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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
The Railroads and the Postal Ser
vice.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 28.-The
evening Administrator organ, COM
menting on the threat Of leading
railway companies to withdraw post
al-cars from their lines on the 1st of
August unless the Government shall
accede to the demand for increased
pay for these cars, makes use OF the
following language:
Gas the postal service is at present
organized, the adoption Of the latter
alternative would amount to virtually
a stoppage Of the mails between the
capital Of the country and its most
important cities and most populous
sections. This is contingency that
could not for moment be tolerated,
and, should the issue be forced, it
would clearly be the duty not less
than the prerogative of the Govern
nent to assert its right of eminent
domain, and take possession of the
road in question, the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore, and use
it as a post route on its own account.
In its action to that end the Govern
ment would undoubtedly be sustain
ed by public opinion, and Congress
would speedily respond to the express
sion of that opinion on meeting in
December next The railway inter-
est is an important and influential
one, but it cannot be allowed to DOM
mate and override everything else
in tie country Ifthose who control
think it can, now would be about as
good a time as any to try the issue.
The public is pretty wen informed on
the subject, and will come to a con-
clusiOn very quickly"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
John La Wler.

John Lawler, of Prairie du CHEN,
is talked of as the Democratic can
didate for Congress in that district.
He would make lively contest, and
unless Geo. Hazelton runs against
him, we shouldn't grieve over twenty
four hours to see him elected. Chip
pe1Ca Herald. -(Republican)
Long John is pretty good man
wherever you put him. While we don't
believe he would leave his favorite
pontoon bridge experiment, to be
president Of the United States, if he
can be induced to run on the Reform
ticket, for congress, he can scoop out
any Republican in the strict.-La
Crosse Sun.
Mr.. Lawler would not leave his
pontoon for the very reason that he
could not be elected if nominated -
Were his chances absolutely sure for
election, there would be no trouble
in getting him or any other man to
accept q nomination. At best he
would not come within 5000 votes of
going to Congress. Prairie du Chen
Union.
The Prairie du Chen Courier an
nounces that John Lawler cannot be a
candidate for Congress under any cir
cumstance. If this be true, it puts
one Of the most formidable Reformers
out Of the way of the Republican nom
inee. -RlchIand Republican,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Saving the Profits of Middlemen.
| From Forney's Press.l

One Of the great grievances of the
Western farmer was that the store
keeper, agent, or whatever might be
STYLED the m ddleman, consumed the
best part of his profit. 1t is certain
ly desirable that the producer and
consumer should be brought as near
together as possible; but as we sag
gestod in the earlier discussions of
these topics, it is not possible for the
farmer or any one else TO dc. every
thing himself Something must be
entrusted to agents to do, and these
agents must be paid. To secure
these agents there are bur two modes.
Either we must employ them direct
ly at a salary, or we must let them
work as they now do, by competi-
ton with one another, letting that
one supply US or sell for US who will
do it the cheapest and the best. We
have always favored the latter plan,
believing that on the whole, with all
its abuses, il will be found to be the
best. Still we were willing to wait
events, aud see what results the new
movement produced. We have no
preiudicos, but want to follow what
ever plan will lead to most money
from the farm, with the least pro-
portionate amount of care and labor
We have had many accounts of how
much has been saved by the CO.
operative plans Of buying and selling
inaugurated in The West; out are
no. sure how much Of these figures
depend on the calculations of we'll
paid officers. At any rate 1T is well
to remen Dor that the money "saved"
is not all profit. The officers and
agents cannot afford to work for
nothing any more than the middle
man or storekeeper, and we suppose
they must take good slice off of the
amount saved" We do not know
what the salaries of the officers gen
orally are but a Missouri paper tells
us that for that State tho salaries OF
Missouri Grange officers have been
fixed as follows: State Master AL
len, 81, 900 year Secretary Coffee,
81, 500; Treasurer Luesenberry, $500;
and members OF the Executive Com
mittee, S. a day. Then the officers
of the local institutions and the
agents come in, and we should think
would cost considerable.
As we have said, we have no pre-
udices, but want to arrive at that
which is the cheapest and the best.
1t seems TO US. at the outset of this
inve stigation, that the storeH eeper
or regular commission man, working
for a thousand customers, with every
moment Of his time occupied, and
with other stOrekeepers or commits
sion men ever on the look out TO cut
under and do the same work cheap
or, ought TO have advantages over q
special agent working for limited
number in private order, and with
not half his time filled up. There
are, no doubt, special cases, where
this cooperative system will be cheap
er and better Cheese factories and
other instances show there are but
on the general principle we have al
ways believed that our interests are
best served by distinct class doing
the buying and selling. But we
shall watch for the figures with
much interest AS these plans have
been several years in operation, we
ought soon to have these figures, and
devoid OF all prejudice, SO as to see
| Just where we stand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Railroads in Wisconsin.

