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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
POINT COUNTY DAKo WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1886

were thrown from the track by a lroken
rail east of Hinsdale, Ill.,, and turned I'D.
side down at the bottom Of a ten foot EN-.
bankment, causing a delay of three hours.
lady of Rock Falls, milliner name not
known, became wedged i'll the wreck and
was taken out dead. There were about
Thirty passengers, nearly all of whom were
more or less hurt.
THREE miners were bu.ied under mass
of falling rock at the Winthrop mine, near
lslpemng, Mich, and instantly killed.
Their bodies were recovered. Their names
are Maurtz Shellman, Paul Brazzo and
Peter Peppa. Two of the men were mar
ried and leave families.
CORNELIUS MCCOY went down a Shaft
of the Nugget Mine, at Central City, Col,
to rescue Vim. Quintrell, who was over
come by poisonous gas. Later, both were
taken out, Mccoy dead and Quntrell in a
dying condition.
4-,4SEyENIEEN~ hoyss escaped from the Re-
form School at Waukesha, Wis. and are
still at large. They effected their escape
by means of skeleton key made out Of a
comb by an ll-yaar- old hoy.
| SHEEyE & WOLF, dealers in guns and
sporting materials, San Francisco, made an
assignment TO II. L. Skinner, their book
keeper, FOX the benefit of their creditors.
| Liabilities, 100000, assets. S45, 1000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
Congressional Nominations.

Ninth Illinois District, J.. L. Payson,
Republican,; Tenth Missouri. NJ. j. Ratch-
ford, Labor; Twelfth Pennsylvania, John
Lynch, Democrat; Fifth Illinois, Charles
Wheaton, Prohibitionist; Third Louisiana
+. j. Gay, Democrat; First P,nnsN lyanla,
II. H. Brigham, Republican; Second
Pennsylvania, Charles Q Neil, Republic
can; Fourth Pennsylvania. w. d. Kelley,
Republican; Fifth Pennsylvania, A. G..
Harmer, Republican; Sixth Maryland Vic
tor Baughman, Democrat: Second Nebrns-
ka, James Laird; Fifth Missouri, William
Warner, Republican,; First New Jersey,
George Hires, Republican,: First Maryland,
Thomas S. Hodson, Republican; Second
Maryland, w. NJ. MARITIME, Republican;
Fifth Maryland, w. c. Tuck, Republican,;
Seventh New York, J. L. Storey. Prohlbi-
zionist; First Connecticut. J. Il. Buck, Re-
publican. Fourth Wisconsin, john Black,
Democrat; First Wisconsin, l.. j. Caswell,
Republican; First Michigan, II. A. Robin
son, Republican and Labor; Ninth Indi-
ana, Is. +. Ham, Democrat: Eleventh
Michigan, S. G. Motfat, Republican; Third
Wisconsin, Hugh J. Gallagher, Democrat;
Seventh Wisconsin, $. \. Dickinson,
Democrat; First Nebraska, Church Howe,
Republicans; Second Minu' sofa, o. p.
Bulls, Democrat and farmers; Twenty first
Pennsylvania, G.. 7. Rafferty,. Democrat;
Seventh Missouri, John T.. Hutton, Demo-
crat; Third Iowa, j. G. Cook, Democrat;
Third Tennessee, j.. I. Wilder. Repub-
lican; Eleventh Texas, s. W. T. Lanahan,
Democrat; Fourth Alabama, j. L. Me-
Duffee, Republican,; Eighth Illinois,
Hiram Ii. Cody, Democrat; Third Indiana.
j. X. Marsh. Democrat; Dakota Territory,
=. S Clifford, Republican; Culpeper (Na.l
district W. III. L. Lee, Democrat.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
POLITICAL

THE Nebraska Republican Convention
met at Lincoln and made the following
nominations: Governor, John nj. Thayer;
Lieutenant Governor, II. II. Shedd; Sec
retary of State, G. l.. Laws; Treasurer, c..
II. Willard; Auditor, ii. 4. Babcock: At
toyney- General, William 4. Luse; Com
missioner of Public Lands and Buildings,
Joseph Scott; Superintendent of Public In
struction, George b. Lane.
THE following ticket was nominated by
the Colorado Republican State Convention:
Governor, VIM. II. Meyer; Lieutenant
Governor, N. II. Medium; Congressman,
&. G. Syms; State Treasurer, p. w.
Breen; Secretary of State, James Rice.
The President has appointed ]. N. Davis
Postmaster at Knoxville, Iowa, vice Will
liam NJ. Craddck, suspended.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06

