Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-03

slight advantage over the other roads. ~
they sold straight tickets, while the Cen.
tral and Pennsylvania charge regular
fare. with $13 rebate. 1t is thought the
present condition of affairs will continue
for some time.
Lancaster, Pa, Aug. IA collision
between freight trains on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad resulted in the wreckipe
Of two locomotives. eight cars and ca.
hoose. Engineer James Hinckley was
probably fatally injured. A storm was
raging at the time and. the fireman SAWS
he could not see cars length.
New York, August la dispatch from
Mazallan,. Mexico. gives an account of
an explosion in the government maga-
zine there, caused by guard smoking.
The magazine was blown to atoms and
many housas in the vicinity destroyed.
A large number of people and citizens
went to work to recover the bodies. Sew.
enty were recovered. The number killed
and wounded is not yet known. Later
dispatches say the whole square was
blown up and many families burned in
the ruins. The explosion occurred last
Thursday at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Memphis, July 31-A fire this evening
at z O'clock, having its origin in the
lamp locker of the steamer fdIe Wild.
destroyed that steamer, together with the
Osceola Belle. Both boats were living
at the wharf preparatory to departing
tomorrow afternoon. The Osceola Belle
was above the Idle Wild, but the flames
spread with such rapidity that she was
ignlted before the tugs could remove
her to pace OF safety. The Idle Wild
was valued at $4,000; insured for $16.-
600. The Osceola was valued at $4,000:
uninsured.
New York, July 31.-,The Times says
The butchers of this city struck yester.
day morning for an increase of wages,
There was no time for argument, as or.
ders must be filed, and no way except.
ing to agree to the terms of the men.
The bosses were rendered helpless flon,
the fact that the deserters refused t.
work with any but union men In all
the houses on the east side, with single
exception, enough men were put to work
to fill out the orders of the day, but with
no other agreement than that tbev
should be paid according to their de.
mands.
Little Rock, August News from the
seat OF trouble in Perry county, owing
to its isolated location, are meager. Per.
ryville is fifteen miles from Morrelltown
the nearest telegraph station. No news
can be received tonight. Twenty-foul
members of the Quapaw guards left fol
the seat of war on Saturday evening, but
the boat got stuck on sandbar and did
not reach its destination until afternoon
The city is wild with rumors, but the,
cannot be t'aced to an authoritivs
source. One says that County Judg.
Harris and three citizens were assassina
ted on the streets Monday. By order o
Gov. Churchill troops will leave for Nor
rellton on the train at daylight to.mor
row.
Peoria. Aug 1.-Since the explosion a
the Woolner distillery Saturday eveninl
Ignatius Woolner, Henry Cashin, tChas
Hebner, John Kirkland, VIM. Riel, Hen
~ Goetz, William and Fritz Fehl ant
VIM. Rice have died from the effects O
the injuries received, making tenein al
SO far. August Stettler, Tom Lawless
VIM. Fehl, and Theobald Seller will n.
doubt die, leaving but four of the eieh
teen who show any sign of recovery. III,
dead were buried yesterday and to.da,
the funeral being large and the service;
Impressive: The most touching inciden
in connection with the affair has beel
the death and burial of Willie and Frit
Fehl aged 8 and II who were consigne
in one grave yesterday afternoon. Near
ly all the victims inhaled the escaping
; steam and their su ufferings have been in
tense. The verdict of the coroner's iur
is that the explosion was caused by q
unnecessary pressure of steam in til
still. One theory is, that the enginee
underto ook to turn off steam but instea
turned it on full force thus producin
the explosion.