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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

Tho story 81 . Man Whe Knews Al
About the CountRy- anA sho Criasel
Fox Lahe, Wls, Tells His ThF1llisa
story.
PrrTsBURa, Pa, October 16.--A. O
Morgan, late sheriff of Yasoo county,
Miss, who arrived in the city this morn.
ing, addressed large audience at Libra.
~ hall tonight. Mr.. Morgan took an
active part in the Ohio canvass, and
proposes to spend some time in western
Pennsylvania, after which he will 20 to
New York and take the stump for Cor
nell Mr.. Morgan tells many blood.
curdling stories. Heescaped from there
merely by the skin of his teeth, ~ the
inhabitants had made several Of.
forts to murder him. Al to the
people who commit the outrages of
which he speaks, Mr.. Morgan says they
belong to what is there recognised - the
upper Class. "Those men," he contin-
ued cannot or do not understand the
state of society in Missi@ippi. Why,
the elections for the past several years
have been effected by simple murder.
No other word will Apply. Twas elected
in 1872, fortunately before the high
handed proceedings Of the Democrats In
1876. In the latter year the leaders of
the bulldozers actually were the only
persons who cast Republican votes, and
they did it in jest, 70 that the thing
could nos be too unanimous. They
took leading citizens, who were known
to be Republicans, forced them
to the polls, and, to satisfy the mob,
they had to hold aloft the tickets % that
they could be seen to be Democratic.
As single instance of how things are
run down there, it Is . matter of public
record, that within the past three years
twenty-five men have been killed, and
fifty-seven wounded in the work Of col
lecting the internal revenue alone.
Slavery and its long-continued barbara
ties have 90 stunted the conscience of
the people that they think nothing Of
shooting negro or northern man who
may stand in the road.
Instances of such excess In barbarity
~ do credit to the people of the north In
discrediting are frequent. Why, they
took an ex-member of the Legislature to
the woods, hung him to . tree, and al.
lowed the body to hang, under threats of
like treatment to any Who should cut it
down until the cartons eat the hesh
from the bones They entered m old
mans house, and not only shot him
down, but riddled the bodies of his chill
dren and outraged his wife until she
died."
He related stories of other instances
of brutality, all of which he said he WAS
prepared to prove.
The address created Z profound sem
cation, and opened the eyes Of many
honest people to the real condition Of
affairs not only in Misainippi but
throughout the south, whore no mans
life is safe if he dare to hold opinions at
vsriance with those of the dominant
partY.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
Fraudls en the Revenue.

A special from Gastonis, N. c., says
Revenue Agent Blacker, assisted by Deputy
Collector Ghylss has unearthed gross frauds
in Gastonia county, N. c., carried on by
registered grain distillers in collusion with
government officers. Seizure OF over 500
gallons ofcorn whisky abstracted from dis
tillsries and secreted BY distillers have
already been made. The plans Of the ring
have been exposed. Large seisures Of
spirits and distillsries and important devsl.
opments may be looked for. Frauds to q
great extent have been perpetrated through
the sale and shipment Of corn whisky in
kegs filed from unstamped packages.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

Winter snoWa
T1ADx n rxnnSxo.
| AusrRAIlA Il being supplisd witA
apples from California.
THRxE new cotton factories are belne
erected at Ashsboro, N. @.
TIE Chicago stock yards give e.
plnymsnt TO about Il, 900 psoplA
AMrRICA has 100 exhibitors q ~ II
ternational exhibitian at Melbourns.
THlKE hundred men ars now n
ployed at the Cleveland car works.
THE only wooden mill In Texs = at
New BraunfelA Last year the proAts
were 1Sl, 900.
EIGHT thousand i've hundred railroad
ties are being brought into Arisoaa
daily.
TIE cooperative glan factory ct
Beaver, Pa, sold over $4,000 worth Of
glaB last month.
TEE Pennsylvania oil regions ass
destined to compete with Z formidable
rival In the oil products Of Peru.
A LARGE silk factory h about b b
started ut Union Hill, n. J. This Win
mako the fifth establishmsnt Of the
kind at that placs.
TwRNTY.YrvE million dollars = mile
il the cost of the construction Of an ox.
tension Of The district railway e Ian
don, which h to b undertaken at oncs.
TEE Reading iron works will put into
operation . new pipe mill nsxt wssk,
which win furnish employnsnt to 70
additional men.
LAaas qusntities Of white oak nnhs
are being cut In Perry county n. Z. Owing
employment to many mon. The timber
u used In the manufacture Of cara
EvRRY furnace stack n AllentoWn,
Pa, II In operation. The Ant tlzlo sue6
. state of a6ain has existed for dx
years.
MAHurACruIxns are crowded wi1h
work, and the Am~ioaW AdoktsiA states
that the demand for ffst-claa machinisls
was never greater than now.
The Cincinnati Gasstts nys: "Gone
of our merchants and manufactuTsu 90
10 overrun with business that they ase
calling home thsir travelling salssnsn-" -"
Fol the hrst time In the history of
Geersia the local mills hnd wheat n
sufficient abundance to run them With
out drawing supplies from the north.
tn Omaha nail works are making
two hundred kegs Of nails In twelve
hours, and expect soon 70 b hxed 70
make over two hundred keCp IN .
dav of tan h0urn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
NEWS in BRIEF.
RNl1t1eAl.
DuPne0 to DEATH.

