Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-08-20

in the woods. The head was nearly sew
cred from the body and in the child's
side was q huge butcher knife. The
ground about bore evidences of the
struggles Of the little girl to free herself
from the villain who so fearfully assault
ed and cruelty murdered her.
Chicago. Aug. 18.-At the first annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the Chica-
go, Hannibal 4 st. Joe railroad. all the
shares but twenty were represented. The
following directors were elected: John
B: Lyon. VIM. Dowd, Jay Gould, M. p.
Bush, H. H. Cook, Chas. B. Farwell, ST..
Medill, John j. Singleton. Russell Sage
and Julius Hattgarten. These directors
then elected VIM. Dowd president and
John w. Hilton secretary and treasurer.
The part of the road between Quincy
and Chicago will be constructed imme-
diately.
st: Paul, Aug. 18.-Particulars have
Just been received of a storm in Dakota.
1t was:a! tornado, or water spout, with q
track two miles wide, extending across
the southern part of Cass county. The
farms struck were those of VIM. Weaver.
near Calrolton, Mr.. Milway and Mr.. Do.
well, near Mapleton, and Mr.. Zimmer-
man and Mr.. s. Woodruff. All the
buildings on these farms were more or
less destroyed and several persons were
injured. A great deal of wheat and
other grain was destroyed. Jno. Lynch
and some farm hands were injured.
Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. 18-A passen-
ger train on the East Tennessee, Virginia
d Georgia road, which left here about 10
O'Clock this morning, was thrown from
the track at Armstrong creek, about seven
miles east, caused by a washout. The
engine, tender, baggage and postal cars
and two passenger coaches were badly
wrecked. One sleeper remained on the
track with a portion of another Engi:
neer WMtlock's arm was broken in two
places. The fireman, two brakesmen,
Conductor Young, Express Messenger
Corcoran. and Baggage Master Devlin are
also wounded. besides eleven passengers.
Mary Battle, aged 8 years, was killed.
San Francisco, Aug. 18.-Owing to the
destruction of the telegraph office and
lines, news regarding the conhagration
at Eureka, Nevada, has been delayed, du-
ring which some great interest has been
manifested in the city to learn the de-
tails Of the disaster. This evening dis
patches come through, giving further
particulars and o partial list of the losses
from which the following is ascertained: !:
About 10 o'clock yesterday the alarm of
fire was. given, and dense cloud of
smoke was seen to issue from the rear of
Mrs. Poplin's fruit and vegetable store
on Main street, just south of the Odd
Fellows hall, and in two minutes several
wooden buildings in the immediate vi
cinity were enveloped in flames.
Little Rock, August ls-Capt. L. d.
Payne, arrested for alleged violation of
the federal laws governing intercourse
with the Indian Territory west of Arkan-
sas, has arrived at Fort Smith in custody
of United States Marshal Parker, of the
western district of the court of Arkansas,
whose jurisdiction covers Oklahoma.
Payne denies any intention to effect a
settlement by whites of any territory now
allotted to Indians, but claims that the
fourteen millions of acres acquired by
treaty from the Cherokees, Creeks and
other tribes west of the 9th meridian is
public land and open to settlement or
purchase by our citizens under the gen.
eral system of government. This is the
question involved and to be determined
by Payne's trial. People on the frontier
take most interest in this.