Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-09
died tod ay after fast of forty-three
days. Her delusion was that God com
manded her to commit suicide By fast.

died to I'd ay after fast Of fonythree
days. Her delusion was that God com
manded her to commit suicide By fast.
ing.
New York, Jan. Sat mass meeting
OF the trades and labor union tonight
refoiutions were passed indorsiug the
course taken at the convention of unions
recently held in Pittsburg, demanding
that the government enforce the eight
hour law, and condemning the en-
ploymento OF Chinese.
Chicago, Jan. G.-There were 11S fatal
cases Of smallpox during December in
Chicago, and seventy deaths from zy.no-
tic diseases. Total number of DEATHS
1,020. The death rate from smallpox
decreased from 176 in October to us in
December. There are 11O cases now in
the smallpox hospital.
Council Bluffs, Jan. Ga sensational
shooting scrape occurred here this even
ing on crowded business street. One
Edith Gray, alias Julia Stantly attempt
ed to shoot a young man named Hende1-
son. She fired four shots, but all missed
the mark, and the intended victim escap-
ed by running into a saloon. Jealousy
was the supposed cause.
Chicago, Jan. Ga Springfield special
says the disastronsness Of the drouth is
shown by the report on the corn crop.
furnished by the state department of
agriculture. The total yield is 1885,
QUO bushels for the year 1881, or 70 per
cent. of the crop OF 1880, and nearly lialf
of the crop of 1874. The greatest injury
to the crop was in the southern division
of the state.
Tombstone, A. T.. Jan. 6-Advlces
from Campo, Sonora, state that the rene
gade Apaches attacked the GovIlIap
mines, sixty miles from here, December
~, killing four men and carrying q girl
into captivity. Many Americans arc
prospecting in that region and more
murders are feared. Cowboys are rad.
ing cattle ranches in The vicinity oj
Tombstone.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Jan. G.-frhe bodies
of the three boys killed yesterday BIZ Ii,
powder explosion, were buried to-dnv
"a Herald extra details the loss, the az
gregation being near $2S0OO The tota
will reach $4,000. About ten residences
| we're badly wrecked, and some VIII have
to be rebuilt. Many people can lilly
afford this loss, but no appeal TO the out
side will be made. There were 1905
pounds of powder in the magazine, ac
cording to tie company's books, and .hi
was the ordinary amount held. III,
mines in the vicinity use 500 kegs
e week, at least. 1t will take weei: Il
S repair the broken glass.
, Omaha, Jan. 5.--Detectives here ar
trying to unravel y case OF mysteyiou
disappearance. j. IL. Norton, q wealth
!. Sandwich Islander, said TO be wol.
! S25o,O00, arrived at San Francisco !
September and proceeded to Liberty
Mo-, to visit relatives. Hc attended til
fair IN st. Louis aud bought a larg
number of mules. One night about lou
weeks ago he stepped out of his hotel a
J Kansas City, and has not been sec
since. Within the past weel, two-cu
e loads OF mules claimed to have been Ii
n have been traced from ST. Louis
Omaha and thence to Blair. Neb., DeiL
e consigned to responsible linn who sho
= clear title, and say they do not kno
4 any such man as Norton. Another ca
r. load has been traced west Of Omaha, al
another carload i'll some other directio
Whether Norton has been fo4lly dea
VI with and robbed, or has given lis II
atives the slip, or has become insane.
+ what the detectives are trying to III
out. At any rate, his whereabouts :.
as yet unknown. His nephew, James
Clark OF Liberty, Mo, is causing TIC
T. ough investigation to be made.