Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-27

estimate that the revenue is now suffering
not less Than quarter of million dollars
per month by the food of stamps sold by
postmasters at small country Offices at dis
count for use in cities and towns. The post
master at st. Louis alone shows his Office to
be defrauded of revenue amountingto $780,.
600 per annum in this way.
The senate committee on territories has
decided to report favorably on the bill for
the creation of the territory of Lincoln, to
be formed out of portions of the territories
of Dakota and Wyoming, SO as to include
all the Black Hills country.
THE president has nominated Chas. Nc.
Candlish, of Pennsylvania, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of New Mexico; John S.
Witcher, Of West Virginia, U. s. Marshal
for Idaho; VIM. p. Pollock, of Illinois,
Superintendent Of Indian Afiairs for Oak ota;
Adolph Dambrowsky, Receiver of Public
Mo eys, at Chasta, Cal.
The President and Mrs. Hayes attended
Methodist fair at Baltimore on the even.
ing of the 18th.
THE WEST.
PETER RAFFERTY,, who left Deadwood
with party for the Big Horn, last July, has
returned, and says the entire party but him
self and Christ Nolan were killed by Nez
Perces Indians, in September. rhe names
of the killed were John Shenandrew, Ole
Rae, Carl Bjorklander, Anderson, Low, An.
derson, Thomas and Reddeield.
J.W. MACKEY, of the Bonanza firm, has
offered to pay the expenses of the exhibition
of cabinet of Pacific coast minerals at the
Paris exposition.
| THE international butter, egg and cheese
convention of the United States and Can
ada is to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago, from the 9th to the sth of March
This is regarded as very important con
vention by those interested in this trade.
A VERY heavy storm prevailed during tn,
18th and 18th inst, extending throughou
California. A dispatch from Jacksonville
Amador county, says that by the rise o
Jackson creek half the Chinese quarter
were swept away. Eight Cinnamon and TIVE
women are known to be drowned. Consid
cradle minor destruction of property is re
ported from various quarters.
A DOG show opened at st. Louis on tn,
10th inst, with nearly 1000 entries. Th'
prizes amount to $4,000 in money. Seven
teen settlers and pointers from the best ken
nels of England are among the competitors
Hon. q. W. HoUGH, father of Judge War
wick Hough, of the state Supreme Court
and a prominent citizen OF Missouri, died q
his home in Jefferson City, on the 18th inst
PETER MYERS, an insolvent banker o
Carthage, Mo-, has been convicted at Neo
, sho, of felony in the management of hi
. business. He was sentenced to two year
in the penitentiary.
, DEPUTY United States Marshals have re
turned from an extensive raid among tn
illicit distilleries in southern Missouri
made under the personal supervision of Col
lector Carroll. A large number of stills AM
mash tubs were seized. The party also car
tured John Decker, the leader of a band O
, kuklux, who have terrorized Carter an
Ripley counties, preventing the collection @
the revenue.
GEO. II. LAUGHToN, president of tn
I western commercial travellers association
, and representative of a st. Louis agricu
tural implement house, is missing. His az
counts are all right, and his family, who ar
, living in Alton, ILL.,, are in good circun
circumstances. The association and tn
$ house by which he was employed are mas
ing strenuous efforts to discover his fate.
/. THE Etna iro n works, at Ironton, Ohio
S suspended payment on the 18th inst. TIL
nominal assets are largely in excess of tn
, liabilities.