Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-02-28
News from All Quarters.

ings.
The rebel General Magruder
died at Galveston, Texas, Monday
night, goth inst.
Queen Maria of Portugal, died
on Tuesday She was a daughter of
Victor Emmanuel.
-Gustave Dore is said to be one
of the Mobiles who did efficient mil
itary duty during the siege Of Paris.
Parties are endeavoring 10 in
| duce Congress to reduce the duty on
on wool and wooden goods.
The President has signed the
bill TO provide territorial govern
ment for the District of Columbia.
"A Governor for the Territorial
Government Of the District of Col
umbia will be appointed this week.
Mrs. Q. Doty, widow of the late
Ex-Governor James Duane Doty,
died at Oshkosh, Wis, Monday ev-
ening, 10th inst.
The Mexican Congress will as
semble on March 10, and will at
tempt to pass law declaring Juarez
ineligible for reelection.
The Kansas Legislature has ask
ed Congress to make pensioners of
the sufferers by tbs Quantrel raid on
Lawrence during the war.
The authorities at Washington
are apprehensive of civil war in AR
kansas, as the result of the political
middle at the State capital.
Bret Harte is going 10 contrib
ute to the Chicago art RerieW.-
His first poem in hat periodical vii.
be published cary in March
Negotiations are pending be-
tween the Court OF Rome and III,
Catholic party at Brussels, for tn,
transfer of Holy See to Belgium.
The Missouri Senate has passed
a bill making personal property as
we'll a. real estate liable for country
and town subscriptions to railroads
The soldiers land bill has not
yet been passed by the Senate, bul
its friends are determined TO force
through in some shape. The sub
sidy men oppose it.
The New York Herald think.
that sin continued opposition to Gen
eral Grants administration Senator
Sumner bids fair TO come out at the
| Doolittle end of the horn"
1t is now reported that the reap
portionment bill will not be passed
this session, but that an entirly new
bill will be presented next session.
One should certainly be passed be-
fore another election.
The appointment of Theirs, who
is the leader of the Orleanists to the
Presidency of the French Republic
is generally regarded as indicating
the ultimate elevation of the Counl
de Paris to the throne of France.
The admission Of Colorado
Utah and New Mexico is doubtful
The members from the old state,
are getting more and more opposed
to admission of states with less popu-
lati6n than Detroit, indianapolis and
Milwaukee.
In Rhode Island the cattle di-
sease has been communicated L.
horses, hogs, sheep, hens, &c Tn,
hogs become dumpish, and appear 10
be very 10th to move. Hens thai
ate of some meal left by horse
which was sick died very sud
denly.
Mr.. l.. n. Bonaparte, of VIII
helmshohe, has received "a notifica-
tion not again to Overstep his priv
ilege as q prisoner, and to abstain.
from any interference in politics in
the form Of protests or proclama-
tons. Orders have been given to
watch him closely.
England to day has fourteen es-
adjustments for the construction
of iron ships which, on an average,
have cost not less than S. 600,0
each. America, with all her vast
domain, has not a single establish
ment, including her navy yards, ca
pable of constructing the iron bulls
of ooean-going steamships.
"A hog disease heretofore un-
known has made it's appearance il
Davis county. Iowa The hogs are
first attacked with kind of tit, give
one deafening squeal, fall over ana
in few minutes recover. They are
attacked in this manner several
times, at intervals of one or two
hours, and finally die in great agony
The newspapers of Florence
Italy, announce tt at q Catholic lea
que has been formed in Belgium, to
prepare an armed expedition agains,
Italy, with branches established in
Austria, and Spain and some of the
provinces of France, and "a meeting
place in some island in the Meditel.
ranean. The Italian Government
has received Information of the con
spiracy.
"A prominent Senator will intro
duce resolution ia day or two t.
the effect that in the judgment of
Congress in the settlement of the
Alabama claims, all the English pos
sessions on the continent north OF
Lake Superior and the Hudson Bay
Company, be ceded to the United
States. 1t is believed this will give
rise to very important debate, as
several Senators are preparing to
discuss the question favorably.
considerable excitement was
caused at Indianapolis Thursday by
the resignation OF thirty-four Repub-
lican members OF the House, which
prevents further legislation this ses-
sion. The reason assigned is the at
tempt OF the Democratic maj nrity
to pass a bill redistricting the State
in violation of the Constitution.
which provides that the State shall
not be redistricted oftener than
every six years. The last redis-
tricting was four years ago.