Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-27
SOUTHERN.

LOUISVILLE special: Kentucky is soon
to enjoy the novelty of woman jury try
ing the suit of a man for breach of promise
against woman. w. c. Stivers, a wild
over and prosperous farmer of Garrard
County, has instituted proceedings for
damages for breach of promise, and named
as defendant Miss katherine West, school
teacher Of Is years. He averred that he
had proposed and been accepted, and that
even the day of the wedding had been set,
when she refused to marry him. The Judge
before whom the case will he tried is N.
c. Sanfley, Of the Garrard circuit bench.
Judge Sanfley says he will try the case be-
fore a jury composed of women. Under
the new constitution they are eligible for
jury service.
Houston, Texas, special: The north
bound flyer on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas was wrecked at point ten miles
north of here. The wreck occurred at q
branch of White Oak bayou, which is
usually dry, but had been swollen by
heavy rains. Engineer Henry Garrett,
when within twenty rods of the bridge,
saw it sag and applied the air brakes,
which partially reduced the speed. The
engine stuck close to the track and turned
over. Conductor johnson walked back to
Houston, a distance of about eight miles,
and relief train was dispatched to the
scene with surgeons. The wreck presented
horrible sight and how anybody escaped
death is a miracle. Five persons were in
jured.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, special: A car
on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railroad
jumped the track while coming down the
mountain about 200 feet from the Point
Hotel. w. b. Mitchell, president of the
Third National Bank of this city and NJ.
NJ. Henderson were standing on the freight
platform in the real of the car and they
both jumped, receiving serious and prob
ably fatal wounds. The conductors stopped
the car with automatic brakes, none of
those on the inside being hurt.
DALLAS, Texas, special: d. A. Stewart
has let contract for $4,000 worth OF
dressed lumber, which is to he used in the
construction of the ampithcater for the
C0rbett- Fitzsimmons fight next October,
Such is the faith in the ability of Stewart
and his conferees to bring off the big battle
that fund Of $4,000 has been subscribed
and put in the bank to the credit Of the
construction and promotion departments
of the enterprise.
WHEELING, w. Va, special: While
workmen were preparing an electric bat
terry to explode series of dynamite blasts
in the Standard Stone Company's quarry
at R0wlesburg, lightning struck the wire
and premature explosion followed. Ste
phen Ringer and Adolphus McVicker
were fatally injured by the flying stones
and several other laborers were badly hurt.
GAINESVILLE, Ala, special: Postmas-
ter p. B. W0Odson and u. II. Hunter were
whipping two negro girls named Wright
for insulting Woodson's daughter, when
the father OF the girls attacked them with
a hoe. Hunter was seriously injured,
whereupon Woodson shot the negro and
one of the girls, killing tn EN-.
LEXINGTON, KY, special: Reprerent-
atives from local Scotch Irish societies OF
the United States and Canada gathered
here to take part in the seventh annual
convention of the Scotch Irish Society Of
America. The sessions were held in the
Lee: University Chapel. President Robert
Bonner of New York presided.
GREENvILLE, Miss, special: A horri-
BILE tragedy occurred on the plantation OF
Hon. j. B. Hebronat of Bergette. Henry
Taylor, c0l0red, tied his wife and hrutally
chopped her head from her body with IN
Ak. He then took his child and cut of its
head. The murderer escaped before the
crime was discovered.
editor OF the Phoenix Gazette, was found
guilty of criminally libeling Gov. Hughes,
Secretary Of State Bruce, ex-Attorney
General Henry and United States Marshal
Meade, in an editorial in that paper.
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