Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
DOlNGS in THE EAST.

Mrs. Mary z. Dickinson. mother of
Susan E. Dickinson. the writer. and Anna
Dickinson, the well-known lecturer. has
just died q. her home in West Pittston.
Penn. at the age Of 90 wears.
Washington Irving Bishop. the mind
reader. died unexpectedly in New York
few days since.
| The Commercial Bulletin announce the
retirement of the old New York Equitable
Fire Insurance company. Of Wall street.
one of the Oldest insurance companies in
the country.
| The adoption OF new rules of faith and
constitution caused a split in the United
Brethren conventio at York. Pa. and the
seceders. under Bishop Wright. organized
| separate conference.
| The Hamburg American line steamer
Rueia. from New York May End for Ham
burg. has arrived at Plymouth and reports
that the cotton in her aiterhold was spon-
taneously ienited on the night OF the 9Th
inst The fire burned nereely. but was
quenched after five anxious hours. during
/ which everything had been in readiness to
abandon the steamer. One hundred and
thirty burning cotton bales were jettisoned.
Great fright prevailed among the passen-
gers. who remained on deck for forty
eight hours. Through the efforts TO quench
the fire the cabins were flooded and two
thirds of the passengers luggage was
spoiled. Two OF the crew was injured.
The steamers cargo is greatly damaged.
The steamship City Of Paris. OF the In
man line. recently arrived at New York,
broke all the records from Queenstown.
Her correct time was days. % hours and
minutes. The best previous record,
which was made by the Etruria, was 6 days.
l hour and59 minutes. 1t is the first voy-
age across the Atlantic made in less than
six days.
The New Jersey court of pardons has
Just granted a pardonto Joseph c. Steward.
colored. who has been in state prison for
Twenty-Five years. having. when q lad.
murdered playmate in Gloucester county
"A few weeks ago at Danbury. Coan.
occurred the elopcment of Deborah Knapp.
pretty white girl. with Frank Treadway. Il
colored youth who drives an express wagon
Last week Deborahs sister. younger
than she and much prettier. lett her home
and met Amos Riley. a negro who is a
waiter in restaurant The pair went
to Brewster N. Y. where they were mar
ried. Henry Jackson. a coal black negro,
and Mrs. Phoebe Hoyt. a good looking
white woman about 25 years old. have been
arrested at Danbury. also. The warrant
charged Jackson with on-support of his
family and the woman with adultery. The
woman has a good home and two small
children and her husband makes good
| wages and supports her we'll
George NJ. Storrs. son of Emory Storrs,
has been arrested at New York on q charge
Of blackmail preferred by his wife.
Judge Barrett. in the supreme court at
New York. has granted the at1orney-gen-
eral permission to bring suit in the name
OF the people of the state of New York
against the Electric Sugar Refining COM
pany for dissolution Of the corporation, the
annulment of it's existence. enjoining the
corporation from acting further. and for
the appointment of receiver Of its prop
erty.
| and four hurt by the explosion Of sawmill.
boiler.
l. Hon. Henry A. Foster has just died at
AsoA"o' AZ H. III A1s aauetletu year. He
was senior United States senator, having
been appointed in 1874. one year before
Simon Cameron. of Pennsylvania.
AT Springfield. Mass. James Beebe
Smith, local editor Of the Republican, was
shot and instantly killed BY his b..other-in-
law. Royal B. Sturtevant, who mistook him
for burglar.
AT Jersey City q fire broke olt under.