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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
Estate of Raw.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN, / "a Probate Office, March Is,
~ Grant County, A d. 1869.
In the matter Of the Proof and Probate of the last
will and testament of Thomas Raw deceased late
of the County of Grant.
Whereas an in strument in writing purporting to be
the iast VIII md testament of Thomas Raw de
ceased late of the County of Grant has been fled IL
this ONCE; and Whereas application has been made b.
Ann Raw, widow OF said deceased praying that
the same be proven and admitted to Probate accord,
ing to the laws of this state
1t is ordered that sud application be heard before
me at the Probate Office in the village of Lancaster in
SAID county ON Tuesday the 18th day of APRIL A. ..
leos, at one clock in the afternoon Of said day
ana it is further ordered that notice shall he given
70 all persons interested in said will the time and
place OF said heal ing by publication in the Grant Conn
~ HERALD weekly newspaper printed in said coup
" Tor three successive weeks each week prior to
the time of such hearing.
By the Court, VIM McGONIGAL
'i"o County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

STATE OF WISCONSIN, 80 In Probate, Grant County
- County Of Grant. 60 court
In the matter of the Guardianship of Mary Ann Austin
Edward Austin Calvin Austin, minor heirs OF Calvin
Austin deceased.
On reading and nling the petition of Lucius j. Wool
ley guardian OF said minors representing among
things thar his the said wards are seized of certain
real estate IN the county Grant and State Wiscon
sin; and that is necessary that part of the same
should be 90 d. and praying license TO sell the same
and 1t appearn to tn Court from said petition that
1t is neces airy and would be beneficial to the said mi
nors TO sell real estate or part OF the same:
1t is ordered and directed that the next of kin 10
said ward, and all persons interested said estate sp
pear before the Ju OF this Court on Monday the 70
day Of April. A. d. ob9, AT o'clock M at the
Court House Lancaster in said County then and
there to show cause III any there shall be- why license
should not be granted for the sale of said real estate
according TO tine prayer of said petition
ana II Is further ordered that copy of his order
shall be published for Jour successive weeks prior 10
said day Of hearing, in the Grant County Herald A
weekly newspaper printed at Lancaster in said County
BY the Court, VIM McG0NIGAL,
4Iw4 County Judge
Dated al Lancaster the 18th day Of March A. D. 1899
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
Curious Contraries-The Old Texts.

The Mineral Point Democrat is cu-
riously wrought at times. In sim
gle number the editor has an article
proving that the republican party
favors the absolute political equality
of all classes. In the same article
the editor says the negroes are to be
excluded from the Inauguration Ball.
In another article the editor Of the
Democrat says that the repu blican
party is opposed to equality with
Irish and Germans. We fear the
Democrat would be glad to encourage
a war of races, and also promote
jealous feelings between people of
American and foreign birth. !.
The position of the republican
party is quite settled: All men of
whatever color and wheresoever born,
who behave decently, earn their own
living and render to the country of
their birth or adoption good and
honest service in peace and war shall
be known as citizens, and when cleo
ton day comes about may go and
vote for just whom they please.
The republican platform is there.
tore too broad for the Mineral Point
Democrat, and that's what's the mat
ter. The Democrat was better suit
ed when four millions of loyal blacks
were in the chains of servitude, the
impending lash over them, and when
the freedom of political opinion was
limited in half the States only to the
party favoriDg such state OF things
But now since the republican party
have removed the chains, abolished
the lash, legalized free ballot to all
without restriction as to color sor
where born-except only the leading
rebels, and proclaimed free and per-
feet democracy as the heritage of all
the Democrat refuses to abandon it's
old party texts. Ii wants the Con-
stitution as it was-that is several
millions of niggers to wallop, and the
existence of state Of things down
South virtually saying to industrious
Americans and foreigners, ''Stay
away from our sacred soil, we greedy
mechanics and we ignorant Dutch
and Irish or, if ye come at all, be
the equals OF negro slaves"
And when northern born men and
adopted citizens said mo" to all this,
the southerners would reac and tear
as madmen and threaten to break up
the union.
The tug of war came at last, and a
terrible one it was. The Mineral
Point Democrat and its party leaned
toward the southern bully side du,
ring that war, thus protrachng the
struggle several years and costing
the nation ten times the blood and
treasure that it would have cost had
that party but just been half way
as loyal to their country as to
their party. The country has
been compelled to give the ballot
TO the late slaves, black and despised
as they are by most people, in order
to make the Mineral Point Democrat
and its party keep the peace and
abide by the Constitution and laws.
OF course the Democrat opposes such
niger rule and equality" and
would be glad to encourage war OF
races in view Of further breaking
up of the union rs it is.
The Democrat had better dry up
on these old texts. The foreigners
and the negro are in the union upon
a perfect equality with the native
born and neither can be turned out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
A Great Man.

