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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-25


JUnaK PIscKNE1's POWER TO REMOVE CLERK
ANTHONY DENIED BIZ THE CORPORATION
COUNSEL.
Corporation Counsel whitney has given the follow
ing OPINION az TO Judge Pinckney's right or power
remove his clerk, Patrick Anthony from the seventh
judicial Distriot Court:
Nxw York. June "a. 1878
PAIaoT AsTaosv ESQ = "a, 49,, ).
you tina" on as s s ,
in this city notice, OF which the following IS copy'
.'Rrsnnvolx SQUARE AND fonrisIa srnnxrt
. XIV YORK. June AZ 1873
siR-our relations have ever been amicabc ana pleas
sn, s Is WIN Es 81 s .Ds u
Aiasrmsn Thomas Duffy Clerk The District Court
a sas ss sd e svs s pd
the oath day November is7s ~ John A.
my Gpaisn a ssrs said %.
aalhos, TO make the appointment OF which he has given
clerks distrs. .his city but,
aa q .a0ss viii ire ". o sas a Ss
Seventh District Court shall BE- paid 10 You or 10 Mr. nu
have Thought u proper 20 examine the matter and TO
aeson q Judge rncsnsy . INC 's"' % 'A'
other sha the oosia aN
.na o ps ,h sss, ana az assistant ssry r n
shall be appointed BY iuases q said
same powers as nov prescribed By law The said ccrss
shall rsss,ve salary Of $500 annnm The compIoI
pay the SALARY Of The clerks provided Tor by this act in
mfS ns Ss gr P sss e.
ssss Alter % Il s Ss
Claimed that they haa right remove the clerks Of
sa they did
sas s. .A'f IN % Ia
quo warr.nto, were tnersupon broash. BY yourself
such actions was made case and was take" to the
the justices @as and aa under saa aa Of
1877 and previous laws s. "a force. Of oce o
not os removed BY judges q those courts leope rel
stipulation, Judgment the aclion
S saor on y.rr behalf asns.
ney Clerk Of the seventh Dis!rct vcurt Tins Judgment
oa.,sa IRON the ohes Of sissE. ana yoa IN.
ss % S ns rom Ill., Justice the rn ss sss
a
other person that were not tho awin clerk Of
unaer these circumstances entirely at loss 70 i'm
g remove you and appon. mr. DuIy in place i
conf upsn grounds to ccrivs sacn
Chapter 4ss Of the laws Of 1872 above referred TO-
ssp 80 much a sn =, CO % re-
Laws Of 1877 which the general repeaI act adopted
ass .ns Rassags v Of The new CODE Of viv
relating 10 this subject which WAS passed in 1873
ss s 's sps s an WIS
far relates clerks and assistant CLERKS of ais
tric courts in this city, This however,
ydes that the CLERKS ana assistant clerks who such
when said etiiDg act passed continued AS
though such act had taken eticct and noth in
this contained shall ahIidge extend the OF
office which the clerks assistant clerks
were originally appointed"
1t is clear facts above nted
that this Of 1878 confer Justice Pnckny
or to appoint other In
is there statute which him
such power The matter plain that it does ad
init oil discussion, and retore opinion tn
the said Justice has right color right
you aMd appoint Mr. Duffy in Laco. and tn sucn
OF law and null and void hours
WILLIAM G. WHITNEY
Counsel to The Corporation.
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BUSIN ESS TROUBLES.

