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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch SAYS
"While our ladies are mounding and
decorating the graves in lakewood
and while the massive stone monu-
mept to the memory of those who
lie in Hollywood is gradually ap-
preaching completion, it is distress
ing to hear of the neglect Of the bones
of those who are buried lwhere they
fell-on the hillsides and in the val
leys in other parts of the state. On
the northwest-side Of the fort at NAL
vern Hill thousands of Confederate
soldiers have been buried where they
fell. Twenty acres or more have
been plowed up by the owner of the
field, and the plowshare turned to
the surface all the skeletons. Over
the whole tract the bones are strewn
in profusion, and grinning skeletons
stare visitors in the face on every
hand When the farmer was ques-
toned he said the land was the rich
est pie, he had, and in Justification
of the sac ''gious act stated that she
didn't put m there nohow.' The
writer learned afterward that the
bones had been taken away by the
CARLOAD and sold to fertilizing mills
in Richmond. Two human men, too
poor to do any thing else, came one
day while we were there and attempt.
ed to burn some of the bones to pre-
vent their removal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

sey-1n Jackson county, Iowa
wheat, which headed out some
days ago, is badly lodged. and trou>
bled with blight oats look sickly,
the late crop being the best, while
corn is very delicate and will hardly
amount to anything. The farmers
there are not expecting halfa crop.
Grass is good, and fruits of all des..
criptions are doing finely.
p@rln Jersey county ILL.,, not less
than seven persons have been hung
or shot by unauthorized persons, and
without a legal trial, within the last
two years, for the alleged crime of
DEMONSTRATING. es 81
p~A few days ago Francis Sheed
Of Union, Ohio came upon a big spot
ted snake about twelve feet long
He struck it twice near the head with
q club, hut could not killit, the club
bouncing back as if from rubber.
D@-At the close of the dedicatory
services at Unity church Chicago,
last Sunday, collection was taken
up to pay off the building. Itamoun-
ted to $40, 600, the largest collection
ever taken in America. Daa ae
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
The Next Governor.

Some of our exchanges, and a good
many people in the State, are begin
ming to agitate the question "who
shall be our next Governor ?''
1t is concluded that Gov. Fairchild
has been an excellent executive officer
that he has shown himself possessed
of all of the qualities required foi
successful administration and worthy
in the highest degree of the conf
dence of the people.
Upon the supposition, however
that there is to be general change
in the state offices, other names ar,
being mentioned in connection will
the gubernatorial office. Among
them are Hon. A. Van Wyck, O
Kenosha, gentleman not surpassed
in the State for learning and culture
and who would adorn any Office that
might be conferred upon him; Hon
A. nj. Thompson, the ACCOMPLISH
editor of the GAINESVILLE Gazette, Hon
VIM. A. Smith, the present Stat,
Treasurer, aud Gen. David Atwood
the veteran editor of the State Jour
nal.
All are good and true men ant
worthy Of honor.
The nomiation of Gen. Atwood b,
the Republican State Convention
and his election by the people would
certainly be peculiarly fitting. HI,
has been identified with the Stat,
from its earliest history he has con.
tributed greatly by long continued
and public-spirited effort to it's ad
vancement and welfare. He ha
kept himself above tho level of com
mon politics, with its attendant trick
cries. he is "honest, capable, ant
true" and is, moreover, life-lon,
representative of the pross. Connect
ed as he has been with the printin,
business thirty>seven years, twenty
eight OF which he has been in edito
rial life, he is able to fill a place il
any department of a printing offic
from that of roller boy to the edi
torial chair. As true representa-
tive of the great Art he should com
mand the hearty support of all prac
teal craftsmen.
If Gov. Fairchild is not to confirm
in the office, we know of no man il
our State who would be more wor
thy successor and bring more grace
dignity and ability to the Office thai
David Atwood.
His nomination and election woul,
be fitting elimination to a long ca
reer of effort, in which he has sough
mono OF the cheap rewards of poll
tics and none of the emoluments Q
office.-Racine Advocate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

