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

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started the ilmes, died While making an effort
70 suppress them.
PRoF. KiNG was compelled to aban-
don bis interrupted balloon voyage to the At
En'ie coast. Unfavorable winds kent the air.
slap anchored for days in cow-pasture six
mites from 81. Paul. Then a storm epraug m
accompanied with a cold ram. and thrashed tie
gas lag about until the ropes ana frame were
badly strained ami nearly all the gas escaped.
ILen Prof. k'ns gave i up, rip ed the balloon,
and lei ont ihe rest Of the gas.
SNow fell in considerable quantities in
several parts Of Nebraska a-d in portions OF
Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota on Sept. 16.
North of Fort Dodge, Iowa, two inches Of
snow fell. Taere was ao slight fall of snow
IN portions Of Michigan, on the same day.
TnE SOUTH.
A TERRIBLE tragedy is reported from
Bonneville, Logan county Ark. Two planters,
Robert and William Hambey, brothers, while
riding home from town, through a lonely. &C.
Guided strip OF country, were fired on by assas-
sins concealed in the bushes on either side OF
the road. Robert dropped from his horse and
died instantly, two bullets having pierced his
heart. William was fatally wounded.
The labor riots in New Orleans were brought TO
an end by the cotton factors conceding the
wages demanded OF the employees Leland
Lestherman, Mayor Of Arkansas CITY, Ark,
and James fucker, lawyer Of the same place,
fought duel at Texene, Miss Fucker was
fatally and Leathernan slightly wounded.
A Mon numbering nearly hundred
mcn rode into Dardanelle, Ark, and, surround
ng the jail where two murderers (Taylor and
Bruce were confined oyerpowered the guards,
secured the keys OF tie prison, and. taking the
prisoners named from the ron cage, put ropes
oLonI iLeir necas and dragged them into the
streets The wrttehed prisoners were dragged
through the streets BY their captOrs and to
patch Of adjacent timber, where the ropes were
flung across the limb Of tee, and
they were left dangling in the ar ~
murderer named Ramsey was taken
iiom the OHngsyile (Ky.) jail and
put to death by an armed mob. William Ma
zen. farmer living near Cotton Plant, Wood
run county, Ark, while returning home got in
to an alteration with three men who were
working on the road. 1t appears the latter or
dered him to turn aside, and, when he refused
overturned his wagon. Mason then drew a re-
Soyer and killed two Of the men and badly
wO1rdld the other.
NEW ORLEANS kilograms, of the 14th,
represent the labor troubles as assuming a
serious shaoe. James Wilson, the driver of a
cottou-wagon, was stoned by q mob and re-
taliayed By shooting John Linsky At the
NatchCZ piers twenty men armed themselves
AID went 10 work. Rioters boarded the ship
Callego and fred at screwlnen in the hold.
Aching Governor McEnory. at the request of the
Mayor put the city under martial law, placing
Gen. BcnhaT ia command. and ordered all
miiitsrv O CARNATIONS to be ready for service
The British Consul demanded protection for
three vessels lying at the levee, and the Spanish
Consul sent to the Minister 1T Washington an
account Of an outrage on Spanish steamer.
Mrs. SUSAN MAY BoSAPARTE, widow
Of the late jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, has
just died at Baltimore. Her two sons, Col
jerome n. Bonaparte and c. ]. Bonaparte,
were with her when she breathed her last. She
was 60 years of age.
A STRANGE and horrible accident re-
Gently occurred in Futon county. Ark. DR.. ].
s.. Hutchinson, one of the most influential men
IN the county, decided 10 clean ont forty-foot
Vel on his premises. and descended into it
Tor that purpose, leaving # neighbor named
Jams Doney at the windlass above. When
loss than halfway down the doctor was over
come by f1ul an. He called twice foI assist
aucc and then became unconscious. Doney
stopped tie wiudlass aud prepared
90 go 10 ilutclinson's assistance. II his haste
10 descend he missed his footing slipped and
hastfnod to the scene and her frantic cries
brought . planter named james Beavers to the
spot. lie promptly took ho'd of the rope and
started down. Before reaching the bottom the
foul air oyercame Linn, and be fell upon the
tw3 victims who Lad gone before him. Mrs
hutchinson, crazed with grief, continued to
lii the tlr with bricks and sohs, and soon quite
number Of persons were attracted to the spot
and the bodies Of DCnev, Hutchinson and
Beavers taken FROM the we'll. Jane Campbell,
o negress, murdered two children at Dykes
hlli, La. by beating out their brains with
plue anOt. A mob of inOe sed citizens tied the
mutderes5 to stake and roasted her alive.
