Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-13
HERE, THERE, AND FL sEWHsRE.

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way is not to be laid after ell.
Another telegraph cable is to be
laid from the United States to Cuba.
"A Berlin dispatch announces
that Servia has raised force loan of
$4,000. 900,
JEFF d. vis, the traitor, is going to
Europe next month. Hope he will
stay there.
Paris has over 1000 elairvoy-
ants, thirty of whom are said to
make $40 900 per annum.
| 1t is believed that the order re,
storing the army headquarters at
y ashing'on will be issued soon.
Gov. Hardin, Of Missouri, says
be would not accept denomination
iftendered him by the convention.
An Oregon farmer recently
ploughed up and Indian skeleton, TO.
gether..wth about 800 $50 gold sIugs.
Scotch sportsmen pay $4,000
600 annually for liscences to shoot
game and the game is not worth the
money.
The testimonial raised for Cap
tain Webb, who swan across the
English channel, has risen to about
$4,000.
One of the richest New York
book publishers prides himself that
he commenced bis career as Phlla-
delphia newsboy.
There are now growing in tho
streets of Washington 10000 shade
trees, 10000 of which have been
planted within tho last thee years.
The Identical chairs aud desks
of Cass Calhoun, Webster, Clay,
Dougles and Benton sii remain ia
the Senate chamber, and are in daily
use.
Several German families in In
dianapolis have strichin@; young
lady named Hartmann, has died, and
her mother is not expected TO re-
cover.
An extensive vein of amethyst
mas been found near Monticello, Ga.
Some of the stones are very large
and brilliant, and sell for 500 a
pound,
1t will take an average daily at
tendance of 95 900 during the entire
six months the Centennial Exhibi-
ton is TO remain open to make it pay
expenses.
A London physician defends
viyisecii3n on the score of good to
mankind, and even thinks some live
man might contribute his livs body
to be cut up.
The Insurance bill, which will
vir ua!ly exclude American compau-
les from Canada in the future has
passed through the committee Of the
Ottawa Parllment
The Church of st N cholas, just
completed at Ilamb burg, Germany, is
the highest in Eurape. 1t is 452 feet
high, eleven feet higher han the
Sirashurg Cathedral.
The Milford N. Ii. Congrega-
tioual church hiss voted to substitute
the unfermented juice OF the grape
for wine al the communion table,
from temperance principle.
Secretary Taft has established a
rule that hereafter no post-trader
ships shall be given TO any person
except on the recommendation of the
officers at the post applied for.
There are ten widowers in the
/ United States Senate When they
pass the Treasury building they hear
musical murmers of 80 noble look
ing" "Sueh a boyish walk" etc.
Mr.. aud MRS. Belknap rigidly
secude themselves from the public
A neighbor says that neither of the
two have been out of the house since
the day of his appearance at the po-
lice court.
The Rhode Island Legislature
has passed resolution proposing ap
amenoment to the Constitution ex-
tending the right of suffrage to hons
orably discharged soldiers and sail
ors of foreign birth.
The nomination Of Richard III.
Dana, Jr., AS Minister to England,
was rejected by the United States
Senate in executive session. There
was, it s understood, a majority of
10 against Mr. Dana.
Where, oh where, are the bold
crusaders? The Rochester Express
asserts rs fact, that Rochester sa-
loon keepers feed their window gar
dens with beer twice week, and
the plants grow fat on it
The house committee on military
! affairs has agreed To offer an amend
ment TO the army reduction bill
which, if it be adopted, will repeal
tho law authorizing the enlistment
Of colored regiments and do away
with those already the service.
Turf, Field and Farm publishes
an account of an enormous hog, rails
ed 10 Putnam county, n. l., which
measured eight feet in length, seven
feet girth around the body. stands
three feet four inches high, and pulls
the scales down at the enormous
weight Of 1850 pounds.
Colonel Smith, commanding
Ri jfhh irnF onsse66 Ro N- have e. been
dispatched to investigate facts rela-
tive to the late invasion of Canadian
territory by American commissioned
officers, and to alley the excitement
on the frontier. which is represented
as intense.
"A Yankee has invented new
ballot box. A thumb>spriug opens
8 slit in the top of the box tor the
depositing Of tie ballot, and on the
front are two dials, one registering
every ballat and the other every
hundredth bnlIot. The ends are of
pIate-glass, SO that the inquisitive
citizen can watch the accumulation
of votes.