Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-05

CambrldgepOrt, Mass, Feb. 3.-Ihe
first Baptist chnrch on Central square
burned tonight. Loss, sl05,00O; partial
ly insured.
Topeka, Feb. 3-Mrs. J. M. kellogg of
Emporia has been admitted to practice
in the supreme court, the first lady upon
whom this honor has been conferred in
Kansas.
Paducah, KY, Feb. "a fire destroyed
the building and stock OF Fisher & Pax
ton, Wholesale grocers, this morning.
Loss on groceries, S25,O0O; insured for
$4,000. The building was damaged S4,-
900; insured.
Chicago, Feb. 3-The Inter Oceans
Marshalltown, Ia, special says: This
morning fire broke out in Sleighter's
elevator and in an hour and half it was
IL total ruin with its contents, 10000
bushels of corn. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, S6,7O0.
Milwaukee, Feb. 3.-Plans are being
perfected for redistricting Wisconsin.
Ihe plan is proposed by Henry G. Paine
OF Milwaukee, and certain to be adopted
by the legislature. 1t will give the re-
publicans seven out OF eight congress
| men.
4NCW LOi NJ l. GU. c.--lu ColucT Ullau
| the Oldest inhabitant remembers, though
cright'and sunny. The streets are slip
perry and blockades from falling horses
are numerous. The ferries are almost
olockaded. Toronto reports the coldest
January in forty years.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. "a delegation
headed by eX-United States Senator John
e. Lewis, has gone to Mentor to urge the
appointment OF S. NJ. Yost of Stanton
valley, Va, to the place OF postmaster
general ip President Garfelds cabinet.
Strenuous and persistent efforts are maxi
ing to secure this appointment.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. "a resolution in
structing the senators and requesting
the representatives in congress from
Kansas to urge the construction of a
government double track freight rail
road from tile Atlantic to the Missouri
river to expedite the transportation of
western products to market, passed
both houses of the legislature.
New Orleans, Feb. 3.-The Democrats
Little Rock special says: Yesterday three
men attempted to rape Miss Georgiana
Hambitt, highly accomplished young
lady, who lives at Augusta. The men
were arrested last night and mob OF
about 200 broke into the prison, took out
the prisoners. and crossing the river
hanged them and flung their bodies into
the river.
Chicago, Feb. 3.-Solne fifteen gentle
men from Lewiston, Maine, representing
halt million of capital, are in the city
bound for Arkansas and Texas to lool
out and bargain for eligible sites fo,
towns aud settlements. 1t is intended tc
send large colonies from the east to those
states and make every arrangement 70,
the success and prosperity OF the set
tiers.
st. Paul, Feb. s.-The Pioneer Press
Fort Buford special says dispatch jus
received from Poplar river states tina
Grow King, Long Dog and Good Bear
with thirty-two lodges, about 800 lndi
ns,camped last night on the Big Muddy
Three miles from here, and are expected
on the 4th or 9th. They are escorted by
Capt. Devices company Of the second
cavalry. Long Dog, one of the worst OF
Bulls warriors, who it was supposed
could not be induced to surrender, arriv
ed at Poplar river with eight lodges OF
the day of the surrender Of tie othe
chiefs mentioned, having come in unex
pectedly from Bulls camp and joined il
the terms of capitulation to Maj. Ilges
, That leaves not over sixty lodges witt
Bull. Long Dog says he had to snrren
der or starve.
, Augusta, Me-, Feb. ST.. B. Sven
member of the house from Minot, il
charged with swindling the public
) through the mails. He has been solicit
ing business by circulars for the Eastern
Manufacturing comppny, Mechanic
Falls Jewelry manufacturing company
the Kicker Rake company and the Po
, land manufacturing company. He ad
vertlsed corn-sheller for S4.50
simple piece of stove-pipe iron. thre
, inches long. Also moving machin
and knife sharpener for So, which is
piece OF wood sharpenel with file dip
ped in shellac and sand and costing tw,
cents. The iewelry swindle was equal,
, bold. Sven was sole representative o
all the companies and took out all th
letters addressed to them. He left An
gusta Saturday, since which time
United States detective has been on hi
: track, but he has not been captured. Ii
: received several thousand dollars.
San Francisco. Feb. 3.-Dispatche
from Sierra county say both the mort
and south forks Of the Yuba river hav
been unprccedentedly high for the las
twenty.four hours and the freshet vii
probably reach Feather river some tim
tonight. The situation at Sacramento
is critical and tomorrow may see that cit
under water The American river isrisin
fast and the Sacramento river slowl,
and the country around Sacramento Git.
} is already under water. Immense flood
5 are coming from the upper Sacrament
to the Yuba and American rivers will,
is feared, be enough to overflow til
levees that surround that place. A dis
!, patch from CORTLAND at p. m. says tina
section will be overhowed sure. This
the last levee district of any size alon
the Sacramento river from Calusa dow
{ to the mouth that has withstood til
waters. 1t is rich orchard and vegete
BILE farming section and the damage wi
be immense. Some damage is reporte
along the upper branches of the Sa
:, joaquin river and the main stream
: high. It has been raining in the Sa
joaquin valley this afternoon which
: expected to raise the river somewhat, BIT
no apprehensions of floods are felt IN til
h lower portions of that stream. It Ii,
$ been raining in Cisco since noouday,
;, times heavily.