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excuse their long delay in their first
drawing, apdSm tl[lb, thGif secondscnter'
prise, as tReyF calE It, by assuring the
thousands whom tEey have cheated, that
they were obliged to leave Illinois, where
il is illegal 10 have lottery drawing
They, however, anticipate no trouble III
New York, where, they say, they had q
drawing IN James Cart6h& Co.'S baliling-
house on the 99tlI Of last February. They
and their customers were so well satisfied
with the result of that scheme, Virgins,
Bradford 4 Co. have determined TO benc-
tlt p8pu0ll largr number Oflppor, but
worthy Americans, by this their present
plan, which Is TO be conducted after the
manner Of Havana lotteries, before q
committee appointed by the tiCket-hold.
ers, 30 as to guarIl the latter against any
possible chance Of foul play" Tho draw
Ing for this magnificent lottery land swim
die was to take place, as alleged by the
movers in tho scheme, In the Academy Of
Music, Fourteenth street, yesterday, when
and where an immense gathering Of in-
tercstbd spectators was expected. lnqui-
RIGS made at The Academy show that that
place was not let for the Goth instant, and
that In any event II would not be let for
such purpose.
The cash prizes will number O,098, in
sums ranging from $500, ,OOO-thc capital
pri2e-tO $40. OF the real estate prizes
there are eleven residences on Fifth
Avenue, valued ut $4,000 cach; fourteen
on the same avenue, worth $25, ,OOO c1Ch {;
ten on I'wcnty-i0urth street, worth $l5,.
900 each; twenty-four on FOrty.sccOnd
street, worth $4,000 each; and the same
number, Of equal value, on FOrty-tltlh
street. The sum total Of these prizes IS
81 AGO 900, any one Of which can be had
lIy chance with only one dollar. Besides
these there are also offered ia residences
in the city Of Boston, Mass, valued ut
from $1,000 to $4,000 each. There are
also lightweight houses in Pittsburgh,
Penn, valued ut 1924, 900; twcnty-fOnr
in Baltimore, Md, worth
$3.50, 900; forty in Cincinnati, valued
at $570O00; seventy..six in .St,
Louis, Mo-, estimated at $lS2, 900,
and only thrcO in Chicago-the city from
whence the precious crowd hNils-valued
at 100000. The total value Of prizes
offered is, therefore $5,1G0,O0O. A dis.
count f20 or 30 per cent is made on all
purchases oftickcts from six to 5000, and
tho public is informed that James Carter
s. Co., bankers, Of No 539 Broadway,
have kindly consented 10 act as receivers
Of all monies connected with this magni;
ticent enterprise, 'tEe largest that has
ever been inaugumtCtl III. the United
States" A careful inquiry at No. 5S9
Broadway shows that there is no such
firm ut that number, nor is there hank
Of any sort kept there, unless indeed u faro
bank may be hidden away. And this Is
the way llnwary c0untrylnGn Hre hooked
in daily by city Swindlcrs. :.
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SECOND pkE's FRoc kFDINGs.
The Convention Ii tiabled yesterday
morning. The PFeEideht laid before The
Convention a letter Hom Daniel Lamb
Esq, declining the nomination for House
Of Delegates. :,
A proposition was then made by
Murine that the Convention 80 AiHtb
secret session. 1t was agreed to, and tho
delegates retired to the Supervisors room.
Atler nearly two hours, the delegates
'reljFned,t 10 tlle courtroom aud ANNOUNCED
thattit wis impossible to agree on apomil
nation for Sheriff, and that they. had
agreed that the nomination Of that officer
should be made by the Democratic voters
Qf>tlIa county, BY q nominating election
to he held in the several townships on
SATURDAY. the gthuf August, the son
receiViiis tho Rrgest vote togh he pent; !;
nee. - - 7 .. ' : =
The Convention then proceeded to conf
pIctc the ticket
Lewis Baker was nominated for the
Senate, " being understood that Brooke
md Hancock aCquicSCed in the selection.
For Assessors, George Hook WAS nolni-
mated for city district, and Martin Bur
rows for county district.
For Surveyor, N. r. Carr was nOmtm'
ted.
r. G. Barr was nominated for House Of
Delegates, To supply the vacancy occa'
stoned by tho tlcclinatiOn OF MIR. Lamb.
Adjourned.
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day, dnl my bill for carriage hire hAs nv,
eruged exactly twenty-five dollars day.
Whuw three, hundred and tifly dollars j.
an outrageous sum, come to think of IL,
cll! ~,...uG.4. ,'' au.
Yes, SIR" replied his companion.
But you have come Oft q ,leucel sight
cheaper than l have. Women and horse.
flesh cost, l tell you. wouldn't give q
tlg for one WITHOUT the OtllCr. What would
be ride to- Paradise without fair dam
sci by my side? Now, look
here" and the well known, handsome
and irresistible NIr. -, Of Wall street
notoricty, took from lis pocket I'M ivory
tablgtt and real tAlOgl. TNewpQrtIamllse.
mtnts ten ddys, seven hHndfCd anil fifty
dollars. What do you think Of that, my
Christian friend? That sum includes car
riage and horseback riding, bouquets,
boating, and general cxtrNs-witll the Gx.
ception Of cigars; those ! brought with
mo" .-.," !. /,
A tolerable correct estimate can he llhd
from this conversation in regard 10 tho
ln6ney spent 0t our fashionable watering
places
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The.Latest News.
WASHINGTON.
WAsn1NGToN. JnlY &c.

