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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22


Great destruction of property has oc.
Cured along the Kentucky river. At Beat.
tyville large number of boats in harbor
were sunk, causing = loss Of $4,000. The
steamer Stahlman was completely wrecked
at Elizabethtown. The gorge in the Cum.
berland river ut this point was the greatest
ever known, extending from shore 70 shore.
and when the mass commenced to move 1t
broke the largest trees.
Immense field of unbroken ice, reaching
from shore to shore. passed down the Ohio
river on the 18th inst, inhicting immense
damage to shipping and property on the
river banks.
At Cairo the ferry boat Nebraska City
and several flats were carried away. A
barge of nails belonging to the tow of the
steamer Whale was sunk.
At Cincinnati a large number of empty
and loaded coal barges were carried down
stream. A Gazette special reports The break.
ing of the gorge in Kanawa and moving
with tremendous force several steamers and
wharf poats harbored in the mouth of the
Elk were thrust against Keystone bridge
and knocked it down. The steamer Liber.
ty, No. 4, was so badly damaged that she
sunk in "a feet of water.
At Riverside the tow boat Ed. Hobbs,
and a barge loaded with nails, we're sunk.
A Somerset. KY, special reports that the
river rose 55 feet altogether. Seventeen
coal barges and one ferry boat sunk above
Smiths shoals and two large ferry boats at
Point Elizabeth. All bottom lands are
under water and the destruction of property
is heavy.
Eightloaded coal barges were swept away
from Willow Run distillery Harber, West
Covington. One was sunk at the Southern
railroad bridge. The others passed on down,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Wonderful Spiders Web.

Across the "sunny paths of Ceylon,
where the forest meets the open country,
and which constitute the bridle-roads of
the island, an enormous spider stretches
his web at the height of from four TO
eight feet from the ground. The cordage
of these webs is fastened on either side
to protecting shoots of trees or shrubs,
and is 30 strong a. to hurt the travellers
face, and even lift of his hat, if he 10 90
unlucky a. not to zee the line. The nest
in the centre is sometimes A. large - q
mans head, and is continually growing
larger, as it is formed of successive layers
of old webs rolled over each other, sheet
after sheet, into q ball. These successive
envelopes contain the wings and limbs of
insects of all descriptions, which have
been the prey of the spider and his fami-
ly who occupy the den formed in their
midst. There seems to be no doubt that
the spider casts the web loose and rolls it
round the nucleus in the centre, when it
becomes overcharged with carcasses, and
proceeds to construct q fresh one, which
in its turn 10 destined to be folded up
with the rest,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Arabian K,rhts outdone.

A former resident of Reno, Nevada
now stopping in this city, relates an in
cident that came under his observation
in the Sage Brush state that is worthy oi
note. One day. "Canty," . well-knowp
character il the employ of the railroad
company, while engaged in coupling car
at the Reno yard, had his left hand NC
severely crushed that amputation va.
found necessary. DR.. Bergman per.
formed the operation successfully, and
enclosing the dismembered portion in q
box buried it underground Just back of
his Office. The incident had almost been
forgotten, excepting when "Canty,"
who had meantime become noted as the
one-handed despefado, would call to
mind by anecdote the circumstance.
Some three or four years elapsed from
the time it occurred, when one day .
man observed dog running past him in
the street, carrying something in its
mouth of unusual appearance. He
picked up . stone and hurled it at the
canine. The latter dropped ita load and
he picked it it up. His surprise was
great at finding the article to be we'll
formed human hand, 10 petrified that It
retained its natural appearance. The
finger nails even remained. A little IN
quiry convinced him that it VA
I" Canty's" hand and he returned il 70
that individual, who in turn gave il TO
the doctor - memsnto. Nevada 7rcM-
AcrtDk,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
The Murders Of 1878.

