Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-18
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vAhkToN DAKOTA
Friday Evening, April 10, 1879
LATEST 6v MAIL

Haatings, Neb., April l6.-Argumens be.
Thurston for the state and David for the de.
Tense occupied the day. The jury have
been out five hours with q possibility OF
disagreement. !.
New Orleans. April 1e.-This afternoon
= hail storm ragged for fifteen minutes and
the ground was literally covered with stones,
very large. Some measured three and four
inches around. There was q similar hail
storm in St. James parish yesterday.
New York, April 16.-At a special meet
ing OF the flour trade at the produce ex-
change q committee was appointed to confer
with railroads coming to New York rela.
tive to the time flour should be held by
roads after the arrival Of grain. The trade
established 3 new grade of wheat to be
known as mixed winter.
Memphis, Tenn, April 16.-A tornado
OF the severest nature swept oyer Pocahon-
tas, Tenn, last Monday night, causing great
destruction to that village. Several houses
ana churches were blown down. Great dam
age is reported to the surrounding country.
The course of the tornado was from the
southeast to the northwest.
Chicago, April 16.-The Chicago roads
today reduced the rates on lumber to the
Missouri river to ID cents per hundred or
$36 per car. Unsuccessful attempts have
been made here recently to contract for the
conveyance of 100000 bushels of wheat to
New York at the rate of Is cents per hun.
dred. The rates seem to be firmly main
tanned.
st: Petersburg, April 15.-Last week the
revolutionary committee Issued a proclama-
ton threatening the life Of the emperor and
a second Bartholomew. kilograms were
received Friday and Saturday last from the
Berlin secret police giving warning that
during Easter an attempt would be made to
assassinate the emperor, czarovitch or SOM
member of the imperial family.
Chicago, April 15.-Francis A. Appen.
helm, a young German, who since 1871, has
been in the employ of Wasmansdorf &
Heinemann. bankers, was arrested this after
noon on a charge of forging two drafts il
Berlin, n March "a, for $4,000 marks
and n April lst, for 10000 marks. Til,
forgery was perpetrated in the name O
his employers. Cause of the crime, fas
living.
St. Petersburg, Apr! 1e.-Replying t
the congratulatory address of the marsha
Va O0iAASy WIG NA0A IO.ud1 Sdlu IN WleuSO
notwithstanding all that had happened, t
continue to act in accordance with the laws
but the audacity of the recent attempt
assassination forced him against his will I
take extraordinary measures, not for himse
but for all; for society aud for Russia.
Omaha, April 16.-Perry Mccormick,
Sidney freighter, had a misunderstandin
last evening in James Davis pawn shop, an
was shot by Mrs. Davis and afterward b
Davis. The frat ball struck him in Ii
small Of the back, and the second in th
right leg. Mccormick ran fifty feet frol
the building, fell in the street, and dragee
himself by his hands over a square, whel
he remained until daylight, when he W.
discovered by the police. He cannot liv
he made an anti-mortem statement. NJ
and Mrs. Davis were arrested and release
on $4,000 bonds.
Washington, April 16.--The treasury d.
partment for the last two months has nc
purchased as much silver bullion as usua
because the amount of bullion on hand wa
in excess of $4,000, 900, the limit fixed b
the act of February %, 1878, providing IA
the coinage of the standard silver dollar
Added to the amount on hand at the passag
of the act. an excess had gradually accumu
lated and purchases we're made at yer
favorable rates, but it was deemed best t
reduce the amount by coinage to the limi
fixed by law, which has been done. Here
after purchases will be made more freel,
from the silver producing regions. Til
only purchase of silver bullion made by tn
treasury to-day was 10000 ounces for tn