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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21
LlB In BROOKLYN,

A gentleman, while walking in
Atlantic avenue, on Saturday even
ing, Was jostfed by stranger and
after Proceeding a few yards felt in
his pocket ia vain for his watch. >He
fastened back. overlook tho thief.
and pointing his revolver sternly de.
manded, "Give me that watch |"
Tho stranger surrendered it without
a word and hurried away. On reach.
ing home the gentleman was startled
IN the middle Of his narrative of his
desperate encounter with highway
man by an interruption from his wife,
",,"hy, John, you left your watch on
the bureau this morning, and l havc
Doen Wearing it oil day."
The Radical factions arc warrinp
with each other everywhere, and arc
as bitter as they we'll can be. In Ne.
braska is the latest sduabble, where
the Senate declared the Office of Gov
ernor vacant, and ordered new cleo
ton. The dissolution of the Radical
party is inc bio, and tho above nc.
tlons arc but shadows cast before the
coming event. The unnumbered
evils brought upon our country since
in power, is enough to cause it's disso-
lutlon.-Ii'nois Senhnel.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21
Market REPORTS.

New YonK, Feb. l7.-Evening.-
Cotton Quiet and firm ; dplands o3a;
Orleans 234 sales 955 bales. Gold
lot.
CnAntEsToN, February l7.-Cctton
hrmer--middlings 22; receipts 949 ;
sales 800:
L'vERrpoIr Fob. IT, Evening
Cotton closed Grm-uplands III {:
Orleans ll5 sales $4,000 bales.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21
ChiRcsc Arithmetic.

A correspondent of the Lyndon An.
theneum says tho Chinese have a
most ingenious method of reckoning
by tho aid of the fugers |; performing
all tho operations Of addition, sub.
straction, multiplication and diyi-
sion, with numbers from one up to a
hundred thousand. Every foger Of
the left hand represents nine figures,
as follows Tho little fuger repre-
sents units, the ring finger tens. the
middle finger hndreds, the fore finger
thousands, the thumb tens of ,hous.
ands. When the three i,ihts of each
are touched from the palm towards
the tip, they count Que, two and tn co
of each Of the denominations as above
named. Four, five and six ar5 count.
cd Oh the back of the finger j,ints in
the same way seven; eight and nine
are crnuted on the right side of the
joints from the palm TO tie tip. The
fore finger Of the right hand is used
as the pointer. Thus, 1884 would be
Indicated by first touching the 'dins
of the iofe finger ; next The hand on
the iha;de .next the miudle 5,int Of
the middle flu Gcr on the inside uext
the end Joint ot the ring G"gcf OH the
Inside, and finally, tho joint of til.
little finger next the hand on tie oht-
side. The 1e.der will be ahlc to
make further examples for himself.
The writer alluded to asserts that the
correctness of Chinese computation
thu, performed is provc.bial.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21
Universal SuifraSe lii ttnh.

SALT LAKE, February l2.-Public
attention today is occupied almost
entirely With the election of city off:
6ers. The whole M"rmon ticket was;
of course, elected under the female
suffrage law. .,Cro&ds of Mormon wo:
men ami gils fl 'cked to the polls and
voted. Il Is believed he femal 10 vo'e
was far in exccss Of the III lie. In
the carly part f thu day the Liberals
worked hard, challenging the Nor
mohs on the question Of cirizenshir;
and preventing hundrctls of votes
bat they soon found that their labor
was useless. Even children were
voting, and the Liberals abandoned
the electioii as farce.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

frauds, aud matters Of. like impor.
tanee and consequence to the State
at large. If the General Assembly
would look into those, and take pro-
per action thereon, their record
would show higher appreciation Of
tho necessities of their constituency,
than has been apparent heretofore.
But We fear s'Ephraim is joined to
his idols, hnd every sense Of public
duty departed from the majority Of
our lawmakers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

A man may have enough, of the
world to sink him, but ean never have
enough to satisfy tim.l
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

MIR. j: G. Bennett, Jr., declines 20
succeed Fisk, Jr., rs Colonel of the
Ninth New York regiment, because it
Is said to cost $4,000 year to be
"a liberal and public. spirited ooio-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

The tirdt State election this year ID
to t be hold in New Hampshire, March
l@th. There are four parties in the
held--Republioan, Democrat, Labor
Reform, and Prohibition.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

