Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
An American Whaling Vessel
Fired On BY Spaniards.
Thirty Men Killed by a Mine Ex-
plosion in Pennsylvania.
The Orangemen of Montreal
We're Induced Not to Parade
To-Day.
Only Little Unimpertant For
efgn News.
MISCELLANEOUS.


Cincinnati, July 1.-THE national bank
examiner for Indiana, closed the first
national bank of Delhi, Ind, on account
of a run upon the bank.
ILLEGAL ARREST.
Boston, July 11.-A letter from Capt
Tayler, of the whaling schooner Rising
Sun, states that on the Goth of May he
was cruising off in the south keys OF
Cuba, on the look out for whales. About
o'clock a. M. the school was sighted,
Capt. Taylor and his chief mate, Atkins,
killed tive small whales, and were pursu-,
ing others when he was fired on by a
Spanish cruiser, and his chief mate taken
prisoner, and held as hostage till the ar
rival of a Spanish gunboat. The mate
was detained FIVE days on board of the
cruiser, when the Spanish gunboats ar
rived and declared the papers correct
His detention at this particular time, in
the midst of school whales, was a serious
loss to Capt Taylor's vessel.
DRINKING POWDER AND LEAD.
Cleveland, o., July 1l.-Henry Long
fielder, a saloon keeper, of this city, after
saturating all infammabe matter in his
room with coal oil, set fire to it and shot
himself in the mouth with navy revolv-
er about seven o'clock this morning. He
died instantly.
HIGHLY ENTERTAINED.
Cincinnati, July 11.-A quite large
delegation of merchants of soathern
Illinos and Missouri, were being en-
tertained by the board of trade Of
this city last evening, at the Highland
house upon the Mount Adams. A
formal reception was given them by
the board to-day. They were taken
in carriages through the Burnet
Woods, geological gardens, various
parks and an opportunity offered
them to seesas many attractions of
the city as could be seen included in
days. ride.
GONE TO HIS MAKER.
Harrisburg, July, 1l.-Frank Will
son, colored, who murdered John B.
Rudy, in June 1876, was executed
here this morning. He confessed his
crime some days ago.
ACCIDENT.
Cleveland, July lit is reported
that between one and two O'Clock
this afternoon. an explosion occurred
in the mines of BrookGeld coal com
pany, located near Wheatland, Pa,
on the line of the Erie ans Pittsburg
r. R. between Sharon and New Cas-
tie, Pa. Fourteen bodies have already
been recovered. 1t is said that at
the time of the explosion thirty or
forty men were at work.
SENATOR GROVER.
San Francisco, July ia Port
land press dispatch says that before
the investigating committee yesterday,
MIR. Brown, state printer and chair
man of the democratic county conven-
tion of Linn Co., testified he knew of
no use of money to secure Growers
election. +. l.. Porter, member of
Legislature of Linn Co., was intimate
with Grover, who said he would not
accept an office obtained by corrupt
means. John Jray, of Salem, testi :
fed that Wilson, of the legislature,
told him he had been offered money
and refused it.
Senator Palmer, of Benton county, testi
fed that Sites evidence, SO far as witness
was concerned, was absolutely false, and
branded Sites as q peljured scoundrel. He
admitted he had been rendered the position
OF superintendent of the penitentiary bI
Chadwick, after the election He did no
accept, because it would not pay, and fol
many other reasons.
OBITUARY.
New York, July l1.-Prof. S. Ten.
ney, Of Williams college, died recent
" in Michigan.