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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-27
of the host make
Taken UD-COlt.

Broke into the enclosure lands owned
and occupied by the undersigned, in section
26, in the town of FenHimore, May %, 1878.
one gray mare colt two years old, with star in
forehead The owner is requested to prove
property, pay charges and take said stray,
away. TH0S T0RMEY.
Feenimore. Grant Co, Wis. l3w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-27
Special Notice-Village Lots
For Sale.

The undersigned offer for sale on reasons
able terms ten village lots in the village of
Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin. The
lots are located in the most desirable portion
of the village-size 60xl4O. Together they
constitute Block in said village. For terms
apply to the undersigned at Boscobel, Wiscon-
sin. PITTMAN & McWILLIAMS.
Boscobel, Wis, May s, 1875. lOu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22

Yesterday at 10 O'CLOCK, Mr.. James
Casey was united In the holy bonds OF
wedlock, to Mlss Maggie Kiely, both
OF Dallas. Mr.. Patrick Davorn and
Miss Mary Schmidt OBLIGATED IN walt
ora. TIE ceremony took place at the
Sacred Heart church. After the two
were made one, they, with the bridal
party repaired to the residence OF Mr..
Mat Cullen's, where they received the
congratulations OF their many friends,
ant partook OF the bountlful supply of
delloacies prepared for the occasion.
As the shades of evening drew near,
the party enjoyed the evening by dane.
ing, and this merrlment prevailed I'M
I'll late hour, when the friends babe
the bride and groom goodnight with
many wishes for a happy future. The
bride was the recipient OF mary
handsome and beautiful presents, all
of which we would like to mention,
but our space forbids. THE HERALD
received kind remembrance In the
way OF refreshments, and In return,
wishes them long life Of unalloyed
hapDiueaB
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
HAUNTED HOUSES.

Hs'sihis hhsieLs VI = ws.sa Hsasa
ies Three husesssise isiasf kish,s u
a" "n'fsE ,.sesi'Ha'ias use nsassss
We all laugh VI lhe idea of ihpro
being such y THUG VA ghoals, yel Are
lmhued with y superstition, nsfe or
less, that has characterized the human
race lhroughout all agea, There IN a
mystery ol some kind That our beller
sense and pride eompels ~ 90 make
light VI hat OF which We cannot give
ANY explanation, A short time
since, y widow woman moved Into an
old house, some three lailea from ine
city, which she AYERS ID haunted. No
Que lives on tho place but heraelf aud
hoy, her nephew, who ID about
thirteen years VI age, Upon tho
first night of their occupying the
house, they we're Awakened ny tbs
nhrleks ~ woman, which
continued for aeyeral minutes, TO-
aonnding through tho house with q
dlAtlnclneaa that horrlned her beyond
expression, Tho woman, who says she
WAS never Of ellperatillous turn, knew
NJ once the house was haunted, tho
very thought OF which iro1e the blood
Ia her veins. Her nephew was fright.
ened nearly out Of hIa vita, aud could
not DO induced 10 stir. Tho aounda
came from ANAL room adjoining the
ono In which they were aleeplng, 40.
companlod by q nolno similar 10 two
perronu In a struggle, finally dying
away with Noise like n death gurgle.
They laid awake all night until tho
break OF day, afraid 10 move. Tho
next night n gentleman neighbor
stayed Ia tho house with them, but
there was no aounds or tho lcasi algna
Of ghosts, Ho stayed thc following
night and yet there were not tho
allgbtest spiritual manifestation, aud
the matter, oven by the woman and
her nephew, was looked upon Nv u
natural occurrence, IN that OF some
ono who had In reality done the
The next night they s.ald
by themselves, and yot there wero no
evidences OF the ghost. Last Friday
night they had beon In tho house one
week, and retiring early wero aoon
fast aeleep About twelve O'clock they
were rudoly awakened by the same
horrible shrleks they had heard ono
week ago They were shocked with
horror NJ tho shrleks continued, aud
summonlng all her courage. tho wo-
man, together with the hoy, cleared
the house aud ran TO neighbours, ana
since that time have not spent night
In the houae. Tonight being the limo
for the ghost, or whatever u II, toyisit
the house. one ofour oillcershns agreed
TO spend tho night In tho house. We
VIII give his visit, and what took
place, hereafter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
HERE AND THERE.

