Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-11

NEWS in BRIEF.
0ENxRAL To1EI0M MOTHS.
The excursion steamer Princess Alice
wasrun down and sunk OF Barking Thsme
river. ON the Sd Instant, by screw steamer
The number OF drowned il estimated q
about ave hundred, mostly women and chill
dren.
TURKISH troops, after eight hours fight
ing, defeated the Adona Insurgents and rs
captured the town. Six bands Of Hellenit
insurgents are reported in Macedonis and
the eneighborhood OF Jsvina. Several Turkisl
battalions have consequently been ordered
10 Navastsr from Salonics- It 10 reportst
that two Turkish men of war have been or
dered to cruise of the Greek coast
The anniversary Of the battle Of Sedsr
wa observed at Berlin a. . holiday with
celebrations and illuminations.
IT 10 reported that negotiations has been
opened between the Russian ambassador
and grand visier in regard to war indem.
nifty and expense of supporting Turkish
prisoners. The Russian demands are said
to be moderate.
ALL the property Of the late Queen Chris
tina Of Spain, valued At 5000, 900 francs, II
left to her children by the Duke of Rian
xares, having in her lifetime given theil
portions to Queen Isabella and the Duchess
of Nontpensier.
THE town of Meckales, the capital Of the
Circle Of Baroodi, Hungary, has been al
most entirely laid waste by q storm. One
thousand houses were destroyed by rainfall
and Eve persons killed.
IT is reported Gen. Todleben has received
orders to discontinue all embarkation OF
Russian troops, because the British feet has
not withdrawn from the Island of Principals.
The departure il announced of body Of
Italian volunteers from Ancona to Join the
B0snians.
AT public dinner at Paris, on the 30th
ult, the minister of foreign affairs, Wad.
dington, said he considered the general
peace of Europe perfectly secure.
THE Russians and Bulgarians had san.
culinary fight at Jambon because the Rus
slams endeavored 10 stop the maltreatment
Of Jews by the Turks. Many Russians and
Bulgarians were killed and wounded.
SEVERAL cases of Asiatic cholera have
occurred in Sweden.
LORD COLIN CAMPBELL, Liberal, has
been elected in Argyleshire TO replace his
brother, the Marquis of Lorne, in the house
of commons, over John Wing6eld Malcolm,
who resigned his seat for Boston to contest
in behalf of the government.
THE number of insurgents in Bosnia is
estimated at $1,000.
THE EAST.
THE second annual exhibition of the
Pittsbure, Pa, exposition, under the new
opened on the Sd under more
favorable auspices. All the leading mer.
chants and manufacturers are represented,
and display is considered to be the finest
ever made.
The House of Bishops in public session
at New York, ON the Sd inst, unanimously
deposed Bishop McCoskrey, of Michigan.
THE steamer City of Chester arrived at
New York on the LIST inst. Jno. Reming,
an officer of the Pullman car company, died
ON the passage from Liverpool.
Ex.CoLLECTOR MURPHY, of New Ysrk,
has filed petition in bankruptcy. Lila.
bilities 500, 900.
THR requisition of the governor of South
Carolina upon the governor of Massachusetts
for the surrender of the person of Hiram H.
Kimpton has been refused by Gov. Rice.
AT Saratoga, N. Y, ON the 10th ult., the
American Paper Makers Association was
formed, and five executive committees cho.
sen, centering in Chicago, Cincinnati, Phila-
delphia, Boston and New York. The ex-
ecutive committee of Cincinnati is D. w.
McClurg, VIM. Plan, VIM. Manning; Chics-
60, VIM. H. Van Nortwick, J. w. French,
J. A. Kimberly. Officers elected: Presi.
dent. VIM. Whiting; vice-prcsident, John
T. Averi,l, of Minnesota; secretary, Charles
o. Chaplin; treasurer. Jas. A. Hill, of Ohio.
The British war ships Bellerophon, Sirius
and Argus arrived at Newport, r l., on the
of the 2sth. They were received
with salute from Fort Adams and the tor
pedo station.
FIFTY petitions in bankruptcy were fled
in New York and Brooklyn ON the 2Sth,
among them: John Gloss, builder, liabili.
ties $207 600, NO assets; Hugh Blossom,
builder, liabilities $3.50, 900, assets nominal /;
Ackrell 4 Spaulding. builders, liabilities
~, 2,000 Joseph HELEN Brand, agent liabil.
tiles $l73,000.
THE WEST.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of
Wisconsin met vt Madison ON the Sd inst.
AL the officers were present, and represen.
tatives and visitors to the number of 500
and upwards. The reports of the G. w. C.
7. and the G. w. 8. show $50 lodges,
with membership Of 20,s77; the net gain
of lodges for the year was 81; number oi
1858; balance In treasury, $780,
The members Of the order are jubilaut over
the years successes.
tbs supreme court at San Francisco, Cal,
ON the Sd inst, rendered decision cover.
ing the protested tax cases, by virtue Of
which $500, 900 held by ex-Collecter Austin,
pending decision, will be turned into the
city treasury.
HENRY H. HAIGHr, ex-governor Of Cali.
foinis, died In San Francisco, CAL. ON the
I'd inst, at the Office Of his physician, where
he had gone for medical assistance In case
OF sudden illaess. Cause Of death not fully
determined.
ASSISTANT SURGEON A. B. CAAPKLI, aged
IS, died at Chicago, ON the I'd inst. He
served honorably in the last war and the
Mexican war.
HENRY HEARTT, . convict at the Ohio
penitentiary under sentence for assault with
intent to rob, was released ON . writ Of
habeas corpus, under peculiar circum.
stances, on the 3lst ult The penalty under
Ohio laws tor this crime is sentence 70 the
penitentiary from two N dftsen years, but