Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26
LATEST sY MAIL.

The signal service reports that the bark
sunk on Hatteras bar in the Phillip Sup.
picich, and with crew is a total loss.
Gen. Crook returned TO Omaha Saturday
from the Indian territory and denies the
statement in the Chey enne paper that a large
expedition would be organized in the spring
against Sitting Bull.
Geo. c. johnson, on trial on charge Of
grand larceny for abstractiug the books from
the auditors Office, when state auditor was
acquitted. The jury, after forty minutes
absence, returned verdict Of not guilty.
The Delaware and Hudson canal compa-
nv announce the following prices for Lacka-
wanna coal for March: FYfpace lump,
stone, 1915, aud Ives, nut, $3.50.
In the case Of George Sherry snd Jere-
miah Connolly, on trial in Chicago for the
murder Of Hug McConville. the jury this
afternoon, after little over an hours delib-
Grafton, returned verdict of guilty and
fixed the punishment At death by hanging.
Sentence will be passed Monday.
Relief boats from Sacramento have visited
the submerged islands in the delta Of the
river and returned with many families and
considerable live stock. rescued from the
flood Many are in destitute condition,
especially those renting land. Sacramento
is being actively convasscd for aid, with
gratifying success.
The annual report Of the Chicago and
Alton railroad for the year 1877, shows
gross earnings as follows: From passen-
gers. fl,2ll.Sll: freight. 1906. .769 ex.
press, mails. etc = $lS4.723; total, 81 1887,
COS. This is q decrease in the net earnings
Of $l62. 1870. but there was a considerable
decrease In expenses
About : o'clock Saturday evening, the
Erie ferryboat james Fisk. Jr, was in q
collision with schoone, of pier Al, North
river. The blowing Of the steam whistle
and cries for help attracted the attention Of
boa,men on shore who put out in the fcg in
the direction Of the sound and rescued three
pssscugers Of the Fisk who had been swept
overheard by the jib Of the schooner. Thest
reported that several standing beside then
a, the time OF the collision must have beer
thrown into the sea.
Two regiments Of the national guard o
the colored volunteer organization Of Soutt
Carolina were reviewed Saturday by Gov
Hampton aud made fine display. Severs
co|ored bands were In the column. AT the
close Of the review Gov. Hampton addressed
the troops, copgrstula,tng them on ,h'
improvement of the past, and reminding
them Of his pledge that the colored rac'
should enjoy full land equal rights under th'
law With the whites. and called upon tten
as citizens TO cc-operste with him in carry
ing on, his other pledges.
A special. dated Dallas, Texas, Feb. %
says: LAST night the south bound train OF
the Central WAS boarded at Aliens station
by six men who robbed the express car
-. 500. The train had hardly drawn up a
The station when man jumped into 'h
en- siuecr's cab. covering the eng gineer an
fireman with revolver. Five other me-
attempted to enter the express car, whe
Messenger Thomas showed f1ght, hrin
three shots at the robbers, hitting one, anc
il is thought, killing him. The robber
fred five or six shots AT the messenger, anC
. rushing 10, overpowered him, rifisd his sal
, and made good their escape.