Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-16

den on long suffering class.
The Garfield fair opens in Washing
ton next week and from indications
promises to be financial success.
Honors come not singly. Ben Butler
has been made an honorary member of
the Woman's League in Washington.
The parties charged with tampering
with the star route jury are out on bail
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
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The Nevada legislature is tie on
joint ballot. 1t will undoubtedly prove
hard knot for those who have am
billions.
Louise Michel the French communist
was once school teacher. This is the
first intimation that school teaching was
dangerous.
The forty-eighth Congress, which
opens its session on the fourth of March
next, will be Democratic by about sixty
majority.
The vote ofDane county as unofficial
ly returned was as follows: Jones,
1894; Reyes, 1888; Hazelton, 1918;
Hastings, 976.
Acting Secretary Joslyn, of the In
terror Department, has decided that land
entries for grazing purposes does not
constitute residence.
1t would be decidedly unkind for any
member of the great Democratic party
to mention spoons in the hearing of
the Bay State Governor elect.
The Nihilists have gotten out another
placard in st. Petersburg. From this
it would seem that these gentlemen con-
tinue to do business at the old stand.
New Hampshire in the east and Ne
braska and Minnesota in the west, are
the only states which succeeded in keep
ing out of the Democratic whirlpool.
The question is asked, what will be the
effect of the recent Republican reverse?
A bracing up for 1884, when it will whip
the Democracy clear out of their boots
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A lady member of the Salvation
army who was on duty in New York,
recently confessed to three matrimonial
speculations without the formality of a
divorce.
Wisconsin sends six Democrats to
Congress. The remainder of the dele
CATION are Republicans, retained as a
remembrance OF the former politics of
the State.
Charles Reade has been writing
new play called love and Money"
The combination is good one, it is al
ways necessary in order to get the best
out of each
| Ben. Butler. spoons and all, has
been accepted by the Democracy of
Massachusetts, admitted to full com.
munion and elevated to the highest seat
in the synagogue.
Twenty years ago Jay Gould was
working as line man with surveying
party at ten dollars a month, now he is |
worth $40, 100000. SO much for having
an elastic conscience
A defeated candidate in Texas killed |
an opponent who spoke i'll of him dur
ing the campaign. Politics in the Lone
Star state always were accompanied by |
exhilarating incidents.
| A rumor that Mr.. Vanderbilt bad |
dropped 100000 in bonds caused
quite a stir in Wall street lately. None
of 1.-THE boys cared about being under
meath when they struck bottom.
A Lyons, France dispatch says the
soldiers are confined 10 their barracks |
| for fear of another outbreak That is |
sound policy. If they were out at the
time of the riot they might get hurt
| 1t is sometimes well to be troubled |
with divergence of vision. By means
of this peculiarly, Ben. Butler has been
able to keep all parties in his line of
sight, and now takes the Governors
chair
The line officers of the Navy wish to
have the rank of Commodore restored. |
A burned child breads fire therefore |
there is little disposition shown by con-
gresham to enter the naval whirlpool |
again.
Gen. Wolseley will not have the free
dom of Dublin. The city corporation
has decided he shall take his chances |
like the common herd. Numerous I'M
kindly remarks of the General was the
moving cause.
The palatial residence of the artist |
Biorstadt, at Iryington-on-the-H Hudson, |
was recently destroyed by fire The
house itself cost 100000, while the |
furniture and pictures destroyed We're
valued at $4,000.
| A railroad car was entered at Clinton t
Iowa, and number of pair of boots and |
shoes taken. Just how it happened that
the Democratic congressman elect could /
noteommand enough credit to purchase |
| foot covering is not stated.
| Henry George, the labor reformer, |
who was arrested in Ireland. expresses |
| himself very well satisfied with Eng |
lands apology and will make no de-
mand for damages. The British Lion
can come out of his hiding place.
| Full returns from Iowa county give |
Hazelton 1343. Jones 1885, Hastings 657 |
and Keyes 210. Returns from the other |
counties appear to be slow in coming in |
1t is estimated however that Jones has a
clear majority of ], 900 in the district
Phelps, of New Jersey, who resigned
his post as Minister to Austria as soon