Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-14

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The Iowa State Medical Association
are expected to visit the Hot Springs at
an early day.
The trial of the Chicago Anarchists is
still in progress with hopeful outlook
for their conviction.
The last (49th) congress passed only
100 Of the 1900 measures that were
introduced during its FIRST session, just
terminated.
Tony Whitfield shot and killed Forest
Smith near Chadron, Neb., few days
since A woman of doubtful character
figures as the chief cause of the muir
der.
A. ?. Williams, of San Francisco, sue
ceeds Geo. Hearst in the senate. The
vote of both houses of the California
states legislature stocj, Wiiliams 7Q'
Hearst "A. 4
Crook county, Wyoming, for the six
months ending July 9Th, expended Sl3,-
S37.2S, and the receipts for that period
amounted to only $6,663.47.--Stursis
Record.
The prospect of war with Mexico,
which appeared to many to be exceed
ingly promising a few days since, is now
deemed to be, by Texans at least, pro-
vokingly uncertain.
The rapid decline Of silver is causing
grave alarm in the various silver pro-
ducing districts. The Tombstone Mill
Mining company in Arizona have shut
down in consequence Of the low market
value now prevailing.
A noted pugilish was recently killed
in prize fight in Wales. At this time
when our exchanges are filled with ac-
counts Of British Gamines, eastern earth
quakes, coming cholera, and cons,itu-
tional conventions, such an item is ex-
ceedingly refreshing.
The murder of Rev. G.. Chaddock at
Sioux City last week, presumably on
account Of his zeal in the suppression Of
the liquor traffic in that place, is having
a direct and powerful tendency toward
the accomplishment Of the end sought
by the matyred divine.
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Wisconsin is being devastated by forest
fires great destruction and loss of prop
erty has ensued. Along the Wisconsin
Central railroad for nearly hundred
miles the fires were raging, and many
towns and villages were in eminent
danger Of total destruction.
Death detracts largely from mems
private fortunes; few Of the estates of
reputed wealthy men have stood the
post mortem test. Samuel J. Tilden,
whose private fortune was variously
estimated at from ten to twenty mill
ions, left an estate valued at less than
five million dollars.
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The largest building in the United
States is the new city hall now being
erected in Philadelphia. 1t has been in
course of construction for fourteen
years, covers nearly 5000 square feet
more than the capitol at Washington,
and when completed will be $50 feet
high. 1t has now reached height of
Old Red Cloud, the recalcitrant rascal
Of the reservation at Pine Ridge, has
gone without leave, with band Of his
hair harvesting followers TO visit the
Shoshones Of Wyoming. What strikes
us as being trihingly peculiar is, that
they were supplied with three months
ratons by government that persistent
ly withheld its assent to the proposed
visit. The government should be in
troduced to the Sioux Indian.
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The Marine band serenades the presi-
dent at the white house weekly on Sat-
urday evenings. Last Saturday evening
the band appeared as usual finding the
president absent, and Mrs. Cleveland,
her mother, and number Of other
Buffalo ladies the sole occupants. The
band after dispensing their music for a
longer period than usual without a
response, finally closed the concert with
Buffalo Gals aint you coming out to-
night"
A large body Of ore was struck in the
Gold Coin workings yesterday at a
depth of fifty feet. The open cut is in
near seventy-five feet but has only at
tanned a depth of fifty feet. Samples OF
ore taken at random from several differ
ent places in the workings were brought
to Prof. Molitor's laboratory which as
sayed $40lS gold with considerable
silver intermingled. One or two more