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New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

The receipts of maize in Great Britain for
similar periods of the past three years are
respectiyely 31,677,S ,S57 cwts., 23,67G,794
cwts. and 81, 6O3, 433 cwts., showing great
activity in the corn trade, which is mainly
with this country.
There has been marked change in the
American sources of wheat supply this year.
So far the receipts from the Pacific coast have
been scarcely more than half as large as IN
1877, while the Atlantic coast advanced its
shipments from 4,773,5 to 1S,437, 966
cwts. The small figures of last year were due
to the scarcity in the Spring wheat region
the section from which exports are mainly
drawn-and not from general failure
of the Atlantic States crop. which WAS in sew
eral districts unusually abundant.
The average price of the wheat of the
Pacific coast has been about 10 per cent
higher than that of the Atlantic coast, ex-
cept for the poorer quality of last year, which
averaged nearly per cent higher. The aver
age for both sections was lowest IN 1876, and
for the present year is midway between 1876
and 1877. The average price for the present
season is 81 SO per cwt. Ql2 pOunds) for
Atlantic, and 50 1S for Pacific wheat. Brit
ish wheat has declined from 30 shillings per
quarter Is bushels) in May to 40 in October
@ shillings since September II, the recent
fall being due to the poor quality of the new
crop, deterioration caused by rain in August.
American Red Winter brings AZ 10 A3s.; Mich
igan. 43 to As, and California, "A to 45s.
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New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

The Seventh Regiment makes final appeal to the
public to swell the fund for the completion of its
new armory Tho subscriptions now amount to
S1o1. .9S6 73, and of this sum nearly $40 900 have
been contributed by the members Of the regiment
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
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lIyTu AVENUE THEATRE-BcOta as Hamlet
paRE Tul ATRR-IsOfta as 9" La CiRnle
San FRANCISCO MISsIRELs' OPERA HOUSE.
IsIoS SOCAkK IHRATRE--" MOther aDd son:
W1ILACK's THEATKE-" School for Scandal.
ACADEMY OF DEsI0N-LOan Exhibition
ANYRlc Az INSTITUTE Exhibition
ASSOCIATIONS UALI--Iecture. W. {. Prime. N7,.h.
1;rIHOrE's (sARpEN-Barnum's Show. Day ana Ng"''
(;IHRoSs Ant GALLERY-PaDtng. Christ.
NTW.if,pK 4UthEITa-DaY aBc Eyenns. :,
ET J,NE's Tuy ATRE-Opera. Bells OF C0rnyine
ST PATnICK's q ArHEDRAIl-12M NJ to 10 T. d. faH'
srt INWAY HALL-COHcert. BehehNL
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

from a sense of the respect due to friendly
nation as well as to Canadian honor, deal
specifically with Mr.. Evarts's facts and figures
the controversy will assume more precise
and satisfactory character.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

A Western community has been thrown INTO
great grief by the discovery of defaleatiOn
in its gas company.
Ex-Spcaker Grow. who is veteran observer
as well as veteran actor in politics, sees
clearly that the only hope of the Democracy
is in subserviency to the Solid South. That
way hes the only hope of a now demoralized
party.
The close of a campaign in which the Dem
Dcratlc party, In many States and parts of
States, We'd with the Greenbaekers in threat
ening the National credit, brings the same
relief TO business interests as the close OF the
session of semi-DemOcratic Congress. The
First National Bank of this city alone has
sold So, ZOO, 900 worth of United States bonds
since the day after election.
The results of the conference had by a
Clearing House Committee with Secretary
Sherman upon the best means of bringing
about resumption on the day fixed by
law, are set forth elsewhere. The banks
have proposed that all special contracts
shall cease December 81, and thereafter
no special contracts shall be made, and depos-
its shall be payable in the lawful money of
the United States-either gold or paper. A
meeting of the Clearing House is called for to-
day to take the action which is expected to
wipe out the premium on gold.
Fraud in South Carolina is to be supported
by fraud in Florida. Mr.. Mackey was voted
out of the seat to which he is entitled, with
tissue paper ballots; but this precaution hav-
ing been overlooked in Slr. Bisbee's case he
is to be counted out. Next to KNOW
ing that the South. is solid at all,
perhaps the one thing the North will
be least content to know viii be the fact that
the South is made solid by frauds such as
Tweed once hoped would give him control of
the United States--by excluding rightful voters,
by stuffing allot-bOxes, by throwing out hon
est votes. 1t may strike the infatuated leaders
of the Solid South eventually. that they have
made it too unanimous"
The case which the Canadian Government
Is preparing at the instance of the British
Foreign Office, is presumably intended to form
part OF Lord Salisbury's reply to Mr.. Evats's
dispatch. The disposition thus eviRced TO ex-
anime into the basis of the award Will be
regarded with satisfaction in this country,
Secretary Evarts's communication being in
tended to challenge the fullest inquiry. Sir
A. L. Gait, who is being consulted by the
Canadian Government. ought to be able
to say on what calculation the award
is based, as be was one of the two
commissioners who made it. If he will,
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
Nemr3lork Daily GrihnnH
FOUNDED sY HORACE oREeLEY.
THE NEUS TINS uORNLNG.

