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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10
FROM HAZEL GhEEN.
about Christmas Trees and Festivals "A Ma.
sonic tlon-Re freshments and
Games-Dance at Cornelison,s
Odd Fellows Festival

The people of Hazel Green believe
in Christmas. They make much of
the blessed season every time it
comes around-set up great trees,
roast turkeys, hang up stockings,
feel happy, "laugh cansumedly" and
eat heartily.
This year, in particular, they did
the matter up in fine style, and left
no margin for unrighteous complaint
or carping criticism. There was a
,. ). Christmas tree in the M. Il.
Church 1t was bright, pleasing
sight to behold, aud has probably
never been surpassed son this CONT
nent," as the metropolitan reporters
say. The tree was large one, and
ITS wide-spreading branches were
heavily laden with o vast variety of
things. When the distribution Of
presents began, eyes frightened and
why not ?-mouths walered.-
Many a child's heart was made glad,
and many an older centre OF the cir
culation thumped half audibly upon
receiving some gift which, singular
to relate, he, she, it or they had COW
eted in days gone by. Numerous
were the articles, useful and other
wise, that were given away, and
great was the crop Of happiness in
the harvest of which so many youth
ful hands and hearts were so very
busily engaged.
On Monday evening, Dee. &c, a
festival was given in the same church.
This was success, and continued
Tuesday evening, with fair attend
ance of practically pious people
Goodly sums were realized.
A Masonic installation took place
here on Tuesday, Dec. L. The GER
emonies were conducted in the
Lodges hall. Friends, wives and
children Of members had been invil.
ed, and graced the affair with their
presence. The following named per-
sons were duly installed rs officers Of
the Hazel Green Masonic Lodge !:
Geo. Broderic, W, NJ; I. W Nash,
s. w. Joseph Mason j. W.. Ed
Thompson, Treas. Thos Summer
sides, Socy r. ID. Roberts and Jos
Jackson, Stewards; Joseph Tregan-
"a and Thos. Allen, Deacons. After
the installation came refreshments in
the comforting forms of sandwiches,
cake and apples; then followed a Sc
ries of highly amusing gymnsstic ex-
ercises, which gave every body OF the
tougher gender "a chance to show off
his agility or his clumsness, as the
case might be, and which were pro-
ductive Of more than little genuine
laughter. Blind mans buff was
played, and several other merry
making games, until the declining
sun admonished the happy assembly
that it was about time for them to go
home
COrneison of the Empire House
gave party on Monday night 1t
was well attended. Next week there
is to be an Odd Fellows festival here.
The public school has taken a two
weeks vacation.
Dec N 1870
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

ses.It is a significant development
of England's new colonial policy that
Newfoundland is no longer under the
military protection Of the mother
country, the last Of the garrison hav-
ing been recently removed from st.
Johns, which has been q military
post for more than a century. Not
a single soldier has been left in the
forts, and the batteries guarding the
entrance of the harbor are utterly
gunless.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

The total valuation of all prop
erty assessed is 1926 1929.
The Park hotel at Madison will
not be ready for occupying this win
ter.
There are two hundred and fifty
cigar manufacturers in Wisconsin.
In wheat Wisconsin stands sixth.
in oats the fifth.
An agricultural implement fac.
tory is wanted in Sparta.
There are now 2O4 prisoners in
the state prison.
There are Fl public schools in
Milwaukee.
"A board of trade is being organ
lied at GAINESVILLE.
-Sheboygan has a prodigy-a
five-year old poet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sg-The Spanish Republicans have
fallen into an unpleasant habit Of
mentioning Macmillan and Mexico
~ connection with the name of their
new King. Bets are offered that he
will learn to "walk Spanish" before
ne is six months in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sa5- The Green County Republican,
published at Monroe, has completed
its first year. The publishers pro-
nounce the enterprise a success, and
promise that the Republican shall
hereafter better reflect the sentiment
of the people Of Green. We wish it
long success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

