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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-29
Illinois Central Railr'd
SIOUXCITY to CHICAGO
without Change of Carr:
Commencing Dse. stA, 1874.
A Daily Express Passenger Train Will leave
Sioux City. sundays sxespted, on the arrival
FROM YANKTON.

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Leavs sio.r City :, LEO p n. aud arrive at CHI.
sleeping cara run tArough from sioux City 10
Passenger. 7 l,s,.yi.e ,, ch,e.so se..4 YES. $. ..ss
:, Sioux ct,y ne ne1t day a 40 :. n.
An sccommodationstrain Will leave Sioux iasy
Aaily, except Saturdays. at 30 p. n, connecttng
Passenger isxsins Chicago u 70 > m, srr4s:
at Sioux cttyyA - q u.
T,ans - s0hns east ssnass. :. ghs.fs VII =.
Fails. Pittsb!rE. Philsdslphia, haltimors, wssA-
inRton, New York, Boston and all parts Of the
This train conneeta ii Waterloo with tra.ns on
the Cedar Palls aad Minnesota Branch. leaving
wassrioo =. = y 4 n. and arriving :. Mona =
sa ss s.ai
N, and hiansapols q So p. n.
Connections are made At rrespor vttk trains
Frceport q s.41 ?. M, arriving at Gslesbu.I 8
lslAnd at $50 p n. Quincy - 30 Pm; 81 Losis
cairo xl.h .lai.s iOl ts.plis, Nssa-sais. visks-
burg. Mobile. New Orleans. and
All Parts OF the South
Connections are also nads Ct Yrespos: with
Western Unios irains, leaving Yreepoft 1t I.se
m. and arriving II Racine q SIS y aud MI
wA0keeAt Z - m.
Connestions are also made ., Dubuqls 10 81,
Louis. Csiro, and al points south
Baggage Checked Through
70 all important points.
J. r., =, ,.hroash ticket. and information apply .
Trains rua 81 DaSaaas time, which is twenty
ninasss faster thru sioa1 City.
y , ,or..o. 'o'' :, f,31USKEa. oaissY1 a.as a.,
General ps.ssnssr Agent, Chicago.
n. \. HAnILroH. All siGax ct,y. IsnssdAwiv
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
POLICE FINES AND FAVORs.

The Police Commissioners yesterday hned
Cant Heddcn Of the IhrtythTd Precinct, 80 days pay
for borrowing money from officers in his command ana
failing 10 repay them promptly. Capt. Hedden was
transferred from the MorTsapia Police to the Street
cleaning Bureau and Capt. Kalca OF the Sreetceal-
ing Department was put in his place Capt Uni
was transferred 9fron the Sreet-cleaning Bureau to
the special service force at the Centia' once.
Sergeant Griffith of the Tweny-seventh was transferred
TO the Eleventh Precinct and Sergeant Linden OF the
Twentvlrst 10 the Tir yhrt Prccint. The resignation
of Officer Glass OF the Twentynntb Precinct was ac-
cppted Can't. McCuliach of the Seventeenth Precinct
was commended for pIOmptness III selluS Ile sioen %
property at NO % Eldridgest. ON Feb ~ PItrOlian
Blc of theNinth Precinct was hOnOraby ncntoAcd lof
rescuiuc a man from drowning. Patrolmdn George
Becker uf the Thirty Precinct was promoted 10
be rOundsmaD and ordered 20 report at the Ihut-th
Precint for duty. NJ, ,-..-
The following officers transferred: R0ndsnen
Ucay of the Eleventh TO the seventh Cary OF tne oGV-
entI 10 the Eleventh; Mcdowell Of the Twelfth To the
Twenty-nuth; Brush Wallace, and Omen OF me IWeh,
fv-uutb Ia the Thirty -tnTa, Twelfth, ana IhrAind
resprctiyely PatrOucu Osborne Sheldon, COhkIls'
Pinckney and Armstrong OF the TilrV-fOufth To me
Nineteenth Shaw and sawyer OF the iWeith 10 the
Eourth. Pierce Ouackeu5us and Naeger OF the lWeli-
Iy-sixth TO the Fifteenth Doyle, OBren, and shaw OF
The TwenylUuith to the Twenty ynnth, IhrJeenlh ana
Fourteenth respectively Hamilton oi the lwhly yuma ~
to the Ibirfetl; CanOcban Of the Twenty tbld 10 hc
Fifteenth: Parker of the Fourth 10 the 1Wtnty-slAtn
McCuire Of The Thiry-rst the FOurth Norton ol e
Eighteenth 10 the 1wentvsixh; Walker OF the lhrtS-
second To the Twenty sixth; Tutm OF me SrVcmtfcnth
10 ihe Western Steamboat Squad; Smith OF me I%eHth
10 The First Inspection District lawlo "i tLc LlSn 70
.pecal duty in the 1Wcnty-iOu tn; NdDenant VI TIC
Ninth 10 the Western Steamboat Squad.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
MURDER BY 4 FORMER CONVICT
FRANCIS RILEY STABBED IN FIVE PLACES BY JOHN
DALY-THE MURDERER ARRESTED.