A Clerk Arrested for Misapproprinf-
Ing $4,000 Takes Poison ana Dies
Another Marine Horror Feared-A
Heavy Chicago Failure.
PORTLAND, Me-, February 2l.--The
British steamship Stanford, from Liv.
erpool for this port, is 30 long overdue
that fears are entertained for her safe.
ty. She is an iron screw steamer of
|, 1856 tons, and owned In North Shields.
HARTFORD, Conn, February d.
Edward l.. Goo1even, city clerk of
New Britain, and formerly OF the po-
lice court there, was arrested last night
on a charge of the misappropriation Of
$4,000, while police clerk. He took
poison to. day and died.
OTTAWA, February 2l.--Tn the house
OF commons, Hon. Mr.. Smith, minis.
ter OF marine and fisheries, said the
government did not during the present
session contemplate making any
change In the coasting laws and regu.
lations of Canada.
CHICAGO, February 2l.--The Sher-
man & Hand mantel company, exten.
sive marble manufacturers, filed vol>
untary petition in bankruptcy this
morning. Secured debts, $4,000, with
securities worth $4,000. Unsecured
debts, $4,000, with assets in lands,
open accounts and chases In action,
$4,000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
or Lively Interest TO IpsersolI.

The old colonial laws have never
been repealed, and the attorney gen.
eral declares that they are still in force.
One of them turns out to be OF very
lively importance to Bob lngersoll. 1t
says: "If any person shall deny our
Savior Jesus Christ to be the Son of
God, or shall deny the Holy Trinity,
the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, or
the Godhead OF any Of the three Pers
SONS, or the unity of the Godhead, or
shall utter any profane words concern
ing the Holy Trinity or any of the Per-
cons thereof, and shall be thereof con-
victed, he or she shall for the first Of.
Tense be bored through the tongue; for
the second offense, shall be stigmated
by burning the forehead with the let.
ter B, and for the third offense shall
suffer Death,n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22

New York Herald: An old man,
known as the Hermit OF the Rock "
and Jimmy OF the Rock,n but whose
real name was James tombstone, who
has for many years been leading the
life of hermit In large cave near
the village OF White Plains, died quite
suddenly on Thursday last at the ripe
old age OF eighty years. He had re-
moved the body of box wagon into
the cave, and used 1t as a substitute for
o bcdstead. In the cavern he kept his
horse, hogs, goats, dogs, eats and
chickens. He frequently visited White
Plains, and was on nearly all occasions
accompanied by hog, as well AS his
dogs. He was very reticent In regard
to his past history. Some time ago
brother residing In New Jersey visited
him In his seolusion and invited him
to take up his abode in the New Jer'
sew homestead, but he refused to ao.
cept the proffered home, iGtir,ating
that he could not feel happy there.
He also refused to assign any reason
to his brother for leading such a se-
cluded life. A short time since he was
taken sick, when Mr.. Mead, baker, of
White Plains, succeeded In inducing
him to accept of shelter and care be.
meath his roof, and since his recovery
he has been doing some work for bis
benefactor. On Thursday, while smok.
ing his pipe and conversing with Mr..
Mead's baker, he fell over and en-
PRED. Coroner Schirmir held an in>
quest upon the body, and, In accord,
ance with the views of DIR. Murray,
who made a post mortem examines
ton, the Jury rendered q verdict that
he came to his death by apoplexy.
The deceased owned eighteen acres Of
land surrounding his cave.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
Apniyersnry Hall.

Tonight, at the Germania hall, that
excellent company, the Lamar Rifles,
give their third anniversary ball. TAX
ing as a criterion the entertainments
given heretofore by this company, we
feel safe In predicting that 1t will be a
most elegant and pleasant affair.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-22
The Silver Dollars of Our Dad
dies Shines for All,
The House. Coneurrlag In all The
amendments. The Hand silver NH
Stands Passed ~ llOame from
The senate.
Cox Wants. 10 Know Why, Since the Pas.
SAGE Of the Bill, Gold Has Gone
Down and United States Bonds
Have Gone Up,

A Movement 10 nring ihe uaieu IA.
eine 80 Terms williamson Forced %
Take Hack seat,
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
Tie Paris Exposition.

