Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-02
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Panama-An attempt was mede, on. the
2Sth, to assassinate President Barrias, Of
Guatemala, by Felix Pages, q fanatical
priest. The president was. dining, when
the priest entered and drewa revolver and |
fred. The first shot missed, and the presi-
dent then closed with him. During the |
struggle servant entered and shot the
would.be assassin dead.
San Fraucisco.-A Virginia dispatch, yes
terday afternoon, says that number of con-
victs in the penitentiary at Carson attemp-
ed to break out, and seized Mathewson, the
Deputy Warden, and holding him before
them to intimidate the guards from firing,
made a rush for the gate. Mathewson three
times ordered the guards to fire. They
finally obeyed, severely wounding Mathew
son and two of the convicts, when the others
surrendered. There we're no escapes.
East Liverpool.-At3 8 o'clock this after
noon terrible domestic tragedy occurred
in this village. One of the oldest and most
respected ci izens, Ralph Wintergill, entered
his wife's chamber and cut her throat with
a razor, after which he went into the back
yard ard with the same instrument cut his
own throat. Mrs. Wintergill, vas
dead. and he was in a dying condition.
The supposition is that domestic troubles is
the cause. He leaves large family.
The morning papers contained brief dis
patches chronicling the suicide of C. E..
Clarke, of Terre Haute, Ind. Mr.. Clarke was
for many years resident Of this city, where
his family still reside. At one time he held
the position Of superintendent of the West
ern Avenue Methodist Sunday School, and
subsequently, he was an active member of
the Ada Street Church. Unfortunately, he
was crushed with an appetite for strong
drink. He struggled earnestly and desper.
ately to conquer it, but failed. Last satur.
day, after long period Of abstinence the
terrible thirst came upon him, and again he
fell-fell for the last time. He was taken
to the police station in Terre Haute, and
locked up, and in the morning was found .
corpse. v.-.f '.r.
London.-A Paris correspondent of the
Times telegrsphs. "Thc ministry having
recognized the necessity of retiring, upon
finding that the senate would not undertake
the responsibility of their acts by according
them "a vote of confidence, MacMahon has
decided to nominate new cabinet Fol-
this cabinet men Of the same policy as the
present ministers, but having neither stand
ing nor talent to overawe the senate and the
liberal party, have been chosen. 1t il
thought the approval Of the senate may be
obtained for such cabinet, while the real
power remains in the hands of the presen
minister" The correspondent thinks tha
even the ministers will eventually recog
nize the impracticabilisy Of this plan, which
even ifit obtained the assent of the senate
would he secuted by the chamber.
l Chicago, Nov. 2.-While workmen wer'
engaged in laying the upper leaf OF the
cornice at the southeast corner of the nep
|
John Ackley, was instantly killed Th'
upper leaf" is an oblong block Of sculp
tured marble. or granite, weighing abou
/ two thousand pounds, and had, by the ait
Of q derrick, been raised to its place ant
fitted, but Ackley, thinking 1t did not Ii
quite plumb. ordered 1t again raised
While it hung suspended iu the air. n
distance, of four feet above him, Ackle
{ cawled beneath it to level the mortar. Jus
then the pins. or iron bolts, an inch il
diameter. which held the stone aloft, slip
ped, and the whole weight fell, crushin
the man to death. Tho stone was move
Is soon as possible, but only in time t
allow the unfortunate to draw one Ion
breath and die. He was taken to his hom
# on Western avenue, where Q wife and chill
J. mourned his loss. Ackley had been 70
Q lowing the business for about twenty year
and at his death was aged about 40.