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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19

morning.
The following platform was adopt
ed
The independent party, called into
exi.tence by the necessities OF the peo
pie, whose industries are prostrated,
whose labor is deprived ofitS just re
ward by the ruinous policy which the.
republicans and democrats refuse to
change; therefore, We declare. our
principles, and invite ali Independent
and patriotic people to join our ranks
in this movement Of financial reform
and industrial emancipation.
First, we demand the immediate
aud unconditional repeal OF the specie
resumption act Of January 14rh, 1875;
and.we call upon all patriotic men to
Iorganiza in every congressional dist
|ric, Of the country, with the view of
electng representatives to congress
who will carry cut the wishes OF the
people in this regard, and stop the
present suicidal and destructive poll
cy OF contraction. s-sA
Second, We believe that the Uni
ted States vote, issued directly by the
government, convertible on demand
into e S, obligations, bearing less
rate OF interest not exceeding one cent
n day on each hundred dollars, and re
exchangeable for e. S. notes at par,
will afford the best circulating medi
.um. Such notes should be full le-
gal tender for all purposes except the
payment Of such obligations -as are by
sexisting contracts expressly made.
I The third resolution says Il 10 the
duty Of The government 10 keep It's
commercial interests in view.
The fourth protests against any
| further issue Of goil bopds for sale in
foreign markets.
| Fifth, We further protest against
the sale of government, bos,is for the
purpose of purchasing silver TO be
!. used AS a substitute for our more con-
venient aud less tluctuating fractional
currency which, although well calcn-
lated to enrich the owners Of silver
mines, get in operations it will still
further cypress in taxation, an alres-
dy verburdened people.
Subsequently the resolution against
railroad subsidies was adopted.
Nomina ions on the fifth ballot
were Petes'oopef, Of New Yo,k,
for president, Newton Booth, Of Calls
fornia, for vice president. The con-
yention then adjourned sine die.
coorER DECLINES AND NAMES ALLEN,
Peter Cooper says he will decline
the nomination of the 1ndianapolis
convention, but expresses bope tbs,
William Allen will be nominss ed and
elected to the presidency.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
LOUISIANA.

fitE SHOOTING or SENATOR TwtrrHi-L1,.
CHICAGO, May lS.-The. OFFICIAL re-
port of the Twitchell slpeting affair
It Coushatta, Louisiana, has been re.
oeiyed by Gen. Sheridan, and gives
new interesting particulars Of the as
.aassination. The murderer vas dis
guised, wore goggles and was slightly
painted. He strolled down from the
.postotlicc, lending his horse TO the
landing saetc the shaiaisag occurred !; !;
and rs the b at approached he com
menced firing, killing man named
King, who was in the boat and
wounding the colorcd ferry man.
Twitchell was wounded in both arms
and in the leg. Those who attempted
to approach him from the shore were
warned of aud threatened with the ri
t1e that he used Two women remon-
strated with him, but he said, ut each
shot, he was shooting black Aligaiors.
He started of on his horse, but see
ing . negro attempting To save
! WitSuCti uC IGIuNDtu hHti; OVucTeu
him TO cesist, which being -disregar-
ded he fired several ralls.s. more shots,
wounding the negro and Twitch-
ell again. The murderer then rode
away an1 escaped, despite AL efforts
to capture him. One Of Twitcheil's s
arms has been stipulated and the
other is badly shattered, bat he may
still recover The report is dated
May third.
ALL QUIET AT BAYor sARA.
New ORLEANS, May ,lS.-The la
test dispatches report everything
quiet at Bayou Sara, Laurel Hill Ind
Woodvills. Reports Of trouble are
greatly exaggerated. One white man
two negroes killed, and several ne
grncs wounded, covers the casualties
AS far as known. The military de
cline tointeIfefe.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
FOREIGN.
TURKEY.

4
CoNsrASriNoPLE. May l8.-The
dedication Of the New English church
has been indefinitely postponed at the
request OF the English ambassad dor,
who had Consulted the minister Of
police on the possible consequences Of
the ceremony. Softas and Musul,nan
roughs are buying rcvolyers md
other weapons, and Christians are
doing the same. ~
BERLIN, May disclosures taken
by Turkey for the punishment Of the
Salonica assassins, gives satisfaction
here. The murdered French and
German consuls were buried las,
Wednesday.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
INyksrleArlNG lor1sIANA.