WASHINGTON, July &c.
Baron Gerolt has received the following
dispatch from his government:
"Public opinion In England Is favorable
to North Germany, the government Is not
favorable, she acts with the neutrality
laws against North Germany as she did
against America with the Alabama."
Tho Baron also received a letter from
Secretary Fish, expressing the pleasure Of
the United States government at the Nd-
hercnce of the German government TO the
principle Of exemption of private prop
crty On,the high Sous.
Probably four or five hundred new
hanks go into operation before long. The
Comptroller Of the Currency will not
draw upon the East for the twenty-five
millions provided by law for the South
and West have been tGken.
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Solar Influences on Human Affairs

Solar Influences on Human Affairs.
The present Summer season, so far US
il Ias gone, bears out in rNtlier u striking
manner the anticipations Of the Hstrono-
merS who have devoted special attention
to the phenomena Of suh.spOts. 1t may
br remembered TINT on the 23 Of May Inst
we leIurred to their theories on the sub
ieCl, and pointed out that magnetic storms
frequently accompanied these spots. I'm
lSl8," We wrote, "there were magnetic
storms, and welAd Tie French revolution.
Again in 1859 they occurred, and We had,
wars and rumors Of wars In Europe.
Again in 1870 the cycle Is complete, and
once more the world resounds with the din
OF arms. Whether there is really any
connection between solar cOnVuIsions,
magnetic storms, and the agitated pas.
si0ns Of mankind-or whether they arc
merely accidental cOincidenCes-is u sub
lee; which ofEersa vast field for research but
which at present only cOntouuls human
speculation. We have however, this fact be.
fore IlS-that several astronomers fOretOld
the occurrence Of solar disturbances on Il
great scale this year. and predicted q
Summer Of unusual heat, accompanied,
perhaps, by'troubleS in the world similar
to those which have occurred at CORE
spending cpocls. 1t may have been all
gucss.wOrE; but that way Of explaining
the matter does not render the mystery
much clearer than 1t was beforeD-N J.
2T,ReS ,.. sC.I.s. s. $40
Can ii be these same magnetic disturb
,mccs in The sun that have brought about
the present extraordinary Crisis among
the Democratic politicians in this county!
This war ut the Court House and the
war on the Rhine give some color to the
ilra thut Old Sol is really the author Of
all n,,r ,vn,LI .....
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CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 60.

CINCINNATI, July GO.
eqar eqaryr rrqgA rqA@4 A8 tae taeaR ~ EAssss EEswSE t@E; t,.;
this morning.
John Hang, was found dead ut his resi-
Gencc this morning The Coroncrs Jury
said he died from Apoplexy caused by
intemperAnce.
An cmpl6yc on Dayton S Michigan
freight train was knocked of u car by q
bridge near Dayton and killed,
The Cathedral was entered last night
by burglars. who had gathered IL quantity
ofsilvcr and gold utensils, but were oblig-
cd leave them in order to escape the pO.
lice who were in pursuit.
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John Bright, the English Liberal.

