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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
generaIp Many things arc required for

generals Many things are required for
the good Of the whole that are ~unnecess-
airy (and sometimes even preiudiciaD
in certain individual eases considered
separately. II exemption is granted 10
one, it will be cliamed by others; and
thus the teacher must frequently act
contrary to his own impulses in order
that law, order. and impartiality may
prevail. Nor should the wise and nee
essary course be construed as a distrust
OF any students the oldest
for il would obviously be unkind and
impractlcable for the teacher to attempt
to draw a line either on g or char
acter. The regulation about excuses
causes the teacher much
and we would be glad TO learn of "a
better way but the rule of our School
is similar to that adopted by all the large
graded schools Of which we have know
ledge, and, until a more satisfactory
msthod is devised, we hope parents will
cooperate cheerfully and heartily.in this
matter. We append the rules of our
School on the subject:
10. Pupils who desired dismissal be-
fore the regular hour. or excuse for tar
diness or absence. shall bring a written
request therefor, properly dated, with
reason for Excuse stated, and signed by
parent or guardian.
20. Any pupil who shall have been
tardy than three times on absent
more than three half days within four
consecutive weeks. without an excuse
that is satisfactory to the teacher or
Principal, may be suspended from the
school, or such other punishment may
be substituted as the teacher shall deem
best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
MaIevolent Montague.

Philadelphia Cor. The dense throng
which was present in the Court Houseto
hear the proceedings in the Ease of the
Beauty Montague against Adam
Forepaugh was so hilarious that ten
times Judge Pierce threatened to clear
the court. When the beauty was ask.
ed whether she was at the Augusta
House, Augusta, Ga, registered with a
Mr.. Halls as Mr.. and Mrs. HALLS, and
occupied room II she at first blushed,
then frowned, then cried, and finally
gave an indignat denial. AS she left
the stand she whispered TO her counsel,
who thereupon asked Forepaugh wheth-
er he had not travelled with q woman
named King as his wife. The ques-
ton was hardly out of the mouth
OF the lawyer, when the beauty
exclaimed: THAT is so; he travelled the
a prolonged roar. Mr.. Forepaugh
looked i'll at ease, and Forepaugh jun
Tor seemed to treat the matter as a good
joke on his respected sire. When
young Forepaugh was put on the stand
counsel asked: "Where did YOU see
Miss Montague when you called upon
her?' I'm her private room," was the
reply. What did you do and say
while YOU was thereof That is nv
own private business" was the reply
Of the young man. Your business, is
il? Have You had much of that kind
of businessP1 Numbered the counsel.
'0h, considerable" was the reply.
The witness wife Miss Deacon, the
circus rider) looked daggers at her
spouse while this catechising was in
progress. The case was not concluded
to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Perry H. Smith Demented.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-An application
has been filed, in the Probate Court, al
the instance of Robert Law, for the ap-
pointment of a CONSERVATION of the estate
of Perry II. Smith, who, il is alleged is
in such a mental condition as TO be I'M
able to transact any business. Mr..
Smith is generally understood to be
worth from $3.50, 900 to 81, 900, 900, and
his affairs are in good order, generally
speaking, but some matters are in such
a condition as to require Immediate
settlement, which cannot be secured so
long as Mr.. Smith is in his present con-
dition, and hence the application. A
reporter called on Mr.. Robert Law, to
obtain from him full particulars in the
case, but he did not care to speak freely
about the matter while it is in its pres
ent unsettled condition, He said that
Mr.. Smith was improving physically,
but mentally he was very weak. and be
greatly feared that he never could re-
cover the full use of his faculties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Ocean Waits.

New York, Feb. 8.-A number OF
survivors of the wreck of the steamship
Cimbria, arrived, on the Westphalia,
this morning. Chaje Scumi is the name
of +" northumberland little one. She
sailed OF the Cimbria, in charge of an
aunt, to meet friends in this country.
When the Cimbria went down, the aunt
lost her life. The child was taken care
of by kind friends, and finally placed on
board the Westphalia. She had a steer
age ticket, but the officers of the vessel
placed her in the second cabin, where
the child was most tenderly cared for.
When the Westphalia came up to her
dock, a most affecting scene was wit
messed. A man rushed up to the Super
intendent and said:
II have a little daughter on the West
phalia, a passenger on the wrecked
Cimbria. Can | see her?"
Certainly" said the burly General
Superintendent. go right on board"
The man darted up the gang-plank,
and in a minute had Chaie in z warm
embrace.
Il am SO glad TO get my little girl
safe" he exclaimed. 1t must be said
that the eyes Of some of the hardest of
the Outstanding ocean travellers showed
moisture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
The Pr0priet0rs Censured.
Return of a Verdict BY the Coroners' Jury in
the Milwaukee Horror.

