Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-02
LOCAL LAcoNIcs,

arrived. - Fs8 &3N5t&
The rainfall last night amounted to one
9Th Of one inch. IL e ss
! The maximum temperature to-day was
73e minimum $50. S
Two companies Of Iowa soldiers will at.
tend the Elk Poiatsreunion.
Gen. VIM. P. Dewey of this city he's
opened the finest law Office in the territory.
gsStsset Commissions Delanatef Il open
.inesshs gutter on thsss south side Of Third
street between Broadway and Cedar.
The weather indications for the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys ate:
Cloudy or partly cloudy weather, with &C.
casiepAl; rain, colder west winds and.rising
barometer.
Last nights Deadwood mail was discol-
ored BY smoke aud laden With an odor .sug-
gestive of the fiery ordeal through which
1t passed. The appearance Of letters and
papers indicates that the mali had:aaclose
: goel!.s : q Z 4 1a8MEaEsa Ell
! sTwokarke, round, fat, oily men Of the
world were this morning around town enter
tanning their friends by the exhibition Of a
female beet. It was Of the vegetable species
J andnptiyated the admiration Of the sxhih.
itors. 'ta'
Chief Engineer Wattles, tof the Dakota
Southern railroad is with the surveying
party of that company in, the Jim river
valley We understand they are meeting
with some difficulty in finding a satisfactory
crossing Of Beaver creek.
The women's temperance union will meet
for the transactionI of business Friday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, in the Methodist
church. The members are earnestly re-
queeted to be present Is business of import.
ance will come before;the meeting.
A prairie FIRE started last evening several
miles north of town, and judging from the
appearance of the reflection Of the sky was
being famed into dangerous proportions BY
the strong wind which prevailed at the time.
The timely rain which set in abou. nine
O'Clock squelcheds it and put an end to all
danger.
Engineer Bartlett ia having q lot of
stakes made to-day at Shannard & Wynn's
lumber yard for the final engineering work
on this end of the Milwaukee road. He
will commence setting the grade stakes az
soon as Engineer Dunbar completes the
permanent location of the line, which will
be in two or three days.
% The Chicago Times states that the suffer.
/ ing people Of Deadwood City, If there are
such. are to be aided at snce BY the United
{ States althorities. Under date of Sept. %,
the secretary Of war telegraphed Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, authorizing him to Issue
provisions, limited to such quantities as can
be spared from Fort Mead, the nearest mil
itary station, without too far dimini.hirg
The necessary supplies for that post,to Dead.
wood sufferers. These pesues are to be con-
tinued only while it is impossible to procure
stores elsewhere.
A party by the anne Of Reilly, who was
slncarcerated in the county Jail about .
month ago, charged with stealing a pocket
book from a Turner county man at the
African saloon on the corner of Walnut and
Second streets, enjoyed = brief period Of
freedom this morning. He was' permitted
to goito u outhouse and while the jailor,
Gus swanson's. attention was for = moment
diverted Reilly scaled the enclosure and
fled. In his fight he met James Neonan,
who recognized him and Immediately
notified City Marshal Gemmill. Mr..
Noonan then mounted . horse and informed
the jailor, who also mounted q horse and
the two started in pursuit. In the mean
time Marshal Gemmill continued the pur-'
suit on foot. Reilly ran down the bed of
the Rhine, but Was headed of by his pur-
suers, just below the mouth Of that stream,
and captured and returned to the Jail,
where he is now enjoying the luxury of =
dark CELL 5G& g &ta IL
'sa g CATTLE ron THE INDIANS.
Lieut.. Geo. LeR. Brown, commanding
Indian scoutsat Fort Bennett, reports on !.
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