The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-07-12
THE news

flames, was burned to death. a band OF
so-called regulators at Tularge, Cal, took a
man named E,gau, a suspected thief, out OF
Jail and hanged him two or thres times, let
ting him down each time when nearly
strangled. Tho liquor dealers of South
Dakota have perfected an active organiza
tion to operate against tho adoption of the
Prohibition clause of tho Sioux Fall consti-
tuition at tho October election.--A passen-
ger train on the Cincinnati, Georgetown
and Portsmouth Railroad went through a
treste near Batavia, o., aud fourteen per.
sons were injured. Tho Michigan legis!a.
ture has passed q new election law, which Is
modification OF the Australian system. -
Tho marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Drexel,
daughter OF tho late Joseph Drexel, the
banker, and john Vintcu Dahlgren, son OF
tho lat' Rear Admiral Dahlgren, took place
in St fatr'o4,.- C ithelrll. Nsy York, and
was grand atfair.-as-Jonn 5even-
teen years old, of Troy, N. X I5 name
was mixed up in II murder case Knitted
suicide. Fire at Williamsvilie, Erie county
N. ", entirely destroyed the National Egg
Case Compiny's works. Loss S., SS,0O0.-Will.
ium Blur, foreman of F. Connor's piano fac
tory in New York city, committed suicide.
u. Is. Grolrs Touring mill ut Fertility,
uear Lancaster, Pa, was destroyed by fire
Loss S32, 1000 The Chicago grand jury ha.
Indicted Martin Burke, Patrick Cooney,
john f. Btgss, Dtniol CoaShlin, Patrick
OSuilivan. Frank Kuuze aud Frank Wool.
ruiz, for comp icity in the murder OF DR..
Cronin.---George w. Wright, OF Phiiadel-
phin, tho defaulting supreme treasurer of
the Order Of Tonti, is now i'm prison. His
shortage amounts to SiO,OOJ.-In smash.
up OH tho Boston aud Albany Railroad near
New Haven, Ct, threo persons wero killed
and several injured. by q popular vote
Of the suburban districts OF Chca 20, includ-
ing Hyde Park and other towns, havo been
annexed to the City OF Chicago, making il
the largest city In area I'm the United States
and increasing its population. to I.IUO, 600.
The American Cotton Seed Oil Company, of
New jersey, las purchased ten Of tho cot
ton oil mills In Texas. r. w. Spauding,
Of tho firm Of Spaulding q Brick, agents in
Boston for nn electric motor, states that his
partner, Henry A. Brick, has skipped with
5000 belonging to Spaulding and all tho
Dow was acquitted at Charleston, S. C., of
the murder Of L iitor Francis w. Dawson.
Job G.. Crane, cashier OF the Lehigh Val
ley Coal Company Of Elizabeth, N. j., dis
appeared from his home aud was subsequent
iy found unconscious In u boat at New York
having been knocked senssless and robbed.
-Tunis Labee was hanged at Patterson
II fN- D.,
newspaper man Of Buffalo, N. Y, attempted
suicide with laudanum.--A thief entered
the house of John Webber at La Crossa.
Wis. and fatally stabatpu 4hIsz daughter, who
attempted 70 Stve-.. ,.sarm. ----I,ii.~ ID.
the Postmistress at Bentonvillo, Wis, stru ok
q drunken man fatal blow on the head in
self-defense.- While playing in wheat
bin, which was being drawn OFF into q car
at Lima, Ohio, Benjamin Marks and Ju lson
Horton were drawn into the shute and smoth
cred to death. Mrs. Lizzie Brennan was
arrested at Holyoke, Mass, on suspicion of
having poisoned her husband and two sons.
A former engineer on one Of LcgItime's
vessels at Hayti has returned to Now York,
and states that Hippolyts will soon capture
PortauPrince.- e.-Scveral parties have been
arrested in the vicinity OF st. Paul, Mimi,
charged with being implicated In series of
real estate frauds by issuing bogus mort
gages.-A passenger train on the Boston
and Maino Railroad ran into an open switch
near Dover. N. H., and the locomotive and
three cars went down and an embankment.
NO lives were lost, but several passengers
were slightly injured .-Stephen Allen, col
ored, was hanged at Oxford, Miss, for the
murder of Frank Harduet. DIR. Eugene
Thayer, well-known organist Of New York
committed suicide in Burlington, Vt.-At
a meeting of the trunk limo presidents and
managers In New York the immigrant aucs-
tien and dressed beef rates were discussed
Mrs. Felicea g. Porter, u noted Southern
woman, and daughter Of the late Felix
torney general in the Van Buren, cabinet.
died in Nashville, Teuu., aged sixty nine
years
VIM. Worthington, formerly OF Baltimore,
Is sunder arrest in Philadelphia, charged with
beating anoth r woman in mistake for his
"ife.-rhe ono hundred aud eleventh ami
versary of the battle Of Monmouth was OBJ
oeiFeu Nv rfeepolu, n. J.-JatncS Is. lllf-
vey was arrested at Hammond, Ind, and
lined by local magistrate under ths new
law of that state, for selling dressed beef
slau5 5htered in Chicago. Judge Johnson sub
sequently RENTED the fine, declaring the
law unconstitutional The mountain min
erS and cakers near Gillatzip, Pa. are on q
strike, and trouble is feared i'm the Clear field
region. An unusually heavy rainstorin in
the vicinity Of ltushford, MINI did SIOJ, ,0OD
damage to crops. .-Cyrus w. Fields steam
yacht collided with a ferry boat near Yonkcrs,
Lut no one was shurt--Twoexcursion steam.
ers collided near Newport, but no serious
damage was done. There were ISL business
failures in tho United States and 81 in Canada
tho past week. In the great Harvard Yale
rowing race, Yale beat Harvard five lengths
-Gco. w. Wright, treasurer of the Order
OF Tonti and othcc beneficial associations in
Philadelphia, is reported to be short in his
accounts. Rev George a. Smith Of the
Episcopal Church in Virginia, died in Alex.
andria, aged eighty six ycars.-The funeral
OF Mrs. Hayes was q sad but notable event
lu Fremont Ohio All husinass woc enc