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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

The AUGUST RACEs.-The races to
be trotted here August 26 and q are
rapidly filling. We shall be able to an
nounce them definitely a week from to-
day There is every prospect of first
class meeting in every respect.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

MARRIED IN LANCASTER AT the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage in this
city Wednesday, August II, 1886, by
Rev. r. Pengilly, Mr.. Samuel Z. Taylor
to Miss Nora A. Hampton. both of
Potosi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

COMING EVENTS. -"Peck's Bad Boy"
troupe will play at Hyde's Hall We'd
nesday evening, September l. Beach
& Browns MinstrelS will play some
time later, the exact date not yet named.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

INsANE.-Mr. Arthur Doyle and his
brother-in-law, Mr. Banfeld, of Smelser,
brought their nephew, Joseph Sullivan,
here last Friday He was examined by
Drs. Barber and Hassell, adjudged in
sane, and taken to Mendoza on Satur-
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

TEACHERS INSTITUTES. The Teach
ers' Institute at Potos closed Saturday
night, having been in session two weeks.
Another institute will be held at Fenni-
more. commencing to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
I1oun and County News.

DEDICATIoN.-Th dedication of the
new NJ. f. Church in Darlington will
take place Sunday, August %, Rev
A. /. Tull, formerly of this city, is
pastor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

welded. Mr.. and Mrs J. William
elise arrived in this city Saturday even
ing on visit to Lancaster friends, being
on their wedding trip. a short time
before their friends received wedding
cards which made the following an
nouncement: u. William elise. Anna
L. Herr, married tuesday, August 10,
1886. Denver, Colo. At home Thurs
days in October No 33l Washington
Avenue y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

PROHIBITION. Rev. g, ID. Stevens
will speak on Prohibition al Blooming
ton next Monday evening, August rs.
Everybody Is iavited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

A New TYPE WRITER Last Satur-
day Bushnell y Watkins placed in their
Office a new Hammond type writer,
manufactured by the Hammond Type
Writer Company AS Center St, New
York City. II is very tine one, with
mahogony ease 1t has two STYLES Of
type. and took the gold medal over Nil
Others At the New Orleans Exposition
in 1885 MesSrS Bushnell x Watkins
large amount of correspondence. bfirt
work etc. hnve made neces>arr ,hp
purchase Of the instrument wb;ch aa>
now become nece>>a1y adjauy. ru
every tirst-claSS business otiice
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
MAILS ARRIVE.
STAGE ROUTES.

LANCASTER & FAYETTEVILLE STAGE.
(Daly)
LEAVES Lancaster at 2 p. m. and Arrives at
Platteylle at 5 D. m.
LEAVES Patteyille at a. m. and Arrives at Ian
caster at - m. S. II. GREEN, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

FATAL ACCIDENT. Barber WAS
hastily summoned about nine O'Clock
this morning to attend Mrs. Fred Snyder,
of Hurricane, who was reported to have
fallen down the cellar stairs and sus-
tanned severe injuries Before the Doctor
could get started the report came that
she was dead The messenger thought
that her neck was broken by the fall
DR.. Barber has since returned anu re-
ports that the lady is alive but uncon-
scious and that no bones are broken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

LANCASTER s. SPECHT'S FERRY STAGE.
(DailyJ
LEAVES Lancaster at a. IN. and Arrives at
Spechts Ferry at II m
LEAVES Specht's Ferry at p. m. and Arrives at
Lancaster at p. IN. GREEN Bros, Props.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
r. BEETOWN e. BLOOMINGTON

LANCASTER, BEETOwN & BLOOMINGTON
. STAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday. Thursday and
and Saturday at a. m ard Arrives at Bloom
ngton at l2 IN.
LEAVES Bloomington at / p. IN. same days
and Arrives at Lancaster at p. m.
s. JOHNSON Prop
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
LANCASTER 4 RrRrnN STAGE

LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday aud
Saturday at s a. m. and Arrives at Burton at
lem
LEAVES Burton at 80 p. IN. same days and
Arrives at Lancaster al $50 p. m.
s n GREEN Prom
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16

