Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-18
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE.

california has 100000 acres Of
growing wheat.
--Cbilicothe, O., has a colored DEM
ocratic Assessor.
Six per cent. of tho population of
Ohio is German.
-Alligators can be bought at Per-
ry, Ga., for 81 apiece.
General Custer will establish a
fort in the Black hills.
There are fourteen murderers
in the Maine Penitentiary.
"A st. Louis ex.Chief has Joined
the police force as a private.
San Jose, California, has recently
organized Humane society.
"A man that raises grapes is call
ed viniculturist in California.
Senator Carpenter delivers the
Grafton on the Fourth at GAINESVILLE.
You can't swallow an oyster
legally after tho first of next month.
--Thirty-seven thousand feet Of
piazza at the new United States,
Saratoga.
-Four hundred and fifty-ono
trains leave New York and Jersey
City daily.
Tho author of "Eoce Cplum"
has purchased the fastest horse in
Connecticut.
The Rhode Island Legislature
has turned over the sale of liquor TO
the druggists.
Two thousand Chinameo are
picking Strawberries in the Santa
Clara valley.
They are trying kerosene to
kindle fires with in Switzerland, too.
Same results as here.
The Mobile Register says the
Civil Rights bill will shut up the
Alabama State University.
Georgia convicts have built most
of the railroads constructed i'll that
state during the past few years.
Tobacco as crop is being tried
in Bent county, Colorado, this sea-
son, with fair prospects of success.
The army-worm has made it's
appearance in various localities
throughout the State of Kentucky.
the college boat races at Sara
toga in July will doubtless prove
the feature and sensation of the sea-
son.
The smallpox has appeared
among band of gypsies located be-
tween Windsor Locks and Sheffield,
Conn,
Statistics show that but four
persons have died of hydrophobia in
the United States within the past
year.
The $50 Chinese students in this
land must go home, being of too
much expense to the paternal Gov
eminent.
"A trial lately took place in the
Pike county CO., court about bushel
of oats, in which the costs amounted
to over $500.
"A Texas man recently declined
to receive a telegraph dispatch from
yellow foyer locality lost he might
catch the disease.
The Havana steamer City of
New York has been seized for alleg-
ed violation of law in carrying com
bustible material.
There are forty-one cadets in
tho graduating class at West Point
this year, thirteen of whom are only
eighteen years cid.
Boston has resolved that it wants
road to the Hudson river through
the Hoosac Tunnel, and has resolved
to resolve to build it.
Brooklyn has abolished it's sys-
tenn of educating young men and
women in the same sohool-room.
Cause flax and fire.
For intercepsing a telegram, and
reading it, q sohoolmaster in Man
chester, VT, has been sentenced to
three months imprisonment.
New Orleans believes she wants
constant supply of tropical fruit,
and is going to build up steamship
trade with Ruatan for that purpose.
Italian papers report that the
Pope received 10000 letters Of con-
graduation upon his 82d birthday.
Only 10000 of them were from Ital-
ians.
The Indian doctor, Joseph Lew
is Orono, who has represented his
tribe in the Maine Legislature for
considerable time, died at Newbury-
port few days ago.
The Mormon women are holding
seasons of fasting and prayer for the
success Of Elder Cannon 10 influence
ing Congress on the question OF Pc
lygamy. What world.
"A moralist says that "many
man thinks it's virtue that keeps him
from turning rascal, when its only
full stomach. One should be care
ful, and not mistake potatoes for
principles"
-Trichinacs has made its appear
anee two miles west of Mitchelville,
Polk Co., Iowa. in the family of
David Daily. Four of the family,
Mrs. D., son aud two daug hters,
are afflicted
Arthur Lilly, lad of Is years,
died in Lowell, Mass, last week, from
the effect of blow on his leg by base
ball, sustained about year ago. His
leg was amputated, but this did not
save his life.
The Government of Guatemala
has come the conclusion that there
is too much religion in the State,
and has issued an order 60 close mp
all the nunneriss but one. This
wipes out at one sweep one hundred
and forty converts.
Tho Duke of Edinburgh. though