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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
WHOLE NO. 1888.
Governor Hayes on the Currency
Question.

In the Oaia campaign of 1875,
General IL yes to4, decided stand
in favor vi hard money and an early
return to specie payments. Fns oon.
test was mainly on that issue. The
Democrats Candidates, Mr.. Allen,
for Governor, and General Cary, for
Lieatcnaot Governor, opposed the
Republican policy of hard money.
Governor Allen claimed that the
greenbaok was not only q bond or
note Of promise TO pay money, but
that it was moaeY ltsalt ''to pay all
debts, including United States
bonds" General Cary savagrly az
tackled the bondhol iecs aei wealth
Ter classes, and appealed to the pas
sions OF the ignorant IN speeches cal
culated to deceive aud prejudice the
popular mind against the Republican,
policy OF specie resumption. Soma
tor Sherman, General Woodtord, OF
Now York, Gail Schurz, and General
Hayes warned the country against
tho evils OF huctuating paper cur
r5ncy. Hayes spoke nearly every
evening during the canvass, and his
Voice was persistently in favor OF
hard money. a reporter writing
from Ohio 10 the New York Times
said: Hayes meets thl money
question squarely every VII ere. Ga
this sutj ect no man ia the canvass
has been moro positive, more manly
or more firm" The result was d
victory for Hayes, who was elected
Governor by q handsome majority
over Allen, the Democratic candidate.
The inf alton and reputation move
m emit was struck blow from which,
says the Now York Times, it never
recovered. Tao victory for sound
money in Onio d4feas i thu iaf ltion-
ists in Pennsylvania, and h.- 50 lar
prevonted tbs Democrats IL ,uSo of
Representatives from ropu iiatiug tho
pledge of 1875. Had the contest
been other than what G5noral Hayes
AMI Tao othsr advocates of hard
money male it, innumoraole ills
might have como upoa the coaltry.
At best tho unoompromising al
vocates of honest money have had a
long hard task in boiling the coun-
to its successive small advances
toward resumption. 10 what nest
imably important end General Haye
contributed rs much - any one man
in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
The Future of Telegraphy.

1t is not unlikely, from the result
of recent experiments, that the day
is not far distant when the natural
electric currents of the earth will be
utilized in such manner as to dis
pense with the use of wires in trans
hitting messages. Ever since the
discovery in the early days of tele-
graphing that return wire was need
less if the ends of the wire were sunk
into the earth, electricians have in
dulged the hope that the earth could
be made to carry the direct as well as
the return current, and that thus such
result might be reached. Many
experiments have been made to test
the question whether the return cur
rent actually travels through the
earth, back, between the stations at
which the ends of the wires are bur-
led. These experiments have given
results favorable to the belief that
the current does so take its course,
and unfavorable TO the theory that the
equilibrium is restored simply by the
excess or deficiency of electricity
being, SO to speak, lost in the great
mass Of electricity in the globe. That
we are only on the threshold OF the
telegraphic art is more than pro-
bable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
Why Married People Live the Long
est.

