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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-05

on Cherry Street, opposite the Catholic church, in
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-05

the best form Of all for general business purposes
particularly for the farmer, it having greater
range from light to heavy load. carrying it with
greater and safety, being distributed over a
greater number ofsprings aud supporting the load
nearer the wheels.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The following questions were put to the candidate!
for District Attorney:-

The following questions were put to the candidates
for District Attorney:-
/ II elected win you pigeon hole any iudictmcnts'
=. VII you consent to straw bsiir
What are your views on the enforcement oil the Liquor
T. What ought to be doas for the suppression OF gam.
be enforcsds
Mr. Benjamin X. Phelps. the present District At
torney, said ~ reply TO the above questions
1t would be strange IL consented to do that now
after holding tho Office so long
3. believe all laws are placed on tho statute book
TO be enforced.
4 Gambling IKE drunkenness / think can ncvcr DO
eradcated. fhe only thug TO be dono Is enforce
tho laws as lar us
9. About State lotteries the remark Will hold
good believe IN enforcing them, but have been
aulc to do SO Tor somewhat curious reason All
those lottery fellows, when arrested insist being
tried Court o General Sessions; that Court is
busy with more important causes that tho lottery
cases are placed at the bottom OF the calendar and
are haruly ever reached. In order to en- forcc the
laws against lotteries need legislation to permit OF
those cases beng tried at special Sessions
Mr.. Frederick Smyth, ramr,any candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, sad, In answer 10 the above qucs-
/. As understand tho term pigeon noing II means
placing indie ctmcnts IN sucn way that they eau be
used as political engine. sucn proceeding meets
with my hearty condemnation.
2 Most cmphatcay no.
3. | am opposed TO all sumptuary laws, believing
that those matters should DO adjusted IN somc other
way than by legislation.
4. While these laws remain upon tho statute book
II will be my duty TO enforce thcm.
o. Ali tue statutes should DO enforced
Ex-Judge AUram J. Dittenhocicr, who Is spoken Of
as probable nominee oi the republican aud anti
Tammany cont blnation, sad:-
l. would neither pgcon-holc indictments nor
s.railroad" prisoners
2 No.
8. Tho liquor laws should DO enforced.
A. Tho statutes should be enforced.
3. My oath of ofiico would require mo TO sec that
tkey we're cxoc1ted.
wuATaTnEY WILL PROMISE.
Mr.. Augustus scbcli, the democratic candidate for
Mayor. was requested by HERALD reporter last
IN NJ ms vinvN tra
administration OF the Office which expects to
succeed He begged to DC excused, saying that he
was busy at present to give the matter tho
thought 1t requires. In icw days he would very
happy, he SAID, TO communicate MS ideas upon tho
management Of the executive department OF tho city
government.
Mr.. EDWARD Cooper, spoken OF as the probable
binatton candidate, thought II would not be wise or Ia
good taste TO express any opinions at tue present
mcpt.
Mr.. shepherd r. Knapp, also spoken OF as a possi-
bio nbnation candidate, thought would bo rather
premature to discusss tue duties or inc oflcc
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
SUBURBAN NOTES.

Brooklyn's Bureau OF Buildings last week granted
eighteen permits for new structures.
Tho body OF a drowned man found floating In
Butcrmiig Channel, between Governors Island and
tho Brooklyn shore. yesteroay, BY two boatmcn.
James G. Dougherty, agcd about s.xty-nvc years,
VINO keeps d private school at No. loo Northwest
street. Paterson N. j., yesterday morning attempted
TO commit suicide by cutting his throat with razor.
motion to confirm tho report In the McAdams
lunucy case, which was In iavor oil the defendant,
Mrs. McAdains, was made before Judge Pratt OF the
Kings County supreme Court, yesterday. Decision
was reserved.
The complaint against Miss A. Thornton, principal
OF the intermediate department or PuDlic school No.
on tns charge OF severely whipping Percy Rollins
pupil, was Withdrawn yesterday.
The New Jersey Hatters' Association are thoroughly
organizing 10 drve out hating from State Prisons
not only Of New Jersey but OF the Union. Ihey are
arranging ior great mass meeting OF workingmen
to be held IN Newark Tomorrow evening.
Caroline Bender, forty-threc years OF age committed
suicide yesterday IN barn III tho o her house,
IN Atlantic avenue, Jersey CITY Heights, by hanging
herself by rope 10 one OF tue rsters Sne Ieavc cs
family OF six children. No reason is known for tho
suicide.
James Sinnott and William Johnso wero yesterday
held Tor the action OF tue Grand Jury by Judge
Walsh. oil Brooklyn, the charge OF obtaining
that they we're making collections for a CalhoiO
monastery.
largely attended Indignation meeting was held In
Paterson, N j., last nignt by the Adams strikers TO
protest against the Indictment OF j. T. Mclaughlin
Or stigmatlzng the noD.strtKers as sscabs.n Reso-
lutions den0unctng the Grand Jury wero adopted
! The trial takes place tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
TWO PRIESTS INJURED.

