Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

year ago.
THE cooperage Building Of the Stan
dard oil works at Constable Hook, y
J., was burned. Loss. 500. 900.
AT Stamford, Conn, Mrs. Norman
Thomas, aged p, was fatally shot by
her husband, aged p. who then killed
himself Domestic trouble was the
cause.
THE Prudential Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Boston has wound up its af-
fairs and reinsured its risks in the
Home Insurance Company Of New
York
II. T. OSBORNE. d. d., of Colum bia
college, New York. was elected presi-
dent Of the American Society Of Nat
uralists at the session in Philadelphia
JERE LITTLE, the once famous Ken
tuclSy outlaw, was accidentally killed
Monday last by an immense log rolling
over him.
WILLIAM and Albert Walter were
killed and John Rogalsly fatally in
jured by an explosion OF dynamite near
Milwaukee, Wis.
THE village of Aurora, Ia, was de
stroyed by IRE.
THE Messiah craze has broken out
afresh among the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes in Indian territority and no
little anxiety was felt.
DURING last year s34 persons died of
the grip in New York city, against
81 in 1850.
EDWARD SPoHS and Nj, Louise Seig.
a betrothcd couple, were killed at South
Bend, Ind, by a brick wall falling upon
them
STEPHEN BELL was hanged at Fair
fax, Vt. for the murder Of his WIFE
FIRE among business houses in Birm-
ingham, Ala, caused loss Of $3.50, 900
THE total number of business fail
ures in the United States during 1891
was 1928, against 10, 907 in 1890 The
total amount Of liabilities was $3.50.
Sos 63s against sls9, csc 964 in 1920.
THE revenues Of the government for
the month of December were S2S 500
600, or 8, 500, 900 less than the expen-
ditures during the same period
DURING 1891 tne total amount of en-
bezzlements in the United States was
SO 100 394, against S. 60, 956 in 1890
States in 1891 was Sl6G, 047. 600, agasnst
Slos, ll2,G9i in 1890, sl43, O2,67O in 1889
S100, 100000 in 1855, sl30 600 600 in 1887
and Sis 600, 600 in 1856.
The loss of life by railroad disasters
in this country during 1891 was 8, 261, /
as compared with 3.43O in 1890 The |
number Of seriously injured was ?, 707, /
against 3 TAG in 1890.
The total number Of murders COM
mitted in this country during 1891 was
5, 906, as compared with 4, 200 in 1890
and 8, 567 in 1889. The number of legal
executions in 1891 was 1913, against l02 /
in 1890. During the last year ls9 men
and women were lvnched, against a
total of 127 in 1890.
JOHN DELANEY, a wealthy farmer OF
Doniphan county, Kan, and his wife /
and two sons all died within a short
time of each other from disease
caused by sleeping in the rooms of
new house.
THE numbeE of persons who com
mitted suicide in the United States dur
ing 1891 was 8, $751; as compared with
2,640 in 1890 and 2,224 in 1889
DLhiNU inc year 1901 There were /
coined at the Philadelphia mint over
%, 900, 600 pieces with a valuation of /
over SIS, 600, 600
NOVEL; & PREsBY, dry goods dealers /
in New York, failed for $3.50, 600; as
sets. $3.50, 600.
FIRE at Hardin Mo, destroyed TWEEN
ty-two business houses and dwellings.
A CYcLoNIC storm miles wide 1
wrecked many farm buildings and did
much other damage near Texarkana, /
Ark
Is Kanawha county. w. Va, Will
son Williams, an aged man, was burned /
to death in his own house, and the |
shock caused the death of his aged I
wife
The deaths Of ia ceatenarians were
ranorfad in