Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-12-11
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE.


gan lie as printers devil.
ben Wood won $50, 600 on tks
result of the Ohio election.
| The Paris Fire Department il
managed by New Yorker.
| A. t. Stewart has been in business
in New York half century.
| Ben Butler wants to repeal the
salary bill and pay the money back.
| During the past fiscal year 49,,
sos immigrants arrived in this coun-
try.
Pumpkins in Iowa that do no;
weigh over 40 pounds are not har.
vested.
From utmost every quarter comes
cheering signs that the financial crisis
is past.
AT Boston's public baths 1919.
1872 persons went into the water this
season.
Peach and Cherry trees in some
parts of Indiana have blossomed over
agein.
--Milwaukee's taxable property has
increased 100000 since last years
assessment.
-"Sunset" Cox has introduced q
bill in the House recognizing Cuban
belligerency
Senator Logan will urge immedi-
ate action on his bill repeating the
bankrupt law.
Two of Tweed's confedera,es
have been arrested. It's bad year
for big Williams.
The new capital of Iowa will be
built of Minnesota granite aud will
cost 100000.
Photographic communication is
now complete between Yuma and Ma
ricopa, Arizona.
Ten millions of dollars in gold
were coined at the Philadelphia Mint
during October.
The paper collar manufactures at
Troy, n. T., employ 1900 girls and
are running full time.
California proposes to cultivate
buckeye trees for the purpose of max.
ing starch out of the fruit.
The Shakers, who never marry,
are long.lived. Statistics of the Mt.
Lebanon Society prove this.
"A bill has been prepared for the
restoration Of the ranking privilege
and free transit Of newspapers through
the mails.
The Postmaster General does not
approve of the proposed convention
OF postmasters, and the affair will be
abandoned.
Rhode Island is the richest ter.
rltory in proportion to the number of
It's square miles, on the face Of the
whole earth.
The President favors a census ev.
cry five years, the next to be taken on
she one hundreth birthday of the ma.
ton, in 1875.
A Michigan man thinks he has
discovered how to temper steel, aud
even cast iron that it will cut glass
like diamond.
California produces this year 49,
-" 7-"~.- =" 81, -,~~~,s~S -
Of grapes for table use, aud 100000
pounds of raisins.
The original Cardiff Giant, which
was once valued as high as $4,000,
Yves sold at auction in New Orleans
the other day for 50
1T is believed that the Texas Pa
cifc Company will complete the ter
miles OF road from San Diego, Cal,
required to hold the franchise.
The colored citizens Of Oregon
held State convention in Portland
and appoir ted David Jones and 4. q.
Barbados as proxies 10 the Natioral
Germany has accepted an invita-
ton to be represented at the Centen.
NAL Exposition at Philadelphia, and
commissioners are TO be named by
Prince Bismark.
There is a project among newspa-
per proprietors in London to obtain an
act declaring all original matter in a
newspaper copyright for IS hours af
ter publication.
1t is to be hoped that the restora-
ton of harmony among the Louisiana
which tho State Conven-
ton at New Orleans has in view, will
be accomplished.
1t is stated that during the year
ending August 81, there were 1900
railroad accidents in this country, re.
sulting in the death of 34l persons
and injuring l4l2.
1t is runored from Europe that
the health of the Emperor of Germa.
ny is very precarious, his condition
being such that he has TO be wheeled
from his bed to the table.
1t is stated that Commissioner
Davenport is about to issue warrants
for the arrest of q number of promi-
nent New York politicians charged
with fraud at the last election.
Travel West, on the Central Pa
citic Railway, is unprecedcntly large
and daily increasing, the utmost tacll-
tiles OF the company being scarcely
sufficient to accommodate the passen-
gers.
State Senator York, of Kansas,
whom Senator Pomeroy attempted 10
bride with such disastrous consequen.
ces to himself, is lecturing in the Wes-
tern States on "W ealth as Political
Power"
Seven women are engaged in the
leading professions at Manchester,
Iowa; whereupon the Philadelphia
Telegraph suggests that the name OF
that town be changed to "Woman-
chester"
Judge Davis conduct Of Tweed's
trial has induced number OF the
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