Hon. James Campbell has a sec
ond communication in the State
Journal, from which we extract the
following interesting paragraphs:
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Min
nesota have shown degree of pros
perity that may well challenge the
world for a parallel; increasing in
population from 1856, 052 in 1850, to
). 228, 287 in 1870 and in the value of
farms and farming impleme nts, ex.
elusive Of other property, from $780,
III, 1856 in 1850, to $1,787 ,476, 946 in
1870, and in railroad property, in
1873, to IA 40 milos, costing in the
aggregate, s666,501,31O. The rail
roads in tho above states are report
ed in Poor'3 Manual as follows:
Wisconsin, 2,2O3 miles, costing. sS,149,3S2
Illinois, 6,549 miles, costing .........' 35S1lS Oi6
Iowa. g. 728 miles, costin 49, i41 62S
Minnesota, 1850 miles, costing ....... 1892, 254
This unprecedented increase in
population and wealth may be par.
TALLY ascrbed to the enterprise and
intelligence of the people and the
fertility of the soil, but mostly to
the large amount of foreign capital
that has been expended in construct
ing railroads, giving employment to
thousands of laborers and furnishing
nos only transportation for surplus
farm products, but home market
for such products as would not bear
transportation. In
constructing the 2,203 miles of rail-
road now in operation in Wisconsin,
at a cost of $88, 149, 1892, the counties,
towns and cities in the state have
loaned their credit to tho amount of
S., SAG, 404, and il is believed that the
entire cash subscriptions, including
all payments on settlements of farm
mortgages and other Indebtedness,
actually paid by the citizens of Wis
consin (otAer than the officers and
managers of ralroads), will not ex-
coed $1,000, 900, leaving not less than
$4,000, 900 of foreign capital invest
ed in railroads in Wisconsin alone.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

.The Ell Passo (Ill) Journal of
fers the following premiums to get
tiers up Of clubs. 1t must be de-
PRAYED sort of paper that can reap
pecuniary benefit fronivsuch tragical
subject;
For club of ten we will give the
getter up copy of Beecher's 'Life Of
Christ and Tilton's biography of
Victoria Woodruff" These books
will be packed separately and sent by
different express routes, for obvious
reasons.
For club of twenty we will give
the getter up a copy of Tempest
Tossed" Norwood" and powerful
naked chrome representing Mrs. Til
ton as child, just after creeping out
of her nest-familiar to all readers of
the Christian Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Black Hills.

SIOUX CRY, Iowa, Aug. "a dis
patch to the Journal from Fort SulIy,
d. T., states that four Indian run
ners arrived at the Cheyenne Agency
to-day, direct from the Black Hills.
They saw General Clusters command
in camp near Bear Butte, at the foot
of the Black Hills, on the evening OF
July 81. They reported that the
hostile Indians knew nothing of Gus
ter's expedition, and were peacefully
disposed, and want to come into the
agency and trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

sW"The Prairie du Chen Union
favors George c. Hazelton for Con-
gress; so does the Boscobel Did,
The Advocate, published at Bloom
ington, Grant county, supports J. G.
Holloway; the Platteville Witness, J.
q Clark; the Richland County Repub-
lean has declared tor J. II. Miner.-
The Mineral Point Tribune, Dodge
Vile Chronicle, Grant County HERALD,
Monroe Sentinel, Broadhead Independ-
ent and Darlington Republican have
not expressed preference. Darling
ton Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

