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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
The Yellow Fever.

The yellow fever is doing brisk
business III Memphis again, Ii the
woather should continue very warm
the chances certainly are that the
South will have a fearful siege of the
disease this summer. And how will
i. affect US -? Some one ought to lay
it 90 the Republican party. Certain
ly politics viii have something TO do
with 1t whether or not it has anything
to no with politics. Last summer
many hundred thousand dollars were
sent south to the sufferers. While
this was going on the treasures of
very wealthy people down there were
locked away, while they were away
az healthy resorts, and not dollar
contributed to their neighbors. The
Southern heart appeared then to pal
pita,e in love tor Northern people.
When Congress came together they
forgot all this. They accepted our
gifts in atiliction. When not afllict-
ed they acted as if they are our rulers
and we their hirellngs or slaves
They fear it aflliction comes again
they may not I've so well taken care
of. The fear has Seen expressed
that if the rich shut up their houses
and stores and come north the poor
lett behind will break in aud help
themselves. Following this comes
the assurance from military CON-
panies of negroes that if the rich go
north they will protect the propertyl
The negroes, who because they had
a peaceful military organization in
South Carolina were shot down by
assassin Butler and his band, offer to
protect the property of the assassin
crowd! Astonishing! But it may
be so. The north ought not to send
aid as it did last year. There is
wealth enough in the South to care
abundantly for the sick if half the
people in the whole South should
take the fever. That wealth will
never be put to better use. 1t is alb
solGtely wrong for the North to do as
it did last year. But already Mem.
phis citizens in Washington are plan
ming systematic arrangement by
which they shall there receive our
gifts and distribute them among their
people, Let US have none OF it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Questions at the Post Office.

A little freckIe faced ton ycar-olC
school girl stopped at The post office
the Other day aud yelled out:
Anything for tle MurI heys?'
No. there is not"
Anything Tor Jane Musphey p
Nothing
Anything for Ann Murphy p
No
Any thing for Tom Murphy
No. sir; not a Bit
Anything for Terry Murphy
No; nor for Pat Murphy, Den.
mis- Murphy, nor Pei Murphy, nor
Paul Murphy, nor any Murphy,
dead, living, unborn, native Oh for.
eign, civilized or uncivilizsd, savage
or barbarons, male or female, black
or white. frsnehise1 or disfran-
ohised, naiuralized or otherwise.
No, sir, there is positiVely nothing
for the Murphys, either individually
jointly or eeverally, now and for
ever, one and indispensable.
The girl looked ut The postmaster
10 astonishment ard said
please 10 i,ek if there il anything
for Clarence Murphy
This Is about a fair sample IF
questions at the post Office when
school is out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Whom Victoria Has OUTLINED
From The London Hornet.

And now, as she looks back on the
two and forty years Of he. reign,
what changes has Her Majesty seen
in the personnel of her Privy Coun.
Gil, her Parliament and her Cabinet
Ministers, to say nothing of her judi.
eial and episcopal benchl She has
ou,lived by several years every bish
op and every judge whom she found
seated on those benches in England,
Scotland and ireland. She has wit
messed the funeral of every Premier
who has served under her except
Lord Beaeonsfeld and Mr.. Glad
stone Not single Cabinet Minis
ter of her uncle and predecessors
days now survives; and of those
who held interior offices under her
first and fayorite Premier, Lord Mel
bourne, | can find among the living
only Lord Halifax Chen Mr. Charles
Wood and Lord Howick (now Lord
Grey.)
OF the members Of the Privy Coun-
Gil which sat at Kensington Palace
on that bright summer morning in
June, 1887, to administer the oath to
the girlish Queen, | can find in the
land of the living only four individ
uals-Mr. George S. Byng (now
Lord Strafford), Sir Stratford Can
ming (now Lord Stratford de Red.
cliffe) Lord Robert Grosvener, CHOW
Lord Ebury) and the veteran Earl Of
Wilton.
Indeed, it must be said that Hei
Majesty has lived to receive at court
ID very many, perhaps in most, in.
stances, the successive wearers ofthe
same coronet, ard she has seen four
Lords Beauohamp, four Lords Aber-
deem. four Dukes of Newcastle, four
Dukes Of Northumberland and five
Lords Rodney. She has received
the homage OF four Archbishops OF
Canterbury, of four Archbishops OF
York and of five Bishops of Chin
chester, Litchheld and Durham sue
cessively. She has filed each of the
three chief justiceships twice at least
she has received the addresses OF
four successive speakers of the House
OF Commons she has intrusted the
Great Seal of the Kingdom to no less
than nine different Lord Chancenors.
and she has commissioned eight sue.
cessive Premiers to form no less than
thirteen different administrations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Facts About Coal.

