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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14
NUMBER "a.

tire with the downfall Of the British Minis.
try. The bill empowers the Queen to dele.
gate to the Viceroy such OF her prerogatives
as she may choose. The Irish constabulary
will remain under the same authority as al
rese Mt. The bill provides that the Parlia-
ment shall have no authority to establish or
endow any particular religious sect. 1t
will be empowered, however to deal with
laws affecting trade and navigation, affect
ing coinage, weights and measures and the
postal administration. The bill will pre-
serve the fiscal unity Of the Empire, but the
entire proceeds derived from customs and
excise duties in Ireland will be held for the
benefit of that country. These funds will
be used for the discharge of Irish obliga-
tions. Any balance which may remain af-
ter this is 10 remain in the Irish Exchequer.
The provisions of the bill vest in the Irish
Legislature general power of imposing
taxes. 1t is proposed that the maximum
duration of the Irish Parliament shall be
five years. 1t shall have no power to inter-
fere with the prerosative Of the crown, such
as the nrniy, navy or other armed forces.
1t shall have nothing to do with foreign or
colonial affairs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14
DOINGS AT THE EAST.

LARGE numbers Of representatives of the
dairy are i'll Washington in response to a
call for a convention of all persons engaged
i'll the manufacture of butter to meet there
and formulate an appeal to Congress to
place butterine and kindred substances
under heavy internal revenue tax. The
call requested those who could not be pres
ent to write letters to the Members of Con-
sress from the district in which they live
and the result of this appeal has been a
heavy increase in the mail received for the
House and Senate during the las; few days.
THE coal miners of the Pittsburg dis
trict, who were recently granted an advance
from q to II cents per bushel for mining,
have voluntarily notified their employers
that they will not accept the increase until
May /. when a general demand for ~
rate will be made.
FIRE at Napanee, Ontario, destroyed the
Perry Block. containing three business
places, the Odd Fellows and Orangemens
Halls, the Opera House Block. containing
three business places, the Opera House and
five frame and three stone dwellings. Loss,
5000.
A FIRE broke out in the PENNSYLVANIA
Academy Of Fine Arts at Philadelphia, and
many valuable pictures were burned and
many pieces of sta.uary damaged. The
loss cannot be estimated easily, as most that
were burned could not be replaced by
money. One Of the largest paintings burned
was Harrison's Bord de Mer.
THE last New York weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes Loans
increase, S332, 900; special decrease. 1870
600; legal-tende increase, So.l33, 900: de-
posts increase. S2.36s, 900; circulation de.
crease, $5S, 900; reserve increase, $3,56i.-
600. The banks now hold $685.. 900 in
excess of the 25 per cent. rule.
THE Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives has received
the administrative tariff bill from the printer
and resumed its consideration. A number
Of minor changes in the administrative por-
ton of the bin have heen made. Hemp
seed for agricultural purposes was pm, on
the free list. The duty on cordage of all
kinds was reduced / cent per pound With
the exception Of the provision relating to
the importation of fish. the bill is practically
completed and will proLahl, be. ready TO
report to the House within a few DAYS
THE House Committee on Commerce has
instructed Representative prnhan to re-
port fayorably his bill to authorize the
President to appoint inspectors OF i've
stock. dressed meats ana bog products in-
tended for foreign .hira,.a:. 10 uunibcr no,
exceeding fifteen f,i auy one customs dis.
tfict.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN Pow.
DLRLS stated IN q recent ,i.tfi,i.w that the
1umor that he vas preparing a statement TO
the public on Knights regarding the south
western troubles WAS Without ioppdation.
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ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.

