Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-12

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 5-The Hawkeyc
b AIDE, a ID mocratic daily of this city, las
been purchased by the l. a1er Printing com-
pany and will be Incorporates with the Leader
after this week, leaving the later the only
morning Democratic daily IN the city.
GRAND ISLAND, Dec. 5.-The Elm Creek
bridge across the Platte will be the longest
one over that stream. Its total length will BE-
4,5UO feet, or over four-tifths OF "A mile. John
l.. Means, the contractor, is now In Omaha tor
the purpose of purchasing eighty carloads OF
lumber for the bridge.
IsHPEMISa, Mich, Dec. 5.-The sympathetic
Rel agitation has spread TO this part OF the
state, aud tonight a mass convention OF the
French Canadi ID associations of Marquette
county will be held here for the purpose OF
listening to speeches clarifying RIel and
contributing toward the support OF his family.
Tomorrow the societies will pareda in
full re ala through the principal streets To the
Catholic church, where masses for the repose
of the soul of K el will be said. The leading
spirit In the demonstration is Joseph H.. Pri
meau, who was a college elias mate of Riel.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The general freight agents
OF the road interested in what is knoS Nh as the
Western Association are gathering here Ia
force TO day TO attend a meeting OF the orgaui
eaton at the Grand Pacific hotel tonight. The
Chi, business will be to dispose OF the annual
banquet, ior which elaborate preparations
have been III ide.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec, 5.-The extensive
property Of The Cumberland Lumber company
WAS burned 1T a late hour last night. Loss
sl00,@t; fully insured.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 5.-Report was re-
ceceived here THIS morning to the effect that
The postofice IN Oakte.d, in this state, was
robbed Of "A large amount OF money and stamps
last night.
CHIBtGo, Dee. ten. j. NJ. Schoiield
telegrophs the Interior department to-day TO
the IF ct that Mi II Sumner advises HIM that
the intruiers have all loft the OAlohomo lands
aud the cattle men with their herds are Ola the
move.
CHICAGO, Dec. barney McGlf, a hard
working man, after drinking con iderably last
hi !bt, started home across the prairie in the
hNi II VI hlI wv Ah, a w tnAb bOiit
friends started In scarce, but were unable to
find him. This morning his body was found
in "A ditch corner Wentworth avenue and Aber
deem street, frozen stiff and covered with
snow. ID. f. g.. Miller, n respectable resident
Of Hyde Park, % years Of age, was overcome
with cold while ON lis way home and died
soon after reaching the house. These are the
( s-s4 ,l.aths froun cold int. eaaSnn
ST. LOUIS, Dee. IAN event which has been
looked forwori to with interest by the veteran
officers Of the Union army hereabouts occurs
his evening. This is a permanent orgauiza-
ton of a commandery Of the state Of Missouri,
of the military order of the Loyal Legion OF
the United States. Only a temporary or@aui-
za,ion las hitherto existed here, although
permanent societies exist IN twelve other
states, IN many Of which the Union so der
element is not as largely represented as in
Missouri. The meeting Of tonight takes place
at the LiDdall Hotel, and after the business
meeting All elaborate ba quet will be served.
Amongst tho e who have been Invited are
General Hancock, comminder-in-chief OF the
National organization, ex-President Hayes,
Governor Hubbard, OF Mime sofa, ard ex-
Governors Knox and Fairchild, Of Wisconsin.
Delegations are ALEC expected from Chicago
aud Cincinnati this afternoon. About fifty
members viii be initiated into the permanent
organization.
IsuPEMISG. Mich, Dec. This morning
the Frelcn Canadian societies OF Marquette
county paraded in uniform and afterwards
proceeded to the Catholic church where mass
WAS said for the repose Of the soul OF Louis
4 eL. A good sum has been pledged for tn
r,'ief of Riel's family, and IL is also proposed
t. take the Initiative toward the h, lding OF a
< neral C Invention OF the French soc eti"s OF
The Dominion to keep alive the Riel agitation.
CHICAGO, Dec. THE salooukeepers OF
this city ere IN a state Of alarm over the en-
nouucrment that commencing TO morrow a
warfare Will be Waped against those In III
business whose establishments are I, und open
Oh sundays. Vile there Is q state law c yer.
ing the matter the city ordinances are silent
upon 1t and b, nee the saloonkeepers have b =
lievsd that they have Oh uudoubted right to
open on the frpt day. This belief Is 50 strong
NV ' iOFNo II III
m any OF them the Sunday business fools up
more than the total for the rest OF the week.
The state law enacts a fine Of not more than
100 for selling or giving away liquor la a
saloon on Sunday. The Reform alliance, uI-
der whose auspices the c usade will be con
Quoted, has engaged a large number of spot
tiers and the justices Of the peace anticipate 4
lively revival " business during the Ut xt few
weeks.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-CoDsideratle interest has
heen created by the semi Off i'll announce
ment that on January LIST tue Uuion Dry Dock
will pas, into the control Of William Cramp "
Sons, the great Philadelphia shp builders, and
that they will immediately commence the con
struction OF a new metal steamer for the An
ctior line. There have been umors for a Year
that the Cramps were contemplating an ex.
tension OF their industry 10 the lake ports, but
nothing definite could be learned until yeeter-
day. The Cramps visited 81 the more i'm
portaut lake ports n few weeks ago, aud were
So much impressed with the lake marine that
negotiations with the Erie railroad, which con
trols the Union Dock, were at once entered
into. The new works will give employment to
thousands Of men and create q revolution In
| the lake marine.
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