DIR. Hall, in one Of his "HeAlth
Tracts" gives few reasons why
marriage i favorable 10 health :
"Tney (oaohelors) feel unsettled. II
indoors after supper there is sense
of solitariness, inducing a sadness,
if not sealod melancholy,
with all its depressing iuauences
And many, many hours in The course
Of the year are spent in gloomy in
activity, which ia adverse TO good
digestion and TO q vigorous and
healthy circulation. His own cham.
Der or house being so nainviting, The
bachelor is SO inclined to seek diver
sion outside-in suppers with friends
| In clubs which are intrDduct0rles to
Iintemperance and licentiou 'hess, or
to those more unblushing associations,
which, under tho cover Of darkness,
lead TO speedy ruin of health and
morals, and whom these are gone,
the way downward TO an untimeiy
grave Is rapid and certain. On the
other hand, marriage lengthens a
mans life by its making homo iavit-
ing by the softening Influences which
it has upon the character and the al
fections by the cultivation of all the
better feelings of our nature, and in
that proportion saving from vice aud
crime. There can be no healthtul
Development of the physical functions
of our natures without marriage. 1t
is necessary to the perfect man-for
Divinity has announced that 1t was
"not good for man to be alone. !"
Marriage gives laudable and happy
object 10 life he provision for wife
and children, their present comfort
and their future welfare, tho enjoy
ment 10 witnessing happiness, and
tho daily and hourly participation in
affectionate interchange of thought
and sentiment aud sympathy.
These are The considerations which
antagonizo and Iighton the burdens
of Iite-thus strewing flowers and
casting sunshine all along the path
way. VclLaire said: "The more
married men you have the fewer
crimes there will be-" Marriage rem
ders man moro virtuous and more
wise. An unmarried man . but q
half perfect being, and itrequlres the
other half to make things right. And
it cannot be expected thatin this i'm
perfect state ho can keep tho straight
path of rectitude, any more than u
beat with one oar can keep straight
course. In nine cases out of ten,
whore married mon become drunk
ards, or whore they commit crimes
against the peace of tho community,
the foundation Of these acts was laid
while 10 in single state, or whore
IL. III. -, 80 =, onro tim "a the casa
an unsuitable match. Marriage
char ges the current of a mans feel
ings, and gives him center for his
thoughts, his affections and his acts.
Here is home for the entire man.
The counsel, the affection, the exam
and the interest of his "better half"
keep him from erratic courses, and
from falling into thousand tempta-
tons to which be would otherwise be
be exposed. Therefore the friend of
marriage is the friend Of society and
his country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
The Demagogue Cate in the Role of
Whiskey Investigator.
From the Portage Rarist0r

Some time since George W. Cate.
who occupies the unenViable position
of a seat in congress, obtained
through the practice of most I'M
blushing fraud on the ballot box. de-
termined to have an investigation in.
to the Milwaukee whisky frauds, to
see if some republican could not be
implicated. and he introduced reso-
luton ordering such an investigation.
When il came up for action, Hon. l..
B. Caswell, the member of congress
from this district, offered an amend
ment to Gates resolution, directing
the committee to inquire into the
transactions and contributions of
money of the wbi. ky ring in the year
1873, in influencing the state election
in Wisconsin, that year. The amend.
ment was adopted and the investiga-
tion was ordered.
When Wirth, tho convicted distil-
Ter, was before the committee aud
had concluded his direct oxamina-
ton, Mr. Caswell, The only republi.
can present, asked him the following
questions
Q.--You were engaged in Illicit dis'illing in
Milwaukee ia 1878? A.-Iwas.
Odd you belong to the society of which
Sam Rindskopf was president, called the Per-
sonal Liberty Association? A-No, Sir.
Odd you contribute to its fund.- Al
did
ON what year? Al think in 1873.
Q.-How much did you pay 4? Objected 10 By
Geo. w. Cate, and objection sustained By Rs
comnlittee
Odd you or yonr distillery contribute
towards fund to be used for the election of
the democratic or reform nominee for Govern
or, insthe fall of 1878, in Wisconsin Objected
to BIZ Geo. W. Cate, and ruled out
Q.-Do you know of others who engaged in
illicit distilng in the fall of 1873, in Milwau-
kee, contributing towards the election OF Cow
ernor Taylor Objected 70 dadkrasied ont
This little circumstance fully dem.
onstrates the insincerity of the de-
mocracy in this whiskey business,
and shows Judge Cato to be an ar
rant demsgogue. 1t had been drawn
out that about 1000 had been con~
tributed by the distilIers and others,
to pay hotel expenses in Carpenters
senatorial campaiSui WlIhous HIS
knowledge, however, aud the minut-
est fact concerning it was inquired
into to show the corruption of the
republican party. But when IL stands
charged and is confessed that the
whiskey ring contributed upwards
of S25, 900 TO defeat Gov. Washburn
and promote the cause OF reform, and
when it was proposed to be shown
that such was the fact, Judge Cate
demonstrated bis own boilow-heart
edness and utter insincerity as a re-
former by 0lccting to evOry question
asked those distillers which would
officially demonstrate how Wisconsin
was carried for reform by crooked
whiskey in 1873
We may add in closing this article
that all the witnesses called before
tho investigating committee at Wash
ington acquit both Senator Carpenter
and Il. w. Keyes of any knowledge
of their Illicit distilling, and they go
further and say that Mr.. Carpenter
would not aid them when trouble
came to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
THE FATE OF CHARLIE ROSS.
sThe Playa the Thing In Which to Catch the
Conscience"