JAMES FARRIs, n farmer, shot and in
stantly killed Steve Richardson, his colored
employe, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
They quarreled about wages.
GOV. LEE, of Virginia, has issued proc
lamation in accordance with the request
contained in the joint resolutions adopted at
the last session of the General Assembly,
declaring against any settlement of the State
debt except unde, the terms Of Riddleber-
gers bill of 1882. and asking not to harrass
the State by presenting coupons in payment
of taxes. The Governor appeals to all citi-
zens to stand by the terms Of these resolu-
tons.
PAUL AUGUSTINE, n colored deck hand,
of Cincinnati, and Paul Stanley. gypsy
passenger, from Vicksburg, Miss, quar-
relied on the boat Thomas Sherlock, near
Cloverport, KY, and after receiving several
serious stabs Stanley shot and killed Au-
gustine. Stanley then leaped into the river,
swan ashore and escaped, leaving his wife
and children on the boat.
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He said: "The general executive board
has done everything possible for n settle
ment of the difficulty, and the responsibility
for what follows rests entirely upon others.
and matters will have to take their course
unless arbitration is consented to. If this
is done there will be no difficulty in bring.
ing this strike to speedy close. This is
the only point where trouble exists, and I
believe that the country will never again see
SO formidable strike, as employers and
employees have learned that the easiest way
of settling disputes is by arbitration--the
cornerstone of the Knights of Labor
A SPECIAL dispatch from Peru, Ind, as
serts that developments in the Coucher as
signnlent show that he has failed for Mt
least $15O,000. Coucher ran elevators Mt
Denver, Miami, Bennetts, Bunker Hill and
Peru, and general store at Miami. He
enjoyed the unlimited confidence of farmers
and business men, and borrowed, it is said,
many thousand dollars, without security.
The dsssstch alleges that he transferred
fos a property and Borrowed n,o-ey IN
amounts from $500 70 - 600, besides sell
ing over 100000 bushels of grain, before he
left, as is now known. for Canada"
In quarrel at Elba Iron and Bolt Works,
Pittsburg, Pa, between two worknen
named Hanlan and Woods, the former
struck Woods over the head with an iron
bar, crushing the skull, and inficting fatal
injuries. Hanlan has been arrested.
AT Lafayette, Ind, George Wilson, a
drayman, struck Thomas Lonergan, a
grocer, over the head with dray pin.
breaking his jaw, and knocking all his
teeth down his throat. Lonergan's injur-
les are probably fatal. Wilson owed Lon
ergan grocery and rent bill, and Lonergan
dunned him, which was the cause of the
crime.
DURING fire in the Pemberton mill at
Lawrence, Mass, the rear walls of the
building FELL burying ten persons, includ-
ing four firemen, and killing them all. In
addition to these a number of others were
badly injured.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS has recom-
mended to Secretary Lamar the revocation
of the withdrawal of indemnity lands in
Missouri made fifteen years ago for the
benefit of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company, and the restoration of the unap-
propriated lands to entry under the settle
ment laws.
ROGER Bros, Touring mill proprietors
at Bristol, Pa, have failed, estimated lia-
bilities, S20O,00O $4,000 of which are in
mortgages and over 100000 in notes. OF
the latter amount about 100000 are savings
of poor people. who placed their money in
the hands of the firm, and in many cases
laboring people who had implicit conf
dence in the firm placed their entire saw
ings in their hands. No estimate of the
assets is obtainable, but the property is no;
very valuable, and it is not believed that the
loss to creditors will be heavy.
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action Of the deputies was wholly without
provocation. The incident has resulted in
making the strikers more desperate than
ever, and it is feared that they will resort
10 extreme measures to secure revenge.
THE Secretary of the Interior has re.
April 3, 1885, suspending the issuance of
patents upon public land entries in Dakota,
Idaho, Utah, Washington, New Mexico,
Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and portions
of Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Mime
sofa.
A DISPATCH from Socorro, New Mexico,
reports fire at that place by which ten
stores and business houses we're completely
destroyed. G.. +. Ward, an old citizen. and
one Of the candidates for United States
Marshal in that Territory, was burned to
death in his place Of business. He could
have easily escaped, but returned to his
sleeping room to save little dog. HE re-
mains, which consist of few charred bones,
have been recovered. The total loss by the
fire is estimated at &52, 900, ON which there
was only $1,000 insurance.
IT is reported that large number Of cat
tie are dying of starvation in various parts
of the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations, and
cattlemen are in many instances unable to
procure food tor them.
THE employees Of the Brunswick Bake
billiard table factory, Chicago, to the num-
Der of 400, have gone out on strike. They
demand an increase of 20 per cent in wages
and changing from piece TO day work, and
the discharge of non union men. Negotia-
tions are now in progress for the settlement
of the trouble.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14
POLITICAL CHAT.