Mr.. Marry, in late number Of the
Popular Science Monthly, in an arti-
Gle entitled "Black Diamonds" pre-
sents some interesting facts on the
subject ofcoals. He says The pop.
nlation of tho United States is about
10000, 900, and in 1877 5o,o0o,0 900
tons of coal were produced, one
fourth of which, if applied to manu-
featuring, ETC., would do as much
work as our entire population, sup
posing them all to be able bodied
men, in three hundred and fifty days.
He says The coal at the engine will
average about four dollars a ton,
while the price of unskilled manual
labor may be put down at one dollar
a day. Applying these figures, we
see that the work in the first place
would cost 100000, 900; while in
the latter, were it even possible to
employ so many men, the labor bill
would have been $4,000, 900, 900.
Mr.. Maury states that the first dis
covery of coal in America was made
in Illinois. In 1877 over 81 100000
tons OF anthracite was produced. The
first Lehigh anthracite sent to Phila
delphia in 1903 was considered
worthless, and was broken up and
used for macadamizing purposes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24

The latest Incorporated comp any
attracting attention 10 London il
the 'Anglo-American Food Supply
and Trading Company with cap.
ital of 10000 sterling. The pros
peetus informs Englisbmen gener-
ally that it is the intention of the
company 20 open an es' abllshr1ent
10 london where the public win be
enabled 70 purchase all articles of
food Under one roof and from first
hands, at much less, cost then they
are now being sold for. The com
pany is now making special arrange-
ments ny which the products of the
great food centres of America will he
brought almost to the doors of the
consumers without the employment
of agents and tho usual attendant
expenses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24


TnE Chicago Erentng journal
writes against permitting police men
to carry pistols. When will there be
al end to this sentimentality to-
wards criminals ? If the giving
away continues people will in TIME
t..i into tho habit OF believing it to
DO proper for one class of people 10
rob and murder the other ard the
duty Of the other TO submit. We
believe thai to-day moro than so
per ceLt Of tho criminals society has
to deal with are so because Of the
mcrcy, eympathy ard resp, CT
shown tnem. Those whose natures
ar2 immoral or Vicious see that they
arc as much respected as anybody,
and receive even moro attentions,
aE0 ~ "pays' best TO acl out their
n4,lre. Balios are cowerds. Toe
j0WHql would have all towards
made 0oliios, as they would be if
with IMMUNITY they could insult or
as sui. peace officers. The Journal
say. off one officer could rot en-.
force tho law and WAS in isopardy,
he c0nid beat . retreat and return
g. The charge with reinfoteemenlsl'
IL is surprising that any man not %
criminal would make such a sugges-
ti0n, yet we know that the Journal
makes il with the best ofintentions.
Iho proper thing is for every man
TO submit at once TO the word OF
Isl sn Of peace officer, and if he no
sists by word or sign should be en-
tirely at tho mercy Of the officer. If
criminals knew this 10 bc the rule
aud tho law there would never be
resistance TO an officer xceIt in
desperate eEses and then II one eide
has 20 bo laid oat let it bc the Grim.
ipal, not tae tiioer. Wee should at
eveyy turn meet with latred and
dsnEor Society or its officers
should never be put on 'he deten.
sive or in It position to retreat. Let
crime noWhere nave mercy, sympa,
thy or footing and .he State will
haVo fcwer criminals
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
------------------
s. Frequent but Fatal Mistake.

AS the Irishman, who had just landed and
refused to pick M dollar. thinking to go
where they were thicker came to want, so
those who fancy that cough or cold will
cure itself, and refuse to use DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, often die with
consumption. This great remedy is an IN
surpassed pectoral and blood purifier 1t
speedily cures cough or cold and consump-
ton in its carly stages readily yields to it.
1t has no known equal in controlling and
curing all scrofulous tumors, ulcers, and
eruptions. Some fancy because the Discovery
is Gduertised to care ride range of diseases 1t
cannot cure any. Now, let us see. Suppose
a surgeon be setting limb, could he not
truthtully say that his treatment would grad
ually overcome all fainlness, nausea, dizzi-
ness, weakness, and lameness? Each symp-
tom difGeut,yet all dependent upon the same
cause. BY this process the Golden Medical
Discovery cures many diseases, though all
are dependent upon impoverished blood, and
general debility. Read the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser carefully. DR.. Pierce's
method of medication is therein fully ex-
planned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24