The Lafayette Baptist Associations
will meet with the Mt. Hope Baptist
church, Eden, Iowa County, Septem-
Der 3, at 2 p. m Persons going by
railroad will purchase tickets to Ed
mund. where they will be met by friends
and carried by wagons three miles to.
the church. The iare is 81 10 from Lam
caster.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
FROM JACKSON.
Death Of An Old citizen Of jack

Death Of An Old Citizen Of jack
son.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Mss, March 31.-Mr. D.
M. Wilkinson, father-in-law of Col. j.
L. Power, died here this morning after
a lingering illness. He was most ex-
cellent old gentleman and highly es-
teemed by all who knew him. He
was IS years old, and has been resi-
dent of this city fOrty-six years.
The railroad commission has been in
session all day. A circular was issued
to all railroads doing business in the
State for their control, in conformity
with the act creating the commission;
also form for quarterly reports Of
railroads. The tariff Of charges for
transportation will ret be interfered
with at present.
A petition is now in circulation in
this city asking the board Of mayor
and Aldermen not to levy the fifty per
cent. tax on drummers authorized by
the code Of 1880. 1t is being numer-
ousIy signed, The drummers say it
would be great hardship to pay the
State a privilege of twenty-five dol
lars and fifty per cent Of this amount
to all incorporated towns who choose
to collect it.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
A Strike Averted.

P1TTsBURe, March 3l-The strike
arranged for tomorrow among the
miners along the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad and its branches will not likely
take place, as the majority of the
operators have agreed to pay the ad-
vance of one-fourth of d cent per
bushel for mining. There are about
5000 diggers on these roads, and about
one third Of these have already re-
sumed work at the increase. The
board Of arbitration appointed to ar.
range prices for mining at the pits OF
w. P. Rend, at McDonalds, Pa, have
decided against the diggers, and a
meeting Of the men will be held to.
night to accept or reject the award.
Rev. Father Hickey, Rev. 3. R. Dono-
hoe and Victor DeLodge constituted
the board.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
Great pamage by RAIN.

LoUIsvIMME, March 31.-Rain has
been falling almost continuously for
nearly three days throughout the State.
AT Williamsburg, KY, the Cumber-
land river is higher than ever known,
and farms are inundated. Over a
hundred families have moved to high
er ground for safety. Large losses Of
logs are reported. A food Of the Big
Sandy is threatened at and above
Catlettsburg. Kentucky. AT Jellico,
near the State line, on the Knoxville
branch Of the Z. s. N. railway, the
houses are all submerged and trains
are unable TO get through. No trains
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia roads has arrived al JelIico
for thirty-six hours, and It Is reported
that four hundred feet Of the Needs
tunnel has cayed In. Railroad bridges
in the South, on the Louisville and
Nashville and Cincinnati Southern are
reported washed away.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
ouIetness and order Prevails.

ST. LOUIS, March 29.--The situation
in the Missouri Pacific yards this
morning was one Of quietness and
order. The crowd present was small
and undemonsttative, and no inter
ference was offered to the running Of
trains. One freight train was started
out soon after 10 o'clock, and another
followed about an hour later. None
of them excited any particular interest
up TO noon. None Of the strikers had
presented themselves at the shops OF
yards to resume work, and probably
none will to-day. It is stated, how
ever. on the authority Of one Of the
committee, men viii return to work
tomorrow, that they are under or will
be placed under instructions to that
effect this afternoon.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
MIR. Mannlna's Condition.

WARRINGTON, March 3l.-AAt IL
o'clock this morning DR.. Lincoln said
there was no change In Secretary Man
nings condition, except that perhaps
he was a little more restless early this
morning than usual. "That was easily
made right : said the doctor. 'and he IS
now resting comfortably. His condi-
tion is practically the same as yester-
day" The secretary's speech. while at
times somewhat husky, is sale TO be
ordinarily quite clear and strong.
Yesterday" said a member Of the
family, nThe secretary told me tha
whole story of his attack To the min
utest details, and only rested fof .
very few minutes during the recital.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
i Is seIIeved the Worst Is over.

