Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-17
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Thursday Evening, April II, 1879
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Norfolk. N. Y, April IA di..;nc,
earthquake shock was felt here this morn
ing.
Pensacola, Fla, April IA hail storm
occurred here to-day, a thing unknown be.
lore. Hail fell as large as eggs.
New York, April 15.-Gen. Thos. Eckert
retains the presidency Of the Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph company at the 'ureent "a
quest of the directors.
Conway, Mass, April 15.-Tucker 4
looks cotton warp copper mill burned this
morning. Loss, $4,000; insured One
hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of
employment.
Salt Lake. Utah, April 14-Rain .set in
last night and continued through the dav.
lnsurlng many crops without irrigation,
which would be impossible in most valleys
OF the territory, owing to lack of snow In
the mountains.
Kansas City, Mo, April 14.-The steamer
zoe Kinney arrived yesterday with two
hundred more colored people. Six hundred
more will arrive on Wednesday. There are
only a few families left in Wyandotte. the
advance guard having scattered about in the
nelghboring settlements.
Washington, April 4.-The commission.
ers of Indian affairs to-day received a tele.
gram from Fort Sill saying there ia not the
slightest foundation for the report Of a
Cheyenne outbreak,
Chicago, April 15.-Prof. E. w. Jencks
OF the Detroit medical college has been in.
vlted to the new chair of the Chicago medi-
cal college, entitled medical and surrical
diseases OF women and clinical gynmloey.
Galveston, Texas, April 15.-Specials
from the north of Texas report a heavy hail
storm, doing great damage to crops. At
Lisbon, near Dallas, several houses were
shattered, live stock killed and a number Of
persons severely injured.
Galveston, April l5,-A News special
from we'll distributed points in the Sixth
congressional district indicate the election
OF Columbus Epson, democrat, over Nancy,
g~reenbacker, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Representative Schleicher
The election was quiet and a light vote wa,
polled.
sedalia, Mo, April IA family named
keele, consisting of a widow and six chill
dren, have received information of the dealt
OF Evan Thomas, q wealthy gentleman il
Philadelphia, who left an estatate valued a
$l,400,000 to be divided among seven heirs
Mrs. keele is one of the rightful heirs an,
her share will approximate 500, 1000. TIL
family are farmers and poorly educated, q
much 80 that one of them in signing tn
necessary papers to be returned to Philadel
phia had to afix his X mark. Four of tn
children reside in Pettis county, and one i
Linn county, Missouri.
Washington, April 15.-The house con
mittee on agriculture referred the whole sui
Ject of pleuro.pneumonia in cattle 10 a Gu
committee, consisting Of Dibrell, Mcdowell
Hatch, Forsyth, Valentine and LIE Feyr
With instructions to ascertain all the fac
possible in connection with the disease an
report the result of their inquiries Thur
day next if possible. The house committe
on epidemic diseases agreed to report fayo,
ably the bill of Representative Young {
Tennessee for the prevention of the recul
renee of yellow fever and other epidemi
diseases.
st. Louis, April IA terrible storm q
wind, rain and hail passed over St. Loui
about 4 o'clock this afternoon, coming fron
the west. The hailstones were from half a,
inch to an inch in diameter, and strippe,
blossoms and foliage and ever the tende
bark from the fruit trees. In the suburbp
especially, where there was little protection
the hail played havoc with window glass
breaking thousand of panes. At Collins
vile, in Illinois. twelve miles east of here, OF
the Yandalia railroad, the storm took upo,
itself the nature of a cyclone. Fifty build
ings were Frustrated, and every structure i.
town sustained some damage. Throughout
the surrounding country, which ls thickl,
settled, the damage done was very great. 81
lar as known at present writing three per
sons are killed and ten missing.