Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08
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CHICAGO, April 26.-General Alfred "A.
Terry returned here from Minnesota to-day
and will at once secure q suitable residence.
Major J. 8. Myrick OF the Third artillery has
been ordered to report for duty as one Of Gen.
Terry's aids, relieving Lieut.. Hare who has
been detailed as Inspector Of rifle practice for
the division OF the Missouri.
GALvA, Ohio, April 26.-The greatest excite
ment prevails over the brutal acts Of one
DEMO, a Greek, arrested for criminal assault
upon a little daughter of a poor widow. The
people were with much difficulty restrained
from l~ynching him, and lie was shot at In his
call last night by the iRfuriated populsce.
MANIsTEE, Mich, April 2.-The Union
school building and all its contents were
burned this morning. Loss, 8 $4,000; insur-
ance, 3 $1,000. the fire was undoubtedly the
work Of an incendiary, this being the third
time within a year that incendiaries have at
tempted It's destruction.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, April 26.-Train No. 80, on
the Missouri Pacific, was derailed near Wyan.
dotte last night. Spikes were pulled out Of
the ties and hsh plates taken of the rails. The
fireman, Ben Horton, and brakeman, George
Carlysle, were instantly killed and Engineer
J. II. Fowler severely Injured. Superintend-
emit Hoxie has offered q reward Of $25, 900 for
the arrest and conviction OF the wreckers.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.-Te-day the oldest
woman in the United States, II not in the en-
tire world, 10 celebrating her birthday. The
celebration Is In one sense q double one for
her surviving son, who has also reached q ripe
Old age, Is also observing his natal day, which
by o rare coincidence, falls upon the same date
as that of his mother.
The scene Of this interesting event is a little
farm one mile north OF Russiaville, : village
twelve miles west of Kokomo, this state. The
nam OF the lady is Mary Benemax and at noon
to-day she was precisely III years OF age,
while at 9 O'clock this morning her son, Peter
Coulter, had reached the age OF 81.
Her descendants number over $50 aud are
altered far and WIDE. twithstanding her
advanced age she is In good health, enjoys the
p session Of her mental faculties, reads the
newspapers, and eats with the family at the
table. Residents for miles around are wend-
Ing their way to Russisville to day and the
aged couple are holding en- all day levee.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The ladies' ordinary of
the Grand Pacific Hotel was crowded this
morning when the eleventh annual convention
of the Grand Lodge OF Illinois Of the Ancient
! Order Of Uoited Workmen was called to order.
Reports presented showed that the order In
the state Las a membership Of 5000; that
there are 27S lodges; that In the United States
and Canada there are is, 500 members, and
that etrc, the organic alton of the order 3d.
OCO,000 has been paid out fer funeral benefits
to the families OF deceased nenbsrs. Con
siderable business OF importance will be trans
acted by the convention. Tonight the dele
gates will be rendered q reception at Battery
D armory. l. La Troy, Of Chicago, presides
over the gathering with G.. p. Fitch, OF Peoria,
as secretary.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 27.-A delegation
Of prominent citiz ms from Page county waited
upon the governor o-day TO secure the pardon
Russell Gooie, n young imam formerly OK that
county, who wSs convicted Of emkezz!emen
from tho Wabash railroad while serving as
ticket sgent Ia 1882.
HLoo MINaroN, Neh., April 27.-Harvey MIL
Ter, a resident Of West Salem, Nebraska, while
driving from Axtel, Kansas, to his home yes
terday, fell from his wagon and broke his
need. He was intoxicated at the time, and 10
supposed TO have fallen into q drunken sleep
and slipped from the wagon seat TO the read.
DEs MoINss, April 27--The mugwump
postmaster ut Pocahontss, who shot three boys
last week for making faces ct him, wss ar.
rested to-day on a charge of assault with In
tent TO Kill. He Was recently appointed post
master against the protest OF every business
man In town, and Is regarded as one OF the
worst OF Clevelsnd's appointments.