Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-24

days ago by a lot Of %neighbors and ducked
several times in a pond.
OWING to the protracte3< drouth in vir.
ginia the tobacco crop offfhat State has
suffered seriously.
GOVERNOR GL1cK,6f Kansas, on the I'd
proclaimed a q~uxfantine of sixty days
against cattle from the States of Kentucky,
Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri The impor-
tation of Jersey cattle from any State
was prohibited.
So DESfERATE has been the hog disease
in Maryland that the State. Veterinarian
on the I'd asked the Governor to quaran.
tine against five counties. It was stated
that infected animals had been slaugh-
tered in Frederick County and shipped to
Baltimore.
DURING the month of September there
arrived at New York from Europe 26,s72
immigrants. The arrivals at the same
port since January number 267, ZOO, which
is almost 10000 below the aggregate for
the corresponding nine months of last
year.
In a railroad accident a few afternoons
ago near Pixies Creek, Wis, two men
were instantly killed and several others
were fatally injured.
THREE mounted men assassinated a
store-keeper at Prague Station, Tex, the
other night, and also killed a farmer. 9th
er murders were reported further south,
the cause for which was a mystery.
THIEVES entered the post-otiice at Nine
vile, O., a few nights ago and secured
$500 in money and $500 in stamps. The
postmasters' daughter, who tried to
capture them, was fatally stabbed.
The New York Times, after an elabo.
rate review, predicts speedy improve
ment in the dry.goods trade.
A N note company in New York has
received an order to engrave and print
bonds to the value of 500, 900, 900 for the
Peruvian Government.
THE Secretary of the National Cattle
Breeders Association has summoned the
annual convention, to be held in Chicago
November 10 and IA.
In the United States and Canada there
were 221 business failures during the sew.
| en- days ended on the Sd. against 229 the
previous seven days. The distribution
wassas follows: Middle States, ~; New
England States, 81; Western, So; South
ern, 81; Pacific States and Territories, IS;
Canada, SO.
A in a bucket-shop at Austin,
TEX, disappeared or the Sd with $11, 900,
forcing the concern to close its doors.
WASH FLETCHER (colored) was hanged
for murder at Paducah, KY, on the Sd.
He declared his innocence to the last.
ROBERT G. TAYLOR, cashier of the Farm
ers' Bank, of Indiana, Pa, fell dead in the
doorway of his residence a few days G {.
lNCEND1ARY fires on the Sd in several
business blocks in Cleveland, o., were
discovered before much damage was done.
Paper and wood were piled in a vacant
room at the top of the Leader building and
lighted with match by some miscreant.
The dead bodies of Harry Percival, wife
and child, and Hugh Mair, an employe,
were found on the morning of the 81 on
their farm near Fullerton, Neb., the prem
Uses having been despoiled of valuables.
Who the plunderers were was unknown.
A NINE at Connellsville, Pa, has com.
menced the use of electric lights.
AT the Chicago Driving Park on the Sd
the PAGER Johnston made a mile in 2:O6k
thus beating all previous records. Minnie
r., the PAGER, hitched in a buggy with the
runner Firebrand, made a mile in 2:O3&.
The colored janitar of the New Haven
post-office confessed on the 81 to stealing
letters, among those taken being one con-
tanning 5000 in bonds.
Tue charcoal sheds attached to George
P. W~hittaker's iron works at Principle,
Nd, took fire on the Sd, and about 100, 900
tons of charcoal were consumed.
Two passenger trains were in collision
the other morning at Clayton, DEL, a mum
Der of cars being upset and several trav'
elers injured, three fatally.
EXPERIENCED w%ell-borers have leased
three thousand acres of land on the Mo.
nongahela River, a few miles above Pitts
burgh, and will endeavor to find petro
lcum. This territory has never been
tested.
AN incendiary fire recently at Brad.
dock, Pa, destroyed eleven frame struct.
ures. A man was struck by a fire hook
and fatally hurt.
INDIANAPOLIS is to have a new union de
pot to cost $500 900.
In one of the mountain counties of Ken
lucky it is said a woman has held the of.
flee of Justice of the Peace without lega]
authority for the last ten years.
THE population of the United States Is
now placed at 100000 0
The new Corcoran School of Art ant
Science was opened i'll Washington a few
evenings ago.