Return of a Verdict BY the Coroners' Jury in
the Milwaukee Horror.
Milwaukee Correspondence, The
grand jury %impancled in the New
hall House investigation case met this
morning in the Municipal Courtroom
For all of those empaneled and not
answering to the roll-call Judge NAL
Tory order the officers to issue a special
call. which was done. and the Jury was
filled. The following are the names of
jurors: j. A. butcher, Hiram K. Bond,
j. b. Merrill, A. X. Shepard, Chauncey
Simonds, John Joys, John r. Drake,
William Laughton, Amos Thomas, j.
G. Barndt, Charles Wendtlandt, Thos.
III. Wood, II. e. Story, w. j. Quinn,
Dennis Traneor, George Geiler, An
drew Douglass. 1t is thought the grand
jury will be in session about ten DAYS.
The %coroner's jury, after being in
close communion since the close of the
investigation last Thursday. rendered a
verdict in the Newhall House case.
The verdict is in substance as follows:
We ndthat the fire began at or near
the base OF the elevator shaft and rose
rapidly To the upper stories, spreading
TO the corridors, etc. That the said
Newhall House was set on fire by per-
sons unknown TO the jury and burned
10 the ground on the morning of Janu-
airy 10. We further find that the night
clerk and night watchman, by obeying
the previous instructions of the proprie-
tors, lost valuable time in useless efforts
10 extinguish the fire and neglecting to
arouse the inmates, and when the alarm
was made, they found the upper CORR
doris filled with black. hot, sitting
smoke, which obliged them to retreat
and seek their own safety. That the
proprietors We're guilty of culpable
negligence in not having employed a
sufficiently number of watchmen 10
guard the house against fire and awake
the Inmates in time to save all the lives
if possible. That the Newhall House
was easy of egress and devoid of intri-
cate passages, with two outside escapes
ladders, etc.
Nevertheless, that the owners of the
Newhali House, knowing that many
fires had taken place at various times in
the hotel, are guilty of culpable negli-
gence in not having provided more out
side. escapes in case Of fire.
We believe that many lives sacrificed
in said fire could have been saved had
the Chief Of the Fire Department not
been absent at another fire two miles
away, at which he had nearly half the
force, but that he responded as soon as
possible. That the misfortune was fur
Their enhanced BY the absence of the as
sisfant chief, etc.
The jury also find much fault with
the network of telegraph wires sur
rounding the hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Foreign Afairs.

LONDON. Feb. 9.-The Times saws.
Lord Dufferin, who is 0 in Egypt,
representing the English Government.
has drafted a dispatch, enforcing the
necessity of protecting the Government
of Egypt against internal intrigue and
internal weakness until il Is able 10
stand alone. He condemns alike a pre-
mature abandonment Of responsibility
and annexation.
L. NJ. Healy, in a speech, advocating
a better system of government for Ire
land, advised that ali local affairs such
as the management of rates, appoint
ment of magistrates, etc, be confined
TO elected boards, each of which shall
send delegates to a central council Of
the province, which shall have the low
ers in regard to private bills now exer-
cised by Parliament.
Archbishop McCabe is better, but is
still very feeble.
Two farmers were arrested at New
Town Hamilton, County Armagh, url-
der the charge of conspiracy TO murder
Government officers.
Two thousand starving persons sur
rounded the hotel at Giencolumbkill.
where the poor-law inspector stayed,
demanding employment.
PARIS. Feb. 9.-The Socialists in
France have decided to convene meet
ings with a view of organizing and being
in readiness for the anticipated general
election for members of the Chambers
of Deputies.
The members OF the Plight in the SEN
ate resolved 10 abstain from the discus
sion of the Expulsion Bill. The Lett
propose to introduce a counter bill. It's
stated that if the bill should be summa-
rily rejected the Government viii expel
Prince Jerome and retire the princes in
the army.
BERLIN, Feb. S.-The North German
Gazette, referring to animadversioHs of
the German newspapers on the appoint
ment of Gen. Thcbaudin, as Minister of
War, in view of his conduct at Met.
says the criticism on French home af-
fairs, ought TO be left to the French
press.
VIENNA, Feb. 8.-Prirce Henry VIII.
of Reuss, German ambassador TO thi.
court, had a long interview with Herr
Tisza, President Of the Hungarian Coun-
Gil, and directly afterwards drove to
the residence of Count Kaluky, Imperial
Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, where be stayed several hours.
The Hungarian Minister Of France op-
poses the construction Of s~trategetle
railroads on account of the expense.
At recent meetings of the Austrian Hun
garian cabinets it was decided, bow
aver, that such railroads are necessag
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15

