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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

many night the gray wolves howl.
eu unVii the prairics rang again.
hyery clear morning in those times,
Tue flattevllle mounds, some forty
miles away, could be quite plainly
dlscerned against the sky Of sunrise ;
ouV now they can be seen no more,
OF only, as few somewhat sturdily
contend, on occasions when the
weather changes from fair to foul
ana snow storms are to prevail.
ms Is the result of moro than
twenty-five years close observation,
ana may be taken with or without
the proverbial grains of allowance.
often, while walking the long,
straight lanes of this rolling country,
We detect points" that pleasantly
remind us Of Hazel Green and other
parts to southwark. Here are
streams that suggest the Snsinawa
several miles above Lightoap's mill.
sometimes u wild and willowy spot
comes to view, and then we have a
mental glimpse, as it were, of GER
eaih Dathing place much resorted to
by tho school boys when the geogra-
ply lesson was hard and the 'rithme-
tic tough. In the distance, and in
Guiding half the horizon, are the blue
hills Of Iowa, marking the course of
the Mississippi These look like
those that are seen from almost any
point in the southern townships. and
they make Us feel entirely at homo
while gazing upon them.
Nearly the entire township is good
for agricultural purposes, some of the
very best and most productive farms
being found within quarter of a mile
OF the river. A number of German
families have settled in the remoter
regions, where by patient, faithful
labor they have succeeded in making
for themselves homes fully as good
As those they left beyond the sea,
and where they seem to enjoy them
selves quite as much as they did
On the banks Of the castlecrown'd Rhine
nhore the grapes drink the moonlight and
Change il wine.
Yours, Ok TIE TRAMP.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

REVISING THE ScRUPrUREs.-A
numerous body of learned men, chief.
ly English Churchmen and Dissen-
ters, are now engaged in revising the
text Of the New Testament. The
translation mad: early in the reign
Of James l., which may be said to
have fixed the English language is
almost exclusively in use to this day,
but revision has been resolved on.
The Record, q leading religious Lon
don paper, states very positively that
the revisionists have voted among
themselves that the true translation
of the concluding petition in the
Lords prayer is not "Deliver us from
evil" but "Deliver us from the evil
one" IL has boon dotornlin Oh also
to expunge the Doxology at tho end
Of the prayer, Oh the ground that it
is absent from all the earliest manu-
scripts. The whole Bible is to be re-
vised, but for obvious reasons the
New Testament was first taken in
hand. The Church Of England pray
cr-book is also to be remodelcd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

GENERAL AMNEsTY.--A Washing
ton dispatch says: "a strong move
ment is to be made in Congress pre-
vious to the holidays for the removal
Of political disabilities, and granting
universal amnesty. General Butler
will offer the bill-either an entirely
new one, or his old one in much more
liberal form. Senator Kellogg has
introduced bill looking to the de-
sired end. The people Of Louisiana
and Mississippi are ready to accept
terms, and delegates are now here
from those and other Southern States
to urge immediate action in this mat
ter"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

THE END AT HAND IN PARIs.-Min-
lister Washburne's Secretary writes
from Paris to London that, according
to his information, the French have
been beaten at all points but one,
and the end is apparently near at
hand. The capitulation of Paris
within three weeks is looked for. No
cases of starvation are reported, al
though provisions are scarce and dear.
Prominent members of the Provision
al Government are accused Of swind-
ling by means Of fraudulent contracts
for arms and food.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

GRANT PoRK.-The editor of the
Prairie du Chen Union has been visit
ing Bridgeport. He says ave
found the place occupied by an army
Of Porker5 which had como down
from Grant county and were then in
camp awaiting transportation to
Chicago. On Tuesday last 500 were
driven to that place from Grant
county farms, and they are not the
lean, shadowloss, bristling 'land
sharks" which used to reach our
markets in other days, but square
built fellows, that have barrel OF
pork on their sides and a hundre
weight of bacon on their corners, OF
quality that might tempt Jew to
partake Of it.
Grant county farmers have from
ten to a hundred such swine in their
yards and are receiving their tens Of
thousands Of dollars daily for the
most profitable Of all their farm pro-
ductions Notwithstanding the de-
cline in prices, pork raising is the
most profitable business for western
farmers"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