ASSIGNMENTS, PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY AND
CREDITORS DoINGs.
David N. Koehier, wholesale and retail dealer In
liquors at No. 202 East Twenty ninth street, made an
yesterday for tho benefit OF his creditors
TO d vid L. Eisncr. His liabilities amount nearly
$500, 900, tho greater portion OF which Is
of real estate depreciation and Deficiencies
cages. Several years ago he was worth great deal
of money. which ne SUNK In real estate specuatoDA
He recently Of the firm Of Koehicr l. Kupfor
liquor dealers, which failed ana settled with their
creditors at ATTY cents on the dollar He owes very
ttic Tor merchandise Mr. }. j. Stein, hls counsel Is
preparing a statement Of the liabilities and assets
which Will be ready in few days. The principal
creditors are insurance companies.
Samuel Hirschbcck, Of the latc arm OF Rohm
Babut Co., confectioners ~ No. Laight street,
has adjudica,ed voluntary bankrupt by Regis
ter Fich, having liabilities amounting 10 IS, $50 and
no assets. Tho principal creditors are William
kothscniid, 81 500; William H. Rodda ST. 500; Ameri-
can Popular Life Insurance Company, 81. 300; A. Ii.
Rosenheim S., 200.
DoDrlnski a WinitskL manuiacu rers OF ladies' IN
dcrwear ut No Al Lspenard street, made an assign
mcnt yesterday for the benefit OF the creditors TO
George Il. Dunn. the present firm was established
In January. 1877. having capital OF 900 OF which
s. 900 consisted OF stock. Their liabilities will not
exceed $1,000
GustAve Brueck, manufacturer OF Ians Is cndeavor-
ing to effect setticment with his creditors fifteen
cents tho dollar, cash, winch nearly all credit
tors have accepted; MS Iiabliti amount SIS 900
Efforts are being mado by Louis Greenbaun, ma nu-
facturer OF and tassels At No. 246 Canal srooi
Tor settlement with his creditors At twenty cents
the dollar.
We W. Gilbert made application to Register Fitch
for mis- discharge from bankruptcy, ana ere was
no opposition on The part oil The creditors his petition
will De granted.
Francs Moore, dealer in furniture al No l4s West
Twenty-lhird street. mas suspended, with liabilities
amounting 20 $1,000; the nominal assets are about
$40 500, consisting of STOCK $l4 COO open
5000, tho real vauo OF winch rs estimated AZ about
$4,000
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WIND UP OF A PICNIC.

Before Judge Sanford, In tne Superior Court there
10 nov on trial suit brought by Henrietta O'Hagen
against Dillon, Clyde Co., contractors FOR the Fourth
avenue Improvement to recover $50, 900 damages for
injuries received. Mrs. O'Hagen complains that on
the Alb OF July, 1874 She together with her husband
Francis, they beth being Germans, attend ed the
picnic OF the Sixty-ninth regiment, which was held
} that day at Jones' Wood. Alter enjoying the day
ME couple In The evening started their journey
homeward. When they arrived At Third avenue aud
found The crowded that road they continued
oil getting into q downtown Madison avenue Car.
But upon thriving at the Fourth avenue Improvement
they toll pile Of rocks into the excavation,
eighteen tect deep. They both severely Injured.
Mr. O'Hagen brought hts SUIT against the defendants
time ago. ana recovered verdict OF ~. 900, and
his IS now before the Court OF Appeals. Mrs.
0'Haren, continuing her story says she confined
TO Bellevue Hospital Tor eight months, and has suit
fered great pain from her Sbe charges that
the defendants had placed Iignts or fence the
sides OF the excavation as protection, and that tho
accdent the result OF neglig IN properly
protecting the same. The defendants state that every
precaution mad been taken, there being lights guard
ana fence, and that Mr.. and Mrs. Ohagcn were both
drunk at the time, ana instead of looking bridge,
~ they might have done, concluded TO fall into tne
excavation, with thu result as stated. Mrs. OHsecn
accuses her husband oil being IN some way RESPONSE
bic tor the disaster, and the once loving couple have
since been separated, but whether for tbR or GONE
other does appear The Is stu on,
Will probably occupy several days.
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ACCOMMODATION NOTES.

