Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-19

JAMES SEwELL. president of the Ar
/ kansas valley bank Of Ozark, Ark. was
robbed by two men in a passenger
coach in Texas of sl,O42 in bank notes.
THE exports of breadstuffs from this
country during February amounted to
IS. s4s, 9Oi.
IMMIGRANTS to the number of g, 400
landed in New York on the 18th.
WILLIAM BRoTHERToS left Napa, Cal,
for New York, trundling a wheelbar-
/ bow. on a wager Of g., 600 that he will
make the trip within six months.
! john WILDER noted desperate and
/ illicit whisky dealer, was killed by a
United States marshal's posse at Cum
berland Gap, Tenn.
! Two ATTEMPTS to wreck trains were
made at East Norwalk, Conn. The
trains in both cases dashed into piles of
ties at high speed, but neither left the
rails.
THE supreme court of Ohio has de-
cided that the law creating the board
of city affairs of Cincinnati is unconsti-
tutional, being special legislation. The
old board of public improvements at
once took charge of affairs at Cincin-
natl.
failures during the seven days ended
on the 18th numbered 273, against 265
the preceding week and 252 the CORE
spending week last year.
THE California legislature has passed
bill prohibiting the coming of Chi
nese into that state.
Mrs. MABEL KLIsE, the young wife
of a Sioux City (Ia.) contractor, has
fallen heir to property in England
worth over 10000, 900.
THE family of John Geppinger, of
Logansport, Ind, was poisoned by eat
ing moldy cheese, and Mrs. Lizzie
Woods, one of the family, died in hor-
rible agony.
HENRY SANDERS was lynehed by
mob near Lavinia, Tenn, for criminal
ly assaulting Miss Angie Bolton, aged
10 years
THE women of Mount Etna, Ind,
armed with clubs and axes, beat down
a saloon door, emptied vessels, de-
moli>Led furniture and gave notice
that all dramshops would meet SINH
lar fate
THE Romano Gnd) post office was
raided by burglars and $500 worth of
stamps and considerable money were
taken.
THE wholesale drug house of Humis-
ton, Keeling & Co, in Chicago, was
burned, causing loss of Sl25, 900.
THE barn of Jerry Hetlers, near
Dixon, ILL.,, was burned, together with
six horses and forty cows and guam
tity of farm machinery
AN earthquake shock was felt at
Newburg, n. Y, and vicinity
THREE mail-box thieves have been
arrested in Syracuse. They had keys
which opened maif boxes, and had in
their possession thousands of dollars
worth of drafts and checks.
j. w. FOSTER and j. G.. Blaine, Jr.,
have started for Spain, where they will
negotiate "A reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Cuba.
THE heaviest snow-storm in three
years was experienced in Texas, and
it was feared that it would be disas-
trous 10 the fruit crop.
ACTING COY BARBER. Of Wyoming
has issued proclamation at the re-
quest Of Gen. Miles enjoining citizens
II refrain from selling arms to Indians.
Tue jury in the assassination case of
Chief-of-Police Iienuessy ut New Or
leans returned a verdict acquitting six
of the prisoners and failing to agree on
the remaining three.
THOMAS MOORE. aged 20, OF Franklin,
n G., murdered his wife, aged IS.
FLAMES destroyed portion of the
Central insane asylum near Nashville,
Tenn, and six of the inmates were
burned to death.
KATE WEAVER RHETSHoID committed
suicide at indianapolis, Ind. leaving a
note in which She accused her husband
of beating her.
ELMER Johnson murdered Mrs Jo-
seph Graham at Caldwell o., in aquar-
rel over a lead pencil
Ar Cleveland. O.. Mrs William Baker
attempted to light a fire with crude oil.
when the can exploded and she was
burned to death