Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.



, THE Governor of Idaho reported at Wash
hgton on the 2Sth that the funded debt of
the Territory had been practically wiped
out: that the population was $4,000, and
that the people We're entitled to the advant-
ages of n State Government.
AT n crossing in Pittsburgh, Pa, the
other day n train struck a two-horse
wagon, one of the men on the vehicle being
fatally hurt. One of the horses was thrown
forty feet, striking a citizen who was stand
ing on the station platform, killing him in
stantly.
A JURY in New York has given William
Brady a verdict for $4,000 against C. 2.
Huntington for negotiating the purchase
of the Morgan Railroad and steamship lines
in Louisiana and Texas.
DISASTROUS storms on the coast of Lower
California recently caused the destruction
OF several steamers, and over four score
lives We're lost. Twenty horses at Cape
st. Lucas We're destroyed, a great number
of cattle killed, and hin Mexican coasters
lost.
At a meeting Of business men of Louis
willie on the 2S1h it was resolved to hold
another exposition next year, and plans
ure already being arranged.
EXPORTS from New York for the seven
days ended on the 2Sth exclusive of specie)
We're Sc, 77S,000, against S6,403,000 the pre-
vious week.
THE recent coal-mine disaster near
Youngstown, Pa, resulted in the death of
fourteen men, whose bodies had been
brought to the surface. Seven others were
wounded, and some of them might not sur
vive.
THREE horse-thieves were captured a few
days ago by u posse of citizens near the
town of Prinville, Eastern Oregon, and
lynched. That whole section Of country
was overrun with stock-thieves, and the
settlers were resolved to drive the bands
out.
NORMAN JONES, aged twelve, was arrest
ed at Fitchburg, Mass, on the 2Sth for
placing instructions on the track to wreck
trains "for fun"
A LOSS of $l50,000 was caused at Port
Clinton, Pa, a few days ago by a COL
lision of coal trains. One fireman was in
jured. -
BURGLARS smashed the safe in A. B.
Smiths store at Hunters Point, l.. T., afew
nights ago,. and carried off 81 600 in cash
III $4,000 in bonds.
AT New Brunswick. N. j., on the 2Sth
the centennial Of the Theological Seminary
of the Reformed Church in America was
tittingly observed.
By the capsizing of fshing-boats in the
Straits of Mackinaw and vicinity seven
persons were drowned recently.
THE Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the NJ. I. Church met at Cleveland, O.,
on the 18th, one hundred delegates being
present, with Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes in
the chair.
THE Baptist State Convention of Indiana
assembled at Fort Wayne on the 18th, Rev.
c. E. W. Doff, of Madison, preaching the
introductory sermon.
LAKE underwriters were on the 2Sth suf-
fering large losses from the severe gales
that had swept over the inland seas re-
Gently. The large iron steamship Scotia,
valued at 100000, was a total wreck on
Lake Superior, and several vessels of the
Chicago grain fleet had been wrecked.
ON the 18th John Pike, of Bristol, Tenn,
drove his two daughters from home. Night
overtaking them, they went into camp on
the railroad, built a fire and laid down to
rest. Matte, a beautiful young woman,
caught her dress on fire and was burned to
q crisp, dying in an hour.
HoRATIo BURCuARD, Director of the
United States Mint, stated on the Doth that
during the past year there was deposited in
all the mints SAC, 900 900 in gold. There was
also deposited So, 900 900 in silver. During
the year the coin of the country
increased as follows: Gold, $l3,000, 900:
silver, So, 600 900. The total amount of all
kinds ofmoney in circulation Appropriated
81, 100, 000, 900.
NEAR Long Creek, Ore, on the Doth q
party of whites stole upon a band of In
dams, Il shot and killed two braves. The
feeling against the aborigines was intense
among the whites, and an indian outbreak
was threatened.
GEORGE I. JACKSON, President of the
Enterprise Cotton Factory at Augusta, Ga,
was on the 18th discovered to be a defaulter
to the extent OF 500 900. He had confessed
and assumed all the responsibility.
AN unknown vessel, supposed to be the
schooner l.. Van Valkenburg of Chicago,
foundered on Lake Erie on the e9th, and
her crew of eight men were lost.
THE payment of the annual bounties to
the various Indian bands throughout the
Northwest Territories was completed on
the Goth, and the Indians had gone to their
reserves on their hunting grounds. Every
thing was quiet.
The twelfth annual congress of the As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Women
met in Baltimore on thef29th. Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe made the opening address.
GENERAL BENET, Chief OF Ordnance of
the army, reported on the Goth tina during
the year 3l,153 rifles, carbines and shot
guns had been manufactured at the Ma
tional srmory.
AT Locust Point, Nd, a few days ago, a
Baltimore & Ohio freight locomotive ex-
ploded, killing the engineer and fireman.
FREDERICK w. DUvERNoIs, banker and
insurance agent at Detroit, who was miss
ing, was on the Goth said to lie a defaulter
for between $4,000 and $4,000.
WHILE intoxicated recently in RADON
County, Ca, Eugene Beck shot and killed
his wife and her sister, then threw himself
on the floor, and was sleeping beside the
corpses when arrested.
The Armstrong Oil well, near Butler, Pa.
gushed on the Doth at the rate of 1870 barrels
an hour, and in twenty-four hours put
5000 barrels in tank-beating ali previous
records.