Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-02
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which are regarded with great disfavor, and
halfto one per cent. on Ruaian hulls.
RUSSIAN ExcHANaEs.s
The Money Market Review, u weekly
paper directs the attention to the fact that
Russian exchanges have fallen eleven per
cent during the past week, and that the
the rou5le is now quoted at twenty-one and
and three quarters, TO twenty-five per cent.
a depreciation Of about ~forty-one per cent
from par thirty seven and a half. The
Money Market Review concludes: 1t is
morally certain that the war would be i'm
mediately followed by Russian bankruptcy,
and an entire suspension Of the payments on
The debt.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
The admiralty made urgent requisition
on the contractors manufacturing picks and
shovels, and demand to know when they
will be ready.
Recently officers are experiencing an in-
crease Of business, and the men which are
coming in, are Of : superior class.
1t was expected that with the close Of
the financial year of March 81, beyond
which six million pounds credit does not
run On an extensive dismissal Of extra men
from Woolwich would occur. but the war
Office has ordered that the extra men be
retained only suspending the over time.
The decree prohibiting the expectation
Of horses from Germany, which was to have
been cancelled on the LIT Of April, remains
ID force until further notice.
CAPITAL NOTES
Washington, April 1.-The president
nominated Joshua G. Hall, United States
attorney Of New Hampshire; Milton j.
Williamson, United States marshal of the
western district of Tennessee Harry II.
McMillen, United States marshal Of Della
ware Robert \. Sidebotham, secretary Of
the territory of Idaho.
Secretary Sherman, before the committee
on banking and currency to-day, claimed
that after the resumption of specie payment,
he will have the authority TO reissue three
hundred million dollars of United States
notes, under the authority of the existing
law Of 1873, contained in the revised stat
utes, relative to the reissue of United States
notes received for taxes.
Several gentlemen WHO called on the
president to-day, having incidentally allu-
ded to the position of the republican scna.
tors toward him, he replied that he supposed
there was now a better feeling among them,
as from what he could hear they had recent.
ly given expression to their views concern
ing him, and especially, he thought, Senator
Howe felt better after the delivery OF his
speech.
The public debt statement for March
shows a decrease in the debt for the month
Of s2,3l3,6l4, and the following balances in
the Treasury:
Currency, s75l,s57; specie fund for re
demp,ion of fractional currency, $4,000,
900; special deposits Of legal tenders for re-
demption of certificates Of deposit, $25,2l
600; coin, sl3s,357,60s, including coin GER
ti6catea, s~57,sSS,4oo; outstanding lega
tenders, SS47 .s4S,7l2.
SENATE.
Washington, April 1.-Mr. Mitchell, from
the committee on railroads, reported the bill
to extend for eight years the time for com
pleting the Northern Pacific railroad
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Windom dissented from the report
and introduced another bill. Referred II
the committee on railroads.
After the morning hour, Mr.. Beck tool
the floor in advocacy of the judiciary com
mittee's Pacific railroad funding bill.
Mr.. Conkling submitted a resolution di
recting the judiciary committee to inquir,
whether any portion of the New York post
Office is unlawfully occupied, and directin
the secretary Of the treasury to take n
action pending the said injury.
TELEGRAPHIc BREv1r1Es.
Fall River, April 1.-The fancy good
weavers in Chase's mill, struck this morn
ing, claiming that the cut down should onl
apply to print cloths.
Peoria, April Am application for re
ceiver for the P. P. & J. R. r., was mad
before Judge Cochrane, Of the circuit cour
and John Allen, president Of the road, wa
appointed. He enters upon his duties to
day.
Rochester, N. Geo. Boice and Niche
las Engle were held for the murder Of Fred
erick Hamm. near Brockport, March 23d.
New York, April 1.-The police wer
startled by the announcement that the we
known Madame Restell had been found dea
early this morning in the bath room in he
mansion, on 9th avenue. Ex-Judge Stew
art, Of the district attorneys Office, va
called by the woman's family at an earl
hour, and was informed that she retired lat
feeling very d%espondent about her tria
which was to have taken place to-day. Sh
rose in the night and went into the ba,
room, where she fell dead. The madam
stated to 4 friend last night that she did q,
care what might result of the trial. no far