Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-20
NEWS CONDENSED.
Items of Interest From all Paris
Of the World.
THE EAST.

ton in me deal circles at Tolonto. A
woman who FIVE months ago gave birth TO a
child was lately delivered of another babe
Both infants are males, and are well de-
veloped and healthy. The mother was at
tended ON both occasions by the same doc
tor, who believes that at the time of con-
inement four months ago the other child
was four months developed The case is
considered an extraordinary one.
ONE of the most interesting criminal
trials ever held in Ohio has ended in War
rem in the acquittal Of Louis Webster, on
the charge Of murder of Perry Harrington,
a wellso-do farmer living at Geneva.
Twice he WINS found guilty and sentenced
to be hanged. He was taken to the Peni-
Tertiary TO await execution, and his attor-
neys carried the case TO the Supreme Court.
The greatest excitement was created in
Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties by the
verdict, and there are rumors of trouble if
he carries out his expressed intention to
return there to live.
In the case of the railway commissioner
of Illinois against the Ohio and Mississippi
Railway, Judge Phillips, presiding, decid-
ed that the railway company should comply
with the demaud of the commissioner TO
put the road in safe condition and OPP
crate it so as to give the people reason
ably safe and convenient route. The Sec
ton of the road in controversy is known as
the Springfield division, extending from
Shawneetown through Springfield to
Beardstown, and many complaints in regard
to that part between Flora and Shawnee
town.
BRIG GEN. j. II. POTTER, commanding
the department of Missouri, with head
quarters at Fort Leavenworth, has been
retired, having reached the age of GA years.
JUDGE WALLACE, of the United States
Circuit Court, at New York, rendered a
decision of much importance to taxpayers
of New York directly, and to the entire
country generally. Many millions of dol
lars are involved About year ago the
receiver of taxes, George w. Mclean, lev
led tax upon the shares of the national
banks. The banks, as representing the
shareholders, resisted the demand of the
receiver, and obtained an injunction to re-
strain him from collecting. The decis ON
of Judge Wallace is made upon the motion
of thirty five of the banks to have the in
junction made permanent. The motion
for the injunction was denied.
DONOVAN, who jumped off the Brooklyn
Genesee Falls, where Sam Patch made his
celebrated leap to death over fifty years
ago. Donovan will erect platform and
attempt the same leap.
AT the Rancocas breeding farm, jobs
town, N. j., Pierre Lorillard sold all of his
stations and brood mares. The prices re-
ceived were fair, and the total realized was
$142, 1896 for eighty-three lots. The aver
age for five stations sold was 5000, and
for brood mares, 81 ,422. Iroquois, the
winner of the English Derby, was bought
by VIM. II. jackson, of the Belle Meade
farm, Nashville, Tenn, who. i'll short
speech, declared he bought the carrier Of
the American colors on foreign soil for fear
he might be taken away. The price paid
was $4,000.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GEN
ERAL L. A. STEVENSON has submitted to
the Postmaster General his annual report
upon the operations of the bureau for the
fiscal year ended June 30 1t shows the
number Of posto ffices established dming
the year to be 3.4S2; number discontinued.
1,l2O; net increase, 1862; whole number of
postofiices. 52,614; number filed by ap-
pointments of the Postmaster General, ST.
$40. The appointments made during the
year are given as follows On designations
and commissions expired, 9,l12; increase
compared with the previous year, 2,90S; on
removals and suspensions, 1856; increase
compared with previous year, $3.50; on
deaths of postmasters, 5s7; on establish
ment Of postofices, 3,4s2; total, 22,747.
Gen. Stevenson renews his recommended
ton of last year, that the government pay
Office rent for postmasters of the third class.
The schooner Emeline, Capt. Grant,
bound from st. Pierre to Bay Despair,
struck on the Dragon promontory, in
Hermitage Bay, west coast of New Found
land and sank Immediately. The captain
and crew of six men were all lost.