WILD WASTE OF WATERS.
Cincinnati Submerged Under the Rising Flood And
Thousands made Homeless.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.-Business is vir-
tually suspended to-day. Everybody
is sightseeing. Nothing was done on
Change but to subscribe for the relief
of the sufferers by the water. Five
thousand dollars were subscribed in a
few minutes, and the list has grown
constantly ever since. The whole of
the business part of the city from Pearl
street to the river is under water, and
the streets are full of every description
of small boats laden with people sight
seeing. Trips are made as fast as they
can be from dry land on WALNUT street
and vine street to and from the sus-
pension bridge. On both Vine and
Walnut streets the water reaches near
ly to the cutters of Pearl street. This
is nearly 500 yards from the edge of
the water in the river at ordinary
stages
At 5 O'Clock this evening the water in
Front street was deep enough to float
the largest river steamers. From the
suspension bridge nothing but a monot-
onous waste of water is TO be seen. Be-
tween the suspension bridge and the
Newport and Cincinnati bridge, nearly
a mile higher up the river, are moored
half a dozen steamers and three or four
wharf boats. The decks of the steam
crs are higher than the roofs of the
five-story houses on Cincinnati Landing.
The water at 6 O'Clock was thirty-six
feet below the highest point in the cen
ter of the floor of the suspension bridge.
That bridge at its center is 100 feet
above low water. At that hour the
water was sixty-four feet above low
water mark.
Deprived of gas, the dark streets OF
the city are tonight patrolled by armed
men for the protection of life and prop
erty. One seventh of the reservoir sup
ply of water is consumed, and q till
worse condition exists in regard TO a
coal supply. Thieves are beginning to
make their appearance, but their de-
%predations will be small, as the First
Regiment had been ordered out on po-
lice duty. In the performance of this
service they are patrolling the flooded
business districts in. boats. The Associ-
ates Charities are working night and
day, and down among the submerged
tenements its officers and agents can be
seen in skiffs, delivering fuel, clothing
and provisions to the suffering poor. To-
night Father Cusick, of the Holy Angles
Church, has 800 homeless people sleep
ing in the pews and on the floor of his
church.
Warehouses and station houses are
also crowded with the unfortunates, for
whose relief on Change to-day the sum
of $4,000 was subscribed in less than
a quarter of an hour. With the limited
supply on hand for fire engines, the oc-
currence of a uptown fire is feared,
and the residents have been especially
cautioned to be on the lookout.
Ont of a third-story window on the
river front to-day hoated a corpse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15

THE PHOENIX PARK FIENDS.
Alleged Capture Of the Aurderers of Cavendish and
Burke.

Michael kavanagh. a carman, turned
informer, on Saturday, against the plis-
oners, charged with conspiracy, to muir
der government officials, in Ireland;
and told the story Of the assassination
of Cavendish and Burke, in Phoenix
Park, On May 9th, last. Kavanagh said
that he was engaged, by four men, on
that night, TO drive them to The park.
Two of the men were Brady and Kelly.
James Carey (town counselor), Daniel
Delaney, Patrick Delaney, and a r
man (named Fitzharris), met the men.
when they left the carriage. One of the
men said they We're watching for the
Chief Secretary. Fitzharris' cab had
stopped, a long way up the road, with
the horses heads turned to Dublin. A
short time after, he saw two gentlemen
approaching, and heard q cry. On
looking around, he saw one of them
fall. He did not see the other fall; but
the four men, he had driven to the park,
at once, jumped on his car. and drove
away. Kelly alightcd at Palmerston
Park, and Brady paid him (the driver)
80. On the Sunday morning, following,
Brady met him again, and gave him
$40 more. Kavanagh's testimony is
very positive and circumstantial, and it
appears that Burke was first muir
dered, the plot being primarily against
him. AS the examination progresses,
the prisoners appear in sheer despera-
ton, Not one of them looks toward
the Court, except Hanlan. On Kayan-
agh identifying Delaney and James
Carey, the latter of whom he said he
knew well, there was such n commotion
in court that the magistrate threatened
to clear it. Brady, afterward, some
what recovered his composure, and en-
deavored to smile. The evidence is
considered conclusive, and the prisoners
evidently feel that the game is up.
There are thirteen of them in all, charged
with conspiring to murder Burke and
C~avendisli, and TO attack Field. The
examination will be continued, on Thurs
day.
DUBLIN, Feb. H. Divers are search
ing the basis of the Grand Canal, for
the knives which Kavanaugh deposed
he and Brady threw into it. The water
will be drawn from basin, if the divers
are successful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Washington Letter.

