Griggs courier., 1895-07-05
TEE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.

Compiled From Late Dispatches.
DOMESTIC.
Gov. MORTON pardoned Mary Druse.
who was serving life sentence in Au-
burn, N. Y, for the murder of her
father in Herkimer county ten years
ago. Her mother was hanged as the
principal in the crime.
The will of Gen. Walter q. Gresham,
late secretary of state, was admitted
to probate in Chicago. The entire es-
tate, valued at s51, 1000. is left to Mrs.
Gresham.
JOHN MoLNAR was hanged at Colum-
bus, o. Molnar and two other Hun
garians killed Daniel Gehring at Cleve-
land because Gehring objected to Mol
ner marrying his daughter.
A FREIGHT train was derailed near
Aiken, 5. c., and Brakeman Hugh
Weatherford, Fireman Cherry and AL
bert Brown, a negro, were killed.
The condition of crops throughout
the country was reported as favorable.
BY the explosion of demijohn of al
cchol in a saloon in New York Charles
Miller, Abraham Miller and Katie Shay
were fatally burned.
The supreme court of Nebraska says
that where bralsemen are injured by
the carelessness of another brakeman,
they are fellow servants and the rail-
way company is not liable.
HAYWOOD L. Son, bankers at Clinton,
a.. failed for $l60, 200; assets, s275, 900.
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tion of America, formed in opposition
to the Bell Telephone company, was
organized at Pittsburgh. with J. E.
Kcelyn, of Chicago, as president.
BY the explosion of boiler at saw
mill at Walthourville, Ga, two men
were killed and third fatally in
jured.
BILL STOKES (colored), who attempted
an assault on white woman, was
lynched by a mob in Colleton coun-
ty, s. G.
THE Alpine tunnel on the South Park
road in Colorado, said to be the high
reopened. 1t had been showed up for
five years.
FIRE caused the total destruction of
the plant of the st. Mary's (O.) Woolen
Manufacturing company and seven ad-
jacent buildings. Total loss, s10o. 900.
DURING thunderstorm at Falkland,
Ala, Thomas and George Washington
were killed by lightning and James
Hackney met a like fate at Lincoln.
WILLIAM METHv1N was killed by a
falling tree at Smiths Mills, Ala. and
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time in runaway accident.
A CYCLONE accompanied by rain,
thunder and lightning swept Quincy,
ILL.,, and did great damage.
On July l next twenty-six post Of
fees, because of increased receipts,
will be made presidential offices.
A CYCLONE at Baird, Tex. destroyed
several buildings and killed three per-
sons
Tom ALLEN, Bob Smith and Bob
Jesse, train hands, were killed in q
freight wreck on the Central railroad
near Milledgeville, Ga.
WILLIAM KoCTH fatally wounded his
wife at Richmond, Ind, set fire to the
house, and then cut his own throat and
died.
CITY MARSHAL WILLIAMS and R. W..
Patterson, register of the United States
land Office, were both killed in shoot
ing affair at South Enid, o. T.
BY the explosion of a miniature can
non at Omaha E. n. Dedreich was
killed and George Watt was fatally in
jured. Both were railroad employees.
WILLIAMS college held its one hum
dred and first commencement at Will
Jamestown, Mass. An unusual num-
ber of alumni were in attendance.
Louis BLANCHARD, 16 years old; Al
bert Birkel, -, and William Birkel. II
years, were drowned at Seattle. Wash.
THE fifth meeting of the interna-
tional railway congress was opened in
London by the prince of Wales.
THE biennial session of the interna-
tional supreme lodge of the 1ndepend-
ent Order of Good Templars opened in
Boston. The total membership Of the
order in this country is now $50, COS.
The first cargo of Egyptian sugar
ever brought to this country arrived at
Laurel. Del, on the British steamer
Daylight.
SIX firemen were killed and ten hurt
In fire at Minneapolis that caused a
loss of 100000 to Mcdonald Bros
dealers in crockery, chinaware. glass
ware and silverware. ~. g,..-....s ~
The T. & NJ. Packing company went
into the hands of receiver at Denver
with liabilities of 500,
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