Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-03-26

destroyed by fire on the 18th inst. An |
operative named Whapples was burned to
death in the building. Loss, $4,000.
i Another Channel Horror.
. The British steamer Severn, from London
' for Quebec, ran down, off Dungeness, a pilot
cutter having twelve pilots and crew of
eight on board, on the l4th inst. Ten pilots
and five of the crew were drowned.
Senator Pro Tenn.
Governor Prescott, of New Hampshire,
has appointed Charles H. Bell, of Exeter,
: senator for the extra session, to fill the
= vacancy caused by the expiration of the
term of Senator Wadleign.
n Very Costly.
The suit of Emma Casper against Phillip
Mendel for $4,000 damages for an alleged
rape, which plaintiff committed upon her
person, at Louisville, KY, was brought to a
close on the 18th, the jury in the case re.
turning a verdict of 1880 damages for the
plaintiff.
Railroad Accident.
Two freight trains on the Northern Cen.
: trail railroad came in collision on the 18th
inst, near Cumberland, Pa. Both engines
were wrecked and thirty cars thrown into
l the Susquehanns river. Charles Delvan-
? ey, fireman. had a leg torn off, and one con.
: ductor was slightly injured.
Wholesale Drowning.
Mrs. John Taylor and two sons, Willie 10,
and Johnnie S; were drowned in the Mantle
, ice company's pond at Mantle, Conn.,, on
: the 18th inst The children went for a pail
of water and fell in. Mrs. Taylor, hearing
the cries, ran to their assistance and was
also drowned.
Minor CasuNltSes. Nh
Phillip Hess and Peter Frederick were 4
killed in the Empire collery ut Pittston,
Pa. on the night OF the l4th inst, by the {
fall of roof-rocks. @
Patrick League, brother of ex.Mayor
League, of Memphis, Tenn, fell into the
river on the 18th inst. and was drowned.
ALynehtns.
Peter Klein, the tramp, who outraged
Mrs. Truesdale, in the vicinity of Newport,
KY, having been arrested and confessed the .
, awful crime, mob of citizens gathered at
the Newport Jail on the 10Th inst, over ,
powered the jailer, knocked down two ,
i policemen and the mayor, secured the prs- ,
> oner, and marching to the woods, hung |,
, him. :
} RemOrseless Sava&es.
, A Victoria dispatch says: The steamer |
Grappier arrived from Fort Wrangel. Her
, commander reports four men who left '
Wrangel for Sitks about three years ago on {
prospecting tour, ascertained to have been ]
murdered by the Indians. No news from t
Sitka. The long absence of the British
gunboat causes grave fears for the safety of
the settlement
A Tornado. ,
A violent wind.storm, amounting almost ,
I. to tornado, passed over the southern part /,
I of Macoupin county, ILL.,, on the 11th inst,
: destroying houses, barns and other prop ,
3 erty. Edward Mcdonald, living near the ,
, southern line of the county, and his little ,
grandchild were killed, and several other, ,
members of his family severely wound
The storln is said to have been about quar-.
ter of mile wide, and came from the north.
9 west.
War Cloud.
A RaDford, Tulare county, Cal, dispatch
. of the 14th inst, says: The settlers here
r who have been threatened with litigation
and ejectment by the railroad company,
have formed battalion of six companies
a regularly oficered, mounted and armed, to
resist the action of the company. Most of
. :. the men have seen actual service, and aver
~ that they mean business.
n Cold Journey.
A party of fifteen men arrived at Petos.
h key, Mich. on the 18th inst, in . most pitt
:. able condition. They had been at work in
lumber camp ON the upper peninsula, and
: , were cheated out Of their wages. They
i started to walk to their homes in Canada.
ls Coming across tho straits they became ex.
il hausted. fell asleep, and nearly all Of them
70 froze their lower limbs to the knee. Some
,e of them will have to suffer amputation, or
}. worse.
Fatal Explosion.
BY IN explosion on the 18th inst, at the
O.. powder mill near St. Clair, Jones Hine was
= killed and Samuel Messersmith seriously
= burned.
10 A terrible explosion occurred on the 18th
yg inst at the Mahoning powder works of P.
q NJ. Gallagher Co., near Danville, Pa, com.
e. pletely destroying the building, and instant.
ia ly killing Willis L. Lloyd, one of the pro-
-. prietors, John ]. Evans and John C. Now
rer, their mangled remains being scattered
81 in every direction. Cause of the explosion
y unknown.
w 4 Mystery.
IL Harry Baldwin, son Of Ammi Baldwin,
ed cashier of the Third National bank, at Gin
he cinnati, o, was shot and instantly killed at
lis an early hour on the 18th inst. William
IN schallsr, SON of the wsll.knewn brewer, Of
the firm of Schaller & Gerke, was arrested
for the crime. He admits firing shot in
an the locality At the time, but says he fred in
!. the air for fun. He was locked up, but was
~ released on 5000 bail. Tho pistol he used
~ was SO calibre, while the bah extracted from
70 Baldwin's head was ~ calibre.
N The Great Walking Match.
~ The great walking tournament at Gil
ue morss garden, New York, terminated ON
-. the night Of the 18th inst, Rowell, the Eng
mt lish pedestrian carrying of the champion.
ag. ship. The official score for the six days
"a, vas: Rowell, 500 miles and 1S0 yards;
est Ennis, 475 miles; Hartman, $50 miles 8
,he laps and 40 yards. The total receipts dur.
~ ing the contest sgsrsgats $4,000. II il
~ asssrtsd that spectators control the 70.
~ ceipts, having furnished the capital, ~
~. sumed all expenses and guaranteed 5000
'ut to each pedestrian covering 40 miles. At
md the beginning Of the contest II was decided
that q, 900 should b. set spart from The ~