Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-30
Y, DAKoTA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1885

the telegraph wire to the city. drove on
leisurely, A policeman intercepted them
on the outskirts ofthe city and fred several
shots at them, but the men escaped with
the money and stamps. One arrest has
been psade on suspicion.
THOMAS KING and his wife. living on
Cologre street, Chicago, engaged in a quar-
rel, dtss5hg which King murdered his wife
by beading out her brains with chair.
King was chronic drinker. and his wife
was also frequently intoxicated. The mur-
derer WIS arrested and jailed.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUpGE SAW
YER. at San Francisco, has rendered n de-
csion a favor of the plaintiff i'll the suit of
Sharon VS.. Hill, brought to declare void the
alleged marriage contract. The action was
blougM by Senator Sharon against Sarah
Althea Hill TO declare null and void the
eontraei upon which Superior Judge Sulli-
van grslts ed the defendant divorce from
the nlr III year ago.
t.sasaniination Of the body Of Cornelius
Flynn. a fireman on a lake steamer, who
died at the Marine Hospital, Detroit, showed
that he had been murdered. Thomas Davis,
another fireman. is suspected.
NEAR White House, New Mexico. north
west of Silver City, company of the
Eighth United States Cavalry, under Lieut.
Fountain, We're ambushed 10y hostiles with
disastrous results. The following were
killed in the fight which ensued; Surgeon
Moddoy, Privates Collins. Gibson. Hutton
and McAlillen. Lieut.. Cabell and Corporal
Mcfarland were slightly wounded. The
whom were killed.
MURPHY & Dow's saw mill, at Bay City,
Mich. with 5000 barrels of salt in the sheds
adjoining burned. The FIRE originated in
the engine room. Loss, S60,o00; insur-
ance, $4,000. The firm will probably re-
build.
THE body of man was exhumed near
Leadville, Col, with papers indicating that
he was kohn Kramer, travelling for Dem
yer house. There were evidences that he
had been murdered.
THREE murderers, Thomason, Gaddis
and Miller, have been sentenced at Socoiro.
n. NJ, the former to be hanged on Jan. s,
and the latter two to life imprisonment.
Miss ELLA Stages. to-be bride of
Arlington, Oregon, disappeared on her we'd
ding morning. A note to her was to- have
been husband informed him of her treachery
skipped to California. 1t is reported that
she borrowed 1926 from her intended and
5000 fromf, we'll known stockman before
leaving
Gov. MARTIN. of Kansas, has raised the
quarantine against Missouri and Illinois
cattle,
A sNowsIlDE came down the mountain
into Minnesota Gulch. near Silverton. Col.
sweeping everything before it. The slide
struck the mouth of the Prodigal Son mine,
filling an eighty five foot shaft and buiying
Burke Hoyey and j. NJ. Scales, working at
the bottom Of the mine at the time of the
slide. The snow packed SO tight that * was
impossible to move the bucket, which went
10 the bottom when it was struck by the
snow. rescring party is working. but all
hopes of rescning the imprisoned men alive
is abandoned.
The distillery of Bush g. Brown. at Peo-
ria, ILL.,, was entirely destroyed hy fire.
Loss, So0.000: insurance, &19.500. The
warehouse and cattle sheds were saved but
about 200 head of cattle were turned loose.
The fire was caused by lamp explosion in
the engine room. The capacity of the dis
tillery was | 800 bushels ner day,