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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20

The annual reunion of the famous Iron Bri-
gade began at La Crosse, Wis, on the 18th.
British gurf-boats have arrived at Canton 10
protect the foreign residents.
The body OF Alex. Grant, OF Chicago, was
found in the river at Muskegon, on the llth:
Eight cars we're wrecked and brakeman inr
jured by q railway sInashupat Andoyer, Conn.
on the morning Of tbe1 18th. ,
Hugh j. Hastings, editor of tho Rev York
Commercial Advertiser, and well known
journalist, died at his home at Monmouth
Beach, N. J., on the 18th, from injuries re-
ceiyed in a runaway accident.
A. Bowen, q Cincinnati travelling agent, was
ing of the nth.
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 the point of death.
Dispatches from Petersburg, Va, of the
11th, tell of destructive forest fires i'll that
vicinity
Two men named Sykes and Areton werc
killed by the cars near Fort Atkinson, on the
11th.
Tonic, or crazy fever, prevails to 10 alarm
ing extent at Gusymas, Mexico.
Right Hon. Hugh Law, lord chancellor Of
brakeman named u. II. Branch was run
over by car and fatally injured at Chicago
on the evening of the 9th. 4s'
Two fatal accidents are reported from Hol-
land, Mich, on the 10th. A young farmer
named Peter Freeker, was killed by being run
over by manure wagon on farm near that
city, and at East Sangatuck, eight miles dis
tant, a carpenter named Roster fell from a
roof and broke his neck.
The schooner Restless was lowed into the
port of Darlington N. S., on the 10th, With
four dead bodies in her cabin. The rest of
her crew we're lost overheard.
Daniel Merritt. a printer, fell down stairs at
Minneapolis on the night Of the 9th and broke
his neck.
Thomas Nurke and Herman Pilgrim, labor
css were killed by lightning at ST. Paul. OH
the 10Th.
A little son OF John Whalen was drowned in
fumo 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. Holtrook d
Co., New York, suspended on the 10th. Liza
billties S64s. GAG.
H. g. Benjamin, carriage dealer, of Milwau-
kee, made an assignment on the 10th for the
benefit of his creditors. His liabilities are
placed at about 5O,O00.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20

JAspRn, Ind, September ia do.
plorable accident occurred last Tuesday
evening at Scllnettville, village about
six miles from here, in which three
prominent young men lost their lives.
A well was being dug near the town.
and, as it was necessary TO drill and
blast through rock, the usual process Of
blasting was resorted TO. Tuesday even.
ing, after an interval OF several
days, The work was resumed.
and John Filter went down
the we'll 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 suifocated almost instantly.
Then Agate Schnell, son of ex-Com-
missioner Schnell, went down with a
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 stv1 died. The un.
timely death of these three promising
and influential young men cast adeep
gloom over the community.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
SPORTING,

THE late Commodore Vanderbilt's IA
vorite bay mare. Deisy Burns, 2:20,
died few days ago, aged twenty. eight
years. s.s 49, 49,
Adm ALEXANDER, Providence, r. l..
has purchased the chestnut mare KITTY
Patchen, by Jeb Steward full brother
to Lady Stout), dam the dam of Billy
Scott, for $5, 600.
OTro D1ecKMANN has challenged apy
amateur in the Mississippi Valley Row
ing Association for a tub race, distance
200 yards, for a gold medal and the
championship of the association.
GEORGE iHosMER, the winner of the
professional sculling race at Newark,
has deposited 5000 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 LIST, in the hill-climbing
contest at Corey Hill, with w. W. Stall
second, a. B. Prince third and II. w.
Smith fourth; time 4:4ls.
The Genesee Bicycle Clubs races at
Rochester, n. Y, on the LIST, were close
ly contested. The ten.mile race re-
suited as follows: Harper first, Fried
man second, Schafer third; time by
miles, 3:373, 7:05, 1l:l6, 15:O71, 1907,
23:O3, 27:004, ,3l:0l, 34:55, 39:37}.
Some pigeons owned in 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,O29 yards minute.
The professional sculling match, at
Philadelphia on the 1st, distance three
miles, between l. A. Halt and James
Watson, for purse of $500, 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
iu 1881.
+ THE National Association of Trottlng
Horse breeders announce two new sweep
stakes-the New Discovery stakes for
three-year7olds, foals of 1880, and the
Late Discovery stakes for four. ar-olds,
foals of 1879. Both are opened only to
norses that have never been entered,
matched or trotted in a race. Nomina.
tions close September 18th. The races
will he trotted October I'd, Sd and 4th,
at Hartford.
IHE relative standing of the league
clubs at the close OF the games on the
9TH was as follows:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
"A Bright sianalman.
From Chambers' journal


