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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Lighthouse.
lFrom the Cape May Wave.

lfroul thc siape may WaVe.I
The great tower, from which Cape
May light flashes out its beams, is an
object of great interest to those who
come to Cape May for the first time.
1t is one of the most prominent objects
that meets the eyes as the train moves
over the open country towards theocean
and it fairly divides for time the atten.
ton OF the novice in seaside experience
with the great Atlantic. Our guests
take in the lighthouse as one of the
things to do while on visit to Cape
May, and we are not surprised at this,
for it is really an object of great curl
osity and interest to everyone. This
being true, it may be timely for few
remarks upon the general subject OF
lighthouses, beginning with Cape May,
whose first tower was built in 1928, and
nearer the ocean than the present one.
Thirty-one years later it was rebuilt in
its present form; the light is l52 feet
above the ocean level, and is of the or
der OF French Frcsnel lens, flashing,
when lighted, with clear white light at
intervals of thirty seconds, being visible
at sea 80 far as the curvatives of the earth
will allow.
All lighthouses in the United States
are under the control OF n board con-
sistlng OF two officers of the navy, two
army engineers, two civilians OF high
scientific attainment, and an officer OF
the navy as secretary. The secretary OF
the treasury is ex-olficio president of the
board, and its decisions are, in all cases,
subject to his control. The lighthouse
establishment is, therefore, maintained
and governed by the treasury depart
ment of the United States.
For the proper administration of the
affairs OF the establishment the coasts of
the United States arc divided into thir-
teen districts. Cape May light being in
the fourth.
The value OF lighthouses as auxiliary
safeguards to navigation cannot be over
estimated. Suppose ship approaching
the land in the night from passage
across the trackless Atlantic sees great,
flashing white light. Her captain knows
that it must be Cape May, for there
is not another one like it nywhere near
this point of the coast. He boldly ap.
proaches with his living cargo, and with
out fear enters the Delaware.
The cost to the government of main
tanning light like Cape May is about
81. 500 per year, while the lightship of
our capes, which must have crew OF
experienced sailors, takes near 5000
from the treasury to keep her in COM
mission.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27

The late Commodore Vanderbilt's ia
vorite bay mare, Daisy Burns, 2:29,
died few days ago, aged twenty. eight
years. se
Adm ALEXANDER, Providence, II. L. (,
has purchased the chestnut mare Kitty
Patchen, by Jeb Steward full brother
to Lady Stout, dam the dam of Billy
Scott, for SIS, 900.
OTro DIEcKMANN has challenged any
amateur in tho Mississippi Valley Row
ing Association for tub race, distance
200 yards, for a gold medal and the
championship of the association.
GEORGE HosMER, the winper of the
professional sculling race at Newark,
has deposited $500 with the Clipper as
evidenceof his willingness to row Court
nay for $4,000, three miles, with turn.
BURT PREssY, the son of the inventor
OF the American Star, won first prize at
Boston on the 1st, in the hill-clmbing
contest at Corey Hill, with w. W. Stall
second, A. B. Prince third and n. W.
Smith fourth; time 4:4ls.
The Genesee Bicycle Clubs races at
Rochester, N. Y, on the 1st, were close
ly contested. The ten.mile race re-
suited Us follows: Harper first, Fried
man second, Schafer third; time by
miles, 3:37l, 1905, 11:16, 15:O7t, 1907.
23:03, 27:00a, 3l:O1, 1856, 39.37s.
SOME pigeons owned i'll Mackeysport
and Jersey City Heights, N. j., are being
trained almost to the limit of endurance,
with the purpose of making record of
500 miles before the oldest in the entry
is SIX months out of the nest. The best
record made SO far is 203 miles at the
rate of 1,029 yards minute.
The professional sculling match, at
Philadelphia on the 1st, distance three
miles, between P. A. Halt and James
Watson, for purse of 5000, was won
by Halt by six lengths in 22:19. The
second race, distance three miles, which
took place between Daniel Galanaugh
and John Glenn, was won by the latter
in 25:31.
IHE National Association of Trotting
Horse breeders announce two new sweep
stakes-the New Discovery stakes for
three-year-olds, foals of 1880, and the
Late Discovery stakes for four .year-olds,
foals OF 1879. Both are opened only to
horses that have never been entered.
matched or trotted in race. Nomina.
tions close September 18th. The races
will be trotted October I'd, Sd and 4th,
at Hartford.
The relative standing of the league
clubs at the close Of the games on tie
7th was os follows:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27