THE Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tions of John H. Oberly, of Illinois. and
Charles Lyman, of Connecticut, to be Civil
Service Commissioners.
THE President has nominated John A.
McClernand, of Illinois, for Member of the
Board of Registration and Election in the
Territory of Utah; C. S. Lake, Pension
Agent at Des Moines, Iowa.
The President has appointed VIM. H.
Waldy, of Adrian, Mich, to be member
of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
JOSEPH PULITZER, editor of the New
York World, has forwarded to the
Secretary of State his resignation as
representative in congress from the Ninth
District of New York, stating that il was
impossible for him to perform the duties
pertaining to the position without neglect
ing his newspaper.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14
NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD

A LONDON dispatch states that Joseph
Chamberlain was the first seceder from
Gladstopc's Cabinet. He made an address
in opposition to the Home Rule bill and ex-
planned his motives for leaving the Cabi-
net. Many Liberal papers of the Prov
present shape and declare it must bc radi-
caly modified. OF the Dublin papers most
of the Nationalist journals oppose the
measure.
A ADisPATcH has been received from the
commander Of the German gunboat Cy-
clops, ON the west coast of Africa, stating
that he has bombarded the town of Money
bimbia. The natives were driven away by
the bombardment. when the marines landed
and completed the work of destroying the
town. Nobody belonging to the gunbcat
was injured.
ADvIcEs from the Philippine Islands
state that on Feb. Is party Of Mohamme-
dan fanatics attacked the mission house at
Zanoulaces, on the Island of Mildanus,
set fire to the mission house, as we'll as the
| dwelling house of the priest, an old church,
a new church, now in process Of erection,
| and store houses. the whole being reduced
| to ashes. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
| A Spanish force was sent 10 chastise them,
| when number were killed and several
wounded. the loss Of the Spaniards being
one. captain of infantry and four men
] aol AL la
days previous the same band burned the
| village Of Amadeo and the naval coal depot.
| The losses we're very great.
BELGIrMs is still superdcially quiet, bu
the authorities are not deceived by the calm
| aspect of the situation. They have not in
| the slightest relaxed the rigor of their pre-
| ventive measures, and the presence Of SOL
diers and gendarmes alone insures order.
| All who are known to be, or who are sus.
pected of being, connected with the an
| archist element, which is mainly RESPONSE
bic for the riots, are kept under constant
surveillance, and the effect of the removal
| of their influence from the workingmen is
already apparent. The authorities are now
confident that no further organized disorder
is possible.
| RIGHT Hon. WM. 4. FORSTER, who was
| Chief Secretary for Ireland under the pre-
vious Gladstone Ministry. is dead. He had
| been i'll for some time. Mr., Forster was
| 6s years OF age.
GLADSTONE has finally made public his
| plan for the solution OF the Irish Govern.
ment problem. His bill provides that the
| Parliament VI Dublin shall be dual body.
II is to be composed OF two orders, each OF
which shall have power to veto the acts Of
the other The 6rst order will include l03,
, the second order 2O6. Seventy EIGHT Of the
prsssnt Irish peers will continue to sit IN
the House of Lords and be granted the op.
tior u havs life seats in the 6rst Irish or
| der The ofdce Of yiceroy Of Ireland Is not
| Id be discontinued. Tie bill intends that
| The vicuroy shall remain and the Office here
| after te non political l--that is, the incum-
bent Of the Office u not 70 b elpseted Nv.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
The Bachelors Reception.

The reception and ball to be given by
the bachelors next, Thursday evening, al
the Clifton, promises to be one of the most
elaborate social events Ottawa has had for
many seasons. The hosts on that occasion
who were mentioned in last weeks FREE
TRADER will be assisted by Mrs Chas. f.
TOwne, Mrs. +. A. Sherwood, Mrs ID.
Hapeman, Mrs. II. +. Dyer, Mrs Edith
Jordan, the Misses Gentleman, Fiske, Nc
Arthur, McDougall, Cornell, Blanchard,
Ryburn, Bangs, Porter, of this city, Miss
Carrie Chapel, Of Marseilles, Miss Camil.
la Hegeler, of La Sale, the Misses Stiles
and Russell of Chicago, Miss Lane, Of
Pittsburg, and others. A promenade con
cert of several choice numbers will be Civ
en-, followed by select dancing pro
gramne Of entirely new music, including
the" Bachelors Quadrille," specially com,
posed for the occasion. The reception will
take place at 8 O'Clock sharp, and the affair
is looked forward TO with much pleasant
antiCIpations by our society people The
music will be furnished by Willis full
orchestra.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06
L. l.. THOMPSON,