The power of cody collecting oue's
thoughts in the moment of danger 80 as
to be able quickly to decide what is the
best thing to done is a very rare faculty.
but it was exercised in most remark.
able manner the other day by the rail-
way signalman at Llandudno Junction,
de received message from the signal
man at Conway to the etfec. 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.
To his surprise the engine came thun-
deripg on and utterly disreeardtd d his zig
nails. The truth suddenly flashed upon
,him-the men on that engine must have
fallen asleep. 10 moment he wired to
the next station: Engine coming.
driver asleep; put fog signals on llue. .
The detonators were laid on the rails
Just III time; the sleepers were awaken
ed, the engine quickly stopped, and the
terrible risk to the Irish mail obyiated.
How many terrible mistakes in the
worlds history might have been avoided
it those III responsible positions had pos.
sessed the forethoueht and decision own.
cd by this humblesignalman.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Professor Wayland, who is q sturdy
opponent of capital punishment. has. de-
livered mn address. on that snhiect in
which he attempts to show that The com
munity shrinks from hanging murderers,
and that in consequence OF this general
feeling, courts, sjuries 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 lie says, are
fair specimens of our best, civiliza-
tion, }" aud in the former he finds that
from 1860 to 1882 there we're 40 per-
sons tried for murder in the first degree.
OF these only twenty-nlne were convict.
ed as charged. Twelve of these had
their sentences commntedl to imprison-
ment for life; off, tho 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 tho period between 1850 and
#lsse, n1uety-s seven persons We're tried
for murder ic she first degree. Thirteen
were convicted of this oTense; in six OF
the cases the sentence was committed to
imprisonment forlife; seven were. hanged;
forty-two were con4icteds 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 twenty4three. In one
case the sentence was committed TO i'm
prisonment for life, two were haEged;
three were lacd uitted on the ground Of
insanity; nine were convicted of murder
in the secord degree.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Minor Ncn,io,,.

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 a plantation near
Macon, Ca, on the 18th.
Three men were billed by fall of three
hundred feet in the Gagnon Mine, near Butte
Montana, on the 14tb.
Frank Foster and Charles Pray, aged 81 and
"a years respectively, were drowned by the
capsizing of a boat at Portsmouth. N. H.. on
the night of tho 14th. lEG F5
The Exchange Bank, Of Montreal, closed its
doors on the 18th, owing to pressure, The
liabilities arc upwards Of $4,000, ,OOO The
banks last statement showed assets over all
liabilities to a large sum.
A small fire caused quite panic at the Hotel
Vendome, Boston, on the night of the 18th.
Charles Mcconnell, bali PLAYER. was fatally
injured on the 14th by collision in base r1n.
ming at Wabash. Ind
Mrs. Robert Martin, an Oshkosh lady, died
on the 14th from the effects OF fall on a tcfec-
tive sidewalk in that city few days previous.
Tho steamer Queen Victoria, running he
tween Detroit and Chatham. burned on the
14th: Loss $4,000. No lives lost.
Wilhelmnia Heiden, who kept stand in the
German market, Milwaukee, was thrown from
her wagon bya runaway horse on the 14th,
dying Immediately.
An old man named James O'Brien, was run
over and killed by the cars at Eden, Wis. on tbe
18th. '"'
Some engineers and firemen OF Inman steam.
or City OF Berlin were arrested on the 10Th
INST, and 80 pieces OF smuggled lace recoyered
by the custom officers.
The quaIte-centennsry OF the discovery of
gold in Colorado was celebrated by the pioneers
at Denver BY banquet on the 18th, <f.-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
the rate must be revised to get at any