Mr.. Seward has been for more than
twenty years continGously resident
of Washington. When be first en-
tered the Senate Chamber of the
United States, he stood alone. The
principles OF government enunciated
by Calhoun were in the ascendancy.
All around him were the proud and
arrogant representatives Of the
Southera oIigarcy or their plant
Northern tools. 1t was unpardona-
bic heresy to talk in that atmosphere
OF the principles of Republican liber-
ty, or to vindicate the rights Of man.
Even the privilege of petition was
assaulted, and attempted to be den,
led.
Amid such adverse circumstances.
Senator Seward became the prophet
and apostle Of a new dispensation.-
lie proclaim ed a higher standard OF
national honor, and broader sweep
OF Constitutional freedom. He ut
tered the maxims of a political phil
osophy founded ir humanity, and
depicted the processes OF revou-
ton that would remove from our
Federal system the taints of despot,
ism that chung upon it. He was lis
tened to by the proud Southerners
first with astonishment and then
with contempt But he has lived 10
see his productions more than veri-
fed, as be could not have hoped they
would be during his career; to see
the Slave oligarchy broken, the in"
stitution he battled overthrow, the
''chattels" for whom he pleaded ele
waited to citizenship, and liberty pro
claimed throughout the land TO al
the inha bitants thereof"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
Samuel Merrick for County Judge.

SAMUEL MERRICK, Esq.
Fairplay, Grant County Wis.
SIR:-We the undersigned
citizens of Grant CO., do earnestly
request you to suffer your name to
be used for the Office Of Co.sJudge.
While we appreciate the services
of the present incumbent, Judge
McGonigal, who has honorably aud
faithfully discharged the duties of
the office for the past eleven years !;
still believing in the time honored
doctrine Of "rotation in office" and
believing also that you are amply
qualified to fill the office and are EN-
inently deserving of it, we sincerely
hope you will crafty US, and our fell
low citizens of Grant County, by
complying with the above request.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

s0- The Universe, Roman Cath
Ollie paper, published at Philadelphia,
affirms "that not less than 100000
baptized Irish Catholic children are
lost every year to the faith in the
United States" Ofthe numbers Of
Germans so lost it says nothing
A id these and the aggregate would
be larger. The Universe further
reckons that such Protestants as are
becoming Catholics amount to moth
ing, being of American families de,
IN oralized by wealth and hot living,
mere idlers on their way down the
scale toward degradation, from
which it will take them several gen.
erations to recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
nsa A corresnondent of the y

U.s. A correspondent of the FL
ndnciaL Chronicle discusses the cues,
ton as to whether it will be possible
hereafter for parties at home to rea-
lize eight per cent. net interest on an
investment In bonds. He maintains
that it is very evident that at the
present prices here, and the present
premium on gold, the investment
will not pay seven, much less eight
per cent. The LATHE figure, he ar
CUES, can only be realized by an ad-
vance in gold, which, thought at ali
times possible, does not seem at pres
ent reasonably probable while the
active demand for bonds continues
abroad. Besides, he continues, if
colo were to advance, with the price
of bonds in Europe remaining the
same, our quotations in currency
would correspondingly advance so
that the question of interest would
remain unchanged. 1t is not proba-
BILE, therefore, he concludes, that in
vestors will look to a rising gold
market to improve their investment.
Will American investors, then, con-
tinue to hold United States bonds if
they can only realize from them sew.
en-, or even six per cent, on their in>
vestment? In answer to this ques-
ton, he finally decides that there
will be "a growing willingness among
American investors to part with their
bonds and thus meet the European
demand"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

sM-Alexander t. Stewart. of New
York, late Secretary of the Treasury,
1t is said, was born near Belfast,
Ireland, in the year 1904, of Scotch
Irish parentage. In his 9Th year he
lost his parents. and was placed un-
der the care of bis grandfather, who
sent him to Trinity College, Dublin,
where he graduated with honor. In
1923 he came to America. with let
ters of introduction to some leading
Quaker families, and began life as
teacher. This vocation, however. he
soon relinquished, and entered mer
camille establisbment-being subse-
quentIy forced, by the death of his
partner, to continue in the same or
der to save his property
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

sD-lt so happened that Grants
very last military order, before as
suming the Presidency, directed mill
tary tunctionaries TO "bear in mind
that there is hardly any species OF
material, however worn, which can
not be put to some use. Old linen,
cotton, wool, iron, etc, can be work
ed up in some new form, and wood
can be used as fuel" We notice that
an official order was lately issued in
England warning the Government
clerks not to waste their quill pens,
but to mend them ill they are worn
down to the stump. 1t may be
thought by some that such trifes as
these are unworthy the attention OF
q Government, bat it is by faithful
ness in "that which is least" that ii
deity is secured in great things
Sometime there is saving at the tap
and wasting at the bung," but such
cases are the exception.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

The following Is taken from the
Philadelphia Ledger-and, as seems
to US, needs no comment:
A few days ago, a gentleman ad>
vertised for clerk BY the close Of
the first day on which the advertise
ment appeared there were four huns
idred and eighteen applicants for the
one cIerkship This afforded avery
forcible illustration Of the extent TO
which the occupation OF clorking and
bookkeeping is overstocked. But a
months since the head of a business
establishment, who wished some help
in the way af writing, hut in which
some literary ability was required,
advertised for an assistant at mod
crate salary, and having incidentally
mentioned that the position might
suit lawyer or physician not 10 good
practice, got more than hundred
applications, of which fifty three
were from young lawyers and doc
tors.
These are not very cheerful or en-.
coaraging signs The present gen
Grafton of young men eeem to have
strong aversion to every kind OF
trade, business calling, or occupation
that requires manual LABOR, and an
equally strong tendency toward some
SO. called "genteel'' employment or
profession. The result is such amen
table facts as those above stated-a
surplus of book keepers and clerks
of every kind who can get no employ
ment, and are wasting their lives IN
the vain pursuit of what is nol to be
| had, and a terrible over stock OF law
yers without practice and doctors
without patients. The passion on
the part OF boys and younger men TO
be clerks, Office attendants, messen-
gers, anything, so that it is not work
Of the kind that will make them mer-
chants Or tradesmen, is a deplorable
sight to those who have full oppor-
tunities to see the distressing effects
of it in the struggle for such employ
me. - by those untortunates who
have pat it out of their power to do
anything else, by neglecting to learn
some permanent trade or business in
which trained skill can always be
| turned to account.
The best and most promising OPP
ening for young men is the mechan-
ical, and to accompany this the most
thorough education that can be had.
An educated young mechanic "can
traUeI," so to speak, and be welcome
the world over. Or he can settle
down and be sure of more than pros
fessional fortune and respect. And
too, educated farmers take first rank
at the start and never lose it. Be
sides, educated farmers and mechani-
cs are never known to run into
worthless habits. These are subjects
for thought.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

