Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-08-17
were married about four years ago, but
never lived together.

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 4.,-R. s. Smiley
Of Spring Lake, Scott county, drove into
the lake to water his horses, with his wife
and three boys, 16, 10 and year, in the
wagon with him. The horses became
restless and unmanageable and overturn-
ed the wagon. The three boys were
drowned and his wife barely saved.
Smiley is nearly crazed with grief.
Denver, Col, Aug. 14.-Dan Linehan,
whisky dealer at Buena Vista. last
night fatally shot deputy sheriff Murray
Farnsworth and slightly wounded Pat
Eastman, another officer. The disturb
ance occurred in Linehan's establish
ment, all having been drinking. Pistols
were drawn, and Farnsworth's first shot
extlnguished the lamps, after which
thirteen shots were fred in the dark.
Farnsworth was shot through the heart.
Chicago, Aug. H. Charles P. Wood
worth, q son of Judge Woodworth Of
Omaha, after having been confined in
the Nebraska insane asylum for wear,
was taken out with hopes of his recovery,
but recently disappeared. and was first
heard of at Syracuse on Monday last, but
al! trace of him has now been lost. His
relatives are anxious regarding his safety,
He is young man "a years Of age, good
address, education and manners, highly
connected.
Washington, Aug. 14.-The board of
army officers who visited Ft. Gratish.
Mich. for the purpose of appraising the
military reservation at that post have
presented their report to the war depart
ment. They place the value of property
at $2S.0OO. Congress last winter passed
a billauthorizing the sale or lease of this
property to the Northwestern railway
company. The company has signifed
Its acceptance of the terms of the ap-
praisers, and is making arrangements to
pay the sum mentioned.
Indlanola, Texas, Aug. 11.-Thursday
evening the water in the gulf rose to q
depth of three feet throughout the
town. The wind was forty eight miles
an hour. A number of people have left
the city by rail for Lavacca. On the
morning of the 18th the water rose very
rapidly, the wind reaching rate of sew
ty-fve miles an hour. The track and
ties of the Morgan railroad were literally
lifted from the bed and carried half a,
mile by the wind. No lives were lost.
The water and wind has entirely sub
sided.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 14.-The congress
sional contest is yet undecided in the
republican convention of this the eighth
district. The convention convened this
morning and ballotted until noon, reach
ing $50 ballots with the same results:
Sapp, 81; Anderson, 3612, Hepburn, l315
and Stone, 8; Sapp lacking three
votes of enough to nominate. In the af-
ternoon balloting was continued and the
273d reached with no choice, when the
convention adjourned to meet in this city
at II a. m. Tuesday. During the day
slight break was made in the Union
county delegation, and it gave four votes
to Major j. Lyman and three to J. w.
Chapman during half dozen or more
ballots, but returned again to its former
position.
Fall River, Mass, Aug. 14.-The wharf
at Mount Hope, upon which was large
crowd of excursionists, broke down at
$40 this afternoon. There must have
been q number lost, but it is impossible
to ascertain tonight how many. The
news of the accident to portion of the
spinners' excursion party at Mount Hope
created great anxiety in the city, and
hundreds of anxious ones rushed to
the landing to learn the news of their
friends. At midnight the last boat load
came over. The city marshal was one of
the party, and reports the excitement at
the scene of the accident intense and the
screams of those who had fallen added
to the confusion. Owing to low tide the
water was not more than five to seven
feet deep and it is believed not more
than two or three were drowned, al
though it is impossible on account of
the darkness to obtain accurate informa-
tion as to the casualties. A number of
people are known to have been injured.
It is impossible to get further particulars
tonight.