Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-01
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW.
THE EAST.


This state Of affairs is believed to have led to
considerable addition, division and silence in
the past, and Investigations are now in order
The tsnnery of Klefer, Stiefel & Co, at
Allegheny, Pa, valued at over 500, 900, was
destroyed by fire.
THE WEST.
LIEUT.. LUKE CLARK, Of the United
States army, threw himself III front Of moving
train at Bucyrus, Ohio, and was cut to pieces.
For three months he has been engaged in
counting lady. LA nulatto named Chris
Davis. lying IN jail at Athens Ohio, for an
outrageous assault upon Mrs Lucky was
lynched by masked mob. The Sheriff WAS
Overpowered, while Davis was taken out and
hanged TO the timbers Of a bridge over the
Hooking river.
GEN. CHARLES w. HILL, Of Toledo,
Ohio, il dead. The common laws Of Ohio we're
largely drafted by him, and for thirty years he
was member Of the Toledo School Board
He served az a Brigadier under Mcclellan
Near SpearyiIe, Kan, five armed aud disguised
men boarded q Santa Fe train coming East.
brakeman walked through the coaches and
warned the passengers 10 hide their valuabses
creating wild excitement. Ii was arranged
that aid TO capture the thieves should be OBJ
tanned from a wrecking train on the side-track
at Spearyllle, but while a car was being board
cd on one side the robbers sprung off on the
other
WHAT is said to be the largest mort
gage ever recorded in the United States las
just been lled with the Recorder OF Hamilton
county, Ohio. 1t was for $4,000, 600. The
mortgage u to ths Mercantile Trust Company Of
New York. and il by the Baltimore, Cincinnati
and Western Railroad Company.
THE SOUTH.
A COLLISION between freight and
lumber train, near Savannah, Ca caused the
death Of Fix PERSONS train hands.
HENRY JOHNSTON, colored man, was
hanged at Sumter. s. c., for the murder Of
John Davis. also colored, on the 9Th OF Febru-
AIRY last. Sang Armor, colored was hanged at
Charlottesville, Ga, for the murder of Amos
Ellington, an old Wbite man. Joe Harris also
colored was executed at RogersyilIe, Tenn, for
killing Bowa and Heck.
WASHINGTON.
BILL JONES was arraigned in the Po-
lice Court at Washington for firing at Guiteau
and was jailed ia default Of $4,000 bail. The
police failed to identify HIM rs the man who
did the shooting. and, whether he ia or is not
tho wOuld-be ayenger, there IL little likelihood
of bis ever being punished Tor tie act Public
sentiment at Washington Is all on his side.
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL. HATToN
has decided that matter produced by hand
stamp, type writer or copy press is prmd facie
subject to iirst-class ratcs OF postage, tut
whore 1t is shown that the matter is intended
for uso among more than two parties, and Is
not personal TO tho partce it IS not sui ioct to
first rlass rates Chipl Ju'tloc Waite rem
dered decision IN the Suneme Court hold
ing that the capital Of bank invested in for
eign countries can be taxed IN the United States.
Seven indictments against CAN'T Howgate
have been returned By the Washington Grand
Jury.
A WAsuIsGTeS dispatch Of Nov. %
says william Jono = who attempted Guiteau's
life on SATURDAY., was brought from Jail and
arraignod in the Police COAT on the charge OF
assault and battery with intent 10 kill. Jones'
hy his counsel waived examination, the court
fixing his bond at $500. Messrs. l.. c. Wheel
and Ebastat Aman went on Ills bond IN the
amount named, and Jones was rclea ed He
LETT the court and mounted his sorrel stcod
riding of amid the plaudlts or the crowd. 50
far, $500 has been subscribed Tor his defense.
