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

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The treasury now holds $34s, SOC, 900 in
United States bonds to secure national ban /
circulation, and 81, sos, 400 in United State.
bonds to secure public deposits.
THE land agent of the Union Pacific road
at Omaha has issued an official circular
letter giving notice that that road will moi
accept as final, the recent decision of Secre-
tary Schurx as to the right of .citizens to set
tie ON and remain in undisturbed possession
of the lands granted the Union Pacific by
the government. Any such settlers will be
dealt with as trespassers.
The president has appointed Henry
Chinn, of Kansas, agent for the Indians Of
the Kansas agency, and David Kern, of II.
iinois, agent for the Indians of the Grow
agen ,.
IT expected by the treasury that the re-
naming sixty-one million bonds of the act
OF March 8, 1865,-consols of 1866 per
cent will be called in during the current
year.
The public debt statement for July shows
decrease of $2O6.3O7.
JOHN L. PENNINGTON, ex-governor of
Dakota, has been appointed collector of in.
ternal revenue of that territory.
THE monument erected to Captain iona.
than Walker by the Rev. Protius Fisk, of
Greece, was unveiled at Muskegon, Mich,
on the I'd inst Captain Walker was known
as the man with the branded hand," cog.
nomen derived from the fact that the palm
of his right hand was branded "S. S."
(slave stealer) on account of his having as.
sisted in running fugitives over into Canada
on his vessel. Parker Pillsbury, ex.Con.
gressman Williams, Gen. Pitchard, and
other orators made addresses.
THE astronomers from Rawlins and other
points met at Denver, Col, on the LIST inst,
for comparison of notes and discussion of
observations. Prof. Watson feels certain |
that he has discovered Vulcan southwest of !
the sun about two degrees distant Prof. |
Draper succeeded in getting photograph |
OF the spectrum of the corona, thus proving
that most of the light Of the corona is re-
Hected from the sun, and is not due to ig-
nited gas.
A SILVER CITY, Idaho, dispatch of the
LIST instant, says the hostiles are on their
way up Snake river. On the 3lst ult. they
stopped at Rauschmayor's ranch, and en-.
countered number of Chinese employees,
four of whom they slaughtered. The saw.
ages have been committing serious depreda-
tions ut fuckers Creek and other points
within fifteen miles of Silver Creek.
GENERAL.
THE Chicago distillers, at a meeting held
on the 9th, discussed the question of
fact that Ohio distillers are able to undersell
them notwithstanding the natural advan.
fages of production in Chicago. They pre-
pared and ordered sent to Commissioner
Raum, letter setting forth their grievances, {
urging investigation into this condition of
Affairs, insisting that the only explanation
Of the ability of the Cincinnati distillers TO
put highwines On the market at lower rates
than the Chicago distillers can, is that they,
The Cincinnatians, do not pay full tax. They
say If the tax was abrogated, there would
not be a single disttllery running in Ohio,
and threaten to bring the matter to the at
.ention of congress unless speedy remedy is
ound.
AT the U. 8. mints in July there were
,oined $1,000 eagles and 1,S47, 900 standard
iollars; value of coinage, 1862, 1888.
THIRTY U. s. prisoners passed through
IT. Louis on the 9Th, en- route for the Indi- /
ina and Michigan penitentiaries. They I
vere half-brecd Indians, negroes and whites.
THE standing of each base bali club in the
League, at the close Of the week ending {
August Sd, can easily be seen from the fol. |
owing table: