Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
Failure of a Chicago Grocery
House.
citizens and Police of Toledo Raise
the Freight Blockade.
lay Gould is RoughIysHandIed by One
Of His R. r. Pals.
Pennsylvania Troops on The Move 10 Suppress
Strikers
MISCELLANEOUS.
BUSINESS FAILURE.

Chie,go Aug 2-The failure of J. S. &
w. G. Mead, Wholesale grocers, is announced
As nearly as can now be learned the liabili-
ties of the firm will foot mp to about two
hundred thousand dollars. The heavy
losers are thought to be Durant & Sons Su-
gar Refining Co. of New York. The Cal
vent sugar refinery Of Baltimore and Har
rison Havemyer d, Co., of Philadelphia
The assets consist of stock in hand valued
at 100000 and of paper the quantity of
which the firm declared their inability to
to give at present. In addition to the above
mentioned losers are j. w. Doane & Co, of
this city, to whom Mead & Co owe ten
thousand dollars. They are probably the
heaviest local losers.
cUsTER's REMAINS
Poughkeipsee, August 2.-The remains of
the late Gen Custer arrived this morning,
were deposited in the vault till fall and will
then be transported to West Point.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
4 Philadelphia, August 2.-The Third ar
tiIlery left here this morning for Scranton.
Marines are at the depot awaiting marching
orders.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Baltimore, August George Baynes ar
rested here on charge of robbing the Grand
Trunk r.. r. Co., at Montreal had hearing
this morning and the charge was not sus-
tained, but Bsvnes was committed for a hear
ing on the 9th inst on further charge Of
having stolen $4,000 in notes from the con
solidated bank of Montreal.
RAISING THE FREIGHT BLOCKADE.
Toledo, Aug 2-The citizen military
and police turned out in strong force thi:
morning and raised the freight blockade OF
The Lake Shore and Mich, Southern rail
way at this point. Under their protection
trains are @sing started in all directions
AFFECTED BY THE WAR.
Providence, r. I. Aug. 2.-The Proyi
dence Tool Co., reported closed, has only
cesaed manufacturing temporarily, awaitin
the adjustment of Turkish affairs.
r CHARLES PRESENIED,
Washington, Aug. 2-Charges have bee
presented against Edward Clark, archite'
of the capitol that he received two salarie
! one as architect and, the other as supertir
, dent Of the soldiers home; that he kept
: horse and driver aud landauletat public eS
:, pense, for the use of his family and that. b
was extravagant in expenditures and gen
orally incompetent
$4,000 BAIL
ST. Louis, Aug. 2-Judge Cady of th
e court of criminal correction has decide
:, upon three thousand dollars as the bon
$. necessary to release the members OF tt
o workingmens party against whom warran
d have been issued. 1t is not probable tn;
ct they can procure so high bail. They wi
d. therefore remain in Jail.
to REcoNsIDERING THEIR DEMAND.
le The coal miners of ST. Clair and Mansc
er counties. llls reconsider their demand
ut four cents per bushel for digging coal al
have reduced the prices to three cents, wi
guarantee from mine owners that that ra
shall stand one year. The owners accept
the three cent rate, but refused the guarant
i. whereupon many Of the miners resam
- work al three cents without the guaran
and it is believed all of them will do so
lie 'l'' =
j, day or two.
us FOR THE NORTH POLE
iid New London, Aug. 2-Capt Howgat
ad, schooner Florence sailed to-day for
wn Arctic ocean under the command OF Ca
lia Tyson
md PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS MOVING.
ght Wilkesbarre, Aug Gov Hartrantt
ice. rived at Kingston at one O'Clock this all
ON noon, with one thousand troops
to strikers feel ugly, but cowed. The tr
ich of the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg roac
lid. torn up in several places and obstructl