Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
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"tHILLicOTTHB u, Aug. 9~.-ILdignant citi.
'zens near pottshiIl, this county, early Sunday
morning raided the house OF John Follis, q
married man who Is living in adulterous re-
ationship with his sister-inlaw, and ad-
ministered n coat OF tar and feathers and
kicked him out OF town. They then visited
the house Of Henry Potts and dragged him
and his paramour from bed and tarred and
feathered both.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 0-Six cotton factories
this morning decided to shut down until the
striking operatives In those factories return
TO work. The Augusta operatives numbering
600, have been on "A strike for -cveral week..
This lockout will place about 1000 workmep
In idleness.
NEW YoRK, Ang. II -William +. Cody,
bette, known ~ buffalo Bill " received wore
to-day from his lawyer vi Cleveland, that he Ia
likely to win his suit for property on Euclid
avenue, Cleveland. The land is valued at Sl5,.
100000 and was illegally transferred by .
grand uncle OF Mr.. Cody.
JACKSON, Eiss., Aug. lin the election
Yesterday this city gave 800 majority against
prohibition, but the county was carried by
TIE prohibitionists by 500 majority. For ten
days before the election circulars we're dis
tributed warning the colored voters rot to
vote against prohibition. Several a~nti-pro-
hibition meetings were broken up by masked
men with revolyers.
BEDFORD, Ia Aug. 11.-Thcy are ENJOYING
little excitement at the ncighboring county
seat of Clafinds, caused by the discovery Of
free gold deposit within two blocks Of the
public square, where Il well forty feet In di-
alneter Is being dug for the purpose Of supply
ing the city watcr-w0rks. At the depth OF
forty feet the worhrnen encountered a vain Of
gravel several inches thick, beneath which
was a bed Of rock. In the gravel were found
little particles Of gold. Az il was not desfr-
able to bore through the rock deposit, which
was two feet thick, a new well was started
several feet distant from the other. Ye.tcr-
day AT 3 depth Of thirty-eight feet the same
vein Of gravel was revealed, and ia it numer-
Gus ANAL particle. Of gold. The Indication.
are that the city will abandon the water works.
project and &C into the gohi mining business.
INV YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Irish home ru'.
delegates to The Chicago convention, William
O'Brien, John Deasy ana John +. Redmond,
will arrive here to-day or tomorrow. The
committee on reception, which includes
Mayor Grace, Mayor Whitford, of Brooklyn;
Patrick Ford, President Delaney, Of the
municipal council, and 81. d. Gallagher, the
ex- president, are in continuous session at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, and upon receipt Of The
news OF the vessels arrival at Sandy Hook
viii 60 down the river aud extend Il welcome
30 the delegation.
NV YORK, Aug. 1.-THE cigar manufac-
turers have surrendered to ther old employees,
who were ordered out OF their 81 ps because
they refused to join the Knights Of Labor.
The men 60 back as union men. Soon all will
be members of the international Cigar Manu-
facturers' union. This is "A triumph Of the or
ganized trades over the Heights of Labor.
~BnooHLry, Aug. AT Wood Haven. on
the Long Island road, this morning, a COLI
sion occurred between a freight and a CON
struction train. Frank Hartford was instant
ly killed and all the other train hands were
seriously injured. Both engines and cars were
badly wrecked.
CLEVELAND, Aug. lf.-At $ O'Clock THIS
morning the fie in the Doan Oil works, which
were supposed TO be under control at mid
night, broke out afrest and two large tanks
burst with terrific force At Q O'Clock the
fire, though burning freely is under control.
The loss will be Sl25,W0
CINCINNATI, Aug. 14.-Packe.s between
Cincinnati and Pittsburg are laid up en- nc
count of low water.