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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06

in Egypt, to limit his operation , clearing
the country between Wady Halfa and 10
rosko of rebels. The Government desires
to meet Parliament with the declaration
that it has no designs looking to the recon-
quest of the Soudan.
THE East African Society has acquired
further coast territory in Somali as base
for trade operations with Alden.
AN agreement has been arrived at between
Mauged Pasha, special envoy of Turkey,
and Prince Alexander respecting the union
of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia. 1t has
received the concurrence Of the Powers.
COMMITTEES Of the Spanish Congress
have approved the bill to prolong until 1892
all treaties of commerce which will expire
in 1887. This virtually insures the renewal
of negotiations for commercial treaties with
England and the United States.
A MUNICH dispatch states that the credi-
tors of the insane King Lndwig II. Of Ba-
varia, are petitioning the Powers TO seize his
personal effects. Prince Luitfoln, COM
mander of the Bavarian Army, has issued a
mandate forbidding the civil officers in the
employ of outside creditors from entering
Rayoria
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.

JAMES SANDERS and his wife and three
children, csossisss the Kentucky River in a
skiff, near Ncholasyille. KY, missed the
landing place. The skiff struck snag and
upset. Sanders got ashore. but it was SO
dark he was unable to render any assis-
tance to his wife and the three little chill
dren. who were all drowned.
ONE of the boilers of the Gulf City Oil
Works, at Mobile. Ala. exploded with ter
rife force, blowing out the east and west
walls Of the building and destroying the adj
joining sheds. Al the time of the explo-
sion j. S. S.aunton. of Social, Ga. the
foreman, and twenty four colored hands
were at work. crowd soon collected and
began extricating the wounded, whose cries
could be heard from all parts of the debris.
When the work was finished it was found
that ten men were killed or injured. The
explosion is attributed to lack of water in
the boiler.
BRAcK DAVIS and Granville Hughes,
without provocation, opened fire upon Law
renee and Lloyd Kinney while the latter
were at work on their farm at New Column
bia, Ky. Lawrence Kinney and Hughes
were shot dead. Lloyd was arrested. Davis
escaped.
II. F. GARRETT. who assassinated Deputy
Sheriff Clay Davis near Blossom Prairie,
Tex, while Davis was taking him TO Jail,
was run down hy officers and killed. The
officers surrounded him in underbrush. Be-
fore he was killed, Garrett fatally shot
Deputy John Anderson and shot and
slightly wounded two other members of the
posse.
THE Barataria Canning Company's works
at Biloxi, Miss. were destroyed by fire.
Loss. So. ZOO; insurance unknown.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

d. Nj. FERRY 4 Co.'S mammoth seed
house, on Brush street. Detroit. Mich, was
destroyed by fire. together with all its con-
tents. involving total loss of about 81 .500.-
600. The sock alone is estimated to have
been worth from 81 600 Geo to $1,000. 900,
and the building was valued al S25o,o00
An insurance of Si60,000 was carried, being
distributed among large number of COM
panies During the progress of the fire a
portion of the brick cornice fell, striking
one of the ladder wagons. and Capt Rich
ard Filban was struck on the head and in
stantly killed.
IN sasponse.to the urgent trlearans from
Senator FaiA .iis Secretary of the Treasury
has deededfo send a search party after the
missing whdser. Amethyst, supposed to have
been cast away in Bchring Sea. From the
adyices received from San Francisco it is
believed it will not he possible to force a
passage further north than Seal Island, be-
tween $50 and 300 miles north of the Aleu-
tian Islands. and well up into Behring Sea.
The time snahea for securing bids for
carrying then,ails on steamboats, and star
| routes i'll Western States and Territories ex-
pired Jan. o. A much larger number of
bids were received than in previous years.
Contracts will be awarded Feb. %. =
ORLEANS, Neb.. a fourth class postoffice,
has been raised TO Presidential grade. taking
effect Jan. l, 1856. The salary of the post
master is fixed a, 81 900 per annum.s
ADJT. GEN. DRUM thinks twill be I'M
necessary to organize the proposed body of
fiontiersmen to hunt Indians. Hc,as Of
the opinion that Gen. Crook will have &C
eomplished the task IL saibjecting the hos
tiles before frontier troops can beorganized
Gen. Crook has large force Of men, and
has been Supplied with everything ha de-
| sired to carry on the campaign. and 1ien.
Drum thinks he will soon be successful in
either subjecting or exterminating the hos
tile Apaches.
| ADAM JAMES, by accident, fatally stabbed
his companion, Ed Murphy, aged ls, at
! Carmi III.
| BRIGHAM HAMPTON. sentenced at Salt
Lake, Utah, Of conspiring with lewd women
| to compromise prominent anti Mormons,
was sentenced to the maximum penalty un-
| der the law, one year il the County Jail.
Judge Zane, before sentence, commented
! in scathing terms on the vileness of the Of
fense Of which the culprit was convicted
Two SECTIONS of freight train on the
! Wabash Road collitled seven miles east of
st. Louis. Conductor Meredith and all un-
| known passenger were killed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
IRON AND STEEL.


