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, 1876-08-04

Total Gasss-Bostons, 10; Athletics, 9;
First base on ,srrera15DostonH' 8; Athlet'c'' D.
Passed bAtls-Waru. 6.
Viii Nsat 81 paitehea-Mannins, si i; 2etsiein, 1.
Homo runs--NannlnE, !.
Two. .ho4c hfta-Lc0uhst and whitney.
struck out-Brown, Murnan. scs'afeF, and Ward.
umpEc-Mr. Daniels OF tho liartforda.
ST. LoulB-C1NC1NHATI.
C1aclaNArl. O., Aug. 3.-Basc-ball:
si.;;::!;; s s;;;:!:;E s:$!:;: :
iiase h!ts-st. Louis, 2e; cineinnatt, 2.
THE PRINCETON TOURNAMENT
Special p Dt,pa:ca 10 7ae n. .1stbans; H., T.. 4
tho basc.bali' tournament was !a,ssplcnd,d sue
Princeton anl Kewanee, 30 to ID in favor Of
Princeton. Sheffield and Kctthaburg,. 10 to Is
In favor Of Sheffield. Monmouth and FRINGE
ton, 10 to in favor OF Monmouth.
AMATEUR GAME At nAclNr.a
Gptefas Dttpatch 10 5hs Tribune.
citing games Of the eeason was p'aycd on the
1laeino College grounds this afternoon between
The first anti second Mines Of the Athletic Club.
Considerable rivalry has existed between tho
two teams OF thu organization, aggravated re-
Gently by tho fact that tho champions are billed
to play The Waukegan club Of the same nasno on
Friday, Aug. II. The last Inning Of tho gatao
left tic score Il tic, and darkness prevented u
Termination OF the struggle. Tile score stood
u to is, and though iargs comparatively speak
lug, tho terrific batting alone accounts for It.:
the game was Eantivally cncored by tho excited
R1cftatpra.
, 1876-08-04

.s1N HFgGT1B Z&F7W8.
About o'clock this morning ono Of our most
artiyc business Men waa heard to aay: l'm
guing n bc wurkcd to death again to-day. I've
Night aud it isn't directed yet, aud there IL no
stamp un 1t set, either. That will take an
lluur, and tl,ci, It will hu too hot 70 go to the
POST -Otllce except lu q hack, and there Il no.
body a!a44t to help INC Into 1t, H. and be sighed
Ike u furnaca,
, 1876-08-04

AT OXFORD, IND.

= -
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 3.-Iast night tho
steam aourins mill at Oxford, Benton County,
III this statc, waa destroyed !,Y fire, supposed to
bc inccndtary. The mill has becE idlo for some
weeks, nnl contained no stock Of fonr or grain:
The mill wr,s owned by Benjamin F. spcaks, ind
Was valued al $J, 600. It is rumored thnt there
WIS nu insurance IN the mill Of S4,tVl, put II
cannot bo learned in what companies.
, 1876-08-04
FINANCIAL,

New YonK, Aug. 3.-Cottrell d Babeock,
manufacturers Of printing presses, have failed.
Liabilities over Se5o, 900.
It Is announced that the Secretary of tho
Treasury will sell In few days another install-
meBt Of the Genera nwaril Invested In now 8 per
rents 10 meet the Atldltional Judgments 0t the
cn,trt ~ Arbitration. The amount ID supposed
to be between s., 000, 600 aud 93,o 900.
, 1876-08-04

FIVNTIHu THE NAFFIIs4s
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to the fs1's
from Malclra says alvices have been received
from Trnnsvaal, South Afracn, that Moth!bl WINS
attacked by 1000 whites md 400 blacks on the
7th OF July. Tho stronghold was carried by
storm apu i complete Victory won over tho kal.
trs, but successful kniIlr ral1s arc reported. and
the situation Is serious.
, 1876-08-04
KILLED HIS TATIIEn-IN-LAW
NJ IHsn1feh q Ihs Tribune

