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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-22
yTATENRNT OF THE CONDITION OF the
y SPRiNGfIELD FIRE & MARINE ms. CO.,
ON the tbii ~ .flr.t day o, December, 1881;
CAPITAL.

y SPRiNGFIELD FIRE & MARINE ms. CO.,
ON the thil ~ fret day o, December, 1881:
CAPITAL.
Amount of Capital Stock paid in
ASSETS.
Cash on hand and in the hsnds Of
AGENTS or other persons TN.5l3 -
Real Estate unincnmbered ....-. ill.an 20
Bonds owned by the company -. 1,5l21G 90
Loans on bond and mortgage heipg
Fri lien nincnmhered real es-
tste, worth doable The as1't loaned 81 4l5 81
Debt- otherwis secured. .......... 6l.iI5 90
Debts for premiums. None
All other securities. ....... 49,. 2S,l06 81
Total n.sets ..........2a.255,s 800 81
LIABILITIES.
Amount due or rot due to banks or
other rredlfura. ........ None
LOSSES adjusted and due .......... None
Lorses adjnsted and Eul dae....... "a si9 %
Lapssse uDadj Ted. >. .....,.. 1901 56
Loeses in suspcnse waiting farther
pnny. - ....'. -. 49,. N7eo o.
Reinsurance fund at 50 per cent pro
ratA. --....-.-.... no V'o ~
Total Liah,i,iesA .....S S24,Gyo Is
one NIX ............... 800. 1860 90
The greatest amount allowed nv tha
rules If the company 10 be insnr-
ed In any one town. city or village No rule.
The srcafest amount allowed 70 be
injured IN any one block -. No ralc.
rom Dakota. ISL -. 1s.s74e2
Net amt io-ses paid In Dakota, 1851 2.5t9 "a
STATE OF MAsSACHUsE
CouHrr OF HanrprN
y Durham. Pr, ridenf. and 5 j, Hall. Sec
reta,y Of the Springfield Ere and Marine Inenr.
arc q Company. being duly sworn, deposs and
eay thai The iorrgoin. II fllt, true and correct
s,s,cmen ~ the sfaire NJ eAid company and
thAt the said Insurance company is,he bnrfde
owner Of al least hundred Thousand dollars
~ actual cash capital invested in tho state aud
Uni, Cd Stat Is s,ocks and b"nds or 10 bend snd
mortgages ii real estate unincunbcred and
worth double the amount for the same is mort
gagged; and they are the above described officers
JIM DUNBAR.
s. J. HALL. President.
seere.1f.
e. DUDLEY CHAPEN.
Justice Of tha Pence
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA.
Cffice Of Auditor.
Z J. tho undersigned. auditor Of the Territory Of
nakoJa, hereby certify hat the above II cor
rect OF Tho statement OF the c0udtlon Of the
sbave mentioned company on the 3lst day If
December. 1881. ~ sh0wr hy the original state
ment. ard that the said original statement 10
now On die In this Office.
In Testimony whereof. hcrcunto enbscrihe
my nan e. snd afdx my cfhcial seal,
tSEAL] this ist day OF February. lesa
Territorial Auditor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-22

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4" Slim Jim " Again.

The Philadelphia Ledger of to-day gives
the following details of "slim Jim Haga-
ny's latest exploit in tie Quaker CITY
.'Peter A. Babcock OF Wilmington, Del.'
came to this city recently, and, visiting, a
public house, drank freely. While under
the influence of liquor he was robbed OF
a watch and chain valued at $500. Among
the frequenters of the house WAS @ one
George Hagany. also from Whining
ton, who had been arrested on
several occasions on the charge Of theft,
Hagany was known to Babcock, and he con
ceiyed the idea that Hagany was the THEFT,
and his arrest was made by Detective Miller
on the charge. Yesterday, on hearing al
the Central Station, the complainant testi,
fled to the loss of the watch and chain al
the house which Hagany visited, and said
that the defendant, when spoken to about
the loss intimated that the watch could be
recovered for fifty dollars. The witness wa!
asked by the defendant what reason he hao
for believing that he (Hagany) had stoier
the watch, and the Magistrate decided tha
he need not answer the question. HaganN
was held for further hearing on Monday
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
CONTINUED In second edition. J,
- - -
AN INFEREs TING DECIsION.
A Case OF Considerable Importance tc
Cigar Manufacturers.


