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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

upon a rock as the Schiller did. /
was very thick weather. Their,
was good lookout on the Pommer
ania all the time. She had smsr
sailors, and there were always two Oh
three on the bridge and two on the fore
part, from the time she neared the chan.
mel. Our boat was so crowded it was
very nearly even with the water"
New YORK, November 26.-Agents
here have the following dispatch: "The
Pommeranis sank at midnight during a
fog near Folkestone, after collision with
a British bark. One hundred and seven
ty-two passengers and the crew are saved
and landed at Dover. Names not yet
known. Will telegraph full particulars
~ soon az possible"
DOVER, November 26.-The name of
the vessel which sank the Pommerania is
Noel Eilian. She is now docked at
Dover.
ABANDONED 1T.
BERLIN, November 2G. The Progress.
ist party has abandoned the programme
which includes trial by jury for political
offences and the right of parliament to
fix the numbers of the military contin-
gent and to vote supplies annually.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
A Vale of Tragedies.

Only two or three miles from Men.
tone, in valley traversed by the famous
Cornici road, there is spot which the
Debats describes in eloquent and pathetic
terms. 1t is isolated, wild, far removed
from any animated centre. Oaly a few
stunted pines grow up from the clefts in
the slaty rock. The aridity of the place
is complete. A horrible silence reigns
in it which is hardly interrupted by the
cries of ill-omened birds or by the cracks
of the muleteers' whips as they pass
along the road. Here nature is dead,
and the abrupt gorges around justify the
lugubrious purposes for which the spot
has been chosen" For this is the valley
called Mortola, and here it is that the
affairs of honor of the neighboring
French heroes are decided with the aid
of sword or pistol. "Can any reader"
asks the Debats, "guess what dramatic
scene has lately been enacted in this
valley?" Evidently not; and then fol-
lows touching description of the terri
BILE tragedy. Two young men, inhabi-
tants of Nice, and once intimate friends,
but Separated by the ardent passion
which each each of them had for a lady,"
had agreed to have a hostile meet
ing with pistols in the lugubri-
Gus valley already described They
met, and had for some time
been discharging their firearms at one
another without any inconvenient re-
suit, when they were startled by the toll
ing of the neighboring chapel bell They
interrupted their terrible work and be-
gan TO mediate upon the wickedness of
angry passions "Then appeared upon
the scene an unexpected witness. 1t
was tho clergyman of the aforesaid
chapel " whose counsels promptly recon
ciled the two quondam friends, and who
as it appears, has reconciled many pairs
of duelists in the same way. AS soon as
the report of firearms rings through the
valley of death the good man always sets
his bell toiling and hurries to the scene.
One is tempted to think that this hui
name practice is pretty well known at
Nice and some other places, and that
the pugnacious young blades who repair
to the Mortola valley are not always SO
nightly surprised to hear the sound of
the chapel bell and to see the "unex
pected witness" appear on the scene.
There must, however, very often be an
anxious period of suspense while the
first few shots are being exchanged, lest
a too clumsy champion should chance to
hold his pistol straight and shoot his ad-
incontinently before the "bene-
fit of clergy" is obtained.-Loadon
Globe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
Neiehborly Rivalry.

Just Ms quick as Mr.. Jones painted his
barbed wire fence blue, says the st.
Louis Post, farmer Smiths wife said she
wasn't going to be outdone, and the
fence around Smiths farm soon bios
somed out red, pinked with white. Mrs.
Jones wasn't going to have any of the
Smith family putting ON airs over her,
and their blue fence was soon trimmed
with gold leaf stripes. Smith trumped
over by putting 4 gilt ball on every
barb, and Jones when last heard from
was planting weather-vanes, gilt horses,
peacocks and lightping-rod tips ell over
his fence and swearing he'd beat the
Smith family II he had to put up Gu
pola and bay window at every post and
hang chrome every two feet along the
line.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
Latest Advice to Fat People Who
Would be Lean.

Recently DR.. Tarnier, French ply
siciyn, has called attention to the sue.
cess of milk diet in these cases. He
commences by allowing three-fourths
the usual food and one liter of milk the
first day; one-half the usual food and
two liters of milk the second day; one
fourth the food and three liters OF milk
the third day; and thereafter four liters
of milk and nothing else. Often, how
ever, it Is better to allow q small portion
Of the usual food each day, to prevent
the patient becoming tired Of the milk.
be suspended for while, and then
resumed. The treatment may be CON.
tinued pntil the fat is reduced. DR..
Tarnier claims that this treatment is
always successful, and entails no danger
whatever.- Medical and Sxrsioal Re-
Oorfey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
THE MARKETS.