A statement, on unexccptionally good
authority, which has just been sent to
the London Daily Nelrs says that Mr..
Jright's health continues to improve, and
there is every reason TO think lie will re-
sumo his place in the House Of Commons
at its next session. Whether tits prudent
that he should atld TO his official and
Parliamentary labOB must remain undo.
cidCd; but the cause Of his illness, IL Ten.
tcnry to capillary congestion Of the brain,
suggests caution. Mr.. Bright hHs hitherto
rciraincd from giving effect 10 Ills wish to
resign, in Difference 10 the strongly Gx-
pressed wishes Of his colleague.
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Baltimore Market.


--| ~ BALTlAORA, July 70
FIouR-Morc active aud steady; western sn
pcrlno 81 COOS Is; extra 81 7C37 20; family
81 2llDI ". --.......,
new white ii 5SAi IS, Corr--WhIle higher ii
81 25S11 %; yellow nominal at 81 1901 Il. Oats
Lower; new H96SC; old 6i9GSC. Rye-96c
@$1 O5. In ....
Provisions Moss Pork at $31. Bacon
Active and In good demand; rib sides l8c; clear
rib ISHC; shoulders 10 DlG{c; hams NC. Lard
Active at l7tfDlBc. '''' 'r
NuRHY-nulI ...... .....
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Cincinnati Market.


FLnUR-Unchangcd. .., .-.-..
GRAiN-WheatEDull; rcd western 81 9501 %
for Nos. 2and l. Corn-DlIl at 90993c. Oats
Dull and prices dropping; old St06gS; new 40
GOc, RyG-Dull al 939ea1c. lSaFlGy--$1 lO01 10
C0TroN-Dull; mIddllng 19c. ...l.f... ...
TOBACCO. unchanged.
WHIsKY.-Dull at dc; demand light.
PROvIsI0YS- Quiet and unchanged. Mess Pork
ran lIe bought At $50 90. Lard HEIn; not much
tIrulaud at l6c for steam, and 16Jf@16tC for EOt.
tIC. Bulk Meats IS615c, but no sales. Bacon lA
held at 14401T1i0IS NC, but buyers contendsd
for reduction.
DuTTHG-1c higher and firm. ..H
ClHEsE-AdyanSod e lSA0l!l4S. =, ,,-
aoas-In good demand at % 7Ga1O 90. al
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The EnglisIl Mission.
NEwI Yo1iK, JnlY 90.

= '!'SI y NEW YORK, July ~.
The 7riJunC'S London special tcle-
graphs: "Since the announcement Of Mr..
Slotley's recall, manifestations Of regret
lave been most numerous among Amcri-
cans and the friends of America and En-
gland. His removal gave pleasure to our
Old enemies herG, but to. no Others. | nm
asked daily whether it is not still possible
that Mr.. Motley may remain il Mr.. Frc-
linghuyscn declines, as tclegrarhcd to-
night. Mr.. Motley's restoration would he
cordially welcomed. ~ W.
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Base Ball.
Ii
CINCINNATI, July &c.

CINCINNATI, July &C.
The Athletic Club Of Philadelphia, ar.
rived here this afternoon to play the Red
Stockings tomorrow. They are in excel
lent condition, and many predict that tho
Red Stockings willbe dGteAted: HalflNre
trains will run on the railroads, and q
large attendance is expected. a,,..
Y'E H'',-i CmcAoo, July 90.
In the game Of: liase ball to-day the
IIarvurds 6rat the White StOCkings-sCorc
II tOU.
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philadelphia Market.