Philadelphia telegram.
A review of the trade of 1885 has lust
been prepared by James Nj. Swank, Gen.
eral Manager of the American Iron and
Steel Association. The beginning Of the
year was marked, he says, by a continue
tion Of the depression of 1884. There was
. steady sagging Of prices from January to
July, except for steel rails. quotations for
which improved trihe in May. In July
and August all prices stiffened. and in
September slight advance was estab-
lished, steel rails taking the lead and con-
tinuing to advance until December. Quota
tions for four leading staples for each
month in the year will show that prices at
the close Of the year were much more
favorable than at the close of the first half
Of the year.
A comparison of price shows that pig
iron was $l8 in.January, Sl7.75 III July,
and $18.25 in December. Steel rails were
$27 in January, $26 in April. and $3.50 in
December. Bar iron WIS $4032 in jan
uary, $3S.08 in July, and $39. 30 in Decem-
Der. Cut nails were $2.10 in January,
$2.15 in August, and $2.65 in December.
These quotations are monthly averages for
No. l anthracite foundry pig iron and best
refined bar iron per gross tor at Philadel-
phia, for cut nails per keg at Philadelphia,
and for steel rails per gross ton at Penn
sylvania mills.
Steel rails, however, show the greatest
advance in price duriug the last half Of
1885. In April, sales were made at Penn
sylvania mills at $26 and S26.50, and few
sales are said 10 have been made at tho
astonishingly low price OF $3.50. The
European iron trade exhibited no symptoms
Of revival in 1885, but on the contrary,
the backward movement which has from
the first more than kept even pace with our
of the year. Taking the iron making
countries Of Europe as a whole, the iron
trade situation in that grand division is
much worse to-day than II was SIX months
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
POLITICAL CHAT.

DURING the month of January the COM
missions of over 100 Presidential postmas-
ters will expire. The terms of about the
same number terminated in December, but
comparatively few changes We're made. 1t
is said that large number of nominations
will be made rs soon as Congress meets.
Since the first of July there have been over
5000 changes made in fourth class Offices,
of which there are over $4,000.
OF the 1900 Presidential postInasters APP.
pointed throughout the country, there have
been changes made in more that two-thirds
since March 4.
CONTROLLERS OF THE TREASURY CAN
NON denies the published statement that he
has handed in his resignation to the Presi-
dent.
lT is understood that Public Printer
Rounds, who will complete four years of
service April l. will retire from office at that
time, and that there already are several can
didates struggling for his shoes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.

By proclamation which has been issued
in India and England. Burmah has been
formally annexed to the British Empire.
The proclamation says that the territories
formerly governed hv King Theebaw will
no longer be under his rule. but will become
part of the donlinions of the Queen Of
Great Britain and ireland and the En-
press of India. and that the government
of the country will be administered during
Her Maiesty's pleasure by officers APP
pointed by the Viceroy of India.
GREAT excitement prevails in the State Of
Colima, Mexico. over the eruption Of the
volcano Colma. Fonr days ago lond re-
ports Were heard and those were soon fol-
lowed by lava. which flowed over the sides
of the mountain. completely covering them.
At last accounts the people we're much
alarmed. MS the iow of lava continued, while
cloud oserhangs the mountain, and in it
are retleesed flames .hrIing up from the
crater.
THE Hithh tioyelnmsnt hss instructed
Chen. Stsa,hsIlspls. commander of the tspopa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06

