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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
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Partisan ldiocies.
lFrom the San Francisco Argonaut. /

lftNii ihc oau rTauclsCo Arbouaut.l
The young bloods in P aris who pique
themselves on their elegance have aban-
doned the single stud planted in the
middle of the shirt front, and called by
some cyclope and by others nombril.
After reign of IS years the solitary stud
has been dethroned, and quarterpion
OF studs reigns in its stead-four pearls,
four minute diamonds or four simple
gold buttons. The women, on their
side, have abandoned mushrooms, pigs,
elephants and hump back mannikins,
and year now, as porte bonheur, or
talisman, big silver spider stuck on
their hats, in their bonnet-strings, in
the iabot, or in the corsage bouquet.
Another craze is to dispense with the
horrible metallic hairpins, and to arrange
the rolls of the hair with tortoise. shell
-pronged forks and skewers, which
serve ASA pretext for stars of diamonds.
crescents and horseshoes of brilliants,
searables with fuby wings and dozen
other fapcies.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
A Bad Break.

lf rom Drake's Travellers MagaHine.]
"Ihat was rather a neat thing" OBJ
served the clergyman to the undertaken,
as they established themselves in the
smoking car and were hurried away
to the cemetery. "That was rather a
neat thing l got of at the funeral about
maidens being the lilies of heaven while
the married women, were the roses l
thought the audience was favorahly af-
fected, Did you notice how it struck
the mourners?"
81 kin tell you," interrupted an ell.
derby gentleman i'll the seat behind them.
81 was watchin' the discourse pooty
sharp, and when you shot that crack at
'em. l hearn the women snortin' all
around me, and my wife nearly bust a
suspender, notwithstandin' she was clus
relation to the remains"
"Is that so?" inquired the clergyman
III disappointed tone. "Do you think
they fully understood the poetical
beauty of the simile 2"
"Oh, they was onto it bigger than
a wolf, every one Of 'cm, and when you
made CHAT break, my wife turns round
to me and says, 4 wonder if he knows
ashow the remains was divorced from her
husband, and what kind OF vegetable
that ore would be called into the prom
lsed land?' Oh, they was on to you,
and aln't seen more fun at q funeral
sence the brother of the lefunct was
hung. What kind of a plant would you
call him ?''
But the clergyman seemed to have
lost his grip on botany, and at the grave
he only prayed for those who died with
out their status being so fixed that "a
supply" would be apt TO know how to
worry them through without making an
ass OF himself in the presence of the rest
of the brethren
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Conc Np in Sn,nI,.

Two incendiary fires occurred on the 3Oth
IN Dallas, Texas, one Of which DESTROYED tile
cracker factory OF Goldsmith & Winter, valued
at $4,000
The mill of the Dexter Yarn Company and n
number of other buildings at Pawtucket, r.
L., burned on the 1st inst. Loss S115 600.
Read y Classons shoe factory at South Alb
lngton, Mass, burned ON the list inst. Loss
S175,000.
Two extensive fires are reported from Lon
don on the 1st inst. Loss not given
The round house of the Boston and Maine
Road in Charlestowp. Massachusetts, was par
italy burned on the morning of the 1st. and it
is believed that the loss will be SIS, 900.
Fire IN Nashville, Tenn., on the 27th de-
stroyed several buildings at the corner of
Clark and Front Streets. Loss $32. 600.
Fire on the 26th destroyed the sbinple mills
OF the Meriden Lumber Company. near Fan
Claire. Wiz. Loss $4,000.
The Robinstein brewery. Ill Ottawa, H..
suffered to the amount of $4,000 by fire on
the Goth.
The Planters Cotton Seed Oil Works. in Al
giers, La, were struck by lightning and burned
on the 25th entaiing loss Of $500. 900. This
was the largest cotton seed oil mill in exist
ence.
On the 25th number of warehouses used
for storing herrings and cotton on the Island
of Gutujewsky, at the mouth of the Neya. at
st. Petersburg, were burned. Three thousand
bales of cotton went up in smoke. The loss
will reach 100000 rubles.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
An italian holocaust.