EHILAUbLVHIA1 JUIy @.
FLOUR-SmRll sales at $6 2588' 80 for extra;
50 6ObT Is for spring wheat extra family. IS
-Whcat-Dull and weak; western red
81 20, RyO-UnChangGd. COrn-Dull; mixed
western 81 OI6l o. oAts-Dccllncd; State u
PnoylHoSs-QuIet. Mess POrk-SSloSl 0S.
. dT1&EfStrolCnm- Demand light; crude lOc;
refined 2iAC.
WnRKY-QnIel; western Iron bound 81 o..
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! THE N6rWich Comm '.BaAelin I eays::
"a pound and q quarter Of pure flies were
brought into our office last night, slaught-
cred In market on franklin square by
Bcbee's cxterminatOr. When the powder
lad been blown through the room not u
fly was to be scen'saye the lnyrails Of
dead which covered the floor aud were
collected" Send the "blOwcr" and his
e&terminator hithcr.f
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CurcEoO. July 70.


FLOUR-VOry dull. l...|. ~ .sH-.g..
GRAIN-Whcat- lower; closing at 81 % for
regular Nn.2. COm-DUll At INC lower; closing
at &c for No. 2; oAts-pnll aud y l9wer; CloSllg
at dSc for No .. Rye-StGAdy and quiet At SOC
for NO.2, l. r# at. .0t i0
iIoas-ActIyc and 1599Oc lower; g 7Cos s. for
still fed TO extra corn fed. t7m
CATTLE-Qulet at $SlIG 20 for Texan to good
native steers,
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Arraigncd for MansIaughter.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VI, July &c.
At West Lebanon, VI, today, conduc-
tors Henry s. Shdtttlck and George W.
BAincs and engineer Andrew NJ. Grat
were arrsigpet for manslaught0r in the
second degree in the late collision on the
Northern Railroad.
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THE oil regions Of Pennsylvania, says
an exchange, appear to enjoy the first
dropping Of the millennium. Tho Young
Mems Christian Association OF Warren, a
town Of $500 inhabitants, can find no OK
ercises Tor their Christiap zeal The jail
is empty, nobody will accept aims, and
there are no grog shops or other haunts Of
iniQuity in the town.
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The Weather and Expenses at New.
mort. '."

port. "s
A correspondent Of the New York
Standard, writing from Newport, says
Sitting hero on the cool and shady vo'
randall, II is difficult TO believe even the
IStaltldHFS account Of the great mCrcurlaI
war being wNgcd in New York and vicln-
itv, Fahrenheit cuts up no such caneTSN,
llerc-79 in the morning, IS ut noon, ana
back Ngnin To ~ in the evening, is tie
steady and respectable gait Of our New
mort quicksilver! Life under such cur
cumstnnccs is.cnioyablC. Tho only draw
back TO n complete and ecstatic rcnlIZA-
ton of bliss is this dreadful newspaper
account Of the intense heat of the cry,
md tho knowledge TINT so many ('Gor
wrctchcs arc compelled to sweltcr MnI dlc
III close, unvcntilatel garrcts and darH'
lonthcsome Easements, berel( Of the com
monCst comforts of life, unblcsscd even NY
a.brCath Of pure, unHdultcrNtcd air. why
can't everybody be rich enough to come
10 Newport and spend the summer! On,
the money that Is sQuandered here
Enough to send all the poor Of New York
CITY in tho country for the season. Mcr-
chants and brokers from tho principal
cities all over the country, unable TO bring
their own turNOtlts, hire carriages BY the
div. A ride IN tho morning around tue
beach and most attractive seAShOrG sp0ls
costs six dollars for u single person; III
the afternoon from four till six, the most
fashionable time for driving, eight dollars
is the price The following is q vcrbaliHl!
account OF IL conversation which took
place between two Wall street brokers on
the varandNh Of the Ocean House:
"1hayc been here inst two weeks TO-
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CUBA.

~ Ii ~ HAVANA, July "O'
During the recent engagement between
the Spanish troops and the insurgents in
the jurisdiction Of IEolguln and Puerto
Principe, over $50 Of the latter were
kf1InI
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sunstroke and Hydrophobia.

