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sa- The committee to investigate

sA-The committee to investigate
the Credit Mobilier Charges, was ap-
pointed by s. S. Cox, The leading
Democrat in Congress, and consisted
Of two Republicans and three Demo-
Gratis and Liberal Republicans. They
unanimously report in favor of the
expulsion of Ames and Brooks. As
the latter is Democrat. the whole
Democratic party outside of the
committee rush to bis defense, show.
ing how that party tries to purify
itself. - Oshkosh Northeastern.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

sA-The Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Herald gives the
following authorities tor the different
ways for pronouncing Credit Mo-
bllier," and people can adopt that
which best pleases their fancy
John D. Alley-Credit Mo-beel- y ia.
Judge Polaud-Credit Mo>bil- air.
Cakes Ames-Credit M0-bil.ay.
Gen. Banks-Credit Mo-biI, " a.
Sydney Dillon-Credit No bi.eer.
Senator Stevenson Greedy No.
bill-ee,
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nA-D. II. Slauson, of Greentop,
Schuyler county, Missouri, writes
that he has in his possession the
discharge papers of the following
soldiers of the 9Th Regt. Wis. Vet.
Vol Infantry; Francis Thurston,
Sergeant Co. ~; Charles L. Gilbert,
private Co. &c; Chester L. Sawyer,
private Co. b; who can ootain the
same by addressing him. Slauson
was Sergeant, Co. G State papers
are requested to copy.
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AUCTION SALE.

hereby offer for sale at public suction at my farm
IN the town OF Glen Haven, two miles west Of North
ING described property:
Fou teen horses. including work horses 2 brood
mare". 10 Oolis, 20 yssr old is Cattle Inc ludnR
COWS 70 60 year ODDS aud Is younger cattle so shJats
500 bushels corn 100 bu oats tons Of hay and soIne
seed cora, N Y. Sell Rake Reaper, I Mccormick
hespei, grain drll', suky cultivatOrs, gang pillow
pair scotch diamond hAtrows, stubble plows l
tanning. mill, sleigh, wagons. seated buggy
&C All sorts of hand tools sets of bST
ness. All my hOuseho d furniture.
FERNS :-All sales under $40 cash; ali over $40 "a
m nhs time With approved notes at 10 per cent Dis.
count for cash down, per cent Sale 10 begin AZ 10
A. NJ. 4lw3 JOHN WA1KER
Vim Blteman, Auoiioueer
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u.s. Among the Senators who go
out are number whose names are
very familiar to the country, such as
Lyman Trumbull, James Harlan,
Samuel c. Pomeroy, James w. Nye,
James w. Patterson, John Pool, OF
North Carolina, Frederick A. Saw
yer, of South Carolina, and Francis
p. Blair, of Missouri. In the House,
Bingham, of Ohio Banks and Ames,
of Massachusetts, voorhees, aud
Kerr, OF Indiana, and others who
have been 10 Congress for many
years, give way to new men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

sA- Ex-President Hopkins. of vii.
liams, is not deeply interested in
college boating schemes, but express
es bis preference for a skull race,
the effect of which shall be to deyel,
OPP the cerebrum aud the eerabellum
rather than the biceps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11
Last Of the Nineteen.

On the 10th Of May, 1868, the Sen
ate of the United States, sitting as a
high court of impeachment to try
President Johnson, acquitted the &C.
cused. The vote stood 80 for con-
victlon, and 10 for acquittal 1t re-
quires two-thrds majority in such
cases. With the expiration Of the
present Congress, March 3, 1873, the
Senate will see ybe last of the nine
teen. Not a single one will be left
The following is the list.
J. A. Bayard, De aware; Buckalew,
Pennsylvania; Davis, Kentucky;
Diron, Connecticut; Doolittle, Wis
consiu; FeSSenden, Maine, F0Uler.
Tenness ee; Grimes Iowa; Henderson,
Missouri; Hendricks, Indiana; john
son, Maryland; McCreery, Kentucky;
Norton Minnesota; Patterson. Tenn.
essee; Ross, Kansas; w j. Salisbury,
Delaware; Van Wrinkle, West Virgin
ia, Vckers, Maryland; Trumbult, H..
linois.
The names of those who were
elected as Republicans are italicized
They are all dead, politically or per-
sOnally, with the single exception OF
Henderson, of Missouri He has
been hard at work TO retrieve his
reputation and is now recognized
the leader of the Republican party
in that state. All the rest gave it
up, and are now Democrats if in pol
itics at all. TrumbuIl aud Wicker
are the only names 10 the list still
on the Senatorial roll. The last Of
the nineteen should file out Of the
Senate Chamber arm-in arm. 1t
would be a pathetic spectacle, and as
they go the band should play Dead
March in Saul." Chicago Journal.
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sea- The salaries amendment to
the Legislative Appropriation Bill
as reported by the conference com.
mittee, was concurred ia by 103
ayes to "a aces. 1t fixes the salary
of the President at SO 600; Vice
President, Justice of the Supreme
Court, Cabinet officers and Speaker.
$40 900 each Chief Justice, $40 SOC;
Senators aud Representatives, 81, 500
each, including members of the pres
ent Congress, the Increase to be in
lieu OF all allowances except for
actual travelling expenses to the cap
ital and return.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

