Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-02-15

start in life. He always considers
himself in condition to marry when
such plum drops to him.
VanderbiIt's Estate
will, without doubt, be in the courts
in a few weeks. Cornelius. Jr', Is
moving in the matter, aud several OF
his brothers-in-Iaw are backing him.
The old man left, undoubtedly, an
estate of one hundred millions of dol
lars, of which ninety-fiVe millions
was given TO one son, William h.,
Internationally, and the most OF the
five millions goes back to him on the
death of the recipients. For instance,
Cornelius gets nothing absolutely
all that he has is the income OF S2O0,-
900 for life, which is about $4,000
per year. One or two of the sisters
had q half million each left them out
and out. The idea of the old man
was TO keep his fortune in the hands
of William, that the great scheme
which eDgrossed his life, and which
he had not time to carry out, might
be continued. Ii the fight is made it
will be a lively one. 1t is the largest
estate in the country, and the law
yers will have fat pickings, no mat
ter how it is decided.
Political.
The action of the Commission in
the case Of Florida gives great salts
faction TO the Republicans. and the
Democracy are correspondingly de-
pressed. In fact they give up the
case, and privately admit that they
are beaten. But don't suppose that
the struggle is to end here. Not.
withstanding all their professions OF
desire for an amicable settlement,
and that this Com mission would do
it, Tllden will carry the case to the
Courts, and make another fight
there. He has set his heart upon
the Presidency, and his followers
upon the fat plumber, and neither he
nor they are willing to give it up as
long as there is q plank to hang to.
Tilden, in anticipation of an adverse
decision by the Commission, has
gathered around him the best legal
talent attainable, and every day they
are In consultation st his house. De-
pend upon it, that 80 long as he or
his gang have dollar, they will con.
tinue the fight. They are playing
for high stakes, and it m akes no dit
ference to them how much their per-
| versity may cost the country by
keeping it in an unsettled condition,
or how much the infiam matory APP
peals they make destroy confidence
and retard the business of the cOun.
, try. All this is nothing when put
10 the scale against the necessities OF
a hundred thousand bummers who
want places But the thing will como
| to o sudden end as soon as the Com
mission has registered it's decree.
| The business mon in that party are
tired of being made the cat's-paw OF
| the spectators, ard they will insist
| that that decision shall be fiual. But
look out for the Democratic papers
Just aooat this time. Mr.. Tilden's
bureau has just sent off batch OF
ready.made editorials of the BULLDOG.
ing order, breathing slaughterings
and vengeance if Tilden is not count
ed in. They announce their deter
mination of going tie the Courts, and
it that fails, "freemen know how to
secure their rights" which is to say,
if they are beaten ia the Courts they
will appeal to arms. Of course, they
won't do any such thing, but if they
can frigh en- the Republicans into a
surrender, it will be 80 much made.
Crime.
The police columns have been I'M
usually full this week The most ter
rible murder that has occurred for some
time was that of Mrs. Flood by her
husband. 1t is the old story. Flood
was a working man, and Mrs. Flood
was, in these hard times, kept on very
close rations. Mrs. Floods sister, an
abandoned woman, came to live with
them, and she very soon showed her
how to mend her condition. Flood
discovering his wife's repeated infdel-
tiles, left her, but could not keep away.
He knew that she was criminally in
innate with a man named Alfka, and
so last Saturday morning he went to
Alfka's room. The guilty pair attemp.
ted to escape, Mrs. Flood running in
her night.dress toward her room.
Flood, crazed with liquor. followed
the affrighted woman, and just as she
reached her door, plunged a tinsmith's
reamer into her breast. killing her in-
stantly. He escaped, wandered about
for day or two. and finally gave
himself up. He aid he was tired of
life, and wanted me authorities to
hang him as soon as possible. lie low
ed the woman dearly, but maddened
by thought that she had deserted him
killed her, and wanted to follow as
soon as possible. He will make no
defence
"But suppose that it is imprison-
ment for life, and not hanging
81 will kill myself, Them was the
reply. 81 don't want to live, and will
not"
The woman was very beautiful, and
the husband had always borne good
character.
PIETRo.
The Last Of Wintermute, the Yank-