Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-08
WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW.
THE EAST.

Ties. The loss is placed at $50, 600.
II Is said that the accident was caused by
an engineer falling asleep from overwork. =.
Lieut.. Il. Long Edes and Lieut.. Lyman G..
Spaldng, OF the United States navy, were
killed by the premature explosion OF a torpedo
at the torpedo station at Newport, r. l. The
bodies Of both gentlemen were blownto atoms.
Two MEMBERS of Frawley's gang,
which has been the terror Of the country in
the vicinity Of Mechanicsville, N. Y, were ar
rested near that place after desperate en-
counter, in which about twenty shots were ex-
changed. and during which a Deputy Sheriff,
81 insurance agent and depot mas
ter rec wed some severe wounds i.
Francis 9. Pease snd wife, OF Portland, Me-,
arrived In Boston and took rooms Ia Edin-
boTO street few evenings subsequently
pistol shots were heard in their apartments,
and the vile WAS found dead and the husband
DIVING TIE Empire drill works, at Shorts
rI'ic near Rochester, y. y, valued at 500, 600,
were destroyed by fire. About 100 men viii be
u rown out OF employment through the de-
strueton Of the works.
NEw YORK and the surrounding States
are suffering from the long-condnued drought,
which Is tie most severe experienced for many
years. Farmers have been compelled 10 dig
then potatoes to save the crop, late potatoes
shade trees are dying. Wells, cisterns and
streams IRE dried up, and cattle require feed
m. Bush fires are raging at many points,
aud the mir is filed with smoke. The loss to
tho farmers Is very great
BENJAMIN d. Butler, son Of Gen.
3. F. Butler, died at the residence Of his father,
ofaf Gloucester, Mass. The young man was
in bis 27th year, and was a general favorite
fla ora mated al Wazf Point In, 1915 He aft
Vlrd studied law, and was about to enter his
fathers Office this fall He was his fathers
ievOri.e son.
GEN. NJ. II. AVERY, well known
throughout the oil region, where he operated
Tie first pipeline, died at Geneva, N. Y. He
commanded n brigade under Gen. Sheri-
dan. Ex-Congressman Hendrick 3. Wright
died ut his home at Wilkesbarre. Pa.
THE WEST.
THE aTtesian well at Yankton, the first
bored in Dakota, sends 100 gallons per minute
to a height Of fifty feet from the ground, and
plles viii be lad to supply the city.
A HORRIBLE tragedy was enacted in
Milwaukee the other day A Young fellow
named Herman Holden aged %, shot and IN
rtantly killed Lis stepfather, J. Kramer, and
then tired twice Ut his mother, both balls pro-
du3ing mortal wounds. Holden came from st.
LOris, and, after drinking some, went TO the
house Of his mother and stepfather, with whom
he war not on very friendly terms. He picked
o quarrel with his mother. who WAS lying on
the bed al tho time, shooting her twice, as
stated At this Cramer entered the door, and
Holden, turning IN his track, shot him. the
ball passing clear through the body. He then
made his escape.
Thomas ii. LowEREE, n compositor
employed on the Chicag sIt'iJ1uae, was shot dead
By his landlord, james 3. Duncan, photog-
raphrt The deed originated in charges OF
crmin j intimacy between Loyerre and Mrs
Duucan. The Killing was preceded by fHii-
Gus hgit, III winch Duncaus sLuuldCr-bl6de
wac broken ~. While party OF In
diana farm rs were srining IN the Wa
bash at laynOnds rtiia, twenty miles
south Of IcrTe Halte. four Cf them Henry
Bekaw, NJarsAall Ferret, Emory Lopie and
James Eu1isell were drowned The bodies
Of i Iklw and Rudisoll have been recovered
.-.. lha alleged corner on August wheat on the
Chicago Board of Trade was closed out, on the
5ist u.t.. much % thc ADVANTAGE OF the so-called
CINCINNATI clique. VINO are reported to have
made inliy S3.cO0,d0O by tho operation The
lTU wa, one of the b0lde-t and most
s'I cossluay managed in tue history OF the
Chicago board 49,. The town of Seirlville, CAL
was OIp,d ont OF existence. by lire, the loss be-
itg placed at 100000
WHEN the east-tound express on the
Central Pacific road reached Colfax Cal. two
engines and one car were thrown 6om the
trach, the rail. having been removed by high
"R!nrn. fireman and tAe express messenger,
NLo sprang - the ground, Utre ordered to
kctp quot, hut just Ht that moment
Tie robucT, became alarmed and rode
or IN a wagon, leaving large in
yyglto of mask, powder aud tools. -.
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6phtninr and rnt r.Iv dc.trnyra hv frc ,ihor'
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Fl az whom vo,. 'it.iuf,tl In their rrorfs 10 -
care. # tns. ~ rne (.itl iino ond IN ,it,,ro
vtS ~i,5 400 v.tl,,u.nrafc,, ~ ,,rI, @5 NM
Tile r,.rnits Of hy. -fock in Cl,icS,ro ror. ~.
month were l53,gjs cattle, 455, 259 hogs, 81. Az
,,. a' ,Vl n',7,S Ihese h4,ir.s show show al
40,779 cattle. . 935 hogi. II s72 sleep ana 223
L"Ir's. IH'rS OF beef cattle are nov
bigI,r tna,, one Saa, ,,, Az, pou, .tS
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"'SN 10 "uo'4a"''er l7Ss lhah '"SV yoA', Si'
they are OF small SIZE and III poor condition
here Is not the usual number OF pigs, ant
There isadehclcucy Of food with Which 10 fattel
th,h ior market. Duncan, the man wht
sue" me printer LoWetre' NJ ChlcaSo, ~
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va Va" ''iO'' '0''i 'N'4'0 0'Oi ~
"NIn over Nl''t'd tle Sou'h Auai''e coast Pre-
waved there Inc loss OF HE and property
very great The wind blew over Savannah Ga.
ut the rate of forty miles an hour unroofui
houses sweeping the sea into houses along la
Nharycs md playing havoc with shade ali,
frnt trees. An mhrnary was wrecked
and tho patients barely escaped
Many ct them were badly bruised. Salln
craft IN Savannah by suffered badly, sI'
many persons ON board uetlshrd. The loss q
,. am ~ ' i eel35ed ?. lie on n.y. (he rice pan
to have lc,n yrrG creat. All tne people On on
~ tie ishtds m TIE nyer perlshed Al For
h"N"i' - au'tt arc oihet po'niad'iS the Sont
a'N'tW c"aSl ~ it.ds ol persons ~ ..
49," 'o nave Peris.tu, tuu ihul'"h' ~ uo,iail
Nul'" ~ W,ltIE was washed away. !.
"',''i .u..' ~ Vl'eui',s s",'S 81. suui'
Virginia and Georgia railroad. caused ireigf
20 nun INTO construction tram winch had bee