Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
News and Other Items.


prontless to almost all concerned in
the wool and wooden interest, and
disastrous to many. Gold in Janua-
~ was l35, and in December 800
Inc decline in value of wool was
much heavier, The spring business
was moderately good but. that over.
the shrinkage in prices was constant
until the close. 1t is confident
ly believed that woods and woolens
have seen their worst, and that q
better day ia at hand for all interest
ed in the trade"
The Pope having announced
that commission of theologians will
be organized to answer questions
propounded by Protestants who may
visit Rome during the sitting Of the
Council, many of the clergymen of
the Church of England have delega-
ted three of their colleagues to re-
pair to Rome to discuss with the COM
mission points of difference between
Catholics aud Protestants.
The New York Tribune SAYS :
"a most sensible man is the Hon.
Samuel Shellabarger, late minister to
Portugal. Not receiving the advan-
tages abroad which he expected. he
resigns diplomatic Office which, in
spite of high salary and other induce
ments, has no attractions for him,
and comes home.
The coliseum for the great mu-
steal festival in New York in Nav.
will accomomate so, 900 people. The
attendance of 10000 musical artists
is to be secured, and the first stars OF
the lyric world have been engaged
for the occasion. Four grand prizes
for musical composition are to be Of
fered.
Men in New York advertise tc
send, for a consideration, a receipt
for writing without pen or ink
When the money comes, they send
the following: write with a lead
pencil" A great many chaps are
paying from fifty cents to dollar to
learn this important secret.
Rev. Horace Cook, the recrean
pastor, has surrendered his ordination
parchments to Presiding Elder Peas
of New York, with the request tina
his name may be "blotted from th,
records Of the Conference, and con
! signed TO infamy.
Prince Arthur * described s..
about nineteen years old, with {
good humored eye, and first sroI
of blonde whiskers on his healthy
looking checks. His hair and com
piexion are also light, and, altogether
he is genuine English blonde"
Because of the patriotic lutheran
ces of Bishop Simpson during th,
war, the Georgia Methodists refused
the use of their churches at Alant.
for the recent Conference, and it wat
held in the woods.
Mark Twain received abou
fourteen cents per volume tor hi
late work "The Innocents Abroad,
and as 10000 volumes have already
been sold, he has pocketed $4,000 VI
to this time.
An easy and practical route fo
the Darien Caual has been discovered
which can be completed ia FIVE years
at a cost of $70,000,000. The dis
| lance from ocean to OCEAN ia 20
leagues.
General Farnsworth reported
bill to prohibit, after the LIST of Jul,
next, the sending of any matte
through the mails without prepay
ment, and, by general consent, tn
bill was put on its passage.
in the us. District Court, a
Albany, Helen NJ. Shafer, of Troy
was sentenced to the Albany Peni
Tertiary, on Saturday, for one year
for fraudulently obtaining pensiol
money after her marriage,
The London Telegraph assert
that the French Government has dis
covered the existence of conspirac,
spreading throughout France, impli
eating trades unions, EgIish Inter
notional Secretary, and Mazzina.
The Ecumenical Council vii
suspend, and probably close altogeth
err, about Easter. The Pope still
suffers from cold, but presides oveI
the Cornell every day.
The plans of the new Steam
Flying Ship Avitor have been sub
mitted to thoroughly competent
engineer who, it is said, has pronoun-
ced favorably upon thom.
Petitions are being circulated fol
signatures everywhere throughout
Great Britain imploring Parliament
to pass law for the inspection Of
converts.
A Judge of the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court has decided that a
charitable bequest to an infidel soci-
ETY. is void in law.
A woman in Fond duLao threat.
ems TO leave her husband, if lie does
not subscribe 70 the New York LED
ger.
"A sensation lecturer gays that
cold feet are sufficient ground for q
divorce in Indiana.
The Fifteenth Amendment will
give Missouri 10000 colored votes.
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