Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-11
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d. Colt Of the state supreme court sui.
cided in his private room to-day, send.
ing ball into his head. His health had
been very poor lately.
Peoria. Aug. GA colored girl 12 years
old gave birth to . healthy, we'll devel-
oped child, weighing thirteen pounds,
yesterday.
st. Louis, Aug. 9-This has been the
hottest day Of the season and for forty
five years. At2 p. m. tho sheltered
thermometer marked 1O3 500, and on
Fourth street 1O4 to 1000.
San Francisco. Aug. 9-The semi-an-
nual report OF the production Of precious
metal in California for the six months
ending June 30, is as follows: Gold, 49,
418,378; silver, $208,264. This rate con-
tinued during the remainder of the year
would give the largest production since
Dubuque, Aug. GO. g. BouRhart, OF
Cascade, and Peter Mclaughlin, two
early settlers Of this county, died to-day.
Boughart was q prominent and wealthy
merchant and Mclaughlin wealthy
farmer. Both held responsible and inn
portant positions.
Little Rock, Aug 9-Yell county re-
ports another cowardly assassination.
The victim was q school teacher, Mr..
6turdevant, who, for taking the part of
9 child that was being abused by ruff
fan named Burgess, was waylaid and
shot dead. Burgess escaped.
Niagara Falls, Aug. ga notable we'd
ding was celebrated at the International
hotel at o'clock this evening. The
contracting part es were Geo. w. Strong
of Canton, ILL.,, and Miss Maud Brink
mann of Oakland, Cal, Rev. Albert Big
Glow of Buffalo officiating.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 9-The- general
travelling passenger agents of a number
of leading lines Of railroads, with their
wives and children. arrived here from
Chicago to-day over .the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy. The party here took
the Union Pacific for Colorado on a two
weeks pleasure jaunt.
Philadelphia, Aug. 9-W. g. Built, a
lawyer, supposed to represen' the Penn
eylvania railroad, bought for $4,000
the main exhibition building, which
cost 81 ,6O0,0 900, and required 75,OOO,OOO
feet Of lumber and 8,500OOO pounds of
iron. The mortgage is to be paid out of
tno purchase money.
Cincinnati, Aug. ga special says fif-
teen regulators rode into Grayson, Ky.,
last Saturday and attempted to assume
control. The marshal raised posse,
killed three of the regulators and cap
tured four. A colored man giving the
name of Ed Anderson was captured and
identified as one of two who have for the
past few days been committing many
highway robberies in Oakley and Madi.
sonville, north of tho city. HIS compan.
ion escaped.
Boston, August 9-Samuel Goodnow
merchant, was feeced out of S2O,0O(
by some young sharpers who claimed te
be agents OF the Pepperell manufactur
ing company Of Biddeford, Maine, anc
got him to ship large cargo of cotton
wines, etc., to Biddeford, and to buy til.
ship. The ship cleared the 2Sth ult.
and has not been seen since. The Pep
peril company do not know the maj
who gave the name of G. ID. Fuller.
Salt Lake, August 9-Four companie.
of the 18th infantry, under the command
of Lieut.. Col. Douglass, left Fort Doug
lass yesterday for the Uncompaghrt
Ute agency, via Denver and Fort Gar
land. Commissioners Russell and Mears
escorted by selgeant's detail, leave to
day for the new Ute reservation nea
Uintah reservation. The people of Utal
are pleased at the placing Of Crook il
command of the Ute country.
| New York, Aug 9-The Commercial
says there was regular beer garden Of
the produce exchange today on accoun
OF fluctuations real and imaginary i
Chicago. There was almost panic q
one time, but the clique held out and pu
prices up again. It is conceded by III
best grain dealers here that. allowing
for the short crops everywhere, the re
suit of the August corner in Chicag
will be the highest price for this crop o
August 81.
Topeka, August 9-The recent splen
did rains along the line of the Santa F
railroad in New Mexico have occasione
y partial interruption to through trave
but the iiue is now open for Californi
business as usual. The annual increas
in the rainfall Of New Mexico is attribu
ted by scientists to the rapid extcnsio
of railway lines and the consequent ir
creased cultivation of the agriculture
lands of the territory.
Senaca, Kas., August 9-News ha
been received that nearly the whole Q
the business portion Of Pawnee City
Nebraska, was burned last night. Th
fire started at midnight in the rear Q
Reeder's drug store and destroyed 2
business houses, two banks and the Re
publican printing Office. The safes @
both banks were saved. The loss by tn
fire is unknown. Much damage wa
done by the removal of property, goo
deal of which was burned in the street
after being carried out of the stores. II
surance small.