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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
A City Destroyed by Fire.

Last Thursday afternoon the city
of ST John in New Brunswick, was
almost wholly burned up. The fire
broke out at q o'clock,p. m, and the
flames swept rapidly through the best
streets of the city. The Post Office,
new building valued at 100000
and all other public buildings were
Observation-Disclosures, churches, publish
ing houses, mercantile houses, bank
ing houses, school houses, none were
capable of withstanding the flames.
An area of two hundred acres was
burned over. There were eight and
may be more lives lost. The loss in
property is estimated at from $40, O00,-
600 to $4,000, 900, and fifteen to
twenty thousand people are homeless.
zone of the saddest sights of the fire was
the manner in which the refugees chung to old
and dilapidated bits of furniture which they
carried with them. Many took up positions in
Market SQuaEe, anu III pitCS dttu uuOtutT,
only to be driven further away by the ap.
preaching of the flames The furniture, bed,
ding and clothesIwere.in very great many
instances very scanty indeed, and the eager
ness with which they were elinging to the
wretched remainder of their household effects
showed how hopeless they were Of obtaining
other furniture instead in case of its loss.
One little heap of goods was watched BY e
man. another by woman the third by child,
and again the whole family would be
gathered about its rescued goods.
The Orange Terrace, from which the ire
was kept with great difficulty, was made the
object Of an attempt at incendiarism. In one
of the unoeeupied houses Gre, which had
evidently been set, was discovered in small
room, Robbery was carried on by many ras-
Gals in the boldest and unblushing manner,
while others pursued their rascally work un-
der the pretense of aiding TO save goods.
Some went around both with and without
teams and grabbed up anything they fancied,
boldly saying, "All right" when inteFfered
with, and marching OF with the spoils if not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

900, our present population, and
then determine if $l3 per capita cir
culation is deception. 1t is the
opinion of the best informed men,
aud the "Western Rural'' OF, Chicago
that 10 neutral in politics, that the
west and south to day has not 10 ex-
ceed S. per capita in circulating me-
dunn. Listen TO Hugh Nc Culloch
as he addresses the New York cham
Der of commerce deDouncing the is
sue Of the greenback currency as
one Of the greatest evils that over
befcl the American people. Hear
the applause Of the Shylocks and
spectators, who are hobnobing for
mutual benefit. If the greenba back
dollar was not good; why in the
namo ofall honor and honesty did
the Republican party give it
to us 1t was good once, it
is as good now if it was
good enough to save the country in
war, it is good enough in peace. II
it was good enough for the soldiers who
fought and the pensioned patriot who
hobbies upon his crutches, it is good
for the bondholder. Is National
Bank Currency honest money Cor
porations that have no interest in
keeping the supply and that uniform,
and who desire fluctuations, that will
bring high notes of interest. As to
bonds being sold to purchase silver
to issue to redeem the fractional
currency read the resumption act OIL
Jan. IA, 1876, and the platforms o.
the conventions Of Greenback men
of elk states. That protest against
the issue of bonds to purchase sill
yer to redeem our fractional currency
thereby increasing our bonded deb
to our money lords who now dwell il
Europe that already amounts in all &c
the enormous sum of billions of dol
lars. Witness the sale again ons the
30th ultimo of one million of gold, a
part of the three millions sale Of A.
per cent. bonds to purchase green
backs for destruction. To one who
reads of the increasing tide of fail
ures that swell the stream that this
traitorous system Of contraction
may go on, and hears the sheriff'S
hammer and the heartless business
cry, "Going, going,'' Of the relentles:
executioner Of the law, and knows
that it takes two farms to pay
the mortgage on ore, two factories
two houses and homes to pay 6
mortgage on one, cannot be made to
believe the value Of the property Of
this nation is greater than it was ter
years ago. The value Of property il
what it will bring when offered ir
market and sold, whether bushe
of wheat, pound of wool or butter
a factory or farm. Every month";
official statement proclaims con
traction and an increase OF our bond
ed indebtedness, knocking down The
value of orr farms, factories anC
homes, robbing the poor of labor
workmen Of wages. Who can deny
it? To what is this strangling sen
sati0n of business to be attributed
Do not we raise in the United States
taken as whole, an avora GO crop, al
formerly-wheat, corn and wool
Will men who boast of business wis
dom, reason, consistency and manly
independence still? To speak of th
issuing a currency by the United
States for the use of all the people i
not "Infation." Initiation does no
and cannot exist when the currency
issued does not exceed tho availibili
ty of the issuing party.
GEO. w. LEE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

