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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
How They Are Fixed.

The Democrats are in sore distress
over the disruption existing in their
party. No sooner is one disaffected fac
ton soothed and brought into line, than
an outbreak occurs in another quarter,
and the ''fence members" are kept busy
the entire time. The Presidential cam
paign coming on, the Democratic
leaders, or those who thought them
selves leaders, supposed they had every
thing prepared for smooth sailing, and
that victory already perched upon their
banner, when they brought forth the
low tariff business by electing Mr. Car
Isle speaker of the House The pro-
tionists, however, could not look at the
matter in the same light a. their more
free minded brethren, and headed by
ex-Speaker Randall, they forthwith
began to ''kick in the traces" The
protectionists and anti-protectionists
have been hard at work endeavoring to
out-wind each other ever since Congress
convened. The protectionists showed
such force, at the outset, as to rather
daze the -protectionists, and the bill
that Mr.. Morrison had prepared, and
which it was proposed to have rushed
through, was left in the hands of the
committee, its friends hoping, in the
meantime, to effect compromise with
then opponents.
In the city of New York exists poll
teal organization under the lead of one
John Kelly, noted warrior, and one
who has been instrumental in breaking
up good many Democratic states. 1t
occurred to the unterrified that Kelly
should be pacilied, and his influence be
brought to harmonic with the party.
Negotiations were entered into and the
pipe of peace was smoked in Tam
many's wigwam, Kelly announcing that
hereafter he should vote with the ''orig-
inal and only Democratic party" That
his braves should be called from the
war path, and hereafter none but Re-
publican scalps would dangle from their
belts.
John Kelly fixed, there only remained
the amalgamation of the opposing fac
tons on the tariff question to make
complete harmony in the Democratic
party. A conference was held; it was
called caucus. There it was discov-
cred that the healing process had not
been as rapid nor as effective as it had
been hoped. Mr.. Randall had not
changed his views, and his followers
were as tenacious of their principle as
ever. Harmony in that caucus was
cOnsumation that could not be reached.
Kelly pacilied; Randall ut war. A sad
picture for Democrats to look upon. 1t
does not take much calculation to show
how the Democrats are fixed for the APP
preaching contest. Divided against
themselves, the leaders are now dis
covering that the rank and file are dis
gusted with their course, and they feel
that day by day their following is
dwindling away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

had by newspaper reporter with ex-
Governor Seymore, the Democrats
have about concluded that Mr. Sey-
more was right, and that man with
a weak voice would be just the one for
President; and the manner in which Mr.
Tilden treats his late interviewers on
the subject of the nomination, would go
to show that the occupant of Gramercy
Park has an eye to the executive man
sion yet On the other hand, ex-Speaker
Samuel J. Randall is developing greatly
as Presidential candidate. Pennsyl-
yania will give him a solid delegation
and he will find many warm supporters
among the protectionists of other states.
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, who, al
the start, seemed to have almost clear
sailing, has dropped nearly out of sight;
and unless his candidacy can receive
another boom, he will receive no more
than the votes of his own state dele.
CATION.
The two tickets will be made up with
either Arthur or Logan as the Republic
can candidate, and Tilden or Randall
as the Democratic nominee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
A Candidate for the Whipping Post.