GSrThe Senate Naval Committee
have reported in favor Of the confirm
alton Of Admiral Porter. This ac-
ton was agreed upon at a special
session of the committee, at the ear
nest request of the President Ac-
ton, however, will be delayed in the
Senate for the purpose of seeing
what the House intends to do with
the proposition to abolish the rank,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13
FROM EUROPE.
Prussians Capture Orleans-The Fall of
Paris Restoration of the French
Empire-Emperor of Germa-
Spanish Crown.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The Prus-
sian minister here has received in
formation to the effect that Paris will
be compelled to capitulate within two
weeks. Our Government has similar
information.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

AID ASKED FOR RAILRoADs.-There
are on the table Of the Speaker of the
House, rs land giant bills and joint
resolutions, all but one Of which have
come from the Senate. There are
30 similar measures pending in the
Senate. All but five of these grants
are for benefit to railroads. The FIRE.
mont road calls for 26,OOO,O0O acres 4;
the rest for about % 000, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

s1g' Thomas Hughes, OF England,
who lately visited this country, in a
speech to his constituents the other
day, dcplorod the recent capture OF
an American fishing vessel by the
British gunboat as adding ffeseh
difficulty 10 tho Alabama imbroglio.
He cited his late American experien-
&c, and described the sentiments Of
the Americans on these questions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13
Proposals for Wood I!

DROP0sALs will be received by the undersigned
l. until Tuesday noon, the goth December instant
at the office of the Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors
for furnishing Grant County with the next ANIMAL
supply OF wood, AS follows: One hundred cords of
green wood, twenty-five cords Of dry wood All wood
must be good body white oak, pin oak or hickory cr
equivalent to be uniformly feet long well corded
and free from limbs. Good body second growth white
oak, pin oak and hickory preferred. The wood TO bs
delivered in or around the court house square "a tbe
undersigned shall elect, and no bid received for less
than nifty cords in lot except the dry wood which
livery Of wood The undersigned reserve the right ~
reject any nd all bids. W. p DEWEY
Chm Co. Board of Supervisors
! NJ. ALTIZER, Clerk of Board of Supervisors
Ddteu Lancaster, WIS, Dec. IL, 1870. 2Sw2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13
Commissioners Notice.

TATE ECO. OF WISCONSIN, 50 In Probate, Grant County
- Ulaht Oouhty, court
In the matter Of the estate Of William O. Ross decd
10 ALL WHOM IT NAP CONGRATULATIONS !.
hereby given that We the subscribers were on the Ara
gay OF December 1870 appointed and commissioned bv
the Judge Of said court, Commissioned to receive ex.
against said deceased; that six (6l months FINN and
after SAID day have been allowed and limited for cred
TORS 10 present their claims to us for examination and
allowance aud that we will on Monday the Ctr day
OF January, 1871, and on Tuesday the st dayiof june
lof at o'clock A. NJ Of said dsysat the Office of the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of said county in tho village
o. Lancaster WIS., attend to the discharge Of our du-
tics as commissioners aforesaid
A. p. THOMPSON
p. II. PARSONS,
DAVID SCHREINER,
Dated Dec. II, 10 2sw4 Commissioners
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

asa-Thc Committee OF the Judicial
~ Of the House have taken up the
question Of apportioning Representa-
tives in Congress among the various
States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

saa-The Germans, having secured
thcir lines around Paris against all
efforts to break them, the capitula-
ton Of that city at an early day is
inevitable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

Berlin, Dec. 8.-A dispatch from
King William to Queen Augusta con-
hirms the report that 10000 prison
ers, u cannon and four gunboats
were captured at Orleans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

S-Thc New y orll TrJume, Times
and Hrdld warmly iudorso the Mes
sage Of President Grant. The World
and Sun do not. All of which indi-
Gates that the document meets the
hearty approval Of the people.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

