The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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OF the new 2-cent stamps that go into cir.
culaion Oct. /, contractors are now fully
stocked and await the acquisitions from the
possoffice department. The distribution
will be made from New York, beginning
Sept. Is, and sufficient number of stamps
will be placed in the hands of postma asiers
to supply the demands caused by the re-
duction OF letter postage Oct. |. The dep lrt-
ment has not sufficiept number of CLERKS
at present to undertake the redemption of
cent stamps outstanding and it IS prob
able that the matter will await congression-
al action.
Officers Of the postoffice department ex
press the opionion that the inadvertence of
congress in making bill. to regulate post
masters salaries go into effect at once, III
stead OF Oct. / the date fixed for the reduc
ton in letter postage, will cost the govern.
mont I'll 500, 600 in incre Sc OF salaries. The
system ofgrading salaries prOportonately
In accordance with the receipts OF offices,
also unfavorably commented upon a, the
department., for the reason that under thi /,
system pOstmasters are continually tempted
TO make fictitious sales Of stamps in order
w
1t Is reported that the postmaster general
has under consideration some more radical
res than heretofore adoJ ted 'or the
suppression OF the lottery business in this
country. Ii is not unlikely that he will give
some attention to the proI 0sltiOn to forbid
the circulation through the mails OF news.
papers which contain advertisements of
these enterprises.
The department OF state is in receipt of
information that two Americsn vessels, the
Rebecca J. Maul'on and the Jose Moore,
seized at SaguslA Grande, Cuna, by Spanish
authorities tor alleged violations Of the
Spanish revenue law, have been released on
grounds urged by the colsui of the United
States at Saguala Grande, under inatruction
from the department of state.
As the president him self ord red the
court martial which tried Col Ilges at ST.
Paul, he Is himself the reviewing officer ia
the matter and the case goes to him with
out any action or recommendation from
any other officer, except the usual review OF
the judge advocate general of the army.
RECORD or CRIME.
Laura Bschler, aged sixteen years, who
terville, Ohio, went to school on the morn.
ing OF the 9th inst but not returning to
dinner her parents became alarmed and
made search, resulting in the discovery Of
this note in the carriage shed: "Iou will
find me in the canal bet ween Heppers
and the lock. ! don't want TO be ia the
water long. am going where my
board and clothes cost nothing | am
sorry to do it. Although | had nothing to
do about coming into the world | can go
out OF it."
At Erwin, Schuyler county, Illinois, on
the 8th inst, an attempt was made TO blow
up Rev. G. A. Ooensheisl, the organizer of a
sect known as the Pilgrims, who are often
sively polypamous. The sect hes Just COM
pleted new church, and it was to have
been dedicated intwo or three weeks s
on as the high prie arrived from Iu
rope. Obensheim slept in the building. a
large quantity of giant powder was placed
under the structure which was fired, COM
pletely wreckiug the building. Fortunate
ly for Obensheim he wes not in the chur, h
at the time.
Near Liletown, in Green county, Ky, on
the sth inst, Joseph Bsgby was shot ana
mortally wounded at the same spot where
his brother was killed some two months
ago. deadly ieud has existed between
George Edwards and Bsgby on one side,
and James Owens, Dodeswel aud Mike
Rogers on the other side. Joe Bagby was
shot from an ambush, the shot apparently
being from Spencer rife. Mike Rogers
has been arrested.
James bryce, bookkeeper thirty four
years, has been arrested in New York on
charge of embezzling S2l 900 from Henry
Ferris Sons, brewers, in whose employ he
had been three years previous to May last,
when he was discharged. The amount
stolen was believed TO basmall An exam
ination Of TIE books by an expert showed the
above-named deficiency, aud TN indict-
-ment against Bryce mas been obtained.
Two white girls, Mary Lara;n and Sarah
Luce, OF Charlotte n C., one of them very
comely; deliberately left their homes with
coal black negroes. The parents and broth
ers of the girls got on the track OF the ilgi-
tiyes, and one darkey was arrested. Nine
cases of this kind have occurred in SIX
months and all in tbs same section Of the
country, white women in each case running
of with negro men.
A young man named Rob Granger, son
of q wealthy and respected business man of
Milwaukee, was found in his fathers barn
with bullet hole through his brain on The
7th inst. The young man was a society fa-
vorite was well established in business, and
IN ali respects is future was bright, so that
no cause was assigned for the self-mur sr.
s. Z. Kennedy, the defaultihg bookeeper
of the Commercial National bank, Yourgs.
town, Ohio; returned from Toronto recently.
He stated to the hank Officers that Sl4, 90
nf oh na
bank will lose not TO exceed s. 600, az Ken
nedy's property will be sold to pay the
defalcBtion.
In attemptin. to quell disturbance in .
saloon recently at Mansfield, Pennsy ylvania,
Constable B. NJ. Clark had his skull irsc-
tured and was so seriously Injured luteiB l..
ly that he cannot recover.
M S. Teller, a druggist Of Sandy Hill n.
T., shot himself fatally with the same weap-
on, in the same room aud at he correspond.
Ing hour his father killed bimse,i year
ago.
Henry Robinson, a convict. was 7, Gently
shot and fatally wounded at Grants on.
vict camp, Georgia, in an attemp. 10 escape.
Two men, supposed to be prof sSionsl
burglars were arre.ted ard locked up in
Minneapolis, MINI, on tse 10th INST.
Deici,r cies have been scovered in the
accounts Of tts Phi adeiphis gas works
that may exceed $3.50 600.
DR.. Ritchey, a MENDOZA, H., wife killer,
has been making an eflectusl attempt to
cut his own throat.
TIE CASUALTY RECORD.
Two serious accident occurred on the Sth
inst, at Kenosha mountain, in South Park
road, Colorado, in which seven employes