ssa- The last kerosene horror is
reported from Perry county, Penn
sylvania, where. as result of the ex-
plosion of kerosene lamp, a dwell,
ing house was burned down, and the
inmates, a man, his wife, and two
children, were roasted to death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sA. The Boston Advertiser la
ments Mr. Summers mistake as fol-
lows: "Mr. Summers argument
failed in the Senate, as we believe it
will fail before the country, not be-
cause it is wanting in elequence and
power, but, first, because it was die
rccted against an inquiry In itself
desirable and, second, because it
was burdened with bitter denun cia-
ton of the President for causes not
germane to the issue. No man how
ever great he may be, however pow
erful may be his own claims to the
confidence and affection Of the coun-
try, Is great enough to do serious
harm to an administration which, by
abundant merits of its own, holds
the people to its support. 1t is there
fore, deeply to be regretted that Mr..
Sumner, in declaring his well
known objections to the acquisition
of San Domingo, felt obliged to leave
the strong position, take another
which must result ia impairing his
own public influence or in the humil-
iation of the President, for these are
the only alternatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

CENTENNIAL-A bill has been re
ported in Congress to provide for
celebrating the one hundredth ami
versary of American independence
by grand worlds fair at Pbiladol-
phia, July 4th, 1876. This centen-
NAL celebration is a measure Of
great general interest. 1t proposes
to celebrate at one and the same time
the weighty progress we have made
in the sciences and the arts, and the
strength and permanency of free in
situations, as exampled by the cru
cial test Of a century, and the birth
place of the nation, it would seem, is
tho most fitting place in which to
celebrate its majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

WAsHINGToN, Jan 3 Minister
Washburne, in a dispatch to the
State Department, recently received,
gives it as his opinion that the sur
render Of Paris will not terminate the
war. The French have at no stage
of the struggle showed greater deter
mination, and Washburne thinks that
they will not submit so long as they
have any men or money left.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

A PARIS FORT TAKEN.-A V err
sailes dispatch reports the capture of
Mont Akron, one Of the outer lines Of
forts around Paris, by the Prussians,
after one days bombardment. This
is probably the entering wedge in
the Prussian strategy" for forcing
the early surrender Of Paris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

s0~ On the End inst, while Richard
Sweeney, Of the town Of Kendall,
was returning home from Calamine
with load of wood, he being intox-
icated and the team picking the road
for itself, the wagon was upset and
the wood thrown upon him, in which
condition he was found dead by some
teamsters following him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

The "BoGUs" BOARD Discussion.
We publish in this issue the reply
of Mr.. Warner to Mr., Aliens article
which appeared two weeks since in
the Herald columns. Inasmuch as it
has been stated that the article which
appeared in the Democrat from the
pen of Mr.. Warner, and called out
the response Of Mr.. Allen, was re-
fused publication in the Herald, we
hero correct the assertion. We never
saw or heard Of the article until it
appeared in the columns of the Dem
Ocrat. AS has always been the rule
the Herald columns are open for dis
cussion of all questions touching the
interest of the people of Grant coun-
ty, and for criticisms of any wrong
full acts Of her public servants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sas- Two small children at Hub
bard, Ohio, were burned to death on
Sunday, trying to build a fire with
oil, while their parents were at
church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

ra- Bishop Potter has decided to
prohibit the elaborate and colored
embroidered vestment in use in some
of the Episcopal churches in New
York citv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

S@-Gen. Moltke and the Crown
Prince are actually considering the
probability Of disaster, and the Prus-
slams are fortifying the line ofrotroat
from Versailles to Metz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

ESy'The New York Tribune, while
declining premature commitment,
says The denomination of Grant
would seem a foregone conclusion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

seA-"rhe late census" gives Russia
100000 population Turkey, AZ
100000; Great Britain, England,
Ireland and Scotland,) 10000, 900 ;
Italy, $4,000, 1000; Austria, $780,
600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

t~Persons usually well informed
certainly expect the resignation of
Secretary Fish on March 4th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sa~ Great courtesies are shown to
Louis Napoleon, and he is reported
confident of his restoration to the
throne.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

tSr General J. L. Stoneman is said
to be the editorial successor of Col
onel a. T. Richardson of the North
Iowa Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

sss.- The Indian Territory wants to
be promoted to be the State of Oc-
mulgee."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

s6g~ The De Soto Republican comes
to our table for X. This new paper
is edited by I. C. Medary, Esq, a
gifted aud pleasing writer 1t is
republican paper, neatly printed, and
running over with locals and general
news. Neighbor, here is our W..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

Sc Russian troops are coneentrat-
ing in Southwestern Russia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10
Report of the Secretary of State.

