Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-02-04

8 c.. MAILMAN. Proprietor.
VOLUME TX.
VARIOUS TOPICS.
The Georgia Supreme Court has decided tha
q church has no right to give picnic, and tia
therefore It cannot sue steamboat comnan,
Tor breach of contract in failing to furnish thu
stipulated sail
WHITE whale forty fest In length has beer
captured in Charleston harbor after an al davis
chase back and forth between Fort Sumter And
the inner shores Of the bay. Steamers, tue.
boats and row-boats Joined in the pursuit.
which was watched by large crowd from the
whaves. The whale made desperate efforts TO
escape, was frequently surrounded and wounded.
and expired at sunset
BILL recently became . law mcreasinr the
pensions of the totally disabled from e6O 20 e71
per month There are but 7l3 pensioners Of
this class in the United States In order TO be
considered totally helpless, man must be in
such condition as to require the attendance Of
another person. Under the former law the full
amount could be drawn only by those who had
lost both arms or both feet, or had lost both
eyes. This restricted the whole number to ST.,
Mr.. EDISON has encountered new difficulty
Id his electrical lamp experiments, and one that
seems almost insurmountable It appears that
although the heat disseminated from the GLOW
is but one-ffteenth that of gas Jet, it is suf;-
cient to crack the glass by expansion of the
platinum wires running through. Twenty-two
per cent. Of his lamps have broken, crack
however minute, renders them useless, as the
vacuum is Immediately destroyed. This il not
regarded ~ fatal to his scheme, but the in
creased expense occasioned thereby il an ele
ment requiring consideration.
MIR. WENDELL PHILLIPS said, the other even-
lug, in prelude to his lecture at Troy: "I
seems to me that the landed aristocracy Of Great
Britain is doomed; it contends with the vast and
limtless production of the prairie, and finds Il
impossible to maintain its supremacy against
that stern competition. believe that il ia writ.
'~-~ ~S ~ AL cesoto VI uSub tuht la0OeU ans.
tocracy will within the century come to an end.
Once again England's adversely Is Ireland's
opportunity, and the same spirit of competition
Is putting an end to the unjust unequal, and
rulnous system of land tenure in Ireland"
IHE measure Of damages in cases Of injury
by railway accidents is made very liberal in
England surgeon named Phillips was re-
Gently injured in a railroad accident 80 a. to
become incapable Of pursuing his profession.
In suit for damages the jury gave him a YER
d1ct for $4,000, taking into account the fact
that he had been earning S35, 900 year when
hurt On appeal the court laid down the rul
that railway company, in contracting to carry
passenger, contracts to carry his fortune a.
well as his person. The verdict was therefore
affirmed a. reasonable
No less than sixty-five railroads, represent |
ing nominal investment of s242, 600, 600, were |
sold under foreclosure during 1879. OF this |
amount one-third represents capital stock which |
has been totally lost. II Is q curious fact that |
during four years one-fifth of the railway mile
age and capital Of the United States has changed |
hands by forced sale. During this year several
railroads will be or have been sold. Among
these il the Atlantic and Great Western, repre-
senting not less than sl05, 200. II il salts
factory to know, however, that but few fore
closure suits have been commenced, while the
small number Of roads for which receivers were
appointed Last year, is proof that the era Of
bankruptcy is passed.
MELANCHOLY picture is drawn by the cor
respondent of Vienna paper of the condition
OF the Turkish army in Albania. Begging, he
says, il no longer regarded by the Turkish col
der AZ disgrace, and the streets of Junina are
full Of soldiers who stretch out their hands to
the passers-by for aims in broad day. At night
they attack the peasants and rob them of al
their valuables. The Turkish soldiers are, in
deed, so much in want of money, owing to their
not having received any pay for more than
three years. that they often cell their arms, and
the military commandant has found it necessary
to issue decree strictly forbidding this practice
under severe penalties when discovered.
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ONE Of the peculiarities Of the new constitu-
ton Of California is the manner in which it ;
goes into effect. On the 7th o: May last all /
charters and grants upon which organization
had not been effected became valid. On the 4th
OF July the provisions in relation to officers and
terms Of office went into effect. On the first
Of January all laws oontravening the constitu-
ton and not requiring legislation for their re-
peal, became null and void; and on the 4th of {
July next that viii be the fate Of all not preyi-
ously repealed. On tho 5th Of January the new =
state officials took Office, and on the first Of Jan.
nary, 1882, the letting Of convict labor win
cease.
QUEER problem ia before the authorities in Z
Pennsylvania. There are about 1900 pupils in 7
The soldiers orphan schools and nearly 500 new
applications for admission on file. The latter :
TACT draws the following comment from the i
Times: ut must be confessed
hat the supplys Of SOLDIER orphans keeps up .
pretty well, considering that some fourteen
vears or more have elapsed since the soldiers
aid down their lives in the service a ~ COM 4
Several years ago it was stated {
hat ct about this time the schools would have
completed their work and graduated the last Of 9
hese interesting wards Of the state. Since !
hen new race Of orphans has arisen, but I
where they have come from is altogether q q
2uzxle."
ON March there win be celebrated At st.
with great pomp the anniversary
Il the accession Of the Emperor Alexander 10
he throne Of Ill the Russias. The reason
Why such programme Of unusual display Il /
expected on the occasion il because the day II
hat Of the czar's half jubilee, or twenty fifth b
lnniversary Of his succeeding his father, the :
ate Emperor Nicholas To render the cere- \ \
monies al the moro imposing, nearly al The
members OF the imperial family viii assemble =