FRANCIS RILEY STABBED IN FIVE PLACES BY JOHN
DALY-THE MURDERER ARRESTED.
A man staggered into the Eleventh Precinct
staion-hOns, on sunday morning complaining that ne
had been stabbed by John Daily at No. 2Gl Delaneeyst
He gave his name Francis Riley OF No RiLSe-st, and
examination showed that he had been stabbed N I'VE
places with kn-n the shoulder, back face, ana side
None OF tie injuries appeared to be dangerous, ana
lie WAS allowed at his own request to 80 home
after police surgeon had dressed MS wOunI lestcr-
day DAILY was arrested and aGen to the home "i klcy
who fully identified him the man who had stabbed
him Rie in the mean time had become ' weak
from internal hpmorrhage from the wound m bt back,
and soon after recognizing his assalan ihe became un-
conscious About O'Clock last evening he dcd TIE fact
of his death made known TO the polio 10y Rcys ED
est brother Who to The staiiUOuse dId uoianded
bc shown the murderer of his brother. An ol1Ccr
was sent with him No. 26l Dldnceyst to see II hc
could identity any persons AT the place as thosc VINO
were with his brother tie mc OF the sabbrg but he
became violent and abusive that the officer was
Obliged prug him back tO TIE stat!OnOuSc, whCie ne
was locked up disOrdery conduct There was pam
ful scene the staon-hOIsc aftoINaid when tie
mother Of tr prisoner and 0t tle dead man came l anu
upDr.dcd the police for what she called hcir cruelty
She allowed To- 20 undsturbcd.
DAILY, the VINO stabbed RILEY, II known 10 he an
cXcOuyict and O vicious and brutal life. lie Is
now Ia the TOInbs, To which hc WAS committed ycster-
day await the result Of the njurlcs he hal inflicted
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
PROGRESS OF RAPID TRANSIT.

