Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-21

fired the fatal shot with revolver.
The treasury department has informed
the builder Of the steam yacht Estelle that
the supervising inspector at New London
has been instructed to issue the usual cor.
tificate to the Estelle, after inspection, pro-
videG she is to be used only in the waters
of the United States.
The Michigan delegation in congress
have recommended j. j. Woodman, master
of the state grange. as a commissioner to
the Paris exposition. The president is re-
ceiving forty or fifty applications per day,
and Commissioner Mccormick as many
more, for places on the commission, but he
will adhere to the spirit of the act, and ap.
point none but experts.
The cat show opened last Monday in the
American museum. The cats are of all
degrees, sizes, ages and colors. There is
one cat with double-toet, web feet; an 49,
year.old cat that has never lad q tooth, and
eats like monkey; prolific cat; per-
forming cat that does tricks and goes in q
cage with birds without devouring them,
and cat that plays hide-and. seek with
children.
Ex-Governor Mccormick, the commits
sioner general TO the Paris exposition, i.
overwhelmed with applications for posi-
tions.. from associate commissioners and
clerks to laborers of every description The
governor explains that very few clerks will
be needed On this side of the Atlantic. The
Office Of the commissioner general will be
opened in New York in the latter part Of
this week or early next.
/ At meeting of the central branch of the
Union Pacific railroad at New York yester.
day the following officers were elected: R
NJ. Pomeroy, president; w. C. Wetmore
vice. president; E. H. Nichols, treasurer
and Thos. NJ. Sather, secretary, The Re
publican valley railroad company also cleo
ted officers yesterday as follows: r. NJ
Pomeroy, president; A. S. Barnes, vice
president, and A. w. Greenleaf, treasurer
At 5 o'clock last Monday VIM. Hughes {
Co.'S hardware store, on Broadway, was dis
covred on fire. When the fire was extin
guished the store was found to contain IL!
pounds of powder in three different places
and 1876 bales of cotton, saturated with Goa
oil, were scattered over the house. Seventy
three pounds Of powder in one bulk wa
within three feet of where the fire was ho
enough to melt metallic spoon. Had either
of the packages of powder exploded i,
might have killed the entire fire department
The men we're working in the rear and
front, and in very close proximity to the
fire. The building had been ignited in fou,
places. The books Of the establishment
were burned. The stock was insured in the
state (of N.shville) company.
At meeting of the board Of directors o.
the St. Louis merchants' exchange yesterday
afternoon. Charles Nathan, who has spent
several months in the West Indies and
South America investigating the trade and
commerce Of those countries, and the pros
poets for sustaining stsamship line from
New Orleans, made quite an elaborate re-
port. He believes great trade can be
built up between the Mississippi valley and
South America with but little effort and moi
much money. 1t was proposed to organize
q company to be called the Mississippi Val
ley Trading company, to charter steamer,
for the trade, and its board of directors to
have authority to make advances on ship
ments by shareholders. A considerable sum
has already been subscribed in New Orleans
to such a company and the project is very
favorably received here. Another and more
general meeting will be held in two or three
days when it is probable some definite action
will be taken.