JASPER, Ind, September ia de.
plorable accident occurred last Tuesday
evening at Schnettville, a village about
six niles from here, in Which three,
prominent young men lost their lives
A well was being dug near the town.
and, MS it was necessary 10 drill and
blast through rock, the usual process q
bldsiing WIS resorted to. Tuesday even
ing, after an interval OF several
days, tho work was resumed.
and John Filter went down
the well with the blasting material and
was Immediately suffocated by damp
Not hearing from him, another young
man, named Henry Stemler, went down
and was also suffocated almost instantly.
Then Agate Schnell, son Oh ex-Com-
missioner Schuell, went down with .
rope tied around him to rescue his com.
panions, but was overcome at once. He
managed TO signal to draw him up,
which was done, but he had inhaled the
poisonous air and soon died. The un-
timely death of these three promising
and influential young men east deep
gloom over the community.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
The third annual amateur regatta at

The third annual amateur regatta at
Greenwood Lake, N. Y, on the 7th, re.
suited MS follows: The pair. cared gig
race was won by William Moore and G.
Dempsey, Of Newark, N. j; time, 12
minutes 52s seconds. The senior singles
was won by J. J. Murphy, of Boston,
who defeated Morse, of Nassau, and
Pilkingtop, of the Metropolitans; time,
1926. The pair. cared shell race was
walkover. The four-oared junior shell
race was won by tie Eurekas, of New
ark; Pioneers, of New York, second;
time, 11:20. The six-oared gig race was
won by the Metropolitans, of New York; ;
Tritons second; time, 1891.
A NEW base ball association, to be
known as the American League of
Professional Base Ball Clubs, has been
organized and will hold meeting at
Pittsburg on the 18th, for the pur.
pose of arranging for solid founda-
ton for the new league, which will have
the support of majority OF the base
ball players in the present league and
American Association. 1t will abolish
what is known as the eleven reserve
rule. Thus far the clubs entered are;
New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Pittsburg, Chica-
go and Indianapolis. In addition it is
expected that st. Louis and Cincinnati
clubs will be represented at the meeting
alluded to. James Jackson, of New
York, is the protector of the new asso-
citation.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
A Bright sisnaIman.

The power OF cody collecting ones
thoughts in the moment of danger 30 MS
to be able quickly to decide what is the
best thing to done is very rare faculty,
but it was exercised in most remark
able manner the other day by the rail-
way sienalman at Llandudno Junction.
lie received message from the signal
man at Conway to the effect that an en-
gine was travelling along the line. As
the Irish mail was nearly due he deter
mined to shunt this engine, and with
that view he put his signals against it.
70 his surprise the engine came thun-
deripg on and utterly disreeardtd his sig
nails. The truth suddenly flashed upon
him men on that engine must have
fallen asleep. Ia moment he wired to
the next station: Engine coming.
driver asleep; put fog signals on Ii, -
The defonators were laid on the rails
Just in time; the sleepers were awaken.
ed, the engine quickly stopped, and the
terrible risk to the Irish mail ubyiated.
How many terrible mistakes in the
worlds history might have been avoided
1t those in responsible positions had DOS.
sessed the forethouQht and decision own.
ed by this humble signalmap.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27

the rate must be revised to get at any
thing like an accurate computation Of
the number of people in the United
States. Between 1870 and 1880 the
growth of the population was 30 per
cent, or 5 per cent. year. OF this 30
per cent, 22a was due to the natural
growth, and the remaining Z. to immi.
grafton. This gave three quarters per
cent. per year at the rate OF increase
due solely to immigration. On that ba-
BIS, the present population of the coun-
try would be about 54, 100000. During
the last four years, however, 2, 514, 794
foreigners have landed on our shores, as
against Z, ,S54, 1874 for the nine years pre-
ceding that. This increase has raised
the rate to about 3.S per cent, and on
that basis the total population now is
not far from 56,0O0,0OO.
The periodicity of these changes in the
rate OF growth is an interesting phenom-
enon. Carefully compiled statistics
show that there are three we'll marked
flood tides of immigration in this coun-
try, aggregating altogether about twenty
years, during which there have come to
this country two thirds of the entire
number of foreigners landed on. our
shores. There are causes operating on
both sides of the water which increase
and retard the flow. For instance, the
nine years heretofore referred to COM
pretended period Of financial depres.
sion here which greatly hindered immi-
grafton. Since then our increasing pros
perity, and the chance offered for steady
employment, have had their effect in
inducing the unprecedented flow of the
past four years. On the other side.
periods of famine and disaster naturally
lead many to turn their eyes to America,
and the presence OF military conscrip-
ton, although continuous, has an in
creased effect at certain times. One of
the great waves of immigration was due
largely to the famine of 1S47 in Ireland
and to the political disturbances through.
out all Europe of the year that followed.
Just now there is nothing besides our
general state of prosperity, the burden
OF standing armies in Europe, and the
chronically unhappy condition of Ireland
to cause any large influx to this country.
The rate for the next year seems likely
to be little smaller than for the past
four, but still larger than that imme.
diately preceding them. The popula-
tion in July, 1884, will be nearly 5S,-
OOO,OOO.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
minor Mention,

