Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-21

siderable interest.
Godlove S. Orth, member of Congress
from the ninth Indiana district, died q
his home last week.
Ben. Butler alleges he is the Republi
can Governor of Massachusetts. Thi
is adding insult to injury.
Jay Gould places himself on record a
in favor of He thinks the,
help the markets, also J. Gould.
Mrs. Labouchere has returned to Eng
land and left the Jersey Lily to secur
the sunlight of public favor as best sh
can.
Ex-Marshal Henry has gone hom
disguised with politics. MI. Henry j
now in condition to earn an homes
living.
In this free republican country mel
fight for Office as well as principle
q
wherefore have more offices.-Sendt0
Br0UR.
There is considerable excitement il
Milwaukee over the alleged discovery o
the abductors of Maggie Hennecke, il
Nebraska.
Judge Tourgee is around the countr,
delivering his lecture "A Family o
Fools" Holding a sort of family re
union, as it were.
Frank Lumbard, whose glee song
were a powerful factorin all Republican
presidential campaigns since 1864, dice
recently in Chicago.
The Idaho Legislature is wranglins
over a speaker. In the meantime NOR,
talking is done than there will be vher
a speaker is selected.
Patti will create the part Of Cleopatr.
in Victor Masses new opera of tina.
name. Patti should not attempt thu
creation before warm weather.
The Louisville Courier-Journal is a
its old trade of damning the Democratic
party. Long association ought to hav,
taught Watterson the fo0lishness of bis
labors.
Oscar Wilde has q play on the mar.
ket. There is an old saying that ''mar
wants but little here below" 1t i. pos
sible that is what Oscar depends on fol
success.
Iolanthe, Gilbert and S~ullivan's new
opera, has just been brought out in New
York. 1t is not considered by the critic,
as equal to their former efforts in the
same line.
An Alabama gambler was killed by
his brother-in-law last week. 1t is some
times dangerous to deal even your rela.
tons, only a pair of kings when you
hold four aces.
A Cincinnati mar has been discovered
who was running a branch Mormon
establishment in that city. The institu.
ton is now in bankruptcy and the assets
ia the hands of the sheriff.
An analysis of the water from the
holy well at Mecca shows that it is ter
times stronger than London sewerage.
No pilgrim need claim hereafter that he
does not get his moneys worth.
A Berlin sausago-maker named some
of his favorite "liyerworst'' bismarck
sausage" This act of patriotism WIN,
not duly appreciated by its object, and
the chopped-meat dealer now languishe.
in prison.
Mayor Bailey has made up his mind
to contest the seat Of Bro. Price in the
eighth district. 1t was not known be.
fore that Mr.. Bailey had failed in bust
ness to such an extent that he needed
the assistance of congress.
The Chicago Journal thinks the result
of the Sturla trial will be to incite 10Th Ell
lewd women to kill other fast men,
If they will only use a gun that will be
equally destructive at both ends the
public viii view the spectacle ~resignedly.
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Mr.. Barnum's Jumbo disposes of three
hundred pounds of hay, three bushels
OF oats and fifty loaves of bread daily.
We see no chance of Improvement, un-
less he could strain a point and take in
a lightning-rod man, book agent or
something of that sort.
Messrs, Ferry and Hubbell are sharp
ening their nails and otherwise prepar-
ing for nocturnal engagements. When
they get through there will be as much
left as there was of the Killkinny cats
of immortal memory, while another
fellow takes the s~enatorship.
The calumet of peace has been smoked
in the Pennsylvania wigwam and stall
wart and independent lie down together
under the same blanket. The olive
branch was extended under the direc-
ton of the elder Cameron and mutual
concession. did the business.
The ''d%ouble-heade nightingale" has
brought a SUIT for damages against
Adam Forepaugh. The cause of this
eruption on the part of the Nightingale
was al insinuation made by one OF
F~orepaugh's agents that the double
header was q monstrosity instead of a
nightingale.
Governor Cleveland's visit to New
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