Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-03
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
STRATHAM, Democratic Readjuster,
has been nominated by the President to bs
Postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, 70 succeed a
straight Republican named Wilson Secreta-
~ Kirkwood declines to oppose Hon. James f.
Wilson as a candidate for Senator from Iowa.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of Oct, 25
says Edwin D. No gan has declined the
treasury portfolio. Jr ige Folger is holding a
consultation with several of the Presidents
personal friends in New York. Attorney Gem
eral MacVeagh has practically vacated his POI
sitlon by leaving for Philadelphia. The Presi-
dent notified Cabinet members that he was
too busy to see them, and informed
Senator that he would not prolong
the session beyond Thursday evening"
The Minnesota Legislature baloted for Senator
Window receiving twenty-nine votes out OF
thryegnt in the Senate and eighty-six ont Of
100 in the House Ex-Gov. Morgan. it is said.
was anxious to accept the Secretarystip OF the
Treasury, but his wife and his physicians siren
uously opposed his accepting, and they sue
ceeded in getting him to decline
FOLLOWING is the full vote cast in
Ohio at the october election: Republican, 315,-
4l9; Democratic. 2s7, 6I5; Prohibition, 10, O00;
Greenback, 7,10O total, $40, 1914 .Ex-Sena-
tor Pinckney WHITE was elected Mayor OF
Baltimore without opposition, and the
other nominees of the regular Democracy were
elected by overwhelming majorites over the
"Anti-lang' candidates. who only polled an
average OF 5000 votes.
JUDGE FoLGER will not enter on his
duties as Secretary Of the Treasury until the
cases now pending before the New York Court
OF Appeals are disposed Of.
EOREsGN.
CONFEDERATE bonds have been bought
at Frankfort-on-the-MaiR for az per cent. of
their face. The demand for them came from
Rotterdam parties !. The police OF Frankfort
on-the- Main recently seized all posters in res
taurants giving information to those intending
10 emigrate to the United States The
French forces in Tunis have lost 900 men by
disease-typhoid fever causing the greatest
mortality.
KEENE's Foxhall won the Cam
bridgeshire stakes on tho Newmarket course.
defeating thirty-two competitors. among them
helng the most celebrated English race
horses, Bend Or Lucy GIitters. Tllstran and
others. The race was very exciting between
Lucy Glitters and FoxhaH the latter win
hhg only by head. 1rlstTan was
beaten by neck for The second place.
Karwan, 1.-THE holy city" of Tunis, is evident
" doomed An army of 80. 600 men, under five
Generals, IL marching thlther, and one column,
that OF Gen Saussler, has safely marched
through Kairouha pass, which is considered
one Of the defenses of the city. Ben Amar,
one OF the prominent Arab lead
ers, has retreated after being routed
BIZ the French. Baron James Roths-
child, the great banker, is dead. The
lntoroceanic Canal Company has bought the
Grand Hotel in Panama for S206,O0O, and will
convert It INTO Offices. Hungary has a sensa-
uon III crime burglars ent rcd Il house and
murdered the entire family of nine people, in
GLIDING man 30 years old and an infant.
THE Gar of Russia and the Emperor
of Austria intended to have an interview at
Krzesnovice an Austrian town. short dis.
lance from Crawcu, but the interview did not take
place, owing to the fact the Car was informed
that the Nlnllists were aware of the time and
place Of tho interview. Both monarchs are
greatly puzzled as to how the Nihihsts be-
came acquainted with their intentions
! he London Sporting LIFE says that the horses
that FoXhal defeated for the Cesarewitch and
Camhndgeshire stakes are far superior to
those defeated by Rosebery in 1876, the only
previous occasion that the same horse in the
same year secured both stakes.
The victories of Foxhall on the En-
glsh turf caused the shipment of a stallion
and thirty brood mares to New Mexico fro i
Liverpool. One OF tho British sportsmen in
terested in the venture has land a wager that a
Derby winner viii be bred in the Southwes !
within six years. Mr. Forster continues to
enforce the Coercion act in Ireland with great
vlgOr. Several arrests were made, including
tho President of the Kilkenny Land League.
ONeil, the Secretary * the Cork
League, ana Stack, a ralee Ferian
The Russian Government has become con-
cerned over the emigration OF jewish citizens
to tho United States, and will endcdvor to set
tie them in two agricultural provinces A
| Mormon elder has been impris Jned at Ham,
burg for trying to make ptoselytes The
! Emperor and Empress of Brazil viii soon re-
| visit Europe.
The result of the German elections is
a rebukn to EisraNrc's ond tho Conservative
| Clerical coalition. The Government lost MANY
seats to the various factions of the Liberal
| party. The lrogressists gain more largely
IMAM any other faction, though the Socialists
/ developed unexpected strength IN many con-
| Fdtuencles. Elsmarcks son, William, was de.
| ioated Tor reelection at Mulhausen by the Lib
| eral candidate, who poled 5000 more
! votes. 1t is thought that the Oppo.
slton may provo strong enough 10
1 make necessary another dissolution
! The Ladies Leagues are to be suppressed in
! Ireland. parcel containing nine pounds OF
| dynamite was found in an Irish railway car.
The Government has offered a reward of $500
for the arrest OF the murderer Of Malonev. Al
| Csrick on-Shannon an armed band entered
the houses of tho tenantry and threatened the
| rent-payers with death.