Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-21
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Trains commenced crossing the Ussns
Pacitic bridge Wednesday.
The Wilksbarre. Pa. minsrs have reject
ed The offer of 10 per cent sdysnce.
The prohIbilionists Of New Jsso1 have
nominated Rudolphus Bingham Or govern.
or SEi
The plaster mill Of c. l.. Woodruff 4 Son,
Broad way. Albany, N. Y. bunsd Tsssday
night. Loss, $50 900; insurance.. $1O. .0o0
1t IS believed that Edward Haight, Of
New York, will soon be appointed coasnis--
sioner Of Indian sfIairs, ssd thst We will
accept.
Quebec desscsi- -S.vc a,certase.i tb..
Bank fsesjjdk Speseer, Of Chicago, short
tims ago purchased E5, 5000 worth Of Bank
Of England notes in that city.
Intelligence from Wilmington, Del,
indicates that ex-Seuaior james A. Bayard
is rapidly failing in phydcal vigor, although
his mind continues clear n ever.
Six deaths from yellow fever oouurred Il
Fernandina, Fla, "Wednesday, and several
new cases were reported. Contributions in
money, medic nes and provisions are
needed.
Levi Coffin, we'll known in the unte Lell.m
day as president of the underground rail-
road, and afways = prominent anti-slaverv
man, died at his residsnce at Avondale,
Ohio, last Sunday, aged IS.
f. 8. Beacon, an inspector Of customs at
Eagle Pas, Texas, is reported as having
gone over the Rio Grande. shot two Nexi-
cans, and returned TO his duty. His case is
now being cunaidered By the department.
Ia
eral, the advisory board Of Illinois under
the Law, Wednesday evening approved the
majority report Of the south e1n peniten-
tiary commissioners proposing to locate
that prison At Chester, Randolph county.
The depression of business throughout
the country last year is shown BY the fall.
ing off in the amount of business done by
the postal-ordss branch Of the postoffice
service, the decrease in the number Of orders
from the previous year being about per
cent.
The pre- id. Mt has decidedto postpone the
sending Of his formal message to congress
until the commencement Of the regular ses.
sion on Dec. !, but on the 18th of October
will send merely an informal message to
announce the reasons why the extra session
was called, inclosing The reports and
statement Of estimates from the secretary .o
war.
Secretary Sherman s,ys be shall &c
home to vote considering it his duty and
privilege, and shall not deny the privilege te
any of his subordinases. Any man in ths
trsasory~ sspartneet VIA dasifea q g.
home TO vote could do SO, provided his work
was such that be could be left without detri.
ment TO the service, but the usual ten DAYS
election leave would not be allowed.
Parish Of St John the Baptist, La, ad
vices state that Tuesday afternoon severa
houses were destroyed in the lower part O.
that parish, barns carried off. the court hous.
unroolcd. fences torn down, trees uprootet
aud other damage dene by fierce wint
storm. Heavy rains continued yesterds,
| without cessation. The rice crop is prol>a
| bly, one third destroyed The whole dam
age cannot be estimated
Spencer, the defaulting Chicago banl
president, has not been arrested. Th,
police did not receive instructions to wa.cl
for him on the Circassian until after he
arrival at Liverpool. The steamer touchet
at Moville Monday night and reached Liver
pool Tuesday morning. London and Liver
pool detectives were watching the Circassiar
for another purpose, but they took suci
notice Of all passengers as enabled them t,
say some hours after, when the order fo
Spencel's arrest was received, that he die
not land at Liverpool. II he landed a
Moville he had twelve hours start.