Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

down of his carriage. Mrs. Hoff's arm wa
broken, and she was otherwise injured
Another lady y72nis the coachman were ais
hurt.
HENRY N. PHILLIPS, William Hines an
1 William Pearson, respectively easier, booh
keeper and superintendent of the cloal
department in the establishment of Nilso
& 0riegg, New York dry goods firm, late
ly suspended, have been arrested, charge
with systematic robbery of their employers
When the firm went into bankruptcy j
found itself, on taking stock, 100000 be
! hind.
THE boiler in the Davis planning mill a
BaSnesville, Ohio, exploded on the 18th
killing three persons outright, injurinl
three more fatally, and several badly. Los
about $4,000.
CHAs. SELLERS, master mechanic of tn
st. Louis, Keokuk and Northern railway
was caught between passenger coach an,
coal chute at Keokuk, Iowa, on the 17tl
instant, and crushed to death.
A. G. CoULTEY, clerk of the committee O
commerce. present congress, committed
suicide by shooting himself at Avondale
Pa, on the 18th inst.
| THE WEST.
| COL. FoRsYTHE's troops had brush with
the Indians in q canyon on Deer creek
Idaho. Ii. II. Froman, one of the scouts
was killed and two others wounded. The
hostiles are making for Malheur agency.
THE quarrel between the rival govern.
ments of East st. Louis resulted in another
riot with bloodshed, on the 23d inst. The
Illinois and st. Louis railway company, by
the authority of the Wider city council
were building track through the city, when
Mayor Bowman with posse of deputy mar.
shalls attempted to prevent the work. A
melee occurred, in whcih many shots were
exchanged. Two officers and several by.
ISLANDERS were wounded.
Tom l.. OCONNoR, a well.known actor,
died suddenly of heart disease at George
town, Col, on the 22d inst.
THE Chicago common council have unan.
mously confirmed the mayors nomination
of Captain V. A. Seavey to be superinten.
dent of police.
The first bale of this seasons cotton ar.
rived at st. Louis on the 2lst instant from
fayette county, Texas. 1t graded strict low
middlings, and sold at auction for 81 cents
per pound.
THE Terre Haute Express of the 21st inst.
prints fac simiiie of the roll call, No. 5,
of the Indianapolis house of representa-
oh Al, u
house bill was lost on the third reading and
that the summing up which gave it ma
jority was false. Conley, of Vigo, and Don.
nettell, of Vanderburg, were entered on the
house record as having voted in the affirma.
tive, when the roll call shows that Conley
voted "no," and that DoDnettell did not
vote. The Express also prints certificate
from Conley and Donnettell stating that
their votes were falsified on the record,
w. W. Mcknight has been nominated
for congress by the Republicans of the
Eleventh district of Ohio.
THE Republicans of the Eighth congress
sional district of Illinois have re-nominated
Greenbury L. Fort
A BAKER CITY, Oregon, dispatch of July
Is, says: The Umatilla Indians, under Col.
Forsythe, struck hostile camp near Stark's
rancho, on the Daily road, killing II war
riors, capturing 25 women and children and
about 20 head of horses. The hostiles are
demoralized.
THE consolidated census returns of the
state of Nebraska, just published, show the
population of the state on May to have
been 335,74S.
AT Milwaukee, Wis, on the 18th, the
heat was overpowering. Nearly one hun.
dred cases of prostration occurred, six of
which proved fatal.
BATTLE occurred on the 18th inst. at
Emigrant Springs, Oregon, between Chief
Homily's band of friendly Indians and
band of hostiles, in which the latter were
routed with the loss of their chief, Eagan.
Homily's band have in their possession the
head of the slain chief.
WASHINGTON.
THE wool clip of 1873 is about per cent.
greater than that of 1877.
The postal convention which began its
labors in Washington, recently, had ses-
sion at New York on the 22d inst, recon-
nending to the postmaster-general the ex-
pediency of extending the through registry.
pouch system and of applying registration
to third-class matter. 1t then adjourned
sine die.
OWING to reductions in the appropria-
tions for the patent office, twenty-three
clerks were dismissed from that department
on the Goth inst.
The treasury now holds $349, 43O, 900 in
United States bonds to secure the national
bank circulation, and $l3, ,9OS, 400 in bonds
to secure public deposits.
THE President has received letter from
Queen Victoria officially announcing the
death Of the late king of Hanover.
The cabinet has approved the course of
the attorney-general in the case of four in.
ternal revenue officers who, while in sear'h
of Redmon, the illicit distiller, killed in
self.defense man named Ladd, in whose
house RedmOn was concealed. The officers
Immediately went to Greenville and gave
themselves up. They were indicted for
murder. An attempt was made to have the
case transferred to the state court. This
has been refused. The Encouragement
announces that he will direct the United
States marshal to take out writ of ha6eas
corpus for the transfer of the prisoners.
OWING to numerous applications for reg
istered per cent. bonds, of small demon
nations. the treasurer has been unable,
with all the clerical force which could be
employed thereon, to 6ll the orders as rap.
idly ss received. Purchasers Of bonds
should uudo rrfa nd howaya. Ih.& ~, ;,to.