Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-15
w York hiss called a convention at Albany

| New York hiss called a convent on Mt ALBANY
| Oct. IL.
The Pennsylvania Republican Con-
vention. held at Harrisburg, Endorsed the a6-
ministration OF Gov. Hoyt, declares in favor of
tariff which viii di .criminate in favor of
American industries ana nominated Gen. 4.
NJ. Bailey, Of Fayette county, for State Treas
urer.
The Republicans of San Francisco
elected Blake for Mayor by 2,O92 majority, and
sedgwick for Sheriff by s4O5. Grady, the
Democratic candidate for Tax-colector, won by
majority OF 500.
WASHINGTON.
The Presidents sons, Harry and
james, left Washington for Williams College
on the 9th inst. &
GENERAL.
The care that was exercised in moving
| the President from Washington to Long
Branch was good testimony to the concern Of
r Tho people for HIS safety. No American Presi-
dent before this had enjoyed the luxury of a
pIlot-engine. That was Formerly q privilege of
royalty alone. Yet the life Of he President is
as valuable when he Is in bodily health
~ wien he il on the verge of disco
luton The express company in Wash
n9tun not Only sent ont It's steadiest horses
TO draw tie wagon that carried the President,
hut sppointed IT'S trustiest man to drive them
and pat an attendant at the bridle-ren Of each.
The best engineers, fr,men and conductors
were selected and each understood that he had
post Of honor. The whole track was cleared
ana every precautlon that ingenuity could sug-
gest was taken to make the Journey comforta-
bic.
The Census Bureau at Washington
has issued q bulletin containing statistics Of
the fisher es Of the great lakes. The tables
show that, distributed In the various States
bordering On the lakes there are $3.50 fsner-
men. 40 steam tugs, 1907 vessels and boats
A. 244 gil nets, l4S selnes, aid 273 pile-drivers
engaged ia fisheries, the value of the apparatus
aud accessories used being 81 ,345, 975 During
1879. 6S,142,0sO pounds Of fish. valued at
sLG52, so, were takA. OF this quantity 49,
1888, 90 pounds were sailed, q S2l, $50 pounds
frozen, l,72l,770 pounds smoked. and the rest
sold fresh. There were produced also S42, 800
worth OF cavaiere, isinglass and ol
GUTEAU called the attention of his
guards to the fact that he was 40 years OF age
the other day, and minated his readiness TO
receive presents. He il working up the plea Of
insanity.
FOREIGN.
SOME English soldiers at Limerick
having made insulting remarks about the Pope
were attacked by the mob with stones. The
police then fired upon the crowd, wounding
fifteen persons, some dangerously. Yesterday
morning the mob armed themselves with view
Of attscgeg the police, and tried 10y false
report TO lure them from their barracks
but failed. large force OF coustables has
been sent to assist the Limerick pohce
Nineteen persons were killed and twenty-five
injured by rallrofd accident IN France caused
by the failure OF the tiagman to close a switch
some OF the unfortunate victims were 80 hor-
rby muhlated that Identification was impos-
slDlo.. The Wa of tie People, the Nlnlist
newspaper which Las just appeared again in
s. Petersburg, warns spies OF their fate gives
list CT 400 NIhllsi- arrested since November
condemns the Cars poicg and threat
eus 10 deal the enemy a final blow
The complexion OF the next French Chamber is
now J,tintely lna Sn. 1t will consist of 49,
Republicans Ci earous shedes, forty-seven
B1napartists and forty-one Bourbons Five
sun rcd and fifty Mormon converts mostly
nom ~wit2tfE.nd and Germany, have sailed
for Utah from london.
JEFF DAVIS recently arrived at Liver
POOL IN steamer from New Orleans. . The
London Morning Post claims TO have il on
.g5oj ajiLouiy tat NJ. R0ustAu. the French
MInirter 10 Tunis, who is nov in Paris, has in
foimed tie Gov nm ut that the Bey has re-
e. we'd ord rs from ConstsniinoTa 10 aid the
re- cIs, and that he Ing ceased 10 help tue
E.cnch. He prupO. es the occupation of
TINS aud the deposition Il the Bey
Worry serious antl-jcwish riots occurred at
stoiN,f PumCfa dia. Inc MOI threatened to
STORM the Jtwsh houses. and threw stones at
The troeps "ho char cd the rioters, wounding
s!Xttcu u them, some very seriously.
THE Ecumenical Methodist Council
met at London, on the 7.h of s. ptember. This
is ono Of the most interesting and important
religious gatherings held since the days of the
W-sleys. The various denominations OF Meth
odism number over 900, 900 actual cummuni-
cants and the Methodist population is coIn-
suied at S,G00. 001. The member of the con-
ference humber 400, bali Of whom represent
this British ana continental Nethodism. AMI
half the churches in the United States
and Canada. Tho conference Is a COM
posed of lay and clerical delegates
in equal proportions. Its main object
to devise means for prosecuting foreign work
no ~ to result Ill the greatest g, onOnly and eff
iclCncy; TO Increase the neral and evangelical
power of common MCthodsm, and to secure
the more speedy conversion of the world.
IA can sttr Of gum oWder was thrown over
the wall Of tue infantry barracks at Castlebisr,
Ireland, but the h5uted fuse dropped out
The residence OF the Khedive Of
Egypt was surrounded by 1000 soldiers, with
thirty pieces of artila ry, who demanded the
dismissAl of all the Ministers and an inerea Sc
OF the army to Is 600 men. The Khedive was
crnrelled 10 Weld, and appointed Gherif pa
sha President OF the Council. The troops then
gave cheers and withdrew Foreign occupation
il iLOuuht to he 8 rprpasttr