An amusing story il told Of DR.
Lyman Becoher by correspondent
of the Hartford Times. When he
was preaching at Lilchfeld, Con /,
he was passionately found of fishing
and the preparatory lecture bell on
Friday afternoon found him stand
ing knee deep in q neighboring pond,
troll irg for pickerel' while his coat
pockets were filed with fish. Not
having time to change bis clothes
he marched To church with his pole,
and entered the pulpit with bis boots
filed with water and the piokerel
kicking in his pocket. Notwithstand-
ing bis condition be preached one
of bis most impressive discourses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Memphis.
YELLOW FEYER.


Memphis, July 20. Five new ca.
SEES were reported to the Board OIL
Health this morning,among the mum.
Der Mrs Powers, who resides at 374
Shelby street, where Mulbrandon's
shoe shop is located. -Four deaths
have occurred since last night
Thomas Kernon, Harry Ray, LOUIS
Brumond anu Molle Hammerle. The
two colored military companies, the
Mcclellan Guards and the Memphis
Louaves, have volunteered their ser.
vices to protect property in the city
L the necessity arises, The city an.
thorities will doubtless select a site
to day where the camp will be estab
hshed, to which the poor of the CITY
will be removed.
Two more cases were reported To
the Board of Health this evening
both colored Two additional deaths
also occurred, Bob Thompson and
Patrick Meuth, The Howard Asso
citation had a meeting this afternoon,
and detailed two of their number to
ascertain from the physicians where
nurses are required, which will be
furnished, but the organization as a
whole will not begin operations.
They do not think it at present suffi.
GENTLY alarming, Under the direc,
ton of J. d. Plunkett, President of
the State Board OF Health, John
Johnson, resident member. TO-DAY
put in operation all rules and regula-
tionsof the National Board of Health.
All baggage will be disinfected under
The supervision Of the sanitary offic.
ials. The rules as applied to passen
gers, freight and baggage will be
rigidly enforced. The city authori.
ties find it difficult to select site for
the establishment OF camp owiuo
to the fear OF citizens of adjacent
towns that persons removed from
Memphis will bring the fever in their
midst. The Cotton Exchange re.
mains open, but business is suspend.
ed. No reports will be sent 10 the
future until business revives. Camp
Father Matthew, under the superyis.
ion of Father Walsh, is to be estab-
lished at once. A requisition has
been made tor 100 tents, which will
be furnished as soon as those sent. by
the Government arrive, 1t is antic
ipated that 400 people will. by this
means, be removed from the+city.
The steamer Hardcash, which left
this evening for St. Louis had full
list OF passengers The Louisville S
Nashville Railroad to day refused
half rates 10 the city authorities to
points beyond Mckenzie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
NV dear, said Mice cl,,a NJ,

Ny dear, said Miss Clara Morris
to Mr.. Clara Morris at the Palmer
House the other day, are you quite
ready for dinnei?' 'Awfully quite.
my love- Have you laid out the
paste diamonds for The cham bevmaid
to steal? yes ducky.' And written
the usual note to the chief Of police,
ready for mailing?' 'Evorything re-
gular my pet And order q nice,
gentle horse to run away with me
To- morrow Yes dear And sent
those marked copies of the 'moxa'
operation to the Sunday papers?'
And did you tell that reporter / in.
tended to buy two hundred thou.
sand dollar banana plantation soms-
whereof sAl attended to, sweetest ,
Then let US look unhappy and 90
down. - Dhicdqo Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Government Aid tor he Yellow Fe-
yer Sufferers.

