Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-11

va sA0 Op0hAch AUEbcn.
In Texas ice costs cents q
lpound and beef costs three cents.
D Tx. President Taylor's grave Of
/ Louisville is neglected and forgotten,
The British Minister is corres-
| ponding about the Manitoba Difficult
y.
The Modoc murderers are to DO
decked LA MODE on the Sd of Ooto.
Der.
i, Russian Mennonites are settling
rapidly in the southern part of Da~
kota.
-Milwaukee's list of LIQUOR sa-
J looms covers three pages of the city
directory,
Freight has been reduced bea
tween New York and Chicago from
so to % cents.
| Associate Justice Horace Gray
has been appointed Chief Justice of
Massachusetts,.
Diamonds have declined thirty
to forty per cent. in the principal
European market.
| Mrs. Foster, of Lake Mills. has
completed clog cabin" bed quilt
composed of 1852 pieces.
The wife of Methodist minister
in Sen Francisco proposes to walk
1000 miles in 1000 hours.
The Bank of England forgers
have been convicted and sentenced
to penal servitude for life.
During the past three months
French Railroads have sold 1850, 900
tickets to religious pilgrims.
1t is said that we consume
about one-fourth of all the silk
goods manufactured in Europe.
"A Hoboken editor being chal.
lenged, sent word in reply: "When
| want to die | can shoot myself"
-"Brevet farmers" is the latest
and best name for the politicians
who are trying to capture the Grang-
ers.
OF the 1900 criminals in the
United States in 1868, only three in
every one hundred had learned q
trade.
The Liberals of La Crosse pro-
pose TO keep up their party organi-
! cation and see If something won't
turn up.
Tho eleven territories exceed by
nearly 100000 square miles the ag.
gregato territory of all the States in
the Union.
Henry County, Iowa, is bound
to have u woman for school superin-
tendent. Both parties have nomin.
ated ladies.
The Postmaster General will re
orT puSOdr eofog9 apdations- in favor
nual report.
"A New Orleans lady has opened
swimming. school for ladies, and
some of her pupils can swim quar-
ter of a mile.
There is now at Parish the Ma
tional printing office, dressed as a
workman in white blouse, the
Prince Macao.
"A Washington special mentions
movement on foot to displace Sem
ator Carpenter by Senator Ferry, as
President of the Senate next winter.
The New York Times says that
"God alone knows how many in
fants in this city meet their deaths
from the carelessness of drug
clerks"
Persons who have just reached
Washington from the eastern part
Ct Montana say the Indian difficult
ties there promise to be formidable
this fall.
The Railroad Gazette estimates
that the extent of new railways
built in this country in 1873 will be
more than forty per cont. less than
for 1872.
Members of different Italian So
cieties are taking steps to secure the
prosecution of their countrymen,
who may be engaged in the traffic in
children.
The green eyed monster, jeal-
ously, caused q girl named Amanda
Davis TO commit suicide at Terra
Haute, Ind, on Sunday, by taking
morphine.
The women Of Wyoming are
going to nominate two women for
the Legislature, and promise strong
support to tho party that ratifies the
nomination.
"A Convention of tho soldiers of
| New York State have been called to
meet on September 23d, for the pur-
pose of petitioning Congress to equal
ize soldiers bounties.
The auditors report shows that
last year Iowa paid 5000, 900 in pre-
miums to foreign insurance compa-
MES, while only little over $780,
900 was returned for losses.
Since the clergy have held pray
ers for the benefit of the press, the
Chicago Times suggests that editors
unite in supplication for the diffu-
sion of intelligence among the cler.
gy.
The cerebro spinal meningitis
has made its appearance in large
contractors stable in New York
city, and during the past week
number of horses and mules have
died.
Thomas Mast, the artist, has all
ready made 120 engagements to lee.
ture next season. Mr.. Cough and
Mrs. Iivermore are among his most
prominent rivals in popular favor
, with lyceums.
. "A new aud magnificent railroad
car has been bui by the Burlington
and Missouri Railroad Company ex-
pressly to carry Nebraska fruit to
t the American Pathological ExPosio
O ton at Boston.