Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-13
DELAYED TeLEcRAms.
THE q. r. r. r.

THE q. r. r. R.
Washington, Dec. l2.-The house com
mittee ON the Pacific X. r. this morning
voted that Mr.. Throckmorton has succeeded
to the chairmenship under rules ofthe house
and that the Committee declines to excuse
him from the house.
MEXICAN AWARDS.
The foreign affairs committee to day
agreed to the bill prepared by the sub.com
mittee, providing for the immediate distri'
button, by the stat. department, of tie first
installment received from Mexico, on ac-
count Of awards of mixed claims, the com.
mission excepting those for We'll and La
obra claims, which the president is author
lied to suspend for the present. in order to
make them the subjects Of diplomatic cor,
respondence, or possibly investigation, if
such course shall be found desirable.
NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated j. c. Bancroft
Davis, Of New York, Judge Of the court Of
claims, vice Loring retired; William A.
Brand, this morning at Urbana, Ohio. and
F. c. Gibbs at Portsmouth, Ohio.
SECURING THEIR RIGHTS.
Providence Dec. 12-The creditors Of A.
and A. sprague, representing 81, 250,000 of
Indebtedness, met to-day to take action to
protect and secure their rights. An associ-
tion was formed for the payment Of IS per
cent Of principal to depositors.
IN BERINGER.
Pittsburg, Dec. PA special from Dean
City. Pa, in the Clarion oil district, says a
fire originated in the Beringer City hotel,
Beringer City, Pa, at O'Clock this morning,
by John Armstrong, of Sharon.
The hotel burned to the ground with the
contents. The building and goods were in
sured for $1,000. A man named A. B Nc
Cartney, Of Mercer, Pa, guestof the hotel,
was burned to death; others narrowly es-
capped being burned. The fire spread very
rapidly to vacant bulldog owned by Mr..
Dhrea, thence to Kilroy & Crowley's New
York store. burning the building and con-
tents. Insured. Four other buildings
burned, three being occupied by families.
ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Quincy, ILL.,, Dec. l2.-Rev. S. L. Harris,
D. D., rector Of St. James church, Chic go,
was this morning elected unanimously on
the first ballot, bishop of the new Episcopal
diocese Of Quincy.
NOT GUILTY.
Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-In the court quar-
ter sessions to-day, JOIN S. Morton, Samuel
P. Hexhn, John r. Nagle, and George NJ.
Nickers, pleaded not guilty to nine iudict-
ments charging them with embezzling funds
Of the West Philadelphia passenger railway
company. The trial begins on the ooh.
FAILURE.
New York, Dec. 12.-The Post announces
the suspension of the old dry goods .jobbing
house.of Adriance, Robbins & Co, of this
city. General causes assigned for the fail
ure are losses by bad debts, and shrinkage Of
values. The recent death Of Robbins also
added to the troubles of the firm. 1t was a
very old house and very respectable, but has
not been for several years leading house,
at least so far as the volume of business
would give it position. Liabilities not
large
FRAUDULENT ELECTION.
New Orleans, Dec 12.-The Times says
that the reports which have been current
for weeks past, of crookedness in the Darral
Acklen contest, in the Third congressional