In this happy land 1882 people were
killed by their fellow men in 1873;
1919 dead victims of brutal murder,
justifiable assassination, childish quarrel,
chance mishap, insane or drunken frenzy,
sleep the eternal sleep. The causes
that led to their taking of involve all the
passions and motives of revenge, cupid
ity, lust, fear and hate. We briefly
summarize the killings as follows: Per
sons poisoned, Is: women killed by
abortion, IL; persons killed by thieves,
81: killed in political quarrels, IA; faith
ers kill sons, Is; insane murderer, Is;
prostitutes killed, II; mothers murder
their children, 81; bagnio fatal quarrels,
10; men killed in common quarrels, 25S;
bar-room and drunken quarrels, "A;
wives murdered, s.; child murders, g.;
accidental killings, 50; justifiable, %;
killings on account of dogs, 4; killings
on account Of wives, a.; card and gam
bling quarrels, 10; feuds, IS; PARTICLES,
8; fatal quarrels about property, 90;
mobs kill, 70; wives murder husbands,
IL; officers kill persons, s.; officers
killed, 36; prostitutes kill men, 2; fra
ternal fatal quarrels, IA; seduced women
kill seducers, s; thieves shot, ~; negroes
killed, ll2; negroes kill, l02; raped and
killed, 10; persons killed ON account Of
Language or opprobrious epithets used,
13.-C Csncisn0G Cbmssvuiok
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Good Enough for Her.

A lady of fashion, with . pug-dog and
. husband, entered the train 1T Padding.
ton the other day. There were in the
carriage but two peraons, . well-known
professor and his wife; yet the Lady Of
fashion coveted, rot indeed his chair,
but his seat. II wish to sit by the win.
dow, sir" she said imperiously, and be
had to move accordingly. "No, cir,
that won't do," abe said, ~ be meekly
took the next place. II can't have I
stranger sitting close to me. Ny hus
band must sit where you are"
Again the professor moved; but his
wife fred up and protested. !,
"That lady is too exaeting," abe said
aloud, "you should not have humored
her"
"What does it matter, my dear" he
replied "for such very little way1 she
must be getting out at the next station" "
Now, the next station was Hanwell
Lunstic Asylum place.-G~tlema~'
Magazine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

To make shoe-pegs enough for Amefi-
can use consumes annually LOG, 900 cords
of timber, and to make our lucifcr
matches SOC, 900 cubic feet of the best
pine are required every year. Lasts and
boot-trees take 500, 900 cords Of birch,
beech and maple, and tho handles Of
tools SOC, 600 more. The baking Of our
bricks consumes 1000, 900 cords Of wood,
OF what would cover with forest about
80, 600 acres Of land. Telegraph poles
already up represent 900, 900 tseeA and
their annual repairs consume 1900
more. The ties Of our railroads co..
sumo annually thirty years growth Of
rs, 600 acres, and TO fence alI ouf rail-
r0ads would COST $50, ,00O, 900, With .
yearly expenditure Of 4l6, ,00o, 900 ioe
repairs. These are souae of the ways
which American forests axs going. 1Aese
ars othsrA ouR packing boxs ~ ~
stance, cost IN lS74 Ga 100o, 90, wAi3e
the timber ussd 6acA yeeF II 1akinx
wagons and agricultural lmpaements q
valued y nors tAAn o1o0, 40, A,e0A
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
The Hard d-ENrned Money Of the
King.

King Victor Emanuel was very fond
of hunting, and had great liking, more
over, for going about his dominions ~
oognito. One day, descending . noun.
tain with single attendant, he was met
by a peasant farmer, who said, "Good
gentlemen, you seem brave hunters; !
should be 90 grateful If you would kill
a wolf that il destroying everything
about me-" eve would be happy to
serve you, but we are out of ammuni-
tion," replied the hunters. "We will
pass this way Tomorrow" They came
on the morrow and killed the wolf. The
peasant expressed his thanks, and gave
the king two francs for his trouble. He
put them in his pocket, saying, "These
are the first two coins l ever really
earned" The peasant was shortly after
summoned to court, and was astonished
to recognize in his sovereign the Alpine
hunter to whom he had given the two
franc, which were restored to him with
heavy interest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Lost I'm the snow.

