Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-04

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under escort to the Warm Spring reserva
| ton.
THE committee of the Illinois state boar,
Of agriculture, completed arrangements fo
the fat stock show to be held in the exposi
ton building, Chicago, Dec. End to 7th. Reso
lutions were adopted favoring the resembling
of the rule making any animal entered
ineligible to any future exhibition, so far a
it refers to steers three years old and under
Also favOring change of the rule so tha
the ownership of animals must have beer
vested in the exhibitor only thirty day
prior to December LIST. Parties entering ia
or breeding animals for exhibition only
| will pay the regular entry fees and the ex
pense necessary for the preparation of quar-
ters.
M. TENBosH Co., shipping and commits
sion merchants, San Francisco, Cal, have
suspended. Liabilities about $75, 700, or
account of English ships chartered under
ORDERS Of Dresback 4 Co., who recently
lied. Decline in freights the cause of sus
pension.
The October yield of precious metals on
he Pacific coast is estimated at $2,25O, 100
The Iightest month for years.
DURING the past 80 days, IL whalers have
arrived at San Francisco from the north
bringing 200 barrels OF oil, 60, 800 pounds OF
whalebone, and $4,000 pounds of ivory
The Siberia is the only vessel now expected,
and she will not add materially to the above
totals. The catch is usually light
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in the case of Eliza Britton against the Mu.
tual Life Insurance company, the jury re.
turned verdict for the plaintiff for SIS, 1888,
being S. 600 policy with interest, less the
amount of note given for premium with
interest. No money was ever paid for this
risk, and the policy was surrendered and
note returned four months before the as.
sured's death. The decision was given on
account of an extension of time on the note.
WASHINGTON.
In the United, States Supreme Court, on
the 26th inst, argument was commenced in
the Credit Mobelier case.
TOTAL number of standard silver dollars
coined since their remOnetization up to an d
including the 23d instant, is l9,S14,551. OF
this number about $10.50O,O0O are
in the United States treasury, some $4,000
600 are in the mint vaults and the balance,
little over $5,0O0,O coo in general circula-
tien. The total is about one million and
half in excess of minimum required by law.
THE president suspended Wellington
Bird, agent of the Indians of the Fort Peek
agency, Montana, and appointed in his
place Elias II. Webb, of Illinois.
A SUIT has been brought by the attorney
of Col. VIM. B. Moore, late supervising
special agent OF the treasury, to recover
damages to the amount of $4,000 from
Gen. n. v. Boynton. Col. Moore was re.
moved from his Office about year ago upon
presentation to President Hayes, as is al.
legged, of certain letters written by Col.
Moore to President Grant, relative to Secre.
tary Brstow.
CHAIRMAN ATKINS, of the house com.
mittee on appropriations, says he does not
think there will be any necessity for an ex.
ira session of congress.
The estimates of the secretary of the
treasury for the support Of the government
for the fiscal year ending June 1880, are:
Other than for permanent annual appropri.
ations, S129, ,S12; for permanent annual
appropriations, $l45,0S9,43S. These est-
mates showed reduction Of $5,55l AIS from
those OF 1877 Among the decreased sums
asked for is So, 49,, 900 for rivers and harbors,
against $s,307 900 the present fiscal year.
SECRETARY EvARTs has instructed our
minister to Germany to inquire into the
case of the German citizen of Oshkosh Wis.,,
recently arrested, with a view to the inter.
ference of our government If the facts in the
case justify it.
In pursuance of instruction from the sec.
retsry of state, the American minister in
Loudon, Mr.. Welch. on the 2lst rendered
the British government, in the person of
Lord Salisbury, the sum of $500, 900 in
gold, the award of the fisheries commission.
THE estimates for the support of the navy
for the next fiscal year are about the same
as the sum appropriated during the last ses-
sion of congress for the year ending June
next year, namely: About $14, 900, 600 The
report of the secretary will show that appro-
priations have not only been confined with
in their proper limits, but there is small
balance to the credit Of the naval academy
and marine corps.
THE comptroller of currency in his annual
report shows the total number of banks and
private bankers in the county to be 6,45S,
with an aggregate capital of $675, ,OO0,
and aggregate deposits of $l.ele, 1884, 900.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A HORRIBLE double murder was perpe.
trated in North Edgefeld, Tenn, ON the
26th inst, in which Sam Langham was the
slayer and Pat McAndrews and Julius
Keister were the slain. Langham::beat out
their brains.
FRANK TURNER, aged 20, called, on, the
25th inst, at the house of Samuel Judd, about
six miles from Williamstown, and invited
Judd to drink from bottle. The latter de-
clined and was ordered on his knees with a
revolver, and while in that position Turner
cut Jadd's throat with knife, killing him
instantly.
THE propeller Lake Breeze, of Leaning.
ton, Amherstburg and Windsor line, burned
to the waters edge at Leamiugton, Oot, on
the Goth. VIM. A. Bush (colored) was
burned to death.
ID. &. SATTLER, leading German citizen
and retail clothing merchant of st. Paul,
Minn., committed suicide between IL and
o'clock ON the morning of the 25th inst.
throwing himself from the bridge into the
Mississippi river. A pistol shot heard at
the time indicates that he perhaps shot him.
self first.
The station building at Neils, Ohio, was
destroyed by FIRE on the night of the 23d
inst. 1t il evident that the building was
burned to conceal murder, a. the charred
remains of man we're found in the ruins.
BY an accident at the Forty. third street