CHARLERoI, BELGIUM, March 29.-
This city is a vast military camp, from
which flying columns are operating in
all directions. It is believed now that
the worst is over. The government
has authorized the peaceable inhabi-
tants Of the city to arm themselves and
to use every means in their power "a
defend their domiciles. There is a
more confident feeling; the civil patri-
OTIS and troops are oyermasteriDg the
rioters.
The miners In the Flenn and Borin-
age districts have gone out on the
strike and have destroyed the residence
of the mine manager by dynamite. In
these districts there have already been
several disturbances between the
strikers and the troops, and many have
been killed on both sides. Beinforce-
ments have been to the scene from
Mones.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
Foot race at Jackson. &c.
,ecial to the Commercial Herald.

Special to the Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, MISS, March 30.-The
absence Of Mr.. Neville prevented the
railroad commission from doing any
definite work on the arrangement of a
freight tariff. 1t will be in session
several days.
Az exciting foot race of three
quarters of mile took place this even
ing at the fair grounds, between Paul
Wofford and Morris Garland, for a
purse of $500. 1t was won by the
former. He made the three-quarters
in four and half minutes, which his
opponent was only thirty yards
behind. The high standing of the two
racers drew a large crowd ouS to
witness their feat Of endurance.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

CHICAGO, March 3l.--A heavy snow
storm prevailed here this morning,
which melted rapidly as it fell. The
storm covers a broad area and has
seriously interfered with telegraphic
communication. The storm extends
from Leavenworth, Kansas, to 0swegO,
New York. and from Memphis Tenn,
to the Lake Superior region. The
centre Of the storm Is in Ohio, between
Toledo and Sandusky, where It is rain
ing.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
Death Of Dr.. Boyd of,Jaokson.

Special to commercial Herald:
JACKSON, MISS, March 29.-Dr. M.
w. Boyd, an old and highly esteemed
resident and leading physician Of this
city, died yesterday evening after a
brief illness. He was beloved by all
and bis death is deeply regretted by
our citizens. His remains were taken
to Cynthiana. KY, for interment,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

FOWOCNAJ ~ bS nS8HSCt 3Ga
ST. LOUIS, March 81. The mems
bers Of the Executive Committee Of
District Assembly Nc. l01, knights 81
Labor, met in executive session at
Lightson hall at half-past eight o'clock
this morning and Immediately began
consideration ofthe question Of issuing
an order to members Of the assembly
to return TO work.
The unanimous opinion Is that Mr..
PoWderly's order must be obeyed, but
tie committee is divided as TO the
time when the order should be issued.
Some consider the best plan to be to
order the men to resume work I'M
mediately while others are ii favor of
waiting until the general executive
board shall arrive from New York.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
HOW Women would Vote.

Were women allowed to vote, every
one in the land who has used DR.
Pierce's "FavorIte Prescription" " would
vote 1t to be an unfailing remedy for
diseases peculiar to her sex. BY drug
gists. a
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

he will not do as ordered by PoWderlY
PARSONS, Ks. March 3l. The
knights Of Labor have declared the
strike off, taking their men OF Of
guard, and will 60 to work IN the
morning. Freight trains will run at
once.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
A Noted Criminal Convicted D
Murder.

HENRIRTTA, Texas, March 31.--A.
Steagall Was yesterday found guilty *
murder Ia the first degree. Steae5Il
lived in incest for Eve years with bib
daughter, and murdered her infant. tie
mother dying subsequently. u Z stated
from neglect. Soma two months ago
Steagall was taken from iail BY q mob
and hanged until he WAS unconscious.
bis life being then saved b theaherifE.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

SEDAL1A, March 20 Martin Irons
arrived here this morning. lie is per-
fectly non-commiltal, and refuses 20
talk about the situation. Ha sent
word q superintendent slbley not IS
run any trains until the settlement Of
tie strike was confirmed. OF 0onfs8
his request was ignored, and up 70 ten
o'clock four frelghla had been sent ont.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
All Manner Of Conflicting State
rnents.

