Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-06-06
News from all Quarters.

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WATERFOWL invested $1,000 in
the Musical Society's gift enterprise,
and drew $3.50.
"A Versailles dispatch says all
the Communist chiefs of Paris, except
two, have been either killed or cap
tured.
| The La Crosse Leader announces
a steamboat excursion. July 10, on
the Milwaukee, from Dubuque to st.
| Paul and return.
1t is understood that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has decided to
accept the terms of an offer of Jay
Cooke and others to take $3.50, 600, 900
OF the new loan.
Hon John p. Hale has nearly
recovered his former health 1t would
not be surprising TO see him again
taking part in New Hampshire poll
tics.
The Supreme Court of Kansas
has sustained the validity of county
bonds for railroad purposes, holding
their issue to have been constitution
AL
The Cincinnati Commercial, refer
ring to the Vallandigham new depar-
ture, says this is the bitterest hour
for the Democracy since the surren-
der of Lee.
Trouble is reported among the
Tammany leaders, Tweed, Hall, Con-
nelly and Sweeney. Sweeney be-
lieves Tweed is getting everything
into his own hands.
Mr.. Washburne, our Minister at
Paris, telegraphs to the State Depart
ment at Washington that order has
been restored in that city, but the fu-
ture is uncertain.
The man, Nier, who was lynch
ed at Oconto, Wis, Wednesday night,
confessed before he was hung to hag-
ing committed four other murders
three men and one woman.
A London dispatch says: "Victor
Hugo having been driven out of Bel
GUM, is coming to London. His
house at Brussels has to be guarded
by the police, to prevent violence by
the people"
A proclamation from Marsha
Mcmahon to the people of Paris an
nounces their deliverence from the
reign of terror, and that order, secu-
rity and labor are about being re-
established.
Minister Washburne telegraphs
as follows 1.-THE Archbishop and
sixty-nine priests were shot on Tues
day night. The instruction has
been suppressed. The insurgent loss
es are numerous, and those Of the
government are comparatively small"
| The Milwaukee Nel0S calls JEFF
Davis "a COMPOUNDED old nuisance"
and an "elderly humbug" because he
will speak out in meeting, while other
'eminent Democrats, like Forest,
Breckenridge and Moseby, have sense
enough TO keep quiet.
Tho public debt for May will
show a decrease during the present
month of three millions of dollars.
Pensioners are now paid quarterly,
instead of semi-annualIy, as formerly,
and the payments on this account du-
ring May have been about six mil
lions of dollars.
John w. Forney thinks James
Buchanan was the best depository of
a secret of any man he ever knew.
He thinks his reticence may have
been owing to his cold temperament,
but is confident that Buchanan never
betrayed anything that occurred,
either in the Senate or in the Cabinet.
The emigration from Ireland to
America is pronounced TO be greater
now than it has been at any similar
season for many years past, The
regular yearly period for the Irish
exodus has just begun, and yet Queen
stown was never at any time so
crowded with emigrants the weekly
departures, it is estimated, are likely
TO average 1000 souls.
Tho Columbia Is. CO. Union
hears a rumor that counter organ
izatioDs arc forming in that State to
meet the ku-KluX at their own game.
and, deprecating such a course, it APP
peals to the influential Democrats
and Conservatives Of the State to use
their personal influence to put a stop
to the scenes Of blood and murder,
before it is too late.
"A newspaper at Superior City,
Wis, reports the arrival of the steam
or Lolita Brainard, from Silver Island,
in Thunder Bay. New and rich
mines are being discovered daily, and
the island is literally alive with
miners. Great excitement prevails
on account of the richness of the ore
Fifteen barrels, ready to ship in one
lot, were valued at 100000.
GOLD AND SILvER.-Up to the year