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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

SENATE-Met on the 25th and passed bills re-
quiring guards TO be placed at the front and
rear of railroad frogs; giving the State Board
OF Supervision power to release for good be
havior inmates of tho State prison any time
after they shall have served the minimum
term for which they could be sentenced for that
crime; permitting the Supreme Court Judges
to retire on three ifths pay after reaching the
age of seventy years; enabling married women
TO obtain from their husbands proper support
and maintenance.
AssEMBLy-No business was transacted.
SENATE-Thcrc we're Is5 petitions for coun.
~ option and four against It presented on the
goth.
AsszMBLY-Biils were passed permitting
married women to act as guardians and admin
istratrixes; permitting local fire insurance
companies to insure hotels, stores, school
houses, ETC., aud approprlating 5000 to the In
dustrial School for Girls at Milwaukee. A reso-
luton was introduced providing that the Stale
Board Of Supervision at once make investga
tion OF the arrangement by which the Detroit
House of Correction was enabled 10 pay over
so. 900 into the city treasury as profits OF con
yict labor during the year and report to tho
legislature that the same system might be
applied to the State prison. In the afternoon
the chamber was given up to a meeting OF the
railway committees OF the Senate and AS
sembly. John r. Fish appeared for the St
Paul road aud Colonel Howe and Mr.. Wicker
for the Northwestern. Speeches IN favor OIL
and against Taylor's bill we're made.
SEEATE-Bnls were passed on the 27th trans
ferring the duties Of the State Pension Agent
to the Adjutant-General and increasing the
salary OF the latter 10 5000; authorizing the
Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company tC
build and maintain a dam across the Foz
river in Outagamie County; exempting prop
erty used in the operation OF railroads from
taxation by communities, except for local pur
poses. An Assembly bill was concurred in fol
the appointment by the Governor of three
comm issiouers, besides himself, to represent
the State at the centennial celebration o.
Washington's inauguration.
ASSEMBLY - The resolution requiring the
State Board OF Supervision 20 give information
as TO the workings OF the Detroit House OF Cor
Tection vas defeated. bill TO purchase
grounds for the permanent use Of the Wiscon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE President on the 18th appointed
Brigadier- General Orlando B. Wilcox lre-
tired Governor OF the Soldiers Home at
Washington, D. G., vice General Hunt, de-
ceased
THE train with General Harrison and party
on board arrived in Washington at 23j p. m.
on the Goth. The travellers took carriages
and were Immediately driven to the Airing
ton Hotel.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the Goth issued
proclamation calling an extraordinary
session of the Senate to convene on March
at twelve O'clock
The Michigan Union Labor party met in
convention at Lansing on the 21th and nom-
mated Lawrence McHugh, of AIenac Coun-
ty, for Supreme Court Justice. The nomi-
nation of Regents was left to the State Cen
Tal Committee.
AT ten o'clock on the morning Of the 21th
Vice Presidents Morton and his wife
left New York for Washington
/ The Prohibition State convention ON the
| 9th at lansing Mich, nominated James X.
Lang, of Genesee, for Justice of the SUI
preme Court, and John Russell and Russell
/ n Kellogg for Regents.
THE President ON the 9Th signed the bills
| pensioning Mrs Sheridan and retiring Gen
eral Rosecrans
A DINNER was given at the White House on
the evening of the 9th by President and
| Mrs Cleveland in honor Of General and Mrs.
| Harrison
JOHN w. JOHNSTON, a United States Sena-
tor from 1870 to 1855 died on the 21th at his
home in Richmond Va, aged seventy eight
! years
AT the Democratic State convention held
on the 2Sth ult at. Grand Rapids, Mich. i.
r. Sherwood, of Kalamazoo was renomi-
mated for Justice of the Supreme Court, and
w. J. Daley and John $. Lawrence for Re-
gents OF the State University.
Hon HANNIBAL HANLIN, the only living
| ex-Yice-President of the United States, was
on the floor of the United States Senate on
the 2Sth ult
The National League of Republican clubs
met in convention at Baltimore on the 2Sth
| ult
GOVERNOR WILSON, of West Virginia, fon
the 2Sth ult issued certificates of election
to J. d. Anderson tDem) from the Third
Congressional district, and to J. NJ Jackson
(Dem) from the Fourth Congressional Ills
trict
COLONEL +. c. MCCLURE, of South Caro-
lima, Appointment Clerk of the Post office
Department, died suddenly of heart disease
! on the 2Sth ult in Washington
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
IS coNsuMprloN lNcuRAsLrq

