Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-21

LITTLE Rock special: The town of
MurfreesbOr0, county seat of Pike County,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire. 1t
broke out in the court house, being evil
IDENTIFY the work of an incendiary, and
burned that building and an entire block,
including the Courier printing Office, drug
store, clothing store, p~ostoffice and four
other business houses. A portion of the
records and tax lists were taken from the
burning court house, but with these ex-
ceptions, the building and contents were a
total loss. There was no insurance on the
court house. On the other property de-
stroyed there was probably 5000 to ST, 900.
The entire loss is estimated at from SIG, 900
to $4,000. Quite a number of true bills
were found by the last grand jury and it lie
thought SOM of the persons thus affected
set fire to the court house as a means Of re.
venge.
ASHLAND, KY, special: Latest reports
from Floyd County are moi encouraging
for the early suppression of the malady
that is raging in the Mud River country.
1t has become SO violent that ever the
| physicians of the surrounding towns re.
fuse to visit the victims. In all the death
roll has exceeded fifty already, and the
disease is OH the increase. The disease,
instead of being smallpox, resembles chol-
era, except that it chokes the victim to
death, beginning in the stomach and rising
to the throat. In almost every case it has
been fatal, the victims seldom living three
days after attack.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, special: Captain
kOlb, who claims to be Alabama's rightful
Governor, has left for Birmingham to be
present at the meeting of the Populist
state executive committee, called for the
purpose of determining whether the party
shall adopt revolutionary methods TO seat
KOlb. Captain Kolb declined to talk say.
ing: IL have written a strong commune
cation to the committee, which will be
| given to the press" 1t is understood here
that Kolb fayors revolutionary methods
1t is said the committee will be about even
iy divided on Kolb's proposition.
New ORLEANS special: At a meeting
of the sugar planters it has cen deter
mined to erect a sugar refinery in New
Orleans. This was done in direct oppose
ton to the sugar trust, which controls the
two refineries in this city. The planters
complain that the trust has proved hostile
10 them, has opposed them in every posi-
Bile way and has robbed and despoiled
them. The bulk of the money for the new
refinery was subscribed ut the me ting and
it was decided to allow no one to subscribe
except sugar planters and to invite no for
eign capital.
CHARLESTON, N. c., special: Judge
Brantley, in the United States District
Court, handed down a decision in the libel
case Of the schooner Carolina seized and
cOnfiscated by the state for violating the
dispensary law. The court says SO much
Of the dispensary act as interferes with in.
terstate commerce is obnoxious to the
United States constitution and void, and
the schooner Carolina while engage in
such commerce could not be legally seized.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, special: Matte
Meadows of Lewistown, this county, in "A
ct Of outraged pride, fatally cut Agnes
YOung's throat with Q razor. The Mead.
ow girls father, aged rs, wanted to marry
Agnes Young, but his daughter objected,
whereat she was badly beaten by the old
man. She then snatched her brothers
razor, severely cut her father and fatally
injured the wernan. Agnes Young bears
an unsavory character.
MAcIEvILLE, w. Va, special: I. D..
Junkinss hotel burned. Three people were
burned to death and three severely injured,
Two will die,