and William l.. Marcy school, with whom
he soon became intimate Mr. Bigelow's
first official appointment was that of In
spector Of Sing Sing prison, conferred upon
him by Gov. Wright in 1874. and which he
held until the1 4aRecame elective by the
revised Constitas .ls47. In 1850 Mr..
lBigelow became part per of and editorial
writer on the Ereai80 Aest In 1861 he
was appointed Consul 1t Paris, and on
the death OF the Hon. William L.
Dayton in 1865 he was appointed Minister
to France, occupying the post until 1867,
when he resigned and retifnedto this coun-
try. While acting as Consul he discovered
and was able to frustrate plot devised by
the French Imperial Government to fur
nish the Southern Confederacy with four
ironclad cruisers. Mr.. Bigelow returned to
Europe in 1870, and resided in Berlin for
about three years. He returned to this
country and to his literary work in 1873,
and two years later, at the request Of Gov
ernor Tilden, became q member OF the
commission to investigate the management
of the canals Of the State. In the fall of
the same year he was elected Secretary Of
State. Since his retirement from that Office
he has held no official position.
Among Mr. Bigelow's literary works are
Jamaica in 1850, or the Effect Of
Sixteen Years of Freedom on Slave
Country" and "Wit and Wisdom of tho
Haytians," written after visits to the West
1ndias in 1850 and 1854 respectively. While
in France he wrote a work entitled Lies
Etats Unis dAmerique en- 1863" designed
to correct prevailing French notions re-
garding this country. II served its purpose
well. He discovered while in that country
the original manuscript of the autobi-
ography Of Dr. Franklin and the finest ppr-
trait of Franklin known TO be in existence
pastel by Duplessis. In 1874 Mr.. Bige-
low published a life of Franklin compiled
entirely from his writings. 1t was in three
volumes, and is the standard biography of
Franklin. His latest work, "1he Writings
and Speeches of Samuel j. .rilden,' was
published about month ago by Harper &
Brothers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
ALL SORTS.

MARY ANDERSON is accused of having
learned to drink beer while abroad.
PATTI is said to have lost SIS, 900 by not
being ablo to keep her engagement in Hol-
land.
THE second colored man eves appointed
on the Boston police force, Henry X. Jenk-
ins, has just been put on duty.
w. d. HENDERSON has assumed the
managing editorship Of the San Francisco
Examiner, vice Clarence E. Greathouse,
resigned.
BARON RoTHsCHILD, OF Peris, has sub
scribed $25, 900 toward fund for purchas-
ing six genuine "Old Masters" for present-
alton to the gallery Of tho Louvre.
A LAWSUIT in New York which cost over
$500 was all about safety pin the nurse
had lost. She was discharged and refused
pay for full time, but the court has decided
In her favor.
MISS FANNY DAVENPORT, the actress.
has sent check for $3.50 70 the fund being
raised for the widows and orphans Of the
dead miners in the Nanticoke mine at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
HARRY Brown, q colored man IS years
old, still living at Texas, N. Y, was once
the slave Of Governor Dewitt Clinton, and
obtained his freedom under the State man-
omission act, July 4, 1877.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
MEN OF NOTE.
Hon. John Bigelow, the Man Who
Declines a Fat Oifics.

Hon. John Bigelow, who has just de-
clined the Office Of Assistant United States
Treasurer, was born at Maiden, Ulster
County, N. Y. in 1917, and was graduated
from Union College in 1896. He studied
law in New York City with Robert Sedg-
wick, and was admitted to the bar in 1889.
While chiefly devoting his time TO the prac-
tice Of his profession during the ensuing
ten years he found time for much literary
work. which attracted the attention Of
prominent Democrats of the Silas Wright
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-06
UNION COUNTY, DAKOTA JANUARY 1886

excitement attending the tragic deaths no
effort could be made to save the property,
which was consumed with forty head Of live
stock, and l,S00 bushels of grain.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

