Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-05
Incident in. the Life Of Carl SEIZURE.


incident In the Lille Of Carl SEIZURE.
st. Joseph Herald
In 1868 | was told an incident in
he life Of Carl Schnrz, which was
very interesting. 1t is SO long since
heard it that | may be incorrect IN
some particulars, but | will relate
what : remember of it. Schurz,t sin
ms latheria"d. was the student of
celebrated philosopher, political
thinker and writer. During the re-
evolutionary troubles in GERMANY
both the Professor (whose name /
think is Kinkel, and who now resides
IN London. and Schurz were arresO
ed by the monarchists. but Schurz |
effected his own escape and He'd to
Italy. The Democratic cause failed
in Germany, but Kinkel was still
prisoner. Schurz in his exile deter
mined to attempt the liberation Of
his teacher. He acquired perfect
knowledge Of the Italian language,
and, adopting the Italian costume
and manners, procured a hand organ
and proceeded on his tour among the
German prisons to find out, if happi>
ly he could, the whereabouts of Kin>
KEEL. There was certain song which
in the olden time always charmed
the Professor and ever drew from
him some response, and this song,
among others, Schurz sung in his pri
son visitations. Finally be arrived
at the prison where Kinkel was con.
fined, and when be sang his song, to
the great delight of the jaiIer aad
guards, the listening Kinkel knew
the presence of friend ana broke
out in joyful song, his voice passing
beyond the confines of his solitary
cell and gIadening the heart of his
itnerant pupil. Schurz lowered
around that prison, deighting
The employees 10y his minstreiy, and
finally effecting the escape of his
teacher. Both reached seaport,
where they engaged on an English
vessel as coal-heavers, and finally
reached England in safety.
sG- It is said that IN artificial
ivory is now made in France from q
paste Of papler naache and collation..
Billiard balls formed Of this material
though barely third of the price Of
those made from real ivory, are yet
SO durable and elastic that they can
be thrown from the top of the house
| on TO the pavement, or violently
struck with q hammer, without inju>
ry. With this same paste, to which
the name CT Partisan marble is given,
among many other thing s. the finest
and most complicated holdings for
ceilings can be constructed 10 any
color so as to resemble the most val>
liable marbles.
s9~ Miss Susan Caroline Godsey,
aged twenty-seven years, who lives
six miles south Of Hickman, KY, has
slept ninetee years, with the excep,
ton OF intermissions of Ten or twen>
ty minutes each, ten or twelve times
each day. There is nothing repul-
sive in the expression Of ner features
she has mild, sorrowful, yetspright
Unlocking countenance, and conver>
ses on common topics With correct
ness and intelligence which consider
ing her condition, is surprising.
aea-The Biennial Report Of the
State Treasurer of Illinois, reports
that the total receipts of the Treas
ury for the two years ending Decem
Der /, 1868, amount to S6,336, 500 40,
and the total disbursements, $1,000, :
1864. During the two years the
principal of the State debt was re-
! duced in the amount OF 50, 656, S89 40;
and the total debt now is S., 9S8, 453.-
| 81.
seg- During the year s68, 8,045
new buildings have been erected, or
are now in process of erection, in
Chicago, at cost OF S25, 1000, 000.
During the year there have been
public street improvements made to
the amount Of s3,212,945, and one
hundred and seven mileo of sewers
constructed Among the new build
ings are twenty-five churches and
twenty school houses.
1t is o curious fact that APP
pears frem report of the Secretary
OF the Interior, that while there is
but one revolutionary soldier now
living Che lives in New York; and
drawing a pension, there are at the
present time on the rolls the names
Of o8S widows of rev dictionary SOL
diers. The motheis0 the revolution
were evidently younger than the
fathers, or else they live longer.
n@- The value of lumber. product of
the st. Croix valley, in Wisconsin,
during the present year, exceeded a
million and half dollars, giving EN-
ployment to five thousand men,
Ten steam boats were employed in
towing RATS. One steamer took q
raft containing two million feet of
lumber to st. Louis, and was back
again in nineteen days. 1t is estima-
ted that l22, 100000 feet will be cut
in the valley this winter.
sa@ What is known to the trade as
Japanese silk IL made chiefly out
of 8 Ramie," or American China
grass" 1t grows naturally in Texas,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana. 1t can be made to rival
silk in beauty, and cannot be detect
ed by the eye from the finest French
silk in any color, though by the hand
the difference may be readily per-
ceived
Tho learned Baron Bunsen,
whose life has recently been publish
ed WAC tannht two sets OF nayims