Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-23
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Long Branch, Dec. 2l.-Long Branch
yer by snowdrift ten feet high.
Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 21.-The Western
Nail association this morning adopted a
s2.s5 card, practically an advance.
Chicago,s ,sDec. ola fire at 43 and AZ
South Jefferson street tonight injured
the building and damaged the stock of
several firms. Total loss about $4,000.
Fredricksburg. Va. Dec. 21.-Snow
has fallen in northern Virginia for thir-
ty-three hours without intermission.
Travel is impeded and trees broken down
by the weight Of snow. A storm of such
severity has not been experienced for
twenty-five years.
Memphis, Dec. ola fire at Browns
vile, Tenn., early this morning entirely
consumed the following buildings: Lee
hall, occupied by James Cox. undertaken;
loss, $4,000; uninsured. J. H, Reeves &
Co.. family groceries; loss. $4,000, and q
number of other buildings. Total loss
estimated at $4,000.
Caldwell, Kan, Dec. 21.-The weather
is very cold and the wind severe. The
settlers remain in camp and say they will
not return home till they go to Oklohama.
They claim that 200 Wagons are ready to
JON them. They are receiving supplies
and say they will start into the territory
and let the soldiers shoot down their
horses. They are on the war-path and
hunting the man that said they are pitt
able looking, or were showing signs of
weakening.
New York, Dec. The Graphic says: I:
Messrs. Belmont, Seligman, and one of
the firm of Drexel. Morgan g. Co., have
recently been to Washington and have
had several important interviews with
the secretary of the treasury. It is now
announced that the interest checks on
1895 will be made tomorrow, and the
secretary of the treasury says between
the 22d inst. and the 10th Of January he
expects to dispurse S1,OOO,OOO, mainly
terest, and the interest on 1885. and
about S16,OOO,OOO of interest on 4 per
cents.
Boston, Dec. 21.-Captain Richard
Murphy of the schooner d. j. Adams re-
ports that sixteen miles east-southeast
of Chatham, be was boarded by the cap
tain of the bark Fearless, forty days from
Brattle harbor, Labrador, bound to New
| 4olh. tolle lliiu lOSG Two SGtS Ol SdllS.
had but wards stone for top gallant
mast, and had gone to leaking badly.
The crew had been living on salt herring
eight days. Captain Murphy furnished
eight days provisions and parted COM
pany.
Washington, Dec. 21.--The house com.
lnittee.on Indian affairs agreed to report
favorably to the house bill to provide fol
thesale of the remainder of the reservation
OF the confederatad Otoe ond Missouri
tribes of Indians in the state OF Nebraska
and Kansas. 1t also authorizes the sec
retary OF the interior to locate said Indi
ans upon other resel walton lands, and tc
expend not exceeding 100000 for thei
comfort and advancement in civilization
The committee also agreed to report ia
vorably on Representative Plumb's bill
to authorize the secretary of the interio
to fulfill certain treaty stipulations will
the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superio
and Mississippi. 1t authorizes and di
reefs the secretary of the treasury t,
place to the credit of those Indians si18,
406, and prescribes the manner of it's dis
tribution by the secretary of the interio
, for their benefit.