Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Natural gas has been struck at Hey
worth. near Bloomington, III.
Samuel Gompers ridicuies the story
that he will be a candidate for president
on the Populist ticket.
over 10000 people attended the Beat
rice. Neb.. Ch%autauqua, Sunday. to hear
DR.. Talmage. who preached both morn
ing and evening.
New York Central Railroad employees
at Paughkeepsie. n. Y tore up the
tracks of an electric line laid on Central
property.
Government officials visited Newark.
N. j., to test a new system Of lighting
railroad and street cars by electricity.
The device consists of two storage bat
teries for each car.
Bishop Bonacum confirms the order Of
Monsignor Satolli, dispensing with the
services of Father Fitzgerald of South
Auburn. and Father Murphy, of Tecum-
sch. Neb.. for INSTRUMENTATION.
Business men Of Norfolk, Va, passed
a resolution favoring the granting a
lease Of the river front 10 the Southern
railroad.
A%ntl-Gorman Democrats in BaltI-
more have bolted and put up a munich
pal ticket.
Mandamus proceedings have been
brought in Erie. Pa. TO compel Select
Councilmen TO meet with Common
Council men to choose a new City So
licitor. They refuse because a Repub-
lican would be chosen on joint ballot
to succeed a Democrat.
W. w. Doolittle. at M-arshalltown. Ia,
general merchant, failed for SIS, 900. AS
sets, $34, 900.
The L%ogansport. Ind. street railway
has gone into the hands of a receiver.
Cabell inc Wyoming counties, w. Va.
Saturday voted 800. 900 bonds for a new
railroad.
Oil is reported from Findlay. Ohio.
advanced two cents for the second time
in a week.
Physicians report Gov. Atkinson. of
Georgia, is holding his own. and are
hopeful Of his recovery.
Mrs. D.. F. Holman. of Aurora.
Ind, wife of the ex-congressman. was
stricken with paralysis and is not ex-
pected to live
A jury at Tucson. Ariz.. in the suit
against the Arizona Star, Gov. Hughes
ape for $4,000 for libel. awarded 81
damages.
Farmers of Frontier and Perkins coun-
ties held a meeting at Curtis, Neb., and
denounced the stories of destruction
that have been sent east concerning
them.
The Creek Supreme Court of India
Territory has decided the recent called
session Council had no power to pass an
act s~uspending the chief treasurer and
auditor, and these officers are still in
office.
Col. William Winthrop. Assistant
Judge Advocate General of the army,
will retire in August. His retirement
will promote Lieut.-Col. Thomas Barr
to be Colonel and Maj. George b. Davis
to be Lieutenant-Colonel
The convention of the National
League of Republican Clubs at Cleve-
land adjourned without adopting reso-
buttons. The construction of a platform
is left to the national convention.
Trade reports for the week are most
encouraging. Business is in an emf
nently satisfactory condition all ever
the country.
the city council cannot appeal in ehe
case of Health Commissioners Kemp
ster.
The sixty-seventh commencement of
Kenyon college was held at Gambler. o.
There were ten in the graduating class.
Scott Nesbit, present chief clerk of the
internal e bureau. is to be made
appointment clerk of the treasury de-
partment.
The barks Sally and Silicon, returned
to Philadelphia from Greenland, report
the loss there of the Spanish bark lee
Bear. but bring no tidings Of Perry.
The Ease of the Continental National
bank against Peter McGeoch and Dan
lei Wells, ST., was sent back by the Wis
consin supreme court to the lower court
for argument.
Upon request Of the Italian consul at
Denver, Secretary Olney telagraphed
the governor of Arizona to protect Ital-
ian miners in the congress mine. and
received ar answer that there - no
trouble and only a few Italians are EN-
ployed there.
Gen. McA1pin Of New York was elect
cd president o. the National League of
Republican clubs. at Cleveland. ohio.
Thursday.
Miss Shepard. granddaughter Of the
late William II. Vanderbilt, and d. II.
Morris. son of the noted turfman and
lottery king. John A. Morris, eloped and
were married at New York.
Assistant Attorney General Dodge Of
the department Of justice, says the dis
patch stating thai he will resign his
present position is without the slightest
foundation.
The contract for the completion of
the Salina CKas.) public building was
awarded to o. ]. King OF Omaha, Neb..
at $42. 051.