Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-16

Of lynching has been indulged in, but bet
ter counsels have prevailed, and he may es-
cape.
UNOFFICIAL returns from every county
in the State of Oregon except two show that
the Republicans have elected beyond doubt
Congressman, Superintendent Of Public In
structon and State Printer. The Demo-
Gratis have elected beyond doubt Governor
and Treasurer.
RESIDENTS of East st. Louis have be-
come thoroughly aroused over a conspiracy
recently unealthed to pillage the banks and
residences Of the wealthier citizens. A
meeting of representative citizens was held
and committee was appointed to wait on
the Mayor and request that q force Of re-
liable men be appointed to gil the vacan-
cies caused by the discharge of supposed
conspirators. In event Of the Mayors re-
fusal TO do this, vigilance committee will
be formed and patrol of eight men in each
ward instituted for the protection Of life
and property.
ssr@ STEMS FROM THE SOUTH.
INTELLIGENCE has been rcsived of the
brutal murder of s. G. Welch, in Swain
County, North Carolina. The body of the
murdered man was found in a cluster Of
bushes at the mouth of Mahunta River, in
that county, With bullet hole through his
heart. The party suspected Of the crime is
a man named George Ingram, whom the
officers of the law are now in search Of.
Welch was man of prominence, and
stood high in the county in which he lived.
The cause which prompted the crime has
not yet been learned. The circumstantial
evidence against Ingram is strong.
Much excitement prevails in the neigh
borhood of Hunters Chapel, S. c., over
the cowhiding of Mr.. John Studley by
Messrs. W. +. Connolly and A. l.. OFT. II
seems that Stndley had been circulating
false and damaging reports concerning
Connelly's sister. In order to obtain full
satisfaction for the offense, Messrs. Con-
nelly and OFT purchased $3.50 whalebone
whip, waited upon Mr.. Studley and admin
istered thirty lashes, wearing the whip COM
pletely out.
SOME scoundrel deliberately wrecked the
night express on the Georgia Central Rail-
road at Roger, Ga. The engine and three
coaches left the track, killing the fireman
and severly injuring the engineer.
CAPT. HUGHES and posse, of the Inter-
D., ~ I,
destruction of two large illicit distilleries
near Waterloo, Overton County, Tenn,
with 1900 gallons of beer and twenty two
tubs. The proprietors escaped, but nm en-
ploye was arrested.
The village of Rawiey Springs, Va, was
almost completely destroyed by fire. All
places of resort with the exception of the
Baltimore House were burned. Loss esti-
mated Mt S130,00O, with an insurance of
$4,000.
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred ut the
Zion Coal Mines, eight miles from Hender-
| son. KY, in which Dan Wilson, the cngi-
neer, was instantly killed, and a miner
named VIM. Harris fatally injured. vii
son and Harris were standing on the water
bucket, awaiting descent, when the rope
holding the bucket broke, letting the men
fall into the mine, depth Of fifty feet.
Wilson's body was taken from the mine
horribly mutilated. Harris is still alive,
but cannot recover. His leg was broken
above the knee and he was injured intern
al,