The independence. Iowa, journal, has
the following account of a case of wife
beating by a brute living near Hazeton.
that State. The public whipping-post
would be too good for this worse than
animal:
Last Thursday night John Love, who
lives two miles and half northeast of
Hazelton, distinguished himself as a
wife heater of the lowest grade by nearly
killing his wife by pounding and kick
ing her. Our information is based upon
the wife's complaint before Justice
OF the Peace at Hazelton, and there is
no doubt about her story being true, as
her appearance suggests the most bru-
tai treatment, and the husband bears
the reputation in that locality of being
man OF brutal proclivities and an UNI
goyernable temper.
1t seems that Love was a member OF
the militia company, and while he was
away last Thursday one of the officers
OF the guards went to the house to ge,
the uniform then in Loves possession.
The wife asked the officer to wait until
her husbands return, as she would be
in great peril if she gave up the uni.
form during his absence. The officer
insisted, using hisauthority as an officer
to intimidate her. She finally gave
him portion of the uniform, receiving
a receipt for the same. When the hus-
band returned home in The evening and
was informed of the proceedings his
anger knew no bounds. His temper
had been aroused during the day, when
for trifle ne whipped his child. girl
with broomstick until he broke it
He proceeded TO give his wife terrible
humping. and succeeded. He weighs
zoo pounds, while his wife will not turn
the scales at 100 potlnds. She says he
beat her, pulled her hair, and struck
her with such violence on the face thai
her cheek bone was broken. He ther
kicked her nearly across the room,
kicking her several times in the stom,
ach. He finally caught her by the hail
of the head, and picked up a hammer
threatened to beat out her brains if she
did not go and get the coat. She begged
for her life, and promised to go after
the coat if she had to walk to Halle
ton. He told her to go, but threatened
to kill her if she had him arrested, ever
if he had to murder her in the cour
room. She picked up pail pretending
to GO after water to wash the BLOOD
from her face, and when she got out o.
the house ran to a neighbor' for protec
ton.
Day before yesterday she went Il
Hazleton to file complaint but was Sc
frightened that she would not go from
the hotel to the Justices Office without
a constable to protect her, claiming thai
the brute had threatened to the neigh
bors that if she came back to the house
he would kill her, and if an Officer
should come to arrest him be would xii
him or be killed before heQhe officer
got him. The offender lives near Coy
ton and is known rs desperate char
acter. He has been circus rider Al
officer was sent out Wednesday to ar
rest him, but when our informant lief
Hazleton had not returned. The peopl,
of that section are very indignant, an,
if violence should be done, lynchin.
bee will probably be in order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Prices Of Wheat.

The recent tumble in the price of
wheat has fallen with considerable force
upon the agriculturists of the great
Northwest, the country where the most
of American wheat is raised. The pro-
ducers inquire ''what, with wheat at
eighty-five cents per bushel in the mar
ket, are we producers, whom it costs
one dollar per bushel, to do with our
crops?" The only sensible thing they
can do is to sell what they raise as soon
as it is ready for market. There is no
certainty that very high price for wheat
will be reached this season. The de-
mand from foreign nations for Ameri-
can wheat has been cut off by Russian
wheat Russia, now having her rail
roads running to nearly all parts of her
wheat producing districts, and trans
porting her wheat to the seaboard at
merely nominal prices for freight, is
enabled to supply England with about
all the wheat she may need, and at
prices against which American farmers
cannot compete. This state of affairs
will exist so long as good crops prevail
in Russia, and that country is as sue
of good crops as the Northwestern wheat
territory of America. If under present
conditions, the American. farmer cannot
nrOducc wheat at a nIJce that will afford
him profit on his labor, then he must
either abandon wheat raising or adopt
some system that will lessen the cost of
production. So long as the supply SO
far exceeds the home demand, this grain
must enter into competition, in a foreign
market, with wheat that is offered at a
less price than the American farmer
can raise it for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Melville's Brutality.

