Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-08-20
ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY, I,

7, UNION COUNTY, /
KustsrsrT brewery ct Grand Rapids,
Mich, was scorched $4,000 worth on the
9Th inst.
Chstsnois, near Strasburg, was half
burned on the 9th inst Two thousand
peasants are homeless. Loss one million
marks.
0elEAaraer.
At Louisville, KY, ON the 9Th inst,
George Brown, colored man about "a years
Of age, committed suicide BY drowning him.
self in the canal. The deed was done only
few hours previous to the time set for his
marriage.
| Henry A. Kind, law partner Of James D.
Fay, who recently died BY his owa hand n
Oregon, committed suicide at San Francisco,
on the 9Th inst, BY morphine.
| Thomas Z Ra1yss, cen. Of ir Thomas
Beevss, baronst Norfolk, England, suicidsd
at Denver, Col, on the 9Th inst, by taking
morphine. Bseves had led dissoluts life
and was afflicted with Bright's disease Of
the kidneys.
A. F. Ogden, Of Iowa, suicidsd BY shoot.
ing himself at Boulder City, Col, on the 9Th
inst.
Luke NcDermctt, for twenty-five years
employed in the packing department of
Field 4 Letters store, Chicago, was found
dead in his room on the 7th inst, having com.
mitted suicide by hanging from the bsd.post
AcDermott had become dsspondsnt owing
to the loss of his son in . railroad accideD
VIM. Henderson, Scotchman, 81 years of
age, living at Rockford, Ill, cut his own
throat on the 7th inst, and cannot live long.
Criminal Happenings.
A Ahorrible case Of fatal stabbing occurred
at Urbana, ILL.,, on the 18th Instant in an
alteration between Captain J. N. Tracy and
Alvan H. Whitcomb, both business men
and partners ~ abstractors. Tracy cut Mr..
Whitcomb in the abdomen 90 that his bow.
els hung.out, the knife being turned round
and round, cutting him all to pieces inter.
nally. Another stab entered higher mp, near
the breast bone, and penetrated into the ab.
domen.
A shooting ARRAY growing out Of an old
feud, at Boston, Mass, ON the 18th instant, |
resulted in the wounding Of two printers
Thomas and VIM. Keolin. Thomas will die. |
VIM. Kelker was shot and killed at Ma |
tional Park, Louisville, on the 18th instant, |
BY Jack Gleason, q street contractor. Quar-.
rel about girl.
Reports from Titus county, Texas, are to |
the effect that JEFF Hopkins outraged . white |
woman, then murdered her and her infant |
daughter, and set fire to the house to con.
ceal the crime. The charred skeleton Of |
the woman and child were found in the |
ruins, four buckshot in the woman's back.
bone.
American, recently attacked Daham Paaha,
confidential agent of the ex.khedive near
the Bourse, at Alexandra, Egypt, in conse.
qusnoe Of grudges. Miriam struck Dahan
Pssha with . cane. The latter fed and |
Miriam then shot him dead, surrendered |
himself to the authorities, and will remain |
in PRISON until tried by the United States
consul general.
Lams Myrick was shot and killed by .
negro named Maupin, while creating dis.
turbance at q negro ball at California, No.,
on the 9th inst Two or three more of the |
disturbers were wounded.
Jose Costello, Mexican, was deliberately
murdered by Ben Coleman, at Weimar,
Texas, ON the 1lth inst.
The body of Capt John Secrest, mail CON.
tractor on the route west from Vinita, Indian |
Territory, was found recently 160 miles west |
of vinita. He was undoubtedly murdered |
for money, a. it 10 known that he had Q |
considerable sum ON his person when b |
departed on the trip.
Auatole Bosque, New Orleans despsra |
do, shot and killed Captain Joseph Boyle,
of the steamer Heroine, at Vaudeville, La,
on the Sth inst The murdered man shot |
Bosqae twice before he expired.
VIVA. Wallace, metropolitan policeman |
of East st. Louis, and Jack Sullivan, who /
was very strong partixan of Mayor Bow. |
man during the political troubles = year |
ago, got into trouble ct asaloon In st. Louis |
on the 10th, during which they emptied 70.
volvers ct each other. Sullivan was NOR
tally wounded and Wallace badly 90.
J. Ballsr, who grossly assaulted = child |
II years of age, Ut Fort Fairfield, Me-, was |
pursued by mob on the 8th inst, and |
shot.
Mrs. Brown, alias Riley, was shot in the |
head and killed, on the Sth inst, in An |
oyster saloon in New Orleans, BY police
officer Tom Clarke, her paramour. Both |
were drunk. Clarke escaped.
At Montgomery Ferry, about fifteen miller |
west of Harrisburg, Pa, ON the 7th inst,
Samuel E. Albright murdered w. K. Miller,
who had recently married the young lady
who had given Albright the mittsn. Hs also
attempted to shoot the lady. bat missed his |
aim. The murderer escaped to the noun |
tains.
w. X. Miller, Of Harrisburg. was shot dead
ct Newport, Pa, on the 7th inst, by Samuel |
E. Albright, of Montgomsry's Ferry. Both
were paying attentions 10 the same young
woman and met at her house.
Two convicts named Mcguire and w. e.
Andrews, occupying the same cell In the |
state prison At San Rafael, Cal, became In. |
volved in quarrel, growing out Of ~ old |
feud, on the 6th inst, when Mcguire Arsw Q |
sharp knife across the throat Of Andrew,
completely severing the windpipe and caus. |
ing death instantly.
Al Albany, N. r., on the 9Th inst, Thos.
Nallan, agsd 80 years, returning from work |
and having few angry words with his wifs, |
shot her dead.
Samuel Aussbaum, an old citissn Of Caps |
Girardeau counsy, No.. cut his wifs's throat, |
on the 6th instant, and then cut his own
throat. Domestic trouble II said 70 be The |
cause. NusGbeum will die and his wife
may recover.
DR.. james L. Roberts, highly respected |
citissa Of Aslville, Roy county, No, was
shot dsad on the 9Th instant, BY Dr.. ]. L. |
Ksyes. who charged tAst Roberts was slap. |
dsrisg his fsmily. Ksyss sscspsd.
Charles Ballet, = livery stable keeper Of |
Middlstown, Ohio, shot and killed hid wife |
On The 9th inst, snd immediatsly altsrwards |
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