A humorous gentleman of our ao-
Gnaiiitahct; residing in the town Of
NewsPcrry, suggests that tho Legisla:
ture iq breaking with Messrs. Sawyer
and Robertson, by calling upon the
Senators to resign, have been guilty
OF violation of tho constitutional
provision relating to the validity of
cSntIacts. He says that inapmuch as
the Senators bought their seats of the
Legislature, that body is bound to
respect the contract and let the Sena-
tors serve their time out. Mt IL bad
point. - Cdr3liniaH.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

The Bafnwell Journal says While
last yoar planters generally expected
10 plant more corn than cotton, this
year they intend planting more cot:
ton than corn, and We are afraid that
they will find it a bad policy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21
dWIlrn t1asit|

.By the treaty Of Washington the
'er'mnation of the rebellion is fixed
upon The 9Th of April, 1865, when,
"c'or"lns TO the recent decision Of
tho Supreme Court, the war was not
over until April 2, 1866. This is u
very interes,ig question, though
tic war is hot over yet, Judging bv
Cong c>>ional policy
That Kent of the American Senate,
Charles Sumner, says the Cons,itn
ton must be Interpreted by the De-.
caration of Independence! Even
the jack-leg Carpenter from Wis.,
consin knew better, and febuked
the ho"ry Senatorial Satan by ifivit-
ing him to get behind him.
The Republican State Central Com:
mit'eee Of Pennsylvania have np.
pointed April 10th us the day when
the State Convention will be held at
Harrisburg to pominate for Governor
ana other State officers, and to elect
delegates to the National Convention.
About seventeen tons Of paper are
required to print the blank returns
for the the income tax alone: md
Com missioner Douglass, anticipating
that this will be abolished, has pos
yes ordered the printing Of the
MIR. j: G. Bennett, Jr., declines 60
succeed Fisk. ,Jr. no r,ion., = ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

A Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun of the 18th inst. SAYS:
There is prospect that the new
Senator from North Carolina, General
Ransom, will be admitted. The com:
mittee on privileges and elections are
unable to decide in favor of tho
claims Of Mr.. Abbott, who claims an
election on minority vote.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

A recent outbreak of fanatlc,sm id
the town of Guudel, in the Argentine
States, resulted in fearful nassa ore.
The Ganchos, excited to frenzy by Il
man named Salune; made suddet
attack on the foreigners iii the place.
The latter, taken by surprise. were
uiiable to defend themselves, and be-
fore the authorities could stop tho
slaughter thirty.six were killed. The
assassins were then attacked by the
troops. They fed, but we're pursued,
and sixteen we're shot and twonty:four
taken prisoners.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-02-21

The Yorkvillo Enquirer of tho gil
instant; says On Sunday morning
last, while Mrs. Rebecca Schrcsi. s
widow lady, in The service of Rev. Mr.;
johnson, Of this place, was engaged
10 making Are in. cooking stove,
her clothes became iguited, aud be.
fore assistance could reach her she
was SEVERELY buried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
Their Mistake.

The October elections certainly
show that the Democrats have refus.
cd to eat the mess of crow provided
tor them at Cincinnati and Balti.
more The fatal mistake of the
Democratic politicians, was ia put.
ting forward Horace Greeley, a life
long reviler Of their party, and ex,
pecting oldfashioned consistent Dem.
ocrats to vote for him. Had they
put forward Hendricks or some oth-
or straight Democrat Of character
and national reputation; they could
have held together the Democratic
party, and under any circumstances
have secured all the sore headed. dis.
affected Republicans that will vote
for Greeley. In setting a trap to
catch "liberal" Republicans, and at
the same time losing u score of Dem
ocrats for every "liberal" caught, is
not making much Roadway. The
elections recently held have convinc-
cd the Democratic leaders of their
mistake, but too late.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
HON. ALLEN WARDEN.
Some OF the War History Of the Liberal" Tan
didate for Congress LIBERAL
ity-Ubheard of Financeering
From the Darlington Republican ]