On the cross-examination of DIR. Col
Inns before the Jeanette committee, he
declined to express any opinion on the
question relative TO mismanagement on
the part of DeLong, He declared that
recently published statement that he
had great luminosity toward the officers
of the Jeanette and had spent $4,000
in procuring testimony were untrue
During the redirect examination of Dir.
Collins, the room was cleared of ladies
at his request. When they had retired
the witness said that in a conversation
with Newcomb he had been told that
Melville on one occasion placed a gun
at Newcomb's head and exclaimed:
'tYou Cd id Yankee--, | have
seen better men than you killed for less
things than that" Newconb said this
was because when Melville found fault
with him for not pulling hard enough at
the sledge, he had quit and told him he
could do no more.
Raymond j.. Newcomb. naturalist of
the Jeanette expedition, then took the
stand and gave an account of the trouble
between himself and Melville. He
thought Melville had spite against him
and tried to .'sit down on him." In
one of the quarrels Melville said to him,
Cd d---n it, Ihaye seen better men
than you shot for less things than that "
His reply to Melville had been that
there was rifle, and he could shoot
him if he wanted to, but he had no right
to talk to him that way and he knew
it. The witness also described the
trouble between himself and De Long,
which ended in the latter'S ordering
him to erase the words, ''in CHARGE
whenever he wrote, Raymond S. New
comb, naturalist in Charge
The witness thoughtall hands in the
expedition were at strife most of the
time and after the Jeanette got in the
ice and it was believed the expedition
would be failure, Capt. De Long, in
his opinion, tried to foment the strife,
in order to lay the blame on the men.
Upon cross-eXamination Newcomb
said he thought Collins was not treated
right by the officers OF the expedition,
other than Chip and Danenhower, and
that he himself had been treated with
indignity by Melville and De Long. If
he had been free and untrammeled when
he went before the court of inquiry he
might have answeredits questions more
fully. DR.. Collins was mistaken in say
ing Melville placed a gun to witness
head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Directly to the PiOnt.

The great genius, Henry Watterson,
who has been laboring for years to bring
the Democratic party out of chaos, has
evidently become disguised with his
work, and like an angry parent, in rage
over his fruitless efforts to reform bad
boy, propounds serious questions to his
bantling. The great Henry, after ask
ing many questions as to what the
Democratic party consists of, says: IF
ii is merely A Society for The absorption
OF Offices, why not couple it to the
sleeplng-car of the party in power and
call it the Republican party junior?'
Mr. Watterson has evidently dropped
an idea that will be readily caught up
by the grand army of disappointed off
seekers in the Democratic party; who,
since the year 1860, have figured in
every conceivable manner to catch the
voters of this country by some clap
trap scheme for the purpose of getting
into power. The Democratic party as
the Junior of the Republican party,
might by close attention to political
laws, become sufficiently educated by
the time it reached its majority (say
twenty years hence) to take the position
as head of the family and no longer be
dependent upon the Republican party
for support. However, it would be
necessary for the junior end of the con-
rid itself of its long contracted habit of
making blunders at every turn. The
suggestion of Mr.. Watterson is worthy
the consideration of all Democrats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Presidential Prospects.

The delegate conventions, at which
delegates to the Republican and Demo-
cratic Presidential conventions are
elected, are being held in quick success
sion just now, and many are the guesses
made as to who viii be the choice of
those nominating bodies The Republi-
can convention coming first. more dele
gates to that body have been elected, at
the present writing than TO the Demo-
cratic. In Illinois there have been
enough delegates chosen by the Repub
licans to insure that state for Senator
Logan. while at the same time he is
quite formidable candidate in many
of the other states. President Arthur 6
friends in many of the southern states
have been successful in securing tor that
gentleman large number Of delegates,
which number viii be greatly increased
by the delegates he will secure in New
York and other states at the North
Ex-senator Blaine has found quite q
boom in Pennsylvania and some of the
New England states. But little mention
seems to be made of the other gentle
men named for the position. tits there
fore safe to assume that the principa
candidates ON the Republican side of the
contest are Messrs. Arthur, Logan snC
Blaine, standing in the order her,
named. Frequently mention is made o
a dark horse" but the prominence o
those before the people would seem L
shut out all idea of the unknown" com
ing to the front
With the Democrats, the ''old ticket
is quite popular; but there seems to b
a great uncertainty among the unterri
fed as 10 the candidacy of Samuel j
Tilden. Since the interview that wa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
The Educational Bill.