The select committee on Louisiana
federal offices, in secret session last
night, adopted by strict party vote
a resolution offered by Mr.. Blackburn,
directing the chairman to ask the at
torney general for immunity for See,
ly. This morning the committee
examined G. W. Ferguson, Of New
Orleans, an employee in the custom
house there.
lie testified tnat when he received
a subpoena to testify before the Louis.
lana committee, Herwig, the deputy
collector, tried to intimid4ts him
When he got here, Washington
Ayres, Marshal Packard's brother-in-
law, told him that one hundred wiz
nesses could readily be procured to
swear that he lied when he test fed
abont the frauds in the custom house.
He deceived the custom house author.
ities AS to the reason of--his absence.
from his post, because had they known
he wouldvtesttfy- before the commit
tee, he was convinced he would never
have left the state. OF Louisiana alive.
When he arrived here, he heard
Ayres had = warrant, to arrest him, in
order to prevent his going before the
committee. Witness then proceeded
to testifylin regard to irregularities
Of cigars in two instances, but upon
cross examination it transpired that
in one case there was merely All at
tempt to smuRglc, which was frustra-
ted by the custom house officers.
RESIGNED
S. S. Burdctt, owing to bad health,
has resigned ,hs office ni commits.
sioner OF the general land Office.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
Killed BY Indians

St, LOUIS, May ls.-Thc Globe
Democrat special from Leavenwortb
says, by pri, ste telegram, information
is received Of three men, Williams,
Harrison, and Brown, the two former
from Cleveland, the latter from ST.
Louis, while returning from the Bla OK
Hills, we're toinahawked and scalped
near Custer City by Indians, Their
entire outfits were carried away. The
bodies were found r. hours after and
buried.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19

Considerable damage to railroads snd
telegraph lines resulted from a storm IN
West Virginir "Wednesday night.
The Earl Of Derby has replied TO Secre,
tAry Fish's letter In regard to the e1Ladi,
zion OF Winslow He denies that the act
quoted by Fish has anything TO do With
the case In dispute.
Atthe republican convention in the third
Maine district yesterday, Hon Mr., Stevens
made speech defending Blaine,sand claim
ed that Blaine had atnassed fortune OF
e7o0, ,00G- before he entssed private HE,
Affairs In Constantinople are drawing TO
1 crisis. The Loflas and Chrislians are
arising and an out sbreak Is imminent The
Sultan i. poweriess lin fact under the con.
troll OF the mob.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Terrible State OF Affairs in
Louisiana.
Wholesale Butehery Of White
and Colored Citizens.
4 Kentucky Clerk OF the House
Wants to be Investigated.
Aena,e.