DAVENPORT, iowa, Aug. "a co1d-bloodcu
and unproyokcd murder was committed at
West Liberty, 20 miles west Of tllls city, last
night, colorcd n1au named Houston kill
Ing h!s fathes-in-law, man named Henry kel-
Icy. Houston lived In this city for about stx
years, but in the spring went to East Liberty to
open basbor shop. lie l.as been married 10
luis present wife for about three years. He
abused t1or drcaafully, and was constantly jeal-
Gus. The woman would 60 home very often
to escape her husbands abuse. which caused
Houston 10 hatc her fatAcr.ill.law. Day be-
fore Yesterday Houston WINS In 'DAycnpurt. and
bud stated to several that he was going home,
and would Kill his wife and hitnself too. lie
left here last evening, went to West Liberty
thence straight to kelley's house, and shot tiic
tou ael to thu woods, hut was captured this
morning nntl taken to the Muscatinc jail. LIZ
Is ruust vicious character.
, 1876-08-04

DunuQur, Aug. IA tlll-tappcr who was NJ
rested here for robbing Sullivan Brothers OF
$55 had in Ills pocket = fine gold watch that
proves to belong to John T. uoyne, Of Chicago,
who had the same stolen from hiu, recently In
the streets uf thnt city. The fellow is held here
by order Of tho Chicago Chlcf Of Police ON .
Charge Of highway robbery.
, 1876-08-04
At ur7AISAHD, NlISN.

ST. PAus,, Sttnn., Aug. ga fire At Bralnarl
last night destroyed thirteen butldings, com.
prisinC the main portion Of the business part ot
tl1o town. Loss estimated ut $15, coo to ooo.
Insurance, 5000. Thu insurance Is stated 70
be ali on the buildings i,l which the llrc orlgt.
mated.
, 1876-08-04
CASUALTIES.


Special Dfspatch 10 7ns THtnns+
JoLlET, ILL.,, Aug. IA collision occurred On
the Chicago, Rock 1sland d Pacific Railroad.
near tho Dcsplaincs River bridge in thia city,
this forenoon. The regular morning freight
trim, No. IL, bound cast, ran into sorno grat,l-
cars left standing on the track by the switcl,
engine. One car was ba1y wrecked and three
others considerably damaged. The engine Of
the cnRtcln-bouna' train los. Its amo]sc-staGli
aud Ind It's cow-catci,cr broken. Fortunately
uouo Of tho train men were Injured.
, 1876-08-04
AHlfCSTEU.

HALIFAX, N. g., Aug. 3.-Two American
were arrested at Bedford for robbery q
S32. 100 from the Bank Of Nova Scotia. It /
doubtful II thQy arc the right parties.
, 1876-08-04

Wills prison for burglary, aud wc1ie part,pncd out
after serving eight months, and Immediately
ceommi,tetl The Post Office robbery, escaped 10
Illinois, were quietly Nobbtcl, and sent 70 thif
institution. Gainey's family arc IN good drcuu,>
stances anu quito influential.
, 1876-08-04
1,ast Time and Crooked Work In
the 2:32 Race.
The Game Between tho Chicagos and
Louisvilles Broken Up in
q Row.
The Difficulty Patched, and the Gnme to
DC Played Monday.
St. Louis vs.. Cincinnati, Boston vs.. Ath.
letio, and Hartford vs.. New Haven.

I3uFyAIo, Aug. 0.-Twcnty thousand people
ntsoulcl the races tt-dny. Tic weather was
fIno and the track IN excellent condition There
was considerable 3oekuylng III tho a:3a class
race, and at the cnd Of tho fourth lleat, com
plant having bccn malc to the judges 'uas
Albc,nnrlc's driver was pulling him, Van'aess
wa taken out and Sam Wlllett substituted INC
action proving tho complaint to he wei! 1ounu-
cd. During tho nth heat, after leaving tac
turn, tle5o was evidently shown ues'lo TO-, ~
bcnt Albcmnrtc, nll the horses so,"s 4
for hin, and crow1ing him from his
nos,tfou. Dan Nfact running his horse
Frank aud crowaIng Albcmar1o ont Of place.
Thornla1c, however, trott!ng fairly and vim
n!pr the lcat, was awarded It, although It was
evident TINT, had there been less loelscying BY
thc drivers Of Franis nnd Clark, A'bcmarlo
voulal,uyc won roadl >, coming In only a neck
t$ntt
, 1876-08-04
KILLED ny A r1TCIIEoRK.

