Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-02-09

Having failed as lawyer Scoville
will take up traffic in '.stiffs.''
Iced Guiteau, for summer use, will
hardly meet with great demand.
The gallant 306 are to numbered
after the plan obtaining in certain pene-
tentiaries.
The small boy "catches on as often
as the grip car to the new cable street
railroad, in Chicago.
By the explosion of gas in coal mine
at Midlothian, Virginia, recently, thirty
two men were killed.
Scoville & Co, dealers in CONCEALED
cadavers and preserved meats of all kinds
would sound very neat.
Guiteau has issued another TRADE
through the press. Providence and |,
is still the prevailing tone of the rascal's
belief.
Instead of the old flag and an appro-
priation, Robinson of Brooklyn is for the
old flag and an army,-to storm British
bastiles.
The new poet, over whom such an
enthusiasm is excited in eastern literary
circles is Miss Jennings. She is now
in Europe.
nj. Gambetta has stepped from the
premiership into the editorial chair. The
ex-premier is to be congratulated on his
promotion.
A defalcation amounting to SAT, OOO.-
600 has been discovered, in the Tagan-
rog custom house, in southern Russia,
This puts even Howgate to the blush
| Mast the caricaturist delivers q telling
hit on the nonsensical idiocy of the es-
thetic Oscar in Harpers Bazaar and
quotes for his benefit the fable of Mar
cissus.
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A sale of 2,200 acres Of land in Shaw
ano county was made lately to Chicago
gentleman, who viii bring over forty
families in the summer, from the old
country. 81
Wisconsin has eight counties which
are larger than th9slateof Rhode Island.
two which are lager than Delaware,
and two more which united equal in
size Connecticut.
Theodore Tilton and Mrs. Tilton sign
ed deed recently transferring their
former Brooklyn home to Franklin
Woodruff. They did not meet during
the transactionsthe signatures being
obtained by q Notary.
The jury investigating the Spuyten
Duyvil disaster, have returned an in
| dictment against Hanford the conduc-
tor and Mellius the brakeman of the
wrecked train, charging them with man
slaughter in the fourth degree.
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The Russian government is anxious to
annex the Corean peninsular and diplo-
matically hopes that the United States
is so disguised with the Chinese as to
prevent it's making any objection, in
the interest of China, to the absorption.
Coldwater, Michigan, authorities, are
Investigating charges made against
| members of the fire department of that
city, who are accused of setting fire to
different buildings in order to demon
strate the necessity for a paid depart
ment.
A monster meeting was held in New
York city recently, at which resolutions
expressing Indignation for the outrages
practiced upon Russian Jews and calling
upon the United States government to
exert its influence in their behalf, were
passed.
The boys who have that petition in
charge were, at last accounts still out.
As the walking is good and water plenty
they have preferred to remain out rather
than come in and meet the anger of
their chief when they presented him
with the sad remnants of busted boom.
Judge Porter did not sit down to, but
did sit down on, the dinner which his
New York admirers had in view for him,
as q compliment for his efforts in the
Guiteau trial. The Judge claimed. he
had only done his duty and that there
was no necessity for any demonstra-
ton.
Over 100000 have been subscribed
so far for the Garfield monument. Mrs.
Garfield wishes the memorial shaft to
be erected over her husbands remains
in Lake View cemetery, and her desires
will be followed. A detail of United
States soldiers still remain on guard