Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-07-07
DOINGs AT THE EAST.

AT wedding held at Paterson, n. j.,
Walter Hodgson, with several others, dis
turbed the festivities by prying open with
clothes poles the windows of the house in
which they were being held. John Earl,
with others, tried 10 stop the disturbance,
when fight occurred, during which Hodg-
son struck Earl on the head with board,
and Earl died of conclusion of the brain.
Hodgson iled.
A SINGULAR casualty occurred Mt Read
ing, Pa, 10 jeremiah G.. Covely. who, with
several companions, all young men, We're
ou. walking on the highway near Here
louisville. Covely had borrowed a revol-
yer TO shoot frogs with. While standing on
the margin of pond Coyeley was seen 10
point his weapon toward the pond. His
nearest companion, turning round, saw him
reel and fall and discovered he had been
mortally wounded, ball having passed
ward.
JONES & LAUGHING nail factory, in
Pittsburg, has resumed operations after
being idle thirteen months. This is the
first factory to start under the scale lately
arranged by the Amalgamated Association.
1t has sixty-fve machines and 100 en-
ployes, about twenty nailers and sixty-fve
feeders, besides heaters. rollers and pack
ers. Preparations to start are being ac-
lively pushed at other factories.
JOHN THOMAS, aged %, engineer at the
coal shaft of Sampson, Walker & Co., at
Youngstown, Ohio, went down the shaft TO
start the pumps. Not returning, search
was made and he was found lying on the
cage dead. 1t is supposed he was taken
with fit and fell from the top of the cage
to the bottom. A year ago his father was
killed by falling down shaft.
PROF. TIMOTHY DWIGHT has been in
augurated as President of Yale College, to
succeed Dr. Porter. The exercises were
held in the center of the church at New
Haven. 10 which the procession escorted
the President and President -elect. ThS
exercises included addresses by the retiring
and incoming President and Latin adj
dress by Prof Tracy.
A TELEGRAM from Shelburne, N. S.,
states that the Dominion cruiser Terror has
seized the Portland fishing schooner City
Point. which was detained at Shelburne
forcibly for an alleged violation of the fish,
cries treaty. The vessel is to be taken into
tla wb NJ .,,,aa E,t tb.,
await instructions from Ottawa before
shipping her.
The Executive Committee Of the Broth.
erhood Of Railway Postal Clerks held Q
special meeting at Indianapolis. A tele.
gram was sent TO Postmaster General Villas
asking if he would receive committee au-
thorized to present the grievances Of the
clerks, but no answer was received. 1t was
decided, notwithstanding Villas failure t.
answer, to send committee Of two tt
Washington for the purpose indicated.
YOUNG man named Clark, claiming tC
represent Jordan, Marsh & Co., Of New
York, is endeayoring to censign millinery
and fancy goods to milliners and dress.
makers in Wisconsin and other Westerr
States. When he takes an order he in.
forms the customer that the goods will b,
shipped in a walnut case, the same to b,
taken out Of the account after the sales or.
made. After the case is paid for he is no
heard Of again. Jordan, Marsh 4 Co
never heard Of his existence.
|. TREASURER WILSON, Of the Chesapeaks
and Delaware Canal Company. has myste,
riously disappeared from Philadelphia. H
left on his desk q note containing confes.
sion Of guilty knowledge OF over issue o.
$6l5,26 Of bonds under the thirty-yea,
mortgage loan Of the company Of July
1856 The loan natures soon, and as u,
frandnlept transActipn could 20 longer b