Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-11
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General Grant has arrived in Cairo and
visited the khedive.
Trains are now running on the Narrow
gauge road, from Dr. Moines to Sioux City.
A Bucharest special says the Danube is
now thoroughly frozen over. The cold
weather continues
a special from Tartar Bazardiik saws
Baker Pasha has been promoted to the rank
of lieutenant general
A Belgrade correspondent says an agree
ment exists that the Seryians shall occnnv
Sophia, transferring their headeoarters
thither.
Mr.. Solomon Splitter. of BrookIvn h.a
received the contract for weighing import.
ed merchandise at the port of New York
for $75, 900 year.
-, The Rev. Homer Wines, of Illinois, and
Ihomas Wentworth Higginson, of Rhode
Island, have been chosen delegates to the
prison congress at Stockholm.
Il it stated that President Diaz has sion;.
n'a,jc reis,;ne e OF Mexico to resume diplo-
only three weeks ks'ih snPpfaese PEpfaese and participate
culiies relative to forage are probable unless
communication is speedily restored.
It is certain that NJ Grevy and Duke
D'Audifret Pasquier will be reelected pres
ident of the chamber Of deputies and senate
respectively, although the latter may be op-
posed.
The contest to succeed Stanley Matthews,
whose term soon expires, is fast narrowing
down to two cand idates. Gen. Thomas
Ewing and Pendleton, the distinguished
greenback advocate. Pendleton's friends
! l,o 1oo h,,% To IN.
his election.
The occupation of Sophia is of great ad
vantage to the Russians. 1t gives them 8
base for operations in Roumelia, opens W
the resources Of the country around, anc
makes them-to certain extent Independent
of supplies from Roumania.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Paci6,
railroad company has information from va
rious points along its line to the effect tina
the reports of injury to corn in the cribs, a
result of the hot weather Of December
has been greatly exaggerated. The actua
injury is comparatively slight.
The fight against Minister Seward will b
reopened before the present congress. Tn
charges against him implicate Bradford, vic
consul general. Since the publication Of tn
charges Bradford has been convicted of EN-
bezzlement perjury and malfeasance in o.
fee, and dismissed the service.
New York Star: A week ago tue Hickt
Lord nuptials were celebrated. 1t twas 8
first reported they had gone out Of towr
but it is now believed that the happy col
pie have been living quietly at the Fou
teenth street residence of the bride. Man
. things 60 TO confirm this belief, and the .
torneys of Mr.. Lords sous are, accordingly
on the gui cicc to serve Mr.. Lord with Ii
papers requiring him to show if he is
lunatic, and if not, why not.
The disappearance of. c. Fryer, mai
ager of the Fryer, Pappinhein & Adam
: opera company, now st DeBars opera-hous
,fl St. Louis, causes great anxiety to his friend
He was last seen by members Of the con
: pany at the Louisville hotel, Louisville Fl
;. day evening last, just before retiring for II
night The next morning his absence vi
Il noticed and diligent inquiry was made q
:. that day and until the departure of the cor
u panv for ST. Louis, Sunday morning, ar
Il has been kept up ever since. but witho
1t finding single clue to his whereabouts.