Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-01-27
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Galveston, Jan. 25-A News Austin
special says Maxey was reelected senator
on tho first ballot

| Galveston, Jan. 25-A News Austin
special says Maxey was reelected senator
on the first ballot.
Milwaukee, Jan. 25-The two houses
of the legislature voted ON United States
senator to-day. The republicans voted
for Philetus Sawyer, and the democrats
for Jas. G. Jenkins. The house will meet
in joint convention tomorrow, then the
vote will be confirmed and Sawyer de-
clared formally elected.
Wheeling, Jan. 25-The legislature to-
day elected johnson N. Campbell, of
Parkersburg, the democratic caucus nom
inee for United States senator, to succeed
Hon. Frank Herford after the 4th of
March. The republican votes, twenty in
all, were cast unanimously for A. W..
Campbell, editor of the Intelligencer of
this city.
Chicago, Jan. 25-The jury tonight in
the criminal court found Lesser Freid-
burg guilty on three points Of the indict-
ment against him tor larceny and receiv-
ing stolen goods, and sentenced him to
four years in the penitentlary. Fried
burg is pawnbroker of evil repute, who
for years has been q fence for the worst
thieves, burglars and pickpockets.
Ottawa, Jan. 25-In the house of CON-
mons Sir Chas. Topper laid on the table a
correspondence respecting the offer from
parties in Chicago to construct ship
canal from Georgian bay through the wa
ters OF the Trent valley to the outlet on
Lake Ontario, at or near Trenton. The
government refused to entertain the pro-
prosition at the present time.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Secretary Sher-
man, before the senate finance commit
tee to-day, took the position that the
funding bill should be SO amended as to
make the bonds 5-2Os, with interest at
80, or less. at the discretion of the Sec
retary of the treasury, and thought
heavy funding notes could be fioated at
per cent. without change in the house
provision for redemption any time after
| a year from their issue.
Chicago. Jan. 25.-Pern,ission to or
game new telegraph company, with
$l,WO0D capital, was received from
Springfield to-day, and stock books will
be at once opened here for subscriptions.
It is believed the telegraph company out
lined in Saturday nights dispatches will
push forward its enterprise aud get lines
first to New York and subsequently to
other principal cities in the east and be-
| tween here and New YORK. lhfee nun
dred Thousand dollars will be paid up at
once.
Chicago, Jan. pa horrible case OF
neglect and disease came under the OBJ
servation of the health department to-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Feide and five chill
dren, living in squalid tenement house
ON the North side were recently stricken
down with small pox. The parents re.
covered quickly, but the children were
more seriously i'll, and last night one OF
them died after two weeks OF suffering
without medical attendance. The othel
four are in critical condition. The fact:
We're first made known to the officials
through neighbors who lived above then
making arrangements with the nnaerta
er for the interment, and they were Il
!. once removed to a proper place. Smal
poy, diphtheria and disease, which i'll th'
summer you'd become Asiatic choler;
are increasing materially the "ity's NOR
ta,iiY. and there seems to be no well es
tn.iisi,,.l cn,ls. :ur the uauSnli amour
of sickness ana physicians are pnzzle'
hE It,