Read the following; Mr.. G. H. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: ''Was down
with aoscess of Lungs. and friends and
physicians pronounced me an incurable
Consumptiye. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. 1t is the
finest medicine ever made.
Jesse Middlewart. Decatur, Ohio,
says: Had it not been for DIR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption | would
have died Of Lung Troubles. Was
given up by doctors. Am now in best
of health Try it. Sample bottles free
at A. A. BARRIERS drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
SIXTY MILLIONS

OF people is what we confdentially ex-
pect the next United States Census to
show as the population of the Great
Republic. One fourth of the whole
number live in the states of Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado--that
is, in the states reached by the lines OF
the great Burlington system. In other
words, if you want to get to the prin-
cipal cities and towns of a section which
contains one quarter of The American
people, you should secure your tickets
via 1.-The Burlington" 1t goes every
where, and offers to the traveller the
best accommodations which money,
skill and taste can provide. Its lines
pass through the finest and most pic
turesque portions of the West For
maps, time tables, etc, address w. j.
c. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent. St. Paul,
MINI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
FOR CALIFORNIA.

In addition to irst-class round trip
tickets to California and Pacific Coast
points which are on sale daily, the
Chicago j. Northwestern Railway
Company has arranged series of per-
sonally conducted one way second class
excursions to California. Persons join
ing these excursion parties will be pro-
vided free Of charge with completely
furnished berths, including mattresses.
curtains, blankets, pillows, etc, in new
tourist sleeping cars which will be run
through aOittoatt change from Chicago 10
San Francisco and Los 41ngeteS in
charge of experienced Conductors and
Porters the entire distance. The cost
of second-class ticket covers every
necessary expense except meals Fol
tickets and full information regarding
rates and dates on which excursion:
will start, apply to Agents of the Chica.
90 q North, Western Railway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
State News.
TIE GRAND AMY.


Officers Elected at the Annual Meeting In
Milwaukee, Woman's Relief Corps
Department. Commander Weissert was re-
elected by reclamation at the session OF the
annual encampment OF the State Depart
ment OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
in Milwaukee recently; i. Ferguson, of
Brandon, was elected Senior Vice-Com-
mander; d. J. James, Junior Vice-Com-
mander; DIR George Dale, of lola, Medical
Director; Rev Fletcher L. Wharton, OF
Milwaukee, Chaplain. There are over 1900
members OF the @. A. II. in the State.
The Woman's Relief Corps reelected their
Department President, Mrs. Caroline II.
Bell, of Milwaukee,, and also the Senior
Vice President, Mrs Helen n. Puffer, OF
Monroe. The other officers chosen were:
Junior Vice President, Mrs. Mary G. Miller,
of Oeonomowoc; Treasurer, Mrs Elmer w.
Stone, of Brodhead; Chaplain, Mrs Cora
Budlonm of Evansville
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

We are willing to bear personal testi-
mony to the efficacy and value of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which we have
been advertising some years in our
paper, having used it for blood i'm
purities with great success. 1t is a
preparation of standard merit, made of
perfectly pure ingredients, and thorough
ly effective in cleansing and purifying
the system. For eruptions, boils, etc. it
can be relied upcn every time. Our
own experience with il has been most
gratifying, and we arc glad to give il
this endorsement. -Attol Mass. Tran-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.

A CERTAIN preacher, discoursing upon
Bunyan and his works, caused litter
among his hearers by exclaiming: SIN
these days, my brethren, we want more
Bunyans,"
STILL more curious was another clerical
slip. A gentleman said to the minister
"When do you expect to see Deacon S.
againln "Never" said the reverend gentle
man, solemnly; ''the deacon is in Heaven"
A LECTURER said: Il must beg you to
give me your undivided attention; indeed,
it is absolutely impossible that you could
form a true idea of the hideous animal, of
which we are about to speak, unless YOU
keep your eyes on me-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
EoREIGN.


