Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
HAPPENINGS IN THE EAST.


HAPPENINGS IN THE EAST.
When the Rhode Island senate and
house met in joint convention few days
since to count the vote for several Offices
cast at the state election, tho committee
reported no election by tho people except
for attorney-generaL. The assembly then
chose the following republican officers: II.
w. Ladd. governor; D. H. Lit;lefleld. lieu
tenant governor; S. H. Coss, secretary Of
state. and Samuel Clark. treasurer. and all
were inausuratcd with due ceremony.
The conference between the coal oper-
ators. the state executive board and the
miners delegation at Brazil, Ind. ended
by the refusal of the operators to submit
the scale difference to arbitration. The
operators demand n reduction from 30 to
70 cents on block and IS to GO on bitumin-
Gus, one Of the largest cuts ever made in
the west. AS the case stands now. there
seems to be no alternative for the miners
but to accept the reduction or remain idle.
luke Kilrain will be the recipient of
sad news when he arrives in New York on
the steamer Adriatic. His mother. Mrs.
Hannah kilrain, aged 6S years. died Mon
day at the residence Of the pugilst. No.
1910 Division street. in New York.
Judge Klein has granted a divorce to
John W. Norton, Of ST. Louis, whose wife
elopcd in July, 1883, with Henry w. Moore
| then editor OF tho Post Dispatch. Moore
and Mrs. Norton recently separated in New
York.
In the Presbyterian genera! assembly
at New York Rev. DR.. Crosby offered res
| olution which was unanimously adopted,
| setting forth that the action taken on tho
temperance question must not be construed
us indorsing any political party. and while
favoring prohibition, it was not to be looked
upon as expressing any political sentiment
whatever.
Cornelius Donncllv, of Watertown. n
Y..tried to brighten his wife to whom he had
been married only about four months into
giving him possession of her property.
amounting to about $4,000. He took IL
clothes line. put a moose about his neck,
and throwing the limo over some clothes
hooks on the wall he leaned forward. hold
ing the other end of the rope in his hands,
with q looking-glass leaned against the
window opposite so that he might see the
progress of events. Before he was inter-
tered with the moose got in its work and he
died. His wife was dutiful in everything
except the giving up OF her wealth: and
evidently most dutiful to her own best in
terests in that
A late Washington dispatch says
Miss C!ymer has fixed upon the day for her
marriage to cx-Secretury Bayard 1t is
Wednesday, June 18th. The ceremony will
take place at st. Johns church. The we'd
ding will be quiet and unpretentious. After
thu ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard will go
for short wedding journey. Then they
will settle down in the quiet enjoyment of
each others company at the family resi-
dencc in Wilmington.
Interest in the whercabont; Of Tascntt
has been revived since NJ s. Henrietta
Smell. widow Of the late Amos j. Smell, an
nounced that her reward of $50, 600 hereto
fore offered for Tasco;t will hold good for
at least couple Of months yet, on the
same terms and conditions Of .he former
rewards offered by her
George W. Coon, at Newburg. N. Y,
had miraculous escape from death the
other night. He was knocked down by
eleven loaded cars running down grade.
and all passed over him. He weighs $50
pounds and is only S feet 6 inches high.
During it, all he kept his head knowing, as
he said. that if I! low beam or rod struck
him he must be ground to pieces by the
wheels. No bones were broken and he IS
in Il fair way Of recovery
Many excited Hebrews thronced the
private banking Office OF Max Goldbereer
in New York the other day. All of them
had deposited money with the banker.
Banker Max had not been seen in town for
ten days or more. His bank suspended
payment. and as his wife had cleared ont
OF the Ridge street building and moved up
town the depositors were unhappy. Max
had 100000 deposited with him. Max's
two years ago and has not returned or
made good several thousand dollars de-
posted with him as banker by poor people.
The Goldbergers are Polish Hebrews and
did business among the ignorant and moor
people. chiefly of their own nationality.
Max had GOO depositors.
The New Jersey court Of pardons has
Just granted a pardon to Joseph G.. Steward,
colored. who has been in state prison for
twenty-nine years. having. when a lad
murdered playmate in Gloucester county.
The Commercial Bulletin announce tho
retirement of the old New York Equitable
Fire Insurance company. of Wall street,