Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-27


throw of the rebellion and the dos>
truction of slavery. TO Grant he
sends solid silver tea-set of thirty
sil pieces; to Shermcn silver egg
ooller and holder to ex-oecrctary
seward, an ink stand and pen-hold-
or, with call,bell and TO Mrs. Lin.
com q neavy card basket. These ar
tlcles are made of pure silver and
plenty oft. The duty on these ar
tlcles costs Grant S748, and Sherman
| $184. '''A
| RThe Spanish press is making
up for the confinement, to which
it has hitherto been subjected, by
indulging in the most ridiculous ex>
cesses. A paper published at Barce~
Iona, called La Haca, is Illustrated
with highly coIored Autographs of
the priesthood in all conceivable
aspects Of riot and ribaldry. This
is the significant motto of the pa
per: 'Invitations 70 breakfast, to
dueis of the first blood and to dueIs
Of death will be received at the
editors's residence, No. IA Gale de
Codols."
be- The other day, in a eonver-
sation, General Sherman said that
regular details ought to be made
from the cadets at west Point to
go upon the Plains and fight Indians,
whereupon Parson Newman was
Mortified and called it "the slaughter
ofinnocents." Sherman's reply was
every one to his trade-the soldier
to his battle and the parson to his
text.
EE Japan is battle ground of
religious ideas as well as Of political
ambition. A great pressure is
brought TO bear on the authorities
in favor of religious freedom. For
long period the japanese having re-
garded Christianity with especial
fear, but the opinion is now preva-
lent and gaining ground among
them, that Christianity is soon to he
their prevailing religion.
R@G General Butler, it is known, is
not a Republican of so long stand
ing as some members of his party
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, lately
tainted him with the fact. referring
to his own career in the party. Butt
Ter grimly replied that ''some people
seemed to think a good deal more of
Judas than Paul, because he was
the older APOSTLE"
GE Forty Of the colony of South>
ern rebels and rebel sympathizers
who left for Brazil during the war
hoping to find there better coun>
try for their future residence than
that which the Stars and Stripes
protect, have Just landed in New
York, having returned disguised,
hungry, and n deplorable condition
of restitution.
ssa. the London Times states that
Gen. Prim and other Spanish states
men are convinced that the separa-
ton Of Cuba from the mother coun-
try is only question of time. The
Times advises Spain to sell the Is
and to the United States, and regard
e1self fortunate that she has, at
present, anything left to sell.
ssa-Gen. Sickles' instructions as
Minister to Spain comprehend o
scheme for the settlement Of the
Cuban question by allowing the
Cubans to purchase the island them4
selves from the home Government.
and that our Government will in
dorse their bonds for the purchase
money, or otherwise aid them in
raising the funds for that purpose.
Esg> The loyal rebels of New Or
have made such bunglingly frau&ul-
ent returns that the supervisor has
it all done over again. The
entire city returned only 10000
less than hundreds Of business men
at the North returned individually.
sG- Jefferson Davis, the would-be
founder of an America Empire, is
seeking charity in Paris. The Paris
Pays says that himself and family
are very poor, and that the French
admirers of the ex~President of the
Southern Confederaey should take
steps to relieve their wants.
Asa Packer, the democratic can
didate for Governor of Pennsylvania.
is native Of Groton, CT, learned
the trade of tanner in North Ston,
ington, and at the age II years car
ried his all in a knapsack to Sus-
quehanna county, Pa. He is now
worth twenty millions.
The San Francisco NeuS Letter
is certain that within a year the
will travel habitually to
New York, Europe and China by
aerial carriages. The NelUS Letter
is sure that the recent model aerial
carriage experiment was an unquali-
fed success.
1t is fully believed that there is'a
secret order Of incendaries in Califor-
MIA, with members in all parts of the
State, the object being to burn hous-
es, churches and in which Chinese
are educated, or where tho teach
ers of Chinese reside,
The American Woman's Edlca-
tional Association" recently held
meeting "to forward movement to
secure endowed institutions for train.
ing of women to their special duties