ing condition. The wife of another ac-
cused subsequently made similar appeal.
The courts condemned TO death fourteen
prisoners, including VillacHmpa, three Off
GERS, five sergeants, three corporals and
two civilians. 1t is believed only seven of
the convicted men will be shot The fear
is expressed that demonstrations will be
held III favor of the Governments pardon
ing the prisoners.
STEAMSHIP adyices from China say the
cholera is still raging throughout Japan.
The proportion of deaths to the cases is
very heavy. Between August % and Sep
TENDER 5, inclusive--nine days--l3, 3iS new
cases were reported. The deaths during
the same period We're SAL. An examina-
ton of the wells in Toxic was made and
140 out of III were condemned as unfit
for drinking purposes.
GLADSTONE has received n proof copy OF
| the manifesto to be issued by the Scottish
| Liberal Federation, advocating home rule
| for Scotch and Irish. Gladstone, in reply,
i assures the Federation that if he feels
| grateful for Scotland's action in the Irish
| question, he feels yet more confidence in
| comforting efficiency on that in the future.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
ME FIELD OF POLITICS.
Wdkingmen Taking Political
Action ALI Over the
Country.
Tho Promise to Make Them.
s0lves Heard and Felt at the
Coming Elections.

WDSkingmen Taking Political Action.
Theworkingmen throughout the country
are taking great deal about political ac-
ton, md will no doubt do better tLan they
have done heretofore in that direction
The % 900 signatures in favor Of Henry
Geor4's candidacy for Mayor Of New
York have been secured, convention has
nominated him, and his friends ard back
ers ~ making vigorous canvass.
cigarmaker and Grecnt acker have been
nominated for Congress at Albany, n. Y.
The New York State Committee of the
Greenback larry met at Albany and nomi-
mated candidate for Judge OF the Court OF
Appeals. Gideon J. Tucker is their choice.
The New Hampshire Greenback State
Convention met with the Labor party
OF the State. in convention, at Manches-
ter. The labor Ren and the temperance
people at Toronto will Try to form third
party. The workingmen of Allegheny
County, Pa, are arranging to take hand
Ill politics, 4 full labor ticket will be put
i'll the field at Evansville, Ind. The Indus
trial Labor parry of Baltimore has put up
candidates for city councils. A labor con-
vention at Richmond has nominated the
blstiltl aiuSttT OTkIildu IGl NpISItsS.
In some districts the Greenbackers and
Republicans have fused, and in 9TH
ers the Greenbackers and Democrats
have joined hands. The Petersburg
(Va.) Republicans have nominated q
knight of Labor for Congress. The
Milwaukee Knights expect to elect mem
bers OF their order TO the Legislature. A
labor convention was held at Fort Worth
The party there is called the Anti Monopo-
ly party. The Greenbackers and Demo-
Gratis have joined hands in the First, Third
and Fifth Districts of Kansas, and Jesse
Harper is working the State. The farmers
and wage workers around Minneapolis are
working on the same platform. knigh
of Labor has been nominated for Congress
IN Muscatine, Iowa and will he supported
by the Republicans. Two Richmond del
egates at Trenton will be run for the New
Jersey Legislature. The Democrats anC
Knights of Labor will unite on preacher
in the Salem, Mass, district. II is estl
mated that the labor organizations Of New
York Will cast $4,000 votes, and Henri,
<ieorge may probably be elected Mayor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
THE WEST.

LAND Offices have been established at
Chadron and Sidney, Neb., and the land
Office at bayfield,, Wis, has been removed
to Ashland.
A MILWAUKEE special says the steamer
City of Milwaukee, bound for Grand
Haven, is adrift about thirty miles from that
port, having injured her wheel. There is
no danger unless heavy sea sets in. Tugs
have gone to her relief. She has twenty
passengers.
TIRE National Wholesale Druggists AS
ISOLATION has authorized the formation of a
Mutual Insurance Company for members,
druggists present at the convention agree
ing to insure in the new company to the
amount of 100000.
WHILE work train containing bridge
builders was returning TO Aberdeen from
Mingo, Dakota, with the caboose in adj
vance, it ran into a car of heavy timbers
which was left standing on the track, two
miles north of Glendale. The timbers
passed clear through the caboose to the
rear end, killing one man and injurlng
three others. Mike McCleat, who was
killed, came from Iowa, where lie leaves a
wife ana three children. The other three
were slightly injured. There were only the
four men in the caLoose when the collision
occurred.
J. W. SYKES 4 Co., seed merchants al
Chicago, have made a voluntary assign-
mept. No schedule Of the assets OF liabili-
ties is ottainablc, but IT is reported that the
liabilities Of the firm, which is said to be
next to the largest in the world, amount 10
100000. No further particulars have YET
been obtained.
TIE chair-car and rear coach OF the
Rockford md Rock Falls train, on the
Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy Railroad,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
Postmasters Appointed.

