Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-11-10
NEWS CONDENSED.
Items of Interest Iron all Parts
Of the World.
THE EAST.

WHILE lJaS luS WitE iOuF UoSS DeioHIlug
to the neighbors, u 6-year-old son of Mrs
Annie Landers. of High street, Brooklyn.
Mass, was horribly and perhaps fatally
bitten. The Landers boy had often played
with these dogs, as they have always been
considered harmless. Taking for granted
the gentle disposition of the dogs the chll
larnessed one Of them, and, as he express
I'd it, began TO "llay horse" In ch sing
The dogs he fell AMI one of the collies hi
his wrist. The sight and smell of blood
seemed to infurate them, and when the
child attempted to rise they turned upon
him and Logan 10 tear him IN friYhtfu
manner. man who was pass ng was Mt
tracted y The boys outcry, and uft y som
difficulty succe del in driving the dogs,
away, but not until they had literally strip
ped the child of his clothing and almost
killed him. Doctors Sbine rnd Dian
chard were called, and through their efforts
the little fellows life may yet be saved.
When the owners Of the Gogs learned what
had happened the lfutss were Instantly
klle |.
The Ire sury Department has susta ned
the action of tie Collector of Customs at
n W York in assessing duty on tomatoes as
vegetables" Tie importer claimed them
10 be tx mpt from dnty as fruit.
GENERAL MIDDLETON, commander of
the militia of the Dominion, reports that he
will recommend that the Calling guns now
held by A and b batt res be transferred to
two of infantry schools, and that addition
al Gatlngs be purchased to supply one to
each infantry school, He believes that
after thorough study of the American
weapon that it could be made serviceable in
he han Dis of militia.
THE trial of ex-Alderman Francis Me-
Cabe, one of the boo lie aldermen, in the
Court of General Sessions, at New York,
10 ascertain the question of his sanity, has
peared to be very much worried. Little
time was occupied in obtaining jury, and
McCabe's counsel stated that his client was
suffering from paresls, the result of an in-
mond, an insanity expert, testified that his
examination of McCaba in the Ludlow
Street Jail on two occasions resulted i'll the
discovery of several symptoms Of insanity
usually considered infallible, though he
thought the malaiv was in the way of de-
mentia, and not liable 10 make the patient
dangerous. He would soon become insane,
ana he thought he could be bett;r treat
ed by his family than at any institu-
ton. A number of other experts gave sim
liar testimony. The District Attorney ex-
pressed himself as satisfied that the pris-
oner was insane, and the jury rendered
verdict to that effect. McCabe was then
taken to Ludlow Street Jail.
COMMISSIONER MILLER las directed nm
investigation TO be made of the charges
that W. II. Schofield, Deputy Collector OF
Internal Revenue of the FIRST Pennsylva-
nia District, is, with the consent and np-
| proval of the Collector, Frederick Gerker,
levying political assessessments amounting
to 3 per cent. of their salaries upon the
employees of that service, III violation of the
law.
The will of the late Henrietta Lennox.
of New York, disposing Of S1o,G0o,000
worth of property, has been offered for
probate. After giving the bulk of her for
tune 10 relatives, she leaves the Lenuox
Library a piece of land on Seventieth
street ard 500, 900; to the Board of For
eign Missions and Board of Home Mis-
sions of the Presbyterian Church OF Amir
lea, $4,000 each; the American Bible So
ciety, $4,000, Snd several other charities
$4,000 and less sums.
Miss WINNIE DAVIS, known us the
Daughter of the Confederacy," being the
daughter of Jefferson Davis, has visited
New York City in company with Gen. j. Il.
Anderson and wife, of Richmond.Va. Miss
Davis resides with her father ut Beauvor,
Miss.
p. HANSON. HISS & Co., Baltimore,
decorators and manufacturers of fine fur
niture, assigned. Liabilities, $2o0,00a;
assets about that amount.