Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-14
ELK POINT UNION D. T, WEDNESDAY,

ELK POIN
OOo,O00 more, and with the exception
Senssor g ~, was the largest real esta
owner IN FL isco. Some years a,
he made win T. K the great bulk of b
estste to bensvols6 |pstitutions.
3oV - eg incis received me
sage from u (dent of the Staunto
coal company, StDtaunton, Macoupin cou
ty, on the Sd inst, stating that the miners
that place are on a strike, and asking +.
the protection Of their property. II
sheriff of that county was Immediately il
structed to furnish the protection aske,
kATen, If necessary, to call upon the militi
06Apany at Carlinville.
| AAyICEs from southwestern Indiana stat
that tornado swept through that sectio
OF theAountry, on the LIST inst, damagin
crops pee and buildings quite ssriousl,
At Eate O., corn was nattened ont over
large sfe and apples and pears covere
the groundin the vicinity Of orchards. r,
ports OF the same tenor are also receive
from Greenville, O., and Rushville and Cor
nersville, Ind.
The WISCONSIN state printing for tw
yea1sywas let on the LIST instant, at Madison
E1sDavid Atwood, o: the State Journal.
GRIMES AND cAsuALr1zs.
TWO coal trains on the Lehigh vale,
road, came in collision near Bound Brook
N. j., on the 9th inst. VIM. Ezeroni wa
killed.
A TERRIFIC storm passed over portion
OF Pennsylvania on the night of the 5tl
inst. At Phoenixville, Robert TOWNSEND
and Edwin Roberts of Philadelphia, wer,
struck by lightning. The former was killed
outright and the latter is not expected t.
recover. At Canton q reservoir gave way
ausing considerable damages. A large sasf
factory and many dwellings were swept
away. Most Of the bridges ON Towsnds
creek are gone.
THE boiler of the engine running saw
mill at Enterprise, West Virginia, exploded
on the Sd, killing George Avery, John Parl
and Frank Dilworth, and seriously wound
ing Dent Park and three others.
CHESTER d. PARKHURsr, wife and son,
of Pottsdam, N. Y, were drowned on the
Sd, by the capsizing of boat.
In Washington, on the 5th, a terrible
storm occurred, doing great damage. More
than so houses were unroofed. Several
government buildings were seRuck by light.
ming. Great havoc was made in cellars and
sewers. Damage at least SIS, 900.
CHARLES ANDERSON was killed and John
Smith seriously wounded at Philadelphis,
on the 5th, by Capt James C. Fisher, of the
schooner Jephina Stillman. They were
caught in the act of robbing Fishers vessel.
SEVEN prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Nd, on the night of the 4th.
They overpowered the keeper when he was
on his round.
LEW DAVIS, song and dance man of the
California minstrels, suicided at st. Johns,
N. B., on the Sd inst, by cutting his throat.
c. II. STONE, paymaster of Holes piano
New York, was garroted and
robbed of $3.50, on the night of the ed
inst.
AT West Randolph, VT. on the Sd inst.
Michael Winn fatally shot his wife and
babe while they were sleeping and then
killed himself.
The tow boat Brilliant exploded her
boilers near Gallipolis, O., on the Sd, in
'tantly killing two persons and seriously
njuring many others.
A MAN named Mclean was murdered by
Ute Indians, Is miles from Cheyenne Wells,
Col, on the I'd instant.
On the morning of the I'd instant, George
Abbott, farmer of Pennington, San Joa-
luin county, California, killed J. P. Nc
clary, saloon keeper, for intimacy with
lis wife.
A. N. TULIIs. a wealthy farmer of Grand
ISLAND, Sacramento county, California, was
on the evening of the I'd instant,
~ parties unknown, while at work in his
orchard.
AN elevator at Henry, Ill, was struck by
lightning, on the night of the 3lst ult., and
'urned to the ground, together with the
contents, over $4,000 bushels of grain. The
warehouse was worth $4,000.
MAJOR BABEL ANrRY was murdered at
lis home, in Sampson county, N. c., ON the
light of the S1st ult A large iron ch est
Isually kept under his bed, was found in
he middle Of the room, broken open, and
he contents gone. 1t is supposed about
I, 900 in money and valuables rewarded the
aurderer.
AT Hagerstown, Nd, ON the LIST instant,
t q pigeon shooting match, 8. Donahue was
ccidentally shot dead by VIM. Cokenour.
AT Lanaconing, Nd, ON the lat instant,
iary Pitchard, aged 10, was killed, Robert
)ick, aged 20, probably fatally injured and
abraham Lynch, severely bruised by the |
reaking of . swing.
HENRY SMITH, q policeman of Jersey
,ity, with his wife, retired at IL o'clock ON
he night of the slst ult, and at O'Clock
ext morning Mrs. Smith awoke to find her
usband dead with his skull crushed. He !
ad been murdered in his sleep, and it ap-
ears the assassin FIRST ehloroformed hus-
and and wife, a. the deed was perpetrated
vithout Mrs. Smiths knowing anything
bout il.
A ROW occurred at the Fifth ward polls
t Memphis. ON the LIST inst, in which ex. |
councilman Dick Daugherty, white Ma
iona], shot and killed Joseph Day, colored
Democrat
The private bank Of L. L. Holmes, Bloom
,gton, ILL.,, who has been carrying ON . |
ban agency and private bank for money |
.nders in Willamantic, Conn.,, was burglar. |
sed on the night of the 3Oth ult. Bonds |
alued at $4,000 were carried of, and $4,0OO |
a currency is missing. The record book in |
'hich the records Of the bonds were kept Il |
. badly nutilsted that the bonds cannot be |
EDWARD N. ORR shot, and It il thought |
lily wounded, James r. Mclaughlin, q law.
er of Little Rock, Ark, on the Slst ult, be-
ause the latter refused to give up q valiae |
hich he held - security for fee. Nc.
aughlin came from Cleveland, Ohio, and |
auds well at the bar.
DURING storm at Detroit, ON the 3lst
It. the fat grand roof Of the blast wing Of |
le molding shop Of the Detroit stove works |
scams overloaded with ws&er and fell In. /
here were about 50 employees in this part |
the building. The only ONE seriously in
ired was Henry E. Helbin. who was badly |
rushed about the body and injured inter.