Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-04-19

on the floor. What little is known
about it was known before the killing.
1t is known that the younger of the
Jewetts was on bad terms with his
uncle and the other partner, and that
it had been decided to buy him out,
and that the meeting that morning
was 10 conclude the arrangement.
Who killed the two men and SO fear
fully wounded the other is not known
and at the present rate of investiga-
ton probably never will be The po-
lice either cannot or will not find any
thing about it In Paris the mystery
would have been solved in two hours.
And speaking OF the city authorities,
the street commissioners are the last
to undergo an overhauling. During
the last week it has been very dry
and very windy, and the streets have
been well nigh impossible by clouds
of the vilest dust that filled the air.
Dried mud, the offal from thousands
of horses--ln short, the accumulation
of winter filed the streets. Now the
city pays something like million a
year TO have this removed. but it is
never done. A few gangs of lazy
men scrape it to the sides in piles, and
there it lies till the wheels OF vehicles
puiverize it into an impalpable dust,
which the wind takes up and scatters
through the air. The fine particles
penetrating eyes, ears and the CLOTH
ing to the skin. The drivers of street
cars are compelled to wear wells like
women, and there are sore eyes
enough in New York TO make the
fortunes of dozen mulberry sellers
The Charities.
The charities are mostly in bad
way. The rogues have fallen out, and
terrible facts are coming to the sur
face. There are grave charges against
the managers OF st. Johns Guild, q
half dozen "homes" are on the grid
iron, and dozen of charities for which
large sums OF money are coasaributed
every year, have been fannd to be
merely private speculatsons carried on
for the benefit of boards, who use a
small part of the contributions for re-
lief and the big balance in salaries,
and, not TO PRE- too. fine u point on it.
stealings. It is an era of speculation,
but it is s, pity that the best impulses
of the people should be so abused.
Political.
President Hayes is carrying out
ibis principles remor selessly in this
city. 1t has been fashionable for
members Of Congress and city mag,
mates to quarter their friends upon
the custom house in New York, until
it was overrun with holders of sine.
cures. There are thousands of men
on the payroll of that snug harbor
for strikers and broken. down politi.
clans from all parts of the State, who
never show themselves in the building
I,exceps on monthly pay-days. Secre-
tary Saerman's explicit orders to cut
down the. employees to the strict re.
quirements OF the business strikes ter.
ror to to the hearts of the sinecurists
especially as they know it will Ia
done. And the thousands who ex
! pected 10 be placed, but who see tina
under this administration there is nc
chance, Tor it. are also indignant
Whenever you hear gentleman, with
d nose at all red, and not addicted Il
labor, express an opinion that thu
Presidents Southern policy will prove
a failure, ascertain whether he ha
not secretly been dismissed from
custom house, or was not recently al
| applicant for position. In this Cit,
party lines are being rapidly obliterat
ed among good men, and for tina
matter among bad ones. For th'
Democrats who would have had place
if Tilden had been elected, join, il
cursing Hayes, the Republicans VIII
have been unceremoniously turned
out. The President can endare til,
displeasure of both classes.
Businesses
Business is not so good as | ha,
expected, but the merchants still hop
for fair spring trade. The settle
ment of the Southern troubles, ant
the prospect of a good, stable govern
ment, they argue must bring about
revival of business. | do not mean T.
say THAI trade is absolutely bad, onl,
it is not what was hoped it would b.
by this time. There must be reviv
! al very soon. The stocks carried b.
the merchants in the interior are YER
light, and they must have goods. Th
theaters and other places of amuse
ment are running very light, and tn
retail trade of the city is down I
zero. But we all expect an improve
ment soon.
PIETRO.