business Directory. iKKU'IAI. dikk< i•« >by. I,ft\fruit Court-J T.MIU.s. (P.o. 1,.n *.tor.; lit' Probate (eurt —Wm. MeG M -a 1 Tr'iit’ior —A K. JUiCaMSfT Shrriff— WILUAM K. BL'MT H-n*trr nf Deris— jANHnWoot.ii.il-* r.vrfc Circuit C-» ick.yvlllo.) r.,T C:i *ni*s mrtf W". I*- DEWEY, A TORNE Y AND COUNSELOR AT LAW LANCASTER, AVIS, oil) in tlic Rank HulWiniO l i -i-ismall Hi Ci.ii’",a. I *iyf* an.l «*ID lan-li, iti! l l v, ,iu .f i .11.-iim r aii'l iwnuring claim*. A... ii.iv 1, 1 71. SWO B ARBI c CLEMENTSON t l DUN El ni l COCN-EWHIn at La :Luniiuiter, tv,. Hi', (.I liw in .ii. fiinta cT 1011,,, li at**l S atw «’i*urt» anil Hit. ,I- to 'n 1 I’ l *t*.l• ill all parts of tha Mat,- it, 1,. li.tl, in. sII ■U. I'P P 41 JCDN M. ROUNTREE, t r.iii'D", s>, i il N' KI.GR AT L AH' Platt«-»illa, H Will Il 11, I 1'.,,. ..Ull«_oftl_ii» CEO. C HAZE LT ON. 1 1 L -'W \VM. K. A jrt'Klt, ~;‘.i.y »n.l COIN.-LLOK lit I.nw, Patlntrilla. H, i. um< I till! Rank. VV. BRADLEY r i,A.!‘' 1 L, t l iDjiNEV ai'l Cdl NsEl.'dl at L»w ai.l Notary in....i1.i •iiv. Ail It’Kul Imaim-s inmptiy attfi I". 1 t„. t .11- I-Uona wa-t ---it I-, iii. .v in mo. t I TORN KVS 111 CoL'SfIKI. OK* it l..t«r. atnl B-n ial linilli' a WAHDK N ANI> 10 1 D*<» N, i IHHINEV Hill CDI NSEI.dH It till a, Jainva’own, A Wi<. Will j. 1,1., ..t>, cl.iii.ia ami timk,i r<,llec tintia |-r, tnplly. BU3HNELI. CLARK, t TI'DK KVft an,l 1 'OL.NBKLORB >t I ,tv. o,'iiT Col- A i 1,1 I l.m„ A: f, f Wis. t U K 81)8 11 1 I KGAI. I ANK9 l-r »al*> at A li i m Hi, JSTKAC JT OFI I< JE FOiioitA.tr count r. jd’i■!'l'D K. MNCASTRK .■Hi in Lank ilt,ii -link, up st.ora. .I Illioniv, /i LN Kit l i 1.l iii l INO AOKNT an l ONVKV- I| 1 \m I iti.s iiiv,-liital, >1 anl I i ~11.. i |,r,imi tljr a,ti n 1.-,! to. It.-cr- J. IX. MNECUODE, \DT\It VID 111,U'. Claim A. -t, iintl AK”Ht for acv (A ,i ~i tin 1.-t I.t I" and tii" I i”'n am Com mi, m tin' .uiitry. il i l.i iia,- l Atj, Monotr. 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UNITED STATES HOTEL, i h. 1,1.'K. i-j rl( t ,r, Dm* fit It. 11l ih*hi Steam •l l(.»t 11 I l*HMienjr*-r U©n**ral hK»h Hi* «.for PUttevill«, I.nuc/ißt<*r ntul p >iut4 Kiwt. In munition Hi,,| ‘I" 1 Hotol. PLATTEVILLE HOTEL, V It. I». RTKKLTBIt, ,ner ,dMineral and 8i„ ,r.d I i pi.... In, W i nl HUldiHrf «t- I, lifl*,. In<»! Lir*. Pnliipl" f* 'ill I alia. 111 1 ,1 J AT Up* 1101 SII, A. Ai.ATI'J*. pr.-piii t I'lattevilln, Wis. This A I, a II ■l..| 1 all II It.-.l .11 ic r Dai. Si ,*i doors Hi, M Ii 11 i,ewly till ■:-tn"l and llttnd up in iy l l. s nipio l "lan I SLildlnu at Pi, I. nun,-s walk 'll .11 till, BLOOM IN (AON HOTEL, J|MH W DDIIIIDI It, Diprl.o r stp ,'*■***’l p, |L.r |p.„ mm, i. a. vt It in an! r L-r,and i, U{ t»• 2*i-iVJ ULAI£K: i:*a' HOUSE IV I Iti \KVI.V, ir ,pi r, I'.iliiipi- n Wis TL s t(. I, 1,,,, i„., ti r.<. nti i la,v'-dmid refurbished II i. i .....t i,y i a tli,. w. slern J .1 •.1 .1, nail a* d livery sta ll. V SMITH, I>. N .srift I. >N it ill a at I -id.lli’r, v li<,t li nl -town. Itriint DR. A. H. GARBER, J 111 V -HT.VN an !si KUiMV l.iim-ast-r. Wi nslu I |,i j ..a,, 1, I. All. u Itor -21 Lt D. W. CAtILEY, M. O. 1 .IV-K’l'N I i'. IIM\, li i. l oin,l at hi- i. -i,|„tie» yards w,-si of Jones Itrini Store 22-i’,i) DR. C. I’ V ALLEY, IMIVSin A N 111 1 1 J l lit 3 j;a\ r t ii <1 r* imi.ii Kx unlnin< I '•in |,Aii< i: Wi nflii.* ovrr I! 'I ft. i’.t*ltl, r. it '1 (Vcn.*, I’rwt -Ist NATIONAL BANK of BOSCOBEL, t.l'OM O-INIV, WISCONSIN. PllvM-V l'< C!H v n< 1 IMI W I.KEFI, I 4V, HILI.UM MKI.SUW, t i! B I buy and netl (t g s .-ilvi r, null'i in, Ac— -1 11 i :'f ir att ution givfii to t ,u ,1"! 1 1 111 r. igu 1 ..mi mm? t■*. u THE BANK OF BOSCOBEL t- 11 ii: I Ju a t;<'iit.*ral B\nkingan3 Exchange Business! I> l V ,tn H m* ••'v,yy nti 1 **i- v<’ruf>»**nt Hotel*: j) i. nt N*>! vo l»s v .-it* mi.! tra niwct all Mil ,jst if. it* At- Drift-ml «f t »or• i M A 1 tlf principal Hnnk* nn B I, Wj*. f.).» 7*» tw.'p. II uului' r UYR. K- H.-iDLim *2 I'll i i-tiant nm! Miuu.«r W 00 is!*. »ti .liv'tim from th<* *»bovo r »te* will be al* l.Mt when (aid lv tii'kctM ar»* purt*hfu»t*»l. K M j*PAPEN BYLAND HOLLOWAY’, IJA.XNI 1C LJlttS And l)oalers in Exchange, I N \MT.U. WImVSSIS. ]M Y l I* tr »:llv. 22-30 HODGES McCARN, \NKI !US DEHERS IN EXCHANGE \N: UiWKHS'MKYf sK'TKITIKS, Wl« MIS. r. _• :U*'I 1 I *n. G anJpro- I .’fll’f t.. n r n vji. e v. «v. -k s 1 irk, CV •i. jN ,U*l L’ank Misk tis HUMPHREY Sc CLARK, KRR3 r->\. hfisoon *in I>l ui. v (i krn-MKNT l» I t i. K\. Prompt atton *ml Om p*J 1 -'ii i m« until'* lt»- -tJI-.w-l i il i* it t.r.t rnrr.'ut ZUHt. WM. MERCHANT TAILOR, Bloomington, wis. M u i,. t til«-r a 1- i 'ititt to thr UNt -•viii. Parti ul.ii hiUßtiiUii»»iil to cutting r.«. i ill w unlit- I. II ilii M« >1 >KKAT K. t,,y. i, Wi«,»'ui .7, J>:« GEORGE T. WALKER, <«ral W'ut for Crißl, I »i i LaT»yrti«> fi antics for HOWE SEWING MACHINE, t'hit krritig, tin t-•itin, Fullrr t Co'# ?tA‘4O3, FRINGE'S ORGANS AND MELODEONS. I.ANtAr»KR. WISCONSIN, ESTABLISHED IN 1843. slimes VOL. 24, NO. U [Written for the Herald.] THE 11EVISIT OF JUDGMENT. »r JOHN LA’»LV». Ti- i spark—'ti* a flams —tis n flrw—‘tis a hell Ti-a whist t’< a h ss—'tlaa roar—'t a yell Lih, tne wHVH.uf lhe sea when tha tempests are there, The loDgae* of destruction le»]i ft-ree on the air, An I tii« pride of the lan l with its glory nod fame Is s i -pt from Ih arth in a deluge of flame. 