All Manner Of Conflicting State
ments
CHICAGO, March 20. "A prominent
railway official here is in receipt Of a.
dispatch stating that the same crowd
which has been gathered in the Mis-.
souri, Pacific yards at st. Louis, for
three weeks, is still congregated there
at II o'clock this morning, and
that the Missouri Pacific officials
can form no intelligent opinion as
to whether the men intend returning
to work or not. The greatest interest
is shown here on change over the stu
alton, and all manner Of conflicting
statements have been telegraphed here
One was to the effect that the Missouri
Pacific had moved out ten trains, while
another stated that Mr.. Irons declared
he would not allow the men to return
under the terms agreed to by Mr.. Pow
derly.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
No Trains on the Yazoo Road.
ecial to Commercial Herald.

Special to Commercial Herald.
YAzoo CITY, March 80 The Jack
son train failed to put in an appearance
to-day, being turned back by damage
to the road at Moore's cot, a few miles
this side Of Jackson. Short Creek
bridge, five miles from town, is re-
ported unsafe to Grass, all due to re-
sent heavy rains. The weather has
chilled up to almost winter cold, and
freeze is iminent to- night.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
Searching for Victims Of tn,
Natchez Disaster.

NATcHEz, March 80. 0.-Laborers were
kept steadily at work removing the
debris at the wreck Of the two three
story brick buildings reported in last
nights dispatches; about / am. they
found the dead body Of Ratchford,
the first victim Of the catas-
trophe. with his head crushed
Ratchford was native Of Evansville,
Ind in the employ of the railroad
here. Mrs. Maria Griffin died this
morning from injuries sustained. Mrs.
Griffin had been a repected resident Of
Natchez. about sixty years, has reared
a large family, and was the mother Of
H. G. Griffin, who was mayor Of
Natchez for tea consecutive years. The
two buildings were occupied by
twenty-five souls, and It is regarded as
somewhat remarkable that all but two
should have escaped with their lives.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02


The Situation in the East ST. Louis
Yards One Of Report
that the Sheriff Of the St. Clair
County Has Appealed for Military
Aid.
ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The situation
in the East st. Louis yards this morn
ing was one Of disorder, and at times
it looked as though there would be real
trouble. Large crowds congregated at
the railroads and when an effort was
made to start freight train in
the Vandalia yard, the crowd swarmed
around it, drew coupling spins and
otherwise obstructed its movements to
such a degree that the train was
abandoned.
II the indianapolis & ST. Louis and
the Louisville u Nashville yards efforts
were made to make up trains, but as
fast as cars were brought into position
they were uEcoupled by the strikers
and finally the attempt to move them
was abandoned,
In the Wabash yards deputy
marshals are now making up q train
ana it will be sent out sometime this
afternoon. No efforts were made
il other yards to move trains, and
probably none will be until adequate
protection is afforded by the State au-
fhorities. 1t is reported that Sheriff
Ropriqrict, Of St. Clair county, who
was present this morning and was to-
tally unable to control the strikers, has
appealed to the governor Of Illinois fol
military aid, but this has not been YER
iEied.
Repeating Jake Sharp's Franchise
ALBANY, N. r., March 3l.-The
senate railroad committee to-day re-
ported favoFably the bill to repeal the
a a. 1. lea
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02
The American Exposition Sued by
the Worlds Exposition.