SUICIDE OF LORD GORDON Fort
Garry dispatches announce the sui.
eide, on Saturday night, of Lord
Gordon of past renown. A detect
i've from Toronto having proceeded
to Manitoba on behalf of iewelry
firm Of Scotland, of whom Gordon
had stolen jewelry, de-, captured the
Lord at his lodgings near Fort Garry.
Becoming disguised with life, be
drew a pistol from beneath the
clothes of his bed and shot himself
in the head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

aa- The Green Bay Gazette works
up this story illustrative of tho efforts
to secure name for the played-out
party in this state;
"Ths is not the time to dispute a.
bout Names" says The Madison Son
in-Law. That was the sable argu-
ment in the well,knOvn chicken case;
"You think it is wrong to steal
chickens, Sambo -
"Sar, dat am great mora question,
pass down dat pulIet ?"
cit don't make much difference, as
The son-in-Iaw sagely remarks,
"whether it be styled Reform, indie
pendent, Autobiography or Demo-
cratic, it means one and the same
thing"-"pass down dat pullet."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

EE The railroa d commissioners o
Illinois have been in correspondence
with the railroad commissioners Of
other states in the northwest, in re-
gard to plan of organization where
by the combined power of all the
states interested might be used in
the prosecution of suits against the
railroads for violation of law. The
result is that convention of commits
sioners will soon be held in Dubuque.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

EFF The New York Herald and
London Telegraph have completed
arrangements for sending Stanley in
to that part of Africa WITCH Liv;n G.
stone just failed of living to explore.
Sir William Baker, one of the best
authorities on such matters, declares
the central portion of Africa, to be
an eminently healthy region, capable
of sustaining the highest degree of
civilization. 1t is evident that the
area Of journalistic enterprise has
commenced an era Of indefinite ex-
tension.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

s~The Sentinel claims that the
new Milwaukee directory is son the
square," with no humbug about it,
and that it proves that city to have
% population of 10000, or a gain of
IL 1000 during the past year the
population according to the last direc-
tory being 1000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

wa- The La Crosse Republican and
Leader estimates, the amount Of logs
turned through that boon, the en-
suing year, at 175,00O,OOO The
amount that will be manufactured at
that point, this year, will be about
50.000,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Railroad Injunction Case.

The injunction cases brought by
the Attorney General of Wisconsin
against the Chicago q Northwest
ern, and the Milwaukee Il ST. Paul
roads, to compel those corporations
to obey the Potter act, came up in
the State Supreme Court on Monday
morning last. The trials were post
pOned until yesterday afternoon
when Judge Harlon S. Orion was to
have opened the case on behalf of the
state. The counsel for the parties
include great array of legal talent,
as follows: For the state, Hon. |. @.
Sloan, Assistant Attorney General,
and Judge Harlow S. Orion, of Mad
ison; fer the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad Company, Judge G. b. Law
renee and Hon B. c. Cook, of Chi
cage, and Hon. George B. Smith, of
Madison; for the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 St. Paul Railroad Company, Hon.
John W. Cary, of Milwaukee, and
Judge 2. L. Spooner, of Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

