Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-28
h workine an the Panama canal.

All the persons implicated In the Chi
cago bond stealings have been indicted
by the grand jury.
The Olympic variety theatre at Ash
land, Wis, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday. Loss, SIS, 600.
1t has developed that the recent acct
dent to the czar's train was not an acct
dent. Arrests will be made.
The wife of Thomas b. Talcott Of
Rockton. Ills, one OF the pioneer settlers
in that place, died at her home.
The failure of the banking house Of
w. r. Morse, at Clarks, Is announced.
Liabilities $50, 600; no visible assets.
The Esiteddfod, or Welsh National
Festival, was held at Racine, Wis. Welsh
people from all over the northwest were
present.
The second annual dinner of Clayerick
college and Hudson River institute was
given at Clark's, New York, Thursday
evening.
Maj. Charles Dickey, Eighth infantry,
has been reported unfit for active serv-
ice, and was yesterday placed on the
retired list.
An old man named, Snow was struck
by the Lockport passenger train on the
Central road, at Tonawanda, and in
stantly killed.
An explosion OF naptha at Marlboro,
Mass, results in a loss Of $40, 600 and
the death Of n workman. and serious
injury Of another.
The Oratoria society produced the
messiah" at its second concert ThuYsday
afternoon at the Metropolitan Opera
house, New York.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the organization of the First
National Bank of johnson City, Tenn.
Capital stock, $50, 0b0.
Burglars entered the dry goods store
Of r. Newcomb, Cedar Rapids, Ia, and,
after blowing open the safe, robbed 1t o.
5000 and a lot Of jewelry.
j. II. Arnold, a jsweler OF Columbus,
Ind, has made an assignment for the
benefit OF Chicago creditors. Liabili-
ties, $1,000; assets not known.
The following f%ourth-class postofices
will be raised to the presidential class
on the 1st Of January: Britton, Oak.
Albany, Mo-, and Apollo, Pa.
Benjamin Bush, q manufacturer OF
Columbus, Ind, committed suicide by
ohhAAS ShAVkoioAAAs ou5i1Ub6 SElDAIf ABS
ment Is the supposed cause OF the des-
perate act.
Farmer Bryant's house burned neal
Nebraska City. During the fire John
Bryant entered the house to save some
clothing, was overcome by heat and
burned to ashes.
John Baker has served papers on w.
>. Forman, DEM, congressman-elect in
the old Morrison district, in Illinois,
that he will contest the election on the
ground Of fraud.
The Sherman County Banking COM
pany of Loup City, Seb., has made an
assignment, being unable to raise the
money deposited there by the county
treasurer when called for.
Seven young boys were badly burned
at Augusta, Ca, while firing a toy can,
All had their clothing burned of
and their faces badly SCARED. One had
the flesh torn from his hands.
II is reported from Eureka Springs
Ark, that Congressman James Laird
(Rep) of the Second Nebraska district,
is In . dying condition, the result Of
overwork in the last campaign.
George Marble has appointed James g.
Blaine AS n OF the commissioners to
represent the state at the centennial
celebration OF Washington's inauRurs.
! ton In New York, april Both nsxt.
Hon. James I. MafYet, congressman
from the Twenty-eighth (Pa.) district
has been admitted to the asylum a
North Warren IS q private patient. Tn,
difficulty seems to be excessive nervous
ness.
The failure. Of s. P%eppermsn, jswsley
at Greeuville, Miss, is announced. Twt
small dry goods firms at the same plac
have also failed. Slow collections; at
tributed to failure Of crops, caused tn,
failures.
DR.. Henry j. Reynolds began sui
against the Chicago Times and J. j
West for &25, 900 damages, claimed Il
have been caused by revelations con
corning infanticide recently published 1,
that paper.
George b.. Mcclellan, . son of tho lat,
Gen. George B. Mcclellan, has been an
de-camp on his staff. Mcclellan is
member OF the Eighth regiment, Ma
ional Guards.
Sidney E. Mudd has served notice o
contest ON Representative Barnes Comp
tSu, VI VAC SlAtH Maryland ulStrlct, 10
the seat In the Fifty-flYst congress. Mr.
Mudd's grounds Of contest are .intimida
tion and fraud.
The Charleston, s. c., Cotton Elk
change resolved to appoint a specia
conn TO investigate charges mad,
in the legislature that combinations ex
list in Charleston whereby underw ritter
and others are defrauded. The com
mittee will begin work to-day.
At Lincoln, Neb., John Fitzgerald, Ii
behalf Of himself and other stakeholder
OF the Fitzgerald s. Mallory Construc
ton company, began suit against tn,
Northern Pacific Construction compRn,
for an accounting, the amount involved
being q, 800, 600. The bill alleges fraud
and illegal acts by Jay Gould and others
Mrs. Marsillene Pinchon, q wealth,
and fashionable lady Of Chicago, whs
was arrested on Saturday last upon The
charge OF shop-lifting in q local DIR,
goods store, has pleaded guilty, this
charge having been changed to disorder
ly conduct, add was fined SO after be,
ing severely rebuks6 by the police jus
tice.
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