From the Darlington Republican
Mr. EDITOR The eye of the pub
lie being called to notice assertions
against the present administration,
charging extravaganza and sqnan-
dering Of the public funds, and many
other charges too numerous to men
ton; and being taxpayer and
voter, | was anxious to learn the
facts. On investigating the matter
carefully | find that the charges are
false, and generally made by disap
pointed politicians and Office seekers,
some of whom have failed to get
postoffice appointments for them
selves or relatives. One of that
class of gentlemen is now nominee
for Congressman from this district.
The writer thinks the Democracy
of this district must have had a
knowledge of the careful fnancier-
ing Cf their nominee. For fear
hat some of the Liberals and Dem
ocrats may be left in the dark in re-
lation to that matter, | would care
fully notice some facts. At the
commencement of the war Allen
Wardea, now candidate for Congress,
gave to Willard Norton, and an as
sociate, q horse, on condition that
they would enter the service of the
government, which they did. This
noble act was heralded through this
section of country. After lapse of
time Mr.. Warden managed, in his
shrewd way. to obtain an order from
the chairman of the town board for
the amount of $50 or $50 as com.
pensation for said horse given TO
Willard Norton.
Again in his public addresses and
private intercourse he promised men
that if they would enlist that their
wives and children should not want
for bread. This noble promise was
fulfilled SO long as the soldiers
wives bad money to pay for the -four;
after their money was exhausted
the honest miller" told these SOL
diers' wives that his wheat cost mon.
ey, and that be must have money for
his -four.
Further along, when the govern.
ment ordered the last draft, this pru-
dent and economical fnancier figur-
cd the cost of hiring substitutes for
the town OF Darlington at $4,000
Being quite industrious, when he
was liable TO be drafted he fell to
soliciting subscriptions, saying ia
those of whom he solicited that he
had subscribed 5000 This would be
Congressman, footing up the amount
subscribed, found that the requisite
So 900 were subscribed, withdrew
500 of his subscription, and never
paid one dime of the remaining
800.
| ask the honest Democracy if il
would not have been wise in them
to have called third national con-
vention and thrown overheard Gree.
ley and put in nomination Mr.. WAR
den, who. if elected, would run the
whole machinery of government
at the expense of the bell ringers
who furnish oil, lamps, and sweep the
ball. A VOTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
Senator Wilson on the Triumph.

ln responce to the recent seren-
ade given him in 81. Louis, Hon.
Henry Wilson said:
lyon have met here tonight to
rejoice over the results of the labor
Of your friends in the other States
l have expected this triumph. |
have expected that we would car,
ry every one OF the free States
and | shall be disappointed if we do
not carry at least two-thirds of what
were called the slave states. And |
have one ground for this, and that
the needs of this country demand it.
A voice, What about Greeley and
own?"] Gentlemen, this contest
is not between Greeley and Grant
They are both of them only men
they are our agents; they are of nc
great account-they will both soon
die; but il is on account of the ideas
they representative great principles
and the great politics-that they &C
quire any Importance whatever
The good of this country demands
that the Republican party shall con
troll the Government for many years
to come [cheers] until every droE
of disloyal blood shall have become
loya and until there is not within
its borders man who does not love
liberty and desire liberty for all thu
children of men. The development
of this country. of its natural re-
sources, of it's vast future, demand
that the Republican Party shall sway
it's destinies for years to come, and i
is going to do So"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
EARLY PRESS HISTORY.
The old Grant County Herald Press used TO Pub
fish the First Paper In Iowa, Minnesota
Dakota It's Destruction by the
Indiana I'm 1852.

