charge for interest and insur-
anee. No wonder that the question
is one Of absorbing interest-wheth :
or ii be more dangerous to hold on
or TO let go.
Present indications are not 10 fav>
or of higher prices. The price of the
article is again falling in Liverpool
and London, owing to the arrival of
a large feet of grain laden vessels
from the Orient regions. Odessa is
pouring in wheat. and the neighbor
ing ports are sending forth their grain
IN numerous vessels, while the news
comes that California has q very
large surplus crop, which she must
export, and promises TO do greater
things next season.
The only hope for higher prices
lies in that of a poor crop in 1860
Here, again the balance of testi-
mony is against it. The weather OF
the present winter has been peculiar
~ favorable to spring sewing, and
the Indications are the greater portion
Of the next crop will be sown in
March, which is generally looked on
as insuring bounteols yield. The
only kind of wheat likely to be in i
.ured blythe weather is that sown in
the fall. But the proportion of VIM
ter wheat is now very small, and
grows smaller each year. Not a
bushel of winter wheat has been sold
in our market for the past three
months, and flour made therefrom is
a drug with our dealers The man.
ufacture OF spring -four has been so
much improved within the past two
or three years that it answers every
So far, then, there appears to be
10 very cheering prospects for the
advocates of high prices. The best
thing that holders can do is to pre-
pare to look their losses in the face
as gracefully as may be, and decide
to let go, lest the chance of selling
be denied in toto. The supply IS too
to admit Of scarcity, and
sellers to the great world of consum>
ers are TOO numerous to admit of the
holders being able to dictate in the
matter ofprices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

ss-The Monroe Sentinel says a
Mr.. Murgrave has recently opened a
very promising lead mine four miles
north of Monroe. His shaft is at
present thirty feet deep, and the
prospects Of abundant mineral in
crease as he progresses downward.
Mr. NJ. says that so far as he has pros
pected, the indications for profitable
mining in Green county are as good
as IN any part of Southern Wisconsin
or Northern Illinois. Of late years
but little mining has been done in
that county, but it is thought by ex-
perlenced miners that lead is as abun-
.dant there and can be as easily OBJ
tanned as in any of the adjoining
counties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

sA-lf the Chinese are a celestial
people, they do not find San Francis
co a celestial place to i've in. 1t APP
pears that the Calitornians have some
objections. on moral grounds, to the
Chinese bringing their wives or help
meets, or whatever they may be, to
labor beside them, and cheer them on
10 their toll. 1t is insinuated that
the reputation of these ladies is not
as spotless as it might be. This may
be SO but then. the morality of San
Francisco is not above suspicion. 1t
seems to be putting a very fine point
upon it-this being so morally sensi
tive about the Celestial women. 1t
is quite likely they would make in
dustrious wives and mothers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
a Sermon on Drunkenness.

The recent revival on the subject
OF temperance reform recalls the ac-
count given by Goeth, in bis journal,
of a sermon delivered by certain
good Bishop of Mainz, who flourish
ed two or three centuries ago. In il
he painted the vice of drunkenness
IN the strongest colors, and concludn
ed as follows:
"But the abuse Of wine does not
exclude its use; for it is.written that
wine rejoiees the heart of man.
Probably there is no one in my con-
gregation who cannot drink four
bottles of wine without feeling anv
disturbance of his senses; but if any
man at the seventh or eighth bottle
so far forgets himself as to abuse his
wife and children, and treat his best
friends as enemies, let him look into
his conscience, and in future always
stop at the sixth bottle. Yet, if after
drinking eight, or even ten or twelve
bottles, he can still take his Christian
neighbor lovingly by the hand, and
obey The orders of his spiritual and
temporal superiors. let him thankful
ly drink his modest draught. He
must be careful, however, as to ia
king any more. for it is seldom that
Providence gives airy one the special
grace TO drink sixteen bottles at q
sitting, as it has enabled me, its un-
worthy servant, to do without neg
Letting my duties or losing my tenn
per-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Law DEPARTMENT OF

Law DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIyER
sITY Some time ago Mr. Hazelton
introduced resolution in tie Senate.
inquiring into the propriety of the
recent establishment of Law De-
partment in our State University.
and the manner in which it is con-
Quoted, &c. On Thursday last, Mr.
Van Wyck made a report upon this
resolution, approving the course of
the regents in this particular, az d
speaking in very high terms of the
Law Department.
To say nothing OF the established
reputation of President Chadbourne
as an experienced manager and edn-
Gator, under whose direction this
department was established, Mr.,
Van Wyck is q very intelligent and
scholarly gentleman. whose opinion
ought to go far to allay any doubts
which may have existed in regard to
the wisdom OF establishing such a
department. at the present time.-
MI Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Religious Problem.