nA- Ben Butler said /: lam the
man that God made. not the news
papers," to which the Chicago Post
adds: "Tbe newspapers are glad to
be relieved of the responsibility.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

The EXTRA PAT 10 CoNGREssMEN
1T is stated that the Comptroller of
the Currency declines paying the ex.
sra Congressional pay, on the ground
that the law is Worded Rmbiguously,
and that the treasury apr opriatIons
were not authorized. A great many
Congressman are disappointed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11
Auction Sale.

The uudersigned will sell at public auction on bin,
farm in the town Of Beetown on Hackett, ona mile
south,west OF slabtown, on Thursday March "a 1878
the loloWlng among oth-i property Seven mi CHI
cows three year old heiefs ali with calf q head Of
sheeD, sous, all with Digs and lot OF pou try ofs
KINDS Also household isrniture, including stoyesl
tables. chairs, beds &C.
TERMS All sum OF $l0 and under, cash; ali over
that amount months credit viii DO gvsp on ,ecnrsd
~ a. !" ~, G. M interest Bale 20 CONNIE CO
AZ CLOCK, A HERMAN ROTH
SeetnWn, WIS harch D, 1873 diva
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

e~ Secretary Boutwell, has sent a
letter to Congress, estimating that
the business OF the designa' ed de.
positary at Chicago. for the current
wear. will be $40 900 900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

s4-It is said that the Bank of
England has been swindled out of a
vast sam by the successful forgery
OF United States $50 and 1910
bonds. The amount ia not known.
but q reward of Sl2 900 is offered for
the arrest of the forgers. They are
thought to be Americans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

B% The appropriations to the pri-
vate benevolent institutions of Mill
Yankee, have all been defeated in
the Assembly.
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CLOVER g. TIMOTHY
SEED
At the loves market price for sale
by JOHN p. LEWIS.



ar ~ " cn Sos In Probate Grant County
-, "Isnt county Court
In the matter of the Estate Of Abner M..e,
ecezsad. SA07oe
On fading and filing the petition OF Alfred Mos..
Administrator Of said estate setting forth the nmonnt
OF personal estate that has to bis hsnds snd a.
disposition thereof: the of debts
against said deceased and description ali ths 80
estate OF which said d. ceased died seEed and The co
diuon AMI value oi the respective portions thsrso
ard pra, lug hat a license be 10 him antad "a ali
all the real estate o. said deceased tor the ~
debts AID expenses Of administration and II annsar
ing BY said tion that there is lot suf ,isnt ner
sonal estate n the hsDds OF sid Alfred Moses Adoin
itrator OF said estate e. pay laid debts aud that Is
necessary, IN order 70 pay the same sell all OF said
real estate II Is therefore ordered that all persons in
ersteo In said estate appear before the Judge OF this
court Oh Wednesday the 9th day OF Al rii 1879 AZ
one O'Clock r. n, at the Court House in Lancastar
tn said county then aud thsre show cause III any
there be- why license should not be granted 10 said
Administrator to sell said real according to the
prayer Of said p luton,
And IL is fur her ordered that copy Of this erder
shal be published for four snceessise weeks prior Ia
said day OF hearing, in the Grant County Herald =
Weekly Newspaper printed and published at Lancs,
or, in said County and persoa ali served on All mar
sous In err sted In said etate residing In said Cunt
q. lesst fourteen days before said day Of hraring
ny Tue Court VIZ. McGoNIGAL
asH County in 'ge,
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BRIGGS g. BROTHERS.
ii Illustrated
FLORAL WORK!