A few weeks ago, a Boston detect
i've called at the Fifth Avenue Thea
ter. and explained to Mr.. Stephen
Fish that he was in confidential COM
munication with Mrs. Mosher, the
widow of the man who had stolen
Charlie Ross that she was evidently
exercised in mind in regard to the
secret Of the boys fate ; that she had
heard of a stolen child in "Pique,
and was anxious to see the play II she
could come to the theatre unobserv-
ed and he believed that, under tie
influence OF the play, she might be
induced to make the confession which
she had hitherto refused.
These facts having been represent
ed to Mr.. DAILY, he placed his own
private box at the service OF the de.
tective, and the next evening Mrs.
Mosher was brought quietly to the
theater. She was plain, elderly
woman, neatly attired in black, and
was accompanied by female friend.
During the progress of the trial she
laughed and cried with the rest of the
audience, but did not exhibit any
special perturbation until the last act.
The sorrow of the heroine, Miss Fan
ny Davenport, then appeared to move
her strangely. When Miss Daven-
port exclaimed: Giles dead y Mrs.
Mosher rocked herself backward and
forward and repeated: "de's dead
Yes, he's dead 2" The JOY in the
Renfrew family when the stolen
child was restored also affected her
deeply.
At the close of the performance
Mrs. Mosher aud the detective left
the theater as quietly as they had en-
tered, the detective whispered to Mr..
Fiske as they passed, 81 think it has
been a success" No further revela-
tons were youchsafed until Wednes-
day, when Mr. Christian X. Ross, the
father of the abducted boy, visited
Superintendent Walling, and held
long conference in reference to
some new clews which have been dis
covered. 1t is believed communlca-
tons have passed between Mrs. Mos
her and her brother, Westervelt, now
under sentence in Moyamensing Pris-
on, and that the fate of Charley Ross
is shortly to be cleared up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

but could not see that it would be
particularly useful in this emergency |;
and Dot retired in great confusion.
The travellers were directed to a
hose of entertainment for men and
best, about half mile off; and,
with many thanks and apologies, our
new acquaintance departed.
& Declare exclaimed Dot, as we
sought our couch again for what re-
named of the night, 4 have Q great
mind to throw that horrid old teapot
out of the window such an absurd
figure as | must have cut with il 7
You need not mind the teapot, Il
groaned. think of my wrapper
The first rag-man that comes along
shall have it.
Ina day or two Mr.. Irving came
aud bought his mother-a charming
elderly lady, who seemed to take us
at once under her wing, and con-
doled with us in the most motherly
fashion on the fright we must have
suffered. But all this was to Dot, of
course; | only come in as make
weight for my hair didn't cripple to
my waist on that eventful night, nor
did | have presence Of mind enough
to puton picturesque shawl. Such
picture, Mr.. Irving said, had been
drawn for her but don't sit for the
portrait.
Our fascinating visitor went into
quite an ecstacy over the cottage, but
said that she did not think it right for
us to live there. Her son proved to
be of the same opinion ; but a great
many shadows we're cast by the
event which resulted in the breaking
up of our coy nest.
Having fatal gift for overhearing
things not intended for the public, |,
one afternoon, caught the words
you told me, at the first meeting,
Dot, that there was nothing in the
house worth taking but the silver tea
pot. | quite disagreed with you, but
/ did not dare to say SO then. Will
you give me what think the greatest
valuable of all.
OF course, he carried off Dot. And
that ended the tragedy.-ElIa Bod
man Church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
What a Weak Woman can DO.
Boston Commercial Advertiser

