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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
Congressional.

/. is no cheering sign for the OPP
nosition in tho Third Congressional
district that the Republican papers,
we believe without exception, are
disposed to discuss the question OF
who shall succeed Hon. J. Allen Bar
Der in Congress in 8 way friendly to
the claims of all the candidates IN
the Geli.. The HERALD some weeks
ago stated that in the light CT the
late election it becomes the duty OF
the Republicans Of this district TO
select as the nominee for Congress
that man upon whom the people can
hest unite at the polls in November
Orip otter words, as Mr. Barber
saws in his letter of declination, 'let
such action BIO had as to concentrate
our strength and secure "a pull all
fooether.'" The Mineral Point
Tribune says: "An acrimonious
contest for the nomination must be
avoided if success at the polls is to
be secured. The vote in the district
last fall should impress this upon all
minds. Aspirants cannot now, as
heretofore, with safety push their
claims regardless of the peoples
wishes on the contrary, each
should stand in readiness to surren-
der his hopes, if need be, TO secure
harmony, and a nomination accepta-
bic to tho people," The Ricbland
County Republican says: "The can
didate must be man of integrity,
fairness, and ability he must be
above suspicion of Credit Mobilier
and of sympathy with rings and job
bors, and he must be Of commanding
personal character and of recognized
ABILITY for The high place. lie must
be right on the question of hard
money, opposed to subsidies to rich
corporations, in favor of equal rights,
and an exemplar of economy IN
word, he must be d man OF the peo>
ple. Such a candidate will bear the
Republican flag to triumphant VIC
tory" The Grant County Witness
speaking of the several candidates
in this county for tho Congressional
succession says "The Republicans
Of Grant county have no particular
claim upon tho nomination, and we
feel confident that they viii not
press a candidate on the convention
ia opposition TO any general move
ment that may be made IN other
portions of the District. If q man
can be found outside of Grant county
whose nomination would give better
promise of success than any CT the
names We shall present, then the
delegates from this county ought,
and in all probability will heartily
Join in the movement and do all 10
their power towards making the
nomination harmonious one, and
the final election certain" The
Prairie du Chen Union and Darling
ton Republican have also urged upon
Republicans the Importance OF har-
monious and proper action in the Sc
lection of q party candidate for Con-
gress. The Democratic party in
this district and the members OF that
scattering band of wouli-be Reform
ers must find little aid aad comfort
in these utterances ofthc Republican
prese.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

CY- Fiat eminent reformer, Jim
knight, Of the Darlington Democrat,
published list of possible and prob
able candidates for the Reform
nomination for Congress. lie says !:
1t is now pretty generally admit
ted that the Reform party viii carry
this congressional district this fall,
without some great mistake is made
in nominating candidate. Nothing
but q bIunder can defeat US. Many
names havo been suggested for nom
nation, and while we do not know
that any one OF the following are
seeking the nomination, their names
have been favoratly mentioned by
their fiionds Several of them, 10
our opinion, would be successful, =
some Of them would not be:
Green County-C. F. Thompson,
Brodhead; Geo. IL. King, Monroe.
Grant County-Nelson Dewey,
Cassville; Noah Virgin, Pl4tteville
G. f. RodoIf. Muscoda.
Iowa County-M. NJ. Cothrcn,
VIM. It Henry, Mineral Point.
Richland County-Goorge Krous-
koe, Richland Center.
Crawford County-John LAWYER,
VIM. Catcher, Prairie du Chion.
Lafayette County-H. Il. Grey,
P. A. Orton A. Warden. s. II.
Scales
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

New counterfeits are being
pushed abundantly into the North
west, including tens on the First Ma
tional Bank at Lock port; twenties
on the First National Bark of Plain
field, N j.; tens on the Central Ma
tional Bank of Rom tens on the
Flour City National Bank, Roches-
ter; twos on the West Chester Conn
ty National Bank, l'eekskill; and
twos on the City National Bank of
Poughkeepsie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

POSTMASTER GENERAL-Hon. En-
gene Hale, of Maine, having with
drawn his acceptance Of the Post
mastor-G oDeralship, tho President
has conferred trust the to Hon. Mar
shall Jewell, formerly Governor OF
Connecticut and at present U. S.
Minister at ST. Petersburg. The
appointment has been accepted and
Minister Jewell is expected home
shortly to take charge of his new
office. Mr.. Jewell is man Of
great executive ability, and is ore
of the country's most honorable
and energetic of public men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
A Grange Bolt.