FOR JANUARY, 1878 NOW OUT. Issued as apa-
terly The four numbers sent TO an, address W
mail for 20 cents. Tbs richest and most in ru Ctye
Illustrated ard Descriptive Floral Guide ever pub
lisbed Those OF our patrons who ordered Seeds lat
year and we've credited with % cents will receive
the feur Quartsrliss for 1873 Those who ordered
seeds Tins year will be credited with n subscription
or 1874 The january number contains nearly 400
ENaRAyINGs, Two SUPERB CoLoRLD PLATES suitable
Tor framing, also TINTtD PLATES Of our gorgeous
Floral Chromos; Information re ative 20 Flowers
vegetables, &C aud their cultivation and MI such
matter as was formerly found in our annual cats-
logue; You will miss IL II you order SEEDS before
seeing BRIaGs BRo's QUARTERLY We challenge
comparison on quality OF seed and prices aud tEes Of
packets: Our 'CALENDAR ADVANCE SHEET AND PRICK
LIS EoR 1873" Se4t free Ad ress BRIGGS
bhoFHER Seedsmen and Florists, R0CHEsTER,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11
County Judicial Convention.

A delegate Convention Of the Republican
Electors Of Grant County is hereby called tt
Re held at the Court House IT, Lancaster, or
Wednesday the 18th OF March, 1878, al one
o'clock, P. NJ. OF said day, for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for the Office Of Coun.
~ Judge. The basis Of representation will
81 one delegate for every hfty votes, and one
additional for each fraction Of twenty five and
ever upon the vote Of the last Presidentis
election. The several towns in the county
will be entitled 10 representation in said Con-
vsDtion AZ follows, to.Wit:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11
Rules OF the House.

We believe the people will abso-
luteIy condemn the last Congress.
The majority Of its members we're
extremely scIupulous in respect to
the Constitution but not so in the
least with respect to the ten com.
mandments. The Consultation Of
tho United States, Art. III, declares
that each House shall be the Judge
OF the quaiiHcs tions OF its own men,
bers, aud with 8 concurrence of two.
thirds, may ezpel q member. The
offences for which member may be
expelled are not defined. The power
is rightfully unlimited so if Con-
gress should err in expellirg a mem
Der, be can appeal to his coAstitu-
cnts at home.
The fire eaters once introduced
resolution to expel J. @. Adams, be-
cause he persisted in presenting ab.
clifton petitions. The Only lack OF
constitutional power was the lack of
two-thirds majority when the ques.
Gion was put. Joshua Il. Giddings re.
ceived vote of censure for the same
orfonse, with the menace that if he
persisted in bis abolitionism, he
would be expelled. He resigned
an1 was returned almost unanimous
u by his constituents. Senator
Bright was expelled by the Senate
in 1862, because he wrote letter to
JeF Davis recommending a charla-
$50 who pretended he had invented
q weapon that would snnihilate the
Yankee nation. And as we recollect
tho House expelled one Whittemore,
csrpat- bag member from South
Carolina, because he had sold cadet
appointments.
We 10 not know how TO oharac-
fegize those members of Congress
VINO have limited the rights of ex-
prlsiOn 10 q mere violation OF the
sules OF the House We do not
Know Of any legislative rules, that
prohibit treason, murder, bribery or
any felony. These crimes do not
come within tho scope Of Legislative
rules, and if for tho BLACKLIST of
sriIneS neither traitors, nor pirates,
nor perjurors can be expelled, we do
Dot see why an American Congress
may not sink so low as to NJ axe a state
prison residence respectable. For
certain crimes having no relation TO
the rules Of the House, We see that
the power Of expulsion has been OK.
eroised by both Houses. The vilest
soapeGrsoe unhung might scrupulors.
" obey the rules Of the House, if this
IA all that can be required of NOM
bers Of Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

TIE INAUGURAL.-We publish on
tho first page the second Inaugural
address Of President Grant. The
document is brief and outspoken,
O4ndidly setting forth the Presidents
viows on the great questions of the
day. He congratuIstes the country
on it's material and political progress;
urges the enforcement of justice in
behalf Of whites, negroes and Indians
alike expresses desire to return 10
specie payment. fGvors constructing
cheap routes of transit from the
great West TO the Atlantic seAboard,
she ro-estsblishmeut of ouroommerce
and carrying trade. the encourage
ment Of diversified industries, aud
the elevation of labor and repeats
his determination to enforce the civil
service rules.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

NOLT sTRAYBD-strsysd from he sub,eribsr
- residing "a mile north Of F4trplay on or about
becsmber IS 1872 hay year old mare colt smooh
haired, well built The hnder viii be suitably reward
Cd by returning her to giving information a. 70
ner Whereabouts. Vim. RALPH,
Fsirplsy. Wis. March 8, ls72, 1Iwas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

mT Baltimore exports annually
$4,000, 600 worth Of canned oysters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

"a. The latest directions of the
italian Opera in Paris arc now bank.
rupts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11

g Court closes pext week. 5000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.

