Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-24

'e'""sseI geHcIdl, OF the Unlted states army
Will be relieved from duty in the military
division of the Pacific, and report to the
Lieutenant general commanding the division
OF Missouri, to relieve Lieutenant Colonel
s. b. Holabard of his duty.
THE secretary of war has transmitted to
Secretary Schurz copy of the report Of
Lieutenant Colonel Merriman, of the second
infantry. relative to the cutting of timber on
government lands near Colur Dalere Lake
Idaho. This report states that depredat ons
are on large scale, and it is very important
that immediate measures be taken to protec,
the government lands.
The first installment of silver certificates
amounting to $4,000, was delivered on the
llth inst. from the bureau of engraving and
printing to the United States treasurer.
They will be shipped to New York from
where there is demand for s., ,0OO, 600 of sill.
yer certificates of various denominations.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DAVID GINGRICH and wife were killed at
Hespeler, Canada, on the 10th, by being
thrown from their carriage
THE st. John IN. b. river is very high
and the low country is flooded. The ice
started at Fredericton, on the 10Th, and
carried away the wharf at Gibson, doing
considerable damage on the way down.
A DISPATCH from Norfolk tells of a fatal
accident to George Leeds and Richard Var
ley, seamen on the United States steamer
Powhattan, who fell from the main top.gal.
liant yard while exercising, on the 18th.
In row in the African Methodist church,
at Jacksonville, ILL.,, on the night of the 18th,
Tobias Hannas shot Clarence Hubbard dead,
and SO badly wounded VIM. Baker, that he
died.
EDMUND F. MAsUREIT, cashier of the
fremont House, Boston, on the 18th inst.
shot himself fatally. He had lost the funds
of the house at faro, and sought "A COM
promise with the officers of the house, who
declined it and sent for an officer.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, on the 18th inst, as
a repaired portable engine was being tested
in the yards of the Eagle machine works. its
boiler exploded, injuring four persons;
James B. Smith, superintendent and one of
the proprietors of the works, fatally, it is
thought; Charles Harwood and John Coch.
eiser, fatally; John B. Van Clire, seriously.
CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, was scourged by
fire to the extent OF $500, 600 on the night of
the 18th. The burned district comprises Is
acres.
A SMALL skif. containing three boys, was
struck by the wheel of the propeller Benton,
on the Saginaw river, on the 18th inst. The
skiff was demolished, two boys were
drowned, and the third was seriously in.
jured.
MICHAEL LYNCH was fatally shot, at
Trenton, N. j., on the 18th inst, by James
McCarty, in a quarrel about dog fight.
AT Meyersburg, Canada, on the evening
of the 1lth inst, Bertha Wayne, aged 10,
was killed by a school teacher named Shan
non.
A FIRE at Bay City, Mich, on the 1lth,
destroyed 100000 feet of lumber, 1900
barrels of salt some docks, and thirty build
ings, mostly residences. Estimated loss'
500, 900; insurance not obtainable. The fire
was occasioned by sparks of passing tug.
JOHN f. LYON, president of the Boston,
Concord and Montreal railway, was burned
the night of the 1lth inst. Being i'll, he
arose during the night. fell, and lamp in
his hand breaking, set fire 70 his clothing.
AT Toledo, O., on the 10th inst, Frank
Perrigo, a well-connected and highly esteem
ed young man, was instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun while duck
shooting in the marshes below the city.
SANGER CHASE, treasurer of the Union
mills, Fall River, Mass, has turned out to
be defaulter to the extent of $4S0,OO0.
The defalcatiou has been going on for years.
Chace occupied high social position, is
about 5s years of age, and has been resi-
dent of Fall River since 1922. He was
of the house in 1865 and of the state
senate in 1867 and 1868. Besides being
treasurer of the Union mills, he was presi-
dent of the Second National bank and OF
the Five Cent Savings bank.
THE EAST.
THE coal commission met at Philadelphia
on the 10th inst, and fixed the quota for
May at 1906, 900 tons, which will make the
total up to June list 2,5O0,OO0 tons less than
at the same time last year.
THE yearly meeting of the society of
Friends took place at Philadelphia on the
10Th inst. The reports of the book commit
tee showed q wide distribution of the doc
trinal writings Of the society.
+. HESTER 4 CANS, umbrella dealers,
N. Y, made an assignment for
The benefit of their creditors on the 18th
inst. Liabilities, $3.50. 600; assets, 1925, 200.
WM. NJ. TWEED died in Ludlow street
JAN, New York, At IL o'clock ON the 18th
instant. He Was attended by DR.. earn ochsn,
Foster Dewey, his secretary, Mr.. Douglas,
his son.in.law, and Edelstein, of his counsel
All hope of his recovery was abandoned
soon after II clock, when DR.. Caruochan
clogging of the heart, and com.
plete nervous exhaustion. At the time of
his death there was no struggle, a. he pass
ed away in sleep, with his head lying upon
his arms. Keeper Kernin was hurriedly
three minutes before noon, and
Mr.. Tweed's room, the noon signal
rang out and the long prisoned old man
dropped back dead in his bed. His last
words to DR.. Carnochan were, have tried
to do some good, if have not had good
luck. am not afraid to die. believe the
guardian angels win protect me-"
A GROWING feature of our export trade
Is the large number OF agricultural imple-
ments going abroad. One steamer which
left New York on the 18th inst, took out
one thousand packages of reapers and NOV.
ers, besides fifteen hundred packages of
hardware and general merchandise.
AT Fonda, N. Y, Sam steenburgh, await
ing execution for the murder Of Jacob 8.
Parker, at Amsterdam, Nov. II, has made
full confession. He says that he has com.
mitted eleven different murders, the first
when he was i4years old; he also confessed
to innumcrable burglaries, robberies and in
cendiary fres in and around Amsterdam.
JOHN L. BRUCE, president Of the Phoenix
national bank, Of Hartford, Conn.,, died on
the 10th inst
PREPARATIONS are making for the cen.
tennial commemoration Of the battle and
massacre at Wyoming, Pa, July Sd, l77S.
President Hayes has promised to be present