Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-09
ADDITIONAL. NEWS.

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Cro,on aqueduct at Merritt's Crossing. N.
Y. resulting In the death of four men
and mortally injuring fifth The men
were descending to work when one of
the weights on the cross beam, used TO
steady the bucket, caught in the shaft
and remained fast until the bucket al
most reached the bottom of the shaft,
when 1t shook loose and came crashing
down distance Of over 100 feet on the
heads of the unfortunate men, instantly
killing Francis Carr. Frederick Dissett.
Lorenzo Dobbins and Patrick Moran,
and mortally injuring John Boardman,
This makes a total OF eight men killed
there within ten days.
The latest returns from the elections
Great Britain show 3l3 Liberals, 243
Tories and 20 Parnellitcs elected Seventy
constituencies are yet unpolled Out Of
these are 22 English, Welch, Scotch
and II Irish A careful estimate of the
probable results in the unpolled districts
by the news associations show that the
House of Commons will almost certainly
be composed of 33l Liberals, 255 Con
servatives and 81 Parnellites
A SEVERE windstorm occurred ia
Southern Kansas. In the vicinity of
Gaylord, an old man named James Phil.
! lips was killed and son. aged II, fatally
hurt, while another son was badly in
jured while attempting to make secure a
! roof over barn. AT Mcpherson a mum
ber of buildings were unroofed and other
damage done.
| THE Secretary OF the Treasury has
transmitted to Congress estimates Of the
appropriations required for the fiscal
| year ending June 80, 1887. The total
amount estimated, as required for all ex-
penses Of the Government. is x339. sos,
| 55o, which is $15,67s, 153 more than the
sum called for in the estimate submitted
last year, and $50, s26, 10 more than the
aggregate appropriations for the presen,
! fiscal year.
| REMINGTON & Co, OF llion. y, Y.
have supplied the Chinese Government
with 81. 900 stands Of arms They are OF
the best pattern of magazine gun.
THE New York Tobacco Board OF
Trade adopted resolutions setting forth
/ that the tariff on leaf tobacco, Is pei
cent of which is suited for wrappers and
! is the production of one or more foreign
/ countries, If unstemmed should be l.5O
and if stemmed *2 per pound.
/ THE Senate convened at noon on the 7th inst
! when Gen. McCook. Secretary Of the Senate
called the body to order. senator Edmnnds
nominated Hon. John Sherman for Presiden. OF
/ the Senate, and Senator Voorhees, moved to sub
! stitute the hume Of Hon Ishain q Harris, The
amendment lost by strict party vote. and
/ Sherman was elected without further division
! Mr.. sherman was escorted to the chaif by Messrs
| Edmunds aud Voorhees,. and the oath Of offc,
+, administered by Edmunds. Committees were
| appointed to notify the President ana House O
the organization Of the Senate. The credentials
OF Mr.. Logan, Of Illinois. and Mr. Blair Of New
Hampshire We're presented md they wer.
! sworn in. Mr. Voorhees, offered sppropiate reso
! lutions concerning the denth Of Vice Presiden
Hendricks Nh. Harrison then moved the ilnrne
| diate adjournment OF the Senate out Of respec
. to the memery of the late Vice President. Th'
motion was agreed to. The House OF Represent
ativts WAS called to order ut nos,u by j. B. Clark
the Clerk. The roll call disclosed the presenc.
| OF 800 members Nominations for Speaker bein,
| in order, Mr.. Tucker of Virginia, presented thi
! name of Mr.. Carlisle. Of Kentucky; Mr. Cannon
Of Illinois. nominated Mi. Reed, of Matne Tn.
vote resulted as follows: Carlisle I17 Reed
l3S. Amid lond applause the Clerk declared Mr.
Carlisle elected, and appointed Messrs. Tucke
! and Reed as Il committee TO conduct the Speakes
to the chair. The usual committee was appointed
To join one from the Senate 70 announce to tn,
President the organization OF both branches o
Congress. Mr. Holman, Of Indiana, then ros,
and moved that the House adjourn out of lespec
TO the late Vice President. Carried unanimously