REPUBLICAN SUPERIORITY Con-
FEssED. The New York Tribune
(LiberaD, commenting on the inabil-
ity of the Democrats of New Eng
land TO see and improve their oppor-
tunities to regain the popular conf
donce, says: "Temporary roverses
have sobered the party of the ad-
ministration, and taught its leaders
to correct its errors. 1t can be said
of it, indeed that no party in the
history of the country was ever so
sensitive to public opinion, none
ever SO readily obeyed the helm of
popular sentiment as did the Reppb-
lican party for the first twelve years
of its existence. Whether that rec
ord can be continued is an open
question On the other hand, the
effect of the most trifling successes
upon the part OF the Democratic par
ty, instead of steadying them with
the sense of responsibility, has been
rather to set them crazy with the
desire for spoils and intoxicated
them with plumber. There has been
no exception to this rule. The IN
preiudced observer of our politics
cannot help remarking that in the
sense of being discreet, prudent,
clear-headed, the present dominant
party has invariably shown itself
superior to is opponents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
ss~A DR.. PARKER of Monroe has

been arrested for procuring an abor-
ton on his wife which caused death.
Suspicion of foul play was not aroused
until after the death of the woman.
when the body was exumed, a post
mo,tem examination held disclosing
the facts as above. 1t is said, the
Doctor had long been abusive to his
wife, and while sick refused admis-
sion of her friends to her room.-Er-
chance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

aa- The following ace the candi-
dates for Congress from the Second
District: R9pubIican-G. W. Hazel
ton, of Columbia; Il. B. Caswel, OF
jefferson; Col &. Il. Byranl, David
Atwood and c. r. Gill. Retorm-R
E. Davis, j. B Parkinson, VIM. +
Villas and H. \. Tenney, Of Dane
County Geo W. Bird, OF Jefferson
aud A G Cook, oil Columbia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Beecher, Tilton and Mrs. Tilton
Prof. Van Buren, Bensow, in the Chicago Chris
tian Advocate

Prof Van Buren, Benslow, in the Chicago Chris
tan Advocate.
Eight years ago, Theodore Tilton
had the finest position and regulations
for young man, in this country of
age. He is an orator of tirst-class
power, a poet of real merit, an editor
of various talent. He is handsome,
socially proud, and the husband OF a
lovely, petite, modest, accomplished
wife. Mrs Tllton is highly and most
honorably connected-her father, the
revered Judge n. B. Morse, of the
Supreme Court, conservative on all
moral and religious questions, and who
was, we believe, brother to the en-
inent Sidney E. Morse and Prof +.
B. Morse. Their children are OF
style of beauty at once spiritual, strlK-
ing and rare. Whoever in those years
had the pleasing fortune to accept the
OF this brilliant man and o.
his beautiful wife, must have retained
forever and delightful image OF that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
How Much Do We Owe?

The New York Shipping Gazette
says: We have been accustomed to
consider the national debt as repre-
senting the real Indebtedness of the
country. That debt is now $2,149,-
5,277 But the aggregate of all the
debts of the country, state, county
and municipal added to the national
debt. may be summed up as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

sar The MilwaukeeS entinat denies
the statemen! of the Chicago Times
that the principal Offices of the Mil.
waukee & st. Paul R'y Company are
to be removed to Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
Making total of...........................$g9 52



This is equal to S24S per capita for
the entire population. But, Of course,
it does not bear equally on all. The
nation also owes, according to recent
estimates, not less than S25O,oo0,0oO
on account of unsettled claims pend
ing before Congress, the departments,
or the courts. On the greater part of
this debt interest is paid at an average
rate of about per cent. 1t is impos-
sible to ascertain how much Of this
Indebtedness is held abroad. Bonds
are sent abroad and others are sent
home at short intervals. aside from
the national debt, most of the claims
represent material Improvements, al
though nearly $s0,o00,o0O of the ma
tional debt represents the principal
and interest on railroad bonds which
have been loaned, and for which there
are only nominal securities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

Eas~ W ind this DIT IN the M'IWau'
kee Sentinel; sit is an Infamous out
rage for respectable newspaper to
publish the disgusting details of the
Beecher business, remarked promi-
nent citizen, and then he went out
on the back steps and read the whole
thing, including an extract from q
Chicago Times editorial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
asa. Mount Vesuvias is to have a

ssa- Mount VesuVius IS to have a
railroad 70 the top, costing 81. 00O,-
600. The upper station viii be
guarded By q penthouse, so as to
protect in case Of eruption, and the
line is to be constructed in such a
way that the utmost danger to be
apprahende is the less OF few
hundred feet of rail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

