The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-26
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of Highland, n. Y, the loss being
500, 1000. A boy was burned to death.
A WARRANT has been issued by Act
ing Secretary Nettleton for 2.213, $50. so
in favor of the governor of New York
as payment of all claims in that state
under the direct tax law. This was the
first payment of the kind made.
THE statue of Washington at New
burgh, N. Y, was unveiled and the
tower of liberty on Washington's head
quarters grounds was thrown open to
the public.
BY mine explosion near Ashland,
one was fatally and others seriously
hurt.
FLAMES among business buildings in
New York caused a loss of 1000, OOO
The flames started on Bleecker street
in the building occupied by Alfred Ben
jamin & Co., the largest manufacturing
house in this country in mems fine
ready made clothing.
IT is requested by Commander in
Chief Veazey of the Grand Army of the
Republic that the various posts Of the
country celebrate the silver anniversary
of the order April 6.
Mrs. COPE, of Pittsburgh, Pa, after
searching for ten years, found her hus-
band in Chicago.
DAVID kUPPERMAN, his wife and
three children, of Lawrenceville, Pa,
were fatally burned.
AT the Crescent steel works in Pitts
Ill
erick Bonnhunt, Hans Whitman and
John GustavisOn.
In burning tenement house in New
York three persons lost their lives.
For wrecking the Sixth national bank
of New York Peter A. Classen was SEN
fenced to six years imprisonment.
The steamer Cacheca. from Naples,
arrived in New York with 1858 Italian
immigrants on board.
A MAN aged about "a years and well
dressed jumped over Niagara falls at
Prospect point. He came from the west
and had ticket for New York.
JUDGE YERKEs rendered a decision
at Doyleston, Pa, in which it is held
and laid down as law that the word
Issue" in will includes il1egitimate
children.
FIRE destroyed the steam cordage
works at Eliza beth, N. j., the loss be-
ing 100000.
In fire in a New York tenement
house Peter Cryan, aged so, and his sis
ter Mary, aged 55, were burned to death.
A NUMBER of children died at Mad
ison, n. j.. from drinking water from
badly polluted well at the school
house.
Miss MARY E. INLAY and Benjamin
Farabee, of Old Concord, Pa, eloped to
Pittsburgh and were married. The
groom is wealthy farmer rs years OF
age and the bride is only 20.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, James NJ Nolan
a wealthy resident, died after eating
prepared meat obtained at a grocery
His wife was taken violently ill, but
would probably recover.
WEST AND SOUTH.
AT Dallas, Tex. George Martin shot
and killed Mrs. Della Close because she
refused to marry him, and then took
his own life.
JAMES CHANEY, JR.. cut his own and
his wife's throat at Coshocton, O.
LULA and Leila Corpege Sisters
were killed by the cars while walking
on the track near Coyners' Springs, Va
THE poorhouse at Saginaw mich.
was burned and the forty-two inmates
many of them MANNED and imbeciles
had a narrow escape for their lives.
Mr.. AND MRS T. NJ HAWK were
killed in a railway crossing accident al
Lanark, Ill.
NEAR New Orleans break in the
levee caused loss of over $500, 200.
A BILL was signed by the governor o.
Arizona exempting from taxation fol
twenty years all railroads built in the
terri tory within three years.
AT Cleveland. O., the Variety iro1
works made an assignment, with liza
bilities of about S2O0,0O0.
In Colorado three men employed at
in a snowslide, and two men lost thei
lives in similar manner at Silverton
FIRE nearly wiped out the village o
North Washington, Ia.
WILLIAM A. WIsoNG, treasurer of tn
Baltimore (Md.) Poor association, wa
said to be short in his accounts to tn,
extent of over $4,000
Mrs. SARAH G. CAMPBELL was killed
in a wreck near Greencastle, Mo-, the
conductor was fatally and eleven Others
were seriously injured.
DURING a quarrel over the massacre
of Italians in New Orleans Franl
Waters, a newspaper man. was sho
dead by Arthur Dunn, and the latte
was fatally wounded by Waters befor
he died.
The death of Mrs. Harriet Leturn,
occurred at Mexico. Mo-. aged To-
years. She was a halfb breed Indian, ;
granddaughter of Blackhawk.
THE oldest postmaster in the Unite'
States, Celestine Kaltenbach, died a
Potosi, Wis, aged IS years.
, AT the age of y years William H
Herndon. the former law partner O
| Abraham Lincoln, died of the grip a
his home near Springfield, Ill.
ANDY MOORE, aged 81, and Miss Ali
| Cox, aged 16, were drowned at Birming
ham, Ala. Moore could have saved hi
own life by swimming out alone.
THE cotton receipts at Savannah fo
this season have reached 1,O0O,0
bales, the largest receipts for one sea
! son in the history of Savannah as a col
ton port.
MARY E. DEWEY, of Goshen, Ind, il
applying for pension brings to ligh
the fact that she served through tn
| in tho VI Ohio un11r
teers as a man, passing as Charlie
| Dewey.
JAMES BOYLE and Peter Herber'
members of white cap gang, wer
killed by Ralph Stinson, a young farm
er living near West Plains, Mo-, whil
| defending his home from attack.