Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-11


ference ut the Grand Pacific hotel to.
day.
Jacksonville, Fla, June 1.-The Unit
ed States revenue cutter Gem went
ashore on st. Johns bar this evening.
Her condition is unknown.
Chicago, June 7.-Western Indiana
railroad held its annual meeting here to.
day and elected directors, who re- elected
J. B. Brown president.
st. Louis, June THE greenback
convention will be called to order at 3 y.
m. Greenbackers from nearly all the |
states in tho union are hero, and are in
good humor over the future prospects of |
their party.
Chicago, June 7.-Griscom entered on
his 11th days fast ut noon. He shows |
no variance worth mentioning in manner
or character, and seems perfectly con-
tented and comfortable.
Dubuque, June THE grand Mason
ic lodge of Iowa net in it's thirty-eighth
annual communication ut Burtis' opera
house ut ten o'clock this morning. the
officers of the grand lodge all being pres
ent.
Virginia City, June 7.-Yesterday Jas.
Maher, Pat Hunter and Jerald Landers,
employed in the 400-foot level of the
Andes mine, were suffocated by gas.
supposed to have generated in some
abandoned workings of the Consolidated
Virginia.
City of Mexico, June 7.-Major Fran
els Cegress signed to-day an important
contract for q railroad from Laredos to
this city, ekirting the gulf and extending
to the Pacific. This concession, like
Trisbio's, is completed by the authority
granted by congress requiring no furtheux
action by that body.
st. Louis, June 1.-THE board of direc.
tors of the merchants exchange have re-
versed the decision of the call board
committee in the settlement of the Nav
corn deal. and established the selling
price ut 81 A cents, with five per cent.
penalty for non-delivery, which will
make tho value price paid for shorts,
67.07 cents.
st. Louis, June 7.-The first race, club
purse, one and one.half miles, Bancroft
won in 2:384. The next race, for three
year-olds, one and one-fourth miles,
Aranga won in 2:l2ls. The third race,
all ages, one and one-eighth miles, Boss
johnson won in l :57, who sold after the
race for SSlO.
New York, June 7.-Albert Fink furn-
ishes the following: The New York
Central railroad, under m agreement of
March II, calls for reduction in rates
Of the seventh and eighth classes respec.
lively, of five cents per hundred pounds
on Chicago and New York, the basis of
reduction to take effect June g Rates
may be restored at anytime without ten
days notice.
Montreal, June 6.-Infcrn alton has
been received here from New York that
deputation of the Montreal telegraph
company, now there, consisting of Hon.
j. Abbott and Andrew Allen, have ar.
ranged the preliminaries wit the West
ern Union, which controls the Dominion
telegraph company, for an amalgama-
tion of the two, thus forming another
gigantic monopoly.
Topeka, Kansas, June 7th.-A charter
was filed yesterday with the secretary of
state for cooperative society to colonize
old Mexico. 1t is for the purpose OF
buying lands. in Mexico and settling
colonists thereon. The capital stock is
$2OO,O0O. divided into 5000 shares of S25
each. The principal Office is Mt Topeka
Kas., with w. ID. Southworth president,
Chas. Spaulding vice-president, and
Frank Drummond. secretary.
Council Bluffs, iowa. June 7.-Fully
10000 people are in attendance at the
state firemen's tournament which con.
vened here to-day. SPECIAL trains have
been arriving all day, and tonight one
train from Dubuque brought in 1,2O(
visitors. The day was mainly occupied
in business meetings of the association
Tomorrow the grand tiremen's street
parade takes place. Also trial of steam
and hand engines.
Philadelphia, June PRESIDENT Rob
erts, of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany, to-day paid to committee Of
Boston shareholders some sl5,OOO,OO(
due on the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore stock bought by the Pennsyl.
vania railroad company. The Ponnsyl
val,ia railroad will not take any forma
possession of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton & Baltimore road until July l, whel
both roads will be operated under til,
same general management.
ST. Louis, June Gen. Grant ant
party arrived this morning from New
Orleans, and his quarters at The hote
l3,9 have been 6esieged all day by callers
The general says he thought that III!
badges and medals recently recovered n
Texarkana, and that he has no idea how
they came in the hands of King ant
Fitzpatrick. Although he is very anx
ious to 20 to New York at once he viii
remain here. if deemed necessary ant
prosecute the parties. He declined t
talk politics.
Pittsburg. June. 7.-Wm. Murphy, di
vorced husband of Mrs. Newton Nc
G lareum, visited the home of that lad
at Edgewood, near this city, at 9 o'cloc
thi afternoon, and requested an intel
vie W. When Mrs. McClareum appeare
NJ urphy threw his arms around her necl
nd while thus embracing her drew n r.
volver and shot her in the back. II
fired second shot, which entered liz
breast, and then placing the revolve
against his forehead fired the third tim
the bullet crashed through his brain an
killed him instantly.
Chicago, June 9.-!The Tribune say
Everything indicates that within a da
!. or two Commissioner Fink will order
general reduction in the rates for cas-
bound grain to 25c per 100 pounds fro
Chicago to New York. 1t is learned {
reliable private authority that Butl
of the New York Ccptral is dissntisfe
with the excess of freight which 9th
roads are getting, and claims that the
is cutting, and has notified Fink that IL
less reduction is made within "a hou
the Central will not be further bound
pool rates, and will make it's own co
tracts. A meeting was held to-day
Now York which would, it is believe
order n reduction tomorrow.