Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-08
A Report that James Gordon
Bennett has been Fatally
Shot
The Duel Occurred In Canasa,
Packard and Nichols Both
lnaugurated at New
Orleans this After
noon.
WASH NGToK.


The OREGON INVESTIGATIONS,
W Washington, Jan. s-The senat
committee on privileges and elec
tlons continued this morning, an in
vest1gAtion Of the Oregon elector.
matter by the examination of Cha.
Dimond, ll5 Liberty stseet, Ne,
York. Dimond testified that he is
banker doing business for A. E. ant
T. +. Tllton, New York, Ladd {
Bush, Oregon, and others. The wit.
ness met the firm Of Martin & Runyot
on The sixth Of December for the 6rs,
time. On that date Runyon came te
TO the witness Office aud left wore
that he wanted T. see the witness
me witness went TO Runyon's office
aud Runyon gave him check fot
$4,000, payable to Ladd 4 Bush,
Oregon. The witness gave I.anyon
a te'egraphic despatch which read:
To 4Nessvs. LaM &c Bush. sStle,a.
Oregon. y
Martin 4 Runyon have deposited
$4,000 to your account.
The dispatch was in the cipher
used by him and those he does busi-
ness with. He was not requested 10
put the dispatch in cipher nor to keep
the transaction secret. I.sdd s Bush
telegraphed the witness December Ii
to return the $4,000 to Msrtin &
Runyon. Does not know why the
$4,000 was returned unused. The
witness went TO the Office of Martin
q Runyon last Saturday but held no
conversation with either except as TO
the necessity of his, the witness, com.
ing to Washington 10 testify. After
further negative testimony the witness
SAID he would produce, without sub.
poena the letter book containing his
correspondence with Ladd & Bush
and Ladd i Tilton, OF Oregon.
PARDON.
flesideat Gfant paFdoned Msrton
l.atruite = convicted gambler, upon
me unanimous recommendation and
urgent appeal Of twelve jurors who
found him guilty, and also upon the
petition of a large number of promi-
nens citizens.
COMMISSIONERS or PATENTS.
Representative McDougall inform
ed the president te-day ,hat he viii
give himEn answer Tomorrow IN re
gard TO accepting the appointment
as commissioner of patents.
RETURNED.
The house Florida investigation
committee have returned.
STRANDED MEMS
New York, Jan. S-Ten French nuns
LOT Illinois are among the passengers on
tue stranded steamship Ameriqne.
OBITUARY. -
: New, Hugh Henry Blair died Yesterday
A''es a rrotrscted illness, aged o.. He w.s
: ha'ive Of the Lake shose, Pennsylvania
received his education IT Pn,sbusr sns
had been for the las, forty one ve.rs 4 nss,or
Of The Fiist United Preshy.eaiau ehu,ch s,
lh!s city,
GATHERING RELICS.
Bel1eeh Saturday evening and sunday
N ornisg some ,pemento lover took the
mourning erape, vslued At twenty dollars
'rsE the door Of the late Com. Wander. |
bilts residence ~
INTENDED TO INTiMinATr.
Presiden, Gran, said yesterday toa WISH. |
ngton correspondent, on being asked what
he tiensAt Of The democratic meetings to !
be held to day, that they seemed TO bo In.
lended to inpmldale the opposite party and |
make fa.iitai--v 4Ae=essssees eu Ihe public
nind OF the north would depend ON The I
,aaracter OF the proceedings. The people
fele not TO be breaght 10 submission by
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