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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
Secret of the What is-it.

The New Motor is making SER
sation. 1t is claimed to be $50 times
as powerful as steam, and the engines
are made to occupy much less space
aud have less weight than steam en-
gines. Scientists are greatly puzzled
as TO what ii is. The only tangible
suggestion is that it is a discovery
made by studying the nature of
steam boiler explosions. The Motor
can be used either as a power or as
an explosive. Boiler explosions have
happened whom they were full of wa
ter and when nearly empty, when
they we're very hot and when not
very hot, but generally, IN both
cases, when the filing pumps were
out of order and by their action
would affect the quantity of air in
the boilers. Possibly Keely has dis
covered mechanical arrangement to
inject water into q vacuum, or OF
pumping relative quantities of air
from cylinder holding water in such
a way that the remaining combina-
ton will instantly expand What.
ever it is the discov erer has not yet
learned how to successfully manage
his powerful agent. 1t is horse not
tanned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
The Cucuta Earthquake.

Such was tho violence of the shock
that not single house remained
standing, and the monuments in the
cemetery were thrown down and
many of them removed considera-
bic distance from their original site.
In thirty seconds the city of Cuouta
was converted into a mount tain of
ruins. The terrible blow resulted in
tho death Of more than 10000 per-
sons in addition to the other thous-
ands who were seriously wounded
and bruised. Great numbers of
haciendas have been destroyed, and
hundreds of houses in the country
overthrown, leaving the people home
less and consigned to poverty. Many
of the trees were torn up from the
roots, and small hills were opened
like melons. The course of the great
catastrophe is, of course, unknown,
and the precise place of its first mani
festation. Some suppose that the
volcano of Sahatra, which was in ac-
ton in 1948, is again breaking out,
while others say that new volcano
has appeared in the hills of Giracha.
1t is thought the Government will
appoint q scientific commission to in
vestigate the nature of the catas-
trophe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
The Democratic Governorshlp

Some of our Democratic friends, il
looking about for a candidate fol
Governor, have mentioned the name
of our citizen, Ex-Governor Dewey
We offer them this inducement: In
1919 Gov. Dewey was in nomination
for that place, having already been
its occupant for two years. The pub
fishers of the Madison Argus were in
sore spell because the year proceed
ing they had failed TO get the State
printing, and they addressed a letter
to the Governor asking him to pledge
himself "that he would neither direct
ly or indirectly countenance or sus-
tain" the construction of law by which
their rival obtained the printing con-
tract. The Governor replied at
length, and in course said:
"The pledges you ask of me l can
not give, even if defeat follows"
The Potosi Republican published
these letters in full at the time, and
in its editorial comments said Il:
eve dare challenge the States of
the Federal Union to produce Gov
ernor who has served the same length
of time, has been guilty of less faults
incurred less public censure, or re-
Elected more honor upon himself and
State than Nelson Dewey"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

DECISION IMPORTANT TO COUNTY AND
OTHER CORPORATION OFFICERS Mao.
oapin County, ILL.,, issued cart loads
of bonds to build courthouse. The
drawers refused to pay interest on
the bonds. Court ordered the Super
visors to levy tax to pay the inter-
est. Order disobeyed and Supervi-
sors fined $1,000 each for contempt.
The county treasury was then or
dered to pay the fines, and handed
the money over to the Court for that
purpose and Court paid it out to
creditors. Meantime bondholders
brought suit against the supervisors
personally, because they failed to
levy the tax. Defendants demurred.
U. S. Circuit Court has decided in
favor of bondholders the Supervis-
ors are personally liable. They are
liable to a judgment creditor who
specially demanded payment or levy
of tax, in case of refusal to make
levy, but not personally liable unless
specially requested to make levy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
The Republican Convention.