A DEMONSTRATORS SALE-NO il hereby given,
"A that on Thursday the 18th day Of February, 1886,
between the hours Of ten O'Clock IN the forenoon anu
I'VE o'clock IN the afternoon Of SAID day, nj the late
residence OF William c. Newell deceased upon the y.
En- of Sec g. near the HOdsson school house, IN the
town Of Farm Ridge c univ Of a sale and state of
Illinois the personal property OF said dcCedcnt Consist.
ing Of 10 head Of Norman horses ana colts. including
valuable brood mares; t head OF young cattle, incud.
ing fullbtOOd Hereford bull and one half blood
Jersey pigs, one Drcrinc ndCr. one mower.
new eulsy pillow. "taLtpE one corn planter and other
farming imn,cments new top buggy, one new set
OF double harness, lumber gOn-, tons OF hay H.
she'd about thOusAud bushels of IN crib wind
pump and tanks with fixtures, old lumber together
with household and kitchen furniture and other STti-
CieH, will be sod NJ public sale.
TERMS OF SALE-PurChascs Of FIVE dollars and IN
der 10 be paid Ia Ia nd all sums s. on credit Of
twelve months the purchaser giving note with approved
security, without interest II paid when due. II
paid per cent interest viii be charged from date. Six
per cent discount for cash on sums over t..
JENNIE l.. NEWELL,
Dated February 81, lssi.-G-3w Administrative.
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ing publication in that slate. MIR. Sweet has
TT u isel the FRxs TRADER some descriptive
articles Of people, customs ana things as
noticed by him in that section, which VIII DC
h yhly interesting matter to our readers
Some time after the above was written we
learned the fact that his visit was matri-
monial one; on Tuesday next Mr.. Sweet and
Miss LAME llodkinson will be married.
SsgrrsEn.-The Streator Times, Of Jan. 80,
has the following in regard to Mr.. Sweetser'
now of this city: "our highly esteemed fell
low to~nsmsn. Mr. J. II. Sweeiser. one OF
Streslor's oil lind marks, upon his arrival
on the $50 train last evening, was met at
his residence on north Park street by very
agreeable surprise party, in the shape OF
number Of stre,tor's oldest residents, who
had assembled NJ Mr.. l.. Clsrk's, and Pro-
ceeded in body to Mr.. Sweetser's residence
10 present MIR. and Mrs. Sweeiser with a
token Of friendship preparatory to their de-
parture for Ottawa, The token WAS ten ele
CANT chairs of the latest design to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sweetser, and beautiful dress aud car
10 Grandma Sweetser." The presents were
from q number Of their friends in that city
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-02-06

Caroline Metcilf. a former Ottawa girl.
was arrested in New York city Friday of las,
week on The charge Of Obtaining money under
false prc;enses. The arrest was made at the
instance If Mrs. Eads, sepmother Of Capt.
Eads, of New Orleans je,ties fame. She re-
sided in this city for three years with her
mother, Mrs, Grow, who was quite belle
Thence the twain removed to Englewooi.
Her age Is about 20 years, and she is well
known 10 the Chicago Board of Trade men,
being a lady Of considerable ability in the
business and stock markets.
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WIS done them except those very close to the
building. Those who happened to look out
after midnight and saw the grand old house
in fame. saw wierdly magnifcen, display
Of the fire kings ravsges. The north bluff
was illuminated, the trees in front standing
ont in bold relief as the flames shot upward,
rolling heavenwari huge volumes of smoke
which hung like pail over the doomed edi
fee. That the house will be rebuilt by
Judge Cation is extremely improbable.
The efforts of the department in the face
of great many difficulties, were most heroic
1t was the hardest fire to fight since the
Reddick FIRE of a few years ago.
The Cation mansion was built over 80 years
ago and was Of brick. Abort two years ago
some valuable and costly impro' ements were
made to the main part to which was added a
third story.
The Judges valuable library. together
with a great many souvenirs ofhis extensive
travels, and other choice brio abrack went
up in the flames.
The ladies' at the Sherwood and Cation res
idence did their parts nobly by their hospi
tslity to The fremen.
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Monday night, Link Hoag, Serena man,
and a few boon companions Of his, raised a
rumpus in Fry's saloon, running things their
own way. Sam. ordered them ont, but Link,
who was the leader Of the crowd, said they
would 60 when they got ready. Fry went
for an officer, and Policeman Frost appeared
and ordered them out. They tried to over
power Frost, but Hoag and another were
landed in Jail and next morning Judge
Weeks gave them "chuck-luck" in fine Of
s. each an costs.
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SWIFT. DUNCAN e. o,coNog.