'T Is an o.i*ii—it i-- murd-r—the city is mad— T i- a tear—’t'»a prayer, for that p.*opl* is sa l Tin-. urae lor the ruin so 1 irfully spread Is a tided, for ttn< t-ir of repentance is sUe I 1 And low in the lust it bows to the rod. And nvuiK to the judice and vengeance ot God. \S 1. -ei 1., t thv sword the stlfT-neeked and blind A high handed p- w. r still watches mankind, hail .'s empires and kingdoms Hh-a'l crumble to dn«t, W ih. y dare to depart from tha true and the just. Cuu rim.- tl in: mh long It is time that replies And the ruins of ages in answer arise, s, Sodom, Gomorrah.and Nineveh, to,, lyre, Hit, d, and Tadmor arise on the view, An 1 the shades of vast wreck* Irom sach sin-k.lghted clime flt.ui p ale by the s.de of our mushroom of time, Win li r.* aded their splendor and equale 1 their crime But it needs',iot a Cyrus’ or Tamer! uie’s sword To be r o’er tlm ,rth the doom of the Lord. It in Is not ,i Th is, a Goth or a Han To ,1 1 what High ii avia iiaa willed to be done. Go. iimyo !h„ air, or a shake of the land, And Uio t.,w-1s i the mighty are toss-1 Uk->lh suml; Oi., sl.i t of tli- sen, ,r one sc men of drought, And d-structi'n hii I famines are iaging ataiut. W wo.j uuto man when his time shad expire, A spark from the Lord t-creation oil tire. But tm.' 1-11 li- has tried ih- and thy glory is smit ten, Thy "Menu" and "T-kel" h ive yet to ho written. Thy ndafortgnc's a fortune, if limu wilt so take it, Thy trial's a blessing, if thm wilt so make it. 0 I a, on-light How on the wild reef of sin, Thy I tin Inti >n on truth and mi virtue login, llise, rim, from thy ash s, thus purged from they guilt Let new wills be erected, thy temp et rebuilt; Hut boa-t not thy bulwarks of iron and stone, lln.ii lu .gho iat thy folly, and tliou art o’erthrown, In thy march to new glories bear ever in mind The God that is o'er us sleeps not nor is hllud. A WoddiHK of two Countries. The union of the railway system of the United States and the Cana da;*, th" other day at Bangor, was an event worthy the presence of tho President of one and tho Governor General oi’ the other. Tho banquet, the speeches, and the cordial and fra ternal tending indulged in, were also appropriate. It wus a wedding of the material interests of tho best coun tries of tho continent, and the tie—an iron one—is strong enough to last through all tuturo generation. Leav ing out of view the country that will lie opened up to development by tho new road, and tho connections it makes, there rrnains the groat fact that it practically annihilates what* ever advantages any ol the lour con tiguous Atlantic ports may hereto fore have possessed over ono another. Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Boston are all now within almost equal iisianoes of London or Liver po d. The man cuts off 050 miles in dir taii< u: J three days in time be tween Europe and America, and transfers I he steamship trade to Port land nii'i Halifax it will lie seen that there i much more in this affair than a mere junketing excursion Forney's Press. The Great Fires. IL low ui\ given tbo losses by some ot ilit' great tires that have occurred since the burning of London, two hundred summers ago. They are ail of no mean magnitude, but compared with tiie lute Chicago conflagration they seem ii significant enough. London. 1666. 13.200 buildings do si fiiyed—loss. 50.>,000,000. Moscow, 1812 30,800 buildings Btroyed —loss, $150,000,000. Only 0,000 buildings left standing. Savannah, 1820, 403 buildings de stroyed loss, $8,000,000. New York, 1835, 048 buildings de stroyed 18,000,000. New nl{, 1830, —loss, $10,000,- 000. I’ittsli'irg, 1845, 1,200 buildings de ui- is putting in her claims for the honor of accommodat ing the next National Convention of tho Republican party. —Foul Water— A duck pond. ®»nt Coa nt ji fjcroßi. A Stern Necessity. (Frum the Chicago Jourusl This is a time for frugality in liv ing and economy in expenditure.— Those who are wise enough to appre ciate tho widespread elfocts of tho re cent Great Firo. not only upon the private atfairs of individuals, but up on tho financial and commercial inter ests of the country at large, need uot be toid that we will soon cuter upon a winter of uncertainty**. Many men of wealth have been either impoverished or seriously re duced in means, arid many poor men. and men of small properties have lost about every thing they possessed in the world. These sudden changes in the condition and circumstances of a largo number of people, taken in connection with the more or less per ceptible effect onr disaster has occa sioned or may occasion to tho general financial affairs of the country, must necessarily cause thoughtful men to pause and consider the possibilities, if nut probabilities, of the future. Wo have, as a people, been living and moving too "fast.” We