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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13

In the case Of George Snyder vs.. The
Proprletors ef the Baltimore American, for
SIC, 900 damages for alleged libel. the jury
has rendered verdict for plaintiff, award
ing $3.50 damages.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13
The Condition of the Cuban Insurgents


A correspondent of the New York Trib-
une with the insuegent Cuban army, writes
as follows:
We are leading the most delightful and
agreeable lives to be imagined. Our stores
are not perhaps so profuse as we could
sometimes desire, and our rations may not
be always such as would tempt an epicu-
rean appetite; but for trivial depriyations
OF these kinds we care little. 1t does not
even occur to us to look upon them as
hardships. We have excellent health and
high hopes. Mere existence is q perpetual
enjoyment in this lovely country, the eli
mate OF Which, even III the middle of sum-
mer, IS ineypressibly mild and fresh. Ali
our apprehensions of danger from the
burning heats We're without foundation. i
cannot say how it may be IN other parts of
the island, but here, in the mountain
regions, We find tho atmosphere so
clear and inyigorating as to make us forget
we are in the tropics. The occupants of
the surrounding plantations are all heartily
and openly with us, and it may be men,
toned as circumstance of peculiar inter-
est for the future, if not for the present.
that have not met single native Cuban
In this district who is not an ardent and
even vehement advocate of annexation to
the United States. And this desire an
pears to proceed not solely from the hope
OF securing such aid as may enable them TO
free themselves more rapidly from Spanish
.lraidom, but also, and principally, from a
conviction that by this means alone the
prompt development of their immense la
tent resources, their rapid material advance
ment, and their ultimate prosperity can be
assured
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13

GILETTs BAKING PowDER.-Ask your gro
Ger for it, All who have used it once, find il
pure, healthy and economical. 1t is warrant
cd to please.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13

MORE MONEY Than THEY Could CouNr.
The Russian peasants have an exceed.
ingly comfortable and convenient habit of
saving money. A correspondent of the
Evening Post says that a shabbily-dressed
and illiterate peasant came into the Treas
ury al Poltava and expressed a desire to
change some old paper money for the new
issue. When asked how much he had he
said he did not know; that he and his wife
were nnable to ascertain the amount al
though hey had counted two whole days.
r An officer was sent to the peasants house
and several bundles of notes taken from a
hole in the floor were found to contain Sc,
600 roubles and there were 6, GOO or G, 600
more in coin. Suspicious were of course
entertained that he had come by his money
dishonesty; but the whole family had borne
good character, and on inquiry there was
no reason for dstaining him, ard his mon-
ey was changed for him into new notes
This large sum represented the savings of
three generations, and similar cases are
said to be very common among the lower
classes in Russia
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13

ExcEIsIoR.-We call attention to the adyer.
tissns1 p ~ 1aperSf Cas-. J. s. Meyer.
and mouldings, at Fond du Lac, Wis, is the
largest in the world. He has salesrooms at
I23S Lake street, and ass 3Soutli WATER street
Chicago. His large business enables him to
sell at very low rates, Orders addressed to
him at tond dus Lao Or Chicago will be
promptly filed
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13

trERMAN AND AMERICAN BFyryoTENcF -
note to the editor of the World. from m,
american clergyman in Dresden. Saxopv.
directs the attention of Americans TO the
benevolence of German citizens. who have
contributed more than SI20, 600 for the re-
iiei OF the surviving relatives of the two
hundred and seventy-six sufferers at the
recent catastrophe in the Saxon mines.
About tho time that this note reaches us.
the board of trustees of the. .Avcndale re-
lief fund announced that over SlO0. 600
have already been contributed to that fund.
and express the belief that the total will
swell to more than double that sum. The
dead OF Ayondale numbered one hundred
and eight-not half so many as the dead
OF Plouen. Thus it appears that IN less
ume than the people of Germany have
taken 10 raise by concerts aud other enter
tainments the sum named in Mr.. Auketelrs
note, the people of the United States will
nave raised twice the amount, mostly by
voluntary subscription, in response TO a
necessity of less magnitude. -. a 80.
A CHIGNoN STORY. Paris Ietter-yri.er
gosslps thus: "a great noise was heard
this morning in one of the most eIe,.,nt
houses of the Rue de Riyoli, and soon after
the people thus attracted before the door
way saw well-dressed man cushing down
stairs wieh an indcfinable bundle Of things
In one hand and bottle in the other, He
threw down the bundle in ths middle Of
the courtyard, and poured upon il the COM
tents Of the bottle 10 which he set fire.
causing the whole to blaze frriouslv. Sew
eral women were then heard CRYING and
sobbing up stairs in the most pitiful man
ner. 1t turned ont afterwards that the
gentleman has wife and three daughters.
who evince an inexhaustible and immo.ier-
ate love for false chignons They. possess
ed already twenty. OF these artificial orna-
ments, and were going TO purchase four
more larger and thicker, in accordance
with the very last fashion when the anov
husband and father, tired of being continu-
any called upon to satisfy such an extraor-
binary taste for chignons. seized the whole
stock. got a litre of petroleum, and set the
false hair blazing in the court, 10 the great
amusement of all present"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-10-13
"The Whited Sepulchre.,

