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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24
ACCIDENT AT THE BRIDGE.
One of the Spans. badly Damage
agcd--A delay OF three ar four
months In opening the Bridge.

"
agcd--A delay Of three ar -four
months In opening the Bridge
\ A very serious and singular accislcn
Occurred at The great Ohio River Bridge
across the falls about % o'clock yestersla!
morning. The ste,l ucr Argossy, havin.
in tow three large II odel bargcs, all hca
Iyily laden. attempted Ia dcscvnd the fnll'
Through the Indian cute. tn boat he
ing in the charge of Captain Pink Var
bic. the celebrated falls pilot.
When the Argossy reached The head
Of the rapids. the current WAS 80 strong
rs la spread ont her tow an,i carry of
the barge next Ia the Kentucky shot,. To-
ward the supcrstrncturc and bcniS u: del
the first span of the bridge south Of he
long span over the Indian ..huie. nd
threatening To carry the steamer and ! g.
other two barges to dcsirlIcti ~ az "a 1
rocks aud among the formidable bridg
timbers.
In this emergency the barge next To
the Kentucky shore WAS cut loose and
was carried away toward the .atal tim
hers and cribs. iuto which il ran with
great velocity. crushing and tearing
away the heavy limbcrs a. tho Ugh they
were mere pipe stems. and 80 t.,inaying
the bridge that it is thought il will be
three or four months. and possibly Ion
ger. before il can be repaired so as 10 adj
init the pa-sagc Of trains over il.
Tho Argossy. after cutting loose the
barge. had the greatest difliu)ty in MAX
ing the descent through the Indian
chute, one of the two remaining bargcs
she had in tow being badly damaged by
Il portion of one of the bridge cribs. :
The barge that ram into the bridge tim
bcrs was sunk. and now lies ut the
wharf in his city. nearly cove cd by WA
teri New Albany Con,mcr,ia l.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24

SINGrLAR WILI.- Tie will Of Mr..
Anton Henry Friedrich William. Stein
mann. late of Patoka Tip. in this County.
was admitted TO probate at tie Clerks
office last week. lie Wills his daughter
$i.CU,. two ofhis sous 500 each: So TO
anotl err son. and $1,000 and amy surplus
over that which there may be- after his
estate is settled 10 The Evangclic I.u,h-
sran Missionary Society OF North \ MR.
"A. with headquarters ut Cleveland
Ohio. which sum is to be- put AT intcres,
aid the interest devoted 10 tl.cc;,i>c Of
,reign uniforms. under the direction Of
he sUci,t,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24

0 Common Pleas Court begins lis
session OH one week from, next Monday
There Is no important or large case on.
the docket.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24

~ The yearly receipts of the New
NbaEv po>;-oflice are over 33..tO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24
Supreme Judge.

We are authorized Ia announce the
name of Hon. Samuel II. lsuskiIk. oi
Bloomington. rs a candidate for Supreme
Judge. in indianapolis. bloomington and
and New Albany District. Mr.. Buskirk
is in every way VIII qualified for Il G
position. and would add much strength
To our State ticket ir nominated. lie
is a fluent and eloquent speaker. a learn
cd lawyer. and is well aud myorably
known all over our Stale. We bcspcak
for him cordial support. raoli Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-12-24
SURVEY NOTICE.

N Office is hereby given that the I'M
1 = dcrsign,cd will proceed with tho
Surveyor of Dubois county, OH the 9Th
day Of January, 1870. to run the lines and
determine the boundaries Of Section Is,
town 2, south, range 6, west.
The lntermediatc lines will also be run
and the corners thereof established.
Persons interested will please be pres
cnt. AARON UTz.
Dec. ~, 1869. -3w, y ,.a
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
MADISON, Wis, Feb. Is

