Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-09-22
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gate of grain receipts to-day is 1,448, ,4O3
bushels, including 808,40O bushels of
corn the largest receipts on record
Chicago, Sept 20-Saturday night there
was terrific storm between Dubuque
and Clinton, Iowa, which did much dam
age to farm and railroad property.
Boston, Sept. 2O.-Over half the horses
hereabouts have the distemper. Veterin-
ary surgeons say that in a few hours no
horses in the city will be unaffected, but
most of them are not incapacitated for
| work.
Washington, Sept. 2O.-A Fort Leav-
enworth dispatch says: Postmaster Till
son, a defaulterer, has been arrested at
Tawas City and seut to New York City,
where he will be tried by co urt martial.
Louisville, Sept. 20.-Last Saturday
night Harrison Hall fatally stabbed his
brother, Ed. The tragedy ensued from
hard words and whisky.
Montreal, Sept. 20.-In the bank of
Montreal to-day, during the temper aly
absence of paying teller Padden from his
stand, a well dressed stranger entered
by the side door, picked up roll of bills,
amounting to 5000, and escaped.
st. Louis, Sept. 20.-The convention to
discuss the question of the improvement
OF the Missouri river will convene at
Kansas City tomorrow, and will be at
tended by delegates from most of the cit
les and towns in the Missouri river val
ley. A large delegation, appointed by the
president of the Merchants Exchange
Of this city, will be present
Detroit, Sept. 20.-A terrible tragedy
was enacted yesterday at the house Of
Andrew Tiffany, near Janesville, Mich.
His hired man, Henry Lindly, shot Alice,
r.Titfany's, and he then shot himself.
Both were killed instantly. Lindley
loved Alice, but she refused him, and it
is alleged to have married another man.
Milwaukee, Sept. 2O-The Sentinel's
special says: A maiden lady, named
Nancy Harwood, living with her brother
i'll the town of Rockland, Manitowoc
county, was murdered last night. Her
brother left home in the evening, leaving
his sister with servant girl and her sis.
ter, and returning, he found blood on the
floor and tracked it to the body of his
sister, with her throat cut and covered
with wood and boards. The girls have
both been arrested, but claim to know
nothing about the murder.
Wilkesbarre Pa, Sept. 20-Mrs. Syl
vina Carl and her sister, Mrs. r. S. Wood
were fatally poisoned by using cornmeal
in which arsenic had been placed for the
purpose of destroying rats. Jemimu
Powell. servant. is dying. The Others
may recover.
New York, Sept. 20-The steamship
, Alsatia, which sailed for London Satur
| day, has returned. When $50 miles eas
\ Nr rrH Hoc1-
was discovered to be on fire, and in
short time after a terrible explosion oc
CURED. Before the fire could be extin
guished the greater part of the coal WA
consumed. The extent of the damag,
could not be ascertained, and the vesse
, returned for examination.
|, Washington, Sept. 2O-Clalms wer
recently filed by the holders of board o
audit certificates, District of Columbia
that they were entitled to receive 6 pc
f cent interest on the certificates from th
, date of issue up to the date upon whicl
they were converted into 1865 bonds
District of Columbia Treasurer Giltillal
decided to give the holders certificates Q
: 1865 bonds bearing interest from date O
, issuance of the board of audit certificate
7 but to allow no interest on the certiti
. Gates. Judge Lawrence, comptroller Q
3 the treasury, has sustained the decision
of Treasurer Gilfillan.
st. Louis, Sept. 2O-The committe
). appointed some days since to considn
0 and devise plan to procure new Ger
sus for this city had consultation wit
Mayor Onerslitz this afternoon, and
was decided to send the committee t
Washington to confer with Secretar
Schurz and General Walker, superinter
dent of the census bureau, on the sui
J. ject. Hon. James o. Eroadhead, Cap
q Silas Bent and ex-Congresslnan T. A
o Finkleburg will constitute the commi,
tee.