Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-19

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An express train on the Virginia Mid
land railroad ran through trestle near
Orange Court House and was completely
wrecked in the river twenty feet below
Three people were killed and over thirty
wounded.
A drop of twenty two degrees in five
minutes is what the Chicago Thermom-
eters experienced Thursday morning at
11:20 o'clock-f from Sc to Ga.
The forty fourth annual session of
the National Division Sons of Temper
ance was held in Toronto, Ont. last
week. Delegates were present from
the following states in the Union: New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, District
of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts, Maine, Florida,
Illinois. Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
Minnesota, and Delaware, and from all
the provinces of the Dominion.
Geo. V. N. Lathrop, of Detroit, Mich,
Minister to Russia, has resigned son
account of i'll health.
The Governor of Missouri declined
to commute the sentence of Maxwell,
the Preler murderer, but granted him
respite to Aug 10. Landgraf who was
to be hung at the same time was also
respited.
A small tornado visited Boston, Mass.
doing considerable damage to shipping
Several small crafts were lost with all
on board.
Unseasonably cold weather is reported
in England. For the first time ever
known in the month of July snow fell
in London on the 18th, and the hill-tops
were white.
Recent heavy rains have caused dis
astrous freshets in Southeastern Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia. At Pittsburg much property
has been swept away by the flood,
amounting to $l,000,000 in value.
The street-car stables at Wichita,
Kan. were burned with eighty mules.
100 set of harness, and large quantity
of feed. -Four men sleeping in the barn
were badly burned.
The Lake Shore round-house at
0. and eight locomotives
were totally destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
The Rev. Geo. Robert Gleig. once
General to the forces of Eng
land is dead in London, aged 92 years.
He wrote a number of books and fire.
quently contributed to various mag
azineS.
A mine at Capetown, Africa, caught
fire and two hundred people persisted.
1t is reported that Dowager Empress
Victoria, of Germany, is state prisoner
at Potsdam in order to force her to give
up her dead husbands papers.
Riots are of almost daily occurrence
at the 20" yards in Chicago. Three
artists who were photographing an en-
CINE wrecked by the strikers were badly
beaten.
A Cyclone did great damage be-
tween Pittsfield, Mass, and Albany, N.
Y. Many lives are reported lost.
A desperate duel with swords was
fought Friday morning near the city of
Paris between NJ. Floquet, the Prime
of the French Government,
and the notorious General Boulanger,
growing out of an exciting debate in the
Chamber of Deputies, in which the lie
was passed between them. They fought
sayagely, having three successive en-
counters. Boulanger has an ugly cut
on the neck, which is reported of SER
ious character, and Floquet has num-
Der of bruises and scratches.
General Boulanger has resigned his
seat in the Chamber of Deputies after
an exciting debate with the Prime
Minister.
The House, Thursday, passed a res
olution appointing committee to in
vestigate alleged evasions of the con
tract labor law.
Within q radius of three miles from
Perham, Otter Tail county, Mimi,
during the past fourteen days there have
been 5000 bushels. of grasshoppers
caught and killed, the county paying a
bounty of 81 bushel for them.
Joseph NJ. Chase, Senator Cullom's
colored coachman, recently convicted
at Washington of manslaughter in
causing the death of E. A. Paul by
riding over him on horseback while the
latter was on his bicycle, was sentenced
to thirty days in jail and fine of 5000
with four months additional
if the fine was not paid.
Mr.. Hiram Sibley, well known
and financier of Rochester, N.
Y, and who was one of the founders of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
and one of the builders of the original
railroad telegraph line to the Pacific
coast, died Thursday morning at his
home.
The business portion of Ripley, Ont,
was destroyed by fire. Loss about
$4,000.
The officials of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad were compelled
to ask for police protection Friday, in
Chicago. This was the result of many
rumors that some extensive measures
toward organization had been taken by
the striking employees to wreck ven
geance on the present employees.
The Wabash county. Ind, orphans
home was destroyed by fire. The chill
dren, forty-seyen in number, escaped.
The structure was a three-story frame
with an insurance of 1920.
Mrs Washburn, who was arrested
for beating drum in the Salvation
army at Bloomington, ILL.,, and fined So
and costs, has brought suit for $4,000
damages for false Imprisonment against
Mayor Mason.
A meteor is alleged to have fallen near
Kew, Russia, which, when broken
open, was found full of small diamonds.
Miss Delphine Baker, an American
lady, is about to establish a Christian
newspaper in Jerusalem.
A train on the Northern Pacific was
wrecked near Forsythe, Mont, by the
spreading of the rails. Several pas
sengers were Injured.
A battery of eight gas tanks in Lud-
low, KY. exploded Saturday, injuring
fifteen men, four of them fatally. The
gas is generated from naphtha for light
ing the railroad shops, and for use in
the Mann boudoir cars. The escape of
small quantity from one tank caused
an explosion which exploded the other
seven. The stock room of the Mann
Boudoir Company was wrecked.
Lughfield's boot and shoe factory at
Aron, Mass was destroyed by fire,
and with it most of the business portion
of the village. Loss $4,000.
While salute was being fired in
honor of Governor Foraker at Marriet-
ia, Ohio, cannon busted, and John
Merriman, prominent citizen, was blown