Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-01-29
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New York, jan. GA bill was intro
'dnced in the assembly to-day providing
that telegraph wires be laid under
ground.
New York. Jan. GA special to the
Times says the racing fund of this coun-
060.0oo
Chicago, Jan. 27.-'The election for
president Of the Chicago Press club to
night, resulted in the selection of Hon:
W. j. Sullivan, OF the Evening Journal.
Washington. Jan. 27.-The chief signal
officer has information that the schooner
Daniel Goose went ashore ut Matagorda
Island, and the captains wife and child
and sailor were drowned.
Wayne. N. NJ, jap. 27.-An east bonnd
train on the Atlantic aud Pacific railroad
was thrown from the track near Lagnna.
The engine and two cars went over an
embankment, wounding the engineer,
killing one Indian and scalping another.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 27.-The bodies
Of Morris and Thomas Evans. the miners
buried i'll the fall of coal in the Umpire
mines yesterday, were rescued today, 50
badly mangled that they had to be
placed i'll boxes to carry item away.
Charleston, S. O., Jan. 27.-The com
nittee have fixed Wednesday, May II, as
the day for the ,unveiling of the Cow
penis monument at spartapsburg, sout..
Carolina. The statue OF Gen. Daniel
Morgan, provided by act Of coueress,will
surmount the column. Gov. Hagood has
invited the president and cabinet aud the
governors Of states to be present.
New York. Jan. PA. savage bloc l.
houndsof great size ran about the west
side OF the city on Wednesday night ana
this morning, biting and frightening a
number OF people. The animal was sup.
posed to be mad. 1t was very savage
and did a great deal of harm before ii
was killed by the police. Twelve per,
sons were bitten by the dog. and several
Of the victims say the dog was mad.
New York, Jan. 27.-At II Al, Hughes
completed his 416th mile, tieing Rowell's
score. He ran easily and with speed anG
q few seconds later turned another lap
which gave him for ninety-six hours til,
best record in the world. At midnight
the scare stood: Hughes, Alt and Ii;
yards: Cox, 392; Albert, 800; Vint, 800
Howard, 3SS; Krohne, 1856; Phillips, 345
Cnrran, $50; Campana, 800. Hughe:
made his last mile in eleven minut. {
and twelve seconds and retired to til,
tent.
Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 27.-Thc deatl
of I. NJ. Smith, cashier OF the bank o
Kansas city, who was found at the foo
Of q thiety-foot retaining wall Of Blut
street, with his ribs broken and slsul
crushed, has caused much excitement
Mr.. Smith was a man of considerabl
wealth, and was highly respected. Their
lis no longer Il doubt that the uniortunat
; man was murdered and thrown over til
wall. Two families living near hear
cries OF distress at the time the deed wa
committed, and II moment later two me
were seen running away from the spo
The object OF the murder cannot be su
Is 1mised, rs none OF the valuables known I
have been on Smiths body were take
San francisco, sJan. GA dispntc
: from Quincy, Plnmas county. says: a
accident occurred near here TlesdI
:. evening. Before the storm commence
! " miner named Herald and n lady, nan
:, = unknown. started to so to Monte Girls
y mine, o distance of three miles. III
:, storm caugh1 them and they both pc
). ished. The a,olyoi the man was four
: Yesterday, but the woman shns not be,
found yet. When the news OF their 10
= rfachel the ,nine yorng man nam
V Rohinspp Started down the mountain I
q snow slioe. to give the alarm and g
:; help, aud ON his trip was caught IL
= snow slide and buried. Ab mt sixty m
), have been hnn.ing for The lost bod es
" ihe woman an,s young Robinson. but
to tllis liourhavs not found either. I
! linly's husband wss Il; work ut the mi
r. nd Robinson pesished Within Il few h,
dred yards ct his home,