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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

Ex-Gov. Albert G. Brown, Of Mississippi,
was thrown from his horse in pond near bis
home at Jacksonville, Miss, on the evening Of
years Of age at the time of his death. He was
governor Of Mississippi two terms, served as
member Of congress, was elected United States
senator in 1853, and was re elected for . second
term in 1857. During his service in the senate
he was the recognized leader of tho southern
democracy.
Several fishermen were drowned on Columbia
river (Oregon) bar on the 12th inst, by the
swamping Of their boats.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

On the 14th inst. five hundred Of Sitting Bulls
band, from. the other side Of the international
boundary, surrendered themselves at Fort Teogh.
II Is said more are about to come in They are
in starved condition.
Lieut.. Mills arrived at Fort Davis, Texas, on
the 13th inst, from Yeleta. with . detachment
of Pueblo scouts. He reports that while en-
camped ON the vijopas on the night Of the 10th
inst, he was attacked by hostiles and Simon,
an Old Pueblo guide, WAS killed. The Indians
were finally routed and Lieut. Reed with de-
tachment went in pursuit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
MOftunFy.

Judge Samuel B. Gookins died suddenly at
Tene Haute, Ind, on the 18th inst, Of heart
disease.
Ex-senator James A. Bayard. father Of Sem
ator Thomas +. Bayard, died at Wilmington, Del,
Oh the 18th inst. His Death was hastened by q
fall down flight Of stairs several days previous.
Col. Gerard Smith, ex-mayor of New Orleans,
and for q quarter of century connected with
the PicdNane, is dead.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

On the 18th inst, the body Of Martin Quirk, q
shoemaker, was found in IN abandoned well 1T
PittsburR, Pa. Quirk had been missing several
days Wounds on the body indicate violence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
Cold PlZens

Over thirty persons who attended the Free
Methodist camp meeting being held near Elgin,
were poisoned on the evening of the 18th inst,
by eating canned corned beef. Physicians from
all the surrounding towns were called in, and it
is believed that all the sufferers will be saved
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

that the Lloyd's agency at that point had been
undermined and blown up. The director and
an official were severely wounded and the build
ing partly destroyed. The originators Of the
outrage are unknown
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
The Paris Abattoir.
EN..<,..u n~l. n 49,.

The slaughter-houses of Paris are To-
Gated at La Villette, on the outskirts Of
the city, and form, together with police
station, telegraph Office, barracks for q
small force Of troops stationed there, and
other buildings, a town Of very respect
able size. The buildings, which are Of
stone, were constructed in the most
thorough manner by the city under gov
ernment authority. The premises are
inclosed by q high stone wall, and the
grounds are divided into regular rec
tangles by four avenues, intersected by
four streets. Through each building
runs q series of cours, covered with =
glass ceiling, and in these cours the
slaughtering is done, the animals being
dressed on wooden frames placed at
regular intervals ON each side Of the cour.
A peculiar feature Of the business is that
of blowing up the CARCASS a. soon ~ the
head and legs are cut of. The body
being placed ON the dressing frame, an
incision ID made in the breast near the
neck, and the nozzle Of bellows insert
ed. A man then works the bellows for
about fifteen minutes. until the whole
carcass is swollen out like . small bal
loon. The reasons given for this are
that it makes the meat look better, moro
plump than it otherwise would, and that
It enables the one who skins the CARCASS
to get the hide OF quicker and
easier, without iniuring it. AL
bullocks, calves, sheep, ETC., are
slaughtered in these establishments are
blown mp in this manner. Pig butcheEy
in Paris il also conducted upon novel
plan. The pigs are taken into . large
round house, having cupola IN the
root to let of the smoke, the floor being
divided into triangular dena. A dozen
or 20 Of pigs are driven into each den &
time, and . butcher passee along and
strikes each one on the head with mall
let. After being bled, the dsfunct pork
ers are carried 10 the side Of The room
and arranged methodically b row.
They ara then covered with straw which
h sef onfare and the stout bristle1 quickly
burned oG. After thorough scorching
the pigs are carried up into she dressing-
room, hung upon the hooks, and scraped
BY means Of : sOrt of drawing knife,
handled by : akillful operator, who per-
forms his work at the rate of about one
MIG minutA s%
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

The Gresnback- Labor party Of the United
States, in session at Chicago ON the 11th inst,
nominated Gen. James B. Weaver, Of Iowa, for
president and B. J. Chambers, Of Texas, for
vifse ureai1emf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
s,aiclaal.