BARON HIRscH of Vienna, on the 26th do
mated 120,O00 francs yearly to Austria and
similar sum to Hungary to be devoted to the
relief of tradesmen who may thereby be
saved from financial ruin.
WHEN the Parnell commission resumed
its session in London on the 26th sensa-
ton was created by the announcement that
Pigott, the principal witness of the Times
had made a written confession that he
forged the Parnell letters and committed
perjury in giving his testimony before the
commission. 1t was also stated that he had
escaped from London.
NEAR St George, Ont, on the evening of
the 9th three cars of the st. Louis express
train fell through bridge one hundred feet
in height, and eight persons were killed and
twenty-six wounded, some fatally.
The London Times on the 27th withdrew
its pamphlets, "Parnellism and Crime aud
"O'Donnell versus Walter, from circula-
ton, and expressed regret for having pub
lished the forged letters
THE German missionaries at Zanzibar held
captive by the Arabs were liberated ON the
9th
A PRINTERS boy in Vienna was on the 27th
sentenced to six months imprisonment at
hard labor for repeating stories about the
late Crown Prince Rudolph
IHE extensive DT1ch WOTkS Oh be ttdNlllH,
near Marehiennes France, were burned on
the 9th. The flames spread to ten reser-
yoirs of tar, each reservoir containing ono
hundred thousand gallons, all Of which,
with a number of barges in the river, were
consumed.
LONDON advices of the 27th say that dur
ing gale on the North Sea seventy lives
were lost
A PASSENGER and freight train collided on
the 9th at Sweetsburg, Can, on the Cana
dian Pacific railway, and three trainmen
were killed
srEINITz, the champion chess player,
played simultaneously against nineteen per-
sons on the 2Sth ult at Havana, Cuba, and
won all the games
| A DWELLING at Marthaville. Ont, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 18Th ult, and the only
occupant, an old lady named Callivan, per-
ished in the flames.
PRINCE OSCAR, of Sweden was presented
with an addition to his family on the 2sth
ult. in the shape of little daughter.
Mrs. COLLINS a murderess. was hanged
/ on the 2Sth ult at Sidney, n. s w.
| IT was reported on the LIST that Richard
| Pigott, the forger of the Parnell letters
/ had committed suicide in hotel in Madrid.
A STATEMENT that Sir Julian Pauncefote
had been appointed British Minister to the
! United States was officially confirmed on
! the lst
The intense itching and smartiDg
common to letter and salt rheum may
be almost instantly relieved by applying
Cham berlain's Eye and Skin Ointment.
Many bad cases have been cured by it.
For sale by DR.. A. II BARBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE..-
The Best Salye in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns,and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
CURED. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
20 cents per box. For sale by
DR.. A. II. BARBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

New York Sun. Bobby had slipped
back into the dining room, and was
hurriedly discussing a second piece OF
the apple pie when his mother came in
you said could. ma" he remarked
in answer 10 her reproof. ''You told
me mustn't go over to Willie Waflles'
until was in apple pie order. an boy
can't get in apple-pie order on only one
niece -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

Rsilroad ticket agents of the Eastern,
Middle and Western states, will sell on
any date, via the Burlington Route from
Chicago, Peoria, or st Louis, round-trip
tickets at low rates to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland,
Toeoma, Seattle, Vancouver, or Vic
toria; also TO Denver, Cheyenne, Col
orado Springs, or Pueblo. For a special
folder giving full particulars of these
excursions, call on your local ticket
agent, or address p. S. Eustis, Gem
Pass. and Ticket Ag't, c. b. & Q. X. r
Chicago, Ill. 42-52-7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

-dUoid -Appearaaces.-A worthy gen.
tleman, having an unusually red nose,
was long suspected of being tippler on
the sly, by those not well acquainted
with bis strictly temperate habits. His
unfortunate Disagreement was prompt
ly cured by the use of Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
- .
EXPLODING GAS.

1t Wrecks Residence in Pittsburgh and
Causes Injuries to Several Persons.
PITTsBURGH Pa, Feb. 2S-At Z o'clock a
m the residence of Michael Murray on
Brownsville avenue, was totally wrecked by
three explosions in quick succession
of natural gas that had filed the
house during the night from leak in the
street main. The bed on which Mr.. Murray
was sleeping was blown through the side Of
the house into the street Mr.. Murray is
perhaps fatally injured Mrs Murray and
one daughter were slightly burned Another
daughter and son were cut by flying glass,
and received other injuries by jumping from
the second story window TO the ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
AN ABSOLUTE CURE.

