Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-01

THE Comptroller of the Currency on the
10th ordered an assessment of one hun.
dred per cent. on the stockholders of the
Marino National Bank of New York.
The Louisiana Board of Health On the
10th instructed quarantine officers to do
tain all vessels coming from Toulon, Mar.
settles or other cholera-infected ports.
Two CHILDREN of David hollands, a
boy of seven and a girl of five, were killed
on the 10Th at their homea few miles north
west of Victor, la. A derrick had been
made to stack hay, which fell, killing the
boy instantly. The girl died two hours
after.
A FIR which broke out in Mrs. Charles
Reibly's bakery at Bradford, Pa, early on
the morning of the 18th, destroyed ten
structures. Two children of Mrs. Reibly
and a domestic persisted in the flames, and
the frenzied mother received such burns
in attempts to rescue her babe that she
died i'll a short time. -Four other persons
We're injured, two being girls who jumped
from upper stories, one receiving q fatal
hurt. Charles Reibly, the husband and
father of the victims, was drowned two
weeks ago, and now tho entire family has
persisted.
The following executions took place on
tho 11th: Charles and William Hamilton,
brothers, at Warrensburg, Mo-, for the
murder of Carl Steidle: "Slline" Forrest,
at Paris, Tenn, for killing his mother and
grandmother, and Thomas l.. Thompson,
a white man, John Davis, q full-blooded
Choctaw Indian, and Jack Womankiller,
a Cherokee, at Fort Smith, Ark, for muir
ders committed in Indian Territory.
"A RAIN and thunderstorm prevailed at
Baltimore for two hours on the 18th, the
water falling iii sheets, flooding the cellars
and first floors of business and dwelling
houses, and doing $1,000 damage. The
removal of furniture and merchandise to
upper floors was a necessity in some cases.
During the storm an infant child of Mrs.
Williams was killed by lightning while
lying in bed.
A SANITARY circular, urging that pre-
cautions be taken to prevent and coun-
teract the inroads Of cholera, and suggest
ing the cleansing of streets, alleys, etc.,
has been issued by the Illinois State Board
OF Health to cities, towns and villages.
A RECENT fire among the oil tanks of the
Cleveland (O.) Refining Company de-
stroyed six hundred barrels of oil and
other property.
WHILE the three-year-old daughter of
Cornelius Hudson. of Saratoga, N. Y, was
playing with a small boy the ether after
noon, he poured a shovel-full of hot Goals
down her back. Her clothing caught fire
and she was fatally burned.
WILLIAM HART, the only person indicted
for the burning of the Cincinnati Court
house during the late riot, was acquitted
on the 11th.
SECRETARY tIELINGHuYSEN states that
no reciprocity treaty with Canada has re.
Gently been negotiated.
In a saloon quarrel at Baltimore early
the other morning George w. Sanner, Jr.,
a gambler, hot and killed William j.
Crump, son Of a deceased Virginia Judge.
THE estimated yield of wheat in Michi-
can this year is 2l,965, 391 bushels-1,512,.
SAL bushels less than the crop of 1888.
EVERETT g. WEDDELL, private bankers
at Cleveland, O., made an assignment on
the 11th for 81, 1000, 900. 1t was thought the
suspension would only be temporary.
In the United States and Canada there
were $50 business failures during the sew
en- days ended on the 11th, against 1913 the
previous seven days. The distribution
was as follows: Middle States, So; New
England States, 81; Western, SO; South
ern, SO; Pacific States and Territories. AZ:
Canada, Is.