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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
FROM THE EAST.

The boiler of a sawmill near Belmont,
o., exploded, instantly killing four men.
Three others were so badly scalded that
one has since died and the others cannot
recover. The proprietor of the mill, a
man named Arnold was among the
killed.
A VERDICT of guilty as indicted has
been returned against Benjamin f. Hop
kins, late assistant cashier of the Fidelity
National bank at Cincinnati.
OTTE p. CLARKE, ex-commissioner of
pensions, who was succeeded in that Of
fee by Gen. Black, died at Washington
recently.
THE Bill authorizing the consideration
of the claims of all holders and all their
heirs who may have been denied the boun-
ty of 800 granted by the act of April 2,
1872. under any construction Of the act
which has since been modified or rescinded,
was reported favorably by Senator Cock
rell from the committee on military affairs.
1t limits the benefits to be derived from the
bill to soldiers who enlisted prior to July
2, 1861, under the presidents proclamation
of May 3, 1861.
The senate has made the following con-
firmations: Postmaster, l.. w. Geote,
Independence, Ia; Second Lieutenant Nc
Blair 70 be first lieutenant Ninth regiment
of cavalry; register of the land Office. j. N.
Markley, Niobrara, Neb.
The following is recapitulation of the
debt statement issued:
Interest bearing debt; Prinei-
pal ....................... sl,o4I, ,76s, ,o62
Interest Observation-Disclosures. 6,S37, ,237
Total. al...............,.. ....... S1,04s. coo 900
Debt on which interest has ceas-
ed since mat urity v. .............. 1901 ,346
Debt bearing no interest Prin-
c1pai .......,..............,.. 64S,a""SoD
Total ebt-principal. ..... Sl,693, III 232
Interest Observation-Disclosures. 7.0l4219
Total. ........,............... sl,7oO, ,l9l 45l
Total debt, less available cash
items Observation-Disclosures. 1.295.44I s27
Net cash in treasury. ............. 81, 230 7i6
Debt, less cash in treasury. Feb
Debt less cash in treasury, Jan.
Decrease i.e of debt during month. 1851 $40
Decrease Of debt since June 30,
1887 6e,2l76a5
duction Of public debt. ....... aos.74ss9s
Reserve fund 10O,OO00O0
Unavailable for reduction Of debt iH,a4soss
Total cash In treasury as shown
by treesurer's general account, O,9o2 $50
A DISASTROUS fire in the large estab-
lishment of Barnes, Hengerer 4 Co., Of
Buffalo, caused damage aggregating near
81, ,2O0, 900, mostly covered by insurance.
JOHN WELcH, Edward Williams and
Edward Kimberly were arrested at Balti-
more, charged with cutting the throat oi
We1chse honHnkeanpr Rose Chnney
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
FOREIGN EVENTS.

MILE. SENIDE, one of the performers
i'll a Dublin place of amusement, put her
head in lions mouth for the purpose of
having her picture taken in that position.
The lion objected. and closing his mouth
dragged the performer to IA corner of thu
cage, where she was terribly lacerated
about the head, breast and arms before she
could be rescued.
WHILE the semi official Berlin press af-
fects to regard the publication of the Astro-
German treaty as having pacific intent,
official and diplomatic circles know that its
real aim is to force the ear to an immedi-
ate war or compel him to submit to terms
for permanent peace dictated by the allies.
The substance of the treaty has long been
known to both the Russian and French
governments, and the publication reveals
nothing to any European government.
A DUBLIN telegram says that while so
many celebrities are now prisoners of state,
people are likely to forget Tom Moroney,
the Gagged Irish campaigner, in the historic
Kilmainham Jail. He has just celebrat-
ed the first anniversary of his incarcera-
ton, the latter week in January. 1887. He
was sworn as witness before Judge BOYD
to give testimony in the matter of the
Herbertstown tenants, but he refused to
testify and incriminate friends and neigh
bors and has been a year imprisoned for
contempt.
FIVE fashionably dressed men were ar
ranged in the police court at London
charged with an attempt TO obtain G30, ZOO
from the Bank of England on forged or
stolen bonds Of the Hamilton and North
western road, of Canada. They were re-
manded for trial
IT is reported that the Australian gov
ernment has decided to ask the delegations
to vote 12O, ,00O, 900 forms for the first ex-
pcnses of mobilization.
BISMARCK has conferred with the lead
ers of the national liberals, centerists and
conservatives. 1t is reported that he inn
parted to them confidential explanation
on the political which would be inoppor-
tune to give in parliament.
A DISPATCH from Damascus states that
Turkish soldiers invaded the French con-
sulate at that place and arrested an Alger-
ian for whom they We're seeking. The
French government demands satisfaction
for the act, but the Porte in reply claims
that Algerians are Turkish subjects. and
! that the soldiers had a right to arrest the
man where they found him.
A DUBLIN dispatch states that Cox, NJ.
p. has put on the Jail dress and gone to
work in the prison yard,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
AT THE SOUTH.

