Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-08-16
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f4lfladeaphia, ~ANg = 18.~tThe seIaht1l
district democrats nominated Judge H.
@. Allen for congress.
New Orleans, Aug. 13.-By the explo-
sion and sinking of the Bonnie Lee Mon
fday, i'm additions to the ,caalsaltiea bafOfe
reported, six roustabouts and one cabin
boy were drowned,
'bes Mo6ines, ID, H., Aug: f33::As4Late last
night tenement, owned by Mr.. Haskins
.msnakariUf the Eureka coal mine, burned
down. Hasklns has been evicfihg strik,'
ing miners lately, and it is believed the
building was. set. Oh sfife by coal miners
from motives Of revenge.
Denver, Aug. 13.-The Tribune's San
to Fe special says: Gen. Byrne of Fort
Worth, Texas, wounded by an Indian in
the recent attack on mail coach be-
tween Quitman and Eagle Springs, died
last night of his wounds. The Indians
are on the Mexican side of the river, but
are demoralized. l,',.-,
Springfield, A,,g. 13.--The Aiheficain
express company to-day filed a bill in
the United States circuit court against
the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville rail-
road company. and obtained Temporal
ry injunctian restraining the latter from
interfering with the express companys
business on its road.
Chicago. Aug. ia meeting of prom.
inent stock men was held at the stock
yards exchange building for the-purpose
Of taking cQgnizance EDf the false state
meuts tespeMilg the. c6ndition. Of fs:ca&tTd
received here; Resolutions were. adbIted
that the general condition of tie health
of live stock arriving in and departing
from this market was never known to be
better. The resolutions will be for
warded to the governor Of illinois: -.
Boston, Aug. Ia "A fire tonight in AZ
to AZ Sumner street, and occupied by
Lewis Brown & Co., importers of silks,
and by Levi, Foster & Brown, fancy silk
goods, and others, Lewis Brown & Co.
behg the prinai1al 1psers,s they laying q
very valuable stock, on hand, caused
damaged estimated at $75, ,OOO;. insured.
Levi, Foster & Browns loss is $4,000;
insured for $15O,O0O. A fire in the car
riage factory of Sargent & Ham, 26 to 30
Boweker street, caused a loss of $33, 600;
mainly insured. gf. 'e',-,ls @it>
Washington, Aug. 13.-Advices have
reached the department of state that
general escape of prisoners occurred at
Laredo Texas. Two succeeded in cross
ing the Rio Grande to New Laredo, Mex
leo, two were drowned and the remain.
der were prevented from crossing by
United States troops. 1t is alleged that
the prisoners who reached Mexican soil
were afforded protection there. In con-
sequence, the department OF state has
instructed the United States consul at
New Laredo to make thorough investi-
cation. =
Rochester, Aug. 13.-Summary of the
2:23 class, purse Of $l,5OO, divided:
,Wedgewood won; Kittie Bates second,
Ratchen- third deck Wright fo1ftl.- -..Ehe
free-for-all pacing race, purse of 81 500,
divided, Matte Hunter won; Lucy sec
ond, Sorrel Dan third, Rowdy Boy
fourth, Sleepy Tom fifth. Time, ply
PISA, 2:17ll, 2:l61, and 2:1S. The 2:25
clasw, II 800, divided, HatWe sWubdwapd
won; Belle H' second. KeeneLm third;
john $. CLARK 3ouiftlE Time, % :22A
2:2Oa4, and 2:2115.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.=-A telegram
from Fort Concho, from the agent Of the
contractors of stage line,sto C9l. 4eg9n
H. Roob, says the.Ipdians captured and
entirely destroyed ane mail and killed
the last sstage east.: TEe road Between
Davis and Ell Passo is entirely infested
with Indians, and there is no military 81
civil power to give protection. to- the
mails running between Concho and ,Da
Wis. A latter dispatch from the same
placeaays the Indians took away, all sthe
stock from Barrett Springs station, and
it is believed "a late. mail. east has beer
captured. ..,,t! .,+,.;., e..l....& s:!,.- ..: I.