Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-08-01
THE NEWS.

carnage containing the dead bodies of
three grown persons and two children
Was recently found under lightning
struck tree in a secluded locality in Tex
as. They are supposed to have been a
party OF English tourists who took refuge
under the tree during thunderstorm, and
were all killed by lightning.
Nothing more has been learned as 10
the fate Of captain Webb who attempted
to SWIM the Niagara falls last week. In
reply to inquiries before setting out on
bis fatal swim, he said he first thou CHIT of
swimming the rapids last year, when cap
tain Paul Boyton, was talked Of doing il.
However 1t was only lately that he resolv-
ell to attempt it. He came to the falls Ju-
ly ! and examined the course and then
made up his mind. When the rumor that
had been circulated that he would go over
the falls in rubber ball was referred TO
he gave merry laugh and said the man
who made that statement should be put
into rubber ball himself and sent over
the falls, He said in going down he would
be carried under the water by the current,
and II he could hold his breath until he
came to the surface again he would be all
right. He could easily, he said, hold his
breath under water for minute and
half. He would have to fight to keep at
the top. II he could not do so, he said, il
would be all up with him. When asked if
he had Well considered the matter, he said
il WAS a curious thing, and he aid not
bother much about it. He was going 10
| chance it.
The body of Captain Webb was found
floating in the Yer near Lewiston, n. Y,
| Saturday afternoon There was a cut on
his head evidently caused by rock at the
| entrance to the whirlpool, which WIS in
itself sufficient to have caused death. The
remains will be sent to Boston, where Mrs
Webb is at present residing.
! The petroleum exchange in Oil City has
appointed committee to build an indie
pendent telegraph line TO Bradford and
| Pittsburg.
| Thomas Mcclure, who is confined in
the Jail at Chicago for the murder Of Mrs
Mary Little, nearly killed himself with q
rusty pocket knife.
| Cholera has appeared among the British
troops in Egypt, there having been two
fatal cases in the AZ regiment at Cairo and
one in the hospital at Abassies.
Mrs Hall, of Terre Haute, Indiana, who
| killed her husband in house of prostitu-
ton, was promptly discharged by Justice
/ Lackaran, on the ground Of emotional in
/ sanity.
The governor Of Missouri, before leav-
! ing for Utah, wrote to the st. Louis police
board that the Sunday provision Of the
high license law must be enforced to the
letter.
NJ. A. Dauphin, of the Louisiana Lot
terry company, has brought suit against
Walter Q. Gresham, postmaster general,
for 500. 900 sustained by his recent order.
J The Treasury Department has made a
ruling that certificates'of registry cannot
be issued to vessels under five tons burden.
Mr.. Preston, acting Director of the Mint,
has directed no melting charge be imposed
OH trade dollars deposited at the mint on
account ot sales of silver bullion.
The War Department is informed tina
the body Of the late General Ord has beer
embalmed, and will remain in Cuba until
autumn, when it will be brought here.
Colonel 0. VI. Poe, of the Corps Of En-
gineers, at present on duty at the War De
partment as aide e-camp to Genera
Sherman, was orderd to succeed the lat
Major Francis NJ. Farquhar, in charge o
the harbor improvements at Detroit.
; The Treasury Department has received
a remonstrance from the British authori
ties against the return to England Of thre
alleged pauper emigrants who were goini
to friends in this country, who had prom
ised to take care Of them, and which emi
grants had shown letters TO that effect upo
their arrival in the United States. Tn
matter will be inquired into.
- The Secretary Of War and the actin
Adiutant General considered the case
Chaplain Toussiant Mesplie. They d'
cided to hold the matter in allegiance unit
. the papers in the case were completes
Father Mesplie is in San Francisco at pres
ent He will undoubtedly be tried b
court martial, but his friends have no fe'
OF this, as they think he will be able
clear himself without trouble. The
claim that being unused to leave OF al
) sence, he drew pay for full active pay il
stead of for leave pay, and that this is Il
extent Of his crime.
The Kansas Live Stock Company has
lease for large tract Of Cherokee land
the Indian Territory beginning Oct.
!. which is now occupied by a number
- herders who have leased for this summe
The company is trying to take immedia
possession, and is ordering the herders a
pealed to the Interior Department to pr
tect them in their rights. Mr.. Josl.
doubts his legal authority tointerfere, b
is looking into the subject.
Two citizens OF Green Bay report ha
ing seen water snake, twelve feet 10
n ana one in diameter, carrying its head t.
IT; feet above the surface. The serpent d
" appeared when struck with an oar.
I/The Sioux held their annual sun dan
4 at Rosebnd agoncy, 10000 being prese
from all parts Of the reservation. t
government has given orders to supprt
N the bartarous practice hui the agoI
.. were powerless.
B. II. Broer, a jeweler Of Toledo, Oh
- found four masked men in his bed-roo
= Friday night and asked them what II
wanted. Being struck at with a clnb,
knocked down his assailant with his 4
his wife struck another, and the VIII