In the list Of coffee-drinking ma
lions 1t is said the United States ranks
second.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

Eg-l is now considered certain
that during the present session of
Congress tho Income tax will be abol-
ished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

G@-A Washington dispatch says
that there is no longer any doubt
chat the income tax Will be abolished.
The feeling in Congress is stronger
than ever against it, and already
several bills have been introduced,
providing for its repeal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

ssa.lowa has lost one Of her most
brilliant journalists and general men
in the death Of Col. A. p. Richardson,
editor of the McGrcgor Times. lie
died at MeGregor on Monday after .
long and painful illness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

There are about II, 600 cigar fac
tories in the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13
LAST CHANCE

FUR A FIhsT-CLAss FARM
On EASY 1'ERMS of Pav,na,.
offer for sale In eighty acre lots my Prairie Farm
consisting Of SEFEN EIGHTIES IN ONE BODT
s.tuato - !, =, ,s1aaI
Haven. This land ia all choice new prairie well n
tered and under fine state of cultivation Tho Ia,
VIII divided into 80 acre tracts to suit parties la
string to purchase. 20 ' "o-
iEHMS-Twenty 20 per cent. of tho purchase price
to be paid down and the balance in ten tl0l years
nual payments at current rate of interest ''' "''
Also offer, upon like terms of easy pavmopt cpt-
ERAL fHOUSA ND ACRES of Good Improved Lana,
ter. '"N Aa"O"''
Parties desiring good farming lands will do wall ~
cas- upon me before purchasing elsewhere
W =. DEWEY
Office in Now Bank building
Lancaster, December 10. 1870 oS.ns,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

WILHELMsHoHE, Dee. THE gen
eral impression which has prevailed
OF the restoration of the Emperor ia
steadily improving. The argument
IN favor of his restoration ia the ruin
ons consequences in many poverty
stricken sections of Germany in case
oil Il much longer protraction of the
war. 1t was assorted yesterday that
an autograph letter had arrived from
the Emperor Alexander to Napoleon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

FLORENCE, Dec. 8.--Duke DeAosta
has formally accepted the crown of
spain, rendered him by a deputation
from the Government Regency and
National Cortes. On receiving the
Grown from the Spanish delegation
he congratulated them on the fact
that Spain had succeeded in reconcil-
ing order with liberty He promised
to maintain the constitutional tradi-
lions OF his family, and believed his
conduct would be such that all parties
would admit his honesty of purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

Custom in the Episcopal Church
has ordained that no groomsmen or
bridesmaids should otficiate at the
marriage of a widow or widower.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

sB- The fine public school house at
Waterloo, Iowa, which cost $50. 600,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night last, with about sixty cords of
wood in the basement, where the fire
originated. There was an insurance
Of only $4,000 on the premises. A.
bout 400 children are deprived of od-
ucational facilities by this disaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

CONGRESSIONAL DIsrRIcT5.-The
Milwaukee Sentinel publishes map,
dividing the State into eight Congress
sional Districts. The following coun-
ties, Grant, Iowa, Sank, Rlchland
Crawford and Vernon, comprise tho
First; La Fayette, Green, Rock and
Dane, the Second Walworth, Ken
osha, Racine, Waukosha and Jefior-
son, the Third Milwaukee, Ozaukoe
and Washington, the Fourth Colum-
bia, Dodge, Fond du Lac and Green
Lake, tho Fifth Sheboygan, Manito-
woe, Calumet, Kewaunee and Door
the Sixth Oconto, Shawano, Brown.
Outagamic, Waupaca, Waushara,
Marquette, Adams, Juneau, Wood,
Portage and Marathon the Seventh
and the Eighth begins ut La Crosse,
runs east, including Monroe and di-
rcctly north from there to Lake Su-
perior, including all counties west to
the Minnesota line
Taking the vote for Governor last
year as indicating the politics of the
Districts, this gives tho Democrats
the Fourth and Fifth, while the Re-
pubIicans have 884 majority in tho
Third 3l6 majority in the Sixth !;
548 majority in the Sovonth-and
from three to five thousand Rcpub-
lican majority in each Of the First,
Second and Eighth Distucts.-jState
J0Urndl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