IT has generally been supposed
that whatever currency is lost or de-
stroyed while in the hands OF the
people is that much gain to the Gov
eminent, but Treasurer Sherman de-
ci1es otherwise. So we see in the pa
pers, but it strikes us that for the
Government not to gain is mathe'
matical impossibility. 1t issues say
s50,O00,OO0 in fractional currency.
The currency of course goes out for
$50, 900, 900 in values. If $l0,o00,o0O
are lost in the hands of the people
and all the rest are redeemed there
still remains slO,oOO,Oo00 of values.
cit may be in money, loans or wa
GEES )in the hands of the Government.
If it then issues sl0,OO0,O0O more in
currency to take the place of the lost
it receives for the new issue 10000
600 of other values. Should that all
be lost by individuals it is plain the
Government would be gamer S20.-
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
After Senator Howe.

Even the staid, unsensational and
inoffensive Milwaukee Wisconsin, goes
for Senator Howe after this fashion
"We have been a personal and pc.
litcal friend of Senator Howe for more
than twenty years, we sustained him
when he was under cloud, when his
views of obedience to the fugitive
slave law were widely divergent from
the majority OF the Republican party
of Wisconsin" We have done our
share in raising him to his present
exalted position, aud therefore we feel
that we have right to demand who
sent Senator Howe to Washington to
labor to obtain revocation of the or.
der OF the President locating the con-
solidated pension agency at Milwau-
kee? What portion of the people
ordered Senator Howe thither ? What
persons asked Senator Howe to inter-
fere in matters which did not proper
ly belong to him? He is Senator
of the United States, and if he had a
full perception of his duties, from the
example Of such men as Silas Wright,
the great Senator of New York, he
would learn never to dabble in APP
pointments of any kind. We must
further ask, were not the people of
Wisconsin, who hurried Senator Howe
to Washington to interfere in purely
a business question that was already
decided by the President and his Sec
rotary of the Interior-simply the
postmaster at Madison We thought
Senator Howe was elected to repre-.
sent the whole state of Wisconsin, and
not the postmaster at Madison.
The good sense, the patriotism and
clear head Of President Hayes have
finally decided against you and your
postmaster ally at Madison. And
now do you not think you have hu-
inflated your position as United
States Senator, and all, toe, in vain ?
Take warning from the past. Look
al our historical record Senators
Walker, Doolittle aud Carpenter de-
feated their own re-eiections by dab
bling in appointments, and duties that
did not legltimately belong to United
States Senators. Are you not surely
adding your name to that list? The
people at the present day EFFICIENTLY
demand good government, and a
strict non.interference on the part of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

and gold is the on.y standard that
is acceptable every member from
the city will be instructed to favor
no financial scheme that looks to
making anything but gold the
standard of values. The cleansing
of the custom-house is going on sat
isfactoiily. The old suckers arc
mostly cleaned out and class Of
men who arc willing to work for
the Government are in their places.
The Post Office, never SO bad as the
custom house, for skilled men were
necessary there, is also being shorn
of many men, and a stricter disci-
pline and more efficiency in the SER
vice is cling had. In short there is
a general cleaning up all
round, which is as gratifying as it
was unexpected. The people have
discovered that President Hayes
was IN dead earnest in the mat
ter of civil service reform,
and thoy rejoice exceedingly. But
it strikes the old bnmmers with
awful force. Those who have already
lost their heads fiji the bar-rooms
with their lamentations 1t is a bad
time for Office holders, who depend
upon the strength Of our member. F"
"Our member" isn't az agroat a man
as be was once. The merchants re-
port better feeling among the bust,
ness men of the south IA absurd
as was the howl about Military oc-
cupation, the removal of the troops
from the south did have some effect
in stimulating trade in that section.
rhe southern people have now GER.
tainty of policy, and they can make
their calculations accordingly, The
sentiment in the city is overwhelm-
ingly in favor Of the Presiden
among men of all parties who have
any thing to risk, and be is growing
in strength every day.
PIETR0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