Hon. G. G. Washburn, who is
now in Europe, will probably start
for his home in Wisconsin some time
this month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

f~ The Green Bay Aduocate has
entered its twenty-nlnth year, and is
the oldest paper in the State without
change of management.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

asa- The Pniladeiphia Press says
that work upoa the Centennial
ground in the park, which began a
week or two ago, is now being push
ed with immense energy. A force
OF 500 laborers are actively digging
away ut the foundations, and iron
and stone for the buildings have al-
ready begun to arrive. Arrange
ments are now making for the prose-
cutio1 OF the necessary labor night
and day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

Gg Report has it that 10000 coal
miners are out of work on account of
the dizziness in trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

sa-Republican congressional con-
ventions are called as follows: In
the Sixth District at Oshkosh, Sep
TENDER IS; in the Seventh District,
at Sparta, September 2 and in tie
Second District. at Madison, oeptem-
Der l. Through some delay unae-
counsab bile the call for he Congression-
al convention Tor this district has not
yet appeared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

sg-Socretary Bristow has succeed
ed in placing s45 5000 of the funded
five per cent loan, the Rothschiids
being the taker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
LANCASTER AND BOSCOBEL
Express and Stage Route.
DAILY LINE.

Leaves Lancaster every day Sundays exoeptedl at
l2:3O p M arriving Mt BoscobeI at p. m Leaves
Boscobel at a m, arriving at Lancaster at 1890 pm
Passengers by this line will always fnd good ac
commodations, easy and comfortable hacks, careful
and obfging drivers, and no delays. making il the
most safe, reliable and desirable route
JAMES WOOLsTENH0LME, Propr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

sA-A N. Y. paper says that re-
porter says that Mrs. Stanton told
him that Susan B. told her that Mrs.
1ilson told her that Theodore and
Horny Ward were innocent but must
not do it again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

All my real and personal property in the town of
Beetown Having decided to remove to the Pacific
coast wish to give notice to all who indebted
me by book account, that settlement must he made
without fail delay. +. R. WILLARD, NJ y.
Beetown, August ], 1874 2iw6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

aag- { is estimated that the United
States produces 100000 900 pounds
Of butter every year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06

TIE FALL TRADE.-The New York
Bulletin, in an exhaustive review of
the fall trade, comes to most cheer
full conclusion. The continued prom
Use of harvest in all crops consider
ably larger than the average, is of
course, a chief factor in the revival of
business. But the Bulletin finds still
another important factor in the
workings OF the new finance law.
This law, it argues, is the best that
could have been enacted for the re-
vival of business. Through this law
the fall business will meet with all
the banking accommodations it may
need This is more than it has been
possible to say for years. The BuIIs-
tan demonstrates that under the
clause releasing the reserves, the
banks have an increased legal loan
ing capacity amounting to SIS ,000,-
600. Last year the banks were I'M
able to meet the demand of the fall
trade. This year, they will have
money enough and to spare.
A-Another comet is about to put
IN an appearance for the benefit of
terrestrial observers. On the even
ing Of July &c, NJ. Borelli, French
astronomer, discovered q new comet,
in right ascension, 10 hours, 81 min
utes, and thirty degrees distant from
the pole. 1t will require series of
telescope observations, covering
few days time, TO determine the
orbit of this celestial visitant. the
time and place of its perihelion, Sc,
before any reliable predictions can be
made as to what sort of spectacle
1t will present in our nocturnal sky.
sA.Peter B. Sweeny, the brains of
the broken Tammany Ring, is taking
life easy in Belgium. Connolly is
gazing on the pyramids Of Egypt and
comparing them with the piles of
money he stole. Woodward fits
about Europe, his property being
carefully looked after by friend and
partner at Norwalk, Conn. Genet,
where is he?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-08-06
FOR SALE.

Lanca ster, August 5, 1874.