Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-17
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A Mexican gunboat from Vera Cruz an
chored off Bagdad on Monday, with $780,
900 and orders from Diaz for Gen. Canales,
The Indians are depredatipg again near
Florence, Oregon. They captured mail
stage and killed the driver. Troops are in
pursuit.
There is news at army headquarters from
Lieut.. Bulls and the party with him. They
are safe and have made one or two captures
of Indian raiders.
There is 4 rumor that Gen. Ord will be
swapped for Auger. The former il through
ly advised on the border question, and the
people prefer he should be returned.
Gen. Escobedo is now at New Orleans,
working up scheme in furtherance of his
interests. The local excitement in Mexico
abates the outrages on the Texas frontier fol
the present.
The visit of Gen. Sheridan to Washington
has reference solely to Indian affairs in the
northwest, and is not connected with any
circumstances attending the situation Of al.
fairs on the Texas border.
1t is said that Senator Patterson proposes
to return to South Carolina in January and
make arrangements for his trial and admis.
sion to bail. He says he believes that there
is a change in public sentiment there,
which will insure him fair triall
Great excitement prevails on the lower
Rio Grande. Another Mexican revolution,
thought to be Of formidable nature, il
about to occur. The civil and military at
Matamoras are in conflict over arrests Of
conspirators against the Diaz government.
Mexicans severely condemn Diaz spirit
Of friendship toward Americana, and oppo.
sition to him grows daily, and it is fair to
believe he will soon be deposed. There is
an excited nervousness throughout Mexico
such as precedes Mexican revolutions.
A list of counterfeit national bank notes
arranged on plan perfected by Receiving
demption agency, will soon be issued. 1t is
SO arranged that any one, without being q
judge of money, can readily detect coun
terfeit.
Robert small, the colored congressman
whe was convicted and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary at hard labor
turned up quite unexpectedly in his old
seat in the house last Monday, having beer
admitted to bail for the present to allow
him to close up his affairs.
AnAlOuS ~ the people on the Texas bor
der arelfor the protection of their lives and
property, they ask exhorbitant prices fol
the land required by the government fol
these posts. As an example of this it may
be cited that piece of property for which
last year the owner asked $4,000 is placed
this year at $4,000.
| The land sales of the Northern Pacif,
railroad company the past month aggregate
IS, 1872 acres, the consideration being $2S4,
$50. The purchases were made by seventy
persons, all but two or three for actual set
Element and improvement. The sales of tn.
past three months amounted to 222.92!
acres and the consideration received, S,
0lO,6SO.
The 18th United States infantry, to re
lieve the 10Th ordered to Texas, has beer
assigned stations us follows: Company c
Capt. Macarthur, Fort Totem; company A
Capt. Van Horne, Fort Sisselton: company
F, Capt. Bennett, Fort Smelling; company Z
Capt. Collins, and company X. Capt
Donovan, Pembina. The other FIVE com
panies will remain at their present posts
Two companies Of the LIST infantry hav.
been ordered to Standing Rock from For
Sully.