LANSING, Mich, Aug. 3.-Wi]liatn Howe,
farmer In the Town Of Eaglc, utter completing
stack Of hay, lot hls pltcslfork slide down from
tho stack,-thc tine penetrating the head Of hls
little sou only 6ycars OF age, with fatal result.
, 1876-08-04

ST. Jons, N. D., Aug. 3.-O'Neill, the muT
de1cr, was hanged here today. Ills neck WI
not broken, and he strangled to 'lcatl,. lie die,
penitcnt, confessing bis crime.
, 1876-08-04

Sptcia1 Dsspufeh to The 1lttunf
HUNTINGTON, H., Aug. 3.-An 8-year old
daughter Of Patrick Murray, laborer, was
drowned By falling into q clstcrn On the South
uill this afternoon.
, 1876-08-04
SuxMARr-Trcc. for -nll pl1rsc 81, 600; 81. 600 TO
first; ST. 600 to seconl; 5000 to third; s40o to


THE ritgEF0NT MsETiNu.
FnnEroRT, llj., July s-im ths s:M raec, left
unfinished yesterday, Billy O'Ncil won tie sixth
4sat F; .sIs Tits aqrE ,a | II q {W Widst :, ss;Su
arch Rule sceonl. Tie, eighth, ninth, an.l
tenth heats wgre taken by Monarch K,l]c in
2::s, s;'A. md 2:slh, Sophie Temple second.
re Art h irst :s II tls s9aate rsSs ws won BY
Second llcat was won By Ellen G in 9::5, Jalics-
willie second. In thu third heat Jancsvilu was
first anl Ellen Second: time 3:sll{. In tic
fourth heat Janesyi'lo was iirst nnd Little Tom
IL tho s:S0 racc, tho first and Sec
ills '' md s::t;, sclkirk scconatl, Ths third ri
ss ssan r"' m w"n 1 Y ses'k sess xa u essS eSsss
1u 9:ll1<, Frank Herman second. The 9th was
won by Chance In a:a7, ala1ey second.
In thp rscing raec tne tirat a9a M second ~ beats
er stnto Second Prairie Bird was dista'ced tn
thu ilrst heat The a::B u,nl pacing races will
be flushed Tomorrow morning.
SARATOGA.
9ARAToGA, N. y, Aug. 3.-Thc first race to-
day, u tlash Of mile was won by Inspiration,
Gray Nun second. aud burgo third. Tlmc'
ihs accoul race was tor the Saratoga stakes,
brought twelve starters from nine stables, Us
folluWs: Baroness, liibcrnia, Frederick the
Great, Lennaid. Bomblst, two Narrasansttt
eultS, Luclftr, ultastcrs Hfaentaft hlnEnsHeEt
and Fll!y, sister to Dassett. Leonard Won by
hcad, Boulbast. second, and Delmont's cntriea
third anl fourth.
In tbs ruct for thu Sequel stakcs, Parole,
freebooter, Waslorls, and Odd S0riss started;
Parole Won easily, with Freebooter second, AMI
Wa1loek third. fin1o, 3:loS{.
DEXTER PARK.
Thc "slnw raceh ut Dexter Park this attcr-
noun will ba very likely to be one OF the ln0st
cyeniy,tnatcl,cd aud therefore Interesting
events Ut the SEASON. The cntrica arc limited
10 tho $3.50 class, a1ld are "a follows:
0srin Deans blk. III. Indy Lynn.
Georgo Tubor's u. x. Milton I.
AM, Langley's ch. ILL.,. Highland Maid.
William lluASet' b. n Minnie Taylor.
". u. narIlngS ch. i. Harry.
TlDMas Eycrs' eli. Z. SoFtet Tom.
J. Alkin4u,I's Gu. &. Tommy.
There vii! also be Il trot for o:4O horsea owned
u Cook Cuunty, with the following entrLess
Frank lIcrscy's ch. Z. Tom.
", 7. t,cpr:a's hr. L. Jack short.
J. fulliyana Blk. M. tlerMaula.
;, Cfookt b. x. Fiddler.
4; EycIs' d, 4. lows Boy.
William lI0tlIea' br. ui- Minnie Taylor
". u. DAtEtnK's Cll. 4. Farley X.
]. l.. Deyeiiv's tr, u. Wonder.
Saturday afternoon will be given up 10 q grand
aatineo ut the park, md, ~ Il will 10 an suylta-
, 1876-08-04

