Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-13


have failed. Liabilities about million and
half.
THE Hon. John c. New, ex-United States
treasurer. has sold his interest in the First
National Bank, of indianapolis.
GOVERNOR HOLIDAY, of Virginia, has
vetoed the Barbour bill, which embodied
scheme of the anti-debt payers. The veto
created great excitement in the legislature.
The bill cannot, probably, be passed over
his veto.
AT Baltimore, on the eth ult, Josiah Z.
Nicodemus, wholesale provision dealer, died
in his bath room.
CR1NEs AND CASUALTIES.
ABOUT II 80 O'Clock on the morning Of
the 5th inst, fre broke out In shanty
occupied by q gro named Greenlee, at
Hot Spring., Ark. The flames communi-
rated to the French restaurant and thence
north and south on both sides Of the street.
All the buildings are burned north of Rock
l. Fellows drug store and south below Nal.
vern Crossing. About $50 building were
destroyed, and an immense stock of goods.
The loss will amount to nearly $500, 200.
The Cincinnati police, on the 9th inst,
arrested four members of family named
Grasshcim, on q charge of counterfeiting
trade dollars. Moulds, electro-plates, and
three hundred counterfeit trade dollars
were seized.
A FIRE at Forsyth, Gs., on the 4th inst,
destroyed a hotel, bank and six houses.
Loss SIC, 600, covered by insurance. A fall
ing wall killed negro woman, and seriously
injured several. Search is being made for
other bodies in the debris.
A TERRIBLE tornado swept over Casey
county, KY, on the I'd inst, doing frightful
damage in the vicinity of Rich Hill and
Mount Olive. The whole of the family of
Vincent Wesley, near Rich Hill, consisting
of himself, wife, two grown daughters and a
boy named Sloan, nephew, and VIM. Tay-
lor, neighbor stopping at his house, were
killed outright; another man, named Rich
ardson, had his shoulder and eollar.bone
| frightfully crushed. ln the vicinity Of Mt.
I Olive, Mrs. Morgan, wife of John w. Morgan,
was killed. The probable damage is not less
than $4,000.
| The house of Moritz Kaiser, at Fish land.
| ing, Missouri, was burned on the lst inst.
the charred bodies of Kaiser, his wife, and
six children have been taken from the ruins.
SEVEN persons were sentenced, at Phila'
delphia, on the I'd inst, to terms of i'm
prisonment ranging from four months to
twelve years, for making and passing coun'
terfeit money.
r. ". SHERRY and Nellie Price, of Chi.
cago, were, on the LIST inst, convicted OF
heavy burglaries, in that city. Sherry was
sent to the penitentiary for seven years, and
Nellie for two years.
/ c. II. MARKLE& Sons paper mill located
at West Newton, Pa, was burned on the lst
inst. Loss, $lOO,CO insured for $47 900.
j JOHN w. DANIELS was hung at Warrens-
burg, Mo-, on the lst inst, for the murder OF
Jesse r. Miller.
A PROMINENT lawyer of st. Louis, Mo.
Zachias G. Mitchell, was arrested on the
9th ult-, on charge of forging the name
of Col. J. O. Brodhead, another lawyer
When confronted by police officer while ir
the banking house of l.. Coquard, Mitchell
snatched the note from Cequard's hand, ane
proceeded to masticate il. The officer throt
tied him and compelled the expectoratior
of one half of the forged note-fortunatel..
the half containing the false signature
Mitchell appealed piteously to Broadhead
who agreed not to prosecute the case, an
the guilty man was released.
THE Globe cotton mills, Augusta, Ga
burned on the 9th ult. Loss, $4,000.