Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-05

The Gait house, Louisville was sold
Wednesday by order Of the assignees for
fl57,0oO. The original cost was 81, COO, 900.
No deaths from yellow fever occurred at
Fernandina, Fla, Wednesday, but six new
cases we're reported. The city is 10 a de-
plorable condition
The board Of managers Of the Illinois in.
dustrial school for girls commenced its an
nual meeting In tile club-room of the Ire
mont house, Chicago, Wednesday morning.
Camp Robinson, Neb advices state that
twenty lodges left Soptted Tail Tuesday
night for the north, and it Is believed for
every lodge that comes into the agency six
60 out.
Two mail contractors in collusion with j.
=. Brien, clerk in the pay division Of the
postoftice department, secured overpayment
of $780, 900, but being detected are returning
the money, and may he prosecuted.
Secretary Schurz Wednesday morning
distributed medals among the Indian dele.
CATION. He says they were in good spirits
and showed no diepleasurc at the result of
their conferences.
Judge Il. B. Warden. formerly Justice of
the supreme court of Ohio, but for the
past fivo years a resident of Washington
has been appointed member of the board
OF health Of that district, vice John M.
Langston, resigned.
Prof. Henry of Smithsonian institute
received the following cablegram Wednes.
day: A comet was discovered by Tempel,
AZ Florence, October 2, right ascension 23
nours II minutes, declination south 10
degrees and 10 minutes, daily motion 90
minutes toward southwark The comet has
small bright tail.
The Masonic grand lodge of the state of
illinois ia in session at McCormick's hall.
Chicago. The first part Of the session was
devoted to hearing reports and transactine
other business not of a nature to be of public
interest. The grand lodge next proceeded
to the election of officers for the ensuing
year. Joseph Robbins Of Quincy was re.
elected grand master.
The north bound coach on the Sidney
route from Deadwood was stopped Tuesday
night in the vicinity Of Buffalo Gap by four
Unknown outlaws who go by the names OF
dunk Blackburn, Wall, Laughing Sam and
The Kid. There was but one passenger and
Division Agent Cook on the coach, who were
relieved Of 81 and their revolvers. The rob.
bers were unmarked and made no attempt to
conceal their identity.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt. president ofthe l. ike
Shore and Michigan Southern, Wednesday
night Issued general order to officers and
employees notifying them that an advance of
per cent upon the compensation of all en-
ployes Of the company affected by the JULY
reduction of 10 per cent. and whose paw
amounts to less than $1,000 per annum, will
be made on and after November l, 1877.
The executive committees ofthc National
Butter, Cheese and Eggs association and
the Northwestern Dairymen's association
"Wednesday arranged to hold q grand ex-
position Of products at Chicago December
IL to 20 Three thousand dollars in gold
premiums will be awarded, and universal
competition is invited from Canada and the
United States generally. 1t bids fair to be
the gratest exposition of the kind ever
held. The dairy interests aggregate $GO0-
100000 annually.
The trial Of the Reading Pa, rioters re-
sumed Wednesday morning. The prosecu-
tion called James Low, George Alexander
and Jas. Bowman, former employees as fire.
men and engineers of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, who were induced to
leave their employment and become mem.
bers Of the brotherhood of locomotive eng.
ineers. They testified to union meeting
being held Saturday evening previous "a
the burning Of the Lebanon Valley bridge
at which suggestions were made that the
bridge could be blown up with keg of pow.
der. Something was also faid Of q general
agreement, but no definite understanding
was reached.