Miss Anna Dickinson, on her return from
a visit to MormondclA delivered her lee
lure ON the above subject at Omaha, from
whic6the Republican publishes following
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Bloomington Fair.

A press Of business prevented our
attending the Bloomington Fair on
the 10th. Friend Brown Of the In
ION, who visited his old home at that
time and was present at the Fair,
thus writes up the occasion:
cit was our good fortune to be
present at the Fair in Bloomington,
Grant county, on last Friday. The
day was a glorious one and there
were not less than two thousand
people on the grounds, and better
set Of farmers, farmers wives and
children, and a more we'll to do, i'm
dependent, intelligent body of peo-
pie can't he got together in the west
ern country than can be furnished
by that portion of Grant county of
which Bloomington is the center
There was good display of choice
stock in all departments, the vege-
tables good, but Crawford county
could beat them on many things
The display of fruits was fine and
showed plainly that this is to be a
good fruit producing region. The
artistic display was highly credita-
BILE, especially in the line of Painting,
Photography, Shell work, Needle
work, &c. The Photographs by
Whitcomb, the Shell work by Mrs.
Weld, the beautiful case of stuffed
birds exhibited by Miss Mary A.
Garside and the flowers and boquets
arranged by Mrs. Tracy aud Mrs.
Beardsley would any Of them grace
the best State Fair in the land
There was some elegant machinery,
cutters, carriages, wagons, plows,
tanning mills, cloths, yarns, carpets
ing, productions of the dairy, &C., on
exhibition, which we have no space
to notice. A prominent feature of
the occasion was the matches OF
horses for walking, trotting, the lady
equestrianism, and a lively foot race.
Dykens took the premium on walk
ing horses, and Miss Wofinden car
ried of the first prize for eques-
trianism.
The days exercises, sports and
recreations ended, all went to their
homes well pleased and with new
resolutions to be better farmers,
artizens and mechanics than ever
before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21

discovered, the men pulled their
SHIRTS oil and stopped the interstices,
but not before the fearful demon in
the air had penetrated their las re-
treat-not in force, however, but in
sufficient strength to do the work Of
death with uncertainty. In this ter
rible chamber their lamps extinguish
ed and blackness Of eternal night
closed around them. Ill is carefully
estimated ihat the strongest men
succumbod IN eight hours alter their
seif-immurement. The suppl, Of
fresh air which they locked in was
quickly exhausted by the breathing
of sixty >seven pair OF powerful lungs;
while all the time the coal above, be-
low and around them was emitting
the deadly carbon. Mr.. Thomas. 'one
OF the first heroic fellows who pene-
tfated tins point in search of the mis-
sing men, reports that after breaking
the barrier anu gaining entrance to
the gangway, where all those human
lives surrendered to the Kim Of Ter,
rors, the sight that met hisigaze com.
pletely unnamed him, and he wept
like little child To him there was
nothing terrible in the spectacle the
men were once his comrades; their
cold begrimed faces were familiar to
his eye, and from the danger Of which
they were the victims he, himself, had
many escapes. 1t was the touching
friendship for each other which these
rude sons OF toll showed in the last
moments Of their struggle for life
that melted the soul OF the brave.
stern man who descended the peril>
Gus shaft TO save them if be could.
Men were found locked in each oth-
ers embraces others with hands
claspcd Laid themselves down to die
one was discovered calmly sitting by
PROSTATE companion, as though
listening 10 his dying request.
Nothing harsh or angry was observ
ed IN the features Of the poor fellows.
Within a space Of forty feet they had
all yielded up their lives, evidently
with a heroic resignation and calm
resolve to die like men.
Mr. L ges, ''boss" Of the inside
mining operations, was found sitting
on heap of coal, his resting Oh his
hands, as though meditating on his
awful situation, and while thus oc-
oupied Was silently released from ex-
istt nee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
The AYondale Horror-How the Miners
met their Death.

