Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-25

between Bismarck and Fort Keogh. To q
plain An unnecessary delay of two days h,
told the story of the massacre and said tina
he had been held by the commanding Office
for dispatches. He met Dorsey, his en-
ployer, at the little Missouri, and he, lik,
others, accepted the story.
MISS Lucy HAzLRrT, . highly esteemed
young lady of Zanesville, O., was found
daed lying on lounge in her room, on tn,
18th inst. The cause il supposed to b,
neuralgia of the heart.
The freight outfit of 8. N. Booth, whict
left Custer City, D. T., was stopped in Red
Cannon, recently, by band of road agents
and robbed Of horses, provisions, clothing
arms and money. Bo9th lost twelve hun
dred dollars in cash.
GEN. MILES had battle with Bannocki
on Soda Butte creeks, near Clark's Fork, or
the 8th inst. Thirteen Indians were killed
and the rest of the party, seven in all, cap
tured. Miles loss was Capt. Andrew 8
Bennett killed, and one soldier mortally
wounded. Niles force numbered ~ meu
and . few scouts.
The various gypsy clans throughout the
country. are assembling in large numbers al
Dayton, to attend the funeral ef the late
queen, Matilda Stanley. The queen diedat
Vicksburg, Miss, several months ago. Her
body was removed to Dayton, and the va.
rious clans were notified to attend the fun.
eral At that place.
AN escort of distinguished Knights Tenn.
plar passed through Chicago on the 1lth
instant, en- route to Boston with the body of
Frank Welch, N. c., and Past Grand Master
of Nebraska.
GENERAL.
THE Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Bal.
timore, O., on the 18th inst, elected John
B. Harmon, of California, grand sire, and
Mr.. Glenn, of Georgia, deputy grand sire,
The other officers were reelected The
amendment changing the title of the supreme
body from the grand lodge OF the United
States to that of the grand lodge of Inde-
pendent order of Odd Fellows, was adopted
by two-thirds vote. The action gives
great satisfaction to members from foreign
Jurisdictions.
THE Grand Lodge, /. o. o. F., of the
United States, met in annual session at
their hall in Baltimore, Md, on the 10th.
The grand body consisted of 1866 members.
The report of the grand sire that whilst the
annual returns exhibit an increase in lodges
and encampments, and in the amount paid
for relief over last year, they indicate for
the first time since 1868, falling off in
membership and revenue.
CAPT. CONWAY, Of the Australian team
of cricketers, arrived at New York on the
14th inst, on the steamer City of Berlin.
Capt. Conway comes in advance to his team
to arrange the contests to take place in the
United States and Canada prior to their re-
turn to Australia. The captain expresses
himself well pleased with the result of the
matches in England. They won five games,
lost four, and had two drawn games in con-
tests with England's representative eleveus.
EDWIN FORREST made a trial trot at
Dubuque, Ia, on the 18th inst. Time,
2:2ON. Little Fred won the free of all.
Adelaide second, Lucille third. Eightheats
were trotted; best time 2:25. Dan Mace,
who drove Lucille met with an accident
dislocating his shoulder.
The executive committee of the South
western railway association met at the Lin
dell hotel, st. Louis, on the 18th INST, and
eauslized rates from Missouri river points.
Rates from the seaboard will be q cents
per hundred to Chicago, % to East st.
Louis. Local rates will be 80 cents to Chi.
cago and 20 cents to st. Louis.
N G-A of xho
Tenn, opera house, and large real estate
owner, made an assignment on the 18th
In consequence the Knoxville bank is
closed. The banks liabilities are 900.
A LEADING citizen of Bismarck, d. T.,
to the st. Paul papers as follows
on the l1th inst: "The brother of Senator
Dorsey, returned from Keogh by the Custer
trail to-day, reports that Gen. Miles and an
excursion party were surrounded by Ban.
nocks in Yellowstone park, and twenty.
seven of the escort killed. A lot of Chey.
enne Indians and two companies of mounted
infantry were sent from Keogh to his re-
lief. Mrs. Miles, adaughter of Gen. Sand
born of st. Paul, and other ladies' are in the
Miles party" The story is not credited at
81. Paul.
POLITICAL.
The Maine house complete is 65 Repub-
lieans, 2 Democrats elected by Republicans,
27 Democrats, 81 Greenbackers. Sixteen of
the ~ Democratic representatives were
chosen ON the straight Democratic ticket
ever both Republican and Greenback can.
didates, and will hold the balance of power
in the house. The other II were chosen by
the Greenbackers.
The state convention of the Independent
Of Massachusetts, met at Bos.
ton on the 11th, nearly thousand delegates
being present, among them, one lady, Mrs.
Josephine r. Stone, of Boston. Gen. B. +.
Butler was nominated for governor by q
rising vote.
TEE Maine house stands, now, 63 Repub-
licans and 2 Democrats supporting the
Republicans; 21 Democrats and 5S Green
hackers. Five are not reported, Of which
wo are known to be Greenbackers. This
makes 81 Republicans to 81 Opposition.
Some hard-money Democrats may affiliate
with the Republicans.
The Massachusetts, prohibition party have
nominated Rev. DR.. Miner for governor.
URIK10 AND NDCAsUALTIRo.
MRS. CHAs. MORSE, of Chardon, O., while
temporarily insane, on the 18th inst, killed
her little daughter, aged z, and then cut her
own throat, both dying in few moments.
LAFLIN 4 RAND's powder mill and dry
house, at Platteville, Wis. blew up ON the
18th inat the teyv;fsc cnncuss;nn sh.L;r~
the earth for miles around. McGranahan,
workman, WAS sericusly injured. The
other mills were badly wrecked. Lose,
1000. No lives lost.
A DAN 1t Mays Landing, N. j., burst ON
the night of the 18th inst, the released
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