Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-29
Miscellaneous News.

Gg The Supreme Court OF Georgi;
has decided that marriage when be
tween blacks and whites is null ant
void, as provided for in the cod
adopted by the new Con'titution
The court also decides the code no
inconsistent with the Constitution
which declares that the social statu
| of the citizen shall never be the sub
| ject of legislation and that, there
fore, the Legislature cannot pass {
law compelling railroads, steamboats,
or hotels to group together in socia
intercourse those who do not recog-
nize each other as social equals.
s@ The New York World says
that at every political campaign the
Republicans profess great love for
the soldiers. That may be-very
likely it is but we notice that the
Democracy do not profess quite SO
much hatred toward the soldiers
during political campaigns as they
| did while the soldiers were sacrifice
ing their comfort and encountering
the great dangers Of the war--at a
time, too, when they especially needs
ed public sympathy. Let the World
smoke this solemn fact
EE Secretary Fish, a short time
ago addressed an official letter to Mr..
Thornton, the English Minister, in
closing a copy Of resolution passed
in Congress last session, recommend
ing the renewal of negotiation for a
reciprocity treaty with the Canadas
and asking his cooperation. 1t is
expected that Commissioners from
Canada will shortly arrive to confer
with the British Minister on the SUBJ
ject.
SALT is said that petition for
female suffrage will be presented to
the next Congress, the largest peti-
ton the world has ever seen, and,
decorated with flowers and the
American flag, will be carried into
| the National Capitol by troupe of
girls dressed in the National colors,
one from each State, District and
Territory, of twenty-one years of
age.
s@- The civil Governor of Madrid
recently found young woman in the
most remote part of q nunnery, stu
ated in Gala Hortalera, q horrible
| den, in which she had been shut up
for five years by request of ner hus-
band, who suspected her of unfaitho
fulness. This discovery excites the
indigna ton of the entire population
of the Spanish capitol.
s9-The Episcopal conference at
Chicago has adjourned without ac-
complishing anything of consequence.
They did nothing against ritualisrn
but many of the delegates were very
bitter against the Prayer Book.
They cannot conscientiously pray
according to the forms prescribed
They said nothing about revising the
Lords Prayer.
s@-St. Louis has report that five
thousand Chinese laborers have
reached Omaha, en- route to New Or
leans. A convention of Tennessee
ans, Alabamians and Mississippians
has been called to meet at Memphis
next month, to take measures for the
importation of Chinese laborers to
that region.
psA.I 1t is remarkable what changes
time will work. Beauregard, during
the war issued an order calling on
the South to call the Northerners
"Abolitionists." He thought that
would end the war. Jordan, his
Chief of Staff, is fighting in Cuba for
the abolition of slavery.
sa|Spanish rule in Cuba seems to
have nearly concluded its term OF
usefulness on that island. To close
out gracefully it should do it pretty
soon. All expeditions from the
United States have made successful
landings, and late battles have fully
established insurgent communication
with the sea.
n0~Senator Fowler lately spoke
at Gallatin, Tenn, and advised the
youth of the country to copy the
character and career of ex- President
Johnson. He also informed the coll
ored people that to the same person
were they indebted for their freedom
and that to him must they turn and
him must they follow.
s0r When Jeff. Davis was in Paris
last winter, some of bis admirers
intended to collect money for the
purpose of buying him a comfortable
house. However, they could not
collect more than q few hundred
francs.
GEThe steamship, Great Eastern
with the cable for the new ocean tel.
egraph from the South of France tic
the United States, has reached Brest
and as soon as the splice can be made
with the shore line, she will sail fol-
this side to lay the cable.
SH-A monstrous pike was recent.
ly caught at Waterloo, Iowa. A ra.
zor was found in his internal depart
ment. The Reporter seems to lear
toward the belief that this is the
identical fish that swallowed Jonah
and that he forgot to take his razor
with him when he left.
sA-The Richland County Republi.
can says there are cheering prospects
of a large amount OF all kinds of frui
this year. The hop louise has made
its appearance in many yards in thai
section. Its presumed that the po
tato crop in that part of the State
will be failure, on account of tht
bugs.
rH-A New York authority of tn,
first-water reports the ages of prom
inent people in that section as fol
lows. Bennett, 20; Bryant, IS :
Greeley, go; Raymond, 48; Mrs
Stanton, 20; Miss Anthony, 20 4; Mr.:
Shepard, 20; Elenor Kirk, 20 J enni
June, 80; Miss Dickinson, 20.
esra Mr. Man, TIL (sl.l -