Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-22
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW.
TIE EAST.

100000 in the erection OF a residence on Madi-
son avenue, hear Flftieth street, n Y. Sidney
DILLON Is building mansion which will throw
NInderuIlt's into The shade. Bonanza Mackay
= arranging ". outuya all By palace at Central
Park
The Directors Of the Mechanics Bank
Of Newark, n. j., have raised 800, 900 with
which to reorganiza. Small dspositors will be
PAID IN iuli. wLle 70 per cent viii be dlsbursed
on large SUMS.
THE point is sent out from Wall street
that Vanderbilt Is about to retire from the
management Of bis railways, leaving Cornelius
and Slr. Iuttcr III practical control A cord
age mandatory was burned at Philadelphia
Loss, -ZO.0OD. Three hundred men were at
work, but escaped safely.
The members Of the New York Mining
stock Exchange have had made an elegant
piece Of solid silver for presentation to Mrs.
Garfield. he piece is eight by twelve inches
~ measurement, aud 10 arus,ically chaste. II
j, rct IA rich fame Of silver and ebony. The
plato lsof peculiar rectangular shape. The
frame is embossed " TIA capital &c in gold
cnrfcei by achepet Of green and golden palm
leaves. The whole is iucl0sed in a case OF
ny rocco. On the plate is engraved a copy OF
'1ald eNrcssiye Of the grief felt by tho nation
hi Inc death Of President Garfield.
Cor STRACHAN, Of the Ninth Massa-
chIAelts regiment, says that after most
searching investigation into the charges Of
m,-couauct made against bis regiment during
tle risit tO Virginia in connection with the
yorktown celebration, he ENDS that twenty-one
mrn we're guilty Of improper conduct, and that
fIa luUTUTer rUuduct consisted Of gimpie in
toAlrltlln, disobedience Of orders, aud I'M
fudl"ry and ungentemauly conduct COM
united under the Influence OF liquor.
THE WEST.
A FRtGHIFUL accident occurred at
Pfastcr & vogets tannery, Milwaukee. Five
employees took their places on tho elevator
when the non rope slipped on the drum and
the elevator descended about forty feet at
fnghtlul rate striking on the floor with thud
that shook the entire building. Four Of the
unfortunate passengers were killed, the fifth
INTERNATIONALLY escaping.
CHRIS gibson, the Oldest scout in the
Government service, reports to Cen Pope that
there viii be an uprising Of the Utes, Piutes
and Navaiocs in New Mexico in the spring.
The red on the Utah reservation are being
freely furnished with arms by tue Mormons
-" ~ ~ 'IiO'' t'e' ~ speculation
,'ia',' Po.i'los ou tllo ives OF
some parts Of indiana.
N"il.L''' ol incorporation OF the Con-
7"'''''''u ia'I"'y L''o "ud Accident insurance
Company with q capital Of I25 100000. have
been filed "a Davenport Iowa. Among the Di-
r'rlor- are w. u. Suour, S. S. Merrill, John G.
Oault, A. s.. Iaimaee, Nj. Il. Iu4aiis and Geo.
tdu NetI 6. .'oy antphs'a' Of Wasting
bno. Mexico wug Litien hy ! tarant,,ia an% !,
ia feared Will have 10 lose his lex by amputa-
ton.
STATISTICS show that tbe total nnm.
tcr 81 fnail,s burned out IS the Terrible Mich
lsan hros .ast Tall was ,l51. . he insurance on
dwellings. barns, stores and shops was $685.
,.r,,,tr n ,e ! money, ciolu-
IN far 4 ,..ar,l ~ .48,t0 Tn1 $500 ~,
stat.d a. .j.s.c 0.lo ,i ~. - u 20. -
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lHG convention OF General Passenger
,rJ ,r,.,,., A.. .,....,.i..l1 ~. co,. ~,
subject under con.i leration was the proposed
abolition ~ the s,.ten of aN,Nin, commits
sions % nacut- upon the sal OF railroad tick
~ 9'' l.' COM 'Hil'i' adopted an agr"vmcnt
W.. W. '''''''i''''' l"''na al eud To 'hs
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TAAE SAagE.
is the Tennessee Senate, Hon. L. I.
smith d, """nced John ). N9f'reos' ana attorney
y N'ah1'"'' AZ {" i4af and slam'eler Senator
smith, after tho adiontumgot, went 10 he
Maxwell House. where NuriIr.. wa iIod up TO
,n U , S.ol i'ln' IN 'hg 's'' shoulder atng