ST. LOUIS, June GO.
Nearly dozen cases Of snnstrokc oc.
Cured yesterday, mostly fatal; also two
cases Of hydrophobiR were Developed,
one Of wllicKprovcd fatal and The other
will nr0DablY die.
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The Weather Yesterday.
ne NSstan MIoH ZsIeOrgph Cos. BuI!eHn.
.' HTT.,,,.,, ,,,,,, Hy.s,, I'll, a.

s..,. WHEELING, Noon, July q.
CIncinnau-CICar; wind s. W.; tllcr. So.
Washington Overcast; wind N. W.; tlICr. 81.
St. LOnEs-Cloar; wind 9. w; thcr. 10.
baltimore Clear; wind n; thor. 81.
lIichnond-Cl wind g.; tIGr, 90. /.
ChlcAgo-Clcar; wind 8. W; ther. 50.
PhilAdelphia-Clcar; wind n. W.; thCr. 81.
Now YOrk-Clear; wind n. W.; thCr. ~.
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SUGAR CURED HAMS.
~ % TCrces extra quality, In Canvass.
inst received and for sAlO by
Jy9O n. REILLY.
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New York Dry Goods Market.
NEw YoRE, July %.
Market lacking inactivity aud prices quite Uni.
form
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New York money anl .atooL1 MARKED.

-l|T|- n ||--T ID" " NV IuIlK. JuIyE1.
Wall street Is excessively dull. owing 70 the
heat. Foreign bankers arc less disposed 10 sell
Governments. ytsi| 81, .Hlyi:t ,lll.
Governments and G9U per cent on Stocks, on
call.
G0LD-Dull. Before the Board tlic price was
19OIk6p12lH; at tho Board the opening price was
19lX, Grem which there was an advance to 1917,
followed by fall to 19O1 at d rum0r Of the Srts
pension Of tho Bank of France, but was succeed
cd by as gradual rise to 19t at the ClDse,
q probable advance Of the rate Of discount In Eu.
rope being the cause. Specie engagements for
the Cunard packet tomorrow, 81, 900; carrying
SteS Ss S,o 4S7 SS per cent per annum' CleaFaAfes
STERLLNG1U Unsettled primo 60 days. 1O9K0
109A: good bills, 10991S6b109H prime sight, l1OaS
@1lO4. Gable trans[eFs. 1H@I1lX| ~
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NORTH CAROLINA.


TT INNUEIUI1 UWIJ "V'
Governor Holden refuses to surrender,
10 Chief Justice Pearson the citizens o!
IAllamancC county, arrested unl now llClu
by Kirkc, through the Governors orders
U. S. Troops for North Carolina.
FoRT MONROE, July &c.
Three companies Of artillery left for
Raleigh 10 aid Gov. Holden to enforce
the laws
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TO WAGON AND CARRIAGE MA.
KRRS-riuhe for Wagons mud Carriages,
DUN Oak and Locust Wood, Spokcs from iuch
to ~, Hickory and oak Wood Ecll0c1 nom u
tO2 incheS, Hickory and Oak Wood bows ~
Carriages and Express Wagons, PoIe"' shaiW'
RScsIySI Nv HILDRETII Il BRO,
-, Ii3 Main Street
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ggInoeratic Cdlnty C0nve1tion.

A Star CHAMBER! SSSsi5 5n..s1nharmo-
Mons Resnlf q greement -.
a A9tSnFa?snt sSsritT. Dominating
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STOCRs-Markct dull, heavy and Declining.
Eet Oh tho downward turn. The market was
stealIcr late in tho day. This afternoon 49,
shares Reading were sold out under the rule.
there having been some difficulty III regard 10
margins between brokers and euGt0meEs.' -,
DrcsS. G4X: Wells, Fargo & Co., IS; American,
IL: United States, IS; Pacific Mail, %; Now York
Central, 0OH; do. scrip, S67E; Erie, 9l4; DO pre-
lug, 81; Michigan Central, III; Lake Shore, S9f;
Illinois COntral, 19I1S; Pittsburgh, lC5; North
Wastcrn, s.; do. preferred, 83T; Rock Island,
1l25(; New Jersey ,Central, 99x; ST. Paul, 4sA;
lOS Sprcfcfrcd, Tij8; Wabash, ~; do. preferred,
n; Fort Wayne, NH; Tcrrc HRutc, 80; do. pre-
ferrcd, G9; Hartford q Erte SH; Cleveland, CSl,
Ohio 4 MlSsIssippi, 333<; Burlington, 15O; Cleve'
land, Columbus & Indiana Central, 1G&.
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Insurrection in Japan.