Tfms-a:o1at, 2:99A, ":13sS, 2:.o, 2'@o.
FREE ron ALL.
nrr., n,o,-Tbe lorses appeared all looking
ftfs! "e"'-tno ,'",,;a,t,,,, a,,,oo1or Ci,or,
flnc, Chnrey Mas'm ',.,.,as a.sh ~ I,s, 1aIs
ley Greene Lucille Golaans,' r ua popre @n "u no'u
hayInr rlarue Of Fullerton, md II. 3. Johuson
s nMlnss, * they put in ar appearance the i'm
hsrr1iefs nspsG i' Goldsmith Mud III passing up ard
Hotsr 1owm thc stnni With easy strides was wildly
uo" a.si .n' Er tbn rst ],eat tic horses drew 20
% siiivus rs follows: Fullerton, /; Lucille .; Gold
s,tl. s"ia. ol!smi.h Maid, $15o; sn,ugglcr 800;
t" tbc .cld, S40, After six Intellectual
snc as,oe "e'u, H. lnrscs mt tic word on
sIores sHo sevr,,th @ trlal, the Maid having
siIrbt,v thc hest Of the scn.oF, Lucille scc-
nn5 amIsrr]cr a length behind. At tho turn
Fullerton skot ahead Of t'e Maid d, BY length,
fnurth fnu H. At the nuartcr-poio ia g2X Fullcrton
ic i' h, hy two ientsths. The Maid thrcc lengths
aicad aiu If I,1cic and smugclcr fourth. % tho
1nr strctri Rn,,galpr brokc. but being quickly
hrmtrlt lmrk fcIi 70 fIfth pl,ce at the alf-polc,
tg"f, ,vas rcnehetl #, I;O7. From, there the po-
stious remained unchanged to tho tf.rca-Quartcr
,.ois ,rhcrn the Maid nuilctl out, and cotlarng
FnlIortnn' nnsscl him. winning the heat IN 3;lQ
, 1876-08-04
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. ~ q. m.-For tn
Lake region falling barometer, winds n,ostl
from tho southcast to southwest, md esfghtl
warmer, clear, or fair weather, with p~sslb'3
rain areas alung Lakes Superior, Erie, and Oa]
tasio, --.......
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
, 1876-08-04
AT BATTLE-GROUND CITY, IND.
creurfnt 1tendfch IN liz ItitNuk.


LAFAYETTE, Iud., Aug. 9.-Tbo hotel at Bat
tlc-Grouud City, scvcn miles north OF 1afay-
cite, was burned last night. Most Of the furnt-
tt,rc aud clothing were saved. Tho house was
very old, and was owned by Mrs. Rock, and &C.
cupcd by Sylvester Birch. Loss probably be-
twrcn $i,5W aud $1,000. No insurance.
, 1876-08-04
nRI7iIARY.

spsetoi Dttpasca 20 ~ 5rtouHs;
LANSING, Miel,., Aug. 3.-AshcF h!lboufne
died al Charlotte recently, at thu age OF %.
, 1876-08-04
1lIRPEMIlhE

TURPENTlNE.
W,LM,RoroN, Aug, 3.LSp!rits Of turpentiae
stea1y 1t s5c. ;.
, 1876-08-04
PROFESSIONAL
T9IUHSEH,
P > ~ @

Ef
The U. &. Government addptod tho Common
Senss Truas as the best in nte. Countries IN ~
Common sellsu Truss il tho orly IsuAs thas posa
tisuy curss Huptute-
Manufacturcd by DARrLET, DCTRAN FtN
KEH ONCE. 10 Gtate-&4., Chicago. AbdninlpA
aud Vterlns Supporter, Silk Rlast1c eto1klRxA
cfutehEs, Instruments toz uato1iuilsz- -
, 1876-08-04