Robert de Courcier, sentenced to be hanged
on the 10th ct Toronto, Ont, for the murder Of
bis brother Ct Hampton Mills, died suddenly ip
It h thought be poisoned himself.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

The steamer The Queen. from London, ar
rived at New York on the 10Th inst, and re-
ported that on June Is, when about 800 miles
east Of Sandy Hook, during dense fog, she
came into collision with the steamer Anchoria,
from New York for Glasgow. Both vessels were
very seriously damaged and for a while it was
thought both would go down. The Queen took
off all the passengers OF the Anchoria, 180 in
number, and brought them to port. The
Anchoria arrived shortly afterwards, leaking
badly.
A disaster rivalling the Metis horror occurred
Oh Long Island Sound, of Connecticut river, on
the night Of the 11th inst, when the steamer
Narragansett was run into and sunk by the
Stonington, during dense fog. To add to the
horror Of the situation the Inflated ship took
fire short time before she sunk, causing q
regular panic and rendering futile all attempts
at organized ife-saviDg. Some Of the petty
officers of the Narragansett saved their coward
ly carcasses by taking possession Of the first
life-boat launched, abandoning women and
children to certain death. As near as can be
ascertained the Narragansett had on board $50
passengers. Twelve dead bodies have been re-
covered, but it is thought more were drowned
and that the divers when they descend into the
cabin will find more victims. The steamer rests
on the bottom in seven fathoms Of water.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
New York Hop Market.

New York, June 12.-There was some de
mand for brewers, but the aggregate business
for the week was only fair. Values were nomi-
nally unchanged. The receipts for the week
were quite heavy, many holders in the interior
desiring to realize. We quote New Yorks, new
crop, choice, at 33@S5c; do do, medium, 800
S2c; do do, low to fair, 27@29c; Eastern, new
crop, 27@s3c; Wisconsin do, 27@3Sc; yearlngs,
7@1Sc; olds, al growths, 4@12c; Pacific coast
hops, new, 30O86c; do olds (nominaD 601Oc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

Michael Weinberger, . boy aged ID, attempted
to jump on an ascending elevator in the factor ~
of s. N. Brown, at Dayton, o., on the 18th
inst, and fell beneath it, plunging head down.
ward fifty feet, dashing his brains out ON the
cellar pavement below.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 15-1:3O p. M.--Wheat-unset-
tied and lower at 921kc for cash; 92kc for seller
June; 92c for seller July, $3.50 for seller Aug
ust. Corn--Weak and lower at 3bc for cash;
$500 for seller July; $3.50 for seller August.
Oats--Weak and lower at 2SNc for cash; 27asc
for seller July; 23Ac for seller August. Rye
and Barley-Unchanged. Whisky-At $1.08.
Pork-Strong and higher at &1e.46 for cash;
SlO55 for seller August. Lard-Firm and .
shade higher at s6.6S1S for cash; &6.6711 for
seller August. Hogs Receipts 1900 head;
active, firm and &c higher; light at $4.10@430;
mixed packing at "a. 1O@42 25; shipping at $4.25
(04.4O
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
4 Valuable lzer,

A Valuable Horse ABNfned.
At st. ThomaA 0nk, ON the 18th instant, the
imported thoroughbred John D. Rysike, valued
at e600O, was burned to death.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
EOreiGll. .

LONDON, June 15-12:3OP. M.-Liverpool wheat
market opens rather easier; California club ut
los 2d@10s Sd; average California at 10s@
los Id; spring at Is 11d@9s Cd. Floating car
goes rather easier; on passage slow; good cargoes
No. spring wheat of coast at Ats Cd; fair aver
age quality No. Chicago spring wheat for
shipment, &C., at AS 6d@4Ss; arrivals of coast
for orders, wheat small, corn nothing. On
passage for the continent, wheat 10000 quar-
tiers; corn 430, 900 quarters.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
milwaukee,

MILWAUKEE, June $500 r. M.-Fqour-
Tame, but steady; Milwaukee standard extras
at S40O@4.20. Wheat-Iregular and lower;
No. 2 seller July opened at 9511c, advanced to
96Ac, and closed at 94ss4c; seller August opened
No. / spring sold at $l.63; No. 2 at $685. C.;
No. 8 at 85c. Corn-Active at 35hc. Oats
Tame at 29c. Rye-Quiet at 7911c. Barley
Dull at 7Oc. Pork-Steady at $1O.SO for cash.
Lard-Quiet at $500 for cash.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
Fatal Exraa~assns

