Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

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days OF old, wherein he deceived
them. We see no reason why Andy
cannot be easily and very thorough,
| ly beaten, and he will be-"
g@. The Kansas City Times tells
about an old bachelor who lived two
miles south of that city, and who be-
ing on visit to friend, and COM
planning Of his lonely lot, was intro>
duced to young lady, stranger to
him. Says the Times "The two
were left alone for about one>half
hour TO talk over the subject of mar
riage On business principles. They
appeared pleased with each other
The gentleman went out, hired
carriage, took the young lady in the
country, showed her his home, came
back, went for q minister and the
two were duly married.
rea- Yale College, prior to 1860,
had furnished from its graduates AZ
Presidents of other colleges, 10 CABS
met Minister'S, 9 Ambassadors from
our Government to foreign Courts,
$50 members Of the national House
of Representatives, 40 members OF
the United States Senate, "a Cover
nors Of States, 100 Judges of Super.
Tor and Supreme Courts, and several
thousand Christian ministers. Also,
during the recent rebellion, 1877 grad
yates and undergraduate entered
the military service Of the Govern
ment.
sag- The Judge of Probate, of st.
Paul, Mimi, has been arrested for
causing to be sold certain real estate
belonging to the estate Of one Dayton,
deceased, for the purpose Of putting
into the hands Of Parker Paine, adj
ministrator, a large amount Of mon
ey, In order to enable the latter to
make q large commission upon the
sale of said property" The Judge
is also accused OF having distracted
or spirited away certain important
papers that had been filed with him.
"A man from the interior of Penn
sylvania lost his pocket -book a dav
or two ago. A bystander saw the
theft but refused to describe the pick.
pocket. In explanation of the strange
refusal, he asked the victim.
''Why did you charge me ten cents
for drink Of water when | was IN
the army at Gettysburg" There
was nothing more to be said after
that
aaa-John e. Breckenridge has arri>
we'd at Baltimore There is no other
place in the United States, outside
Of Kentucky, whore it would have
been more appropriate for him to ar
rive, He stops with his brother in
law there, and The fellow citizens of
J. Wilkes Booth welcome him on all
sides.
Spain is beginning to regard the
situation in CUBA as being very pre-
carious. a Cadiz dispatch says 5000
moro troops will be Immediately EN-,
barbed for the Antilles. Escalanta
will be placed in command. lie goes
out with Instructions from the Pros
visional Government.
In some parts Of Mexico they
are literally without money, and
workmen are paid for their labor in
articles of food. The old system of
barter, which prevailed before coins
were prolif Gin the world, is again
coming largely in vogue there. What
a Republic Mexico is, to be sure
A LARGE REAL ESTATE HoLDER.-
Horace B. Cladin, the head of the
house of Clafiin L Co., which sells
dry goods to the amount Of $4,000,
900 annually, holds real estate, in the
city Of New York assessed at 5000.
600 His taxes on that real estate
are s25,O 600.
"A resolution was introduced into
the Kentucky Legislature on Satur-
day, instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to report bill allowing ne
groes to testify in the Courts Of the
State, but it was tabled by q vote of
45, to 16. Kentucky is still welded
to Der idol.
-Custar found considerable U. S.
male matter, that had been stolen
from trains and coaches, in Black
Kettles camp also money and 9th,
er property. lie forwarded some Of
the mates to the dead letter office.
s@~A Washington dispatch says
the recent decision Of The Supreme
Court does not 90 as fir as has been
alleged. IL related wholly to con-
tracts made before tho legal tender
law passed,
The United States Senate Judi
ciary Committee have made report,
to the effect that the Presidents am
nesty proclamation is unauthorized
by the Constitution or laws
The damage by fire, in the Uni
ted States, during 1868, is estimated
at S34, 757, 600 less than any year
since 1865. The total loss for thir-
teen years is placed at $3.50, COS, 900
The entire attendance in the
Protestant churches of Milwaukee,
last Sabbath, was but 2 1876, although
the day was fine, and the usual
number Of people were ont.
The proposition to amend the
Kansas Constitution so as to permit
black men to vote, was defeated in
1 the State Senate, by three majority
The Santa Anna party is again
organizing in Mexico, with view OF
placing that old leader at the head of
I the Government.
s@-It now appears that Grant
was irst nominated for President ty
a negro poet named Emmett, in 1864.
"A Buffalo bootist is making
pair of $500 boots for &C. ,ral Grant
to wear on Inauguration lay.