Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-09-11
The 'Bulls' and "Bears" Preparing for .
Rough and Tumble-NowsbOyS Pisnic-
Broadway TO be Observation-Disclosures
NOtes-DiamOnds.
From our Special Correspondentl.
THE LOOKUP IN GOLD.

Notes-Diamonds.
From our Special Correspondent.
THE LOOKUP IN GOLD.
A petition is being extensively
circulated for signature addressed to
President Grant, asking him to give
assurance that the Government
would use its power promptly and
effectively, to break up and destroy
all cliques or combinations, "foimed
to derange the finances and iDjure
the trade of the country" There is
no doubt that this spe ,ulating in and
locking up of gold is disastrous to
certain persons, and that it seriously
affects the mercantile community
cannot be questioned. The Govern
ment is now disposing of its surplus
gold at the rate OF million and q
half week. An old broker says
the truth of the matter is this; For
the last three or four months the
bules have been manipulating the
gold market, and last Friday it was
thought they had given up the fight.
One firm sold o million of gold,
another house sold two millions,
another disposed of million, and so
on. One of the oldest houses in Wall
street sold two millions. Although
the bears offered between eight and
ten millions of gold, which was
quietly taken. Before the bears
could withdraw, they found to their
amazement, that the bulls had
bought up all the gold they could
get hold Of The general impress
| sion on the street Is that the gold
was bought up by various brokers
| in the interest of one man.
JOURNALISTIC NOTES,
To the making of Eany papers
there will never be an end. therefore
blessed be the mau who invents a
commenced the "ForeSt and Stream, y
a paper devoted to the sports of land
and water, with some little aim al
being an authority in all such mat
tiers. Of another piece of mettle is
1.-THE Scythe," weekly paper devot>
cd especially to tbe interest OF the
Patrons OF Husbsndry throughout
the United States. The ,Scythe
promises "to cut clean swath
through the fields of extortion and
monopoly" and as the men who
have undertaken this good sized con
tract are veterans in the journalistic
world with abundant means there
will be lively time pretty soon
among "Rings" monopolists and all
other species OF extortioners. The
Scythe has secured editorial rooms
IN Herald Benefits grand Build
Ings, corner Fulton and Nassau
street, and the mere announcement
of the enterprise is bringing thou
sands of letters from Changers bid
ding them God speed. The success
of The Scythe is already assured.
BROADWAY BEING W DENIED.
The Broadway widening work
goes steadily on, and is evidently az
Improvement which will be a great
gain to the city. We want various
other street widenings aud rapid
transit from end to end of the island,
in order to stop the tide of emigra
ton from the city and to fill up the
waste places of the island with hand
some stores and comfortable houses
But, as large bodies of clashing poll
ticians move slowly, we suppose
that all expectations of any more
city improvements during the pres
emit year may as we'll be abandoned.
Where reform means simply the saw
ing of money there can be but little
reform except that of saving at the
spigot to waste at the bung hole.
ONE OF aoTHAMs CHARITIES.
The newsboys' picnic the other
day brought together a large num-
Der of bright, intelligent boys of the |
regular gamin class. Their sges
varied apparently from eight to fif, |
teen, and they were, if not handsome
at least picturesque in their appear
ance as they defled along City Hall
square in costumes consisting princi-
pally of checked shirt, trousers, the
former decorated with red cross.
Caps were of various styles and de-
grees of completion, and shoes were
generally non est, but they did not
seem to mind that, and really prefer
the flint TO tight patent feathers
very wisely, too. There was q great
deal of the material in those young,
active forms and quick, eager faces,
from which the future will be made,
and it is well to bring them into con.
tact with something besides the hard
iacts of their daily existence. The
holiday is much, but the human
sympathy is more.
CUSTOM HOUSE PRIZE.
The diamonds which were seized
,y the Custom House officers, alIeg-
ID to have been struggled by Mr..
Lancaster, have been apprised at
$4,000 sterling, or nbout $4,000
United States currency. They are
till retained by the authorities, and
dr. Lancaster has been referred to
ne Secretary of the Treasury.
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