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CAMP MEETING.

NO. 1850 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Jos. Davis, Trustee, IS. Henry Six and wife.
ORDERED this 2lst day Of July, A. d.
" 1874, that the account Of the Auditor
filed in this cause be finally ratified and con.
iirmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown, on or before the 18th day Of An
gust next provided a copy Of this order be
inserted for two successive weeks before the
last named day in some Newspaper Published
in Carroll county.
FRANK =. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,--rest.
july 25-2t Faux +. SHAW, Clerk.
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HsHE finest Tea ia The market Tor s | 90 per
a pound, bought since the panic, on hand
and for sale by
nov Ia 4. s. ST0UFFER.
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1921 ACRES, OF LAND.

more or less, improved by good Two.
story Log and Weatherboarded
Dwelling House, a good Barn, AklA- -
9Ox56 feet, and other neces ~.
sary out-buildings, all in goodE
repair.
There is large and excellent Orchard Of
choice Fruit, about 20 Acres in Timber, the
balance is arabic land well improved and in a
good state of cultivation there is a stream Of
water running through the Farm and the
fields are conveniently watered
2d-A parcel Of Land adjoining the above,
containing
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-08
VERY VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
AT rpircTuu,c sD
At TRUSTEES SALE.
% ga Acres, and 90 Perches

of Land, more or less. The improvements
consist Of large two-story
LOG DWELLING HOUSE, A@A-,l
log Barn, and large Shed,
Carriage House, and other out
houses. There are two wells of pure water
convenient to the house, one has u good pump
in i. There is on this property fine young
orchard Of choice apples, peaches, plums,
cherry and other fruit trees in full bearing.
The land is in good condition and under good
fencing. This stand has been used for a pub
lie house for many years and has always done
good business, aud is very well situated for
any public business AZ it lies on high and
elevated surface, has pure air and it would
make n very nice summer resort.
Also another Tract. containing
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PUBLICSSALE
Worry Valuable Real Estate.

RY virtue Of the last will and testament Of
- George p. Snyder, late Of Carroll coun.
", deceased, and by virtue of an order Of the
Orphans Court of said county, the under
signed, as Executor of said deceased, will
sell at Public Sale, at the late residence Of
said deceased, in Myers District, about one
mile from Hahn's Mill, about % miles from
Weist's Mill, and about miles from the DO.
rough of Littlestovn, on
SATURDAY, 5h q SEPTEa[BE Err,
1874, at O'Clock, p. m. that valuable Real
Estate which was occupied by said deceased
at the time OF his death, containing
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TRUSTEES SALE
+. oF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
Ia Freedom District, Carroll Co. ma.

PY virtue ola Decree Of the Circuit Court
- for Carroll county, sitting as Court Of
Equity, passed in cause No. 1880 Equity, the
undersigned Trustees will sell at Public Sale,
to the highest bidder on
Wednesday, he 26th day Of August, ISL,
Mt 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on the premises, formerly
occupied by David A. Dorsey, now deceased,
situate on the Washington Road, about
half mile South Of Carters Y Roads, and 3
miles Southwest from Freedom, the follow
ing Valuable Real Estate.
1gt-A Farm containing
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After careful examination is made of
the copious kilograms received during the
past two or three weeks from the frontier,
it becomes quite evident that, while there
arc some scattering conflicts with the saw
ages, there is not in any part of the far
West anything like general Indian war.
In this opinion it is gratifying to know
that General Sherman concurs. lie says
he does not regard the present Indian
troubles ms Of serious character, and thinks
that as the season advances they win die
out as they have done hitherto. m ex-
aggerated Indian scare is the usual burth-
Gu of western Intelligence, in june and
IuIv
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FoR SALE.

A Needham Organ, suitable for . Church
Al or School, win be sold al 4 bargain.
Apply to II 4. NORRIS,
feb14t Il Westminster. Va.
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The ElktoB Democrat announces G. w.
Cruikshank, Esq formerly editor of that
paper, as Democratic candidate for Con-
grcss from the second district.
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NOTICE.

