Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
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Wednesday Evening, ion. 9, 1870
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New Orleans. Jan. 0.-The lcgislsturs
convened to-day. J.. C. Monicuss vs. cleo.
ed speaker. The senate re.sieetsd sll III,
old officers.
Bfookl,n, Jan. S.-Mayor Howell, 10 hi.
sn"n.' m.asage, rays the city debt amounts
. $37.475.3lS, an increase within a year o
$l,235,566.
Chicago, Jan. Casa A. Dow WIS 10 day
elected president Of the board Of trade, and
John Dwight and H. w. Rogers. vice presi.
dents.
New Orleans, Jan. 6.-The excursionists
from the north and west, bound for Mexico
arrived here this afternoon They will be
entertaiLe ed by the cotton exchange and leave
Thursday for Vera Cruise.
st. Louis, Jan. 6.-The extensive whole.
sale boot and shoe house Of Appleton, Noyel
q Mande, made an assignment this morning
~ Thomas R,tcheson, an old and prominent
citizen Particulars are wanting.
Nashville, Jan 6.-The forty irst' general
assembly Of Tennessee organized to-day BY
tue election Of John R. Neal, Of Rhea coun.
y, aPesker Of the senate. and II. o. Fuwlkes,
OF Williamson, speaker of the house.
New Orleans, Jan. .6.-Tne assignment Of
the Natchitoches prisoners before Judge
Billings, has been postponed until Thurs
day, Oh application OF their counsel that
they may Examine the ind .ctm.nt to deter
mine whether they will plead or demur.
Bail was tixeo at $1,000 each.
Davenport, Iowa, Jan 6.-The wife Of
MIR. Thomas Hogan, a farmer of this county,
was fatally burned yesterday, her clo,hes
catching fire while .he was seated near the
stove Her husband, in his endeavors 10
lear the burning clothes from his wife, had
his hands horribly roasted.
Chicago, Jan. 6.-Sutter Bros, tobacco
nists. "n Michigan avenue, failed. Liabili.
lies $lS5,0OU. They will probably not pay
over % cente on the dollar. Th.ir credit.
ors are mostly in New York. The chief
cause was depression in Detroit real estate,
Of which they had considerable.
San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The Nevada leg
isla'ure convened to-day and effected per.
manent organization by elec,ing the repub
llcan nominees in both houses al follows
President pro TEN Of the senate, w. r. King
OF Lyon county T; speaker Of the house, H
A. Castor, of Sto, ey county.
San Francisco, Jan. 8.-The committee O
the constitutional convention appointed t.
AhNSetiSdt- IL CndESee aSdiust ". ". " ION
nell, the w~orkihgmen's delegate from Sar
Francisco, have reported in favor OF his ex
pul-ion from the convention. The repor,
Was made a special order for Thursoa,
next.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 6.-Judge Carpen
ter of the superior court to-day decided III,
contest over the result Of the October cleo
.lon Of aeleclmen in Hartford, ny THROWN,
out the democratic first snd second select
men and substituting republicans. tn,
grounds of the decision are that the iii III
Joker issue Of ballots in the boxes wer,
fraudulent.
Omaha, Jan. G.-Olive Green Baldwi,
and six ,,hers charged with the murder o
Mitchell and ke.chum, burned at the .tak,
north Of Kearney, a few weeks since, 'wer,
arrested at Plum Creek this morning BY
deputy sheriff and posse. Two brothers .
ketchum were among the captors. No re
s%istance was made and the party we're taker
to kearney and lodged in Jail to await thei,
trial.
~Newburyport. Jan. Caleb Cushing's
funeral was designedly as plain as are com.
mon among citizens in rural towns. The
corpse bore a remarkably natural appear.
ance. The service was very simple, consist
ing Of reading Of the scriptures and prayer.
Hundreds visited the house 10 view the re.
mains and the residence was crowded during
the service. Many distinguished persons
were nraaenf