Boston Commercial AdVertiser.
She can sit at the open window of
railway carriage with stiff north
west wind blowing in that chills
everybody in the vicinity to the
marrow, for two hours in a thin mus
lin dress, without fiinchlng.
She can dance or waltz down the
Cap ain of a marching regiment, and
at the eleven O'Clock supper put away
lobster said, ice-cream, champagne,
cake and coffee without finching,
sufficient for a weeks nightmare to
a strong man.
She can comb her hair all back so
as to leave the roots OF it to tho full
play of December breeze, and wcar
bonnet on top of chignon, lcav~
ing ears and head exposed with i'm
punity with the thermometer ten
degrees below zero.
She can pull over $1,000 worth of
dry goods for the investment of so
cents.
She can study music for ten years
sufficiently to enable her to perform
oxcellently when not in tho presence
of those who desire to hear her.
She can balance herself on the ball
of her great toe and a shoe-heel the
sizs of dime all day IN tue puV,io
streets without falling.
She can occupy three seats in
horse-ear and be utterly oblivious
that any of her own sex are stand
ing up
She shows unusual strength and
firmness in the holding of real estate,
solitaire diamonds, and other vaua-
BILE property which her husband
places in her hands previous to his
compromising with his creditors for
20 cents on dollar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
A DISPATCH from Rockford, ]

A DISPATCH from Rockford, ILL.,,
states that the dead body found
floating in Rock river, a few miles
above that city, some three weeks
ago, was identified Tuesday as being
that of Rev. J. L. Croft, of James
vile, Wis. Of late his mind has
been somewhat deranged upon the
Second Adven: doctrine, and he was
in the habit of leaving home for two
or three weeks, and discoursing TO
people on his favorite and absorbing
theme. This last absence was con-
sidered by his family as nothing I'M
usual, but his son read in the Rock
ford papers an account of the finding
of strange body, he was impressed
with the belief that it was his father.
He took the first train for Rockford,
and an examination of his remains and
few articles found on his body
proved his impression to be an actual
fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
Tap old r.I,.h,a Albany i'm,

The old reliable Albany Journal
closes an enthusiastic article on the
presidential nominations with: at
is not in the nature of things, not in
the nature of the American character,
that such q ticket should fail. 1t
stands for all that the clarified scnti'
ment of the times demands. and 10
fit embodyment of the splendid and
unassailable platform which proceed
cd it. Both leaders and platform are
alike worthy of the republican party
and of the country, and the former,
with their feet firmly set upon the
latter, will be borne upon the shoul-
ders of the people to an overwhelm-
ing centennial victory"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

TIE names of Rutherford b. Hayes
and William 4. Wheeler are amply
sufficient guarantees that the party
has shaken off the influences which
threatened to parslyze il; that it has
repudiated the corruption which it's
so.called leaders have suffered to
stain it's record and make it's honest
members hang their heads for shame.
campaign under such Leadership
all be an aggressive, enthusiastic
and united one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

SOME people who seem to havo run
wild in their opposition to secret So
cieties and have been holding meet
ings in Chicago the past week to ex-
press their views against secret soci-
cites. especially masons and odd fel
lows, have organized e new party
quite small in numbers, under the
sounding tito of "The American
Party" nominated James B. Walker
of Illinois, for President, and Donald
Fitzpatrick, of New York. for Vice
President. They don't expect %
elect their candidates this year, but
propose to "agitate."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

DURING the war Gov. Hayes was
nominated for Congress. lie was at
the front when the letter came n1ti'
flying him of his nomination. He re-
piled by telegraph as follows:
In Camp, Oct. 2-Yours Of the 29th ult.
received-thanks. have other business just
now. ANY man who would leave the army al
this time to elebtioneer for Congress ought to
be scalped. Truly Yours,
r. B. HAYES,
Thereupon the people rallied and
elected him by rousing majority
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
PASSENGERS FOR
g H 7 g a G. O.

