Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-08-07
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Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 5.-Reese Owens,
a prominent pork packer here, failed to.
day. Liabilities, 100000; assets not
known, but said to be small.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug, 5.-George
Ames, medical student of this city,
will attempt fast of thirty days, begin
ming Saturday next.
Columbus, o., Aug. 5.-The national
reunion of soldiers takes place here
August, 10, II and 12. Letters received
to-day state that President Hayes and
Gen. Garfield will be present.
Toronto, Ont, Aug. 5.-To-day while
making deposit in tie Dominion bank.
q man named Pitman, clerk of the
Building and Loan association, was rob
bed of $1,000 by two Americans, who
escaped.
Buffalo, n. Y. Aug.5-At the driving
park to-day the 2:30 class race, purse Of
$1,000, divided, was won by Parana:
John s. Clark second, Edwin Thorne
third, Orange Blossom fourth, Centilla
fifth. Time, 2:2lA. 2:2l4 and 2:2lb.
The free-for-all class, purse of $500, di-
vided, st. Julian won; Darby second,
Hopeful third, Great Eastarn fourth:
Trinkett drawn. Time, 2:16A and 2 isl I.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug.5.-The police
tonight made q wholesale raid on the
keepers of gambling rooms, arresting the
proprietors and lodging them in the sta
tion houses. The latter threaten to swear
out warrants againt booksellers at the
trot tomorrow, claiming the same right
to gamble in public as that allowed
mol oo11a,c -
fortune that have been in full blast in
grounds Of the association. during the
week.
st. Louis, Aug. 5.-The freight house
Of the indianapolis and st. Louis rail
road, situated on the bank of the river
IN East st. Louis, together with 1000
feet of the platform, track, ETC., and some
fifty cars, most of them laden with gen
eral merchandise, burned at 6 and
o'clock this evening. The loss of rail.
road property and freight in the cars is
roughly estimated at 100000. The val.
lie of merchandise in the freight houses
is not known. The railroad company
has insurance in open policy at Indian.
apolis.
Cheyenne, Aug. 5.-A special from
ddIaiulo SlGJ W Glle LeAuor says: a
man named A. O. Angelo was found dead
beside the Union Pacific track this morn.
ing by the section hands. He had been
run over by the cars, and ended his life
by shooting himself through the heart
The man is probably Stanbrey G. An.
gelo, correspondent of the Liverpool
Courier, who was with Prince Napolean
in Zululand when the latter was killed
Angelo had been writing up the west fol
his paper, and LETT Cheyenne yesterday
for the Yellowstone park to join Secre
tary Schurz's party. r.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-An Omaha special
to the Tribune says: A former resident
Of jacksonville, ILL.,, has identified the
two prisoners at Fremont. supposed tc
be the Blenders, as the McGregors Of
Jacksonville. The man says he knew
them there as hard characters, and he
left Illinois for Kansas with them in 6
wagon train, and that McGregor, who il
thought to be identical with the Bend
ers, went to Labette county. The Tri
bune's Springfield. ILL.,, special says the
records Of that county show that in 1871
Alexander McGregor obtained mar
riage license and Nancy Ellington, botf
then inmates of the poor-house. They
were married and remained charge up
on the parish until the August following
when they disappeared.