Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-02

ton of the army is contemplated by d
Democrats of the house, but the prese
circular has to do more particularly wi
the general subject of consolidation of d
n Quartermaster, Commissary, and Pay d
!. partments, and the transfer of the Indi:
s Bureau to the War Department.
: THE president, on the 10th inst, signed Il
s pardon of John A. Joyce, convicted of co
. spiracy to defraud the United States of tax,
{ on distilled spirits. The pardon is full an
unconditional. Joyce twill be remembers
/. was sentenced to $1,000 fine in addition
his imprisonment.
DIR. LEMUEL j. DRAPER, of Washington
was appointed assistant surgeon of the nav
in 1862 early in 1865 he was on the Prince
ton at Philadelphia. Thomas A. Menzies,
blockade runner, but previously an enginee
in the confederate navy was prisoner O
the same vessel. Menzies obtained leave t
60 on shore, and DR.. Draper had leave to g
with Menzies for forty-eight hours Bot
left Philadelphia together and went to Bal
timore, where they were arrested at Con
federate party in honor of Menzies' return
In February, 1865, Draper's appointment al
assistant surgeon in the regular navy wa.
revoked, but on the 14th of tie same month
the revocation was cancelled and he was al
lowed to resign at his own request After
many Intellectual attempts to get back into
the navy, DIR. Draper was on the 10th inst
re-instated as assistant surgeon with pay for
thirteen years and ten months.
THE WEST.
GEN MCDOWELL received the following,
dated Camp Bowie, Ark, the oath: "The
Sixth cavalry struck the party of Indians
that killed the mail-rider some time age.
east OF Stems Peak range, and killed one.
Five days later they struck them in Old
Mexico, completely surprising the rancho,
OF "a wickups, destroying the camp, captur-
ing 10 horses and so saddles. Fifteen dead
bodies were found on the field, with evi-
dences that more had been killed. The
mail matter was Lecaptured"
THE standing committee Of the Diocese
of Quincy, Ill.,, has forwarded a request to
Bishop McLaren to call convention of the
Diocese at Quincy, on the Goth of February,
to elect bishop for the position declined
The wife of Senator A. II. Garland died
at Little Rock, Ark, on the night of the oath.
CALIFORNIA has been blessed with copi-
Gus rains during the past week, and the crop
prospects are considered very encouraging.
RUSSELL II. BICKFoRD, lumber dealer,
Chicago, ILL.,, has failed. Unsecured debts,
SOL 500; debts on open accounts, $4,000.
SOME time since the town of Caliente,
southern California, was raided by
" greasers and lot of provisions, horses
ETC., Stolen. The same party visited Bakers
field on the 22d and committed similar dep
relations. Five of the marauders were cap
tured and placed in Jail, but on the night
of the ed inst, a body of men, embracing
the best citizens of Bakersfield, forced their
way into the Jail, took all the prisoners into
the jail yard and lynched them.
lr was decided by the San Francisco
water commissioners, in conference with |
the Spring Valley authorities on the 22d
inst, to proceed to condemn the property of
the Spring Valley Company, having failed
to agree upon the price.
FRUIT trees in Illinois are budding which |
will be ruinous to next seasons harvest |
The frost, sure to come, will nip the trees.
THE city of Baraboo, Wis, is sorely af.
1icted with pneumonia, five deaths having
occurred within a short time. j. +. Mer-
-ick, of the Republic, is one of the victims.
SITTING BULL has crossed the line again
having been joined by Lame Deers band of
u lodges. The hostiles were at last accounts
'ncamped on Gen. Miles late battle ground.
W. L. WIGHTMAN, Chicago speculator,
lied voluntary petition in bankruptcy on
he 10th. Liabilities, $50 900; assets, $50, 600.
The diocesan convention of the Epscopa
hurch of the Springfield, ILL.,. diocese, on
he 10Th inst, by unanimous vote of both
riders, elected Rev. George Fox Seymour,
}. D., dean of the theological seminary of
'ew York, bishop of this diocese, which
vas created by the late general assembly at
'oston.
THos G. MITCHELL, at one time promi-
ent lawer of Cincinnati, O., died on the 10Th
nsr., of pneumonia.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AN old citizen of Tuscumbia, Tenn,
amed Geo. Devaney, was killed on the
\
10y named King, who shot him through
he heart with a rifle.
The dwelling of w. II. Roberts, at Rom
out, N. v, burned on the night of the 10Th,
nd Mrs. Roberts and her daughter and
ames Brophy perished in the flames.
On Christmas day, at Milwaukee, Johnny
Kramer carelessly pointed revolver
thought to be unloaded) at his cousin
'arrie Kramer, aged IA years. when the
Weapon discharged, the bali lodging in Miss
,arrie's left temple, inflicting wound from
he effects of which she died.
THE town house and the Winthrop
hureh, at Holbrooke, Mass, were burned
N Christmas Eve. Loss $s5, 900; insurance
10000.
The residence of DR.. Mccarthy, in Gin.
innati, was burglarized on Christmas, and
10000 worth of notes and other papers
tolen.
BY a runaway accident at Hartford,
'onn., on the 22d inst, Mrs. Mannil and
er son, l3 years Of age, were thrown vo-
emily to the ground. The boy was instantly
illed and the mother dangerously injured.
THE rectifying establishment of Fogarty
Skclly, New York, was damaged by fire
o the amount of $25, 900 on the 22d inst.
THE store of Bukman 4 Mallet, carpet
callers, Toledo, O., was burned on the 22d
loss on building and stock $4,000; insured.
EXECUTIONS on Friday, Dec. II: Samuel
ILLS (colored) murderer, hung at Elko.
'ev.; Van Dyke wife murderer, hung at
anton, N. Y; Henry Norfolk, wife muir
erer, hung at Annapolis, Md.