The President has appointed the follow
ing -named postmasters; At Georgetown.
Col, James W. Forest; at Normal H., w.
c. Scanland; at Letonia, Ohio: c. n.
Schmick; at Media, Pa, J. C. Hender-
son; at Brenham, Texas, Julien M.
Byrnes; at Shreveport, La. j. {. Loape,
at Montevideo, Mimi, Mrs. Ella L..
Kempc, reappointed; Mt De Soto. Mo-;
James w. Clarke; at Boise City, Idaho,
7. b. Goss; at Nashville, Tenn, Anna b.
Cheatham: at Prescott, Arizona, p. Behan;
at What Cheer. Iowa, Richard Burke; at
Reno, New, j. II. Hagerman; at Alton,
Iowa. Alice III. Graves.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
Ger. Eea, regard on Mr.. Cleveland.

Gen. q. t. Beau.egard OF New Orleans,
who is in New York, said to a reporter:
"Mr. Cleveland appears TO be making very
good President and think he will gain
in popularity before his term expires. He
has been Handicapped by the Republican
Senate in making removals. Ci,il-seryice
reform may be all right, but think one
half of the people WHO are in should be
turned ont before we should apply it. That
wonld be no more than fair. The South is
having an era of prosperity, and our peo-
pie have very little cause to complain"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06

Gen. Gordon, the Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Georgia, is in New York
on flying visit. In response to an inquiry
regarding the canvass in Georgia, he re-
piled: 1--WE haven't any. We are present.
ing the sin ,ular spectacle in Georgia Of
having only one candidate for Governor.
SO far it seems that the one we have is ac-
ceptable to both parties. There is no par
ti:nlar excitement among us now, and our
people are paying the s.rictest attention to
their material interests. Cur people are
natural poll lians, but the necessities of
our new conditions have made them pay
more attention TO their planting and gaiher-
ing than in those days when they had some
body to work for them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
Charges Against Commissioner Atkins.
washington sneciall

Herbert Welsh, Secretary of the Indian
Rights Association, proposes to prefer
charges Of bad administration against
Commissioner Atkins, Of the Indian Bu-
reau, and Assistant Commissioner Upham.
Welsh claims to have afidavits showing
Encouragement at number Of Indian
agencies.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06
Republican Nominations in Nevada.

The Nevada republican State Commit
tee met at Carson aud nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Governor, c. G. Stevenson;
Lieutenant Governor, ii. G. Davis; Secre-
tary of State, J. Nj. Bonner; supreme
Court Judge, T. D. Edwards; Treasurer,
George Tuity; Comptroller, j. F. Hallock.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
A CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
A MOTHER BUTCHERS HER THREE
DAUGHTERS AND HERSELF.