~The inevitable inferiority of a
negro to white man is pointedly IL
Illustrated by one or two facts in let.
ter from North Carolina. About halt
the colored children in the schools of
that State-children born, of course,
during the existence of the patriar-
chal system-are so nearly white
that nobody can tell to which race
they approach the closer but since
the war has given the freedmen the
control of their own families, am
algamation has almost wholly ceased,
proving that it was the whites, not
the blacks, who were responsible for
it of old. The colored people are
going to school with great assiduity,
and are supposed to have contributed
more money for education in 1865
than the whites. About 10000 OF
them in North Carolina have learned
to read since the close of the war
and probably not 10000 whites in
the same State have acquired that
much education during the same
period. OF course it must be evident
from this that the social and politi-
cal elevation of the freedmen is sin
against God and nature-not to say
moral impossibiIity. AS further
illustration of the effect of the Curse
of Canaan in keeping white people
upon higher plane than the rest OF
mankind, we may add that the North
ern gentlemen and ladies who have
sscri6ced home comfort for the pur-
pose of teaching these poor colored
people are sometimes treated with
every kind of indignity by the high
toned white natives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
Irish RepublicanConve in CHICAGO

We find the following in the Chica-
60 Republican:
The Irish Republicans hold their
convention at Farwell Hall on the
4th OF July. This event will mark
an epoch in the American politics OF
the Irish people. 1t is breaking
away OF a large section of Irish vo>
ters from the control Of that party to
which the bulk of their people have
been attached. Many new ideas
will, no doubt, be brought up for dis,
cussion at the session of this body.
There is no definite knowledge oil
what the platform of this convention
may be. Judging from the men who
are prominent in the movement. and
who are well known for ability and
pluck, there can be no doubt of their
policy being vigorous, manly and
progressive.
Among those who will surely be
here to attend the session are: Hon
James w. Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati
Gen. Dennis F. Burke, of the New
ork Irish Brigade; Col. John White
head Byron, of the same organize
ton; Hon. Patrick Corbett, Of syria.
cuse, n. T.; Col. w. B. Roberts, O.
New York city; Hon. Henry O'Con.
nor, Attorney General for Iowa
Gen. Geo. M. O'Brien, of Kansas
City, Mo-, and many more well knowr
in the United States"
We learn that Col. Thomas Rey.
nolds of Madison and Hon. Henry
s. Baird of Green Bay, will attend
the Convention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
The Southern Pacific Railroad.

The Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific
Railroad is to be built. The Texas
Immigrant bonds of $4,000, 900 for
the first three hundred miles of road,
have been successfully negotiated in
the French market, through the in
strumentality of Gen. Fremont, who
left New York last Saturday for
Paris. He goes out in the interest
of the road, and is accompanied by
James Nj. Daniel, Engineer.in Chief
OF the company, whose personal in
spection of material for the road,
ordered in France, IS required. -
Work has already commenced on the
road, and proposals for putting the
first three hundred miles in running
! order by October, 1870, are already
| advertised. The remaining five
hundred and thirteen miles of the
main trunk in Texas, as well as about
two hundred miles Of its arm from
the Brazos river to Marshall, running
on the 32d parallel, and also two
hundred miles of the Pacific Division
of the road, between San Diego and
Fort Yuma, the company expect to
construct and complete within three
years. An efficient representative of
the company, Gen. Morton G. Hun
ter, late member of Congress from
Indiana, is on his way by rail to San
Francisco, to start operations from
San Diego, under the superintendence
Of Col. Thomas S. Sedgwick, engineer
of the Pacific Division of the road -
The company intend soon to bring
their lands in Texas, as well as
around the Atlantic terminus on the
harbor of Norfolk, and the Pacific
terminus on the harbor Of San Diego,
into the market.
This road connecting with the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad,
and through Cincinnati with the
East, will offer route four hundred
miles shorter between the Pacific
ocean and New York than by way
OF Chicago and Omaha.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06


