Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-03
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW.



JERoME INGALLS,, shoe manufacturer
Of Lynn, Mass, has suspended, With liabilities
OF $50 1000. Three banks in Philadelphia
have accepted an offer by Washington Butch
er's Sons to settle at 40 cents.
AT worlds fair meeting in Boston,
the President of the Old Colony railroad prom
ised 100000 from the steam roads, and the
Furniture Exchange agreed to take $50, 900 in
stoc Gen. Francis A. Welker will accept the
Pres ency. Henry Ward Beecher has retired
from the EDITOR Il management OF the Christian
Union, but will continue 10 give that paper his
sermons and contribute occasional articles.
Dir. Abbott succeeds him IN the management.
DURING the burning of tenement
house in New York s man named Patterson,
living in the top story with his wife and two
children dropped them out OF the window az
the only means OF escape, and in descending
that way himself struck the wall Of the next
house and fractured the skull Of the youngest
child aud sustained severe injuries himself
SPONTANEOUS combustion fred the
dry-goods house Of wescher Abraham, in Full
ton street, Brooklyn, causing damage to the
amount OF $3.50, 900. Engineer Lynch was
badly burned and a fireman named McShane
WAS injured by fall through ahatchway.
GEN. BoULANaER, one of the French
visitors, awoke in a Philadelphia hotel to find
burglar standing beside table containing his
watch and money. The General seized bis
sword and held his prisoner until the arrival OF
the police III fellow proved to be William
Marston, noted criminal and lie was prompt
ly indicted, convicted and sentenced to
serve three years in the penitentiary =.
Ezra p. Cook and his wife, a very old couple,
were found dead In their home near Bellows
Falls, Vt. II is supposed that Mrs. Cook, who
Of unsound mind administered poison TO
her husband and then committed suicide by
striking herself with some deadly weapon.
THE WEST.
The Michigan Central Fire-Relief
Commission reports 1900 dependent families
and states that fevers prevail among them.
A NORTHWESTERN freight train which
assed through Sterling, Ill, early in the morning
took on fvo passengers. When some miles out
they drew 4 revolver on the conductor and de
manded bis watch and valuables. lie produced
a weapon and made them throw up their hands
brakeman tlen diHarmed them, and three OF
the party were jailed at Morrison, two escaping.
-. Lafayette, Ind, is going to have public
library.
LORD & WILLIAMS, who for years have
done an extensive mercantile business at Tue
son, Arizona have made an assignment. Their
liabilities are estimated A. high as s400, 900,
and Their creditors are chiefly merchants Of San
Francisco. Chicago and New York. Lord IS
Postmaster at Tucson, and conducts the United
States depository for the Territory. The
Mississippi River Improvement Convention met
at st. Louis on the 2Gth ut. About 500 dele
gates were in attendance. Mr.. McEnni-, Pres
ident of tho st. Louis Board Of Trade de-
livered the address OF welcome and bespoke
liberal appropriations and extensive improve
ments In the great wator highway.
FoUR cowboys, Ike and Billy Clahton
and Frank and Tom McLowery had been
psrading tho town Of Tombstone Arizona, for
several days, drinking heavily and making
themselves obnoxious. Tie CITY Nlarhhsl ar.
rested Ike Canton. Soon sfterhis release the
four met the Marshal, his brothers, Morgan
aud Wyatt Earp. and J. II. Holiday. The
Marshal ordered them TO give up their weapons,
whom fight commenced About thirty
shots were fred rapidly. Both tho Nc
Lowery boys were killed and Bill Clan
ton MORALLY wounded dying soon after. Ike
ClantOn and WYATT were wounded. ..
The slx-story glucose factory at Peoria, H.,
owned by the HAmilna, OF Buffalo, was sw, pt
away Toy fire which broke out in the me al
driving room. There were 500 barrels OF pro-
duct in the building. Only two-inch stream
OF water could be tarned upon the flames The
employees Numbered $50 The loss is $500, 900
and insurance s275,0
TIE September fires in Huron and
saniac counties, Michigan, burned ont 2.05a
families, comprising 1891 individuals and
their lofs Of property is estimated at 81 ,5S9,
0Si The losses on Churches schools, manu-
featuring establishments. etc, are estimated
at S320,00o. The and received in money and in
goods aggregates Il, 005, G32.