The members of the upper house in
Washington had an animated discussion
over the Blair educational bill, before
they voted thereon The bill appro-
PIRATES S27, 100000, and the main idea,
which is to give the South funds with
which to educate the negroes, found
much favor on both sides of the Senate.
The strongest opposition came from Mr.
Morgan, whose speech attracted much
attention. 1t was frank statement of
the opposition on constitutional grounds,
and an equally frank expression of
doubt as to the real value of education
to the negro. He said there ''was less
to be expected from the young negro
population of the United States in con-
tributions to the moral, social, and poll
teal institutions of the country than
was to be expected from the Arabs on
the desert of Egypt, ''and that he "would
rather see S1,000,000 appropriated to
establish steam communication from
Charleston to the mouth of the Congo
river, than to see this appropriation of
$4,000, 600 for education" The prin-
cipal bone of contention on the bill, how
ever, was upon the question of the sys-
tenn of distribution and supervision of
the fund. In this connection Mr.. Hoar
introduced an amendment providing for
the distribution of only S7,000,000 the
first year, $10,000,O 900 the second, Sl5.-
900, 900 the third and then the amount
to diminish at the rate of S2,000,000 a
year over period of eight years, when
the appropriations shall cease. Mr.
Hoar's amendment was agreed to. aud
the bill passed the Senate by vote of
80 to IL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Judah p. BeDjamin's Ancestry.

| heard fact or two about Judah p.
Benjamin's early life the other day,
which were new to ME. His father was
small, dark-skinned Spanish Jew,
who kept little fruit store on Market
street, Charleston, s. c. Benjamin S
early life was spent in that shop. He
was educated by the Hebrew Orphan
society of Charleston, He was grass
orphan by that time, His mother, dis
agreeing with his father, had left her
home and gone to Beaufort, where she
opened general country store. Forty
years ago she was conducting it sue
cessfully. Both Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
were devoted adherents to the grand
old religion of their fathers, and Judah
Z. benjamin was educated in it. He
has always retained his respects for his
race, although he married gentle and
has never been Unidentified with the
Jewish church. You remember his
line reply IN the senate, when he was
tainted, in hot debate, with being a
jew. THE SENATOR he said, rising
gracefully, and speaking in his usual
silvery way. twill please remember that
when his half-civilized ancestors were
hunting the wild boar in the forests of
Silesia, mine were the princes of the
earth" The senate was electrified and
and the carping senator was silenced.-
Washington Letter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Republican Senatorial Convention.

A Republican Senatorial District dele
gate convention, composed of five dele
gates from each Assembly District, will
be held at the Court House, in the city
OF Lancaster, on Thursday, April "a,
1884, at one O'Clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of electing two delegates to repre-
sent Grant county at the State Conven-
ton, to be held in the City of Madison,
April 30, 1884.
1t is suggested that Assembly Con-
ventions be held Tuesday, April %, and
that primaries be held Saturday, April
10, at the usual hour and place.
Lancaster, Wis, April 5, 1884.
G.. IL. BAXTER. Chm.
GEORGE PARKER,
III. w. BEEBE,
GEO. E. CABANIs.
SAM'L WooDHoUsE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
The Tariff on Wool.

One of the means by which the Demo-
Gratis of Ohio carried that state last
autumn was by charging the Republi-
cans with having reduced the tariff on
wool and promising that Democratic
congress would restore it. In this way
they secured the support of many ere
dulous Republican farmers. One of
their campaign documents, issued by
the Democratic state committee and
circulated through the rural districts
contained the following:
''The issue has been raised in the
present Ohio campaign, and the wool
interest elsewhere, as well as the enc
mics of the wool interest, are unani-
nous in recognizing that the result of
the Ohio campaign will decide whether
the duty shall be restored Immediately
or whether its restoration shall be left
to the chances of the future. The cleo
ton of Hoadly on the other hand means
the triumph of the Democrats and the
success of their objects, OF which the
unconditional restoration of the duty on
wool entire is one of the most impor-
tant.
This triumph will create Almost IRE
SlstlUlt oculiIuSut tuIou1uOuttHS nation
in favor of the wool-growers, and when
congress meets next winterGt is fortu-
nately Democratic in the house) the
strength of public opinion will be so
great that the president will not dare
resist it, and he will readily sign all
measures brought forward for relief.
The consequence will be that farmers
will be able to retain their llocks and
go on with the profitable production of
wool. The election of a Democratic
legislature insures the election of a
Democratic United States senator from
Ohio, and largely increases the chances
of having Democratic majority in the
United States senate. and in that event
the Democratic party will be in stu
alton to redeem its promise to the wool
growers in Ohio and its state platform
Farmers Of Ohio. can you trust the
party that has in our national leoisla.
ture outraged and robbed you at the
bidding of the capitalists of New Eng-
land? Is there any hope for Won from
such a party, who have thus delibera-
tely sacrificed your dearest and best in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
How Watch Cases are Made.