The Senate has passed bill pro.
vding for the levying of State tax
of 1921 ITO for 1873 and concurred
in bills to appropriate s26 $50 for fn-
ishiug the State Capitol the i'm.
provement of Capitol Park, and to
restore the right Of suffrage to citi-
zens disfranchised for desertion TO
smend the statutes relating to in,
quests on the dead +; amending the
general laws for the incorporation
and government of fire and inland
insurance companies amending laws
for the incorporation of villages !;
amending the general law to define
the meaning of term "Fire Depart
ment."
Among the Assembly bills passed
this week, are to amend the law bills
of 1872 authorizing the formation Of
insurance companies, and to provide
for the collection of ordinary taxes
in cases where the ordinary means
are unavail able on account of the re-
sisted tax for railroad bond deb:
$500 to encourage The
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3. Ell p, Perkins s." :" Notes,
HAPPY THOUGHTS.

I saw man pulling his arms off try
ing to set on a new pair of boots, SO
said: ,,..f +ss. ... .t.....-.. ..-,. ~. r =
Happy Thought-They are too small,
and you will never be able to get them
on till you have worn them a spell, ...,
I,heard an officer in the Seventh Reg
iment scolding private for coming too
late to drill. so said: ,4a.- roa. -iI,
Happy Thought-Somebody must al
ways come last this fellow ought to be
praised, for, if he had come earlier, he
would have shirked the scolding off upon
somebody else. mn ss -. sg sa ..s3
/ saw an old maid in the Fifth Ave,
nue., with her face covered with wrinkles,
turning sadly away from the mirror, as
she said: 1.f,;f,5ra ..s4. s-u
Happy Thought-Mirrors now a-Gays
are very faulty. They don't make such
mirrors as they used to when l was
youngl .. g.ai4g 49, vl-,
/ heard young lady from Brooklyn
praising the sun, so / said ... ~.
Happy Thought-The sun may be
very good, but the moon is a great deal
better, for she gives US light in the night
when we need it, while the san only
shines in the daytime, when it is light
enough without it! a. T. ,raat.ssg, - ,rsz
Il saw two men shoot an eagle, and as
he dropped on the groand, ! said. g;,.
Happy Thought-You might have
saved your powder, for the fall alone
would have killed him, ,.-...-,v
An old man in Philadelphia brought
a blooming girl to church to be married
to her, The minister, stepped behind
the baptismal font, and said,as he sprin-
kled water over her head: 'A.N
Happy Thought am glad you
brought the dear child to be baptized.
A young man was disappointed in love
at Niagara Falls, so he went out on q ter
rible precipice, took off his clothes, cast
one long look into the fearful Whirlpool,
and then jri ~15Glee ~1ff'z 1*f7 593'ia
Happy ThoughtAWent home and
went to bed! hs ,s7]d8ss,s 'ed .rysi
Two Mississippi River darkeys saw
for the firsttime a train of cars. They
were in quandary to know what kind
ofsa monster it was, so one said:
3 Happy Thought is q dried up
steamboat getting back into the river! q
A poor, sick man, with a mustard
plaster on him, said: q 81 rbsJ;.s T.,
Happy Thought4-IflI should eat q
loaf of ibread Id be q live sandwich! f J
haAs a man was buryins his wife.he said
to his friend IN the graveyard = "Alas
you feel happier than II lr'Yes, neigh
bor," said the friend: luoa i,,s
Happy Thought--'I ought to feel
happier i have two yiyessburied therep
A man ''out West" turned States eyi.
dence, and swore he was a member of a
gang of thieves. By and by they found
theroll of actnal members, and accused
the mar Of swearing falseiy.l II was a
member,o said the man; sI-- .ge9a ..sf
Happy Thought-"I was an honora-
bic member!" .gsaeBes ln!zl!ei43 = el
I
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= y
lFI want to hold the skull of Abra.
hamlin my hand They will GO through
the Cave Of Macpelah at Hebron, / feel
sure, in the course of. few generations
at the, furthest, and as Dr.. Robinson
knows of nothing which should lead US
to question the correctness Of the ira
idition which regards this as the place of
sepnlture of Abraham and the other
patriarchs, there is no reason why we
may not fiud his mummied body in per.
feet preservation, if he was embalmed
after the Egyptian fashion. suppose
the tomb ofs David will be explored by
a commission in due time, and / should
like to-see the chronological develop
ments sofzthat. great. king and divine
singer. and warm, blooded man. r., as
seems probable, the. anthropological
section Of society manages to get round
the curse that protects the bones jof
Shakespeare, i should like to see ethe
7dome1whieh rounded itself over, his i'm
perial brain, Not that am what is
called phrenologist, but / am curious
as to the physical developments Of these
fellow-mortals of mine, and a little in
want Of a sens ation.A0 W. Holmes.
Hsn~t~ r.
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= ErTrEl--f.
Mrs. Partington says she gets up
every morning at the shrill carrion Of
the chandelier. a5t 4 = ai1a5 -
The children of VIM. Stockell, of Viii
ton, N H, being left alone, set fire to
the house, burning Que of their number
TO death.i .igR .a7 III .,as ,.{
The Treasurer Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway has issued a circular to
bordholtlers saying; ,"The only way to
re-establish the credit of the company is
to fund its entire floating debt in income
bonds, to be paid out of the net earn
ings of the road. The company has au
thorized the issue of seven per cent
twenty year income bonds, ,tothe amount
of $4,000, 900, to be used in retiring its
floating debt,a in funding interest'that
may accrue on its six and seven per cent
bords." -a.i3fH ff'i -s'5aI ehl gai.,si
Hon. W, D. Kelley, who has been on
the Ways and Means committee of Con.
gress, attributes the present monetary
troubles to the want. of sufficient vol
ume, Of currency He thinks the retire
ment of the compound interest notes
the calling in of the three per cent
certificates, the payment of the I 30s
and the formation Of the $44,D0O,00(
greenback reserve, all mistakes, as ten
ding to make money dear, advance tht
rates, rates of interest and cripple business
The cruise of the, Tuscorara,a under
command Of Captain Be,knap,e for th,
purpose .ofmaking geographical SUI
veysofth Pacific ocean, has made sur
veys Of the, ocean bed for a distance o.
over onea Thousand miles from Cal,
! lFlattery, Washington Territory. Til,
soundings taken are thirty four in mum
Der, and the. greatest depth found sl5,
204 feet. "A submarine mountain 1wal
discovered 2400 feet high, slopine I'VE st
| ward only six feet to the lineai mile.
l1.. tft,-9ei tr,,rf
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MATTERS OF INTEREST.


