Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-12

great deal OF dirty linen washed In
this matter, which would Justify the
president even if Justification were
necessary. The "ou.s" are each.
ing on there associates who are re-
tanned, to show that if they were dis.
missed for cause there were Others
equally guilty, and the clews thus
obtained will be followed till the en-
tire establishment is renovated and
filed with decent men. A move
ment is being made on collector
Arthur, on the score that he must
have known of tho corruption, and
his plea that it was only following
precedent Will not answer. It is
probable that he will go. Tho prof
essional politicians of New York
are astonished lot Of men.
How the Great Families Depreci-
ate.
Oakley S. Baker, grandson of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, was up 10 the
courts on charges of stealing and
general swindling. For years this
degenerate scion OF rich if not no.
BILE house, has been doing the most
nefarious things, doubly bad because
they were not only dishonest but
sneakingly so; and for years his un-
Giles and aunts have kept him out of
the penitentiary, to save the family
name. But this time they have de.
cided to let him go, for they feel
that any attempt at reform is hope-
less. He obtained goods under false
pretenses; he stole jewelry, clothing
and verything else that he could lay
his hands upor; he borrowed money
and everything else, going so far as
to lay himself liable to the peniten-
tiary, where he will finally land.
Yet this young man was the pct of
the old Commodore, and was intend
ed as one of his SUCCESSORS. Tho old
man used to take him from Will
liam's college, in vacations, in spe-
cial car, and showered money upon
him without stint. He is naturally
bad one.
The Glorious Fourth
passed off in the city without any
formal observance. Business was
suspended, and vast number OF
picnics and excursions were had, but
there was no general celebration.
The fourth of July is not very
popular day 10 New York, for the
population is not sufficiently Amer
lean. st. patrick's day has much
more general observance. With the
population two-thirds foreign, run.
ming all the way up from Chinese
to Irish aud from Irish up to every
nationality of the globe, it connot
be expected that day purely Amer
lean should receive any attention.
But wait till ST. Patrick s day comesI
Then business will ba suspended
then streets will be blocked, then
whiskey will run like water, then
buildings will break out in an erup-
ton of green and there will be a
show worth seeing. No, New York
is not an American city. 1t is Irish
to the core The Irish control it,
and have their own way. Hence a
Democratic majority of $4,000, and
taxes that hang over every man g
property like mortgage; and as a
result, a decaying commerce and a
city nearly bankrupt. 1t is not o
Fourth of July city.
The Menonites.
Thank heaven, all the immigrants
TO this country are not Irish. A ship
load of Russian Menonites landed
here yesterday, and went straight TO
Nebraska. They did mo- stop to
vote or hold office for while, but
went straight to their farms They
are species of duHkards who will
not bear arms, and prefer to leave
their native countries rather than do
military service. They are rich
this party averaging $4,000, gold
They buy their lands and have
enough left to stock them, and COM
mence making money at once. Oh
course they settle, as they left, in
colonies All of them read and write
and they are az desirable citizens as
any that come to our shores. Ne.
braska gets the most of them, that
country being almost Identical with
the one they left. This party settle
near Columbus, Nebraska, on land
bought for them by thoir agents
nearly year ago.
| Business
is dead. There isn't any of it, and
no hope of any till fall The weather
is fearfully hot, and every storm
seems to make 1t hotter. Oh, fol-
green woods and purIing brooks
PIETRO.