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

A Western community has been thrown into
great grief by the discovery of defaleatior
in its gas company.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

If the burglars OF Saint Marks succeed in dispOs-
ing OF their booty at remunerative figures, new
horror win be added to death for every one who
suspects that his fr ends VIII be able and willing to
make a satisfactory compromise with the holders Of
his remains. a safe deposit burial company may be
New-York tribune., 1878-11-12

Ex-Spcaker Grow. who is a veteran observer
as well as a veteran actor in politics. sees
clearly that the only hope of the Democracy
is in subserviency to the Solid South. That
way hes the only hope of a now demoralized
party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
MISUNDERSTANDING.
To the Editor of the HERALD:

To the Editor of the HERALD:
l have just made a trip from Chico
Sacramento Valley, California, to
Prattville, Big Meadows, in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains. We left Chico
on four-horse coach in dust and
beat. As we advanced we passed
through mud and snow ard at the
end of the stage line, eight thousand
feot elevation we had sleigh ride
over eight to twelve feet of snow.
Then we took the mud wagon down
at rapid speed through to Big Mead
ow till we reached the Prattville Ho-
tel and were waited upon by the ac-
comodating DR.. Pratt. Prattville is
a summer resort. Pleasure seekers
leave the valley in Summer to avoid
dust and heat. Here We have beau
tiful view Of Big Meadows, also of
Lasons Buttes where people go in
Summer to see the Geysers. Visi-
tors amuse themselves by hunting,
fishing and boating and in frolicking
games. The North Fork of Feather
river here is clear as crystal and in
it the mountain trout are plentiful.
The elevation is 5 1000 feet. Humbug
Valley, nine miles away is 500 feet
lower. There we can see the Sod
springs. The timber here is sugar
pine, spruce, balsom of fir, &c.
K T. LAWRENCE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
A Tramp Story.
From the London (ont.) Advertiser.

A story has been told US which
seems to go far IN confederation of
the late Boss Tweed's theory of
chances. 1t is said that something
like a year ago tramp called at the
house Of Mr.. Bailey, in the township
of Mosa, and asked permission to
stop all night. A little persuasion
led to his request being granted, and
he was also asked to take supper.
During the meal Mrs. Bailey called
to her little daughter, but the young
one paid no attention. Again CALI
ing, the mother used the full given
name of the child:
Isabella Stevens. don't you here
meY'
The tramp looked up as if inter.
ested, and remarked, musingly
Isabella Stevens? Isabella Stevens?
Have you got any relations of that
name.'
sYes' said the lady, shat was my
mothers maiden name.'
There is said the tramp. IAN i'm.
mense fortune in Cornwall, ngland,
which has been for twenty years
awaiting a claimant of that name
who is supposed to be in America.
He then proceeded to give all the
details he could and the result was
that Mrs. Bailey wrote to her
mother, who resides within a few
miles of this city, and the last named
secured the fortune, and is now
enjoying the fruits of her daughters
hospitality to the tramp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23