A New HAMPSHIRE FISH NURSE,
RY.-A local newspaper gives de-
scription of fish nursery, at Mere.
dith Village, from which we learn the
following:
The water is supplied by cold
springs, which bubble from the banks
of q shaded ravine, which are never
dry, and never vary more than three
degrees in temperature, the average
for all seasons being 33 to 35 degrees
The brook thus formed has been
damed at three points, forming as
many ponds Of considerable size, in
which the trout are placed according
to size, the "Old Alderman" occupy
ing the lower pond, where they make
the water foam at every bit of food
which is thrown to them. These
three ponds contain some $4,000
brook trout, from the little fellows
not an inch in length, to the lusty
beauties that will balance a two
pound weight. Wire screens at the
outlet of each pond prevent the pas
sage of the Ash out of the limits pre-.
scribed for them. These are placed
horizontally under the surface of the
water thus remedying all the Difficult
ties of the old perpendicular screens
which caught the floating rubbish
until they became clogged and the
ponds overfowed. From the lower
pond fishway leads to the brook
below, at the upper end of which 9
box is placed. Many wild trout, az
cending the brook, make their way
up the fishway and into the box, from
which there is no escape, until they
are taken out and placed in the pond
as prisoners. Another dam il soor
to be added, larger than any of the
others.
There are now in the nursery 46,.
900 young salmon fry Matched fol
this State and Massachusetts, from
ova brought from New Brunswick
Six thousand yearling salmon were
placed in the Pemigewasset last week
The Matching beds are within sub
stantial building, and all the arrange
ments are as complete as the present
progress of the science can make
them. The propriet6rs have beer
unusually successful in breeding and
raising trout and salmon. They en-.
ter into their business with zest anG
genuine love for the work, and ex.
pend time and money with liberal
ity which must sooner or later, bring
ample pecuniary reward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
Estate of Reamer.

GrATE OF WISCONSIN IS In Probate, Grant County
- County of Grant. % Court.
In the matter of the estate of William Resmer decd
On reading and filing the petition of Mary Ream-
Of Grant county, representing among other things
that William Reamer, late of Grant county, the
10th day of June, A. d. 1869, ut Harrison in said
county, died intestate leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this State and county, and that the
said petitioner is the.widow of the said deceased and
praying that administration of said estate be to William
Kaump granted. N
Therefore, it ordered that said petition be heard
before the Judge of this Court Tuesday the 9th day
of July. 4. D. 1859. at o'clock p NJ. at Lancaster
in said county. - =
And it is further ordered that notice thereof be Civ
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons in
terested by publishing copy of this order for three
successive weeks prior TO said day of hearing in the
Grant County HERALD weekly newspaper printed in
Lancaster in said county. 6tS
By the Court: WM..McG0NIGAL, Co. Judge.
Dated at Lancaster the 9th day Of june A. d. 1863
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
Estate of sylvester.

IN fRO4 aTE-lONA COUNTY COURT
In the matter of the guardianship of Lydia W. Balou
Jennie May Sylvester, Arthur q. Sylvester and pn-
ma b. Sylvester, minor heirs Of Caleb w. Sylvester
deceased. eaa-iAAts
Notice 10 hereby given that by virtue and in pursu.
ance of order Of license made in said matter on the
Sd day Of May A D. 1852 by the county court of said
county the undersigned guardian of said minor heirs
Of Caleb W. Sylvester deceased hereinbt fore mention
cd, will on the 9th day af July, A. d. 1862 at two o.
clock in the afternoon at the premises offer for sale
public vendue the following described lands situate
lying and being in Iowa county, Wisconsin, and more
particularly described follows, towit The undi-
yded two eievenfhs (2-11) of the following tracts Of
real estatethe south half of the southeast quarter
of section No. six (6 the southwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter of section No ive (5) the west
half Of the northeast quarter Of the northwest quar-
ter Of section No. eight ( and the northwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter Of said section No. eight s,
all Of said above described tracts of land being Ia
township No. i've (5), range No. one east. r
In pursuance of said order of said Court viii on
2Sth day Of july A. d. 1869, at two o'clock in ths a
ternoon, at the premises hereinafter mentioned offer
for sale at public vendue, the following described real
estate situate lying and being in Grant county state
lows, to-wt,-ths undivided two elevenths (2lIl of
the quarter of the southeas quarter of
ton No. sixteen 6 in township No. six range No.
one QA west.
The terms of sale will be cash
Dated May "a, 1869. J. FAIRFIELD SYLVESTER
bw3. Guardian of said minor heirs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
STo day tho great railroad cor

