Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-08-13

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ELK POIN.
NEWS in BRIEF.
0hipwresk.
The steamship Louis David, from Ant
werp, for Nsplss, was wrecked during fol
Of Ushont, France; ~ persons drowned.
Tho Pubaie Debt.
The July statement Of the public deb
Ihows the total debt 70 bs 42,296, ,664, ,2O4
debt Less cash in treasury q, ,oSs, ,29S, 600; in
Grease during July >e.ose,s44.
Caanoa Burst.
A cannon Of "A centimstres calibre burs
On board the German glnboat Rsnown .
Wilhelmshavsn. on the 90th ult Five mel
were killed and twenty-five wounded.
Kallsa % Lagnenans.
4 A whole family, consisting Of T.
LssusuT, wife and Two children, were strucl
by hghtning at Rochester, Ninn., on th
night Of the Sd Inst The wife and childre,
are dead and Lssueur will die.
Tho Ch0lero.
London ol6cial returns show that twenty
officers and four hundred men died o
oholers and other diseases on the retur,
march from the Afghan campaign, Will
only about one hundred men were killed Il
action.
11oto0s DAooaks.
Prince Alexander Of Bulgaria has tsls
graphsd the porte that the Turkish troop
have violated Bulgarian territory near Duh
nitza, and that the Bashi Basouks were pil
laying and assassinating. He demands tn
recall Of the Basouks.
Western Items.
A Fort Buford special says: Sitting Bul
was present and directed the fight viii
Miles on the 18th, and one of his brother
was killed.
Mexican troops are pursuing the Indian
who have carried of $50 horses and killet
many persons during the past week.
Fatal Explosis.s.
One Of the boilers In Montague, Potter 1
Co.'S mills, at Turner'S Falls, Nass., q
plodsd On the evening Of Tie I'd inst, kin
Ing Danisl Lsasy and wolAdiag Two oths
men.
On the I'd instant, at Daralgo, Spain,
powder magssins exploded, killing fourtssz
persons.
A06osaouo Threats.
A letter was lately received by Horatio
Spragus, Unitsd States consul at Gibraltar
that three thousand dollars b,
deposited In certain spot or pain Of dsatl
10 himself aud family. The Spanish suthor
tiles Investigated the matter and arrssts,
fourteen persons on suspicion. epragu'
since received letter containing still NOR,
sadacious threats.
Another Expeaitaoo - the No4s1
POle.
By the exertions of Commander Chsynl
In London, IN Arctic committee has beer
established at the head of forty-nine othe,
throughout the country. IN,
projected expsdition. for the diseovsry o
the north pole will in all probability lsav'
England in the spring Of 1880, and will 90
opsrsta with those sent out BY Sweden
Holland, America, Austria and Denmark.
MsA A.sheay's nsnuneat.
The corner stone Of the monument Il
Gen. Anthony Wayne, wss laid at Erie
Pa, on the 3lst ult, with imposing csremo
nies. Gen. Wayns's remains were sxhumst
In 1909, the hssh was boiled from the bone
and reintsrrsd, The bonss being taken :.
Chester county, Pennsylvanis. The monu
mont if to be ON the site Of the original in
tsrment and whore . portion of the 70
mains now lie.
0unoootsA In . voult.
At . late hour on the night Of the 10
inst, Ara John Howe, wife Of prominen
business man Of Cincinnati, and her servant
Anna Brown, fell through . door into
vault at their rssidsacs in Covington, IN,
before they could bs rescued, both wsr'
suhooatsd. Mr.. Howe, hearing their cries
ran out and jumped down TO their relief
and was taken ont inssnsibls, bat was n
suscitstsd BY vigorous means.
DaRneA - Deosh.
The pleasure steamer Law Clark, burne'
on Gsequac lake, near Battle Creek, Mich.
on he 31st ult Also the dwelling Of Jane
Clsvsland and three boat houses. Mn
Cleveland and her infaat psrishsd In th
flames and two other childrsu were o
badly injured that they are not sxpsetsd I
live. Cleveland saved his own and one Q
his ehildrsns lives BY jumping with IL fseu
the second sassy Of his burning hsase Int
the lak& The ire originated IN The stsam
er's engine room.
A family ef seven psFsons, named NJ
nstts, residing q Port Wan, Quebec, wsr,
poisoned o. The 4th Instant, from satina
brad which had bssa standing In tAs aan
plses With Paris green. Three wses dsad 4
last accounts.
Kass Nesrs Of Nswask, n. J., died On II
lst inst, iron eating picklsA Tie iAnil
- S00U OVtAOb ~ &sVW 8VBR1 W0O3O n
young woman was Visiting, aso oeriousl
siok fre0 The Sane eanso.
1011uRoa.
Bush fires axe raging In Bedford, Hinch
snbrook and Oldsn townships, Oatasio. L
the Arst named family named Patasrson
missing, md many farmers nade homeless
eseFys Wan = O., u Cslonbo end Iou
den, havs failsa. Habilities 4ooA0oQ
Fish, Sheppard I c., dry goods dealer,
Montreal, have failed. Nabihtiss 9l5o, ,0ol
. large amount Of which b due The defune
censolidsteA bank.
Owing = ths heavy demands upea q
Censelidated bAak (Neatssalb which Il ~
unabls 10 nsst he directors decided not 3
reopen for business. The fAilure win ssrI
ously a1set some 40 widews and orphan
Who hsld seeek.
Do0tA lRo0 1yuF0p0o0oA
4 hsssibls DOH iron hydsophobia q
sarrsdat Clavslaad. O., On ~ LIT instaa,
James Hsndessea, ~ ysass u ags, ~