Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-09-12
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Havana, Sept. 9.-There were ten
deaths from yellow fever during the past
week.
Milwaukee, Sept. 9.-The democratic
convention of the second district ad-
journed till Monday without choice,
1000 ballots being cast.
Omaha, Sept. 9.-Geo. B. Loring,
United States commissioner of agricul.
ture, arrived this evening to speak at the
Nebraska state fair. The fair begins
Monday, with over 5000 entries, and
holds all the week.
Pensacola, Sept. 9.-The board of
health declares the yellow fever epidemic
There have been sixteen new cases and
three deaths in the last twenty.four
hours. A terrific storm prevails, having
continued twenty-four hours, which
threatens fatal results.
Lancaster, Pa, Sept. "a most de-
structive rain and hail storm passed over
the southeast portion of this county last
night. Fields OF fine tobacco. Just ready
to cut, were ruined, and the leaf can now
be used only for filters. The loss will be
considerably over $4,000; many farmers
were insured. The corn crops also sus.
tanned some damage.
st. Louis, Sept. "a jefferson City
special says: In the United States
circuit court yesterday VIM. p. Earnes
and Tenis E. Johnston, county judges OF
Cass county, were committed to Jail by
order of Judge Kreckle. for refusing to
make levy on the county to satisfy a
judgment against Cass county to pay the
bonds and interest issued by Cass county
in aid of the Tebo and Neosho railroad
Dubuque, September 9-The Barber
boys, who shot Officer Shepherd near
Wadens on Thursday last, have been
hotly pursued and at last run down. One
| dispatch says they were arrested at Win.
throp. Another dispatch says they were
surrounded in a piece of woods eight
miles north of Brush creek and aid mad
been sent for to that place to help arrest
them, and some fifty men had gone ur
to help. The killing of Shepherd was a
wanton affair, and created great deal
of excitement in this vicinity.
Panama, Sept. 9-There was anothe,
short, but sharp shock this morning at
o'clock. For the past two nigh,s hall
the population slept in or walked about
the square. Many families are camped
on the plains and few dare to sleep in
the high buildings or narrow streets
Much sickness from fright and exposure
Is expected. Traffic on the Panama road
is suspended, as the bridges are out Of
line. The freight houses at Colon are
badly damaged. The Island of Tobogc
suffered considerably. This morning ir
terror towns are reported badly dam
aged. The long dormant volcanoes O
Chiriqui are reported to be in actiy,
eruption.
Chicago, Sept. 9-Some time ago 3
A. Eddy, editor of the Oak Park Aler
a suburban paper which has been attack
ing the gamblers. disappeared and it wa
supposed he had either absconded O
was under hallucination. To-day, how
ever his friends received letter from
him saying he had been SO threatene,
and terrorlzed by the gamblers, led b,
the Hankins brothers, that after the thir
attack had been made on his life he ha,
decided to leave town. He went t
Philadelphia, where for time his min,
gave way, and he had fit of sickness
from which he is Just recovering. Hi
story is very conclusive. and he has lei
ters to fortify it, which he received fror
gamblers while here.
Chicago, Sept. ga man named T. {
REYNOLDS, who was for long time cit
: zen and busines man of Chicago, but vii
always has been more or less under su:
, picion of crockedness, was arrested b
Pinkerton's detectives this Afternoon
He had forged two certified checks {
$4,000 each on the Chatham Nations
bank of New York and deposited thel
in local banks, raising quite sum {
monev on them. The Chatham banl
notified Of the deposit, repudiated tn
check. Steps to arrest him were imm,
diately taken and resulted this afternoo
: in his capture. There was found III h
room full forger's outfit. He was take
: before Justice Welch and held in $1,000
bonds. 1t is feared other banks or co
porations have been victimized.