Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-15

own countrymen. They will soon issue ,
pocket edition of the New Testament il
Japanese. ~" #S%<s '-tS
| Il ARTHUR W. BELL, of Porter, Bell 4 Co.
ahd . prominent me-bcr Of the Youns
Mems Christian Association, Of Pittsburg
was buried on the 4all inst mgrexs
CoRBH1T d McCLYMoNT, builders ,o
London, Surbeton and Westpa,e-on-Sea
have failed; liabilities, $1,000, 900; asset.
upward of one thousand houses, valued n
from $4,000 to $4,000 each. sss s.f <-
| The Citizens's Savings Bank, of Woon
| socket, Il. l., has been temporarily enjoined
! The investigation of the log seizures in
Louisiana is progressing slowly. In many
cases strong points are made against tn,
government agents, but some depredations
will be proven. .s t.
THR well known DR.. Helmbold was arrest
ed on the streets of New York, on the I'd
f'iDst., and later was taken to Bellevue hos
pital. He is suffering from acute insanity
The physicians think he will recover in a
few days.
THR thirty-seventh annual council of the
Protestant Episcopal Church was held al
New Orleans, May lst. aes,ft.s esa
WATER was let into the Rideau canal on
the LIST inst., and barges left with lumber for
the United States. ~ @.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. "
AN elevator in the Boston dry goods store,
Chicago, fell from the third story, on the
9TH inst, and four persons were seriously
injured. s~s a.sJ,
AT the opening of the new hunting park
at Philadelphia, on the 9TH inst, Peter Nor.
ris' horse fell while running the hurdle race.
The animal fell upon Morris, fatally injur.
ing him.
THE boiler OF a portable engine exploded
at Memphis, Tenn, on the 9Th inst, killing
two men and severely injuring several
others.
FIRE at c. Eeindecker's place, two and
half miles from Muscatine, Ia, on the
4th inst, destroyed his barn, with six horses,
a fine Jersey bull and calf, with lot of
agricultural machinery. Loss, & 600; no
insurance. The fire is supposed to be in.
cendiary, because Leindecker had reduced
the price of milk.
elry store, at Providence, r. r. was robbed,
on the night of the 9th inst, of 5000 worth
of diamonds
MICHAEL DUTToN was murdered near
Watertown, N. y, on the 4th, and Peter
Brestinham has been arrested, suspected of
the crime.
JOHN NJ. BINcKLEY, lawyer and well.
known in political circles. having occupied
the position of assistant attorney general
under President Andrew johnson, myste-
riously disappeared from his home in Mil
waukee, Wis, on the night of the 4th inst
His coat and hatwas found ON the shore
Of Lake Michigan, together with note
pinned to a tree stating his tBinckley's) in
tention of walking into the lake and ending
his life. @ fg'-
THOMAS BAILEY, of Carlinville, ILL.,,
aged Is, and George l. Dodge, of Fairhaven,
q. aged "a, were killed by railway train,
at Charlottesville, Kansas, on the Sd inst.
They were both students of Wabash College.
A FIvE-YEAR-oLD son of John Seller, iiv-
ing near Mount Carmel, ILL, killed his sister,
two - ears old, with revolver he found in
drawer in the house. *sa ss
THIEVES entered the house of Daniel
Lands, at Gratoisford, Pa, on the night of
the Sd inst, when they were discovered, and
hand-to.hand fight easued. The two
thieves were shot dead, while Lsndis was
badly wounded, and friend named Harry
Aschenpelter, who assisted him, was NOR
taliyinjured. .ss ..s-.s ..e. "a. .a.4.t
a. TIE main building and Office of the Al
bion lead works at Dighton, Mass, were
burned on the I'd inst. Loss, $l50,OO0; in
surance, $s1 900. A.a# Ha# f,
A CHASTITY crime has come to light in
Nebraska. The bodies of Luther Holbrook,
Herman Allen, snd two brothers named
Sutton, who were engaged in trapping on
the Dismal river, were found, with bullet
holes through their beads, having evidently
been murdered. -......,..-.
THE tug WHRss, exploded her boilers at
Memphis seAnf foa ~ la iDt. Capt Co,
Dawson, pilot, Dickson Kennel, engineer,
VIM. Radcliffe and an unknown deck hand
were killed. A number of others were more
or less injured. The boa. is total wreck
'~& A MAN named Suttos, Of iowa, end an
other named Holbreok,DtS HebsnkA Mere
murdered near Omaha, on the 1st inst.
/ THE schooner st. Lawrence took fire of
Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan, on the night
efthe 3Oth ult., and was destroyed. Capt
'LAflfns and passenger named Arthur
Piplow, of gssnEe n!. ssrs sloxssd. 4