Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-02
NEWS NUGGETS,

NEWS NUGGETS.
Sergeant Mason, is now in position
to see what a poor aim win do for a
man.
If Mason had shot straighter lie might
have been forgiven. A little Of nervous
ness made his case bad one.
Porter's chances are looking up.
From present indications he will be
classed as bottled Porter but short
time longer.
The entire French coast is to be lighted
by electricity. That ought not to be so
difficult where SO many fiery natures
are TO be found
Rose Eytinge, the well known actress.
has instituted proceedings for divorce
from her husband George H. Butler,
nephew of Gen. Ben T. Butler.
Another failure in the prosecution of
star route cases has been brought about
by the treason of one of the main wit
nesses for the prosecution, who was
''sccn' by friends of the defendants.
A witty attorney at Washington,
when trying case against Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, referred to that lady as ''my
sister-in-law. Belva didn't like it but
the spectators did and applauded the
wit
Sargent after much waiting for dead
mems shoes, has been fitted out with a
pair of German boots. The generally
accepted opinion is that he will find
some trouble in wearing them with dig
nifty.
Anti polygamy meetings are just now
extremely fashionable in all sections
outside of Utah. Had they come into
fashion some years ago the country
would have been saved from much dis
grace.
The first proof of the new five cent
postage stamp, bearing the vignette of
General Garfield, has been handsomely
mounted by the American Bank Note
company, and viii be presented to Queen
| Victoria.
/ Samivcl j. is once more on deck
sweeping the horizon for glimpses of the
presidential nomination for 1884. He
is said to have made propositions to ex-
Gov. Palmer, of Illinois TO act as first
fluff - on his craft.
Henry Ward Beecher asserts that
while in Paris, che went to hell" 1t
might prove interesting to outsiders if
the great divine would state how this ex-
perience compared with that of n few
years ago in Brooklyn.
The celebrated Sprague divorce ease
has been quietly settled by the defend
ant admitting enough to enable a de-
cree of divorce to be granted 10 Mrs.
Sprague. The latter is to have pos
/ session Of her three daughters while the
boy goes with the father.
Clinton Iowa, has been excited over a
case of wholesale poisoning at hotel
in that place. The poison was put in
the milk which was served on the table
No fatal results occurred although sew
eral of the partakers had close call.
A discharged employee is thought to be
the criminal.
| The humorist of the Dodgeville Sun
suggests that the Hon. George Clement
son when he witnessed the ponderous
rolls of paper presented to Judge Goth
rem was ''half inclined to withdraw. "
The Sun is true in one respect, Mr..
Clementson did think of withdrawing
but it was only from the court room,
for fear the righteousness of the scene
would prove too much for his visiblcs
/ If this be the kind Of Withdrawing refer
red to, the Sun is quite right.
Gen. Logan is said to be preparing
speech in which he will advocate the
CONTINUANCE of the internal revenue tax
on spirits and take the ground that the
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the states and territories in proportion
to their population, for educational
purposes Logan at times makes sad
work among the verbs and adverbs but
his heart is generally found to be in the
right place.
The Trial of Sergeant Mason, for shoot
ing at Guiteau was commenced in Wash
ington last week, Mason complains bit
terly of the way he has been treated.
He was confined in rat infested cell
where his Sleep was disturbed by raids
from these vermin, and he draws a
striking contrast between this treatment
and the manner in which Guiteau has
been handled. The sergeant should re-
member that citizen Guiteau killed \
president, which makes him person of
some consideration.
Three Iowa desperadoes were cap
tured at Randolph in this state last
week, by the officers who have been on
their trail since last summer Their
last exploit was robbing an Iowa bank
of 81, 500. Their whereabouts was dis
covered by means of bottle of perfum-
cry. which one of the thieves sent to his
wife. While making the arrest one of
the officers was shot twice but not dan
gerously, while one of the desperadoes
was hit three times. His wounds will
| probably prove fatal.
The Dodgeville Sun humorist stretch
es his conscience and the truth at one
and the same time 10 get off witty
allusion to hundreds of Republicans
whose names were signed to those won
derfully gotten up petitions. We pre-
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