Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-05-27

ment. Cincinnati, caused the death
OF seventeen persons. 1t was first thought
only Ave women who jumped from the
flfth story window were killed. but when
thu. fire was subdued 10 that the firemen
could enter, 1t was found that ten bodies
lay in q heap on the fifth floor and one
on the fourth. There were six who
jumped from the window and were killed.
One man. after saving two women by let
ting down q rope from the roof, was him
self killed by the burning of the same
rope before he reached the ground. This
was Mr.. Sullivan, brother of the propri-
etor Of the printing works. The fire
originated by the explosion of a gasoline
stove on the second floor. The flames
entered the elevator shute, which was
next to the stairway hall, and chance of
escape VA thus cut of. The killed we're
mostly employees Of . dye works which
occupied . portion Of the building. The
building was occupied by the Sullivan &
Co. Printing Works; Orth, Nessel & Co.,
dye house, the Ledger Postal News Com
pany; Partisan Dyeing and Securing Com
pan; J. r. Kinsley & Co., gold. silver
and nickel plating works.
Concerning the soldiers.
A delegation of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Department of Pennsyl-
vania, and veteran regiments Of the
Union, called on the President in the in.
terest Of the enforcement Of the law re-
lating to the appointment and retention
Of ex-soldiers in the civil service. The
President assured the delegation that he
desired to do all he could for old soldiers;
that - President 1t was his duty to see
that oil the laws are enforced, and that
he would be glad to receive any com
munication from them. Manning as
sured Thorn that the department would
reapect the laws Of the question, but he
said cx-Cnion soldiers who had been Of
fensive partisans should not expect to be
retained. They took chances in the last
presidential election, he added, and there
were . great many cx-Union soldiers and
sailors who had never been recognized in
the distribution Of Offices in the last
twenty years, men who are Democrats,
and that the claims OF these men would
be recognized by the department.
Matters In France.
Letters from Americans in Paris cor
roborate recent published statements
touching the depression Of industry
there; q depression 30 great that to avert
. political discontent which it threatens.
the government is contemplating another
vast scheme OF public works. in order TO
give the unemployed something TO do. It
ID proposed to undertake the public
works on the basis OF a loan Of go, 600.
600 francs, In order 10 keep the wolf
from the door, a device which Napoleon
III. rcsorted To under a like pressure,
with what infelic;tious results no one
need to be reminded. simultaneously
with this, 4 workingmen's reyolut onary
congress ID In session, and has drawn up
IN election programme, the leading fea,
lures Of which are the abolition Of the
Presidency and the Senate. the reference
OF acts OF Par. aneutt u i plcbiscite, Q
hscation OF ecclesiastical property, the
abolition of judges and juries, arbitra-
tors taking their places. etc.
The New York weekly bank statement
sh0Nss reserve increase Of e2,496. GO;