Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12
CONDLNsED DISPATCHES

The accounts of the Unitsl States Mar
shals and District ATTORNEYS sent TO the
First Comptrollcr's Office show strange
condition of affairs in the Southern Dis
| trict of Alabama. The fees of the United
| States Commissioners, District Attorneys,
etc., for the prosecution of negroes for cut
ting timber from the Government land and
other offcnses against the statutes amount
to about $685. 900, and there is no apparent
good resulting from the prosecutions The
offenders are seldom convicted, and still
more seldom punished. The Treasury Of
ficlals think the depredations are encour-
aged for the sake of the fees they afforI the
prosecutors. A letter to this effect was
written to Land Commissioner Sparks bv
Deputy First Comptroller Garrison, and
Commissioner Sparks assured the Treasury
officials of his determination TO prevent
sham prosecutions.
ALL the annual estimates have been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department., except
those ior public works, for the naval estab-
]lshment, and for the postal service. Those
already submitted, which cover all the req
nlar civil expenses of the Government.
show very little change in amount from the
appropriations for the present year. The
treasury Department will have the esti
mates in shape for submission to the Ap-
preparation Committee at its meetinc ON
Nov 20.
PATENT has been issued to George
Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, inventor of the
Westinghouse air. brake, for a new system,
OF distributing electricity to be used in
lighting and for other purposes system
which it is said will greatly chearcn the
electric light, and render it a more DANCER
Gus rival of Illuminating gas than it has
over become. The new invention. il is
alleged, will effect saving of about 95 per
cent in the distributing main wires. as
compared with the Edison three wire svs-
lem.
1IlE President has appointed Abner Fl.
Williams, of Washington. Ark. TO be n
member of the Board of Registration and
Election i'll the Territory of Utah. vice
". "a.
y FIRE at Pocahontas, Va. burned six
teen houses, including two hotels and sew
eral business houses. Geo. Baber, of
Lynclbn.g. persisted in the flames. Several
others are missing. The fire was the work
OF an incendiary. heavy rain saved the
town. The loss is S5O,OO0 insurance I'M
known
A PARTY of Crow Indians camping on
me I'ttlr Big Horn River. about three
miles south of Fort Custer were surprised
and fired upon by about fifty Sioux. The
Crows. who greatly outnumberad The
Sioux returned the fire and a pitched battle
ensued. which terminated by the Sioux re-
treating with loss of five killed and sew
rrnl wounded. Several Crows were also
wounded. Five companies of cavalry went
alter the Sioux, but up to last accounts had I
not succeeded in capturing them Tho
crows scaiped the dead Sioux. and Il reli
able report says they are holding q war
meeting and all have their war paint on
he commanding officer at Fort Custer has
sent Two companies TO the agency to stop
mem, II possible. Further trouble is ex-
,ecten
John DENNY, Of North Dixon, ILL.,, kill
ID lis wife with an axe, hitting her in the
'a2k ana sever;ng her spinal cord. Denny
lad been treated at the EIein Insane Asy-
nm' from which he escaped TO Dixon and
nd never been returned TO the asylum.