Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-03

events, that you ought not to pay any par
of it." The secretary further says: "I
congress does not make the necessary ID
preparation at the next session, the presidsn
will contribute the fund from his owl
means"
THE wedding Of Colonel Russell Hast
ings and Miss Emily Plat was solemnizet
at the executive mansion ON the 19th inst.
Bishop Jaeger, of Ohio, ofhciating. Ths
ceremony took place in the blue parlor
which was tastefully decorated With Gov
ers. The wedding was . very quiet one
only the immediate friends Of the president
and his family and of the bride and groom
being present
The post route bill, containing the Bra
lillian steamship subsidy, The restoration o.
the franking privilege, regulation Of post
age on mail matter, and regulation Of rail
way service, failed between the two heusss
Allpublic and other bills presented to the
president wereapproved. It Is roughly a.
timated that the aggregate Of appropria
tons made by congress for the fiscal yeal
ending with June, 1879, will be shout $l70,.
100000.
The army appropriation bill and war and
harbor improvement bills were signed by
the president on the 18th inst.
The president has nominated and the
senate confirmed Sumner 1. Kimball - gen.
eral superintendent of the life.saving ser.
vice.
THE EAST.
By the will Of the late VIM. C. Rhine.
lauder, of New York, the estate, estimated
to be worth $50, ,OOO, 900 will be managed BY
the executors for the benefit of his children
who may divide it as they see fit.
RATES on stove aud chestnut coal have
been raised ten cents by the Delaware and
Hudson canal company.
DAVID N. KoHLER, liquor dealer ON East
Twenty.ninth street, New York, made an
assignment on the Gath. Liabilities esti.
mated at half million assets not given.
The Board Of control of eastern coal pro.
ducers have agreed upon one and half
million of tonnage As the production for
July.
MRS. ELIZABETH VINToN, widow Of Rev.
DIR. Vinton, died on the morning of the 22d,
at her residence, in Brooklyn. Mrs. vinton
was the daughter of Commodore Perry, the
hero OF Lake Erie.
The will of the late VIM. Cullen Bryant
has been offered for probate to the surrogate
of Queens county, 1t Jamaica. Besides
two daughters, one the wife of Parke Good.
win, and the other unmarried, only two per-
sons get any portion of the estate, the whole
estimate of which ia 135N O0n
EX-GOVERNOR SWAMI, of MARYLAND, and
Mrs. John Thompson, widow of United
States Senator Thompson, of New Jersey,
were married at Princeton. N. j., on the
Goth inst. Mrs. Swami is sister of Sam
Ward, of Washington, and sister.in.law Of
Speaker Randall, who gave away the bride.
AT special business meeting of Plymouth
Church, New York, on the night Of the 2lst
inst, Miss Elizabeth r. Tilton was excom.
municated.
AT Pittsburg, Pa, ON the Goth instant,
Evan Morris, Of Pittsburg, was beaten in
the five-mile single scull race for . purse of
$1,000 and the championship of America,
by Edward Hanlon, of Toronto. Time: 36
minutes.
BRAYToN IVES, president of the New
York stock exchange, addressed the mem.
bers on the 20th, stating that he would en-.
deavor to prevent fictitious sales of stocks,
sales of "puts and calls" etc.
Col. WIN. N. VERMILYE, founder OF the
well-known banking house of vermilye 4
Co., died on the evening of the 18th inst, at
his residence in New York.
THE centennial anniversary of the evacu.
alton of Valley Forge, Pa, by the cont.
mental army was celebrated with great pomp
on the 10th inst, in the presence of fully
10000.
Fort BENTON is greatly excited over the
discovery Of rich gold fields in Bear Paw
Montana.
Col. ROBBINS and two privates were
killed in battle with the hostiles ON the 23d,
near Fort Harney. General Howard has
sent all his troops to the front.
A PORTLAND dispatch gives full election
returns. For congress, Whitaker, Dem,
1884; Hines, Rep, 1884; Campbell, Ind,
$50. For governor, Beekman, Rep, 1900
Thayer, DEM, 16,O0S; Wilkins, Ind, 1858.
Of state, Earhart, Rep, 1916;
Reams, DEM, 15,052; Gates, Ind, 1889.
Treasurer. Hirsch, Rep, 1855; Brown, 49,
1873; Sutherlin, Ind, 726. State printer,
Carter, Rep, 1s,ieO; Noltner, DEM, 15,66s
Craig, Ind, 1928. Superintendent public
Powell. Rep, l5,s5l; Stiles,
Dem, 1898; Parker, Ind, 1,l0S.
SOUTHWESTERN Ksnsas has suffered from
a terrible rain storm which inundated the
country and caused great damage to crops.
Bridges and fences were carried away and
atock drowned. The children Of farmer
named True, living on Beaver creek, and
Mr.. Bell, living on Badger creek, were
drowned.
THK Utamilla Indians arc reported to
have left their reservation.
THE sentence Of the four men to be hang.
ed Mt Fort Smith, Ark, on the the 2tst inst.
was committed by the president The cem-
mutation Of three was received several days
.efore. Two hours before the time 6xed
for executing the other . dispatch was re.
ceived from Attorney General Devens sus.
pending the execution.
THE Bannocks claim that they have I'll
already killed thirteen whites and had
three of their own Indians killed. Three
white men were killed and burned in q
cabin near Sheen Mountain ressntly. The
Malheur reservation Indians are worse
than the Bannocks, slaughtsring every ami.
NAL that arrives within their reach.
w. N. STURGIs, the well-known Chicago
grain speoulator, on the 20th instant, paid "a
all his Indebtedness except that ON margin
contracts, and filed request with the court
to allow him to withdraw his petition In
bankruptcy, filed = few days ego.
THE commander st Fort Ellis, Montana,
writes an Official letter complaining Of the
vandalism of visitors 70 the Natienal Park,
who wantonly slay elk, and who havs de-
troyed the magnificent gsyssT formations,
which are ages old.
WM. COLLINS. promineat lawyer and
business man Of Cleveland. O., died sud.
denly on the 10th, Of heart disease, agsd 81.
Col. BHRNARD with thrse ooupenies Of
cavalry and . howitssE, y n bot pursuit Of
the Baanock Indiaas. he rsds Aave cap.
m,ad over four hundred hoeonn. = numhar