Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-03-03

in his charge, Henry Hi, negro. In the
trial Of Col Cash, the South Carolina dnelist,
for the murder Of William Shannon, the jury
failed to agree.
POLITICAL.
EcKLEY b. COKE, a millionaire coal
dealer, was last fall elected to tho PennsyI-
yania Senate from Luzerne county, but refused
to take an oatn that he had not violated the
election laws. A new election has just been
held, at which he was returned by 1000 ma
jority. II is now proposed to bar him out Of
the Senate for his expenditure Of money in the
fall campaign. The Republican State Con-
veniion OF Michigan assembled in Lansing and
nominated Isaac Marston for Justice of the
Supreme Court, and James F. Joy and ex-Goy.
Blair for Regents of the University.
WASHINGTON.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has called in
s25, 600, 900 of the 5-per-cent. bonds Of 1881.
-. Hayes declares that he will leave the nomi-
nation Of Stanley Matthews TO take its
chances, and that Garfield viii send in the
name anew in case he is not confirmed by the
present Senate.
HENRY d. COOKE, one of the old firm
Of Jay Cooke & Co., died at Washington of
Bright's dlsease Of the kidneys. He was born
in Ohio, was prominently connected with the
shipping interests Of the Pac fc coast, and is
credited with having devised the Pacific Mali
SteaT ship Company. He was Governor of the
Dist net OF Columbia while It was under Terri
toriaI government.
THE funeral of Senator CARPENTER took
place at his late residence, all the prominent
officials in Washington being present. The
Rev. DIR. Paret read the burial service. The
pall-bearers were Senators Logan, Conkling,
Cameron and Coclrell, and Representatives
Tucker, Lapham, Page and Ha2elioa. Mrs.
Carpenter and her son and d lighter were err
corted to the carriage by Gen. sherman, and
folio Aing them was the aged mother OF the
dead Senator. The remains were laid tempo
rarly in Oak Hill Cemetery.
GENERAL.
A NEW steamship line between AM
sterdam and New York has been established,
for the purpose Of stimulating Dutch emigra-
ton TO this country.
PARNELL has written to the Secretary
Of the Land League at Clara retracting his adj
vice to tenant farmers to pillow up the land in
case of evictions. He has learned that such
acts are punishable by seven years penal serv-
iiude -. "A massacre IS reported at Iona, in the
Samoan islands, where the opponents of King
MaictOa killed five men, woman and four
children. The King sent body of troops to
the scene, who slew several of the murderers
Many farmers of Sligo who have retofore re-
fused to pay higher rents than those authorized
by the Land League are now complying with
the landlords terms One of the Azores
islands has suffered thirty-six successive
earthquake shocks. Several were hiutd
and 300 houses were wrecked. 49,.
A private powder magazine III Cork was forci-
bly, entered by unknown parties and a quantity
OF powder stolen. Nineteen natives of India
have been convicted of conspiracy to murder
the European residents of Kolapore. A
land dispute nesr Buttcvant, County of Cork,
terminated in the fatal shooting of a farmer.
Mrs. J. j. AsToR has sent from New
York to the West, through the Clildren's Aid
Society, slS homeless ones, at a cost of
S1I, 600
FOREIGN.
In his speech at Clara, Kings county,
Ireland, Parnell advised tenants in case Of
threatened eviction to pillow up the land, AMI
thus prevent the landlord from using il as
pasturage. Notice was given in the House of
Commons of a question whether this speech
was not an Indictment TO punishable offenses
-. The Porte il said to have informed Ger
many and Austria that it will cede
Thessaly and portion of Epirus to
Greece, hut will insist upon retaining
possession of Janina, Metzavo, and Prevesa.
Gladstone announced in the British House oil
Commons that steps had been taken to pro-
mote q satisfactory settlement with the Beers
Greece has called out her reserve forces,
aud the largest college in Athens has been con
yerted into military hospital.
THE French Agricultural Society
adopted a resolution demanding that negotia-
tions be opened with the United States for q
revocation of an alleged decision forbiddng the
landing Of French wines at American ports, on
the ground that they are injurious to health.
The society believes the decision TO be simply a
reprisal for the Introduction of American pork
by France.
Provision dealers in New York say
there is a scarcity of pork at present, and its
introduction by few foreign countries will have
very little effect upon prices. They are in
clined to regard the report of the prevalence of
trichinosis as humbug.
GEN. NEY, of the French army, a
grandson of the famous Marshal was found
dead at Chate,lon, having lilled himself with
revolver. While alIghting from his carriage,
in London, Mr. Gladstone tel, cutting his head
severely by striking on the step of the vehicle.
-. The Rev. Benjamin Spoke, brother Of the
African explorer drowned himself in Somer-
seshire. England. -. Turkey has ordered 30.
100000 cartridges from the United States.
EDMUND YATES, the Journalist and
novelist, IS abont to start new afternoon paper
in London. Henry Labouchere has purchased
an interest in the Pal Mall Gazette. Parnell
is suffering from nervous prostration,
and has gone TO Paris to temperate
News comes by way OF London that peace has
been concluded between Chill and Peru.
GEN. CoLLEY's forces have suffered an
other crushing defeat at the hands of the
Beers. The engagement took place at spitz-
kop, high position near Lsingsnek which the
British had occupied, and the lighting was DIES.
perate. The Beers charged up bill four times,
and were about to abandon thsir effort to dis
lodge the British when the latter were forced
to retire because their ammunition had not
been taken to the extreme summit. There
were heavy losst on both sides, but only 100
British escaped. Gen. Colley is reported killed
Princess Augusta Victoria, bride elect of the
eldest son of the Grown Prince of Germany.
arrived in Berlin Feb. %, aud the following
was performed in the chapel of the Royal
Castle. grand court reception was held
afterward in Viii ehall followed by state
banquet, at which the Emperor toasted the
bride aud bridegroom. In the ceremonies
connecsed VIII the celebration of the birthday
oil Victor Hugo, at Paris, procession estimated
to number 100000 marched past the resi-
dence Of the author and were ssluted from the
window.