Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-28

Gov. Wells was before the grand iary,
at New Orleans On Tuesday suumoned TO
give evidence respecting the charges he
published against the prosecutipg attorney
and court officers.
The bank Of Temple & Workman, Los
Angelos, now in the hands of United Sta.
tes assignee in bankruptcy, was burslarized
some time between Saturday evening and
Monday morning. The burglars got about
$4,000. No clue to the perpetrators.
Representative Shelly's bill for the issue
Of United States notes and the redemption
Of certain bonds, directs the issue of $780,
o00O00 in treasury notes, not more $780,.
10000 nor less than S50,0OO,OOO annually,
OF full legal tender quality, except for cus.
toms and United States bonds, payable in
coin. lts other provisions are designed to
carry out these features.
Representative Scales. chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs, in his report in
favor Of the bill transferring the Indian bu-
reau from the interior 10 the war depart.
ment. shows that the present management
costs the government e23O5 Der capjta
while the proposed bill will show that the
cost TO the government, ali agents. classes
and colors Of Indians included, will not ex
ceed "a % per capita.
A Bismarck telegram of the 24th says:
twenty three people arrived on last nigh S
train for the Hills. An extra coach went
out to-day, and the one leaving Tomorrow
will be crowded. A number will be left. It
looks as if travel 10 the Hills has begun in
earnest. There were two coaches Of passen-
gers with last nights train. The weather
continues beautiful, and Sitting Bull il
quiet.
The executive committee of the inde.
pendent greenback party of New York has
issued an address saying, shortly, a Joint
call will be made for state convention by
the officers of all independent state oreani.
cations to meet unitedly as the national
patty. The address says: We can prevent
the reelection of every congressman and
assemblymsn in this state who directly OF
indirectly opposed the reconciliation ol
silver, and it is our duty to do 80.
Sheriff Gufey of Westmoreland county
Pennsylvania has succeeded in unearthing .
gang of Molly Maguires who have beer
operating for three years past in the vicinity
of !rwin's station, on the Pennsylvania Cen
tral: One Of the suspected made full con
fession. This man Poraftt says the gam
numbers twelve or fifteen men, and that they
were regularly organized and conducted tn,
strikes. There is a good prospect for tn,
speedy arrest of the whole gang.
David Roberts, an esteemed citizen o
Crescent township, near Council Bluff,
was found dead in the highway near hi
home Tuesday. with bullet hole in hi
head. The perpetrator of the deed is sup
posed to be neighbor named JONATHAN
Jones, who hiss fed the country. Their
had been for some time dispute betwe.i
the two men as to the Temporary possession
Of some land, and this is believed to hav
been the cause of the murder. Both mel
we're farmers
At 1880 Tuesday night fire broke ou
in Cameron & Amberg's great prin'in
stationary and book-bindiag establishment
S4 Lake street. Chicago, which destroyed
large quantity Of stock and nearly burn:
itself out. The stock was estimated at 500
900 and the insurance on it was $64,0Ot
but exactly what amount Of stock was de.
troyed cannot be definitely ascertained. Th
building is owned by Judge T. Lyle Dicke,
and was damaged to the amount Of $50
Eleven printing presses, type and othe
printing material we're destroyed, their 10.
being estimated at abont $4,000.