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

ton of $50, 900, TO be expended in making
preliminary survey by the army and civil
engineers from Liberia eastward two thou.
sand miles in the higher valley.
| MARSHALL II. TwITCHELL, Of Louisians,
who was wounded ut Coushata and lost both
! his arms, will be appointed consul to Kings
ton, Canada.
THE treasurer, on the 9th uit., destroyed
$i92, 400 in greenbacks.
THE WEST.
THE city government of San Francisco is
| financially embarrassed. The bill recently
paused by the legislature restricts the board
TO q monthly expenditure of one-twelfth of
the annual revenue, holding the menbsss
and their bondsmen personally responsible
for any Over-draft. As a consequence nearly
every fund is exhausted for the current
month. The fire department has not money
enough on hand to buy feed for the horses.
No resolution can go to print, no authorize
ton can be passed for payment, owing to the
exhaustion of the advertising fund. The
hospital and almshouse have but $500 to run
On for the current month. Some legislation
probably will be sought to relieve the dead.
lock.
A CORRESPONDENT of the California asso-
ciated press, who has ascended the Sacra-
mento river to Monreeville, 1870 miles above
Sacramento, telegraphs that for the entire
distance the country presents the appear
ance of continuous sea on both sides of the
river. Not 5000 acres of land along the
river for the whole distance have escaped
the food. The loss between Sacramento
and Monroeville in levees, buildings, stock
and crops will reach $500, 600, besides de-
crease in the value of property in some
localities. There is, however, a prospect of
an enormous harvest, and much sediment
has been deposited, which will enrich the
.snd where worn by continuous cropping.
In the breach of promise case OF Dlckey
VS.. Tytus, at Hamilton, Ohio, the jury re-
turned verdict awarding the plaintiff
S., 900 damages.
i Hon. J. ID. BRUMBACH, of Marysville,
Kan, died on the lst inst, of disease of the
heart. He was formerly member of the
Kansas legislature and attorney-general of
} the state. He was As years of age, and a
native of Maryland, and settled in Kansas
} in 1858.
THE Hon. Benz, F. Wade, d.ed at his
home in Jefferson, Ohio, on the I'd inst.
w. ii. HINES 4 Co., Of Fond du Lac
/ Wis, proprietors of the Union iron works
? have been adjudicated bankrupts on theil
own petition. Liabilities. $4,000; assets
$4,000.
THE cutting in eastbound rates fro- St
. Louis continues. On the 2Sth ult., price.
: dropped so that flour was taken at 80 cent,
!. per barrel from East St. Louis to New York
: and at 3315 cents from East st. Louis to Bos
e ton.
D THE immigration now pouring into Kan
s sas, is without parallel. Over 200 immi
e grants arrived in the state on the 2Sth ult
s THE Iowa senate has passed bill restor
i ing capital punishment
). In the convention of the new Episcopa
d diocese in Quincy, ILL.,, on the 9th ult.
e Rev. DR.. Burgess, OF Springfield, ILL.,, wa
o elected bishop on the forty fourth ballot.
IS A STATE prohibition convention is callet
d to meet at st. Louis, Mo-, on the 9th of June
e to nominate state officers.
!. THE EAST.
'e NINE creditors of Wilson Il Greig, dr.
goods dealers, Broadway, New York, hav
IS filed petition to have the firm adjudicate
n bankrupts.
NEW plans have been adopted for the az
N comModation of travel over the Fast rive
e. bridge, New York. The great exposure
r, weather and great length of the bridg
a, caused the chief engineer to decide ths
three sidewalks were unnecessary. Tw
st were accordingly abolished, and by wider
O. ing the whole bridge feet, two more WACO
a. tracks were added.
,e In the Emma mine suit at New York, il
m volving about $500, coo, new trial has bee
d. denied.
be KATE CLAYTON, the actress, vas marie
Ia TO Mr.. Charles A. Stephenson, q. New Yor
H. on the 4th inst.
at AGKAHDsoN of Commodore Vanderbilt
he authority for saying that William II. Va
re derbilt will settle the sNit between himss
uf and his brother Cornelius by paying u
ne latter 81, 100000.
of A MONSTER demonstration to prot&
nd against the new tariff bill now before CO
en- gress took place at Pottstown, Pa, on I
ID inst. Speeches were made by Govern
u.s. Hartranft and others. 1t is estimated tf
ng $1,000 people were present.
lth In consequence OF the low price OF broom
the broom factories in the neighborhood
mas Schenectady, n. ", have been closed thro
I'M ing 400 persons out of employment.
rec The United States assay Office, at n
18th York, shipped $685. worth of silver ba
to the Philadelphia mint, on the LIST inst
7th THE stockholders of the Bates Manuf
uld turing company, of Lewistown, Mo-, a
lists meeting called to provide for a deficiency
100000, created by the late treasuI
BENJAMIN f. Bates, decided to reduce
capital seventy-ive per cent, and to ere
and $50 new shares, making the aggregate Ct
pre. tai 81, ,O00,0 900.
,ape Miss BERTHA VON HILLERN complies
,stal hundred mile walk in twenty-eight he
and at Pittsburg, Pa, on the eth ut. The
mr. n time in the entire walk, was made on
last mile, which was walked in eleven 1
who utes and fortv-fve seconds.
4th BAYARD TAYLOR, the newly-appoil
er of minister to Germany, was handsomely
nent coined and banqueted At Kennett SOU
nted Pa.,-the home of his parents-on the
;rtv. ult.
d on
from The cutting of freight rates to the
HIM has reached an almost unprecedented
aage- figure. Fourth-class freight from st.
to New York was taken on the 5th ins
t the ten cents q hundred, and -four At tw
y the cents barrel.
per The Nardi Gras festivities 1t Mem
Tenn, on the 4th inst. were com
o. TO success. The king arrived at 3 o'clock
, that was received with royal salute from
ed to Bluff City Battery. His chariot was CSC
through the main street by the Chick
tment Guards, Bluff City Greys and the
ill be Guards. The keys Of the city were
ID As rendered by Nsyor Flippen, opposit
chief. court square. The King Of Misrule
~ for charge Of the city. Fully $4,000 pc
upon witnessed the cercmonies. The pages
native Of the Ulks in the evening was grand.
,sence THE general assembly Of Virginia b