Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-28
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Chicago. Dec. 28.-The eastern msils ar
rived on time this morsiue TOR the nrst
time this week.
Boston, Dec. 28.-Rev. Leonard Woods.
at one time president Of Bowdoin college,
and an author Of many volumes, 10 dead.
st. Paul, Dec. 26.-Micbsel Levy and
Geo. FriDke. two retail clothing merchants.
have made assignments. No statements
died.
Chicago. Dec. 28.-S:x Of the most val
liable business houses Of Gardner, ILL.,,
burned carly this morning, probably
through the effo,ts of an incendiary. Loss
$500
Middletown. N. Y, Dec. 28.-The re.
pair shops of the Oswego Midland railway
burned 10 night with Two locomotives, .
large amount of lumber and valuable mer.
chandise aud tools. Loss $4,000.
Washington, Dec. 28.-Peter McNamara,
q we'll known resident OF this city, died
yesterday afternoon. death being the result
OF poison in tie s,ttem by the bite ut q
man named DaDsler, with whom be had
40 alteration over two months ago.
New York, Dec. 26.-Bierhof & Living.
stpn, Wholesale dealers in dry goods, A
Lispenard street, made an sssigamentto.day
to Mayer Nassauer without preference. Liza,
bilitles, $l20,000; assets large, and it is
thought the 6rm will ask an extension and
resume business.
San Francisco, Dec. ga Portland, Or
egon. dispatch says that Noses, with ten Of
his principle men, have been taken. Moses
and three Of his men are now here in con.
6nement. Scattering bands are Fastening
on to the reservation, they say, for protec.
/ tiOn. Not a unn hoo hoon God
Philadelphia, Dec. 26.-Ex.C Congressman
Owen Jones started from his residence at
Wynnewood last night to visit a neighbor,
and was found before midnight frozen to
death by the roadside. Deceased repre-.
sented the fifth Pennsylvania district in the
forty-6fth congress.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-The third annual
meeting of the Northwestern Travelling
Mems association began this morning with
tull attendance. Reports show that the or
ganization is furnishing and has done a gooc
work the pat year. w. X. Sidly was elect
ed president, and Mason Hatch, secretary
The membership was limited by constitu
tionai amendment to $500, and a system o
voting for officers by proxy abolished
Springfield, Dec. 2G.-The state teachers
association held its twenty. fifth annual meet
jig in this city to-day. Besides the readin,
Of the usual papers, committees we're ap
pointed to report to the association recon-
mendations for the legislature TO establish
compulsory attendance at schools, the adop
tion of uniform text books in country schools
and a uniform system of examination 10
teachers certificates. About 500 teacher
and superintendent are in attendance.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-The trial of Mr.
Malinda Mack, at GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, indicte
with a hired man, Frank Dickerson, for tn
murder of her husband, closed this mort
ing with q verdict Of guilty from the jur
with the extreme penalty of the Law, state
prison for life, for the woman. Dickerao
will be tried later. He turned states ev
dence during the trial and testified that Mr.
Mack had killed her husband with q site
of tre-wood and persuaded him to h.
carry the body to the barn where it wa
placed under the feet of q horse and tn
animal backed over the body several time
to give it the appearance Of having bee
kicked 10 death.
Chicago, Dec. 26.-The managers of tn
Fidelity safety deposit vaults we're com
what disturbed this evening by the unusus
absence of George A. Blake, assistant GU
todian, who for some years has been tn
only man possessing the combination Of tn
special deposit branch of the vaults. Up
a late hour tonight he had not been fount
and suspicion which, however, may have n
foundation, is entertained that he may hav
violated bis post and absconded. tn
amount of property in the special vault
q matter of speculation. 1t might hav
been very large or very Insignificant.