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

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Providence and are out in the Gui-
teau case.
Ex-Governor Taylor has recently been
granted divorce from his wife on the
ground of desertion.
Madison, Ind, fired a salute of fifteen
guns in honor of the jury when the YER
diet in the Guiteau trial was announced.
The bubble of woman suffrage floats
upon the rather tainted air of the assem-
bly,. tits pretty to look at but that's all
Senator Beck's bill to prevent over
certification by banks is attracting much
attention and eliciting favorable COM
ment.
Vanderbilt pays S20l.246 in taxes,
but even that does not admit him to the
select circle of haut ton society in New
York.
JEFF Davis thinks the confederate cause
mot dead but sleeping" Nothing short
of Gabriels trumpet, however, will
rouse it.
The Jury in the Dubuque seduction
case, awarded the plaintiff, Miss Eliza
beth Sweeny, $500 as salve for her
betrayal.
Six inches of snow in the logging sec
ton has put loggers in good spirits, and
the hope is expressed that a good crop
will yet be got in.
S. G. Clough, of Superior, has been
appointed by Gov. Rusk, to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Judge Barron
in the eleventh judicial circuit.
Theodore ID. Wilson has been ap-
pointed to the post of Chief Constructor
of the navy, in place of Constructor
Easily placed on the retired list
Cholera has broken out among the
pilgrims at Allahabad, India. The
British government, has. in conse-
quence, ordered them to dispense.
A heavy gale Friday last, did an i'm
mense amount of damage in the New
England states. Buildings were blown
over and many persons injured.
Gen Geo. Z. Bryant sweeps the table
in the fight for the Madison posto1lice
and the contending factions are all
torn up over the denouement.
The celebrated Boston lawyer, Joel
Giles, lately deceased, left S5O0,O0O to
the Amherst college library. Mr.. Giles
was member of the class of 1925.
The Russian Press claim that the api.
tation in England in favor of Russi;lr
Jews, comes with bad grace from IN
empire that includes Ireland and Indi a.
The legislature last winter having al
down the expenses of the state instital-
tons to the lowest ebb now is under ne
Notifying necessity of passing def
cheney bill.
A Springfield man starts fund re-
imburse the Guiteau jury for their time,
with 81 900. The enthusiastic doner is
plainly of the opinion that time was
money in that case.
1t is about settled that 800 will be the
number of representatives provided fol
by the reapportionment bill. This will
leave Wisconsin with eight members.
the same as at present.
Scoville has about concluded thai
Guiteau must hang. If he could have
only reached this conclusion some week.
ago what saving of time and money
might have been made.
NJ. Rousard, the husband of Christine
Nilsson, is insane and confined in a priv
ate hospital. Recent losses on the Pari.
Bourse which at one time threatened tc
be all of his fortune, was the cause o.
his insanity.
The Chicago Morning Herald con
tinues to make it interesting for Scoville
BY the time Guiteau's defender gets
through with this enterprising littl,
paper he will wish he had walked III
another party.
Theopilus Parsons, whose law work,
are recognized authorities, died recent,
at his home in Cambridge, Mass, in tn,
S5th year of bis age. Prof. Parsons ha,
been connected with Harvard Univer
sity since 1871.
The Japanese indemnity bill is once
more ready for the house As it is +;
wen established fact that the money i:
rightfully due to Japan some action
should be taken on the bill that would
make it effective
Mr. Sherman is of the opinion TIA