RTo day tho great railroad con-
solidation--ths union of the PENN
syivania Central and the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroads
goes into effect. The consolidation
is under nine hundred and ninety
nine year lease of the latter to the
first named road. All Of the prin-
cipal officers of the Pittsburgh are to
be retained; among them we are
glad to note W. c Clsland, ESQ.,,
General Western Passenger Agent,
who during a six years residence
in Chicago, has. greately popularized
the company he so ably represents,
and made hosts OF personal friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
NEThe Kino ~ pruso;o aooo,

RThe King of Prussia, accom-
panied by Count Bismarck, is making
a tour of the commercial cities Of
North Germany, and seems to meet
with hearty welcome everywhere.
He is the most popular monarch OF
Continental Europe. Possessed of
a fine exterior, unpretending man
ners, and always disposed to lay
aside the etiquette of rank, no SOW
ergien could be better qualified to
make favorable impression upon
the minds of his subjects.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

MA Washington dispatch says
that the President has positively de-
clined to interfere in the case of the
sentence of Weaver, who was tried
by military commission, for MUIR
der, in Texas, and sentence to be
hung. The point in this case is that
it is the first one where q sentence
of death resulted from the enforce
ment of that section of the recon-
struction laws providing for the trial
by military commission of citizens of
the unreconstructed State. The
President says that the record was
carefully examined, and the sentence
approved by him, and he now refuses
70 reconside the same.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

BARK LIcE.-Mr. J. w. Robson, q
Galena orchardist and quite an che
tomologist, as we learn from the Ad-
vertiser, has been experimenting with
various washes for the destruction of
bark lice on apple trees, and found
some washes quite successful. But
tho operation cannot be generally
useful on account of the labor rev
CURED.
The following absenalions by SIR.
Robson will be welcomed, the fact
of the appearance of the lady bug
among bark lice insures an early
period to their existence in these
parts:
"Before closing we will mention
fact which we noticed last year,
which, perhaps will be interesting
to entomologists. While looking at
the movements of the young lice
through a powerful magnifying glass,
we discovered round shaped, black
lady bug, with four distinct white
spots on the back, feeding upon the
young lice, completely cleaning the
shoot as it went along. Farmers,
spare every one of them, for they
are our best friends"
1t is understood that tho bark lice
have disappeared from most parts of
Illinois and other sections upon the
lady bug appearing among them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
nTA remarkable High Churf

a0>A remarkable High Church
baptism is described by the New
York Times. The infant lson of the
rector of Christ Church was baptised
by its father on Thursday noon in
the church. A procession into the
church with candles opened the pro-
ceedings. The rector wore d purple
stole at first, but exchanged it for a
white one, and proceeded with the
service. He paused again, took the
candle from the acolyte and placed
it on the font, read still further, and
then restored the candle. He then
took the child, Invested it of all it's
clothing, and baptised by thrice i'm
mersing it in the water. The little
innocent cried loudly, and the cere>
mony was suspended until the words
of the rector could be heard. The
white stole was then placed con the
child, while the father held near him
the candle. The services were con-
cluded in similarly manner. III
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
~In the Snan;sb Cortas on 9,

RIn the Spanish Cortes, on Sat-
urday, an exciting debate took place
on the policy Of the Government
toward the Republicans, and the
Ministry announced that it was the
intention of the Government to prev
ent any unconstitutional" manifes-
tations. A subsequent dispatch from
Madrid says the Republican mem-
bers Of the Cortes were warned
that they could not be tolerated as
accomplices of the movement for
building up republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

gThe work of laying the
French-American Ocean Telegraph
cable has been interrupted. The
last heard from the Great Eastern,
the cable was about to be cut, the
vessel returning to the French shore
for repairs, it is supposed-the cut
end of the laid cable being buoyed
until the vessels return.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
s~Two officers of the Governmer

s~Two officers of the Government
the Secretary OF the Interior and
the Commissioner Of Patents-have
established a precedent which will
meet with mnch favor by the public.
1t is to require that candidates for
subordinate positions, in their depart.
ments, shall submit to o thorough
examination of their ability to fill the
places for which they apply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