The great religious problem of the
times, how the poor are to share the
Gospel preached to them" when pews
in fashionable churches rent for more
than moderate homes, must soon be
considered. God cannot much long
er wait on fashion and fummery,
when His choice people. the poor Of
the order of Lazarus, are at the door,
hungry ard needy for the bread of
lite. There was a time three hum
dred years ago, during the time of
Luther and the Pope, when the peo-
pie boldly broke away from their
priests. Even Beecher, who has
done more perhaps than any living
man TO d1moralize the pulpit, may
yet become so Disguised with preach
ing TO rich mounted nks and charla.
tans as to let his church in part at
least to the poor. At present there
is no room in his church for the like
OF jesus and the apostles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Letter from jamestown Old Settlers
Association.

Mr.. Cover In look ng over the
"a years past since | emf grated from
Ilhnoissto Jamestown, Iam astonisb-
ed at the Advancement averyw here
apparent that has been made in the
departments Of husbaudry, education
and morals; and doubtless the same
fact must present itself to the minds
of all the old settlers Of Grant, And
it is to this class Of the people Of
Grant that I wish to speak.
The idea has occurred to me often,
and it has been frequently suggested
and approved, that an association of
the old settlers of Grant County
should be formed--say all who lived
in the county during the year and
prior to the year 1915, to meet year.
II and 1T some central point
We have q great many old settlers
in this part of the county, and think
that call 10 form sore such an or
ganization would meet with n general
response from these parts.
Dubuque has its old settlers asso-
citation, and other localities also that
might be named why not we?
Hoping some old settler will take
the subject and show the good results
that will flow from such az associa
ton, ! remain
Yours Truly.
| Jamestown Mar i 10 WARDEN AEnFpSoV .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

STARTLING PREDIcTIoS.-Prefessor
Leonidas, an astrologgr, ofslndiana
polls. publishes the prediction Il
observe by the planets hat dread
full plague will commence in Russia,
originating from silks brought over
from Cairo, Egypt and Turkey. 1t
will extend across the Baltic Sea. and
will desolate Germany, cause i'm
mcnse mortality in England, and
then appear in the United States.
This dreadful epidemic will spot the
people like leopard and turn their
flesh to purple black. The pests
lence will carry off such an amount
of mortals that there will not be
enough left to bury the dead, or give
them Christian burial. The streets
ofour cities, towns and villages will
be swarmed with the dead and dying.
The groans and yells Of horror will
fill every breast with CONSERVATION.
On all sides confusion will abound. =
The death knen will cease to toll as
the malady RACES in fury. The stencil
of the dead will become so common
that the survivors will not heed it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

aG~ The Nevada Gazette relates the
following A lawyer in the city had
a suit OF considerable Importance be-
fore a Justices of the Peace in enc of
our mining towns above this place.
The trial was before a jury. The ev-
idece bad all been introduced, and
the lawy ers had finished their pleas,
and nothing remained but for the ju-
.ry to retire and make up their ver>
Tdict. After moments suspense, our
Nevada lawyer arose add asked the
Justice If he would not charge the ju-
ry. "Oh no, | guess not / never
charge them anything, replied the
Justice. They don't get much any
how, and let them have all they
can MAKE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

JOURNALISTS AND SENAToRs.-Senr
ator Harlan, in his recent "explana-
ton, elassiies journalists as follows:
a "First, are the men whose talents
give the press dignity second, are
the mediocre men, who exc ont it's
respectability5; third, are the laz-
zaroni, or scaveugers, who are re-
sponsible for all the rascality."
One OF the Journalists accepts this
classification as correct, and then
divides Senators thus:
$50 there are three classes of Sen.
ators. There are the very few whose
character and probity keep the name
of Senator honorable; there are the
intermediate nobodies, who are kept
respectable by association with the
merclass, and there are the rogues,
who are stepped to the lips in jobbery
the scavenyers, who favorite filth
is filthy lucre.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
Progress in Germany.