The Washington Star Of recent date re
ports the trial Of case in the Criminal
Court OF that city, which though seemingly
unimportant in Itself is of great interest to
all manufacturers of cigars, by reason of the
radical principles upon which the defense
was grounded, and upon which an acquittal
was secured. The prominent facts are briefly
as follows Mr.. EckloG, deputy col
lector of internal revenue, on. the 14th
of July, 1882, seized at the factory of Louis
X. Bart, bonded manufacturer of cigars,
No. 239 New Jersey avenue In this city, II
box containing 50 cigars. 1t was admitted
by tho defense that the cigars had not paid
the internal revenue tax; that tho stami,
found upon the box, when seized, had been
removed from another box, and that the
cigars, originally in the box from which the
stamp had been removed, had been taken
out OF the same for the purpose OF rework-
ing, and the stamp cancelled by the manu-
facturer's cancellation, but not destroyed.
1t was not claimed by the defense that
there was any intention of afIixing any
other stamp on the box seized for the pur-
pose of denoting the payment OF the
tax thereon, but admitted that the
father of the defendant Intended to take the
cigars with him on a visit to lewer Mary
land, and to consume them personally by
smoking at his convenience. The. defense
claimed that. both the manufacturer him
self and his employees might consume, by
smoking, SO many cigars as they require
without paying any stamp tax thereon, the
remedy of the Government, ior the abuse
of the privilege or excessive use, being by
civil suit on the bond Of the manufacturer,
based upon insufficient product Of cigars
from the material purchased, and reported
to the Government, as required by law.
The court held that no. offence was COM
pleted SO as to justify conviction under
any of the five counts in the Indictment un-
less the act complained of was committed
| with fraudulent intent, possession Of un-
cancelled stamps and manufactured cigars
not reported Tor stamp tax, under the cir
cumstances of this case, not being sufficient.
The jury promptly acquitted the defendant
| on all the counts. When 1t Is remembered
that some manufacturers employ three OF
four thousand men, most of whom are
smokers, the importance of the question,
as well MS of the result OF the trial, is mani.
fest. Judge Wylie presided at the trial
Assistant District Attorney sTaggart ap
peared for the government and Robert
Christy and Z. d. F. Brady, formerly ol
| Wilmington, for defendant.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
RIDDLEDERGER AND M'CARTY.
Interest In the Expected Hostile Meeting
Between tho Two Men.

lspcclai dispatch to the Press. e
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The belligerent at
titude assumed in print towards each other
by Senator-elect kiddleberger, of Virginia,
and Page McCarty, correspondent of The
State, has created lively interest, because
both men are almost as well known here a.
in Richmo"d. The editor of The Stote is
the man who went out to fight with Riddle
berger some months ago and failed to Parry
ong any caps for the pistol. Mr. Riddle
berger is Il hero of two duels Ia ana dass. by
which bo WON tnc titie OF Game cock OF the
Shenandoah Valley" but he has not lit his
man. Mr.. McCarty fought memorable
duel with "a prominent young lawyer of
Richmond, which was u fatal affair and
might have been averted by prudent frienda.
McCarty was desperately wounded and Nor
decai was killed. This affair was as roman
tic and sensational in the incidents which
preceded it as the fatal meeting was ur-
necessary. Interest in the McCartv- Riddle
berger affair was stimulated to-day by q
report that McCarty had returned to the
city last night and was quietly seeking q
suitable pair of pistols for the expected
meeting, but If McCarty is here his move
ments have been so secret as to evade the
most careful inquiries of his friends The
presence of the chief of police of Richmond
at one Of the ho els where he was recognized
has not tended 10 alay the excitement
among Virginians who are interested in the
anticipated hostile meeting.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
DOINGS IN THE CITY.
NEWS OF LOCAL INTEREST
ALL AROUND.
COUNCILS MEETING LAST NIGHT.
NO Additional POlieemen-A Disposition
tn stiii Tinker with the Market ordi-
nances.