Father schadler OF No. liz First street, and Rev.
i. A. Schecnngor, OF No. AIS West Forty.
ninth street, were riding yesterday afternoon
through Eighty-ninth street, when tho horsc
took fright at some goats passing ana threw botn
gentlemen out OF the buggy. Fathe Schadlcr was
thrown down the embank mont on one SIDE oil the
walk and received few sight bruises,
while Father Schecningcr, whos hod the reins, was
hurled against the Sidewalk Wnon assstaDoe was
summoned u was iound that his skui was fractured
He was taken In an ambulance to ~. Josepb's Or
pbaD Asylum, where number OF physicians ATTENDED
hiiu. HIS recovery is thought doubtful
Father SchceDInger has Tor some timc been ascot
aed win Catbolic journalist interests 10 America
Wncn the Presse taed no established the kdfhot che
TOths Biatf, OF when hs assumed editorial charge.
lie is the secretary OF The German Catholic Union
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
JESSE ROGERS CRIME.
THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY CALLED UPON
TO SECURE HIS PUNISHMENT.

THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY CALLED UPON
TO SECURE HIS PUNISHMENT.
NASHVILLE, Tcnn., Oct. 10, 1879.
The american, the loading democratic paper In
Tennessee, will contain the following editorial article
tomorrow morning :-"rhe terrible crime committed
in Kontucky by a Tazewei county tTennessee) poll
upon Of his negro supporters atrocious
details oil which have boen brought light by the New
YORK HERALD, should move Knntucky TO bring
tho perpetrators at once to justice. Our Execu
tive can do nothing bat respond, and upon requis
ton from Kentucky he Will SEQ that they are pun
shed. That a husband should avcngo himself upon
the seducer OF hts wife. even wnen sne the
greater criminal, would not be startling, but that he
should dissembe, endure through canvass. IN order
to preserve his support, and then destroy
exceeding IN fctocity all the known savage
annals shows the man such a monster that no wrong
done h i'm can excuse or paiatc. For the sake OF
humanity ho should be brought 10 speedy punish
ment Tor the honor OF Kentucky and the good
OF who could sorddly en-
dure his wl.cs disgrace disseG bio his Jus anger
is brute, who might be expected TO commit sucn
crime, accompanied by sucn sickening details as
those SO graphicaiiy and radianty truthiuIy por-
trayCd IN the HERALD0
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
ANNIE GLOvER's SAD FATE.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE, DRUNKENNESS AND DEATH

DOMESTIC TROUBLE, DRUNKENNESS AND DEATH
IN HOSPITAL.
A woman, whose wrctched attire and pailid coun-
tenance gave ulmistakable evidence OF want and
suffering, was admitted 10 Bellevue Hospital on the
Sth day OF last month. The patient was
assigned TO ward 2s, In the FIRST Medical
Division, where she was attended by seyera
OF tho most accomplished physicians in the institu
ton For some days after her arrival at the hospital
1t was believed that she would recover but toward
the latter part OF the month she began TO decline
yesterday morning. While in the hospital she was
visited by Mrs Higgins aud young man who
ni,er san a,r d.a.n her pody was removed 70
the Morgue. Last evening two mysterious
INDIVIDUALS called at the dead house and requested 10
be shown the corpse, saying that thoy friends
the deceased. Alter their departure the following
entry, "Re,ain Annie Govers body until Monday, as
the friends were here," was made on tho Dlotter by
Morgue keeper, and FULLY explains the result OF
the visit
Annie Glover, wncn entered the hospital, In
formed the authorities there that the only trend sbe
ha tins CITY Sa' ni havor o NO 2
family OF her own, mad acted the part OF
mother toward her her - rhat nat LADY ,,a, when
in relation to tho deceased. Shc was born IN
Albany, her maiden name being Annie Gould.
do and respectable family. Some years ago she was
married to a diamond broker oil this city. They did
not hvc happily, ana TWO years aiter tneir marriage
Affairs cumina,ed in a divorce. Bcng alone
In tho city and without friends or money
and fearing to her relatives the young wo-
became despondcnt and indulging freely IN
alcoholic simulants gradually began TO decline.
Ruined n health, she AZ length concluded
10 60 to hospital, and as her last
iojunction begged OF me 10 SOC mat nor
body was not buried IN pauper's grave. was IN
formed OF Anne's death this afternoon, ana nave
tnksn steps toward securing for her decent burial
Her nephew informed me that he would send
word to his mother, Mrs. Glover's sister. VINO
AT
man to whom sho was married also has been ap.
priscd OF her death, but cannot say whether ne VIII
take any interest in The or not. The woman's
dcath believe, IS supposed TO have been caused ny
heart disease. Sho was once handsome woman.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
THE STANNARD MURDER.

