Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
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Detroit. Mich, Dec. 26.-The 81. Croix
river is blockaded from st. Clair to Marine
City with ice and navigation is therefore
closed.
New York. Dec. 26.-John Waldren. q
beggar 20 years old. who died to-day of ex-
posure and inanition vas found to have
81 900 to his credit in one of the savings
banks.
Pittsburgh, Dec. 26.-John Cunningham
employed BY Shoenberger 81 Co, met with
a horrible death this morning. He attempt
ed to step across the channel which carries
the molten metal from the blast furnace to
the mOlds, when he lost his balance and
lived several hours suffering the most ln-
tense agony.
Portland. Oregon. Dec. 26.-Advices from
Takima, dated Dec. 20, state that Moses With
ten of his principal men have been taken.
Moses and three others are, now there in
confinement. Scattering bands are hasten
ing on to the reservation; they say for pro-
lection. Not q gun has been fred.
New York, Dec. 26.-There is trouble in
the New York. World Office with the CON-
posltors. They heard this afternoon that .
reduction in wages or substituting new and
%nOn.uni0n men was contemplated and Q
committee awaited on Mr.. Hurlbut, but got
no decisive answer. Athalf.past ten to night
toe compositors we're discharged peremp-
torily by the publisher, and . batch of new
hands marched into the composing room.
A strong force of police was on hand and no
trouble occurred.
San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 26.-Gen. Trevi-
no commanding the northern diyiaion. of
the Mexican army, accompanied BY four
other officers, arrived here this evening.
Trevino was honored by Gen. Ord with .
major generals salute Of thirteen guns and
escorted to Ord's residence where he was
extended . reception. The Mexican and
American flags on the arsenal grounds hug
each other NJ they float to the breeze from
the same staff. Citizens here do not regard
the demonstration with approval, saying
that there il too muck toadyism about it.
Santa Fe. New Mexico, Dec. 26.-Tbe
Denver Tribune Of Dec. "a, containing .
copied article from the Chicago Times
charging Capt. Thomas Blair, United States
army, who recently married the widow Of
Gen. Gordon Granger, with havinga wife
in Scotland, was received in this city to-day.
This 10 the first heard of the affair here, and
creates Considerable intersss. Capt. Blair 10
very ihxiops 6ra fulIinysstigsiiion and 5has
Obtained leave Of Ahsenps md via Il once
ptecesa to- sshin1ten,, N6eFs. ID has no
doaSt 81. hsing. sble 10 mske,a full and sat-
iaaf6sqp14eIu S1IPlansti9n, and fully establish
the i1sity'G .thsScRsfge.
Dubuque, lows, Dec. 26-On yesterday
in Plasteville, Wis. E. Bailey, : pioneer
%settler, the Oldest and wealthiest resident Of
the place, was gored to death BY . vicious
bull which he bad fed and petted. Mr..
Bailey was seen y the p~ostofice atlO o'clock
on Christmas day. About halt.past II
o'clockhis litste6s BODY Was found in the
barn yard pierced with holes, his breast,
lexs. and arms broken, his body covered
with gore and unacceptable save BY hi,
clothing. The bull had impaled him on hi.
horns and ran about the enclosure with him
scattering the blood from his body on thl
straw, fence, and barn.