Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-12-15
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

JOSEPH VISEK, the noted Marshalltown,
Iowa, saloonkeeper, who escaped from a
years sentence in the Marshall County Jail
last summer, hanged himself in the Omaha
Jail Sunday night last.
ELIHu BRAZLE, of Elkhorn, Wis, II
young man q years of age, blew his brains
ont with shot CUP on the church steps
last Saturday evening. No cause is as
signed.
BEN SMITH and William Reed qualreled
about the spelling OF word at spelling
match at English, Ind, and Smith shot
and killed Reed.
JOHN ST1BB, the sexton at the Swedish
Cemetery, Rockford, H., while digging a
grave last Saturday aft, rnoon dropped
dead, and was found 10y boys who were
passing by. II is supposed he died of
heart disease.
ALPHoNZE KING, the inventor of water
shoe, made partially successful attempt
last Saturday TO walk over the channel OF
the Niagara River. just below the Falls.
But for the eddies he encountered he would
have accomplished The feat. As it was, he
walked on the water for a distance Of 10t
yards, when attempting to make a turn the
eddy struck his WATERSHEDS broadside with
such force as to throw him into the stream
He made the second effort, and for five
minutes resisted The force Of the current
and then gave up that With the water at it,
present stage the fat cou!d not be &C.
complished. Mr.. Mugs invention TO,
walking the water consists of pair Of til
shoes thirty two incl.9 long, eight inches
wide, sloping Mt the top, and nine inche'
deep, each shoe weighing thirty pounds
They are air tight, and have in the middle
an opening just large enough to admit the
feet of the wearer. AT the bottom are q
series of paddles which operate automatic.
ally as fins. Mr. King is at present givin,
exhibitions in New York.
FATHER PALMER, one of the priests o
the New Orleans Cathedral, was arrested
on the 18th inst. on n warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Wright, on al
affidavit charging him with snrreptitiousl.
and fraudulently importing wines and othe
liquors, and selling them to bar-rooms.
In the Senate on the 18th inst. the electors
count BILL as received from the House, was lai
on the table and ordered printed. Consideration
Of Mr.. Morrill's resolution was resumed, declal
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the tariff at this session impracticable MI
Dawes said he was in favor of an immediate an
fair revision OF the tariff such as would not per
NIT an annual surplus Of Sl00, 100000, and ye
give protection to labor employed in various in
dustries. Mr.. Beck opposed Mr.. Morrll's INC
ton to refer the resolution to the finance com
mittee and wanted the Senators on both side
to urge their friends in the House to pass som
tariff measure, that the question might b
brought before the Senate in a manner to fairl
open the doors for debate. Mr.. Morrill, with
not for the world deprive the Kentucky Senate
OF an opportunity to make q speech on the tariff
so the resolution was laid over. message iron
the House was received pertaining to tn
After appointing funeral committee the Senat
adjourned Il mark Of respect for the deceased
Mr.. Oats, Of Alabama, presented bill In tn
House to prohibit the appointment OF Congress
sional funeral committees and the draping G
public buildings in mourning except on order 9
the President Mr.. Lawler. Of Illinois, to max
liberal appropriations for sea-coast defenset
thus giving employment to the million OF unen
ployed men and expanding portion OF the pre-.
ent surplus; MIR Townsend. Of Illinois, grantin
the use Of the Hall Of Representatives on Janu
ary 25 3 and 81 to the National Woman's Suf
rage Convention; Mr.. Moffatt, Of Michigan
granting the Thanking privilege to inmates {
soldiers homes MA Hewett, Of New York, (
anticipate the payment OF interest on the bonde
debt Of the United States; Mr.. Grout of Vel
mont, to enable the people to name their ow
postmasters; Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, for tn
admission to the Union OF Dakota. Montani
Washington and New Mexico; Mr.. Holmes,
Iowa, to quiet the title Of settlers on the De
Moines River lands; Texas member. to pr
vide for the leasing Of unoccupied Indian land