~ LONDON, July 60. :
A brief dispatch just received vm Point
de Gall reports M insurrection in the
principally of Ava, resulting in tho mas
sacre Of fourteen hundred persons. Fur
ther details Of the affair have been asked.
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Tho Government Of Denmark has
issued q proclamation Of neutrality in the
war between Prussia and France. Sailors
and pilots, subjects Of Denmark, arc
warned against rendering assistance to
the belligcrcnts. ...l .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-27

eA.Arthur'S Lady's Home Magazine
for October contains a brilliant pro-
gramme for the coming year. 1t 10
the announced intention Of the pub
fishers Of this heightened periodical
TO make it the Queen Of the Lady's
Magazines" for 1871. Having striv-
en- TO make it the best reading mag
azine of its class, they now propose
to give all the attractions of the most
popular fashion monthlics, such as
colored steel fashion plates, etc, ETC.,
and to add new features never yet
attempted by any of them Among
these are series Of cartoons on
toned paper. These, rs We under
stand it, are to be finely engraved,
double in size the ordinary page
of the magazine, Of choice pictures,
and will be q novel and highly pop
ular feature. The beauty, taste,
excellence and rare interest of its
literary contents, combined with all
these new attractions cannot help
making Arthu's Lays Home Mag
d-me the favorlte Of the coming
season. Specimens sent free. Pub
lished by 4. S. Arthur & Sons, Phil
adelphia, Pa, at 81 year, with
large reductions for clubs.
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Estate of smith.

y rArE OF WISCONSIN, Probate Office, September,
- Grant County, A. d. 1870.
In the the matter Of the Proof and Probate Of the last
will and testament Of Melinda smith, deceased,
s@late Of the county Of Grant.
Whereas, instrument In writing, purporting 20 he
the last will aud testament Of Melinda Smith. deceased.
late o. the County Of Grant has been filed in this
Office and whereas, application has been made by
samnel Wilcox, praying that the be proven
and admitted TO Probate according to the laws Of this
State:
Therefore II IS ordered that said application be heard
before the Probate Once in the village az Lam
caster, IN said County, Tuesday the 18th day Of
October, A. y, 1870 al O'Clock in the afternoon Of
said day.
And il Is further ordered that notice shall be given
20 a perscns interests "a in said will Of the time and
place Of said hearing b. publication in the Grant Co
Herald" newspaper printed in said village, for
three successive weeks, each week. prior to the
time Of such hearing.
BY the Court, wM. McGONIGAL
lows County Judge.
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DIED:

In wngville. August 22d, 1870, REBEccA MARIA, be-
loved wife Of Mr.. George Smith aged SO years, mos.
and IL days,
Deceased was born in Rutland, Vermont December
18th, 1877 has been professor OF religion for over
80 years and up to the time OF her death mem
Der Of the Baptist church She had been invalid
for years from organic disease Of the heart which at
times caused her much pain and suffering, but which
she bore without murmur, ever displaying to her
family and friends those truly christian virtues, forth
tu,Ie aud patience She was kind and faithful
wife a loving and sfiectionate mother, sincere and
devoted friend, and Jealous and consistent christian
calm aud unmoved amidst all her suffering and pain,
desirous OF life for her famys sake, yet ready and
willing TO obey the divine summons whenever il
should be issued when at last the "silver cord was
loossd the golden bowl broken, the wheel broken in
the cstcrn and the pitcher broken at the fountain,
its shafts foil 90 soft and painless
THAT at last, without groan, sieh or glance to
show
A parting pang, the spirit from her passd
And they who watched her nearest could not know
The very instant till the change that cast
TIer sweet face into shadow, dull and slow,
Glazed DER her eyes, and she was dead"
"What a world were this
How uncomfortable its weight, if they
Whom death had sundered did not meet again"