Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-18

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THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE SHOOTING
MATCH.
Creednsore, Sept, l7.-Six teams entered
In the inter state long range match. The
New York amateur rifle club, represented
by jewell, Allen, Weber and Dakin Of the
American team; the Massachusetts rife
association ); the Crescent city club Of New
Orleans; Hackersack rifle club of New Jer-,
sey the Columbia long range club, Of
Washington, and the Parthian gun club Of
Hudson, N. Y. Several members of the
Boilist team were present. The firing at
500 yards progresses slowly. The amateur
club leads, Crescent city slowly following
them.
The following is the total scores at 500
yards:
Amateur rifle club, Dak,n 72, jewell II,
Allen II, Weber 70-total 2S4.
Crescent City, Selph g., Erich 60, Glynn
Il, Arms 65--total 80.
Parthian's gun club, Gieger ID, Sargent
65, Jones g., Donager 65-total 267.
Massachusetts, rifle association, jackson 6S,
Wemiss Il, Clark 6s. Hebbard 57-total
262.
Hackenssck rifle club, Fisher 60, H, de
6S. Elmendorf SO, Lamb 69-total 26O.
Columbia long range club, Harkness 67,
Bell So. Laird Ga, Burnside 67--total 25!.
EM1GRANrs FOR SYDNEY.
London, Sept 1.-THE ship Star of the
West, from New York, June 2nd. for Sid
ney, N. s. W., with 1G5 emigrants, reached
her destination.
GEN. GRANT
was presented with the freedom Of the burgh
Ayr, Scotland.
II. D. Biandnith, patent medicine agen,
at Liverpool, failed. Liabilities estimated
at 10000 pounds; chiefly to American
creditors.
San Francisco, September l7.-Yes,erday
afternoon people pas ing near Sargent's
ranch, about two miles from Rocklin,
Placer county, heard several pistol shots.
AS they approached the house, two men ran
away scaling fence. On entering the
building the body Of Mrs. Oden, who with
her husband and Sargent occupied the
premises, was found ON tie floor. She had
been shot twice, and her head split with an
ak. The alarm was given, and the consta.
bles and citizens began to search. Abou,
fifty yards from the house, the body Of Mr.:
Oden was found. He had received three
pistol shots. The party then followed the
trail Of the men who were seen to jump the
fence. Their tracks showed they wore
Chinese shoes After crossing the ravine
three quarters of mile from the house
in the clump of willows, they found Sargen
bleeding from wounds in the head and body
He was conscious, and stated that two
Chinamen had called at his house shortly
after noon, and desired to purchase certain
mining claim of him. He accompanied
them TO claim, and while returning they
shot him five times in the body and head
and left him for dead. He said the assas-
sine were from Henryn, neighboring
village, one being cook in Grants board
ing house, near the Penryn quarries HI
had received Sl2O from the other Cinnamon
a few days before, for amining clamp which
was in trunk at his house, 'and he presum
ed the. e..murders were committed TO obtail
this money. A party followed the track
of the murderers to Chinese cabin nea
by, where they arrested three Cinnamon, on
of whom, was in bed, perspiring freely, a
though he had been running several miles
Other Cinnamon living there were arrested
and one who was much frightened volun
teered to give the information that All Sam
and All Jim had murdered Sargent, bu
then stopped and would say no more. On
Of the prisoners had Sl20 in his possession
1t was discoveredthat the trunk in whicl
Sargent had deposited the money had beel
cut open, and the money taken. Sargen
died this morning.
Great excitement prevailed during th
night, and had the evidence against th
prisoners been deemed conclusive, the
} would doutless have been lynched at once
8 The cook of Grants boarding house coul,
not be found, though the country and town
for miles around was secured in the pur
, suit.
This morning meeting Of citizens wa
held at RockliD, and all Chinese notified L
leave the town before six o'clock p. IN. B,
four o'clock squad burdened with thei
baggage filed out of the town, including
those employed by the railroad Co., only
the prisoners remaining. They were in M
way molested. At six o'clock p. M the cit
, liens marched to the Chinese quarters, ant
, demolished all the buildings, 25 in number
/ including one store, the stock of which hat
+ been removed by the owner. A fire brok,
out during the demolition, from stove re.
/ naming in enc house, but was extinguishet