In Baker county, Ga, young man
went to the house of Amos Grant, a col
ored farmer, and finding all quiet and the
house closed he looked around for the
cause, and found the body of Grant hang
ing from rope hung over projecting
joist in the rear of the house. Inside he
found Mrs. Grants body in bed, her head
crushed to Jelly. On the floor were the
bodies of his wifes sister and Grants l5-
ar-old son. The theory is that Grant
Drained all while they slept and then com
mitted suicide.
RESPONSIBLE parties in Kansas are in
teresting themselves in raising funds to aid
the blizzard stricken suffers of Dakota to
emigrate to the sunny land of Kansas.
MIR. AND Mrs. BREuNER, two daughters
and son, living on farm near Aurora,
Mo-, have misteriously disappeared.
Recently Mr.. Breuner received $1,000 from
Holland from relative, which he kept in
the house. For ten days they have all
been missing. The authorities think they
have been murdered for the money.
w. L. HIrcHcocK, postmaster at Vol
taire, Shermen county, Kansas has been
arrested by the United States marshal on
the charge of abstracting $500 from a
registered letter. He was arraigned bofore
the United States commissioner and
placed under bonds of $4,000.
A GIRL in Oconee county, Georgia,
married at the age of years, her husband
being forty-fve years old. 1t is said she
became a mother before she was ten years
of age.
Gov. GORDON, of Georgia, has commu-
ted the sentence of Eliza Randall, who was
to have been hanged i'll Clay county, to
imprisonment for life. She murdered hei
father with an axe.
AT the preliminary hearing of Brock and
Burrows, at Texarkana. Tex, Brock con-
fessed that they were interested in tho
Genoa train robbery. on December 9, and
that they secured $4,000 in money and
$4,000 in valuables. Both we're bound
over.
THE report that Gen. Terry is danger
ously sick is denied by his sister, who il
attending him at st. Augustine, Fla.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
RAILWAY ITEMS.

The other forenoon the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul read made further
cut of cent on first class freight and 3
cents on second class from Chicago to
Missouri river points. This is in addition
to the sweeping reductions made the day
previous. The Northwestern promptly met
the cut so far as Council Bluffs and Omaha
are concerned. That line says that it is in
the fight to stay. As yet no meeting has
been called of freight agents to attempt to
patch up an agreement to stop the rate
cutting.
OWING to the frequency Of attacks upon
mail trains by robbers in the far west, the
post Office department has decided to arm
postal clerks on all trains iu that section
with the latest improved arms and thus give
them chance TO defend themselves and
the mails, and at the same time make it in
teresting for the robbers.
A DIVIDEND of 2 per cent. on preferred
and common stock of the Chicago and Al
ton has been declared.
The Wabash company has decided to
put on fast train between Chicago and
st. Louis, making the run in eight and a
half hours. No change will be made in the
run to Kansas City, owing to the Wabash
Western refusing to cooperate.
In regard to the plans of the Rock Island
for the coming year in Kansas. an official
of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska road
says THE southwestern line Of our road
is now within about forty miles Of the
Kansas state line, and the northwestern
line is completed to Norton. The work of
track laying on the latter branch has been
suspended. The track LAYING on the south
western branch is in progress, and will be
prosecuted until the state line is reached.
Beyond this no instructions have yet been
received President Cable, OF the Rock
Island, which is behind the Chicago. Kan
sas and Nebraska. says that no definite
conclusion in regard to extensions in Kan
sas and the southwest has yet been reached.
The Rock Islands lines in Kansas so far
have not proved very remunerative.
WHILE an extra freight train was switch
ing 4 Minburn. a., Frank Jones, %
years old, Ia attempting to Jump on the
snow-plcw, tel in front u the plcw and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
POLITICAL WORLD.