We find an article in the Sioux
Falls Photograph, compiling the infor-
nation respecting the early establish
ment of newspapers in the North-
west, especially in Iowa, and giving
history of the old Smith hand press
upon which was printed the first
Iowa newspaper. We reproduce in
substance some of the facts relating
to the subject. John King, in part
nership with VIM. Curry, stands
credited with establishing the irst
newspaper ia Iowa. 1t was started
in Dubuque in 1886, and was named
the Dubuque Visitor. The paper has
changed proprietors and names sew
eral times during it's existence, being
called successfully the Iowa NelCS,
Miners Express, Express and Herald,
ard latterly the Dubuque Herald:
The printing press upon which the
Visitor was printed vas of the Smith
pattern, the same still in use in some
localities. This press was sold in
1912 to a stock company for use in
publishing the Grant County Herald
at Lancaster, Wis, edited by G. Nal
let and II. A. Wiltse. The enterpris.
ing James NJ. Goodhue, who succeed
ed Mr.. Mallet in the Herald partners
ship and afterwards became sole pro-
prietor, determined to establish the
FIRST paper in Minnesota, and convey
ed the old Herald press in the Winter
of 1913 to st. Paul, where he used it
in printing the st. Paul Pioneer.
But the subsequent enlargement OF
the Pioneer by Mr.. Goodhue required
a larger press, and in 1858 the old
Smith press, after twenty-five years
service, was again sent on its travels,
being placed on wheels and again by
OK power hauled overland through
prairies and forests and over lakes
and streams to Sioux Falls, in what
is now Dakota Territory. Here was
printed in that year the first paper
in the territory, called the Dakota
Democrat which lived until the Indi-
an massacre of 1862 In the fall OF
the same year detachment of U. s
troops had running fight with the
Indians at the Falls, and succeeded
in retaining a part of the Democrat
office material, including the press
which had been broken up and gems
orally demolished and rendered
worthless for use. According to the
Photograph "its bearer" was stopped
for the last time. 1t had given its
"last impression" This old pioneer
press had printed the first paper or
the immediate banks of the Upper
Mississippi, first in Iowa, first il
Southwestern Wisconsin, first in Min
nesota and first in Dakota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22

ASHlNtION, Ocb. IL.
BIZ the President of the United States
Of america
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The revolution of an
other year has again brought the
time when it is usual to look back
upon the past and publicly thank the
Almighty for his mercies and his
blessings and
WHEREAS, If any one people has
more occasion than another for such
thankfulness, it is the citizens OF
the United States, whose govern
ment is their creature, subject to
their behest, who have reserved TO
themselves an ample civil and relig-
ious freedom and equality before the
law; who during the last twelve
months have enjoyed exemption
from any grevious or general calami-
", and to whom prosperity 10 agri-
culture, manufactures and commerce
has been vouchsafed.
Led by these considerations, | rec
ommend that on Thursday, the 28th
day of November next, the people
meet in their respective houses OF
worship, and there makes acknowl-
edgement to God for his kindness
and bounty.
In witness wherefore, have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed. Done at the city of Washing
ton this 18th day of October, 1872
and of the independence of the Uni.
ted States the ninety.seventh.
BY the President, US. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
They won't be Pleased.

The Liberals and Democrats are
hard to please. They pitch into
Grant because he don't make speech.
es, and into his Cabinet officers be.
cause they do. They find fault with
the Government officials while at
their posts of duty, and go for them
savagely if they find them absent.
They denounce the party for maxi
ing certain laws, and condemn it and
all connected with it for not enforc-
ing the same. One wing of the Gree
ley Democracy believes in the Ku-
Kluy act, the other don't. What can
be done for these chronic grum blers?
We have done our best to give them
Greeley, but they don't like the way
we offer him. We have quoted his
best writings, but they don't grow
very enthusiastic over them. We
have given Greeley on secession, fl
nance, civil service reform, and peace
negotiations, but they refuse to be
pleased even by this kindly offering.
After the 9Th of November they can
do as they please. They can follow
the man or his shadow the rest of
their days; they can make him lit
tie idol, and carry his bland features
in their hearts-a twin picture to
the heroes of tho lost cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
AUCTION SALEt

OF Thoroughbred, Grade and Native Stock, Farm
Machinery and Crops.
] will sell at Auction. the Ramsey School
House, five miles north the village Of Cas-
Vile on Thursday, the eth day November 1872 the
following described property:
one work horse years old; fom mich cows of
them grade Durham and grade Devon; one year
old heer; one ytarirg heifer; two yoaIling steers
one "a blood Durham heiier calf; thoroug hbred
Berkshire boar ten high grade Berkshire boar pigs
"a Berk> hire "a Essex and Chester; twenty high
grade Berkshire pigs "a Berkshire, "a - aid
CHESTER; seventy gfads shctes; hve good breeding
rows, and over one humid ed extra fat hogs; one r.
MALny reaper and Mower; one sulky cHliivator; one
horse wagon; set double harness one pair bob.
sleds field roller; harrow; hall dozen
st Gbble pOws double shovel pillow; iron kettles ;
feed steamers grind stone, &C, &C. Also one staok
OF hay; five hundred bushels sugar heets unless soon
disposed OF, aud probably two hundred bush.
els of corn.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A NJ.
Terms-One years credit win approved security,
and 10 per cent interest all OF $40 and up
wards lers amounts cash. per nj of for cash on
credit sales Terms for the fat hogs cash with
duction I. X. ChesebrO, Auctoneer,
ClIAS. D. SuRADER.
P. S. 40 acres of splendid farm land for rent.
CRssyille, Wis. oct. II, 1872. 2Iw2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
Know Nothingism.

