Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-05-13
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE.

| An Eastern Thurmanite has
found place in Revelations where
the Beecher trial is pointed out.
| American shot is now shipped to
FINLAND, it being deemed superior to
the article made in that country.
| The Czsrowitz OF Russia has
named his daughter, Xenia, and now
that place in Ohio thinks it is made.
The man whom Ida Grsely Is to
marry was q stakeholder previous to
the war. What would her father
say?
Mr.. Fletcher Harper, who alone
remains of the celebrated family OF
publishers of that name, is crowd.
ing 20.
Oscar F. Blakely, of Darlington,
has been appointed Assistant Super
intendent of the Public Property of
Wisconsin.
Friction matches, according to
the National Board OF Underwriters,
cause nearly one-third of the fires in
| New York.
In some of the French cities the
person whose house gets afire has to
pay the expenses of the engines
| coming out.
General Phil Sheridan is soon to
be married to the daughter of Gen.
Roucher. beautiful and accomplish
| ed lady-sweet "a.
-Greensburg Pennsylvania, will
celebrate its little centennial on the
18th inst. 1t declared its endepen-
dence May Is, 1875.
Fifteen cases of child in
Chicago were brought to the notice
of the police authorities of that city
during the month of April.
"A burglar in North Carolina
was found, upon being shot by far
mer into whose house he had broken,
to be q woman in mans dress.
The Shah's favorite daughter, a
girl in her teens. has just been mar
ried to priest of IS. She hated the
man. but married him for State rea-
sons.
The first Congregational church
of GAINESVILLE was burned last Thurs
day. This was one of the finest
churches in the State, with q spire
1863 feet high.
MIR. Beecher received into Ply
mouth church on Sunday last one
hundred and five new members Mr..
81. G. Bowen and wife were among
the communicates.
An immense ice field WAS en-
countered on the Atlantic ocean on
the 18th of April by the steamship
Nova Scotia on her way from Liver
pool to Baltimore.
In the address which he deliver
ed on his return home, touching his
recent visit to the United States,
King Kalakua made no mention
whatever of Chicago
Legal proceedings have been
commenced by the Prussian govern
ment for the removal of the Prince
Bishop of Breslau, for violation of
the ecclesiastical laws.
Mrs. Tilton is not to be brought
to the witness stand. That poor
woman has had trials enough already,
without being subjected to lawyer
Fullerton's merciless cross-cut saw.
Several cargoes of Spanish iron
ores, suitable for the manufacture of
Bessemer pig iron and spiegelesen,
are now on the New York and Phil
adelphia markets. They came as
ballest.
The Postoffice Department is.
sued more postage stamps last
month than were ever issued in a
single month before, the total
amount being a little IN excess of
$4,000
Professor Hayden, United
States Geologist, has been elected as
Foreign Correspondent of the Geo.
logical Society of London, one of the
highest honors conferred on geolo-
gists in any country.
"A proclamation has been issued
by the Canadian government, grant
ing pardon to all persons engaged
in the Northwest rebellion, except
Rel. Lepine and O'Donoghse. The
two former are banished for five
years.
The poor girl and her babe lay
buried in common disgrace, but Rev.
Mr.. Glendenning has been accepted
back by bis New Jersey congrega
ton, "with no intermisson of salary"
Will Justice ever come back from
her wanderings abroad?
Hon. Henry s. Baird, one Of the
eldest settlers of Wisconsin, is dead.
he had lived at Green Bay for fifty
years, and was President of the
Council in the first Territorial Legis-
lature of the State, which met 10
Belmont, Iowa county, in 1886.
May sits with chubby feet dangling
From the porches of men once more;
Now greeting the world with a COY, sunny
smile
Now with a thrsat'ning fear,
At IL o'clock last night, all veied
She knocked at Old Times front door,
And shyly lisping MAY come" came in
While April stepped out at the rear
The Secretary of the United
States Treasury has given directions
to the Assistant Treasurer, at New
York, to sell 5000, 900 gold during
the month of May, as follows: s1,-
500, 900 on the first and third Thurs.
days, and 100000 on the second
and fourth Thursdays.
"A far seeing pauper of Miller
town, New York refused to
shovel snow for o railroad company
for 81 day and, when be got an
order from the town to get provi-