The Changers of McDonough
county, H., think thoy smell large
sized mice, and they have bolted the
state and national Grange. "Good
Hopo"grange of Patrons of Husband
ry, of that county, one of the largest
in the State, on the Goth ult., passed
a vote, only two dissenting, to dis
band, surrender its charter, and dis
solve it's existence. Accompanying
this action was memorial Co the
State Grange, setting forth:
THAT the original principles for
which the organization was insti-
tuted have been overlooked and ig-
noroi, in that the officers have assum-
ed powers that are yrannicAl, ar
bitrarq, aud entirely subQorsiVe Of
good order in tho lodge and in the
community; that the officers compos-
ing our grand or STATE organization
are not The true representatives of
the members of The order selected for
that purpose, being ex officio mom-
bers of the same; that the officers of
the national grange have arrogated
to themselves-and that, too under
The workings of the order,-unwar-
ranted ard systematic autocratic au-
thority, ruling as with rod Of iron,
from whose edicts there is no appeal;
thus large Gums of money have been
collected by the several State oranges
and the national grange for which
no adequate return has ever been
realized by those contributing rem
dering it expensive and burdensome
to be mem bers of the order; that it is
now engendering spirit OF class leg
is alton, mutual distrust between the
agricultural and commercial interests
of the land, thereby demoralising
and debasing the standard OF rela-
tons the community bears tc each
other; and futher, that the order, as
ruled by designing men connected
herewith, has been entirely prostl-
,utod from its original purpose and
brought into subj elton to further
their personal and political interests
to all OF which we do most sincere
ly aud emphatical!y protest"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

THEY SHAKE.-Report hath it that
John ". Forney and Simon Cameron
have become "reconciled" The feud
dates as far back as 1856, whom
Forney was the Democratic candl-
date for the United States Senate,
and Simon Cameron the Republican
candidate. The Legislature was
Democratic by small majority, but
Cameron succeeded in getting three
Domocrtic votes, thus eecting him
over his formidable opponent, Forney,
and his friends charged that the
votes were purchased. Notwith-
standing Forney has been member
Of the Republican party since the
breaking out of the rebellion, he has
6ercely and unremittingly assailed
Cameron as corruptionist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

s@Wiutermute, the banker of
Yankton, d. r., and assassin of Gen
eral Edwin McCook, the secretary
of the Territory, has been sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in the
Iowa Pc nitentiary, q motion for
new trial having been refused
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

TEMPERANCE EXPERIMENT IN Mrs
sIssIPPI.-Mississippi seems to be the
last place in the world for temperance
experiments on large scale, yet the
Mississippians are trying peculiar
one. BY law of the last Legislature,
no licenses to sell liquor are granted
except the petition therefor be signed
by majority Of the electors of the
vicinage and two-thirds of the women
over Is. The result is said to be
very disastrous to the ardent trade.
In many Of the towns all the ladies
are signing protests against the traffic
and in some majority Of the males.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

BE- The Iowa State Republican
Convention renominated j. t. Young
for Secretary of State; w. L. Chrisiy
for State Treasurer; nominated RIB.
Sherman for State Auditor and David
Secor for Register of the Land Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
,a. This from the Prairie du CHER

R@- This from the Pralrle gu Chlen
Courier: An effort is being made in
this Congressional District to re-
nominate Allen Warden. Now, it is
better to stop that game for our peo-
pie want to elect such man as Hon.
II. IL. Gray, Ex-Gov. Dewey, or any
other man OF correct principles; but
we don't take any stock in such
"dolly warden" ex-radioal sore-head-
ed politicians like Mr.. Allen Warden.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09
nea. Hon. Caleb Cushing, the Y

sea. Hon. Caleb Cushing, the Uni
ted States Minister at Madrid, has
made formal and poremptory de-
mand upon the Government of Spain
for indemnity for the murdered tic
tins of the Virginius capture and for
consequential damages to the families
of the victims. The Government of
Great Britain has made similar de.
mands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