A decision In tho OF Raynor against ST. John
and others was handed down yesterday by the Gen.
sral Term OF the Marine Court, and is one OF Inn
portance 10 dealers In commercial paper IL appeared
In evidence that one OF the defendants applied to
arm OF st. John X Co. for acoo N mediation note OF
s37o, which 81 John Co. gave to him. who, after
indorsing IT, sold tho notc before maturity
10 Raynor Co., the plaintifrs, at a discount
Of Two and half per cent per month.
Raynor Co claimed to have purchased
the note In good fath believing II 10 nave been orui-
nary business paper and without notice OF us being
accommodation paper or that II was tainted with
usury, aud accordingly brought SUIT the note The
case been tw,ce tried On tho drst trial a verdict
Was directod Tor me paintlns, wnicn was subs.
second trial vrraict was directed Tor tho defendants
when verdict also set aside aud new trial
granted; rom this order defendants appealed. On
botn TRIALS Messs Jacobs Brothers, who represented
thc Defendants requested the Court To direct verdict
Tor ne doendant on the grounds that the note had
legal ince pton until ~ reached Raynor IL Co.'s
hands that by dlseounting II at greater onm than
the rae Of seven per cent per annum the note
VOID; That no action could be maintained thereon;
that even assuming that Raynor n Co. did not know
the note TO have been accommodation paper, and
supposed u to have been business paper they cannot
and last. that the holder Is bound 10 know
the cnsrsosr 81 Ale paper he Is dealing in, and n u
turns oss 70 W accommodation paper The Transaction
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ORDER OF ARREST PROCEEDINGS

The General Term OF the Superior Court met yestcr-
day and delivered decision ON the appeal taken in
the case Of Marcus Wilmark against Leopold Herman
and another. The case came before Court on an
appeal from an order denying defendants motion TO
discharge the defendant, solomon Herman, from ar
rest ana refusing him leave 10 renew such motion.
The action brought the price of mercnan
DISC sold by the plaintiff to the defendants between
February and April, 1877, a credit OF sixty
days, such credit being gwen, alleged,
through reliance false and fraudulent
representation made by Solomon Herman as
70 The solvency and pecuniary responsibility Of
last both OF the dcienuants arrested
bail. Upon ufdavits made by each oil tho defendants
an order to snow cause was ned why the ORDER
arrest should not BIZ vacated, and why the plaintiff
should not bo compelled state separately hts
OF action Tor each Of the SIX sales alleged in his
papcrs, and why the plaintiff should be com pelled
10 elect between his cause OF action Tor breach OF con-
tract and tort On the argument the defendants in
open court duly aud voluntarily waived tie anldavits
on their bena upon which sucn ordcr TO show cause
obtained, and In support OF their motion relied
arrest granted. Inc Court refused TO vacate
he order as to solomon Herman, but granted The
notion as 10 Leopold upon mis- stipuating not to In
Dtitute any suit founded upon ms arrest Solomon
Ihen moved for leave 10 renew the application to
himself upon the alidavits TO show cause upon
additional afndavits, aud the motion was denied.
Judge Sanford, VINO writes the OPINION oil the Cen
eral Term, affirming the order oil tho Court below,
says thai the stated in the complaint tho
purposes Of the present appeal 10 be taken as
Ss the aday.s upon ou,,o VIII Gu ss snS
facts the waiver OF them - an express adj
mission Of the statements In the complaint
aud plaintiffs affidavit The facts trovsrted,
show that the deb. Tor which the prescnt acton Is
brought rauduIcutly contracted. The refusal OF
tho Judge 70 permit tho. motion TO be renewed was
discretionary, and his discretion wisely and
properly exercised There was nothing before him TO
explain the action OF the defendant Attor
ncy In deliberately aud unqualihedly waving the
aldavits winch the order was obtained relying
solely upon the papers which the order OF arrest
Wi OF uQd name In Ms IN sioli I'd
hs election not 10 them caunot be ascribed 10
advertabce or MISTAKE. Judge Sanford therefore
All ms the order, but inasmuch AS some satisfactory
may be offered Tor the withdrawal OF the am
davs referred TO- he grants tho defendants leave
payment OF costs, TO apply at Special Term, upon
proper papers, Tor leave to reaew upon such terms
IN ay te lust.
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"A L.
SUPREME CouEr--CHAxBsRs-Hold by Judge Pot
ter-Nos. 81 80, IL, a. III. La l25, 49, l5s, $50.
1876. 200, 20l, 204
SUPREME CoURT-GENERAL TERM.-AdjouPned until
July 80
surxExx couxr-srEcrAI ixnx-hsld by Judge
% "a s r. TO- Ia. ana faet,Nos
356, 5a4, 2i5. 57s. I2s
SUPREME CoURr-CRcrIr- Part 1-held by Judge
Van BrunL-Nos. SOL. 462, 1898. 2647, 1909. 1910
2177 $780, 17oSk. llo6a, 1854. lo45 ssS, 9sl. Part
2-acld by Judge Van vorsL-Nos. 1850, l4s4, 1921.
1885, $3.50, $780, 1O4o, 1922, lo26 Para a-Aujournsd
Tor The term.
SUPERIOR couRr-srxcrAL TExx-Held by Judge
Sedg wicK.-Demurrer-No. o.
SUPERIOR CoukT-TRAL TKRM-Part Held by
Judge sanford. Nos. 800 745 1853 554 445 I43, SOC.
44e. 546, 400, 234, 1886 7S9 4s51S, 6i5. rart 2Hed
calendar Pari 3-Heid by Judge Freedman.-Nos.
se4, 1925 so0. 995 s7o, 4s5, 4oo, s7 9o7 oos, 9o9
Coamcs P.rAs-GrxrRAL TzRx.-Adjourned sine
COMMON PLEAs-EocIrr TKnM.-Adjournod for the
.oMxos PLEAS -cnAxBEss.-Held by Judge Van
Hocsen. NO. a.
for the term. Part 2-Heid by Judge J. +. Day.-No
day calendar.
Judge AlkcE-Nos. 1889, 4766, 1880. 20i4 rart q
HELD by Judge Shcrdan-Nos 43l0, 1909, 244S, 1851,
P.r,s acla oy judge snnosLMNas lasa ssi5 1910,
1882 264 442l 1904 1904, 4c49, 2l6S 24S9 467 S44O
5Jt 2Uo2
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoxs-Part 1-Hcid ny Judge
SutherIand.--ihc People vs.. Amelia Dannenberg and
LIZZIE Dannenverg, aDdnctionj Same VS.. Edward
Johnson, burglary; Same Va Mary Dryer, burglary |;
Same Kate Dillon, burglary; Same vs.. LIZZIE
smith, bur siary; same vs. john Engish, burglary
Same Louisa Ward, larceny from the person same
VS.. William wheriin, petit larceny; same va. James
Corcoran, burglary Same VS. Elizabeth Emery. ais-
orderly house. Part , Held by JuJge GIldcrsleevt.-
The People VS. Richard Luby, robbery: Same Va.
Benjamin Davis. robbery; Same vs.. Charles Hughes,
felouious assault and battery; Same W. John Flz.
gerald, 1eionious assault and battery Same VS.. WILL
m l.. Dorsey, false prctences; same Vs. frank Dor
man. assault and battery same VS.. Thomas Wcisn,
assault ana battery; Same We. Frederick vanderpoc
forgery.
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10 usurous n the same Is discounted or purchased
q greater Of interest than seven per cent The
General Term have now decided that II was error
The part OF the Judge to set aside the verdc, he
had ordered, and such verdict properly d.
defendants and accordingly reversed the
order granting The plaintiffs new trial.
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REAL ESTATE.
The following sales were made on the Real Estate
Exchange yesterday