On the 27th of December, a mail driver
named Casey left for Sun river in mail
cart for Fort Benton, Montana. Not reach.
ing Spring Station, half way to Benton (2s
miles) and a binding snow storm prevailing
at the time, it was supposed he was lost.
Search was made and on the 5th instant,
Casey was found seated in his cart, which
the horse was drawing slowly along, about
twenty miles north of Spring Station. Dur
ing all this time, he had wandered on the
prairie in nearly a circle, picketing his
horse and camping out of nights. His feet
were frozen, but it is believed not seriously,
and he will not lose his limbs. The only
things that passed his lips were tobacco and
snow, the thermometer during the whole
time being below zero.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

1t is reported by the friends of Represen-
tative J. A. Hubbell, of Michigan, that it
has been necessary to send him to his home
in Michigan in charge of an attendant on
account of quite serious threatened illness.
Representative Thornburgh, OF Tennessee,
according to latest advices, is still danger
ously i'll Of pneumonia. Representative
Finley, of Ohio, had a very danger
GUS hemorrhage OF the lungs which may
possibly prove fatal, and on the 18th the
funeral of Representative Schleicher, the
fourth member who has died within thirty
days, was held in the House of Representa-
tivas
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

Poti, hitherto the chief port of th(
Caucasus, is q miserable hole with 1900
inhabitants in it, famous-the hole, moi
the inhabitants-for feas, flies, frogs and
fever. Dear reader, do not believe I ex-
aggerate for the sake of this ALTERATION.
1t is not mine, anyway. l got it from
the British consul, and he knows from
bitter experience the truth of every
word of it. As for heas, there are times
and places in which you could not walk
with pair of white trowsers without
becoming from your knees downward -
speckled as . child with the measles.
As for flies, it is next to an impossibility
to write in hy time. If you sit down for
that purpose the flies invade your ears,
suck at the corners of your eyes, crawl
up yours nose and tickle every exposed
portion Of your body with infnitesimal
probosces. You fling aside your writing
material a. Luther hung his inkstand.
As for frogs, you cannot, in frog-time,
converse with 4 friend out of-doors with
out shouting in his ear. The frogs make
more noise in Poti than the express
wagons in the streets of Boston. And a.
for fever, the yellow skin, hollow cheeks,
pallid lips and blazing eyes of the inhab-
itants-blazing like fires just before they
90 out-tell you what that il. Among
the shivering natives, however, the British
consul moves about - ruddily a. rose
bud. He has lost number of relatives,
including, I believe, q child or two, but
he has never been seriously attacked
himself, although he had continued to
live in Poti, without interruption, for the
space of ten years. He attributes his
escape to eating q hearty breakfast in
the morning before beginning his days
labors, instead of taking tea, or bread
and tea, as the Russians do. This COIN
cides with my own experience in malar-
ial countries. ] found out by actual ex.
perience the value of the directions l
afterwa.d met in DR.. Halls Journal of
Health. "Eat as soon rs you get up, and
do not 60 out too early. The morning
mists convey the poison to your lungs,
which are all the more susceptible when
the stomach is empty" Poti reminds
me of Cairo, Illinois, as it was about
the time Lincoln took his last Hat-boat
trip, only it is ten times sicklier and ten
times uglier than Cairo never dared to
be. 1t is not susceptible of drainage,
except surface drainage, and very littleof
that, the whole country round about
being perfectly fat. Stagnant water,
mildew and moss, lewd women and de-
serted habitations are among the natural
productions and sights of Poti. Murray
gives it dreadful setting out, and ad-
vises travellers not to stay there more
than day. l am sure no one of his
own free will, would think of staying
any longer.-Coyr. Boston Josrnal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Topographic Blunders.

A great many columns have been writ
ten concerning topographic errors, aDe
many of the instances sound 70 witty OF
50 stupid that it seems as if they must bt
rather inventions than actual happen
ings. But we never saw one cited &
unlikely that we couldn't remember it
match. Once we wrote that it wa,
like evoking the shadow Of shade" 6
quote forgotten writer's. The phrase ap
peared in print thus: "Like cooking the
shadow of shad." The printer had, in
burlesq quing the sentiment, actually pre-.
served and intensified it in most strik.
ing image of unsubstantislity. At an.
other time we had quoted the proverbial
opinion of Rosalind, "Men have died
and worms have eaten them-but not
for love-" The printer may have been a
misogynist; at all events he substituted
women" for worms" There are
Shakespeare emendations not much bet
ter than that, perhaps. In one Of the
country weeklies there was recently an
account of the presentation to some one
of bible "bound in guilt" In q dis
cussion one spoke of "the divine total
ity of being;" it was reported as the
sublime brutality of feeling" This may
have been the reporters error; but not
80 when q Methodist college president
spoke of sin as q dark, guilty, damning
fact" and found it published rs "a
dark, quietly dawninR fact" and de-
scribing the death of Jesus rs "vacar-
ious," saw it in print "vivacious." This
was in very religious paper, and anoth-
er into an eloquent hymn admitted this
questionable temperance sentiment: 81
praise The etill." Sometimes these
things are 80 funny that the writer can't
be a. angry a. he would like, but still
that Virginian editor must have been
hopping mad" when his powerful
leader wound up with Courage, tillers
of the land! and forget, in the excitement
of politics, your pantry and your nurse.
ry!" He had written poverty" and
"misery." And how must astronomer
Proctor have felt when, having written
of lines, bands and strie near the vio-
let end Of the spectra," he was repre-
sented a. seeing "links, bonds and
stripes for the violent kind of specters? ;"
Perhaps, as if he had had q peep into a
spiritual lunatic asylum-which must be
necessary enough, If the mediums have
got the rights of it, to store Diakkas in.
Springfield Republican.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

