Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-28
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

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One hundred and fifty vessels and $50
lives were lost 10 the recent severe gale on
the English and Scotch coasts.
Gov. Grover, of Oregon, lefl San Fran
cisco for Washington Tuesday afternoon
A delegation escorted him To the ferry beat
aud salute was iredsin his honor.
A,Tallahassee telegram says that Gov.
Stearns says the DECISION Of he supreme
court settles the election question III that
state. and h. has advised the canyass.ng
board 10 obey The orders of the court.
new census In Paris. Il is said, viii
show that the city has population OF +
800, ,0eQ This was the population Ia 1870,
or lus, previous 10 the Franco German war,
and she city has regsinsd lost gfpuEd and
nothing mnne.-
! a telegram received al the pes,nf,ice de
partment from special agen, Hopkins, in.
.estigstiHg the detalcaiinn- of Nall in the
money order branch OF lhe fiitsburg tPa1
posiofflce, states that the whole amour.
stolen is $3.50
Mex.cans in Caliiornia express the nt,n-
lon that iu case President Lerdo does not
show considerable strength pi:hin tile next
few weeks, his supporters viii go over in q
body 10 Iglesias, as they will ne. recognize
Diaz under any aspect.
The republicans in New Orleans art al
ready taking steps to prevent the demo
Gratis from getting possession of the Sare
house. and have barricaded al The windn~s
and doors eNcep, the twe, .principas entran
ces, aud pfseel . guard al Metropolitan
police there,
The benefits at the New York aud other
theaters 10 aid Of the sufferers by tho
Brooklyn theater rire broug hl about $l3,0 900
10 The felief fund. Baoih's theater, New
York, reported receipts at $4,000; Wal.
Jacks 1900; Union Square. 81 9oo Gi!
mare's Garden, $500. The total contri.
buttons 20 the relief fund smount 10 sci, !.
5s7.
The commission appointed for the put.
pose Of preparing plan for the better gov,
ernmen, Of the srniy has nearly cnmpieted
It's lsbois but viii not submit its repor. to
the present session of congress. unless
there appears - be u prospect Of action on
1t. The work is so nesrly completed that
the commission has adjourned, to meet mp.
on the call OF the president
The petitioo TO the supreme court to re.
move the quo tsarrasto proceedings by the
Tilden electors against the Hayes electors
In South Carolina, was decided Tuesday
Justice Willard delivered The opIn!on ol
~ lhe -cnnri refusing q motion to remove the
-caae to the United States circuit court I'M
der an act Of congres. of 1915.
TIE New York Times correspondent
tclegnpbing from Columbia, 8. c., under
date OF December "a, says: The iseus
will probably come through the measures
taken TO collec. the taxes The Hampts,t
assembly passed resolutions calling upoi
the taxpayers OF Sopth Carolina no, to pa,
any taxes to agents of the Chamberlain
government, but to pay for the present one
fourth Of the am6nht Of last years taxes L
such agents as Hampton shall appoint, 2
Gov. Chamberlain. OF South Carolina
says: have no purpose in holding N,
present % ton except to prevent the sue
cess Of gr.a, crime, namely, the sncces
of the democratic party here, conducted ol
the plan OF brute force. despiss the mar
who would no, tght lor such cause, an,
have much more respect FOR Gary m,
Butler than have for republicans who nov
want to purchase peace by consenting I
recognize as valid the apparent results 6
the. .la.e campaign"