Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-02-01
slightest possible chance of getting
control of the Federal Government.
THE SNOW

slightest possible chance of getting
control of the Federal Government
THE SNOW.
Along all the streets are long
ridges of dirty snow, in some places
eight and ten feet deep. The people
most ardently desire to have it re-
moved'.;sthere are thousands of men
starving for want of work, and the
city is abundantly able to pay for
having it done, but unfortunately
there is no power anywhere to APP
proprlate money for the purpose, and
so 1t stays, to the detriment of trade
and the utter destruction of comfort.
The street cars cleared their tracks,
but the space, in consequence of the
plled-up snow, is so narrow that their
cars are perpetually blocked and it
takes twice the time to go up or
down town that it ought to, and it
will lay till the sun changes it into
mud and it runs off of its own accord
leaving behind. as rememberence,
fevers and death.
BENNETT-MAY.
The town has been on O broad
grin for days over the udicrous end
OF the Bennett May affair. Tie two
idiots did go to place in Delaware,
and did stand up before each other
at the blood,thirsty distance of
twelve spaces and fire pistols into the
air, and retire Then it was indus
triousIy given out that May was
MORALLY wounded, and that Bennett
was in hiding, and the papers were
filed with incidents of the"meeting."
The truth is neither was touched
May sneaked off to Washington, and
Bennett sneaked off to Europe with
his sister, where be will probably
stay. He is the laughing stock of
the city, and as he hasn't the tact of
his father to turn such things to &C.
count, it is better he was away. The
result of the "duel" il so ridiculous
that 10 has done more to put O. final
end to such nonsense than all the |
laws. The only real sufferer in the
case ia Miss May, who is really nice
girl, even if she was willing to marry
such a man as Bennett. The two |
principles have hardly sense enough |
to feel the absurd position they have |
placed themselves in.
VANDERBILT.
Vanderbilt is not to be allowed to |
sleep peacefully in bis coffin. His
daughters, inspired, doubtless, by |
their husbands. are not satisfied with |
the disposition of his estate, and they |
will contest the will. They claim |
that they can show that the old man
was under undue influence when he |
made the will, and that his requests |
were consequently unjust. The fact
is, Vanderbilt was never clearer in
his life, and no did with his property |
exactly what be had always intend
nan mn. dasirod that the fabric he |
as does that of the Rothschild, and he
selected the son who has business
ability, trained him carefully in the |
of his railroads, and
then left the control of them in his |
hands. He was ambitious that the
name should endure in connection |
with his enterprise, and that the sys.
tenn he had established should be |
The daughters will
not succeed, for the will was made |
years ago, and his intentions were as
we'll known five years ago as when
the document was presented for pro-
bate. Still the fight will be lively |
one, and the lawyers will get fat |
pickings out of it. William FL. Van-
derblt is very strong business man
and is worthy successor of his |
father. He is just as grasping and
just as selfish, and in bis hands the
estate will grow rather than waste.
PIETRo.