Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-07-07
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ADDITIONAL NEWS

IT is expected that Miss Rose Elizabeth
move to Chicago within the next few
weeks to enter upon her duties as editor of
Literary Life. While negotiating with the
publishers, Miss Cleveland said in one of
highly of the Western people from the bril-
liant types met in Washington. The busi-
ness Of conqnering new regions brings forth
and developes the finest elements of char
acter. In the West man is rejuvenated by
contact with a soil that seems to throb with
electricity. shonld say ennui is rare
disease among your people. When society
takes to its sofas and easy chairs, the blood
ennui, despondency, melancholy, pessim-
ism.
THE headquarters Of the National legis-
latiye committee of the Knights Of Labor in
Washington is being flooded with petitions
from the local assemblies to be presented to
Congress, urging action upon measures
named in the recent list submitted by the
National committee. Ralph Beaumont,
Chairman of the Legislative Committee de-
claies ii TO be the purpose of the Knights to
test the sense of Congress on the measures
named, and to tud out whether politicians
mean TO pass measures for the relief of the
people, and whether the right Of petition is
to be respected. Beaumont expects to pre-
sent to Congress within a few days SINH
lar petition bearing at least 1000, 900 sigma
lures. Papers from some Of the Western
States are said by the local assemblies for
warding them to bear the names of entire
communities, not alone of Knights Of Labor.
THE miniature war which ragged in Rowan
county, KY, several months ago is likely TO
occur again soon. Mat Carey, Howard
| Logan and the notorious Craig Tolliver,
who has recovered from the fearful wounds
he lately received, quarreled while drinking
a few days since. Tolliyer has entrenched
himself in the Raine hotel, and Logan and
Carey have sent for their allies. A block
ade of the hotel has occurred, and the
deadly feul which was recently settled by
Gov. Knott is likely to be renewed with
fatal consequence.
IT is reported from London that Mr.
Parnell receives letters every day menncing
him with injury or assassination for his ef-
forts to "dismember the Empire. He has
not, however, solicited police protection or
| called public attention to his perilous posi-
ton. He is escorted everywhere he goes in
his campaign work by body guard of per-
sonal friends, all stalwart yonng Irishmen,
who say they feel perfectly able to take care
of him and themselves.
ED HATCH and George Trout, two gamb-
lers at Sioux City, Iowa, quarreled over n
| game of cards, and the former was shot and
| killed by the latter. front made his es-
cape, and has not yet been arrested.
THE Senate was not In session July 5. Mr.
| Springer of Illinois, offered resolution In the
| House Of Representatives calling OH the PrcsI-
| dent for copies OF all correspondence between
| this country and the republics OF Nicarauguss
and Costa Rca since 1876 in relation TO the con-
| struetion of an ihter-oceanc canal by way OF
| Lake Nicaraugua. The House went into Com
| mittec OF the Whole, NJ. Hammond in the chair,
| on the general deficiency appropriation bill An
| amendment offered by MI. Cannon. of Illinois,
/ appropriating S22OOO to refund taxes Illegally
collected from railroad companies ON account oi
| alien bond and stockholders was adopted,
| The clause ratifying and confirming the read
| justment Of salaries of postfnasters heretofore
made by the Postmaster General pursuant ~
| the act of Msrch 8, 1883. ruled ont on a
| point of order. and an amendment offered by Mr..
| Barnes OF Missouri. striking out the entire APP
| preparation for rcadjustnent tsja2,30A was
| adopted.