Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-04-06
HERE, THERE, AND ELSEWHERE.


Iground street railway.
| -Servia has given pacific assur-
ances to the European powers.
| The opposition to the immicra-
ton of the Chinese is still agitated in
| California.
| The first Chinese locomotive re-
Gently made its trial trip on the tram.
way near Shanghai.
| Scranton, Pa, had haunted pi-
ano until the top was raised and a rat
allowed to jump out.
| Senator Jones, of Nevada, has
prepared speech on finance, which
| be viii deliver at the first oppor.
tunity.
| "A dispatch, dated Naples, Italy,
Sunday night, says the eruption Of
Vesuvius continues with undated
vigor.
There are I5o, o0e fruit trees in
San Diego county, California, includ-
ing $4,000 orange and $4,000 olive
trees.
The Spanish Government pro-
poses to send reinforcements of troops
to the Philippine Islands during the
next two months.
The Rhode Island delegation to
the Republican National Convention
is pledged to support Senator Conk-
ling for the Presidency.
"A "Home for Aged Couples"
where man and wife win not be
separated in their old age, has been
established in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Diario, of Havana, esti-
mates the Cuban sugar crop at ,0oo,-
900 boxes, and says it is valued at
$50, 100000 less than last year S crop.
The cattle-disease is spreading
over the entire south of Japan. The
Government ordered none to be killed
for market until after official inspec-
ton.
An old Dutchman froze his nose.
While thawing the faost out, he said
81 hat carry dat nose iordy year unit
he nefer freeze himself before. / no
understan dis ting"
The New York Herald suggests
that it is time for decent people TO in
terfere with the Oneida Community
cow that the Community propose to
start paper for the dissemination of
its principles.
A new school house is 10 be built
in School District No. 10, Darlington,
to take the place of the one recently
destroyed by fire. The Clerk, Isaac
Wager, is asking for proposal from
builders.
A Folsom, CAL, woman who had
been much troubled by toothache,
after the offending molar was extract
ed, found in the cavity sprouted
coriander seed, which had probably
caused the trouble.
An evening paper at Manchester,
N. H., publishes statement that j.
@. A. Sargent, of that city, paid
Secretary Belknap S12 900 tor a con-
tract to furnish the heating apparatus
in the Government buildings at Fort
Laramie.
The crop prospectsof Utah are ex-
cellent, the mountain and canon gor-
ges being filed with snow, insuring
plenty Of water for irrigation, and
larger area of land than ever before is
under cultivation.
The japanese carpenters are
said to excite the envy of all the
brethren of the craft in Philadelphia.
They measure distances and connec-
tons entirely with the eye, never
touching rule or measure.
Mr.. p. II. Watson, formerly As
sistant Secretary of War, and recent
" President of the Erie Railway, is in
Washington, and will be examined by
Clymer's committee in regard to the
Pendleton claim. He once conduct
ed an investigation of that matter
himself.
1t appears that the minority in
the French Chamber of Deputies in
favor of amnesty to Communists is
even smaller than was anticipated.
There is a probability that the con-
sidcration of the question win be in.
definitely postponed.
Charles II. Barth, transportation
clerk in the Quartermaster's Depart
neut, United States army, at San
francisco, Cal, arrested few days
ago, is ascertained to have defrauded
the Government to the amount of
about 100000, most of which he re
stored. He afterwards managed to
escape.
--"I heard that you belong to a
whist Club" said o gentleman to
young lady friend, short time since.
1T must be a charming way in which
to spend the evening" ooh, yes"
she sighed "the first evening we
played Pedro the second, 'Rrilroad
Euchre, and the last 'Old Maid We
have not met since.
China is making greater prepar-
atoms than was at first expected for
the Philadelphia Exposition Six
thousand dollars worth of goods
were dispatched by one competitor
from Ningepo, who sends also six
AnlUESe WOIkikCu w AIP oh N"Ah"3NS'
The entire Chinese contributions are
estimated at 100000.
Members of the Congregational
Judiciary Committee, including Re
publicans, say the testimony given by
Marsh before the committee is strong
err than his testimony before the Com
nnittee on Expenditures 10 the War
Department, and that il is conclusive
of General Belknap's guilt that he
cannot escape.
"A large number of the old Wis
consin veterans are going to organize
a battalion and march on foot all the
way to the Centennial Exhibition,
This is a good, healthy enterprise.
and ifthey forage on the country as
they 60, it will be a cheap trip. They
were always tremendous fellows on
the march-those Wisconsin men.