Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-09

DIR. Robert Morris. the most distin-
guished Mason in the world, and author
of numerous works and poems on
Masonry, died at Louisville aged IS
years. He leaves several children.
Thirty horses were burned to death
in fire in New York city.
The New York Board of Aldermen
have excluded ..bob-tailed' cars from
the streets.
A thief grabbed a package contain
ing $4,000 of bonds from citizen's
buggy at Albany, N. Y, on the street,
and made good his escape.
The Norfolk and New Brunswick Ho-
siery Company, of New Brunswick, N.
j., employing 800 men, women and
children, shut down for an indefinite
period on account of the tariff agitation
in congress.
Ev-Gov. Barney, the war governor of
Kansas, is dead.
Eight hundred navvies struck in
Paris. A mob of 500 attacked the
police and were repulsed, several be-
ing wounded.
feerful storm has caused much de-
struction in Northwest France. Many
fishermen have been drowned.
Clark Smith fell from heavily
loaded wagon in Mason City, Iowa, and
was crushed to death under the wheels
During storm near Richview,
Washington county, Ill, barn was
blown down, and Robert Stride and
Bert Eastman, two boys who had taken
refuge in the barn, were fatally in
jured.
At Winterset, Iowa, Ronald Greer
and q helper name Balm, fell twenty
five feet from a scaffold while painting
the Court house. Balm will die
A company was formed in Pittsburgh
with a capital stock of $1,000,000, the
object being to open tin mine in
Mexico, near Derango.
The large paper mill of John De
Varennes at East Lee, Mass, was
burned. The loss will be about $780,
900.
The banks at Winnipeg, Man. have
decided that American money cannot
go there. and big discount will be
made on that currency. The discount
is per cent on all paper money. Sill
yer dollars go for 90 cents; 50-cent
pieces for 40 cents; 25.cent pieces for
20 cents. There is no discount on 10
and scent pieces.
Thieves entered the Sturgis mich. }
bank while the officers were at dinner
and secured $500.
The examination at Galesburg, Ills,
of Bauereisen, Clark and Miley, al
legged "Qn conspirators, resulted in all
three beng bound over in $4,000 bail
each.
A hurricane at Newmarket, Taylor
county, Iowa caused losses aggregating
So, ZOO.
storm at Duluth, Mimi, Hooded
Easements, washed out sewers and rail-
road tracks, and caused other damage,
the total amounting to $150,000.
Forest fires are doing great damage
in the vicinity of Ottawa, Ontario. A
volunteer brigade has been formed to
assist the Ottawa fire department in
fighting the flames. Eureka, asmall
village containing some fifty houses and
stores and large steam saw-mIll near
Ottawa. has been swept out of existence,
Around Pembroke the whole country is
reported to be in flames, and settlers
are crowding toward the banks of the
river for refuge.
West Unity, Ohio, a small town near
Toledo, was almost swept out of exist
ance by fire. Thirteen stores were
totally destroyed. involving loss OF
from SIS, 900 to 100000
Lightning knocked off the large cross
and ten feet of the top of the tower of
the chapel of the Good Shepherd in
New York City.
New Zealand advices received say
the ship Star OF Greece went ashore
near Adelaide harbor July 10. OF
the twenty-seven persons on the vessel
the captain and all others were drowned
excepting the first and third officers,
four men and four apprentices.
The steambarge George Spencer,
towing the schooners Nj. E. Tremble
and Our Son, and steamship E. 2. Will
bur, both bound up, and when abreast
of Port Huron Mich, the wheel chains
of the Wilbur parted and she collided
with the Spencer and damaged her to
the amount Of 81 900.
During a terrific thunderstorm the
city school building at Ansonia, Kan,
was struck by lightning and completely
destroyed Loss about $4,000, par
TALLY insured.
At { meeting Of the strikers at Du.
luth Mimi, they voted by a large ma
jorty to resume work at 81 Is per day.
These men are employed on street i'm
provements and struck to the number
Of 5000, demanding g day.