Three Of the Assembly Judiciary
Committee report against the aboli-
ton of the Grand Jury system; and
two favor IL. Several local bills
whose object can be attained by ex-
listing laws, have been vetoed by the
Governor.
The annual appropriation to the
State Prison is fixed 81 $4,000, and
that to the Reform School at S25,
900; that to the Insane Asylum at
800 900, and to the Dear and Dumb
Institute. $4,000.
The Senate Committee on State
Affairs have unanimously recommen-
ded the indefinite postponement OF
the Assembly Female Suffrage bill.
The Assembly Special Committee
will unanimously report bill re-
pealing all laws DISTINGUISHING deser~
ters. Both Houses have adopted q
joint resolution submitting the ones
tion of the Governors salary at S.,
600 per year, and the Lieutenant-
Governors 81 900, to u vote of the
people. Bills Of no general interest
are now running through both
Houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
RIGHT AND WRONG Use OF PowE

RIGHT AND WRONG USE OF POWER
Tho Legislature in several states,
Wisconsin among them, are havir <
bills before them for laws compelling
| parents TO send their children TO
school. Now, education is q good
thing, SO il religion, SO is matIlmo-
ny, SO are many things good and 80
are even some bad things very good
# rightly and tcmperately used
But it is among the difficulties in the
department Of civil government to
decide sometimes how tar legislation
may go for enforcing what is mani
testify right. Temperance is right,
yet the folly of trying to enforce
temperance by law is fresh in the
minds Of all who read the news. In
old times the Catholics and Protest.
ants each enacted laws with cruel
enalties for compelling the other to
worship God contrary TO CONVICTIONS
Both were cruelty wrong. In early
times our Puritanic ancestors bad a
essof it trying TO enforce laws for
compelling moral and religious uni
tormity. 1t is difficult matter to
attempt correction of the gross
appetites, the prejudices or the pas
sions Of men. Ignorance is terri
bic misfortune and greatly charge
able to the parents; but the world
does not look upon it as crime.
Therefore, to enforce education by
law would be sanctioning legal rem
edies for other misfortunts than ig>
norance, Very true, the happiness
of mankind and the very success
and stability of free government de-
pend most of all upon the general
education of the masses. But we
think such general education may be
even better insured by mild and
tempting means rather than by COM
pulsory laws It is q fixed princi>
pie in the science ofrepublican gov
ernment that men shall be compel.
led as little as possible to do their
duty also, that men shall ut least
seem to govern themselves in all
matters domestic, moral and relig-
ious. The education OF children is
a duty Involving all the laws of hu-
man nature, and if people neglect
their children for whom they suffer
and toll and live, we thirk no stat,
ute laws can reach them. Brutal
instincts must be near by when pa
rents neglect to schooltheir offspring,
and laws fail To reclaim brutal hu.
mainly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
NEw YoRK Feb 10

Advices from Cuba from an Amer.
lean connected With the revolution
ists have been received by the Irtb.
une. The Provisional Governmen; is
practically in operation harmonious,
~, and the revolution il rapidly
spreading. Politically, tho Provis
ional Government propose general
emancipation, equal political rights
for all colors, suffrage to be based on
educational or property qualifications
applied to all alike. The weather
patriots have all emancipated their
slaves, many of whom are armed
Nc proposition from the Spaniards
will now be listened to. Nothing
short Of independence is Desired
When that is established Cuba may
hope to obtain the protection Of the
United States, with view of even
tually becoming a member OF the
American Union. Many are desir~
Gus of annexation, but the open dis
cussion of the question might now
create dissension. An agent will
soon be in Washington, asking for
belligerent rights of the new Admin
istration."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
The Public Debt How to Pay it.

A gentleman ct Milwaukee writes
as follows.
Mn. Cover "You have done well
in publishing Matt. Carpenters TEN
perance speech and in writing that
editorial on the Lational debt. Say
the public debt is $4,000 and sup
pose congress should stop all conten>
lion about distributing the National
Bank currency among the states and
at once make and pay out one hum
bred million OF greenbacks o month
and take up that amount of six per
cent. bonds, and retain the some
amount of National Bank currency
until we have exhausted the bonds
not payable IN gold, and let this Ma
tional currency so made upon the
honor and good faith OF this govern
ment flow INTO the national channel
Of trade without paying sixteen per
cent per annum. throughout the
length and breadth of this lana, TO
aid energy in building several
railroads 10 the Pacific, opening
farms, mines, erecting mills, FORCES
and factories OF all kinds and cover,
ing our Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans
with trade and commerce. Let this
be the currency OF america" anc
leave those who choose 10 import
and pay duties in gold to take their
own course TO DO it, and pay. foot il
as best they can-who would b.
| hurt ?" B.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Physical and Commercial Changes in
Grant County.

