Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending May 10.

For the Week Ending May 10.
The Ontario Coal Accompany at ToryntC
failed for s4OO. 00o
Idiot immigrants viii hereafter ND
DE allowed to land IN this country.
W H. A. BisselI, bishop of the Epis
copal diocese of Vermont, died at Bur
lington.
Lorenz Dennis, of Quincy. IL, aged
70, had both legs cut Off by a train and
eied soon afterward
An extensive tin-ore mine was found
near Kenova, w. Va, the analysis show
ing 20 per cent pure tin.
The annual meeting Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers was
Ope1ed at Schenectady, \. Y.
Tie national league of musicians adj
journed at Detroit. Mich, to meet in
baltimore, Nd. May 1, 1894.
George Victor, the sovereign prince of
Waldeek, died at Marienbad. Bohemia,
of pneumonia, aged 81 years
Joseph Francis. of New York. the
world-faned inventor of life boats, died
at .otsego lake, aged 81 years.
A crevasse gave way at Brooks mill
In Arkansas, causing the destruction o<
crops in eight or nine parishes.
Zoe Brannon, aged 10, was hanged at
Charleston, s. c., for the murder of
Stephen Kearney on the 3lst of August
last
Gen, Edward ID. Townsend. for a
number of years adjutant general of
the army, died at his residence in Wash
ingtOn.
The leyse near Lakeport, Ark, gave
way, flooding thousands of acres of cot
ton land and causing heavy losses TO
planters.
A young negro who attempted to as
sanlt daughter of Capt. James Wham
at Chestnut Ridge, S. c., ~as lynched
by mob.
The Spanish government will send
three torpedo boats to Cuba to assist in
patrolling the coast against flibuster-
ing expeditions.
The National Republican College
league in session at Louisville, Ky,
elected l.. f. Hawkins. of Syracuse uni
versity, as president
In Australia the Bank of North
Queensland and the Queensland ma
tiopal bank suspended with total liza
bilitles Of $40 500, 900.
The annual report of the Westing-
house company shows that the profits
of the company for the year ending
March 81 were Sl,604,5s3.
The official announcement is made
that Queen Victoria has approved the
apportionment Of the earl of Aberdeen
as governor general of Canada.
BY request of Secretary Gresham the
resignation of William Z. Curtis as
chief of the bureau of the American re-
Publics was sent to the president.
Eighteen men engaged in walking
match from Omaha to Fremont, Neb.,
a distance of 60 miles, Henry Lester
winning in hours and 10 minutes.
Adam Miller, collector for the Iron
City Brewing company of Pittsburgh,
Pa, was robbed of 81. 900 in cash and
s400 in checks while boarding a street
car.
Gen. Samuel Chapman Armstrong,
founder and principal of the Hampton
institute for negroes and Indians near
Fort Monroe, Va, died at Hampton,
eyed 81 years.
The saloon of John Smock at May
wood, Ind, was blown to pieces by
dynamite, making the third saloon in
that place to suffer the same fate with
in few weeks.
Gen Samuel Chapman Armstrong,
founder and principal of the Hampton
institute for negroes and Indians near
Fort Monroe, Va, died at Hampton,
aged "a years.
John Weiss, grand treasurer of the
Order Germania a relief fund, sick and
benefit association, departed from his
home in New York with 100000 be-
longing to the order