The canal boat Friendship, corn laden, was
sunk by collision in Chicago River, on the
14tb.
Two negro children were cremated by the
burning OF dwelling On plantation near
Macon, Ga, on the 18th.
Three men were killed by a fall of three
hundred feet in the Gagnon Mine, near Butte,
Montana, on the 14tb.
Frank Foster and Charles Pray, aged 2t and
"a years respectively, were drowned by the
capsizing OF boat at Portsmouth, N. H., on
the night of the 14th.
The Exchange Bank, OF Montreal, closed ITS
doors on the 18th, owing to pressure The
liabilities arc upwards of 50, SOC, 900. The
banks last statement showed aBsets over all
liabilities to large sum. s7
small fire caused quite panic at the Hotel
Vendomc, Boston, on the night Of the 18Th.
Charles Mcconnell, ball player, was fatally
injured on the 14th by collision in base run
ming at Wabash, Ind.
Mrs. Robert Martin, an Oshkosh lady, died
on tue 14th from the effects OF fall on defec.
tive sidewalk in that city a few days previous,
The steamer Queen Victoria, running be-
tween Detroit and Chatham, burned on the
14tb. Loss $4,000. No lives lost.
Wlihelmnia Holden, who kept stand in tho
German market, Milwaukee, was thrown from
her wagon by n runaway horse on the 14th
dying Immediately.
An old man named James O'Brep was RIM
18th. 49, v" WY
Some engineers and firemen OF Inman steam.
er CITY OF Berlin were arrested on the 10Th
inst, and 30 pieces OF smuggled lace reoovered
~ the custom officers.
The qusite-centennary OF the discovery of
gold IN Colorado WAS celebrated by the pioneers
az Denver by banqnet on the 18th,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Professor Wayland, who is sturdy
opponent of capital punishment, has de-
ilvcred an address on that subject, in
which he attempts to show that the com,
munitY shrinks from hanging murderers,
and that IN consequence OF this general
feeling, courts, juries and governors
will resort to all sorts of excuses to res
cue criminals from the gallows. He
takes the two states of Massachusetts
and Connecticut, which, as he says, arg
fair specimens OF our best civiliza-
ton, aud in the former he finds that
from 1860 to 1882 there were ITO per-
sons tried for murder in the first degree,
OF these only twenty-nine were convict.
ed as charged Twelve Of these had
their sentences committed to imprison-
ment for life; OF the seventeen
whose sentences were not com.
muted, sixteen were hanged, and one
committed suicide. In twenty-six
cases verdicts of murder in the second
degree were rendered. In Connecticut.
during the period between 1850 and
1850, ninety seven persons were tried
for murder in the first degree. Thirteen
were convicted of this ofense; in six of
the cases the sentence was committed to
imprisonment for life; seven were hanged:
forty two were convicted of murder in
the second degree, seven were acquitted
on the sole ground Of insanity. During
the same period, in New Haven County,
the number of trials for murder in the
first degree was twenty-three. In one
case the sentence was committed to i'm
prisonment for life, two were haNged;
three we're acquitted on the ground OF
insanity; nine were convicted of murder
in the second degree.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27