The Louisiana Republicans have nom.
mated Taylor Beattie for governor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

Reported by CHANDLxn, BHoWN Co., Commission
Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.


NEW YORK, October 22-3:00 P. M.-Cot.
ton-Strong at 11c for middling uplands.
Flour-Dull; receipts $4,000 bbls; sales IL,
90 oS oels; Gy rye aour quiet quiet whsatMHsavy he 80 sy
sales 20S, 900 bus; No. red November at
$l.51K. Rye-DulL Corn-Without de.
cided change; receipts 5000 bus; sales
150, 600 bus at 6l@62Zc for western mixed.
Barlsy-Firm; Canada quoted at 96c@$l 90.
Osts-Firm; receipts 81, 900 bus; sales IS,
600 bus 42K@46c for white. Pork-Firmer
at $1O25. Unchanged. Lard Steady
at $6 60. Butter and Cheese Unchanged.
Whisky-At $1.13. Sugar-At 7k@7 Nc.
Exgs-At l7@22c. Petroleun-Crude ut
6K@7kc; refined unchanged. Tallow-At
6Z@7c.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29


Malicious misplaeemsnt Of switch on
The tsack Of the Marietta and Cincinnati
road, near Athens, O., threw Tie snsins and
express cor Of The west bound passenger
train Of the track, On the night Of The 30th.
and tumblsd them down the snbaAkmsnt
G. E. Hawlsy, express msssssgsP. was
fatally injured. Only one passenger. John
A. Rich. was injured. The switch Aad the
appearance Of bsing al right. the rail hav.
ing boen disconnected from he switch.
An express train ras into freight train
oa The. Susqushaana road = Onsoata, n
T., On The 17tA insk, By which tAs engineer
Juddnan, aad 1rsman JazIss Hc0sirs, o1
Tie express were killed aad both locono-
tives badly damaged. Ne passsseers hsrk
The accident w. . dupiieasisa q enc
la&sly seearrins - ~ Niehieaa Ceatral
4 train W. bsiag mads up n the yard q
Onsosta. Thsss was . hsayy ~. 4 Aae.
nan wss ssst - warn the sxprsss tAat wss
dus, whsa u came raahing Int ths yard
spon ~ partially naAs up freight
TIE cesossr's jsy investigating ~
Jsskses, xisay railway suash-sp tsvs
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
Chicago.


CHICAGO, October 22.-3 90 P. x.-Wheat
Firm; rather unsettled; No. 2 red at $1.25X
@l.26; spring Ut 81 20 for cash; $l.2lN for
seller November; 81 20 for seller December.
Corn-Strong and higher at 47Kc for cash |;
1910 bid for seller November; 1870 for
seller January; ASK for seller May. Oats
Firm and higher at 32Nc for cash; $50 bid
for seller November; SIC asked for seller
May. Rye and Barley-Steady. Pork
Strong and higher 1t $1l. rs for cash So 55
for seller November; $1O.37K for seller
January. Lard-Stvonger ut $605 for cash
and seller November; $6.25 bid for seller
January. Whisky-At $1.O9. Hogs-Re-
csipts $4,000 head; 6@l0o higher; light At
s. b5@3 81; packing It $S.45@s IS; choice
heavy at s. 65@3s5. Cattle-Receipts
4, 800 hesd; stronger; not higher; shipping
ct a Is; butchers . shade higher; western
and through Texsns steady.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
Mercsiess slsushter by Indians,