1t has been recently proved that the
so-called laughing-gas will not, in its
pure state, support combustion sor life,
and is therefore unsafe to administer as
anian@staetic. =
InJapan there are said to he trees 400
or 500 years old, which produce teas
worth S5a pound EJapaneseswriters say
that the tea tree was introduced into
their country from China goo years ago,
The plant is utilized as hedge in the
lanes of the villages and around the
kitchen gardens.
In paper read before the British As
sociation Dr. Brunton expresses the
opinion that the effects of the cholera
poison may be counteracted in the
same way as those Of other poisons-
by appropriate antidotes. He supposed
that il poison could be found having
a similar action of that of cholera an an
tidote for the former might prove rem
edy forthe latter. a. riMTr SSH"
At Assinie, on the Gold Coast, Mr..
Winwood Reade tells us chat there is a
kind Of an ant-lion which assumes sin
gular disguise. Taking dry leaves, it
gums them on its back, so that its body
is entirely, concealed, and the ants ap-
proach it without suspicion. 81 kept
some of these ant lions in captivity
adds our author, "and stripping off their
leaves left them, naked in box, and
then put in some bits of brown paper,
which they at once put upon their
backs." II
Mr.. A. Fl. Gairod has made an origi-
nal suggestion in regard to the probable
origin of nerve force, bolding that the
difference Of temperature between the In
terror of living organism and its ex-
ternal surface is a source Of energy which
has hitherto been unrecognized, and
which may reasonably be supposed to
give rise to an electric nerve current.
1t is, however.yet to be shown that elec
tricity and nervous force are the same,
and even that they have any notable
thing in common.
The bandages invariably found wrap
ped round the bodies Of Egyptian mum
mics are of linen cloth. Cotton cloth,
however, was among the. manufactures
Of Egypt, and dresses of this material
were worn by all classes. -Pliny, states
that the Egyptian priests, though they
used linen, were particularly partial to
cotton robes, and cotton garments sup.
piled by Gosernmentfor the use of the
temples are mentioned Gin the Rosetta
stone. A great quantity of cotton was
used in Egyptian houses for coverings
of furniture and various other purposes
and sort of cloth was made of the uni
ted filaments of fax and cotton. Vii.
kinson thinks that the "ine linen" men
toned in Scripture, and by ancient wri.
ters, was produced in looms of rude con
struction, such as those represented in
the paintings of Thebes, and other pla-
ces itt 81 sssfss ~ q II 80 "