1,be annual reunion of the famous Iron Bri-
gade began at La Crosse, Wis, on the 18TH.
British EuE-boats have arrived at Canton 10
protest the foreign residents.
The body Of Alex. Grant, OF Chicago, was
found in the river at Muskegop, on the llth:
Eight cars were wrecked ana 6raseman se Gan, ,n-
jured by railway smashupat Andoycr, Conn.,
on the morning of the 18th.
HughJ Hastings, editor of the Now YORK
Commercial Advertiser, and well KNOWN
journalist, died at his home Mt Monmouth
Beach, N. j., on the 18th, from injuries re-
ceived in runaway accident.
A. Bowen, a Cincinnati travelling agent, was
found dead in bed at Cairo, ILL.,, on the morn
ing OF the 11th.
Howard Stevens and George Brown were
drowned in Lake Champlain on Sunday by the
capsizing OF sail boat.
Poisoned shrimps caused sad havoc at col
ored picnic in North Carolina on the 9th.
Three OF the participants have died, and seven
are at tho point of death.
Dispatches from Petersburg, Va, of the
1lth, toll of destructive forest fires III that
vicinity
Two men named Sykes and Areton were
killed by tue cars near Fort Atkinson, on the
11tb.
Touto, or crazy fever, prevails to an alarm
ing extent at Guaymas, Mexico.
Right Hon. Hugh Law, lord chancellor OF
Ireland, is dead.
A brakeman named L. Il. Branch was run
over by car and fatally injured at Chicago
on the evening of the 9th.
Two fatal accidents are reported from Ho-
land. Mich, on the 10th. young farmer
named Peter Frceker, was killed by being run
over by manure wagon on farm near that
| city, and at East Sangatuck, eight miles dis
tant, carpenter named Roster fell from a
| roof and broke his neck.
The schooner Restless was towed into the
port of Darlington, II. s., on the 10th, with
four dead bodies in her cabin. The rest of
her crew were lost overheard.
Daniel Merritt. q printer, fell down stairs at
Minneapolis on the night Of the 9th aud broke
his neck.
Thomas Nurke and Herman Pilgrim, labor
ere, were killed by lightning Mt ST. Paul. on
the 18th.
little son OF John Whalen was drowned in
ilume at Fox Lake, Wis.,, on the 10th.
Andrew Williams, of Scranton, Pa, didn't
know it was loaded on the 10th. His sister
was instantly killed
The dry goods firm of E. W. Holbrook d
Co., New York, suspended on the 10th. Liza
bihties s64S,646.
II. s. Benjamin, carriage dealer, of Milwau-
kee, made an assignment on the 10th for the
benefit of his creditors. His liabilities are
placed at about S50,000:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Very CRANKY

Au unknown woman appeared at prayer
meeting in New York on the evening Of The
l1th, and after some rambling talk announced
that she had been deputized by the Lord to
announce that the American prelates who were
with them. Then the nihilists would rise in
armed revolt, causing reign of terror worse
than the French revolution. The pope would
be killed before the coming Christmas and
President Arthur would fall by an assassn's 8
hand. The Catholics wouid bring Gen. Grant
to the front and crown him king. The tenn
perance movement would sweep away all
present church organizations, creeds and
forms, and the Episcopalian clergy would leave
the church and direct all spiritual affairs.
And then the prophecies disappeared.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Died From Eat,n- C,u,.a u.,,

On the night of the 14th Richard Brown.
VIE and five child,en, of Pittsbnrg, Pa. ate
heartily of canned corned beef and abont an
honr later all were attacked with violent pains
IN the stomach, accompanied by vomiting. A
pnyslcian was called in who pronounced the
aged II, grew rapidly worse and died at
o'clock the following morning. The other
members of the family are still in a serions
condition, but it is thou ght will recover.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Murder mt Eau claire,

bagnio at Eau Claire, Wis, at IL o'clock on the
night of the 9Th, in which one Jack
Mahoney was killed and P. J. Deyine mortally
wounded. Hamilton's wife was mixed up in
the affair. Mike Kiron, j. w. Crawford and
John Nc Mahon, all bad characters, are the
men who did the shooting. Hamilton keeps a
most hideous females. Within two weeks he
has badly pounded two of his male victims.
and was obliged to buy one of them off, pay
ing SS5 and a suit of clothes to keep him
quiet. All persons implicated in tho affair
have been arrested.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
"A New Kind Of Mushroom,
IFrom the Clinton Democrat.j

A lady recently mixed batch of bread
which failed to rise, even after DELAY
of twenty hours. She didn't wish her
father to see the waste, so she carried
the donsh ont into the garden and buried
it there. The next morning her father
called her out to see an immense white
mushroom of an unheard of variety that
he mad discovered. She enlightened
Dim OF the nature of the plant before he
asked his neighbols to come in and see il
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
King Watermelon.
lProm the philadelpnia Star.