The following sales were made on the Real Estate
Exchange yesterday
r. HARNErr.
Foreclosure saie-Hugh Donnely. raferce--of the
honse, with plot 5l1xloOS on thu n. = aide OF -
o2d st.. 5D9.S H. Q. OF 9th av.: to plaintiff Sloooo
Also similar sale--Stephen II Olin. reirrce-of
the houses, with lots 25xl02 = Nos $50,
357 and 1857 East 10th ST.. n. 70 II. w. at LIST
one to q. McConn or 5 900, the Others. az . -
1000 each TO plaintiff l9.ooo
ALSO similar saie-sichard ~ ucnrv. reieree--of
the 4 houses. with lots each 25xiO2.2. Nos. $50.
Isl s' s 90 a" psla. .os" ~. n - $1,000
scorT AID MYERS
Arthur Jonos refere eForcclosu sac OF the store
and dwelling, with lot 2Jx92 81 No 23S West 4lst
st. $50 IT, .. OF 9Th av. to plaintiff. .......... Aioo
BERNARD sMyrH-
Bradbury q. Chetwood referee -Foreelosure sale OF
the ak lots .ogether l5UAo9. II, on the n. y OF
l33d ST.. $50 t. OF 7tE av, extending through 10
l3ith st. to plaintiff. $500
T. n. WARREN AND 90.
Charles A. Runk. referee Foreclosure sale or tho
two houses. with lots 50x1s block. on the 5. T. of
Tooth 81, i7o Il. 9. lpth pitntH...... 800
HUGH n. CAMP.
William 4. Dixon, referee -Foreclosurc sale of plot
IL land. l0Ox200 on the road leading from West
Farms to tunt's Point. adjoining lanar formerly
24sh wa, d to plaintiff ... 49,. ....... 1000
Total. ............... ss3. oco
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FUR CHAkITY'S SAKE.

