Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
DOMESTIC

AT Erie, Pa, on the 22d an attempt was
made to burn the school building attached
to st. Patrick's Cathedral. The woodwork
was saturated with oil and fred, but was
quickly e~xtinguished.
Two DEsPERADoEs named Finn and
Hale quarreled near Irving, KY, a few
days ago, and Hale was hot through the
heart, but managed before he died to ia.
tally wound the other.
Ten THOUSAND people were present at
the opening of the Alabama State Mineral
Exposition at Birmingham on the 22d.
Governor O'Neal delivered the address.
GUN BoHANNAN, a Nebraska murderer,
when first convicted at Nebraska City, was
sentenced to life-fmprisonment. He se-
cured a new trial on a technicality, and
was on the 22d convicted and sentenced to
be hanged.
JOHN CoYLE was hanged at Gettysburg,
Pa, or the 22d, for the murder of Emily
Myers.
Four men and one hundred
teams left Pueblo, Col, on the 22d for the
newly-discovered gold fields forty miles
distant, and steps had been taken to estab.
lish mail routes.
SIX PERSONS while fishing en- the Hud-
son near Sing Sing a few nights ago were
run down by a river steamer, and all were
drowned.
MAYO g. CLARK, wholesale hardware
dealers at st. Paul, Mimi, have failed for
$4,000.
FIRES in Long Island woods had on the
23d caused 100000 damage, and the flames
were spreading.
FLAMES OH the 23d swept away the
Washington fannel-m:il at South Coven.
try, Conn.,, valued at $l35, 900, and the
Providence cotton-mills at Fitchville, in
1.-The same State, worth 100000.
FRANCIS I. SMITH, City Treasurer of
iBayonne, N. j., was on the 23d said to be
ishort in his accounts $41, 00O.
JOHN H. DEANE, a New York lawyer and
trcal-estate dealer, filed an assignment on
the 23d, giving preferences for $500, 600.
His liabilities would reach 81 ,oOo. 900.
F; For the first nine months of the fiscal
year, the receipts from internal revenue
were $40, 500, 253 less than for the preceding
period.
WILLIAM AUSTIN, a crazy resident Of
ALLEN County, KY, threw his two little
children in the fire a few days ago, and
watched them while being reduced to
ashes. His wife escaped to the woods with
another child.
NEAR Monroe, Ca, Willis Gum, a wild
,,ower, went to the house Of his son Jesse
on the 23d to kill him, as Jesse had just
won and married the girl whom both faith
,er and son had been counting. Jesse was
warned, and fired upon and killed his faith
Ter as the latter was taking aim.
AN official Of the Pension Bureau at
Washington relates the fact that a soldier
,,died while his claim was pending, his wife
expired while the papers were being
changed in her interest, and their two
children were swept off by an epidemic
before their application had gone the
rounds.
A prevailed all over Northern
Texas OF the night of the 23d-heavy in
some sections and slight in others. Corn
imany points, and fruit generally suffered
considerably. Replanting would have to
he done by the farmers.
HEAVY frost and ice in the region of Me.
ridian, Miss, on the morning of the oath
would compel farmers to replant.
THE American Oak Leather Tannery at
Cincinnati, the largest in the world, was
destroyed by fire early on the morning of
the oath. The loss was 100000.
JAKE WILKINS two children were burned
to a crisp in Edgecomb County, N. c.,
few days ago, and two children Of a col.
tored couple residing near La Grange, N.
C., suffered a like fate.
NEARLY the entire business portion of
West Salem, O., was destroyed by fire on
the oath, causing a loss estimated at $780,
900.
THE United States steamer Bear, the first
of the three vessels of the Greedy expe-
dition, started from the Brooklyn navy
yard on the Oath amid cheers from the
three or four thousand people present.
Lieutenant William H. Emory, Jr., is the
commander.
SYCAMORE MILL, No. /, at Fall River,
Mass, was burned on the oath, involving a
lloss of $500, 900.
AsHoCK of earthquake was felt in Row.
ian, Stanly and Da~ie Counties, North Car
kolina, on the night of the 23d.
/, THE National Mechanics & Traders
tBank of New York has returned to the
Estate system.