President Conrad presided at the ad-
1ourned meeting of the City Council last
evening. The members were nearly all
present, when the body was called to order
at 7.30. The Water Committee reported
fayorably on o petition of Samuel McCor
mick for water pipes estimated at q cost of
$50. The petitions of Bell & Taylor for
increased water facilities and Charles Taze-
well for water pipe on Linden street were
reported unfavorably.
The same committee also reported ad-
versely to the petition of W. P. Frond and
others, for water pipes at the public ex-
pense.
The Law Committee reported adversely to
the petition of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. The 5000 reward for the
apprehension of the rioters on election day
was finally awarded to W. w. Pritchett.
The Committee on Opening Streets, re-
ported favorably on the bill Of M. Keogh,
amounting to $500, for grading Harrison
street.
The Street Commissioner reported 81 men
and iye teams employed during the week;
payroll $161 .25.
City Treasurer Pierce reported balance
OF SCI, 1886 in bank.
John Hughes requested TO lay 80 feet Of
curb on Van Buren, street between Fifth and
Sixth. Granted.
The ordinance providing for an increase
In the police force was read the third time,
and defeated.
A petition from the property holders on
Morrow street, between Fifth and Sixth,
| asking permission TO grade and pave the
curbstone cutters, was referred to Street
Committee.
Reed, Fifth and jackson and Fifth and Van
fRd Raf M
to the Lamp Committee.
Mr.. Baugh introduced an ordinance to
amend an ordinance In reference TO offences
against the public economy and concerning
certain nuisances. Read twice and referred
the Law Committee.
MIR. Paynter introduced an ordinance con-
cerning the markets en King street anu in-
tersections, making 1t the duty si the Clerk
OF the Markets to keep those points clear.
The report Of the coal oil inspector showed
that he had inspected 1884 gallons OF
oil during November.
The bill of the City Treasurer for postage
stamps for various city departments amount
ing to S1l, was objected TO by Mr.. Tailey
and referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Bailey presented resolution annull-
ing all permits granted to parties to occupy
stands or booths on the side walks after JAN
uary Is An amendment TO make 1t March
rs was made and accepted.
The bills for removing garbage and ashes
were presented and ordered 10 be paid.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Garrett,
requesting the Mayor 10 enforce the laws
on the Sabbath. After short dicsussion
| the resolution was lost.
Mr.. Beecher gave notice that at some
future meeting he would introduce an ordi-
| nance In reference to storekeepers display
| ing their goods ON the pavements.
The president announced the fuel COM
mittee for the poor as follows William q.
Eastburn, Thomas johnson, George Abeie,
| +. b. +. Miller, David Stevenson, Levi Gar
rett, Abner Bailey, Joseph c. File, Dennis
j. Mention, John M. Newell.
Council then adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
Disguised NIasqueraders.


On Thanksgiving eve small party of
ladies and gentlemen, chaperoned by
Messrs. George Platt and George Turner,
came down from Philadelphia TO attend a
masquerade party, They brought all the
toggery necessary for successful guses, the
costumes being made Tor them to figure as
Topsey, Phineas the Quaker, the Goddessos
of Night and Morning, and other mythology
cal and ridiculous personages. They went
to hotel, donned their garbs, one of them
having a nondescript bonnet, which took
his mother-in=law day to build, and then
learned that no such thing as masquerade
was contemplated by any Chester people
ia other words they had been enticed to this
city on the false invitation of some wag.
The figurantes looked at each other, then
looked at their watches and found that in q
few minutes their friends would leave
Philadelphia and Wilmington to join them.
kilograms were then sent In both direc-
tions, the masqueraders packed up their
togo cry and left, filled with feelings OF iu-
eiiable disgust.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Last Night-The Election
of Omcers--New Members.