London dispatch of the 25th gave details
OF frghtful calamity at place of amusement
IN Dervlo on the shore of Lake Como, in Italy.
on the previous day. While a performance
was in progress at a puppet theater, the struc-
ture took fire and was entirely DESTROYED.
Forty-seven persons lost their lives and twelve
others were injured. The show was in a large
hall over tavern, and there were ninety per-
sons present. The Bengal light was used to
represent fire, and sparks from this set fire
to a quantity of straw and frewood in an ada
cent room. On pcrceiving The flame the show
man shouted g Fire ~ but the spectators
thought the cry was realistic de-
tail of the show, and remained seated. Cries
of fire were soon raised outside the hall. The
audience, thinking an ARRAY had arisen in the
street, barred with q heavy table the door lead
ing from the hall They did not discover their
mistake until the flames burst into the room.
After the fire was extinguished forty-seven
chsTred corpses were found near the table. in
c!ud!ng the bodies of the Snowman and lis
wife, largo portion of the bodies are womolr
and children. The wounded were hurt by
leaping through windows. One child was flung
out OF the window by its mother and fell upon
pile of straw This is the only one of the
spectators present in the hall who was not hurt.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
SPORTING.

THE sloop Fanita led the Atlantic
Yacht Club feet through the regatta
on the 10th.
TIE Prince of Wales has nominated
Pierre Lorillard's 5-year.o old brown horse
Iroquois for the Stockbr;dge cup, to be
run at Stockbridge, July 21st.
The schooner Crusader and sloops
Fannie and Vixen were the victors in
their respective classes in the regatta OF
the New Yerk Yacht Club on the 2lst
inst.
THOMAS HALE, of Youngstown, o.,
has issued a challenge to William
Hough, of Niles, to run 40 ysrds, the
stakes to be $500 side, and race to be
run within four weeks from signing ar
ticles.
The four-mile straightaway eight
cared race between Harvard and Colum-
bia was rowed at New London on the
Goth, Harvard winning by twelve lengths.
Time OF winner "a minutes and 40
seconds.
The cushion carom game at Hartford,
Conn.,, between Vignaux and Sch@fer,
500 points, for $400, was won by
Schafer after several brilliant runs.
Vignaux led the first half of the game.
Schefer's highest run was 70; Wig
naux's SO.
AL. SMITH, on the part of John l..
Sullivan, and Charles Davis, for Paddy
Ryan, have completed arrangements for
meeting between the two pugiists
with soft gloves, the contest to come off
in Chicago on July 4th. Ryan is to get
40 per cent. of the receipts Of the house,
and Sullivan 60 per cent.
HANLAN won the deciding heat III the
great single-sculling match at Pullman,
beating Lee, Hosmer, Teener, Gaudaur
and Hamm, who secured places in the
last heat by victories in the preliminary
races. Fanlan's time for the three
miles 90 minutes 30 seconds, Hosmer
second, in % minutes SO seconds, and
Hamm third, about 10 seconds after
him, Lee fourth aud Teemer fifth.
The New York Sportsman says of Nh.
G. J. Hamlin's recent purchase: "Mr.
G. j. Hamlin, of Buffalo, N. Y, an ex-
tensive breeder of trotting horses, has
purchased three fine French coaching
mares to breed to one of his trotting
stations. Mr.. Hamlin's object is to get
large, handsome and stylish horses for
carriage use. 1t would be well if other
breeders would follow Mr.. Hamlin's ex-
ample"
The terms have been agreed upon for
hard glove encounter, to take place
July 4th, within $50 miles of NIilwau-
kee, for $3.50 a sideand the heavyweight
championship of Wisconsin, between
Pat McHugb, of Fond du Lac, and Pat
Nelligan, of Depere. McHugh is being
backed by Frank Within, and Nelligan
by Henry Brown, of Chicago, who have
each deposited $75 forfeit money with
the stakeholder, Frank Within.
RHODE ISLAND birds were loosed IL
New York in two lots. One, six birds,
at 7:10 A. NJ, home time; best time 255
minutes, distance, 154 miles; speed,
1,063 yards. The other lot, also six
birds, started at 9:10 A. NJ. Distance,
1856 miles: best speed, 1926 yards. Fall
River (Mass.) birds were loosed in
Princeton, N. j., in the fourth attempt
of the season to better their record from
200 miles, but without success. The
start was made at S:21 A. NJ, home time.
The first return at 2:12 p. NJ. distance,
204 miles; average speed, 1,022 yards.
The following table shows the stand
ingof the league clubs at the close of the
games on The 22nd inst:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Knee Breecl,es.

