Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-30

A PERsoN who had been sailing out of the
Chicago port as a Jack Tar for several
years was arrested on the 10Th and proved
to be a young girl.
The Mormon missionaries who have
been PROSECUTING for some time in the vi
entity of Rutherford, N. c., were on the 18th
given notice by the residents of the town
to leave the neighborhood on pain of sum-
mary justice. The Mormons left.
THE yacht Hebe capsized in a squall on
Lake Champlain, n. V, a few days ago,
and the Captain and mate were drowned.
GEORGE MORRISON, q night distributing
clerk in the Toledo CO., Post-ofice, was ar
rested on the 18th for robbing the mails.
He confessed his guilt.
THERE were two cases of sunstrokc at
New Orleans on the 10th, one being fatal.
ROBERT LEE, postmaster at Collinsville,
Fla, was arrested on the 18th for stealing
over two thousand dollars worth of stamps.
w. II. NANDERBILT's famous mares, Maud
S. and Aldine, trotted a mile at Fleetwood
Park, N. Y, Oh the 18th, in 2:151s, beating
all previous records. They were driven by
Nj. Vanderbilt.
SOLOMON II. NEwETT and Willie Hardee
(colored) were hanged at Conway, S. c.,
on the 18th, for the murder of jeremiah
Slavery, an old merchant.
A SEVERE hail-storm in the vicinity Of
Columbus, O., a few nights ago did great
damage to the crops.
AT Eastman, Ga, on the 18th O negro
named Wynne, in a quarrel, was cut to
pieces; a convict at Dubois, Ca, was shot
dead while trying to escape; at Warner
killed in saloon fow, and at Coosacoo,
Ala, Jordan Corbin, a negro, murderer
was taken from the Jail by a mob and
hanged.
The value of exports of provisions, tall
low and dairy products for the five months
ended May 81 was SS43, $685. GOA, against SS44,-
1854 for the corresponding period of last
year..
CHINA is purchasing munitions of wal in
the United States upon a large scale, pre-
sumably in view of the probability of wal
with France growing out of the Tonquin
difficulty.
CAPTAIN KELLY, Of the steam whaler
Lucretia, arrived at San Francisco on the
10Th, and reported the severest weather for
many seasons in the Northern seas. Dur
ing a mutiny Of his crew in the Arctic
Ocean he shot and killed the ringleader,
James Madden.
GENERAL CROOK on the 10Th was expect
ing the surrender of all the fugitive
Apaches. Five bucks had given themselves
up, and reportedthat other members of the
band were preparing to come in.
A MAN named Till Warner, who had been
arrested Oh suspicion of having perpetrated
a brutal outrage upon and attempted to kill
a little girl named Nellie Lyons, was
hanged by a mob at Cheboygan,
Mich, on tie night of the 18th. He protest.
ed his innocence to the last. On the night
Of the 18th Mr.. Lyons missed his
little daughter Nellie, a beautiful
child of eight years. No great anx-
iety was felt until the next morn
ing, as it was thought she was with
friends. Inquiries, however, showed that
she was not in town. Search was made,
and many hours were spent in a
vain hunt. Finally one of the party, in
traversing a swamp about a mile from
town, saw a child's dress. Selling it he
soon discovered that it was the little girl.
She was unconscious. Several terrible
knife wounds We're found in her body,
and her dress was stained with
blood. She was carried to her
fathers house and medical aid summoned.
Careful nursing succeeded in saving her
life. She had been horribly abused, and
then, as if from very iendishness, stabbed
in the chest. Her condition was still criti-
cal on the 10Th, but she might recover with
care.