Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-30
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
FER he week E.di.r March rs.


Lovelady. Tex, aged l05 years
A sole-leather truGt was formed il
New York with capital Of $50, 600, 600.
The French legation at Washington
has been raised to the rank Of an en-
bassy.
The Office of the Daily Herald at
Montreal was burned, the loss being
Si25, 600.
A syndicate headed by Charles +.
Flint has purchased the New York
Times for $3.50, 600
! r. w. Bear, a Dunkard preacher,
dropped dead while fering prayer 10
the pulpit at Abilene, Kan.
|. The thriving town of Lynnville,
Tenn, was swept by FIRE which wiped
ont the business portion Of the place.
George w. Selby and his brother os-
car were drowned in the lake At Pc
oria, III, by the upsetting OF a skif.
The Massachusetts socialists il state
convention in Boston nominated Pat
rick +. o'Neil, of Boston, for governor
Pancoast the cele brated trotting stall
lion belonging to Ben Johnson and
valued at S2s 600, died at BaTdstown,
Ky.
The district attorneys Office and the
police superintendent have decided TO
close up al the pool rooms IN Buffalo,
Ny
The elastic web concerns Of the coun-
try which manufacture rubber goring
for shoe trade are about to pool their
issues,
Rev. George z. Bliss Il. D., professor
Of Biblical theology at Croser theologi-
cal seminary, died Il Chester, Pa, aged
n years.
BY the upsetting Of skif in Bigbee
river near Mount Sterling, Ala, Hubert
and John Dix and Edward Westcott
were drowned
Eliza beth and Raymond Yost, aged
and years respectively, were fatally
poisoned at Sedalia, Mo, by eating
canned plums.
Rev. Dr. Ashley died at his home in
Milwaukee at the age Of s.. For fifty
four years he was minister Of the
Episcopal church.
Louis Michael, colored, was hanged
at ST. Martinsville La. 1t was the first
legal execution which had taken place
there in forty years
The stables belonging to John
Teneyck near Leadville Col, were
burned and twenty five imported draft
horses were eremated.
After six weeks fighting the Big
Four yard strike at Springfield. O.,
was declared off, the strikers failing
TO gain a single point
Mrs. E w Twiuing, Of Fort Dodge,
la, has been notified that she is Ell
titled to 500, 900 of the estate Of Gen.
Sam Houston, of Texas.
Edward Ward was shot and killed at
Dayton, O., by Thomas Balor. Both
are colored The quarrel was over the
affections Of a white girl
Two families. consisting Of Acy Har-
lowe and wife aud Peter Wolfrey and
wife were foully murdered at their
home n Cooper co.nty, Mo.
Two custom inspectors at Portland,
Ore, have been suspended for allowing
sixty seven Cinnamon to be landed in
violation Of the exclusion act
The French Canadians of Montreal
are organizing committees among
frene.t-speaktng people in the United
States to awaken a sentiment in favor
Of annexation.
Rev John Souaer, a Methodist min
ister, died at his home in TIfin, o,
aged p years. lie had lived there
seventy wears and had been IN the min
istry hftY-oue years.
Ys-yr,.,rs TlI..t, .4tT1tIr.s-a
ing near Upper Marlboro Md was
murdered and his body thrown in
Wei. J. W. johnson lcoloredl was ar
rested on sHsnicion.
Tie Woodstock guards, military
company at Admission. Ala, propose to
cover The distance on foot from their
home To the worlds fair grounds in
Chicago, about 500 miles.
The Dominion liner Labrador has ar
rived al Halifax from Liverpool v With
i.209 immigrants ana the Hans John
son Line steamer Baumucn from liam
bure with {1a immigrants bound for
the tnited states
Youngstown O.. blonde began
eating roasted coffee lii order to change
her complexion - brunette. She
now cats a pound 4 day AMI cannot
break herself q the habit which is
rapidly killing her
The bill Incorporating the North
American Canal company was passed
Monday bv the Canadian parliament
The company viii construct canal
feom Lake Erie u Lake Ontario.
deepen tie St. Lawrence canal aud cut