HNHE Stockholders Of the Mechanicsyille
Il and Finksburg Turnpike Company will
meet at Old Providence Church, AUGUST
10th, 1874, at 8 O'Clock p. m. TO increase the
Capital Stock Of said Company from $4,000 to
5000. l.. A. j. IAMOTTE,
GEO. W, HORNER,
jy25.4t MOSES BARNES.
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A PPLYio
"A JOHN l. REIESN1DER,
President Westminster Gas Light Co.
mar lo-tf
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A FARM Consisting Of 1882 ACRES

OF Land, more or less; the improvements are
49, a Comfortable Log Dwelling
AsS,s House, Barn, Stable, Tobacco
III IsN Houses, and other out houses,
is in good stat Of cultivation,
with a due proportion of Wood and Meadow
Land. 2d-iot No. contains
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1867 ACRES & 27 SOR. PERCHES

OF Land, more or less, adjoining lands Of
Joseph i. Hahn, the undersigned, james W.
Troxel, and others. The land is in good
state of cultivation, and under good fencing.
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As they viii speedily remove tho dark-colored
viscid matter with which the bowels are load.
ed, at the same time stimulating the score
tons OF the liver, and generally restoring the
healthy functions ofthe digestive organs.
Fortify the Body against Disease.
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FARM Of 148s ACRES

OF Land, more or less, situated on the West.
minister and Washington Roads, improved
by Comfortable Dwelling House, stable,
New Corn House and Granary, Wagon Shed,
Meat House and Dairy; occupied BY Joseph
about one-haIf in Timber, well
watered and about ! 4 miles from Hood S Mills.
l6th-l.ot No. l6, q Harm containing
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81. Acres of Land,

more Or less, improved by Comfortable
Dwelling House, Grisi and Saw Mill, Corn
House, Tobacco House, Meat House, Wash
House, Ice House, Tenant House, Apple Or.
chard; principally Wood Land, the balance
in good state of cultivation 3d--I4ot No.
3, Farm consisting of
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the following described Valuable Real Estate,
survey Of which has been made, and a plat
Of the same will be exhibited on the day Of
sale, or said plat can be seen on application
to either Of the Trustees prior TO the day Of
sale. lst--I.ot No. /,
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VlNHE undersigned, BY virtue Of a Deed of
Il Trust from William Brandenburg, to
them duly executed, aud recorded among the
Land Records OF Carroll county, will sell at
Public Sale, 10 the highest bidder, on the
premises on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

The Senate by vote of nearly two
to one has passed the Civil Rights bill
of Mr.. Sumner. Every possible effort
was made to defeat this measure, but
without avail, as the conviction of
large majority of that body was that
this legislation was needed to carry
out the spirit of the amendments to
the constitution which made the col
ored man a citizen. The hostility TO
this simple act of justice to a loM
body of Americans born on our own
sod was the fruitage of slavery, and
ought to have passed away with THAT
system of denominations. Should
this bill pass the House and become
law it may possibly, in some localities
in the South, work injury to those
whom it was intended to benefit by
breaking up the schools already estab-
lished; but we think in the end it will
work to the advantage of all con.
cerned. The negro became man in
the estimation of all when the ballot
was put in his hand; and when his
child is permitted to sit in our school
rooms unchallenged, it is possible the
noble Saxon youth may forget the
color of his skin, the size of his lips,
and the kinks in his hair, in a gener
Gus rivalry to see who shall come out
ahead in the race of life. We well
remember the not distant day when
the negro hater secuted the idea that
white men would sit in Congress with
colored; but it is done now, and such
men as Alexander Stephens are thrill
ed with the eloquence of his colored
compeers, whose right to sit there no
man dares to challenge. We are sorry
that whae men are SO slow to accord
to the African an equality of privileges
with him, and our sentiment is, that if
he, with all the advantages that the
civilization and culture of 1000 years
has given him, cannot hold his own
with a feeble race just coming up out
of 200 years of bondage, then let him
go under. Senator Howe claims that
the bill is plainly constitutional and
said he support it as measure Of JUS
tice though the "heavens fall,' while
Mr.. Carpenter voted against, alleging
that Congress had no power to define
the qualifications of jurors, &c, in
the states. WALDO Brown.
June 9, 1874.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
The Next Ut. S. Senate.