Two visitors at the Millers' international ex-
hibltion at Cincinnati, we're badly injured on the
14th instant, by the explosion Of six-inch
steam service pipe. The victims were Alfred
Osborne, OF Palmyra, Ind, and L. Becker, Of
Galveston, Texas--both millers.
Waldeck 4 Wirth's distilery in the Menomo-
nee valley, Milwaukee, was wrecked by boiler
explosion and then consumed by fire on the
14th instant. Dettlof Hansen, a fireman, was
killedand John Schantin badly injured. LOSS
about $25. 900; insurance Sl2,OOO.
While the Spanish war ship Cuba Espanola
was entering the harbor of Santiago de Cuba,
on the 11th instant, her boiler exploded, killing
70 persons and wounding 113. of which "a were
troops being transported.
An explosion Of fire damp occurred in mine
at Dortmund, Germany, on the 9Th inst. Nine
teen corpses had been recovered at last &C.
counts
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23

Herbert Nav, t. and coffee merchant Man.
chestsr, England, has failed. Liahiities E7O,-
OOO.
Ths failure Of Handleth, Ellis 3 Co, iron
deojera. Boston. Mass., h announced. Cause,
decline IN IRON and refusal Of customers to carry
out confxactn.
Hmssly, Palmw, Sterling 4 Co, Eat India
ssa !. 5sSSs 51SS g. CO.. sass :.ss.. ss. .e.ss s
ion n iron.
Smith = Palnnw, hat nAnnfactmers, New
Yurk clty. failed on the 10th Int. IiAhittiea
ol1A0O nomiuAl Assets o1O6, ,00o.
Arkel Tnfss b Co, cou1ns lcinn mMchAnts q
NV Yusk city And London, auGpeuded cn II
etA inntank 0nhGatlsj snppogsd tobs heavy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-23
LcaAvslle yiril.nte.-

4 Wolfe and tho wholesale grocery Of johnson,
n Newman Co., adjoining, were badly damaged.
Inc loss viii amount to $780,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17

character and the private sins Of men
have no connection with public ques-
tons. Let's keep them out of the can
vass. If there are personal issues be-
tween men let them be settled between
them and not in public. The public does
not care to be taken into anybody's con-
fdence when there is mud 70 be thrown,
As to the recent ~outcroppings of person.
a%lities. the public has formed its own
Judgment as to the right and wrong, and
there we let it rest on the verdict of the
Jury, for the simple reason that it is the
private business Of those engaged in it,
and illustrates no public question. Lets
have no more of it in this canvass. Public
ouestions-all that involves public life
and character, and all differences that can
be drawn from public acts and records
are legitimate matter for discussion. Let's
keep the canvass within those bounds.
For ourselves, we intend to keep within
these Just bounds, and if there is
t. be any of this personality canvassing it
must come from the other side. One
piece of advice to that side: There are
questions enough, great enough, broad
enough, deep enough, to occupy all their
time.
All right, neighbor but f yOu had
not been over sanguine and forced
matters less there would, in all prob
ability, have been a compromise in
the Nashville convention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
QUARANTINE.

There seems to be no further ap-
prehension that yellow fever will
appear or prevail in the south this
year. 1t may not be an epidemic
again for many years. Yet it is all
important for Memphis and Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and all suspected
places to be on their guard and to take
all possible precautionary measures.
There has been but one death from
yellow fever in New Orleans this year.
This, formerly, would not have been
noticed; yet the public mind has been
so sensitive that the occurrence Gre
ated considerable alarm and caused a
quarantine to be declared in Missis-
sippi and Tennessee. The people Of
New Orleans complain Of this, but it
was really for their own good as well
as ours. AS it turned out there was
no real danger, but the quarantine,
strictly enforced as We suppose it was,
quieted the public mind until calm
reflection succeeded alarm. We speak
in the interest Of the interior as well
as the coast when we urge upon the
health authorities of New Orleans to
enforce rigid quarantine regulations.
As ing as this is done in good faith,
we will feel safe up this way and all
the more disposed to relax our quar-
antine regulations. We have some
faith in the efficiency Of a quarantine
properly enforced, especially at such a
gateway as New Orleans. In a year
or two we propose to have Memphis
so healthy, so well severed and drain
ed and clean on the surface and under,
that the fever would not spread even
if introduced. For the present we
must keep a sharp lookout for our
selves. 1t is to the interest Of New
Orleans to keep up a strict quarantine
and we hope the importers and other
merchants will take this view of the
subject.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17