The Eastern papers give elaborate
accounts OF the terrible coal mine
disaster in Pennsylvania. We ex-
tract the following sad and touching
account OF how the men in the nine
met their death
It should be explained that the
galleries which penetrate this mine
are irregular in line, running cast
and west under che hill TO u consider.
able distance, with chambers at in
ter7als and doors at varying distan>
ces to keep out currents OF foul ali.
There is no donbt but that the miners
al once OWNED the accident that oc.
cured, and took prompt measures to
save themselves. In the long CALLERS
les, running OBVIOUSLY east and west.
the miners were scattered at work.
some IN gangwoys, others 10 the
chambers, foil wing the usual routine
OF daily toll. Laborers were hlino
The cars from the broken coat broken
down BY the miners pick the bows
were driving forward the mules to
tae mouth OF the shaft with car loads
Of coal % be boisted to the world
above all was proceeding in the Gus,
tomary way, when the rush OF sui.
phurous gas nom the furnace told
the miners 500 we'll tho nature Of
the disaster that had occurred.
In the light Of what the brave men
discovered on going down 10 rescue
their fallen comrades, we can easily
traee what followed when the dis
cogcry 5oc&me known through the
mine lhat the shaft was stopped and
the fresh air from Heaven excluded.
All those in the vicinity Of the fur,
mace rotIeated by winding ways SO
as to avoid all contact with the POI.
sonous gasses, to Tie utmost limits
81 the mine, 10 q gangwav 200 feet
from the bottom Of the shaft.
At the entrance to the last gallery
Of the mine sixty seven appalled, but
yet collected miners met, and with
the true instinct Of self~prescryation
proceeded ut once to bareaae them
selves In between q space extending
An soni ei2sc 1lan syeo paof some 500
feet. Ateltber end u this limit were
two doors, which were instantly
closed, and on some creyices being
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Richland County-Hon. James H. Miner
fer the Assembly.

We congratulate the Republicans
of our neighbor county upon the
choice of Judge Miner as the Repub.
lican candidate for the assembly,
We feel personal interest and pleas
ure in this nomination. Judge Miner
formerly resided in this county and
is Familiarity known to the citizens
of Lancaster and other parts of the
county.
Judge Miner first read law with
his honor, Judge Mills, and following
his admission to the bar he removed
to Richland county, where he has
resided for several years. He has
long had the confidence Of the peo-
pie in that county and has served
them in many important trusts, now
holding the position of County, Judge.
He is self,made man, industrious,
energetic, unassuming, and OF un-
questioned integrity. HIS own per-
sonal worth is the motive power
that places him before the people of
Richland county for promotion. So
long as the Republicans of that eoun.
ty select such men for their standard
bearers, success is sure and EASY to
gain.
We expect to see Judge Miner
elected by large majority and that
Richland county will roll up one of
her old fashioned majorities for the
whole State ticket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
County Senatorial Convention-Hon. G
C. Hazelton Renominated-W. H
Halford for County Superintendent.

