Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-02-11

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A YOUNG lady named Minnie Wilson
suicidcd at Wilkcsbarrc, III, BY shooting
herself through the heart. She left d
note saying that she had been deceived
BY her lover and did not wish to live.
THE business failures during the past
seven days number 346, against 354 the
previous week.
A BILL has been introduced In the
United States Senate authorizing the
building Of an ocean cable from the Pacific
coast Of the United States to Asia
PRESIDENT KING. Of the Erie Road, has
Issued q circular stating that he has cut
loose from all agreements with competing
Lines and will see that his road gets its
share OF business, even If 1t has to cut
rates.
The Secretary Of War has authorized
Lieut.. Geo. NJ. Story TO make further
explorations in Alaskan waters next
spring.
WILLIAM s.. KIRKNER, ex-teiler Of the
Second National Bank of Ireton, Ohio,
convicted OF making false entries to
cover defaults. has been sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the penitentiary.
PORTER G. BLISS. the we'll known jour
nalist, traveller. scholar and diplomat,
died at New York.
r. H. GOODMAN, a grain shipper Of La
fayette, Ind. has begun suit against the
Lake Erie and Western Road for $50, coo
damages for alleged determinations
against him during the past eight years.
AT Blue Marsh, Pa, q six-year-old
daughter Of Josiah McGrath was whipped
so severely by a school-teacher named
Williams that she died within forty eight
hours. Williams is under arrest.
PETER MOORE, convicted of burglary at
Rockford, ILL.,. has been sentenced to five
years in the Penitentiary.
AT Muskegon. Mich, Phillip met shot
his wife and then killed himself. The
woman will
DR.. J. s. ALLEN. formerly surgeon in
Gen. Clusters command, has been sem
fenced TO five years impr' sonment for
shooting Dell Hansonin a Boston saloon.
Two men entered the Dime Savings
Bank in Brooklyn, N. Y, and while ont
engaged one of the officers in conversa.
ton the other succeeded in making way
with over $500 lying on the table. Both
men escaped.
GERMoRE ToDD has been committed to
jail at Bordentown, N. j., in default of
10000 to await trial for embezzling
$4,000 belonging to the Provident Life
and Trust Company of Philadelphia.
STEVE WIaGINs, a freight conductor on
the q. H. & D. Railway fell from his train
at the stock yards in Cincinnati and was
killed, his body being cut in two.
RICHARD SHORT, who attacked Catp.
Phelan In O'Donovan Rossa's Office in
New York, had an examination in the
police court. He was identified by Phe-
Ian, and held under IS, 600 bail for future
trial.
FIVE hundred workmen in Moorhead,
Mclean & Co. s rolling mills at Pittsburg,
Pa, have struck against q reduction Of
10 per cent. in wages and the mills have
closed down.
THERE are now less than thirty work
ing days left OF the present session Of Con-
gress. and the regular appropriation bills
are still in the embryo. 1t will require
great industry to push them through be-
fore the end of the session.
CHARLES SEAMANs, wanted in Nevada
for extensive forgeries, was arrested at
Pa. The Governor of Nevada
offered a large reward for his capture.
A FIRE at Burlington. Ohio, destroyed
Bros. Touring mill and sew
cral adjoining buildings. The entire
town narrowly escaped destruction.