Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-28
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Des Moines, July 2G.-The increased
valuation Of taxable property in Iowa
over last year is approximately ascer-
tanned to be $l6,500,0O0.
Portland, Me-, July 26-The funeral
of Justice Nathan Clifford takes place
Thursday at 3 o'clock from the First Par
ish church. Services will be held at the
late residence before the removal of the
body.
Cincinnati, July 2G.-A three miles
swimming race took place on the Ohio
river this afternoon between Frank
Prince, of Louisville, and Harry Monroe
of New York, and was won by Prince in
Al minutes.
Baltimore, July 26.-The extensive
pork packing and lard refining estab-
lishment of Cassard Bros & Co., the tin
can factory Of G. L. Krebs, and several
adjacent residences burned this morning.
Less, 100000; insured.
st. Paul, July 25.-An Eau Claire spe-
cial says everything is quiet among the
strikers to-day. Part of the mills have
resumed work with light crews. Most of
the strikers refuse to resume work, many
having already gone away.
st. Paul, July 25.-A coblegram re-
ceived at st Paul to-uay reports the ar
rival at Glasgow of consignment of
Minnesota wheat via the barge line and
New Orleans in good condition. Other
consignments will follow.
Milwaukee, July 26.-The Bethesda
springs at Waukesha, Wis, have been
sold to Winfield Smith, of this city. rep
, resenting Wisconsin and New York cap.
italists, who will form joint stock COM
pany. The consideration was S125,OOO.
Philadelphia. July 26 The system of
rebate tickets goes into effect on the
Pennsylvania railroad tomorrow. An
increase over the regular reduced price
7 of $40 will be charged, the money to be
{ returned to the passenger when he has
: reached his destination.
New York, July 26.-Three fatal cases
OF lockjaw are reported here to-day
John Bartolph, from finger crushed by
stone; Peter McNahon from q finger
cut by knife used in taking off the
hide OF COW that had died OF some I'm.
known disease, and Augusta Dunn from
toy pistol wound.
Cincinnati, July. 26.-The price of to.
!. bacco reached Sl6.S3 per hundred
3 pounds to-day, the highest figures ever
reached in this market. The sales were
y the largest ever known. Five hundred
and seventy-seven hogsheads, 692, 400
s pounds brought $4,000. 1 Sixteen casl
= buyers We're here from every important
q city IN the union and many from Eu
!" rope.
% Memphis, July 26.-The Avalanche
II Yazoo, Miss, special says rape wat
n committed last Saturday on young
lady by negro named Isaac Fisher. HI
!. threw her into cistern to drown her
!. but the water being too shallow he slid
u down the chain and held her head undel
n the water until she drowned. He ther
n tried to climb the chain, but found him
:, self Gagged and was soon detected. Th,
II demon was summarily dealt with.
* Boston, July 26.-The Advertiser to
le morrow will state with reference to til,
l. shipment of American internal machines
her last outward trip from this port, tool
out ten barrels of what purported to be
cement. 1t was innocent-looking black
. earth. and was promptly accepted af
v freight. On opening the barrels at Liv
L; erpool the customs officers found in one
OF them some clock-work machinery in
tended to be worked to explode dynam
itc.
st. Louis, July 26-As special from Ty
ler, Texas says: The contract tor grading
and tieing twenty five miles of the Texal
s. and st. Louis narrow gauge road nortl
e from Texarkana in Arkansas, was let to
,c day. The track will be laid by October
- /. Work is being lushed all along thu
& line to Cairo and the road will be com
d pleted rs rapidly as men and money cal
It do it. Connection will be made will
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, twent,
miles south Of Waco. about the middl,
OF October, ana the gap between Corsi
cana and Waco will be closed about tn
lst of August.
"a Cheyenne, July 26.-The Leader to
r. morrow will contain an interview Will
;, Tsu Soon Kee, an attache of the Chimes
Il, embassy at Washington. He says tina
10 the Chinese students withdrawn iron
70 America will be sent to England, Franc
n and Germany. They number 100. Th
a Chinese government will hereafter edu
~ cate the students in Europe and Chins
o, where military and naval schools are be
r. ing established. The inference draw.
a. by the interviewer is that the Chimes
government fears the progressiveness q
's American institutions. Tsu Soon He
" says the new embassy. headed by Ju1
Tsan Roo will 60 to Washington in Dc
cember.
Troy, N. Y, July 26.-A tornado swer
of the country north and east of this cit
- yesterday. A train on tho Boston, Hot
~ sac Tunnel and Western railroad WI
en- thrown from the track at Hoosac Fal
St by landslide. Barns and other bull,
ce ings were destroyed by lightning. A
wv West Granville, East Greenbush, vi
Nv :" tory Mills, Schuylerville, Saratoga, au
III at Peru. Arlington and Shaftsburg, VI
to a number of horses and cows were bur
ed.to death. John Layden and Griftit
Hughes We're seriously injured by fallil
rocks in the stone quarry. At We
to. Point trees were uprooted and building
w. blown down in the path of the hurrican
re- Crops were damaged seriously. The ra
to fall was heavy.
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