where is help" A.-"Within these
three seas there are many thousand
prisons, but Of the larger kind only
eighteen" Q.-"My mother died not
long since; where now is her soul?"
The good-hearted demon king an
swered this question by anothe 70
70, Bodhisattwa, what sort of life did
your mother formerly lead?" A.
MY mother held heretical opinions.
She ridiculed the Three Treasures
(Buddha, the law and the priesthood).
If she became a believer for a time
she 0 ceased to honor them"
Q.-"What was her namc?" A
My father and mother we're both of
the Brahman caste. Their names
were Shira and Yetili." The demon
king, holding up the joined hands re
spectfully to the Bodhisattwa, said:
"Hol maiden, return. Dismiss all sad
thoughts. 1t is now three days since
the sinful Yetili was born an inhabi-
tant of paradise. The flial love that
prompted such acts, to save a parent,
and such piety toward an ancient
BuGdha, are sufficient not only to pre-
serve a mother from hell, but also to
raise innumerable other persons to
heaven" The Brahman maiden then
returned to consciousness as from a
dream. Rejecting on what had hap
pened, she visited again the shrine of.
the ancient Buddha, and made a vow
that through innumerable coming kali
pas she would perform acts of merit
for the d~eliverance from suffering of
multitudes of living beings. Shakya-
mum Buddha added addressing Man
jusiri, that demon king and Brah-
man maiden have now become the
'Ts-ai-sheu Bodhisattwa and the Ii
tsang Bodhisattwa.'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
A PIucI1y Iowa Boy.
Omaha Beol

Omaha Beel
An exciting encounter occurred on
Monday night at the farm house of
Daniel Solomon, ten miles south OF
Hastings, Iowa. Mr.. Solomon was
away at the time, and his son had on
Monday afternoon sold two thousand
FIVE hundred bushels of corn, for which
he had been paid in cash. 1t is sup
posed this fact became known outside
of the family, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
usually occupied a front room on the
first floor, but, during the absence Of
her husband, Mr.. Solomon had gone
into an adjoining room to sleep with
her two young children. They had
been in bed but a short time, and had
not yet gone to sleep, when Mrs. s.
and her son Logan, who slept up
stairs, heard the front door open.
Logan is a youth Of but eighteen, but
is a giant in strength, and has unlim-
tied pluck. He arose and quietly
slipped down the stairway, when he
heard the following conversation be-
tween the two men
docs anybody sleep in the other
room p asked the first.
NO" replied the second, II think
not"
Upon this Logan jumped from the
stairway into the room in which the
voices were heard. One of the rob.
bers fired in the direction of the sound,
the report Of his pistol being followed
instantly by two shots from his accom-.
plice. None of the shots took effect,
however. In another moment the he.
roic boy was engaged in a hand-to-
hand struggle with both williams. With
superhuman effort he threw one OF
them across the room, and getting
the head of the other under his arm.
he took his pistol from him and shot
him through the head, killing him in
stantly. He dropped the l~ifeless body
of his assailant to the floor, and
throwing the pistol down, started fol
a neighbours house and informed hin
of what he had done. They both re-
turned to the scene, and lighting /
lamp, were Mortified to find that tn,
victim was a well-known lad of the
neighborhood. The other man. OF
being so roughly handled by Logan
had picked himself up and fed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
A HIeH-TONED

The Nashville American, which
looms up like Pixies Peak among the
other high credit journals, gives ex-
preston TO the following sentiments in
regard to the pending state canvass :
There is one thing the people Of Ten
nessee does not care to endorse. Flynn
the leisure-possessing man Of means and
culture, TO the day hborer; from the mer-
chant prince to the intelligent and hard
working mechanic, the people OF Tennes-
900 have refined sensibilitics and no taste
for ~disgraceiul personalities. They will
have none Of II, and the man who INDUCES
It on side or tho otheT-unless in pure
self-defense-must expect no hearing and
no sympathy. The characteristic private
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17

