Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-21
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WuoIllLptOll, DeC. EU.'--lnG president
hus gone to New York to the New Eng
land dinner.
New York, Dec. 2O-Of the one hund-
red and fifty cases OF diphtheria in
Brooklyn last week. 50 proved fatal.
Chicago, Dec 20.-A Chicago Jour-
nails GAINESVILLE, (Wis.) special says
Doyles feed mill burned this forenoon,
Loss, $4,000: insurance $2,5OO.
st. Petersburg Dec. 2O.-The govern
ment has ordered twelve torpedo cutters
at cost of 10000 pounds each, for the
Russian fleet in Chinese waters.
London, Dec. 2O.-Three hundred ex-
perienced London police have been Sc
lected to strengthen the civil force in
certain parts Of ireland. particularly
Dublin.
New York, Dec. 2O-Mrs. Bergmans,
the young wife who abandoned her home
in Philadelphia and came to this city,has
returned to Philadelphia, under promises
that she will not be forced to live with
her husband.
Cincinnati, Dec. 20-The action of Gov.
Foster, in withdrawing from the contest
ior U. >. senator. is commented upon
here to-day by the leading republicans
as magnamOus act, creditable to him in
the highest degree.
Boston, Dec. 20.-Sarah Bernhardt has
announced her intention of prosecuting
any clergyman who may hereafter make
attacks on her character from the puI-
pit. She is especially severe on Tai
madge, who is termed mountebank.
Washington, Dec. 2O-The senate iu-
dietary committee laid over Judge
Woods nomination for the supreme
court. together with others. Memorials
are received strongly urging Woods con-
firmation, and he will probably be con-
firmed.
st. Louis, Dec. 2O.-A special from
Jacksonville, Ills, to the Post. Dispatch
says: A freight train on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad ran into
freight train on the Wabash road at
the crossing of the two roads at Chaplin,
ten miles west of here, at four o'clock
this morning, smashing three loaded
cars of the Wabash and badly damaging
its own engine.
Chicago, Dec. 20.-An accident occur
cd last evening which was first generally
known this morning, at the Hsrrison
street crossing of the Pittsburg and Ft.
Wayne railroad, where switch engine
and freight train of four cars collided.
Fred Dwyer, engineer of the switch
engine, was caught between the
boiler and the tender of his en-
gine and his hip smashed and leg broken.
he was held twenty minutes before he
could be released. His injuries are
fatal. John Byre, fireman, had his foot
smashed and his leg broken. Fred.
Thomas, brakeman Of the freight train,
fell fifteen feet on pile of bricks and
received fatal injuries. The switch en-
gine was demolished and the train
ditched.
Chicago, Dec. 2O-Jones & Mcdonald
who have. for some months been embar.
rassed in business, failed this morning
with liabilities Of about 100000, and as.
sets secured, approximating $45O,OOO
The firm cannot give the exact figures
owing to the fact that the large quantity
Of wheat which they held was closed out
this morning at figures which they can.
not yet ascertain. Their assets and debts
will depend somewhat on those figures
The firm is one which has had large
trade and has generally been regarded as
substantial. It is said their deals were
for other parties who failed to respond
when called on for margins, leaving them
to fill the gap. Jones is son of Hon. J
Russell Jones, ex-minister to Belgium
and prominent man in business in this
city.