Four Children Burned to Death--Attempt-
ed Murder and Suicide Near Savannah
Explosion Mt Chemical Factory.
WHEELING, w. VA, May ia
terrible murder and suicide occurred in
Lincoln County, this State, on Monday
night last. Mrs. Margaret Donan,
widow, became insane from religious
fanticism, and imagined she had been
called upon by the Lord to sacrifice her.
self and her three children to divine
wrath. Early III the evening she threw
herself upon her knees and spentseveral
hours in wild rawlings. She then arose,
and armlng herself with a large, sharp
carving knife male her way to the room
occupied by her three daughters, aged
twelve, ten and eight years, cut the
throat of each child, and then plunged
the knife into her own heart. The
bodies were discovered yesterday by
ncighbors, who state. that the room was
so bespattered with blood as to bear
very strong resemblance to a slaughter
house.
AKRON. o., May l9.-The home Of
widow Mary Mooney was burned at
midnight with four of her children. The
widow was awakened by the flames,
and taking the youngest child. aged two,
in her arms. leapcd from a window, tell
ing the other children to jump after her.
They did not do so, and perished in the
flames. Mrs. Mooney and her brother
in.law were badly burned in cndeavor-
ing to rescue the children. The brother
in-law will probably die. The child
which Mrs. Mooney had IN her arms
when she leaped from the window is the
only one of the family unhurt.
SAVANNAH, GA, May l9.-In a
quarrel between Captain Lowery Of the
British bark Lydia and Steward Horritz-
man at Doboy to-day Horritzman shot
at the Captain, the ball grazing his hand
causing a slight wound. The Captain
fell and Horrltzman thinking he had
killed him turned and shot himself in
the heart. ., --a.
JERSEY CITY, n. j.. May 19.-Fire,
preceded by loud explosion, occurred
in Franck,s chemical factory, corner
Seventh and Washington streets, Ho-
boken. to-day. Three men at work on
the third floor were rescued after being
badly burned and one was also injured
by falling from third story window.
All three will probably die.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
A MADMAN'S SUICIDE.
Terrible Leap From IL Train of n Victim
of SunstrOke.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 19.-A
shocking suicide occurred Wednesday
afternoon on the Short Line Railway
near Glencoe Station, forty miles from
Louisville. The fast passenger train
from Cincinnati was running round a
curve at the rate of forty miles an hour
when tall fine looking man about fifty
years old, who had been sitting on a
seat with two other men. sprang to his
feet with mad shrek and dashed to
the front door of the coach. lie stood
for moment on the platform of the
coach, and then. with another shrek,
plunged hcadforcmost into space. lie
struck the side of the deep cut through
which the train was passing and rebound
ing, his body rolled under the wheels of
the flying train. The train was stopped
quickly and the ghastly remains Of the
fine looking man were picked from the
track and placed in the baggage car:
The suicide was Z. +. Walker, aged
forty-nlnc years. once prominent and
highly respected citizen Of Louisville.
lie had been contincnd in sanltarlum
in Cincinnati for several months, aud
was being brought to the Anchrage
Lunatlc Asylum, near Louisville. His
madness was the result OF sunstroke.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
q store for the Penitentiary.

IN store Tor the PenltenClary.
A hundred convicts are at the Seegers
place in the lowlands below the city AMI
forty are at the Aughtry place in the
same section. These plantations are
being operated by the Penitentiary.
They were reported to-day to be water
bound, and Superintendent Lipscomb
was organizing boating expedition to
ascertain their condition. This evening
two guards arrived from these farms
and reported that they thought the con-
victs were safe, but that the inunuation
was great. They could not tell what
the fate of the crops would be. 1t is
certain that there will be great loss in
the cotton and corn fields.
The Walker brick yard, above the
Penitentiary, and operated by that in-
stitutlon, was abandoned last night and
is overhowed, involving loss to the in
stitution of 100000 bricks. The Peni-
tentiary tract, in Lexington County, is
inundated. Two hundred cords of wood
have been carried away, and the crops
of oats and corn are ruined. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the extent Of the
losses Of the planters and farmers in
the Congaree bottoms below the city.
Great numbers of the cattle and hogs
have been drowned and many fields
have been washed out. Dead animals
have been floating down the Congaree
all day The negroes on various plan
tations have had TO seek refuge on the
fools of their houses.
Accurate details are lacking. All in
all, the flood has been as disastrous to
this section as any which ever preceded
it and the reports of losses will grow as
communication with isolated points is
resunoed News and Courier
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
A PARIS TRAGEDY.
Sensational Suicide Of IL Bridegroom I'm
der Unaccountnble circumstances.