In the fight ON the 18th, in New Mexico,
Mesilla and Las Cruces company, number.
ing thirty, were massacred by the Apaches,
only one man escaping.
The Indians have been committing terri.
BILE depredations in the Rio Grande valley
and southwest of Fort Cummings for several
days past. On the 18th inst. company of
volunteers met the hostiles near Colorado,
Is miles from Slocum's rancho. but after .
sharp fight had to retire, with loss Of I've
men. Two trains were captured BY the In.
dians ON the 10Th, on the west side of Slo-
Gums. In one of them eleven men, one
woman and one child were killed. In the
other al hands escaped. Both trains were
scattered and some OF the oxen killed and
others left standing in the Jokes. Corpses
lie oil along the road. The number of peo.
pie known to be killed within the last four
or I've days aggregate about forty. 1t il
reported that nine men and two families
with the exception of two penoLs were
killed at Newer rancho, $50 miles from
Hillsboro, the women being outraged pre-
vious to the killing, and the bodies of the
men burned. Lloyd's rancho, near by, WAS
burned, and several Nexicaps killed. This
il the most persistant fighting the Indians
have been known to do in this section.
They are in large bands and seem determin.
cd to stay in the country and fight asd
make . general warfare.
A courier from Nerritt's command reports
that the troops are at White River agency;
that they have been scouting throughout
the country for fifty miles about them and
have been unable TO find single Indian.
Il 10 evident that the Indians have gone
south and split into small bands going into
the various agencies. The troops will have
an all winter campaign to ferret out those
Of the savage tribe who brought ON the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
4 Remarkable Hi1sman in Cali
fornia.

At Agricultural park yesterday, DR..
John Ruth, of oakland, gave an exhibi-
tion of his skill ~ q rife shot, and
achieved q decided success, astonishing
even his friends. During the entertain.
ment he shot cigars from the mouth of
his assistant, who was standing about 20
feet distant, and not only did 20 while
having the gun-a 22 calibre Ballard
against his shoulder in the usual man
ner, but with it turned sideways and
upside down, with thestock resting upon
his head. He also shot apples from .
stick two or three inches long held in
his assistants mouth, the gun being
fired from various different positions,
including sighting over his shoulder
with . small mirror, and also ahot glass
balls from his ASSISTANTS head, making
many shots that were difficult and seemed
perilous. The audience were at . loss
which to admire most, the nerve of the
shooter or Of the youth who held "tar.
get" A. . portion of the exhibition,
the doctor attempted to beat his score,
made recently at oakland, of breaking
022 CLAN balls out of 1000. During the
forenoon he shot at 500 and missed 20.
In the afternoon he shot ct 500 and
missed lS-making . total of SO misses
ont of 1000 balls shot at. The score in
the afternoon was carefully Tailed by
several persons, including the secretary
of state elect, d. n. Burma The best
run made BY the shooter was 80 sue
cessive hitA While pleased with having
made the best score ever made In public
on the coast, he stated that he was not In
good trim for shooting, having been
nearly laid up BY big BOIL on the back
Of his neck, which was lanced only last
Tuesday. He has shot at 1000 success
sive balls, but In shooting at 500 he has
been 70 successful - to mias only nine
ont of that number. He II large man
Of about middle ags, Of agreeable man.
ner and handles snaeothly the weapon he
useA His average time In shooting 100
balls was between mine and ten minutes,
using but one gun and loading II him
self. Like Carver, he shoots with both
eyes open.-0aa Ff0scisoo Record.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

The gold 10 distributed TO the men in
ribbons the thickness of ordinary writ
ing paper, seven yards long and one
inch wide, and weighing 30 penny.
weights. The value Of each IL $50. A
"beating" consists Of one Of these rib
bons. It 10 cut into pieces Of one inch
square, and put into cutch" OF leaves
OF prepared paper, and pounded By .
broad hammer, by hand, until each sheet
is broadened into sheet over three
inches square. It il now gold Leaf In the
the first stage. The ragged edges are
cut of with . very sharp knife, and
each equare il divided into four parts.
Each quarter IL then placed In .
"sboder, or series of leaves Of gold
beaters skin, and again pounded BY
hand until it is four inches square.
These are again cut into squares OF one
inch and pounded in "moulds" until
they spread to about five inches square.
They are ready for the women, who cut
them with wagon" or aiding knife
with two blades, into squares Of three
and three-eighths inches, and place each
leaf between two leaves Of little paper
books, which are sold to gildsrA book
binders and printers at 30 cents =
book. A beating makes 30 book,
which sell for 90. This il m apparent
loss of so beating, but sufficient II cut
from the edge t. make this up - we'll -
to pay for labor and expenaea Itleavea1
however, . reported profit OF only 81
. beating. A man employing ten men
would thus realize little more than el6
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
Milwaukee.