Boss KEYEs went to Washington
"backed by the whole Congressional
delegation" to induce the President
to change bis order locating the
Pension Agency at Milwaukee.
While there it appears ne telegraphed
that the change would be made, and
Madison and Gen. Tom Reynolds
would have the Agency-at least the
papers all had it that way q week
ago. But the President and Schurz
held their ground. The Pension
Agency for Wisconsin and Mime
sofa il located at Milwaukee and
Capt. Ferguson is the agent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

prevented. Others were seen emptying the
pockets of clothes and pilfering from drawers
and trunks while appearing Ito be working
very earnestly to save goods. But there were
no arrests. Some time before the flames
reached the Centenary parsonage Mrs. Spraguc
found roughs engaged in lighting fire in the
kitchen floor.
The Market slip was full of small vessels, and
only few of them were aioat when the fire
was seen TO be beyond control. They took on
quantities Of goods and hauled out Those
not afloat ran out lines and prepared for warp-
ing The wind was raising, and the men took
to their vessels, barely keeping them from
burning by the constant use of water. They
all got out but the four OF five inshore vessels.
for whom the flames came in advance Of the
tide"
Toronto, Montreal, and other Cam
adian cities have contributed literally
20 the help of their sister city but not
more Literally than cities of the Uni
ted States, from Bangor in Maine to
our western cities on the lakes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

IT is not so quiet on the Danube
al il was. The Russians have cross
ed. Near Ibrail they crossed and
took possession OF strong Turkish
position. The first day of their
crossing they did not meet with
much resistance. The second day,
however, they were somewhat re-
pulsed. 1t may take them some
time to get their large armies over
the river, but when once across it
seems to US they will easily advance
through Turkey. Unless, therefore,
other powers in Europe do some-
thing to arrest hostilities, Turkey
will before long be badly whipped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

INDIAN hostilities have broken out
afresh 10 Idaho and Oregon. About
thirty citizens were murdered on
Camas Prairie and vicinity, not far
from the Salmon and Snake rivers.
Over thousand Indians are camped
between these rivers. The white set
Elements lie to tho south and SOUTH
east of Mt. Idaho at the distance of
fifteen to thirty miles. They have for
tilted themselves in o stockade at
State Greek. The Indians declare
tneir determination to take them.
The excuse for the massacre is that
q white needlessly shot one of their
number and was not punished for it.
The situation 10 one of the gravest
character. The army on the coast is
but O skeleton and the people are
without arms. The Secretary of
war has directed that 500 stand OF
arms be given to the people on the
reoulsition of the Governor of Ore
9on. 1t is doubtful whether the
men women and children st State
Greek can be saved. Several hum
dred are there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

SARATOGA has given US curious
sensation. The Grand Union Hotel
there belonged TO A. L. Stewart.
Judge Hilton is the trustee. He
gave orders that no member of the
Jewish race should be admitted as
guest in that hotel. Mr.. Seligman,
the great banker of New York city,
is Jew. As usual he applied for
healthy quarters in that hotel IN
which to pass the Dog Days. Un-
der Hilton's order he was refused
accomm odation. The papers have
been full of the affair for week but
it is passing away as mere person
al matter between Judge Hilton and
Sell sman-"a once Jews-y subject
saws the punster of the Chicago Foe.
Journal, snow squeezed dry"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

members of Congress in those ap-
pointments which, by the constitution
and the laws, must emanate from the
President Of the United States The
President has his duties to perform,
and the Senator has his. And in the
present exasperated condition of pub
lie opinion, woe 10 that man who
transcends the limits OF either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