The original estimate of the total cost
of the Exhibition bnildinks at Paris was
$7,100, 900, but it has sin6 been ascer-
tanned that it will reach $lO, ,OOO, 900. the
increased cost being due aainly to the
great difficulties experieIced in laying
the foundations in the unb stable grounds
Of the Trocadero. The direct receipts
from the sale of admissbn tickets are
estimated at about So, ,0OOb0O. The sale
of the old material of thb buildings is
expected to realize abott $I,25O. 600.
Against this sum are set surplus receipts
by the Government and the municipality
of Paris, estimated at $O, 900, 900, de-.
rived from customs dutie!, taxes on rail
ways, omnibuses and CABS, stamps for
letters and kilograms, ani;excise duties
on wines and liquors, including those
levied by the octrOl of Plris. Last year
Paris consumed nearly 1lO,OOO,OOO gal
Ions of wine. The proHble consump-
ton of this year is set d. fwn at 75,OO6,-
600 gallons more.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
An Exciting Time.

The Gibraltar GSroaiFie states that
while seven insane sailor of the English
feet were being conveyed from Malta to
England, one of them, dlring the pas
sage from Malta to Gibraltar, escaped
from the cabin in which he was confiaed.
He got hold of q pieee of wood and
knocked down a sailor who was trying to
secure him, and then clim5ed one of the
masts. The captain gave the men orders
not to climb up after him, for fear he
should throw himself inIo the sea, but he
watched all night and made no attempt
to move. Early the next morning he
came down, but before lie could be re-
captured he jumped ovetboard, the YES
sci sailing at seven knott On hour at the
time. A soldier of the parines jumped
in after him, and seized tie madman. who
tried to stab him with a.knife which he
had concealed about hin. They would
both have been drowned if boet which
had been at once lowered had not come
to the rescue.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
A Sad Sight.

Four months ago Jennie Billings was
chatting with her mother, when q shot
crashed through the window. She saw
her mothers head drop upon her shoul-
der, and knew that she was dead-mur-
dered before the daughters eyes. At
the trial in Ballston, N. Y, Jennie Bill
iDgs testified in court against her father,
whom she believes to be her mothers
murderer, and whom her testimony may
send to the gallows. AS she did this,
her father sat within few feet of her,
herring every word. No Greek dramatist
ever imagined more tragic situation.
1t is not surprising that Jennie Billings
was carried fainting from the courtroom.
The strain of such an experience might
well have proved too great for a mature,
robust man, and Jennie Billings is a
young woman, not yet nineteen years
old. Within five minutes one Of the
attorneys said to tho writer:
'' She is in q room outside crazy as
loon. She has gone all TO pieces and
seems out of her mind. do not believe
that she will again be in condition to
appear on the stand. A physician is
with her."
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
A Terrible Scene.

An Altoona, Pa, paper tells q sad
story. AWilliamsburg physician bou ght
two enormous reptiles, known as blow.
ing vipers, from tramp, intendingi to
send them to the Philadelphia Zool1ogi-
cal Garden. Biding their transpcsrta-
tion the snakes were pl&ced in a large
glass jar, the top being carefully Sc.
cured by a covering of wire gauze. The
Jar was then placed on an elevated
bracket in reihote corner of the doc
tors Office. In the evening the Do ctor
and his daughter were returning fro I'M a
visit to the country, and the Doctor
having occasion to make up a presv3rip-
ton they both entered his oficeh the
Doctor lighting a lamp. A large, owl
swept in through the trarsom abov the
door, and few with the speed of San ar
row against the lamp, knocking it over
and scattering the oil and brokepl glass
in every direction. The bird seemed
frantic, flying and dashing IN r,very di-
rection, while general crash O.. bottles
and glasses was heard on eve ry side.
Meantime the Doctor had lit another
match, but just in time to receive his
daughter, who sprang with wild cry
to his arms; in the darkness h6s gath
cred his darling in his arms, an, d in a
moment realized the situation. THE owl
had dislodged the jar from the bracket,
and the vipers were at large. Speedily
he grouped his way, calling loudly for
help, which, the hour being late, was
slow to put in an appearance. They
seemed slow, but scarcely five minutes
elapsed until full q dozen ladies and
brave men were on the spot. No living
hand can indite the horrors of the next
few minutes. Miss Eleanor, who had(
been insensible since she sprang to her
fathers arms, was now being cared for \
by the ladies, when one Simultaneous |
shrek almost froze the blood and par
alyzed each nerve-yet not all 1t was
Thomas Lutz's hand that seized the
glittering reptile by the neck and
choked its fearful fangs apart. 1t had
bitten the lady midway between the an
kle and the knee. She was now carried
to her home, where every
known antidote for poison was admins
tered by her frantic father, but all to no
avail She died at half past six o'clock
in the morning. After taking the poor
young lady home one of the
men, Knowing there had been two
snakes. returned to the Office and soon
the other. An examination
showed its two large fangs missing.
This led to the conjecture that possibly
the Doctor had been bitten. A hasty
return and close examination resulted in +
finding the fangs in the thick feathers
Of the Doctors boots. who, being so
alarmed for his daughter, had not the {
slightest knowledge of being struck. l
The corpse of the young lady had swol.
en- to enormous dimensions, while her y
was in harmony with the y
ysAiNASol c'ylvrriliS5 0f Z Iu4vt..
The larger of hhe snakes measured four
md half feet, the smaller four feet. l
they are pronounced by our old people {
he largest Of the species.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
Who tie HOwards E." Arc.