Most persons have an ambition TO carry
goldwatch case, and yet few people know
how watch case is made, or the vast diff
Serence in Inequality of them. Ina SOLID
GOLD WATCH CASE, aside from the necss-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing,
large proportion Of the metal is needed
only to stifen and hold the engraved por-
tons in place, and supply strength The
surplus is not only needless, but undesira-
BILE, because gold is soft metal and cannot
furnish the stiffness, strength and elasticity
necessary to make the case permanently
strong and close-ftting. The perfect watch
case must combine gold with some metal
that will supply that in which the gold is
deficient. This has been accomplished by
the James BOSE Gold Watch Cass !. ~ ,..
which saves the WASTE of need 3
less gold, and INCREASES the soLIDrTY and
STRENGTH of the case, and at the same time
reduces the cost ONE HALF.
Send cent stamp Ksysscne Watch Factories Pills
James Boss and Keystone Watch Cases are made.
Ito Be eonsinuedl L,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

lefests The party that created this
great wrong cannot be trusted to give
you relief. The Democrats in congress,
were your friends. They sought by
every means IN their power to proven,
I'M, inns wrong from being inflicted on you
trust the Democratic party in this mat
Ter. 10 has promised to, and will give
yon relief. win you ignore their prom
Uses so authoritatively made?h
Inc Ohio wool-growers now have an
opportunity of realizing the value o.
democratic promises .authoritatiyely
made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Mr.. James McHenry, who came over
from London looking for wool, has
gone back to London pretty badly shorn
The shears of MIR. Erie Jewett did
the business. When Mr.. McHenry
landed we heard great deal about his
going to wrest the old Atlantic & Great
Western Railway from Jewett's grasp.
squelch the Chicago & Atlantic, and
turn the Jewett party out of the Erie
control, bag and baggage. But things
do not seem to have gone Mr.. McHenry's
way. Certain suits of the Erie Com
pany were pressed against him, judg-
ment of S2,000.000 obtained against
him, and at last. just as he was going
to sail for home, the judgment creditors
bounced on the old gentleman and
made him settle to the tune of 1.S00,-
600 in securities and his note for $780,
600 more. 1t seems to have been sad
day for Mr.. McHenry when he set out
from London in search of the Erie fleece
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

Three years ago last March, while N.
d. Paris, of Paulding, Tenn, was
handling a gold dollar it suddenly dis
appeared. Diligent search was made,
but it could not be found. just one
year later it was picked up by one OF
the children while playing on the ground
where the old house had stood. He
took it in his hands again, and while
showing it TO his wife it again disap-
peared. Last March, probably on the
same day of the month, it was swept
up in the yard again, as bright and shin
ing as if it never had been lost The
general impression in the neighborhood
is that the coin is bewitched.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

The managers of the National Bank
of Monmouth, which collapsed the other
day. should be rigidly investigated by
the government examiners. The one
charge alone-that they knew their
cashier was specializing heavily in the
grain market, and yet did nothing to
investigate the condition OF the bank
is enough to prove reckless and care
less management. A bank with $780,
600 capital suffers loss of sl3l, 900 by
defaulting cashier, and the directors
know nothing about it!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17

The Scotch terrier that took the death
OF its mistress, at Stapleton, SO much to
heart, is dead 1t had collected several
articles that belonged to her in one cor
ner of the room and guarded them
night and day. allowing no one to come
near them. From the day she died il
took no food whatever. Its dead body
was found stretched out on the shoes,
gloves and fan that it had been guard
ing so vigilantly.