Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-08-15
THE NEWS.

son committed suicide by drowning in the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, Aug. 18th
She cut up her gossamer, placed stones on
1t, and then drowned where the water WAS
only ~ feet deep. Her body was discoy-
cred by passengers on the out. going train
next morning at seven o'clock. She had
been suffering from mental disease some
years. She was the neice and adopted
daughter of Senator Grimes. Senator Al
iison opened the campaign in Clarinda
Saturday, and was in Council Bluffs at the
time.
The prize fight between VIM Wagner,
OF Pittsburg, and Albert Cayanaugh, of
New York, fought at Pittsburg, yesterday,
which resulted in a victory for Cayanaugh,
who knocked Wagner out on the 4th round.
The mutilated remains Of four white
men were found on railroad camp on
the Cincinnati Southern road near Cum
berland Falls, Aug. 13. The theory is
that the men fought double duel over
cards.
The New England Telegraph company
has been incorporated at Boston, to run
wires from that city to Bangor.
Cotton-worms have myaged whole fields
in the vicinity Of Austin, Texas, and ON
many plantations not quarter crop will
| be made.
Well-diggers at work on farm near
Yates Centre, Kan sas, struck large vein
OF silver ore, and claims are selling at from
$500 to $4,000 each.
The national debt bill, which has passed
10 second reading in the British house of
commons, will have the effect to cancel
fl73, 900 within twenty years.
In the southern portion of Wood county,
Wisconsin, one man has kept $50 Indians
employed in picking blueberries. The
crop has been an unusually large one.
J. Z White, of the railway mail service,
has gone to Montana to arrange for for
warding mails to Washington territory by
way of the Utah Northern and Northern |
Pacific roads.
Gladstone reports that the reorganization |
Of the Egyptian army under Lord Dufferin !
is about completed, and that the worn Of
remodeling the police and judiciary adj
yances slowly.
A cool request for August has reached |
the treasurer of the United States from |
West Virginia, who asks that $500 be sent |
him with which to redeem all the trade |
dollars in his section of the country.
A grand reunion of Texas pioneers, Con- !
federates, and Mexican war veterans was
opened at Mckinney, Texas Eight thou
sand persons were present Addresses
were delivered by Governors ireland and |
Hubbard and Congressman Throckmorton.
Judge Reid, of Nashville, made his ap-
peamnce in pool-room and was hssed |
for a recent unfriendly decision. He
threatened to have the whole party before |
him and to send pool sellers TO Jail for five
years, and added that he deiied any mob. |
Poor Sullivan is not allowed to slug in |
his own town, and has to go to enlighteded |
and civilized New York wheneverhe wants
TO bung anybody's optice. The patriots
about the old tea district are asying, Is
this frae counthry?"
James McCermott, an Irish leader of |
Brooklyn, who was knighted by the pope,
recently crossed the Atlantic and was ar.
rested at Liverpool on charge of conspiring
TO murder officials of the government
He said he would call upon the United
States to protect him.
Frequent enquiry is made as to when
the law on the reduction OF postage goes
into effect. On the 18th ult., Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Hazen issued a
circular to postmasters throughout the
United States in which he says that the
reduction of postage to cents on first
class domestic mail matter will go into
effect on Oct. /.
The cholera will not likely reach us
this year, but Oscar Wilde is on the ocean
EN- route for America. 1t is said that he
will settle in Virginia.
Tariff for revenne only" laid General
Hancock on his little bed, and the dose
will be fatal every time. No charge for
the advice. ~ ...
- Secretary Folger is in Minneapolis,
MINI. A party of distinguished men, in
cluding Folger, went to Lake Minnetoka,
Aug. IA, the guests Of Gen. Washburn,
member of congress from that district.
A prize fight took place between Demp-
sey, Of Brooklyn, and Turnbull, Of New
York, about four o'clock Tuesday. Twen-
ty-three rounds were fought. Dempsey
was declared the winner.
Denver Tribune says: General Logan's
speech at G. A. Il meeting was greeted
with great enthusiasm, cheers drowning
almost every sentence. As he concluded,
Judge Symes arose TO adjourn the meet
ing, but, before he had uttered word,
veteran close by in loud voice cheered
General Logan las the next president Of
the United States" The immense gath
crihS VHuBht I" "p hhu icpcatcu ~ tiiltS
without number, and then only ceased
from exhaustion.
A prominent Spanish Republican states
that the situation in Spain is very grave.
He asserts that several superior officers of
Republic; that an outbreak in the Re-
publican interest is imminent in the prin-
cipal towns, ald that Carlists are prspar-
ing to act in the North
Mr.. VI. Blairs death leaves but few old
Cabinet officers alive, Among these are
Mr.. A. II. II. Stuart. Secretary of the Navy
under President Zachary Taylor; Jefferson
Davis, Secretary Of War under President
Pierce; and Jeremiah $. Black, Attorney
General under the latter part of President
Buchanans torm, and Cameron under
Lincoln.
An Alabama watermelon shows perfect
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