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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Money and immortality.

Kenosha has had its little sensation
in high life. Several years ago a
woman, kind of widow, made her
appearance in that little town. She
was comely to look upon, and dressed
well, and ingratiated herself in the
first families of the place. She repre-
scented herself as in need, and the
wives of the first citizens gave her
employment at their homes, but it
soon appeared that she paid more at
tention to the men of the households
than to the garments she was making,
and before long had number of these
first citizens tethered to her tow line,
to follow whittier she might lead them.
She asked for money and got it, asked
for more, and was refused, and shot
the leading man. of the city. She is
under bonds for trial, but it is strongly
limited that the trial will never take
place, as too many birds, wounded by
other shot than from her pistol, might
fiutter, too many hearts would ache
If they should hear all that might be
told from the witness stand. Such a
state OF things is not complimentary
to the first citizens of Kenosha, and
shows that wealth has its dangers
and inconvenience as we'll as poverty,
and that to belong to the first fami-
lies IS no safeguard against immoral.
ity and crime, and that money, like
charity, can cover multitude Of sins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Chicago Post Office Burned.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.--At $3.50 this af>
ternoon fire was discovered in the
Honore block, corner Of Dearborn
and Adams streets. This edifice,
which is one of the finest in the CITY.
was erected Immediately preceding
the great fire in 1871 II was re-
built soon after upon the same plan
in the French enaissance style, all.
most classical in its severity. 1t is
1872 feet on Dearborn street aud $50
on Adams, was five stories high with
basement and mansard roof, faced
with Lemont limestone, and finished
in brick, iron and stone. The foun-
dation and walls were of unusual sta.
bility, the lightest wall being 16
inches in thickness. 1t was built
for hotel. but being remodeled for
business purposes it was occupied by
the Post Office shortly after the fire
of 1874. Its original cost was over
$500, 900 but it could probably be
put up now for less.
INCIDENTS OF THE CONFEDERATION
The rapidity with which the
flames progressed otter reaching the
top of the building prevented escape
by the stairway Of number of Post
Office employees, who were driven to
the roof and for a timo renamed
there in agony of suspense awaiting
rescue. A woman who leaned ion.
ploringly out of window in the
fifth story was saved by the ga!lan-
try Of q fireman who assembled the
fire escape and bore her earth ward
in his arms. The men were saved
not an instant too soon by a long
rope which was procured and on
which they in turn slid TO the
ground. The mail matter was got
ten out of danger in short time and
ell valuables about the Post Office
were locked up in the vaults. The
mail matter was taken to the new
Singer building on State and Wash.
ington streets where business will be
transacted for the present. The
postal cars will do large amount Of
work which otherwise would fall up
on the department. All the mails
left tonight as usual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Accidental Poisoning.

An excellent antidote for arsenic "a
chemical substance called hidrate
peroxide of iron, freshly prepared.
which can only be obtained Of q drug.
gist. But do not wait for this. While
it is being sent for, and at the first
moment after discovering that arsenic
has been taken, pour down dose after
dose of water slightly warmed, pro.
noting vomiting by thrusting the fin.
ger or feather down the throat.
Keep up this until the stomach has
been literally washed out, at least =
dozen times. A friend OF ours took
teaspoonfnl Of arsenic in mistake
for cream of tartar, but discovering
his error soon after, he ran to the
stove and drank all he could OF luke.
warm dish-water, throwing it M as
fast as he took it, and in this way
swallowed and vomited half q pailfnl
of water. He recovered without any
other remedy. This treatment is good
for most kinds of poison, if adopted
soon enough.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

No MORE small bills of national
banks. Several banks evidently ig-
norant of the terms of the law have
made application to the Treasury
since New Years for the redemption
of considerable Sums Of mutilated
notes of 81 and So. Their applica.
ton was refused aud their attention
called to the following clause 10 Sec
tion 5, It's Revised Statutes: 'After
specie payments are resumed no as
ISOLATION shall be furnished with
notes of less denomination than S."
The only ones and twos that will be
IN circulation hereafter will be
Treasury notes or silver dollars and
the present small national bank notes
outstanding, the latter disappearing
as fast as they wear out or are re.
tired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

