Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-01
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW.
TIE EAST.

FLAMES originating from an explosion
Of gas destroyed the fruit Warehouse Of War
ner & Merritt, Philadelphia, burning to death
two employees. The loss ID reported at $3.50
coo. 81. Terrence Connolly. Of Newton, y. J.,
after abstainlng from food for forty-three
days, has commenced to take nOursh-
ment- When he began his abstinence he WIS
unable to leave his bed, but Of late has walked
across the room ard seated himself III a rock
ing-chair. He ceased 10 eat because his
stomach would not retain food . That huge
monopoly. the Standard OIL Company, bas Bt
last a competitor ia the B1tfalO and Rock CITY
Pipe Line Company, which has Just commenced
delivering oil.
AT Hartford, Ct, the pacing horse
Little Brown jug, owned by Mr.. II. v Bonnie.
Of Chicago lowered the pacing recordto2Il4,
beating by a second Sleepy Toms record
OF 2:l2J4s and also accomplished the three fast
tst consecutive mile heats ever paced or trJt-
ed-yiz. 2llH, 2Il5l, 2I2t4.
THE mental alteration which inspired
ir. McL ostrander to commit suicide at Pitts
turgh, Pa, few days ago il said to be owing
to excessive smoking Tie suicide was in tho
habit Of sitting for hours puiiiug a. a neor-
schaum supplied with the strongest plug" To-
baccO 81 mock fight between the British and
the Americans with their French alhes took
place at the soldiers reunion ut Portland, Ne.
and was witnessed by 10000 persons.
EDWARD MUsGRovg, Treasurer OF the
Musgrove Alpaca Company Of Chicopee FAILS.
j. l., left home a short time ago and has not
siucc turned mp. An examination OF his books
shows that MusgrOvo made pretty free with
the moneys and paper OF the company be
fore he disappeared. It is believed
that his steaiings are about S40O0J....
hg Nov ks.VLrf .rasr l.-a
incorporated by Thomas G. Plat and others,
with capital Of s1,OO0.0OO. 1t VIII have a
branch establishment at Des Moines Iowa.
THE WEST.
A RICH find Of silver about ten miles
from Deadwood vas followed in forty-eight
hours by the creation Of West Virginia City, Tho
election OF Recorder, the settlement Of 900
persons and the opening OF nine saloons anu
two faro banks. On the fourth day q daily
newspaper appeared. Aino wholesale houses
md their contents, yliuei nj $4,000, were
swept away by fire a. Evansville, ind One
fireman was killed and another fatally injured
by falling walls. Tho insurance Aggregates
sl2j,WG.
Gov. Fremont, Of Arizona, has sug-
gested 10 the Secretary Of the Interior AN ar
rangomout wits the Mexican Government to
devote the peninsula of Lower California to
reservation foe thn Apachcs, barring their
cgrcs' hy military posts on esther side AT
LcNugton, Mo, 6n omnibus running 20 the de-
pot was stopped by four masked men anl the
passengers robbed Of all their yaluables.
THE Chicago tribune says that "late
reports received from vari )us parts Of Kansas
confirm previously published news from that
State TO the eff ct that in consequence Of tn
drought and Tire unusually hot weather
th" corn crop VII not yield morY than
cne-hfH OF tie average, and may fail
t,lov Ohe-thrd. The farmers oto Tia
eastern counties ~ tho State vii! w. the great
ost sufferers. Ia the newly-settied western
portions Of The State the crop il reported to be
rooF Tho large packing house Of J. G.
Iiately. at the Uulon Stock YaJds, Chicago, ha.
been swept away by fire. Tue loss will ag.rc-
gAt about 100000.
TIE SOIrrE4.
GENERAL LESLIE CooMBs, Of Ken
lucky, the last Of the pioneer Indian warriors
Of that State, died at Lexington few DAYS
ago, eyed ~ years He was q Ca, tain in the
war oil 1912, and raised and EQUIPPED a rcgi-
mont to and Texas III her s,rug-
gle for indcpend, nee. He was
trusted friend OF Iieury Clay. He was several
times Auditor Of Kentucky. aud suffered defea,
for Congress at tie hands or JOsu G. Brcckin-
ridge. Many ycnrs ago &c lost large fortune
in building railroads. and two years since he
twas LEFT almost destitute by the buruing Of his
home
FIRE swept away the shops OF the
Galveston, Houston and San Antonio railroad,
At Harrisburg, Texas. Nearly all III.
business portion Of DaiAgerfeld, Tex, was
burned, causing loss OF SgNUig
The Gici buildings Of Arkansas CIV. Ark
were swept away by Il fire which orgimtua
N tue explosion of coal-OI lamp
lho loss j. reported at 100000
aud the insurance as very hglt.
hi Edgodcd county = C., Buzlaid aud h.
SON had i sht with Zimmerman with shot
guns. FatLcr and son badly wounded. and til
adversary killed. At Ewait's Cross Roads
Ky, J.. y. OIntt was shot and killed by hi.
broth rin-i3w, w. T.. Currcnt lii Cook conn
ty. T,vqs, Elar'ou and Todd shot each otuo.
dead "ith reyolvers
DANItL G. DE JARNFTre, who has
represented the Richmond lietrict in the Fed.
eral and Confederate Congresses, died at Fred.
orick,lUg. Va. The farmers Of Ken.uehv.
With IN eve ~ tEo failure Of tie corn ,lop Ii
thur state, ure flooding the Louisville stock
yards with ca. q and hogs.
Ben PERKINS was hanged at Livings
ton. ALA. for the murder Of o coiorcl broher
Andrew Sanders WAS hanged Mt Coyington
Tenn. for murder. and John Mnndy IA.
!,nrg.d at Edgehuld, S. c.. for having mur
d'i,d hs wife while aboring under
NJ ct jealous rgc. All three o.
-Four J. r,t-th'oycs engaged in their peculiar
business near the town of Dolores. Texas. re
equity, were arrested 10y tile constabos. and
while being taken to jail were captured
ly party OF persons who suffered at then
hands They were then PUT TO death.