TENTS AND RATIoNs FOR MEMPHIS.
WARRINGTON, July q AT The
request Of Representative Casey
Young, of the Memphis district, the
Secretary Of War will forward to
Memphis 500 tents and ra,ions for
10000 people for twenty days 10 be
used in aid Of the sufferers from
yellow fever.
NATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE
Representative Casey Young and
other noted gentlemen represent.
ing the southern States, are contem-
plating the organization of yellow
fever commission in that city. Their
idea is ia tho svcnt of another
epidemic to receive in Washington
such donations as may be offered,
and to Distribute the same to the
best advantage thonghtout the in
fected districts. A formsi meeting
to consider the proposition will be
held to morrow evening
TENTS AND SUPPLIES.
MEMPHIS, July 2l.-Tho following
Is the telegram read 20 day in re-
sponse to the appeal which bad been
made TO tho government for tents:
WASHINGTON, DIT, July 2l.-To
Il. D. Porter ard A d. Longstreet
Have conferred with authorities
4 Tentswill be sent TO day. Telegraph
1 me If Won are unahIs "a feed tho
/ poor Of tho city.
[Signedl CASEY YOUNG.
To which the following answer
Was sent:
! MEMPHIS, Tenn July Give
are watching the progress of ths
disease closely. Will advise you after
the establishment of camn.
[Signed] d. L. PORTER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Whiskey VS.. Yellow Fever.

The few deaths by yellow fever
at Memphis have created q panic
through out the south which seems to
an ordinary mind utterly without
reason. 1t is true that there is q
possibility of it's spreading to other
places, and that creates scare. But
the number who die from yellow
fever is so insignificant compared to
those who are stricken down by
other diseases, that one would
doubt whether man reasons at all,
when he is so apprehensive of yell
low fever and does not seem at all
alarmed at the presence of a more
fearful disease in the midst of every
community north aud south. But we
have become used to the ravages of
the one and arc not yet accustomed
to the ravages of the other. Hence
the extreme dread of the foyer, and
the comparative fearlessness with
which we regard the other.
The large army which is every
year sacrificed at the shine of intox-
icating drinks ms kos little impressions
upon the community, while few
deaths from yellow fever, strange to
say, unhinges the strongest and
bravest minds. 1t is natural when
such alarm is prevailing the whole
country over the existence of yellow
fever IN single city of the south,
that the true friends of philanthropy
should call attention to the fact
that the deaths from Intoxicating
drinks are thirty-fold greater than
those from the ravages OF the yell
low fever. 1t is good to look at
statistics for they are the concen-
trated essence of facts, and the wise
men can then better determine
whether the scourge of drunkenness
is not more to be fought against
than the approaches of yellow fe-
yer. The following significant fig
ures show in a nutshell which is the
greater enemy of the human race:
The total deaths from yellow fe.
YER in the United States for the
past ten years is Only 81, 900, Ia, 900
of whom died last year. In the
same time, according to careful
and probably reasonable computa-
ton. Csc, 900 men have died from
intemperahce. on 81 the rate of 65,-
900 annually Miicaukee Wiscpa-
sin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
Difficulties of Telegraphing in Suma.
ira

Difficulties of q singular character
are experienced in Sumatra 10 work
ing the telegraph lines. From 1874 TO
1877 sixty cases occurred il which
communication was iaterrupod By
elephants. An official report states
that on the 18th of May, 1876, the
Muara Dura Labat line was com
pletely destroyed over . length of
three miles, and the wires ard posts
partly dragged into the jungle. The
repairs effected during the day are
demolished at night Moreover ex-
IRENE difficulty is experienced in
dealing with the lines on account Of
the tigers, the bears, wild buffslos
(bison) otc., 81 numerous 10 that
country There are. besides, mon.
keys, large and small, which make
use of the wires to execute their
gymnastic exercises on aud frequen-
tly break them as we'll as the poles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24

A GOOD illustration OF the way the
South treats Northern Republicans
who settle thore, is furnished by the
case of Jndge A. w. Tourgee. He
went from Ohio few years ago to
settle in North Carolina. The mo.
ment he appeared in the councils of
the Republican party he was de.
nounced in the Democratic journals
of the state as corrupt carpet bsg-
ger, aud was charged with being an
ex.conviot from the Ohio Penitenti.
airy. The Judge promptly sued the
most prominent Journal making the
charge, the Raleigh NeVs, for libel.
This was in 1876. Now the Negs
makes complete retraction and
apology, saying that there was no
ground whatever for the charge, as
the Democratic newspapers 10 the.
Judges Ohio home say he left that
place for North Carolina "with 81
fair character as any young man
could desire 10 haze" HISS on.v
crime was being Rspuhiirap. he
has found he sentiment of n rth
Carolina so hostile 10 tha. of sase
that be has decided lo ave the
state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
The Cause of Truth an d Justice.