NEW HAVEN, Oct 10, 1878.
Some excitement has been occasioned by tho re.
cent rumors and statements in Madison that, imme-
diatey alter tho Mary Stannard murder, Benjamin
Stevens, who had bearsay knowledge OF the where
aDouts OF Mary Stannard at the timo OF the
tragedy, had pair OF bloody pantaloons washed
Immediately thereafter. Stevens is a witness
whom some suspicion fell Ut the time oil the trial
account Of hts inability TO provo dtiJi, but
whose story was generally believed when he had
compleIed his story. A HERALD reporter to-day
vIsitcd North Madison, where Mary Stannard lived,
and where majority OF the witnesses the preni-
nary hearing reside. Grand JuTo Snerma Buell.
COpstable krederic Dowd, who stated to have
given the story publicity, denied that there any
truth IN the allegations concerning Benjamin Stevens,
but concluded by saying, after consu tati0n that
not wise TO tell all they Know. the story
ought have got into the newspapers al all
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE IN
THE BILLINGS MURDER TRIAL LOCKED UP.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

As AMIoAihNI NEoo TIN AAA1 -
THE BILLINGS MURDER TRIAL LOCKED UP
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SARATOGA, Oct. 10. ls7s
George W. Jones, the witness IN the Billings tiiai
who testified that he fishing from boat and saw
Billings coming to Washburne's at the time the mur
aerous shot was lred, to-day arrested for
perjury, and Is now confined in the lookup here.
The prosecution claim that the boat he claims
to have been using was The day OF
inc murder newy painted ana lying In tho ooat yard.
The arrest causes considerable excite ment and II IS
,mpr obabo that arrests may be made. as It
is generally believed there much false swearing
at the trial. The p' osecuton IS very active IN pre-
pairing for tho trial. The application Tor writ
Will be made before Judge I.andon at schenectady
Thursday, October "a Billings lawyers have been
holding consultations mere.
DkTAIIs TIE ARREST.
The arrest OF Jones was made by Detective Langdon
at hai-past two tins afternoon officer Pennock went
along, but, tor lear Jones would suspect something
remained u short distance from the house. Lang
don told jones he had warrant Tor him,
aud Jonos told him TO servo il. which
10 did. Jones handcuGed and brought mere.
He Will be examined before Police Justice Tent TO
morrow morning. Jones was one OF the inn
porant Witnesses in establishing tho alibi tor Bill
ings He testified that he saw Billings come out Of
the lane and hitch his horse AZ WashDurne's
before tho shot was fired. AS his evidence
did not fix the exact time. but covered the
event, stating positively that Billings was at Wash.
the shot FREQ doubtless hau great weight with tho
jury III establishing the reasonable doubt upon which
the majority favored acquittaL Whether Jones snail
be convicted OF PERJURY or not his arrest VIII have
considerable moral effect upon the other Witnesses
many OF whom were thought to bo rather careless IN
thcr statements Tho prosecution is determined, and
It Is probable the most exciting part OF the trial
ol this celebrated case Is yet to come In bringing
the prisoner through the village of For. Miller
Bridge number OF people viewed him with aston
ishmcni, and he vas very anxious TO stop there u
wnile but tho officers quickened the pace OF their
morse ana Te used 10 matt. Ino news OIL tu0 arrest
quickly spread through Saratoga and It Is the talk Of
the town this evening.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20--l A. NJ.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o--l A. NJ.
Indications
For New England, rain areas. following by clear
ing weather. southwest veering TO northwest winds,
stationary or lower temperature aud ghcr pressure.
For the Middle Atlantic states, clear or partly
cloudy weather, nortnwestcrly winds, stationary
higher pressure and Temperature.
For tho South Atlantic states, clear or partly
cloudy weather. light northerly Winds, becoming
variable, and nearly stationary temperature and
pressure.
For the East Gulf States, warmer, clear or partly
cloudy weather. nortncrly winds, becoming variable
and stationary o falling barometer.
For Tennessee, tho ohio Valley and lower lake re-
gion warmer clear partly cloudy weather. variable
winds, shifting TO oulhorIy, and stationary or falling
barometer.
For the wost Gull State, upper lake region. Upper
Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, clear
or partly cloudy weather. southerly winds and lower
pressure.
The rivers will remain nearly stationary.
Cautionary on-sLore signals continue NJ Lcwcs,
Cape May and Sandy Hook, and cautionary Signals
continue Boston, sections No and T. and at East
port
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
WHERE WE'RE THE POLICE?

