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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Misuse Ofths Good name Of Gen. Cobb.

The boiling Dewey republicans, in
view OF making some show of pre-
tense for boiling Senator Hazelton,
are claiming that Gen. Cobb support
ed their action.
This we know to be positively
false, as we read at least one letter
from Gen. Cobb, and heard of others,
in which he denounced boiling and
urged republican, everywhere to sup
port Senator Hazelton and the en-
tire republican ticket
Gen. Cobb Is sound and true, and
the misuse made of bis name by dis
organizers is without the least war
rant by him. A large majority of
his friends in Grant county support
ed Senator HazeIton in convention
and at the polls, without any refer
ence to past OF future issues. The
attempt at limiting the namber of
friends Of Gen Cobb in Grant county
only TO such az supported Gov. Dewey
against Senator Hazelson reminds
as of the boy who said, another
give me half q dollar or here goes
the looking-glass." Thsldea of these
disorganizers is, that if they can't
govern things they'll smash them
and then make.a dash at themselves
and others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

SENsIBLE.-Somebody writes for
the Witness some grumbling but SEN
sible instructions, one Of them as fol-
lows:
"Neuer IN party matters, press adj
vontagcs not recognized by the general
principles Of the party, at the eTpense
Of the unity ofthe party"
Just what the Platteville Junta
ring have been at many years--presS-
ing legal issues at general elections"
At every election some school ques-
ton, railroad issue or the like was
received, and the candidates upon
the county or Assembly district tick
ct, unless favorite of the Platteville
Junta, must be met either by an in
dependent republican antagonist or
. democratic candidate to whom was
conveyed lost of the Piattevilie re-
publican votes. The Junta tried the
like again this fall--pressing local
issue into county election, bat "the
republican masses Of Grant County
have Just administered wholesome
rsbuke, one that may set the Platte
vile masses to calculating whether
1t pays to follow Jnnta in the ex-
srcise Of pure cwssedasss. as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

SALARY F1xED.-The Board have
fixed Judge McGonigafs salary at
1000 per year. Under the new law
the County is to receive the estate
assessments of his Office amounting
to about 81, 500 per year, which es-
tate assessments were Internationally
designed by the law for the County
Judge. But his service hitherto I'M
der the old law when the income was
reckoned at but 5000 per year led
the Board to fix his salary at 81, 900,
no more. His anxiety for reelection
was in view of finally making some
thing out of the office for q rainy
day. Though having held office in
the county during sixteen years, and
none more economical in his family
living, he is yet office poor and his
possessions covered beneath his roof.
His salary cannot be changed during
the four year term to which he was
last elected. Judge McGonigal has
been one of the honest men in Office,
vet he can now exclaim with that
old Poman patriot and victim to in
gratitude, 81 have fallen in the house
Of my friends r. And the people
will say, SerUed him right He clos
ed estates ,oithout pay; let has oDn es-
tate be the testimony
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

especially on the Plattevile list,
some of whom have led that town in
boiling and schisms for twenty
years but we do not see that they
are men of purer morals, sounder as
republicans. or better citizens than
those on the list, supporters Of Ha-
zelton.
1t is worthy of note nat the cleo
ton results show that he delegates
who supported Hszelt i fairly rep
resented their Tespec i've towns.
The same cannot be 81 for all the
delegates who dissente as some of
their towns quite una .imously sup
ported Hazelton at the oils. Though
it is we'll understood Il t,except for
the insidiuous abuse I'd misrepre-
sensations Of Hazelton the Platte
vile Junta, nearly or town in
Grant County exec Platteville
would have elected lazelton dele
gates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Depression of Agriculture.