A- Carlos de Cespedes, the pres
emit leader of the Cuban insurgents,
was. in 1874 student in Middle
town, Conn. He was at the time an
ardent admirer of American institu-
tions, and was deeply impressed with
the liberal ideas and principles Of the
Constitution of the United States
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
AGENTS WANTED.
THE GLOBE MUTUAL LIFE

Insurance. Company of New York are DESTROYS OF
making engagements with suitable persons in Wiscon-
81 represent their company in Southeastern, South
western Northeas and Northwestern Districts Of
that State.
Most liberal arrangements viii be made With those
who desire act solicitors in eth Of the said Dis
tricts in Minnesota, Nebraska Iowa, Indiana, and
Michigan. 8
This offers fine opportunity to Teachers, Clergy
men and others wishing to change from indoor 20
an outdoor pursuit. the pscuniary gains being largely
in favor of the latter - e.
Circulars with plan of operations and rates Of the
company will be mailed to any address,
All applications for agencies must be addressed to
the Northwestern Department. 124 LsSalle Street,
Chicago, Ills. J. @. MoKINDLEY,
5w4 Manager.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
NJ The mslignity Of the London

b. The mslignity Of the London
Times toward Senator Chandler is
painfully exhibited In the fact of its
utterly ignoring his arrival on Brit
ish soil in a gorgeous turnout
Even the Court Journal maintains q
voking silence on the Michigan
Senator's presence in England.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

s@- Thus far we have heard Of the
drowning of about forty persons by
the late terrible deluge in Kansas
1t was the heaviest flood ever known
in that region, and the extent of the
damage cannot be estimated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

sH-Gsn. Sherman remarked the
other day that, in his opinion, tho
shortest way to compel the Indians
to settle down to civilized life was TO
send ten regiments of soldiers
to the Plains with orders to
shoot buffaloes until they became too
scarce to support the redskins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned wiire-
csive proposals building bridge across Big Platte
in the village of Animation in the Town of Clifton, Grant
county, WISCONSIN, up Monday the 18th day of Ju ly
1859. The work TO be completed by the end of Novem
Der The contract to be let to the lowest respon
sble bidder Plans aud specifications can be seen at
the Postofice in the village of Animation. Address Eli
Clayton, Animation, Wis. CARRlNGToN,
ELI CLAYTON,
6v2 JOSEPH ALLEN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

s&-It is reported in London that
France is negotiating with Italy for
the withdrawal of the French troops
from Rome, on conditions that Italy
will guarantee the security of the
Papal territory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
~The eat

s~The estimates of the Virginia
election indicates q Republican ma
jority of from "a, 900 to 10000, and
that seven of the nine Congressman
to be elected will be Republicans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

s@- Hon. Green Clay Smith, of
Kentucky, formerly a member of
Congress, but more recently Governs
or of Montana, has determined to
devote the remainder of his life
to preaching the Gospel, as q Baptist.
He resides in Madison county, XIV.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

EXTENSION OF SAN Francisco
San Francisco is rapidly extending
beyond it's older limits, and vast
tract of submerged lands, valuable
for water frontage, has just been sold
at auction. These lands are in the
neighborhood of Hunters Point and
Mission Cove. A new suburb, known
as South San Francisco, is growing
up in the Immediate neighborhood.
These lots are all under water-some
of them daily crossed by steamers ];
and before they are available for any
building purposes vast expense will
be incurred. II ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06

s9- President Grant was the only
man who ever smoked in the Colise-
um- He was the only man May
20 who smoked on the Official
grounds" at Annapolis, and when q
sentry told him it was against the
rules" he said, Il have suspended
the rules" and pulled on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-06
An Associated Press dispatch fror

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington says that Col. Whites
ley, chief of the Treasury detectives,
has made large hauls of counterfeiters
throughout various sections of the
country, and at the same time cap
turing large amounts of the "queer."