Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-26
THE NEWS.
CHRISTMAS TeLecRAms.


duy's dispatches:
Chicago. Dec .25-The thermometer vas
81 zero all day. Tonight At 10 O'Clock II
was about 8 be.ow.
the slrikeat the stock yards cOptinues.
Two principal houses promise Ia resume
Friday or Saturday with men pledged as
DOT belonging or intenoing to belong to
any union. the first regiment ie ordered
anoer arms at "a. M Friday 10 assist the
sher,h II necessary To MAINTAIN peace. No
trouble is likely to occur however.
Boston: Dec. 25. "A special from Bangor
20 tho Herald says: The escape from
nloooshed was very narrow. Aciu,aut
GENERAL Leav.,t IL now 10 Eastpo,t passing
Christmas He will arrive here to.mor-
row, What action will be taken is no,
known. 1t is we'll known that the repub-
l!caas are forming secret military associs.
'i0n and threats have been made tbst ,hey
would seize the arms in arsenal.
Cincinnati, Dec. 25.-Cold weather pre-.
wallis.
Madrid, Dec. 25-The senate passed the
bill abolishing Cuban plavery, l84 TO Ia.
No Cuban senator voted with the majority.
Boston, Dec. 25.-Nickerson, president Of
the Atchisop, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad.
denies tha. Jay Gould has captured the
road.
San Francisco, Dec. 25.-CoId continues
over the whole coast.
Delaware, Ohio, Dec. 25.-Three burglars
shot and instantly killed Bernard Picker.
an old German resident, for refusing 10 give
up his money. His wife was bound and
tortured with fire until she disclosed where
the money was. The amount taken was
81, 800. No clue.
New Berryport, Mass, Dec. 25.-Bailey's
hat factory burned to-day. Loss, $l15, 200; (;
insurance, $4,000. Two hundred hands
are out of employment.
Baltimore. Dec Is 5-Exc,temcn, was
caused here to-day ny reports of the intcnd-
I'd removal of arms and ammunition from
the state arsenal to the depot for traDsporta
ton TO Augusta. About p. M. two truck
teams loaded with arms and ammunition
were stopped at Kendusksy bridge
by crowd which rapidly increased
so that the streets were filled
with people declaring the arms
should never be carried out of the city
Mayor Brown demanded of the teamstel
the order under which be was acting. NJ
satisfactory answer was given at first, the
man saving that Traver. landlord of the Pc
nObscot exchange. had sent word for team,
to take the arms. A young man named
French then pushed through the throne
and said he was clerk in the adiutant gener
als office. ard was moving the arms to Au
gusta under orders from the governor. The
excitement Of the populsce was greatly in
creased by this statement and the crowd at
tempted 10 unharness the horses The
mavor told French he had not force enough
to guarantee the safety of the munitions il
attempt to remove them was persisted 10
while the people were excited. He said be
would take no respon ibIlity Of the troubles
that might ensue. French decided it bes,
to return the arms to the arsenal, rather
than incur the hazlrd of u riot, and the
mayor furnished police to protect them on
their return. Public excitement was in.
creased by a report that j. l. Smith. the
preenback candidate for governor, A. w
Hasktns, fusion Indian agent, aud Maj. l.
N. Falsom, OF OIdtown, were cIoseted at tht
Pepobscot exchange during the day, auG
Major FalsOm appeared ON the ground aftel
the teams bad ,urued back aud told tht
clerk, French, that he had made mtstak.
in not pushing through 10 the depot, anc
urged him tD change his order for their re.
turn u the arsenal. FreUch, however, wa
unwilliDg to assume the responsibility of
collision with the populace. Excitement i
at fever heat throughout The city.