Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-05

threatened, kicked him as he was climbln
up the ladder to the top of the caboose Will
the train was in motion. He fell under tn
wheels and was showed along, the wheel
tearing out his entrails and causing interna
hemorrhage.
Two men were killed and third badl
injured at New York, on the 25th inst, b.
the falling of floor over stable on whicl
grain was stored.
A MISS EDWARDS, aged l6 years, was de
liberately murdered by negro near Cairo
ILL.,, on the oath.
A LARGE building known as Kehn'
block, Market street, Hartford, Conn.
burned on the oath inst. An explosion
threw down portion of the wall, KILN,
three fremen, d. s. Camp. Chas. Harpe
and John II. Parker, and wounding six 9th
ers, two of whom are in critical condition
WHILE at work tearing down the build
ing at 80 Mercer street, New York, on tn
oath, the second floor gave way, and a maj
named Fitzgerald was killed, and Patricl
Hart fatally injured. Three others wer,
more or less hurt.
A FIRE on the morning of the oath, a
Parkersburg, w. Va. destroyed five dwell
ings and ten business houses. The business
portion of the city was seriously threatened
at one time. Loss about $50, 1000.
DIR. J. C. Cook was shot dead in hi
house at Columbia, s. c., on the 23d, durins
quarrel with his brother-in-law Charlie.
Martin, aged 20.
The Globe planning mills, Minneapolis
Minn., owned by A. NJ. Woodward, were
burned on the 2sd, probably taking fire from
sparks from locomotive. Loss, on the mil
and lumber, about $22 600 insurance, s., 600
The pleasure steamer Empress of India
with party of about eighteen persons on
board, became unmanageable and capsized
over a dam on Grand river, at Gait, Ont,
on the 22d inst. All the passengers were
plunged into the river below. As yet only
one body has been recovered, that of Harry
Jafray, of the Gait Reporter newspaper.
Among the missing are Edward Wren, Thos.
Elliott, Fred Kane, John Frazer, Jas. Mont.
gomery, one of the proprietors Of the boat,
Andrew Jackson and David Scott.-Loter.
There were seventeen persons on board,
nine of whom were saved.
THE WEST.
THREE encampments of United States sol.
diers will be established In the vicinity of
the Black Hills-one near Beau Buttes, ten
miles from Deadwood, another near Rapid
City, about forty milesdis.ant, snd the third
on the Little Missouri, ninety miles from
Deadwood. 1t is thought that these en-.
in connection with the troops
at Fort Mckinney, will be sufficient to pro.
tect the Black Hills towns and route from
depreda.ions OF Indians.
SUDDEN decline in the wheat market at
Wis, caused considerable of a
furry, on the 27th, and several prominent
firms were unable to meet their
contracts.
COMMUNISTS, numbering sixty men, regu.
larly armed, were drilling at Silver Leaf
grove, near Ogden avenue, Chicago, on the
Goth.
THE national convention of turner's be.
gan its sessions at Cleveland, O., on the Goth
inst Sixty delegates We're present The
chose Mmil Wallber, of Milwau-
kee, president, and Emil Hoechster, of Chi
cago, vice-president; J. r. Wellman, of Bal.
timore, secretary. Committees were ap.
pointed and some routine business done.
IT now transpires that the man shot by
Lyman B. Andrews, at Norris, Michigan,
him to be burglar, was John
a man 20 years of age, living in
the suburbs OF Detroit, who mysteriously
recently, while temporarily in.
sane.
The demonstration at Springfield, ILL.,, on
the 23d, on the occasion of the removal of
the regimental battle flags of the Illinois
regiments from the old arsenal to their new
in the state house, was quite i'm.
posing in numbers and appearance. Rep.
of nearly all the regiments
were present, as well as veterans of the Mex.
lean and Black Hawk wars. The attend.
ance was estimated at 10000.
A sEvKRE snow storm, followed by warm
weather and rains, caused Deadwood and
Whitewood creeks to overflow their banks.
Several buildings were carried away, with
damages amounting to $4,000.
GENERAL.
THE Rev. DR.. Seymour has withdrawn his
declination of the Springfield, ILL.,. diocese,
and his conservation as bishop will take
place at Trinity church, New York, on St.
day.
THE national convention of Turner's has
decided to hold its next session in Indian.
apolis and the Turner festival in Philadel.
phia, next year.
THK state convention of National Green
back Labor Reform Workingmen's party of
New York state is called to meet at SYRIA
cuse Tuesday, the 23d of July next, to nom.
mate candidate for Judge of the court of
appeals.
THE trotting stallion Bashaw Chief died
at Cleveland, o., on the 25th, of congestion
of the lungs, at the stable of his owner, Thos.
Ewood. Bashaw Chief was seventeen years
old and was valued at s., 500.
THE New York Grand Jury, have ordered
indictments against the board of health ol
New York City, and the board of aldermen
Against the former for willful neglect in IT,
suing permits to offensive manufactures
and against the latter for neglect of duty in
issuing permits Tor street obstructiOns.
Tar Pennsylvania legislature adjourned
sise die, yesterday.
The Bennett polar ship will soon sail fol
Havre, where a temporary crew will bs
shipped, when she will leave for San Fran
cisco. Bennett hopes the expedition viii
sail for the Dorth in June, 1879. 1t will gt
by the route through Behring's Strata
FRANCISCO PsRALTo rode S05 miles in Il
hours and 81 minutes, at fleetwood park, OF
the 22d. The quickest mile wss minutes
10 seconds, the quickest ten miles 20 min
utes, II seconds.
The Amphibious Boynton.
The fearless and irrepressible Captain
BOvntOn is still padding his wav arounf