f9~I It is the opinion OF the Dar-
Iington Democrat that nothing but
blunders can defeat The Reform par
ty of this Congressional district next
Fall. AS that party has heretofore
done nothing but blander, it is fair
to presume that it's chances for fail
ure ale again probable. But the
editor of the Democrat ought to
know. He has tried q hand at re-
forming the local government of
Darlington and blundered himself,
and we are not surprised that he is
fearful that his party is subject to
bad mistakes. The following is from
the Darlington Republican:
"There is doubtless in the minds OF
most people a recollectio of the
commotion raised by the press over
the disclosure made in the early part
of the present session of Congress of
the purchase of conveyance by AT
torney General Williams, at the OK
pense of the government. All admit
ted that such proceedings woro not
right and among those who were
most loud in their disapproval and
most enraged at the fraud was the
Darlington Democrat. How IN the
name of consistency or common
sense Mr.. Knight could have express
ed such honest indignation at the
practice of the Attorney General
when, at the same time, before and
stree, he had been and was riding
round the country in covered car"
riages, at the expense Of the hard york
ina farmers and mechanics Of the tom
Of Darlington. The office OF Attor-
ney General of the United States is
one of great responsibility. Its oc-
cupant is frequently called from one
department of the government, to
another. The craftsmanship of a town
board is not a dishonorable position
when its occupant obeys the laws and
respects the will of the people. In
expanding between $50 and 800 for
livery last year, Mr.. Knight did what
he had no authority to do; and the PEG
pie of the town, irrespective of politi-
cal consideration, condemn. We say,
and the facts warrant the statement,
it is not necessary to go to Washing
ton, New York or the carpet bag gov
ernments of the southern states, to
find extravaganza and corruption IN
public officers There are miniature
Sanborns, Twecds, Barstows, etc,
| much nearer home"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-09

WRIGHT HOUSE, d. @. sTREEfEk, Pietts die,
w tor, corner OF Benson and piae streets,
Wis New house and newly furnished. NooVs
n connection. Free Bus to and from the
, 1874-01-27

into tho affairs of tho District Government, On
tho ground principally that tho atatomontB got
forth In tho memorial woro not Sustained by evi-
lonco. TLoy seemed to overlook tho faot that
tho evidence 10 austat, charge seldom ncoom-
panics, but is brought forward subsequently,
and thoy also apparently ignored tho promise Of
tho petitioners that on investigation tho
charges could bc aubBtantiatoa
Mr. poIant introduced a resolution directing
tho Committee OH the Judiciary to inquire into
mud report upon tho legal relation betwoon the
Federal Government aud tho local GoYernmont
Of tito District Of Columbia, the cxtent Of tho
o1airs upon tho Gonora1 Government for aid.
ami to nBcertain wllcther Bomo equitable means
of expenditure cannot 10 arrived at. This WAS
carried by voto Of 162 yeas. to II nnys. Gov.
Shepherd was on tho floor Of tho
House a good part of tho day, and by
a remarkable coincidence tho resolution
Was in shepherd's handwriting. The statement
WIS boldly madc by particular friends Of tho
District Government on tho floor that this was
intonled to clonr tho way for tho securing Of
heavy appropriations for tho District, md it
30 understood by majority OF those who voted
for 1t. This waB m unexpected show Of strength
in behnlf OF tho District, and augurs prompt
compliance with tho demands Of tho Ring, ur:
leHa speedy developments Of dishonesty and
i,niemsrage!nont on tho part Of tho District "u-
, 1874-01-27
THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL.
EXECUTIVE ORDER.

WARRINGTON u, Ose JAZZ 1D4
Dp the Presider,t nf ths Unittt states:
WHEnEAs, It llns been brought to tho notice OF tho
rresFdont Of tho United statea that In tho 1ntor-
national Exhibition Of arts, manufactures, and pro.
phiiadcphla IN he year ls7 Tor tho purpose Of oelc
bratiuE tho ono hundrodth anniversary Of tho In.
tlercnence Of tho United statca Il II Desirable that
fson ~ Execays nonartSn,s o. The aevernmsns
suitable for tho purpose sntcnded there should appear
such articles an materials viii, when presented In
= collective exhibition, illustrate tho functions and
administrative faculties OF tho Government In timo OF
servo 10 demonstrate tho nature Of our nstftutiona
and their adaptations to tho wants OF tho people:
now, for the pnrroao Of securing complete and har
onious arrangement of the articles and materials do
Of tho Government, It Is ordered that Board,
posed Of ono per1on to 10 named by tho hoa Of each
Of the Executive Departments which may have articles
and materials to bo exhibited and also Of ono person
and one to bo named in bohaf Of tue Department Of
Agriculture, DO charged with tho preparation,
c!ea and materials "a tho heads Of tho
several Doparsments snd commisslopor ..,, Of
tton may respectively decide. shall be embraced In tho
collection that Of tho persons thus nAmed to be
designated by tho President aha 10 Chairman Of such
Hoard, and TINT thu Board appoint from thotr own
number auch other oicera Ms thcy may think Ieccsaa-
~ and that said Board, when organtzed shall bs au
thorized, under tho direction Of the Prestdon to con-
fer With tho executive officers Of the Centennial Exhf-
billion In relation to ouch matters connected With tho
subject may pertain to the respective Departmental
tho Of persons thus solicited by the heads Of tho
several Departmpnta, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
and Director Of tho Smithsonian Institution shall b
submitted to tho President for designation.
By order Of the president:
{sIgned) HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
, 1874-01-27
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1874.

