Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-08-11
D(,IN0S AT THE EAST.

SECRETARY LAMAR has received the
resignation of w. p. Johnson. of Chicago.
as member Of the Board of Indian Com
missioners.
THE fortifeation appropriation bill. after
passing both houses of Congress, failed in
conference. The Senate conferees were
willing to reduce the total appropriation
made by the bill to $5,000,000, but this
proposition was not acceptable to the House
conferees, and consequently there will be
no fund available for the preservation and
repair of Notifications during the recess.
THE pleasure yacht Cruiser, of Sarnia,
was caught in a storm and wrecked on Lake
Huron. She had crew of six young men,
all of whom were drowned. The yacht has
since come ashore at Port Frank with the
bodies of Hope. Mckenzie. Fleming Nc
W. A. Sinclair, William Vidal, and Walter
C. Morrison have not yet been recovered.
All the young men belong to first families
of Sarnia and held prominent business po-
sitions.
In consequence of the decision Of the
Cincinnati Brichlayers, Union not to work
where non union hod carriers are employed,
contractors have everywhere stopped work
in that city. There is a trifiing exception
where little finishing up is to be done.
This throws ont the entire brieklaying force
of the city, and indirectly stops work for all
other branches of the building trade. The
only outlook at present for relief lies in i'm
porting workmen from other points. There
are predictions that this course will be pur-
sued, as the contractors are firm in their de-
termination not to yield.
AT Wallacetown, Pa, JAS. McLain shot
and killed Ella Davis and then shot him
self. Jealousy was the cause.
THE utterly ruined condition of the hop
crop throughout New York State ly lice
has created sudden advance. Growers In
the vcfity of Canijohaire have repeatedly
refused 80 GEMS for those picked in 1885,
and grower of Minden lately sold last
years crop at 40 cents, which is the highest
price p>id in three years.
A CONFERENCE of steamship companies
at which representatives of all the conn.,
panies except the Red Star Line, were
present, was held in New York. The con
ference adjourned to await instruction.
| from Europe as to the cutting of rates, ant
| at the adjourned meeting it was reported
from Rotterdam that the company hat
cabled to its United States representatives
in New York to cut So below the Red Sta
| Line. This will make the rate to Europ
SIS and from Europe S12. Neither of tn
other companies has as yet been heard from
| TIE disabled North German Lloyd
steamer Werra, from Bremen, has arrive,
below Boston in tow of a steamer.
CoMEIssIoNER CoLMAN has prepared
circular containing rules and regulations fo
| cooperation between the United States De
| paltment of Agriculture and the autholitie
| of the several States and Territories for th
| suppre sion and extirpation Of contagiou
| pleuro- pneumonia of cattle. The circula
| quotes the provisions Of the law approve
May 20, 1884, and that approved June &c
1856. The latter appropriated $l00,00O I
be employed in such manner as the com
missi,ssr may think best to prevent tn
spread of pleuro- pneumonia.
THE records Of the long session of til
Forty ninth Congress shows that 1886
bills and 264 joint resolutions have been in
troduced, OF which only l50bills and twent
resolutions Of other than private natur
have become laws. Not more than twent
bills which have become laws have been {
any general importance. These includ
the Congressional library, the PRESIDENT,
succession, the shipping bill, the trade
union incorporation bill, and the reductio
of money order fees. All the questions be
fore Congress to which the greatest i'm
portance was attached in the President
message and in popular opinion rename
unacted upon.
WHILE train No. on the Marion Roul
was nearing Bainbridge, Ind, few nigh
since, with Express Messenger George Pei
kins and Baggageman J. r. Winchester
the combined baggage and express ca
someone kicked against the rear door Of q
car FOR admission. The door was hesvi
chained, bus thinking it was train ma
J Winchester opened il, INSTANTLY he y,