Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-22

has never been equaied within the memory OF
the oldest inhabltant. The pastures are
ruined, and cattle, instead Of fattening a. they
usually do at this season. are failing. In not a
few cases the winter stock of fodder is drawn
upon to keep the animals alive The ground is
baked so hard that the fall work is very much
hndered. Cattle are dying in some places for
want of water. Great damage has been
done by fires in the neighborhood of
Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Gravelhurst
Otterville stratford, Eden Mills, Burton and
Zurich. A million dollars worth Of timber
was burned in the Parry Sound district.
The ST. amer Proteus has arrived at st. Johns
n B., from Lady Franklin bay, bringing with
her members of the Jcannette search expedi-
ton who are considered unfit to endure the
hardshlps of rigid winter. The Proteus re-
ports much ice in Lady Franklin bav No
traces Of the missing Jeanette have been dis
covered. The Internal Revenue Bureau has
discovered that private banks in New York,
Philadelphia Boston and Chicago owe the
Government q, 100000 in taxes.
GOULD has squeezed quarterly divi-
dend of u per cent. out OF the Western Union
Telegraph consolidation, and reports further
surplus of $3.50, 153.
OVER SCI, 100000 of the S91, 900, 600
OF the stock Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company was represented at the annual meet
ing in New York. Henry Willard was elected
President, Thomas T. Cakes Vice President,
Anthony J. Thomas Second Vice President, s.
J. Wilkinson Secretary and Robert l.. Belknap
Treasurer The company has now LOGS miles
Of road in operation, exclusive of sideings The
purpose Of the company, as officially stated, is
at once to put under contract the grading of
tho entire SIG miles OF uncompleted line form
ing the gap between the eastern and western
portions Of the road.
THE value of the exports of bread
stuffs in round numbers, is S25, SOC, 900 for the
month OF August of this year, and S31, zoe, 900
for August of last year, showing falling off of
over s6,000,000
A LARGE iron buoy was picked up some
time ago on the west coast of Vancouver island
Recently it was identified as Russian buoy
from the mouth of the Amoor river, on the
Asatic coast, and must have been brought by
current to the place where it was found The
incident is accepted az proof of Wilkes theory
OF the existence of what is known as the Japan
csc current, which sweeps by the coast OF Japan.
turns eastward, and on nearing the American
coast bends southwark.
FOREIGN.
A CARGO of 300 tons of human bones
arrived in Bristol (England) harbor, consigned
TO a firm Of English manufacturers Of manure.
The bones are supposed to be those of the de-
Tenders of Plevna, ard were shipped at Con
stantinople. In the cargo there were whole
limbs, and hair still chung to parts Of skulls.
The Sultan has at last decided to let Egyptian
affairs severely alone, having his hands full
with hls North African SuzGraintles.s The
khedlve has new Cabinet at Cairo, and will
try and settle internal affairs without the unit
ed interference of the English and French.
The, American horse. Iroquois. the winner OF
k44t-i = L II
v'ctorl on the English turf by winning
ilie ST. Leger stakes. Southern Rus
tis is being rayaged by diphthera.
In one province, PGllava, of As, SAB cases 49, 765
proved fatal. Children are the principal suffer
ers. The King Of Dahomey has destroyed the
towns Of lgnano and Okofo, and took some
thousands Of captves to his capital for sacrifice.
THE Methodist Ecumenical Confer
ence at London recommended international
arbitration as means of settling disputes be-
wecn nations, AMI condemned any resort to
war. Tho question of the press in relation to
the church was discussed. Delegate Marshall,
of Niekshurg, II SIS, recommended the estab-
lislment Of q Neh-enaowed Methodist paper
which would do for the church What the great
universities had done. Bishop McIyere, Of
Tennessee, said the religious papers were too
narrow-mindCd. hemnjority, however, seemed
to favor religious newspapers.
The Land League Convention at Dub
lin was attended by about 1000 delegates, in
Guiding twenty-one members If Parliament
Parncll presided. kilograms from the Ameri-
can branch urged that no rent be paid.
The Prussian wheat crop is fully 20
per cent. below an average. the rye crop from
rs to 50 per cent. below, and all other cereal
crops are from 10 to Is per cent. below. The
hay crop will not be one-half an average crop
-. 1t ia believed in London that France has
proposed and England accepted a joint mill
tary commission to reorganize the Egyptian
army.
REpoRTs to the Department of Agri-
culture show that the general average condi-
ton Of the potato crop Sept. was 70, decline
of % per cent. since Ang. l. The condition in
September, 1880, was 90 Thieves broke INTO
the room of Senator Christisncy, in the
National Hotel at Washington and stole there
from $500 worth of jewelry and diamonds
which had been placed W tn him for safe keep
ing when United States Minister to Peru.