Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-08

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point billiard game, Slosson winning
this portion as well as the frs,. He
made 500 tonight to Sexton's 4bs.
W hole score, to .Slosson's thousand.
Sexton made 593,s Slosson's ayerrre
both nights, n; Sections, II. SEX.
ton made Tho extraordinary run to-
night Of 27s. The game was played
on 5 by 10 table.
ARRESTED.
CousHArrA, La, Sep. -. r.
Sirother has been arrested, and i
supposed to be the party who at.
tempted to assassinate Wesler, clerk
of the distric, court. S
INVENTORS IN CONGRESS.
PnLApELrHlA, Sept IA congress
OF inventors connected with the Uai.-
ed States Patent Association WAS. III.
angurated at Franklin Institute to-
day, the object being the formation
Of an international association, with
the purpose of securing greater uni
tormity in the system Of the world.
REGATTA PRIZES.
Saturday next the prizes in the pro-
lessionAl races will be distributed AZ
follows: To the Thames crew, "a $50;
Ffsherman's, Of Halifax, II 1000; to
Faulkner and Regan, pair, Boston,
$500; to Green and Thomas, pair
England, $500; Hanlon, Toronto,
$500; a. Brayley, ST. Johns, 400,
THE L. S. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
assembled this morning, "a states and
territories being, represented-a bare
quorum. The executive committee's
report WAS quite long, detailing all
the doings of the commission.
SOLDIERS REUNION.
CoLuMnus, o., Sept. IA special
from Caldwell states that the soldiers
national reunion closed to-day with !
sham battle. The following telegram
WAS received from Gov. Hayes:
regret that shall not be able TO
attend the reunion Of the command
ers OF the Union army, to be held ct
Caldwell. The services rendered by
the men who will be there cannot be
ovcrcstimated.. They and their com
mauders saved. this nation aud fought
successfully the battle OF freedom for
all mankind. They and their work
viii be gratefully remembered and
.honored throughout the world.
(signcd) r. B. HAvrs.
An appreciative answer was for.
warded to Gov. Hayes by order OF
the camp. 1. was decided to hold
another reunion next year At Cald-
we'll
RAILROAD AUCTION TO-DAY,
sr. Louis, Sept. THE A. & P.
railroad will be sold At public auc-
tion, under foreclosure Of mortgage
tomorrow 1t is understood that
Andrew Pearce, Jr., the purchaser Of
the Missouri Pacific, yesterday, will
also buy this one, aud the opinion
prevails in railroad circles that these
roads will be consolidated under one
management.
GOLDSMITH MAID WINS.
SPRlNsFIELD, Mass, Sept. =
Goldsmith Maid won the open.to. all
race to-day, easily, in three straight
heats; Bodine second, Judge Fuller
ton third, Smuggler fourth. Tine,
2sas4 !, 2:lt'as I, 3 ~
DEMOCRATS PULLING DOWN A FLAG
POLE.
KINGSTON, Sept THE .repub-
lean campaign club Of this city went
to Strong Hollow. yesterday, to raise
= pole. After the pole was raised.
the opposition pulled it down, which
was the signal for general scrim-
mage. Stoncs-were thrown and pis-
tolls fired, and it is reported that sew.
era1 men were shot, Que OF whom il
dead Several members Of the repub.
lican club Of this city received severe
wounds from stones, aud one = pistol
shot on the side Of his head.
CHARLESTON, S. G., Sept. IA
serious riot occurred late last night
between colored republicans on one
side, and colored democrats and white
men on the other. side. Pistols ~ere
freely used on both sides. The riot
.ers held King street, the main thor
oughfarc, from midnight until sunrise,
breaking windows, robbing stores,
and attacking and beating indiscrimi-
nately every white man who showed
his face a large number of persons
we're injured. Several of those shot
are in critical condition. Intense
excitement prevails over the riotous
proceedings.
RICE FIELD STRIKES
on Combabee hsve been renewed. and
the situation is regarded ~ serious.
A GRAIN RING BEATS THE eRAsGKps.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 7.-Move-
ments BY the grangers to load wheat
on farmers account seems likely TO