Recent changes in the physical
outline Of business in Grant County.
in respect to markets, should be look>
ed into at this time. Thirteen wears
ago the people in the north towns of
Grant County were hauling their
grain TO the Galena railroad market,
or to the river market at Prairie du
Chen, which at times was good on
account of the st. Paul demand
The M. & Nj. Railroad came in 1856
6, and soon after tho Mineral Point
road was finished, opening up new
mark cts and so changing things that
men for a while hardly knew them,
selves or destiny. The withdrawal of
trade from Galena and Prairie du
Chen gave those places blow tor
which they were unprepared, and
from which they have not yet recov'
cred The entire current OF travel
and trade within Grant County was
changed Five public roads, which
had swarmed with travellers, NOV.
ing toward the north and west with
great herds of cattle, horses and
sheep, were at once deserted and have
since become as obsolete and forgot
ten as the old Roman turnpikes. The
Military road is no more. The Platte
vile, Lancaster and Patch Grove
road, which those days was great
emigrant thoroughfare, has since
been hardly worth keeping up. Same
OF the jamestown and Potosi road.
No very important road and mar.
ket changes have since been matie,
and business has settled down upon
The basis OF roads and marke. town.
as they are and have been for dozen
years. La fact, things have since
been adapting themselves and settling
ing down according TO the laws which
govern trade and husineas--the sew.
eral market towns being the centers
Of commercial gravity.
But next is 10 come the Plattevilt
railroad then what Answer.
half dozen changes not calculated
nor dreamed. The new market cen.
teri must beget further commercial
gravitation and diversion from what
has seemed fixed. The current will
hesitate, change as the gulf stream
al the approach Of an ocean cross
road. Such trade at present contra,
rywise to Platteville will shift abou,
and gravitate toward that market
Other markets will be meaeurably
deserted
These subjects involving cause anc
effect may be made patient, inter,
es cd study.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

The cholera has broken out in
Cuba-at Santiago and vicinity and
is increasing in virulence. With in
ternal war and the plague, that island
is at present sorely afflicted.
-Velocipedes are so numerous in
New Bedford, and particularly on
the side walks, that they have become
3 nuisance, and the authorities are
called upon to prohibit their use in
such places.
New York papers state that one
ofthe murderers recently sentenccd
to death in that city had SO much no.
Iitical influence that even the High
Sheriff was recently induced 10 be-
come his bail!
Eight men. mostly hard oascs
escaped from the jail at Davenport
Iowa yesterday afternoon, aud star
tea Tor Tue country Two have been
retaken. Six are still al large.
among them, Clancy, a murderer.
Andrew Johnson's appointees
are called subordinate Government
officers, to distinguish them from the
appolntor, who is an insubordinate
government officer Detroit Tribune.
Congress raised the duty on
copper from five to fifteen per cent
al valorem. This will tend to re-
vive the languishing copper interest
of this country.
Oregon begs two hundred and
NIFTY servant girls to come and do its
house work wages s25 in gold, per
month. and from four TO ten suffers
each.
The burglars who robbed the
First National Bank of New Windsor
Md, of S121, 900 in bonds, have been
arrested and sos, 000 of The stolen
property recovered.
Some one in Ohio wants to make
veloclpede to run on one rail of a
railroad, and thinks it can be propeu-
ed at The rate of hundred miles an
hour.
also teeth cannot be worn al
Austin, Nevada. Tue atmospheric
pressure is too small at that altitnae
5000 feet.
Belgium special commission has
reported on the subject of employing
women in mines. They think tbeS
should be 80 employed.
James Grant, the murderer of
ID. Rives Pollard, of Richmond has
been indicted for that crime. and his
trial commenced on Monday.
John c. Breckenridge is at the
Clarendon Hotel, in New York city,
"nere the copperhead and rebel ar
lstocracy are lionizing the traitor.
West Virginia, during the past
year, has built three thousand school
houses where there were scarcely
any before.
The fret lesson of the velocipede
in Providence cost the rider s125.
He went through show window.
A man who had a scoldi.e wife
ceing asked what he did for wing,
replied that he kept hot Louss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
The Wind Bloweth Where it Liststh, &c,