In the sunshine of Gratz Browns
gubernatorial administration, new
party is being organized in Missouri,
called the american Reform Socie~
ty," which is nothing more nor less
than the old Know Nothing party
revived, with an additional smatter>
ing of strong State rights ideas
The movement seems to have origi-
mated in some Eastern State. but in
Missouri it has particularly flourish
ed, there numbering two hundred
and eighty lodges, which are manag-
ed under the supervision of a State
Council, which is Democratic to the
core. Foreign born citizens who
vote for Greeley and Brown will sim
ply aid in elevating to power the
members of this secret organization,
the chief purpose of which is to pro-
scribe all persons from office and po-
litical rights who have not been born
and educated in America = CHICAGO
Journal.
We call the attention of those Lib
eral papers that are crying out
Know Nothingism against Henry
Wilson, to the above. The habit of
charging Know-Nothingism on
candidate to get the foreign vote, is
the merest bosh, and when rightly
considered, an outrageous insult to
the intelligence of the adopted citi-
zens. 1t is the cry of a demagogue,
and has little or no foundation In fact.
and in theory and practice has for
long time been obsolete, and every in
telIigent foreigner knows it'd
crosse Leader and Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Auction SALE

The undersigned will sell to the highest bidder TO
acres of good mineral land situated one fourth mile
south Of the village of Farpay in the town of James
town. Grant County. 90 acres we'll Tended 10
der cultivation. good bearing orchard of bsl-
ance good timber land good dwelling house COX 20,
two stories high barn, lSx20; granary, l2xl4 coed
spring house and other out buildings.
Terms 0ne-third down, one-third in years and
one third in years al per cent? secured by mort
gage the land.
Also on the same day will sell west hf of or and
or of no or section 6, town 10, liz acres Or of
sw ar or or and of or section 6, town
TO- 100 acres in Crawford County Wisconsin, 20 milea
north OF B)scobel on the KckapOo river On the same
day will sell mitch - head Of hogs, l light
wagon, tanning mill, siugle plow, hsfrows 800
bushels Of oats double set o. harness. eller
bob sleigh | Dodge self rake reaper and mover !
two horse gon, pm of work horses two horse
pow Gu tyator, horse rake, 10 If corn !
saddle I cider press, ! ladies saddle. and great
mary her tLnss too nun,er Ills 10 mention; ais 81 Y
entire lot ct hOu ehod urn tnre Sale 10 take pluce
on the farm the 4th day OF November. ls72, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ.
Terms-On persona property al sums under $40
cash "a ever six MONTH credit with spproycd Sc.
curity AT per cent. Robert Allison AuctiOueer.
2iw2 :, GRO lIbnIF.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-22
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Hon. ]. Allen Barber

Hon. ]. Allen Barber
viii address The people upon the political is
sues Of the day as follows:
At the "White School House." District No.
/, Lima, on Thursday evening, Oct. cath.
a, Annaton, on Friday evening, Oct %.
At Mount Hope, Friday evening, Nov. LIST.
AT Cassyille, : -lrday evening, Nov. 2d.
Hon. Geo. C. Hazelton
Will address the people at Bloomington, Fri
day evening, Nov. lst.
At Boscobel, Saturday evening, Nov. ID.
Col. John g. Clark
Will address the people at Lancaster, Satur-
day evening, Nov. ID.
At the "Lewis Oakley School House," on
Waterloo Ridge, on Monday evening, Nov. 4.
Hon. W. P. Dewey
Will address the people at "Weir's School
House," Liberty, Friday evening, Oct. 25th.
Az "IIur ricane School House," Saturday
evening, Oct. 26th.
Hon. A. r. Bushnell
Will address the people at Fennimore on Sat-
urday evening, Oct. Goth.
Republicans 10 each Of the places will
please see that proper arrangements be made
boz P'"st1'"S "a 'V"i'' 80 u'o 5pvahvt.
A full attendance of citizens is desired
Republicans, Democrats and Liberals.
BY order Of the County Central Committee
ADDISON BURR. Chm'n.U