Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-24
News Notes.

News Notes.
The Chicago lumber-shoyers have re-
turned TO work almost in q body.
Beach, the Australian oarsman. has
accepted o challenge received from Han
lam for 2 race on the Thames.
The bark Vidette, which arrived in
New York Sunday, was struck and
fired by meteor while coming from
Cienfuegos.
The John b. Jeffrey Printing Com
pany, well known job printers OF Chi
cago, have gone into bankruptcy with
liabilities of Sl08,o00.
The official announcement has been
received at Quebec from Rome con
iirming the report Of Archbishop Taseh-
ereau's election rs Cardinal.
Mrs. Alice Pendleton, wife Of Geo. II.
Pendleton, ex-senator from Ohio, was
killed by runaway in Central Park,
New York, last Thursday.
The people along the coast Of New
England are becoming greatly excited
over the seizure by the Canadian author
tiles Of the schooner Ella Doughty.
The running of line of street cars in
Philadelphia by electricity all last week
was perfect success. The cost per car
is S1.84 a day against S474 for horses.
Over million bushels of grain are
reported to be en- route from Chicago
to Montreal, and the prospect for large
grain shipment from the latter point
is regarded good.
1t is understood at Washington that
the Senate will try to restore the clause
in the River and Harbor bill giving the
Mississippi River commission charge of
the improvements on that river
After discussing the probable reason
for Shakespeare's failure to refer to
America in any of his plays the Shake
spearean students find that he made sew
eral references to it,
Since Editor Finch has surrenderedthe
La Crosse surveyorship, the government
has concluded TO abolish the office. He
was the only man who could successfully
keep out the smugglcrs from the Span
ish Main
The deputies of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad who fired into the
crowd at East st Louis and killed six
persons were last Wednesday released
from custody, the grand jury failing to
indict them.
Charles Dickens, the noyelist's son, is
to follow in the footsteps of his father
as reader and he begins professionally
on June /. As writer he has had no
success, but it is thought that he viii be
happier as an elocutionist.
ID. L, Patterson, son-in-law of eX-
President Johnson and at one time u
United States Senator, has been appoint
ed by the Postmaster General as post
master at Home, Greene County, Tenn.
The office pays $40 year.
Last Wednesday Senator Logan pre-
scented in the Senate as a substitute for
the Labor Arbitration bill recently passed
in the House bill providing for the APP
pointment of Commission of Arbitra-
ton of five members, to be appointed by
the President.
Last Wednesday, John b. Folsom,
grandfather of the Presidents supposed
aflianced, died at Folsomdale. n. Y. 1t is
said he owned more than half million
dollars, of which Miss Frances Folsom is
the heir
&. W. Gilmore, of San Francisco, d.
A. Bunker, of Ohio, and IL. B. Hubert,
of Vermont, have been appointed by
our government, at the request of the
King of Corea, to go to that country
and introduce the English language.
They sail May %.
Fears are entertained in naval circles
that the United States war steamer Nip
sic has been lost She left Hampton
Roads, Va, for South America, seventy
three days ago, and has not since been
heard from. The Nipsic carried six
guns, and was commanded by Comman-
der William S. Dana
The District Convention of /. o. &. L
will be held at Mineral Point, Tuesday
! and "Wednesday w " CfOna Rev