The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-11

MEMOIR NEWS ITEMS.

MEMOIR NEWS ITEMS.
.s For tho Week Ending Aug. 8.
The Citizens savings bank ut Ports
mouth, O., passed into the hands Of .
receiver. 0
Gen. Caceres, elected president Of
Peru in May, has assumed the duties
Of his Office
The total of immigration from tho
port of New York during the month Of
July was l9,96s.
Capt. Richard d. Blinn, one of the
country's most noted race track build
ers, died in Chicago.
Rev. j. H. Pierce died at Trenton,
N. j., after a prolonged attack of bic
coughs, aged Sc years
X Lilly White" republicans of Texas
nominated state ticket headed by q.
d. Smith for governor.
The ninth anniversary of the death
Of Gen. U. 8. Grant was observed at
Mount McGregor, N. Y. ID
In the 2-year-old pace at Buffalo, N.
Y, Carbonate forced Directly to pace
mile in 2:12, new worlds record.
Thirty-6ve buildings, comprising the
business POI ton of Lake View, Mich,
were destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
The business portion of Franklin,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire. The loss
is put at 100000, with insurance of but
half.
Henry E. Smith & Co., wholesale
dealers in boots and shoes at Worces-
ter, Mass, assigned, with liabilities of
$500. 900.
Forest fires are still raging in north
ern Wisconsin, and great damage is
being done to hay and cranberry
marshes.
Grand Duchess Xenia, daughter Of
the czar, was. married to Grand Duke
Alexander Michaelovitch in the Peter
hof palace.
A receiver was appointed for the
Warren Live Stock company Of Chey-
enne, Wyo. The liabilities were stated
at 100000
The governors of three states took
part in the celebration of the Tooth an
niversary of the building of the fort at
Defiance, O.
Joseph Hunt, of New York, killed his
wife because she refused to permit him
to pawn his clothes to buy liquor and
then shot himself.
In one hour $3.50, worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fire in st. Paul.
The Northwestern Fuel company was
the heaviest loser.
John Danerer, a wealthy farmer near
Davenport, a., hung himself to an ap-
pie tree as result of dependency
over the death of his wife ...
Henry Russell (colored)- nearly de-
capitated his wife with razor in Chi
cago and hurled her body from win
dow and then cut his own throat.
A mob of French Canadian Catholics
wrecked the mission houses of the
Baptist and Anglican churches and the
Salvation Army barracks in Quebec.
The Baker City (Ore.) national bank
has suspended, owing deposi tors $75,
600, and with assets of 100000. Re-
sumption is expected within a month.
- The Diamond 10 line at Dubuque,
Ia, announced the withdrawal of all
boats on account of low water. This
is the shortest river season on record.
A traction engine on which Charles
Hudson and Will Dandelien were rid
ing broke through a bridge near
Springfield, Ill, and the men were
killed.
An attempt to hold up Lake Shore
express train at Kessler, Ind, was
foiled by the engineer, who ran his
train through the obstruction at full
speed.
Three Englishmen who INDUCED in
derogatory remarks concerning Amer
lea and Americans were soundly
thrashed by "Uncle Billy shull, Of
Omaha.
Herman Barnes and Joseph Wiley,
farmers near Rolfe, Ia, had a quarrel
and agreed to fight to finish. Barnes
died Monday. Wiley was arrested for
murder.
President Cleveland set aside the
court-martial sentence Of Lieut. Nancy
for the shooting of Capt. Hedberg and
restored him to command at Fort Sher-
idan, Ill.
Henry. F.. johnson was hanged at
Allentown, Pa, tor the murder Of his
daughter, and Harry Manfredt was
hanged at Pottsville, Pa, for the MUIR
der of George Ochs.
Braggio Turko, an Italian banker,
has disappeared from Boston, and this
led to an uprising of the depositors,
who have $780, in the bank, which
forced a temporary suspension.