Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-11
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Kansas City, NO., Dec. 9-Brevet Major
Roseucranz Of the eighteenth United States
infantry, died at Fort Riley last Sunday
evening and was buried there with military
honors.
St. Louis, Dec. 9-The new double truss
span, which takes the place of the iron span
Of the St. Charles bridge, which fell some
time since, Is completed, and the first train
crossed at 1890 p. M. Regular traffic vas
resumed at once.
Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 9-The Lawrence
Journal will publish tomorrow morning an
account of the Pottawattamie massacre in
May, 1856, by james Townsley, who was an
eve witness, Mr.. Townsley's statement set
Ting question bitterly disputed.
Denver, COL, Dec. Ga dispatch from
Fair Play reports the discovery of uranium
in the Sacramento mining district. The
mineral is found in Bohemia, but never be-
fore in this country 30 far a. known. The
present discovery Was made BY II. L. Rice.
The ore runs 60 per cent uranium, worth
81 900 per ton.
Ogden, Utah, Dec 9-Regarding the re-
cent Washington interview with Geo @.
Cannon, the Utah delegate, who 10 reported
as saying that the Mormon people will abide
by the decision of the supreme court with
reference to polygamy, and would not vic.
late the Law, District Attorney Vanzielc
says: The last grand jury had sufficient
evidence Of polygamous marriages having
taken place lately in defiance Of law.
Cincinnati. o., Dec. ga frightful acci.
dent occurred this morning on the White
Water Valley railroad near Harrison, O., by
which four persons were instantly killed. A
construction train closely following the pas.
senger train ran into wagon crossing the
road. containing Peter Singer, Matt Singer,
Mrs. Maggie Singer, Peter Muse and Miss
Ella Hurley. The first four named were
instantly killed and Mics Hurley injured.
Gloucester, Mass, Dec. 9-During the
past year thirty vessels, one-tenth of the en-
tire tonnage Of the port went down; $40
lives were lost, SS women made widowa, and
2l9 children falherless. The property de-
stroyed was worth $4,000. In the Febru-
ary gale thirteen vessels foundered, and l43
men were drowned. These figures are as.
founding, but correct Twenty-eight thous-
and dollars was raised for the widows and
orphans.
Harrisburg, Dec. S.-Judge Pearson de-
livered an opinion to-day in the riot bribery
cases, in which he edecided that the evidence
offered under the motion to quash the in
dictment against Alex w. Eisenring, one
Of the alleged riot bribers, was proper and
that the plea in abatement was not necessa-
ry. The council will meet Monday to de.
termine the day on which the evidence will
be heard. If the evidence be the same as
offered in the case of Salter, in which the
indictment was quashed, all the indictments
will be quashed and new bills probably be
sent to the grand jury.
Deadwood, Dec. s.-The Reno court
martial concluded to-day with long argu-
ment by Reno on his own behalf, claiming
innocence of the charges and setting forth
that he became notorious through his pre-
vious trial and his actions were more
harshly criticised than those Of other off.
GERS more direlect. His worst crime had
been frolicsome mood. He spoke of his
services and the wrong which the loss Of
his commission would do him. The court
adjourned sine die.