Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Dishonest Bank Teller An
seconds with $4,000.
Accident on the New York hid.
land K. R.
Boss Tweed Reaches New York
Harbor.
H1scH11ANEous

| ANOTHER Bank cfEEk xsscoNps.
| New York, Oct. 24LThomas Ellis,
| paying teller Of the Parks National
bank has absconded, taking with him
! $50 ,00o of bank funds. He was for
several years note teller Of the bank
and An investigation of his accounts
.s note teller il being made. Ellis
leaves behind him, in Brooklyn, where
he resided, wife and three children.
He is son OF Methodist clergyman,
and is himself ssmember Of the church.
The bank has offered reward of
Ave thousand dollars.
LATER.-The most prompt and ef
fective measures have been taken to
secure the arrest of Thos. Ellis, re-
Gently paying teller at the National
Park bank, whose defalcation of
thirty-six thousand dollars was an
nounced this morning.
f. Still LATER-An examinations OF
the accounts of Ellis, the defaulting
teller Of the Park bank, showr t66,-
900 missing, Of which 100000 are in
gold certificates.
RAILReAD ACCIDENT.
Middletown, N. Y, Oct. 23->
Through some mistake running the
centennial train divided into sections
on the New. York Midland rail
road last night, Section ran into
No. 2, and the result was one passen-
ger killed and six seriously wounded,
aud number slightly. The engine
and one passenger car were wrecked,
and two passenger cars thrown down
an embankment go feet high. Fifteen
hundred passengers were on the train.
and al belonged to Madison and
neighboIing counties in this state.
!. BOSS TwERD's APPROACH.
New York, Oct. IA report that
the e. S. steamship Franklin, with
Tweed on board, was coming up the
bay, sent large numbers Of people to
battery TO get 6rst glance NJ the
vessel. Others rushed over TO the
navy yard, hoping to see the Boss de-
i barking and still others made their
way to Ludlow street jail in e1pecta.
tion that they might witness his re-
incarceration. Preparations have
been made to receive the prisoner.
| MASONIC.
4 Chicago, Oct. 24.-l'he Grand
Commandary Of Knights Templar of
1.-THE State Of Illinois Il in annual ses-
sion in this city to day. The election
Of officers aud other important busi-
ness will be attended to- The fol-
lowing officers Of the society are in
attendance James A. Hawley, Dixon;
P. N. barclay, Cairo; W. J. A. De
laney, Centrala; Col. 81. G. Clark,
!. Kank.kee; G. w. Deming, Cairo; R.
{ L. Mckinley, Paris; D. NJ. Werden,
Paris; Gen. j. B. Aver and e. A.
Thielins, Mattoon. A large numbe,
! Of the Chicago brethern are also
, present.
THE TRIAL OF SULLIVAN.
]. At the conclusion Of O'Brien',
!. speech for the defense, Hon. Leonard
j. SWEET continued the argument in Z
j, telling speech, which occupied large
: part Of the afternoon He was sue
. ceeded by Prosecuting Attorney
Charles Reed, who closed the case.
Judge McAllister then charged the
Jury 80 fAvorably to the defendant
and SO palpablv for his scquittsl a.
! to create universal remark. The
jury had not = greed at II o'clock, ane
were then looked up for the night.
DETECTIVE wAsHBuRNE.
Washington, Oct. 24-Change /.
! to be made in the Office al the chiel
: OF detective corps Of the treasury
the resignation of Col. Elmer E
Washburne, the present head Of tha
. Organization, having been requested
TRIAL OF THE ra1zE r1GurERs.
8 Salem, NJ. Oct. 24-The trial o
! the persona connected with the Walk
!. err Weedcn prize 6ght. in which tn,
8 former was killed, has been postponed
9 TIL Tuesday next.
RA1IRoAD TROUBLE.
Elizabeth, N. w. Oct. 24-l
strike Of engineers and 6remen on tn,
the Central road causes great trouhl
and inconvenience to people alon,
the line and excited just indignation
.:te}s SPORTING.
= Washington, D. G., Oct. 24.-At Ben
ning's station race. course, to-day, Gold
smith Maid trotted against her bes
!, time, "a, for. purse Of 1000. Tn
9 track was heavy and the fastest heat wa
Is tfotted in 2.-lai
It SiRE AT FORT WAYNE.
o Cincinnati, O., Oct. 24-The CONNIE,