The depression of the wheat mar
ket is creating great dissatisfaction
among the farmers of the West and
Northwest. No. / red is quoted in
cincinnati at 81 14@1 Is, and our
millers choose not TO purchase ex-
cept for their current trade. This
is difference of about a dollar .
bushel as compared with last year at
the time. Farmers of Ohio, Indiana.
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin get
about dollar per bashel, which IL
equivalent to about TIC. in gold or
ante-war currency. The Farmers OF
Minnesota, whose chief reliance is
wheat, of Iowa and Missouri, gel
from 20 to 90c. per bushel equal to
54(970c. in gold.
1t is very evident, therefore, that
the wheat growers are not now do
ing as well, by a considerable differ
ence, as before the war. While they
are receiving ouly an ante-war av-
erage for their wheat, they are CON-
PEELED to pay over 100 per cent. more
for tea, coffee, sugar and cotton goods
as we'll as considerable increase on
boots and many other necessaries Of
life.
Certainly such facts are calculated
TO make the wheat growers of the
Northwest despondent. Perhaps the
feeling of tho farming community in
all the Western States was faithfully
expressed by Hon. Ignatius Donnelly
in very plain and pointed address
delis cred before the Sixth Annual
Fair of the Dakota County (Minn J
Agricultural Society on the 18th of
October. In addition TO the facts
We have limited at, we are told that
nearly all our farmers are deeply in
debt.
Many are owing for supplies fur
nished two years since, and at least
one>half are owing for groceries and
dry-goods bought last year. Our
purchases of machinery have been
large aud mainly on credit. <
The Sheriff of the county has been
ousy for two months past attaching
growing grain and wheat in stack,
and in serving writs of all Sorts
Largc numbers of our most indus
trious and wealthy farmers, men who
are the very life-blood of the commu-
nifty, will be unable to pay their en-
tire crop, and not a few viii lose
their homes"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

&
John Murray, q well-known char
acter of the Fifteenth Ward, did
good service to those that hired him
at the election last Tuesday. He
confined his operations in the latter
part OF the day, to the third district
OF the Fifteenth Ward. At the head
of q gang ef fifteen professional re-
peaters, be kept the voting up for
several hours. The whole party
would enter and lcast rheir. votes I'M
der ond set of names then 90 out
and return under other names. The
inspectors and the policemen did not
seem to pay the least attention to
these fellows, who had things all
their. own way How many, times
they voted is impossible to tell. II,
In the third district Of the Eighth,
Ward, one ofithe inspectors carried
OF the prize as an abettos Of illegal
voting. This gentleman, took unu-
sual interest in the result of the eIeI-
ton. He inspected the books every
few minutes, took a list Of the rlsmes
sf those who had not voted. and then;
rushed outside to hand it to the mo-
tor'ous repeater Lynch, who held.
himself and the Prince street gang
ready to come in at ,moment's no
tice, The model inspector continu-
ed this operation until the close of
the polls. ---Nep York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Communicated
Boiling in Grant County

=
The election being over, let us
briefly review the contest in this
county, and then see what its result
proves. ae ssE
1t was known before the meetings
were held to elect delegates to the
County Convention, that Senator
Hazelton was candidate for renom-
ination. Notices were given every
where by proper perspRs when and
where the preliminary meetings
would be held. The people knew
the question at issue to- be- whether
Senator HaEelton should be nomin-
ated or somebody else. The tIneet-
ings were more generally attended
than ever before, and two-thirds of
the delegates elected were for Ha-
zelton, and the vote ia convention
by which he was nominated was in
that proportion. taa 81
After bis nomination, the "rule or
ruin" class of republicans, whose
number as it now appears is, happily,
not large in this county, determined
to unite with the democrats and beat
Hazelton by electing Nelson Dewey,
a democrat. To give themselves
some show of justification for this
treason to party, they charged that
Hazelton had packed many of the
preliminary meetings SO as to get
delegates from towns, the majority
of the republican voters of which, were
opposed to him; that the delegates
who voted for him in the convention
did not represent tho wishes of the
majority efthe party in the county;
that the party in Grant County was
controlled by ''ring," whose candi-
date Hazelton was that the ssring"
must BIO broken, and that the way to
break it was TO defeat its candidate.
They charged Hazelson with thous-
and mean things, without producing
proof of one of them and Gov.
Dewey, who not many years ago
they called one of the forty thieves !,
and still later, a copperhcad, they
Landed to the skies as a man above
suspicion, who had never done or said
a thing they could not approve. As
election day came on, these lovers of
fair dealing scattered bogus tickets
from Hayel Green to Muscoda.
When the sun set on Tuesday.
Nov. I'd, Hazelton was elected by
84I majority; but for the bolt of
Platteville bis majority would have
been as large as. Fairchild's--this
was the result of the contest. Ii
proves that you can't beat q man in
Grant County by falsehood and
trickery; that the delegates in the
convention represented the wishes
of the majority in their respective
towns, for there was no town, the
delegates from which voted for
Hazeltoniin convention, but what
gave him majority at. the polls (:
that the convention represented The
wishes of the mass of republicans in
the county that the s'ring'' con-
alsts OF the people of the county, and
that cannot be broken, and that
those who preach and practice bolt-a
ing are the first to reap its evil con-
sequences. The lesson given by the
people on election day should make
boiling unpopular forever, in every
part of the county. 4-5a
M CITIzEx FIRST Ass,y. DIST. q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Votes for Spencer.

