Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-31
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Savannah, Ga, Dec. 2O.-Gen. I'D. Gill
man, proprietor of the Grand hotel, Gin
cinnatl, died this morning.
Milwaukee, Dec. 29.-The dry goods
house of John G. Smith & Co., at La
Crosse, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Loss, $4,500; insurance, 81 900.
New Orleans. Dec. 29.-News from the
City of Mexico reports the death on the
10Th of Maj. Geo. w. Clarke, editor and
proprietor of the Two Republics.
Hartford, Dec. 2S.-Bevinn Bros. Man
ufacturing company's lathe and finish
ing shop, and office, at East Hampton,
Conn.,, burned. One hundred hands were
thrown out Of work. Loss. $25,OOO.
Cincinnati, Dec. 30, 2:30 p. m.-Three
hundred thousand dollars were sub.
scribed in few minutes, to form COM
pany for the introduction Of Maxion's
electric light in Cincinnati, Covington
and Newport.
Sioux Falls, ID. T., Dec. 29.-At the
district court held here to-day, Henry
John Tehlafer, at the residence of Chas
Heidel, last Fourth of July, was founc
guilty Of manslaughter.
Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Kentucky Cen
trail railroad stock went up to-day from
40 to IS, and no offerings could be found
at the latter price. This is caused by
the recently developed arrangements fol
making it part OF a through line to the
seaboard.
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-'The Journal'
Quincy, ILL.,, special says: Reed & Bur
toms confectionery burned. Loss, $50,
600. Joseph g. Welke's establishment
adjoining, was damaged $4,000. Th'
other losses aggregate 800; all insured
The mercury is 10 degrees below zero
and fighting fire is extremely difficult.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 29.-Mrs. Dorca,
Burchtield, widow living in Franci
county, seven miles east Of Princeton
Ind, last night shot and killed Thoma
Burchfeld, her brother-in-law. It is sale
they had quarrelled at her house during
/ the day. The shooting was done on til,
street about 10 o'clock at night. Mrs. B
is in Jail.
Chicago, Dec. 29.-Commissioner Finl
of the Trunk line pool, telegraphs from
New York that the vote of last Friday Il
advance freight rates from Chicago tt
eastern points 5 cents, was not sufficient
ly unanimous to warrant change a
present. The rates will therefore remain
at IS cents for grain and 40 cents for pro
visions to New York, being cents pc
hundred lower than at this time las
year.
st. Louis, Dec. 29.-The statement O
the condition of the firm OF Manson, Bar
thalow Il Co., recently suspended, show
unsecured liabilities, $l75,OO0. Nomina
assets, S247, 600. The firm proposes fift
cents on the dollar, half cash and the re
mainder in ninety days. This PROPOSE
ton will probably be accepted by tn
creditors and the firm resume business.
Washington, Dec. 29..-Snow CON
menced falling here again last night, an
has been falling all day and adding t
that already on the ground, which up Il
last night in the country adjacent to thi
city measured fourteen inches on til
level. Consequently railroad trains hav
great difficulty in keeping up to schec
! ule time. The river to-day was froze
over from shore to shore, and the free7
; was reported to extend below Quantic
st. Louis, Dec. 29.-The coolest da
for several years. Mercury stood at Is
below zero ats O'Clock this morning, an
the wind blew twenty-four miles q
hour. The temperature gradually mot
Grated during the day, and at 10 o'clot
tonight the thermometer marked 5
= !. below, with the wind veered around
J the southwest. Navigation is entire
suspended, and the ice is so heavy
the harbor that ferryboats and tugs a
obliged to cease running.
!. Providence, Dec. GA fire at Myst