LII becomes our painful duty to announce the
sudden and accidental death of Rufus Ray, Of
Platteville, brother of Jas. Ray, of the firm o.
Ray Muelhauser, cigar makers, of this village
which took place on last Tuesday afternoon
under the following circumstances: Young Raj
had been working for the above named firm,
and on Tuesday morning started for Plattevillt
to visit his parents. riding to Mineral Poin
with one of the teamsters and thence acros:
the country afoot. At about one p. m. he stop.
ped at the residence OF Mr.. Burris, near OLD
Belmont, to inquire as to the best road Three
hours after, his lifeless body was found by one
of Mr.. Burris' hands, but a short distance
from Mr.. Burris' house, his death having evident.
ly been caused by pistol which he held in
his hand. BY the facts developed before a
coroner's jury, however, it was demonstrated
to have been case of accidental shooting, as
the ball had entered the left eye without iniur-
ing the lid land the shell of the cartridge show
ing marks of having been twice struck with the
hammer, it is supposed that he had attempted
to shoot at some passing bird or animal and the
pistol not going off, he was trying to ascertain
the cause when the above awful catastrophe
took place. He was bright, intelligent boy,
genial and courteous in manner highly esteemed
by all who knew him. His death casts dark
shadow of gloom over a wide circle of friends,
and is another awful warning against the custom
INDUCED in by so many boys of carrying useless
and dangerous firearms-D odqeyil2e Chronicle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
YESTERDAY the foreign news head"

YESTERDAY the foreign news head
ipgs were, "War declared inevitable.
Though Russian Army movements
around Constantinople are said not o
be hostile. Vienna uneasy about au
understanding between England and
Russia. Berlin incredulous of amity,'
etc. o. our Atlantic coast there is q
steamer, the Cimbria, which Englar d
thinks is here in the interest of Rus
STA and the news is that she demanC 6
an answer whether this is so. Parlia-
ment is debating the situation and
no doubt the British policy will soon
develop itself. Count Schouvalofl
has gone to London. This indi.
Gates quiet between the two coun-
tries at least for the present
Dispatches today say hope is still
entertained of the meeting of the En-
ropeau Congress. Part of the men
on the Cimbria have left her on the
Maine coast and gone TO New York.
In England the Marquis of Salisbury
has declined to receive deputation
bearing the names of 100000 pet.
TONERS for peace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
Proof of Affection.

They were disputiDg as to Who had
the richest father, and the smaller
one finally few that track and called
out:
well, I've got the test sister any
how =
1 guess not replied the other.
Yes ! haver
Il guess not, I've got the bossest
sister in Detroit. She'll stay home
any day to let me wear her shoes to
tho circus 7
My sister will do m re than that!'
put in the little one. She'll take the
string out of her corset for me to
spin my top with, aud if / lose it
she'll stay home from a party and
never give me word of sass Is
your sister any bosser than that?
The big boy had to take 3 back
seat.-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23


sentatives III given Congress, only two have
been chosen to the succeeding Congress. Re-
garding only the party in power, the ratio is
much less That is, more men are elected
without patronage than with it. That is, pat
ronage is more powerful to put out the men
who control" it. than it is to keep out tile
men who are withoutit. That is-what every
inspired man ought to know--that patronage
to the Representative is an element Of weak
ness and not of strength, and that in the APP
pointment of the Offices whose distribution he
is supposed to influence he gains ten disap,
pointed and active enemies where he secures
one lukewarm or imprudent friend.
The truth is, reverend sir. that no such
claim over patronage as you declare has ever
been made by Senators or Representatives !;
that Senators and Representatives have a
stronger personal interest than any one else in
good appointments, because no man suffers so
palpably, so personally, and so promptly as
themselves from bad, end therefore injurious
appointments. But here is where your cler-
cal stream OF detraction merges into the secu,
lar pool OF reform, and-to vary the fgure--it
is just as easy to drive two horses as one when
both are harnessed in the same team In this
letter | design only to point out to you these
fallacies, falsities and follles peculiar to your
Fast Day sermon.
l am not of those who believe that minis
tiers should not NEEDLE with politics. Politics
IS the duty of every American citizen But if
you come into the arena Of politics, come as
man, armed and equipped as the law of reason
directs, not as minister lording over Gods
heritage. If indeed you can bring to the stress
OF real life only such a foul, false gospel then.
indeed, is it better that you should, betake
yourself to the friendly shelter of theological
obscurities Nothing is so fatal to your intel.
lectual claims as to be Ineligible.
Reverend sir, you demand higher ideal for
the requirements and requirements of Con-
gressmen. Have you reflected upon the spec
tacle you present as Christian minister? II
am holier than thou" is the spirit that breathes
through your Fast Day sermon upon all those
who disagree with you. Sophistry and SANDER
are your spiritual weapons. Do you not know
that it is you and such as you who are turning
the tide from our churches into our music
halls? Do you not know that it is the drag
on's teeth of detraction and falsehood sown by
you that are springing up all around us in
armed scoffers, strong handed and defiant? 1t
is you and such as you that make the infidel
Robert Ingersol not only possible but power
full. If you are so blind to the world that lie
Ground US. how can we trust you for the world
that lies beyond If you minister to us so
viciousy in carnal things, what should we ex-
pect from your ministry in spiritual things
How can we revere your sacred Office when we
see it prostituted to the incubation of Pharis-
ism and false witness? How can you, rever-
end sir, cleanse yourself from the sin of Jero-
boam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
sin? GAIL HAMILTON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23