lfrom the New York JGIrnal.l
MIR. McGilligan, postman, of New
York, emerged from side door. At the
request of the others he had tiled on a
PAIR OF the enew-fashioned knee breeches.
The expression OF his face was that of a
man wnose relatives had been unexpect-
edly carried away by an epidemic.
II say. afac,' said friend OF his,
III the boys. we're to see you on the
street with them things pasted on you1
legs they'd hiss the dogs on you"
''ehc dogs wouldn't 'tneed to be hissed, u
observed fat carrier with big nose and
a bag full of love-letters.
"Why didn't you hire a hack, stick
your legs through the window and
get people to bet on your weighti"
asked carrier with murderous eye.
I've as decent pair of legs as can
be found in the department" said Mr..
McGilligan, "and I'm not ashamed to
show them to the world"
With this expression Of opinion he
picked up his bundle of letters and
started upon his morning delivery.
At Broadway and Fulton street au
old lady who had Just come to town fell
down in n fit. When they brought her
to she said she wanted to go right back
home. She wasn't going to stay in any
place where they put uniforms on their
''muskeeters.
A crowd of people followed some
thing down Broadway. Every now and
then it would pop into doorway, drop
something and then pop out again.
When it crossed the street the bus
horses backed into the street and reared
on their hind legs.
''What is it ?" asked one,
"Put hook in it, suggested anoth-
er.
"Fifty dollars to one" cried boot
maker, who was kept away from the
race-track by the rain," s:that what.
ever it is it's alive
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
The Dcvi, in church.

A disgraceful affair is reported from Hart
iord; Conn, on the oath. It appears that
trouble has for some time been brewing be.
tween Baptist Church and Congregations
society in regard to the possession Of church
IN IN that place occupied by the Baptists. On
formed procession headed by the pastor and
hand organ and marched to the building
whlch Is the bane of contention, intending to
take possession and perform the ceremony of
baptism in the baptistry upon a number of
children, After filing the tank the church
was invaded by crowd CT the Baptists, led
by the preacher and general scrimlnago tool,
place, in which hymn books, chairs, and any
thing that came handy was used by the con-
5estants. The preachers fought and pulled
halr IN the midst Of a crowd of little children
who were waiting to be baptized, and finally
both fell into the tank, where they each
strove to drown the other. Both were nearly
strangled and were finally taken out by some
OF the less hot-headed ones in an unconscious
condition, locked in an almost death-grip.
stored,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Q. ". D1MMIcK, one Of the pioneers

0. ". DNlMICK, one Of the pioneers
of the turf, who drove the pacing mare
Pocahontas when she distanced Hero,
in 2:l7!!, says: 81 took Pocahontas to
New York after she dried up to make a
match with the then noted PAGER Hero
he was owned byawealthy citizennamed
Hall, who had heard of Pocahontas' time
at New Orleans and was afraid to chance
a race. l offered to draw 200-pound
wagon, Hero to go in buggy and be still
declined. I took themare to Union Park
once and drove her privately, in pres
ence of her owners, mile in 2:10.
They afterward called on me to try her
speed on three different occasions, with
the same result They did rot tell me
what the time was, and 1 only found it
out by accident. Joe Goodwin, we'll
known turfman, told me that Hiram
Woodruff, his partner, had lain on the
grass under the stand and timed her.
l was astonished, but have not parti-
Gle of doubt that the time was correct
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

his bed at night, he spread the rubber e.,
blanket on the ground first. Next ne ne
laid ilis tarpauiin SO that its top was
even with that of the rubber blanSet'
Then he stretched the tarpaulin out hat.
and it was perhaps 90 feet long aud eign1 nj
wide. Next he put coarse WOODEN
double blanket down over the runeeI
and tarpaulin, leaving the lower hall OF
the blanket rolled up at the foot. an
other was placed in the same way. ,on
TOP of these he laid another blanket.
Then the half of the other blankets
which had been rolled up was drawn
mon the rest. In this way bag bot
ION was made at the foot OF the bed,
protecting the feet. The lower part OF
the tarpaulin was then turned up over
everything. 1t reacLeda foot above the
sleeper's head. Last of all, the sides OF
The tarpaulin were doubled under the
bed. The man worked .his way down
into this sack from the head, and no no
cold could penetrate it. | should add
that, before making his bed, he dug
away the ground to conform to the
curves of the body, and he said IT made
him as comfortable as if he were IN a
feather bed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Entirely Trustworthy.