WE intended this week to lay be.
fore the readers of the HERALD some
other matters in the history of Mr..
Reyes besides the association of his
name with the whiskey 'mArauders,'
but we had more work than health
permitted as to do. We will, how.
ever, give to those who may make
use OF it the cue TO little mine they
may work out for themselves. In
1857 $4,000 were appropriated for
the purchase of stationery and hard.
ware. that being about the amount
usually used by the Legislatu re and
State officers. Reyes was sent east
to make these purchases. Instead
OF purchasing only the 90. 900 worth,
he purchased on the credit of the
State,we will not say just how much,
but on pages 538, 500 and $40 of
tie Assembly Journal of 1853, ls
list CT eylet machines, P. D. scales,
glass weights. shears. matches, soaps,
&c, amounting to S8,156.7O, and
bill of gold pens amounting to l..
728.00. The state of course had to
pay these bills unless fraud by
collision could be shown to
exist between Reyes and the dealers.
An investigating committee was ap
pointed to inquire into the matter.
Zone would think Mr.. Reyes would
have fearful horror of investigating
committees. This committee swore
Mr.. Reyes and read letter from the
firm he bought the stationery of, who
said they would be happy to fill any
orders which our State might favor
them with, "through her properly
authorized agent" and then the COM
mittee SAID they could detect no fraud
but "wore of opinion that the prices
charged the State for said stationery
and hardware were excessive, ana that
many of the articles SO purchased
were Of little or no real value to the
State" The State bad difficulty in
settling with Mr.. Keyes who had not
paid the dealer all of the money given
him, and not until in 1861, when he
wanted to be Postmaster did it get
back share. Members of the Leg
islature should investigate this matter
before voting for Mr.. Koyes for U. S.
Senate. Any tracks in Mr.. KS path
for that matter would be interesting
for investigation by any one who con.
templates voting for him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
A Flux OF Gold.

Letters from banks in various Sec
tons of the country, received bv the
Treasurer. say that they are RECEIVING
more gold than they are paying ont.
Treasurer Gillian expresses the opin-
ion that the gold balance in the
Treasury will increase largely, and
that in short time it will be as diff.
cult to put gold out as it has been
silver.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

milwaukee,, Dec 20, 1915.
Hon. E. W. Reyes, Madison, Wis., Dear
Sir - have recently been informed that the
"reminiscences of the old whiskey fraud prose-
cutions of 1875 have been revived with view
to injure your character. wish to say again
what l said at the time, and have since fire.
quentiy repeated, that after the fullest and
most exhaustive investigation of all the facts
before grand jury, conducted by me as pros
ecu.ing officer for the Government, no single
fact or circumstance was ever developed re-
tiecting in the least upon your honor or integ.
rity, and in fact it did not appear that YOU
were In any way connected with the matter.
The only way in which your name was
ever linked with the frauds was by the state.
ments of one or two persons whose statements
we're concusively shown to be malic ious and
deliberate falsehoods, and which statements
the persons putting them forth, Afterwards,
and during the Investigations, admitted them.
selves to be false.
During my long experience in the service
of the Government, have never found aught
connecting you with Its defrauders in word or
deed, and make this statement with the con-
viction that no fact exists derogatory to your
integrity in this connection.
am, &C.,
J. C. MCKINNEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
LANCASTER.
Notice.

1t has been stated that Mrs. DR.. Scott,s
style OF practice isno cure no pay. That is
mistake she wishes to state to the public that
she has never treated but two patients in
Lancaster in that way, and they are bound in
written contract and in no other way has she
undertaken anything of the kind. Her STYLE of
practice is the same as other physicians, and
being skillfnl physician her charges are ac
cordingly. The above report has got abroad.
and people are trying to take advantage of !.
to keep from paying their doctor bills. Mrs.
Dr. Scott has been prompt in attending to the
necessities OF her patients, and. as she is not
permanently located here, she hopes that those
gho are owing win be as prompt iu ATTENDING
to her wants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