The W. c. T. U. Of Iowa has pre-
sented bill to the committee for the sup
preston Of intemperance that is said to
meet with more favor than the Custer
bill. 1t gives the sale to reputable drug
gist in each ward or township and provides
for bonds and penalties.
ALGoNAs normal school bill was con-
sidered by the Iowa senate school commit
tee, but referred back to the committee on
educational institutions. Algona people
are having hard time with the house
committees, but are still hopeful of sue
cess in moderate degree.
THREE secret sessions of the senate have
been held recently for the consideration of
the extradition treaty with Great Britain,
which is intended to give the United States
6sportnnity q to bring back her defaulting
b@Ek sNyhiers, county and other officials
who have absconded with va1hnbles, and
to enable Great Britain to capture tho
fenians who plot against Queen Victoria's
institutions. Each time Senator Riddle
berger, of Virginia, has taken the floor
and occupied the time in demanding that
the treaty be considered in open session,
where the country will have an opportuni-
ty to know what is said and done. Each
time the session has been adjourned to
avoid wolds of an unpleasant character.
Mr.. Riddleberger is violently opposed to
the treaty and says it is an injustice to all
Irish American citizens aud to all who
favor home rule for Ireland.
DENNIS KEARNEY. of San Francisco,
talked to the house committee on foreign
affairs the other day in favor of the Cum
mings bill prohibiting Chinese immigra-
ton.
CHIEF JUSTICE GILrILLAN, of st. Paul,
has rendered an important decision that
favors wholesale liquor dealers and brew
ers.. The decision is to the effect that the
high license law does not effect wholesale
liquor dealers and brewers when they sell
liquor in five gallon quantities. The
justice took occasion to say that the law
was passed with some parts apparently
having no reference to other sections, and
was grossly inconsistent. The decision
has created considerable excitement among
local prohibitionists. In another decision
by Judge Vanderburgh. the constitutional
ity of the high license law is affirmed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
IN THE WEST.

The official census of Iowa for 1875
liked the population of the state at that
.ime at l,350,544. The official census in
1885 fixed the population for that year at
t,753, $50, an increase in ten years of over
30 per cent. There has been no official
census taken of the state since the year
1885, but the present population is var
iously estimated at from l,S00, 900 to g.
900, 900.
A MOTION for new trial in the divorce
case in which Annie Summerville, the act
sress, figured as plaintiff, has been over
ruled by Judge Garnett, at Chicago.
In order TO save her life, il has been
deemed necessary to amputate bo%h feet OF
Miss Royce. the Pierce county, Ncb..
teacher, who suffered so severely in the
blizzard of January IL.
AFTER a patient hearing of all the pro-
longed arguments for and against the mo-
ton for a new trial in the celebrated case
of William Z. Westbrook, convicted of the
murder of William Gross, saloon keeper
at Blue Mound. H., Judge G. b. Smith
refused to grant the motion, and sentenced
the defendent to be hanged on Friday,
March 30, 1883. between the hours Of and
3 o'clock Westbrook. who is young
man of boyish appearance, aged % years,
stood up and received the sentence without
fiinching or showing any signs of fear or
emotion.
THE wholesale liquor houses at Des
Moines have been closed, and goods
seized.
ALvAH NJ. BRIGGs. of Chicago, dropped
dead the other day. shortly after leaving
his home in apparent health. When his
wife was informed of his death she went
into series of fainting fits, which ended
in her death next day. She was postmis
tress at the Cottage avenue branch of the
Chicago postofficc.
THE wife of Joe Mackin, the Chicago
ballot box stuffer now serving a sentence
at Joliet. will shortly appeal to Gov. Ogles-
by for his pardon. presenting petitions and
letters from the officers of the courts that
convicted Mackin, the jurors, and hundreds
of prominent business men.
DAN CoNRoY, foreman of track laying
gang at Cholfax, W. T., invited the eight.
cen -year-old daughter of J. Hughes to at
tend dance with him at Garfield thu
other night. While on the way he drugget
her and placed her in box car, where she
was kept for twenty-five hours, and re-
peatedly assaulted by Conroy and ten oi
his men. Conroy has been caught ant
will likely be lynched.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08

