Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-09
The News Condensed.
ImPOrtan: InIeIIIgeooe From AI Pats.
DOMESTIC.


ished several houses and completely de-
stroyed the crops.
WTN OK and his wife, hi FOy Chinese,
committed suicide az Sacramento. CAL
by cutting out their tongues and bleed
ing to death. They were crazy from
eating opium.
WILLIAM GATES (colored) aged 20
years, was hanged to a tree near West
Point, Miss, and literally shot to
pieces by fifty citizens. His crime was
attempted assault on a l6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Gus Goodem.
OVER 1000 acres were on fire on the
eastern slope of Mount Tamalpias,
near San Rafael, Cal. on which were
many magnificent summer homes.
The wife Of German immigrant en-
route to Great Falls Mont. gave birth
to twins on a train between Chicago
and Dubuque.
THREE laborers = Patrick Hageney,
August Bennivitz and John Flaherty =
were killed at GAINESVILLE, Wis, by fall
ing walls of building they were tear
ing down.
CHARLES Fox and Daniel Yentz were
drowned while bathing in the Fox riy-
er miles northeast of Ottawa, III.
Gov. BoIEs, OF Iowa, has issued q
proclamation appealing for aid for the
sufferers by the late flood at Cherokee
and other towns in the vicinity
OFFICIAL notice Of the death on June
8 of Alexander Clark, United States
minister TO Liberia, was received by the
state department in Washington.
The failure was reported of Levi and
Joseph Strous. maltsters, Of Baltimore,
Md, with liabilities OF $500, 900 and as
sets of $3.50. 600
A Dozen persons were injured in
cyclone that passed over the country 25
miles east of Denver, Col
SIX Chinese lepers were discovered at
Victoria. n r.
KANSAS CRY, Kan, was visited by
terrific wind and hailstorm, and hun
dreds Of windows and skylights were
broken and many shade trees destroyed.
In the vicinity crops were ruined.
A HEAVY rain and hailstorm passed
over Champaign, Richland and Licking
counties, o., doing great damage to the
wheat crop, which was ready for the
harvest Oats and hay were also dam
aged.
THE body Of Royal Frisbie was found
on his farm near Peoria, Ill. riddled
with shot He received a letter some
time ago warning him of his death,
signed Society of Justice
REuREN DREW, a farmer living near
Columbia City Ind, died from hydro
phobia caused by the bite of pet dog.
The annual reimbursement Of post
masters salaries shows that sixty-nine
third-class offices have been advanced
TO the second class and twenty-three
have been relegated TO the fourth
class, while four third-class offices have
been reduced to the second class
Fifty-eight new Offices have been adj
vanced from the fourth class to the
third, leaving total number of 2,246
third-class Offices
IMPORTATION was received at Wash.
ington that the congress of Venezuela
had responded favorably to tine rec.
iprocity provision Of the United States
tariff act of 1890.
Mr.. LYMAN j. GAGE has succeeded
Mr.. 5. NJ Nickerson as president OF
the First national bank Of Chicago
THE census bureau has issued a bull
letin on the subject Of schools for the
blind. The number Of these schools in
the United States in $50 was 1881.
while in 1850 the number was 2,04i
Ar Stoop's ferry. near Pittsburgh,
Pa, Joe Costello deliberately drowned
an Italian boy Costello was arrested
THE business failures IN the United
States for the last six months show ar
increase Of 51l as compared with the
total of the first half of 1890 the total;
being b03d for 1897 and >, t66 for 1890
The liabilities for 1921 were Sal.4IO, 80
against So, s67 06l for $40; assets foI
1891, S4s. EOS. 496, against $50, 025, ITO foI
1890
MARK w. HARRINGTON, u professor
IN the university Of Michigan, has beer
appointed chief of the government
weather bureau.
BoUpoNoT CRuMpToN, alias Bud Bur
ris, was hanged at Fort smith, Ark.
lie made a statement ON the gallows
saying whisky had brought him TO his
present condition. He protested his in
noccnce 10 the last
THE Wisconsin state board Of chart
ties ana reform has gone out Of ex
istence, It's functions devolving upor
the newly created state board Of con.
troll
FoBTY-TuEEF persons were poisoned
by ice-eream at Christian church
sociable at Brushton, y y and Rev
Mr.. Braun, rector of the Episcopa
church. and two ladies died and all tbs
others were in critical condition
Mcbride Bros. tea merchants il
New York city, made an assignment
with liabilities OF SSll, 53l and assets OF
SISS, SAC
OLIVER T. HALLAM, OF Nashville
III. has been appointed assistant chiej
clerk Of the pension office at Washing
ton vice Green Il. Raum, .Ir., resigned.
JoHN BAKER, eolored man, killed
his wife and himselfa at Huntsville, Ala.
THE first trip by rail up Pixies Peak,
in Colorado, was made ON the Soth ult.
The train consisted 81 an engine and