Mr.. NIB. Kneas, an honorary mem
3er of the Howard Association, said; ip
Philadelphia, the other day "PIie
Howard Association of New Orleans
originated in my stor3 with some of my
own clerks. During the prevalence OF
the disease--so many years ago that I
can't fix the date-two of the clerks,
whvse mother was an old San Domingo
lady, went around bunting up new
cases, and supplied them with medicines
prepared by her, and gave them their
own attention. These two young men
associated, others with themselves in the
good work, holding meetings ia my
store, and in time they became an incor-
porated body, with thoroughly syste-
matized plan of work. It now furnishes
money for physicians, nurses, and medi-
cines, and has the city districted, with
two members of the Society supervising,
day and night, the work done in each
district They take their name from
John Howard, the distinguished Eng
lish philanthropist.'
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
Ready for an Emergency.

When Bokhara was still an indepen-
dent Principally under the terrible
Nasrullah Khan, small party of Russian
engineer officers from the settlements on
the Syr Daria ventured into the hostile
territory, in the hope of surveying a por-
tion OF it before they should be inter
rupted: This hope, however, was speedi-
ly disappointed by the appearance of an
overwhelming force Of Bokhariote horse
men, who advanced with the evident in-
tention of attacking them. The Russian
leader, seeing his case desperate, boldly
assumed the character Of a special envoy
from the Gar to the Ameer, and in this
character made triumphal entry into
the capital, escorted by the very men
who had been about to take Lis life. Ad.
mltted to an audience, he coolly present
ed his own gold watch and silver-handled
knife to the savage despot, as the Czars
gifts to his "royal brother" and every-
thing was proceeding with the utmost
smoothness, when the Ameer upset
everything by suddenly observing that
surely the great Czar Of the OOrOoss
(Russians) must have sent a letter of some
kind along with the gifts. At this NAL
aPFopos remark, the Self-Styled AmbaS-
sador turned pale as death, and already
felt his head sit loosely upon his shouI-
ders. A young subaltern beside him,
however, with almost miraculous pres.
ence of mind, drew from his poclIet-boo
an old playbill of the Alexander Theatre
at st. Petersburg, and coolly read from
it an imaginary letter of co1gratulation,
up by handing 1t with a low bow
to the Ameer. The latter, who had al
ready seen the Cars name appended to
more than one official document, was
unite convinced by the sight of the huge
Alexander along the top of the paper
n company with the Russian double
'agle; and the precious playbill was
'everently deposited among the royal !
archives of Bokhara, where it probably
remains to this day.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
1IEDUS1.