Our State Convention met yester-
dav at Madison. We hoped to DO
able to announce the ticket this morn
ing. by dispatch. DIR. Cover, the
Editor, is at the Convention ana
made arrangements with this intent,
but as no dispatch has been received
we infer that yesterdays session fail
ed to make nominations.
Henry Betz will be nominated Tor
State Treasurer.
For Governor the prominent can
didates are Hon. Harrison Huntington
and Hon. VIM. E. Smith. The name OF
the latter has long been before the
neonIe and he is we'll and favorably
know. Ludington is "a man of the
people," who was elected Mayor in
hat stronghold of Democracy, Mil
waukee. Republicans may well be
satified with either the staunch sol.
der. Smith, or bluff old Hal.
The nomination of Mr.. Holloway
or Lit. Governor, was generally &C
cepted as certain, by the deglegates
who had collected at Madison, on
Tuesday evening. There were
half dozen other candidates, of whom
Gilbert E. Porter, of Eau Claire, was
most prominent.
Among the eight or ten candidates
for Secretary of State we find th
name of w. w. Field, of this countyt
1t is doubtful he knows whether he
is candidate.
J. b. Cassoday stands the best
chance for Attorney General. The
Madison Journal names Col. j. O.
Clark a. candidate, we are sure
without his knowledge. Grant coun-
ty has the reputation of furnishing
such good timber that Dane county
would like to construct our whole
political framework out of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

PATCH GROVE GRADED SCHOOL
Mr.. A. Lyman, Principal of this school,
processes to believe with Solomon
that "the rod is for the back of him
that is void of understanding" So
believing, he last Winter administered
a series of castigations upon the
backs of certain young men who were
his students These were smart
young men, no doubt, and their
smarts brought to them the sympathy
of certain fathers of other sons who
were students in that school. One of
these sons belonged to Mr.. d., an ex-
magistrate. He was past school age
and Lyman demanded tuition fees.
d. refused to pay. The son attended
through the Winter term. Mr.. ID.
sued Mr.. Lyman before a Justice in
Bloomington. On account of in
formality the plaintiff was non-suted.
One of the parties, still smarting I'M
der supposed offense, sought redress
in another tack, and brought suit
against Mr.. Lyman, before Justice
Palmer, of Wyalusing, for "cruelly
and inhumanly beating and bruising,
with a gad," refractory pupil. The
testimony when brought in court
showed that the youth had not been
whipped as severely as represented,
in fact that he was not "ker-whollop-
ed and ker-fopped" as much as he
ought to have been, and Justice Pal
mer rendered decision accordingly,
on the 30th of June last. The testi-
mony represented, further, that Mr..
Lyman was a gentleman of mild man.
ners, and used gentle treatment in
the government of his school. Con-
siderable interest was taken in the
matter by the people of Patch Grove.
They trust the matter is now conclud-
ed and that they may continue to sus-
tain a school of high order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
pa.At a boarding house dinner a

nA-At a boarding house dinner a
gentleman and his wife were excited
ly discussing the scandal trial against
an ardent Beecherite.
"You Tilton men," said the Beech
er champion, "are all against Beecher
because you think if you had been in
his place you would have done just
as you think he did,"
"Well, how about the ladies; there
are many of them with u.s." said the
Tilton man, not thinking of his sur
roundings.
"Why, l suppose they think if
they were in Mrs. Tilton's place"
but ali OF once he took in his situa-
ton, and so did the other guests, and
they found it difficult to swallow
their pudding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
THE CRoPs.-Maj. d. r. Sylvester

THE CRops. Maj. D. r. Sylvester,
under date of July l, reports the crops
of Blue River township as follows:
"About 20 per cent. less wheat was
sown this year than last, corn and
oats taking its place. Corn is little
late, and the bugs have injured the
wheat; although all crops look we'll.
There has been little or no washing
of the ground for year past until
within few days, and that not Sc
we're, consequently the soil contains
an unusual amount of soluble vegeta-
BILE matter and salts to feed the young
plants, and with our fine rains, an un-
usual growth is the result. The
chinch bugs came early in forces and
have done material damage, but for
the last ten days they are not operat-
ing much, and the wheat is rapidly
recovering; yet many of our best
farmers believe their wheat is "gone
up" Others are more hopeful and
look for crop. Potato bugs yield
to perseverance and picking and we
shall have our usual quantity of po-
tatoes."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
The Great Trial.