have spent our money extravagantly, have denied ourselves no covoted lux ury—have, in short, many of us, been making money easily and rapidly, spent it lavishly, and consequently fallen into habits of luxurious living and financial recklessness that in the olden timo would have been deemed downright wickedness. Now we have been brought round with a sud den turn and though the lesson has been an exceedingly severo ono, yet if it will, in its compulsory conse quences, bring us to our sober senses, and cause us to live more rationally and less wildly and ostentatiously— ii'it will have tho effect to teach us tho necessity as well as tho wisdom of prudence and humility, it will have served at least one very salutary pur pose. At all events, none among us are now so wealthy that they can with salety disregard the necessity of econ omizing their resources and aband oning those showy and extravagant ways of living and appearing, which have of late years brouoht the socie ty of our American cities—Chicago esecially—to tho low level of that of the frivolous and reakless Parisians We must —all of us—to use a vulgar but expressive slang phrase, “haul in our horns,” and live like men and women of sense, instead of aiming at more sensation and the gratification of a lovo of vain show and luxurious display. We have had too much of this—a great deal too much and the effect has been a sadly growing de moralization of society and of the community as a whole. We know not what is before us.— Wo all have a painfully realizing sense of tho uncertainty of human af fairs. It is well not to take a meian eoly view of tho present or tho future. It is always better to look upon tho bright side of tho picture, and enjoy looking at it, than to sit and gaze sadly upon the dark side, and be on ly miserable. But it is nevertheless the part of prudenco to think sober ly when we are in the midst of sober circumstances and hence it becomes us all at this timo, in view of what has happened, in view of what is be fore us that must bo accomplished to insure the dommon welfare, and in view of all those possibilities, and perhaps probabilities, of tho future, to which reference lias already been made, to study and practice economy —to live prudently within our means, anil to say to all fashion’s vanities, luxuries and follies, “Get thee behind me, Satan.” The Fire a Punishment. —Not a few assert that tho great tiro was a punishment sent by (rod upon Chica go, as a visitation for their sins but as many persons purely innocent, strangers to and mere temporary so journers in Chicago, suffered equally (some of them death) with those whom this class of denouncers call tho Chicago sinners, both thereby ex periencing tho “diviuo wrath,” this theory of God's punishment may reasonably be doubted. (juito a dispute took place yester day in the street between two per. sons on this subject. Said one “1 look upon the great fire, sir, as punishment sent by God on the Chica go people for their wickedness.” ‘•Well," said the other “did you help any of the sufferers by the tiro in Chicago.” “Yes sir,” was tho reply, “I did help all I could. I contributed free ly, really more than 1 was able, to tho sufferers.” “Well, then, if it was intended as a punishment sont by God on those people, by what right did you inter pose with help to mitigate the punish ment He bad inflicted What busi ness have you to interfere with the Divine purposes The boliover in the dispensation of wrath had nothingtosay,— Milwaukee Sentinel. Chicauo Hotels. —Tho proprietors of the Sherman House have purchas ed l\ W. Gates’ Hotel, corner of Ciin t >n and Madison streets, and opened for business. The Trernont House proprietors occupy the Michigan Avenue Hotel. The Brigg’s House is now at the Laclede Hotel near Madison street bridge. The Matte son House can be found at 579 West Washington street. top* The German element in the U. S., as shown by the last census, is about one twenty-third of the whole population of 38 555,983. Ten States contain the great bulk of the Ger mans of this country, as foilows York SIS.SO2 Mi«#onri_ 11VI1S Illinois !»3,T&S Indian* TS.OOO Ok 1521W7 lowa M. 182 W,-on.in Pfnn»ytTaaia N«w J*r»*y 54,000 jC-FTSince the Chicago fire the po lice of that city have succeeded in recovering $400,000 worth of proper ty stolon during the conflagration, AWAKE UPON ALL SUBJECTS: NEUTRAL UPON NONE. LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1871. THE GREAT FIRE Tacitu*’ Ace uut or Hip Burning of Horn Strik ing Similarity between it aud the Chicago Fire Senator Thurman delivered a feel ing address at the Columbus, Ohio, grand concert for the relief of suf* faring Chicago, on Saturday even ing last. In thecourso of his remarks ho observed When we reflect upon this subject, wo nuturally recur to what history tells us of similar calamities. And in considering them we are struck with tho fact that in no instance, perhaps, was the destruction of values as great, or the amount of suffering greater, than at Chicago. The mem orable tire at li >me, in the reign o Nero, destroyed