Senator Voorhees, is . politician whose
heart 10 in the right place, and whose head
is in the wrong one. II 10 .out of the fullness
Of the heart that The mouth speaketh." and
therefore Senator Voorhees, should not have
essayed to defend the President from the
charges preferred by Senator sherman. So
guileless man as the orator Of the Wa.
bash, man Who is protectionist, witbal.
a. beseems one whose home Is in the midst
of mines and factories, could never make .
clear defense Of the Presidents sophistries.
Therefore Senator Voorhees, failed utterly
in what he essayed.
Speaking @ont Of the fullpess OF the
heart" the Senator, in words that ripple az
melodiously No the wavelets Of his loved
river. said: sThe accumulation OF the sur
plus ID crime against every homo. aud
every living man and woman in the United
States" There are surpluscs and surplus
es. Every well-reRulated household and
nation keeps . small surplus ON hand 10
meet emergencies, aud strives so to live as
to have q surplus, apart from the fixed
moderate one for emergencies, aud ut the
end of each year. for investment In new
sources OF wealth. But to keep an idle
surplus hoard, to add idle dollar to idle dol
lar; shat, a. Mr.. Voorhees, says, 10 very
wrong, indeed.
The President 10 utterly indeGansibls in
that he withheld his approval from appre-
priati0ns Of $l4 ,OOO. 600 for needed im-
proyements IN tho rivers and hasbou Of the
Nation; in that be influenced his friends in
Congress to withhold appropfiat ons for
appropriations for q, COZ, GOD In The ds.
ficiency bill, BY reason Of which some
paid, and BY reason Of which the work in
snwArnI AnsssAvnAuku u rr.unfAA. u thai
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08

Harris, charged with numbering Calvin
Chaper, at Council Grove, Kansas, two
fears ago. A trial at that time resulted in
he sentencing of two men to the peniten-
:iary for ten years each. One turned states
evidence since, duplicating Harris, and a
aew trial has been ordered. Harris was
raced to Brazil some weeks since, but has
been confined to his bed by sickness. He
eft confident of establishing his innocence.
He was accompanied by his wife.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08

DAKOTA NEWS.
"A nAYorA 0irEsAu. Z

An Eastern editor sat IN his lair
With grimy look and dishevele4 hoSs,
Weaving Munchausen tales q dispo1K
With hendish glee.
He armed his pen with . drop o6 gall.
And conjured tho imps both ar01e u 4 en1nA
To move his wits in Z froo-fOr.au
Sort OF Rhcnish spree.
He wrote Of hundr d degrees bslow.
OF Afty foot drifts Of binding SNOW.
OF iegions Of vict ms Death laid low u
On the driven plain.
The babe frosen stf6 In ~ motheT'e asulo, &.
I he gay school lass with her wine0eno eAaEMe
Old Boreas claimed for II clicked arns
Among the slain
Tho editor halted and BIT his psa.
Looked up-the Devil wAs With him thon
And smiled with . smile mot born u mea,
And courtesied low.
ssAh there, said the scribe. are yoa hsrs tsef I
l'mstn search OF 4 name for w0fdy ee1W
Thst's tissue OF lies--cant you ofVo - . eoof
It's . AXE you know
The Devil smiled the smile Of . viaeqd;
He scratched his heAd from A ~ fa16g4
Then said Yes. oAll tt-A Dek0on DlfDaAr9S-
and the lie went forth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08

was dragged considerable distance, the
engine, tender and one car passing over
him, cutting of lower limb, one hand
and crushing one shoulder. There is no
hope OF his recovery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08
THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-27
Church Notices.

Universalist: Morning service with
preaching by the pastor at 1920 A. M. Sun
day school at IL NJ. Conference and prayer
at p. NJ. All are welcome.
| At the Congregational church, there will
be service at 10 80 A. NJ. and z. NJ. with
preaching by the pastor. Sunday-school at
12 NJ. Y. P.S. c. f. at z. NJ.
First Baptist church Preaching at 10. 80.
Sermon by Prof Smaller Matthews of Colby
University Sabbath school at l2 Y. 2. S.
praise meeting at /.
Usual gospel services at the Y M. c. A.
rooms Sunday afternoon. The meeting will
be led by the Assistant Secretary. Good
music will be furnished by qpartette. and
duet by the Misses Cross. A full attendance
il desired.
St. Marks Church, 22nd Sunday after
Trinity-Holy communion, A. M; morn
ing service with sermon, 1880; Sunday
school, go p. NJ; first evensong, 3; cho-
raj eveusong with sermon, $50. All are
cordially invited.
Christian church Preaching by the pas
tor at 1880 A. NJ; Sunday school at Has
A. NJ. prayer meeting at p. NJ; prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7.30 ?. NJ; cottage
PRAYER meeting, at I. 80 7. NJ, at Mr.. Frank
Tobey's Sociable at Mr.. J. Glidden's Fri
day evening
There will be Gospel Meeting at the
Peteugil Corner School-house, tomorrow
die Street SCHOOL, house, conducted by MEM
bers of the Yoke Fellows Band. A cordial
invitation is extended to everybody to attend
There will be services at the Free Baptist
Church, Rev, b. Jordan, pastor, at 10 80
o'clock. Sermon proceeded by illustrated
talk to the children and young people sub
ject, "Obstacles Removed" Meeting of A. c.
F. at 6, song service and gospel meeting at ! in
the evening. All are invited.
Unitarian church, morning services at
1920. A. NJ. Subject of discourse, MAX
ing All Things New" Sunday school at IL.
Young Peoples meeting at o'clock, P. M.
Lecture by Rev. Mr.. jackson at ! o'clock,
z. NJ. Subject, Reading" especially
adapted for young people.
Friends Chapel-Morning service at 1890,
preaching by the pastor; Sunday school at
noon; evening gospel and song service at
o'clock, followed by preaching and altar ser
vice. Gospel Hymns No. are used mostly in
these meetings cordial invitation is extend
ed to all classes to attend Seats free; no col
lections. Wednesday evening prayer and
social service at 7.30.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-27

