Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-14
Mskeminehas River at Apollo, Pa, CAV,

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and did not return. His wife married
again last July. On the goth inst. Stephens
returned, and his wife embraced him. The
her instantly. Stephens then shot his sue
cessor fatally, but not until he himself was
mortally wounded by the last husband.
T~wENTY-FoUR buildings were destroyed
by fire at Goodwater, Ala, few days ago,
involving a loss of 100000.
FIFTEEN raftsmen became involved ina
drunken fight near Mount Sterling, KY,
a few days ago, and Elijah Lee was shot
dead and six others were seriously wound
ed.
By a boiler explosion the other day at
West Carlisle, o., two men were killed
and several others were injured.
SHAwNEETowN, ILL.,, was on the 21st al
most entirely abandoned by its inhabit-
ants, owing TO the terrible destruction of
property by storm and food, and it was
said that several years of prosperity would
hardly put the town where it was before
the food. Uniontown, KY, and Metropo-
lis, ILL.,, were similarly afflicted. At other
worst was considered over.
SECRETARY FoLGER on the 21st issued a
call for three per cent. bonds to the amount
of $40, oo0, 900, interest to close May l.
A BILLINGS (Mont.) dispatch of the 21st
says that five Piegan Indians made a raid
and stole fifty ponies. They were followed
and overtaken by white men, when a
skirmish ensued, during which four of the
Indians and two of the whites were killed.
The ponies were recaptured.
ADvIcEs of the 21st state that the recent
wind-storm wrecked hundreds of SUBJ
merged houses in the district around
Evansville, Ind, besides drowning num-
bers of hogs and cattle. An immense
amount of corn was also lost. Many per-
sons were taken from trees and hills where
they had taken refuge, by the relief boats,
some of whom We're badly frozen.
IT was stated on the 21st that the wheat
and fruit crops in Southern California
would be greatly benefited by the recent
floods, and farmers anticipated a golden
harvest.
NEAR Glasgow, O., early the other morn
ing John Brehmer prevented his father,
who was drunk, from numbering his wife,
when the old ma shot his son, inficting a
mortal wound.
Two officers on the 21st killed
three men n wounded another in Mitch
ell County, North Carolina.
A FIRE at Cortland, N. Y, a few days
ago destroyed Garrison and Union Hall
blocks, valued at 5000 900.
The annual report of the Chicago Board
of Trade, issued on the 21st, showed the
shipment of farm products for 1880 to have
been 1856, 100000.
The house of John Burns, at Bridge
water, Me-, was burned a few nights ago,
and Mr.. Burns and a daughter, aged four
teen years, persisted in the flames.
IT was discovered on the 21st that
Beverly Taylor, an aged colored man, and
his wife and granddaughter, of Avon
dale, o., had been murdered by negroes,
and their bodies were found in the dis
secting-room of the Ohio Medical College,
at Cincinnati.
/. HARVEY CHAPPELL, aged s~eventy-eight
years, a wealthy farmer living alone near
Lebanon, Conn.,, was found murdered on
the 21st, and the house was robbed of all
valuables.
The United States Smelling Company of
Philadelphia failed on the 21st for $165, 900.
FURTHER advices of the 22d gave the loss
of life by the recent Southern cyclone as
follows: Alabama, 270; Georgia, 200;
North Carolina, 70; South Carolina, %;
total, SO. 1t was thought that these fig
ures would be largely increased as news
was received from sections with which
communication was difficult. The loss of
property was also immense. Whole vii
lagos were swept entirely away and plan.
tations and farms denuded of everything
valuable Livestock in great numbers
were also slaughtered.
j. w. WATTS and Henry Wilson became
engaged in a fight a few days age on board
a steamer near Chattanooga, Tenn, and in
the struggle they both fell overheard and
were drowned.
THROUGHOUT the United States and Can.
ada the business failures during the seven
days ended onthe 22d numbered 251, against
800 the previous week. The distribution was
as follows: New England States, 26; Mid
die, 40; Western, 50; Southern, 81; Pacific
States and Territories, 10; Canada and
the Provinces, 50.
IT was announced On the 22d that about
nine hundred Cree Indians were in revolt
in the Northwest Territory. They had
captured the Government supply of pro
visions.
JOHN HE1TH, sentenced to life-imprison
ment for the Bisbee murders at Tomb
stone, A. T., was taken from Jail on the
22d by a mob and hanged to a telegraph
pole.
By the recent wreck of the bark Ada
Barton, Of st. John, N. B., nine sailors
were drowned.
In a dispute on the 22l at Birmingham,
Ala, over some bills presented for collec'
ton, a dentist named Rose drew his pocket
knife n cut the throat Of Henry Harral
son from ear to ear, The victim was {
popular lawyer, and his friends were or
ganizing for vengeance.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE Iowa Senate on the 10Th passed thu
Donnan bill prohibiting the manufacture
of ale,.wine, beer and all Intoxicating
liquors whatever, by a vote of 35 to -.
MUNICIPAL elections in Philadelphia,
PITTSBURGH and A11eohany Citv IN +ba 1O+L