NEW YORK, November 26-3:00 p. M
Cotton-Duil. Flour-Firm; receipts 2l,-
600 bbls sales II, ,00Obbls. Wheat-Spring q
shade frmer; winter Nc better; fairly &C.
tive; receipts $4,000 bus; No. 2 spring sell.
er January at 991fc. Rye-Quiet Corn
A shade frmer; receipts $4,000 bus sales
$4,000 bus at 42@47c for western mixed.
Barley-Dull. Oats-Quiet; receipts $4,000
bus; sales 50, 900 bus at 29@3l Nc for mixed
western; 3l<g37c for white. Pork-Dull
at $40. Lard-About steady $6.021S.
Butter and dCheese-Unchapged. whisky
At $l.O6H@l.O7. Eggs-I2929c. Petroleum
Crude, unchanged; refined at &c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

AMONG the Ameer of Afghanistans
favorite captains is certain Hussein,
Khyber Khan, commanding the cavalry
of the military district of Candahar.
This Mufat of Afghanistan cavalry is a
renegade British soldier. His name was
ODonnell. He served for many years
in the Eighty-seventh Irish Fusiliers, or
" Faugh-a- Ballaghs," in which he was
color and pay sergeant. He is man of
middle age, and noted for his reckless
daring and herculean strength. He was
the only European in India who van
auished every native wrestler pitted
against him, and his throw of hammer,
marked in one of the up country stations,
has not been equalled.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

MEXICAN dollars are down to IS cents
In Texas. In Newfoundland the banks
have declined to take Mexican and Span
ish dollars at more than eighty cents,
which is the value of American silver in
the Dominion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

RUSSIA is compelled to economize in
many quarters, as a result of the late
war. Among other retrenchments the
funds annually allotted for the construc-
tion of the University of Siberia, and
for the repair of Siberian post roads are
withheld,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

lT has got to be now that not only the
estates of very wealthy men are morally
sure of being the object of unseemly
controversy after death, but their bodies
assume marketable value that requires
them to be as sedulously watched as their
safes. The grave of Commodore Wander
bilt, in the Moravian cemetery, has now
strict watch kept over it lest it should
suffer the outrage that Stewards met
with. The time may come when men
will not only insure their lives but their
remains after death
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
BATES or ADVERTISING
VARIOUS TOPICS.

For some reason. sorghum is not in
favor with the farmers of California.
1t is not cultivated in most of the val
leys, and there is little of it in any of
the counties of that state.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

The Michigan supreme Court has de
cided that married woman who has
lent money to a firm of which her hus-
band is member, is entitled to recover
against the firm, even though the in
debtedness was contracted by her hus-
band acting in the firm name and with
out the knowledge of his partners.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

LEpRosY appears to be on the increase
in Spain. No less than 116 cases -.
CURED last year in the province of
Valencia. The authorities are about to
establish leper hospital in Alicante.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, November 2G-1:3e p ~
Whest-Weaker and easier; No. red at Sc
for cash No. 2 soring at S31sc cash $3.50
for seller December; SAC bid for seller Jan.
usry. Coma shade Grmer at 307sc fol
cash and seller December; size for seller
January. Oats-Steady at 2Jc for cash and
seller December; 201sc for seller January
Rye--Unchsnged. Barley-Generally high.
er: closed at yesterdays price-9Sc. Pork
Weak and easy at $3.50 for cash; IS Al n
for seller December; 81 80 bid for seller Jan.
uary. Lard-Weak and lower at IS 81 IA
$40 for cash and seller December; $5.S2
for seller January. Whisky-Unchanged
Hogs-Reeeipts $4,000 head; quiet and
tame nominally 5@10c lower; light at 81 65
@27e; heavy mixed packing at $2.6og2S 80;
shipping at 81 SO@3.0O.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

NOTWITHSTANDING the dullness of
trade in England, building is particular.
ly active in London. Whole streets and
quarters are pulled down and replaced
by more expensive buildings. At the
same time there are more houses, floors
and offices to rent than ever. In some
portions of the city fully twenty per
cent. of the available space seems to be
unOccupied
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

An old woman in North Carolina
tainted few days ago q her ffst sight
Of railroad train.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

"NEvE1 ny dye" 70 woman who
nses it, QnoinaoH Obwsp~ctal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
THE EAST.

