Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-03
The World in a Nut-shell

The Calumet and Hecla Mine FIRE la.
been officially declared out II bid
burned one month.
The Peru 2Inc mine. near Galenn. ILL.,,
which was closed some Years ago, is Il
be reopened by the owners.
A gang of supposed White Caps
went to the house Of John Soden.
farmer near Sharon, Pa, took him to
his barn. and whipped him unmerci-
fully. They then broke open drawer
and stole $4,000. Robbery ia supposed
TO have been the object of the raid
The steamboat John Fl Hanna. from
the Onachita river. with many passen-
gers and heavy load of cotton on
board. burned near Placquenune. La.
The loss of life was very heavy. About
thirty persons persisted In the flames
and large number jumped overheard
and were drowned.
Lawrence Oliphant, the well known
writer, died at Twickenham. Eng. the
residence of Sir Grant Duff. The cause
Of death was cancer of the lungs.
The elegant passenger steamer Kate
Adams. running as sem-weekly
packet between Memphis and Arkansas
City. burned nesr Commerce, Miss.
and about twenty-five of her passengers
and crew were drowned.
The propeller Lake Ontario. owned
by O'Malley. Of Windsor, burned at
Charlotte. n. Y. Loss. 900; not in
sured.
Charles I Darim, young merchant
Of Kan kakee. H., was sentenced to five
years In the penitentiary for forging
his fathers name.
A private residence In Wichita. Kss. i.
took fire and the end of the house was
blown out, IL is thought By bomb
which some one threw
The Exchange Hotel. at Missoula Nj.
T., and saloon adjoining. were
burned to tho ground. and it is thought
that two men persisted
One of the cruiser Chicago's new
steel breeoh-loadlng rif1ed guns threw a
projectIe weighing 200 pounds against
plate of steel 10 inches thick, 8 feet
high and 6 feet broad. piercing the
plate and cutting through solid oak
backing. The charge of powder was
1888 pounds
A desperate affray is reported from
Hurdman, Knox county. Ky, between
two warning factions. French and
Eversole. growing out of an indictment
by the Grand Jury for the assassina-
ton Of Joe Eversole and Martin Combs.
The fighting was al short range and
some eighteen are reported killed and
wounded. The scene Of the encounter
IL remote from any railroad.
Sin thieves broke ont ofjail at Lafav.
cite, Ind, by my means Of rope OF
mattress coverings
The Southern Pacific Company has
decided to dispense with litigation this
yenr and pay all its State taxes. which
amount 10 5000. 600
The remains of General John A
Logan were removed from the vault
where thew have lain two years, and
placed in their final resting place In the
mortuary chapel erected by his widow
In tho cemetery Of the Soldiers Home.
Five lab0rers were killed at Denver
In a street trench, where sixteen men
were at work excarating for the cable
track. The road had been undermined
in places. and when roadway car
passed over the track carcened TO one
side. and the men were crushed bY the
frozen earth and iron
Eleven business places were destroyed
bT fire at Dongola, Union county. I'll.
The village of Auburn. d. T.. was
almost entirely wiped ont b. q confa-
grafton
A uatural gas company with n cap
ilnl of 100000, ba-s been formed at De
ealur. lIIinn5fs
Si0shx CITY has organized Clearing
Mouse Association. with capital of u
Z 400. 600
The Gas Works at Rig Rapids. Mich
were destroyed by fire.
| James Green. Of Walcott. n j.. Gu
| hia wife's throat and then his own. oil
account Of family troubles. They are
both dead.
John Arensdorf. of Sioux City, VIII
was tried for the murder OF Rev. MI
Haddock. IS being sued for 81, 900 b,
the lawyer who'deiondcd BIN.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Iron Mount
ain, Mich. The common council has ap
pointed special policemen to proven
any person from entering or leayini
the premises Of those who have the dis
case or have been exposed to it.