iug and shopping immensely and you
Will receive, as | have told You, part
OF the proceeds Of M shopping. w Q
visited some OF the ancient pagodas,
prisons, palaces, temples, &c. One
o. the temples had something like
nfteen hundred gods--a greater va
riety than the christian religion al
lows. Speaking of religion, some OF
the long winded stories I have heard
missionaries tell at home dwindle
down into insignificance, after one
mas been here in China and secs how
little is done. To be sure mission
aries 10 years past have aided com.
merce, yet | think they do precious
little IN the way of converting the
heather. They all seem to live we'll
out here, some almost luxuriously,
shall draw this to close this time
and will write soon again. :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
The National Timber Law

The requirements of an act of Con
gress giving land to settlers who
should plant certain proportion in
timber, have been modified by an
amendment reducing the number of
acres to be planted. The original
law required tina, forty acres should
be planted to entitIe the settler to q
quarter section. The amount was
80 great that the law was inopera-
tive, and has been amended as fol.
lows: Every person who plants. pro-
tects and keeps in healthy growing
condition for ten years. ZEN acres OF
timber, the trees thereon not being
more than four feet apart each way.
on any quarter section of any of the
public lands, shall he entitled to
patent for the whole of such quarter
section, at the expiration Of ten
years, on making proof OF snch fact
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
Revolution.

Congress has been engaged in an
other disgraceful struggle. 1t is an
attempt to unsettle the Presidential
title. The election returns OF Flor
ida are to be investigated" 1t is
not the election itself that is to be
investigated but the returns. If
votes were thrown out down there
on account of irregularity, violence
or fraud the investigation is to count
them and they are to be given 10
the millionaire who is sued for de-
frauding the government out of $3.50.
900 revenue. This is what 10000.
600 of froemen are paying the as
sembled statesmen of the nation f. r
doing What a spectacle ! But 1T
is Democratic might and therefore
Democratic right. Our censure of
Democracy is not as severe as the
words imply. This state of things
is very much due to Republican fol-
IL. If they had maintained their
rights as the Democracy does they
would not now be at the mercy CD
of their enemies. Republicans as
sumed that Hayes was elected. If
elected they should have manfully
stood by that election and placed
him in the chair without the com
promise of an electoral comm
sion." If courage had been show
in seating him perhaps he wouli
have shown some courage in mai,
tanning those in their seats who WEI
undoubtedly elected if he was. Re
publicans yielded to a compounds
in order to settle a difficulty ami
quiet the country. They seated their
President but there has been no
peace. The party offering the COM
promise is now repudiatiug it. They
only await possession of the United
States Senate when the two Houses
will refuse to recognize Hayes as
President. As sure as the Senate is
reorganized after the 4th of March
next year Hayes will be deposed un-
less he is saved by the United States
army. 1t might have taken little
speck of war TO put him squarely in
his seat last year but nothing short
of the army will hold him there next
year. The. Democracy is attempt
ing revolution now. Revolution is
the only way out. Let US be ready
for il. Hayes in the past is no bet
ter than Tilden. Hayes in has great
10 weakened the Republican party.
Tilden in would certainly have
strengthened it. The United States
are pretty we'll MezicaDized already.
The country is sick. Tilden would
be q nauseating dose but sick men
are sometimes saved BY such medi'
cines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
Jewels Of the Crown Of Scotland.