nearly tivo-sevenths of the city, and included within the ruins were there most stately tem ples and public buildings, and her rarest and most valuable collections of literature, science and the arts But it is not probablo that the pe cuniary loss was as great as that of Chicago. And the individual suf fering, dreadful as il was, was miti gated by the warmth of a summer sun, for tho firo occurred in July. Yet it was horrible and, in order to rocall the scene to your memories, and because in many points it resem bles that at Chicago, 1 cannot refrain from reading the vivid description of it bv Tacitus: “A dreadful calamity,” says he, “followed in a short lime after, by some ascribed to chanco, and by others to the execrable wickedness of Nero. The authority of histo rians is on both sides, and which pre dominates is not easy to determine. It is, however, certain that of ah the disasters that ever befell tho city of Romo from the rage of tire, this was the worst, the most violent and dec structive. The flames broke out in that part of the city which adjoins on one side to Mount Palatine, and on the other to Mount Ctclius. It caughta number of shops stored with combustible goods, and gathering great force from the wind, spread with rapidity from ono end of the circus to the other. Neither the thick walls of houses uor tho inclos ure of temples, nor any other build ing could check the rapid progress of tho flames. A dreadful conflagra tion followed. The level parts of the city were destroyed. The firo communicated to the higher build ings, and, again, laying hold of the interior places, spread with a de gree of velocity that nothing. coiiLU resist. The form of the streets, long and narrow, with frequent windings, and no regular openings, according to the plan of ancient Home, contri buted to increase the mischief. The screams and lamentations of women, the infirmaties of old age, and the weakness of tho young and tender, added misery to the dreadful scone. Some endeavored to provide for themselves, others to save their friends, in ono part dragging along the lame and impotent, in another waiting to receive the tardy or un expecting relief themselves; they lingered, they obstructed one anoth er they looked beniud, and the fire broke out in front they escaped from the flames, and in their place of refugo found no safety tho fire rag ed in every quarter all were involv ed in ono general conflagration.— The unhappy wretches fled to places remote, and thought themselves se cure, hut soon perceived the flames raging round them. Which way to turn, what to avoid, or what to seek no ono could tell. They crowded the streets; they fell prostrate on the ground they lay stretched in the fields, in consternation and dis may resigned to their fate. Num ber lost their substance, even llib tools and implements by which they gained their livelihood, aud, in that distress, did not wish to survive. Others, will with aliliction for their friends and relations whom they could not save, embraced a volunta ry, death, and perishingin the flames. “During the whole of this dismal scene no man dared to attempt any thing that might check tho violence ot tho dreadful calamity. A crew of incendiaries stovd near at hand de nouncing vengeance on ail who of fered to interfere. Some were so abandoned ns to heap fuel on tho flames. They threw in fire brands and flaming torches, proclaiming aloud that they bad authority for what they did. Whether,- in fact, they had received such horrible or ders,or, under that defiarV e, meant to plunder with greater licentiousness, cannot now be shown.” 1 make no apology for reading to you this lenghty extract, written nearly 1,800 years ago, to prescribe what befell Home in the sixty-fourth year of iho Christian era. It pre sents to your imagination a more lively picture of what happened to an American city, within the present month, than anything I could say. When it was written the American continent was unknown. More than 17 centuries after it was written, the city of Chicago sprung iuto existence; and yet, so similar are mankind in all ages, and so invaiablo at "ail times are the laws of' nature, that the words of tho Homan historian de scribe with almost equal tided ty, the destruction of tho ancient mistress ot the world and of the com mercial mistress of an American state. The great firo at London in IGGG destroyed five-sixths of the city within the wails, and is said to have consumed about 12.000 boasts. It happened eaily in September, and tho individual suffering was, to some extent, alleviated by very fair and miid whether. It was, neverthele-.* very great, and tho destruction ol property immense. And the calami ty was marked by the samo incen diarism and thefLthat were seen at J Home and Chicago. 1 might speak of the memorable tires at U mstautinoplo, Hamburg, San Francisco, and other cities, but it would bo a usel -ss consumption of time. They were all more or le-s marked by the same deeds of wick edness 1 have mentioned, and they all were followed by an exhibition of the noblest charity and bonevolenco. All Italy, says Tacitus, contributed aid to suffering Horae. All Kngland says a cotemporary, did the samo for London. And all America, and nations beyond the sea, are now do ing the same for Chicago. 