Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-09-03
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Chicago, Aug. 3l-McDonald has Of.
fered John Sullivan to fight Paddy
Ryan for $1,000 to $4,000.
New York, Sept. From the Spirit of
the Times: The epidemic of influenza
among horses all the season is not
abating.
Milford, Sept. 1.-The sun is entirely
obscured by the smoke of forest fires
along the Delaware valley. No rain of
any account has fell since July 8. Large
fires are reported IN Palmyra township.
Buffalo. Sept. 1.-The drouth is severe
Crops are short and poor All the stock
trade but hogs is overstocked and the
market is flooded with half fat cattle
and light thin lambs.
Dayton, o., Sept. 1.-The establish
ment of Francis Friend, grain drill man.
ufactory, burned this evening. Loss es-
timated at $4,000 on the building, stock
and material. 1t is one of the largest
drill factories in the United States.
San Francisco, Sept. Further ad-
vices regarding the attempt to rob the
overland train say that on the approach
of the robbers the express messenger put
out the lights. secured the car doors and
armed himself. The robbers finding
their attempted surprise failure left
hurriedly in wagon which they had in
waiting. Officers are in pursuit.
New York, Sept. 1-Wm. A. Anderson,
chairman of the committee appointed
by the board of underwriters to investi
gate the danger of fire from electric
light wires, said this morning that the
committee was convinced that if electric
wires were properly insulated there was
less danger of fire from electricity than
than leaky gas mains and kerosene.
Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-The Republican, s
Manitowoc special says: During the
heavy storm Of last night the large con-
vent at Silver Lake was struck by a
thundelbolt and was soon in ashes.
About eighty persons were in the build
ing; all escaped without injury. Loss
about S65,OOO; insurance, trihng.
Detroit, Sept. Martin X. Walker, a
farmer, formerly native of California
TO. sixteen years. living near Ithaca,
Mich, having become drunkard and
lost good sized fortune, on Sunday set
fire to brush heap, blew his head off
with gun, fell into the flames and was
horribly burned when found. He leaves
wife and several grown children. He
had tried this suicide experiment before,
but failed.
Ottawa, Sept. bush fires are report.
ed on ell sides with great destruction to
property. A Toronto report says the
fires are probly extending. Along the
borders OF the timbered country high
wind is tanning the flames. Telegrap6ie
communication is seriously or totally in
terrupted. Insurance agents report the
fires most disastrous. Already thirty
cases of farmers having their entire crops
and buildings burned are reported.
London, Sept. 1.-The company have
telegram announcing that another boat
from the wrecked 9 Gamer Teuton arriv
ed at Simontown with the second, third
and fourth officers, two firemen and
one coolie. The Union Mail steamship
company has telegram announcing
that the third boat load Of passengers
on the Teuton about whom doubt exist
ed, were landed at Capetown. This re-
duces the loss of life by forty-four.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-The internationa
convention of shorthand writer's begar
session here this morning. fifty dele
gates being present Of both sexes. Ad
dresses. communications, papers, ETC., O
interest to the craft were ON examina
tion. The following officers were elect
ed: President, j. L. Bennett of Chica
go; vice-plesident. s. N. Eddy of Denver
secretary and treasurer, Daniel Brow
Of Chicago; assistant secretary, Mrs. F
A. Holland of Chicago. The association
had banquet at the Grand Pscific to
night.
Dcs Moines, Sept. LA few years ag,
two neighbors, named Ham and Brown
living near Dover, had . dispute over
hen turkey, aud aimee then bad bloot
bas existed, resulting IN tar and feathers