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
LoxpoN, Aug. 3.-steamship Canada, from
New York, hos arrived.
Mov1LLE, Aug. a-steamship Utopia, fror
New York, md uibeEnia, from Baltimore, hsy|
nrrEred,
NEw YonK, Aug. 8.-Arriyed, steamer 81
GcrnaIn, from uaVre.
, 1876-08-04
THE rIUNDLAND, Mo-, VENDETTA.
Eukctai ltfuateA 10 Iat z1ttana.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-La,es accounts from
tho Nuu,,laud, Mo-, vcndctta, furnish the fol-
lowing additional particulars Of the affair: It
appears that Tage IIowerton WIS Oh the way to
church tn d two-hoFsc wagon, accompanied by Ills
wlfe, father, mother, and other members Of the
family, eleven iu all, when tho fatal quarrel oc-
Cured. jesse Hymers rode up to tho wagon on
horseback and soll Tage Howestoa that Ito bad
had the advantage Of him tue evening before,
but If be would get out Of that wagon and 0ght
him fair tight ho would whip him. Here thu
hrEug commenced. At this juncture Charles aud
Thomas Howerton arrived on ule scene and
took hanu in the fight, as did also Bud or ".
II. Hy,ness, which resulted In the killing OF
jesse llyiners aud tho dangerous Injury Of Ills
brother Robert, rs already stated. After the
Hyaters found they were shot thcy setreatcd
into tho house. followed by the lIowersons.
bud IIyu.ers then scized 1ouhlc-bar1c! shot
run, pointed and snapped y It Charles Hover.
ton, who slipped oil Ills horse OH the opi'os'ts
side {soEn tic uymets. Hyt1ters Then turned
aud succeeded fl lnug the other barrel
at Tago Howertou, but without effect. ar.
Long, the father-in-law Of both the Howertons
and 1ho Hymcrs, was In the wagon wbel the
Shooting commented anu u said to By !1aplt-
Gated ii thu aHair, having loaded Tue pistol for
ysgc, 4obstt uynle1s Is failing slosly from ILL.,
, 1876-08-04
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Aathu1a.--Thcussnds Of the WORT cAASe q
asthma have been relieved by using Jonas W hit
combs Remedy. In no casa Of purely 1sthm1tl|
character has II failed to give relief.
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good ans sufficient under our code. 1t
possesses all ithe requirements, and
the facts thcrein stated do constitute
public oitense. Upon " hat appears
TO be SO plain subject it is not nc
cessary to quote authorities, although
numerous ones in point might be ad-
ducad,,
The final inquiry is as to the iuris.
diction of the district court, which is
controvcrted upon the ground of an
act approved January 10, 1873, enti-
tied IAN ac, to d ine the jurisdiction
of the courts of Justices oi the peace"
lit being chapter RI Of the laws of
1879 23. 1t il as follows: aThe JUS
"tices courts of this territory shall
"haye erci,lsiae j,rasdictio,s OF all mis-
"demeanors conmittca in their re.
.spcctive counties, where the maxi
smnm punishment fixed by law does
mot exceed finc of one hundred
. dollars or Imprisonment in the coun-
"ty Jail for period Of thirty days, or
both suck: 6sse aaa 4s4ssfEis,++s 4s +ssets. al :
"also, of all offences under, the laws
"of this territory. where the penalty
lis not specially provided for. The
second section repeals all acts or parts
Of acts in conflict with the provisions
Of that statute.
This singular and anomalous legis-
lation in territory Of the United
States, might be dismissed with few
observations; but il is preferred thro'
a sense Of duty to examine it at some
length. If the legislative assembly
oan.confer exclusive jurisdiction upon
a justice of the peace, as to, all mis-
demsanors embraced within this act,
then it follows they may do so with
regard to AL other misdclneanors, by
simply reducing the punishment.
CONTINUED o-MoRRoW.
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CRIME.
JEALOUSY DID IT.

ea,e essa, Ill, Sep. LA dispatch
from Paxten a., says, while wedd-t
ing party was assembled at Ash Grove
20 miles from that town. Wednesday
naght, the occasion being the nuptials
OF George Sleeper and Miss. Rosa
Hamilton, man named Robert Elem
ing called for Mr.. Sleeper just before
the ceremony was to occur, and on
lSleeper's going out, fired pistal at
him. In the scuffie which ensued,
Sleeper was sho. near the heart and
instantly expired. The murderer was
mounted on = swift horse and escaped.
jealousy is supposed TO be the cause
OF The affair. 9
MS HANGED.
k RcssDsD, Va, Sept. Hillary
g., cslosed, kpowa - the tire fend
Is hanged to-day.
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SPORTING.
OVATION,

AfnAsy. Sept. 1.-The Beaverwycks
who won the race over the LoEdon ere"
at the Philadelphia eEetta received an ova
,ion tonight on their return home
HARTFORD RACES.
!. HARTFORD, Sept l..- Ia the 9 20 race TO
day Haffal d. won; Ella Madden. second !
Mazanlan,e, third; lss,eman, fourth, Time
9 2alla .2el4 2:23l 225 2:2aa4 In
the 3 30 race, R,rus non; Carrie, second !;
Adelaide. ll,ir,l. Time 23li, 2:22lss.
9 223l5. In the hurdle race, Derby, first;
Milton, second Time four minutes aud a
half second. =,
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GAMBLING.
Who are Common Gamblers and
Liable to Punishment.

