Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-13


scheme was organized TO cheat the British Gcg-
eminent out Of the rewards to be offered.
Peter III. Foye, q aaloon-keeper of Philadel-
phia, caused the manufacture of the Internal
machines and turned them over to OsDonovan
Rosa. Foye then began negotiations with
the British Consul at New York, and received
$4,000 for information leading to the dis
coyery made on the decks at Liverpool He
some weeks ago fed from the United States
detectives at Philadelphia, and no one knows
bis whereabouts
THE SOUTH.
A vILLAEoUs attempt was made near
Hope, Ark.--the scene of the late train robbery
to wreck passenger train on the Iron Noun
tain railroad Spikes were drawn and the fish,
bars Joining the rails removed. "A heavily
laden freight train, instead of the passengsr
was ditched. The place where the diaholical
work was done is only fifteen feet from long
trestle work
The Rev. Stuart Robinson, d. d.,
after suffering from cancer of the stomach for
the past eighteen months, died at his home in
Louisville on the 9Th inst DIR. Robinson was
probably the most prominent citizen OF Ken
lucky, and was certainly one of the most prom
inent and one Of the sblest American divines
lie was born in Strahine, county Tyrone, Ire
hand, III the year 1914 and was consequently in
THE President Of national bank in
South Carolina reports to Treasurer Gilfllan
that the people of that region refuse to take
silver certificates as current money . "A large
section Of the South was visited by heavy frost
on the nights of Oct. and 6. The tobacco
crop II Virginia and the late cotton in South
Carolina we're seriously damaged. a dispatch
from Grayson, XIV, states that "the Means
tunnel caved in, killing ten convict laborers
aud woundlhg five others"
Cox, Stephens and Delaney, the Iron
Mountain train robbers, pleaded guilty in the
Hampstead Circuit Court, at Washington.
They were sentenced to the penitentiary for
term Of seventy years each. The sentencesare
cumulative, fourteen years beins the lint laid
for robbery. The robbery occurred on the ed
Of September. They were captured on the
28th and special term Of court held to try
them. They have been placed in the penIten-
tiary at Little Rock.
In gambling house at Eagle Pass,
Texas, where George Hauner had lost his
stake, he quietly returned at a late LJur and
murdered the two winners, whom he fouAd
asleep on the table. "A man named Cburch,
confined in the Jail at Newton, Catawba. coun-
~, N. c., charged with the murder Of Miss
Thompson, in Alexandra county in August last,
wAsEsNGTON.
President ART IUR returned to the
capital on the 4th inst. Among those who
call d at his residence ia New ork was de-
mentsd person named Wi'Ains who bore
long document with many signatures, and asked
for a Conzulship.
DIR. ID. Ct. LAME, who performed the
autopsy upon the late President, appeared be
fore the District of Columbia Grand Jury on
the 4th inst, and explained. with tho aid Of a
diagram, the track OF the wound IN the Presl-
dents body Edward L. Du Barry, new wit
ness. who was present at the depot and wit
messed tne shooting. also testified. With this
wi .Ius5 the Grand jury concluded their investi
CATIONS. Several additional Witnesses were ex-
amincd and true bill was voted unanimously.
Foreman Churchman proceeded to the Office of
the District Attorney and placed III Corkhilps
hands the presentment against Charles j. Gut
teGu fer tho murder of James A. Garfield
President Of the United States, by wounding
him with bullet fired from pistol in the
hands of CharlesJ. Guitcau, at the Baltimoreand
Potion N depot. on the 2dof July, A. d. ISL.
La the Criminal Court 1T Washington, on the
4th inst, Brady, French, Turner and Brown.
charged with star-roule frauds, made their APP
pesrance. Their counsel entered motions to
quas h the informat0nl filed. The District
Attorney asked that the accused first enter bail
for their appearance. AS they stepped forward
to TIC desk Judge Cox Informed them that he
would soon fix the amount of bail, and dis
charged each on his personal recognizance.
Prominent men in the audience exhibited much
sympathy with the accused.
Ir is stated that the investigation into
the affairs of the Treasury Department, begun
soon after tho Inauguration of President Gar
field and suspended through his being shot,
viii be reopenod under President Arthur. but
not untIl Secretary Windows successor has
been installed in Office. 1t is believed that
On. Arth' L wants to know how his Treasury
Dopartmei was managed by John Sherman. .
Tho number Of original patents issued the first
nine months OF the present year was I3 O84, AZ
increase Of 2,26l over last year. The receipts
of the Office Tor the same period We're s65,44l
III excess OF the corresponding nine months OF
1880. THE Commissioner of Patents recon-
mends considerable increase in the examining
corps and clerical force Capt. Howgate re-
appeared in Washington the other day, and was
arrested on the additional charge of embez-
cling 0,OO0.
Mr.. Brown, President Garfelds Pri-
waite Secretary has resumed MS duties al the
White House, and will temporarily ill the place
at the request of President Arthur. MIR. Brown
says that the affairs of the Int President will
be turned over to the hands of trustees, and
that il will tic the purpose of tiivse trustees 10
call for al the bills incurred in tho expenses of
ltehij'Ht 'i'''li'Au > i@S' luntsS as me ianuy
eohSll'IS ihIse expenses pflYEte deots against
the estate. Ii Congress should sfterward do.
c-de to Sssnne tho Indebtedness, the trustees
D, - ,apn,h 80 sg t' iaei Tii oi
worth II petroleum and petroleum products
were exported from this country against s.
ss3.o79 worth exported daring August, 1889.
lug tOta' NHl't ~ we Sdnlt class 81 BpOus tX-
porte" ahria+ tie hrst eight months OF this
year was got, AJ9, against e2l,stb,o o9 ex-
poftaa during tBe correspond ng petlcd NJ
lSnU. ...Iho accused Ill the star-route
conspiracy came into court on the
morning OF the 9Th inst, and entered bail.
Judge Cox said he had somewhat hur-
rteaiy examined tho information filed, and had
thought il proper 70 make distinction in the
bad TO DO demanded from the accused, Brady
and Brown, he said, stood in the hghs of
| principals, ana for them i" would fix bail ut
shoUo each. . NJ Turner and French, who
were merely cIerA De Youi tx ba1l ut So, 000
each
Tur Wbita Harisa will not no i, rood
- 800
oluer uhtl ahout the midle OF winter. 1t Is
understood that tho President viii continue at
Saratg,r. J,nts, r.yile,,oa an .boo,,5 - ~
rsit"l s.s.,c,, ,ho i IA ,,,oie,ta n ~. ..e
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- ~" go - $50 - 'fDg,' phtAS 3e.noAs
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VI A'ioO FiS ~ 'Aoii' i''0
bte0 discovered in the Interior department. 1t
hleatens 10 excecd in euolvaitv the peitv necu-