We notice that e. A. Spencer re-
eeived in Grant County some eighty
votes for Secretary Of State, sixty
two Of them in Ellenbcro, FIVE in
Paris, six in Potosi, two in Lima, &c.
We presume the tickets bearing the
name of Spencer were sent abroad
in all parts of the State by democrats,
and thoughtlessly voted by republic
ans.
Spencer was the regular candidate
nominated by the Republican State
Convention, but shortly after the
discovery was made that he was q
defaulter to the State in q sum OF
seven or eight Thousand dollars; and,
though as soon as the discovery was
made, he at once paid over the mon
ey--yct, the affair showing TOO plain
~ly that no had meant to keep the
money, it was thought best by e. w.
Reyes chairman of the Republican
State Committee, to call o meeting
Of the entire Committee to take
action. At the meeting it was agreed
that Spencer was guilty ofintention-
al wrong, so they agreed to whito-
wash him, and allow him to withdraw
as o candidate for Secretary of State,
Hs was awfully displeased, and cruel
ly sore-headed, and ThereGpon tried
to smash up the party.
AS to the action of Reyes and the
State Central Committee, the party
quite uniformlyssupported what was
done by them, and Spencer failed in
smashing up t6epparty.'- The Com
mittee substituted Breese for Sec'y
Of State, and he is elected. -
The result shows thaS the repub-
liean party is able to be sick and
recover.bealth by purging itself with.
ont calling on the doctor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

mad" Consult Cesar, The town
election results show that such resc-
luton was respected nowhere but of
Platteville. Consult official result
ID the Herald, and especially notice
result On Assembly In First District.
The final pledge of the Witness re-
veals the Prodigal Son. We can
imagine the youngster ragged and
hungry on his way home from the
far country, and the old man with
thoughtful head saying, 81 knew
you'd be back, you rascal, but here's
my hand and ring and calf. Be well
come--conditioned that you keep
out Of bad company, discard your
profession Of swine herding and es-
pecialiy stop voting Inc democratic
ticket. See the closing pledge Of the
Witness as follows "A felo Of the
tender footed imagiae that ii sosH hare
the effect 81 damaging the republican,
party. The republicans party (Platte-
Vile again is meant, soiU be just as
true TO party and party interests
in the future as they haze been in
the past, and those scho are mourning
over the vote In the lnfc election UiH do
nell to sdUe their tears = So
This is refreshing. It means that
next year the Platteville republicans
are again to appear at the County
Convention by delegates, who will
pretend repen lance, ask sundry IA.
vors and if things fail to 60 just to
please them will return home swear.
ing "the ring" did it, and then bolt
and vote the democratic ticket.
The election result in every town
in the county, except Platteville,
shows consistently with tho action
ofthe County Senatorial Convention,
that the republican masses Of Grant
County preferred the reelection Of
Senator aazelton, aud that The
County Convention fairly represent
ed the people when they nominated
him. Ii also shows the opposition
TO Hazelton was purely personal and
that such personal opposition to
Hazelton was owing to the jealousy
OF several aspiring politicians at
Plattcville, Lancaster and other
parts, who wished to be Senator or
get some other Office but saw Hazel
ton and his friends in their way.
The idea of small men that there's
not room enough for them unless
somebody above is made to squat
down is. not q new one. 1t first ap-
peared among the Philistines and
though Sampson lost in the end,
greater number of Philistines than
the Platteville Dewey republicans
aamber lost their heads. There's
room enough and offices enough. but
4 the Plstteville gamesters wish for
q fair interest they had better at
once discard their Junta ring and be
reconstructed under new leaders,
selected from among their fifty
righteous who have hitherto voted
a. other republicans have voted
the regular republican ticket. APP
nearing in County Republican Con
vention and then voting for demo-
Gratis, when it becomes chronic. as at
Platteville, deserves such action
next year ut the County Convention
as will prevent the like abuses in the
futuie, A party has right to cast
out is apostates just as much as
chursh, and the exercise of power
undo, such right may be deemed
necessary, especially SO as to the
leaders of the late Dewey democrat
10 republican apostacy. Men should |
belong where they vote and not
where they only profess and vote the
other way. - es..e IVA In
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Naval Vessels in the West Indies.