A WEEK ago the LIST National Bank
of st. Louis failed. Last Saturday
the banking house of s. Pulsifer d
Co., of Peoria, ILL.,, failed. Both were
universal astonishers. If the papers
speak true the people thought them as
safe as Uncle Sam. Lending to a
distillery is what swamped the Pulsi-
fnr hank
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

CoLGATE & CoNr .NYs Cashmere Boquet
Soap, and Violet llet Water, are universal
iy esteemed by the tasteful and refined, as the
most delicate and recherche of perfumes
CoLGATE & CoMPANY's name and trade mark
upon each package is a guaranty Of superior
and uniform quality
COLGATE & COMPANY, established in New
York early in the century, will maintain theiT
eadinc position.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

Mr.. GEO. w. LEE gives to our
readers this week a lengthy reply to
the short article in the HERALD last
week which referred TO bis sayings.
It's tone is gentlemanly and We give
him the benefit of letting it pass q
week without our rejoinder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

If there are no deserving and COM
petent men il Chicago there may be
propriety in keeping sister Sweet in
the Pension Agency there, but we
are sorry that Chicago is SO ungal-
liant as to put a woman into a mans
place. 1t is also discreditab!e to the
Administration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
Taken up-Gelding.

One black gelding broke into my enclosure
on the 18th of May, 1877; had on three shoes,
left eye out, heavy name and tail has the
heaves very bad, weighs about 900 lbs. when
in good flesh The owner is requested to
prove property and take the animal away.
IT. w Bower
Fennimore Grant Co Wis. 14w4%
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
ELEVEN Mollie Maguires

ELEVEN Mollie Maguires were
hanged in Pennsylvania last Friday,
six at Pottsville, four at Mauk Chunk
and one at Wilkesbarre. Their names
are Carroll, Munley, Roarity, Duffy,
Boyle, Mcclellan; Doyle, Kelly, Camp
tell, Donahue; Lanahan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

THE Russians were bombarding
Rutschuck all day Tuesday. The
English Consul there hoisted the
American flag but they continued to
chuck shell into the Ruts around him
all the same.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
Executive Mansion;


Washington, d. G. June 25,
SRI desire to call your attention to the
following paragraph in letter addressed by
me to the Secretary Of the Treasury on the
conduct to be observed by officers of the
General Government in relation to elections
''No officer should be required or permitted
to take part in the political organizations,
caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns.
Their right to vote and to express their views
on public question, either orally or through
the press, is not denied provided it does not
interfere with the discharge of their official
duties. No assessments for political purposes
on officers or subordinates should be allowed.
This rule is applicable to every department
of the civil service 1t should be understood
by every officer of the General Government
that he is expected to conform his conduct to
its requirements. Very respectfully,
r. B. HAYES.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
PRESIDENT HAYES is at Boston.

THE us. District Attorney of Utah
is instructed to prosecute Prophet
Young for completely in the Noun
tain Meadow massacre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
Fresh Lime for Sale.

At Clifton's Kiln near Washburn. Price at
the Kiln rs cents per barrel. Supply kept at
John Thomas's store in Montfort
CLIFTON & GLENN.
Washbourn, May 80, 1877. l2w4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
The Presidents Circular.
Washington. juno 25.

Washington, June %.
The President to-day addressed
the following circular letter to all
prominent Federal officers through
ont the country
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28

WITHIN three months there will be
another electoral contest between the
Monarchsts and Republicans of
France.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-02

Batter said 10 your correspondent 20
day thai be though. be knew batter
than the press whether lie owned land
in Colorado The deed IF reenrd mem
toned in the dispatch from Colorado Is
simply security for deb: due, which
will b. cancelled when b debt Is paid.
The Ge1crsl also strongly defended
Evarts for continuing the law practice.
asserting that il was his duty 70 finish
up engagements before coming into
Office. He deemed criticism OF his
course unjust.
The government has ab1at perfected
pew supply contracts for continuing
tbs work % pablo buildings IN vari-
Gus cities, 50 that ti.e cos. Ia tie gov
ernment will b. reduced from % Ia
80 per cant. from present prices
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-02

THE WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE.
county and City Official Press.
Saturday, June 2, 1877.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