The terms of twenty-five Senators
expire on the 18th of March next,
and the successors of seven of them
have already been elected. Senator
Thurman, of Ohio, is the only one,
so far, who has been chosen to sue
ceed himself From Mississippi b.
l.. Bruce, colored man, will sup
plant III. r. Pease, both Republicans.
From Maryland, William Pinckney
White will succeed William L. Ham
ilton, both Democrats. From Cali
fornia, Newton Booth, Independent
Republican. will succeed John s.
Hager, Democrat. Connecticut,
Texas and Virginia have elected
Democrats in place of Republican in
cum ents-William w. Eaton in
place Of William A. Buckingham, S.
b. Maxey in place of Joseph w.
Flanagan, and r. d. Withers in
place of John f. Lewis.
Of the eighteen Senators whose
successors are still to be chosen,
thirteen-Gilbert Of Florida, Pratt OF
Indiana, Hamln of Maine, Washburn
of Massachusetts, Chandler of Michi-
gan, Ramsey of Minnesota, Stewart
of Nevada, Scott of Pennsylvanla,
DprasJue vi nnOue IsIaDu, DrUwnloW
of Tennessee, Edmunds of Vermont,
Boreman OF West Virginia, and Car
penter of Wisconsin--are Republi-
cans, three-Schurz of Missouri,
Upton of Nebraska. and Fenton OF
New York-are Liberals; and two
-Baynard of Delaware, and Stock
ton Of New Jersey Democrats.
OF the States now represented by
Republicans, Maine, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada. Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, and Yer
mont may 90 set down as safely Re
publican Tennessee and West Vir-
GINA as pretty surely Democratic ;
and Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin
as doubtful. Of those represented
by Liberals, Missouri will certainly
elect either Mr.. Schurz or a Demo
crat, and Now York and Nebraska
will almost surely elect Republicans.
The Democratic States will probably
be Democratic still, though there is
slight chance for the Republicans
in Now, Jersey. Louisiana, now
represented in but one of her Sena-
torial chairs will probably choose a
Democrat.
The Senate stands at present ::
Republicans, 81; Democrats, 49,;
Liberals, 3 vacancy, l. OF those
whose terms expire on the 18th OF
March next II are Republicans, 5
Democrats and 3 Liberals. The
new delegation will probably stand
Is Republicans and Democrats.
with 3 doubtful; making the politi-
cal complexion of the Senate, after
March 4, 1875, Republicans, 40 !;
Democrats, %; doubtful, 3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
Assessment of State Property.
From the Madison Democrat.l

The Secretary Of State, Hon. Pc
ter Doyle |. State Treasurer. Hon.
Fred Kuehn, and the Attorney Gen.
eral, A. Scott Sloan, who have been
sitting as State Board of Assess
ments for several days past, have
completed their arduous and critical
task. The result of their work will
be found, in the main, in the sub
joined table. The Board have used
every means at it's command to
reach correct and just valuation of
the property, personal and real, of
the several counties. They had re-
course to the reports of county
clerks as to the assessed and equal
lied property of tie counties; re-
ports OF the United States Census
Commissioner returns of counties
as to improved and unimproved
lands; reports of Registers of Deeds
as TO the sales in the counties re-
ports of former boards of assess
ments. The present board were
governed largely by the official rec
ords and returns and sought no ar
bitrary assessment A more perfect
system of gathering statistics, which
will greatly tighten the work of the
board in the future, was provided
for in law of last winter :. and
when it has once been put into prac-
tical operation, the assessment will
be less burthensome and more accur-
ate.
BY a comparison of the table
with that Of former years, it will be
seen that the valuation has been in
creased somewhat in every county,
except Clark. In this county and
in some others, strange to say, it
was found that the valuation of
property made by the assessors was
greater than the average price OF
actual sales, reported by the Regis
tiers.
The lowest valuation in any coun-
ty is a trifie less than SO the high
est $43, Milwaukee, Burnett county,
shows the lowest aggregate valuation
of real and personal property, 1899 :
1859 the highest in Milwaukee S53,-
282, 565, $37, O25, 1877 is real properly
The six wealthiest counties in the
State are l, Milwaukee; 2, Dane
8, Rock; A, Fond du Lac; 2, Dodge;
6, Winnebago.
The following is the table of equal.
lied assessments reported by the
| board
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
Total SIS, ,287 $s3s, 216 ore s421 ,28s $50
We also CLEAN the following valua-
lions from the report of the Board:
Improvement on the Mississippi's
Mouth.

