Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-19

gratifying 1eharal.rrs. Despite very
Amlavorable weather, the attendance
on some days has been unnrecedently
large Saturday not less than 80, ,00n
visited the exhibition, and this even
ing he building is crowded with
music,loving and sightseeing people.
Excursions from the country are IN
creasing in size-and frequency. Cheap
fares are offered by the railroads aid
low prices for Accommodations, and the
attractions of thc exhibition itself,
prove sufficient to bring out the peo
pie from the country and neighboring
cities. as well as from Chicago itself.
TElRGRApH LINE sottp.
cnlcAco, Sept. IS The Western
Union telegraph company has pur-
chased the stock OF the American tel
egraph company, which has about
500 miles of line in Michigan and In
diana, and has heretofore been one Of
the most valuable connecting lines Of
the Atlantic. and Pacific telegraph
company.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. Isl.
8. MHYberry, revenue detective, lv-
| ing at HBlount Springs, was
BRUTALLY AssAsslNATKD
Saturday night. The murderer shot
him through rear door. Seven buck !.
shot entered his heap, killing him it,-
stan,lantly. The night was dark and
|, the murdefe. escaped. The general
impression is that the assassin WAS
one OF gang Of oounterf.iters now
under indictment, and whose trihl
will soon come Off
| LEES TRIAL.
BEAVER, Utah, Sept. Is. The eyi-
dence aiken in the zee trial,s Satur-
day, went to show that there were
not over twenty FIVE white men on
the GROUND when the massacre oc-
Cured, and they, for the most part
had buen deceived as to what was
wanted Of them. Not over one third
of this numser participated in the
.massacfe, and some even OF these
fred in the air, Indians did the great
er4part Of the work. Other evidence
showed that Lee had confessed the
deed and justified himself Tor com
mitting it,
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
| san FRASusco, Sep. Is. = A
freight train on the Western Pacific
broke through the trestle work over
TON Paine's slough, branch of San
Joaquin river, this afternoon. Thir-
teen cars were plunged into the
slough, and two stowaways were
killed. Overland traibs viii be de-
tiayed about 6ye hours
MELLOW FEVER.
SAvAssAn, Sep. IS. yellow fever
interments yesterday, 80.
coLL1ERY EXPLOSION.
SAN Francisco, Cal, Sept. lS-A
Victoria dispatch. reports an explo-
sion in the Fitz William coal mines,
Nanaimo. Two whites and one Chi.
naman were. killed and three whites
and three Cinnamon fatally wounded
The dispatch says the
SMALLPOX
is raging among the Indians in the
Ivicinity, although it is denied by the
health officers. Many deaths already
have occurred. The disease contin:
es to prevail in this city, averaging
seven new cases daily.
A GALE.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l8.-Ihe tow
steamsr Juniata, Of the Susquehanns
tow line company, left Hayre dc
Grace Saturday for Baltimore with
twelve bsrges in tow. When of
Pools Island at 0 p. N. Il terrible gale
WAS encountered, which cut tn.
-harges loose nine of which sunk
The pers ons on board OF the sinkin,
barges took refuge on the OIL her three
which driffed towards the shore, bu
before it Was reached one of theu
sunk, and all on board, eight persons
were drowned; the other two, having
twenty y.fve persons on board, reached
shore safely. - He
cohLlERY ON FIRE.
PorTsvILLE, Pa, Sept. 18.-Yes
terday morning Eagle Hill shat
colliefy, lncai Ne SS Philadelphia, be
longing TO the Philadelphia and Read
ing coal and iron company, burned
at last accounts the coal was still
burning. 3>oss, $4,000. g
). II q
r gTYuyrpsguF yMks 3
Pnssspa a.pl1A, seps II Tie typ
agrapti1eal uHoIs to.pght, agreed t.
a reduction Of ten per cent to tax,
effect Oct I'd, The reduction ap
) plies TO book as well as newspape
work. 44 q
. ,E.S3 LIT fHE wRoEti DooR. = 80
BosroN, Sep. 1s,-John Bennett ia
, tally shot Patrick's Buffer, las. even
ing, ut No. 4, Shaving street. Bostor