TEAMS To RUN TO THE BATTERY IN FEW D'iS-
THE ROAD on THE EAST SIDE TO BE BUILT M
MEDIATEIY.
1t was expected that the extension OF the
New-York Elevated Railroad to the South Ferry would
have completed last week but some unexpected ue
laws occurred Mr. Cowing, tine treasurer of the com
pany, said yesterday that its completion would uhdoup'
edy he accomplished in few days, and he thought that
trains would be over it by saturday storm lor
day or two however might interfere with the progress
Of the work temporary passenger depot Is to be CON
struccd at Whitehall and Front-stsr but III few
weeks "Y" will be built to the ferry, and a
rcrmanent depot will be erected there THIS
Y" will serve rs switch. Tn contract for building
the road the side OF the city from the battery 20
FortySccOndst. las been given out ana as loon as wy
good weather hegns-ifuO legal tic!ts are ntclp"sc
the work viii be pushed rapidly forward IL Is hoPCd
that passengers viii nd" from Tie oJth ftIIy 90 cue
Grand Central Depot wiz = year. Inc io.Ie - rom
NAteha-S is through Front-st, CuenleS-SIp, rear
ST. the New BOwcry. tne E0Wcry, ana lhlfd-iNc; luS
contract also includes tic construction OF a prthcD
through Burling-sip to the fu on Ferry ana as lonl
Cituau-uuare to the terminus OF tie East River ltr!Se
thrO.i CuthI-St. The al or the east siuc WIZ INc
Il double track throughout
few ad itOual trains Will probably he run Al present
III trains pass over the road each way daily running at
intervals OF esAt minutes Nhth n' IiSl lv l.Uiv % WI
the road was preparCd-On June 20 lS1l-hihc trains
ran each way daily at intervals OF nan dh houi ana c
road extended only rom Dey-S. TO 1hrceuth-SL Inc
time tables that issued rom time 10 linc copies Z"
which are k vi in the cumulnys Office, good UdlCa-
tlun OF the progress Of the road the ust covered per
Lns 10 ire inches. the new 20 be issued vii!
h. nearly wp feet square. With every increase 0i la-
ties for carving psscngers the travel has increased III
greater proportion. During January the average odI]
number Of pa>songcrs inclusive oi SUNDAY H. "IS "NT
10000. I. T. OndcrGOnk was appointed the supetIl-
tcndrDt Of the road last week; he mas been c0uhtcC
with the road for wear under Mr. Wymti, .c lai ie
superintendent, and had control duhG MI "Jmdi b
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06

Fisher Janes b. Thompson, J. c. Hoagand ana MISSES
Ace Hewitt and A. There are to be 70 MANAGERS
and the object Of the organization 10 pro'"o 'o
with food prescribed by physicians
About 500 persons sit down each day 10 the h'e
cent meals provided at the Good Samaritan rooms The man
arers expec 10 number before the end oil mach
10 at least 1000
Kceper Tormey of the City Hall is a Democrat
He did not municipal flags yesterday uh' NC wa"
finally requested do 20 by Mayor schroeder Even 'he w
nantv refused 10 hoist them himself and sent two boys
TO do it,
1be man of the new Flatbush and COney Island
PARK and Concourse Railroad Company has been heu Inc
track will run according to the map from Tire "hk Pop
rv M I'm, city line at FatbUshave along the side OF Ocean
ave to Caksoye thence TO Irvingp ace ana iheh neey
TO pont Hotel at Coney Island Persons
residing on yesterday pettoned the supreme court
that the be changed TO the main street OF
10 the east side of Flatbushave ExJudge Lott Johh LEI
ferts Henry Murphy aud b. g. Hchns are among toso
Interested in the new road
Abuer W. Dieter, the hotel-keeper who was forced
into involuntary the day after TIE Brooklyn Thea
fer fire hat threatened to out has proposed compo
ston with creditors the basis OF paying them ~ cents
on dollar necessary twor's OF these creditors rep
reseptng more than half Of the $4,000 OF his liabilities
have agreed terms. Next Monday before Comns
souer will be meeting OF these creditors
among whom Kingsley & Keeney, Judge McCue. John
Locktt 4 Co, ovngton Brothers, Conn., Bell Co.. whisky
dealers Of Baltimore, and Joseph Hegeman.
singular case of robbery was reported last week
OF Lemerz l9l sandsst seized and bound her IN
a chair while held pistol her the other robbed
silver and jewcry all this time her hus
band the barber shop the front part OF the building
Doncss Of the robbery caused considerable excitement
in the neghbOrl0od Mrs Lemmertz on Sunday night con-
of the Second Precinct that she invented
the story husband that she had stolen $40
and had sold The jewery to paWnbroker ior 70
She tied herself chair with cotton bands made IRON it
which she In strips.
Several weeks ago young woman entered at night
Graham drug store in the Eastern District her neck
streaming with ugly cash. Both she and the
young who accompanied her into the store refused 10 %
count incident after the wound scwed up the
two went away with foundation IN !ac
have published describing attempt to cut the throat
Of tine woman On the part the young and also OF at
tempted suicide her part But the ease Is stl unexp"heu
and The police confess baed The woman who
goes by the name OF Maggie and is shirt maker by
occupation city, ami her companion, DlacksHh
uane CARPENTER Beeb arrested in Jersey city last night
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
r-ysEAwoRrHY THROUGH DECAY.