Next to the message of the Gov
ernor, the annual report Of the Sec
rotary of State is the most important
and interesting of the State docu-
ments, giving, as it does, comprehen-
sive view of State affairs. That of
this year, ending September 30, 1870,
is longer and more valuable than usu-
al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

say No change in the whisky tax
is at all probable this session.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

There is a live English lord, from
"Lunnun" at Milwaukee,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10
LAW OF HIGHWAYS.
"S against the Town Of Glen Haven In
s"ue'ons Given and Charge Of the Court.

MR.. EDITOR :-Enclosed vou wiII
n"u IN sn0 Instructions asked and given
Ia u the case Of "Foshay against The
Town OF Glen Haven, and the charre
Of Judge Stewart, which ia belicved
to be the law in such cases PIeasa
publish for the Information Of towns
A. A. BENNETT,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-10

The number of immigrants arriv-
ing in Wisconsin for settlement, from
April to October, 1870, was 16532.
OF whom 1000 were Germans, $40
Scandinavians, 700 Great Britains,
500 Bohemians, and 40 Frenchmen
The amount expended by the State
board of immigration for this object
during the past year was S4,628.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

In tie Senate, yesterday, a protest from
one thousand ladies against female suffrage
was presented. The appropriations Of
500 600 for the Louisville and Portland
Canal and $341 eco for the Improvement
of the Des Moiues Rapids were adopted
Mr.. lTrQmbull's. bill to prohibit members
'ofCongress from making, recommendations
lorappointments to Office was discussed
until the Senate went into Executive
session. In the House of Representatives.
"a doubtful claimvfor $443 900, in process
Of payment. was orde.ed to be stopped
and an Investigation. made The Conn
mittee on Military Affairs was instructed
10 examine into the recent troubles at the
" est Point Military Academy. In Com
m;ttee of the Whole the Legislative,
tx 3cutive and judicial appropriation
bill was taken up, and an amendment
adopted tor the publication of the laws of
Congress in pamphlet form instead of in
the newspapers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

In the House Of Representatives. yester-
day, the Senate amendment to the fund
ing bill, which provides for the issue of
five per ct. bonds in place of the lower
rate of interest bonds authorized in the
original bill, was passed, with an amend
ment that the issue shall not be greater
than the amount named in the bills first
adopted. An increased appropriation for
the Bureau of Education was agreed TO-.
Mr. Porter endeavored to introduce res
oution looking to the protection of the
colored cadet at West Point Military
Academy, but objections was made. A
bill was offered and referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to provide for
Commission to ascertain the amount of
damages sustained by citizens or corpora
tons by the depredations of the Cvnteder-
ATE cruisers,e The Committce on Military
Affairs reported bill declaring National
Cemeteries to be the property of the Uni
ted States.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

THE Election OF UNITED STATES Sen
AToE. 1t devolves on tie present Legis-
lature to elect a Senator-the term of the
present incumbent expiring with this
Congress. We wish it was Lewiss term
expiring or even Lewis himself, it would
not be great loss to the State y Sena-
tor johnson seems to have given COM
plete satisfaction, and has very much en-
deared himself to the people by bis course
while in Office. He has been tried and
found true and faithful, and if the Leg
isature heeds the voice of the people, he
will be retained ia the position he has
thus far held with SO much credit to him
self and usefulness to the State. He
comes up to the full measure of faithful
and honest. and able preventative
such men should be kept in the public
service. Not only do the prime considera-
tions we have mentioned endear him to
the people of this section, but there are
local "reminiscences connected with his
ancestry who dwell among us-the menu
DRY OF whose nobility and good deeds, and
monuments of whose public spirit remain
with us to bless us-which elicit an inter
est ca the part of our people in his be-
halt. 1t may be he was born in this
county AS we know his iilustrous K nsman
Gen. Joseph e. johnson was. At any
rate he is of noble old Virginia stock
and to all his intents aud purposes is
1obaccocrat. We 60 for him for Sena-
tor Earmuilte Commonwealth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

