Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-07-02
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dispatch says Front and First streets are
submerged by the rise Of the river. The
damage to property in the city and ND
and down the Columbia will reach over
$10O0O0.
Fort Worth, June 3O.-Chas. Gay, a
Texas pedestrian, who wagered $500 that
he could walk from St. Louis TO Fort
Worth in fifteen days, arrived here at IL:
45 a. M, making the trip twelve hours
and fifteen minutes ahead Of time.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 3O.-Official re-
turns, corrected, show the population of
Springfield, within the city limits, to be
1858. There are $500 living outside,
but immediately adjacent to the limits,
making the total population Of the city
practically 23,5S3.
Chicago, June 3O-The east bound
Atchison train on the Chicago Burling-
ton and Quincy railroad this morning
stuck car on the track near Mendoza
and one sleeper and passengercar were
detached and overturned. About fifteen
passengers were more or less seriously
hurt, but none fatally.
New Haven, June 3O.-At the Yale
alumni meeting DIR. Bacon was chosen
president and Ellis H. Roberts secretary.
President Hayes was received with storm
OF applause. Secretary Evarts was in
troduced as the Minor Bully of his class,
and made short speech, followed by
President Hayes.
Chicago, June 8.-Cochrane & Can
mons herd of short horns from Canada
were sold to-day, the prices obtained be-
ing the best since the New York Mills
sales. The sale took place at Dexter
park. The best prices paid were for sew
enth and eighth Dutcheses of Hillhurst,
which brought $4,000 each, and for the
seventh Duke OF Hilhurst which brought
$4,000. Forty-tllree animals sold for
$3S.523, thirty two cows averaging 1898
and eleven bulls averaged SG62.
Bradford, Pa, June 30.-Lightning
struck u 25,OOO-barrell oil tank near the
Acme refinery at Olean, N. Y, this even
ing. The oil is now burning fllriously,
antl the tank is expected to overflow
toward morning. One hundred men are
digging trenches for the protection Of
surrounding property. Tile oil and ben
fvacinity. The fire department is at the
greatly agitated, it being the first Oil fire
| tI1Se llttSo bthSi plitSC lilCISs t1U
it is thought the fire may spread.
Galveston, June 3O.-A News special
from Fort Stockton says: Maj. II. j.
Lawrence and Il corps of Texas and Pa-
citic railroad engineers, after number
of days of extreme suffering from thirst
i'll the white sand hills, arrived ut Pecos
river with the loss OF some stock and
wagons abandoned at different intervals
for forty miles. Those first arriving at
the river went i'll search of the others,a
Il number when found were craized by
thirst and had entirely stripped them
selves. They were found within hun.
dred yards OF -Pecos river, drinking the
blood Of the animals they had slain
Some men were almost blind. Arriving
at the river they plunged in head fore
most and but Tor the bravery of the
most experienced a large number would
haye persisted.
Dener, Col, June 3O.-,rhe Tribune's
Santa Fe special says: News received
from Elpaso state that between the 2lst
and 23d Of June Victories Alpaches at
tackled Saulorenzo and Gov. Louis Ter
rasa's ranches in chihuahua, stealing
over one hundred head of horses. The,
then went thirty miles west of SAINT,
Clara, where they captured anothe
hundred head of horses, killing some
Mexicans at each place. Gov. Terrasas
with about POO federal Mexican soldiers
and large body Of volunteers is on thei
trail. Victories band, being remountel
may be expected any moment back int,
New Mexico. Troops are being rapid,
moved forward and within few day,
every exposed point in Grant, Doranna
Lincoln and Socorro counties will hav
detachments for protection. The Mes
calero Indian agency has been place.
under military control and two companie
of cavalry and one OF infantry statione
, there. Two companies of cavalry ar
now marching to Fort Wingate, til
Navajos being considered unsafe.
new post will also be established i'll Lal
lalla county, southwestern Colorado t
, keep watch over the southern Utes.