New York.

,on,ebsnSed eHan rscens,
5000 bbls; sales $4,000 bbls. Wheat
Quiet; receipts 10000 bus; sales of No.
red cash, at $l.1OH. Rye-Dull. Corn
Quiet; receipts 81, ,CU0 bus; sales sc, ,0OO bus
at 44A@47Ac for western mixed. Barley
Unchanged. Oats-Stesdy; receipts 49,.
600 bus; sales "a, 900 bus mixed western un.
changed; 33@36c for white. Pork-Quiet
at 81 So. Lard-Duli ard unchanged. But
ter-Unchanged. Cheese-At 3@9hc.
Whisky and Eggs-Unchanged. Petroleum
Crude at SH@SAc; refined at &c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22


By the way, the elder Dumas loft Ma
ples, once upon Z time, under peculiar
circumstances. One Ane morning he
printed an article in which he handled
the Italian people in . manner more vig-
orous than courteous. At 8 o'clock the
ccived thirty challenges; BY noon, dxty.
At p. N. he called meeting Of the 10
friends of his challenger and aid unto
them:
"Gentlemen, leave Naples tonight,
and therefore have mot time TO night al
your principals singly. NevertheleA !
am anxious to give them al the satisfac-
tion tina. il in my power; ., = havs
with I pistols; your slxty principals will
bo collected into group, and, ON receiv:.
ing the word, FIRE volley q me-, and
I'll blaze away into the crowd"
The proposition was not accepted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
OhllQMfY,

DR.. Landon Longworth, u scientist of
some repute, grandson of Nicholas Long.
worth, died at Cincinnati, o., on the l4th
inst.
Prince Henry, king Of the Netherlands,
brother of King William, died on the 18th.
He was born June l3, 1920.
Commodore John Guest, commander Of
the Portsmouth navy yard, died oa The 1lth
inst.
Representative Schleicher, Of Texas, died
at Washington the 10th inst
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

EARL DUNRAvEN, who lately return
ed to England from trip west, has
bought tract of 500 acres of land in
Colorado, which he intends to convert
into stock farm. He intends import
ing the finest cattle, sheep and horses,
and will have farm worthy of Colora-
do, the Earl and the Dunravens.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

Some employees of Middletown, o.,
paper mill attempted to play a practical
Joke on colored tramp who crawled into
the engine house on the Sth inst. and went
to sleep. They placed kettle filled with
chemicals near him in order to annoy the
darkey with the fumes, which soon suffo.
rated him
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

The Merchants' National bank of st.
Paul, Mimi, recovered $4,000 cash and
about $500 in real estate from Charles
Etheridge, insurance agent, who defrauded
the bank out OF about 81, 900 last October.
The money was recovered by negotiations
conducted through persons in st. Paul. 1t
is understood Etheridge was secured against
civil prosecution only by compromise.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
ocean Disaster.

The brig Don Quixote, from New York
for Limerick, was spoken at sea by the
steamship Nuremberg. The Don Qui1ote
had lost her captain, mate and two seamen,
who were washed overheard. The Nuren-
berg put three men on board to assist the
vessel into port.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
Powder Mill Explosion.