The bodies of seven of the crew OF the
schooner Margaret Lucy, the loss of which on the
Ncw-JcrSey reported in THE TRIBUNE yescI-
day, nave been washed ashore. Five were found on
saturday and two sunday. The body OF Capt. Weeks
was found II miles from the scene OF the wreck \
G,ry BADLY crushed, ashore soon after the disaster
Il stated that Capt. James Dcnuis now OF the ProVi-
dcn, line OF steamers. abandoned the Margaret LucJ
tir years ago because she was unSoawOithJ. 1, n
brook Naugn. s.iuhuildcr this coast Tor over 80
wears has also stated thai The vessel was usedWofhN,
and N his opinion >he could not have held together !oAS
enough enable the surlmCn Of the LtaylHg station
tprrscue the crew had She gone the b@aCn directly
abreast of The station. The schooner lad hdd Iour
new beams put i'm her recently, Dut the
Old and greatly dccayed knees were retained ana the
new beams had not added any Strength 20 The vessel
If wa, opinion experienced men at tic Wlc mat
the chOOn had hccOmc rOitcn as Is not lniitquenty
the case a. I'd that the ind south by about one
pout west there not the slightest necessity ~ her
going on the beach if az all scawOrry as sc could have
gone ip the coast under her ii5 alone Erum ii, II Is
tAOugit she must nave been WatrllO-g"d and disabled
nj sea and was compelled risk attempt tu reach
the beach. TIL re is bare possibility, however, mat me
ycsstl may nave been standing In and uN'ISaicd lrr
ca cuiations; bu tins idea Is not entertained by The
experienced Seamen at Ae scene ol he wreck Idc
schooner was registered at 400 tOS bu. O her pa
pcrs found showed that sne had carried 300 tons:
similar sudden going 10 pieces las not Deen
known on the New-Jcrscy coast or years
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
CHEAPER GAS FOR THE CITY.
REDUCTION Is IIE COMPANIES PRICES.

REID CIIDN IN lHE COMPANIES IItlN iH'
The bids for lighting the street lamps from
Anrl | to Dee. 81 were opened yesterday by the Gas
Commission Following are the prices per lamp:
New York Gas Company south 81 40
Manhattan. between Grand and 1bItty out tsis. IL Az
Metropolitan, between Thirty fourth ana seventy o, oo
Mutual south Of sixty -hh-st Y %
Of seventy ninth "a
The NCw-Yoik ami NeWJeIacy Globe, any assigned 40 M
district. nap-iht ~ w
No award WAS made, hat it is understood that OF the
$500 lamps now lighted by the Mutual Company about
5000 will be included IN the contracts of the New-fork
and Manhattan companies. The prices last year aver
aged S25 per lamp When the bids for 1877 were
ooened in December found that the companies
had increased Cbcir figures tO $50 per lamp Mayor Ely
in his message called attention 10 the combination oi
The ga, companies and IRE TRIBUNE and other news
Papers protested against tine payment Oi Tue eAOI-
bitaut rates. New proposals were adEeftscu ioF,
and the result average Dnl OF ~ DO
Der lamp for three months Inc D.dS oi"h'u
Yesterday "A still further reduction, the gross dF
cage amount per lamp for the year being Sl9 so as
against $50 first asked 10y the companies Inc compa-
mes agree 10 keep the lamps aud lanppcsts IN repair
and 10 paint the posts once year This expense was
borne by the city last year AscOmpaTed with the pllces
OF last wear the viii not less than SlOoO"o
MI Dwight who represented certain capitalists, Oneied
T. lit the ciy lamps for $50 per lamp and 10 supply
gas 10 consumers - per 1000 feet on contract llro
wears mains bc Land IN all the streets OF the city within
l. months The commission could not consider thc OHcI
as il restricted contracts for one year 1t Is De
lryeh district in the upper part Of the city VIII DC
lighted with the naphtha gas
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CIFPCyMENS DISCUSSIONS.