The Winchester News says: eve
never like to hear people talk about leav-4
ing Virginia to seek homes { in newer
country. we know that times are hard
in Virginia. but no harder than other
places and then newer countries are not
so comfortable to live in, There is sill
ver-lining to the cloud, and we must
soon be cheered by it. Our advice is to
stick by old Virginia. For cur part we
are much of the makeup of Charles Lamb
the gentle "Elia," who admits that his
household gods plant such terrible fix
ed foot that they will not be rooted up
without blood
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

The massive iron bridge connecting the
Baltimore and Ohio and Marietta and
Cincinnati railroads, over the Ohio river
at Parkersburg, was completed on Satur-
day, and is open to regular travel. Its
height above water is ninety feet. while
its length from shore to shore exceeds
four thousand one hundred feet The
two centre or channel spans are each
three hundred and fifty feet in length :;
and the entire number of spans is forty
two. The cost of the bridge exceeds one
million of dollars.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19
THE TRAGEDY IN BEDEoED-DErA1L

TIE TRAGEDY IN BEDEoRD-DETA1Ls
Young johnson had favorlte Dog
which had been mistreated, and suspect
ing DR.. ..oberts as the guilty party he
went yesterday to see him about it. pr'
r. denied mistreatiDg the dog, but left
the impression that some Of his friends
had done SO, and as the act complained of
was done in Dr. Robertss office, Mr.
Johnston told him that he would be held
responsible for it unless he furnished the
name of the guilty person. Mr.. johnson
then pulled out a cowhide and attempted
to use it on the person of DIR. r., when
the latter drew a pistol and fred upon MS
a,sailant, but the ball failed to take effect.
Mr.. Johnston then drew his pistol and
returned the fire, the ball from which
took effect in vital part and killed Dr.,
r. instantly. The unfortunate affair Gre
ID great excitement among the citizens
the parties to it being among the most
respectable in the community, and but
a short time previous on the best OF terms.
-L2uchIwg Republican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

Gen. Halleck joins Gov. Geary and
others in dcnouncing military usurpaiions.
He says that they dc mol2 harm than
good at the South. In bis report as com
n,ander of that experiment. he says ~
respectfully repeat the recommendation Of
my last annual report that military Oil
GERS should not interfere in local civil
troubles unless wien called out in the
manner prescribed by law"
In the Senate Yesterday bill was reported
appropriatiug $500, 600 yearly to "A steam
ship line to carry the mails monthly from
San Francisco to Australia:
Secretary Delano has accepted Miss
Winnie Ream's statue Of President Lincoln
n accordance with the terms of the reSolu-
ton Of Congress.
Senator Lewis, Of Virginia, introduced
several Of the colored members of the Vlr-
ginia Legislature, to the President, at the
Presidents House yesterday.
On Wednesday two vessels .cleared at
Richmond, Va, with -four for Rio-one
with 2,021 barrels and the other with
1877 barrels.
On Monday last the price of beef in
New York was lower than it has been at
any previous time during the last seven
years. 81.
The strike ofthe coal miners in Schuyl-
kill, Carbon and Luzerne counties, Pa,
throws about one hundred thousand men
out of employment. The miners iniure
themselves and assist i'll enabling the mine
owners to grind the faces Of the poor"
President G arrett, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, proposes an
air line 10 New York from Washington
by way OF soaring his rivals, we suspect.
The Southern Patriots to be the name
of a newspaper to be issued next week by
Governor McMullcn apl A. A. Banks,
Esqr., at Marion. Va - VyMevitle Enter
prise.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Times
says that Pruss la IL endeavorlag to effect
a postponemeat of the London Conference,
in view Of the antagonsm of Austria to
the designs of Russia.
The students of Davidson College,
N c., b. We resolved to celebrate aul diy
hereafter the anniversary OF General Lees
birth day. An orator was selected for
this year.
1t seems that the next National Demo
cratic Convention is to be held at st.
Louis.
The Senate, yesterday, by 80 to 10,
confirmed the nomination OF Vice ADM
raj Porter as Admiral. Lucky man.
Gov. Letcher has recovered from his
recent illness, and has been out for several
days looking in his usual heath -Lersng-
ton Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19
South Carolina.