w AsiIiNGTON, MAY 1S.-Mr. MOT
ton submitted resolution instructing
IA special committee to inquire into
the recent Mississippi election. and
also the alleged outrages and murder
at Bayou Tunica
A dispatch was received by Cover
nor Kellogg, now in this city, from Fl.
G. Clark. his private secretary, dated
New Orleans, May II, stating tina,
fugitiyes from the scene Of the trouble
had arrived, and the details were hor
rible- That six white men were
killed, and sixty negroes were killed
and hanged, and Morton asked that :
special committee Of the senate be
authorized to investigate the matter.
The resolution WAS agreed to.
The house bill authorizing the ap-
pointmeut of receivers fer national
banks, aud for other purposes, WAS
passed.
At one o'clock Legislative. business
WAS suspended, and the consideration
Of the articles of impeachment was
resumed with closed doors.
Before reaching any decision, the
doors were re opened, and the senate
soon adjourned.
The speaker laid before the house
communication from Geo. NJ. Adams
clerk Of the house, asking an investi-
CATION into the charges against him in
the Chicago Inter Ocean, that mem.
Der Of congress claims to have IN his
possess ion, the facts Of which he will
make public, showing that he, Adams,
has been selling his appointments At
from one TO FIVE hundred dollars. He
says these charges are absolutely false.
On motion OF Mr.. Brown, the mst
ter was referred to special COMMIT
Z Mr.. Brown sad thst Adams reques-
red thst no democratic member from
Kentucky should be on the committee.
The report I'm the government
printing office WAS discussed, aud a
proposition to give the printing OF
debates 10 Franklin Rives was amen.
ded SO as so, leave II open to oompe-
lstilion.
The resolution presented by Mr.
Singleton relative. to the government
printing Office WAS then adopted by Z
stric. party vote.
Mr.. Randall supported the Indian
appropriation bill II was laid over
till after the Naval appropriation bill
| is disposed Of. 1t appropriates -.
oa5, 771, and provides for the transfer
Of the Indian bureau TO the war de
partment.
1 The resolution for the appointment
of commissioners to arrange tresty
of commerce between the u. S. ane
| Canada was considered: .,,s..a.s
| The house went into committee o
The nhole5o on the Naval appropriation
bill and was addressed BY Mr.. Phil
lips OF Missouri, A recess was taker
till 80, evening session to.be for de
bate on the Naval bill.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
THE wxLKfsT.
Delegates TO Cinclnnatl.

CIsclssAT,, May 1s-Arr.nge-
a,ents have been made with ali the
:ps siacipal railroads for the iranspnrtA=
ton Of delegates and others attending
the republican t's.ionai convention, TO
be held 10 this city June 10Th.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
THE LITTLE rrI.Lpocs.

CHICAGO, May lS--At meeting
of the homeopathic physicians this
the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: pres
idept, f. II. Van Lieu, Of Aurora; !;
LIST vice president, M. NJ Eat IN, Of
Peoria; 2nd vice president, 4. F.
Tooher Of Chicago; 81 vice president,
T. s. Hoyne, Chicago; tressurer,s a.
Beebe, Chicago.
Board of censors, H. NJ. Bascom,
Ottawa; j. S. Mitchell, Chicago, 6.
w Foote, Galesburg: J. a. Vincent,
Springfield; IL Troyer. Peorial
1t was voted to hold the next
meeting at Peoria in May. 1877,
Commit,ees and Delegates 70. The
Worlds homeopathic convention;
American Institute of homeopathy
Western Academy of homeopathy,
and various state medical societies,
were appointed
After q, vote of thanks to the officer,
of tbe xssocistion, xnd tn TIE press
the convention adjourned. 49,
=
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
ACCIDENTS
SCHOONER cAPslzED.

BUFFALO, May 1s-The schooner
Thomas q. Street, bound up from
Wellsnd canal, was struck by squall
six miles this side Of Long Point, and
capsized yesterday. Six Of the crew
being drowned. including Charles
Roach, 6rst mate, Of Sagiuaw, Michi-
gan.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
The Blaine Investigation Goes
Over One Day.
Resignation Of the General Land
ONCE Commissioner.
se*.-
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON
RI.AISE.

NAs,IlseroS, May ls-1'he es-
animation of witnesses on the charges
affecting x-spcakcr Blaine, is post.
poned till Tomorrow, when he ex-
pects to be present. He is now con.
fined to his honse by mAlArial fe-
yer
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19

TERnE HAurE, Ind, May l7.-Col.
; Hm E. Mclean xas to-day nominated
for congress in the sixth district uu the
democratic ticket.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
NEW YORK.
The MUSTANG RACE, 200 MILES IN TEN.
HOURS.

HOURS.
NEW YeRK. May lS.-The. mus
tang race at Fleet wood park WAS be-
gun ut four o'clock.thisimorning. The
first Fifty miles were made in two
hours and nineteen minutes; the first
hundred miles in -four ht lrs and forty
two minutes. The falling rain made
the track heavy ard muddy and at
the li0th mile the horsepan was Is
minutes ahead of time. The last miles
were not completed in SO short atime
as the first hundred. AT two minutes
after two the two hundreth mile was
finished.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
APPOINTMENTS.