1 have heard tho question asked, “Will Chicago be rebuilf?” Who can doubt it? Home arose from her ash es more beautiful than ever. Lon don, greatly improved, was rebuilt in f'-Mir years Hamburg is a finer city than the II unburg of old. San Francisco shows no tracos of her re peated destruction. And even the slothful Turk has rebuilt and beauti fied 0 Mistunlinople. Sheridan in tho Fire. In tho terrible ordeal through wlti, n the ill fated city of Uhicago has just pass J, there appeared ono man, ut least, who, while the firey tide swept over the city, was calm, col looted and sell-controlled amid tho ex citement prevailing ad aroflnd biin That man was General Sheridan. As at Winchester he arrived in time to rauy Stis army and infuse spirit in retiring soldiers to renow the snug gle which secured them a glorious victory, so his presence at Chicago when the city was wrapped in flames hud the effect of inspiring the almost desparing citizens with the hope that all was not yol lost. Self-controlled, determined and vigilant, the hero of the Sbouundaah valley played a part in battling tho flames in tho Garden City of the West which will add to his renown, aud cause his name to be still more warmly cherish ed in tho memory of his countrymen 1 1la his handful of men he accomp lished wonders' Fighting lire with fire, destroying to prevent greater destruction, blowing up buildings, the ruins of which wore t servo as bar ricades against tbo fact consuming flames, General Sheridan contested every inch of its advance. As if Heaven itself smiled on the resolute ness with which the brave soldier fought tor tho safety of tho homes of tho unfortunate Chicagonians, it let fall copious torrents of rain to aid tho stragglers, and thus the conflagration was stayed. But the labor of tho soldier were not ended. Thousands 'of homeless men, women and children were without a place to lay their heads aud without food to appease thocravings of hunger. For a second time diil .Sheridan’s thoughtfulness and army experience corao to the rescue. Tbo tents and the army rations provided through his fore thought afforded shelter and food for tin* sufferers. This temporary relief bridged over the interim between the first effects of the terrible calam ity and tho reception of the first bounteous offerings of the people of tho whole nation, who have never yet been deaf to the appeals of suffering or misfortune. —N Y. Herald. llow British Free Trade Benefits the Farmers. La-t year England purchased lG 750 783 cvvts ot Indian corn, paying tor it in round numbers 820,000,000 Of this enormous quantity she took from ii- 23 003 cwts, paying for them SIO,OOO. She bought wheat and flour to the amount of $98,000,- 000. paying us for our share thereof 10,000 000 She bought oats for which she paid 822 000.000, giving ns for our i-hure nfi.be supply $36,- 000. She paid $1 1 000,000 for barley, no part of which came to us. Her total import of these commodities cost her $153 000,000, of which wo had $40,000 000. The market thus furnished to our farmers is far less that for food given to them 03- the single iron manufac tures of tho Union, from the mason who builds tho furnace to the ma chinist who supplies the turning lathe ami the locomotive. Further than this, tho foreign market tends to di minish as Russian arid Hungarian railroads increase the facility ot com munication with England; whereas the domestic market tends to increase with every new furnace and every’ rolling mill that under the benign in fluence of a protective tariff is erect ed.— Forney's Press “Send it All !”—Theodore Tilton, in the Golden Age, tells the story of a boy of ten years, who had 8200 in a savings bank, and being asked by bis father how much of his own money he would give to help keep win m the little hands and feet of the children of Chicago, burst into tears, and out of a bean full of charity ex claimed “Father, send it all!” The writer adds: “And tho whole S2O0 —tho sum total of the boy’s slow savings—was sent next day on its errand of mercy. Wo happen to know that the child’s father, in draw ing out these two hundred childish dollars, put back four hundred Into their place, The Chicago Pecuniary Loss.