such lsancs ~ hAvo nr1nen botwcon him and mgself
IN tho mode roforred to, VT that. from snee,.. s
exceptional Tho labiual caumnistor Of honest
and patrlotlo mon llss right to sink bohind tho
hypocritical proonhea Of o1tromo piosy."
Tho drift Of opinion },oro appears to be that
these two old gentlemen should DO permitted to
pop away At pleasure, and r,tmors come from
Richmond today OF an attempt to make ar-
rAngemonts for a meeting.
0HAnLER pnADLAu0H
will deliver his lauturo on :" Republicanisn IN
ENGLAND " at one Of tho public hula In this city
on noxt Thuraday evening. Senator Sumner ls
expeetea to preside, and many Senators aud
Representatives and othor prominent poraonn
will occupy places upon tho atage.
FRED CHANT 70 ne MARRIED.
Tho Fuening Star announcos to-day tho mar
riaBe OF LIeMt. Col. Frod Grant to Miss Kitty
Cooke, daughter Of Honry D. Cooke, will take
place At an early day.
GALKB GUSHING
intends leaving for Madrid early In February.
, 1874-01-27
TIE DISTRICT RING.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1rtbuHe.

CHANGES OF CONGRESSIONAL CORRUPTION.
WAau1NaToN, D. g., Jan. 20.-Among other
documents which arc to bo brought forward in
proof OF the charges Of corruption, II au inyessi
gation Of tho Affairs Of tho District Ring is
ordered, aro number Of 1ottera tint have pass
cd between members Of Congress- and members
Of the Ring. Huntingdon, now dead, formerly
Cashier OF the First National Bark, Of this city,
WAS prominent member Of tho Ring, and ut
hia death some Of thoso letters foil into the
hauds Of his widow aud bis executors.
BTAnKwEATlIEn's NEGOTIATION.
Ono Of these lotters ia said to hava been
written by II. Il. Starllweather, member Of Con-
gresa from Connecticut, aud Chairman of tho
IIouse District Committee. In this letter, as
quoted, ho sayB that although ho lad no fears
Of his succosa at tho approaching election, being
sanguino that he would bo returned by largo
calculated on, and he wonId need large SUN Of
money; and that il this could be furnished
him be would consider himself undor removed
obligations, aud meanwhile he would continue tho
good work in Congress. Tho letter, it is said,
was written III this city Oh regular Congressional
top.
E1pR1DoE INVOLVED.
4 second letter is quoted % from u a.
Eidridgo, member OF Congress from Wlhconah,
AlIA h'1O O1A AAoApN A@.ns
lotter, it is said, was written while Huntington
was absept in Russia, and was addressed to
Frank dassaway, Assistant Cashier q tho
First National. This substance Of 1t,
as quoted is m acknowledgment tl'at,
mite OF Eidridgo'h foT II 500 became due on the
day on which the letter waR written, with dl.
rocton that it not paid by certain hour IL
should 10 preaentea 10 An!iot Kilbourn OF the
firm OF Kfboufn i Latta, antl a prominent 1neta-
ber Ut the Hing, who must payit.
THIRD LETTER
| ia stated to hayo boon writton ys.Kilbourn to
Huntington, while the latter waH III lsussIa
! praising q. A. i. (nupposed to "
Charles A. Elrl1ge) al bplentsla
fellow, and continuing mMeh otaes
mnttor OF tho Hamo sort, duplicating boyolla
| question other members Of Congress ant!
settling with oqun} conclunsvoness tho fact thas
corrupt Influences Iaye been brought to Dear
upon Congressman to further the purposes OF
tho Ring.
There are said to be many other documents
which will sustain tho charges rot forth III tl!e
memorial, Of which the ahoYo Are said 10 no 1alr
samples. Tho lotterB Of Btarkwoathor al'd Ail-
bourn arc said tod be tho originals, while
Eldrdge'a Ia presented In tho nhapo OF copy
certified to by Huntipgton's widow.
| Sptcta. Dtspatch Ia Tho Chicago Tribune.
| FnorosEp lNyEsrloATloN.
WASHINGTON D. g., jan. 20.-The ssk'ato tltn
morning refused to print the memorial from tho
oittzspn Of tho District aabtng m nv|atigatson
, 1874-01-27

