Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-05
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

SIR
bargh-
Burglars secured SEQ IN money and
stamps from the poss otes ~ pssy
Neb.
The amount Of silver exported last
year fron Mexico was $, eso.sss and
the amount coined szs, 90. co.
After several failures the new gun
boat Bennington has succeeded In meet
ing Tic contract requirements
Thomas Fitch. wealthy resident OF
San Francisco, was swindled out OF
90. 600 by the gold brick scheme
Fruit growers in the Michigan peach
belt agree that the prospect was never
better al this time Of the year for = full
crop.
I. Dance. a brakeman on the Mobile
& Ohio railroad. fell from his train near
springville. III, and Was instantly
killed
For the first quarter of 1891 exports
from Hamburg 10 America have In
creased 81. ooo. 600 over the same period
In 1890.
William 4. Jones, of Valparaiso, Ind,
while stealing a ride ON a freight train
fell between the cars and was crushed
10 death
The heirs of the late Ann Elizabeth
Bostwick, of Galena, Ill, are entitled to
s2fs.o from the French spoiiation
claim fund
e Cora Roberts, an actress, has been
taken TO Bellevue hospital in New York
in a demented condition caused by
smoking cigarettes.
Burglars entered the store of Cum
ningham 4 Cotton a. Woodson. Ill.
and breaking open the safe secured
about $500 in money and other valua-
bles.
The examination of ex-Treasurer Of
Arkansas Woodruff's fourth term has
revealed shortage on scrip OF s25, 900,
In addition TO the amounts already re-
ported.
The Benton Harbor (Afich.) board Of
supervisors has granted the petition to
dam the Paw Paw river. This will
create one of the best water powers in
the state.
Cub" Moyber was lynched by a
mob at Bryant station, Tenn. A note
left pinned to the body read: This is
done Tor the protection of our wives
and daughters"
At the grave of his daughter at Sa-
vannah, Ga, Friday morning Thomas
Gadsden committed suicide. He was
cashier of the Merchants national
bank and prominent in business enter
prises.
The Wholesale boot and shoe store OF
Smith, Blasland g. Co. of st. Joseph,
Mo-, was closed by the sheriff on at
tachments aggregating 100000. The
stock is valued at S250,000, and all
claims will be paid.
Mrs. Jennie Van Hynning. a widow.
teacher in the Alamo Mich. school,
has brought breach of promise suit
for &c., 600 against wealthy farmer OF
Alamo, named Mathew Barton. She
is 80 and the negligent wooer is 40.
Mrs Timothy Hanrahan, the wife of
a prominent farmer in the town of
Yorbville, Racine county, Wis, was
found with her throat cut from ear to
ear and n razor in her hand. Tempo.
rary insanity was the cause of her sui
eide.
r. III. Loss is under arrest at Belvi
dere, Ill. He claimed to be the secre-
tary of an eastern shoe company which
was DESTROYS of moving its works west.
and under pretense of having them
located at Belviderc borrowed sums OF
money from several gentlemen.
Paymaster McClure's murder by
Italians in the Pennsylvania coal re-
gions couple of years ago may be-
come a feature of the controversy
growing out of the New Orleans trag-
edy. The assassins secured 2l2, 900 and
fed to Italy, where they have since re-
manned. "Red-Nose Mike" one of the
murierers, was captured and hanged.