Comparing the sum available to meet
their [sbe bondhelders'] claim with the
amount they demand, it is found that tbs ii
demand, for per cent, on their consols
and ten forties wonld make an annual def
cit in the Treasury of 1904, S10.41. Bank
ruptcy or an increase of taxation is the pic
mic to which we are invited, the acceptance
of which a few of the journals in the State
are urging upon our people. Will you &C
cept this invitation? The whole matter
rests with the people. If they refuse to
use coupons in the payment of taxes the
bondholders will be compelled to accept the
Riddleberger settlement. If they do not,
there remains nothing but bankruptcy OF
an increase of taxation. We are glad that
old Albemarle is making a firm and patri-
otto stand. We're all to act as our county
has SO far acted. we would have no mere
trouble with the debt question. In yeal
two every bond would be funded undei
the Riddleberger act and the debt trouble
would be thing Of the past.-Chdrloftes
vHIe Jefersonian.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

WHAT GEN. MCCLELLAN sAYs.-In Gen.
McClellan's book, he asserts that the real
object of the radical leaders "was not the
permanent restoration of the Union, but the
permanent ascendercy Of the party even
at the Sacrifices of the Union. He further
asserts that Secretary Stanton was sin the
reasonable conspiracy" and acted toward
him in treacherous manner.
"That they were not honest is proved by
the fact that having failed to force me to
advance at a time when an advance would
have been madness, they withheld the
means of success when l was in contact
with the enemy, and finally relieved me
from command when the game was in my
hands. Taking both East and West, and
counting the losses also by disease, do not
doubt that more than 500, 600 of men were
sacrificed unnecessarily for the sake in
suring the success of a political party"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

LOCAL OPTION IN ALABAMA.-MoKT.
GoMERy, ALA, December S.-The House
of Representatives of the General Assam.
bly,, now in session, has passed bill max,
ing the retail liquor-license $3.50, which is
equivalent to more than doubling it. The
proposition to make it $500 was voted down
by small majority. The Assembly has
passed prohibition bills outright for two of
the largest of the black counties upon pc
titions from nearly all of the white inhabit-
ants Local prohibition bills are passed
almost without objection from any mem
Der. The Senate has passed a general
local-option law for all counties.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York
to Atlanta, Ca, and Montgomery, Ala, with
out change, via Harrisburg, Hagerstown. and
Roanoke; also Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
Washington to New Orleans via B. IL o. Rail-
road and Shenandoah Junction.
No. has Pullman Sleeper WASH ngton to
Memphis and Little Rock without change via
3. & o. Railroad and Shenandoah Junction.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown, Nd, with the Western Mary.
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Freder.
lex, Emmittsburg. Gettysburg, Penmar
Waynesboro, Pa, and points on the Western
Maryland Railroad and branches.
With the Cum berland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg
Chambersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and
points on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and
branches.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest. and Boston, New York, Philadel
phia, and the North and East.
AT Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
Washington and the West
At Waynesboro Junction, Va, with Chesa
oeake & Ohio Railway to and from Greenbriel
White sulphur Springs and Richmond.
No 3makes close connection at WaynssborO
trains.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch o
Richmond Il Allegheny Railroad.
at Buchanan with Main Line of Richmond
6 Allegheny Railroad.
AT Roanoke, with Norfolk & Western Rail
road.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Boycs. for Wildwood and Winchester. Va
at ErOutviIle Tor FincaStle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22


Miss DAvIs.-A letter from New York
says:
Miss Winnie Davis's visit to New York
has been series of social triumphs. 1t is
not too much to say that she has received
an ovation. There have bsen several large
receptions in her honor, and at the Junior
Patriarchs' ball at Delmonico's Tuesday
night, she was the observed ofall observers.
Her success is for the most part due to her
sweet face and winning manners, and the
fact that she is the daughter of the great
Southern leader has served only as means
of introduction. Of course Miss Davis's
success has excited the envy of some of the
New York bellies, aud the latter are now
engaged in the generous and hospitable task
of trying to create a public opinion against
Miss Davis. THE idea of the men paying
so many attentions TO the daughter of q
REBEL was the remark of a pretty girl at
the Delmonico ball Tuesday night whose
father made half million as a blockade
runner during the war. But this sort of
talk does rot represent the sentiment of
society here toward Miss Davis, aud will
scarcely have any effect on public opinion,
A New York lady recently wrote to Mrs.
jefferson Davis expressing the pleasure of
tae residents here in the visit of hsr daugh-
ter. Mrs Davis replied that she and hef
husband had bsen very reluctant to permit
their daughter to leave the home in which
her presence was the chief delight of their
declining years, bat that their sacrifice had
been more than reaaid j.: - !esscrs * z
perieneed By Miss Davis in her trip North,
and the kindness with which she had BEEN
received"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22
He Should Confess AL.