The effects of creating negro militia
and letting it loose upon the community
are beginning to be felt in the upper part
of this unfortunate State, where alien
adventures, rogues and vicious Africans
have combined to rob and riot in every
sort of fendish excess. This militia
deliberately murdered Mr.. Stevens, a
respectable citizen. because he refused to
give tlem wbiskey, and other atrocious
crimes have been perpetrated with no
color of provocation. Governor Scott and
his plundering followers who from pow
erty have grown to sudden and enormous
wealth, are responsible for these outrages.
after having used the negroes for their
own selfish aims aud pocketed all the
money obtained from excessive taxes be-
yond the absolutely necessary expen-
ditures of the government, they now send
forth these armed negroes, under
the name Of militia, to ravage and de-
stroy for their own gain. And when
the people of South Carolina, who are
subjected to such cruel and infamous
oppression, seek to protect their wives
and children against the brutal instincts
of this liceDtious soldiery, they are either
shot down like dogs or illuminated in
Congress by the champions of these bar
barlaDs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

Jan. l6.-The battle of lac Mans,
additional details of which are given by
cable, is perhaps the last engagement OF
similar magnitude that will occur during
the war beyond the defenses of Paris
lis result-the defeat of the French army
of the Loire-is generally looked upon
abroad as conclusive Of the utter hopeless
Dess of the Freuch cause. The opera
tons of the besiegers and the bestged be
fore Paris during the past week have been
productive of equally Encouraging results
for the French. The boubard.ncnt las
been kept up with fury, many shell and
shot failing within the city, and Trouchu,
in order TO divert the fire of his enemy
has made series of vigorous sorties Oh
all sides of Paris. in which the fighting is
d s:ribed as having been fearfully dcspe-
rate, but as fruitless to the French after
all as it was fearful. The Germans are
said to have commenced mining opera
tons against Fort Valerian, and the
French, aware Of the enterprise, are en-
ployed in counterminiDg. A grand ez,
.plosion is, consequently, expected to
occur at any moment. In the east Gen.
Bourbaki.i is reported as having gained
several small successes. and a slight en-
gagement, in which the French were
beaten, is reported in the vicinity of
Rayre. The French on all sides keep
upa brave front, but there is certainly
lAtle Or nothing in the general situation
that can afford them any substantial
encouragement. A Versatile telegram
states that IN the battles. on the Loire
from the 9Th to the 18th, inclusive, the
Germans captured from Chauzy's army
5000 prisoners and twelve cannon and
mitraiI!eurs, .....
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

The following gentlemen have been
elected President and Directors of the
Richmond and Danylie Il. RI. S.
Barbour, President, Directors G. I Pace
and VIM. T. Clark, OF Dapville, Walter
Coles and w. e. Sims. OF Pittsylvania
county. Peter II. lfairston, of Baltimore,
Goe. D. Davis, TIC. S. Ferguson, John
S. Langhorne, and James NJ. Booker, of
Lynchburg, and Fleming Saunders, of
Campbell ...-....
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-19

4 public meeting was held in England
lately, presided over by the president Of
the Royal Agricultural Society Lord
Vernon. The object was to raise a COL
lection to purchase grain and other seeds
for French peasants whose lands have
been desolated and whose crops have been
consumed and destroyed by the German
armies, to enable them to SOW and plant
another season. A thousand pounds were
subscribed on the spot. Without such
assistance famine must follow war 10
France. y s.a. .. .rt