Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed Electric Sparks, Fresh
From the Wires.
DOINGS AT THE EAST.

DOlNIS Al HE EiASIs
THE Postmaster General has issued ad-
vertisements inviting proposals for the per-
Torrance of service ON all star or steam
boat routes, aggregating about 5000, in the
States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Mis-
souri,, from July /, 1887, to June 80, 1891.
Proposals will be received until o'clock p.
m., Jan. 3, 1887. The rewards will be made
on or before Feb. %, 1887.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
MULDRow in decision denied the motion
filed by Charles p. Chouteam and others
for review Of the decision of Secretary
Teller of November 8, 1884, rejecting that
application for the approval of survey 5000
in cul de sac common fields, st. Louis,
Mo. The survey referred to represents
large amount of valuable property within
the limits of the city of st. Louis. The
case has been a prominent one in the In
terror Department for several years.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Nickel Plate Railroad near Buffalo, n. Y.
The west-bound express train ran into an
excursion train from Erie. Twelve persons
are reported killed and fourteen wounded.
The excursion train was composed OF one
baggage car, o smoker and eleven coaches.
Only those in the smoker were hurt, ii be-
ing telescoped with the baggage car. The
train with which it collided was local
freight train, and the engineers and firemen
both escaped by jumping.
IT is expected that another call for 8 per
cent. bonds will be issued in a few days.
The receipts have been very heavy this
month, averaging over $l,000,000 a day,
and are over $6,O00,OO0 in excess of the
current expenditures for the same period.
The treasury surplus, exclusive of the
800, 000, 200 reserve fund and fractional
silver in the Treasury, is estimated at $70,-
10000.
AT Western Port, Nd, while Edward
White, well-known citizen, was walk
ing down the street, he was shot and
instantly killed by David Johnson, a
lun attic for some time past. johnson was
at once arrested and locked up. There was
no known cause for the act, and it created
great excitement. The following evening
n party of citizens attacked the building
where johnson was confined. They quickly
took him out to bridge across the Poto-
mac, tied n rope around his neck and made
him walk off. His neck was broken by the
fall, and after allowing him to hang for
few moments the rope was cut and the
body allowed to fall into the river, where
the current carried it out of sight in few
moments.
A TERRIFIC wind storm passed over Shell
byville, ILL., Half the tin roof en- Thomas
l.. Thornton's residence was blown off,
part of il being carried 500 feet. L. b.
Stephenson's barn was demolished and a
fine team Of horses killed. Three of four
buggies were blown off a bridge approach
just east of the city, some of the occupants
receiving serious injuries. Throughout
town shade trees were blown down and out
pie of the Catholic church was badly twis-
ted. News livery stable was cut in two,
the east end being torn to pieces. One of
its tmbers was hurled through the side of
the Herald building, hundred yards away.
Extensive damage to hay and crops is re-
ported from the rural districts.
The fire at Brooklyn, Iowa, destroyed
half the business portion of the town, in
GLIDING the Chronicle printing Office and
several stores aud shops. The total loss is
estimated at 100000 The fire originated
in Holmes grain elevator, near the rail-
road, and is supposed to have been set on
fire by spark from an engine.
A sPARRING match between John L.
Sullivan and Frank Herald took place in
Pittsburg. The contest proved to be what
was generally expected, desperate fight
for blood. While the men were yet strug-
Cling in desperate embrace in the second
round Chief of Police Murphy, with half a
dozen officers, ran on to the stage, pulled
the furious combatants apart and declared
Tue IudtcL tuusu. III the HIST IOuuu I1tT-
aid seemed afraid of Sullivan and spared
for wind. Sullivan reached for him and
hit him i'll the stomach. After sparring 81
minutes, time was called. In the second
round, after several feints, Sullivan got q
good lick in and knocked Herald down.
They came together again and the police
interfered. The men went to their corners.
The fight was declared i'll favor of Sullivan.
SPECIAL AGENT TINGLE, of the Treas
ury Department, has returned to Washing
ipgton from the seal islands of Alaska. He
left Alaska shortly after the seizure of for
eign sealers had been made by Capt. Able.
In the case of the British vessel Onward,
Mr.. Tingle says that the master of the YES
sci admitted having filled his catch of seals
along the shores of the islands. These
predatory sealers, he says, make practice
of stealing ashore under cover of flags and
clubbing seals, which are then tossed into
bonts and conveyed on board ship to be
skinned. Large numbers of seals are also
shot in the sea, and this practice is partic-
ularly destructive from the fact that three
out of every four animals sink and cannot
be recovered Notwithstanding these
losses, the agent says the seal life is in
creaslng with great rapidity.
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