Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

CHICAGO, Aug. ia severe wind storm
accompanied by torrents Of rain and brilliant
displays OF electricity passed over the city
early this morning. A number Of houses
were RACED TO the ground hut no one was In
iured. The widest confusion was produced
among the shipping. But one serious acct
dent is reported. The schooner Comanche. of
Chicago, snapped her anchor chains at mid
night and was thrown upon the breakwater
at dawn. She was towed to the dock in the
town of Maplewood. Many small houses
were shaken up and families sought safety in
going out into the storm. The roof Of tie
village hall was wrenched and the water
poured through the ceiling. Many valuable
papers We're ruined.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-The body Of a hand
some young woman about twenty was found
floating in the lake this morning. She was
well dressed, but there was nothing on her
person by which she could be identified.
From appearances the body had been in the
water but a short time. The remains were
taken to the morgue.
GORDON CITY, Kan, Aug. III. T. OH
yer, a cattle man OF Dodge City, was shot and
killed by Joe Sparrow yesterday at Trail City,
Colorado. Oliver some years ago was sheriff
in Nebraska City and burned "a horse thief at
the stake.
KoKoNo, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE news reached
here that the dead body of Louise Mobitt, alb
Quoted q week ago by a rejected lover, Amos
Green, was found four miles east OF Lafayette,
with the head beaten apparently with a heavy
club. The girls mother is lying at the point
of death broken-hcarted Green is still at
large. He will certainly be lynchcd if cap
tured.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. Aug. FIN a saloon
row last night at the Dewdrop saloon, on
Broadway, Frank Spears, aged twenty-five, an
employo in the Canning works, was perhaps
fatally beaten by the proprietor and bar
tender with beer bottles. The dispute arose
over the inability of Spears to pay for a glass
Of beer. He offered his coat as security. The
assailants, McNulty, the proprietor, and Nc
Vittie, the bar tender, were arrested.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 20.-Graham says his
experience In the Rapids was frightful. He
narrowly escaped having his head split open
against the rocks. He did not imagine the
rapids were so violent.
CkEsToN, Ia, Aug. 2o.-An open switch
caused the wrecking of a freight train one
mile west Of Osccola at $3.50 this morning.
Fourteen ears and the engine were deInol-
ished. Brakeman House and engineer Bur
gctt were slightly injured. the latter inter
nally.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Aug. 20.-Henry Wolf,
and his housekecpcr, Mrs. Starchman, aged
sixty, living near town, took poison and both
died to-day. They had had trouble and a let
ter showed that they decided to die.
ST. JOINS, N b., Aug. M.-Accounts are
pouring in % the destructive effect of the re-
cent gale at 81. Pierre. Many buildings and
much shipping were damaged. Two vessels
were driven Ashore and wrecked. Several
men we're hurt. Reports OF wrecks come from
all quarters, together with a loss of life in sov-
cral cases.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Aug. ao.-Congressman
Holmes was renominatcd by the Republicans
eff the Tenth congressional district, at Algona,
-on the one hundred apd eighty eighth ballot.
GALVESTON, Aug. 20.-A violent gale pre-
vailed here early this morning. The wind
blew fifty miles per hour. The southern and
southeastern portion of the city was inun-
dated by water. Many families were driven
out and compelled to seek safety and shelter
at the hotels down town, The street railway
along the beach was torn up and the waters Of
the gulf broke over the lower gallery of the
Beach hotel. Much a. prchension was felt for
families residing at exposed points and for
shjnning in the outer roads.
GRE E, Ncb., Aug. 2J.-On the adjoining
farius of Messrs. Vance, Bolton and White,
eight miles north Of here. thirteen head Of cat
tie have died In ten days. The animals be-
came wild and attacked man or beast. More
are showing the same symptoms and great ex-
element prevails in the community. DR..
Gerth was here and pronounced it anthrax,
but DR.. Billings came yesterday and a critter
badly affected was killed, dissected and a mi
croscopical examination had. DR.. Billings de-
clared il was not anthrax, and could not de-
termine whether ii was rabies. He said il was
a ~puzzler. 4 dog was sch To chase the cattle
all one afternoon four weeks ago last Satur-
day. ard the commonly accepted theory Is that
IL Is rabies.