Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-28
DOINGS AT THE EAST.

REPORTS from Montreal state that the
flood is falling steadily, and the streets are
now free from water Seven thousand four
hundred and twenty four families were
flooded out, making the total in the district
affected 10000. The following is fair es-
innate of the damages: Wholesale dry
goods, $3.50, 900; retail dry goods, S75, 900;
wholesale groceries, S230,000; retail gro
ceries, S200,o00; wholesale hatters, $780,
600; wholesale furriers. Sl50,0n0; other
losses aggregating total of 81, ,6S5,000.
A FAST freight train, going east over the
West Pennsylvania Railroad ran into an
open switch near Harrisonyille, Pa. twenty
miles east of Pittsburg. and was precipitated
over an embankment. The entire train was
wrecked, and the crew, consisting of Engi-
neer Mcfarland, Fireman Remaley and
Brakeman Matthews. were seriously and
probably fatally hurt. Their injuries were
sustained in jumping from the train.
THE House Committee on Public Lands
has ordered favorable report on the Sen
ate bill authorizing the Circuit Court of
Iowa to determine whether any lands had
been granted to the State Of Iowa for the
Sioux City and ST. Paul Railroad Company
in excess of the amount of land earned by
the company. All lands in excess Of the
amount earned are to revert to the United
States. but bona fide purchasers from the
N, b., Al $1
cure titles to the lands by fulfilling the con-
ditions provided by the general land laws.
4 RIOT occurred between officers and
strikers at the Havemeyer Sugar Refining
Works ut Green Point, L. l. Three police
men and one striker We're seriously injured.
Several shots were fired, but no one was
injured so far as known. After driving the
police from the works the strikers captured
several wagons loaded with sugar and
dumped the contents in the street.
The Toronto street car employees will
make demand that ten hours constitute q
days work and that $40 per week be paid
them. There will probably be trouble as
the Superintendent of the company threat
ems TO discharge all Of the employees
Miss FRANCES FOLSOM, Of Buffalo. Of
whose engagement with President Cleye.
land there hns been so much talk, has taker
passage for America. She and her mother
will sail from Europe on May Is. The re.
port that she is to be married at the White
House in June is again revived.
Six thousand employees of the sugar re.
fneries Of the eastern distli t of Brooklyr
struck because of .non- compliance in de-
mand for an advance in wages. 1t is esti.
mated that the loss to one firm ON sngal
now ready for shipment will be $50, 900
1t is believed 4,500 Of the G,O0O strikers ar
controlled by Hayemeyer e. Elder.
AT Trenton, N. j., the suit of Janeway
Co., of Brunswicf, against the Pennsyl.
vania Railway, in which over 5000, 900 daa.
ages are claimed. was gissn TO the jury in
the Federal Court, and they r, tarned yer.
diet for The plaintiff for SITS, ,9o6 for loss o.
both property and trade. The suit was th,
result Of the well-rtmembered collision a,
New Brunswick ON the morning Of Feb. Z
1885, Of an oil and freight train. The ii
took fire NJ d set lire to the Janevay extt n
sive wall paper factory, burning It to th.
ground.
NEWS has been received at Pitts6eld
Mass, that the dam at Mud Pond, il th,
town Of Lee, on the Hoosatonie River
which furuishsd water power for the pApel
mills there, gave way, inundsting the tow,
and destroying thousands Of dollars wortl
Of property, and drowning spch q The mn