Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-01-20
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Washington, Jan ls.-Capt. G. W.
Chilsom OF the eighth cavalry killed
himself to-day at Fort Duncan, Tex. He
was native of Michigan.
Chicago, Jan. l8.-Nlle. Bernhardt
produced ut McVicker's tonight for the
first in America the comedy "L'Etran-
gene" The audience was large and the
piece pleasing and successful.
Denver, Jan. 18.-On the evening OF
the 18th stage was attacked eight miles
from Fort Cummings by band of
thirty-four supposed Indians, the pass
engers robbed, it is reported four of them
killed, and the mail bags carried off.
United States troops are pursuing. It
is rumored the robbers are disguised as
whites.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE board of
health to-day passed an ordinance max
ing it q misdemanor, punishable by a
fine of $3.50, to hold a public or church
funeral over any person who dies from
contagious or infectious disease, such as
smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever,
typhus fever or Asiatic cholera.
Chicago, Jan. 18.-The Inter-O Oceans
Bloomington, Ill, special says: The
Close Bros. of LcNlars, Iowa, to-day
brought from Bloomington spectators
a tract of $4,000 acres of land surround
ing hardwood, Lyons county, Iowa,
paying about $5 per acre. The purchas.
ers will colonize 1t in the. spring with
English immigrants. The land was
bought in 1868 for $1.50 per acre.
Chicago, Jan. lS.-The action OF the AL
ton road yesterday in reducing the rates
to principal eastern points had the effect
to-day of bringing the competing roads
to terms, and all agreed to raise the rates
between Chicago and st. Louis to $4.7O
and between Chicago and Kansas CITY
to $3.50. The cuts made by Alton, as
announced last night, will therefore be
abandoned for the present.
Detroit, Jan. 1S.-A strange accident
occurred in this city yesterday. The wife
OF Adolph Buettner, secretary of the Ger
man branch of the young Mems Christian
association, being advised to take all
alcoholic sweat bath, placed saucer full
of alcohol on the floor and deliberately
stood over 1t without taking any precau.
tions relative to her clothing, which took
fire. The unfortunate woman was terri
bly, burned. She was alive at last
accounts. but in critical condition.
Salt Lake, Jan. 1s.-Everybody has
come down from Alta but sixteen persons.
Last night o company was organized
here to 60 to Alta and recover the dead
bodies. A committee was appointed to
take up subscriptions for the relief of
the refugees. The storm has cleared
away, but it will be impossible to repair
the damage to the mining works and
railroad sheds before spring. A slide in
American Fork buried the Pittsbure
mine boarding house with two men in it.
E. &. Young was dug out alive by Chi
namen.
Denver, Col, Jan. 1S.-A Las Vegas
N. NJ /, dispatch says: At ball given by
the Mexicans of Las Mula, this county
on Saturday night: eight Americans
attended. a bitter feeling was engen.
dered between the two nationalitics and
free fight took place. Dere Hodges
and Frank Smith, two Americans from
Walsen and Liosle Camp. were murdered
i'll cold blood. Dere Hodges was shot
twice in the head and once in the chest
and his body snatchcd by the Mexicans
The remains found next day burned to
y crisp. Smiths body was also carried
off, being found next day perforated with
bullets and skull crushed. One Mexi-
can was killed and several woandel
Ehe feeling among the tic choppers is
ut icver heat and conflict may res;;!t
between the two factions.