IttOiN'gs az IfW.
NJ ASTER's SALE sTATEOf ILLINOIS, LNsALLE
4fI CoUETY-rs III Safe Cyr',tg circuit court.
In the matter of Charlie, II. Crook -, LuCv 4 Poole,
Albert J. Poole and Minnie T.. CrOok.-lurttton. Al.
bert j Poole rs. Minnie f. Crook, Lacy a. Poole aud
Charles IL. Crook O,e. (OSnrr.
Public notice IS hereby gwen thar in pursuance Of II
dcCrCtal order entered In the above entitled cause In
George ". W. Blake Master In ChanCery for saif court
on saturday, the 9th day of February 4 =. i6, At
auction 10 the highest and best bidder for Cn-A. nj the
north door Of the County Court House. IN Ottawa IN
sad county the following described real estate situate
In he county of Ia Sale ana state 81 Illinois 20 Wit:
The northwest quarter Of the northeast quarter Of
ton tWenty-fOur, township thirythrcc north range
three east Of the third principal merldan also lot four
In the subdivision II the east half Il section thir
town thlryt hrce north range three east % the thrd
principal meridian; together with all aud singular the
tenemeuts and hcrcditamcnts thcrruntD belonging.
GEO. W. ". BLAKE,
February 6, A. u. iSS6. Master In ChanCery.
+. c, SWIFT and DUNCAN & O'CoNoE
Solicitors for COmplanant-. fcb5-iw
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One of the most elaborate receptions
given In Ottawa, this winter, was that by
the Misses Porter to their friends, Misses
rhayer and Pomeroy, of Clinton, Iowa
The large mansion, "Riverview," on the
South Bluff, WAS filed with brilliant
company of young people, who enjoyed
themselves to degree.
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7. A. LOCKWOOD

-TfEllT IItV n ItI1I,
EINAL SErILEMENT--EsrA1E or EDWARD Gu
LGAS, DrC'p.-NOtcc is hereby given to all per
interested in said estate, that the undersigned ad
mnIstratriN of the estate of said Edwar Gilligsn
deceased, viii appear before the Probate Court o
the county Of La sale and state Of Illinois, at th'
County Court House in Ottawa. In said county. on Mon
day the 18th day Of March, u 1856 for the purpoe
Of rendering account of her proceedings In tho nd
mInirtratiOn Of said estate for the nal settlement.
Dated at ottawa this 18th day Of February lSa6.
MARY GILIlGAN,
ATTEST: A. T. BAgrELs, Administrative.
Clerk Probate Court La sale Co. Ill. fcbf-}U
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The eastman Corcoran Bastardy Suit.
Wallace township WAS numerously repre-
scented in the County Court this week. On
Tuesday afternoon the case Of Miss Bridget
eastman against Joseph Corcoran for bas
tardy WAS begun. States Attorney Moloney
being assisted bv l.. ". Brewer, and Joe's
lawyers were the "big two" Duncan and
Blake. Constable Cross on July 18th last
arrested Corcoran at his home on the com
plant of the girl, and the case was trans
ferred from Esq. Larkin's docket to the
County Court, under bonds. The plaintiff
is girl of %, an adopted daughter of Mrs
Donoghue, near neighbor of the Corcorans
both families being on very friendly terms
until the commencement Of the suit. Then
the community divided itself into two par
ties-,he Corcoran and the eastman or Dom
oghue sides. There has been much bitter
feeling and neighborhood strife over the
matter In the house with the eastman
girl resides her cousin, one Jack LoBghlin,
who is bitter foe Of the Corcorans since
the alleged wrongs of the girl came to light.
On the day of the trial here in July last be-
fore Esq. Larkin Joe Corcoran and Jack
Loughliu met at Robson's Feed yard and
went at each other like unnamed hyenas In
the desperate struggle that followed Corcoran
bit off Loughlin's thumb near the first joint,
and he was duly indicted for mayhem. There
is and has been very bad blood between the
factions to this party in northern Wallace,
and large party Of witnesses for both sides
throngei the court room during the progress
Of the trial, and at times there was standing
room only Those summoned for jurors in
the Circuit Court spent their time there dur
ing the trial, and all interest centercd in the
County Court. The plaintiff, Miss Bridget
eastman, was placed on The stand Tuesday
afternoon, and her evidence took up the
greater portion Of the time Wednesday fore
noon She swore that Joseph Corcoran &C
complished his purpose at Sunday picnic
held near the residence Of William Butler
Aug "a, 1884, a male child, born on May II
of last year, being the result. Mrs. Dono-
ghue took care of the little tow headed babe
in court, which, to say the least, bears a
strong resemblance to its alleged father, in
the contour of its head and facial lineaments.
At the conclusion Of the mothers testimony
Mr.. Moloney took the little fellow in his
arms and formally introduced him to the
jury, amidst general laugh. Defendant
found guilty.