the rate must be revised to get at any
thing like an accurate computation OF
thesHumber Of people in the United
States. Between 1870 and 1880 the
growth of the population was 80 per.
cent, or 8 per cent. a year, OF this 80
per cent, 22s was due to the natural
growth, and the remaining u to immi-
grafton. This gave three quarters per
cent. per year at the rate of increase
due solely to immigration. On that ba-
sis. the. present population of the coun..
try would be about 81, 100000. During
the last four years, however, 3, 514, 1874
foreigners have landed on our shores, as
against :, 854 ,934 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 56,0OO,0OO.
The periodicity of these changes in the
rate of growth is an interesting phenom-
enon. Carefully compiled statistics
show that there nre three well 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-
tion, 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 S.
100000.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
lighthouses,
tFrom the Cape May Wave.


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 ls 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 q time the atten.
ton of the novice in seaside experience
with the great Atlantic. Our guests
take in I" the lighthouse Us 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.
Ihirty-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 al
intervals OF thirty seconds, being visible
at sea 80 far as the curvatives of the eartl
will allow.
ALI lighthouses in the United States
are under the control of board con-
sisting OF two officers of'the navy, two
army engineers, two civilians of high
scientific attainment, and an officer o
the navy rs secretary. The secretary o1
the treasury is ex-officio 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
nffairs of the establishment the coasts OF
the United States are divided into 1hir-
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 a 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 anywhere neal
this point of the coast. He boldly ap.
proaches with his living cargo, and with.
out fear enters the Delaware.
The cost to tho 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 1900
from the treasury to keep her in COM
mission,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
The third annual amateur regatta :

lHE tDlfQ annual amateur regatta at
Greenwood Lake, N. Y, on the 7th, re-
suited as follows: The pair cared gig
race was won by William Moore and G.
Dempsey, of Newark, N. j; time, -
minutes 50; seconds. The senior singles
was won by J. J. Murphy, of Boston,
who defeated Morse, of Nassau, and
Pilkington, OF the Metropolitans; time,
1926. The pair Dared 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 Bali Clubs, has been
organized and will hold meeting at
Pittsburg on the 10Th, for the pur-
pose of arranging for solid founda-
tion for the new league, which will have
the support fof-.a 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 fbe 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??, 1883-09-20
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A New Kind of Mushroom.

ItrU'H the CLINTON DeTocrnt.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 dough ont into the garden and buried
1t the,e. The next morning her father
called her out to see an immense white
mushroom OF au unheard of variety that
ne mad discovered. She enlightened
him OF the nature of the plant before he
asked his neighbors to come in aud see it.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
nIurder at Eau Clnirc.

There was bloody frac..s at Andy Hamifton's Is
bagnio at Eau Claire, Wis.,, at II o'clock on the
night Of the 9th, in which ope Jack
Mahoney was killed and r. J. Devine mortally
wounded. Hamilton's wife was mixed up in
the affair. Mike Kiron, j. W. Crawford and
John Mcmahon, 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 S35 and a suit of clothes to keep him
quiet. All persons implicated In the affair
lave been arrested.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
more Trouble WIN Poor 10.

Boise Qdaho) advices Of the 18th report a
prospect OF serious troubles with the Bannock
Indians. party of ten prospectors had one
of their horses stolen, and traced him to tho
hammock encampmant Tho Indians refused
TO give up the horse, whereupon the leader of
the party knocked one Of the bucks down.
The Indians opened fire, which was instantly
returned, resnlsing IN one Indian being killed
and three wounded. or the miners three were
wounded so seriously that they are not ex-
rccted to recover.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Very Cranky.