Tilton's prosecution of Beecher has
at last come to hating place. On
Friday morning last, the jury sent q
note to the judge stating that they
could not agree. When called out
they all answered that an agreement
was impossible. They stood nine in
favor of Acquitting Beecher and three
in favor of conviction.
This stands as the most extraor-
binary trial, in many respects, in the
history of this country. 1t began
Jan. 4, and ended July 2, wanting
only two days of a continuance of six
months. OF this time 121 days were
occupied in actual trial. Eyarts
made a speech eight days long and
Beach spoke ten days. Tho jury
were out eight days, the Judges
charge having been given to them on
Thursday, the Oath ult. Besides the
above named long speeches, Morris
had spoken for three days, Gen.
Tracy for four, and Judge Porter for
fve-making thirty days of speech
delivery. The names of the jurors
voting for Beecher are Carpenter,
Case, Thyer, Hull, Taylor, Filter,
Wheelan, Halstead, McMurn. Those
voting for Tilton are Jeffrey, Davis
and Flate.
As the jurors passed out Thyer
saw Mrs. Beecber and asked to shake
hands with her. She reached her
hand across q table, and all the other
Jurors who were there did as Thyer
did except jeffrey, who got out of
the way, out of the court and out of
the city as soon as he could. Before
the Jurors left their seats photo
grapher was there and the Judge ask
ed the Jurors TO remain seated until
the artist would take historic view
of the scene. jeffrey objected, and
it was not done Once during the
balloting they all voted for Beecher
except Jeffrey, but their last vote
was the Same as their first, 8 to 3.
There is little probability that the
case will be tried again, but there
will probably be other phases of the
quarrel before the public Titon
threatens to have Tracy indicted
Loader is in Jail for perjury, and
there are indictments in court against
Moulton and Tilton for libel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

na.The Chicago Times publishes
reports from sections of its 1925 re-
norters" under the head OF "Fourth.
of-JuIyFoolishness. The Times has
lately "put on q new Dress and we
think has $50 per cent" more dress
on than it can carry. 1t tells its
readers that its new type are of the
finest cut eyer made, but we fear
their verdict will be, eve can't see
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
IRREvERENcE AT THE GROVE

IRREvERENCE AT THE GROVE
ARENAS. -Fourth of July celebra-
tions, pienics, and other outdoor
parties, where the entertainments
are gotten up as if designed at once
to feed the head, the heart and the
stomach, are invariably SC conducted
that the qualification of the one
craving conflicts with the other.
Generally there is stand erected
upon which officers, orators, readers
and musicians are seated. Facing
this are seats for the auditory. Just
far enough away for one party to
keep it's confusion ringing in the ears
of the other will be stands whore
lemonade, cakes, candy, ice-cream,
pigs-feet and bologna are retailed.
The gods of the groves are them
selves always hungry and they put
hungry and ristive spirits into those
who come into their realms. Half
of the multitude will always be COL
lected at these stands and the other
half possibly in the audience pro-
per.
A President announces the pro-
gramme and introduces a speaker.
The latter will begin his address, and
will grow warm, patriotic or enthu.
siastio. Rounding up a sentence he
VIII call on "the spirits of the invisi-
BILE fathers to kindle in the hearts oil
their sons the fires of their own pa
trlotism," when just as he pauses and
stiffness begins, over at one of the
stands the thrill voice Of drink ven.
der will sing out, Here's the place tc
get something cool if your warm
The speaker has painted picture
of restitution and numbers of hi:
hearers may be in tears, when as he
| finishes q strain with the words, -
"and the last hope is gone, the las
sigh was breath Of despair and The
victim has gone into his last sleep
Just then they will hear from /
sausage man, "Only one more DO
logna, the last dog is dead"
The scene may be worse than this
| The minister on the stand is in fer.
vent prayer. The utmost quiet pre-
walls in his immediate vicinity. HI
has prayed for all that are about hin
and now prays that mono of thes'
"now so gaily and happily enjoying
the riches of this land may ever b
in the condition Of that rich man whc
looked up from the burning gul
pleading for a drop of water to COT
his parched tongue" --"Ice cold lem
onade," sings a man at the stand
SO we might go on and could max
| the scene much more ridiculous II W.
were willing to shock sensitiv
nerves. Just such things occur very
commonly, and there is no intention
to be disrespectful either. The cake
lemonade and candy men have
crowd around them who are all talk
ing and laughing, and he know
nothing that is going on at the stan 1
1t is a matter very easily regulated
These gatherings are always il
charge of staff officers. The per
formances at the orators stand d.
not last long. They have only tt
regulate that no business shall b,
done at the eating and drinking
places while these performances arr
going on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

