Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-27
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term OF court.
Survey ors are doing their final work
on the road projected from Osborne to
Dodge City, Kan.
Seventy per cent. of the infants placed
in the House of Bethlehem in Ottawa
died within a year.
AT Boone, Ia, w. II. Crumaine was
waylaid and robbed. He recognized his
Rssailant, who was arrested. zsss
p. 7. Barnum, the veteran Snowman,
has turned over his interests to Bailey
and will retire to private life.
The general committee Of church ex-
tension of the NJ. e. Church adjourned
to meet next year at st. Louis
1t is reported that many Cinnamon are
reaching the United States by way of
the unprotected Canadian border.
The Post is the name of Atlanta's new
Sunday morning paper. The name is
enough to run it Into the ground.
Surveyors are at work on the Kearney,
Broken Bow and Bismarck line, a rail-
road project to tap Nebraska and Dakota.
A gang of uramps near Praire du Chen,
Wis, are raiding farm houses and &c in
sufficient numbers to enforce their de-
mands.
Chicago Typographical union unani
mously endorsed Capt. William M.
I Meredith of Chicago for the position of
public printer.
The weekly bank statement shows the
reserve decreased s720, 600. The banks
now hold $12, IA! 900 in excess Of legal
requirements.
The members of the National Editorial
association are on their way to the
City of Mexico. That's what's the mat
ter with 'twe.n
There has been much speculation as to
what Cleveland would do next summer.
Cleveland will take Detroit's place in
the base ball league.
The Celtic and City of Richmond, from
Liverpool, and La Champagne, from
Hayre, arrived at New York and report
a very rough voyage.
Olof Snnde, cashier of the New York
News, went into speculation on u small
scale. He is in Canada and the News
people are out SO, 900.
A verdict returned in Boston opens the
way for suit against all canned goods
men in the country, by which royalties
OF fifty millions may be collected.
The first snow Of the season fell in
New York Sunday, covering the ground
to the depth of about an inch, The day
was windy and raw. Hail followed the
snow.
BY the explosion of dynamite at
Thompson's mills, near Schuylerville,
N. Y, six men were blown up. Two
were killed, and the other four are I'M
conscious,
Allison Hawk, an enterprising Kansan,
S,ypn nr.npk-S - T. >. - a.
for moonshining within a short distance
of the city marshal's residence. His
still is quiet.
George Acklcy of Waverly, Ia, discov
cred his wife taking a moonlight stroll
with a young gallant, and attempted TO
fill him with iead,A but the young man
escaped unframed.
Bessie McGee, ID years old, a Boston
girl, went daft on sensational literature
and attempted suicide by laudanum.
She was prevented, but threatens to re
peat the attempt. :.
Jack McAuliffe, the champion light
weight, has accepted the challenge OF
j Jenny Carney, the English lightweight
champion, to fight for 81, 500, and has
posted a ego forfeit.
The commissioner of the general land
office has rendered a decision by which
the Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha road is given 5000 acres in the
Ashland, Wis, district.
Capt. John Spence of Virginia voted at
every presidential election since Jeffer-
son, was a candidate in 1880, and died
at the age of. 112, after casting his
second ballot for Cleveland.
The officers and directors of the Fort
Wayne Jenny Electric Light works de-
cided to rebuild the works Immediately.
They censure the city for not having bet
ter fire protection.
Birdie Robinson, a notorious colored
prostitute of Omaha, made a desperate
attempt on the life of one A. Harvey, a
colored porter IN a Union Pacific train,
but he escaped with q bad cut in the
breast. She was jealous of Harvey.
George H. Hampton, city marshal Of
Lemars, Ia. was shot and Instantly killed
by John Gaynor, who was on aspree when
the .ficer attempted to arrest him. He
fed after the shooting, but was captured.
James Handy, a sa%loonkeeper of Fac
tory street, Cleveland, was shot by his
bartender, Frank Norris, whom he had
his injuries Sunday morning. Morris is
at large.
Harry Gilbert, q Kansas cattleman
worth half a million, recently married a
beautiful and refined young lady. After
mature elaboration he concluded that
he was not good enough for her and
drowned himself,
Anton Dali, a New York piano manu-
facturer, fell from the fifth story of his
factory to the ground floor, and was up
brushing the dust from his clothes be-
fore his trembling employees could reach
him. He is d hustling business man.
Mrs, Langtry has captured o man.
Mrs. I4angtry is the wife of the sheriff
of East Tswas, Mich, and the man she
captured is Bill McCord, a burglar, who
had cut his way out OF his cell and was
about to bid adieu to the county jail.
| Among the probabilities for public
printer, to succeed Mr.. Benedict, are E.
w. Cox and August Donath of Wash
inton, and ex-Congressman Ward of
Philadelphia. 1t is said That Clarkson
of Iowa may have the Office IL he wants
it.
The Tennessee board Of commission
srs heard the argument in the case. of
the Third congressional district contest.
Both parties demand the decision on the
lace of the returns. 'sWha properly
constitutes the returns, y is now tho ques-
lion.
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