Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-12

and broke his arm, last week The in
jury is necessarily painful, but no seri-
Gus results are anticipated.
Ex-Governor Sprague has been de-
feated for the Governorship in Rhode
Island. 1t was long time in coming
by. Mr.. Conkling has his revenge at
last.
There is diamond at Tiffany's, New
York, valued at $4,000. In short
time that jewel will be binding The
eyes of subscribers to some country
weekly.
Cattle out west have taken to sliding
down hill. Not being well up in the
sport, this effort to keep pace with the
fashions has been rather disastrous to
the owners.
A petition, asking for the adjustment
of the free pass system ON railways, has
been presented to the New York legis-
lature. 1t will be passed-into con-
venient pigeon-hole.
Blue Horse, Sioux chief, writes to
the great father at Washington, that in
struggle with an obdurate stick of
wood he lost an eye, and now wishes the
G. t. to send on a new one by first mail.
Senator Kellogg might possibly bear
up under the Indictment. But to think
that it was brought by two .'bob-tailed
lawyers" and Democrats at that, is
what causes his soul to writhe in an
guish.
Four Senators and fifteen Assembly
men constituted the State legislature at
the date of its formal adjournment. 1t
is to be presumed that the remaining
one hundred and fourteen drew the full
amount of their salaries
Michael Davitt advises the dynamite
section of the Irish party that it would
be better to work and wait twenty years,
rather than resort to O'Rossaism, for
fear that they blow up their cause with
the buildings they destroy.
Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, claims
that he has been stabbed in the house
of his friends. From appearances it
would seem that Mr.. Kellogg was not
entirely free from CORY reminders of
stabbing affrays.
Clerk Carr, of the Assembly, did not
wait to see that house formally adj
journed, but left the closing scenes for
his subordinate, Mr.. Spooner 1t is,
perhaps, needless to add that he did not
leave any of his salary for the same per-
son.
The Jefferson Banner, owned by Chief
Clerk Carr, thinks that individual none
the worse off for ''the prosecution he has
been subjected to by enemies" Finan-
cially, Mr. Carr, we admit, is quite the
contrary, say about eight hundred dol
lars worth.
Assemblyman Grub, who introduced
the stationery inquiry resolution, is now
charged with having endeavored to
deadhead an Assembly chair to the
Grubb household. This only shows q
man may be right on one count and
wrong on another
Another life insurance agent has dis
appeared. The cause is not known.
Duly patented, it would make fortune
for somebody. There is another rup-
/ ture announced in the French cabinet.
The cabinet should wear a truss, and
prevent such distressing complications
The New York Legislature have rather
got the bulge on Salmi Morse and his
representation of the Passion Play, by
enacting law which makes the pre-
sentation of any show or play attempt
ing to personate or represent the Savior,
a misdemeanor, and punishable by fine
and Imprisonment.
BY the fall of large building, in
Rochester, n. Y, Tuesday morning,
seventeen men were buried in the ruins.
Eight were rescued alive, two of them
being fatally injured. One man was
found dead The others are believed to
be buried in the basement, and prob
ably dead. A large force is at work
cleaning away the debris.
The President has appointed Judge
". A. Graham, of Indiana. Postmaster
General. Judge Graham has brilliant
record as soldier and n jurist, and his
appointment is received with great IA
vor among those who have known him
formerly. The appointment was made
by the President, ON his own Judgment,
unbiased by any verdict press or poll
ticians, and when posted crcated.a SEN
sation.
The venerable philanthropist, Peter
Cooper, died at his home in New York
last week, Of pneumonia, at the age of
ninety-two years. Mr.. Cooper for many
years, has been a prominent figure in
charitable and philanthropic circles, in
the work of which be took lively inter-
est His work win live after him, to
keep his memory green in the hearts OF
those whom it was his aim to benefit.
The Cooper Institute alone. with its IA