Special Correspondence.
The solemn dignity which pcrvades
the supreme court room would not be
50 oppressive if everybody knew what
a Jolly old set the Justices are, orif some
OF their private remarks about counsel
and the proceedings before them were
repeated in the newspapers. The jus
tees like to chaif each other in a quiet
way now and then. One day not long ago
a lawyer was arguing a case before the
supreme court and made use of the word
precedent" p%ronouncing it however,
with accent on the second syllable, thus
| ''pre-ce-dent." Pretty o 0 he used the
word again, and this time he gave the
accent as it rs usually given on the first
syllable. Justice Woods, who sits, next
to Justice Gray, noticing this variation
in the lawyers pronunciation, whisper
ed to Justice Gray, che pronounced it
right the first time" Whereupon jus.
tice Gray said, ''what college were YOU
educated at, may i askr,' .'At Yale"
replied Justice Woods. "Ahi Thought
So" said Justice Gray. The justices
are all great card players, and they
have a regular round of solemn whist
parties during the winter which are
about as gay as y methodist class meet
ing; but the old souls enjoy it.
The dinners lateiy given in honor Of
the senators newly elected remind me
OF the n given .hrea years ago BY the
ways and means committee in honor OF
two OF its members. Generals Garfield
and Gibson, who had just been elected
to the senate. 1t was a noteworthy din
ncr IN many respects. Judge Kelley
then made one of the greatest efforts
OF his life in IN a~fter-dinner speech,
saying TO Representative Tucker: Il
declare, Tucker, you are as great a
man as | am a concession he has
never been known to make to any one
before or since. The number of wild
overs now i'll prominent positions here
in Washington is noticeable. Beginning
with the President and the acting Vice
President, we have Secretary Folger
and the Postmaster General in the cabi-
net, the British minister in the diplo-
matte corps, while Judge Gray of The
supreme bench, Marquis Dale Vale,
Italian Charge, NJ. Roustan, French
minister, and innumerable small frye
REINFORCE the bachelors. The genial
Charley Williams, of Wisconsin, who
%retires from congress after this session
has been appointed by President Arthur
receiver of the general land office at
Watertown, ID. I. Mr.. Williams has
acquired considerable land in the neigh
borhood of WATERFOWL, and saws that
he intends to get wholly away from
politics and the law for some years to
come. lie will keep his family resi-
dence in Wisconsin for the present. but
when Dakota is split up into states he
sill be very likely to be registered US a
citizen of one of the new common
Nealtas. JuNIUs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
The Students Did Not Want Keres.

MADISON Cor. Mil. Sentinel.-Gov.
Rusk, to-day, filled the vacancies in the
Board of University Regents, caused by
expiration of terms. The following ap-
pointments were made: First District.
j. G. McMynn, of Racine; Second Dis
trict, Henry ID. Hit, of Oakiield; Sixth
District. Gen. A. G. Parkinson, of CO.
lumbus, Seventh District. Mai. Chas. II.
Williams, of Baraboo; State at large. Il.
w. Reyes. Messrs. McMynn and Keyes
were re-appointed. Messrs. l.. b Sale.
VIM +. Carter and James NJ. Bingham
could not be re-appointed. as the reap
portionmcnt legislated them into other
districts. Considering the appointment
of Mr.. Reyes, considerable interest was
manifested in Madison, and some ex-
element at the University, where the
students drew up q petition, asking that
he be not rcappointed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Floods nj Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 9.-The
flood in the Monongahela river reached
its highest point, t%wenty-eight feet, at 5
O'Clock yesterday morning, and soon
began to recede, owing to the cold
weather, which shut off the small
streams. The water didnot get as high
as anticipated by several feet. Tie
damage here is almost wholly from in
undation, but the loss from that is con
siderable. All the mills along both riv-
ers are submerged and operations
suspended. Many stores in the lower
portion of the two cities are under
water, and hundreds of families on the
South Side and in Allegheny have been
compelled to leave their homes until the
flood subsidies. Dispatches from towns
along the Monongahela report great
damage from the i%nundation. The
water at all points is subsiding, ami no
danger is apprehendcd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
A Safer Feeling Among Cattle Men.

