Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-13
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Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 10.-The Jury in
the grape sugar case of Alburger against
Hamlin, at Batavia to-day, in the supreme
court, rendered verdict for $247, ,125 for
plaintiff.
Bryan. Tex, Dec. 10.-On the farm of
Col. John Morris, on Brazos river, Harry
Williams, wife and child have died since
Sunday from poison eaten in beef. -Four
others of the family are sick.
Long Branch, N. j.. Dec. 10-Shrews-
bury river is frozen over and teams cross
on the ice. Many vessels were caught.
The steamer Seabird Of the Merchant line
had steam up to go to New York, but is
fast frozen. Trips will be discontinued
until spring. :.
Galveston, Dec. 1O.-A News special
from Jacksboro says: Yesterday party
of six men rode up to the store of Russell
Bros, at Oak, a small town twelve miles
north Of here, and after purchasing goods
amounting to 5000, invited Abner Russell
outside. Complying, he was fred upon
and killed. The party then re-entered the
store and shot and probably fatally
wounded John Russell. Citezens are in
pursuit.
| San Francisco, CAL, Dec 1O-A Belle
vile, Nevada, dispatch says: Chester
Marshall, noted desperate, on Tuesday
night last brutally murdered an innof-
fensiye old man named Jack McCann,
who was first shot and kicked until he
was dead. This forenoon, while the
sheriff was starting with his prisoner for
Aurora, the county seat, party of citi-
zens rushed upon the sheriff and his
posse and forcibly took Marshall from
their costody. The prisoner was then
conveyed to the outskirts of the town
and hanged.
st. Louis, Dec. 1O.-Parties from. Kan.
sas City who recently organized barge
line for the transfer of bulk grain from
that city to st. Louis were here to-day
and purchased the towboat Fearless and
three barges from Capt. Poe, which will
be taken to Kansas City as soon as navi.
cation resumes, to be ready for early
spring business. Another towboat and
several more barges will be bought OF
built between now and spring, and the
parties interested say the success of the
enterprise is beyond doubt.
San Francisco, Dec. 10-When the case
of the extradicted Mexican, Cata, came
up in the superior court this forenoon
Deputy United States District Attorney
Lowell appeared, and stated that in
structlons had been received from Attor
ney General Devins fot the district at.
torney to represent the United States
maintain action under the treaty, and en-
deavor to prevent collision OF the, state
with the Mexican authorities. At the
request of Lowell, who desired to ex
anime the case, continuance was grant
ed until next Thursday.
New York, Dec, lO.-To-night while
Mrs. Geo. Mcneil was sitting in her room
on the second floor of her residence No
14S, South Eighth street, WIN. Burgh, T;
rough looking man raised the window
: and entered the apartment and demand
ed her money Or her life. Mrs. McNei
said she had no money, and ran into a,
, adjoining apartment, where she secured
u revolver. AS soon us she reappeared
the ruiiian discharged one shot, the bal
penetrating the heshy part Of her lef
r arm. The plucky woman, taking delib
T. crate aim, fired two shots at him as h
: made his escape through the window
< Mrs. Mcneil says she thinks she wound
3 ed him.