METHODIST MINISTER'S PROPOSING CHANGES IN
THEIR MEErINGS-sUBJECTs DEBATED BY BAP-
TIsT PASTORS
At the meeting of Methodist preachers at
No. 500 Broadway yesterday morning, the Rev. Dr.
KItten OF Brooklyn read upon the subject OF
regeneration and sanchcatOn Dr. Crawford presented
two resolutions with to reconstruction of the
preachers meetings He supported them by asserting
his belief, founded upon interviews with many Meth
o0ists that the meetings at present conducted dd
harm. chiefly through the false impression which pub
lished reports Of them spread through the community
Many things might be said, he remarked, and with the
utmost proprety, in a social meeting of clergymen
which they would not care TO have made matters OF
public comment He therefore desired that the meet
ings should hereafter be private In the original reso
lutions il was provided that the meetings should
hereafter he open to travelling preachers only excluding
local and lay preachers and this point many OF the
arguments chiefly bore. The Rev. y NJ Adams said that
IL would very Giicut to prevent their doncs from
being made public under any system. similar effort al
secrecy had made before but without success
Methodist clcrgymen would talk; they were "as leaky
as old ships" Mr.. Cross said II was the traVeiinS
preachers who had made the trouble and he thought
was well that they should have a meeting by
themselves After long discussion, resolutions were
adopted that "A committee should he appointed to pre-
pare plan a Ncw-YOrk Preachers Meetihg 10 ne
zee when ready TO report should call together all the
travelling preachers residing In New YORK anu
tion of one OF the ministers who said that fresgtht
who had moral courage Ia request inc PrattIS '
people surely ought I've prayed for earnest ellos
were offered that God would especially Dless fIcsicnt
Hayes and amply qualify hun for the msh du'es ""''
were imposed upon him. A., .,i,,o.ors,
The chief points Of interest at the Baptist ministers
conference Yesterday, at the Mariners Chapel were the
monthly report from the churches showing an lncle"So
by baptism and experience OF over 100 nehpets an
essay by the Rev Mr.. Leavcll. pastor OF the Stanton
Street Church. discussing the question: mn w",io w. ma
in public exercises OF the Chulch anu
Sr of Dr. Tnuiass lectures science anu the blDie,
in which the speaker upheld the existence OF uNIne
Providence aud denounced as tallacy the scentl'ts
claim of supremacy Tor matter over mind helatAs vi
commitment were also made in regard TO the Rev george
webster who died IN Catskil on Friday last. IN MS
essay upou the right Of women 10 speak IN cnurcn I
IeaveIl declared himself to he in slraghIs between MS
reyetence for Paul and his anectonate interest," III
women. TGe formers command was eXlhcH, !, N NL1t
your women keep silence in the Church. ana as IeIe
was no great dissimarity Of proceeding between
"Paul's Paptst Church at COrnth' and those ot the
preseu dy il seemed certain that the rules OI that
church were ap hcable to those of to-day.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
REoUEsTs OF A GAMBLERS DAUGHTER.