The German policy of sustaining
separate tree schools for the Catho-
lies, Protestants and Israelites is
breaking down as regards primary
education, and the question now is,
whether the system of popular edu-
cation, have any regard to religious
differences. The proposition is to
bring all the children into the same
buildings, under the same teachers.
This question is being submitted to a
vote of the several denomination. in
the different communities, so that the
new policy might be adopted in COM
munitses where the vote is favor
able.
An election held at Mannheim, in
Baden, on the 18th and Goth Of JAM
uary, was attended with great ex>
element, but the free system, with
out respect to creed, was carried by
a large majority. All the Protest
ants and four fifths of the Catholics
voted for it. OF the 400 IsraeIite
families 1922 voted for the mixed sys,
TEN. Great was the public rejoicing
at this glorious result. The whole
city was spontaneously Illuminated,
flags were displayed and cannon
fired.
Thusis Germany breaking the eccle
clesiastical awell as the political shell,
and coming out in the open day OF
reason as well as revelation, and up
on the broad platform of unity in
work toward the great common end
OF universal education. OF course
free education must decline when
shattered between the different re-
ligious confessions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

Z THE FIRE AT CHIPPEWA FALLS
The Chippewa Union and Times esti-
mates the losses by the recent fire
there at about $4,000, but gives few
particulars which we have not al,
ready bad. We take the following
from its account
4 tsMany instances of daring were
shown, such as men wrapping theme
selves in wet Blankets and fighting
the fire until the very blankets that
enveIoped them were in blaze
Then, again ofone grasping the ridge
of house, another taking hold of his
ankles, and SO on untilseven or eight
were strung along the roof ola house
to the caves, where the fire had
broken out, and this made the only,
means which it could be reached
quickly, at the same time the hands
Of the parties burning to the very
/ bones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
4 New Story About Nj. Greeley.

~ q 80
| The Rochester Express says that
a gentleman who happened to be an
eye witness, tells the following good
story about Mr. Greeley, which has
never before seen in print
Mr. Greeley has never been accuse
ed of extravaganza in dress. even by
the Democrats. One morning, some
years ago, habAed in his usual quaint
style, he was leaning over the coun-
ter IN the tribune office eating an
ample, when sH lEaglisszaslrs entered
who had stha1 gnorniag arrives is,.
steamer and who, it turned outs was
connected with the London Times.
and had come 10 arrange some busi~
ness between taat paper and the III.
bpae
Approaching MIR Greeley with
very arrogant air, be said:
"fellow, do you work here"
eyes, sir"
us Mr. Greeley in?"
Yes, sir
Alter waiting a little, and seeing
that the fellow seemed very indiffer-
ent to his presence and inquiries, he
bafst out, almost checked with indig-
nation:
We'll, phy tie dipel don't you %
ana fetch him in e.
Il am MIR. Greeley, at your SER
vice, y was answered in the same calm
and Indifferent manner.
Johnny Bulls hat was removed
from his head with alacrity. and when
our friend left, he was stammering
his confused apologies to tho chief 81
.he Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

A-Congressional resolutions or
acts 10 regard to the payment Of the
500 bonds, which fall due some
fourteen years hence, will not ma
terially affect the standing of these
bonds in the financial market, or in
the eyes of men who believe the
whole question of paymenta purely
judicial one. Congress made its
creditors when these bonds were is
sued and taken, and will not be al
lowed to alter il orinterpret it. The
Supreme Court has decided recently,
in a matter of a private contract,
that where coin is promised coin
must be paid, and where only IDOL
lars are promised only what Is pas
sing current as dollars can be exact
ed. In other words, that contracts
are to be interpreted according TO
their intend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

METHODIST CHURCH All WAsHfNG>
roN.-The new Metropolitan Church,
the finest in Washington, was dedi-
Gated Sunday L was crowed 10 its
utmost capacity and about 500
went there without being able to
gain admittance. The dedication
sermon was preached by Bishop
Simpson. Il was discourse Of
great force and power Gen. Grant,
Chief Justice Chase. Speaker Colfax,
and half the members Of the Senate
and House were among the auditors.
The afternoon services were conduc-
ted by Rev. DR.. Eddy, Of Chicago.
During the day and evening about
ST, 900 was subscribed toward the
payment Of the church debt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
a@The news from Cuba goes to

