Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-12-29
sour valleys are: Colder, fair weather
with variable winds.
LATEST sY NAIL.

LATEST al NAIL.
New York. Dec. 17.-Excitement over
the smallpox, as we'll as the disease it.
SELF, increases daily in the city.
San Francisco. Dec. 2.-The wheat
prospects are fair. Last years averages
will probably be filled.
San Francisco, Dec. 27.-An Austria
lian steamer brought $415.0O0 in gold
coin and bullion to the mint, and still
greater amount is to come on the Compte
d. Paris.
Milwaukee, Dec. 27.-The Irish land
leaguers opposed by resolution. the plan
OF confederation of all the Irish societies
in the United States.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-For the first time
are more favorable. The deaths last
week we're q. Dr.. Rauch Of the state Ite
board OF health believes the worst is
past.
Newark, Dec. 27.-Auditor Palmer to.
day in jail confessed to further defalca.
tions than had been unearthed, but was
unable to give details. He stated that
the responsibility for these frauds rested
entirely with himself.
New York, Dec. 29.-Curtis has retired
from the pedestrian contest. At IL
O'Clock tonight the score stood: Fltz-
gerald. 219 miles; Hart, 2l7; Lacouse,
A6; Norman. 2O7; Herty. 204; Howard,
08; Coz, l64; Khrone, 179; Elson, 17S;
Edwards, $50.
San Francisco, Dec. 27.-Small pox in
sidney IL becoming more serious. There
have been several deaths since the de.
parture Of the last mail. The schooners
Port Evilla and Habana have been kid
mapping the natives from the Bartholo-
new and Appl islands. The natives
swear vengeance and will probably attack
any expedition landing there.
Sioux Falls, d. T., Dec. 27.-The
clothing house of Schroeder & Peterson
was entered last night by burglar and
q small amount of money taken from the
money drawer. When It became known
that the store had been burglarized
search for the thief was made immedi-
ately, aud he was traced to his room at
the hotel and arrested. He gives his
name as w. H. Weese.
Bradford, Pa, December 26-Joh Nc
Cleary, while torpedoing we'll, acciden.
tally exploded forty eight pounds of nj.
tro-gl7cer1ne. Seeing an explosion i'm.
minent he fled. His coat.tails were cut
of as smoothly as if by shears. his back
badly lacerated by the flying debris and
himself thrown 200 feet. He jumped up
and continued running until fatigue
from fright overcome him, effccting an
escape which is the most marvellous on
record.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Lumber dealers
have decided to continue the presen,
rates for time. Lumbering operations
are far behind, no snow having fallen in
any part of the numbering regions, and
loggers are discouraged. The ground is
as soft as in the spring as far north as the
British possessions. Certainly this year,
lumber crop will not exceed that OF las
; year, although an addition of 5OO,OOO,OO(
feet will be required. Prices are hlghe
as last years supply was inadequate.
Chicago, December 27-Dempse,
, Reese Of Colorado came to this city O
the 18th, stopping at the Brevoo,t house
He deposited a package containing So
GOO in the safe of the Office. To day til
fact developed that the package Is miss
ing. The night clerk, who had access t,
the safe, left for New York on Saturda,
afternoon Last, which may have some sig
ni6cance in the mattor. Some of th
; clerks, however. allege that Reese receiy
ed the money back some days ago.
; Ottumawa, Iowa, Dec. 26.-Consider
able excitement hos been caused here b,
the alleged discovery Of gold in Bea
creek. three miles from this city, on tn
south side of the Des Eoines river. Th
, rock in which the mineral is contained i
, sandwiched between two beds of Goa
and resembles in outward appearance
some of the silver bearing quartz eff Col
orado. Different specimens have bee
subjected to assay in st. Louis, Chicag
and Omaha, and average about S12 i
gold and - in silver to the ton. Nil
, runs of the same stuff yielded in tn
same proportion in the reduction work
at Omahs.
Jacksonville, Ind, Dec 26.-Joh
Mcclellan celebrated the holidays b
!. putting . pound of powder in three bo
, ties and fastening them tightly and the
attempting to explode them. Failing
he placed the bottles on tables in th
> house. Mr.. Mcclellan desired to fire
, shooting cracker. and in attempting t
: ignite it from the lamp the crackers wen
of firing the three bottles, which e,
ploded with fearful effect, scatterin
glass everywhere. The house took fir,
as also the clothing of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
!. Clellan and Miss Berry. Mcclellan
J. was badly burned, aud his wife danger
ously, her clothing being burned fro,
her body. Miss Berry was probabl
}. fatally injured by glass splinters. Piece
{ Eof the glass penetrated McClellsn's le
90 that they could not be extracted
Window panes were torn out and piece
' of glass iinbedded in the wall.