Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-01
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


The City National Bank, of Hastings,
Neb., has suspended
Tin in great quantity was discovered
in Llano County, Tex.
James Mccain and Elizabeth Snow
berger We're killed by the ears near
Camden, Ind
Peter German, a patient at the osh-
kosh wis insane asylum. was gored
TO death by a BUN.
The freight depot of the Little Miami
railroad at Cincinnati was burned, caus-
ing loss of $780, 00
At Howard City, Mich, Charles Rose
welt aged l6years, was drowned in Beld-
ing lake while skating.
John Quincy Adams stabbed and in
stantly killed John McGinn in Andersen
County, Tenn, Sunday.
The report Of the labor commission
er of Maine shows that there are $50
abandoned farms in the State.
William Roach. the Oldest man in
Ohio, died in Cleveland on Saturday at
the age Of 104 years and 10 months.
Herty won the six-day go-as-you-
please contest in st Louis lie made
SIS miles and received about 1000.
Decatur Ill.) icemen have begun
cutting ice on the Sangamon river. II
is the first ice gathered in three years.
DIR. II. A. Kelso. of Paxton. Ill.,, was
robbed in the streets of Chicago of
$500 in money and a watch worth 500.
George Kopter, a Cincinnati bar
keeper, struck Nelson Ellis in the neck
with his fist Sunday, infiicting fatal in
juries.
April is to be the big day of the
Grand Army celebration at Decatur,
Ill. and the parade of the Illinois do
partment.
George Hull. who about twenty years
ago found the Cardiff giant ON hi,
farm at Cardiff. n y, died Saturday at
Binghamton
At Grand Rapids, Mich. John b.
Gordon, switchman, was caught be-
tween two cars and crushed He lived
only few minutes.
The J w Mann Manufacturing Com
panys carriage and wagon works at
Columbus, O., were burned Sunday
The loss was SIS, GOO
The banking firm of Hunter & West
at Greeley, Col. failed for 500, 600. and
the City National Bank at Hastings,
Neb., closed its doors.
The schooner Henry NJ. Stanley, the
first of the Newfoundland frozen her
ring feet. arrived at Gloucester, Mass,
with 400, geo pounds of fish.
James Mcbride blew up Jenkins Ho-
tel and store at Ilainville, Ind, with
dynamite because his wife, who was
working there, refused to see him.
Mrs Sidney Ann White Icoloredl
died on Friday at Sedalia, Mo-, aged 106
years. She weighed ESQ pounds and had
been totally blind for several years.
George Williams (colored), life prs
oner at Joliet for murder has been
pardoned by the Governor, strong
doubts of his guilt being entertained.
John Robinson, negro, shot Lilly
King, white woman, five times at
Des Moines, Ia, and then attempted, nm
successfully, to cut his own throat.
Both will recover.
The schooner Mary Ellen, from Sails
bury Md, for Baltimore, was lost, to-
gether with her crew of five men, Cap
tain Henry Wheatly and son, William
Abbott and son and Saul Gale.
In New York City, General James II.
Stokes died on Saturday at the age of
76 years, and Franklin Chase, who was
United States Consul for thirty-seven
years died at the age of SIS years.
Lemuel Allen ana William Flynn, of
Kalamazoo, Mich, were sentenced to
twelve and seven years Imprisonment
respectively for criminally assaulting
Bertha Schroeder, l6-year-old girl.
The golden poppy has been chosen as
the State flower of California by tue
Floral society of that State. 1t is of a
deep orange or golden hue, typifying at
once the orange groves and the gold
mines.
The troops and officials marched
through the streets of the City of Mex
leo Saturday and officially posted the
notice that a reelection to the Presi-
dency of the Republic is now permitted
by law.
At his home near Shepardsville, KY,
Z. II. Chilt, prominent and once
wealthy farmer. was found dead in his
room. He was 20 years old, suffering
from rheumatism and in debt, and it is
believed he committed suicide.