The Giant powder works of Baudmann
Nelson Il Co., situated near San Francisco.
Cal, exploded on the 14th inst. Osca,
Carlson, Edward Morez, Samel Thayer, and
a Chinamap, were killed. Several China
men and whites were more or less hurt
The works we're completely demolished
Loss about $4,000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

BAYARD TAYLoR's SIC, 900 life iusur-
ance will not be all that is left to his
family. He owned several shares of
Tribun: stock, and while for some years
Tribune dividends have not been large,
the property is worth having. Then his
twenty books or go sell steadily, and his
death will create demand for them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

A PROPOSITION has been made in the
French chamber Of deputies to exchange
the red trous,r rs of the army for those
of a darker color. 1t is urged that red
is very clearly seen by an enemy, and
affords good aim. The objection to the
change is that red trousers are traditional
with the French army, and associated
with its glory. The answer to this is
that they were adopted only about forty
years ago, in the reign of Louis Philippe,
and that their traditions are connected
with but small proportion of the battles
fought by France.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

The case of Benjamin Scull and others
against the United States, in which the
claim was set up under Spanish grant to
II 600 square miles, embracing 24counties
in Missouri and Arkansas, was on the 18th
instant decided by the United States Su-
preme Court adversely to the claimants.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

CHICAGO, January l5-l 20 P. M.-Wheat
Steady and easier at SIC for cash 4 S314c
for seller February; S4Lc for seller March.
Corn-Easier at 29sSc for cash; 29Xc bid
for seller February. Oats-Nominally un.
nchanged. Rye and Barley-Urchanged
Pork-Active, firm and higher at $7.S7k
for cash $7.95 for seller February; $s05
for seller March. Lard-In good demand
and higher at S5.671z for cash. $5.721z for
seller February: $5.S2k for seller March.
Whisky-At $l.O6. Hogs-Receipts $4,000
head; steady; light at $2,6o@2 IS; heavy at
$260@2.95.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22
An Indian EIneule.

The hostile Cheyennes imprisoned at
Fort Robinson, Cheyenne, since last Octo'
Der, being informed by the commanding
officer, few days ago that they were to be
taken back to their agency in the Indian
territory, determined to die rather than
consent to such y movement. Since the
information was impaired TO them, they
have become very sullen and stubborn, and
fearing an attempt to escape, the pest com.
mander had placed strong guard over
their prison room. About II O'Clock, on
bed, except the ever-watchful guard, the
savages jumped through the windows OF the
room, and made for the cold prairie, which is
thickly covered with frozen snew, firing on
the guard from revolvers they had concealed
since their capture, killing two soldiers and
wounding several others. Twenty warriors,
eight squaws and two children were
killed by volley from the guard.
Thirty-four of the fugitives were still out at
last accounts, pursued by troop of Uncle
Sans cavalry. The chances are that more
will be sent to the happy hunting ground
ere their capture is effected.
On the 18th the advance troops had a
brush with the fugitives, in which Corporal
Ore, of the Third cavalry, was killed. In
the evening the cavalry found the Indians
intrenched in the bed of small stream, and
q continuous fire was kept up until dark.
Two more comp anies, carrying two twelve
pound Napoleon guns are on the way to the
field
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

as it was mistaken for typhus. When the
weather became warmer the people died
like flies. The dead lie unburied in the
streets. Infected districts have been sur.
rounded by troops and communication with
Moscow has been stopped. General anxiety
prevails throughout Russia. 1t is supposed
the deaths have been more numerous than
stated
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

THE "brave fremen" of New York
city, for the year 1873, has been decided
to be Thomas J. Dougherty Of Hook Il
Ladder company No. l, who, on the 10th
of December, was presented with the
Bennett Medal" which is annually
given to the fireman performing the
most meritorious act of heroism in saw
ing life,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-22

MILWAUKEE January 1880 P. NJ
Flour-Quiet and unchanged; choice spring
at 81 35@4.50 common to fair at $3.25@3.7 70.
Wheat-Tame and easier; No. at s6Kc;
No. 2 at 83Hc; No. 8 ut 691sc; No. A t6Okc; !;
No. seller February at SAC; seller March at
Soc. Corn-Dull at 29c. Oats--DuIl at 1872
Rye-Quiet at 421+c. Barley-Tame at S5c !;
No. 8 at 4211c. Pork-At $500. Lard-At
$5.75@6.25. Live Hogs-At $2.60@2 80.
Dressed Hogs-At s. Is.