TATE OF WISCONSIN, :. IN Probate Grant County
~ "Vunty VI uraht, Court
ceased . WV ociah ue-
oh rea'h and ming the petition of Nelson DEWEY.
administrator OF the estate of William Otto Sci mia
representing among things that he has flI
commissioner said estate and prsJ ing that time and
istration. - Vi ms toInin-
IL Is ordered that said account be examined ~, ,I
q ms court on Monday the 18th day of Apri
ensuing ct the Probate Office In Lancaster m iJ
ara u y further ordered that notice thereof be vep
oraa persons Interested by publishing copv Of this
oI three successive weeks prior to SAID dav Of
-, ng 10 Tue urant county Herald a week Y newsua-
per- printed and puel he'd at Lancaster in said Connfv
n,.aa :. ny me Court, Nm. McGONIGAL Co. judge
A'"'SS'sr' the 18TH day OF March, A. D. 1859
4lw3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16


OF the Church accommod ations
nearly II 1000, 600 are provided by the
Protestant Churches com monty CALI
ed evangelical, SO that more than half
of the entire population could wor
ship every Sabbath in such Churches
if they would. The number of sit
tings provided by the Protestant I'm
evan gelicai Churches is but little over
100000; altogether they arc not
half as strong as the Presbyterians;
and the Methodists outnumber the
whole of them nearly six to one.
The Methodsts also outnumber the
Romanists four to one, and the Pres
byterians even have nearly twice as
many sittings as tho sect that calls
herself "The Catholic Church"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
Religious Statistics.

Joseph NJ. Wilson, ESQ, Of Phila
delphia, has published pamphlet Of
Statistical Tables, showing the Re-
ligious Condition of the United
States" The tables are prepared
from the United States Census Of
1866, and show that In the total of
Church edifices of ali kinds, there are
sittings for 10, 128,751 of the $1,000,
900 population of the country. The
total value of these Churches, in 1860,
is S171,398 532. The following are
the proportions of Church accommo-
dations provided by the various de
nominations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

a@ Ex-Gov. Cox, of Ohio, who
has been made Secretary of the Int
rior, was Major General of Volun-
,eers during the late war, and con-
Quoted himself with so much gallap-
try, and mastered every detail of mil
itary duty SO readily that he won the
highest regard of the commanding
General, who has kindly remem bered
him in his new position of honor and
trust, and brought those sterling
qualities that characterized the new
Secretary in his capacity of comman-
der-in-c chief. In October 1865. he
was elected by the republicans Gov
ernor Of Ohio by $4,000 majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

ssA. The Chinese take very little
of us but Silver and Gold, and these
we cannot produce so fast as we need
them 10 redress the balance of trade,
otherwise heavily against us. It is
not probable that the Chinese or jap.
ancse teasgrower receives one fourth
the price that our tea>drinkers pay
for his herb.
na-The Austrian Minister has
published manifesto dcpriving the
clergy OF the exclusive right to
nominate school instructors in their
districts, which they had hitherto
exercised under the Concordat with
Rome, signed by the Emperor in
1853.
ALI the members of the new Cab
met, except Hamilton Fish, have en-
tered upon their official duties at
Washington. Mr. Fish will probably
enter upon the duties of Secretary of
State early next week.
The Springfield Slate Journal
says the Legislature, at its late SEES
sion, passed about 1,s0O bills, only
about three hundred Of which were
approved by the Governor at the
close OF the session.
The appointment of Minister to
England lies between Horace Gree
ley and Mr.. Motley, the historian.
President Grant is in favor of Gree
ley, it is said.
A JUDICIAL EDITOR. William Hill
editor OF the Baraboo Republic is the
Republican candidate for County |
Judge in Sank county.
H9~ Connecticut is next to vote on
the 9th April for State officers and
mem bers of Congress.
Grant. charged with the murder
of Pollard, at Richmond. has been ac. |
quilted.
JEFF. Davis has got the heart
disease.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

seA-Jndge Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
is the son of the gentleman who,
twenty years ago, went TO Charles
ton, 5. g., TO prote~ against the prac>
tice of arresting aud imprisoning
citizens of the Bay State for no other
reason than that their skin was a
shade darker than the minority of
the citizens Of the Palmetto State.
But Mr. Hoar, and his daughter, who
accompanied him, after having been
denied "a hearing, were driven from
the State by the chivalarous South
erners. This gentleman's son is the
new Attorney General. He is one Of
the first lawyers 10 Massachusetts,
and would have been Chief Justice OF
the State but for some personal dis
like on the part of Gov. Bullock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