The Convention for nominating
State Senator and County Super
iAtendent last Wednesday was the
fullest ever held in the County and
composed Of the leading and most
earnest men of the several towns.
1t seems. that the Hon. George G,
Hazelton and W. Ii. Holford, Esq,
are the chosen standard bearers of
the Republican party in the pending
campaign in this County. We were
Aot present at the Convention but
must cheerfully endorse their action.
We anticipated the denomination OF
Senator Hazelton. He needs no in-
PRODUCTION, eslogy or praise from US
His record is before the people and
has received from them o most
emphatic endorsement. Throwing
out of the account some opposition
of honest and worthy rivals and the
jealousies of disappointed aspirants,
aad the Senator's denomination may
be regarded as the unanimous voice
of the Republican party in Grant
County. He is a man grown from
thepesple and whom no underground
warfare can injure. We do not know
of = Convention whose action gave
more general satisfaction and so little
dissent.
The name of Hon. A. r. Mozart
ney was withdrawn from the Con-
vention as a candidate and the Hon.
Allen Taylor received some COM
plimentary votes without his knows
edge or consent.
One of the chief dangers attending
the denomination of Senator Hazel
ton, as his opponents declared, was
that such endorsement by the people
at this time would carry him into
Congress but if such a calamity
should happen we believe the people
could survive it. In Mr.. I'll. we have
a powerful and successful advocate
Of Republican principles, whether
embodied in State or National
platform, and the party throughout
the State will be rejoiced to hear that
ne has been re-enlisted for a second
term in its service.
w. II. Holford, of Bloomington
who received the nomination Of
School Superintendent, served 3 years
IN the 33d Wis. Vols. Ne has lost his
health beyond restoration in the
service of his country. Teaching
has been hi, business since the close
of the war; he is energetic, original,
possessed Of wide range of general
information as we'll as devoted te
his sailing. OF course every Repub-
lican will vote for him and no regret
will follow the act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Fifth Assembly District Convention.

Republican Convention Of the 9Th Assembly Dis
ric composed Of the Towns Of Cassville Glen Haven
Nyalusing, Patch Grove, Beetown, Bloomington and
Little Grant is hereby called to meet a. Browns Hall,
in Bloomington, Wis, .en the I'd DAY OF OCTOBER
aext, at enc O'Clock, p. NJ, for tho purpose Of NOM
mating candidate for member Of the Assembly.
The vote at the last Presidential election will be the
basis Of representation.
1t s requested that primary meetings be held in the
several towns on Saturday Sept 25th at P. II.
g. ii. CHAMBERS, Chm
SAMUEL NEWICK,
HENRY YOUNG,
Assembly Dist. Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
FARM FOR SALE.

Will sell my farm, situated about miles from Patch
'fL9Fe ana about the distance from bridgeport
~ acres under cultivation and 10 acres OF wild land
wsii tiinbered and watered The land lays well and
y htst quaiIty-thereon good orchard two good
uWesiAs souses, good cstern. and other buildings
ana improvements. The district school house il H n
q tAe place will sell al part to suit purchaser
ana VIII sell cheap, as intend leaving the eountry
Patch Grove Sept H. 1869 I6mIa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
rmIt is stated that Asa Pack

R@-It is stated that Asa Packer,
nominee of the Pennsylvania democ-
racy for governor, bought bis nomi-
nation by offering the party managers
one hundred thousand dollars where
with to carry on the campaign. Tie
democracy is the poor man 5 party T
They despise the ''bloated bond hold
err" But they love his ducats,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
ra- The President has appointed

s@- The President has appointed
Gen. Sherman to act as Secretary
of War until the vacancy caused by
the death of General Rawlins shall
be filled, and the salary of the Sec
rotary it is proposed to appropriate
by act Of Congress, to the widow
His commission as Secretary of War
appoints him until the end of the
next session of Congress. The law
does not prevent him from holding
the two offices of General and Sec
rotary of War, but he must select
which salary he will accept.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21

The London Echo says thatthrough
Birinah lies England's shortest and
r adlest routes to China, and if she
Is to maintain her trade with that
immense and Industrious empire, it
: Of immans consequence that the
DIS auce IS us markets be somewhat
iessehed. The Echo the -oes on to
say: 81 it4He not. we s1ail speedily
ind oulrtjges iostled ont Of the trade
oY ihe Americana. Now that the
P.eiii railway is open Saa Francis
g 0ar be reached from New York
- ;,.a hays, IN another ien the pas
-sge Shanghai may be made, aud
There II ak Of laying down line
81 steamers 20 do il in H. mach short.
~ time. When tea can be bronabs
troGi the field in which # Il crown
e ne New York ENdhaaee in three
weeks, IL is idle to think Of conne-
ting with Americans, oven III hnr
own markets, it cur Ships have to
continue to 60 round the Malay ne
ninsula The Suez canal NAV epehla
rs to dispense with the Cape efGood
Hope route; some plan must be de-
vised, if We arc tc hold our own. for
getting rid Of the necessity Of circum-
navigating the Maylayan peninsula.
Already American enterprise sees its
advantage, and is preparing to use
it, Iii viii thus be seen that the
completion OF the Pacific railroad Is
waking up the British people 10 the
necessity Of initiating means Of com.
peting with it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats OF Grant County are called to hold
q mass Convention at Lancaster, on FRIDAY, SEPT
24rH, at o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for State Senator and School Super
nendea to be supported by the Democratic voters OF
said County, at the November election.
GEO. s. WHITCHER,
Chairman DeM. Co. CeR
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21