RAwLINs, Wyo., Feb. 9-Adyices
from the country state that cattle suf-
fered seriously. The snow on the
Sweetwater and Upper Platte is not so
heavy IS in eastern Wyoming. The
losses SO far reported are insignificant
of cattle about / per cent. and sheep
about 2 per cent. In the Bitter Greek
valley the loss of sheep is heavier. A
high wind is blowing from the west.
which will soon clearthe ranges of snow.
Cattle drifted badly during the storm
of last week, and ranchmen have rs YET
no means OF ascertaining positively the
amount OF damage to their herds. Not
meeting with any dead stock upon the
ranges, they are feeling safe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Heavy Losses i'm Sheen.

FoRr WORTH, Tex, Feb. 9.-ReportS
from ranches are that cattle have drifted
in every direction. and the mortality
among sheep is the largest ever known.
from weather, inthis section. The stock
journal of this city has accounts from
all the stock and sheep regions, and re-
ports as high rs 20 per cent loss 10
ilocks, and in some eases as high as %
per cent. The thermometer ranges
from 3 to s deg. below zero.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
An Insane Mans Fury.

Sheriff Ruegger and Superintendent
WhitcOmb undertook to remove four
crazy individuals from the jail to the
county asylum yesterday, and they
had quite a time of it. One Of the in
sane. Harry Leonard, who is a very
powerful man, resisted and had to be
overpowered by three men. The hand
cuffs and shacklcs had to be applied
before they could do anything with
him. When Ruegger went into the
cell, he noticed that Leonard held his
hands behind him, but did not notice
the POKER. Leonard commanded him
to halt and not disturb his MEETING
Mr.. Ruegger told him kindly to keep
cool, that Mr.. Whitcomb had come to
take him out TO his new home; upon
which Leonard quickly raised his poker
and struck st BGegger, but he spranr
forward. SO close TO his assailant that
the full force of the blow was broken;
out not wholly, as Ruegger,s head can
attest. There is a deep cash. about
two inches long, on the top Of the
Sheriff head. While they were putt
ing on the manacles, Leonard jumped
and kicked Wbitcomb with both feet.
After much trouble of this kind the
doctor" and the other three %lunatics
were finally lodged safely in the new
county asylum. The sheriff has not
yet received the order fer the transfer
Of the Green county insane from the
Mendota asylum. -MoHroe Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
SWamped Seedsmen.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Feb. 8.-Cred-
itors have been attaching all the prop
erty OF Ferry IL Brothers, seedsmen,
they could get at. 1t is said that finan-
cially the firm is completely gone. The
entire liabilities are not known, but are
probably 800, 600, nor are the assets
yet figured up. Too much silver mine
is said to be the cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15
Marriage in High Life.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The marriage
of Colonel John J. Coppenger, I. S, a.
and Mics Alice S. Blaine, the daughter
of Ex-Secretary Blaine, took place here
this morning, the Rev. Father Chappele
officiating. The President, Se~cretarys
Teller and Chandler, Chief Justice
Waite, Justices Bradley and Field,
General Sherman and several foreign
ministers and other distinguished per-
IONS were present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15

Congressman Ben Butterworth OF Ohio
was not far ontof the way when he said
in speaking of the G~ubernatorial nomi-
nation, which it was thought would be
rendered him, Il think l ought to de-
vote the rest of my life to acquiring a
fortune for my family. / would rather
leave to my children a handsome leg
acy, so that | could know they would
be comfortable, then to leave them the
empty honors of a name however great.
The day Garfield died | could have
personally raised $40, 900 in Cincinnati
to erect a monument for him. To-day
| could not raise 81, 900. and everyone
is trying to show how little he deserved
his reputation