/ All, clear cruel eyes of Atbene! alb, Vengeiul
and pitiless heart
All, the curse alb, the stings of the serpents,
that cease not to ranklc and smart
In my Limos, in my bosom! alb, torture the
horrors that circle my head
Have their life in the life of my body, and out
of my heart they are fed
Athene 1 mocled thee; feared not to hlns
the wild words to the sky
That scoffcd at thy strength and thy fairness
and 10 thou vert stronger than I,
And faircr, for thou art goddess, and death
less yet was not l fair
Though dreamy and dark were the shadows
that slept in the folds of my hiaS
While rapid as gold in the furnacethy locks
hoated forth to the light,
And thy check was a rose in the morning, while
mine was q flower of the night,
lily grown pale among shadows7 Bnt DBL
the unbcarable sheen
OF thine eyes oh! those azure gray glances,
how calm was their gaze, and how keen
Was the searching and blesplendoP, which
smOte on my face, and displayed
Every fault, every flaw in its fairness, till,
shrinking for shame, and afraid,
1 bent to thy beauty, and owned thee more
lovely and pure than the dawn!
Yet thy wrath was not stayed, nor, in pity, th
weight of thy vengeance Withdrawn.
When Ibowed at thy feet and besought thee the
hands of thy curse to undo,
Since thy years of delight are eternal, and mine
must be Aeeting and few.
Didst thou envy, oh adamant-hearted, bliss
that thou never hast known,
The bliss that was mine, when, atipidnight, l
walked eAe'aim meadows alone,
And Posedon came4p .thro' the watersf aud
followed the track of my feet.
Yea, sought me, and followed and found msS
and kind were his kisses andsweet ,
LADY CHARLOTTE ELLIOT.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
A Novel Application Of Power.

The amount of water falling over the
Niagara is equal to 100, 900, 900 tons an
hour falling $50 feet. The amount of
coal required annually to raise such 3
weight up to the point from which it fell,
which is a measure of the amount of
power yielded by that water in falling,
would require the consumption of 26O,-
100000 tons of coal a year, which is
the amount now consumed by the entire
world. Now, fifty per Cent. of the
power used to drive the first dinamo-
electric machine may be recovered from
the second and hence, if the whole
power Of Niagara could be utilized, it
could be distributed over the United
States, so as to give from that waterfall
alone a power equal to the present entire
mechanical force of the world, estimating
that one-half the coal used is solely for
mechanical purposes.
Professors Edison and Barker propose
to utilize this power, and in new and
most striking manner. And not only
this power, but all the power furnished
by the rivers of the country, is to be
utilized in the same way. The process
is peculiarly striking. AS an example
how the fall of such body as the falls
Of Niagara could be practically utilized
by means OF the telemachon, the follow
ing illustration is given: A series of
fumes could be constructed from the
edge of the descent of the American
falls to the level of the water below of a
size sufficient to carry all the water of the
Niagara River through water wheels.
With shafting this power would be used
to turn the machine generating the cleo
trio current. This current could then
be carried to New York city by conduc-
tors, which are copper rods. These
rods may be tapped then at any point,
wherever power is needed, and wires
carried into factories just as gas is now
carried in pipes through the streets. In
the factory a telemachon would be
placed of apower sufficiently great to
run the shafting. Thus the entire power
required by the State of New York might
be taken off along the line of the main |
The amount of electricity
aiken of at any one point would be |
readily regulated in the same wav in
which the current taken from a battery |
or telegraphic purposes is now reg1- /
ated-that is, by introducing suitable !
in the local line.
Milford chronicle., 1878-10-04
Justice to WOrkingmen.

At the time the bonds were issued,
laboring men received, on an average,
SO. a day. Since then monied men have
influenced our Government to contract,
or take out of circulation large amount
of money, thereby making it scarce and
valuable. To day it is so valuable that
we receive but 81 for ten hours work
This is a direct robbery of two-thirds of
the product of labor, and an increase of
two.thirds Of the wealth of the capitalist.
This was a deep laid scheme of the
bankers. They boarded up their wealth
rather than loan it at low rate of in
terest They kept it locked up for
few years until it trebled in value. To-
day they can employ us to build houses,
work in factories, or to do any other
manual labor for 81 per day. Now as
Labor pays all the taxes, and as our
work has been cheapened, it will take us
three times as long to pay the interest
on the bonds as it did in 1865. when
they were issued. We could then earn
So every day, which would cancel So of
debt; but in the year 1873 we can only
earn 81 per day, and of course only pay
81 of the debt. BytE is confidence game
Of the monied sharks our national debt
has been trebled. AS a matter of justice
TO workingnien there ought to be the
same volume of currency restored as
there was in circulation when the debt
was contracted.