Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-10
1as Daily 1ress and 1xtstaiaa
vANkroN DAKOTA
Thursday Evening, April 10, 1879
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LATEST By MAIL.
Springfield, Ill, April s.-The city. cleo
ton to-day resulted in the success Of the en-.
tire republican ticket with the exception oil
treasurer.
Madrid. April 8.-A terrible spsrodic
fever is raging at Casa Blanco. Morocco.
among both natives and Europeans. Bust.
ness 10 at 3 stand still.
here to-day the democrats elect ten demo.
Gratis, the nationals twenty.one and the re-
publicaDs four supervisors.
Ottawa, April SIT is reported that the
Indians at Lapelle river seized the govern
design, but probably from hunger.
Harrisburg, Pa, April ga bill has been
introduced in the house appropriating $685.
Of those killed in the Pittsburg riots oil
1877.
Philadelphia, April ga large meeting
Of colored people was held this evening for
the purpose of raising means for the colored
Addresses were made by Bishop Payne and
others. after which quite a large SUN was
raised.
st. Louis, No., April s.-A Kansas City
dispatch says the election passed off very
quietly. The count is not yet completed,
but the election of g. w. Kirby, greenback.
are that the republicans elect the treasurer
and four out of six aldermen.
Dubuque, April SIN the city election
l ~1nkr.~r- H. I-----A - L.
Bush mayor over Harrington. Also the
aldermen, the republicans electing the mar
shall, assessor and three aldermen. The
contest was close, each party having strong
men up. A large vote was polled. The
council will stand a tie.
Cincinnati, April 8.-A letter was re-
ceived to-day by Archbishop Purcell from
Cardinal Simeoni, secretary to the pope,
declining to accept the archbishop's resig.
nation on account of his long service to the
church. The archbishop was instructed to
select a %coadjutor with the right of success
sion to the see of Cincinnati.
St. Louis, April S.-A Topeka dispatch
says a special from Wichita states that news
thought to be reliable, reached there to-day
, that the Cheyenne Indians are on the wal
. path. They broke away from the camp and
started in the direction of western Kansas
Agent Mills and an army officer who wen,
to demonstrate were ordered to leave.
!, Detroit, April S.-The question of 8
bridge across the river took definite shape
tonight by the common council passing
resolution requesting the legislature to ament
the charter Of the city so as to allow. the city
to issue bonds to the amount of S75, 900, fol
the purchase of Belle Isle and the construc
ton of a bridge across the American chan
mel.
> Galveston, April ga News special from
Jefferson says: Last Saturday twilight a
Mt. Vernon, Robert Morgan, whom tn
sheriff left in charge Of the Jail, was asssssi
mated by six men, who after murderin
}. Morgan attempted to rescue the prisoner:
but the door resisting their efforts and be
ling fred on by the citizens, they mounte'
''dess horses and escaped. The citizen
sesd to burn the Jail with the prison
$Aaliation, but were prevailed On t
~~~~petovn, March 25, via Cape St. Vim
cent.-A convoy of supplies proceedin,
from Derby to Luneburg, escorted by 10
men of the eightieth, was attacked at day
break, March II, IN the banks Of the linton
= river, by 1000 Zulus under Umbelini
yS"Au& w y FACVAVuU Liza SAC oBAlloA WCE'
under arms, but we're overwhelmed by tn,
enormously superior force of the enemy
Capt. Moriarty and forty men were kille,
and twenty are missing. The fate of tn
wagon drivers is unknown.
. Chicago, April S.-The Times learns tina
the arrangement for pooling all Colorad
business has just been concluded between
the Union Pacific railroad and the branche
of the Kansas Pacific and Atchison, Topek
and Santa Fe. This ends all competitio,
in passenger and freight traffic. Chicag
connections have been notified that in n
case will these roads accent as their propo
ton between the Missouri river and Denve
anything less than full arbitrary charge.
These are $40 on emigrant and S27 on first
=. class fares.
Chicago, April s.-The grand jury IN til
federal court to-day found j. w. Greg
guilty of embezzlement of government fund
= while superintendent of the money orde
department in the Chicago postofice. Tn
evidence adduced demonstrated the ext.
= tence of a series of shortages extendin
over two years prior to May 4, 1878, whe
the flight of one of the parties implicated
Edward A. Miller, the cashier, reveale
the condition of affairs. Gregg was ser
fenced on Miller,s testimony, Miller recei,
ing immunity. The total amount, $1,5Ot
has been partially restored. Sentence vs.
reserved.
T., Charleston, S. c., April SIN the Uni
ed States circuit court to-day the counse
for defendants in the election cases move
to qua.h the entire panel of the grand an
r. petit jurors on the ground that the list fror
which the jurors are to be made up was nc
drawn in conformity with Law or in compli
to ance with the order Of the court, and full
no ther, that the persons 90 drawn were nc
properly or sufficiently summoned. TIL
: court at the request of the United State
district attorney adjourned consideration {
the objections until tomorrow to give tn
prosecution time to prepare an answer.