Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-08
Minor Mention

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james ,Dowel, mason, aged 60 years, who
was terribly crushed in the falling wing of the
state capitol, at Madison, last November, died
on the Sd from his injuries.
A ive.cent reduction on day messages was
made by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, on the I'd inst.
John Shafer, a sawyer in the mill of Dosrity,
Alberts & Co., at Muskegon, Mich, was killed
and his body frightfully mangled by the BURST
ing of circular saw on the I'd inst.
WMe workmen were engaged in demolishlng
the old Broadway Theater, williamsburg, N.
Y, on the I'd, the roof fell, killing two work
men and wounding four others.
The Greely relief flagship Thetis sailed from
New York on the LIST inst.
An inside wall Of the ruins of the Cincinnati
courthouse fell, on the 1st, killing Frank Stegg
men, laborer.
Fifty workmen were buried by falling wall
of the burned Whiteley building ut Westbourne
Grove, London, on the lst inst. large num-
Der were injured
The walls Of oppenheim's wholesale milli-
merry house, at st. Paul, fell in on the 1st, caus-
ing a loss Of S25.OOO.
A platform at the base ball grounds at Gin
cinnat fell on the LIST, throwing 100 people to
the ground. J. P. Langan was killed and sew
eral others severely hurt.
Burglars blew open the safe in the Ocono-
mowoc post-office on the light of the 29th,
and wrecked the front of the building.
A small building containing dynamite; at an
Elletsville, Ind, stone quarry, caught fire and
was blown to atoms on the 29th. One man
was killed and several wounded.
Walton Co., the largest coal operators ON
the Monongahela River, closed down their
works on the 10th. Over 1000 men arc thrown
out of work.
A cable dispatch from Europe, of the Goth,
announces the sudden death of Prof. Conover,
of Madison, Wis.
Shipbuilders on the Clyde have reduced
wages 10 per cent. Many men are idle.
construction train on the Mexican Central
road was wrecked near Ottero, Mex, on the
29th. Two American employees were killed and
wounded.
The Globe store at A;.on, ILL.,, burned Oh
the 21st inst. Loss, 800, 900.
The Northern Chief Iron Company, of Wau-
sau, with capital stock Of $3000,0O0, filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the Secretary of
State at Madison, WIS.,, on the 26th.
Political.
The Kentucky Republican convent tion elected
Walter Evans, W. o. Bradley, G. C. Culbertson
and J. W. Lewis delegates -at-large to Chicago.
Congressman sTyre York, liberal. was nomi-
mated by the Republicans for governor of North
Carolina.
In the Whig- Republican convention at At.
lanta, Ga, on the I'd, Gen. Longstreet was
nominated for governor.
Tho Colorado Republicans on the 1st inst,
Judge Elbert, 9. C. Davis, Gen. Hamill, A. L.
Esniigh, A. Gullett and:P. F. ...Crowell delegates
to Chicago.
The Maryland Republicans, in convention on
tho 1st inst, endorsed President Arthur's ad-
ministration and send Blaine delegates TO Chi.
cago.
The Kentucky Republican convention on the
1st inst, voted to send uninstructed delegates
to Chicago.
The Texas Republican delegates -at-large to
Chicago: g. 9. Binkley, Richard Allen, Robert
Tapp and N. ". Curry.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitiouists held q con-
vention at Philadelphih on the lst inst, and
nominated james A. Black, OF Lancaster for
congressman-at-large.
The Florida Republicans held convention on
the LIST inst, but there was split and another
convention was called for the following day.
The regular convention elected delegates to
Chicago uninstructed.
The Utah Republicans, on tie LIST inst, chose
Arthur delegates to Chicago, as did also the
North Carolina Republicans.
The Rhode Island Republicans send unin-
structed delegates to the national convention.
The Maine Prohibihonists, on the LIST, nom
mated w. 7. Eustis for governor.
The Maine Republican state convention
sends Blaine delegates to Chicago.
The Republicans Of Wyoming elected ]. W
Medium and James Fraree delegates to Chi
cago.
The Republicans Of Washington Territory
elected g. d. Hill and John L. Wilson dele
gatey to the national convention,
Tbs Wisconsin State Republican convention
met at Madison on the 3Oth. Z. a. Brodhead,
Of Milwaukee; E. W: Reyes, Of Madison; Jona-
than Bowman, Of Kilbourn City; and Thomas
B. Scott; Of Grand Rapids, were elected dele
gates s-at-large to the national Republican
convention and delegates were elected from
the seven congressional districts which had not
held separate conventions: Horace A. Taylor,
OF st. Croix, was chosen chairman Of the state
central committee and presidential electors
were selected, Resolutions favoring Lucius
Fairchiid were adopted, but the delegates were
uninstructed. The delegates and alternates
from the rural districts Of the state we're chosen
as follows: Fist-H. A. Cooper, Racine; u. w.
Walworth; Nicholas Smith, Rock. Second w.
!. Rambnsch Juneau: 8. s. Barney, Washing
ton. Alternates: 7. w. Spence Fcnd du Lac:
J. F. Ware, Fond du Lac. Third-C Spencely,
Iowa. G: Dodge, Green;C @. E. Buet, Dane;
]: s. Waddington, Lafayette. Fourth-F. G.
wsukee; Alternates: Henry Baumgartner,
Milwaukee: John A. butcher, Milwaukee.
Fifth. II. Mead, sheboygan; G. e. Esta-
brook, Manitowoc. Alternates: d. ". steb-
bins, Kewaunee; VIM. Carbys, Ozaukee.
seyenth-c; Inan n. Butt Vernon; 9. :. Temple.
slye, Sank. Eighth-H. A. Taylor, ST. Croix;
Geo. q. Shaw, Eau Claire. Alfernates: A. A.
Arnold, Trempealeau; NJ. G. Ring, Clark.
N!nth-Alexanoer Stewart. Wausau; o. A.
Ellis, Oconto. Alternates: 8. 8. Vaughn, Ash
land; Geo Gardner, Wood.
The Iowa Republican state convention met at
Des Moines on the Both, with John A. Kasson
as permanent chairman. The following dele
gates-at-large were chosen: J. s. Clarkson, edi-
tor Des Moines Register, s. NJ. Hubbard, W.
q. Donnan, John Rettbone. The entire state
delegation Ia favorable to Blaine
The Republicans Of yyiginin held state
convention at Richmond on the 30th. Dele
gates-at-large: John r. Dezendorf, B. B. Beeta,
William c. Wickhani, II. @. Parsons, ]. NJ.
Dawson and William Il. Lester.
The New Hampshire Republican state con-
vention, on the 30th, elected Charles a. Saw
yer, George b. Stowell and Edward d. Rollins
dolegates-at large to Chicago.