COUNTY JUDGE.-Samuel Merrick
of Fairplay and J. W. Banding of
Lancaster are supported for Coun ty
Judge by lengthy lists of names APP
pearing in the Herald. McGonigal,
Merrick and Banding are the candi>
dates so far announced, all having
consented to run. They are first
class men as citizens, and for ability
and trustworthiness without superb
ors in the County. Estates can be
entrusted to them, without danger of
despoilment, or fear that the widow
and orphan may he robbed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

CABINET CHANGEs.-E. B. Wash
burne has since resigned his place in
the cabinet as Secretary of State, and
accepted an appointment as minister
TO France-Ex. Gov. Fish of New
York taking his place in the Cabinet.
Also A. L. Stewart having resi- gn-
ed as secretary of the Treasury, Ex>
Gov. Boutwell, OF Massachusetts
takes his place.
And Gen John Rawlins, of Gal
ena, becomes Secretary of War.
The Cabinets as now constituted
gives about perfect satisfaction to
Republicans-and democrats too, ex.
cept the leading copperheads who
are never satisfied with anything.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals will received by the subscribers TO
build School House about miles from Bridgeport in
the town of Milville until the LIST day of MAY at 2
o'clock p. NJ. next, follows:
The building TO be 20x24 feet, stills; 10 fl studdng
sleepers joce studing and rafters apart seepeTs
BY inches; Joice by inches; studing by in. ;
sheeting under the siding and shingles the building
TO be sealed inside all sides and overhead shingles
laid AZ inches to the weather; windows of II lights
glass l0xl2; panel door; IS writing desks and
seats.s small benches 31a feet long, chimney
the sils laid on stone wall feet by Is inches. The
building to be painted the outside aud completed by
the LIST of October next.
Sealed proposals TO be opened on the first day Of
May next at o'clock l.. NJ.
II. CARMAN, Dist. Clerk
hILES hartley Director
JAS PARKER, Treasurer.
p. Q. Address Patch Grove 4lw3e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
CHOICE SEED POTATOES
For Sale!
Harrison and Early Goodrich,

offer for the named varieties at the following
prices
Harrison, pr Pk.... 800 Pr Bu......ss.OO
Early Goodrich "...., so 8 :" ...... LOO
For general culture the Harrison is rnquestionably
the best potato in existencelst for its being
yelde~. I'd for its superior table qualify Last
year, with re it yielded bushels any other
variety had except the Early Rose and Early Good
rich Favorable the Early Goodrich is also of
excellent quality and good yieder. For sale at the
house oil Mira. L. o. Shrader, in Lancaster
CHAS ID sHRADER
Lancaster Narch L. 1869 4Itf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16
say When welcomed home.to Lex

Gar When welcomed home,to Lex
ington, Ky, John G. Breckenridge,
who is still the idol Of Kentucky
Democracy, said
"Indeed, 1 can and will say, that
the tremendous events of the last
eight years have had great tenden
cy to deaden, if not destroy, old par
ty feeling and, for myself, | can
truly declare that | no more feel the
political excitements that marked
the scenes of my former years, that
If | were an extinct volcano. | can
not now say more, expect to express
tie pleasure that | feel in coming
back to the people whom | dearly
loved"
The illustration is a good one
The rebellion was an eruption, and
the volcano is, indeed, extinct.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-16

PERsoNAL.-Dodge county is 10
vote this spring on the removal of
their county seat from Juneau to
either Beaver Dam or Horicon.-
The only reason urged for removal
from Juneau is, that the proprietors
there will neither supply hotel ac-
comodations themselves nor dispose
of land at reasonable prices to Others
for such purpose, juneau has moth
ing about it particularly TO encourage
building a town except the county
seat, yet the lands are held by few
monopalists who play dog in the
manger-being as ignorant, mean
and selfish as Satan.