Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-07
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for the alleged betrayal of a young lady.
The latter, a Miss Mary Butler, made a
statement on the 10Th that Mr.. Borden was
guiltless of the crime for which he was
murdered, and that jenkins acted rashly
and hastily on a statement she made to
him.
Two MORE firms on the Chicago Board of
Trade suspended on the 10Th, W. S. Mich
OILS & Co., for $150,OOO, and Peck g. Bausher
for a like amount.
JOHN WALLACE, master-mechanic, and
William Hayler, yard-master of the Della
ware & Hudson CanaljCompany, were run
over by the cars at Albany, N. Y, on the
10Th, and killed.
ALDERMAN KELLY, of Cincinnati, DELHI
erately shot a wag named James Toal on
the 10Th for exchanging hats with him at q
fire-engine house.
r. II. PARKS g. Co., members of the New
York Stock Exchange, announced their
suspension on the 10Th.
WILLIAM D1RELY, the negro charged
with participation in the Ashland mur.
ders, was acquitted at Catlettsburg, KY,
on the 18th, there being no evidence to
hold him. Belief was general that it was
a move of Crafts friends to save his neck,
if possible.
The wheat crop of California was on the
10Th estimated at $4,000, 900 bushels.
Il. E. CowAIr, IN attorney of Dallas,
Tex, who killed Judge Thurmond in the
the 10Th by the jury after twenty minutes
elaboration, and received rounds Of ap-
plause from the spectators.
A HERD of one hundred and ten wild
Texan steers, while being driven along
Halsted street, Chicago, on the Goth,
stampeded at Fortieth street, scattered in
all directions, and created great havoc.
The animals were in charge of George
Sweeney, a Texan cowboy, who gave
chase and succeeded in shooting twenty
six of them. Seventeen more were dis.
patched by citizens. One woman and a
little girl were killed before the steers
were secured, and several other persons
were injured.
3. L. STEWART made an excursion a few
days ago from Fayette, Mo-, in a dilapi-
dated hot air balloon, which collapsed at
the height of about two thousand feet,
dropping into a creek. His body was found
on the Goth.
A FIRE in San Francisco on the Goth
swept away Morton's Block, valued at
$4,000. Ten buildings were burned at
Fresno, CAL, involving a loss of Z $1,000.
The Chicago express on the Omaha line
was wrecked on the Goth near East Mime
apolis, killing William Harrington, the en-
gineer, and Roberts, the baggage-master.
THE police authorities in Philadelphia on
fha Goth 1iScpvarnA fEo cEulc of fxro,+v-
one infants in the cellar of an aged physi-
suspected of nefarious practices.
In a terrible fight near Abeline, Tex, a
few days ago, between one Hughes and a
father and son named Thomas, the former
shot both the latter dead.
EzEKIEL N. PATERsoN's residence at New
Brunswick, N. j., was robbed on the Goth
of ST., 900 in gold and bonds.
JOIN PARREY, while engaged on the Goth
i'll repairing the wires of the Kansas City
Electric Light Company, accidentally
touched one of the wires with his hand,
and was instantly killed.
DURING the two days ended on the Goth
nearly three thousand saloon licenses were
issued in Chicago, at the rate Of SOB each.
The Williamson G. Stewart Paper Com.
pany, of st. Louis, failed on the Goth for
$780, 600.
TIE st. Louis School Board has made ar
order that after September 1 lex corporal
punishment shall be abolishedin the public
schools Of that city.
The Harvard College crew defeated the
Columbus by twelve lengths in a four-mile
race off New London, Conn, on the goth.
WESLEY WARREN (colored) was taken
from the Jail at Prospect, Tenn, on the
night of the 10Th, by a party Of mon, and
hanged for the murder of James Trice.
GENERAL MILES urges the Secretary of
the Interior to make a permanent settle
ment with the Spokane chiefs, en- route to
Washington on the Doth, by purchasing the
remainder of Noses reservation, which he
pr%onounces a second Black Hills.
THE river at st. Louis had on the Dist
reached the highestpoint known in twenty.
five years, and all business on the levee
was at q stand-still. In East st. Louis the
situation was critical, and thousands had
been driven from their homes by the rapid.
Uprising water. From all points along the
Mississippi great destruction to crops was
reported, and the people were fleeing to the
bluffs for safety.
A FIRE at Gibsonton, Pa, on the 21st de.
stroyed John Gibson & Co.'s two large
warehouses, containing one thousand bar.
rels of whisky. Loss, $500, 900. Fifteen
men were badly burned by explosions
which scattered the liquor in all directions.
WILLIAM T.. Cook & Co., straw-goods
manufacturers at Foxboro, Mass, failed
on the 21st for 5000, 900.
THREE buildings at Salt Lake City were
burned OF the 21st. Loss, $780, 900. Dur
ing the fire a powder explosion occurred
causing a loss of > $1,000.
THE Butte IN. T.) stage, carrying eight
passengers, was stopped by r~oad-agents a
few afternoons ago, who carried off the
treasure box and all the money and valua-
bles belonging to the Travellers. :
A CYCLONE near Chillicothe, Mo-, on the
night of the Goth blew down twenty-five
~farm-houses, killed two men and badly III
jured fifteen other persons and greatly
damaged crops.
EX-TREAsURER THORN, of Adams Coun-
ty, Neb., sn invalid over seventy years of
age, was on the 21st sentenced to one years
imprisonment at hard labor for the embez-
element of $4,000.
Boston advices Of the 21st state that the
WOODEN mill industry in New England is
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