While young woman, who lives nj NO. 20S William
street, was walking along PARK row last night sho
was set upon by two young ruians who tried to tako
u ring from her nnger. A Frenchman, who wit
messed tho assault, rushed TO her rescue
and pummoiIcd her assailauts In tho scullo
one o them drew revolver, where
upon the young woman set up scream OF
"roceln THIS frightened the assaiiants, ana they
startc on run down Frankfort street pursued by
the Frcnchman, who threw brick alter then. strik-
ing one vi the fugtives the back ana making him
stnggcr. This bad the elect Of causing the pursued
TO turn on tho Frcnchman Tor Vengeance. They
chased him into saloon tn threatening take his lic
but the crowd Increasing tnoy changed their minds
and made their escupe
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
THE KINGS WOOD MYSTERY.

few days ago the dead BODY OF a man was found
in Kings Wood, near Guttenburg, n. ). The ad-
vanced state OF decomposition showed that the man
had been dead Tor long time The coroncrs jury rc-
verdict that tne deceased had died at his own
hand, pistol having been found at his side. Cor.
Crane mas found that the dead man was Albert
CayIig, Prussian, VINO has been missing since sep.
temDer ~. The body was buried Ia Powers Field.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
SWIMMING IN THE GUTTER.

CHARLES Sims, whose years OF inebriat'on have been
many, very drunk during the storm OF Friday
night Tho officer duty, as he shook the wet from
of his heavy coat heard FAINT cry OF "Help HelpI
For Gods sake help Pm drowning!" He hastcned
Sims In small sized mud stream trying hts best TO
swim. The water rushing down tho muddy
streets, and the rain was pelting from aOove Inc
poor fellow, who had lain down IN inc gutter 10
sleep of his drunkenness awokc TO hnd himself, as
he thought, drowning IN the river sims got six
mon tbs In the Fiy.seventh street Court yesterday
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
KINGSTON, N. Y, Oct. 10, 1878.
Early yesterday morning. train on the Waikiki
Valley Railroad, whom about SIX miles from here,
struck and instantly killed John Lee, agcd about
sixty five years, who lived where the accident
Cured, and was engaged iu driving a COW from the
track. An inquest Is being held to-day.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
STABBED IN THE THROAT.

Angelo sraro, thirty years OF age OF No. rs Mulberry
street, quarrelIcd last night with Joseph Labana at
the corner Of Mott ana Worth Streets ABOUT thirty
two cents. They camo TO blows and during the scu-
fe the former was stabbed in the throat Labana
escaped arrest and the injured man was sent 10 ST.
vIncent's Hospital.
The New York herald., 1878-10-20

Average temperature ycserday.....s .......... Avs
Average temperature Tor corresponding datc
last year. .............. G4s
1877. 1873
Weekly average, ,....................... VI Oh
The New York herald., 1878-10-20
THE wEArnER YESTERDAY.

The following record viii show tho changes In the
temperature Tor the past tweniy-four hours in CON-
parison with The corresponding date of last year.
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnups pharmacy,
hull I.rnn
The New York herald., 1878-10-20