BERLIN, Dec. 8.-The following
letter from King Louis Of Bavaria to
hing John OF Saxony, has just been
made public: "rhe Germans, led by
tho King of Prussia, celebrate the
brotherhood of Germs, giving glori-
Gus proof Of the Importance and pow
er of united Germany. | have nego-
tlated to this end at Versailles and
now invite you and other German
princes to urge the King Of Prussia
to assume the title of Emperor Of
Germany. United with the presi-
Dental functions, | am proud thus to
take the first step in browning Ger
man unity. | hope for your assent
and that of other princes and free
towns"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

MADRID, December 6.-Ex-Queen
Isabella has sent her formal protest
from Geneva against the election OF
the Duke Aosta as King of Spain
She states that she has no intention
of appealing to force.
All the political factions in Spain
are violently attacking Prim and the
party supporting Aosta.
ST.. PETERSBURG, December. Russia
has forwarded dispatches to the Gov
ernments at Vienna, Florence Tours
and Constantinoble, regarding the
Black Sea question The general
tenor Of all these dispatches Is, that
the Russian demands are essential to
the maintenance of the peace of Eu-
rope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13
Yours, Ok TIE TRAMP.

The OPENING OF CoNaREss.-A
Washington dispatch says:
The third and last session of the
forty-tirst Congress opened in the
presence Of large and somewhat
brilliant attendance of spectators, and
with more than quorum IN each
house. The galleries of the Senate
were comfortably filled, but those of
the House were overlooking. The
Presidents family appeared in the
diplomatic gallery of the Senate, but
with the exception Of two under
secretaries, mono Of the diplomatic
corps were present. There was a
very general greeting among the
Senators and Members, who were in
turn welcomed by largo number of
their friends, who thropged the floors
Of either house till the hour of meet
ing. The organization and notifi-
cation of the President Of the fact
was according to tho most approved
formality, and presented no incident
Of note. The colored member from
South Carolina, elected in White
more's place, did not put in an APP
pearanco, though very generally in
quired for during the recess taken to
await the Message
The Senators and members in
dulged in good deal of conversation
on the recent elections, and Messrs.
TrumbuI and Schurz stated very
promptly that they were in no third
party movement, nor in any hostility
to the Administration The latter
stated that he had always been Il Re
publican, and intended to continue
one. The western Republicans and
most all the Democratic mombers did
not seem to think that the revenue
reform question vas strong enough
to organize the House upon in March,
but believed that it would be q strong
feature Of each party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

sG-Thc United States Patent
Laws, administrations how to obtain
Patents is the title Of a work Of IL
pages, sent 70 US by Mum q Co., 81
Park Row, New York. 1t also con.
tains the official rules, forms for pat.
emit deeds, hints on selling patents
1870 diagrams Of mechanical move.
mcnts, and large variety Of other
useful information. It's a book real
~ worth having, and can be had free
b. all who will send their names TO
MCssr5 Mum K Co. as above.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-13

ALL KINDS OF BLANKS
For Sale at the Herald Office,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

S Every Saturday. for September
10, ia one Of the bsndsomest Illustrated
Papers ever issned. 1t contains Euro
pesn War Picturss,-th Baden Pri.-
oners taken at Nieder brouD; French Sol.
diers bathing at Nancy; A Prussian Out-
post; SAarbrock; and Some Recruits for
the South German Army. It has, be
sides. 6ns portraits Of ofMsdemoisells Sessi
and Geo. w. Childs Of the PhiIadelphia
Ledger: beautiful srt picture. Morning
in the Desert; and three admirable sum
mer pictures.-A Picnic 10 the Woods.
BY A. Hoppin; Summer Days. BY W.
Hennessy: and On the Beach at Long
Branch. BY O. G. Bush.
Its Literary contents comprise able and
very interesting Editorials on The Bal
snes Of Poser. An Empirs's Boil Rap.
On the Uncertainty Of Things. A Desire
bic Calamity. etc. It has foil summary
Of Home and Foreign News. two sddi-
tionsl chapters Of The Mystery Of Ell
win Drood." sketch of Geo w. Childs
BY JAN Parton. and other fresh and
articles. Altogethsr. it is re-
oumbsr Of this 6rst. class family
Illustrated Weekly.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

