Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16

The grand jury at New York has made
presentment declaring the elevated railway
line nuisance, and an invasion of private
rights.
THE WEST.
A COMPANY was formed at Yuma, Cal,
on the Sth inst, to construct the Southern
Pacific railroad. Work will be commenced
Immediately.
THE Indians set fire to the prairie and
burned over large tract of country in the
vicinity OF Hat Creek, w. T.
Gov. HOWARD, of Dakota, has offered
900 reward for the arrest Of the parties
who robbed the Cheyenne coach recently.
SEVENTEEN settlers are known to have
been killed by the Indians in the vicinity
of Sappa, Kansas. Reports received at mill.
tary headquarters, say that both Spotted
Tail and Red Cloud (Sioux) haveleft their
reservations in Dakota and are making
west, directly toward the Black Hills. The
supposition is that they are aboutto join the
fugitive Cheyennes in q descent upon the
Hills. Much solicitude is felt for the safety
of cities there, which are protected by only
four companies of soldiers at Newport. The
seventh cavalry are under orders to march.
In q foar.oared shell race at st. Louis, on
the 9TH inst, between the Modocs, of st.
Louis, the Westerns and Mississippi crews,
the first named won.
THE suit of the Bank of Commerce, of
New York, against the Bank of the State of
Missouri, to recover 100000 which has
been before the United States Circuit Court
at st. Louis, was decided on the 4th inst, by
Judge Dillon, instructing the jury to find
for the plaintiff in the sum of $445,5s2.
The original loan of the Bank Of Commerce
was one million dollars, 100000 of which
was returned, leaving balance of $40O, 900
due when the State Bank suspended. This
sum, it is said, will nearly cover the assets
of the State Bank, and leave depostors out
in the cold.
EXTENSIVE prairie fires in Dakota have
burned thousands of tons of hay along the
Red river valley and left the country DESC
late.
A COURIER arriving at Ogalalla, Neb., on
the Sd, reported that the Indians were COM
mitting horrible depredations along the Re-
publican river. They had killed every
white man on their route and carried of all
the stock.
A BAND of runaway Indians crossed the
Kansas Pacific track on the lst instant, 60
miles east of Hayes City, and when eight
or ten miles north of the station, came upon
a lot of cattle.men when a hand-to-hand
| fight ensued, resulting in the loss of eight
cen citizens killed and five wounded. A
dispatch from Leavenworth dated the I'd
instant, says the troops had a fight with the
Indians, but does not name the place, Lieut..
Broderick, of the Twenty-third infantry,
was wounded, and Corporal Steward and
five soldiers were killed. The bodies OF
thirteen settlers who were killed by the saw
ages, were brought to Buffalo station.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| SERIOUS accident occurred near Boston
on the evening of the sth instant, on the old
Colony railroad, to a crowded excursion
train, which was returning from Silver Lake
rowing match between Regan of Boston, aud
Davis, of Portland. A train of twenty cars
were thrown off the track by collision with
freight car which obstructed the main
track. The killed number about twenty.
| FIVE, with alarge lotot wounded; among the
killed is Patrick Regsn, one of the oarsmen.
Between three and four hundred persons
were on the train.
THE Sacramento, Cal, county hospita
burned on the night of the 9Th inst. Loss
100000. The inmates were saved without
accident to any. Insurance $4,000.
FIENDs entered the residence of an old
Norwegian farmer, named Oslock Lee, at
Springdale, Wis, on the 4th inst, and after
robbing it of money and valuables, beat the
old man horribly and shot him twice. He
lies in a precarious condition.
AT steeple chase at Montreal, Canada,
on the 5th inst, DIR. Murcott, OF Ottawa, was
/ thrown from his horse and killed, Mr.. Pen.
neston had an arm broken and Mr.. McLaugh.
lin wrist fractured.
AT Xsviers church, New York, on the 9Th
inst, man named Carpenter plunged a
large knife into the body of Mary Logan
Carpenter intended to murder his divorced
wife, but mistook Miss Logan for her, and
inflicted the serious wound as stated.
THE Passaic, N. j., rolling mills we're con
sumed by fire on the 9th inst, causing losi
of $4,000. Three fremen were severely
injured. Four hundred and fifty men arr
thrown out of employment.
AT Chicago, ON the night of the 4th inst.
Officer Race, of the police force, saw . mar
; on State street driving wagon, and having
, suspicious that something was wrong, at
tempted to investigate the matter, when tn
man drew a pistol and shot him dead.
was afterwards discovered that the man wa
one of q gang who had just burglarized tn
dry goods store of +. F. Jeffray.
. AN incendiary OF Pensacola, Fla, on tn
night of the Sd, burned the block extendin
from Carr 4 Jolly's saloon to Kahn's cloth
ing store. Loss $4,000; insurance $25, ,0O(
THE Gregory House, Lake Mahopac, n
o Y, was totally burned on the Sd inst. los
I 500, 600; insurance, So, 1000.
. AT Foreman Station, Mich, on the
, inst. a saw.mill boiler exploded, KILN
y James Foreman and wounding four othe
A persons seriously. The building was totall
destroyed.
!, A LARGE gang of counterfeiters hav
a been arrested in the mountains of Kel
y tucky.
A FIRE at Palestine, Texas, On the
inst, destroyed six business blocks An
- caused a loss of about $4,000.
v AT the state fair at Indianapolis q hig
!, wind carried balloon against a tree, pr
= " cipitating the aeronaut-Harry Gilbert-t
a the earth, distance Of eighty feet. He W.
badly bruised and cut up.
F. s. MILLER, convicted of grave robbie,
y at Cleveland, was fined 500 and costs
- prosecution, and sentenced to four montl
= in the work house.
)f QENERAL.
70 In the Louisiana state lottery drawing
a New Orleans on the 9Th inst, 1920 DIRE
= $50, 600, No. 68724 drew $4,000, No. ZIG!
J. drew 5000 Nos. 1868 and 6999 drew $2,5,
each.
al PREPARATIONS are making for the CO