4ptttdt U18patea 10 ARG tHaeddo IF7eHHt.
4 TRANs-coNTINEsrA1. RAILWAY.
WAsu1NaToS, D. G., Jan. 26.-Iho House
Committee Oh Pacific Railroads agreed to-day to
report fayorahly bill to incorporate trans-
Continental freight railway, Tho bill ia made
np from tho best features Of / number author
izng such chnrtor to bo granted TINT haye
boou introduced by yarioua gentlemen.
TIE SOUTH PACIFIC RAILWAY.
That which the Southern Pacific Rail-
road people will ask Of Congress is
stated 10 be as follows: That tho
lands Of the Company shall 10 aold by q
Commissioner appointed by the President, and
tho proceeds plaeed in tho United statos Troa.
to the bnes the s
tation OF tho mails and otbor Government
freights; that tho Government shall endorse
and guarantee & per cent thirty-year bonds ut q
cortain sum per milo, to bo issued by tho Com
pnny. The full amonnt Of these bonds is not
set forth. The Company agroo in return for
this to pay tho Government percentage on
tho grosa earnings of tho road.
, 1874-01-27

PERSONAL.
Special Df.patch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
vice-proBidont Wilson has loft for Boston,
whoro he will remain tlreo or four days.
GEN, HOWARD.
There la q determination that tho gates of hell
shall not prevail agaiust tue Christian SOL
dior, II the prayers Of tho righteous,
as compressod within tho polo Of How
ards Congregational church in thas city,
can avail to provent that anticipated calamity.
Last night Dr. Rnnkin, who prosdes over that
Ills euenliea might DO brought to grief. and TINT
that gentleman might DO brought through tho
fires Of tue wiokod persecution that is bitterly
waged against him In safety aud With removed
spleuslors. An sllusion wan casually nado IN
the courso Of tho petition to tho trials aud
tributations Of Hing David, aud how III oldon
times hia enemies and peraocutors wero ulti-
lnAtoly brought to ignomlntous rout anl con-
fusion.
DAvls-soorE.
The probabilities Of q duel between JcfYofson
Davis, lato President Of tho soutl!orn Qonfoder-
acy, and lionry 8. F0oto, late United HtatoH Sau-
ator aud Confederate States Congressman. wero
widely discussed hero to-day, Davis having takon
Foote'S foocntly-punliBhod rom,niaoencea. Footo
comos back at l,ltn In the Chronicle OF to-tlay
with very bitter card, In wh!oh lo Gays that
"DayiH has cherished an undying Hatred for mo
ever since lliB own pres|mptnous arrogance on 4
worry noted OCCASION compollod mo to stop his
jawa in this city III the winter Of 1847-B. The
card concludes With tho following stAndiug
challenge:
But toll this mighty man OF Gath, who writes 80
hussrous!y for publication III tho newspapers, that
do not 1.-Two In absolute conCealment My whereabouts
may bo easy found by him or n'a ilulizing confed.
crates. Io knows as housanls Of others Know, that
him such satisfaction "a he might doom uece6sarY to
his deeply wounded honor, and that whatever general
, 1874-01-27
nT@SoIJTTIoN,
NOTICE.

After February l. 1874 the premium upon purchase u
TAX CERTIEICATKS, hold By tho city for city axes Of
l87a will bo raised to PER OENT
Chicago. jan. 20. 1874. g. & lIAYEs. ComptEolleE
, 1874-01-27
LACES.
BARGAINS
TN
REAL LACES, &c,
FIELD,
LETTER &CO.
State & Washington-sts,

Call attention to numerous Bargains
in REAL LACEs, which, in quality,
style, and cheapness, surpass all
previous importations. Complete
assortments Point Gaze and Point
Applique Collars, Handkerohiefs,
Barbes, Coit1'ures, Capes (sets to
match}, and Trimming Laoes; an ell
egant line Of Point de Paris Collars,
Hdkfs. Sots and Trimming Laces
at half former prices, very rich and
fashionable; Valenciennes Trim
ming Laces, Collars, Fichures, &c.,
greatly reduced from former prices;
full ino Real Chsntilly Trimming
1aces, Fiohuros, F1ounces, Capes,
sashes, Barbes, Coihures, &c., SC.
Extraordinary attractions in BLK.
GUIPURE, YAK, and FRENCH
TRIMMING LACEs, marked far
below the ordinary cost of importa-
ton. Our patrons and the public
are invited to examine before pur-
chasing elsewhere.