Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-23

A French Canadian named Peasant
known to the police by the sobriqnet "Grand
Duchease," is on trial before the court a
queens bench, for crime similar in every
respect TO that alleged against Park and
Bolton, in London, England, few years
ago, and whose trial created 40 much sensa-
ton. He is one Of gang Of young tsl-
lows said to ply . disgusting and inhuman
traffic continually.
A child % months old living in Clinch
county, Georgia, while at plsy out doors the
other day came across rattlanaks With
four rattles, picked ii up and started toward
his brother, calling him 70 zee De
worm.n The tsr,i6ed boy shouted to him
to throw It down, ,--shat il was s64ke, ,-snd
the little fellow did a. directed and got away
without being bitten.
Some months ago q weak-minded, deaf
and delicate woman, an inmate of the aims.
house Of Pittsburg, went to live in the house
Of German named August Sachs, on the
south side. To-day she appeared before a
south-side magistrate and charged Sachs
with cruelty beating her, and also with hav.
ing had improper relations with her for
some time past The unfortunate woman ia
enciente, and eays she was subjected to the
severest cruelty because she would not sub
NIT to the embraces Of the brute more fire.
quently, The prisoner admitted his guilt of
both charges, and was committed to Jail for
trial. The condition of the demented
woman is pitiablc.
The most enthusiastic advocates of bal
looming would have hesitated to declare
that submarine surveys were within the
province of the aeronaut Such, however,
is the case since NJ. Duruof aud his com.
, panion, going up in balloon on the 25th OF
last August, at Cherbourg, and being at an
3 altitude Of FIVE thousand feet, were amszed
: to see beneath them, with startling distinct
ness, every rock, fssure, and depression al
the bottom Of the sea. And yet the sea-
E where the aerial voyagers obtained this
8 birds eye view, had an average depth Of
above two hundred feet. So limpid did the
: water appear that the undercurrents wert
perceptible, while nothing would have beeer
easier than to sketch or map the bottom o
y the sea.
:, On Wednesday morning, says the Nash
IS vile American, Porter Byers, engineer of
e freight train going south, lost control Of j
o while descending Cunberland Dountsin
} The train dashed down the mountain-at th,
e rate Of forty miles per hour. At Tautallor
d another freight train was standing on th'
track, but the switch was thrown open jus
in time to prevent = collision. The run
i away train rushed through the switch, ar
twelve or fourteen loaded cars were badl
wrecked. Byer- and the other train me-
jumped just before the smash up. Bye,
was badly cut in the face, and both legs wer
# hurt: but not dangerously. He arrived j
the city on the evening train. One brake
man was slightly injured.
] Three farmers sailed forth to hunt bes
in Alligator swamp, thirty-six miles fro,
te Fayetteville, N. c. on Saturday last. The
8. soon got upon the trail of three ofthe trout
ID lesome "varments." one of which was finall
Ie discovered and brought to the ground by
'g discharge from the weapon Of one Of Il
party. The lucky marksman proceeded
the spot where the bear had fallen. and v.
bending over the animal, knife in hand,
the act Of fplunging it into his throat, tn,
u !, making assurance doubly sure," when Il
" bear suddenly raised himself upon h
or launches and seized him by the arm, thro,
!, ing him upon the ground, where he he
!" him securely, and had bitten him upon Il
40 head when the dogs opportunely came to Il
=, " rescue, and the farmer was relieved fro
the deadly embrace Of the monster al
IN made his escape.