Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-20
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

A POOL for the purchase OF Confed-
crate bonds has been formed at Amsterdam, to
appeal to the honor of the Southern States
Three banking firms in Texas telegraphed
New York SPECTATOR that they recognize the
Fourteenth amendment as the supreme law Of
the land, and viii not encourage the movement
In worthless paper. The grand total OF the
Garfield fund is 1851, S51. =. The following
returns OF the condition of the cotton crop up
to Oct. have been received at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture The returns give the
condition at only g. decline Of per cent. since
the returns Sept. compared with returns at
the same time last year, there is decrease OF
10 per cent.
People near Independence, Mo-, are
greatly excited over the finding Of body
hanging from tree. Ii is believed that there
has been a lynehing by Vigilance Committee
for participating in the Glendale irain-robbery.
William Ryan sentenced TO Twenty-Five
years IN the penitentiary, which so unnoryed
| him that he leaned on chair for support -.
In sculi-mateh at st. Lonis, for 500 side,
TdeActt defeated Plaisted by less Than 4
length.
A BLooDLEss duel was fought near
Richmond Va. between Capt. H. II. Riddle
berger the Readjuster, aud Congressman
Wise. in which four shots were exchanged and
II ihcr was hurt. R,ddieberger had another
duel on his hands for the same day. which was
prevented by the officers "A fire at Humboldt.
fem, destroyed twenty-nine storehOuses, IN
e'utlng two squares on both sides Of Main
street. The entire business portion of the city
1as burned. Loss ABOUT 100000. The in
earance Will not exceed sic 900 Louis A.
Witt, Governor Of Louisiana, is dead.
THE Nasonville Wooden Mill, in Bur
rillsile township, h. l., has burned down.
Loss, so, 000 insurance, IA Gao. The dis
covery in New York Of forged paper of Fort
Wayne firm for $4,000 was speedily followed
by the development that spurious notes of ].
X. Mcintyre, OF Dayton, and Stevens. Wood L
Tucker of Columbus, had been negotiated in
large amounts. 1t transpires that John Stew
ems Jr., had been the New York buyer for all
three Of tho firms named, aud detectives are
yainly searching for him.
Gov. FosTER's plurality in Ohio will
fall few votes short Of rs 600. "A Washing
ton telegram of tho 18th inst. says "The
Presideut's determination TO delay sending in
the Cabinet Nominations until week after next
has broken all tue states, and 1t is asserted that
he is more embarrassed than has hitherto been
supposed. The rumor that Conkling is
to be member Is renewed, and
Blaines friends say that the in
tenioa to appoint Conlling has never been
abandoned. Western Senator said this even
ing that b. had felt that such All appointment
would be so nearly fsta' to the success Of the
administration, and to the future OF the party,
that he had gone to the President and protested
/ against it, The President listened calmly and
courteously, but did MOI Indicate in any way
his intention. Ia reply to question: the SEN
ator said Conkling would be coaiirm unqni-
mouslv. There could be no objection To h.m
on the score of ability or Of integrity, but the
appointment would, nevertheless, wrecA the
administration"
SENATOR MALONE was arrested at
Washington ON charge Of having accepted
challenge from Gen. Juhal A. Early. Ho was
conveyed to the residence OF Police judge
Smell, where he state That all differences had
been harmonized, and was released on his
personal bond. Next day tho Senator
sent out card to tho public aun 4Ilne.pg that
he has read the recent speech of Gen Early
but does not think he can obtain any satjsgac-
ton therefor, and has decided to let Early pro-
coed with talSehOod and insults, assured OF I'M
muuty . Counsel ScOviile, since his ARRIVAL nj
Washington has as bulky mail as Cabinet
officer, and sent to Chicago for a stenographic
clerk to dispose Of bis correspondence.
FOLLOWING the arrest of ParneIl. a
number Of other prominent Land Loaguers
have been rrested, among them being John
Dillon, Member OF Parliament from Tipper3rv.
Mr.. William o Brien, the editor OF United he
Okcliy, Member of. Parliament for Rogconl
mon. AID at one tuie veil-knovn correspon
dent of the New York Hiald. MIR,
Forster, the Irish Secretary. has is
sued proclamation threatening with
arrest persons who participate IN -boycotting."
The arrests and Tie proclamations seem to
have had little effect on the agitation. Att
meeting held IN Belfast, attended by 3. 900 per
sons, including twenty priests, general str Ike
against rent advocated. a similar meet
ing held in Limerick. Several i'd
ditional outJages have been reported.
Proclamatlons forbilinE the Sunday meeting
at Limerick were torn down before dwight.
The commander of the Scots Guards warned
the Mayor that any assamblage would be sup
pressed Crowds gathered outside of town
and soon brought on a conflict. The troops
charged several times, and finally drove the
people through George street. The police In
Denmark street fired onthe mob. Many houses
We're wrecked, several persons wounded and
twenty arrests made. The club house was sub
sequently attacked the windows smashed and
the street-lamps extinguished. Ii Dublin mob
attacked n Congregational Church and DESTROYED
the windows. All officers Of regiments in Ire
land are ordered to duty immediately The
city Of Herat has been captured by the army
from Turkestan under Kudas Khan