The various engineering and Con-
gressional projects for improving
navigation al the mouth of the Mis-
sisslppi River were brought to vote
in the House Friday, after a discus.
sion extended over three days. The
main project was the bill reported by
Mr.. Hurlbut, of Illinois, from the
Committee on Railways and Canals,
proposing to authorize M. Eads, an
engineer of some reputation, to con-
struct jetties for the purpose of con-
fning and deepening the channel
through any of the passes that he
might select. The cost Of this plan
was set down in the bill as S11,000,-
900. The secondary project was in
the shape of a bill emanating from
the minority of the committee, and
championed by McCrary, of Iowa,
backed by the whole Louisiana dele
CATION. 1t discards the Eads or ietty
proposition, and submitted for it the
construction and maintenance of the
Fort ST. Phillip ship canal, by which
communication with the Gulf of
Mexico is to be kept up independent
~ of the passes Of the great river.
The third proposition was that of
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, and was to re-
fer the whole subject. to commits
sion of three practical engineers to
be appointed by the President, one
from the army, one from the navy,
and one from civil life, the report OF
this commission to be submitted to
Congress at its next session. Mr..
Garfield's substitute dld not come
before the House on q direct vote /;
but upon a motion to reconsider
the seconding Of the previous ques-
tion on division by letters, there
was a majority of two in its favor.
When it came to vote by yeas and
nays it was defeated by a majority
of seventeen, Then came The test be-
tween the canal project and the jetty
project, and Mr.. McCrary had the
satisfaction of seeing his proposition
preferred to the bill of the committee
bp majority of fifty.fve. The bill
was then passed by 40 20 80. The
work is to be performed under the |
direction of the Secretary of War.
The canal is not to be less than 200 |
feet wide at the bottom and 25 feet
deep, and is to be open to the use of
all nations free of charge Its cost
is not to exceed $4,000, 900, and it is
to be fully completed within three
years from the beginning OF the
work. The bill appropriates $780,
900 to complete the surveys.-Inter-
Ocean. Washington dispatch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
The Potter fiailrogd Law Pronounoad
Constitutional
From tle Milwaukee wi.eonsin.l


Below we give fhe court repor, Il
the case Of Henry NJ. Acklsy and
George Villas. Of Ooonomowoe
against the G. NJ. i St 2. r. r. c.
a case brought under thu POI er
BILL the road refusing to &c ut tie
rate Of freight offered
The plaintiff. aliege thu, on ana
before the time oil The c)mmouet-
ment Of this suit they were lumber
merchants = OconomOwoc, aud on
the 10Th of Il ~ the owners of two
cars of Lumber, which We're in the
custody OF said defendants thai
SAID 1etendants VIZ ngtully AID u.
Justly detained said two car loads Of
lumber from the said plaintiffs, and
that they made n demand upon the
defendant for said lumber and did
then and there tender to defendant
all legal chnrges, which defendant
had or could ha e on the sail two
cars of lumber. and said defendant
did decline and reilse TO deliver said
lumber 10 sid plalntiff. and uajlsly
and wrongtully detained the same.
Said plunuffs ailege that the value
OF sad lumber is $500. wherefore tine
plaintiffs demand judgm Mt against
the defendant for recover ot .as
possession of said famoer, OFT tb0
sun of $3.50 its value, wlh .ix c. (.
damages, ana costs ~ this ac ...
The defendant, BY J w. Cry. Hs
attorney, says that IL Is corpora
ton duly organize ana doing bus
ness by virtGe IT the laws 81 the
state OF WISCONSIN, as railway com.
pany, ANA engaged "A carrying freight
and passengers over It's line ot r45l.
way. =
That on or aoout The 10Th day Of
May, 1874, the said plaintiffs shipped
two car loads Of lumber from Osh.
kosh TO OcOtomowoc on the G. q y.
". r Il. That SAID company trans,
ported said two cars Of lumber to
Waite town JUNCTION, : dis'aaes Of
SO mil ;, &ud thor4 delivered these
cars in the usual course Of busin, 5,
to this defendant, to be transported
| by the defendant, from said Water
town to OcOnom0woc, a distance Of
twelve miles, and demanded OK said
defendant the sum of $50 for the
transportation Of said lumbor from
Oshkosh to Watortown junction.
| The defendants ihen transported
said car loades of lnmber from Wa
tertown to Oeonomowoc, and charg-
ed SIS, which was she usual charge.
| Of the other charges made, the de-
fendaats cannot tell.
The counsel for the defendant
urged that the Potter law, under
which Che plaintiffs based their
charge, was unconstitutional and un-
Ijust, and they were properly rot en-
titled to damages.
| Judge SmsA gave lengthy opiu-
| ion, and stated that the Potter law
is constitutional, and, under his in
struction, the jury, without loavlng
their seats, returned q verdict ef $500
| (the price of the lumber) in favor Of
the plaintiffs, and assessed their DANA
| ges at six CENTS, together with the
| cost Of the action. The CASE will
Inow be apposled 70 the S0Prcmo
| Court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
JOHN p. LEWIS