MRS. MARY HEIsrER CLYMRR, of Phila
delphia, Pa, passenger on the Steamship
'Pommersnia, was the only sister of Hon
Heister Clymer, M. c., and the widow ol
w. B. Clymer, who died in Italy three year,
ago. She was on her way to Europe with
her four children, Mary, Rosa, Maria and
Richard, where they were to complete theil
education.
THE failure il announced of D. Arthur
Brown and Henry Francis Brown, large
cotton manufacturers and iron founders, oil
Fisherville, N. H. Liabilities thought to
be heavy.
The Marquis of Lorne and wife arrived
at Halifax on the 25.h, and were received
in royal manner. The city was gaily dec
GRATED.
VIM. CLARKE, well and widely known in
financial circles, died in New York city on
the 2lst instant.
CHAs. f. LEsCHE, clerk in the brewery Oi
David Jones, New York, has been arrested
on q charge of embezzlement. Jones finds
his cash account short $4,000.
Ex.SECRErARY of the treasury B. II.
Bristow has been secured as counsel by the
creditors of A. & w. Sprsgue, OF Rhode
Island, in place of Judge Thomas, deceased.
The total Indebtedness of the Spragues is
over 81, 100000.
De RJYTBR, Madison county, n. Y,
hiss voted to repudiate the lnds Of the
town, amounting to $lO3,0 The bonds
are payable in 1890, and were issued in aid
OF the western extension of the Midland
railroad.
THOs. H. POwERs, drug manufacturer,
died at Philadelphia on the 10th inst. His
property is valued at $l0,0O0,0O0.
In the trial of Charles w. Pontex, at New
York on the 10th, the whole story of the
Union Trust company forgery was told in
court by the eDgraver of the forged $64, ,0o(
check, who described the process from the
first attempt at engraving to the distribution
of thA sur.;la In = Qpnod-ov postaupant
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

A SINGULAR remedy for indigestion
recommended by an English magazine is
chewing different kinds of green leaves
when out of doors and swallowing the
juice. Any leaves not nauseous or poi
sOnOus are recommended. The benefit
is derived partly from the increased flow
OF the salivary fluid, and partly from the
tonic and stimulating action of the leaf
chewed. Before meals is better time
to try the remedy than after. The
writer gives list of the leaves most
likely to be beneficial, among them being
those of pine, spruceor black thorn trees,
currant and rose bushes, mint, the petals
of flowers, and the stalks of mountain
daisies, and the tender portions Of the
stalks of grain or grasses,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

MILwAUKRR, November 26-3 100 p. N. :
Flour-Dull but steady; choice spring ex.
tras at $4.25@4.50: common to fair at 1926
@4.0O. Wheat-Quiet; No. l at SIC; No. 2
at S3Lc: No. 3 at 69c; No. 4 at &C; No
seller December at S3Xc; seller January
at S41fc. CorD-Dull at Sic. Oats-Quie,
at zoe Rye-Steady at 44c. Barley-Ir.
regular; No, sold at s6@90c cash, closed
at .S9Xc. Pork-Very dull at 81 90 for
cash. Lard-Dull at 1915. Hogs--Selling
at $2.6O(a2S5.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

LONDON, November 26-12 80 p. M
Liverpool wheat market opens strong;
floating cargoes turn dearer; the demand
for the continent continues: on passage
improving. Good cargoes No. spring
wheat of coast at 40s(040s Sd good cargoea
red winter wheat off coast at AS 6i. Good
cargoes mixed American corn off coast a.
2as 6d@24s; fair average quality No. 2 Chi.
cago spring wheat for shipment etc, 39s.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04
THE WHIST.

VIRGINIA CITY New dispatches repre-.
sent that the whole face of the cross cut on
the 2,200 level of Sierra Nevada is in por.
phyry with the exception Of small streak
Of ore near the top of the north drift from
the station being tnrned west towards the
ore body.
Ar indianapolis, Ind, on the 25th inst,
Warren Tate, the murderer Of VIM. Love,
was fined $4,000 for contempt of court by
Judge Burns. Love, at the time the shoot.
ing was done, was . witness in the court
and had not concluded his evidence. Tate,
counsel has taken m appeal.
The expedition sent out by Gen. Howard
for the purpose Of capturing renegade In
dians was complete success. Capt Boyle
with Lisuts. Cornman aud Shaftner, sur.
rounded their camp ct night in John Day
valley and captured the whole outfit
Eight Of the principal chiefs are enroute Il
vsucouvsr. The remainder we're sent
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04


