Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-07-30

navigator was put on board.
Thirty.six cases of yellow fever were
reported at Memphis on the 21st
inst. The exodus of citizens con.
tinues; business is almost entirely
suspended, and the general outlook is any.
thing but cheering.
The brig Shasta, of New York, from Port
au Paix, San Domingo, bound to Chester,
Pa, arrived in great distress twelve miles
below Philadelphia, on the 18th inst. OF
nine men on board seven were down with
the yellow fever. Four deaths occurred, the
captain being among the number.
Self Destruction.
A distressing double tragedy occurred at
Hyde Park, a suburb of Chicago, on the
evening of the 2lst inst. Three maiden
sisters named Elizabeth, Anna and Nora
Trowbridge, aged respectively 43, 40 and 80
years, became imbued with the idea that
their father was abusing his trust in the
management of their property, and in fit
of dependency the two eldest suicided by
hanging. Nora, the youngest, dwarf, per
agreement, retired to the attic until the
awful deed was accomplished and then gave
the alarm. The trio had long been regarded
as trife insane.
Joseph w. Norton, a commercial travel.
er, killed himself at Syracuse, N. Y, on the
22d inst
The Chicago Inter. Ocean's Decatur, ILL.,,
special of the 21st inst, says: "Mrs. Rine.
hart and her daughter, Miss Honiker were
drowned in the Sangamon river to-day. The
young lady was to have been married in the
Catholic church to-day but her afianced
failed to appear and in fit of desperation
she started for the river followed by her
mother. She plunged in and as Mrs. Rine.
hart was attempting to save her life, both
were drowned. Others of the bridal party
narrowly escaped the same fate"
The Lynn Trunk Horror.
The mystery that has long shrouded the
death of Jennie P. Clarke, whose body was
found in trunk at Lynn, Mass, is now said
to be solved. On the 10th instant those i'm.
plicated were arrested and lodged in Jail at
Boston. These parties are Nine. c. C.
Goodrich, female physician at 81 Lagrange
street, and who is the alleged abortionist in
the case; DR.. Kimball, who lived in the
same house with that woman and is charged
with being one of the principal accessories;
Mr.. Allen N. Adams, at Highlands, at whose
house Jenuie last worked, ana two womon,
mother and daughter, living in Somerville,
at whose house in the south part of that
town Jennie Clarke is said to have died.
The facts of the case, as corroborated by the
testimony, are that on the 18th of last
February an abortion was performed on
Miss Clarke at the house of Madame Good.
rich she then left Boston, went to the resi-.
dence of the Somerville women, where she
died. The body of Miss Clarke was then
put into the trunk, and on the following
evening Kimball carried it in buggy in the
direction of Lynn. He was unable to sink
it, as desired, as most of the streams were
Saugus river, he put it overheard, through
the rails. This is the substance OF the story
Of the two nurses of Jennie Clarke, a. told
to detectives.
Samuel Farrell, journalist, George Mar.
tin, of South Boston, and Mr.. Miller. are
believed to have been lost in the recent gale
WuAA0 OOAtluR near bOStOn.
B. 8. Ford, OF Chestertown, Ind, member
of the Indiana senate, was drowned at
Ocean City, Del, ON the goth, while bathing.
By the capsizing of a boat at Toronto, on
on the evening of the 10th inst, Mrs.
Ochanie de Lisk, Emily Loren, Louis
Lefebre and son, Louis Gsuvin, Leaviey
German, Ferdinant Blais and DeErnest De
Lsle were drowned.
The steamship Langshaw, Of the New Bel.
fast direct line, which left New York on the
18th, returned the next day with the 10 Is of
Capt. Balm, who had fallen overheard and
was drowned.
Charles Baxter and Marcellus Bent were
drowned of Long Branch on the 18th inst,
by the capsizing of boat.
1t will be remembered that party of six
mon started from Port Colborne, July 8, in
the sail boat bound for Buffalo to spend the
Fourth, and were drowned. The bodies of
five of the unfortunates were recovered on
the 18th inst A party of gentlemen from
Buffalo were fishing in the river near
Beaver island and found floating a bottle
with paper in it on which was written the
following: "July Sd, m. We cannot
weather it any longer; blowing q gale; give
up all hopes. Goodbye. Six men from
Port Colborne."
Obituary.
John Profatt, q prominent lawyer and
author Of several legal works, died at San
Francisco on the ed instant, aged 81 years.
James A. Frazer, for many years prom.
inent Wholesale grocer OF Cincinnati, died
on the 22d instant, after brief illness.
Peter Neff, the pioneer hardware importer
west Of the Alleghanies, died at Cincinnati,
Ohio, ON the Goth instant.
Perry Palmer, of the firm of jarrett 4
Palmer, died in London, England, ON the
10th instant.
Col. w. F. Barry, Of the second cavalry,
and commander of Fort AcHenry, died on
the 18th Instant
D. A. January, an old and wealthy msr.
chant o! st. Louis, died ON the 10th. He
was 65 years Of age and had been identified
with many leading enterprises.
, DR.. Charles Lowenstsin, editor Of the
Evansville Democrat, the leading German
daily Democrat paper Of Iadiana, died very
suddenly on the night Of the 10th instant.
Of apoplsxy.