Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-02
The World in a Nutshell.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
DOMESTIC.


fever had broken out there
BOB WOODS, an inotfensive old colored
man OF Lincoln, Neb.. was murdered ON the
23d. John Taylor and Charles Curtis. both
colored. have been arrested for the murder.
WILLIE T. WEIGH, a twelve year-old boy
OF Rockland Me-. died on the 23d from inn
moderate cigarette smoking
LAIDLEY's pork-house at Cincinnati was
burned on the Esd The loss is estimated
at 100000
DAVE BAIIsER and colored fireman were
killed by the explosion of a boiler at the
Bessemer rollingmills on the 2Sd at Bir-
mingham, Ala
FOREST fires were raging near New Proyi-
dence, Ind, on the Esd, and had already de-
stroyed the timber on fifty farms
WILLIAM SHERWOOD a strcet-car driver at
Grand Rapids, Mich, was fatally injured on
the 23d in a collision between the street
car and a freight train
VINCENT RICHARDSON an old and wealthy
farmer living near Jacksonville, ILL.,, was
swindled out of 81 600 in cash on the 2Sd by
sharpers.
ALBERT WILLIAMS, married man, met
Albert johnson and Annie Casper on the
streets of Cincinnati on the night of the
sd He shot Johnson dead and fatally
wounded the woman.
THE body of Paul Lemoyne, a lumberman
of Chippewa Falls, Wis, who disappeared
two weeks ago, was found in the river near
Eau Claire on the ED. One hundred dol
lars were found in his pockets
The General Electric Company was in-
corporated at Albany, N y, on the 29d with
capital stock of sl20O0,OO0
LEWIS WEBER, of Chicago, while stealing
ride on a Wabash train near Illipolis, ILL.,,
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brakeman and killed.
MRS. MooREs female seminary at Nor
gantown, W. Va, was destroyed by fire on
the Esd with all its contents About thirty
of the pupils lost their clothing.
The owners of the steamer Danmark at
Copenhagen telcgraphed their agents at
Philadelphia ON the 24th directing them to
pay the owners of the Atlantic steamer Mis-
souri, for the cargo which the latter threw
overheard for the purpose OF making room
to accommodate the Danmark's passengers
Four masked men entered the residence
of Mrs Sertell at Findlay, o., on the morn
ing of the oath and at the point of reyolvers
compelled the old lady to give up $500, all
of her savings.
A MAN named johnson was thrown from
horse near Dahinda, Ill, ON the oath and
killed, his neck having been broken by the
fall
The terribly-mangled remains of Lewis
Buhn, of Harlem, were found on the North
western railway tracks near haywood, ILL.,,
on the 24th
TEE Masons of New York State celebrated
the lifting of the debt on the Masonic Tenn
pie in New York City on the oath.
ANTON SIPPLE, farmer of Manchester,
near Albert Lea, Mimi. accidentally shot
himself dead while hunting on the oath
+. L. WHITAKER, book-keeper aud conf
Dental clerk for Smith Connors, of Cleve-
land, O., was on the oath arrested for an
alleged shortage of Sl1 900.
JAMES HUNTER who recently finished a
term in Joliet penitentiary, was rearrested
on the oath charged with bigamy He was
said to have wives in 1uscola and Decatur,
ILL.,, and Louisville, Ky
ROBERT : You've. awealthy young planter
near Baton Rouge, La. was thrown from
his horse on the 9th and instantly killed.
JOHN ScHoFIELD aud his young son were
killed by lightning on the 2ith at Beach Hill,
Ms
ED LYNCH, seventeen years old, fell from
tree in his fathers ward on the oath at
Bedford Ia, and was killed
AN explosion of natural gas occurred in
the cellar of the Landmark Hotel at Nc
and four adjoining residences were totally
consumed Loss, s25,m0; insurance, sl2,-
900.
JOHN W. BEocKIE, ex-postmaster of Mount
Carmel, Pa, was arrested on the oath
charged with issuing 81, 900 worth of fraud
ulent money orders
The mountains all around fremont. Pa
were burning fercely on the cath and
much timber was being destroyed At
Swatara the entire village was out fighting
the flames.
FIRE at Philadelphia ON the Path destroyed
the saddlery hardware establishment OF
Conrad p. Day Co. causing loss of s3S.-
600.
THE Mammoth Hotel at Rockaway Beach,
L. l., which cost over ST. 600 about
two years ago, was sold to second hand
dealer on the oath for $4,000.
Mrs SARAH JANE WHEELING, who was to
have been hanged in Moyamencing, Pa, for
the murder of her husband, was reprieved
by the Governor on the oath until June q.
MISS MINNIE HANCOCK. one of the best
known young ladies of Elgin Ill, commit
ted suicide by shooting herself at Cl0quet.
Mimi, on the 9th
IT was rumored on the 9th that a plug
tobacco trust which will embrace all the
leading manufactures in the country is
being formed
WILLIAM GAME and Richard Levine were
arrested at Louisville, Ky, on the 24th
Large quantities of counterfeit dollars were
found in their possession.
''GUsHER" oil-well was struck at Le-
gronville, Pa, ON the 18th The oil spurted
one hundred and fifteen feet in the air, aud
commenced flowing at the rate of seven
hundred barrels a day, to the intense ex-
element of the inhabitants.
The yacht Coronet, owned by r. T. Bush.
reached New York on the 2jth after sail
around the world
Two MEN were killed at Homer Mich, on
the 18th by premature explosion of dyna-
mite.
FAILING to get claim in Oklahoma, Silas
B. Kennedy, of Ruma Randolph County,
Ill, committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor at Winfield, Kan, on the 18th
WHILE crossing the railroad tracks at
Newport, Del on the 18th, John Wade, his
wife and James NJ Iinderman and their
horse were all killed by being struck by an
express train
THE ham storage room of +. r. Sparks d
Co 'sfactory at Lexington, Ky. was burned
on the 18th entailing loss of S2j, 900, par
italy insured
OWING to illness and financial losses, An
drew W. Bogart, q real estate dealer at New
YoRx committed suicide on the 25th.
IT was said on the 25th that the rush OF
people leaving Oklahoma was almost as
great as it was to enter the Territory The
best claims were all taken up by specula-
tors and Government officials, and the out
look for the homesteaders was nothing but
hardships and privations
JOHN AND HENRY HILL, of Somerset, Ky,
were arrested on the 18th, charged with the
murder of two peddlers, which occurred
about year ago
BURGLARS cut through plate glass win
dow Wednesday night in the dry goods
store of Jules Pasedacho at Mason City,
Ia, on the 18th and got away with con
siderable sum of money
A MAN named Hawkins. who jumped So
000 bail ut Hastings Neb. where he was
imprisoned for the murder OF Frank Trans
Ter last November, was captured on the 9th.
THE Department of the Grand Army of
the Republic of West Virginia closed
three days session at Ravenswood on the
18th S. $ Hazen was chosen Department
Commander
IuLIUs JANSEN, Winnipeg youth, com
sweetheart refused TO marry him
The Harlem electric light works in New
York were damaged on the evening of the
18th to the extent Of sl2j, OOo
The explosion of tank of petroleum oc-
cured in Chicago on the 18Th doing great
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