IT is stated in Washington dispatch
that. in response 10 Secretly Blaines instrt G.
tions to Minister fIurbut to recognize Calderon
as President OF Peru the latter was seized by
tho ChIhnns aud transported to Santiago 1t il
likely that an American VrptcctOrale Of Peru
Will be proposed, to project immense claims and
lt'F'"NAAt'tiN " ''AA AttAHIlfNs
The National Grange, which was re-
Gently in session i'll Washington, appointed a
committee to wait upon George b. Loring, the
Commissioner of Agriculture, with the purpose
II making TN effort Go ut the Department Of
Agriculture into the position OF an executive
department Of the Government, the head Of
the department to hc uj,nhcr Of the Cabinet
Mr.. Benjamin lie Fevrc, mcmber o, the House
Of Representatives troui the Fifth Ohio district
will introduce a bin to tlas effect.
POLITICAL.
A CONFERENCE was held in Philadel-
phio by twenty-five prominent Republicans who
supported the regular ticket at the late election
To take measures to aboli the control of Penn
Fylvania 10y the CamerUns by capturing the
next state Convention.
Alt BLArSE states that he will not be
candidate either for the Governorship Of
Name or the United States Senatorship. but
VIII devote himself entirely to his private
Affairs.
MALONE predicts that all men OPP
posed to sectionallsm will be invited to
participate in the next National Rcpubu-
can Convention As q means Of breaking no
thc sol'd South. he recommends filing the Fed
cral Offices in North Caroline, Mississippi and
Tennessee with mon who are found to be the
most satisfactory to the people.
GENERAL.
EIGT persons composing the families
Of Frank Cuppernul and Charles Wilson, hotel
propretors at Eel bay were drowned by the
upseiting Of small boat while on
their way to Gananoquc, Ontario.
Cyrus ". Field having placed the family of
the lRte President above want. Intends to ask
Congress 10 increase Mrs. IAno0ln's pension to
$1,000 per anuum
The Michigan relief fund OF New
York city aggregates sl8s,7sL Gov jerome
states thst $4,000 more is needed to tide the
sufferers over tho coming winter. Panams
RdyicCs report the laundering of the steamer
Albion, with the loss Of thirty-two lives The
ship and cargo were valued az $780, 0Q
MRs. GARFIELD receives from thirty
TO sixty impudent begging letters daily. Sht
has placed the literary estate OF her husband
IN the hands Col. Rockwell Joseph Eu
doph, administrator, has appointed Gen
Swain his attorney and financial agent to SETTLE
all claims Another party OF Russian Jews
numbering $50 has arrived at New Yol,
Many Of them Will 10 sent South immcdiatel'
10y the Russian Immigrant A. / Association.
FOREIGN.
SEVERAL arrests have been made n
Limerick under the Coercion act, including
solicitor who ntimidated ront- payers Ii
County Mayo the sub-commsso has, in
majority o. cases, reduced the rent below tn
Poor-law valuation Miss GaGord. the hoide
OF two small farms al Wexford, WAS found eea,
IN bed The new French Cabinet Is favorable
60 the repeal of the decree prohibiting the i'm
portatio0 OF American pork and lard.
OwING to frequent raids in Count,
Clare, Ireland, military patrol has been or
gained. farmer named Sullivan. rcturun
from the fair al shhhcycon. was beaten T.
death and his corpse concealed, for whic
Ave men we're arrested The awver
Of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts hav
decided that by marrying Bartlett 81
forfeited her interests m the C0utts Bank. an
she has therefore decided to resign hc
interest therein 70 those who claim Il unde
the will OF the Duchess OF st. Albans .
An iron ship, the Culoeau. while being tcwe
down the River Clyde, Scotland was wrecked
and seventeen persons drowned. The be
havior OF duItesu in the courtroom has ea
cited the deepest disgust in Europe.
GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland have bee
swept by sto m Of unusual violence and J.
structyeness The ship Culzean, with a ere,
OF twenty-one was lost a lark fouudered an
three seamen were drowned the Barbara fror
Rangoon for Liverpool, was wrecked eli u
Welsh coast; brigantlne. with a ere
OF seven, was also lost. Nunerau
disasters ara also reported on lSnd
An unsuccessful attempt On the lie Of a.
Gar and his family wss malI recently. an