"Great oaks from little acorns
grow" Three men in LovingtoD,
Ky, "swore off, drinking Bourbon
a few weeks ago, ant hundreds have
since taken the pledge. A copy OF
the pledge was forwarded TO Frank
fort for signature by the members OF
the Legislature.
Lately we have known many per.
sons, long noted for their indulging
deeply in the cup by times, to quit
IF without signing any paper or APP
plying for initiation into the Good
Templar Grand Army.
"There is time for all things"
was an inspired saying. Another
The wind blowelh where it listeth
and We hear the sound thereof, but
We know not whence il cometh or
whittier it goeih." The moral is,
that personal reforms as well as re-
lgions overtake men in mysteri>
GUS way, whole platoons seeming to
change about from evil to good as if
moved thereto by electric shock or
divine impulse but in plain Eng
ish we know not from what quarter
comes the impelling fire
Ali human efforts for effecting
moral reforms appear as seeds cast
upon stony ground, except when
the spirit is already at work in men
And though such spirit works in Sc
cret, there are always signs hung out
by which we may know the spirit
telegraph is in connection and work
ing between God and men. And
when such signs appear, then is the
time for our moral reform men to
20 abroad for work, as the promised
harvest is great.
Recently the signs were seen
abroad at Milwaukee. Carpenter
Blossom, jenkins and others appear
ed in perfect harness, and divinely
ordained in the mission Of temper
ance. And if efforts were at once
made as at Covington, we have nc
doubt q powerful temperance work
would follow in all parts of the
country-not according to the pro
hibitory basis of doctrine, hut the old
Washingtonian. The work must be
broad and not confined alone to the
close guar ters Of the lodge. Let the
speakers GO forth, armed al Of old
with the Washingtonian pledge, and
we'll prepared with their tales OF
horror as reformed drunkards. The
harvest is ripe for the sickle.
Reader if our views as to striking
while the irons hot agree with
yours, at once call meetings at Ian
caster, Platteville. Boseobel, Bloom
ington-every where. and pass round
the pledge. Meet anywhere, even
in the basement Of some church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

ENTHUSIASTICALLY years ago, the
only improvements TO be seen trav
alling west from Wingville, on tn,
Military road, were the Fennimore
farm, John McReynold's place, Cas-
sler's log house and at Mt Nope The
Whitesides and Burnett farm inn
provements, next the Ira Brunson
place and then Patch Grove where
Henry Patch was the solitary deni-
zen. The entire space of near thir'
" miles was an improved prairie
waste, covered from spring till fall
with grass and appearing as bound
less meadow. Its general aspect
WAS gay, fresh and smiling. Warm
summer days the FURNISHED sky
above these prairies seemed to quiv-
er and burn in golden fame.
But what changes The entire
prairie, except q few plats of young
timber, has been turned by the plow,
and every forty or eighty of land
has taken family to support. NotL
ing has been allowed tosstand as q
reminder OF primitive wildness.
The recent talk of building a rail
road upoh the route of the old Mill
tary road reminds us Of these recol
lections, which are as we'll pictured
upon our mind rs If moving PIANO
rama Of that old road were moving
before US.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Estate of kies.

