Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW,
THE EAST.

BehoAne were round on the upper deck. Some
burning carpets were thrown into the water.
&C.. Thomas Bradley an extensive butcher Of
Philadelphia, has been driven to the wall By
indorsing paper Of Washington Butchers Sons
for $4,000.
WITH pistol which he believed con-
tanned only an exploded cartridge, Daniel Hall
sey, Boston lad, killed his little brother.
CHARLES VAN BENTHUYsEN, a prom.
inent citizen and lineal descendant of one of
the earliest Dutch settlers, died at the st.
James Hotel, New York. Ho was State Printer
OF New York from 1876 TO 1868, and In 1878
and 1879 He was in his 65th year
Some sixty brick yards along the
Hudson river have closed for the season, and
$500 Canadians who were employed in them
have returned to their homes. During the sea,
son goo, 600 600 bricks wore manufactured ID
these yards. -. The Rev. DR.. CORTLAND White
head, Of South Bethlehem, Pa, was chosen
Bishop Of the Diocese Of PittsburgA by q con
vention OF the Episcopal Church, called to elect
successor to the late RI. Rev. Bishop Kerfoot.
d. L. Love, of Greenfield, Miss, was
killed by NJ. Lapier for publishing reflections
on the character of his bride. Martin Kin
kowsM, OF New York, married Philomena Null
Ter last May, and soon afterward murdered her
in tho woods nesr Gutenberg, n. J. On being
convicted Of tho crime he gave shrek Of
agony and fell to the floor.
THE WEST.
TIE police of Minneapolis were re
Gently advised that plans had been laid to rob
a hat store on Eicollet avenue. Two officers
Fpent five nights in a room on the second floor,
with no result but on the sixth evening they
gave one burglar double charge Of buckshot
and forced his sccomphce to surrender to the
Chief Of Police.
A SPECIAL Grand Jury at Independ-
ence, Mo-, returned indictments against Greed
Chapman, John Land and John Bugler for
completely IN the robbery OF an Alton train at
Blue Gut, last month.
OWING to adjective rail in the North
ern division of the Chicago Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad, near Pewaukee, eight carriages
we're thrown from the track and rolled down a
ten-fOot embankment, the smoking-csr getting
partly below water. Many persons we're ser-
ously injured, but II is considered wonderful
that 10 ono was killed.
The promoters of the New York, Chi
csgo and st. Louis railway are negotiating with
local capitalists to construct branch line from
Lsporto. Ind, 10 Joliet, H., distance Of sixty
miles. "A Nebraska City dispatch states that
Senator aud Mrs. Van WICK left that place with
Ailf hyolbh VI liitAl ihpL NNo CuldAtl, WHO Qleu
Of dphtLeria, to bury them BY the side Of their
hrst child at Milford, Pa, this sad bereaval
leaving them chiidless.
WHILE Edward 2. Ferry and wife, of
Grand Haven, Mich, we're riding horseback at
Park City, Utah, Mrs. Ferry was thrown of
and killed.
TIE SOUTH.
TIE Hon. Charles G. Wintsrsmith, Of
Kentucky died at Elizabethtown, aged 80. He
was Speaker Of the state House Of Representa-
tives, and Grand Master Of Kentucky A. r. and
An
A JEwELER of Little Rock closed his
store to attend the State fair, when burglars
despoled him Of $4,000 worth Of diamond
and watches.
SPECTATORS in New Orleans bid 50. 30
peI $1,000 FOR Confederate bonds, while hold
ers demand $40.
FIVE men were killed on the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad, thirty miles from
Cincinnati. They were on a car containing
wator-tanks which had been detached from
coal train by an engine. The engine became
unmanageable and the was driven with
great force against q coal train. The meu
we're shockugy maneled. "A banking house
in Richmond purchased 100000 in Con
federste bonds last week.
