Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-06
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

ADDITIONAL NEWS.
DETAILS of the destruction wrought
Icy the recent storm in the Northwest
prove it to have been one OF the
most violent vistants of the kind expert
encei for long time. 1t originated it seems,
III Nebraska, and, taking northwesterly course
swept over Minnesota and the western portion
of Wisconsin. In Nebraska the town of Madi-
son, place Of 1000 inhabitants, was almost
completely demolished, and hundreds of peo-
pie we're rendered homeless. At Stanton, Neb.,
twelve buildings were blown down and twenty
people injured. The cyclone swept through
the southern part of Minnesota, doing great
damage at Owatonna and elsewhere. but hap
PLY causing no loss of life. A black cloud, the
size of an eighty-acre farm, appeared on the
sky, thlckened, contracted and swooped down
upon the earth, III myriad conYolutiops,
the tornado that followed making track half
mile wide. Great damage was done in the
northern part of Wisconsin. devastating track
of eighty rods in width. About dozen per-
sons were injured near Wautoma, and
the town of Lima suffered great loss.
Branches OF the same storm swept
through Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Hi
nols. passenger train on the Fort Dodge and
Des MONIES road was blown over near Farmers
town, Iowa, and number of passengers in
jured In Kansas it swept the Cot tonwood and
Neosho valleys, destroying property. injuring
people and killing four persons near Emporia
Maiyyil'e, Mo-, felt the storm severely. 4.
most audaclous and successful bank robbery
was committed at the Lafayette National Bank
OF Commerce. package of $4,000 was
stolen before the very eyes of the owner and
IN the presence of the President OF the bank.
While MIR. 5. II. Burton, a wealthy citizen was
employed i'll the pie asanu occupation of clip
ping coupons from Government bonds upon
which interest had fallen dun. three we'll dressed
men entered and, while one engaged the Pres
dent of the bank in conversation and another
was conversing with Mr.. Burton, the third
adrotly possessed himself of tue valuable
package. All three Of the rascals had disap-
peared before the loss was discovered.
EIGHTY-Two cases OF valuables pre-
sented to Gen. Grant, which for years have
been ID the custody of George W. Childs, of
Philadelphia have recently been shipped to the
home of the eX-President in New York 1t il I'M
derstood that iii his tour of the world tho
General was the recipient of gifts worth
double the amount of his expenses
Timothy X. Earle. who died at Worcester
Mass, was the Prohibition candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor Thomas Hughes & Co.,
hosiery manufacturers of BRISTOL, Pa, have
suspended, with liabilities amour ing to about
sl6i, 900, and assets not stated . The chest
woman, probably, in the United States has lust
OF professor in Cornell University. She
leaves fortune estimated at Sl2, t00,0JO.
The matter of final interment of the
late President Garfeld's remains at Meutor or
Hiram having been agitated by some paople in
his old district, DR.. r )bins IN has talked with
the widow. Mrs Garfield said that il the
Trustees had not off red a lot sho should
have purchased one in l. iko View Gem stery
as she believed, If alive, the late President
would SO have Erected. $ 10 thoaght It his
wish to be buried there. She aided that the
question of burial Is NJ longer OPEN and Will
not be opened.
HENRY METzGAR, who was executed at
ntusyille, Fla. stated on tie scaff I'D that he
had killed seven men. Mr.. James Freeman's
grandson, aged 0, at Gray's Mills, Miss. being
offended at little daughter of Allen Harris
aged years, bllndfolded the CHILD aud threw
her into well, where she was found dead.
Hon. john w. FOSTER, Minister to
st. Petersburg, has tender u his resignation
MARSHAL SERRANo, the foremost Re.
publican of Spain, has declared his satisfaction
with the Government AMI his confidence in is
stability
FoLLowTaG is the regular monthly
publ -debt statement ;uei at Washington
Oh (it lht inst.
SIX per cent. bonIs, ex' ended ...s 7S0s5 $50
Five per cents, extended. ......... 400 s61 9l4
Five per cent. bonds .........,...... luS2q. 81
Four and one-hali per cent onds 30, p11Ol
Four Ter cent. bonds .............. 7iS II IS
ReiundnE certificates. ............... 63f.1ju
Navy pension fund. Observation-Disclosures. I4gtl,O0u
Total coin bonds ................st.59j lo2 y,
Matured debt. ............ .......... lO,u3iJJJ
Lcgaitenders. ........s 3i6,7ll,o56 -
Certificates Of deposit s,3i5OW
Gold and silver certih-
cates.................. 69,3a3,s3o
Fractional currency. 7,V1S, 0j
Total without interest. 1871 s. 49,
Total debt. Observation-Disclosures. s3.H5i c9l2i7
Cash in treasury. ............. .-.. = 1854;
Debt less cash in treasary .N,79%s5 .925
Decrease during September -. ... la 36fI
Drcsclse since Junc3l, ISL 4. ...... 4l74l,sG
Current h1biites-
Interest ine and Enpaitl, .............s 2I439S
Delt on which interest h4s ceased 49,. 10, a3l, 595
Interest thereon. ........... ...... 764, 90
Gold and silver certificates. ........ 69,3as $50
United States notes he'd for redemption
Of certificates OF deposit. ............ S.3f5,aJ
Cash balance available Oct. !, ISL. l6' 2i,G4s
Total. .......... '.................s 25les So
Available assets
Cash in treasury ,,.................s a1o6 e,5l7
| Bonds issued TO Pacific railway compan-
les. interest payable i'll lawful money,
principal outstanding. .......:......s 64,62s,5l2
interest accrued and not vet paid - qf9 $50
Interest paid by United States. 5l,467,272
Interest repaid 10y companies
| Interest repaid ~ transportation Of
mails .........; ............ 49,. ii,4se.l25
| by cash payments Of per cent OF net
earnings. ;.....,.,.... e55,l9s
States, .......................... ss.s25,o47