Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31
NEWS In BRIEF.
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
THE Austrian authorities expect consid-
cradle trouble In Herzegovina and Bosnia,
and are even prepared to encounter armed
resistance, similar to the Rhodope insarrec-
tion.
A CORRESPONDENT at Bucharest tele.
graphs that it is reported in official Russian
circles that the Turks have evacuated and
the Russians occupied Shumla.
AN ukase has been published in Belgrade
abolishing the state of siege and revoking
the extraordinary powers vested in military
authorities during she war.
A CoEsTANTINoPLE dispatch says in con-
sequence of the commencement of the
evacuation OF Shumla, Russians announce
the probable departure from Turkey of a
portion OF their troops in six weeks, and
that the remainder will retire into Eastern
Roumelia.
/ The British commissioners to the Paris
exposition have officially notified the other
commissioners of an international exhibi-
ton to be held at Melbourne in 1880, and
invited the present exhibitors.
| THE Russian unofficial press is more or
less dissatisfied with the treaty. Before its
conclusion Aksakoff, pan-Slavist agitator,
made such violent speech at Moscow
against Russian concessions in the congress
that he was warned that its repetition
would be regarded as personal attack on
the czar.
GREAT dissatisfaction exists throughout
Servia regarding the stipulation made at
the Berlin congress requiring Servia to con-
tribute towards paying the Turkish debt.
1t is estimated that Servia's share will be
100000 piastres.
THE health of the Emperor William is
steadily improving. He goes to Gastien
shortly. All the members of the Modelling
family have changed their name 20 Edeling.
OFFICIAL inquiry into the ironclad disas.
ter on the British coast resulted in verdict
aeguitting the officers of the Grosser Kur.
furst and koenig Wilhelm, and attributing
the collision to mistake of the helmsman
of the Koenig Wilhelm.
THE pigeon shooting match between
Captain A. II. Bogardus, of the United
States, and Mr.. Wallace, of England, at Not.
tinghill, took place on the 10th. The terms
were to shoot at 100 birds at 800 side and
a silver cup. The match resulted in draw,
each man killing 81 birds. Another match
for 500 side has been arranged.
THE occupation of Bosnia by Austria will
begin about the first of August. General
Phillippovich will proceed to Eszek. |
whence movements of the army are to be |
directed. He will go thence to Serageva.
Bosnia, which place he expects to reach by |
the 18th OF August the Emperor Francis /
Joseph's birthday.
THE strike at Ausen is one of the most |
extensive ever known in France. Five
thousand colliers are out, demanding higher
wages and eight hours as days work. |
Troops are protecting the pits.
AN agricultural laborer named Watkins, !
his wife and three children, have been mur.
dered with revolving accessories at Slaugib. |
by, near Newport, Wales. A Spanish sailor
on tramp, was arrested at Newport, and is
believed to be the murderer. The murder
was committed for plunder.
On the 18th inst. the Russians near the
gulf of Savos, fired on an unarmed boat
from British man-of.war, which was in
search of some sailors who had been de.
tanned within the Russian lines. The Rus.
slams continued to ERE, although the Eng.
lishmen hoisted the white flag.
THE village Of Teuk, in Simmenthu, has
been almost entirely destroyed by fire. 1t
had population of $500.
THE funeral of the late Queen Mercedes
of Spain was solemnized at Madrid on the
18th inst. Forty thousand persons were
present.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AT Kewanna court house, Virginia, on
the 22d inst, Wilson Houchius murdered
his wife, mother-in.law and one child, and
then killed himself. A son years old saw
his father attack his mother, and took the
baby out Of its cradle and fled to a place of
safety.
A SCHOONER which arrived at San Fran.
cisco on the 23d inst. reports having fell in
with, when about leo miles from San Fran.
cisco, Japanese Junk, on which were a
number of dead bodies, elegantly attired,
and shackled together. Not living thing
was on board, and the victims had evidently
been dead about month.
The boiler of threshing machine at work
on the farm of Ben Wessett, near Belleville,
H., exploded on the 22d inst, killing VIM.
Dexter, of Centerville, Mr.. Jones, neighbor
OF Wessett's, and the engineer, name un-
known, and seriously injuring Mr.. Wessett
and his brother aud another man, name not
given. The accident is attributed to the in.
competency or carelessness of the engineer.
A BALLOoNIsT named L. d. Atchinson,
xvh n t1a m L inu nj /
on the evening of the 22ad inst, was in
stantly killed by falling distance Of 200
feet.
WHILE the steamer Adriatic, from Liver.
pool for New York by the way of Queens.
town, was coming down the British channel,
on the Goth inst, in fog, she ran into and
sank coasting schooner. The crew of the
schooner, with the exception of one person,
was drowned.
THE workshops of the new state prison at
Concord, Mass, burned on the Goth inst
Loss estimated at $l5O,00O.
DURING heavy storm at Gloucester,
Mass, on the 2lst inst, Miss Julia McPhee
and Mrs. Geo. Byers were killed by light
ming.
MARTIN MCNAMARA was murdered with |
a pitchfork by Michael Mcnamara, his
cousin, at Bridgeport, Conn.,. on the Goth
inst.
JOHN DAILY, keeper of the State Line
house, at Sanford, w., killed an aged scis-
sors grinder named Spellman on the 2lst
inst, in quarrel.
+ The Cincinnati express train from Cleve-
land on the Hamilton & Dayton road was
stopped near Miamisburg on the evening of
the 18th by tree across the track. A freight
train following ran into the rear coach
wrecking it and injuring internally E. G.
Hewitt, lawyer K. d. Cumbac, of New
Ofleans, also suffered a compound fracture
Of the leg.
AT the burning Of the Red Jacket hotel,
Buffalo, N. ", on the 10th, John d. Mitchell,
fireman was killed, and two other fremen |
badly bruised by falling walls.
| = a n Aha nast.hound freight train ON the r. |