Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-15
ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.

ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.
THINGS are settling down TO quietude in
Charleston, s. C. The slight tremors of
attract little more attention than the rumbl-
ing of wagon. Lalorers are at work in
every direction clearing away masses of fall
en- brick and stone. There are strenuous
from expected rains. Everywhere there are
signs of arestoration of normal condition
of things, and business is transacted just
as usual. The relief committee which was
provided accommodation tents for over
5000 persons. Subscriptions continue to
come in freely, and aggregate now over
800, 900.
Gadsden, Ala, by negro parent, Gabe
Watts. He lived ten miles in the country
in a cabin with his three children, the eldest
ten years of age. Recently he expressed a
since, just before daylight, he knocked all
of them in the head with n stick piled up
bedding on the floor, set fire to the house,
| fastened it and left. The fire was discov-
cred, but when taken out the eldest child
was dead and the other two barely alive,
the skulls of both being fractured. Gabe
| has been arrested. He confessed the crime
and said he did it because he did not want
| the children to fall into the hands of white
| folks.
| Gov. IRELAND, of Texas, has issued his
proclamation declaring quarantine against
| Biloxi, Miss, and all other places that are
now or may hereafter be infected by yellow
| fever or other infectious diseases. Persons
in closed cars passing through infected
| towns at the rate of twenty miles an hour
are not excluded from entering the State
| 10y this proclamation.
| A COURIER has arrived at New Laredo,
| Mexico, from the front with the report that
! Ell Coyotas gang is surrounded by three
| dctachments of troops. One regiment of
artillery and two of infantry from the
| City of Mexico and two cavalry regiments
| from San LUIS Poori are expected to ar
| rive i'll Saltillo within few days for SER
vice on the frontier.
MAYOR CouRTENAY, of Charleston, S.
c., telegraphs DR.. Andrew Smonds, presi-
| dent of the First National Bank of Charles
ton (who is now in New York;, that i'll or
der to shelter the homeless people before
cold weather sets in, from $50, 900 to $780,
600 are Immediately required. The mayor
estimates the total damage to property by
the earthquake at from S5,000.O0O to &c.
000,0 The produce exchanges fund of
| Charleston amounts to $7,lS6; stock ex-
change fund to Sl2, 800 and the cotton ex-
change TO S6,492. The fund at Boston
amounts to $4,000; Buffalo $4,000, and
other cities lesser amounts.
THE long threatened revolution in Goa
hula, Mexico, has at last developed into
definite shape. News has been received
from Piedras Negras that a band of revolu-
tionists seized the town Of Ell Pana Mex
leo, and took complete possession of it.
During circus in Piegras Negras all the
| allo-bod!ed males were arrested and
| pressed into military service, and placed in
cuartel for safe keeping during the night.
The next morning, $50 strong, they mounted
on confscatcd horses, and, accompanied
by 100 regular soldiers, were taken to El
Pana to combat the revolutionists, who are
supposed to be under the leadership of El
| Coyote. Mexico's most celebrated bandit
and revolution lry leader. When the OPP
posing forces come together hard fighting
may be cxpectey.
/ DURING the past two months repeated
attempts have been made to burn down the
! National Stock Yards in East st. Lonis,
and two Of the fires started by incendiaries
caused considerable damage. The perpe-
| traitors OF the outrages remained unknown
until a few nights ago, when John Colly,
nightwatchman at Whttaker's pork packing
house, discovered several boys attempting
fled at his approach, but he pursued and
caught one of them, who proved to be his
own son, John, IA years Of age. The boy
acknowledged that he and two other boys,
named Reed and Hopkins, had kindled the
fires of June and August and 6, which
resulted in the loss of $G0,O0O. The boys
say they made their attempts 10 burn down
the yards because they were refused work.