Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-13
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW,


Killed instantly by tn fail of top coal IN th,ir
mine chamber at Cartondale, Pa.
NEW YORK has had another fire horror.
A tenement house in which eight families lived
caught tire at midnight under the stairway
which formed the only means OF ingress or
egress. In a moment the whole nrnsy structure
wts IN hancs, and there was no chance for the
iriShteued inmates 70 escape save by Jump
tnS from tie windows Zen women ard
children were burned 70 death. Three chill
ufeh We're rtyeit by TIER BROTHER boy Of
10, HhO threw them from a third story win
dow 10 their mother, who cod IN the yord
beiow aud caught tHem as they fell. Tie
boy H.. jumped and was similarly caught
OIe woman, 50 wears Of age jumped
from a second-story window with her two
grtndcnlldren IN her arms. Her leg was broken
cy the tall, but the children escaped uniniured
Young man gained access to the roof from an
adjoining building, ard troke in the scuttle. A
little girl who was carrying n baby reached her
arm mp to him. and he seized it, but the burned
hesh parted from the bone, and she slid from
ms grasp back into tile flames. The scene YVES
appalling beyond description
A BROOKLYN burglar, after robbing a
lady Of her wedding gifts, reached the roof of
anunoccupiel house adjoining and fell through
the skyght TO the parlor floor, where he was
found III dying condition. The residence OF
Elihu SperTy, IL New Haven, was robbed of
$4,000 IN bonds. Harland. a nephew Of tine
loser has been held IN S20,O0 to answer -.
The brewery Of 4. l.. Ober and Brothers. in
Allegheny City, Pa, las been dcstryed by ire.
causing loss OF .45, 900 The Phenix Phar-
maceutioal Works, New York, have been burned
The loss was about $4,000.
GovERSoR-ELEcF PORTER, Of Indiana,
and Miss Stone we're married at the residence
Of Walter $. Gurnee, in New York. by Rsv
John $. Freeman, OF lockport. The son and
daughter Of tho groom were present The
hoige Opera House and the Garghng Oil
Works, at Loclpois, y. r., have been burned
Ihe.Uss was ahoit $3.50. 600. The United
ntes Electric Lighting Company 10 making
rsngements to furnish lights to New
ork business houses and residences.
A BOILER in roling-mil at Allen
own, Pa, exploded, killing one man, fatally
wounding five, AM injuring five others. The
damage is $4,000. The boiler was cut in
halves, each OF which was thrown 200 feet
-Four men were fatally injured by an explosion
OF varntsh in q New York brewery.
The county poor-house, near Dover,
N. H., caught fire about d. Wight on the morn
ing of the It'll inst, and was totally consumed
There were l69 paupers in the build
ing, thhteen Of whom were suffocated
or roasted alive. Those who escaped were
clothed and sheltered by families residing IN
the vicinity. The building was an I'M
mense brick structure, and the pecun-
larry loss $4,000, ON which there
~ insurance to the amount of S25 600
The breaking Of water-power at Passaic, n.
j., Will cause the stOppaee OF all the mills i'll
that city Tor several weeks. Damage to the ex-
tent OF $4,000 has already taken place, and
The water supply OF the city is cu of. Two
boilers exploded simultaneously in the Balbaok
smelting-works on the Passac river. near Now
ark, n. j., the largest establishment of the
kind in the United States. Three men were
frightiuly mangled and two fatally injured.
julius Conn, manufacturer of var
nish in New York, has made an assignment.
owing 100000 The safe in the residence of
prominent citizen Of bradford Pa, was
blown open by burglars, who Sc
cured $4,000 IN bonds and an assort-
ment OF ditmOuds. Four more of the
men injured by IL boiler explosion at Allen
town. Pa, have died and the list now hunters
sixteen. AT tie investigation INTO the cause
OF the explosion two boiiermakers testified
that 1t Wis the result OF the &C .idental intro
duction OF II current of cold air which forced
itself into the boiler and created vacuum
Other witnesses stated that there was leak in
the boiler.
TEE WEST.