The following contributions have been received at
this oIscc:-
a." tor Mrs Miles ''Crechen. ..............S 81
''Stranper,n Tor widow and two children at No. l26
Hester ssrces....
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.

City Chamberlain Tappan reports the balance In
the city treasury at 81, IT'S, sos So
Mayor Ely again announced yesterday that Il was
uncertain when no would send in nominations for
Police and Excise Commissioners He also expressed
the opinion nat no public interest could suffer from
tho aslay. A deputntion OF Scvent ward citizen
called upon MIR. Ely yesterday TO press the claims Of
Mr.. Wiiam Colgan Tor tho vacancy Ia tho Excise
Board.
Fih avenue from Ninc,ic,h To 10th street, Is with
out gas lamps 10 tho great Inconvenience Of the pub
lIo who pass through That locality night. The
explanation nj tho Depar tment OF Public Works Is
that this part oil tue avenue has only Just been
graded. A resolution OF the Common Council 10 re-
CURED 10 authorize the erection Of the necessary
lamps.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
THE MARROW GAUGE.
An Expectation that IL VIII be Completed
to Niobrnra this Summer.

An Expectation that IL VIII be Completed
to Niobrara this Summer.
The Sioux City Journal mentions the
arrival In that city Of j. X. Harnish, of
Keokuk, with a view TO examine the mar
row gauge railroad which has its starting
point at Covington. opposite. Sioux City.
aud make himself acquainted with the value
of the aid voted to the road by the several
counties in northern Nebraska MrHarnish
is represented to be practical railroad
builder, and is backed by heavy capitalists.
II he finds everything to his liking, the
Journal saye he will enter into an arrange
ment to complete the road and put it in op-
Grafton to the Niobrara country at an early
day." Mr.. Harnish, accompanied by NJ. b.
Davis, w. L. Joy, Judge Hubbard and Gen.
Holman, left Sioux City to visit the country
through which the proposed road is to pass,
and upon their return Mr.. Harnish will de-
eide whether he will take hold Of the enter
prise or not.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
LATEST BY MAIL,

Hount I'chy, Austrian ambassador. ia no.
go.letinR TO obtain the Porte's consent IN :,
Herzegovina. " A''n'a ano
continuous rains since Wednesday in Yer.
mont in' nave ovcrt'owcd, submerged the low
. .anJs ana swept away bridges, causing thou
W"N.s "us u u collars damage in the vicinity OF
kusslan courier has arrived al Vienn.
claiming an autograph letter from the car
70 .he Emperor Francis Joseph. Relations
oetween the two courts have assumed a more
conciliatory tendency. '0'
Panama, April lG.-The members of N.
French commission of the exploration left
behind by Ii. Wyse, on surveying the p.na.
ma route for a canal with encouraging nros.
poets. p'o''
The situation at Constantinople ia still 70
ing the protestations Of the Porte. There
a. are 'ntrlguea going on among the pashas, and
'"c otscrcuon OF the Russian commander
and of Mr.. Layard are doubted,
The council between the minister of war
ana the general staff arranged for the dis.
banding of the greater part of the Saryiau
forces. Sufficient force will be maintained
70 preserve order in old Servia. 1t is con.
sidered certain that Servia will not partici.
pate In any further hostilities.
The house committee on RAILWAYS and ca.
mails has agreed upon bill indorsinp the
issuing Of 100000 worth of bonds Of the
Dlsmal Swamp land company, the proceeds
Of the sales Of bonds to be expended in wi.
deninng and deepening the canal through
Virginia and North Carolina.
r. P. Mechlin, clerk in the war denart.
ment, who has been under trial for week
past, at Washington, charged with excessive
and extraordinary cruelty to three of his
daughters, has been sentenced by the justice
to fine of $50 on the least ofcthe informa.
tlons, and imprisonment in the United
States Jail for six months for each of the in
formations.
Three thousand cotton operatives at Black.
burn, England, a. meeting Saturday, near
ly unanimously rejected the moderate prop
osition to masters, and adopted resolutions
demanding that the notice of a reduction
Of ten per cent in wages be taken down o,
work would be dropped Immediately.
large strike is probable, as the masters ar.
unyielding and the operatives uncomprom
Using.
The postofhce appropriation bill appro
PIRATES S3,l90,373, reduction Of S9s7 no
from last; S9.l0O,000 for railroad mail ser
vice; $6, 6,O9O,673 for inland mail transporta
ton, and s., O,O00 for the pay Of postmas
ters. The bill provides that the postmast stel
general may appoint one agent to superin
tend the railroad postal service, and one te
superintend the steamer service. and author
ICES the postmaster to reduce the compensa
tion to railroads for the transportation o
mails five per cent.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
oLIvET ITEMS.
OLlvEr, Dakota, April Is. 1873.