Sensational suicide OIL bridegroom Un-
der Unaccountable Circumstances.
PARIS, FRANCE, May ia domes-
tic drama with tragic ending has just
made, q great sensation in the busy.
quarter Of the Faubourg du Temple.
On Saturday a merry party met at
house in the Rue Saint Maur to celebrate
the marriage Of the daughter of work.
ing tradesman and 2 respectable clerk.
The bride was pretty and the bridegroom
a steady, hard working man.
The young couple seemed deeply in
love with one another, and the marriage
bid fair to be 4 happy one. After din
ing heartily the wedding guest had a
dance, and about midnight, when, ac-
cording to the custom Of the petite bour-
gcoisic of Paris, the bride had received
the kisses Of all present, she retired with
her husband to her new home near by,
her father promising to awake her about
- O'Clock the next day.
At noon precisely the father knocked
at the door of the nuptial chamber and
invited the young people to come to
dcjeuncr with him. The husband, who
was apparently in high spirits, accepted,
but asked his wife to 60 on without him,
promising that he would follow imme-
diately.
Time passed, and l o'clock struck,
then 2, but yet no sign Of the BRIDE
groom. Getting alarmed, the wife and
her father went to look for him, she had
Just reached his house when a cab drove
up, followed by a crowd Of people.
Dreadlng misfortune the bride rushed
TO the cab and looked in, and the next
moment, uttering cry of horror: she
tainted.
On seat in the cab lay the dead tlody
of her husband, shot through the head.
Beside him lay a letter. Oh which he had
scrawled the following words: Il am
resolved. Iwrite this on the Boulevard
de Sebastodol. 1 have hired q cab and
hope l shall not miss my aim.
"HENRY j.
''Rue Saint Maur."
| On separate sheet he had added
Let them bury me quickly and cheaply,
and let my mother and fathcr-in-law
break the news to my mother. Fare
we'll"
No clcw whatever can be discovered
to the tragedy. The widow is beside
herself with despair and has TO be con-
stantly watched lest, like her husband
Of Il day, she shouldalso commit suicide.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
BLOODY FRACAS IN VIRGINIA.
Several Men Shot Down in IL Street BrOil
mt NIartinsrille.

WASHINGTON, May lS.-Specials
from Martinsvillc, Virginia, give the
following history of the tragedy ofwhich
brief mention was made last night {:
Saturday night an anonymous circular
was issued and posted up all over town.
1t seriously reflected on w. X. Terry, a
young business man, and his father, the
late William Terry, Il prominent citizen.
Monday morning Terry telegraped for
his two brothers, j. X. and BENZ. Terry,
living at Aiken station, twenty miles
away. They arrived at l z. NJ, and
after brief consultation went to the
printing Office and demanded the author
Of the card. The printer told them it
was Colonel p. D. Spencer. member Of
the Town Board, and one Of the leading
business men. Monday evening soon
after the tobacco factories had closed
ior the day and the streets were filled
with operatives returning from their
work. the Terry brothers started in the
direction OF Spcncer's factory. When
about half way they were met by
Spencer with his brother and several
friends. w. X. Terry addressed few
words to Spencer, who told HIM not to
shoot. Just then some one fired 4 pis-
tol and the shooting became general.
Forty shots were fired. w. X. Terry
was shot from the rear, the ball enter
ing near the spine and lodging in his
right breast. Jake Terry wa, shot
through the abdomen and fell dead.
Ben. Terry was shot through the neck
and in the body. Spencer was shot in
the hip, and his business partner, Tarl-
ton Brown, received two balls i'll the
groin and Is thought to be fatally
wounded. Il. L. Jones, asaloOn-kecpcr;
r. l.. Gregory. clerk at the Lee Hotel.
and Sandy Martin, colored mechanic.
are all seriously hurt. The last two
were hit by stray balls. The Tcrrys are
well known and arc members OF an old
family and occupya high social position.
None of them arc married. Saturday
afternoon W. X. Terry circulated card
ridiculins the tax bill passed by the
town board, of which Spencer was a
member. but this did not justify, in
popular opinion, the card which follow
ed it at night and which brought on the
! tragedy.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27
A CHARMED HOUSE.
4 Woman Found Dying in IL Cabin With
Six of Her Fumily Dead Around Her.


PAwNEE, KANSAS, May 2O.-Two
drummcrs driving from Grayson to Paw
nee. Kansas, lost their way and finally
came to shanty. In it were two beds
on one lay Il woman who looked like
living skeleton: on the other were the
dead bodies of 4 man and five children.
The woman could talk and told this
story: My husband. Howard Ballin-
ger, had been sick long time. Five
weeks ago we very nearly out Of prOvls-
ions and | sent my son, Twenty-Five
years of age, to Grayson to get some
provisions. We waited and waited for
his return, but he did not COME. After
while the children got sick, and one by
one the little ones died. My husband
was the last one to 90. he dying last
night" The drummcrs had lunch
with them, and giving it to the woman.
went out to find help. Several people
from GraysOn said that they saw young
Ballinger in town, and he said he was
going to San Francisco,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27

The recent freshet has been very de-
structive to property all over the State.