1t is difficult to understand how any in
tellipent man who has read carefully the
evidence in the Cluverius case could enter
tain doubt as to Cluverius's guilt. After
the summing up by the prosecuting attor-
ney, the great majority of people in this
community were convinced that the &C
cused was the murderer of his cousin, Fan
nv Lillian Madison If there were doubt
ers during the progress of the legal course,
most of them disappeared after it was
known that the Governor had caused the
tell-tale watch key to be opened, and that
the key was proved beyond question to be
that mended by the jeweller for Cluverius.
But Notwithstanding the almost unanimous
opinion concerning the condemned mans
crime, the public wishes to have him make
a confession. There is great deal OF
speculation as to whether or not contes-
sion will be made. Some people express
themselves as confident that Cluyerius will
continue in his stoical condition that he
will keep his lips sealed. Others think he
will follow Jeter Philips's example and tell
the public all about the crime for which ne
suffers death. Others think he will make
a secret confesson-and that partial-to
his spiritual adviser.
Cluverius should make full public con-
IeSSl0Q. rev. LII. n. Il. DlCRiueOii, WIZ
was one of Philips's spiritual advisers, took
the proper course. In an interview with a
State reporter Saturday, DR.. Dickinson
said of Philips =
ga few days before the execution
think it was three or four days-I referred
to the matter very gently, saying that II he
was really guilty DID NOT SEE HOW HE
COULD GO OUT OF THE WORLD WITH A
FALSE STATEMENT UPON HIS LIPS, having
professed change of heart. He said that
he proposed to tell me all he knew about
the affair. and then confessed that he was
guilty. I said to him, DO not say any
more, as / do not wish to hear this intor-
nation alone. will go up and get Dr.
Jeter, and we will hear it together The
next morning went down with DR.. Jeter,
and in the presence of us both the prisoner
told all about the murder and l wrote it
down. do not think it was made public
until the day of the execution. and do not
remember whether I read the confession
from the scaffold."
If Cluverius makes his peace with God
he will be anxious for the public to know
the truth. He has protested his innocence
emphatically and has been detected in false
hood after falsehood since the 18th OF
March, 1885. He therefore owes it to him
self. to the public, and to heaven to con-
tradict his falsehoods. II he processes
spiritual conversion a confession will be
one Of the tests of his sincerity.
We think he will confess. -RichDlond
State of Monday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

ADDITIONAL TRAINs.-Nos. z and 8. daily,
between Clifton Forge and Ashland, Ky
Leave Clifton Forge 700 A. NJ, arrive ASH and
$50 P. M, arrive Columbus. o.. 1l:i7 z. M =
Leave Ashland 1908 A. NJ, arrive Clifton Forge,
7:45 p NJ. 9H asss
No 6, leaves Richmond Except day. s:45
A. NJ, arrives Newport News Ills a. NJ, Old
Point ll:4O A. M. Norfolk 1920 noon.
AccoMM1DAT1oN;I and t.do g. q DAILY except
Gordonsville 7:c5 p. NJ. Leave Gordonsville
$50 A. M, arrive Richmond $40 A. NJ.
NorEs.-No. g. daily excent Sunday, Norfolk
and Newport News To Richmond. Leaves
Richmond. daily, with Pul!mao Cars and Solid
Train, for Louisville and Cincinnati.
Nc. daily with Through Pullman Cars and
Solid Trains to Washington and Richmond.
Nos. and 2, daily except Sunday. Sleepers
between Huntington and Clifton Forge.
Cid Dominion Steamships Lave Norfolk
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and
Saturday, 600 p, M. for New York.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, apply to
any Office of G. d o. R'y; or Depot or Ticket
Office of connecting lines.
w. G. WICKHAM, H. W. FULLER,
I'd Vice.President Gen'l Pass'r Agent.
decl
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-22

The CoLoREp MANS WAeEs.-An ounce
of fact is worth ton of political theory,
as Mr.. Blaine must perceive, now that
Northern men have gone to Norfolk, Va,
aud have taken the places and wages of the
striking cclored stevedores of that city.
"What the negro labor ofthe South needs, -
says an unfeeling Western contemporary,
sis protection against Northern pauper Ia
bor.''