About one hundred persons were present
at the harvest supper given by the ladies of
the Universalist society in the vestry last
Thursday evening. After justice vas done
to bountiful repast the tables were removed
and an old fashioned spelling match began.
Mrs A. b. Capen and Hon. j. S. Hobbs
acted as captains and each chose goodly
following of privates, Mr.. Hobbs had first
choice and selected Mrs. C. A. Shorey. Hon.
W. r. Smith was the first to fall before the
volley of words given out by Rev. II. s.
Whitman. He received as prize an old
fashioned primer. As the words began to
run up into six syllables the spoilers dropped
thick and fast. Captain Hobbs was among
the last to fall, but finally succumhed to a
"nymph." being with which he processes
to be but little acquainted. At last none
were left but Mrs. Capen and Judge An
drews. The former finally fell. leaving the
Judge standing alone and invincible. He
received as prize basket of elegant fruit.
The match was such success that another
will be held at an early date, in which either
the young people will be pitted against the
old or the ladies against the gentlemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-27

The races of the Eastern Circuit a Mystic
Park on Monday last, Oct. %, we're among
the most notable of the season. The pacing
race was the longest circuit race on record in
the Eastern States for many years. It was
commenced on Friday, Oct. 10, when Eve
heats were paced, three having been paced
before any one horse had won over one heat
Then two heats more were paced, and no one
horse bad two heats, so Ave horses were left
in the race while three were ruled out for not
winning one heat in five. When darkness
came on Saturday night ive heats had been
trotted during the day and eight heats since
the race started, and yet there was no deci-
sion, so a postponement was again found
necessary till Monday, requiring three sets
Of judges to finish the race. Monday the
five horses remaining in, out of the eight
which started, got the word for the ninth
heat of the race and FIRST of the third
day. Dirigo Maid Immediately cut
the race, going to the quarter in So IFS, to
the half in I'LL l-2 and coming home in
:zs "a, barely beating Billy t. out for the
heat, and thereby necessitating at least one,
and probably two, more heats. Shortly
after IL O'Clock the 10Th, and what proved to
be the deciding heat was started. Billy T.
scored so well and went away so fast that by
the time the turn was reached he had the
pole. Dirigo Maid soon broke 10 last place,
and John s. came up with Ned Hanlan and
DIR. VI. to fight for the lead, but it availed
them nothing, as Billy T. went under the
wire first BY half length before Ned Han
Ian, after making q neck-and-neck race to
the distance flag from near the three-qua
post with John s. Time, 2 80. Ten heats
were required to finish the race, and re-
markable fact about it was that every horse,
excepting one, that won heat in it got a
tered the charmed circle. The winner Of
the race, getting the fourth, eighth and tenth
heat was the gray gelding Billy r.. owned
by AT. Williams, Maiden, Mass. He is by
Aberdeen out of a Clayanna mare the own
er of Billy T., claiming him to be an inbred
Hambletonian. The second place was won by
Dirigo Maid who was first in the fifth and ninth
heats, pacing the last heat in 2.26 "a. She
is by Dirigo, by old Hiram Drew, dam by
Gen. Knox. She is not recorded in Thomp-
son. Another Maine bred horse was in this
celebrated race, but he did not come out so
well as the others. This was the sorrel geld
ing John s., the only one of the field which
won heat out of the nine (the firss) without
getting record of 2.30 or better; having
paced the heat in 2.3l, the half in LA l-2,
the quarter in 81 l-2. John S., was bred by
Mr.. G. j. Shaw, Hartland. He is by Gen.
Withers, by Almont; dam said to be by Tag
CARTS Abdallah. He is six years DID, and at
this race was driven by Charles Yapp of ALI
ston, Mass. Dirigo Maid is owned by f. E
Nye of Brewer