Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-10
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Indianapolis, May 1.-The IndlanapO-
lis Journal was sold to-day by Martin
dale Il Co. to Hon. G. New.
Frankfort, Ky, May 7-Senator G.
W. Gilmore of Pulaski county, member
of the Kentucky legislature, died sud
denly at his hotel this morning.
New York, May 6.-Samuel w. Can
field, president, and Richard w. Earls,
secretary, of the defunct Rock Island
Savings bank, have been arrested in a
civil suit to recover $38,0O0, the amount
charged that they embezzled.
Galveston, May IA courier from the
Magallon mountains has arrived at Sill
yer City, New Mexico, and reports that
Iiernan, Hunter, and their party,
thought to have been killed by the In
dians, are all safe. The Indians are still
on the ground.
Cleveland, o., May THE Herald is
about to change hands, being purchased
by stock company. Several we'll
known editorial writers go from the
Herald to the Leader and vice-versa.
Both papers remain republican, the Lea
der for Blaine and the Herald for Sher-
man.
West Point, May THE testimony
in the Whitaker case to-day mainly
traversed points heretofore brought out
in the examination of other witnesses.
The record read numerous atfidavits tes-
tifying to Whittaker's excellent charac-
ter. Southworth, the expert, will pre-
sent his report tomorrow.
Chicago, May IA Galena, ILL.,, spe-
cial says hoisting rope at the Peru
zinc mines, near that city, broke this
morning and precipitating tub of min
eral down the shaft, instantly killing a
man named Charles Lohrman, standing
directly under the tub.
Dayton, May IA man was found
murdered on the road to the soldiers
home near this city this morning. He
lay on the road with bullet hole
through his heart, but wagon tracks
near the body showed that the body hal
been brought there from the city, where
the murder was committed. Deceased
was veteran Of the home, named Valen
tine Schraeth.
Mount Vernon, KY, May THE tes
timony in the case Of Wm. A. McKin
ney, charged with the murder of Alfred
Smith the 25th OF December last, CLOSED
this morning and the case was given tt
the jury. After deliberation of twenty
minutes verdict of not guilty was re
turned. Thereupon VIM. A. Mckinney
and Mamie Smith, daughter Of the mur
dered man, were Immediately married
by Judge Mcclure, in whose courtroom
the case had just been tried.
Williamsport, Pa. May IA fire brok
out this evening in Howard, Stanaker
Howard, Perly " Howard's lumber yards
destroying about 100000 feet of lumber
From there itspread to the yards belong
ing to the Star mills and destroyed abo1l
100000 feet each for Williams & Fores
man, B. G. Bowen & Co. and Thos. "
Thompson & Co. Six tenant house
/ were also destroyed. One OF the Wi
Transport fire engines was placed in sue
, position that it had to be abandone
and was burned. Loss, S55,0OO; inst
/ rance, $4,000. The sawmill of Thoms
NJ. Thompson & Co.. and the shingle mi
of Thomas Dutfey are now burning.
Bradford, Pa, May IA destructi,
fire is still raging in Trim Hollow an
Oil valley and hundreds of men are
! work endeavoring to confine and subdu
! the flames at that point. The greate
: number of rigs and tanks of oil WEI
y consumed in Forest Brook valley, alon
: Harrisburg run in Kendall creek vale
and about the SUBMITS. The fire ais
ragged near Tarpert and Degolyer. IL
scope of territory in which the tire>prt
vailed is twelve miles in extent. Small,
: and dangerous fires are still burning
l all parts Of the woods. \ rather sti
breeze now blowing leaves the situatio
in all parts of this region very precariou
and the fire is liable to break out agai
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