Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-27
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

ing the CDTAtS pOnNAnS HtCh last year
was S625, 46S.
A FIRE at Jacksonville, Fla, moved
a path two blocks wide and,six blocks
long. Thirty firms were burned out
and sixty dwellings and four hotels
were destroyed The total loss was
over 81, 100000
A TERRIFIC hailstorm at Deer Creek,
S. d., destroyed ., 600 acres Of grain.
NEAR Jackson, Mich. tornado ac-
companied by a rain and hailstorm~de-
stroyed crops. blew down houses and
barns and damaged orchards
X. J. l.. WEBSTER, ex-sherif Of Cow
ingtOn county, Miss, was assassinated
at his home in Hattiesburg
EMIL BLOCH and Miss Clara Fech-
heimer, Of Cincinnati, and Miss Laura
BAN berger, of Chicago, all prominent
young persons were drowned in the
Ohio river near Cincinnati by the cap
sizing Of boat.
IT was announced that 3. r. Hutch
inson, Of Chicago, Familiarity known as
odd Hutch made over 5000, 900 in the
recent wheat furry.
MARY HEATING and Mary Duffy were
drowned while bathing near Bath, Me
L. d. KEEL, one of the most promi-
nent business men of northern Indiana.
dropped dead of heart disease on the
street at Fort Wayne.
Ar Danhury, Bethel and Wilton. IN
Connecticut, bindings were shaken and
people badly frightened by violent
earthquake shock
THE Peacock canning establishment
and some adjoining structures at St
Louis were destroyed by fire, causing
a total loss 81 $3.50 600
TIE Damon iron works AT Cam
bridge Mass, were destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of $500, 900
DURING hungarian christening
party at Ashland, Pa all hands be-
came drunk and free fight occurred,
in which four men were fatally hurt
R1cn veins of lead ore have been dis
covered about - miles from Ogden u.
f.
JOHNSTON, TALfAiAN & Co. import
ers of fireworks at New York, failed
for $500. 600
PUTNAM & Co.'s mattress manufae-
tory IN Boston was burned, the loss be-
ing s2o0 600
Is Minnesota a haistorm ruined
nearly 5000 acres Of grain
ASSISTANT CASHIER LAWRENCE. Of
the Keystone national bank Of Phila-
delphia, who pleaded guilty to being in
the conspiracy to rob the bank, was
sentenced to eight years in prison.
w. +. MURPHY, a New York bicylist /
made n mile in 2:2a % at Springfield, |
Mass, beating the American record +
4-5 seconds.
LARGE numbers of cattle in Kansas
have died from suustroke
AVON TAYLOR, a farmer near San I
Matoe, Cal, while drunk beat his wife I
and s-year-old son To death
]. CRoMrroN, railway agent at Car. |
bon, Wyo, while drunk set fire to the |
depot and persisted in the flames All
the records of the Union Pacific Com I
pany and a large amount Of money in /
the safe, the doors Of which were left I
open by Crompton, were burned
OK account of domestic troubles Mrs. +
Dickinson drowned her l4-year-old T
child and herself near New Auburn, I
MINI.
sisters were drowned in 4 creek at I
birmingham, Ala The little girls
were trying to save their brother
FHE supreme legion select knights, |
A. o. L. w, in biennial session at
Kansas City elected J. w. Care of
Omaha, as supreme commander.
THREE men-H. q. Mulligan. John |
Lawtou and ]. Il. Hickey were killed
by the ears lit Utica, N. Y.
ANsoN T.. PRATT. fireman. was
killed and John Calvin. an engineer.
and another man fatally injured by
collision near Kane. Pa.
TnF steamer Teutonic arrived at New
York five DAYS. sixteen hours and
thirtv-one minutes from Queenstown.
This lowered che fastest previous rec.
ord one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
TaE Frederick Homer Brewing Com
pauv of BROOKLYN failed for $500. 600
PRESIDENT HARRISON was present on
The I9th nj tho dedication az the monu.