Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03
ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY, WEDNESDAY, g. 1873

ELK POINT
widows the same privileges as men in votin
npon propositions to impose tax, or spprC
PIRATE money, or for the city council.
JosEPHUs SoCoY, the defaulting treas
urer Of New Jersey, who has spent nearl,
: three years in state prison, has been pardon
ed out. His term would have expired il
May next.
| A COMPLIMENTARY reception was ten
dered to the Hon. Bayard Taylor by tn,
Goethe Club, at New York, on the evenin,
of the Goth. The room was filed with dis
tinguished guests.
| THE WEST.
\ MEETING of Methodist ministers OF tn,
nothwest was held at Chicago, on the 26th
and report was submitted by the manage
ment OF the Garrett biblical institute, show
ing that the endowment fund comes som
SEQ. 900 short of maintaining the institution
A committee was appointed to consider
plan for raising the deficit and to report I,
a subsequent meeting.
THE recent cold snap did not utterly de
stroy the fruit crop in the Ohio valley
although severe damage was done At many
/ points.
Hon. THOMAS JOHNSON, ex-chief justice
sas, died at Little Rock, OH the 25th inst.
THE holders of the Valentine scrip, which
constitutes q valuable section of Chicago
and which has been decided to be valid by
the commissioner of the land office, have
made proposition to the judiciary commit
tee that if they be allowed to perfect their
title without opposition, they will, a. soon
as possible, sell the lands and give two.
thirds of the proceeds to the city; or tha
they will, when they shall have perfected
their titles, give one-half the lands to the
city.
THE bill to suppress pool-selliny on run.
ming and trotting races, introduced into the
Ohio legislature, was defeated, receiving
only thirty-three votes in Its favor in the
lower house.
DISPATCHES from Texas say the commits.
sioners appointed by President Hayes and
Gov. Hubbard to investigate the San Eliza.
rio and Ell Paso difficulties of few months
ago, have adjourned. They advise the sta.
tioning of two hundred federal soldiers at
| Ell Paso. The result of the commission pro-
duced great dissatisfaction in Texas.
On the 2ist Colonel Thos. f. Sneabaker,
| of Cincinnati, arrested for the burglary of
| DR.. McCarthy's residence, last December,
was released, having been acquitted of the
| charge.
INVESTIGATION develops the fact that the
terrible casualty in Seneca, Mich, on the
! 10th, whereby Mrs. Hurley and two children
were burned to death, was caused by burg.
| larry and incendiarism.
The heaviest snow storm ever expert.
enced in the Black Hills began on the eth
and continued till the 18th. The snow in
| Deadwood City averages over five feet in
depth. All mail and telegraph communica.
tions have been interrupted. Many trains
are snow-bound. 1t is feared that much
suffering and loss Of stock will ensue.
WASHINGTON.
| Ex-REPREsENTATIvE GLENN w. SCHo.
FIELD, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed
register of the treasury in place of Hon.
John Allison, deceased.
| THE secretary of the treasury gives notice
that bids will be received at the treasury
department for the delivery at the San
Francisco mint for silver in bars or foreign
coin, to be paid for in coin in New York or
San Francisco, as desired.
THE secretary OF the treasury on the Goth
inst, announced the appointment of the
fon- nf ~
Union Pacific railrosd: Chss. +. Adams,
Jr., Massachusetts,; Ralph P. Buckland,
Ohio; G. w. Smythe, Iowa; Daniel Chad
wick, Connecticut, and c. C. Housel, Ne
/ braska.
JOHN ALLISON, register of the treasury,
died on the 23d of apoplexy.
THE secretary of the treasury has received
from Cincinnati three one thousand coupon
bonds, accompanied by a request that the
amount should be credited to the treasury
of the United States. The bonds have been
80 thoroughly cancelled that their serial
numbers cannot be sscertained. The
amount will be accredited to the conscience
! fund.
THE senate finance committee, on the 22d
inst, heard Commissioner Raum, Of the in.
ternal revenue bureau, in advocacy of q
favorable report upon the house joint reso.
luton to extend the time for the payment
of taxes on distilled spiYits in bond. The
committee also heard representatives OF
forty-three Louisville recti6ers and whole.
sale dealers in highwines in opposition to
the passage Of the joint resolution. They
opposed the extension of the bonded period
I II. xvk ktnk~ u,nla al h,,x
favored immediate relief in regard 10 whisky
in bond which was made during 1877.
| REPRESENTATIVES, to the national coun
ell of the sovereigns Of industry, were
received, Washington, on the 22d, by
President Hayes, at the executive mansion,
/ and severally introduced by General Mussy.
4 The president stated that he was gratified
| upon meeting them, and 30 far - he had
been able TO ascertain the purposes Of the
order, they we're fully in accord with hil
views.
The secretary Of the navy has received ,
large number Of applications from command
rauk in the navy, to be detailed for duty
connected with James Gordon Bennett
polar expedition.
CRINBs AND CASUALTIIS.
j A FIRE brske out on the 26th in the six
story marble front building, Nos. 26i to 26
Canal street, New York. The flames spres,
with great rapidity and third alarm for tn,
FIRE engines was sent out, when, after tw,
hours hard labor the 6re was got under cor
troll. Loss to occupants and on the build
ing $500, 600. Insured.
BY An explosion Of dynamite At Monte
. bella, short distance from Buffalo, N. Y
} ON the 26th, Michael O'Rourke was kille,
! and Jshn Lyon and Patrick Gilligan fatal
. wounded.
The American Knife company's works q
Reynold's Bridge, Conn.,, was burned on th
. 25th inst Loss about $4,000; insuranc
4 $4,000.
: GEoRGE n. WxRMAN, Of Columbus, Ohio
. was shot aud killed BY his father, on tn
night Of the 36tA inst, who committed SUI