In Senator Morgan's Grafton over
the Confederate dead, Friday, at
Winchester, Virginia, he said:
Tboee who died here died in the
cause of truth and Justice.
II logically follows that if the
Cor tederate Cause was the 'eause of
truth and Justices the Union cause
must have been the cause Of false,
hood and injus.ics; and the Union
soldiers died fighting against 'tbe
cause of truth and Justice This,
observe, is the doctrine taught by
Unitod States Senator Morgan, one
of the leading Democrats 10 the
United States Senate. Further, the
monument erected by he ladies Of
Virginia, in dedication of which
Senator Morgan spoke, declares, in
the inscription upon i, that the Con-
federate dead it commemorat s fe |
in defence of constitutional liberty
1t this is true, it logically follows that
the Union soldiers fought and fell
battling against constitutional liber-
ty. The Confederate flag was dis
played at the monument, and the
stand from which Senator Morgan
spoke was draped With Confeder-
ate colors. Gov. Holiday. OF Vr-
glnla, also spoke. He said that
this tribute to the Confederate dead
ia little while will be the glory of
our common country The process.
sion was led by ex>Confederate Ger.
Joseph e. Johnston, who is Demo-
cratic member of Congress In the
course OF his grafton. Senator Nor
gan again declared the Confed crate
cause of justice and truth These are
words of a distinguished Democratic
leader in the United Strtes Senate
to day.-Detron Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
THRaE are iara,neranle asct.i ]

THRRE are innuneranis asctf -
afoat of Bill ira ess no unlics
to q certain native VIII al n,f9rtu
nate habi uftieg which he
has Q yer beer able o ogesaome
One day las week b nel friend
whom b. bad not seen fr some
time. HAlie Ia Fl ieli,r," said
Mr.. Tsesess; where have you b b.
been aiI this time p just back
from Boston. ssiG the friend.
have peen delivering course of SIN
/ lectures there sI'm $50 glad,
said Dir. Travere Pm glad, be g
causa | hare Is b Is ,ai on like helli
= Cincinnati Commercial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24
The Greenback Convention held

NE OtOouDoDh OOHVe1UD0 nel0
at Water D w lsst week WIS a slan.
der affair. There were men enough
there to make il lively . nd they
were lively, bu. they were snod
dy set of fellows. Take ont g. w.
Lee, S. N. Jones and about, two or
three others and that IA all that
could Icy claim to be anybody. II
had been proclaimed from overy
corner that the party would carry
its own banner that it would have
no aftiliation With the Democracy
The Convention showed itself in
earnest On that point. 1t might az
well have proclaimed Further that
II would have no utilization with
any person. That is the outcome.
That Is the intention Of the man
woo ran It. Perhaps other mem bers
ct the Convention thought they
we're preparing for follow ing, but
he (Brick Pomaroy) did not. His
plan was to get up ticket if posi-
bio that would have no votes but
the men on the tickets. and ia very
near successful. Very possibly there
are number Of Greepbackers
who think this statement absurd
but it is correct. Brick has sold
you ont. He has got up a tickle t
that will not have 5000 votes in
the whole State The few that will
vote are all drawn from toe Repub-
lican party, Just as the fanatieal
temperance men used TO be and the
ticket will have vote similar in
numbers TO the old prohibition j ar
ty. There will hardly be enough of
them to pay any party to look after
them. Think of the party dropping
sud wide awake, intelligent, en-.
ergetic man as Col. Utley, for such
a wind~bag as Col May Brick
Pomeroy's object in doing 30 could
have been nothing else thar to kill
suicide of the party.
Bricks solo object was TO get nm
a ticket that would defeat The Re.
publican party. His plan was good.
tie thought the Republican MAORI.
ty was not more than 10000 or 49,
600. lie thought to have a ticket
that would draw about that num-
Der OF votes, all from the Republic.
cans but be has overdone his work
He has made ticket thst won't
draw bait the number. 1t is true
that Republicans may behave them.
selves so that this little fraction of
voters may break them down. But
there is just now no wit or wisdom
among the leaders or runners of the
Greenback machine that can do it,
They are swarm ofhohsc flies buzz
eng around the molasses jaws of a
treacherous crocodile.
The names on the ticket all civen
but one last week. are, Reuben MAY
OF Vernon for Governor; for Lieut..
Governor, WI, Utlcy, Of Racine;
for Secretary oiState Geo. w. Lee.
Of Grant; forState Treasurer, Pc
ter A, Griffiths, of Winnebago for
Attorney General Geo. B. Good.
win, of milwaukee.