, 1879-01-27

Rapid Development Of the TerritorJ-Iust.
leo III Tho ltlnck iItIlf.A Rai1road to
i>radwoud.
G--tIot TprrssroHdtnta of Ths 7t1bsfrs.
NAsn1Horos, u. c., Dan. 25.-A memorial
has hccn received here frnm the citizens of tic
Territory Of Da1nta. asking for tha passage of
tic bill provitllh. fur an additional Associate
Justice OF the auprctnr Court Of that Territory.
Ths memorial, l,es!tles advocating the additions
al 'fa1grsutp, con:ai'ls much Interesting inior-
Ination as so shc nex Territory. Tile memorial
lists saY:
''fhc Supreme Bench OF Dakota, the Judges
Of whct, Iln!ll The DlsrIe, Courts, VIII, Ia poIllt
of character, ability, ami industry, compare Ia
'Orably will MY III slm Bates Hn.l Territories
every n,le familiar with The business in thu
Cmrte of uur Territory that our Judges arc
wh'liy t!nahlc to necut1pllfh the task assigned
tltr,n. 1t,s of.sertathnn may not apply T. tim
Third he Sorthcrnj District, but 70 the Terri
tory AZ Il wtloic. Dir Territory Is divided into
flsrev scparEte and distinct communities, each
separated from the othc,s by lung stretches Of
unsettled and uucultiyatesl lands, with direct
q public rot,sesntrc: First... southeastern
Dakota. ws,cl, was formerly dirtiet into iha
First ntnl Second judicial DISTRICTS. but wic1lls
nav cntnprIsed IN the SecuHd; second, Northern
Dakota, tncluIlng the He'd River country AMI
west, traycrsed hY the Northern ractHc Rail-
road, whttft constitutes tho Third District; uml.
third. tn. B]aek Hills country. uEl extending
cnst to the Missouri llircr. which constitutes t,a
First ulstrict.
.'yhc distance from yaukto,,, the Capital Of
the Territory. by aug psactirat,lc public eobvey.
ancetn nlIcadwUNf, In tie black Hills IS very mar
" snilrs; and ifotn fankton to Fargnw
the United states Court for the Tbtri nlstr1:ts
held very neariy 'AU .nIlcs by rail- md thu Is thu
only curtain md speedy mcal,s of publicronrry-
nnce; and FROM Fargo to ncatlwnol It Is nearly
h.D miles, over half Of which Ia by ntaec.-s',
tlsat 1t is scarcely pnssil,iu lar these ntgch to
r,nt'cr each other ullch axsIstnnee IN The Dis
trlct Ecnci, even II one should have sor,c spare
tine ESPECIALLY wien !. l. fss1,tc,etl ,lat te
client to supper. their families, n'nl that they nra
allowed uo mileage Or travelling expenses.
"'ln show tho Eaphl tncrrase II, population,
t,c transacted in the Courts, II lluy be stated
iltaf, Ut tie ECncrAl election two yenrs AGO, tho
entire Territory, nut nslll!tnE the Hack Hills
,s'untca mt then nEgnnixcd, cast little 0vcr
H,0M yDtea whilu at the last c1rl'tion teFo wtfa
cast lS,!Hs yotrs, showing an increase Of over
l0.iEh votcs in twu years The vote. na cast nt
The !ust election, Is divided l.twcsn tie several
Juhts1at J'istricsa ubont a. follows: F1rst Dis.
district (sout!,raatern pakna', p.419 votes;
Third District (Sorti,eru Dakosaj. 3,07y so.es,--
M'aktng TIC eonlb!ntd votes Of tt'e First alnl
fhir lls:rtsts 94i!' H. IT. on!s t'" noF' than
'.As htosc lnt!',!atss'' I,.l'r to The settlement
wtlat is nov thu SECOND Judicial District cunst-
tntrel the First and Second. The organization
nutl rett!cIncni ot the Iltia counties ut great
tlista.lee from o.l,er settled purloua Ut tlIe
'rerritury, The rapti DEVELOPMENT Of ttlat conn-
Try. A!ni the Urgent duutaIhl for cuurts nud
re4ldrNt Judge. lnat IL i'm n2erattyols ,lecetaaEy
tn rrert Il Intn ,1utt!cta District md cuusuli-
1ata the Old First md Scs0nd, thereby da.yulr-
ihE upnh me Judge 'hr forner alulcs nt mo-
.>lce Collyts WIRE u,ene, iii tllu 1'lark Hills, IN
May. 1877, t!r csirl!aT IT f.awreucu County I,as
been constantly crowded, anil mpuy CAUSES
wllIrh wcrc placed atIn,n the l!rst trial calunlar
ren1,n yet 1,1iLispnRed Of, although the regular
TURNS Lave ali bern l,ed."
Senator Alllaun has introduced bill OF tntur.
est tu cit!zcna both Of Iowa md uAkpta. 1t
i'rnrDsGs IN grnnt tho eGt'n!-way I'M! depot.
grounds to ttIc sioux City d PeInbina lta!fEnad
Company through tic public lnnds Of the Unstrd
statc4, irnsh i,elnit In the Rtu,c u lnwa. to t'
Missouri River, In l!.e Territory os DAkota, ut u
near the tuuuth Of Wt,ltu River.