Is 4. ~ af... Aia5AI
Washington dispatches ofthe 18th
inst. state that from time to time
various vessels Of war had been or
dered to tie West India squadron.
and it is now known that the Navy
Department has been concentrating
q large feel 10 Cuban waters, and in
the immedihte vicinity Of Cnba.---
Vessels arestill being fitted out to
be sent down, The iron-clad Dictat-
or, one of tie largest 10 the service.
leaves, to-day. The Swatara. which
has just been fitted out, goes into
commission to-day she will first
make trialtrip to Aspinwall, and
then go to Cuba. Tho Nantucket
has also been ordered to the West
Indies !, togethsr with another IRON
clad. 81 ~,
we have now enough iron-cIads;n
the nelghborhood Of Cuba 10 blow
the whole Spanish navy ont Of the
water II II was concentrated there.
The object of tie Administration is
70 have q large force on tae West
India station while trouble exists be-
tween SPIN and Cuba, so that
should any emergency, arise where
by our might become in.
voived, we cosid make short work
of the Spanish navy. saoa
Senior Lemus, Cuban Envoy, with
other members Dfthe JuHta. are here.
and are making desperate efforts 10
get our Governments TO take imme-
date acton. The subject has re-
ceived much attsntion of late from
members Of the Administration, and
i will probably be considered In
Cabinet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
E:aate of GottschaII.

Gram OF WISCONSIN, T.. In Probate. arabt0 a,
y County ofGrant. court.
In the matter of fhereal estate Of Christian oi,s
deceased
On reading and filing the petition Of J. Apss nm
Of Lancaster. Grant County, Representing a.
other things, that Christian GottschaIl se M
on she---- day o., A. D. 1855, at p ate tysus
died intestate, leaving real estate within this III
and that the said petitioner is creditor Of MI !
ceased. and praying that administration Of ssid ~
be to ,. Alien Barber granted,
II is ordered that said petition be heard lsior d
Judgeof this court, ut the probate Office in Iausr,
in said county, on Monday the 18th day Of Dee.t5,
A. d. 1863. at one O'Clock in the afternoon at IAsa
ter, in said county.
And II is further ordered, that notice hers
be given TO the heirs of said deceased and an PIN
interested in said estate by publishing copy q
order for three (3) weeks excessively priol to Ea
Of hearing in the Grant County Herald weekly az
paperpublished at Lancaster in said county
24w3 BY the Court, VIZ. Moa02IGAL. G. ls'
Dated at Lancaster. the 18th day Of EoF, AL Ii
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

80 p. b /. ~ & 1
~ TATE 81 WISCONSIN,, !. In Probate, Grant Co.'S
~ urans county Court.
In the matter Of the estats OF John NJ. HicEOk, as
On reading and ning the petition Of MARY HIesa
Of Grant County, representing among other tfis
that John 81 Hickok. late of Grant County. On
l4th day Of October, A. d. 1869, at Grant Co. dies
testate, leaving goods ehatteis ard estate -ttin
State Of Wisconsin, and that the said etitonsr Is
widow Of said decreased, and praying that adrnine
tion of said estate b. to said petitioner granted
II Is ordered that sad petition be heard befors .
4. D. 1869, at II O'Clock z. NJ at Lancast,i
In said County.
Ordered further, that notice thssof be given 10 b
heirs Of said deceased and 70 all persons ntsf ssts
publishing copy Of this order for three sucossu
weeks prior to said day Of hearing in the Grant Cu
Herald . weekly newspaper printed and pubshsG
Lancaster In said County.
BY the Court, WIN. McGONIGAL
AVS III M Comfy JBag
Dated lancaster the 18th day Of November. 1875
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Estate of W0od.