BARTLEY CAMPBELL's popular play,
"The Galley Slave" is the bill at Haverlys
Chicago house the present week, with very
fine cast, embracing a number of old Western
favorites aud some now names. Next to "A1y
Partner" "The Galley Slave" has been the
most popular OF Mr.. BARLEY Campbels works.
Perhaps it has made more money Tor the pro-
lite author than any two of hls plays The
performances during the week will be for the
benefit Of the Sixth Illinois Infantry.
TOLEDO reports wheat receipts for the
year of over 25,000,00O bushels the compile
ton Of three new railroads, and an increase of
one-fourth in the trade of the wholesale mer-
chants .. "A strange fatality occurred at Addi-
son, Mich, New Years night. A lady named
Mrs. Garfield fell While dancing with her hus-
band and her han was slightly lacerated by
his boot heel. Inh lmmation set in, tetanus
followed, and in twelve hours she died The
annual report of the Chicago postoftice shows
that the receipts for the past year wert s 346,-
s95, and the expenses $500, 207, leaving sur
plus OF sl,040, 6sS.
THE Illinois Board of Agriculture has
passed resolution requesting the General
Assembly to pass laws TO put an end to the
manufacture Of tallow and grease into COM
pounds whi;h are sold for butter. "A passen-
ger train on this st. Paul Dnd Omaha rairoad
struck party OF labOrers who were clearing
away the snow in a cut near Middle creek Six
menwere Killed and seventh badly injured
AiAt lIouuClibt VI precious metals III the
west of the Missouri river during the past year
was S33, 522 1872 gold. $4,000, 1854 silver. So
752, 800 had, and SS9S, 600 copper Bowman
q Beyer, liquor merchants, of st. Louis, have
made an assignment TO thelr creditors Their
Liabilities are $3.50, 900.
SINCE the beginning of the season,
4,S75,000 hogs have been packed at Western
points. II il estimated that the number will be
increased to 7,Oo0,o0o before the LIT OF March
-. Hon. Otto Dressed, German lawyer of
Columbus, ONO, shot himself d, ad at his Office
....J. f. Armour. a member of the famous
packing firm Of Chicago, il dead.
MRS BRowS, of indianapolis, has
again been conu ted of the murder OF her mis-
band, but the jury sentenced her to imprison-
meut for life. George b. Carpenter the we'll
known lecture manager of Chicago, il dead
Mrs. Davis and her daughter were burned 10
death at Coalvale, Kan. Miss Davis dress
caught nre from an open fireplace, and her
mother lost her life in trying to save her.
The Presidents of several narrow
gauge railroads in the West and Southwest are
moving Tor consolidation Of their interests
with the intention Of making continuous line
from Toledo to the Rio Grande.
A TEAM OF horses, drawing heavy
wagon ran away at Watertown, wis., on New
Years eve. After considerable advertising
they were found standing dead in a marsh, al
most envooped in mire, ak miles from Ocono-
mowoc. BY the breaking mp of the ice in tho
OHIO river, steamboat property was damaged to
the extent of $50, 00O.
TIE SOUrM.
a COLUMBIA Is. CD dispatch says that
while steam launch belonging to revenue
cutter stationed near Beaufort was proceeding
to Port Royal, she picked mp hatboat adrift
on Bay.p1nt The crew consisted OF eight
men, who were dead and sheathed in the ie,
which covered their vessel They had been
drinking heavily the evening before, and il
u supposed that, while under the int hence of
hquot, they fell INTO sleep and drited out
LIFE in Texas At "a dancing party
at private house in Callahan county. Mr..
Starr made his appearance intoxicated and in
suited highly esteemed young lady. Miss Hev-
ser. Her brother, who happened to be pres
ert, instantly killed Starr. Under the statute
law OF Texas Heysar ID iustifialla for pro-
tectng his sister James A. Curi,
prominent cattle-man Of Northern Texas
was shot ani killed ia saloon at Cambridge
by Van Rec who had formerly worked for
Curtis, and had been discharged. Rice also
received three shots from Curtis before he died
and, as he (lfice) was having the wounds
dressed at doctor office, some unknown pr