R@The news from Cuba goes to
show that Spain will never regain
her control OF the island. General
Dulce and his mild policy is to give
way to Cabellero de Roda, and stern
en- measures. But time, which is.
what the patriots want most, next to
money. is gained by the change the
spring is close at hand the revolt
is spreading the Spanish volunteers
.behave outrageously emancipation
lis looking up as q resource for the
patriots commerce and wealth be-
gin to fee the issiofi and soon the
recognition OF. bellfgerent rights viii
be a question for cur Government 20
settle. II Spain herself-as seems
most probable-shall be torn BY &c
tons, then Cuba IS morally certain b
her independence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

sA-Another accident has occurred
in our mines from the use of the iron
tamping- bar and needle. Mr..
Greaves of Mifiin, on Saturday last,
received very serious injuries from
the outburst of a charge while in the
work of tamping. This, coming
thus soon after the like disaster in
our more immediate vicinity, should
arouse our miners to just sense of
tho dangerousness of the practice of
tamping, both as to the kind of in
struments used, and the condition of
the sledge, or detritus of the boring,
used as paeking-the latter inciud-
ing always more or less Of the frag-
ments of the drill>poiDt. The Be-
nevolent Society should refuse to
take risks with members who will
expose themselves thus fool hardly.
for indeed the word is not too harsh.
AS we are informed, the injury to
Mr.. &. may prove fatal.-Mineral
Point Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

GRANTS RULE IN LOCAL APPOINT
,MESTs.-In answer TO a direct inc 1iry
by a member of Congress, General
Grant said that, as a general rule in
making local appointments, he should
consult members from districts in
teTeste4s, but when he was personally
ac9aainted with a man, knew him
from service in the army or other
wise to be capable and worthy, be
should appoint without consulting
Sany one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

sG- Granite, notwithstanding It's
exceeding hardness, splits as straight
and clean as a chestnut stick. At
one of the granite quarries of Maine,
recently, block was split out which
measured 100 feet long, 81 feet wide,
and 8 feet thick. 1t weighed over
800 tons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

eW The Senate, by vote Of p to
6. has refused to concur with the AS
sembly bill for submission in 1870,
to vote of the people, of an extern
slot of the election franchise to wo~
men. As was contended by Senator
Williams on this subject, this only
puts off this question to another
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

sg Davenport, Iowa, owes mill
ion of bonded debt, and an unaseer-
tanned amount OF floating debt
About one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars in judgments against
the city, obtained on bonds AMI cou-
pons, are recorded IN the United
States circuit court TOR the district of
Iowa. a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

na- Forty years ago we built the
first railways. Twenty years ago
we began to give public land to rail
ways, commencing with the Illinois
Central Road. This precedent led
to the speedy resignation of 10000,
900 acres, divided among fourteen
States. After we conquered aud
made populous California, the su b.
ject of a railway across the contin ent
was preached by Whitney, Benton,
Fremont, and others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

s@.A report from Havana mem
tons a rumor that filibuster expedi-
tions from the United States have
landed in Cuba, to assist the revolu..
tionists. The revolutionary party
on the island believe that as soon as
General Grant becomes President.
the United States Government will
recognize the belligerent rights Of
the revolutionists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
.mestown, Mar i, GO. WARDEN ANDERSON.

sG-In tho British House If Com,
mons a bill has been introduced for
the abolition Of the University test.
This test is one Of the concomitants
of matriculation at Cambridge and
Oxford, and consists in subscribing
TO the oath of allegiance, the sacra,
ment and the thirty~nine articles Of
the English Church. Should this
bin pass, it will be an entering wedge
into church and State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

e@-Kansas, which year ago re-
jected an amendment to it's State
Constitution authorizing negro suff>
rage, has how been the first to rati-
fy the Constitutional Amen trnent
which Congress has just Submitted
We cannot doubt that its action fore
shadows the course of all our Repub-
iican Legislatures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

HwThe proposed amendment to
the Constitution relating to suffrage
has finally passed Congress in the
following form
The right Of the citizens ofthe Uni.
ed States to vote shall not be deemed
or abridged by United States, or by
any State, on account Of race color,
or previous condition ofservitude.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

nsA- The Constitutional amendment
passed by Congress making all men
equal before the law and allowing
none to be DISTINGUISHED on account
of color or previous condition of
.servitude, came up the other day for
action before the Wisconsin legisla~
ture. In the Assembly it carried by
a vote OF 62 to 20, all our Grant 90.
members voting in favor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09

MURDER WILL Otc.-J. Il. Rice, 4
farmer residing In Adams county.
was murdered by his stepson, named
Frank Hardy, en- Tuesday, the 23d
inst. The lad cleft his victims skull
with Ratchet then covered the
body up on a sleigh with rubbish,
and bauled it, rs though it was ma
nure, towaad The river, and then
buried it on the shore. Drops of
blood In the snow discovered the
deed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-09
a~The soil of South America yies

aSr The soil of South America vies
With the people in revolutionary
movements. Hardly mail now ar
rives that does not bring reports Of
new earthquakes. To-day our let
tiers mention new shocks at several
places in the United States of Co.'s
ombia and in San Salvador, and
fears are entertained that many
more will follow.