- County ofGrant. 81 court
Ia the matter of the estate Of Asensth Kes deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Daniel Kies OF
Grant County representing. anon other thinrs tbst
Asenath hes late OF Grant county the 18th day OF
November d. 1867 at Grant County died intestate
leaving goods chates aud estate within this State of
Wisconsin. and that the said titioner is son of said
deceased and praying that administration said estate
be TO A H. Bushnell OF Lancaster granted.
Therefore, It ordered that said application be heard
before the Judge OF this Court the Probate Office in
the village of Lancaster in said county on TIL tuesday
the 10Th day OF March, A. d. 1859, at o'clock the
afternoon of said day.
ordered further that motto thereof be given the
heirs of said deceased and TO ell persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing rant County
Herald weekly newspaper printed and published ~
Lancaster in said County. By the Court,
WM. MCG0NIGAL, COUNTY Judge.
Dated at Lancaster, the 25d day of Feb 1859 3St3t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23

THE "APPEAL" REPEALED AND"THE
BoscoBEL JOURNAL" lSAUGURATED -
The Boscobel appeal has become" The
BoScohel Journal" The editor gives
as a reason tor the change that the
name "AppenE' looked like weekly
petition for help and says the. word
"Joarna" has more dignity and self
reliance. Gen. Beadle is making a
highly creditable newspaper and de.
serves generous support. As an
editor he possesses clever tact, and as
q writer first rate ease and elegance.
de is sensible and candid, firm man,
OF triot religious principles, yet lib
eral and tolerant toward others. He
writes as a scholar and one possess
ing marked intelligence, yet does not
sacrifice sense aud spirit to pedantic
r. 6aement. We shall be glad to no.
tice some day that Gen. B. has long
served as an editor without laying
aside his conscience or his christians
itV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
Estate of ParIand.

GTATE OF WISCONSIN, 90 Probate onice, January
- Grant County, 22d, 1869.
In the matter OF the Proof aud Probate of the last will
and Testament of Thomas Parland deceased late a.
the County of Grant.
Whereas. an instrument in writing purporting 10 be
the last will and of Thomas Parland
late Of the County of Grant has been filed in tails office
and, Whereas application has been made by George
Brown praying that the he proven and admitted
to Probate according to the laws of this State
II Is ordered that said applicable be heard before
me at the Probate Office in the village of Lancaster in
said county, Tuesday the 10th day of March 1859
at one o clock in the afternoon of said day
And IL is further ordered that notice shall be given to
al persons interested in said will of the time and place
OF said hearing by publication of copy Of this order
in the Grant County Herald, weekly newspaper
printed at Lancaster in said County three success
i've weeks each week prior to the time Of such
hearing. b. the Court
$50 WIZ. McG0NIGAL, Co. Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
sas- The United s

a6s- The United States Senate and
House cannot agree in the proposed
Suffrage constitutional amendment
The House refuses 10 concur in the
Senate amendment the Senate re-
fused to recede from theirs, and now
the Judiciary Committee of the
House has determined to strike out
that portion of the Senate amend
ment which allows negaoes to hold
Office. and ark the House to pass ii
in that form. The Southern Sena.
tors have avowed their purposes 10
defeat any amendment which does
not permit negroes 10 hold office as
well as vote.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
HAVANA Fsb. Is.

One thousand Chassurs arrived to-
day from Spain and landed amid en-
thusiastic demonstrations.
The Dtaro says: Cespedes and q
greater part of the rebels are within
the jurisdiction of Holguin. They
draw supplies from Haciendas. The
Spanish forces in arms on the island
number 20 900 men.
Advices from Holguin of the eth,
states that Communications with the
troops there has been cut off by the
insurgents, who surround the town
and intercept supplies. Families are
fleeing from Remedies, alarmed at
the approach of the rebellion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 20.

Detective Moses Sargent. of Bos-
ton, and Marshal Fits, of Newbury.
port. Mass, aided by the Chiefs of
Police of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
on Thursday last, arrested Leonard
Choate, at log cabin fifty miles
above the Falls. Choate is an inoen-
diary, and has been ter or to New
buryport for sixteen years. 1t is
said that he has fred over fifty ouil-
dings including two churches. The
case was very intricate one, and the
tracing Of him to this State was due
to the finding of various pieces OF The
ST, Paul Press in the boxes with
which he fired the buildings.