Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-06

ADDITION Al NEWS.

IN the State Supreme Court of Pennsyi-
vania, Justice Gordon decided that the
| store order system, under the act of June
20, 1881 was unconstitutional and void, in
| asmuch as under it persons are prevented
| from making their own contracts" In his
opinion, Judge Gordon says: The act is
an infringement alike of the rights of the
| employer and employe, and it is an insult
ing attempt TO put the laborer under legis-
latlvc tutilage, which is not only degrading
to his manhood but subservant to his rights
as citizen of the United States The de-
cision caused great deal of comment in
labor circles. John Costello. President of
The Plttsburg Miners Association, said the
decision would lie startling news to miners.
They must necessarily begin warfare
against pernicious system.
AN attempt was made to wreck an cast
bound passenger train on the Missouri Pa
citc at Greenwood, Mo-, thirty miles cast
| of Kansas City Rails. ties and other rub
bish had been piled on the track in a curve
I
ed 10y farmer, who tagged the train, n
| disastrous wreck could not have been pre- =
vented. There is no clue TO the pelpctra-
| tors, h.t as it was in an old train robbery
district, 1t is supposed robbery was intend
! ed.
| HENRY HoTCHkiss, a musician at Hart
| ford, Conn, has for som, time been in
| trouble with his wife, from whom he is
supposed TO have separated. They had
| two children. Recently they met on
| Market street, and lie drew revolver and
| fired Two shots at her, one of VIII Oh took
effect i'll her head and the other in her
back. Hotchkiss then fired shot into his
own head, but the wound inflicted is
thought to be but slight. He was taken to
the hospital.
A FATAL accident occurred on the Mar
row. gauge road ut Cowden, Ill. Abont a
| lniIe cast of town there is down grade
| going east where The section men generally
| let the ear run down by itself. While
| going down this grade Aaron Hicks. the
| boss, noticed jack on the ear about TO fall
OF and stopped down TO place it on The car,
when the handle of the car struck him on
the head and knocked him off, the car pass
| ing over lim about the waist. He was
| brought TO town rs soon rs possible and
| taken 10 his boarding place, but died be-
| fore the doctor arrived. Mr.. Hicks was n
! single man, and was taken 10 Neoga, ILL.,.
! for burial
TIE Pr sident has appointed James A..
| ilanlon, Of Medina, n. Y, to be Collector
! of Internal Revenue fer the Twenty eighth
| District of New York, which includes Buff
! falo and Rochester, vice II. S. Pierce, sus-
| pended.
| THE general distribution of new one dol
| lar silver certificates has been commenced
| and will be continued until the demand,
| which is very great, has been entirely sup
| piled. The notes are being printed at the
| rate Of $50, 900 day. The new 81 silver
| certificates viii not be ready for two weeks
| yet.
TIE treasury department has published
a statement showing the population. net
revenue ard net expenditures of the gov
/ eminent for the last fiscal year, with the
per capita of revenue and expenditures.
| The population is given nj So. 400, 900 and
the net revenue at 1886, 439, 727 being per
capita S5.7G or .G6 greater than the fiscal
year of 1856. The expenditures were
| SDio iSr 19S nor napit. If Gi X pr 81 1aSc
than that Of the previous year.