Nor So.-Ths Atchison chanpios
s.,s that some Delegates from Northerp
Ksusss. especially from Dooiphsn and
Nemsbs Cooniies. betrayed their people.
By voting contrary to what they promised
when elected. We know that some per-
con 1t Atchison reported that Northern
K.usss was solid for Clarke: bot becsnss
sueh was not the case. it is NO proof that
the Delegates betrayed the people.
There vas no Doniphan Comfy man
in the Convention. whose position wss
not kuown from the start. We suppose
the Champion refers to Mr.. Bennett. oI
Wolf River. He did not Reach Topeks
until late in tie night preceding thu
Convention; and from the time Of bis sr'
rival. he expressed himself IS unfavorabl'
to Clarke. In fact. We we're told. SOM
weeks ago. BY Clarke nsn Of this Coun
", that Mr.. Bennett was opposed T.
Clarke, and would probsbly be cspdi
date for Delegate. and that they meant &
scoop" bin. He was not present .
the meeting that appointed him. but sen
word that If they instructed their Dele
gate to vote for Clarke. he did not wan
to be that Delegate. So there was uo
much betrsysl there.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

lE Clarks's friends now charge that
be was beaten BY the admission Of dele
gates frsudulently elected; and they COM
plain Of the rulings Of the President Of
the Convention. The President did rule
rather arbitrarily. in a manner that look
ed too much like the gag game; but it so
hsppens that the result would have been
the same, had he ruled in favor Of the
Clarke party. In majority Of the con
tested cases. the Anti Clarke men were
clearly in the right: but had every one Of
them been given to the Clarke contest.
ants. there wonld still have been On Anti
Clarke majority in the Convention.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

The Waffle situation in Europe
my be summed up briefly. Since the
battle at Sedan. resulting in the capture
Of Louis Napoleon. the death Of McMsbon.
and the surrender of his army. the Prus-
SLAMS have steadily advanced toward Pa
ris. until the seige Of that city hes virtu.
ally commenced. At this crisis, England
asks for an armistice. A Republic has
been proclaimed in France. and has been
recognized BY the United States. Bot
the Prnssisn King opposes this move
meni, and AXIS for French money, ter
ritory, and ships. as indemnity for the
expenses and losses caused by the action
Of France. Further. We shall know after
it transpires.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

A PRopHrr.-On last Friday night.
we were in the St. Joseph Herald Office.
In the course Of COW, rsstiop, Mr.. Wilk-
isop, the editor Of the Herald. said: lie,
me venture little prophecy. right here
Next Tuesday. the Congressional Con.
vention meets in this city. Col. Aspe1
feels confident of the nomination, and il
looks IS il be has sure thing Of it. Bot
1 predict that l. q. Parker will be tb'
nominee. Now, take notice If this doel
not come to pass"
We had forgotten the prophecy. unit
we received Wednesdays St. Joseph pa
pers, and learned that l. G. Parker hat
been nominated over Asper BY one ma
jority. How Wilkinson guessed so we'll
we can't say. But we are not very sorr!
over the result. Asper is not very hesv!
in cslibre. He is vain. poorly balanced
and was frightened into the Free Trad
ranks by the crack Of the St. Louis Dem
ocrAt's whip.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-09-15

v The following items. from the
A,chison Champion, during last week,
are interesting It this time. We could
gil our psper with similar interesting
news. from various papers in fhs State:
Northern Kansas is Q unit for the re-
nomination of Sidney Clarke. He is the
only man we have ever had in Congress
who knew that there was any County
north OF Leavenworth.
1t looks as though Sidney Clarke
would be renominsted on the 6rst ballot
The people appreciate energy. ability and
faithfulness.