The DAILY LEDGER will be mailed
three months, to any address, postage
paid, for one dollar and a half. This
will cover the period of the fall cam
paign and full election returns. The
WEEKLY LEDGER, a mammoth sheet,
is only one dollar a year, or sixty cents
for six months, invariably in advance.
All who desire to keep thoroughly
posted in regard to national and state
politics and general news, and to read
a live democratic paper, that is max
ing a straight fight for the people,
should take the LEDGER during this
campaign.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
THE TRUE MwARDNEss OF THE DOL,
LAR FOR DOLLAR CONVENTION

The state credit, or anti-debt scaling
democracy were largely in control of the
Tennessee democratic convention which
met yesterday. -IPittsburg Post.
That is the way it is reported
abroad, and when it is read that is the
spirit Of the platform adopted. 1t
compliments the bondholders on
their generous concessions, which, of
course, are not binding now and
amount to nothing, and in the same
breath instructs, as far as a conyen-
ton of this kind can instruct, the
next legislature to settle the debt up
on the best terms that can be obtained
upon negotiations. A legislature
elected upon this platform would be
at the mercy of the bond.
holders. The legislature would
do the negotiating, and the
bondholders would fix the terms. As
s great act of charity some of them
might agree to take s. cents on the
dollar. This platform was deliber-
ately and ingenuously written to de.
Ceive, but the bird will not walk into
a snare set before its eyes," The
people can read between the lines and
see the import Of such a trap in the
platform. We will not he caught
The managers have the machine, bui
the people pay the taxes and do tn,
voting. They will be heard from il
unmistakable tones next November
The "scalers' a climb any faction
of a party that is afraid Go trust them
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
The Ruddhist Hell.
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rChinese Buddhism.'1

FChinese Buddhism" ~
In the I'll ts~ang-Sutra" Is a story
of a maiden of the Brahman caste.
whose mother had been condemnedto
the Wu-kien-ti-yi or "Avici naraka."
Full Of distress, she went to the tenn
pie to pray for help from an ancient
Buddha Whose image was there
adored. In reply to her offerings and
prayers a voice addressed her-that of
the Buddha represented by the image.
She was told TO sit at home and medi-
tate on the name Of the same Buddha.
While doing so she fell, after a day
thus spent, into q state of deep rever-
lie, and found herself on the banks of
an ocean. Here she saw many beasts
of prey with iron bodies, flying and
walking on the sea. Multitudes of
unhappy men and women were also
swimming there, and were constantly
bitten by these ferocious animals.
The maiden, supported by the power
of Buddha, did not feel terrified. A
demon king addressed her kindly, and
informed her that she was come to the
great iron mountain girdle that sur
rounds the world. g" have heard
said the maiden, that hell is here,
how can | reach it2" A.-Only by
spiritual power and Of merit self
acquired" Q.--"And who are these
unhappy criminals suffering in this
sea2' A.-"They are the wicked in
habitants Of the Jambu continent who
have recently died. After forty-fye
days, if no one performs any merito-
rious act for their benefit, they must
first be transported to this place.
Eastward are two other seas Of mis-
ery-k'u-ha where the punishment
inflicted is still greater" Q.-"But
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
FOR GOVERNOR,
y. F. WILSON,
or SUMNER,
The Peoples Candidate,
o PLATFORM.

The right Of trial by jury, the ha.
bsaS corpus, the liberty of the press,
the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preserved.-Ex
tract from General Hancock's order,
November 10Th, 1867.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17
M~On-RssIdens MotIee.

In the Circuit Court of Shelby county, Tenn
Rachael Swansey VS.. Swift Swansey.
appearing from affidavit, filed in this
1cause, that the defendant, Swift SWansey.
Is a resident Of the state of Arkansas and a
therefore ordered that he make his
appearance herein, at the courthouse. in
the city. Of Memphis, Tenn, on Oh before
The, third, Monday in September next, $780,
and plead, answer or demur to plaintiffs Bib
Tor divorce, or the same will be taken for con-
tessed as to him and the cause set for hearing
ex.,partei and that a copy ofthis order be pnbs
lished once q week for four successive weeks in
the Memphis Evening Ledger.
Acopy-Attest.
JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
By"-, Deputy Clerk.
Geo. Elliott, sol. for compl't.
133 100 1As r.,