Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
OF THE week.
Interesting News Compilation.
DOMESTIC.

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ing five persons, one fatally.
THE Ten Eyck mansion, near Albany, N.
Y, built one hundred and seventy years
ago by General Bradstreet, was burned on
the 18th.
The stable of Edward White, with thirty
five horses and several adjoining buildings,
in Albany, N. Y, was destroyed by fire on
the 18th.
A TERRIBLE hail-storm prevailed on the
18th at Lafayette, Ind, and vicinity. A
horse and rider were struck by hailstones
as large as hens eggs and knocked sense
less to the earth. Much damage was done
to growing crops, fruit and %shrubbery.
WHILE an attempt was being made a
few nights ago to rob the store of Burchard
& Luke, at Berne, Mo-, a son of Mr.. Bur-
chard was shot dead by the burglars. One
of the thieves was afterward killed and the
other was lynched.
A GRAIN of corn lodging in the throat OF
Jeremiah Hess little daughter the other
evening, at Canton, O., chokedher to death.
APowDER explosion the other day i'll a
coal.breaker at Moosic, Pa, shook the
whole town, tore one man to pieces, and
left no trace of another workman.
HATTIE WEsTRY, @ colored girl inthe en-
ploy of Rev. DR.. Fletcher's family, at
Franklin, Mass, attempted recently to
poison the entire family, five in number,
by putting Paris green in their food. Her
scheme was detected before any serious re-
suits happened. No cause was known for
the servants crime.
A in Coventry, NJ. T., q few
days ago did great damage to dwellings,
etc. Six men were injured, one mortally.
The coal-miners, at a meeting held on
the 10th in Pittsburgh, formed an Amalga-
mated Association for the United States
similar in design to that of the iron m
steel workers.
THE recent heavy storm in Western Mis-
souri, caused great loss in cattle by drown
ing. The rivers were very high OH the 10th,
and many bridges had been washed away.
SECRETARY FoLGER has requested the
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation to pre-
pare a report on the law relating to the
landing of pauper immigrants. This action
is to meet complaints that Great Britain is
sending paupers to the United States.
THE Supreme Court of Missouri has de-
cided, in a suit brought by a resident of
st. Louis to restrain the teaching of foreign
languages and the arts and sciences in the
public schools, and to prevent the ex-
penditure of school funds for the instruc-
tion of children under six years of age,
that the Board of Directors of the public
schools is the sole judge, subject to legis-
1ative direction, of what shall be taught in
the public schools, but that it is contrary
to the State Constitution to pay out money
for the education of children under six
years of age.
The breadstuffs exported in April, 1883,
were valued at $12,4G5, 31S; for the CORE
spending month last year, $9,9os, 1S9; ex-
ported for ten months ended April so last,
$179, 73S,343; for same period last year,
$157,619,727.
THE Secretary of the Kansas State Board
of Agriculture reports that the farmers of
the State now hold over five million bush
els of old wheat and over thirty-seven mil
lion bushels of old corn.
The trustees have refused to longer op.
perate the Massachusetts Central Road,
and oil trains were withdrawn on the 10th.
AN open switch at East Granville, VT, a
few days ago derailed the Boston & Mon.
treal express, wrecking the engine and
three cars, demolishing the depot, and
wounding several persons, one fatally.
THE n%inety-ffth annual meeting of the
Presbyterian General Assembly of the
United States convened at Saratoga, N. Y,
on the 18th, n the Presbyterians of the
Church South met at Lexington, KY,
The value of exports of provisions, tai
low and dairy products from the United
States during the month of April, 1883, was
$7,4S4,716, against Sc, 1850, oil during April
1852.
The tug Wilson, from Baltimore for the
.Rappahannock River, sunk on the 18th
and its crew of seven men were drowned
CYCLONE struck Denison, Tex, on the
18th, demolishing the Baptist Church and
several other buildings The wife of Lee
McMurty was killed by falling timbers. Al
Mineral Wells a number of houses were
also wrecked. Five houses at Valparaiso
NeG., were also destroyed by a cyclone
and a number of persons were injured, two
fatally.
The one hundred and thirty.sixth annua
convention of the Lutheran Evangelical
Ministerium of Pennsylvania began at Nor
ristown on the 18th.
A frost prevailed throughout
Northern Ohio on the morning of the 18th.
ALL the iron mills of Brown, Bonnell &
Co., of Youngstown, O., which had beer
idle since February, started up on the 18th
and would be kept in continuous operation
unless the threatened June strike takes
place.
The Treasury Department on the 18th
purchased $4,000 ounces of fine silver for
the United States mints at Philadelphia
New Orleans and Carson City.
ALICE ZIMMERMAN, the young wife Of
Frank Zimmerman, the artist, killed he,
twelve-day old babe at New York a few
days ago with a pair of scissors, and at
tempted to take her mothers life. She was
insane.
LEVI d. JARvERD, postmaster and ex,
County Collector at New Brunswick, N. j.,
was on the 18th said to nave fed to Cana.
da. A $4,000 shortage had been discovered
in his county accounts.
ADHESION by the Secretary of the Interior
refuses the Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany permission to withdraw from settle.
ment and entry the indemnity lands lying
twenty miles or more beyond the original
alternate sections granted in the charter.
CHARLES F. KRING, who gained notoriety
by thrice escaping the gallows for numbering
Dora Broelnster at st. Louis, and a short
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