FIFTH ASSEMBLY DIsTRIcr CoNvEN-
TIoN.-The Republican voters of the
towns of CassviIle, Glen Haven, wy
abusing, Patch Grove, Bloomington
and Little Grant are requested to
notice the call for the 9Th Assembly
District Convention to be held at
Bloomington on the I'd day of Octo>
Der, for the purpose Of nominating
a candidate for member of the AS
sembly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned will sell his farm Of so acre, being
me nth nan OF the north west qnart~r Sec % no
~ .ue aVWA 81 bloomington miles rom iei. Haven
anu miles from Clayton Iowa acres under cu,-
uyaton and fenced; balance good tim Der and orchard
OF ~ trees, good log dwelling. near which Is me
3piins aid rock spring house stable granary Sc
r1iVe, 20 per acres cash and balance on time
THOMAS CLIFTON.
btoVhtiHSAoIs W 49,. sept. 20 lh1g..4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Third Assembly District Convention.

The Republican electors of the Third Assembly Dis
trict, composed Of the towns of Lancaster, Liberty
Wingvile, Clifton Lima and Ellsnboro, requested
10 meet in convention the court house at Lancaster
on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1869, at 2 O'Clock
p. M for the purpose of nominating candidate for
member of the Assembly
The Of representation will be the vote Of the
last Presidential election and towns will be entitled
- delegates as follows;
Liberty. Lima .......,... 3
Wingville..........
1t is requested that primary meetings be held in the
several towns for the purpose of choosing delegates
Saturday Oct I'd, 1869, O. clock p NJ at their
ssual places Of holding elections
JOHN COVER, Chm
TH0S. WATSON,
HENRY UT,
Assembly Dist. Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONAL call
for convention in mass of the dem
oerats of the county is called to be
held at the court house at Lancaster,
on Friday, Sept. oath. The purpose
of the meeting is to nominate candi>
dates for State Senator and School
Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
CHINAMEN.

Excepting these rather pass@ sub
jects, the newsbag is empty I
nave, or not to have, forty million
Of pigtails imported seems to be III
reXcd question Of the day, but u
not one Of these oriental imitator
arc among US we cannot by expert
cree pass our sentence, though it
seems as if since wo had SO grace
fully and thoroughly recovered from
coiormania nat IL would not be much
If sep to take tho braided lash Of
hair as well As tho wool and if by
i We are rot on,y g reap great ad
vahtage3 70 ourselves, but elevate u
pe",le, what can or ought to stand
~ Ine way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
STRAY HOG.

the Town Lancaster, miles southeast Of the vii
Iage on or about the LIST day Of August last vife
hog barrow, iepp-eared and about q yearsald The
owner IS reqgeste4 to prove property, pay CHARGE
and tasa SAID stray away MRS G. FARRELL
Lancaster, ~ is, sept. IS6s Ifg4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21

rgCharley Robinson edits one of
the best newspapers in Wisconsin,
and, like the rest OF as after the
election, Charley will go on with his
editing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
BLACKSMITH SHOP
EOR SALE

FOR SALE.
viii sell ny Blacksmith shop, tools and business
stand cheap. This is a No stand and has good
OF business. Enquire OF the subscriber
W H. GILLIARD.
Mt. Hope Sept. 10 1869. LOTT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
Miscellaneous Items.

$3.50 they go. No sooner does
II woman fit herself for some one OF
The professions to which they are so
ionaly demanding access, and get
comfortably installed in good posi-
tion, than she receives a ''call' to
mAtfinony, and forthwith abandons
her p' ofession, surrenders to the ty-
rsnt man, and proceeds to take up
TIE stern duties Of a "household
dradgc." Miss Ruth A. Damon, for
The past two years pastor Of the
Uhi.,rsalist church at Cavendish
Vermont, has resigned and married
another minister from Illinois.