OPINION or THE COURT BY JUDGE
SHANNON.
TERnIroeY or DAKOTA 10 the Di-,ric,
In SUPREME CopRT Court of Yank
ton Co.
The People Of the Territory
OF Dakota DTS in Error,
Charles sponsler, Plaintiff In
Error.
G. G. Moody for plaintiff in error.
District Attort ey-J. r. Gamble, for
defendants in error.
[Continued from yesterday.
/ Section one, therefore, Of the new
law is but an awkward parAphrasal o.
The FIRST clause OF section 393 Of the
Eold code. The two enactments dc
not sntagonize. They convey the
same substantial meaning. But there
lare important clauses in section 393
THE second one relates chiefly to faro
| II rims thus-Every person who .'f'
| eaitty OF Dealing iaro' or banking fol
Others to deal faro or acting a
islookout' or game-keepcr for the game
oi faro, or any other banking game
where money OF property j. depend
ent upon the result
I deemed common gambler, and i
punishable as for misdemeanor.
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FOREIGN.
PROCLAIMED.

CoNsTANrlNoPLE Sept. 1.-The de-
position OF Murad occasions no excitr~
mcnt or disturbance. The deposcd
monarch has been assigned the Tchere-
gan palace as residence. Abdul
damidi, tho new suittatr, Ms =eess.t day !
received by the ministers and func-
tienaries Of the empire at .Tepcapon
palace, where he was proclaimed Alb
=dul Hamid,. tt.
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WASHINGTON.
puaLIc pEBT.


WAsnIse ROY, Sept, 4 The debt
Statement shows reduction during
August of s3,l20,o0o. The amount
of coin in the treasury is $62 ,51l ,956 /;
currency balance sll, ,666 ,So5; special
deposits Of legal tender held for re-
demption OF certificates Of deposit,
$31 .SS00O0. The secretary Of the
treasury has today called for re-
demption of ten millions $40 bonds
of 1865, Of May and November, upon
which sihe interest will cease on the
1st Of December.
= "A s s'DTsMissALs.
Dismissalss TO day in the office Of
comptroller Of currency, 81 bureau
Of internal revenue, 80 postoffcc, 333 50
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FROM CUSTER CRY

News from Custer to The same pa
per, gives the details Of the killing Of
four men near that place on the 23d,
whilst en- route to their hay camp
No names given. A party pursued
the Indians who were numbered bv
the trail. Twenty-Five followed theaa
to the hay camp, but the Indians had
been there and taken everything but
a grindstone.
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THUNDER sTnRM
FROM CHEYENNE
Al MI MISTER KILLED.

CHEYENNE, Sept. IA preacher,
late Of Kentucky, Lon Mason, Of Den
yer, WAS killed whilst In pursuit Of a
party who killed Slnith, on the night
Of the 22nd.
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SHOT IN pEADwooD.

Dan Baum, Of Cincinnati, was shot
and killed by jas. Young, in saloon
in Deadwood.
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CONGRATULATIONS.

BERIIs, Sep, 1.-The reply of president
Grant 10 the emperor's letter Of congratu.0
jalians OBJ the occasion Of the centennary
uf American Independence was presented
to-day. The president speaks Of the close
tiiendship between the two countries, and
hopes the relations will continue.
z.7 ESCAPED
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. Last night
five prisoners escaped from the coanty Jail
in Ibis city by saving through tho iron
grating Of the windows overlooking the
river and letting themselves down dis
lance Of 70 feet, by means Of blankets tied
together.
EXPLOSION.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept THE steamer
Jimmie E. Baker. at Trenton wharf. explo-
ded her boiler TO day; persons killed or
wounded, two colorcd deck hands killed
Bar-keepers, joe Sintos. expected to die,
Capt. t. 8 Austin, pilot, received two seri.
Gus flesh wounds but probably not fatal
The boat, was worth $500. Total; loss.
The cabin and bull were both blown TO
pieces, and the wreck sunk
THUNDER sTnRM
Pour JEWS. n. Y, Sept IA heavy
thunder storm begun In this section this
afternoon. and probably covers the entire
area of forest fires The storm promises
to be heavy and continuous.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-02
rScEspIARYe

sARAroca. Sept. IA coal break
er nj this Plymouth, Delaware 4 Hndr
con canal was burned to day BY in
=retn4ta 4 .ass sas stated II lns..r
ance $4,000. A large number of
men are thrown out Of employment.