Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-12
DOMESTIC

PRESIDENT HARRISON on the Sd signed
the bill for the erection of a new mint
at Philadelphia. 1t was the Tooth an
niversary of the day on which Presi-
dent Washington signed the bin estab-
fishing the mint in that city.
BETTE SANDERS, an aged colored
woman, and her two grandchildren
died at Nashville, Tenn. from the eff
fects of poison put in tea which they
drank
The lumber firm Of Henry W. Sage
& Co, Of Albany, y. Y, was defrauded
out of S275, 600 by Joseph Il. Abbott, a
trusted employee.
PRESIDENT RAE, Master Workman
Wise and others of the United Mine
workers, were arrested at Pittsburgh.
Pa, charged with conspiracy, riot and
assault for their connection with the
coke strike.
THE body Of Emma Abbott, the opera
singer was cremated in Pittsburgh, Pa
The ashes were placed in Jar and sent
to New York
A NEGREss named Dayton confessed
at Denver, Col, that she murdered and
robbed James Wade at Kansas City,
Mo, two years ago
w. f. LYMAN, a Buffalo ~ ~ type
founder, said that an English and
French syndicate would buy all the
type foundries in the country.
THE diamonds valued at Sl35, 0O0)
presented by the ehedive of Egypt to
the daughter Of zen sherman are to
be sold.
JOHN GortD, q Philadelphia furniture
dealer failed for S.s5. 900
GEORGE HATHAWAY was convicted in
Chicago of the murder of ex-Alderman
Whelan aud sentenced TO life imprison-
ment.
SEVEN laborers working OF. the Great
Northern railway extension in Mon
tana were frozen TO death. The bodies
% five were recovered
3 Tine body Of William Mullen, secre-
tary of the Miners federation. was
found frozen in the ice in creek at
Geneva, Ind He was short in his ac-
counts.
CORNWALL 4 Bios. dealers in soap
and candles at Louisville, Ky, made
an assignment The assets were $780,
900; liabilities, Sl71,0o0.
STATISTICS of the voting population
of Chicago show a slight preponderance
of foreign born voters over those of
American birth.
A STATEMENT prepared al the census
bureau IN Washington shows that the
total population of Louisiana is /, 49,
5s7. OF this number 554,7l2 were
whites 500 SOB colored, 62s Indians 8l5
Chinese and 80 Japanese.
SUPERINTENDENT SABIN received at
nes Moines an elegant gold medal from
the directors of the Paris exposition,
the award of the Iowa school exhibit,
which was the best in the United States
department.
SIX men were drowned near Prince
ton, Ky, by the sinking Of a raft.
THE Kentucky Union Lumber Co, of
Louisville failed for $500, 600
A BULLETIN from the census bureau
shows that the increase during the last
ten years of the white race has been
"a per cent. while that of the colored
race has been IL per cent
IL the Fifty-first congress l4,033 bills
were introduced in the house and 5, i29
in the senate In the Fiftieth congress
l2,654 bills were introduced in the house
and 1000 in the senate The bills that
became laws during the congress just
ended numbered 2,ls6 In the Fiftieth
congress 1,S24 wers enacted. In the
Fiftieth congress President Cleveland
vetoed 1871 bills and joint resolutions,
while in the Fifty-ti first President Harri-
son vetoed eleven. The total appro-
priations for the last congress viii
probably reach 81, 600 900, 600 During
the session three senators and twelve
representatives, died.
J. W. BucHER, son-in-law and conf
dental manager of Ira I. Clement, one
Of the wealthiest business men of
Northumberland county, Pa. is de-
taulter to the extent of $50 900
PRESIDENT HARRISON signed the copy
right bill with pen made from the
quill of an American eagle.
AN explosion occurred in the Noting
ham colliery at Plymouth, Pa, three
men being fatally injured
GOLD medal was presented by the
government to Captain Alfred Mitchell.
of Buffalo, n. Y, for rescuing thirteen
persons from the burning steamer
Annie Young, off Lexington, October
90 1890
AT Kansas City, Mo, Kittic Lent, s
years old, was accidentally shot and
killed by John Phillips, aged Is years.
LAWRENCE MURPHY, aged IS years.
died at bridgeport, Conn, Of hearl-
failure, caused ny excessive cigarette
smoking.
STEVENS and Baudet indicted for
frauds committed in taking the Min
neapolis census last summer, were fined
s., 900 and $1,000, respectively
GEN. SHERMAN's two sons applied in
New York for letters Of administration
on their fathers estate. The general
left no viii, and his personal es ate