Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-09-26

tho WhOl6 SCOFy, uuuliuB otsse VllueS, |
ed Miller, w. o. Ryan, Chas. Under
wood, a man called Bob and himself. as
members of the gang. Efforts have
been made to intimidate the witness,
and while testifying his house and barn
were burned II r
Friday afternoo,i q delegation of the
Union league,QfsNew York, headed by
Collector Robeftson, called upon Presi-
dent Arthur and expressed wishes for the
succel1 16f His administration, promising
hearf pd cordial support. They APP
preo}1 =, ,the sad conditions under which
Pred y Arthur was elevate to the
chief &agistracy. but had entire conf
donce in his ability and wisdom to con
duct the affairs OF The nation prosperous
ly. The president thanked them and ex-
PRESSED the hope that he, would merit
the confidence Of the country. = .
An associated press Washington ,tele-
gram says that Bayatd will be 3,.nhni
mously chosen President Of the senate BY
the democrats. He is the senior Senator
in the point OF service to the party,
which gives him the place by usage.
Some republicans claim that the presi-
dency and .secretaryship Of the senate
should not be conceded to the democrats:
that there is 10 mandatory law reauir-
ing that the president be elected before
the new members are admitted members;
others say that the law governing the
case givesthe advantage to the demo
Gratis, and that it must be observed No
candidatss for the sccretaryst.sip have yet.
been g9fqaaasgf9t They Mii.,,Aa be-
lacking. Some dem6erats favor north
crn dein6cratsfor. secretary, las Bas;irl.
will be president.
"a - sis.'c:as { 81 4. 40.
Conductor Whitcside tells clrcu!n-
stantial story regarding the, sk.,psaf
train robbefygXley paid tneis isletosp.y
distance ahead, after some. conversation,
and when the conductor passed oh'tliey
dlank from bottle ana followed, trc,
manding his money. II. .thoug!h j, Z.
joke of drunken men, bat fouiid lis
mistake Very soon. and handed out :5l5
silver, saving his bills, by saying he had
no more. They then walked him ia
front of them aud took the money from
the passengers, occasionally giving back
S3 or S4to the:victim. They robbed ten,
or fifteen passengers, then marched the
conductor into tho Pullman car, then
back through the train to the express
and baggage car with pistols Mt his head
compelled Express Messenger Fenlian
to open the!safe, which they riaed, and
then getting off, fred several shots at
the engineer to expedite him. 1t is not
believed they had confederates on the
train. The robbery occurred about 10
p. m. and required about twenty min
utes. Their total plumber from the ex-
press company and passengers was about
$lS,0o0. The railroad company agrees
to pay S5,0u0 reward and the state $500
each for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers, a total OF Sl6.5OQ.
A .Chicago telegram of last Eriaay
says: Although tiadc was considerably
broken i'll upon by the ideath OF the
president and the stoppage OF business
for day, yet the sad event did not.pal.
alyze or even shock business interesta,
for its effects had been .reekoned pnSma
ny weeks beforehand discounted. Prices
We're firmer toward the close Of the week
and the city trade preserved its normal
tone, though the city is literally shroul,
ed in black and the influence OF sucl
sombre surroundings and the accompa,
nying solemn faces is not provocative o.
life in trade. The money market has
been firm, rates netting and per cent
The clearfigs were for the week, estima
ting Saturday, S44,00O,0O0, a considerabl,
falling off from previous weeks, but {
good deal,betterthan for the correspond
ing week last year. Eastern exchang,
is at ST DISCOUNT. Small amounts o
currency are leaving for the country
Groceries were pretty active. but at easi
or rates for some, notably coffees. Dr.,
goods commanded adequate prices ant
drugs and chemicals are active. Goa
remains steady hut is not advancing
Building materials are active and firm
while iron and kindred articles have be
gun to liven up and are selling lhshcl
On change the appreciation has bee
slow and often interrupted and irregula
but very steady. The prices Of grail
have climbed to dizzy height, but I'll
mors of corners at eveif picsent price
are current, and money is SO plentifu
that speculatien IL spfhging up in cot
ton, oil and other prices not usual
traded in here. Grain reached the higl
est prices today and provisions sol
well. Sales for October options wer
made,asfdllows: Wheat, sl.294@l,3;
corn, G5@7Ollsc.; oats. 395a61l AZ &c.,; porl
$lS.S5@19.5O; lard, $l1.9O@l2.20 II
closing prices onthe afternoon cal WEI
alittle shaded from the best figures. II
stocks i'll store alegvew .teavy ior III
time of year, and are still accumulatin
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