— Tho loss by the Chicago fire, im mense as it is, comes down as tho facts are known. One hundred and fifty millions is high as it is now put by those who arrive at a conclusion from a calm survey of diligent in quiry. Of this amount, however, probably not a quarter will fall on Chicago. New York is by far the greatersufferer of all. Between eighty and one hundred millions in money will flow into Chicago in a steady stream to rebuild the city and New York and other cities are again “set ting up” Chicago in business as rap idly as possible a fact which amounts to a tribute of which she ba every reason to feel pround. Phila delphia Press. Josh Billings on Marriage. Sum marry bekause they have been highsted sura whare else this is a cross match, a bay and a sorrel pride may make it endurablo. Sum may marry for love without a cent iu their pocket nor a friend in the world, nor a drop of pidigree. L’his looks desperate, but it is the strength of the gamo. Sum marry bekause they think wimmin will bo scarce next year, and live to wonder how the crop holds out. Sum marry to get rid of them selves and discover that the gamo was one two could play at, and neither win. Sum many the second timo to get even, and find it a gambling game, the more they put down the loss they take up. Sum marry to be happy, and not finding it, wonder where all tho hap piness goes to whon it dies. Sum marry, they can’t tell why, and live, they can’t tell how. Almost everybody gets married, and it is a good joke. Sum marry in haste, and then sit down and think it carefully over. Sum think it carefully over, and then sit down and marry. Both ways are right if they hit tho mark. Sum marry rakes tew convert them. l’liis is a little risky, and takes a smart missionary to do it. Sum marry coquotts. This is like buying a poor farm, hovily mortgag ed, and working tho ballance of yure days to clear opb the mortgage. But, after all, married life is full az certain az the dry goods fuzzi ness. No man can swear exactly where ho will fetch up when he touches calico. No man can telljist what calico has made up its mind to do next. Calico don’t oven know herself. Dry goods ov all kinds is tho child ov circumstances. 1 hat man who stands on tho bank shivering, and dasent, is more apt to catch cold than him who pitches hiz head fust into tho river. If enny body asks you whi you got married (If need bo) tell him you don’t recollect. Married “Full Up.”— ln Virginia, where the law fixes tho marriago fee at one dollar, there is a reminiscence of a couple who many years ago call ed on a parson and requested him to marry them. “Where is my feo?” said tho old functionary. Tho parties who were to unite their fortunes did so at once, and found the joint amount to be twenty-seven cents. “1 cant marry you for that sum r said the irate old gentleman. “A little bit of servico will go a long way,” suggested the male ap plicant. “Oh, no,” said tho parson “you don’t pay for tho size of tho pill but for tho good you hope it will do you.” The lass, intent on marriage, be gan to weep, but the parson was in exorable, and the couple turned sad ly lo depart. Just then a happy thought seemed to strike the forlorn maiden, and she turned and cried, through her tears— “Ploaso sir, if you can’t marry us full up, won’t you mairy us twenty seven cents worth Wo can come for the rest some other time.” This was too much for tho parson. Ho married them “full up,” and they went on their way rejoicing. —A little boy, whose mother had promised him a present, was saying his prayers preparatory to going to bed but bis mind running on a horse began —“Our Father who art in Heaven mu, won’t you give me a horse—thy kingdom come—with a string to it —A good sort of man was recently asked to subscribed for a chandelier for the church. “Now,” said ho, “what’s the use of a chandelier Af ter you get it, you can’t got any one to pla}’ on it.” —An old lady is collecting all the political papers she can lay her hands on, to make soap of. She says they aro a “desput site better than ashes, they are almost clear lie.” A Beaver Dam man found his wife in the embrace of a traveling dentist, and actually kicked the fel low out of the house. Ho says such conduct on his wife’s part always did make him mad. —An industrious old lady in East ern Connecticut, whose early educa tion was neglected, has put out a sign, announcing “goin’ out white-washing done in hero.” —A policeman asked a drunken -Etbiop whom he could scarcely see in the dim light of a cell. “Are yon colored?”—“Colored, no, dis yer chile horn so.” —“See here, mister,” said a lad driven up a tree by a ferocious dog; •‘if you don’t take that dog away, I’ll eat up all your apples.” —Why are fashionable young ladies like letters Because, unless they havo stamps the males reject them. —Why was Uerodias tho fastest woman in the F ble Because she got a head of ohn the Baptist on a charger. —An editor ausvrerod a chalhnge, “when I want to die, I can shoot my self.” —A paper advertises for “girls for cooking." Wo like them raw. —What is syn-tax Duty on whis key. ittti. l’bo Chicago Evening Journal suggests that all tbe damaged and useless safes that passed through the conflagration be piled up in some prominent locality in the city as a memorial monument of the Great Calamity. TERMS—S2.OO PER YEAR. EKKIKS. \()I;. 