Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-29
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No. s0,777 drew the s7b 900 in
the Omaha lottery.
The mission to Russia has been
rendered to Judge Pierrepont.
Train, who is decided to be in.
sane, signs himself, champion Lu.
matte"
Neal Dow is trying to get up an
excitement over teetotalism in Eng
land.
The value of the silk raised am
nually in the United States is about
s35, 900, 900.
"A man has been tined 81 and
costs for selling peanuts on Sunday
in Minneapolis.
The vulgar custom of displaying
wedding presents has gone entirely
| out of fashion
Cincinnati is arising money for
the family of Captain Hall, the Arc
tic explorer.
The New York City Treasury is
short 81 100000 by decision of the
Va APPoais'
Twenty seven mon have been
drowned on the Wisconsin, river this j
spring, running lumber.
"A bitter war is being waged be-
tween tho liberal Catholics and ul-
tramontanes of Canada.
No appointment to succeed tho
late Chiof Justice Chase will be
made until Congress meets.
joaquin Miller is now called a
retired Modoc. He lived with that
tribe for number of years.
Benjamin +. Camp sues the
New York Tribune $4,000 for call
ing him Chronic dead.head."
An attempt was made to assass.
mate Emperor William of Germany
by a priest at st. Petersburg.
"A weekly paper in the interests
of the colored people is to be estab-
lished at Topeka, Kansas.
There are strong movements in
different States in favor of abolish
ing the grand jury System.
"A Michigan fagmer has offered q
reward of SIC, 900 for the thief who
stole barrel Of cider from him.
"A "local option" bill, which
does not except cider or lager beer,
has passed the. New York Senate.
"A Buffalo girl sells sewing ma
chimes from wagon, and she sells
twice as many as any of the men.
Women preachers are increasing
rapidly. Ten new names have been
added to the lis; within the last six
months.
When Columbus (Ohio) minis.
ter desires to awaken his audience to
secure their individual attention he
yells "kenol"
-Four States are now engaged
in building new Capitol ediGoes--
New York, Michigan, Illinois and
Iowa.
The Ohio Liberal wants the
name of the Dem ocratic party aban.
doned because of its disloyal associa-
tinns
Members Of the coming congress
say that they will repeal the law
which requires postage on newspa~
pers.
The coal-felds of China are said
to cover an area of 100000 square
miles; those of England only about
10000.
The postmaster at New York
gives bond for a million dollars for
the faithful discharge of his official
duties.
California anticipates Chinese
emigration of $4,000 this year, and
considers it can alarming condition
Of affairs"
The now Postal Cards arc being
issued at the rate of 100000 a day,
and yet the supply is not equal TO
the demand.
Eastern hersemen expect great
things of Mr.. Bonner's colt StartIe.
He made half mile 100 to road
wagon recently.
Dix objects To the reports of bis
death. He says the first man who
tells him he's dead is liable to got
shot on the spot.
Lord Byron's secretsays theLon.
don Illustrated Review, was that ho
had wife when he was married TO
Miss MIlbank.
"A Mr.. Robinson, from Minneso-
ia, aged l22, passed through Milwau-
kee tho other day to visit young
son in Illinois, aged SO.
1t is said that in Scotland one
man in evry thousand goes TO college;
in Germany the proportion is one for
every 1900; ia England it is one for
every $500.
An insane woman in New York
killed her two children, George, aged
three years, and Francis, aged five
months; first choked them and then
roasted their bodies on the stove.
Mrs. NJ. III. Petit, of Kenosha,
was recently paid $4,000 by the
Home Life Insurance Co., as insur-
ance of her husbands life. Gov,
Petit was insured for s25 900 in all.
Lincoln, Neb,, is said to have
been selected for the location of
large number of Jews from Romania.
Fifty thousand are reported as do
sirous of becoming citizens Of this
country:
1t is estimated from the influx
Of foreigners during the past two
months, that 288,000 will come to
to this country this year, bringing
s25, 1000, 900.
"A diplomatist in Paris, when
ever be gives dinner, surrounds each