WE would not place too much conf
dence in the statement that fish makes
brains" There is no doubt but that
fish food is most important article Of
diet. 1t contains a large proportion of
phosphorous, which makes it especially
fitted tor the use of those who perform
much brain work, or who are the victims
of much anxiety and distress, but it is
necessary that we should have proper
variety of aesh food and vegetables.
Those nations who depend entirely upon
fish. are found to be ill.nourished, and
not at all robust. The flesh of the red.
blooded salmon is very nutritious, as is
also the roe of most fish. The opinions
Of people differ, but it is probably better
that fish should be eaten AZ soon after
capture as possible, and we wish that
the custom practiced in parts of Europe
might become adopted in our markets,
of having tank in which the fish are
kept alive until they are desired for the
able.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

POSTAL cards give rise to peculiar
troubles. A Rochester lumber dealer
mailed card to discharged clerk, &C.
cusing him of swindling, and the clerk
has obtained verdict of $3.50 damages,
based on the publicity of the charge
while passing through the mails. A
similar case is ON trial in Pittsburg, the
plaintiff being sewing machine agent,
to whom his employer addressed an &C.
cusation Of improperly retaining money.
An Omaha clergyman publishes q card
complaining that he frequently receives
advertisements of wine printed on postal
cards, and - he is total a5stainer from
strong drink, the impression might he
wrongfully created that he is buyer
OF the wine. A Boston landlady sends
bills on postal cards TO former boarders
accompanied bv urgent requests for pay,
ment. One of the recipients began q
suit against her for libel. but withdrew
il, his lawyer advising him that, AZ the
communication was simple request X
pay just debt, he had no legal griev
ance. A Kansas City girl Tilted hel
lover, and he retaliated BY writing hel
amorous letters on postal cards. Sh,
did not invoke the Law, but put . raw
hide in her pocket, lay in wait for he1
anneyer, and whippsd him.
The New York herald., 1878-07-07
BASEBALL.

The game played At Prospect Park yesterday a'e''
noon between the Nameless and wnona cluos' 'or
the Park championship, was won by the former os
score OF 16 Il.
Al Jersey City the Witokas, OF Brooklyn, ana 'ne
Jersey City nine played twelve inning game, "h'ch
resulted In favor OF tho former by score o TO ..
The Egzlestons, OF Boston, defeated the New York
nine OH the Union Ground. Williamsburg, by scoro
OF 5 10 8. At Central Park the Exceisors were de-
iealei by tho Boarders by score OF 10 to6 ON the
Capitoiiue Ground, Brooklyn, tho nine from Evans,
Peake x Co. IS defeated the Chemical Bank nine oy a
score OF IS TO IA.
The internal .onal championship game at Buhalo,
between the Horuclls and BunaioS, was won by mo
latter bv score oil B 10 2
Al Cleveland the Forest City Club defeated the To-
cumsens of London, Out, by score OF s to o.
In g,mo at Orange. n. j.. the Resoiutes o. Ellza-
bel h. defeated the Orange Cub by score 10 10 o.
An exhibition game was played at Utica. between
the lucas ana Crckets, of Binghamton, which re-
sultod IN favor OF the former by u score u io4
In m eleven inning game al Milwaukee The Bost ons
defeated the Milwaukecs Wy score ol 4 10 o.
The New York herald., 1878-07-07
CREEDMOOo.

