Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-01-07
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New York, - an. 5.-Engels and BrOcker
recently arrested ut the instance of the
italian vice.consul, charged with the
perpetration of extensive forgeries on
bankers in Italy, were to-day discharged
by United States Commissioner Osborne.
Vincennes. Ind, Jan. 5.-The communi-
ty was startled by learning this morning
that John M. Polk IAN old and respectable
citizen, had shot himself in the head a
few miles from Bruceville with fatal
effect. He had been an extensive stock
dealer, but was financially embarrassed.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-Inter Oceans Jack.
son, Mich, special says: A state con-
vention of greenbacEers was held here
to-day to map out plan for the future
state convention to Nominate supreme
court judge and regent, which will meet
in February. Encouraging resolutions
were adopted.
Chicago, Jan. 5.-The Inter Oceans
Joliet special says: The Beard 4 Hickox
miners at Braidwood ore on strike. This
company agreed with the miners that for
every Is cents per ton that coal advances
above $3.50 in Chicago, they would pay
the miners 10 cents. They now refuse
to pay the miners their share of such
advances.
New Haven, Jan. 5.-Charles NJ. Hart,
arrested Monday for robbing Elihu Sher.
ry's safe of $4,000 in securities, confessed
to-day that he perpetrated the deed and
implicated August Bodenschatz,g gardener
for Edward Malley, dry goods mer.
chant. Bobenschatz was arrested and
detectives Brewer and Kelley found
bonds and other valuables in his hot.
house, Z, ~.
New York, Jan. 5.-The United States
Electric Lighting company is now hav,
ing made the cables necessary to lay its
wires along Broadway, Wall and Broad
streets, by which electric light will be
furnished to many banking houses whose
owners have made application for small
lncandescent lamps. The price charged
will be little less than those charged
for gas. Two thousand lamps are nov
ready to be placed in private dwellings
and they will be put in by the 1st o
February.
St. Louis, Jan. ga Republican
Jefferson City special says the democrat
ic caucus tonight elected J. P. Bashmal
for speaker of the house, J. s. Richardson
speaker pro tem., and j. Hanley chic
clerk. The president pro tenn, of tn
senate will be j. 0. Morrison and tn
secretary F. G. Nesbit. The republican
| also held o caucus and nominated officer
for the house, but of course they have n
idea of electing them. They also effecte
a permanent organization of republica
members Of the house. with j. G. McG
mis- of st. Louis as president.
New York, Jan. 5.-The marriage {
! Gov-elect Porter of Indiana to Mis-
4 Stone, sister Of Gen. r. Stone, an
daughter Of a late prominent resider
, of Chautauqua county, took place TIL
!, afternoon at the residence Of Walter
Gurnee, uncle of the bride. The cermon
slwas performed by Rev.Jno. Freeman
Lockport, N, Y. The wedding was pr
" l(svate, and only n few of the relatives we
present, among whom were Albert ar
? Annie Porter, son and daughter of IL
! bridegroom, The couple lett for India
apolis. via the Pennsylvania railroad.
Eldorado, Kan, Jan 5.-Parties repr
senting Jay Gould are here for the pu
e pose Of working up @ franchise for the e
d tension OF the Leroy branch of the Nj
q souri, Pacific railroad to Arkansas riv,
This branch leaves the main line at HI
9 den, Mo-, passing Kansas, makes come
tion with the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
at Leroy. 1t is now proposed to exte
this line from Leroy to the Arkansas r
: er, q distance Of 100 miles, This "
+ give to Gould M air line from st. 10,
IS TO southwest Kansas, and enRhlo b
,s to make the Southern Pacific chnnecti
d on his Rio Grand road, with 176 mi
Ii shorter route than any other line n
70 has.