POLITICAL.
THE Massachusetts Democratic Con-
,euton will be held at Worcester Oct 5. In
special election in tho Second Maine district
for q representative to Congress to fill the va
caucy caused ty the resignation of Senator
Frye. eX-Goy. Dmglor Republican, was elected
lv majority OF aLoat i,5j0
THE coming political contest in Penn
ylyani0 for State Treasurer is likely to be a
.hroe-ccrnered one. The Republican State
Convention nominated Gen. S. NJ Bailey, a
strong Cameron man. state Representative
Wolfe, who Il bitterly opposed to the Gamer
ous. has announced himself as an independent
Republican candidate for The office.
TIE New York Prohibition Conven-
ton, convened at Utica, adopted platform,
including resolution of sympathy with Gar
dcd and nominated the following ticket Sec.
retUry of State, stephen Merritt, New York:
Comptroller, Jefferson Btsseil; Treasurer, Fred
Gates; Attorney General. George Brooks; State
Engineer aud Sar' ,yor, John J. Hooker; Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals, Walter harrington.
WASHINGTON.
SERGT. MAsoN's attempt to shoot
Gu!tcau il not viewed with very alarming
amount Of abhoircuce Or even indignation.
Assistant Adjutant General Ruggles il cred
i;ed with SAYING that Mason will e turned over
10 the civil authorities of the District Of
CoiUmlia. He viii perhaps be tried on charge
f shooting with intent to kill 4 couvic.
ton ON the charge Is highly improbable
If tried 10y court martial Mason NAV
lie subject TO some punishment for vo'.ltion
"t Wli'ary discipline. This probably Will
be the extent OF his punishment. But it
may ae that he viii not be punished in any
WY. II would not lie difficult to convince a
July-to convince court-martial even-that
Mason Was not in his right mind when no shot
at GUiteau.
lr is stated in Washington dispatch
that Secretary Kifkwood is minded to break
NJ the system Of absenteeism inaugurated by
Pattern Governors Of Western Territories Two
faerant cases have forced themsi Ives
upon his attention. Fremont. of Arizona.
and Ordway, Of pakota. have been absent
from Their respective capitals. furthoring
their interests NJ the East for many weeks.
Fremont has just returned to Arizona IN o5edi>
cnce 20 sharply imperative orders. l. ke orders
will hu issued in Ike cases i'll the future, and
something vi probably lie done to prevent the
appointment Of Eastern poit'ci ms to II rritlral
positions which they unlawfu.ly convert into
slneciues.
The National Board of Health in their
last hnlictn make the following report of
deaths in every 1000 inhabitants
~ PORTION CITIES
London IA Warsaw. ...-........ $50
l.'f1'o .......,2i.5 Malaga. .......... $50
tir.~ ...,..,...... -. Dundee ... . 13 3
Amsterdam. ...... s2.Ni Belfast, ........ ls5
y riu.... ....... "A Dublin. ......... u 8
rlt fort..... q. . Santa Cruz .,... - d
inip X. ...... s.... 30, Rio Janeiro. ... ID
t"lenhagen. ~. ~ 1S.9 Matau8cras. M 80 o
~ petersburg. 80 Acapulco. ........ "a o
AMERICAN Cir1g-
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~ 't b. 40 r. fria ....-....I %
iAatit u!a - & Aurora .......... <
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~ weston ..-.. 80 Raeb Is aud ........ 262
Baton Il 'ugH- ....+. So 1 E c ..-...... a3 .