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE
OINTMENT is only put up in large
two-ounce tin boxes, and is an absolute
cure for old sores, burns, wounds
chapped bauds, and all skin eruptions
VIII positively cure all kinds Of piles
Ask for the Original Abietine Oint-
ment. Sold by Stone Bros. Il Hasscll
at % cents per box. 40-40
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t is
the most easily taken, and the most
effective remedy known to Cleanse the
System when Bilious or Costive; to dis
pei Headaches, Colds and Fevers; to
Cure Habitual Constipation, lndiges-
ton, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by
the California Fig Syrup Company.
For sale in scots and S1,00 bottles by
A II. Barber, Druggist, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
TO BE TRIED FOR HER LIFE.

Miss Beechler, who Killed Young King at
Omaha In November Last. Arraigned--A
Plea of Not Guilty-Her Trial TO Begin
March 20.
OMAHA, Neb, March Miss Elizabeth
Beechler, alias Mrs King. the woman who
claims to be the wife of the late Henry w.
King. and who on November Il last shot and
killed King at the Paxton Hotel in
this city was arraigned before Judge
Croft Wednesday and entered a
plea of not guilty There was considerab e
squabbling among the attorneys as to what
name the woman would be arraigned I'M
der, but it was finally decided by the court
that she should be prosecuted under both
names-Beechler and King-so as to make
the verdict fega'. The trial was set for
March 25
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
THE INAUGURATION.

The Chicago & North-Westcrn Rail
way Company offers its pairous a splen-
did opportunity to visit Washington in
March next, and participate in the
ceremonies incident to the Inauguration
of President Harrison. For that coca
sion tickets will be sold from al prin-
cipal stations at the very low rate Of
one fare tor tho round trip. For full
information regarding rates. dates o.
sale, etc. apply to Agents Chicago &
Northwestern Railway.
47-4S- J0-52.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
The WAGES oE SIN.

John w. Doherty, of st. Paul, Shot Dead
in the street by Woman with Whom
He Had Been Intimate.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March l. - John w.
Doherty, assistant cashier Of the American
Express Company, was killed at o'clock
Wednesday evening by woman with whom
he had been living, and who refuses to give
any name but Clara Doherty. She had been
an inmate of several brothels in this
city, and claims to have been brutality
treated by her paramour She met
him on Fifth street and shot him in the
back. He ran about fifty feet and fell on
his face with blood pouring from his nose
and mouth Eight minutes after the shoot
ing occurred he died The woman was
promptly arrested, and claims she did not
intend to kill him, but does not seem to re-
greet it very much.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
iiI3;ljlIl3

After ten years exclusive sale, can now be
obtained of all Druggists and Dealers in Medi-
eines. II CURES-take notice-not simply helps
but CURES LIVER COMPLAINT,
BiIiOusness and Dyspepsia.
IL strictly vegetable preparation and viii
CIJRE MALARIA, and all MALARrAL troubles.
DR.. s. II. Wise, of Boston, Ky; says
"Have practiced medicine Is years, and find no
equal To HERBGSE as a Liver Regulator"
DIR. w. A. Baker, Of Madison, Fla, says
"a bottle of HERBIEE Is worth more than
$500 worth Of Qninine in any family"
Acting on the Liver in different way from
any other medicine; 1t is positive. cure for
Chronic Constipation and is cheaper than Pills.
Its peculiar composition is such, that we
guarantee to cure any case of Chills and Fever
or Bilious Fever with one bottle.
II costs but 75 cents and each bottle con-
tains over 30 average doses, making the cost
less than two cents dose. Would you ask
for cheaper medicine II is not cure-all But
viii cure any Liver, Bilious OF Mala-
rial Complaint. Manufactured by
The zerbi7ae Co,
(successors to VIM. Condell.) Ut. Louis, Mo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

Remember that Ayer's Cherry Pee
toral has no equal as specific for colds
coughs, and all affections of the throat
and lungs. For nearly half century
it has been in greater demand than any
other remedy for pulmonary COM
plants. All druggists have it for sale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
Tascott Round Again.

