Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07

II the FELTON, dnd circuit court on the
2sth nit Adam Shoney was given a verdict
of Sill 900 against the Pennsylvania railroad
Company for the loss of a leg.
The family of Ernst Hudson, consisting of
his wife and seven children were drowned
on the lst while fording creek near New
Earl, Tenn.
PENSION ARENT ROBERT sIosI. SON of Gen
eral Franz Sigel was arrested in New York
on the LIST for forgery and fraud and com
lnitted to Jail in default of $4,000
The Deadwood ID. IT, Reduction-Vorks
were destroyed by fire ON the lst Loss,
100000
AT the session Of the National League of
Republican clubs in Baltimore ON the LIST
John NJ Thurston, of Nebraska was elected
president, L. B. Humphreys, of New York,
was elected secretary, and p G. Louns-
berry, of Connecticut, treasurer.
THE Farmers and Mechanics Bank at
\ Carleton, Neb., closed its doors on the LIST
on account of its inability to collect what
was due it. The assets and liabilities were
each about So, 600
HENRY A. GOULD Co., dealers in rubber,
dye-stuffs, camphor, etc, at Boston, failed
on the LIST for 81, 00O,0 600.
! As COMPARED with last season, hog pack
ing in Cincinnati fell off during the past
winter 9,506 head.
GIBSON, PARISH & Co S furniture trim
ming establishment in Chicago was de-
stroyed by fire on the LIST Loss, $4,000.
Three firemen We're injured, one Fatally.
GEORGE MORLEY, wholesale lumber
dealer of Detroit, Mich, failed on the LIST
for 100000
NICHOLAS DoNoHUE's house at Tusten, N.
Y, took fire on the LIST during his absence,
hi viz md aid ,,hi
ished in the flames.
THE Legislature of Arizona passed bill
ON the LIST making train robbery capital
crime.
The general offices of the Chicago, st.
Paul & Kansas City railroad were on the LIST
removed from St Paul to Chicago
DURING the seven days ended on the LIST
there were 243 business failures in the
United States, agai nst 302 the previous
seven days The total failures in the United
States from January / to date was 2, 527,
against 2, 317 in 1888
Two VETERANS of the National Soldiers
Home at Dayton, o., Were asphyxiated at
the Union Hotel on the LIST. They became
intoxicated and before going to bed blew
out the gas.
Mrs JOSEPH LEDBETTER, wife of promi-
inent miller, and her two little sons were
drowned near Republic, Mo, on the list
They were in wagon and attempted. to
cross a stream which was much swollen by
heavy rains.
BERT WHITE, the seventeen-y year old boy
who shot and killed Willie Ellsworth at La
fayette, Ind. last August, was sentenced on
the LIST to imprisonment for life
4 THE two thousand men of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railway Company at South
Pittsburg, Tenn, struck ON the LIST against a
reduction of ten per cent. in their wages.
A CABLEGRAM was sent to Mr.. Parnell on
the LIST by the Indiana Legislature con-
graduating him on his triumph over the
Times conspirators.
MANY Iowa farmers were on the LIST sign
ing pledge to stack their grain the coming
season, without binding, unless the price Of
binding Irvine was lowered.
The statement of the public debt issued
ON the LIST showed the total debt to be
81, 679, 974, 9O7; cash in Treasury, S4S 096 15S;
debt less cash in the Treasury, 81 lbs, 2S9, :
SIS Increase during February, ST, 433, S45.
Decrease since June 50, 1883, $50, 29j, 33S
SOME time ago several cattle belonging to
farmer named Sutton, in White River
township, Ind were bitten by mad dog
and later attacked with rabies They were
killed and their bodies burned, but before
they were entirely consumed the dogs in
the vicinity had feast On the list nearly
every dog in the neighborhood was show
ing signs of hydrophobia and they were
being slaughtered rapidly.