At Edinburg, Scotland, some years since,
the Jewels Of the Crown were locked in a
box, that box in another, and so on, until
they we're supposed to be burglar-proof. They
were then locked up in a vault of the castle,
there to remain for hundred years, the
keys being placed in mortar and fired into
the sea. Scarce fifty years passed by and the
modern lock picker opens the vault and, boxes
without trouble. So the science OF medicine,
when studied with the aid of chemistry and the
microscope, becomes plain and simple, and
diseases that were regarded incurable a cen.
fury ago, now readily yield to remedies en-
ployed by the modern and progressive physi-
clan. A decade of years since, and women
were taught TO believe that their peculiar dis
eases and weaknesses were incurable; but now
hundreds and thousands of once bedridden
women in the United States will testify to the
fact that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has effected their perfect and permanent cure.
Toledo, Ohio, Dec 6, 1876.
DIR. K V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y;
Dear Sir About five years since my wife
was taken sick, and though we employed the
best physicians in our city, YET she gradually
grew worse, so that she was confined to the
bed. Every remedy had tried, or could find,
failed TO cure or even give relief At last /
bottle of your Favorite Prescrip>
ton and to my surprise it gave almost instant
relief, and with little perseverance, an en-.
tire cure was effected. Ever gratefully yours
GEO. BODENMILLER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
A Gentleman from Yorkshire stop.

A gentleman from Yorkshire stop
ping at London hotel entered into
conversation with one of the gentle
men staying there, asking questions
about the sights of the city. After
few minutes, conversation, the lat
ter drew his cigar-case saying to tho
forkshireman. will you take ci-
gar, sir p Well | don't mind
if do, " was the reply. The cigar
was passed to him, also the enc
which he was smoking for the rur.
pose Of giving light. He carefully
pIced the cigar first handed him in
his pocket, and took bis knife and cut
off that end of the lighted one ,hst
bad been i'm the mouth CT his genei-
Gus friend. and commenced smoking,
saying: cit i-n't often thai man
from the country meets as clever a
fellow In the city as You are"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
GOVERNOR Smith has spent the pas,

GOVERNOR Smith has spent the past
week or ten days at Washington in
the interest OF the state. Besides
other things, we hear that he sought
to defend the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers improvement enterprise
against threatening legislation, and
laid before the department OF the in
terror an informal claim 70 large
quantity of lands for the state. If
he shall secure rehearing in the
matter Of the claim for lands be will
have outdone two or more of his
predecessors and deserve the graft
tude of the commonwealth, for if o; ce
accorded rehearing the state will
acquire title to thousands of acres.
Congress,in 1850, granted to the state
the swamp and overfiowed lands
within its borders. the system of
selection agreed upon between Gov.
Dewey and the commissioner of the
general land office recognized the
quarter section as the smallest gov
eminent subdivision, snd in the Sc
ioSSion Va in0e uoi iiuoS WSio w )" IL
the outlines of swamps on section
lines, and when the larger part Of
the tract was found to be within the
lie it was held for the state, and
otherwise it was not so patented.
Thus thousands of acres of land were
left for the general government.
Now it is claimed that it was the
true intent and meaning of the act
of congress that every forty acres
| that of which more ths one half is
| swamp should have been patented to
the state. This system of selection,
as will be readily seen, would largely
increase the benefits OF this grant to
the state, and 1 course it Is hoped
that the present administration may
be successful in acquiring tile 10 th
additional lands. If industrious and
| well directed effort will accomplish it.
success will be achieved. -Richland
County Observer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23

A MAN named McLin took an oath
that Florida belonged to Hayes.
Hayes declined to give him the office
he wanted and then he swore that
Florida belonged to Tilden. Eleven
men OF Congress are going down as a
photograph machine to take in his
last swear and then swear it into Con-
gress. Edison's machine is just as
reliable a repository of fact as that
committee, will be. 1t will tell moth
ing but what is put into it, neither
can the committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23

REPUBLICANS and other men whose
hearts are too full of loving kindness
and forgiving tenderness to leave
room for a living quantity of decision
of character are now receiving by il.
lustration, lesson from the Democ-
racy that the same class U0nt heed
even after the Democracy is whipped
in the next war. History will be re
peated. The harmless doves are be-
puiled by wise serpents.