OMAHA, May ls.-J ohm j.. Redick
Of this city, has been appointed Z. s.
district Judge of New Mexico.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
DENIED

PoEEs MOUTH, N. u, NAY, ~. The
reported con6ssion of The / wcaan,
tbst she com aitted the mnfdets fos
which Wagner was hanged, is IN
founded
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19

Lodis Hoppe. german carpenter. com.
mitted suicide at Cleveland, Ohio, yester-
day,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
The Pacific Coast.
/ kNorugR BANKER SUICIDE

ANOTHER BANKER SUICIDE.
SAN FRAscrsco, May 18.-Wm.
Workman, Of the recently suspended
banking firm Of Temple snd Work
man, Los Angeles, committed suicide
last night. Cause, financial cmhsr.
rassment.
THE wxLKfsT. y
At 1910, uLearv completed his
two hundred and iftieth mile. he
rs confident Of making 500 miles ID
six davs.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS
PERSONAL.

personal
ATLANTA, May 16.-Ex-Govelnor
Bullock was brought back to-day an-
der requisi,ion from the government
after an absence of ave years.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
THEINDEPENDENT TICKET.
For President, Peter Cooper; for
v. Pr, Newton Booth.
Soft Money and Thorough Re-
forms
r. G. Declines and Wants An
Client William Allen for
President.

lSpASAroIls, May Is The CON
vention assembled at $50 this
morning.
The following platform was adopt
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-19
R RESIGNED

S. S. Burdctt, owing to bad health,
has rcsignedsths office ni commits.
sioncr OF the general land Office.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02

z The House of Representatives has killed
all the bills apprOpriating money to carry on the
Normal Schools at EmpOria, Leavenworth, and
Concordia. There are two great evils that have
grown up out of these institutions. If withhold
ing appropriations for year or two will serve
as lesson to eradicate those evils, it will be a
good thing. One is, that the schools have come
10 be simply high schools for the towns in which
they are located at the expense of the State; the
other is, that these institutions have formed
rings and combinations by means of which they
nave heretofore gobbled all they have asked for
nom the Treasury. But the biggest fraud of all
Is the Agricultural College, which should receive
nothing, but which has been given a liberal ap-
preparation. Those members who raised the is
sue of moving the Capital, would have done
more sensible thing to move the abolitiop of
some of the State money-gobbling institutions
and the immediate relocation of all the others a,
the Capital.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02

SCANDALoUs, IF TRUE.-If half that the To-
peks Blade says about the prosecution of the
fraudulent bond business is true, (and the Blade
would hardly venture to make such bold asser-
tions without good grounds,l the Attorney Cen
eral is disgracing the State rs much as Lappin
and Mowry did. We have already referred to
some of the unfair and tyrannical acts of the At
torney- General, but the Blade charges jobbery
and dishonesty. 1t says that Drought, of Wyan-
dotte, is not an officer of the law, but that he
and Randolph have formed a ring to make the
most out of the prosecution of the fOrgers. 1t
lates the trickery relative to Mowry, of which
we gave an account several weeks ago. 1t also
says, that when Drought arrested Lappin in Chi
cago, he took from him $3.50 of his own money,
which he refused to account for or turn over
although Lappin's family were suffering for the
want of it; and not until Mrs. Lappin commenc-
ed legal proceedings, did he give it up Then he
gave only $500, and he and Randolph fixed up a
due-bill for s1325O more of it, leaving s17 80 un
accounted for in any way. These are no slight
charges; and if true, the officer implicated is
disgracing the State.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02
We will forbear any more in this issve in regard to

