Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-11-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The remains Of ex- Governor Matt Head
we're inferred at Hookset, N. H., Thursday,
beneath an arch of steel.
The Washington Mills at Lawrence,
Mass, have discharged sixty weavcr, re-
sulting in the stoppage Of $50 looms.
Peter Small, horse thief, after fasting
thirty eight days, escaped from the Belvi-
dsre IN. J.) Jail Thursday night.
REFS Brothers sheet-iron mill at New
castle, Pa. was closed Thursday by the
Sheriff Their total liabilities are about
$5O,O0O.
Fire at Sumter, S. c.. Thursday night
destroyed several structures, involving
loss of $4,000.
The Rev. DIR. Larabee, ex-President of
jackson College, in Tennessee, died at Bcs-
ton Friday. aged so.
The Phoenix Block at Mount Vernon.
ILL.,, was consumed Thursday night, caus-
ing loss Of $4,000.
Sixteen inches of snow fell at Lucan,
Ont, Friday, and ct Halifax the drifts in
some places are five feet high.
The Methodist Episcopal Church and
two dwellings at Youngstown, Ohio, we're
destroyed by fire Friday morning.
The coal tonnage for ten months of this
year Was G, 40l 1872, exceeding that for the
corresponding period last year by 2,73s,-
sos tons.
| II is believed at the Mexican capital
that the men who robbed the train near
Laredo were an organized band from the
United States.
The October bank statements in four
Canadian provinces show assets Of s23I,,
000, 900, and liabilities amounting to SI47,-
25O, 900.
The boiler in Maxwells saw-mill in
Jackson Township, Lycoming County, Pa,
burst Friday morning, killing three men
and injuring four others.
N. F. Jenkins, connected with some OF
the best families Of Baltimore, was ar
rested in the city Friday for passing forged
checks, and is in prison.
J. C. Barnes, Pittsburg coal operator
and member Of the Common Council,
killed himself at New Castle, Pa, Thurs
day night. Financial difficulties.
George Barlow and James whitbord
were married at Erie few days since,
sailed on the schooner Annie the same
day, and both perished in the wreck.
This has been the greatest year known
in the sheep and cattle export trade of
Canada, the sheep shipments alone being
80 per cent in excess of any other year
Pittsburg iron manufacturers are dis
satisfied with the condition of business,
as, notwithstanding the low prices prevail
ing, orders are rapidly falling off.
John II. Smith (colored} for murder was
executed Friday a: Oakland, Md. In his
speech from the trap he asked that contri-
buttons be made 20 support his little chill
dren.
I AAAhAooh SAS"b, hCBio
arrested at Lynchburg, Va, Friday on a
charge Of incendiarism, confessed that in
the past three months he set fire to twelve
structures.
! Business failures in the United States
the past week numbered 205, decrease Of
fourteen from the preceding week but
thirty eight more than the corresponding
period of 1882.
! The boiler-houso, two large machine
shops and half the store-house Of the
Providence Railway ut Boston burned FRI
day morning. making loss Of 10000,
and rendering 400 men idle.
The earnings OF the Union Pacific Rail-
road correspondinsly decreased $l76, ,2oJ
in September and S5O,OoO in October In
the first week of November the earnings
increased about $4,000.
The National Union League Club has
postponed the meeting to have been held
at Atlanta, Ga, Nov. p, and President
Negley has called a meeting in the Ebbitt
House at Washington for Dec. 12.
On the Alabama Great Southern Road,
near Collinsyille, broken rail threw three
cars Of a rapidly moving passenger train
down steep embankmept Thursday night
Twenty five passengers were hurt, one
fatally.
Near Oxford, Iowa, Thursday, the body
of a young man named Westley, whose
wife died on Monday last, and his mother
on Wednesday, was found drowned by
persons coming from the htters funeral.
Suicide through sorrow.
There were AT blast furnaces in opera
ton in the United States on Jan. and bu,
33l on Nov. 1. On the LIST Of July 528,-
$50 tons OF pig iron were unSold, while
Nov. but 232, $50 tons remained in the
hands Of makers and agents.
Near Streator, H., Friday, freight train
on the c. b. L q. road dashed into pas
senger train, telescoping the two rear cars,
killing four persons instantly, two person,
dying later of their injuries, and woundine
nine others, some fatally. The locomo-
tive exploded after penetrating the cars
half the victims being scalded to death.
Bismarck looks i'll and thin, and walk.
slowly.
Inquiries at London and Paris fail tS
confirm the report that the French Gov
ernment has raised the embargo on Ameri
can hog products.
Reports prevailed at Paris Friday tina
Admiral CoaIbet had been defeated il
Tonquin. One man was arrested 70
spreading "alarmist" news.
In the Parliamentary contest for tn,
city Of Limerick MacMahon. the Parnel
lite candidate, had majority over Spaight
Conservative, Of 448 votes.
Owing 10 the recently publised threats
the route Of the German Crown Prince +
Madrid will not include Barcelona. Tn
CITY authorities passed resolutions of re