The BLACK HILLs.-It is coming
to be generally accepted as true that
there is gold in the Black Hills. But
what of il? The general result will
be black ills. Even the golden banks
of California were productive of ten
Ills for one good. So were the rich
lead mines OF this vicinity. By the
way; the history of the opening up of
these lead mines to white settlement
appears to be repeating itself in the
opening up Of the Black Hills. That
resulted in the Black Hawk War.
This may result in Black Hill War.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
Nem advertisements,
ESTAT E.-Wo RN.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County--ss. Probate OF
fee, Lancaster, July A. d., 1915. In the Mat
ter of the Proof and Probate of the last will and
testament of William Worn, deceased, late of the
county Of Grant,
Whereas, an instrumental writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament of William Worn,
deceased. late of the County of Grant, has
been filed in this office; and whereas, application
has been made by j NJ. Chandler, John and Richard
williams, praying that the same be proven and
admitted to Probate according to the lews of this
State.
Therefore it is ordered that said application be
heard before the Probate Office, in the Village
Of Lancaster, in said County. Friday, S0th day
july A. D. 1875, at one O'Clock p.
And it is further ordered that notice shall bC
given to all persons interested in said will of the
time and place of said hearing, by publication in
the Grant County Herald, newspaper printed in
said county, for three successive weeks, each
week prior to the time of such hearing.
By the Court
17w3 VIM. McGONIGAL, County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
FROM KENTUCKY.
Louisvil!e-Its Prosperity and Pretty Women
The Courier journal Building,

The C0urfer-J0urneI building,
Correspondence Lancaster Herald.
After pilgrimage of many years |
find myself again in old Kentucky.
Dear old Kentucky! 1t is, you must
know, the home of beauty, intellect
and refinement. 1t is, in Kentucky
parlance, the garden spot of the world.
1t is the Mecca to which my thoughts,
like faithful Moslems to the tomb of
their prophet, ever turn. Here
among her hills and dells and sylvan
shades / chased the foxes, caught the
fishes and courted the girls in those
younger days when life was all cotear
de rose.
Here in this great and growing
metropolis Of the State my youthful
eyes were first opened to the wonders
of city. But, oh, how things have
changed since then! Louisville has
grown and improved amazingly. From
great, struggling and disjointed town
she has grown into compact, beauti-
full city. Large and elegant stone
structures have taken the place of her
primitive frame and brick buildings.
On every hand there are evidences of
her greatness and prosperity. 1t is
claimed that Louisville is one of the
largest tobacco markets in the world,
and well you might think SO to take a
peep into her eight or ten mammoth
tobacco warehouses. The Ohio
river bridge, the new Gait House and
City Hall are among the prominent
features of the city.
| To-day being "love of day.
Respondent with the blue and gold
of cloud and sum took stroll on
the fashionable thoroughfare of Louis
vile-Fourth street. Passing the
intersection of Fourth and Green, my
eye was arrested by the new and
magnificent building of the Courier
Journal, decidedly the most elegant
and substantial structure of the kind
outside of the large Eastern cities,
The foundation of this building alone
cost over $4,000. On either size Of
Fourth street, extending mile back
| from the river front, are the palatial
residences OF the aristocracy. Beauti
full houses of every pattern of archi.
lecture, enclosed by spacious yards
filled with trees and shrubbery, meet
the glance at every turn. Unused
as my eye has been to such comfort
and luxury in large cities, it was al
like a scene of enchantment.
| And the women All, the women
| never met anywhere such number
and variety of exquisitely beautiful
females-such incompatible daffodils
But to be appreciated they must be
SEEN
In few hours | start for Licking
ton, the "modern Athens" and the
center of the blue grass region, where
may drop you a note by the way.
Ess. Gee.
| Louisville, Kentucky, July 4, 1875
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