gard for bis future de 4 public man
can carefully 60 through that testi-
mony and then as the servant Of the
people vote for Mr.. Keyes for United
States Senator. Every member of
the Legislature should read it. II
Mr.. Keyes's letters from Dixon, Mo
Kenney and Cate mean anything
they mean that he wished the mem.
bers to take their opinions and
not read the testimony and decide
for themselves. 1t is his way OF get
ting influential men "singly and in
squads" to operate upon other infu.
entail men. We trust, however, that
the members of the Legislature will
read that report, not under bias Of tie
influential men," And when through
with that they should as carefully
read Bunker's letters, published in the
HERALD of December 10, but never
published in the Madison Journal or
in any timber agents or department
clerks paper--not even alluded to by
them. 1t is not known how much
more such evidence may come to
light. There was letter not long
ago in Madison from a prominent
whiskey ring man, which stated that
ne had PAID Mr.. Reyes . very large
sum OF that ring money. That letter
and others may come up. We have
given enough OF fact, reason and can
dor to show That Mr.. Reyes is not
fit man for the u. 8. Senate--unless
he were in South Carolina or Louisi.
ana. The responsibility is off our
shoulders if our b. est and laborions
effort fails. In all of 1t We have not
particle OF animosity or revenge
against Mr.. Reyes and no. the slightest
expectation from any other source.
The good OF the people and the good
OF our party is ell we care for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Vick's Folral Guide

bsa utiful work of 100 Pages, One CoIorsd Flower
Plate and 800 illustrations with Descriptions of the
best Flowers and Vegetables and how to grow them
All for Q Five Cent Stamp. In Eagli sh or German.
The Flower and Vegetable Garden, IT'S
Pages six Colored Plates and many hundred Enrray-
cloth. In German or English.
Vick's Illustrated Family Magazine-s2
ne engravinas. Price $l25 year; Five Copies IS oo
Specimen Numbers sent for 10 cents.
Vick's Seeds are the best In the world Sand
Five Cent Stamp for Floral Guido containing LIST
and Price, and plenty Of In formation. Address.
II. JAMES WICK, Rochester NY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
DIsTILLERs. - Att

ILLICIT DIsTILLERs. - Attorney
General Devens has declined an offer
OF Governor Colquitt to allow the
State OF Georgia to take care of all
the Georgians who have been con.
victed in the Federal courts Of illicit
distilling, at the same rates charged
by the Southern prisons. The Fed
eral authorities believed that the
convictions would have more effect
upon guilty parties if they were i'm
prisoned in Northern Penitentiary.
The State authorities of Georgia are
very indignant that their citizens are
sent to Northern prisons instead of
being incarcerated near home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

The cold weather and snow-storms
on Saturday and Sunday, in Louisi.
ana, Georgia and Florida, are among
the remarkable meteorological phe~
nomena with which the new year
has been ushered in. California, last
week, also experienced unusually
cold weather. The snow-storms 10
Northern and Western New York
have subsidized, and Eastern travel is
now probably uninterrupted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
consumption Cured.

An old nbvs ician, retired from practice hay
ing had pIaced in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure
of Conformation. bronchitis, catarrh, asthma,
and all throat and lung affections, also posi-
tive and rad;cal cure for nervous debility and
all nervo,s complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curatV powers Ia thousands OF
cases, has felt it his ousy 70 make ~ known to
his suffering fellows. Actua'ed oy TINS motive
and desire to relieve human suHering, will
send. free of charge. to all who desire it, this
recipe. with full DIRECTIONS for preparing and
using in German. French or English. Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper. w. w. Sherar, l4s Powers Block,
Rochester New York 42w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

THE following is sentence from
private letter by man now ont
of the State, formerly an active spir-
it in the Reyes ring written to one
of the same clan
"Tell Reyes. d--n him, to get off the
track and 60 for some other man; Pollock
will let daylight to the in'ards of every devil
of us. A $4,000 swag for twelve years should
satisfy Keyes',
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Money Saved Is as Good as Money
Earned

Harper's Magazine is 81 year, the HERALD
in advance $3.50; yet we viii give both for
S4.7b. We will do the same with Harper's
Weekly or Harptr's Bazaar.
Scribner's Monthly is a. year. We will
give it and the HERALD for $475.
st. Nicholas, the greatest boys magazine in
the world, is So a year. We will give it and
the HERALD for 81.
Lppincotts beautiful Monthly is $4-with
the HERALD. 1915.
The Chicago Weekly Journal, the best fami.
ly, news and market paper in Chicago, with
the HERALD, $3.50.
The Prairie Farmer $4,000 and the HERALD
for $500
Any other leading publication with the HER
AID, at reduced rates
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Sank County on Senator.