4nWAUkBk, October 22-3:W p. ~
Flour-Quiet but steady; choice spring At
$600@660; common to good at $5OO@6 rs.
Wheat-Active; No. hard at 31.23K; No.
l at $1.22; No 2 at $1.19A@1 20A; No. 8
at $l.10@1.11; No. 4 At $1.O0K@1 OF n; No.
seller Novenb Der at tSl.20H@1.2lA; seller
December at 81 22N@l.23N. Corn-Higher
at 47kc. Oats-Higher at 30Xc. Rye
Firm at 76c. Barley-Stronger; 76c cash
and nc seller November; 79kc seller De.
cember: No. extra at Gle. Pork-High.
or; $12OO cash. Lard-At $6.12K cash.
Hogs-In better demand at $3.S5@3 50.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29


F. L. Brantly, marshal Of Whitssburg,
Georgia, shot and killed two negro girls on
the night OF the 18th. The murder was
wanton and unprovoked. Brantly escaped.
Thomas OConnoY, Of Watervilie, La
Susur county, Ninn., while intoxicated,
assaulted Lawrence Vaughn with . knife
cutting him horribly, 70 that his intsstines
protruded. Vaughn died.
At Bloomington, Ill, on the 20th inst,
William Hoss, IN old and respected citissn,
but most eccentric man, who recently has
BEEN unfortunate In business, returning
home at noon, shot his daughter Mary, aged
10, in the parlor, called his son Willie, aged
II, who IVES playing in the yard. and fred
= pistol shot through his head, then stepped
into the woodshed placed the weapon 70
his own head and fired. Hogg died soon
after the shooting, and at last accounts he
children were lying at the point Of death.
At Chicago, ON the 18th inst, while two
boys, II yeass cid each, named Gam UngsS
and william echosns, were playing, 6shesns
ssissd . short clab and struck Ungsr % ths
hack Of the head, crushisg The skull and In.
Aicting what u thought win prove fatal
wounds.
A sAosnaker named John Moore, aa old
rssidsat Of 81 Louis, No, was nystsrieusly
murdered o. the 18th inst.
Al SoutA 8cituats, NasA, - Tie night q
The l7tA, ssnall houss bslsnsias - Cashisa
O. Ellingb : nisss who lived By hinself,
was burned. The Esnains ef Ellings vsrs
foand II ~ ruins. An iAvsstigaaioa esn.
vincsd The aatherit3ss tAat murder had
ben eommit1oA
Edvssd Fs0asty,s . In psdllas. vas bsu.
tally nusdegsd = Milton, WIa, . - night
q tAs lstA insk, b Hssfy CAFlssiAnses, :
boardee q NJ Aeass. Chfistaansen 60
ieeses thataftss killing his visein ~ eassie6
~ be1y y slevss s1ask and Assd -
seaek. IAe rsnains vsre Tooovogod = Z
heEsihly bss1ed esaAiiien. = = e1ainsd
~ ys0as1v'S wiss - Niminaily inAfnata
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

LONDON, October 22-12 80 p. M.-Liver.
pool wheat market opens firm floating car.
goes, the market seems frmer; ON passsge
very little inquiry; good cargoes No. 2
spring wheat of coast 54s 6d055s; good
caFRoes red winter wheat off coast ct 68s.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29
Business OaSas.
ALEX. HUGHES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW

RoAqA~~ 8----.--s- ----
nd aetend TO any bssinsss before tk6 LeeM "
General Land Once. Pension aud Bounty Olaaus
prosecuted. O0llecticns and Convsyanedn6 Win -.
eeave prompt attention.
0Gcs snS dosr 1sse u PsseeRss,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-06-24

