Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-01-14
Uf0Wned.

Drowned.
At Psrkville, near Hartford, Cons, on
he 30th ult., Mrs. Henry A. Smith, hearing
hat her six.year.old boy had broken
through the ice, herself rushed on the
pond and both were drowned.
Frosen % Death.
A three.year.old French boy named Geo.
Bizzinet, wandered from his home ct Fall
River, Mass, on the 30th ult. On the 4th
Instant his frosen body was discovered in a
'wamp near the city.
Fleesls In Germany.
The rivers Rhine and Main are swollen in
flee blocking their currents.
The towns Of Russlshsim, Kostheim,
Flersheim and Reidesheim are inundated,
Ind great alarm is felt in the neighboring
districts.
Bold Highway Robbery.
Lester G. Turner, . merchant of Sioux
Falls. was set upon by two men when emerg.
ng from hotel outhouse at Worthington,
dinn., and robbed Of $l5,50O. The Williams
vere traced . short distance by railroad
md then lost.
The Public Debt.
The December debt statement shows the
otsl debt to be -, 1876, ,09O, ASS; total interest
~, ,69l, 1858; cash in treasury S207 1888, ,903 !;
leht less cash in treasury $2,011. .798 ,504; de-
,rease during December a, ,251 ,2l7 ; decrease
ince sune S0,1s7s, SIS, ,4oS,7 ISL.
A BaA Fall.
The fifth door of one section of the
3reenway brewery, at Syracuse, N. Y, gave
way on the 9Th instant Two men were in.
ured slightly. A large stock of corn,
wheat, hops and malt were precipitated into
Onondaga creek and washed away. Loss
s20, 900.
Trouble On the Mexican Border.
Gen. Trevino telegraphs under date Of
December 20, that the Apache Indians had
defeated two hundred American troops neal
he Mexican line, and that an expedition
had marched from the city Of Chihnshua
against the American Indian, who had in
vaded the state of Chihuahua.
Famine In Persia
Advices from Oormiap, Persia, are to the
effect that the famine in that region is in
creasing daily and unless strenuous efforts
are made to send help from England and
q great number of the population
must perish. There are only two months
supply Of food to sustain the populace fol
next seven months.
Suicidal.
John n. Carr, of Rushville, Ind.,. walked
into The mill race, the depth of which 4
three fest, and then shot himself with
revolver, ON the 9Th inst
At Memphis, Tenn, ON the 4th instant
Mrs. G. E. Lewis, q widow, committed sui
eide by shooting herself through the head
Cause, mental depression.
Plucky Yeuths.
Two young Americans, George Green, 0
Texas, and Frank Centre, Of Boston, wer
in the mail coach, near Guariajuato, Nsxi
co, whom II was attacked by band Of thirt,
robbers with Winchester rifles. Thes
young men fought the whole band. kills'
ave and wounded several, compelling th
Others to retreat Green was ilightl,
wounded.
The saFgfn6 seine.
Advices from Paris, under dsts Januar
s, state that drift ice in the Seine has be
come very heavy and with nine.mils cui
rent the devastation promised to BE- n
-A~- xl>> Ah~S -hSnh rnnuv->A ;v Ya~u
ary, 1871, whom the water rose 20 high ths
stsamboats could not pass under the bridges
and the streets Of the low.lying parts Of th
city were covered to the depth Of sewers
feet. The works opposite the Invalidss an
the stone bridge ct the same point hav
been destroyed, and the river b choke
with wrsckags.
n DaA 0Ae&.
A. the king and queen Of Spain wei
driving through the gats Of the roy,
palace, on the evening Of the S0th ult,
young man dressed - . workman fred
shot from revolver at the royal carriag
but his aim was bad and nobody was hur
The ball hrs since bsen found and wsigi
one ounce. II passed close 70 the head /
one Of the royal footmsn. King AlionI
was driving at the time. The would,l
asssssia wss immsdiatsly arrested, and b
| confessed his crime. His name b Gonsal
and ags 10 years. He h = waiter by occ
patton and native Of GaliciA
Dusanees Failures.
L ~-A~1>~>1A mlnkk{Av M>~npnh;
Tenn, made IN assignuokt on the Sd I'M
Liabilities e75, 900 TO creditors principal
in New York.
The Capital Savings bank at Sacrament
Cal, suspsndsd on ths "a Inst The b,
Il said 70 b solvent, bat purposes 70 g Q
Of business.
The Grocsrs' hank, New York city, q
pended On he lot inst. Cause, failure Of
lloyd Haigh, Tie wire manufastursR, I
baak holding from 4so,Ooo . 100000 Of
paper.
Wsiarss ! A,pinsr. wholesale tobae'
nists, Chicago, eve failed. Debts, e6oso
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