Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-10-22


the late George Peabody, in 1862. as q
fund for tho building OF lodging houses
for the poor in London, now amounts to
G75OOC0.
Gen. Banks says that there is no
foundation for the report that lie is to
supercede Gen. Fremont ms governor of
Arizona. He does not believe Fremont
will resign, and charactelizes the report
as usually destitute of foundation as
that which assigns him to the secretary.
ship of the senate.
BY the completion of tie Chicago &
Northwestern road 10 Algona, the people
OF that place have two competing lines
to Chicago. The Northwestern trains
leave AIgona ut 1890 p. m., and arrive
at Chicago the next morning at 7:l5 a.
m. Returning, leave Chicago at 9:45 p.
m arriving at Algona at 3 :55 p. m. next
day.
Mr.. Scoville, counsel for Guitean, will
not subpoena either Dr. Simms or DIR.
Hammond, Of New York, to testify in
behalf of his client. Those remincnt
surgeons, after criticising the presidents
physicians very severely, and accusing
them of malpractice, do not appear anx-
ious to swear that death was caused by
the treatment adopted by DR.. Bliss and
his assistants.
1t is generally believed that President
Arthur wrote First Assistant Postmaster
General Tyner at Saratoga Informing
him that his resignation would be ac-
cepted The friends of Frank Hatton, of
Iowa, maintain that his name will be
sent up to the senate for confirmation as
first assistant postmaster general Friday
next or early next week. General Ha.
zen says he has not heard OF the resigna-
ton OF General Tyner being requested.
Commissioner Raum has issued an
order making general transfer OF reve-
nue. agents. Agent Packard, now station.
ed at Philadelphia, is ordered to Chi
cago, and Agent j. l.. Trumbull, now in
Indiana, is ordered to Philadelphia.
Revenue Agent Brooks, now Mt New
York, is transferred to North Carolina,
and Wm. Rogcrville, now in Colorado, is
ordered to New York.
Thos. Irvine, sheriff and assessor of
Custer county, NJ. T., has assessed that
portion OF the Northern Pacific railroad
now in operation in Custer county, viz:
fifteen miles at sl0,9G0 Per nile. No
taxation has been so assessed in either
Minnesota or DaAo.a against this road
as to be collectable. Should the assess
ment be collectable. and $4,000 be the
average per milo when the road is COM
pleted through the county, their taxable
property will be about s4,oO0,O00, rs
Custer county will be traversed nearly
40o miles by this corporation.
The following figures show the de-
crease effected in the interest on the
public debt by the several secretaries Of
the treasury since March, 1869: On the
LIST of March, 1869, the interest charge on
the debt was Sl26399,550; the first of
March, 1873. it was Sl01, ,569, ,527; average
monthly reduction, S5Ol,7 700. March l,
1877, the interest charge S94,4O3.645;
average monthly reduction, $l49,2s9.
March /, 1881, the interest charge was
$76,645,937; average monthly reduction,
$365,7s5. October lS, 1881. the interest
charge was, s6lO,52,l77; average monthly
reduction, $l.974,2l9.
The republican caucus of the Minneso-
tn legislature met on Thursday with l0S
out Of III republican members. On the
first ballot Window received sc votes.
Chas. Gilman, 2S, and G. G. Dunnell u.
Tho anti-Windom vote was divided in
accordance with the plan of the opposi-
ton to make confusion and prevent q
new nomination. Window having re-
ceived majority of the votes cast, Gen.
John B. Sanborn, OF st. Paul, one of the
leaders OF the opposition, moved his
nomination by acclammation, which was
carried. 1t is thought that Window will
receive all the republican votes in the
legislature.
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera
Elmer has devoted much time this sum-
mer to the subject Of star route advertis-
ing, with view of effecting such i'm
provements us shall popularize the SER
vice and give the general public chance
to secure contracts that have heretofore
gone to professional contractors .at any
price that they may have been pleased to
name. The problem has not been an
easy one to solve, and while he had not
made any radical changes which in them
selves would involve some extra expense
lie has made o number of minorimprove.
ments in the system. He has abolished
the system of certified checks. which in
itself prevented many western men from
taking contracts, as national banks are
few and far between in the extreme
west. He has reduced the bonds iron
Ss5 to Sl0per mile on the theory that il
is better to have low bond such as NJ
ordinary citizen, farmer and mechanic
can furnish of sound quality than n ahigl
bond Of no value. such as was only too
frequently furnished by heavy contrac
tors. He has further provided that no.