- i - 90 n
CsrArz ov WISCONSIN, Z Z. In rrobate--Grsnt csgrV
y County Of Grant. Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Levi Wood, dscssss
On reading aai fling the petition Of EIisabsih o.
Held OF Grant Co., representing smsng o:her thing =
Levi Wood late of Grant county on tie y
day OF November, A. d. 1869, at Wipgvils dsts
testate, leaving goods, chatteis and estate Eiki y
State OF wisconsin, and that the said psilf,s !,
daughter Of naid deceased, and praying that adaa,
tration OF said estate be to George Chatfsd gr'r
IL u ordered thst said petition be heard baissS
Der, a, D.. 1863, at IL o'clock A. NJ, at Lanes'sA'
said county. A
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
heirs Of said deceased and to all persons irtsra.
puDiishinE copy Of this order for tnee sus ss.
Connty Herald - weekly newspaper printed aud "
iished ct Lancaster, in snsd county.
Blythe Cosyt. N. McG0NIGAL, Go. 1saEs
Dated AZ sLaness5ss the 18Th fsy Of Ness A. W"
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

A PARTY OF PowER.-It was the
boast Of Roman citizens that Caesar
ruled and the glory of Rome that
when factions rose or rogues stole
into charge Of the public revenues,
Cesar was able to turn them out with
out danger to the empire. And it is
the boasted pride and glory Of Amer
lean citizens that President Grant is
our republican Cesar, and that he as
fearlsssly applies the axe at the root
Of corruption and bad men who
steal into power over the revenues.
In the case of Butterfield. Assistant
U. S. Treasurer, who was caught at
speculating in gold and in carrying
private Information to the gold gam
biers, the only mercy allowed him
was the privilege TO resign--the pub
tic to FIX the degree of Disgrace
Like Cain, be goes out into the un-
official. world with : mark set upon
him which shall designate him for
all time aAan outoast end william.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

sy-lt is said that the dogma. of
the infailibilitY of the Pope viii not
be forced on the Ecumenical Council.
As the Pope does not desire it, unleqs
re can have an imposing majority in
its favor.
n@-A Mormon temple is to be
erected IN New York at cost Of
5000, 900 is to be used ;ls i rest
lng-place for Mormon emiyants.
saThe total crop OF .the country
is estimated at some l.4O0, 600, 600
bushels ofgrain, of Which wheat is
5oU, O0O, 600 and corn SOC, 000, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16

FAILURE IN New YoRK-BAD
Look IN WALL STREET.-A New
York dispatch Of Monday night to
the ChicaSo Timee sayt:
ssThe failure OF A. Bininger & Co j,
wholesale grocers and wine mer-
chants since 1776, has caused an inn
mense sensation in financial and COM
mercial circles. The failure is caus-
ed by the difficulty in making collec-
lions, and in obtaining money except
at ruinous rates of interest. They
are said to have So of property for
81 of liabilities. 1t is also reported
that several dry goods and cloth
houses have suspended. Affairs 10
commercial circles are drifting into
critical condition, of which it is diff
fcult TO see the result. The outlook
just now is quite gloomy. In New
York the city bonks only hold about
s49, 900, 900 in legal tenders, the
smallest amount they have held for
years. The money market is demor-
allied by the mercantile failares, and
rates are nominal, for good names,
at IL to Is q. ct" a.
Fg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
smmmann--CrnbangIl

SrkTs OF WISCONSIN, circais Court in q ior ~
Martha A. Crubsush plaintiff. ps. Robert O. Cru''''
defendant.
tho Office Of fie Clerk ofsaid court and to serves
your answer to said complaint on the asscribef = h
ONCE in the village of Lancaster Wis, within -
alter the service hereof exclusive vi the AZ q =.
service, and IL you fail to answer the complain y
IA the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this scnss
apply 70 the Csurt for the r.lief demanded u " y.
complaint. BUSHNELL q GARK, PHI : As Y.
Residence: Lancaster W
Dated November 5fh, A D. 1ses. Zss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
Com missiaserB' Notice.

We, the subscribers, being appointed ~ ~ r.rss
sionsrs to receive, examine and adjust al els9.
demands OF all persons against the estate Of "a .
Osborne, late Of the county Of Grant. ,hsr
also all claims and demands exhibited II 1900
70, and seven months from the 9th day o. sss.rssn
inst, beingllowed for that purpose: We Do ts sss
hereby give netico thar VIII attend % H. ~
Of our said appointmenfa at the Office Of the
Beard Of Supervisors, in the village o. Lar - id D.
the FIRST Monday Of February nsxt beng ~ - IL
Of February, 1870, and on Wednesday. ne ~ Is
June, 1870, from O'Clock A. M. until 4o,sl0eh
each Of said days. A. Buhss,a
o. i I. Y IniYLAsp.
Dated this 18th day Of Sov. 1859. cennh.~