An unknown woman appeared at prayer
meeting in New York on the evening OF the
l1th, and after some rambling talk announced
announce that tho American, preates who were
soon to go Rome wonld bring back the pope
with them. Then the philis!s 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 assassin'a
hand. The Catholics would bring Gen. Grant
to the front and crown him king. The TEN.
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??, 1883-09-20
King Watermelon
(from the philadelphia Star,

The watermelon looms up with almost
hingly pride. The very prevalent idea
that it is an unwholesome frnit has been
dlsslpated. Physicians not only eat it
freely, but prescribs it to their patients.
Eafen freely it is almost sure cure for
dysentery and diarrbm,. It's effects upon
the kidneys are wholesome and Ms an al
layer Of thirst it is better than ice water,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Died From Eatin: Canned neet,

On the night of the 18th Richard Brown,
wife and five children, of Pittsburg Pa, ate
heartily of canned corned beef and about an
hour later ali were attacked with violent pains
IN the stomach. accompanied by vomiting. A
symptoms those of poisoning. Wesley Brown.
aged 12, grew rapidly worse aud died at 5
o'clock the following morning. The other
members of the family are still in serious
condition, but it is thought will recover.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Bronze John.

Dispatches received from Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mex, on the 18th, admitted that it is
no longer denied that yellow fever is prevail
ing there as well as in Guaymas, Msxatlan, and
g number Of other Pacific coast towns Six
soldiers died in one day from black vomit.
There were sixteen deaths at Guaymas last
week. perfect panic prevails at the first ap-
pearance OF the disease in these parts, and q
large number Of people are leaving.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
From the Pole.


The government has another Arctic search
on its hands. The steamer Yantic which was
sent out in search of Lieut.. Greeleys meteoro-
logical party, has returned to st. Johns, N. r..
without tidings from them. She has on board
the crew and scientific party of the relief
steamer Proteus, which was sunk by ice in
Smiths Sound s- r7 T
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Accident AT Circus

While OBrien's circus was giving perform.
q rain and wind storm came up suddenly
blowing down tho center pole, which fell on
the head of livery man of the show, produc.
ing death in twelve hours. II also broke a
lady 8 leg and bruised number of persons,
overturning cages of animals and created wild
CONSERVATION. During toe excitement piclc
pockets did landof1icG business.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
Rig O;, FIRE.

About II o'clock on the night of the 18th
fire was discovered in the filing room of The
Standard Oil Company's Works about sis
miles north Of Milwaukee, and before the CITY
fire department could r@ach the scene The
flames had gained such headway that the
whole establishment WAS consumed, toge thcr
with four empty box cars and tank car on
the track near by. The total loss il estimated
at in the neighborhood of a5O,OOO.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
RATES OF GROWTH

The tide of immigration into this
country is sof vest that difference Of a
few thonsssds makes very little hapres-
sion on the rate of increase of the popu-
lation. For the past four years, how
eyer, there has been much more than a
lev thousands of increase-so much that
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
\ Wonderful Horse.

A Elk -year-old brown stallion was recently
taken from .''onc-horse shay" at an Indiana
fair and placed on half mile track, where he
astonlshed the natives by trotting mile in
for the wonder. The value of the stallion's
mother has increased six-fold,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20

then cut his Throat Others are of the opinion
that the coup,a aere murdered by party Of
tramps. A knife was found in bed, no signs of
a struggle having taken place was observable.
The couple had lived happily together. Run
yam was Is years old aud his wife 20.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
The Chinese Ktot,,

A Canton dispatch of the 10th says there are
now seven Chinese gun-boats moored along.
side the English and French men oe-a ar oppt :
site tho foreign residences. Pacards on the
walls threaten destruction to all European prop.
erty II tho government decides that indemnify
be paid for the damage done to the property
OF Europeans during the recent riots.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., A 8,

Tue body of Frederick Mason, an old resi-
dent of Galena, ILL.,, was found on the 18th in
the western suburb Of the city. Both legs
were broken below the knee, and the right arm
fractured at the wrist, and the head, chest and
abdomen terribly bruised. The affair is envel
oped in mystery
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-20
He Got Left.

colored prisoner in Jail at Allcndale. s. G.,
fired the structure on the night of the 11th, in
the hope of escaping during the excitement.
died miserably in the flames.