Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

thls tNtullS AHt btil'Nl hAlt ''h@iNFN''hbi
convention was called to order. On the 2l6th
ballot Delaney was nominated by a vote OF ID
to - for O'Mcara. The nomination was Sc
cured by the detection OF Delegates Small
bach and Reynolds from O'Meara. The nom
inee was introduced AMI made some f%acetious
remarks, acknowledging the compliment, az
ter which the convention adjourned.
%SuNBURY, Pa, Sept. l3,-Thc Republican
county convention held to-day renominated
Capt. w. II. Gable, OF Hamilton, for con
gress by a unanimous vote.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. l3.-James Taylor
Jones was renominated for congress by the
Democrats to-day, from tie first Alabama dis
trict.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Meyer p iedenbach, a
salesman In Arnheim's tailoring establish
ment, was arrested this afternoon on a charge
ofap propriating go, coo to his " use which
belonged to other parties. 1t is said that
while doing a pawn brokers' business in Phil
adelphia. he bought goods to the amount OF
S6O,0 600 on credit ard left the city, taking with
him his entire stock. The prisoner will be
held until the arrival OF Philadelphia officers.
QUINCY, H., Sept. 14.-Last evening at s
o'clock, as a freight train on the long line ar
rived within \ mile Of West Quincy, it was
thrown from the track by a misplaced switch.
The engine and eight cars were dcrailed AMI
completely wrecked. Engineer Jack Nc
Carthy was caught beneath his engine and
crushed to death. The fireman, Miles Kecf,
was SO badly scalded that he died an hour
later. Lee Piggott, brakeman, was also badly
scalded and it is thought that he will die. No
one else was hurt. The dead and injured live
at keokuk. The engineer and fireman have
families. The blame of the accident has not
been located.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. l5.-Near the residence
Of James Morse, yesterday afternoon, the
twclve-year-old son Of Mrs. Morse was bath
ing in a horse pond. He was taken with
cramps and called TO his brother to bin,
who ran to his aid. Both were drowned. Mrs.
Morse ran from the house at the first alarm
and witnessed the death of both sons. She
tainted, and when restored 10 consciousness
was a raving maniac.
DENVER, Col, Sept. l1.-The American
i''"H'' ''i'%l'GH h'J'Al ANt at NI'NtlI-
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, q. w. Miner, of Illinois; vice
presidents, II, &. Jolly, Quebec, Martin Allen,
Kansas, II G Parsons, Colorado, X. II. War
der, Cincinnati, Abbott Kinney, California;
recording secretary, f.. T. Ensign, Colorado;
corresponding secretary, b. G.. Fcrnow, Wash
ington, ID. c.; treasurer, Leo Wcltz, Ohio.
Resolutions were adopted asking congress
to establish an agricultural and forcstal ex-
perimcntal station on the unoccupied portion
Of land in the District of Columbia, known as
the Arlington estate, said station to be under
the control OF the department Of agriculture;
for the passage OF a bill for the protection and
preservation OF timber land now remaining in
possession Of the governments; for establish
ing the office Of commissioner Of forestry: to
provide means to prevent the further destruc.
ton Of forests by fire, and the prosecution of
those setting fire to timber. A resolution
protesting against the repeal Of the timber
culture law was laid upon the table.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. IA loaded freight
train on the Michigan Air Line was wrecked
about half a mile from South Lyon to-day "A
rail having been lifted on. { the track. The
engine and fifteen cars were completely
wrecked. Thos. Davis, engineer, and Ed
Newman, fireman, stuck TO the engine. New
man was crushed to death under it. but Davis
escaped unhurt, Brakeman Campbell was
injured internally and died during the day.
1t is not known who took out the rail, but
it is believed to have been done by some one
after plumber.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-The national commit
tee Of the anti aloon Republicans has chosen
Albert Griffin chairman and j. G.. Schaeffer
secretary. The executive committee consists
Of w. b. James, +. p. Wheeler, General A. b.
Nettleton, Albert Griffin and five others yet
TO be elected. They will be elected by the
national committee as members at large from
the delegates residing in the vicinity of Chi
cago. Regarding campaign literature it was
decided to present memorials To state Repub-
lican conventions and DO everything possible
to get the party to commit itself to temperance
everywhere. The work will be strictly within
party lines SO as to discourage all boiling and
third party movement.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Sept. Is Several weeks
ago Thos. Sharker was found dead just out
side the city limits with a bullet hole in his
temple and a pistol lying near. The coro-
ner's verdict was suicide, but it is now be
lieved that Shaker was killed in = duel with a
rival for love of a young woman.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Sent. 1S.-Three
brothers named Morgan, aged twenty-four,
twenty-one and eighteen, were bathing near
here this morning. The youngest was siezed
with cramps and the others tried TO save him
All three were drowned.
LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 1S.-Word was re-
ceiyed here last evening that FL Coyote, the
rebel chief, with his two lieutenants, Pens
and Nela, and six men, were killed YESTERDAY
in "A scrimmage with Mexican soldiers under
the command ot Nalez, not far from the SAINT;
Domingo ranch, near Lampasas, Mexico.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Cries for assistanc,
from IA low saloon at 3l5 Clark street a~ttractc,
the attention Of the police early this morning
They found IL the rear of the room lying OF
the floor, Bill Dwyer, the proprietor of TIT
place, with Il broken skull, and crying ovel
him was Minnie Akern,a disreputable woman
who stated that one VIM. Clarke was the las
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