The May statement Of the treasurer will
show reduction for the month in tie
national debt Of about six millions and Il
bali The aggregate reduction for the
eleven months last past will foot up $50
0co. o00--probably over so 900, 900 for
the year. Ten million Of this come
from the Geneva award fund, covered
back into the Treasury. The dispatch
details the summing up for the month
as follows The com balance. exclusive
sof $3.000,o0 received from the sale of
bonds under the resumption act. will be
over one hundred millions, of which
about forty-eight millions are coin cer-
tificstes. The currency balance includ-
ing the amount held to redeem frac-
tional currency Wsll be up wards Of ,hir-
teen millions. Customs receipts will be
about eleven millions, and internal rev
cnue receipts about thirteen millions
The amount Of legal tenders retired
slnring the month for additional circu-
iation issued TO national banks was one
million eighty -one Thousand. About
one-haif Of the seven millions due for
pensions the fret Of June has been dis
bursed this month.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-02
Ell ROPE.

CoXsrASTISoPLE, Juue /. - The
Porte has Issued notice warning mari
ners Of It's intention to placs torpeio,ss
IN the southern portion OF ,he Dar1a-
neIies and the Bay of Symrns
LONDON, June l. There was recent
~ an emeu,e on board Of Her Maj
esty's iron armor-plated ship Alexan-
dria. the flagship of the Mediterranean.
on account Of the steinseucy of disci-
piine and the unusual severity of pun
ishment The whole Of one watch re-
fused to do duty. and threw the sights
of the guns overheard. Three Of the
insubordiuates were sentenced t. forty
days imprisonment and sent home on
the Monarch to undergo their punish
IDcnt.
A telegram from Athens gives al ac-
count of another mutiny while the Al
exandria was at the pier The mutiny
was quelled by marines and the men
summoned from other vessels. The
mutineers were arrested and court
martial convened to try them The
cause of the second outbreak is said TO
be dissatisfaction because of the refusal
Of shore-leave, whereupon they render
ed the AlexandrIas guns uuserviceable
1t is deemed necessary TO send the
Aiexandris to Il cruise in the Mediter-
ranean until further orders
WASHINGTON. June 1.-The depart-
ment statement shows . reduction Of
the public debt for the month of May
Of So. 49, pa. The reduction from the
first of July. 1876. to date is $50 0G2,-
900 s..
LONDON. June 1.-The Anglo A,neri-
can Times states that dinner to Gen.
Grant has been announced at the l. nit-
ed Service Club. which is the rcpresen-
tative OF the British army and navy.
This honor is only rendered to officers
Of the highest distinction Other mill
tary Clubs haze followed the example
OF the United Service, inviting the
General to become an honorary member
among the political clubs, the WY has
been led by reform.
LIVERPOOL, June A leading grain
circular says until Wednes lay the
wheat trade of the kingtion remain d
very inactive, at an average of two
shiIlings per quarter, but at this decline
rather more stcadiness became apparent.
Though growers ard importers showed
unwillingness 10 submit TO further dc.
clincs, large consumers, though pretty
we'll supplied with manufactured
stock, are also disposed to operate, so
sha. this and neisbborins markets are
doing more. To day considerable bust
ness was done ia wheat at an improve
ment OF three penis per GENITAL,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-02

New YoRS. June 1.-The TrsSsa's
Washington special says newspapers
here Saturday will pria, letter from
Gov. Stone. of Mississippi, whereof the
following arc extracts, "Slnee the re-
cent anIartanste occurrence ia kesnp-r
cssuasy. there has been no oa,break nor
any demonstration towards violence
visited the scene Of ,reabls as soon as
sea report reached nae and remained
there two aAys. male fail iavssti.
gzsioa. and eeavessesi freely with the
family 81 Judge chsshosm. after.
ward visited the Jaige Of tAe Distract.
who At the time VAS holding ecaE, in
Colamhas. AID obtained his premise 20
hota . special terra of :ha Circuit Court
with . view o. fall investigation. As
10 Capt SAAasanessay volunteering the
necessary farce 30 protect the widow
1a1 her family. il was made ten days