Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-24

An italian girl, the child of an emigrant
family who recently landed at Vera Cruz,
died of yellow fever in q hospital at New
Orleans on tho 9th.
In Christian County, Mo-, a boy named
Lee, aged fifteen years, shot and killed
Rudge S%wearnigen, aged seven years, DUR
ing a recent quarrel.
The floor of a hall at L%aurinburg, N. c.,
collapsed the other night under the weight
of a negro gathering, and the walls also
tumbled in. Eight persons were wounded,
two fatally.
The taking of testimony in the murder
case of Fora Burns, of Lincoln, Ill, was
concluded on the 9th, and arguments were
commenced. During the address of Mr..
Foster, Satisfactorily, the father of the
murdered girl was removed from the
room, it being feared that he intended ven
geance upon Mr.. Carpenter, who was
charged with the crime.
A scAFFoLD eighty feet high, support
ing four men, fell at Newcastle, Pa, onthe
9th. One of the men was killed and two
were fatally injured, while the fourth broke
his fall by catching a cross-bar.
Mrs. ELIZA BOWEN, aged eighty-three,
" oUAuSA IsAullAS y. LIZ was DuI1Su W
death a few days ago by her clothing CATCH
ing fire while she was lighting her pipe.
THROUGHOUT the United States and Can
ada the business failures during the seven
days ended on the 9th numbered 251,
against 222 the previous week. The distri-
button was as follows: New England States,
90; Middle, Al; Western, 90; Southern, "a;
Pacific States and Territories, 16; Canada
and the Provinces. 80.
AN alarm of fire on the evening of the 9th
caused a panic in the Thirty-third Street
Theater, New York, as the audience was
leaving the house. Many persons suffered
severe bruises.
WARREN WRIGHT, a brakeman on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Road,
who was injured by a bridge at Rensselaer,,
Ind, was OH the 9th awarded $780, 900 dam
ages by a jury.
Va, feared on the 9th that the negroes
were bent upon a massacre, and there was
great excitement. In some places the
women and children had been taken to the
woods and guarded. A negro was credited
with the remark that the colored people in
tended to kill all the whites in Southamp-
ton County. Negroes were reported miss
ing from their usual haunts.
1T was announced on the 9th that Mrs.
Julia Morrison, of Washington, Pa, a re-
spectacle colored woman, had undergone
a complete transformation of color. Two
years ago white spots began to appear on
her face and arms. They increased in
number and size until now they cover her
entire person. Physicians we're at a loss
to account for the remarkable change.
JOSEPH WEBSTER, of Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 9th accomplished the task of eating
two quails a day for twenty days. He suf-
fered greatly during the task, being rest.
less and frequently needing to walk two to
ten miles in order to secure a few hours
sleep.
THE bark Margarita, with 3,475 barrels of
oil on board, was burned a few days ago at
Bayonne, N. J.
A STEAMER from Hong Kong arrived at
San Francisco on the 9th with 1877 China
men, all of whom had traders certificates
issued by their Government. Some of the
immigrants acknowledged that they bought
their papers of inspectors at Canton.