DR. Carey, county physician. went to the
Lafayette County poor house the other day
and amputated the frozen feet of tramp
who had been taken there February 10 and
who was believed by the authorities TO be a
criminal He refused to divulge his name
or birthplace or give any information that
might lead TO his identification. While he
was under the influence of chloroform his
clothing was searched by the sheriff and
seventy dollars and a carefully preserved
copy of Chicago paper of February 8, 1855
giving detailed account Of the murder OF
Amos J. Smell, were found. Some people
believed that the tramp was the long lost
TaScott
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

Epoch: Dentist (to fair customer in
chair Are you not Miss Smith of Mad
ison avenue?
Miss Smith (coldly) Yes.
Dentist think had the pleasure to
meet you in Saratoga last summer?
Miss Smith Indeed; you will see, sir,
that you get hold of the right tooth.
He got hold of the right tooth, but
it came harder than any tooth Miss
Smith ever had pulled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

The best spring medicine or blood
purifier you can take, is few doses Of
St. Patrick's Pills. They cost 25 cents
box and accomplish more good than
Sl.00 invested in any other medicine.
Guaranteed and sold by A. II. BARBER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

The quickest divorce proceeding that
Rock County has ever had was before Judge
Bennett at GAINESVILLE recently. T. j. Sails
man. formerly Of Milwaukee, began an ac-
ton against his wife about four o'clock, and
n half hour later the testimony had been
taken and the court ordered Judgment of
divorce prepared. Mrs. Salesman resumes
her maiden name, and will be known as
Miss Clara Judd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

Any man who has struck his finger
nail with hammer "knows how it is
himself and if he tries it he will know
that the best thing for it is DR.. Fenner's
Golden Relief. 1t is also the best thing
for diarrhoea, pain in the stomach,
burns, flesh cnts, neuralgia and rheu-
matism. Quickly cures all pain, swell
ing. and stomach and bowel difficulties.
Worth its weight in gold. Try it.
For sale'by Dr. A II. Barber.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S-Jacob E. Goodman,
until last Saturday evening cashier of the
Cook County Treasurer's office, has in all
probability joined the American exiles in
Canada, and his bondsmcn, William i.
johnson and Jesse NJ. Allen, both ex-County
Treasurers, viii have to make good some
$1,000 of the peoples money which Mr.
Goodman has gotten away with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

In quandary: Mistah.White- doc
tab. my chile done catch de hoopin-
cough Doctah Black CATER serious
thoughD-"You mus take tree hairs
frum mules back an put 'em on dat
chile. Dey will cure de chile, but it'll
kill de mule. ''But see heah. doctab,
rs a poor man. is, an | can't afford
ter lose dat 'er mule Won't takin' de
hairs frum some odder place cure de
chile widout KILN de mule?'' .,Onlv
one. You kin take EN- from de mules
hind legs "But dat nd kill me-
Net0 York Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
a srRlklNeLv BEAUTIFUL BABY.

One of our leading ladies in calling
the other day upon neighbor, who
glories in a remarkably beautiful baby,
said Excuse my comparison, but
your baby reminds me of the wonder
ful success | have had in making
bread and cake lately with the UNRI.
VAILED BAKING POWDER; the lovliness
of your baby suggests the success
have had with that powder" Full
pound 25 cents. $685.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

WE HAVE sold Ely's Cream Balm
about three years, and have recon-
mended its use in more than hundred
special cases Of ca;arrh. The uDani-
nous answer TO our inquiries is, Its
the best remedy that have ever used. I"
Our experience is, that where parties
continued its use. it never fails to cure
y. II. Montgomery & Co, druggists,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
have used Ely's Cream Balm for
dry catarrh Cte which Eastern persons
are subject who come 10 live here). 1t
has proved a curc.-B. F. NJ. Weeks,
Denver, Col 5z-2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
RHEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA

sPaines Celery Compound has been God
send % me. For the past two years have sur
fered with neuralgia or the heart, doctor AFTER
doctor failing TO cure me. l have now taken
nearly four bottles OF the Compound, and am
free from the complaint feel very grateful
TO yOu.n CHAs. ii. LEWIS, Central Village, CT.