Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
Daily fress and 9atstatas
vANkToN DAKOTA
Saturday Evening, April rs, 1879
LATEST sY MAIL

Natchez, Miss April 23.-Boyton arrived
this evening, twenty.six hours from Vicks'
burg.
Boston. April PA large meeting was
held in Faneuil hall to-day 10 provide relief
for the Kansas immigrants. Gov. Talbot
presided.
Champaign, ILL.,, April 23.-The telegraph
repsirers in charge of the. line along this
division Of the Illinois Central road are on
q strike. A considerable number of the
men haye been gathering in here by differ
ent trains to-day.
New Orleans. April 24.-In the constitu-
tional convention several committees were
appointed. A resolution that the members
take an oath TO support the constitution Of
the United States was tabled-64 to GO.
After revising the rules the convention ad.
jonrned till tomorrow.
Iowa City, April 24.-The petitions we're
to-day completed for a vote to extend the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
railway southwest from Iowa City to the
coal mines at What Cheer. The election
will be held about May 81. The tax will
doubtless carry.
Milwaukee, April 24.-It is probable
Alex. Cohen, instead of suiciding, has left
the city to avoid punishment for serious for
geries, extending over three years time.
About $4,000 torgeries have been already
discovered, mostly from insurance compa.
MES. Speculation is the cause.
Harrisburg, Pa April 23.-An act grant.
ing an annual pension of SIS to the sur
Pennsylvania, who have resided in the
state formore than twenty years prior To
the passage Of the bill, and also to the
widows Of deceased soldiers and sailors Of
said war, passed both branches Of the leg
~islature to-day.
ST. Louis, April 24.-Gray, who attempt
edlto shoot Booth In Chicago,is known herr
as q quiet young man, stage struck ant
somewhat cratic, and claiming to come o
a family of actors. He has been heard Il
say that his father is alive but will not owl
him, and he would get even With him We,
damn him. One of his friends thinks h
believes Booth is his father, but does nc
regard him as responsible for his acts.
Waupaca. Wis, April 22.-The Iris
catholic scheme for the colonization of part
of the northwest Is creating not q littl
feeling in this section. Private advice
fiom Boston, Mass, state that the catholi
committee in that city are trying to max
arrangements for large tracts of land
Waupaca county and to divide it up In,
farms of ten and twenty acres each. som
, what similar 10 the plan pursued in Franc
On these farms the plan is to place Iris
catholic families.
Sidney, Neb., April 23.-The Nebrast
Cattle Growers association concluded j
meeting last night, after transacting a lars
amount OF business and appointing the tin
of roand-ups and the places of ren1ezyou
This was the largest meeting of stock me
ever held in western Nebraska, Chicag
Council Bluffs. Omaha, Cheyenne al
northern points being represented. The
Fl. Lawrence was reelected presiden
Thos. Cane, vice president, and e. Ferl
secretary and treasurer. The rounds
commences on May 20. A large number
cattle are dying on the South Platte riv
by getting into water holes, from whi(
they are too weak 10 extricate themselve
e Cattle on the Rawhide range are in fiji
condition,