Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-04
GENERAL NEWS.
A Mob of Tramps Takes Pos
session of the Iowa Central
Road at ACkIey.
Gen. Sherman Reports that the Big
Horn Country viii be Thor
0nghly Protected by
the New Posts.
A Few Strike Items from the East and
the West.
MISCELLANEOUS.
me sTRIKE sT1LL CONTINUE

IHE STRlk E STILL CONTINU NUES.
Cumberland, Ind, Aug. 3.-Only one
mine, the Polomee, was at work yesterday,
and it was on condition that if the fifty five
cents should be the rate of region, they
were to have it otherwise
Boatmen had conference to-day, but
came to no definite conclusion.
AT wILKEsBARRE.
WiIkesbarre, August All except night
trains running on the Valley railroads A
division of troops guard twenty miles of the
road for the Lehigh and Susquehanna. The
company viii not attempt to operate the road
for several days.
MOB AT ACKLEY.
Des Moines, Ia, August 4.-Despatches
received last night and this morning from j..
B. Grinnell, receiver of the Central railroad
of Iowa, state that mob of tramps have
possession Of the Central railroad at Acllley
Iowa. Gen. r. Van Keney, deputy Z. S..
marshal, left for Ackley last night and will
summon posse at towns along the Central
road and disperse the tramps. So far as
known no acts of violence have been perpe-
tratcd The main trouble seems to be in the
tramps taking possession of trains and COM
pelling engineers to run them out to neigh
boring stations on excursions.
A RAILROAD IN CHANCERY.
/ Chicago, Aug. "A bill in chanoery has
4 been filed in The United States circuit court
by John N, Dennison and John W. Brooks
4 of Boston, trustees against the Chicago q
Iowa railway company. A decree of fore.
closure was asked for, as well as the APP
pointment of receiver. VIM. HI. Hol-
comb, the treasurer, was appointed re-
iceiyer.
IT'S FIRST SESSION.
Fairport, N. Y, Aug. 4-The reform
council connected with the fourth annua
Chautauqua national assembly, opened its
first session at nine O'Clock this morning.
STOCK TRAINS COLLIDE.
Cleveland, Aug. About seven O'CLOCK
this morning heavily loaded stock train
standing at Conneaut station, Ohio, on th
) Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad
was run into by another stock train, caus
4 ing bad wreck. Loss $4,000 to $4,000
ITEMS FROM THE BIG AND LITTLE HORN.
j. Washington, Aug 4.-Gen. Sherman il
a letter TO the secretary of war, says: Wit
I the new post at the fork of the Big and Lit
tie Horn, and that at the mouth OF IoDgu
q river, occupied by strong and enterprsin
garrisons. the Sioux Indians can never rt
. gain that country, and they will be force
o to remain at their agencies or take relug
in the British Possessions. The countr
= west of the new post is a good countr.
. and will rapidly fill up with emigrants, VIII
will in the next ten years build up the cou
try strong, and will be as capable OF sci
:, defense as Colorado
- The weather has been as intensely hot
I'd Texas.
am impressed with the Importance
Ia this country on the Upper Yellowstone.
ar PERMANENT GARRISON WANTED.
r. The secretary of war has received lett
from the commissioner Of public safety
st. Pittsburg thanking him for his action dl
ID ing the recent troubles and requesting p'
ed manent garrison as large as the condition
he the army will admit, be stationed at Al
gheny arsenal.