At the Historical society's annual meeting
last evening Hon. l.. L. Wales presided and
among those present were the Rev. T. G..
Littell, DIR. r. z. Johnson, DIR. J. p. Wales,
DR.. L. P. Bush, II. r. Bringhurst and
Joseph X. Walker.
Officers were elected as follows to serve the
ensuing year: President, Hon. L. E. Wales;
vice-Presidants, Hon. j. P. Comegys, Rev.
7. g. Littell and Hon. T. F. Bayard Re-
cording Secretary and Historiographer, j.
R Walter Corresponding Secretary, L. P.
Bush, NJ. d. ; Treasurer, II. r. Bringhurst
Librarian, R. P. johnson, NJ. D.; Directors,
George II. Bates, Cesar A. Rodney, Francis
N. Buck, J. p. Wales, NJ. D., Willard Hall
Porter.
DIR. r. P. johnson, the librarian, reported
that during the year the donations to the
Society's library were as follows: Total,
775, viz /: Books, 152; pamphlets, 274; news
papers, 1863; slips, manuscript, relics, etc,
$50. The year before there we're 964, viz.
Books, So; pamphlets, 353; newspapers,
437; others, 1S9. This aIss~7-' falling of
is in numbers only, the collection Of the
past year being richer in historic interest
probably than that of any one year Of the
soclety's existence. From the donations OF
the past year there has been considerable
addition to the reports Of local societies and
anbOCidblOub, WHICH uTc ihi tTDtu cbUlplcbc US
yet, and 1t IS hoped that they may be per
iected in time, and that By the careful
examination of the accumulated papers by
individual members and thu prompt deposit
of them in the library tbs time may be
much shortened.
Donations were reported have been re.
ceived from the following
The Rev f. s. Peet, the Department OF the
Interior of Pennsylvania ; trs. DR.. Sharp,
Hon. j. r. McFee, NJ. Kinps, L. b. Frazer,
H. X. Bringhurst, Mrs. s. II johnson, j. G..
Green, Boston; Il. A. Brock, Richmond,
Va; the kew. W. j. West, Mrs John Town
send, Hon. J. Meredith Read, X. 2. John
son, DR.. L. P. Bush, DIR. A. H, Grimshaw,
American Numismatic and Archaeological
Society of New York; State Historical
Society Of Kansas; Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren,
Miss Lydia Clark, George johnson, Cecil
county, Md; Hon. T. r. Bayard, Hon. E.
L. Martin, ii. B. McIntire, Benjamin 8.
Clark, Miss Georgiana Bowers, Mrs. Ad-
miral DUPONT, William Dean, VIM. Goodell
VIM. Tatnall and Clarkson Ogden.
The Rev. 7. G Littel proposed the names
Of the Revs. G.. w. Dubois, D. D., G. f.
Murray and II. B. Martin, NJ. D., for men,
bership of'the Society.
Two handsomely framed engravings were
received from Mrs. Admiral DUPONT. The
first represented Mira Ali Mahomed Khan,
Member of the Royal Asiaiic Society oi
England, Member of the Geographical
Society of Bombay, Consul General Of the
Sublime Porte at Bombay, and member oi
he Royal Society Of Antiquaries of Copen.
hagen, Denmark. The second was that oi
the Right Rev. Bishop Alfred Lee.
A number of relies of the Centennial
Guards were presented by police Officer
Peterson.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
Delaware AS n Place of Residence

This section OF Delap RI is attracting the
attention of Northern ,,a W. tern people
who are looking abouV tneiia soi - iniIder
and more congenial climate than that In
which they now dwell. During the past
month the Transcript has received more than
twenty letters from Northerners making in
quiry about the climate of this part Of Della
ware and the advantages of Middletown as
place of residence. We are pretty busy
abroad the praises of our mild and soothing
climate and the beauties and conveniences
of our town. A week or SO ago we wrote to
a man In Wisconsin that we were still wear
ing a straw hat and linen coat, and now
we are living in dread that he may come in
here on prospecting tour and catch us In
the very middle of cold snap.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
HISTORIC STRUCTURE DESTROYED.
Burning of Christ Church at Cambridge
sad Work of the Flames

CAMBRIDGE, Nov 30.-Christ Church
(EpiscoraD in this city was destroyed BY
lire to-day. The fire originated from a DE-
fcctiye flue, and the flames burned so rapidiy
that all effort tn fave the building proved
futile. The building was insured for 81, COO
Christ Church was an historic structure. IL
was originally built in 1870, and rebuilt In
l194. The last Indebtedness was paid about
year ago by the congregation. The edihce
was picturesque and ancient in appearance,
aud, being built Of brick, was substantial
structure. By many tics it was attached
to most of the oldest and formerly
richest families of the Eastern Shore
Among the crowd of people who are
watching the smoking walls may be seen
not few eyes dimmed with tears, shed for
the old church in which their fathers and
ther fathers before them for four genera
tions were married and ba .jtizcd, and from
which so many had been buried in the old
church yard. Efforts will be made Ia raise
funds with which TO rebuild the editicc, and
il is more than probable that its many
friends at home and abroad will promptly
contribute.
A fire company has been organized, a
steam fire engine bought aud a fine engine
house built, but the engine has not arrived
from the manufacturers.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
WILMINGTON. DEL, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2.

