Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed Electric Sparks, Fresh
From, the Wires.
DOINGS AT THE EAST.

The Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral has completed his general advertise
ment inviting proposals for carrying the
mails on all star and steamboat routes in
the States of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota, from July L. 1887, to June 80, 1891.
The aggregate number Of star and steam
boat routes in these States is 3,G7l.
A COLLISION on the Auborn branch of
the New York Central Road entailed a loss
of $3.50, 200, two locomotives and ten car
loads of merchandise being wrecked. No
lives were lost.
JOHN WELSH was caught in the betting
at the Union Foundry at Allegheny, Pa,
and instantly killed. ~>.s>.ts~,
BUSINESS failures during the seven days
and "a in Canada, a total Of 1870, as COM
pared with POI the week previous.
MoRRoco- workers at Wilmington, Del,
who have been on a strike since March last,
have returned to work, an advance of 80
cents per week in wages being granted.
FIRE at Mount Carmel, Pa, destroyed a
number of dwellings, rendering twenty
four families homeless. woman and
$4,000.
ACTING INDIAN COMMISSIONER UPsHAw
has issued instructions TO the Indian agents
to encourage the Indians to take up land
and get a regular title TO them from the
Government
NICHOLS & FARNswoRTH dealers in
shoe manufacturers goods, of Boston, have
suspended. The firm carried On business
in that city for many years, and has rank
ed with the leading houses in the trade.
The cause of the failure is attributed to
outside operations of Farnsworth, for whom
the firm is Endorsed, it is said, to large
extent. The firm dissolved by the with
drawal Of Famsworth, who filed volun-
taIy petition in Insolvency on his individual
accounts. The liabilities are heavy, but nc
estimate is given.
WORD has been received of a sickenins
calamity which occurred five miles and {
half above Sonestown, Pa, on the line oil
the Williamsport and North Branch rail
road, where large number of Hungarian
laborers are employed on the extension Of
the road. shanty in which over twent,
of these men lodged caught fire from til,
overturning of stove while the men wer
asleep. Sixteen men slept on the secont
floor but seven succeeded in getting ont
The rest We're left to their fate and weI
roasted alive III the burning shanty. Thei
charred remains were afterwards found il
the ruins. The men who escaped were 5,
panic stricken that they made no efforts Il
save their companions.
PROMINENT officials of the Treasury De
partment characterize as untenable the po
sition taken by certain National Banks il
maintaining that they are not required b
law TO replace with other bonds such of tn
per cent. bonds forming the basis of thei
circulation as may be called in by the De
paitment. To settle any reasonable doul
on this point, however. Acting Secretar
Fairchild has called on the Attorney Gen
ernl for an opinion.
In the absence of official information OF
the subject, Gen. Drum. Acting Secretar
of War, is inclined to disbelieye the report
of n fight between Mexicans and our troop
who are after Geronimo, and expresses
feryent hope that the report will prove in
correct. The conditions. 50 far as the
probable, since the utmost cordiality pre-
vailed between the Mexican Goyernmen
and Gen. Miles, and their forces have bee
cooperating quite tremendously.
THERE is a revival of shiphuilding inter
ests in Eastern yards, no less than 500 me
being employed in the Philadelphia yari
on orders that will keep them busy for IL
next ten months.
JAMES LUMsDEN, Roadmaster of III
Springfield division of the Chicago and Al
Il ton Railroad, fell into an open well at ELI
!" hart, H.. and was killed.
NEARLY the entire business portion
= South Royalton, VT, was destroyed by fir
entailing loss of $50, 900, with iusurant
less than half that amount.
The commission of Thomas E. BeneGi
as public printer has been received at Il
White House, bearing the Presidents s
nature and dated August 20. 1t is undo
3, stood that the new public printer will /
lieve Mr.. Rounds about September Is. II
story that Mr.. Benedict's brother had quail
1 fed as chief clerk is untrue, He will
appointed to the position by Mr.. Round
by request of Mr.. Benedict who had
n authority to make any appointment until
was qualified.
y The total number of business failur
during the last seven days for Canada al
fba IIn;tod Ct,t.C voc 1S7