Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-24
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Rapid Reading.
The diphtherfa scourge in oxford
junction, Ia, has been subdued.
Maj. Lyman Bissen, u. S. A., died at
New Haven, Conn, aged'75 years.
The Indian agent at Muskogee reports
all quiet throughout the territory.
Official count of the vote of Michigan
gives Harrison a plurality OF 22, 996.
The official count of the Kansas vote
gives Harrison a plurality of 10, 1871.
The Prohibitionist Of Omaha have
nominated candidates to the city council.
Dion Boucicault, actor and playwright,
is in q serious condition from rheumatic
govt.
Col. Lamont positively denies the
rumor that the president intends to
make him Judge. advocate.
M. j. Barker, a farmer living near
York, Neb., had his hand torn off in the
gearing of u corn shelter.
At Osyka, Miss, Felix yanardo, a
druggist, was shot dead from behind a
pile of lumber by an unknown man.
Gen. Reese delivered the address be-
fore the annual convention of the Ma
tionai Guard association at Chicago.
W. w. Drummond, aged II, at one
time chief justice of Utah, died an igno-
minious death at Chicago from drink.
Fire has destroyed the business part
of Pocomoke City, Worcester county,
Md, Loss nearly $500, 600; no lives lost.
Hon. Up. Morton visited Washington
Thursday to inspect his large apartment
building in process of construction there.
The South Omaha sewer fund is ex-
hausted, and contractors will be com
PEELED to wait almost a year for their
pay.
George Sloan, the actor, better known
as George s.. Knight, is confined at his
home at Orange, n. j., by an attack of
paresis.
Mrs. Lowenstcin, who attempted 10
murder her husband, Detective Lowen-
stein, some weeks ago at Chicago, is out
on bail.
Thos. j. Goodwin, wanted in Rawlins
county, Kansas, for embezzling funds
while treasurer, has been captured at
Portland, Ore.
Thirty bales Of cotton damaged by fire
and l,200 damaged by water, is the re-
suit of the recent fire aboard the steamer
Sandringham.
Charles Tinker, the 19~-year-old forger
who successfully fieeced the Cincinnati
National bank out Of $5, 900, has been ar
rested in London.
Eva Mitchell, the young girl mysteri-
ously murdered at Chicago, was former
lg a resident of Washington, Ia, where
the remains were laid to rest.
Ex-President Hayes addressed $500
people at Chicago on prison REFORM
At conclusion OF the speech he received
Teemer and O'Connor will row athrce-
mile race with urn on the Potomac, at
Washington on Saturday, for 81, 900 a
side and the championship of America.
Simon Dinningan. of New York, an in
mate of the National Soldiers home, at
Hampton, Va, committed suicide by
cutting an artery Inc bleeding to death.
Aare in tho First ward school of Long
Island City caused q panic among the
200 children. 1t was extinguished with
slight loss, n none OF the children in
jured.
At Cleveland Fred Dost and his wife
turned the check In the stove. Gas es-
capped and they WI re asphyxiated. The
woman is dead; the man may possibly
recover.
The navy department has invited pro-
posals for the construction of the machin-
cry for the United States armored
cruiser Maine, now building at the New
York navy yard.
The state board of canvassers decided
the Elliott Miller contest in the Seventh
congressional district in favor OF Elliott,
DEM, making the delegation from South
Carolina solidiy Democratic.
Us Dickerson, u well-known lawyer who
formerly held editorial positions ia Indi.
annapolis and ST. Paul, and studied law
in president-elect H~arrison's office, died
ut Helena, Mont, of pneumonia.
VIM. Colum, a machinist engaged in
working on the second story of the state
Capitol..at Topeka, missed his foothold
and fell, his chin striking on an iron
girder in his descent, breaking his neck.
When Maggie Hanson,a Dubuque girl,
attempted to start q fire, the flames
caught her flowing hair and in q moment
she was enveioped. At last accounts the
poor girl was lying at the point of death.
The Illinois Sabbath association met
ut Chicago. Among the most important
features vas the discussion of the posi-.
bflity OF doing away with running Sun
day trains and publishing Sunday news
papers.
Maj. A. r. Thompson, a cotton mar of
Shreveport, La, was shot on a train
while on his way to Fexarkana, by
Young Moors,a st. Louis travelling man, !
who then shot and killed himself.
Thompson may recover.
Harry w: Horner and Henry NJ.
Greden Of Brooklyn have been arrested
for the murder of Thos. f.. Dunno, who
was killed by a blow on the head during
q quarrel at the foot of the New York |
Herald building, Sunday night.
The canvass of the electoral vote of
North Carolina, completed, shows las,
1886 votes for the Democratic candidates,
134, 10S votes for the Republican candi-
dates, and 2,7S7 votes for the Prohibi- |
ton candidates.
Levi Meeksr, wife and Swear old
daughter, who lived ten miles east of
Oxford, in Cowly county, Kan, were
found dead on the Southern Kansas rail-
road track. 1t is supposed they were
struck while crossing the track in a
wagon.
Alfred Linton, a travelling man from
the east, finds Omaha q shaggy place. |
be was held up and robbed of $500 one
day. The next be insulted a married
woman, wis thrashed by the husband,
turned over to q policeman, and later
was find by the police judge.
Louis Gould deserted his family In
Chicago to follow a French courtezan to
Omaha. There the frsil woman forsook