THE steamer Jennie Gilchrist stern
wheel packet, left FOR LeClaire, fifteen miles
above Davenport, Iowa, with twenty weight per-
sons on board. She in had tow two bargos
heavily loaded with freight, aud was strug.
Cling hard against the current. When
Of the Government bridge at Dav-
"rVor,, FOR some reason unknown
her engine refused TO work. The boat imme-
dateiy swung around and drifted hClplessly
against the bridge, WAS careened, filed with
water, and the lights extinguished The ter
rible screams OF the passengers attracted the
attention OF the guard at the draw-bridge, who
sounded the distress signal. Skiffs were i'm
mediately sent out, and sue oeeded in picking
mp several passengers and the crew Six or
seven persons are known to have found watery
grave.
THREE desperadoes in Jail at TERRA
Amarillo, Co planned to kill the guard and
escape. When the fact became known the cit
Stems lynched the trio named Lockhardt
-
Utah snd Northern railway at Franklin, Idaho,
WAS shot dead by band OF masked robbers.
THE sOUER.
A LARGE plumber Of planters are en-
gagged in the cultivation of figs in the State OF
Arkansas and 40 far with success.
MEs. BRADFoRp, sister of Jefferson
DAVIS, dled at New Hope, Ky, and was buried
in the cemetery at Gcthsemane Abbey at New
Haven, Ky. The German guests Of the ma
ton we're formally welcomed to Baltimore.
The fire department WAS called out for theft
edlhcahon. and in collision which occurred
six men were severely injured. Chief Shaw
and Lieut.. Mettlowel receiving fractures
of the skull. AT Petersburg, Va, the toy
pistol has taken on another victim. The day
Is not distant wher this toy will DO classed with
other deadly weapons.
RICHMOND terminated her centennial
celebration in fine style. There was a grand
procession, which took two hours TO pass a
given point, and which was witnessed by atl
immense gathering OF citizens with 10000 VS.
itors. At the close the British flag was run m
over the Capitol building and saluted. Thos.
J. Cox and j. W. Crawford, who are described
IN the press dispatches as "highv-respectab le
ctizcns." had an alteration at Montgomery.
Ala. Cox was seriously cut and Crawford dan
gerously wounded. Hogan, a bystander, was
shot Ia the leg.
NINE Governors attended the cotton
exposition at Atlanta. Cotton was picked from
patch inside the inclosure and suits Of clothes
manufactured before dark for Cows. Bgelow, OF
Connecticut and Col4uitt, OF Georgia.
Iuere is no abatement in the demand for Con-
federate bonds. Richmond bank has pur-
chased nearly s5.000, 900 OF the coupon variety
st 50 10 S. per 81 ,,N0. No less than EiO. OOu-
O0C OF tins trash changed hands in London
within the past three days.
ALLEN JOHNSON (colored) was hanged
.st Charlotte, n O., for the murder OF an old
blind negro named Crunrp in January OF last
year Tho murder was committed in order
90 set posses ion Of a little money which Crump
was known 10 possess. . Robert Rich a mail
messenger az Burnside. XIV, Is charged with
rifilng registered letters valued at over SlOO.-
COO.
WARRINGTON.
OK the morning of the assassination
President Garfield removed Col Amos Web
fter from the Registership Of Wills Mt Wash.
ington. and appointed Mr.. Rsmsdell TO succeed
HIM. Gen. Grant has caused thus action 10 be
set sslde... Secretary Blaine entertained the
French and German guests at banquet in
Washington az which the Senators ana their
wives were present.
IL the case of Guiteau, the assassin.
the District Attorney st Washington said. in
opposing pOstpOnemCptt that the nuDishnap.