2.?, NO. 2->. Galena and Muscoda Railroad. (From “The Spirit Of the Press," Gelena, III.) We have received a copy of the re port of the late survey of the above projected road, with the charter of the company, the report of the president to the stock-holders, Ac. In fretting out of Galena, and to ascend the tirade to high land from the Galena River, four routes were surveyed One follows up said riv er to Coon Creek, by the course of which it reaches the high land an other diverges from said river seven teen miles from Galena, and follows up a branch of Coon Creek; the third follows up Scrabble Branch to the ridge, half a mile north of the I'waive Mile House; the fourth di> verges from No. 1 at Meeker street bridge, crosses the river with a heavy cut through tho spur into the valley of ilugblett’s branch, and so on to tho high land. The estimated cost of the road, with all its equipments of every kind, is as follows: No. 1, $1,402,978.42 No. 1,81,353,782 45; No. 3, 81.362,481 .04; No. 4, 81,297,- 859 .67. The length in miles, including three miles of sidings, is a little over 69 miles by tho first route, and this is about the average distanco on all. Tho cost per mile, fully equipped, is estimated at 820,111, .38, on the first route, with a fraction less on the other three. The report concludes as follows “From a careful observation of the country adjacent to, and through which the line passes, I think the committee’s report of the amounts of land under thorough cultivation, and the amount of produce raised in tho section tributary to the road, is not over-stated. Indeed, I never have seen the same extent of country trib utary to a railroad, in its farm pro ductions, that would equal 45 miles on the line of this road—for 31 miles we arc never outside of an enclosure and cultivated lands except when in the public highway. “As farmers living on the lino of and beyond Iho Plaltoviile railroad, within three miles of their depot, are now hauling thoir grain thirty miles by wagon, to Galena, to avail tnem selves of the higher prices paid thero, there can be no question hut the road when completed, will control nearly all of the immense grain trade of lo wa, Grant and Lafayette counties.— It would also have a very largo traf fic in load, zinc oro, lumber, mer chandise, fee. ‘•The earnings of the road 1 woul 1 estimate at 83,000 per year, por milo of road, winch would give for the gross earnings of tho completed lino the sum of 8200,250 allowed for op erating expenses, say 50 per cent., ($100,125), would leave as net earn ings SIOO 125. Tho above 1 consider a low os i mato of errnings, as the actual earn ings of local roads now in operation in regions far inferior to that through which your road will pass, show much greater earnings per mile in operation. Respectfully, Kd. HARDING, Chief Engineer. A Smgiit Mistake. —Tho Register tells a good joke on a Whitewater man, whose name is not given. Ho had a wife whom ho loved to dis traction, or more so, if not less. Ho had been married but four short months when his wile saw tit to in vito a female friend to spend a few weeks with them, who arrived a short time ago and was treated with all imagineblo kindness by tho young husband and wife, husband especially, whoso attentions bocamo so marked as to make his better-half furiously jealous and she resolved to keep a strict watch on the couple thereafter. Nameless went homo ono night very much “fatigued,” and rather tho worse for wear, and by mistake propelled himself into tho wrong chamber, not thinking a light necessary, got into bed without more ado. and in consequence of his liberal potations was soon sound asleep. The young wife waking up late in tho night, ami missing her liege lord, felt very uneasy, got up, lit a lamp, intending to await his coming in the sitting room. Passing by tho cham ber of her guest, she looked in to see if she were resting confortably. IDr husband was in the same bed. She screamed. Tho sleeping beauty opened her eyes. She screamed. The husband waked up, and taking in tbe situation, left the ladies to tight it out, retiring to his own chamber. The young lady was indignant and started homo the next day. Tho husband is spending morey freely on millinery and dry goods, and his wife will not apply for a divorce. Incident of tits. Chicago Fire Tbe eon of Mayor Mason, of Chicago, is worthy of Chicago and of his large hearted sire. On Saturday he was in Troy buying stoves. “Ho* is a young man,” says tho Troy Times. “and had just commenced business life. Mirried a little over a year ago, he established a prosperous stovo trade, and had just completed a house for himself and wife. Every thing was swept awa) T except his wedding presents, which were a* the house of his father. This house was was saved. The fires were hardly out before young Mason gathered these presents together and started for New York. He sold them to Tiffany Co. for 85 000. With this money ho will now re-establsh him self, opening a store for the present in the basement of his father’s ele gant residence. A car load of stoves was shipped to him on Saturday. The young man shows tho real Chi cago pluck. ttgrTho loss of Chicago in boots and shoes was ten millions of dollars. She had the largest stock on hand she ever bad. —Light Infantry—Babies. Pen and Scissors. —Austria has a Cabinet crisis. —Cousin John is the name of a town in Georgia. Garvey, tho Tammany plasterer is safe in London. —Gen. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter fame, is dead. —The Chicago conflagration throw 800 printers out of employment. —Soven of the light house keepers on the Atlautic coast nro women. —Egyptian women aro to bo un veiled hereafter, says tho Khedive. —The bullion production of the United States amounts to $90,000,000 a 3’ear. Ben Butler is bottled up again, and Senator Henry Wilson sits on the cork. Massachusetts had a compulsory education law on its statute books for years. A two thousand-pound bar of soap i» the sensation at tho Atlanta (6n.) Fair. —A Virginia female has died from tho excessive use of tobacco, at tho age of 100. —The aggregate value of the churches destroyed by the great tiro is 83,000,000 —Eightj-nino newspapers and pe riodical establishments were destroy ed in Chicago. New and rich mines of galena silver have been discovered near Silv er City, Idaho. —Tweed, the Tauimanyite, has finally been arrested, and is out on $1,000,000 hail. —The Chicago tribune calls Tweed, Connolly, Halt and Sweeney the four Ciesars (seizors.) —Tho gold and silver annually pro duced upon the Pacific coast approx imates $80,000,000. —Mr.Seward is at home in Auburn, N. V.. taking a rest after his trip around the world. —A paper is shortly to he publish ed in Chicago in the interests of the colored population. —The Republican majority in lowa at tho recent election, was thirty-three thousand. —Wo estimate that the pork crop if Grant county this season is worth over a million dollars. Queen Victoria, foolishly said to ho insane, has contributed SSOO to tho Chicago Relief Fund. —3l Rocheford is beguiling the weary lours of prison life by writing a history of Napoleon 111. —At the Chicago relief meeting in Detroit, a little ragged dirty boy gave ten cents. It was all lie had. —President Grant has appointed Thursday, November 30, as a day of general thanksgiving throughout the Republic. —Up to the latest accounts twenty millions of dollars, in money and sup plies, had been raised for the benefit of Chicago. —Tho lands along tin Texas Pacif ic Railroad, from Fort Yuma to San Diego, have been withdrawn from t he market. —There arc more newspapers pub lished in California for tho number of inhabitant* th«u* in any nthnr in tho Union. —Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee recommends a special city tax for t he benefit of Wisconsin and Michigan sufferers by recont fires. —A Chinaman’s account of the Chicago calamity is as follows: “Melican Uish hop' ake kelosine lamp and milk cow up go Chicago.” —Now York’s liberality for Chica go relief is prodigious—Bl,74o,ooo, in cash, and $460,000 in supplies, in all five million two hundred thousand dollars! —Columns of hot water three hun dred foot high aro among tho wonders of tho Yellowsiono Valiey in Wyom ing. They surpass the geysers of California. —Tho Boston Transcript says "President Grant’s visit to Now Eng land this week has been ono of tho pleasantest ever made by a Chief Magistrate of tho nation.” —Tho payment of tho November interest on tho public debt, amount ing to $21,000,000, began on tho 25th. This will contribute largely to keep, the money market from becoming stri igent. —A petition has been received by President Grant, tifey feet long, sign ed by women of Utah, protesting against poligaray and urgingeffecivo measures to suppress the practco in that territory. —A Duluth letter states that “tin emigration agent now in Europe re port that there will bo as many as 40,000 emigrants arr "c at Duluth next summer, bounu for Dakota, Montana and Oregon.” —Nevada is capablo of supplying the world with salt It abounds in salt springs, salt marshes, salt moun tains, and groat plains whore tho evaporations of ages lias left depos its of salt almost illimitable in extent. A nice point in insurance is bro’L out by tho action of some Chicago merchants, in moving goods to points of supposed safety, where they were afterwards destroyed. Tho policies cover goods in a specified building only. —lda Lewis is married, and her legal name is now Wilson, hut she still uses her maiden namo. She is living at Lirno Rock, whero she made her reputation, with her mother,who is in ill health, and of whom she is very fond. Tho total number of lives saved by Ida Lewis is eleven. A lady in Concord, N. 11., has an old black letter Bible, printed in 1502. It is of an edition sometimes called tho “Breeches Version," be cause in tho seventh chapter of Cion esis it is written: “They sowed figge troe loaves together and made them selves breeches," instead of “aprons,” as in tho modern translation. Hon. Thomas Ewing, Sr., of Ohio, is dead. He was a man old in years and public experience. In bis younger years he was ono of the most brilliant of orators and most successful of lawyers. By his death another of tho few remaining bright lights of the old school of politicians and statesmen bus gone out. Judg* Ewing was tbe father-in-law General W. T. Sherman, and the father of “Young Tom" Ewing, who was a General in the volunteer army and u prominent Ohio Republican. Ho was a member of President Taylor’s Cab inet.