The watermelon looms up with almcst
Aingly pride. The very PREVALENT idea
that it is an unwhoIesome fruit has been
disslpated. Physicians not ouly cat it
freely, but prescribe it TO their patients.
y afen freely, it Is almost sure o,re for
dysentery and diar.bea. It's effects upon
the kidneys are wholesome anil as an all
layer Of thirst it is better than ice water.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Morc rroub,e win Poor Ia.

Boise Udaho) advices of the 18th report n
prospect Of serious troubles with the Balinock
Indians. party of ten prospcctors had one
ot thaif horses stolen, and Traced him to the
hammock encampment. The Indians refused
TO give up the horse, whereupon the loader OF
the party knocked one of the bucks down.
The Indians opened fire, which was Instantly
returned, resulting IN one Indian being killed
and three wounded. or the miners three were
wounded SO seriously that they are not ex-
pected to recover
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Big OIL Fire.

. About II O'Clock on the night of the 18th
nre n was discovered IN the filing room of the
standard Oil Company's Works about six
miles north of Milwaukee, and before the CITY
hre department could reach the scene The
flames had gained such headway that The
whole establishment was consumed, together
with four empty BOX cars and tank car on
the track near by. The total loss is estimate ed
at in the neighborhood of $50. .OOO.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27

Dispatches received from Hermosllo,
Sonora, Mex, on the 18th, admitted that it is
no ionger denied that yellow fever is prevail
ing there as well as i'll Guaymas, Mazatlan, and
number of other Pacific coast towns. Six
soldiers died in one day from black vomit.
There were sixteen deaths at Guavmas last
week. A perfect panic prevails at tho first ap-
pearance Of tho disease in these parts, and a
large number of people are leaving.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
TAG police Werc nm ..,,.

Three burglars secured cash and commercial
papers to the yalne of over $4,000 by opening
grocery safe at Valparaiso, Ind. GU The nj ght
OF the 11th. A companion stood guard and
compelled policeman to Witness the robbery.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-27
Deeds of RIaad.

Col. Robert NJ. Mayo, Virginia member OF
congress elect, shot himself On the steamer
Virginia, between Baltimore and Norfolk, on
the 18th.
s. S. Mcconnell, a heavy pork packer, COM
mitted suicide at st; Joseph, Mo-, On the 18th.
Barbara Miller, colored murderess. was
hanged at Richmond, vn:, on the morning of
the l4th.
burglars cracked the safe in Detroi. faro
bank on the morning OF the 14th, and secured
$4,000.
A terrible fight between iioting miners and
the police took place ut Hazeton, Pa, on the
18th. woman and child were killed and q
police officer and several miners wounded.
negro named James p. Walker was mur-
dered in his cabin on plantation in Eagle
Township, Arkansas. After the killing the
cabin was fired and the remains OF the un-
forttlnate man creamated.
An old peddler named Mason, was found
murdered near Galena, Iowa, on the morning
of the l4th. Money was the object
Henry H. Harrington, of Livermore, Cal
killed his daughter and himself ON the 10Th.
In church at Lovelady, Tex, on the 18th,
Thomas Smith, under the influence of drink
fondles the pet corn of one Brown, son of the
preacher. Some words followed, and after the
party reached the street Smith was stabbed
Brown was arrested
AT Trinity, Texas, on tho 18th, Mai. III. b.
Ilui Wch' large inlil-oWncr, and his kOu, w.
IL. Hurlock, 20 years DID, were shot by man
named ma Roseman, one of their employees, aged
2S. w. II. Hurlock is now dead.
few miles from Cheyenne, W. T., on tho
morning of the 18th, man named Moore
killed James Knight, freighter, and J. II.
Wenzel. The three slept in Knights wagon
the night before, and in tho morning Moore
attacked his companions with an axe his object
being s53 in the possession of knight. After
mortally wounding both he was frightened
away by approaching parties without the
money.
While in the act of stealing potatoes, near
Grapeville, Pa, on the night of the 11tb, an
Italian nameed Joseph Pune was riddled with
bullets. He is very dead.
Several drinks OF San Antonio whisky threw
NJ. ID. Ward, correspondent of the San Antonio
Express, into frenzy, and he pulled out n TO-
volver and shot Robert G. Fly, with whom he
was talking, through the head, killing him iu-
stautly.
wife murderer named Mundy hanged hin,-
self in his cell at the Stanford, KY, jail on the
9th
In an affray at Belle Valley, near Caldwell.
o., on the fth William Brown was killed and
Peter Yoho seriously woinded.