2 Yes.
g. Yes
4. 1 cannot answer as do not know who the Mayor
may be.
5. am In favor OF having a non-partisan Police
Board
q Yes
T. am In favor or reducing the saiaries OF all
heads oil departments, and would be willing % begin
the reform IN the Board OF Aldermen.
Ex-Alderman Samnon, contractor, ant-Tammany,
west side, replied
l. believe tho day labor system is preferable.
2 Yes.
s. Yes.
a. l am a party man.
g. decline TO answer that.
O. Yes.
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entv.two cents. I could walk mart o,,f
the way but there's Tbie rivers. and /
donI s'nose i could oct across theuI', =,
). poor childr sGryee Lockwood took
ont his pogket. book and. drew forth a
crisn new dye.dollar bill. tooether with
two silver half.dolIars. Here ID your
fare said he. llRun ias soon5 AZ Won
please. now, ~
aDo YOU really mean it p, said Zelda.
with eyes bigger than ever. iieh n !.
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EFSan Stefano, which recent treaty
has made historical, was originally q
colony of fishermen founded by Neapol-
itan emigrants, whose descendants still
live there and cell fish and oysters. q I,
is q delightful retreat, which in summer
attracts foreign merchants and Turkish
functionaries. tits embellished with ar.
tistic little palaces, and delights in well
appointed hotel. The village is situated
little above the level of the sea, and
upon an expansive plain remarkably pro.
life Of vegetation. A railroad connects
San Stefano with Constantinople, which
is reached In half an hour. The cars
traverse the most picturesque quarter oi
the city, that inhabited by Bulgarian
gardeners and Greek artisans. At the
station of Yonikale the traveller sees the
ruins of avail which of old surrounded
Byzantium, and the Castle of the Sever
Towers, where Padiscia once confined
the representatives OF the foreign pow
ers that had offended the Sublime Porte
1t does not seem that any Turks settle q
San Stefano. No bars are seen upon tn
windows, an evident indication that th'
harem is not in vogue there. e e e 10
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As two ladies were walking along the
street. one exclaimed, as the sky suddenly
darkened; "Ther's thunder storm COM
ing upl I'm so afraid Of lightning m To
which the other calmly replied: ''Very
we'll, my dear Then let he step into that
ear yonder, which seems to have q good
conductor" b. .s.,s
A number OF gentleman who we're talk
ing about agriculture dwelt q good deal
on the bad husbandry of the farming re-.
gions, when lady present gave spice to
the discussion by saying: Gentlemen,
the worst husbandry seen in this country
is when you harro@ up the feelings Of
lyour wives"
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The ominous silence OF the Harrisburg
Convention, with the Cameronian spirit
lowering over its proceedings, contrasts
unfavorably with the hhtisR Revolutionary
declaration Of the Pittsburgh Conven.
|tion underline manipulation of Senstof
Wallace The Pennsylvania Republ-
cans await developments, They care 90
little for Mr.. Hayes that they may be
suspected of readiness to expose him
to the chance Of e;ectmenti il the ascens
deney Of the .Inachine'' politicians b6
thereby secured. They want again
leadership which all that is ennobling IA
the Republican party repudiated iA 1875
and with itthey hope to revive q policy
iniwhichrpassion and prejudice. are more
conspicuous than principle. -s,,.
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An English paper, in speaking OF the
decease Ofaan office-holder in London,
says: The venerable incumbent OF elk
ty three years standing then went to his
rest.
Said tailor to a customer: "There's
always safety in a swallow tail. Swal
low tails never 60 out Of fashion, But,
replied the customer, s'it seems to me
that the people are not near so ready to
swallow tales now as they used to be-
A political speaker, after the nomina
tions had been made, exclaimed: "Tht
battle is now opened! Let every mar
do his duty But the compositcr made
it, "The bottle is now opened !" and thet
the other side had their innings.
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Achilles. bv having had a pluneiu

Achilles, by having had plunging.
bath in the river Styx, was rendered In:
vulnerable, all but his heel. There is q
gentleman in Spain who has the advan-
tage of the Grecian hero, in being bullet
proof all over. The Hsrdldo states that
80 man has just arrived at Madrid whose
body bullets cannot enter. He proposes
being publicly shot at by the soldiers oi
the garrison, and if this be not PERMITTED
he will shoot himself by means ofa ma.
chine which will let off several rifles at the
same time This strange fellow is said
to have invented garment OF tissue
which will resist any bullet"
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! vPostmaster General Key has Ii.
sued an insolent public address, in which
he charges that the purpose OF ihvestl'
eating the Presidential frauds by Con.
gress isito turn Hayes tand Key) out of
office, and thus bring on revolution and
civil war! He is dreadfully alarmed fof
the consciousness Of an exposition ot
the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on
a free people by the infamous Returning
boards under the direction. Of the men,
who, are now Cabinet Secretaries and
Foreign Ministers Of the higher class.
1t is awful to contemplate an exposure
| of this sort, -
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The Great Question.
Greensboro Patrio'

For Tilden and Hayes the people care
but little, the great question being the
conspiracy against the people by which
their verdict was nullifed and the man
against whom they voted placed in the
chair to which another had been chosen
tits contest of the people on one side
and conspiracy and fraud on the other.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

THIN undersigned, having been appointed
L Notary Public, wonld inform his
friends, and the public generally, thai he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks, admin
is.sr Oatbs, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds, Mortgages, and other instruments Of
writing. JOHN JRFFRRS.
aprls,76Y. Beallsville Monroe Co., Ohio.