We will forbear any more in this missive in regard
politics and corruption.
Last Monday while very busily engaged in
the Office we suddenly heard the FOrt Hayes Fifth Cav
airy Silver Cornst Band playing Summers Dead
March" The music diseoursed fine. that before
wewere Of what we doing. found ourself
with our head out of the window Then the pro-
cession coming down Kansas Avenue, headed by the
above named band followed by the members of the l. o.
o. F. fraternity next the city hearse and finally the
carriage with the reatves-the hearse bearing the body
of a Mr. Kimba tive think that his namel to the
Kansas Pacific depot. Mr.. Kimball invalid; he
had been in the mountains around Denver for his
health and thought he had fully recovered and return
ing far city, thought he would stay here for
short time and enough his stay short and in
day after his arrival his wife telegraphed
in Chicago. that her husband dying. She acted
cording the summons and started Immediately for
this place. reaching her destination just in time to
him alive The procession started from the State House
and down Kansas Avenue Ia the Kansas Pacific depot
The scene was n sad and impressive
The German Turnverein Society. Of this place, gave
masked ball. the evening the 22d in honor of George
Washington. We informed it very pleasant
affair, indeed
We are informed the Legislature will adjOurn sine die
about the LIST proximo. Alphabetically Yours,
CLIoSOPHIC.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02

SENATOR BRIDGEs.-The session of the Legis-
lature is about closing, and all the other Sena-
tors having received notices in these columns,
the Senator from Doniphan County deserves
mention. Mr. Bridges has remained at his post,
at work, from the first day of the session, with
out any holidays or leaves of absence He has
almost invariably been right, on all questions.
The newspapers of Kansas owe him their thanks
for standing up for their rights and interests up
on all occasions. He has ever taken the posi-
tion that Labor is entitled to its just reward.
But his efforts have especially been directed in
the interest of farmers. He has introduced
number of bills for the benefit of the farming
community, some of which have become laws;
and every just measure for the same object, in
troduced by others, has received his earnest sup
port. He has spent no time in useless talk; has
not INDUCED in motions or speeches for bum
combe; and has not wasted precious time in
concocting measures of bogus REFORM for the
purpose of making political capital for himself
When the work of the Legislature comes to be
reviewed, it will be found that no member stands
ahead of Mr.. Bridges for practical good sense,
industry, and usefulness.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02

p The Paola Republican, one of the strongest
Reform papers in the State, in its last issue,
states three plain propositions: That the Demo-
cratic party has, in the last two months, proven
itself to be under the thumb of the Southern Reb-
els, and it cannot support that party; that John
K Goodin was elected to Congress by distinctly
claiming that he was not a Democrat, but a
Reformer, but has shown himself to be one of the
most plant tools of the rebels, and it will not
touch him; and that the Reform party in Kan
sas is scattered to the winds, and not enough is
left of it to be called party. II announces that
it will hereafter be independent but as it has
pronounced against everything except the Re-
publican party, there is the only place for it 60
We said, last Fall, that there would be no Peo-
les party this year, but that Republican Reform
CHS ~ould have to choose between the Democrat
'0 anu Republican parties. 1t is not hard to
guess ,' which they will choose, and Kansas will
lOn up her old Republican majority, with the
u'"ii increase from recent emigration.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-02

II Hide .i,rake for March is crowded with
good things for us all. The two magazines, Uide
Alrake and 50. Nicholas, have accomplished an
excellent thing; they have brought us elder
ones into close sympathy with the children, and
made MS boys and girls together. Everybody
reads the children's magazines. Both the boys
and girls have their own special story, allow
Miss Chatty Earned Living" by the editor,
and 'rLost in the Woods" maple-sugar story,
by J. H. Woodbury., for which Merrill has drawn
fine frontispiece, a capital picture Of a busy
sugar camp. The geography class get paper
"About Maps" full of curious facts, and most
entertaningly written. Ella Rsdman Church
gives an interesting account of "Life Among the
Ojbbeways," and Emma Burt has a fanciful
story, with n fanciful picture, concerning "The
Old Elm of Boston," The editors serial, ''The
Cooking Club has deepened into n bit Of in
tense story, and the other serial, "Young Rick"
by Miss Eastman, is full of adventure. There is
'Work for Little Fingers" by Daisy Eyebrght.
There is also another piece of Work for Little
Fingers proposed in Centennial Trees,"-a
that each boy and girl shall cele-
brate the centennial year by planting tree. 1t
is good idea, and ought to be carried out.
There large-prnt stories for the little ones,
music, puzzles, rides on the Magic Carpet, and
poems by Holme Maxwell, L. G. Warner, Mary
E. Atkinson, and others.
Only $500 per annum. d. Lothrop Il Co.,
Boston.