Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-29

good nature or because he needed the
money, he allowed the Tweed gang to
get control Of him. and he shared the
odium of the ring. He was tried for
completely in the great steal but &C
Quilted, and it killed him as polite
ian and he resumed the practice of
the law. His Bohemianism overcame
him again. and he got a craze for the
stage. He believed he had in him the
elements of a great actor, and in spite
of the advice of friends wrote play,
and took himself the principal charac-
ter in it. 1t was fat failure, and at
| the end of three weeks he was forced
TO go back 10 the law. And now he
has disappeared, and no one knows
where he is. Some say that the return
OF Sweeney, would put him in an awk-
ward position, others say that an Eng
lish Actress has control of him, others
that he is defaulter, and dare not
| abide an investigation, others th3.t he
has gone crazy and is wandering. and
others that he has ended the drama
behind which the public don't under.
stand which will come oat. in a few
days. Oakley Hall viii probably turn
up in Europe, and win make himself
the centre of CIRCLE there as he was
here. He has not committed suicide
for he enjoyed life toe much. His life
has been failure here, and instead of
attempting to amend it, he has thrown
off all. restraints, and will live as he
| pieases somewhere else This will be
the true sequel to the Hall mystry.
Life Insurance.
Tho Lite Insurance Companies are
In state of mind Tor the Legislature
IS investigating shem. 1t is shown
that some of the companies pay their
presidents such salaries as $37 500 per
year, medical examiners from $40, 900
to Sl5, 900, and the legal advisers of
the companies have an equally soft
thing OF it, the public is exercised
abCat it and it is not to be wondered
az, especially as the officers vote them
(. selves these salaries. On the other
hand it should be borne in mind that
a man capable of keeping proper care
OF such enormous interests, is worth
about all that can be paid him. The
public don't care so much about the
salaries as they do about the other
work some of the officers have done
For instance one president was paid
1880 900 for wreckiDg another COM
pany. The investigation shows that
it has been regular thing for two
companies to combine, and send out
men to weaken confidence in one Of
them. that majority of its policies
might be bought up for little or moth
ing, those who refused to he so swim
died being re-insured in the surviving
company. 1t was very neat specu-
latlon If a company could be so dis
credited that its policies could be bot
up at ten cents on the dollar of their
value. The searching inquiry now
being made is good thing. The
shysters in the business will be made
known, the weak companies will be
welded out, and those entitled to con-
fidence will be made all the stronger
and better.
Political.
Leaving out the disappointed De-
mocracy who expected places under
Tilden, and the almost as objection
able Republicans who make politics
business, and find that nnder HAYES il
is to be no business at all, there is but
one party in New York, and that is a
Hayes party. Never was there a
president so universally popular. That
| portion OF the Democracy who are
place hunters, believe that Hayes in
tends to settle affairs and that's what
they want. The Republicans believe
that he means to do it, and yet MAIN
tain the principles of the Republican
party, and they are enthusiastic in APP
proval. However satisfying this is to
good men, it is NORWOOD to the pro-
fessionals. For if the pot don't boil
tie scum stays at the bottom. If there
is no dirt for them to do of what use
are they? Only administrations low
enough to require their services can
pay them, and if they are not paid
they die. President Hayes has the
city in his hand. His stern adherence
|
form-his wise selection OF a Cabinet,
his refusal to be made tool of by
professional politicians, and last, his
wisdom in sending a non bipartisan
commission to investigate the condi-
ton of affairs in the south, before de-
Gliding, stamp him as not only a states
man but one who honestly desires to
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country.
Club Amusemcnts.
The strait that young men of for
tune are put to for amusement il
shown in an affair that happened iD
one Of the clubs the other day. One
Young man made a remark concern
ing a wish bone in turkey, and en-
other said there was no such thing
in the bird. Dispute ran high on
this important point, and it was the
topic Of discussion for days, finally a
wager was made for a supper of
twenty, and-the wish-bone was
found. But it did not end here. The
betters carved each turkey and one
criticized the Others performance, M
mediately another wager was made
as to their respective skill with the
carving knife and q wager of an
other dinner TO decide it was made.
COMMITTEES were appointed, soecifi-
cations were made as to the points
to be decided, and so the young gen.
tlemeu made a carving match. L is
pity that the time was not record
ed for the benefit of the ages. An
other club was agtathed two days
as to the size of an actress foot, and
for 8 time il drove out of their minds
all interest in borses and other wo-
men. The only comfort can get in
these things is that while they arc
finding wish-boncs and carving tur-
keys on wagers they are doing moth
ing worse