Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-29

victed during this week in the u. S.
court in this district.
HURRICANE AT cAYMES.
New Orleans, Oct. 28- Captain
Bremaer, of the British steamship
Chilian, from Kingston, Jamacia, re.
ports the severest hurricane eyer ex.
perienced at Grand Caymen Island,
laslif1g from the l7th 10 the 2lst.
I a hundred and seventy houses and
large number Of fruit trees were de-
stroyed A portion OF the island is
submerged and many cattle washed
away The inhabitants are in a dcs
titute condition, having lost all their
: provisions. ali provisions that could
be spared from the Chiflan were given
them. Capt. Bremncr reports board
ing Norwegian Nlord from Rico for
New Orleans, with So sacks Of coffee,
wrecked duting the hurricane onGrand
i Cavmen. The vessel was badlywrecked
the cargo entirely washed out; bodies
! Of two Of the crew found along side,
one on board the Bara. Learned from
Islanders that the bark papers had
been taken possession Of by magis-
trate, but could learn nothing about
the tate OF the balance of the crew
THE NORTH POLE.
London, Oct. 2S--The British arc
tic expedition brought home a speci-
men of wheat deposited by the Am
erican steamer Polaris while on her
arctics.yoyaga.
Captain Mares, commander of the
arctic expedition, tslegrphes that the
polar sea is never navigable. The
ordinary ice averages eighty feet in
/ thickness. Animal life, and the nor
1 therly migration OF birds ends south
#ef cape Columbia. A memorial tab.
let was erected to Capt. Hall Of the
Polaris expedition At Polaris bay.
Esquimau1 tracesc ease on the west
shore, in latitude 81, SO, whence they
cross to Greenland. The impractical
ity OF reaching the north polo was
proved. All the neighborlng lands
! were examined. The telegram CON
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transmitted to the United States.
/ GETTING EVEN WITH BAGGAGE SMASH
ERs.
New York, Oct. 2S-An Internal
machine of some kind, enclosed in
tlimsy Saratoga trunk, exploded in
baggage Car OF the express train from
Philadelphia to New York, over the
Pennsylvania road, las, evening. The
trunk wa fortunately on top Of pile
of hagVnge and no damage WAS done
beyond scattering the trunks aud pros
tral'ng the hsggagemen. The oar
WAS sci on FIRE, but was soon extin-
Ruished. Parts Of the machine were
found in the wreck, consisting Of
small pistol and fragments Of clock
work. The pistol was discharged
into some inhammable substance thar
was entirely consumed.
THE HAzlNG CADETS.
Annapolis, Md, Oct. 2S-Cadet
/ Midshipmsn, Homer 9. Poundstone,
of Virginia, convicted Of hazing, was
dismissed yesterday from the naval
academy. Cadet Midshipman j. A.
Woodworth, Of California, and r. w.
| Barcla y, of Missouri, are under arrest
for hazing and await trial by court
martial.
FAIR BUILDINGS IN ASHES.
/ New Orleans, Oct. aS.-The grand
stand, judges stand, poultry house,
and fencing, of the fair grounds asso-
citation, leased by the Louisiana Jock.
ey club, were burned this afternoon.
The main exhibition building was
considerably damaged. Loss estimat,
ed at s25 200.
DEsPEKADo KILLED.
Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 2S-Deputy
Sheriff Wood ward, with two consta-
bles, attempted to arrest desperado,
named John Donovan, for beating his
wife. Donovan plunged knife in
The bowels Of Constable Price, When
the sheriff shot Donovan dead.
BODY FOUND.
NeWburyport, lass. lct. 2S-1hc
coroner's inquest upon the body Of
Christopher B. Sawyer, found in the
river Monday, develops the fact tina,
/ he was undoubtedly murdered and
: thrown into the wator. Suspicion
rests upon his own son.
! Rome, New York, Oct. 28-The
t Ft. Stanwi1 Knitting mill, owned BY
J, Nudge & Ames, was burned las,
night; loss $40, 600; insurance $40 ).
: 800. One hundred operatives are
thrown out Of Employment.
REPORTED FENIAN RAID.
Boston, Oct 28-The report 0
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