Like the hug In the center Of the rose
here we are In tho heart of the sum-
mer, surrounded by the 0dors of June.
Here like the beautiful nests of the
oriole that sway from the bending
maple h0ughs in our view, we swing
In the half-mountain, half-river breeze
that dances on wave aud on oak. on
poplar. on rose, and on meadow. Be-
meath us gldes the silvery New River,
the roar Of whose water falls makes
grand enough to attract the ear of the
dying. Troops Of gaudily painted
birds serenade us from thousand
swaying boughs. The scenery is
beautiful beyond my power to portray.
We are at the mansion nf Mr.. Elhert
Fowler, late Junior Editor of the
NeWs and we have not yet been able
to feel hungry.
Talk ahout ur ten cent school tax
West Virginia has tax Of 100 cents,
inst ten times as much as ours. The
entire taxes paid to State ard county
here are two dollars per hundrei dol
lars of assessed value. How Is that for
high?
We paid visit yesterday to my old
friend VIM, B Crunp md lady ana
viewed the magnificent bottoms which
the Messrs Crockett, late Of Wythe Co
Va, are now rapidly converting into
meadow and grazing lands. The ver-
diet here il that hired labor does not
pay la corn or tobacco. Nevertheless,
the small farmers on the hills and Ia
bled lands find tobacco to he their hest
paying crop.
rhe new Steamboat company are al
work cleaning the channel of tn" New
River, aud = III snun run their steam
er to Lick Creek. four miles above
here, in all 20 miles above Hinton -
They viii not be able IN run 10 Cen
trail Depnt, In our State until next
year The Now River r r along |
the same valley IL not in state of ac-
tive eruption ut this time. They, like
us, are awaitiig the release Of the con
vict labor from the canal. The Gov.
ornor Holiday writes that our B G |
e /, n q r r. Is first on The list |
and 4hall have the first draw at the
50 tell our people to 4e
cure the right Of way, and raise II 1T.
tie money, and by 1880 | hope, per-
hapa this year, we can see the dirt
thrown w on ouI lne. beginning
always at" Bristol. SEE.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-06-24
Weights and Measures.

All families are not supp led with
scales and weights. and therefore the
measures gwen below will be found
convenient:
About sixty drops Of any thin liquid
will fill common sized teaspoon.
Four tablesroonfuls, or half gill,
will fill common sized wine-glass.
Four wne.glasses will fiji half pint
measure. u common tumbler, or q
large coffee cup.
Ten eggs usually weigh one pound
before they are broken. Eight large
ones will weigh one pound.
A Tablespoonful Of salt will weigh
about one ounce.
One pint of water or milk will
weigh one pound.
One pint of molasses will weigh
one anu quarter pounds.
Three tablespoonfus of baking
powder should weigh one ounce.
One quart of flour weighs one
pound
One quart of Indian meal weighs
one and u quarter pounds.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-06-24
An 'ucidcnt With II "s>n,.

why" says Susie, In delight, at
tending her first party, "my brother
Ia as polite to me here an to any one
else !" What q reflection on his man
ners at home A sister will, perhaps,
accidentally knock over some of the
tools with which her brother is busy.
An apology involuhtarly rises to her
lips, but she STILES il on considering
II is only Jack; and all the satisfac-
tion he is offered for disordercd plans
is blunt "Now Angry approaches
are sure to follow.
"You are real ugly, Jack. to talk so
about such thing You know did
not mean to-" is the equally angry
reioiuder. Why did she say so 4? Two
words wonld have saved all that
trouble. In their plays children are
constantly meeting with little acci-
dents, for which they should he taught
To apologize. have seen the cheek
of child flush with anger, his eyes
flash. and his little hand raised to
strike the unfortunate breaker of q
toy. when, az If Ivy magic, the blow
was arrested by these words "EX.
cuse me, I did not mean to.n Don't
pui OF your company manners with
your company clothes keep them for
home use as we'll.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-06-24
"smoke In any room Won nlnasc /,


A lady writes thus very handsomely
to Western papers
Make home u home, and make II one
In every sense of the word. Ny hus-
band Is n great smoker; he loves to
play cards, dominocs aud chess; he Is
ut perfect liberty to smoke In any part
of the house, and am always ready and
willing TO join him In the different
games. cndcavor In every way to be
not ONLY u help mate, but companion
to him, and the result has been that
have and enjoy Jlis society. cannot
understand why women will run the
risk Of losing their husbands society
ahd love, merely for the sake of gratify-
ing nm oycr-fastldous taste. rthey do
not like tobacco, did they object to his
using 1t during the days Of courlship2
And If they objected then aud did not
succeed, why did they marryp If men
VIII not give up such habits Mt the So
licitHilons of their ewecthcarls It Ia not
likely they will be persuaded ont Of
them by their wives; therefore, I think
1t unwise fora woman to risl her hap
plncss by qlarrellng with her husband
over ycnlOl fault the existence and ex-
tent Of which she knew and perfectly
understood before she took upon herself
the duties of n wife.