Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-01
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Saratoga, Aug. 1.-The races were post
poned until tomorrow. owing to rain.
Lewiston, Aug. 1.-The grecnbackcrs of
the I'd district nominated Solon Chase !or
congress-.
Portland August 1.-The republicans of
the lst district renominatcd Thos b. Reed,
for congress.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-Wm Mitchell and
John Stevenson, dock idlers, quarreled yes
terday in saloon. and Mitchell was killed.
Patterson, N. Y. August 1.-The Passaic
ice company buildings at Oldham was burn
ed this morning. Loss probably Se5,OoO.
No insurance.
Chatham Village, N. Y, Aug. l.-U. S.
Marshal Payne's paper mill was blrncd this
morning. Loss, 100000; insurance, $685.
600.
Cairo. Ill.,, Aug. Last evening w. r..
Schuckcrs and Thos. Nally, 10th ncwsp,
per men, stricken down BY excessive heat
are now considered out of danger
New York. Aug. 1.-The Times says:
The bulk Of the Scranton coal disposed of
at auction yesterday was taken by two par
ties directly interested with the sellers.
N. Y. August l.-There we're G7 failures
in this city in July, with aggregate liabilities
of $573S,171. an increase over June in
number of failures and amount of liabilities,
San Francisco, August 1.-Dispatchcs
received here indicate that the Bannocks
and other hostiles are again becoming active
stages and threatening fresh out.
breaks
Keokuk, Ia, Aug 1-G=p Kelly, Of
West Florence, O.. committed suicide BIZ
hanging himself in this city this afternoon
No cause is assigned, hui iii hcal,h is sur
posed TO have prompted the act.
Cairo, ILL.,, Aug. DR. Thompson, an
old gentleman from Ia, who has for the las,
ycareked out can y subsistence. b pracicing
homeopathy. was foand dead in bed last cv n
inc. The case Of his death is supposed to
be heat and lack ofprnpcr nourishmcnt
New York, August la custom house
inspector has been placed in charge of the
store of Hahn, Benjaman & Co., broadway,
on the ground of under valuation of in
voices. The gru are dealers in German
shawls and cloaks. Measrs. Hahn and Ben
nman are manufacturers in BerlinEapd live
abroad.
Chicago, Aug. 1.-Charles w. Rigdon,
zeal estate dealer, filed a petition in bank
:uptcy. Secured debbts, $25s, 1000, of which
sl20,000 are due TO Scottish American
mortgage company. Unsecured debts, S1s,-
300; assets, a large amount Of encumbcred
zeal estate, and some claims aggregatjng
about $4,000.
New York August 1.-The committee Of
he house Representatives to consider the
abor question met to-day. Present Mesara.
Hewett Thompson, Of Pa, Rice, of Mass, and
Boyd. of I'll. The committee went into ex.
;cutive session to consider whether they
hould 60 on with the work, and take risk
# their expenses being paid.
Denver, Aug. Astronomers from Raw
ms and other points met here yesterday for
he comparison Of notes and discussion of
Observations Prof Watson feels certain
hat he has discovered Vulcan, southwest of
he sun, about % distant Prof Draper sue
'eeded in getting photograph Of the spec
rum Of the corona, thus proving that most
# the light Of the corona is reflected from
he aun, and is not due to ignited gas.
New York, Aug. 1-Charles Mnntanye
m complaint of Geo. Clark, Of Sprintield,
)tsego county, was lodged in Jail in default
If $3.50 bail in suit brought by Clark, for
s48 damages, for property burned by the
Montgomery tenants mutual society, the
ccretary Of which, Montanyc. is alleged to
rave been an active member, between De-
'ember 90, 1878, and September 1st ZIG
CLARK is said to be a large land owner in
his state, owning between 10000 and 50, COO
lcres. Tie original fraud in obtaining
grant of this suit was decided in Clark's ia
'or in every count C!ark's father had let
,ut land in f.rms of about 200 acres each,
mon leases at two lives, being, bu, not
css than, 80 years, at an annual rental of
2L cents an acre. These leases began to
.xpire In large numbers about 1870, ard new
eases were offered the tenants ut increased |
'atns Of from so cents to $3.50 and 50 an
lcre. This increase met with great oppos;,
iun from the tanantS' anf1 thu Mnntrnnarv