OLlvEr, Dakota, April Is, 1878.
The Jim is on the rise, and it is still rain
ing. Settlers are coming in by the dozen,
aud government land is vanishing.
Times are getting brighter up the Jim
Wheat is growing rapidly, and the fields
look quite green. From present indications
the grain crop Of '7s will be superior to that
of any prior year, and the acreage is very
much greater.
A market association was partially organ
lied At Olivet to-day, and from all appear
ances it is going TO be n grand success. 1t
is proposed to incorporate it and make the
people the stockholders. We extend spe-
cial invitation to the business men of Yank-
ton to come up and see how We country folks
do business. 1t will do you good. Bring
along your machinery, horses, anything you
have for sale, and exhibit it, and don't say
that it won't pay til you try it.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
THE LOWEST BIDDERS.
The Names Of Only Six Yanktsn Men Appear in
the Lucky List
Being Those 10 Whom Contracts will bc
Awarded for Furnishing Fuel and
Forage to the Government.
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 18th.

The chief quartermaster of the depart
mcnt Of Dakota, after careful examination
Of the sealed proposals received at his office
in st. Paul, has decided that the parties
named below are the lowest bidders for the
various articles enumerated, and contracts
with them will be favorably recommended
% Washington for approval. As in the
case Of the other bidders, whose successful
competition for grain and supplies has been
published in detail in the Pioneer Press, it
may be remembered that the quartermaster 8
department is not authorized to perfect the
contracts with the individuals until an ap.
preparation for their payment is made BY
congress. The following table gives the
name Of the successful bidders, the posts
where the supplies are to be delivered, and
the price at which the same is to be furn.
ished:
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Large aud Interesting Meeting La,
NiEht-Election or Omcers. kc.

Large aud Interesting Meeting Last
Naturalization OF Omcers, &c.
The meeting Of the Yankton Chamber Of
Commerce at Secretary Hands Office last
night was largely attended and much inter-
eat manifested in the proceedings and sue
cess Of the organization. J.R. sanborn
was chosen chairman and James s. Foater
acted as secretary.
The principal object of the meeting last
night was the election of officers for the
ensuing term, which election was had with
the following result:
President-James c. McVay.
lst Vice President-Newton Edmunds
I'd Vice Prssident-W. w. Brookinps.
Dilectors-Wm. Miner. ]. R. Sanborp.
+. +. Wilcox, Isaac Piles. S. B. Coulson
and NJ. T. Woolley
The secretary was directed. to notify Mr..
McVay of his election, and request him to
call meeting Of the board directors at such
time and place as would best suit his con-
venience.
A vote Of thanks ives rendered Secretary
Hand for the use of his Office.
The organization of the Yankton Cham
Der Of Commerce is now fully completed,
and as it ofiicered and composed of our
most cnterprising and public spirited bust
ness men, We have every reason to believe
that it will be Of great advantage to the
commercial interests Of the city.