lawyers engaged and even the powers of the
court prostittSEed TO that end. He had also
bought heavily before the alleged failure.
Many bills " IRE bought on time, and many
of the sums due creditors weFe on notes and
others open accounts. They all came due
after the Judgments Of Mary Z:
Sanders had been entered. Counsel would
also prove that goods mysteriodsly, surrep-
titiously and clandestinely,disapp from
the store at Seventh and Market streets dur
ing the nighttime, when the thoroughfares
were deserted. The curtains 6f The store
were pulled down. All the business trans
actions were by and between the Sanders
family alone, and that May E. Sanders,
who was alleged TO have loaned James A.
Sanders the money on which Judgments
were given, was never a woman of any
reputed means. 1t would be also proven
that the clerks In the store were
never cognizant of any change in
conducting the business excepting the
change Of name on bill heads, advertise
ments, etc. James A. Sanders continued
the virtual manager during the time E.
Bertha and Henry Sanders were alleged to
have had control. The latter was seldom In
the store, being engaged In New York and
occasionally visiting Wilmington. When
ever any consultation In regard to the bust
ness was necessary James A., was the one
consulted. Bertha Sanders had remarked
when making the alleged, transfer to her
brother Henry L., that she was glad that
scheme was over.
The first witness for the defense was
Henry NJ. Rosenbaufa, 0f Philadelphia, a
member of one of the four firms who as
creditors of James A. Sanders, had the store
goods sold by Sheriff Clark. He testified to
having, vi tic fall of 1875. sold ito james
A. Sanders several bills 81 goods. One
identified, was for $2,670.9 .9j from September
81, 1873, 10 January %, 1873, and was the
largest bill James \. Sanders eyer owed the
firm. Had always found him correct. The
first intimation he had that the bill would
not be paid was a letter from James A.
Sanders late ,in January. Several quanti-
ties of goods had been returned to the
firm to the amount Of $500. Wit
ness could not remember for What
particular reason goods were returned, but
more on the ground that Jahles A. Sanders
could not be paid for. The bill of goods
mentioned was very much larger than any
bill JamespA. Sanders had ever bought OF
his firm. Never sold any bill after that bill.
Held no notes, the account being an open
vnc.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
water witch Fair,

The fair of the Water Witch Fire Com.
pany will again have the attraction OF THE
First Regiment Band this evening, and M Q
delightful concert may be expected. tat y
ta'Sigh. Last night the attendance was
large A number of articles were CHANGED
off Matthew +. Rogers won pair Of
chickens from table ID and fine growing
nIant from table B, Alexander Hagerty a
tnrley and Patrick Dugan large roast Of
beef from table b. The shooting gallery wat
Lii natronized as well as the wheel which
decides the pools in the noted race horses o.
the country at table D. Thomas smith O.
DnPont's Banks has presented the fair
tbrough Edward Meenan, with pig, whicl
will he killed and dressed by Elsing .
Ianre and ratified off on table ID. Inc iail
continues until Tuesday night.
The daily gazette., 1882-12-02
CAPTAIN VIRDEN'S CASH
AN INTERESTING sALvAaE
SUIT DECIDED.
THOSE VIRGINIA FIRE EA1EEs,
A Case of Some Note In Which the Catef
Plaintiff 10 Pilot Virden Of Lewes mn&
the Respondent the Isark Arsndet
Philadelphia Ledger. J

Judge Butler, yesterday, In the United
States District Court, filed an opinion In
the case of Henry +. Virden, master of the
City Ice Boat, No. 3, ON behalf Of the City
of Philadelphia, himself and crew, and sun
dry wreckers also, against the bark Anendel,
her cargo, etc, in which claim was made
for salvage. The facts upon which the
claim was made were these
The bark, loaded with iron rails, reached
the Capes Of the Delaware in February. 1881
at which time the river was filled with d0at-
ing Ice. After an unsucce ssful effort had
been made to obtain ASST tance to enable her
to reach the port Of Philadelphia, the Gap
tain and crew abandoned the bark then
surrounded by ice, and attempted to reaes
land, intending, as the Captain AYERS, to
get assistance and return. The Captain of
the City Ice Boat, hearing that the bark had
been abandoned, and was In great peiii,
steamed through the ice to her and took
her In tow putting part Of his crew on board
of her. On the way back the crew of the bark,
in boat, was encountered and taken on
board. Subsequently, the vessel was towed
TO the Breakwater and to the port of Phila-
delphia.
The Judge said that the vessel was In dis
tress and danger, and her rescue was sal
wage service, and all who participated In 1t
must be regarded as salvors. The City Ice
BOAT ana crew owed the respOndents no duty
which required the service rendered. By
the terms of the original ordinance the Ice
Boats were established for breaking ice and
Keeping the channel open to navigation;
and the boat was under no other .oblf-
CATION to save the bark than any other
vessel similarly situated. She and her crew,
as well as her wreckers, must be treated as
salyors. To the question what should be
allowed? the Judge made answer, that in
his judgment, the service performed did not
call for larger compensation than $500.
commission would be appointed to de-
Iermine how the money should be dir
tributed, and what amount the captain Of
the Ice Boat was entitled to.