tFrom the Detroit Free press.l
"Thomas, " said n gentleman to a col
ored whitewasher at the Central Market
yesterday, "can | put entire confidence
in you?"
''Yes, sab."
"Well, then, I've half an acre of water
melons out at my farm on Woodward
Avenue"
Eyes, sah-iess SO, sab. Am dat all,
"All, except that I wanted to saw
that depend on you not to say word
to any of your colored friends about it,
"No, sah-no, sab, rot word. |
hain't dat sort o pusson, sab. II any
Oh EN- axes me whar l got dem mel
lyons I'll put 'em on de wrong smell,
sah-some smell way ober in Kennedy. u
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
On the Field of .s,ton,b,,

The duel between the two Richmond, Va,
editors, which for some time has been impend-
boro. Elan had for several dsys been con.
cealed near the scene of contest The parties
met in strip of woods, and when the distance
had been marked off all not connected with
the affair were requested to retire. At the
word lone both pistols were discharged with
out effect. At the second call the weapons
were heard simultaneously, Elan being shot in
the right thigh As he staggered his second
placed him on a cushion which lay on the
ground. The combatants were pale, but cool.
Beirne was taken away by his secondhand went
to Baltimore by rail. Elan was placed in an
ambulance and taken to the residence of Lieut..
Coy. Lewis. The delay in meeting was caused
by fear Of arrest
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Sensation at waukes,,a.

Great excitement was created at Waukesha,
Wis, aud vicinity on the 26th, when circum.
stances brought to light case OF death from
malpractice in that town. Several days pre-
yIous young girl named Josie Trehey visited
Milwaukee, and on her return to Waukesha
was taken sick and died under suspicious cir
cumstances. Notwithstanding the efforts made
to hush the matter up, facts have since come
out which go to show that the girl during her
visit to Milwaukee underwear. an operation.
for the purpose of procuring an abortion. and
that her death was the result. The advertise
ment OF q well.known Milwaukee physician was
round IN her clothing after her death. Tho
matter is said to be in the hands of the NIL
wankee authorities, although the police. on
being interviewed, claim to know nothing about
II. The girl was employed as domestic in the
family of Col. II. NJ. Enos.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Eighty Miles mn uour.

Early on the morning OF the LIST inst, coal
ram with passenger car attached, ON the
Rochester and Pittsbnrg Railroad, broke in two
while going up q steep grade near Rasselas.
Pa, few miles south of the Kinzua yiaduct.
The severed section, consisting OF seven heavily
loaded coal cars and passenger coach, i'm
medlately started down n steep grade, and,
while going at the frightfu speed of eighty
mics an hour, collided with the engine of an
approaching coal train. The passenger car
was well filled, and the destruction of life and
llmb was appalling, seven having already died
from injuries and others being severely hurt,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
A Cowboys Bed.
lcor. Cheyenne Leader.

One old campaigner gave me the par
tlculars OF his daily life. He never took
Off his rubber coat, he told me, while it
was raining. He wore his !eathern
"chaps" ali day long. He wore shoes,
not boots, bat also wore leggings. In
the evening he was dry from head to
foot, even if it had rained all day. His
bedding was not nearly SO bulky as that
OF o. some others, but he thought it ample.
Some men carry with them heavy cover
let's, aud even make up kind OF mat
tress. This man, however, had three
woolen blankets, rubber blanket, and n
large piece of tarpaulin. In making up
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

pitiful story of dcstitution and death was
reported on the 2Sth. The keeper of tho light
house c.s Passage Island, Lake Superior, win
tered on the island with his wife and father,
Several weeks ago the provisions gave out, and
the keeper started for the mainland for food,
since which time nothing has been seen of him,
and it is supposed that he was drowned. On
the above date a passing vessel saw sig
nal of distress flying at the island, and the
captain on landing found the old man dead,
and the woman helpless from starvation.
They had had nothing to eat for several davs.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

lass, was also taken out of jail the following
night and hanged, after which his body was
riddled with bullets. .t
James Blake, on old resident of Ashland,
Wis, committed suicide on the oath by cut.
ting his throat. This was his second attempt
at self-destruction.
Two colored deck hands named George Dud-
ley and Charles Jones, on the steamer Thomas
Sherlock, had quarrel on tho oath near Cairo,
ILL.,. resulting in Jones being fatally cut. DUO
ley then jumped overheard and was drowned.
Jones died next morning at the hospital.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

