Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-23

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NEWS NUGGETS.
A nickel subscription for Sergeant
Mason's family, has been opened in
Baltimore. 8aEg
The lumber ''cut'' for the present
season is estimated by reliable judges at
100, 900, 900 feet.
1t is expected that the French law
against the importation of American
meats viii be repealed.
The judgeship of Winnebago county
has been decided by the Governor in
favor of Senator Hamilton.
| The latest theatrical star is an octo.
room girl from New Orleans. She is
claimed to rank hie h as tragic actress.
Booth took out of Madison 81, 400 as
the result of Monday evenings enter
tainment. Even standing room brought
good figures.
The contract for the Dodge County
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Insane Asylum has been signed. The
building is to cost S27, 1875, so, and
be ready for occupancy Feb. 4, 1883.
Rosecrans has captured the chairman-
ship of the Democratic congressional
committee. There is much disgust ex-
/ pressed among Democrats at the out
come.
The capital punishment bill has been
laid away for the time being by ma
Ejority Of six. Messieurs the murderers
will take notice that hanging is played
out in Wisconsin.
/ The Mexican government has accept
ed, with notifications, the terms of the
treaty proffered by Guatemala This
action will once more restore harmony
among these southern republics.
The wooden addition to the James
vile cotton factory was destroyed by
I6ireflast week. The fire is suppo ed to
have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Republicans in Congress have
. united against the reduction of the tax
on whiskey. This is right. If there is
to be any reduction in the revenues there
are other articles to be considered before
whiskey.
A switch engine exploded at Water
town recently, while the railway en-
ployees were at dinner. Portions OF
the stack and dome were thrown near
ly, a quarter of a mile, Fortunately no
one was hurt. ~
Another lady lawyer has been admit
ted to practice at the bar of the Supreme
court. Miss Francis A. Arnold is the
name of the new aspirant and the mo-
ton for her admission was made by
Senator Hudd.
The bill to remove the State Capital
to Milwaukee has been killed in the
Assembly. 1t will come up smiling
again next winter. The nine lives OF
a cat are nothing compared to the vital
/ ity of this scheme.
The Mormon press illuminate broad
] sides of wrath against the EGmunds bill
on the ground that it viii simply trans
fer the political power of the territory
into Gentle hands and not break up
the practice of polygamy,
The Assembly and Senate apportion-
ment bill which has been presented by
the committee, makes no change in the
districts of Grant county. The county
still forms the sixteenth senatorial dis
trict and the assembly districts remain
untouched.
The bill introduced by Hon. f. !.
Kidd, providing for the assessment OF
bonds and mortgages, has struck q
chord in the popular heart that will
cause Mr.. Kidd's effort to prevent tax
lodging to be long remembered what
ever may be the fate of the present
bill
Superintendent Swinford, of the
Madison and Montfort division of the
G. & n. w. r. r. has had additional
honors heaped upon him. Baraboo
where he resides has lately been erected
into full fiedged city and at the first
municipal election, held last week, Mr..
Swineford was honored by the mayor.
atty.
The Shullsburg Free Press rises to in.
/ quire anxiously bow many of Judge
Mills decisions were reversed. The
Free Press has the same records to con.
suit as THE HERALD. Perhaps it might
be well to call attention to the fact also
that Judge Cothren and not Judge Mills
is the candidate whose record is up foI
consideration.
| The Chinese bill will pass. Not on
its merits it is claimed, but because
neither party is willing to chance the
loss of the Californian vote. That such
a disgraccful conjunction of circum
stances should be formed is truly de-
plorable If the bill is meritorius one
it should pass. If it is without merit il
should be transferred the waste basket
Russell Sage, one of the most promi
nent railroad men of the country, ex
presses his opinion that few railroads
Il viii be built this year owing to the diff
Guilty which exists in negotiating bond:
and the stocks of new railroads. The Gar
field tragedy, short crops, and damag-
ing freshets are mentioned as among
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