10 tn Editor of the Grant County HERALD:
Your paper of tho Gath, inst, has
given great satisfaction to the Re.
publicans here who have the pleas.
ure OF perusing it. It revives memo
rles that were almost forgotten.
They are rejoiced that that there is
one paper in the State thst has cour-
age and independence to expose
fraud and corruption without fear or
favor. Your exposition of Keyes'
connection with the Wisconsin whis.
key ring in your paper of the Gath
inst, 10 an absolute crusher. 1t is
only quite recently that anybody
here has seriously believed that
heyes would come before the Legis-
lature as candidate for Senator. To
those who have known him it seems
too ridiculous to talK about. Four
years ago one of the Assemblymeu
from this county Cool. Welch) re-
fused to go into the caucus
or support the caucus nom
inee. As consequence his con.
stituents took him up TOR Senator at
the next election, and be was cho-
sen without opposition, though
keyes through his tools appeared in
convention aud tried to defeat his
nomination, denouncing him as
bolter and and no true Republican.
1t was no go. The people only liked
him the better and be was re elected
and is now Senator and knows the
sentiments OF Sank County too we'll
to ever vote for Keyes. 1 heard the
other day that Reyes was claiming
Sank county as for him. This is q
foul SANDER. Outside of the hummer
element, which, thank God, is very
small in Sank county. .aere are not
ten Republicans 10 the county that
would not hang their heads in shame
should Keyes be elected u. S. Sena-
tor. B
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

Ten minutes walk from Courthouse on
main roads leading north and northeast from
the city, one containing about l55 and the
other about IS acres. Convenient to high
and graded school. Good buildings, album
dance of water, timber, fruit, etc. viii be
sold separately or together, or in fractional
parts Of either. Also if desired, farm MAJ
chinery. teams, ETC., sufficient for uses of
farms, very low.
For terms, ETC., enquire of the subscriber
on the premises. TN. BARBER.
Lancaster, Oct. 10th, 1878.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

A CONSTABLE in La Crosse UNDER
took to whip w. r. Finch, one Of the
editors of the Republican and Leader.
Result-a soundly thrashed constable.
The Republican and Leader is sue
cess in most undertakings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

"MoTHsR, what is an angel p "An
angel? Well, an angel is a child that
flies" "But, mother why does papa
call my governess an angel ?" swell, y
explained the mother after moments
pause, "She is going to fly immedi-
afelv -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

-VIcK's FLORAL GUIDE.-This work is be-
fore us, and those who send five cents to Jas.
Wick, Rochester, N. ", for it will be d;saps
pointed. Instead Of getting cheap thing, as
the price would seem to indicate, they will re-
ceive very handsome work of 100 pages, and
perhaps 500 ilustrations-not cheap, but ele-
giant illustrations, on the very best of calen-
dared paper, and set-off to the whole, an ele-
CANT Colored Plate, that we would Judge cost
twice the pric of the book.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Stevens Point, Dec. rs. 1878,


Hon. Thomas II. McDill.-Dear Sir.-In
reply to your note asking for my opinion as
to the result of the investigation had in the
Forty. fifth Congress, relative to the alleged
whiskey frauds in Wisconsin as affecting the
Hon. Z. w. Reyes, ! have to say that the
resolution under which the investigation was
had, was introduced by me, and the evidence
was introduced mainly under my direction,
and has been printed so that all disposed to do
so may read it and Judge for themselves But
answering your question as briefly and direct
ly as possible, the evidence, judged from
practical stand point, failed to implcate either
MIR. Reyes or Mr.. Carpenter in such frauds,
and such was the opinion of all the members
OF the Committee before which the testimony
was given. talked with all or nearly all the
members in regard to a report, and the con.
clusion was that the charge, so far as those
gentlemen were concerned, was wholly I'M
founded. Very Respectfully.
G. w. CATE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
FARM FOR SALE.