Only five criminals were legally iworked
off onthe goth. George Lake, coored, was
hanged at Wilmington, DEL, for crininal
assault on Mrs, Stewart Simmons, in April, and
yonoy James, of the came hue, took tho grand
drop at Darien, Ca, for murder committed
last August. Martin Joseph, William H..
Finch and an Indian named Tuallsto were
hanged at Ft. Smith, Ark. Joseph was con !.
yicted of murder and rape. and Finch aud the
Indian for murder.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
sHaryard Wins

The eighth annual eight-oa,ed race between
Harvard and Yale which took place on the 2sth
at New London, Conn.,, was won by the for
meri time M:4615. The race was over four
mile course.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

Sheriff, after procuring an affidavit from the
girl to the effect that the father of the child was
negro named Samuel Gatlin, who was in the
employ of her father, arrested Galtin and pro-
ceedcd to take him to jail. In passing the
house of Judge they were confronted By the
glrls father, who began abusing the prisoner,
deputy sheriff, finding he could not protect
datiin, told him to run, which he did, but had
only gone q short distance when he received a
charge OF buckehot in the back, inflicting a
wound which will prove fatal. AS there was
quite a crowd Of relatives of Judge at the
tpou,, ~ sSs ''A'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
The Owner on Millions GONE Home.

John Striker, well-known millionaire resi-
dent of New York City, was drowned in Sara
toga Lake on the 25tb, while bathing. 1t is
supposed that he was taken with cramps. as he
was known to be an expert swimmer. He was
months ~ =
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

Mrs. Pope, living 1T Milan. Tenn. was
Etung on the nose by a bee on the 2sth, and
died from the effects in few minutes.
At Lockport, n. Y, on the 9th. girl died
OF bi9od-poisoning, superinduced by the prick
CT a tack in the forehead
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Cholera in E-ynt.

Notwithstanding previous announcements
that the epidemic now raging at Damietta, in
Egypt, is violent type of fever, dis
patches state out of AZ deaths on the 25th, %
are known to have been from cholera, and it is
suspected that the balance of the fatalities re-
suited from the same disease.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Dr. hathaway Sentenced.

Or. Hathaway, the Philadelphia quack in the
cellar OF whose house q number of skeletons
of children were found few weeks ago. was
on the 9th convicted of criminal abortion and
sentenced to fine Of $500 and Imprisonment
for seven years-the full extent of the law.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05

Albert A. Baldwin, a prominent citizen OF
New Haven, Conn, chairman of the school
board,, deacon in Plymouth Congregational
Church, was walloped in coed shape on the
18TH oy Edward Tuttle, another prominent cit
izen of that place. Tuttle claims that Baldwin
has beon unduly intimate with his wife. who
was member of the same church. The affair
created q great sensation.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
TWO Men for xrcnkfa.,.

1as Dowdle and George Fox, employed
E "rickyard of the Pullman Works, who
= at a house run by one William Ray,
charge of stealing clothing. This seemed
to hurt their feelings and on the morning OF
the 9th they invaded Rays house thlrsting
Tor gore, whereupon Ray promptly shot both,
and then went to the authorities and gave him
self IN.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
Coli;dcd w;u, :, S,r.c, C,

Owing to the driver misunderstanding the
signals, a train on the Wabash Road collided
with street car at the crossing on Root Street,
Chicago, on the evening of the lst inst The
car was smashed into kindling wood, the lamps
exploded. setting fire to the wreck, and Of the
thirteen passengers only one escaped unnlured.
1t IS believed that three Of them will die.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
The Wn.son Court NI,r,i,,

President Arthur has approved of the .ind-
ing of the Wasson court martial, which is that
Wasson be dismissed from the army, that he
be imprisoned eighteen months at hard labor,
and that the causes of his disgrace be nub.
lished at length in the newspapers of Iowa. the
state from which he was appointed
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
They Hsnt,he Legislature.

AT its last session the Illinois legislature
passed a law fixing the saloon license in that
state at $500, the law to go into effect on July
j. On the evening of the 2Sth the cry couf-
fhicago passed an ordinance fixing the
&c in that city at $50 for the coming
'inning the first of Junc. Thus the
Z will have no effect so far rs Chicago
rEod for the coming year.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-05
After The preacI,er.

An English clergyman named Witchborne
was mnrderously assaulted by robber on a
railway train between Calais and Paris on the
2oth. The assassin was captured at Amiens
after desperate struggle. The reverend gen
tleman is dangerously wounded,