Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-06

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west side of the public square at Prince
town, Mo. The loss was estimated at $780,
600.
HEAVY snow-storms were reported on
the 18th i'll sections Of Louisiana, Missis-
sippi aud Alabama. Railroad trains had
been impeded by the snow in Mississippi.
NINE men We're asphyxiated by sewer
gas Oh the 18th while cleaning a drain in
Chicago, and five of them died.
DURING January the beef and pork pro-
ducts exported were valued at $11 ,965 1884,
against S9,Oa1 ,s7777 i'll January, 1884.
'LIGE PARKER, who killed Louis Fox in
| December, and Rush johnson, who MUIR
dered John G. Wall in August, were hanged
at Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th. Richard
Trenke was hanged in Philadelphia for the
murder of Augusta Zimm, his paramoul;.
AT H~ollidaysburg, Pa, DIR. l.. N. Beach
was executed for killing his wife last
April.
s UPWARD of one hundred ships were on
the 10Th overdue at the port of New York,
and the recent terrible gales caused great
anxiety.
NEAR Onkone, W. Va, a Miss Cox, who
died'rather suddenly, was hastily buried a
few days ago. Dogs raised a disturbance
at the grave during the night, and the
tomb was reopened next day, when it was
discovered that the woman had revived,
and in her struggle in the coffin had LAGER
ated her body in u terrible manner and
died Of suffocation.
ONE HUNDRED years ago the first bale of
cotton was exported TO Great Britain, and
on the 18th the centennial of this event
was celebrated at the exposition in New
| Orleans.
The Socislist-Laho party held q meet
ing in New York on the 10Th and man
imously adopted resolutions favoring the
dynamite policy for Irishmen.
The insane department of the county
alms-house in West Philadelphia, Pa, was
destroyed by fire on the evening of the
10Th. Nineteen inmates lost their lives and
several Others were missing. The origin
of the fire was unknown.
The President transmitted to Congress
on the 18th a message favoring the adj
ditional appropriation of $500, 900 asked for
the relief of the Worlds Exposition ut New
Orleans.
The Offering for sale in New York OH
the 18th of a large bar of refined silver led
to Investigations which showed that it
had been recently stolen from the mint at
Philadelphia.
A coTToN-MILL, established sixty years
ago at Fall River, Mass, has decided to
transfer all its machinery to Mexico, and
manufacture printed goods with native
labor.
The officer Of a steamer which arrived in
New York on the 18th expressed the fear
that Long Island Sound would soon be
completely sealed up by ice.
WILLIAM THAYER, his wife and grand
child (all colored) were burned to death in
their house the other night near New Al
bany, Ind.
SEELY's Bank at Osceola, Pa, was robbed
on the 18th by four men of s., 1900. Two of
the burglars had been captured.
A CONVENTION of delegates, representing
electric light companies doing business in
the United States and Canada, will be held
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, on
Wednesday, February %. Every electric
lighting company in the United States and
Canada is invited to send delegates prop
erly accredited. Delegates will find head
quarters established at the Grand Pacific
on their arrival.
THE cost to the Chicago railroads by the
recent great storm and snow blockade is
estimated at 100000.
A TIMBER-TRucK ina mine near Ashley,
Pa, broke loose the other morning and ran
down fifteen hundred feet. Five carpen-
tiers We're thrown off on the way, one be-
ing instantly killed and the others prob
ably fatally injured.
EADv1CEs to Brddst7eet's on the 18th from
all points indicated that general business
lacked vitality. There was complaint in
all lines that sales were behind those of
II yearago.
JAMES NJ. MURRAY was hanged at Port
land, Ore, on the 18th for the murder of
his brother-in-law, and Sanford jackson
(colored) was executed at Selma, Ala, for
killing Rufus Gill (colored) in March, 1883.
To prevent another raid into Oklahoma,
five troops of cavalry and a company of
infantry are encamped at the Ponca In.
dian agency and Camp Russell.
In a tight at Poplarville, Miss, q few
days ago between two citizens, named
Boone and Sanders, both were killed.
1t was believed on the 18th that twenty
eight persons persisted by the recent
asylum fire in West Philadelphia.
In the United States and Canada there
were 307 business failures during the seven
days ended on the 18th, against 1858 the
previous seven days. The distribute
ton was las follows: Middle States, 40;
New England States, 80; Western, 90;
Southern, So; Pacific States and Terrific
ries, Is; Canada. "a.