Detroit. Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Montreal, Quebec, Portland, Boston, New York Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, st. Louis Cairo
San Francisco, Sacramento, Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Denver Council Bluffs, Sioux City st. Paul. Marquette
Escanaba, Menasha, Madison, Cheyenne, Omaha,
Yankton, Winona, Duluth, Green Bay, Milwaukee,,
and all points North, West South and East. should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the CHICAGO l.
NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
Close connections made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore Michigan Southern, Michigan Central
Baltimore Il Ohio Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes for all noDts
EAST and SOUTHEAST, and with the Chicago 4 AL
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connections are also made with the Union Pacific r.
X. at Omaha for all far West points. Close connec
tions are made at junction points with trains of sill
cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS
These celebrated cars on all night trains
all lines of this road. This is the only line rum
ming these cars Between Chicago and st. Paul or
Chicago and Milwaukee. At Omaha our sleepers
connect with the Overland Sleepers on the Union
Pacific Railroad for all points of the Missouri
river.
Among the INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY THIS
ROUTE to the travelling public all the modern
improvements Rock and Gravel Balasted Track
Steel Rail, Rock and Iron Bridges. parIor and Draw
ing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and Eounging Cars,
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RUNNING THROUGH FIVE GREAT STATES,
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presents to the traveller facilities that ARE NOT and
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All ticket agents sell you tickets via this route
If You wish the best travelling Accommodations, you
will buy your tickets by this route, and will take
other. W. H. STENNETT, General Pass Ag't.
MARVIN HUGHITT. General Sup't. 50m10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
Banks.


LITRST NATIONAL BANK OF B0SC0BEL, GRANT
l. Co Wis. A. ii Meyer. Cashier, b. NJ. Coates, Pres.
Drectors-B NJ. Coates. j. II. Sarles. Edward Meyer,
Geo. y. Hildebrand, Joseph Walker Transact Cen
eral Banking Business; buy and sell Government Sc
curities, Gold, Silver, BuIion &c. Draws direct on
all the principal cities of Germany, England Ireland
Scotland Scandinavia France, ITALY, the Orient and
Australia Special attention given to the collection
Of monies and legaees in foreigneountries. Passen.
Tickets for 1nman and Guyon Lines 3l-42
n go. W. RYLAND, BANKER, LANCASTER, WIS.
VI Deposits received. Foreign and domestic exchange
gold and United States bonds bought and sold.
Loans negotiated and collections atte nded to- 81 40
HODGES Il CO., BANKERS AND DEALERS
in Exchanges and Government Securities, Platte
Vile Wis. Particular attention given to Collections
aud proceeds promptly remitted on day OF payment.
Refer Henry Clews Co.. N Y H. Edgerton N W;
second National Bank Chicago, National Bank OF
GAlenR. Ju-4Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

DIET ywN HOUSE, W G. WILCOX, PROPRIE-
- tor Having purchased the hotel at Beetowni L
ara prepared to She public in proper manner
tsood table and first. class accommodations generally
Suitable stable attached. $50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
Dental.

nR. r. A. MAKER, SURGEON DENTIST, BLOOM
~ ington Wis. All work in the dental line done in
the best maRrer and warranted. 33-.iS-
nRF T. CO0MEs DENTIST. B0sC0BEL, WIS =
ID once over Sawyer Favor's store. Can be fou nd
during hours from Q A. NJ till 5 2. NJ 3O-I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
INGToN HOTEL. SIMON wOoDHoUsE

ID Proprietor Bloomington, Wis. Having rehtted
and built ample room for the accommodation oil
with we'll furnis he'd rooms good beds and well sup
Pttii. 31-42
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

nENNISTEN HOUSE, w. W. FORBES. PR0PRIE
~ tor CassviIIe Wis The house has been lately
rehtted aud refurnshed throughout, and no pains
will be spared to accommodate guests. Good stabng
81 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

UT HOPE HOTEL b. L. LOOMS, PROPRIETOR
vi The travelling public will take notice that am
prepared to accommodate them with board asdlodg-
og atten tive hOstlers and good stabiing 3V-ZS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
BUSINESS DIR ECTORY.
Abstracts.
Agents.

YsCKAcr OFFICE FOR GRANT COUNTY. 10
! ssh lock Lancaster oaiec over the Bank 30
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

N ATES HOUSE. 0ak.st.. between Main ald Pine
III Plattville, Wisconsin. H. s. Vaughan, Proprie-
tor. Free Bus to and from the Cars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06

SNALLEY HOUSE, JOHN SMALLEY PROPRIE-
y tor Muscoda, Wis. Near the Depot. Express Of
ace aad Livery Stable attached Mealsat allhours.
Rooms well furnished 29-45
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
TOnsO

ARBERAND HAIR DRESSER, GEoRGEGIBBs
ID Lancaster. Wis. Next door toBaxter's drug store