Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-18
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Chicago, March l6-A very DANGEROUS
counterfeit legal tender $50 note of the ser.
les of 1875 was Uncovered here to-day.
Chicago, March 16-Transportation COM
panles to dav fixed rail and river freight
rates for traffic. b1uud west, and up or down
the Mississippi river, for the season now
opening
New York, March 1G-The New York.
Lake Ere and Western railroad began
ruit to day for the recovery, from james
McH.nry, Of 81 ,307 900, with interest from
july 1879. The cause of the debt is no,
stated.
Leavenworth, March 1G-The Times pub
liehes returns respecting fall wheat, showing
that the acreage ia 20 per cent larger and
the condition fully so per cent better than
Last year, and the yield will exceed 80, ,OOO..
600 bushels.
Council Bluffs, March l6-A young man
giving the name of john Krlser Of Shell
Rock, Minn., was arrested here this evening
while attempting to rob E. Barham's lev.
elrv atore. He drew a revolver on the bro.
prietor, but was soon overpowered and jailed
St. Louis, March 16-The mechanics,
working in the Missouri Pacific railroad
machine shops in the western part Of the city,
embracing the boiler makers, blacksmi,hs,
carpenters, painters, etc., numbering about
400. struck 10 day for ten per cent advance
in wages.
Chicago, March l6.-About ZOO men are
out of work in consequence of the chair and
fra ne makers strike. On the Lat of April
the trans-Ohio division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will restore the wages of
emploves to the figures prevailing prior to
July, 1877.
Providence, March l6.-William d. Hill.
ton, formerly superintendent of the Provi-
dence and Worcester railroad, confesses that
he has issued forged paper to the amount of
S8O,OO0. pnrporting to be indorsed by Wm.
5. Slater and Lyman A. Cook. The opera.
tions have been going on two years.
Galveston, March 16.-News special re-
ports, from various parishes of the state,
show that the fruit and corn crop is materi.
ally injured and in many instances entirely
destroyed. There is enow, ice and sleet in
many places. The rivers and creeks in the
eastern part Of the state are very much swol.
len.
Des Moines, March 16.-The officers OF
the state musical convention met here to.
day and fixed upon the second Tuesday oi
November next for the convention, at such
place as will offer the best Inducements
Applicants can correspond with Rev. A. V
Francis, West Liberty, Iowa, chsirman O.
the executive committee.
Pottsville, Pa, March 16-At Hammond
coliiery this morning, just after the men had
cone into the ahaft to work, word came uf
that the gangway had caved in and impris
oned about twenty miners. The men in the
adjscent blast came up as swiftly as it wa'
possible to be hoiated, while the others de-
scended to rescue their comrades All were
saved but Martin Mcdonald.
Council Bluff, March l6-Tbe Union
Pacific emigrant train from San Francisco
brought to Council Blu6a this evening abou,
600 passengers. Tie train tomorrow will
bring 500 more There we're about so Chi
nese on ,o-day's train. A number of these
people are going to New York, Boston and
elsewhere on a visit, tsking advantage Of the
SS5 through rate, aud many of them expect
TO locate in the eastern states. Large trains
arrived from the east to-day ,and in all l Zoo
passengers we're tran.ferred at the Uniot
depot in this city, the largest passenger bus
mess done in one day in Council B ufs thi,
season.
Augusta, March l6-Garcelon resumed
hi- testimony to-day and admitted havin.
drawn ~arrAnta on appropriations outside o
matters for which the appropriations wer,
made. He exhibits vouchers f 1914, anc
there were S2,226 expended for which b,
has no receipts. Sums Of money were paid
to councillors for visiting variou. public in
shtutions and the pay rolls of the polio,
we're not preserved. He was asked if h
knew anything while governor of forgeries
-uhstitutions and other tamperine with tn,
returns. His answer was an emphatic d. NAL
He did not think there was conspiracy
but thought there was Judas in the camp
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