Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-18
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
The News Of all Countries Gathered by
Press Agents and Sent Over the
Gable and Telegraph Wires.
Carefully Complied for Our Readers.
EAST.

NEW YORK, Sept. An immense crowd OF
steamboats,, OF sailing vessels, steamboats, and
tugs deed the river this morning. Over
them brilliantly bedecked with h.s3 and bunt.
ing doomed a score OF gigantic excursion
boats, t:eir decks packed with people bub-
bling over with enthusiasm. TIE first day Of
the international yacht race for the American
cup had come at last, and from appearances,
HE"-atively speaking, 'aL New York" would
have been there had the accommodations suf-
iced. OF OWLS Head the Mayfower and
Galatea lay at anchor and the sailors on board
were early astir getting things in order. The
start WAS made at 10 80 from of Owls Head,
the course being the regular one OF the New
York Yacht club, u distance Of thirty eight
miles. The MayHower allows the Galatea
forty-two seconds in to-day's race and three
seconds additional In the twenty miles to
windward or leeward and returns closing
event. Every yacht club OF the east had a
steamboat on the water this morning.
FoRT WADswoRTH, Sept. 7.-1:35 p. M
TIL Mayhower still leads over a mile. Both
boats are standing toward Sandy Hook light.
HIGHLAND, 2:30.-The Mayflower passed the
Scotland light ship about a mile ahead Of the
Galatea.
BUFFALO, Sept. John r. Oliver, aged
sixty.thrcc years, shot and fatally wounded
his wife this morning. Oliver and wife sep
aratcd about a year ago. This morning, while
Mrs. Oliver and her mother were out walking,
Oliver came up and fired. Oliver was arrest
ed. His reason for the act is that his wife
would cot live with him.
New YoRK, sept. 9.-Pluro-pneumonis pre-
walls TO ali alarming extent among the cows in
Middle Village and Mespeth, Long Island,
whence a large portion OF the supply Of milk
used IN Brooklyn is obtained. In one stable
thirty six cows have died within two months.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l0-Strenuous efforts
are being made 10 effect a settlement Of the
charges against Charles z. Tasker, the young
scion Of q wealthy family who was captured
some months ago in the south after forging
the names of his relatives, Thomas T. TAsker
and stephen f.. NJ. Tasker, to promissory
notes for 10000. His grandfather, who says
tb6' bNttt ttht Va ~ iuNiCbNthhNSb Hhall NC
paid, is now paying 80 to % cents on the dol
lar and giving his notes for the balance. Bail
will be secured for the young forger in a few
days, and the holders of the notes having been
paciied, 1t Is thought that the wealth and in
fiuence Of his family will be sufficient to cause
the indictments to be slowed away In some
musty pigeon hole where they will be forgot
ten.
PROVIDENCE, X. L., Sept. 10.-The prohib-
itorv law was brought before the supreme
court this morning. The question was held
for advisement.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-A sensational story
in a morning paper stating the island OF Cuba
was sunk by a recent earthquake should be
treated with considerable caution. The West
ern Union Telegraph company report that
they are at present In communication with
Havana.
PHILApELPHlA, Sept. l0.-Another distinc-
lively national society which proposes to take
a hand in American politics has been brought
into existence in this city. 1t is called the
''English American Political association and
starts out its first lodge with a membership OF
NU. It's Speclhc ODIects are 10 lnuuce EhS-
lishmen to become naturalIzed and take a
more active part in the political affairs OF the
country. Philadelphia was chosen as the seat
OF the movement on account Of its large Eng
lish population, the last census showing that
in 1850 there were in the city 2, 700 natives OF
Great Britain and nearly so, 600 In the state.
It is intended to push the work Of organiza-
ton throughout the east and west during the
fall and winter.
FREEHOLD, y. j., Sept 1.-THE fire is now
believed to be under control, but the loss Will
aggregate 5000. 900. Many of the finest build
ings ia the city are destroyed.
TRENTON, \. D., Sept. 1.-THE romantic
ally embellished story which has been going
the rounds Of the press that Governor Leon
Albeit, OF this state, was about to be married
to Mrs. Sharpstein, the millionaire widow OF
New York, was emphatically denied this
morning on no less authority than Governor
Albeit himself.