THE tIGHrg COMPLETING THlIH ROLL OF
MaRKsMhN-EEvIEw By GENERAL sHALEE.
The detachment Of the Eighth regiment. at present
In camp ut Creeamoor, concluded Its rin, practice
yesterday. Eariy IN The forenoon all those who hae
not prevo1siy qualified in the second class
to tho firing points, where the following were sue
cessiuI in scoring the rtqured 25 poinis:-
Sergeant H. g. Davis 81; Private NJ. j.
paiy, So; Corporal j. Edcelsban, 81; Private
H. g. Hinton, 81; Private T. J. Tracy, 81;
private W. Stafford, 30; Prvaie 4. q. Milan, 80;
P.iva,e /. Haubernestel, 81; Private II. J Butler,
20; Private q. Cregton, -; Private J. Smith, Is;
~. private }. Goiding, ~; Private G. W. Masters,
q, Privatc q. spear 2t private !. Green. q SER
+ De- k 20: Licuieu,nt Colonel +. A. SchilIing 26;
Corporal W. Remington, 20; Sergeant u f. hunr0e,
25; Private J. Arris, %; sorseaat NJ D. Lynch, 70
In the afternoon prac, ice Tor the Marksan's Badge
was conducted at the 200 anu 800 yards ranges, aud
thlrty -iour qaanhed ON tho following scoros:--
Private q. Heizmin. IS; Private G. d. Hobart, 80;
c,ptain b. barker 81; Private A. Oates. 81; Captain
A. L. whnclaw, 81; Private ". II. Reed, 81; Private
I. Milan, 81; coloucl G: D. Scott, 3oi rr,va,s n. e.
A. Roxencrsntz, 20; Captain O.. i. Fieidiog IS:
Sergeant E. a. hoort 2s; Private ). CLARK,
Nj aics g9l'f a9 PRIVATE Su"s cra"sm ~ rrvs,e j. Nc
Cabe, q Private IA. Douglass, 27 Captain W. Ross.
20: private |. Hugh. 25; Captain A. Z. Banter, 26,
sergeant A. Below, 25; Prlvae NJ J. Day, %; Pr.
yate j. f. shirley, 20, frIvate u 70, Cor
moral L. Ben. .e 26 Frvate w. stuart, % Private X.
CamubeIl 25 Private W Rowland, % Sergeant II.
n. Bcitty, 20.
Private 4. J. sullivan won the Company gold
meuai Tor the highest aggregate IN the tnird and sec
ond classes. HIS score was " out OF possible 100
points.
The health aud spirits Of the mon In camp continue
excellent. Tho discipno is also good. Captain A. j.
Wnttclaw made tcst OF the efficiency OF the guard
last night without authority Tor doing 50. Tho sen-
tres were vgilant and one OF them Eot recognizing
him, INDICTED wound SIX inches long IN tue call oil
his log with bayonet. rho hurt was more painfu'
than serious, and not prevent him IRON shooting
YESTERDAY General Shaler and stan visited the camp
in the evening. A salute OF thirteen euns was hred
and n dress parade and rov.ow TOOK place The mon
drilled well, and presented hue miunry aPpearanca
number OF the Veteran Association we're also pres.
ent, amorg them two former commanders OF tho
Eighth Colonels W. Borden sud }. W. Stiles Two or
lhroe hundred visitors also Witnessed the parade Tho
| camp VIII break up ou Monday morning
| The members ol the seventh Regiment Rine Club
shot a match Tor their diamond badge. Inc ranges
we're 200 snd 500 yards, seves sbots ~ EACH MT T..
w. Price on przs on score o % out oi tue pos
aill
The New York herald., 1878-07-07
NEWARK AQUEDUCT BOARD

stormy session was he'll yesterday OF the Newark
Aaueduct Bolrd rhc Executive Committee nad ap.
pointed certain persons TO positions without consult
ing the Board. Commissioner o'Rourke took cx-
ception Ia strong language to this course, and intmaed
that the Board had been scaudazcd by sucn action,
owing 10 the fact that Of tho men lex Alderman
Malone--nad been called before the Grand Jury for
alleged improper conduct while IN the employ o tile
Board He denounced tue loose conduct OF business
winch otlained IN the Boaru said 500 900 had been
wnptouiy wasted on the seventh Avenue R.ssrvor,
and tn at altogether ST. 900 0O0 had been squsndcfcd
In worthless works hessrs. Scnckhaus ana
Atwatcr defeudcd the Board and angrily resented
objected to paying certain bis, but was voted down
and the bills paid. He also opposed the appoint
mept OF James Malone and John o. Richardson, but
was voted down again. The affair has caused cohsid.
erabie local sensation because ot the Malone scandal
and the general Io0scncss which has long attended
the ma az ment OF the Board Heretofore 1t has bccn
somewhat Of close corporation. IL IS novelty 10
SEQ the Board at war, especially among ts members
The New York herald., 1878-07-07
KACKEIS.

A contest, best three IN Ave games, occurred yes
torday afternoon at the court OF the Hoboken Racket
Club Tho games were OF The kind known AS Amcri-
can rackets James Kcating champion of tho game
called English rackets late OF the court OF the rwcn-
tv.sixtn street Racket Club. oi this city, played
against Nat Hicks ana ~ Landy, two well known
amateur players Following Is the score:- a. =,
Ea,,,ng g.............. u Is u 10 Fl
u,cks ana andy....... 10 II ~ "A ~
Inc American rBckets differ materially from the
English game oi rackets. OF the American game
oscar Naming. OF Philadelphia, Is the champion.
contest between him AID kcatina had been entered
mon and three games We're played ON June 10 The
0rst two wore won by keating The third was won
Inv Manning In ne fourth the score stood IL 70 Uin
umpre called the con,ost draw. On saturday next,