The individual bcQucsts in the will of Miss
Mary Dancer daughter Of Matt" Dancer, the gambler
which were withheld at the time the will offered for
probate have been made public by consent of counsel
for the executors The property bequeathed to relatives
and friends amounts TO $ls5,0O0. Mrs Mary WHITE a
ncghbor who Of service the Dancer family at the
r. Jeremiah, executor of the will, Miss Dancer gives
$50 600: her relative, Adchne -andiord Of Woods
Hole. Mass, $4,000; t. her aunt, Mrs. Mary Ann
Colder aud her children, $4,000 t. Mis- Susan Robin
son of New Bedford Mass. $4,000; To Mrs Frances T.
Avery, Cardelia Briggs ana Alexander II. Cubberly
Cousins $4,000 each. The Rev. Henry lee Of Potts
town. Penn, who conducted the services al her fatlers
uuclal receives $1,000. and George ii. stevens, to
Lom she betrOtucd, $4,000. To the pastor OF the
Central Methodist Church, in Srvcntayc Mss Dancer
LETT $4,000, and to his sister, - 900.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The next lecture of Isaac Van Wrinkle on the Civil
Service. before the students OF the Columbia college, La"
School this evening, VIII Dc on IllhSs-
The Rev. John Weiss delivered the third lecture
his Yesterday atirrn on IN the atlorS oi the Amen
can GcograpiCl SOtletv his subject beng SHAKE sp"ac
Antony ana Cleopatra Tho lecturer read many extracts
from ninth aud eleventh scenes OI the thd act
lie regarded the previous 10 the dt oi Cleopatra as
one Ia tie play, and pronounced a. ma. ltct
the dialogue between the queen and Ct rn He added mat
nom but Shakespeare could conceived or executed The
sulc jdea bringing together these t"O widely dincicnt
Characters pors,ucati1uo of tag dy and comedy Mr.
WSisS regretted that "AutUuy and C TIA" had not
cr,vet more tcuiiUn drama euin n va iaptcd Ia The
sfage lis merits in this direction, he felt confident. would
render production The lecture tomorrow alter
noon viii be upon BrOwnngs Paracelsus.'
The animal election of officers OF SOTdsS took place
a Dcmoncos yesterday and resulted as follows President
Ur. Jeunie C. CrOy Vice Presidents Mrs Ell!eyy Mrs.
Ider Nrs Curtis, and MIS-. McheTDce; Recording hccre
sry Mrs Mary Newton Corresponding secretary, Miss
sarah L. Fuller Treasurer, Mr.. Ruth o. DelduaicF, Aui
nr Srs Maria A. Hale CustOd1hs. Mas /l!al Dcamattr
Mrs Annie NJ Fuller, MIS-. Yartley, Mrs Van Horn. Mrs
Helen Cook and Miss Allen: Executive Cnultirr, Mis- car
olne A. SOut Mrs Eiz3 MerVin cray. Mist Alice ret her
Mrs Henrietta Marvin, ana Mrs Foote Inc ioiOHlng
chairmen OF committees we're appointed ON Literature IT
Rayenlill Art, Mrs Mary Kyle Dallas 0h Mhsic, MIS-
Charlotte V. Wmlorbarn on Science Mrs. AGe1de hast
fngs on Philanthropy, Mrs. sara y. KING Oh House ana
Home Mrs h. Is. Jones ON Business Women Mrs sophia &
Holman on journalism, MIS-. Laura J. Lyman on Df ina
Mrs Anna Randall Dch ana on Education Miss Po"eIS
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
FORGERY AND DErALCATIoN.

SAN Francisco, March 5.-James Kellogg,
bookkeepcr for CarOan Cory Co., Wholesale hard-
ware dealers was arrested here to-day for forging checks
on the finn 10 the amount Fl Gao kellogg states that
he was induced commit the forgeries by A. Blackjack,
President tie Gulf California Oyster Canning Com
pany on that tncy were only required 10
nInE,' tloN O iI lis ia making advantageous pur-
chase OF the stock OF the company. Blackjack converted
The checks for his own aud abscOndud. The can
ming company say he u defaultcr 10 the company
tic amount o t9O 200. Kellogg au old resident, and
mas held many positions of trust IN baukng and other
firms and heretofore borne good character.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-06
prrctAy TOWING SYSTEM on CANALS.

The Conference Committees OF the Chamber
of Commerce, Produce Exchange, Importers ana
Grocers' Board Of Trade and the Maritime EAehahse
conferred with committee OF the Cheap transportation
socation yesterday afternoon, a' to the best system
:. towing ON the canals The conclusion was reached
sha The Belgian Cable System met all the necessary re-
ouireinens BY USE it claimed the speea OF the
boats would be doubled at less cost for towing than
animal poger was employed the number OF Doat
men REQUIRED would be reduced, aud SIX pOats'
Of $50 tons each. could be to"ed toee.nei'
The conference also called the attention OF capitalists TO
fhc necessity lending aid 10 the establishment OF rhe
Eeeian cable system OF towing ON the Enc CANAL ihe
Eew-York Steam Gable Towing Company u was tlat,n
held charter from the State for the exclusive use OF he
Belgian system the canals for % years WIN % u,g %
subscrption OF $800.00O " It's 1rst mortgage goid