Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-27
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

THE most intense excitement prevailed IN {
the urper partof Mecklenburg county, va, s
on the 10Th, occasioned by the finding OF
the BODY of Col. Calvin Harris in the road
terribly manigied, his ears, nose, and several
fingers cut of, and his hair pulled out by
handfuls. The deed was committed by one
James Mccall and his son, in payment OF
an old grudge.
THE Manchester paper mills, Dutchess
county, N. ", burned on the night OF the
10th ins.. Loss $4,000. Incendiary. Two
employees were badly burned. ALI hands
were at work. and a panic ensued but the
rest escaped.
A RIOT took place at Mount Sterling,
Ky., on the 18th, In which 20 or 10 shots |
were fired, two men instantly killed and
three wounded. Two of the rioters
George and William Howard, were wound
ed. one dangerously. John Thompson,
clerk and disinterested party, was shot and
instantly killed by shot fred through the
window of the store in which he was EN-
ployed.
DISPATCH from Columbus, o., says,
I Jacob Dewitt, prominent farmer and road
supervisor, was shot and fatally injured on
e the 18th inst. by a neighbor named ingalls,,
b during a dispute about payment OF the road
: tax.
THOMAS KENNAR, his wife, and Lizzie
= Callahan, of Pawtucket. r. L., were drowned
u on the evening of the 18th, at Woonsocket,
- the carriage which they were driving being
D. plunged into ditch 40 feet wide and con-
y tainingg feet of water.
TIE boiler of the locomotive Gem ex'
u ploded at Mabonny, Pa, on the 10th inst,
70 killing the engineer Frank Brocious, ol
D Mahonuy, conductor Jacob Trout, OF Tamag
'e ma, and boy named Calvin Lutz. George
- Hagenbuch, boy, died later. Eight or ter
." others were injured badly.
nc THE entire election board OF the Eigh
division, Fourth ward, Philadelphia, fou
'"i Republicans and five Democrats were al
'a' rested by the United States marshal on tn
" 10th inst, charged with returning NOR
~. ~ votes than were legally cast.
'e A TRAIN on the New Brunswick road, ra
-. off the track near Lawrenceville, Me-, o
70. the night of the l4th inst. pa>sengar CT
"a containing twenty persons took IRE ana vi
' burned. Mr.. Parker, Of Fairfield, Maths
Perry, OF Presque Isle, and child, we
burned to death. Fifteen persons were i
ties jured more or less.
..c- A BROKEN rail untracked mail ira
near Dow's Crossing, VT, on the 18th ina
tho killing Grail J. Currier, Of Woicott, al
D.. seriously injuring Mrs. Geo. Wasserman,
s;ng Hyde Park.
=. AT Bradford, Pa, on the 18th instant
fire burned over fifty buildings in the bu
,ade ness portion Of the town. Loss about $la
ixht 900; insurance, 10000.
nortl ANNA STEELE, colored girl 10 years o
The committed suicide At Quincy, Ill, ON
> de. iAth inst, by taking stryehnine. She
loved not wisely but too well.
suia A TRAIN ON the New Brunswick raiir
epre. ran Of the track ut Pell, six miles be-
, the Florenceville, N. B., on the 18th inst.
tons. the cars rolled down the embankmens,
,uots passenger car took FIRE. Three killed;
mber eral injured; some badly burned.
,uire. HANNAH CusIHe, sged ~, daughter
German farmer near Sterling. Ill, died
Bing- denly from the effects Of poison on the
yanis inst An unfortunate love aAaif vas
, died cause.
TIM Goodrich lwarshsvss end doe