Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-10-05
Miscellaneous Items.

nervous diseases particularly, who
claim that they receive decided re-
lief by using the water Of the newly
discovered well.
The aggregate membership of
the various branches of the Order of
Odd Fellows in all parts of the world
is considerably over 100000. In
Great Britain alone there are more
than 100000 Odd Fellows.
The monthly report Of the Ag-
ricultural Bureau states that unless
the season is very favorable the corn
crop will be reduced by 100000
bushels the cotton and fruit crops,
however, are larger.
-Four hundred and twenty-nine
Mormon converts arrived in New
York on one day recently, on their
way to Utah. Most of them were
from England and Wales, though
there were few from Switzerland,
Denmark and Germany.
The list of seizures reported at
the Internal Rev enue bureau inclndes
es the names Of one hundred and
twenty firms and, as usual, most of
them were engaged in the whisky or
tobacco business.
"A dispatch from Havana reiter-
ates the statement that General Jor-
dan did offer to surrender himself
and troops to the Spanish troops on
he payment to him of certain sum
oSmoney.
Adams Express Company com
peIs all agents and employees to put
up their photographs at the general
Office, so that in case any of them
run, the detectives can identify
them.
Massachusetts has 10000 more
women than men, and wants to know
what she shall do with them. Send
them to the South to take care Of
the freedmen.
"A French savant has discOv cred
that water crosses are advisable for
smokers, as the essence of that plant
is an efficacious antidotc against
nicotine.
An infant child in Nevada was
recently bitten on the soft part OF
the head by green horse-fy, caus-
ing commissions, from which the
child died in one hour after being
bitten.
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Is
land, is said to be the largest employ
er in the United States, He gives
work to about eight thousand per-
sons, and has recently raised their
wages Is per cent.
Mr.. Bonner has offered $780,
900 for any horse that can equal the
time of Dexter. A very safe offer
The horse can't be found, and if he
could he would be worth the mon
ely.
Speaker Blaine is now thought
to be tie most probable successor to
the late Senator Fessenden. There
Is every prospect of a fierce fight ov-
or the seat.
-Messrs. Coates & Company
manufacturers of English spool cot
ton, are intending to erect a large
manufacturing establishment at Paw
| tucket.
p. T. Barnum states that he
once saved the life Of Jam es Gordon
Bennett He prevented a mailman
from throwing him overheard at
sea.
Tho relations of the United
States with Cuba are subject Of
much interest in Europe. Napoleon
thinks Spain had better give up
Cuba, as he did Mexico.
Spain is again in revolutionary
commotion. The Republicans are
becoming holder, and have made
some demonstrations.
The Southern Republicans arc
moving to secure the appointment o.
some man from their section to the
vacant place in tho Cabinet.
-Tilton has got up an opposition
to the "Song of the Shirt" II,
calls it 'Sanctum Sanctorum, or al
Editors drawers"
Photographic stations in mid
ocean for the benefit of the commun
ity on the high seas, are to be next
established.
-Alexandor Dumas recommends
onion soup as an infallible remedy
for nervous prostration, headache
and debility.
1t is said that the japanese
clergy pause every fifteen minutes
in their discourses, and say to their
congregations, "Let us take smoke
"A Milwaukee photographer, an
noyed by loafing about his door,
takes pictures Of the crowds and ex-
poses them to the public.
The Minnesota State Treasurer
thinks the State tax on railroads
will pay the State expenses fifteen
years hence.
In some parts Of Wisconsin the
whole population is at work gather
ing cranberries. The yield is larger
than for several years past.
A Long Branch hotel has spent
over six thousand dollars for adver
i sing this season, and consequently,
has been crowded continually.
The Grand Lodge of Good
Templars in Illinois have decided in
favor of temperance political par
ty.
Iowa expects to gain three Rep
resentatives in Congress by the next
apportionment.
Thomas John Penn, the last
descendant of the VIM. Penn family,
is dead.
Dead trees have been set on fire
by the rays OF he sun in Georgia
this year.
The issue pending in the coming
West Virginia election is tho restor-
alton OF the vote to rebels.
-Bismarck's life has been writ
ten, and finely illustrated. 1t will