Would invite Purchasers to
the following SEASONABLE
Goods just received: Scythes
and Snaths, Grain Cradles
Hay Forks and Rakes, Fork
Handles, Scythe Stones, Union
and Julian Churns, Butter
Bowls & Ladies', Butter Tubs,
Glass Fruit Jars, Glass Jell
Tumb1ers, English Dairy Salt,
Rope, 500 yds. Cheese & But.
ter Cloth, Dried and Canned
Fruits, Rice, Clipped Dried
Beef, a Large Stock of White
and Yellow Crockery, Lubri.
Gator and Machine Oil All
Of which will be sold at Rea-
sonable Prices.
June II 1874. l8w4
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GR An Indian war seems iminent
- IL r.... M.rno.,.: c.on4.n.. q

GE An Indian war seems iminent
on the Upper Missouri frontier. Gen.
erals Stanley and Custar express doubt
as to the adequacy of the forces I'M
der their command to cope with the
Indians now in the field, and this fact
together with the intelligence that Off
GERS at some of the most exposed posts
are sending their families out of harms
way, leads to the belief of those who
understand the situation best antici-
pate a general Indian outbreak. And
the q. S. military authorities seem to
be neither unwilling or unprepared to
take the field, The orders of General
Gustav to go on an excursion to the
Black Hills country with thousand
men and FIVE Calling guns are an an
nouncement to the Sioux that ifthey
want to fight they can be Accommodated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
HON. J. ALLEN BARBER.
important Discovery by Hon. j. Allan Barber
Fifty Thousand Acres of School Lands Due
the State of Wisconsin.

By the following despatch received
the other day at Milwaukee from
Washington, it will be seen that Mr..
Barber has been delving among the
musty records of the Land Depart
ment at the capitol, and has made
an important discovery for the State :
Hon. J. Allen Barber has made a
discovery regarding the rights of the
state to CERTAIN school lands which
will prove of immense value to the
school interests of Wisconsin. An act
of Congress, of May 10Th, 1926, pro-
vides that for the support of Schools
in the states, there shall be reserved
and appropriated from each township,
or fractional part of township, for
which no land has been appropriated,
the following quantities: For each
township or fractional part thereof,
containing a greater quantity of land
than three fourths of an entire town
ship, one section. For each fraction
al township containing a greater guam
tity of land than one half and not
more than three fourths of a township
three quarters of a section. For each
fractional township containing q great
er quantity than one fourth and not
more than one half of a township, one
half of section. For each fractional
township containg an entire section,
and not more than one quarter of a
township, one qnarter of section. The
law further provides that the Secreta
ry of the Interior shall select these
lands from any appropriated lands with
in the land district where the town
ships for which any tract is selected
may be situated.
It is fact that the state has never
received the lands to which it is emit
tied, for the fractional townships.
Bordering on our lakes and rivers is a
large number of these broken town
ships, and the state has received none
of the fractional sections which the law
of 1926 provides that the state shall
receive. Mr., Barber has thoroughly
investigated the matter, and has re-
ceived information both from the Sec.
rotary of the Interior and the Attor-
ney General, that the state is entitled
to these fractional sections. The
number of acres now due the state, I'M
der that law, is between $4,000 and
$4,000. There are six districts in Wis
consin, in all of which are government
lands, and arrangements will soon be
made whereby the state will receive
the fractional sections for school pur-
poses to which it is entitled. That this
discovery was not made before seems
somewhat SINGULAR,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11

s@The Wisconsin State School
Fund Income, to be appropriated by
the State Superintendent, June Is;
amounts to $3.50, 1923, little more than
last year, and the rate per scholar will
be the same as last year, viz: AZ cents
The Hon. So. Conklin, of Jefferson
county, newly appointed United States
Revenue Agent for Wisconsin, in place
of A. E. Burpee, removed, r as received
his commission and will soon enter up-
on his duties. He was avery efficient
revenue officer in Louisiana some
years ago.