Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-01
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washington, Jan. 3l-The Matthews
case was not finished by the senate.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 31-One hundred
and thirtieth ballot-Oliver, g.; Wallace,
81; Grow, 80. No quorum. Adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 31-The president
has nominated Alderman Jno. W. Jacobs,
of New York City, to be o. s. marshal
for the southern district of New York.
The present marshal is Conklingite.
London, Jan. 3l.-A conference of En-
glish authors and publishers is to be i'm
mediately summoned to express their
opinion on an American proposal for
international copyrights and British
amendments.
St. Louis, Jan. 31,-The frame dwelling
of Ben Campbell, near the fair grounds,
burned between 9 and 10 o'clock this
morning, and his mother-in.law says
bum and Amanda. q negress, ninety:years
old and paralized, were roasted to
crisp.
Cleveland. Jan. 3l.-A party Of about
thirty Indianaians. headed by Senator
elect Harrison and Congressman Pierce,
DeMott, Steele, Peele and w. J. Wymer,
unexpectedly arrived here this forenoon,
and went to Mentor to urge upon Gen.
Garfield the appointment of mem. er
Of his cabinet from Indiana.
San Francisco. Jan. 81. King Kalakoa
states that the object of his trip in Wis.
nations is with view to finding out the
most feasible mode of attracting a desir-
| able class of emigrants to the islands to
| take the place of natives, who seem des-
tined to extinction within comparative
~ short time. The king does not want
Chinese emigration, nor do his people
want them. He will leave by the next
steamer for Yokohoms.
CbicagoJan. 31-A sensational suicide
occurred in North Denison last night.
Laurs Grumme, soap manufacturer.
405 North avenue, was discovered this
small room in the rear Of his factory.
left wrist, showing that he had attempt
ed to cause death by severing an artery.
On his shirt were dark stains from some
liquid supposed to be poison. Grumme
was German, about As years old. His
business was profitable and the cause Of
the act cannot even be surmised.
| San Francisco, Jan. 3l.-A dispatch
from Santa Cruise says ht Cinnamon.
who were employed c.tting timber for
mill company on the line Of the Southern
Paeiic coast railroad, near Dougherty't
mill, seven miles from Santa Cruise, were
buried alive yesterday BY half q mile Of
mountain sliding down. Eighteen were
despatch from Santa Cruise says CamI
> Captala on Sougnet creek four miles from
!, Santa Cruise was washed to the sea. Onl,
four houses were left of the town. NJ
, lives lost. The Oroville railroad was sub
!. merged for long distance. The dam
! age cannot be ascertained till the waite
goes down, At Windsor,Sonora county
:. thirteen inches Of rain fell in sevent
|, hours. Much damage was sustained b
!. the people in that vicinity. In Place.
], vile, Eldora county lin twenty Jour hour
y up to noon to-day. eight inches Of raj
fell. From other places in the norther
part of the state come almost incredlbl
accounts of the amount of rain fall durin
the storm.
n Philadelphia, Jan. 3l.-At 4:35 tn
'd morning fire broke out on the south sid
ct of the Bethlhem Baptist church, at Il
i. northwest corner of Broad and Spru,
streets. The alarm was sounded but b
q. fore engines arrived the flames comm
,e nicated with Horticultural Hall, which
10 separated from the church by twelv
he foot alley. Both buildings were sot
g wrapped in flames and south wind sot
Il. communica "a item to houses on Spru
IN street. The nlst of those to take fire W
20 that Of Edwarl Manle, No. l.40J. I'D oi
be ing the church. The back builiin
" were destroyed and the front was dams,
to ed with water. causing loss OF 500,