ANY one desiring to buy an eighty. acre farm
within one and half miles OF Lancaster,
sixty acres improved and the remainder partly
pasture and partly timber, with story and a
half house. pretty good stable ana other cut
buildings and good orchard ana small fruits,
all for 81, 600 may apply to the editor of The
HERALD. The property Is oat OF the reach OF
Hoods and not in a cyclone belt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Tho eREATEsr LIVING .rruops -,

The GREATEST LIVING AUTHORS. such a.
Prot. Max Muller Rt. Hon. W. f. Gladstone, Jas.
Froude, Pref. Huxley, r. A. Proctor. Edw. A. Free
man, Prof. Tyndall, DR.. W. b. Carpenter. Frances
Power Cobbe, The Duke of Argyll, VIM. Black, Mis-
Thackeray, Miss Muloch, Geo Macdonald Mrs. OH.
plant, Jean Iugelow, Mrs. Alexander, Thomas
Hardy, Matthew Arnold, Henry Kingsley, w, W
Story Turguer'ef Carlyle, Ruskn, Tenny son, Brown
ing and many Others are represented in the naras
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Taken Up.-Heifer.

lsaken up on or about Dee. i. 1873, by A. t. Griest
in the town of yausing. stray heier supposed to
De TWO years old last corn planting time, in the
afternoon, marked with knot holein the side of one
ear supposed to have been made with a wad cutter
and white spot in the face, another white spot on
the abdomen about the size OF a small sheep skin
White spot on each of the latter pedal extremitios
near the ground (wheu the animal is erec about the
size OF Kentucky biscuit. The end of or narrative
looks as though it had been dipped in a bucket Of
whitswash The remainder of the critter above
mentioned Is the same color as red COW. 4sw4s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

The number OF miles of railroad
constructed in the United States last
year was 2,6ss, exceeding any pre-.
vious year since 1873. Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, Colorado and Kansas
made the greatest progress in rail-
road building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Stray Colt.

Strayed from the subscriber on section in
north part of Lancaster OF or about Novem,
Der 4th, light bay mare colt coming three
years old has star in the forehead, some white
legs and is blind in one eye. will pay
reasonable sum for returning the colt to me or
for information where it may be found
JAS COVER
Lancaster, Wis. 4w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Terms-Invarlabiv in ADVANCE.

TeFms-InVarihbiy IN Advhnce.
THE DAILY JOURNAL, by maiI-{postage paidl-$i2
per year ST. per month.
TIE TRI-WEEKLY Journal published every other
dayl, 50 per annum, by mail; 90 cents per month.
Postage paid.
The Wa xLY JOURNAL published every Wednesday
morning)-sl.25 per annum-postage paid.
fostmasters and agents may retain 10 per cent OF
all subscriptions sent by them.
Money can be sent by Post Office Money Order
Registered Letter or Draft at our risk. Address,
EVENING JOURNAL,
1ae 1e1 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

"HENRY WATSON" says the Al
bany Journal, ''has lost his cheek. I"
Poor fellow-poor fellow! There is
nothing left of Henry Watson then,
but pair of overshoes." Buffalo Er-
press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

The engagement is announced of
Miss Bessie Conkling, and w. G..
Oakman, Superintendent of the Utica
Division ofthe Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
Taken Up-Steer.

Taken up by the subscriber residing in the
town of Glen Haven, Grant County, Wisconsin,
Oh or about the LIST of December 1878, on
land occupied by him to wit on the w of
OF Sec, 20, town range west, one
dark red steer coming two years old NEXT
spring. The owner is requested to prove prop
ertg, pay charges and take said steer. 43w4x
Dated December 20, 1878. JOHN WOOD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

That the aid of Mr.. Keyes is good thing to
have when anything is wanted hosts of friends
can testify.--Madison Journal
Jes' so, neighbor. There Rinds-
kopf, Numemacher, Bull, Bunker,
dear Conk, ct onlne genus.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09

The Mexican Government has
made arrangements for the payment
Of the third installment of $500, 900
indemnity to American citizens, due
this month.