eA-The sensational marriage Of
Thos. w. Fitch to Gen. Sherman's
daughter, Minnie, occurred Oct. /.
Fitch was in the Missouri penitentiary
the other day, executing warrant
to take possession of some property,
when he received telegram announc-
ing that "Minnie has a son." There
was jolly shaking Of hands for a
time, but 1t troubled Fitch to think
that the day his son was born the
father was in the penitentiary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

pA- Forty-seven delegates were pres
ent at the Iowa county Republican
convention, to choose delegates to the
State convention. After the delegates
were chosen a resolution was passed
unanimously, by standing vote, di.
reoting them to labor to the limit Of
probability for the nomination of DIR.
J. Fl. Vivian for the office of Secre-
tary of State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
POLAND CHINA PIGS
l. STATE-MCCoY.

il Probate--Grant County Court. In the matter OF
the estate of Charles Mccoy, deceased
On reading and fling the petition of John Calvin
Mccoy and others, representing among other things
that John Chandler. sole executor of the last will
and testament Of said Charles Mccoy deceased. has
resigned his trust such and released
therefrom and that the estate Of said deceased has
not been fully administered and settled and praying
that letters of administration, with the will annexed
said estate be granted to Joseph Book, Of said
county.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before the
Judge of this court Monday the 2eth day Of July
1875, o'clock p. M, at Lancaster, in said
county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased and to all persons interest
ed BY publishing copy of this order for three
cessve weeks, prior to said day of hearing, in the
Grant County Herald. weekly newspaper printed
and published at Lancaster, in said county.
Dated at Lancaster. June p, 1875.
By the Court,
lows WIN. McG0NIGAL, County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

s~"We kill to live," was q mot
to designed for meat market, but
inadvertently it was made to span
an arch-way between two saloons at
the time of the r. Il. celebration at
Chippewa Falls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
The Pontoon.

Mr.. Hoop-la, who seems to be a
lively sort of chap, has a very
interesting letter from Dunleith in
the last Press of Galena. He pays
his respects TO the pontoon business
in very lively way, as follows:
''The Pontoon Bridge is up the spout,
Where tits said, the woodbne twineth,
Our old friend Doc has got the route,
And your correspondent whineth
To think should be treated thus,
At the capital of the nation,
And that engineers should make snch fuss
And cry down the location.
We open mouth, with wonder gape
And with our people cry, red tape,
AND pray the Lerd that no mishap
Will e'er befall our friend Beknap.
"Too bad! after all the hurrah we
have had about this pontoon matter.
After the City Council OF Dubuque
and Dunleith, sitting up nights pass
ing ordinances, after Doc. Quigley
getting up his statistics, and opening
his subscription books, after treating
the Board of Engineers to the best
sold rye" the Julien house bar could
afford after taking them around the
city and showing them points of
interest, such as the residence of
Mrs. Mary Brooks (vulgar people call
her Moll,) after Calculating to them
the convenience it would be to them
when visiting this locality to be able
to cross at any hour the night for
trip to Wisconsin,-yes, sir, after all
this, to think they should 60 to
Washington and pay no more atten-
ton to US than if we were q common
justice Of the peace, and say our
facilities for crossing were good
enough" makes our blood bile, yes,
sir, bile, for
Alter all our trouble, time and cost.
We find "'tis but loves labor lost.''
"Well, we don't care, our nail fac
tory is going ahead, and things begin
to take business lock in that direc-
tion."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

na-Under the June census Mil
waukee claims population of l01,
600. This is an increase Of $4,000
since 1870.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

The Chicago Tribune SO de-
lights in scandal in high life that it
goes all the way to Siam to get au
ed itorial dish of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

D@The Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore 81 Ohio railroads have quit
fighting each other and have put up
the rates of fare again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

Chippewa Falls enthusiastical-
~ celebrated the completion of a
railroad to that place one day last
week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08

~ Gov. Taylor is beginning to
think his farm needs some personal
attention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-07-08
TAKEN UP-STEER.

BY the subscriber, on lands occupied by him, on
section q In the town of Clifton about the 2ls
day of june 1875, red yearling steer with dark
head and slit in right ear. The owner is requested
to prove property, paycharges and take the same
16W4s JOHN THOMPsON.