The American Exposition Sued b.
the Worlds Exposition.
NEW ORLEANS, March 81 lJud
Tissot to-day granted writ of aeQuee.
tFation ID faVOr0f The Worlds Exp0sfz
tion against the American Exposition
The petition sets forth that 10 July.
1885, the Worlds Expedition sold fe
the American Exposition al Its prop
eTty located IA the city park. buildings
etc, for e175,000. There Is still due
them $4,000 and they hold 4 vendors
lien and privilege on the proper
The petition further alleges that tne
American Exposition Is embarrassed
In It's affairs and the petitioners fear
and believe it will part with OF dispose
Of the property during the pandancy 0f
this suit. The writ Of seQnestfatlon
was issued On bond of $4,000
The Women Held for Compllcsty In
Murder.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, March 81 The
preliminary examination of Cora Lee
and Mrs. Emma Malloy, for the MUIR
der Of Mrs. Graham, terminated this
morning and the justices decided that
Cora Lee was accessory 70 the crime be-
fore the fact, and that she be held
without bail, and that Mrs. Malloy
was accessory after the fact, ard be
held in 5000 bonds. The courtroom
was denseIy crowded. and the decision
gave general satisfaction. The women
received the verdict quietly.
snow At corinth ana Holly Springs.
CoRNTH, March 81 Il has been
raining for three days, doing con-
siderable damage to crops and rail-
roads. The weather turned cold last
night, and this morning began snow
ing and continued an hour. It Isl
very cold tonight.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Marco 81 Iii is
feared much injury has resulted To the
fruit crop in this section as the
weather has been cold and unpleasant
recently. To-day snow began 70 fall
early. Every fruit tree is in blossom.
Myterlous Double Murder In Mem
pills.
MEMPHIS, March 31-W Bennett, 4
well known drummer for Halls Safe
company, was found shot through the
heart in the house Of his mistress. The
woman was also shot near the heart,
and will die. The affair Is envel0ped
In mystery; there were no witnesses.
The bodies, when found, were fifteen
feet apart. The pistol was near tic
woman, whose hand shows powder
marks. The theory is that the woman
killed Bennett at the breakfast table,
and then shot herself. She is uncOn-
scious, and has made no statement
It is since learned that the girls
name Is Laura May Porter, and she
came to Memphis some two years ago
from Cincinnati. She was known il
Memphis among the demi monde lis
Ida Reed They have been living To-
gether for over q year, at number 50
Causey street. Neighbors say that all
has not been pleasant between them
for the past two weeks.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

Repeating Jake sharp's Franchise
ALBANY, N. X, March Sl.-The
senate railroad committee to-day re-
ported favorably the bill to repeal the
broadway surface railroad franchise
bill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-14
CHE Murkrille Guquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. &.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. II, 1886.
CONGRESS-.

On Thursday, Congress adjourned until
last Monday, when on reassembling the
regular call of the States for the introduce
tion of bills was proceeded with. This bu-
siness, however, was comparatively light,
as members had for the most part relieved
their desks from bills which had accumula-
ted during the early part of the session.
The next business in regular order would
be the call of committees for reports, but
in view of their very recent appointment
there is little expected from them in the
next few days. The Senate Presidential
bill may, however, bereported to the House,
from the committee on that subject, IN the
early part of the week, in which event the
discussion will consume several days, as
many members have already expressed to
the Speaker their desire to ventilate their
views upon this subject. The committee on
coinage, weights and measures will not or
ganize for few days, and as this commit
tee is supposed to be evenly divided on the
silver question, it is not thought that any
measures relating to the coinage of silver,
either in the line of suspension or free coin
age, or compromise between radically
opposite views, will be brought before the
House until the committee shall have care
fully considered all the various propositions.
The programme of Senatorial intentions
and possibilities for the week is longer than
that of probabilities. The judiciary salary
bill remains unfinished business in the Sen
ate. The electoral count bill and the bank
ruptcy bill are to be brought up for consd-
Grafton if the opportunity is found, and the
Dakota bill may be pressed toward the end
of the week if the printing of the accom-
panying report is then completed. Under
ordinary circumstances any one of these
measures would furnish material for
weeks debate. Butas the subjects were all
elaborately discussed during the last Con-
gress, the coming debate may be somewhat
shortened. Several speeches on the silver
question await opportunity for delivery.
The Executive Calendar is understood to
have only about fifty nominations upon it,
and these comprise not more than one or
two over which contest is deemed proba-
BILE. But it is understood that considera-
BILE number of nominations have been acted
upon favorably by the committees, and are
ready to be reported back as soon as oppor-
tunity is afforded. Senators express the
wish to begin active work upon the nomi-
nations as soon as possible, and il is proba-
BILE that much of the week will be devoted
to this duty.