Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-10-09

CmCaRO, Oct. line tribune 8 ljlOOm-
ington, ILL.,, special says: The epizootic
broke out here to-day. Two horses lave
the disease badly and others are unmis-
takably affected.
st. Louis, Oct. 7.-This has proved to
be the biggest day in point OF attendance
and general features the st. Louis fair
has ever had, 100000 people being pres
ent.
st. Louis, Oct. To-day is fair week
holiday and thousands of people have
gone to the fair grounds. All public
buildings are closed and business is gen
orally suspended.
Columbus, Oct. 7.--The western freight
agents held meeting here tonight and
and new tariff rates, to go into effect Nov.
out.
st. Louis, Oct. 7.-Barney Bechman
and Chas. Eckert, aged 16 and Is respec-
lively, were run over in the lower part OF
the city by train on the Illinois Mid
land railroad, and received injuries from
which they died few hours after the
accident.
Lowell, Mass, Oct. 7.-Communion
services i'll connection with the meeting
of the American board of commission
ers of foreign missions were
held to day. The officers for the
ensuing year are: President. Mark Hop
kins, d. d., LID; vice president, VIM.
E. Dodge. st. Louis was selected as the
next place of meeting on the third Tues
day Of October, 1881.
Denver, Col. 7.-Dick Allen, Just from
the south, says that warrants were issued
for the arrest of agent Berry and Capts.
Kline and Hoyt, on the charge of muir
dering young Jackson, and that officers
have gone to the reservation to make the
arrests. He further states that the
freighters are thoroughly aroused. aud
should the men be taken they will likely
be lynched before they can be conveyed
to Gunnison City.
st. Louis, Dot. ii. X. Emmet, the
actor, is lying dangerously i'll at the
house of bis sister, and his wife has
been summoned to come if she would
see him alive. James H. Norton, man
ager Of the opera house, is authority for
the statement that while Joe Emmett is
better tonight, he is still very sick. His
stomach is exceedingly feeble, and will
retain neither food nor drink, and his
nervous system is very much shattered.
None but the most intimate friends are
allowed to see him. .
Richmond, Va, Oct. THE grand
jury of the United States circuit court
to-day brought in true bill of idict-
ment against VIM. H. Pond for corrupt
ly endeavoring to intimidate j. h.
Davis, colored, in the discharge of his
duty as witness in the United States
court. Davis gave information which
led to the arrest OF Pond on a charge of
selling whisky without license. Pond
then procured Davis arrest upon war;
rant in which he was charged with OBJ
tanning goods from a colored man by
false pretenses. Davis was convicted
and sentenced to receive thirty-nine
lashes and to be imprisoned six months.
The evidence shows that Davis was
whipped with great cruelty, his life for
a while being despaired of, and that he
was convicted by the magistrate without
hearing evidence of any kind.
Galveston, Oct. THE News Quit
man special says: Victoria's band il
reported in the Fine mountains opposit,
Quitman. Col. Terross, with 456 me1
and portion of Gen. Buell's command
is approaching from the west. The onl,
outlet for the Indians is around Gen
Grierson's left flank. Gen. Buell's CAM
is in the vicinity of Quitman tonight
On the Mexican side of the river an en-
gagement is anticipated tomorrow.