Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-08-25
TELEGRAPITIC.
Condensed Electric Sparks, Fresh
From, the Wires.
DOINGs AT THE EAST.

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lands, the titles to which have been favor
ally passed upon by the Lanl Office. This
unusual number OF patents lis due to the
fact that the work of the Board of Review
was necessarily behind, and 10 the fact that
Commissioner Sparks had not definitely
decided what policy he would pursue in
certain cases Some 1900 of the patents
We're issued for Dakota.
The total number of business failures
during the last seven days for Canada and
the United States was 157.
In is learned at the Treasury Department
that the new silver certificates authorized ut
the last scssionFof Congress will not be
ready for issue before November The 81
certificate contains a vignette of Martha
Washington, the 81 certificate a vignette of
Maj. Gen. Hancock in full uniform, and
the $40 certificate a vgnette of Wee Pres-
dent Hendricks. Tie design for the s.
silver certificate has not lcen selected. 1t
is said that either Gen. Grant or Gen. Me-
Clellan will be selected as the vignette.
GOVERNMENT Officials WHO enjoy close
business relations with Treasurer Jordan
do not express any surprise ut the rumor
more lucrative appointment in New
York banking house. For several weeks
past Mr. Jordan has frequently remarked
to his friends that he expected to leave the
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Congress.
JOHN CUMMINs, employed as greaser
at Anderson, Depuy 4 Co.'S rolling mill,
Pittsburg, Pa, was caught in pain of four
inch rolls, and before he coulI be extri-
Gated, was drawn through the rolls twice
and crushed to jelly. Deceased was As
years of age and married.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has
issued call for SD 000. zoo of TIE 3 per
cent. loan of 1882.
AN oil train, consisting of twenty four
Central Road below Whitehouse Station,
Pa, was parted by the breaking of coup
ling, and a few minutes later the separated
parts collided. The concussion caused one
of the tanks to explode and Immediately
afterwards 10000 gallons of oil was a mass
of flames. Eleven cars scattered at the
south tracks. and all were soon nllaza One
explosion followed another until all the oil
in the lower cars, est mated at 100, GEO gal
Ions, was burning. Loss. $50.0an.
THE bridge on a short narrow gauge road
under lease to the New London Northern
Railroad, near Brattleboro, VT, broke
down under train of cars loaded with
granite. The fall was sixty feet to the
water, which is fifteen feet deep. Henry A.
Smith. the engineer, was killed and buried
under the wreck The fireman, who went
down with the engine, escaped uninjured
by crawling through the cab window after
the engine had been submerged Follow
ing are the other casualties: j. j, Ryan,
station agent. internally injured, since
died; E. NJ. Baker, station agent at Wards
boro, spine injured and recovery doubtful;
J. j. Northern, conductor, ankle injured;
Michael O'Connor, brakeman, leg broken
and head cut; Mrs. Hillreth. of lIiusdale,
N. H., two ribs broken; Mr.. Hlldreth, cut
about the head.
JAMES ARMSTRONG, 50 Years Old be-
cause his attentions had been rejected ly a
spinster 76 years of age, committed suicide
near Ottawa, Ontario by hanging himself
to beam in the barn of a neighbor, where
he was found about twenty minutes after
life had become extinct He was we'll
to-do farmer, and Iefore committing the
act made a will. beqneathns to his fair in
amorta all his property, real estate and per-
sonal effects. He had been attending the
Salvation Army meetings during their re-
cent visit 70 Ottawa, and it is believed the
religious frenzy had something to do with
his suicide.
GEORGE SMELLING, treasurer of the
Lowell Bleachery, Boston, Mass, has been
arrested, charged with embezzling $40. 900
of the company's funds. He was put under
$4,000 bonds to appear in court.
The American Bar Assoc alton met at
Saratoga, n. y, and elected the following
officers for the ensuing YEAR. President,
Thomas J. Semmes, of Louisiana; Secre-
tary, Edward Otis Hinckley. of Maryland;
Executive COMMITTEES, Luke L. Poland, of
Vermont; C. C. Bonney, of Chicago, and
Simeon L. Baldwin, of New Haven.
THE issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended Aug. IA
was S660,427. The issue during the CORE
spending period of last year was $780, ,451.
The shipments of fractional silver coin
since Aug. amount TO S3l3,039.
ANOTHER startling chapter in the no.ori-
ous Robinson Smith poisoning case has
been developed in the arrest of DR.. c. G.
Beers, of Boston, on the charge of murder
ing, in conjunction with Mrs. Robinson,
the latter's daughter, LIZZIE A. Robinson,
by administering poison to her. The
mother is now in Jail on the charge of poi
soning her son William.
A TEAM containing four girls was struck
by train at Hillsboro, N. II. Jessie Colby
MuS SplpN
fatally and Nellie Flanders and Nora Colby
severely injured.
THE managing directors of the Atlantic
Mills in Boston are engaged upon the
books, examining the shortage of then
treasurer, William Gray, who has emh, q
zled some S6Oo,0o0 from the company.
The deficiency was discovered few days
since, and Gray, when confronted with the
charges, confessed the crime. Gray SAID
he had used the money in building opera
tons. No attempt seems 10 have been
made by the company to arrest or detain
Gray. He was seen on his yacht since his
crime was discovered, and it is known tba,
he has now left the city, and is supposed t.
have started for Canada with horse and
buggy.
MATTERS IN THE WEST.
Tur North wocfarn Yt,nohermap'a AsSori.