Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed Electric Sparks, Fresh
FROM the Wires.
DOINGs AT THE EAST.

tween Paul Boynton and Wallace Ross
for five-mile race in rubber suits. A.
three mile sculling race has been ar
ranged between Hanlan and Ross, the
articles to be signed in New York Sept. s.
A FREsnET caused by cloud-burst
near Evergreen, Pa, flooded twenty two
houses, washed away thirteen railroAd
and township bridges, and drowned .
large amount of live stock. The damage
will reach many thousand dollars. No
lives lost.
THE Acting Postmaster General ap-
pointed the following named fourth-class
Postmasters: Kingston, James w. LIB
son; Grairty. Sam Robinson; Morning
Sun, w. A. Mccormick; Winfield. j. W.,
Hanna; Pleasant Grove, james Rsssa1t
nard; Danville, Alice NJ. Wright; Bona
part. W. A. Packer; Brighton, Thomas
Brick; Steamboat Rock. Henry Luckins;
Estherville. Peter johnson. Nebraska:
Elm Creek, f. M. Boyd; Missiver, C. p.
Miller; Millard. Charles Stutzncr. Papil-
lion, Richard L. Carpenter.
ANNIE HAoGERTY, aged %, domestic
at Allegheny City, Pa, used carbon oil
in lighting the kitchen fire. An cxplo-
| sion followed, and the young woman's 8
clothes took fire, injuring her so badly
that she died.
IT is reported in New York that Henry
Ward Beecher centemplates resigning
the position of pastor of the Plymouth
Church at an early date. Is income is
$50, 600 year.
SOME unknown person partially blew
up, with dynamite, the saloon of J. b.
Rogers, in Philadelphia. The explosion
shattered the glass in all the windows
| within half block OF the saloon.
! CAPT. JOHN S. WHARTON, of Gen. Han
| cocks staff. who has been ordered To
/ duty at Fort Ringgold, has never seen his
/ regiment He has been on staff duty for
! seventeen years.
AT the Ohio State cncampmcnt of
Knights of Pythias, at Rocky River, Ii.
T. Sandman. of Cincinnati. and G. ii.
Farnan. of Covington, Ky. were drowned
while bathing in Lake Erie.
In a twenty mile bicycle race at Wash
ington, between John Brooks, of Penn
sylvania and w. A. Wooksidc, the Irish
champion, Brooks won by five feet in
/ one hour. two minutes, and forty one
seconds, beating the best American rec
ord five minutes and two seconds.
BY collision on the Reading Railroad
near Mageetown, Pa, two engines were
destroyed and number of passengers
| injured.
! JAMES BRADY was shot and killed a,
New Albany, Ind, by Elmer Michaels.
Both were young men employed at the
glass works. They had been warm
friends and quarreled over a trivial mat
| ter.
THE publicity given to the fact that the
United States Treasurer has resumed the
transfer of gold coin from San Francisco
to New York by registered mail has
again caused a suspension Of that mode
of transportation. 1t is not expected tha,
any more gold will be sent through the
mails for some time.
Mr. CANNON, Controller of the Cur
rency, has been recalled from Monmouth
Beach, n. j., where he was spending his
vacation, because of the illness of his
deputy
THE Acting Postmaster General ap
pointed the following named fourth class
postmasters in Illinois; Utica, VIM. E
Armstrong. Greenup, James NJ. King
Palatine, John G. Scherning In lows
Western College, Jacob Kaufman
Ossian, JAS Malloy. Nebraska-Orleans
A. c. Robbins; Strahl, Mrs Eliza Vim
dine
COMPLAINTS having been received a
the Department of Agriculture that the
sorghum seed distributed this year failed
to grow, samples of it were tested in thu
gardens of the department. and it ha
been found that only about 10 per cent
of it would sprout.
THE Solicitor of the Treasury has givcr
an opinion that disbursing officers, in tn.
payment of interest Of United State!
coupon bonds must accept court records
of administration. execution. ETC.. wher
verified according to the law of the State
where the records are filed.
A PASSENGER train ON the Reading
Railroad collided with shifting engine
just above Magcetown, Pa. Both en-
gines, one passenger car, coal and boz
car were wrecked. A dozen passenger
were injured. but none dangerously. 4
misunderstanding of the signals was tn
cause.
A SERIES of extensive thunder storm!
passed north and east of Hartford. Conn.
doing great damage to the tobacco crop
The leaves were badly cut by hail ant
beaten down into the soil. The plant
in some places were washed out of tn
ground. Many trees were blown down
and in some instances whole orchard
were ruined. The damage to the to
bacco crop alone is estimated at $3.50 O00
ACTING SECRETARY FMRcHrLD has re
jected the offer of Julius A. Romberg I.
pay IS, 100 in compromise of the judge
ment, amounting to $103, goo. obtaine,
on his distillery bond in the Circui
Court in the District of Iowa severa
years ago.
The postal cards this year will cost tn
Government $47.71 per thousand Las
year they cost $54,43. Two-cent post
age was hard blow to the postal cards
The issue has been gradually decreasing
ever since letter postage was reduced
| THE reports at the Treasury Depart
ment show a remarkable falling of i
the importation Of diamonds into thi
country during the past year as compares
with the preceding year The pressur
of hard times is felt in this particula
more quickly than any other.
| MATTERS IN THE WE0T.