Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-27

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summers season. The winter packing for
the regular season was 2,5Ol 1886; against
1880 last season. The average weight of
the winter season was 22,S37 aud lard 1905
pounds, against the weight, last year, Of
81 ,597 pounds and lard yield of $3.50 pounds.
The manufacture of products necessarily
shows heavy increase.
WASHINGTON.
THE commissioner of internal revenue
has compromised nineteen tobacco cases in
Surrey county, N. c., in which the parties
offending the revenue laws were arrested
several months ago.
THE pension bill reported on the 18th
inst. proposes to abolish the present
eighteen pension agencies. etfecting a saw
ing to the government of about s200, 900 an.
nually.
The secretary of the treasury during the
past Week purchased silver bullion to run
the mints about 6ve weeks. The price paid
was not as great as expected by bullion
holders.
THE secretary of the navy has ordered
that the steam launches and cutters furnish
ed naval vessels will hereafter be employed
principally for towing and other ships pur-
poses, and not for the exclusive use of the
officers. Another order provides that
assistant surgeons shall not be examined
hereafter for promotion until they have
served two years on United States vessels.
THE house committee on reform in the
a. inv thn a. ,f
Colonel Polk, doorkeeper of the house of
representatives, have agreed upon report,
by vote of seven to three, charging him
with violations of law and loose manage
ment in his Office in the matter of appoint
ments, and they recommend his removal.
THE Hon John Edwards Leonard, repre-.
sentative from Louisiana, died at Havana,
on the 18th inst, of yellow fever.
COLLECTOR BRAYTON, at Greenville, S. C.,
telegraphs to the commissioner of internal
revenue, that he has organized force of 80
men, who are now on their way to Pickens
county. Redmonds with thirty men, fol-
lowed Captain Hoffman's force of eight men
all day on the 18th inst, they being power
less to centend with Redmonds' gang, re-
treated to Easily, waiting reinforcements.
Redmonds has ordered the citizens at their
peril not to furnish food or shelter to the
revenue officers. Warrants will be eprocured
for the jail-breakers and other revenue cul.
prits. They will either be captured or be-
come fugitives.
THE treasury on the l4th inst. received
10000 silver dollars from the Philadelphia
mint. The three first silver dollars of the
new coinage were received on the 18th, and
one was delivered to the president, one to
the secretary of the treasury, and the other
to the director of the mint.
1T is understood that the house committee
investigating the affairs of Doorkeeper
Polk will nearly unanimously recommend
the abolition of the office, and the transfer
of its duties to the sergeant-at-arms.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JOHN NJ. LARKISs, of the firm of NJ.
Larkins d Co., of Columbia, Tenn, com.
mitted suicide, on the 10th inst, by shoot.
ing himself.
A PASSENGER train on the Central rail
road, on the 10th inst. struck and killed n
woman and two children, who were walk.
ing on the track near Roselle, New Jersey.
THE house of a farmer named Hurley,
near Adrian, Mich, was destroyed by fire on
the 18th inst. and his wife and children per.
ished in the flames.
A FIRE at Jonesboro, Tenn, on the 18th
inst, destroyed the Eutau House and several
stores in the business portion of the town.
Loss $4,000.
GOV. HALLIDAY, of Virginia, has offered
500 reward in each ease for the arrest OF
the parties who hanged Charlotte Harris,
colored, in Rockingham county, on the
night of the 9th inst,
PAT BOILER shot and killed Daniel
Mahoney, in drunken brawl, on the even
ing of the 18th inst,
A SPECIAL from Hot Springs reports an.
other fire there on the 18th inst. -Four
wooden buildings on the east side of Valley
street, adjoining the recent great fire, were
destroyed. Loss, $4,000 or $4,000.
A FIRE near Ft. Madison, Ia, on the
night Of the 18th inst, destroyed the dwell.
ing of Henry Grazer-he and his wife per.
shing in the flames. Indications of foul
play were found about the ruins, and the
coroner's jury brought ia verdict OF muir.
der.
MAGGIE ADAMS. aged three years, who
has been visiting with her grandfather,
Thomas Adams, in Patterson, N. j., ran be-
fore freight train at the Erie depot, on the
14th inst, and had both legs torn of. Her
grandfather was severely wounded while
attempting to rescue her.
yhn tnl lI
ged five years, at Pensacola, causing its
death, was lynched by mob, on the nigh,
of the 14th inst. The sherif's posse resisted
the lynchers, killing one and wounding five
dangerously.
| The damage by the Ere at Dunville's dis
tillery, at Belfast, Ireland, on the 18th, i.
$500, 900.
JOHN H. NEWTON and James Cameron
were killed, and C. +. Mcdonald severel,
wounded, ut Kings Mountain, KY, on tn,
1lth inst, by the explosion of the boiler O.
a portable engine.
Miss ADA, daughter of A. II. Hammel
of Cincinnati, the well-known portrait
painter, has become insane. She is abou
become a neither, having been deceived
and deserted by scoundrel named Grooms
The hoop, heading and stave factory ant
planning mill of J. B. Bowers, near Roya
Oak, Mich, was entirely destroyed BY fir
on the 18th inst. Loss, 10000; no insur
ance.
GENERAL.
A TUMULT was occasioned in Toronto OF
the 18th inst, by the appearance of O'Dono
Won Rossa to lecture. The entertainer
was failure, ~ the crowd became demsn
strative and overawed the lecturer. Ca,
groves and Collins taverns were attacke
and sacked during the night. Many wer
seriously injured in . conflict with tn
police. On the morning Of the 10th ins
nine companies of troops and one hundre
policemen were guarding St. Patrick's hal
near which . mob of seven thousand ha
congregated.
butcher, the general manager Of tn
stock yards Of the New York Central, hs
made statement, giving - the reason VII