Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-04

70 d Vel Ending Ang. :.


Catherine lila (colored) died il New
Orleans, aged ll2 years.
NJ Schram, the largest clothing deal
er IN Galveston, Tex. failed for $780,
0O0
The cotton factOrage and commission
firm Of hickman a. Moore at New Or
leans failed for over $3.50, 600.
Mrs Kate Libager was buried at the
Delaware county Und- inirmary, aged
100 years lacking few months.
The sociaiist-labor party in Massa-
chusetts has nominated a full state
ticket with John Orvis for governor.
John Buchanter and Tom Palmer set
tied an old quarrel with revolvers at
Garrison, Tex, and both were killed.
Peter Edwards (coloredl was hanged
at Camden, Ala. for the murder of Con-
rad knight. 1t was Edwards 10th birth
day.
During a thunderstorm at Waterloo,
Ia, John Thompson, a colored man. and
his wife and child were killed by light
ming.
Fire consumed the home of Frederick
Smith at Windsor, Ont, and Mrs.
Smith and her daughter were fatally
burned.
John Redmond, a blacksmith, was
found guilty in Chicago Of the murder
of DR.. Wilder and sentenced to impris-
onment for life.
Seven robbers were shot by the au-
thorities at Santos, Mexico, for the muir
der of merchant named Francisco Val
lejo and his wife.
Mr.. Balfour, as leader of the govern
ment in parliament, has issued a rally
call to Salisbury's followers to be in
their seats August IL.
Leuhmann's iron foundry, the largest
establishment of the kind in Hamburg,
Germany, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being 81, 900, 600 marks.
Lee McDaniels (colored) was hanged
by mob at Oaks Crossing, Tenn, for
an attempted assault on Clemmie
Woods, a young white lady.
At fredericksburg, Ind, fire ruined
barns of Thomas Willhoit, destroying
fifty head of fine cattle intended for ex-
hibition at the various fairs.
Gov. Burke of North Dakota, has is
sued proclamation declaring absolute
quarantine against Manitoba on ac-
count of smallpox in that province.
Cholera has broken out in Toungoo,
Burmah Many shops have been closed
on account of the death of the owners
and business was almost at a standstill.
The drought still continued through.
out portions of Mexico, there was ter
rible suffering among the poor and
many deaths from starvation had oc.
Cured.
Labor members of the British parlia-
ment have agreed to combine With the
McCarthyites in aid of home rule, pro-
viding the latter will support an eight
hour bill.
A counterfeit of the two-dollar silver
certificate has appeared in Richmond,
Ind, and government experts pro.
nounced it the most deceptive counter.
felt ever issued.
A colored woman known as Jennie"
died at Morristown, NJ j., aged ITO
years. She had been Ior nearly 100
years in the family of ex-Congressman
Augustus L. Cutler.
The cholera has decreased in the
towns in Russia in which it first made
it's appearance, but in the places more
recently affected by the disease it was
increasing rapidly.
DR.. Hirsch and Prof Virchow, the
eminent medical authorities, think
America will not be attacked by chol-
era in epidemic form un.ess it should
aOroa nv NAV of 20 noJa
Parry Lunt and John Wilson, man
ager and cashier respectively for the
firm of Reynolds & Gibson, cotton
brokers in Liverpool, were charged
with embezzling $3.50, 600.
A passenger train on the Big Four
road collided with freight train at
Edwardsville Junction, Ill, the engi-
neer and fireman being killed and many
passengers injured, some fatally.
At | AXE Providence. La. three chill
dren IF Robert Dorsey (colored), the
eldest years, being locked up in their
cabin while the parents were absent,
seq the place aire and were burned to
death
Ia Lauraine French steamer, coy.
cred the distance between Iavre and
New Work. i'll DAYS hours and Sc
minutes, breaking all previous records
by sin houge Her daily rans were
52s, ago. AIS. f91. s01 5s5 and 2l9 miles.
tonaa fts.or 81.
~Isrt ror. I1l. Aue 2-Ear. Henry