A FIRE broke out in the establishment
Of Lucada 4 Urquhart, at Lynchburg, Va,
which destroyed that building ana several 9th
era, including the passenger and freight depot
Of the Norfolk and Western railroad. Seyesal
freight cars loaded with tobacco were also de.
stroyed. The total loss Is estimated at $780,
600.
GENERAL.
A., ~, t1o ,,o,,, nfr,nA1r- e. A.. NJ
ern Union Telegraph Company elected are
George j. Gould, Cyrus W. Field and @. p
Huntington. President Green announced that
for the year which commenced with July the
gross earnings cannot fall short of SIS, 000.0G5
of which amount tho net profits will be Sc, 500.
900. The baltimore ana Ohio road has de.
clared semi-annual dividend OF per cent
and added II, 100000 to the surplus fund
THE Rothschlds have determined tc
place in this country a hungarian loan OF
800, 100000 forms, with every hope Of success
New York inanciers insist that tho Italian iosr
would have been readily taken III that city,.
Postmaster General James is reported to have
accepted the Presidency Of the Lincoln Ma
tiOnal Bank, an institution lust organized
in New York under the auspices Of the Wander
bIlts. An Office Is to DE erected in the reeiot
Of FOrtv-thud street and Madison avenue, and
its lu.iness will be chiefly with capitalists not
actively engased in mercantile pursuits
CART. ADAMS, OF the whalor Arctic,
visited in his recent voyage tho scene OF The
loss Of the ships Erebus and Terror Of Sir
John Franblin's polar expedition OS4O and
was informed by the Esqmmaux OF the
sad fate OF tho last SURVIVORS, who tried to
reAch Hudsons bay overland, but died on the
way.
TIE remnant Of Victories band, com
prising twelve families, attacked ranch near
Vile DO Buenaventura, Mexico. Sixty settlers
went IN pursuit, but were ropused with the
loss Of one man and eight horses.
DELEGATES from seventeen States
were in attendance upon the Unyersalist Con
yonhon at Detroit Hon. j. II. W. Joy, of
Boston. wss chosen President. report adj
verse to uniform order OF public worship was
adopted.
In has been semi-oillcially announced
that tho Marquis Of Ioruo will return to Cana
da from England next January. Chief Justice
Richie will be Acting Governor General OF Can
ada IN the absence Of the Marquis In tie
Unyersast General Convention at Detroit,
the question OF revision Of the profession Of
faith wss referred TO a committee Of nine to
report At the next annual meeting Of the ASSOC
cation.
PRoF. KING and his companion, who
made \ balloon ascension at Chicago on Thus
day, the 18th inst. made their appearance At
Chippewa Falls, Wis, ON tho 2lst. They re
port that the balloon rose M Ch.csgo 20 an alt-
tudc of 1900 feet, and moved aauhwcstward
AT DARK they were becslmcd for three hours
resting oveT Peoria. Early Friday mo,n-
ing they passed over Spring Valley
Via, where settler tired at the
air-riip. AT the Platte mounds they were
forced 90 throw ont ballast to ascend. Tomah
was reached az 40 2. m. In passing over Lit
We talis they came very nosr % the earth, but
troy soon won't above the clouds. An elevation
OF 1900 feet was reached at l2.43 p. m. They de-
srendcd on the west bank OF the Flamheau
river, sixty-ttve miles from Chippewa Falls
Wis, az 2.s0 p m. on Friday, after voyage
OF twenty-five hours. They found themselves
IN q cranberry bog, in which they aouudered
for four days among the wolves and bears
reaching some wnOdulen on the FismbeRu at 4
o'clock on the following Tuesday afternoon.
SEVERAL conductors on the Great West
crn railway, Of Canada, have been caught sell
ing unpunched coupon tickets to scalpers. Ed
wtrl SAVER has been arrested Vennor pre-
diets that the coming winter will be an open
one.
WASHINGTON.
GuITEAU is becoming morose and sus-
picious. He has not been Visited bv bis coin-
sci for como days, aud Is greatly displeas 1
tLerest lie says that il some great crimtn4l
lawyer docs not volunteer to defend hun. lie