Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-14

selected from tne ioiiG%4!.g gentlemen,
and that it vii! be distinciivoly Grant !
Flelipghnysen of Now Jersey, Folger OF
New York, ChatTee Of Colorado, Filley !
of Missouri, Williamson oil Iowa, Sar-
gent of California, Packer o; Fennsylva-
MIA, Howe of Wisconsin and Lincoln Of
Illinois.
The Chicago Inter Ocean recently al
dressed to each memberof tie Iowa leg |
islature letter asking their sentiments
on The senatorial question:. OF ia re-
publicans, 81 responded. Torty-one de-
clare for James L. Wilson, five desire
their letters confidential, and twenty. one
not heard from ale instructed for Wilson,
which will make his vote ut ienst G2 IL
the caucus, being a majority oi tour, and
his friends claim that lie viii receive s0I
votes on the first ballot.
Surgeon General Barnes says the ned
ical department OF the army for the tis.
cal year ending jane, 1881, VIII need
$25O,0Oo increased appropriation, because
the department. furnishes medical and
hospital supplies for several Thousand
from all causes among the white troops
were 1877, or 9 per thousand OF the mean
strength. The deaths Of co!ored SOL
diers from all causes were 4S, CT 20 per
thousand. The surgeons general renews
his recommendation FOR Il fre-Iroof
building for the medical museum and H.
brary at an estimated cost Of $250,GC0.
The Fargo Argus would make it ap-
pear that the recent transfer OF Mr.. Van
Horne from the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad to the Canadian Paci-
Hastings and Dakota division OF Tie q.
NJ. & st. p. northward from some point
in Grant county, up and across the grand
. divide and down the Red river valley 10
junction with the Canadian Pacific III
Manitoba. Such q line would ultimately
form grand transcontinental line that
would connect Chicago and Milwaukee
direct with the pacific slope. The scheme
is bold tone and::it may explain why
Mr.. Van Horne has been chosen "friend
at court" to manage affairs fer the Cana
dian Pacific.
The report on the railroad problem by
Joseph Nimmo ir., chief of the bureau G
statistics, embraces the discussion o
many subjects affecting railroads. HI
says: The reduction of the cost of trans
portation on railroads in this country
generally is very clearly indicated by
the Stable embracing data RESPECTING
thirteen leading roads. II appears tina
the number of tons carried Oh thirteel
roads increased from 4,555,T02 durin,
1873 to 7S,750,9l3 tons during 1880, nj
increase of about IL per cent. The re
ceipts from freights, however, increase
from $l12OO1,G4 in 1873 to S143,3sssS,1 Il Z
in 1880, an increase of only sS per cent
This small rate of increased receipts i
proportion to the increase in traffic
due to the fact that the average rate pc
ton charged on these thirteen roads ie
from SLIT per ton per mile in 1873 t
lsu
Attorney General MacYeagh stated
an associated press reporter Friday ths
his relations with tie president had a
ways been of the lsindest cha acter po
sible, statements to the contrary, lncin'
ing the pretended cabinet scene, hein
sheer fabricntions. The sources fro
4 ,t-r ,.,1t 1-,,x,p
and so improbable on their face, that !
denial was necessary. The only thi,
from such sources which could eau.
him the slightest annoyance WAS prais
and that he WAS in no danger OF recei
ing. As to the misrepresentation OF /
position i'll tile star-Ioutc. cases,
proposition hnd ever been clearc, to t,l
than that his own usefulness, either rs
member OF the cahjnet, CT reprcsenti
the government il the star.ronte cas-
was absolutely ended by the death
President Garfield. Any subsequent s
pervision by him WAS inevitably ca'c
ted to give an erroneous impression Ii
they were still being conducted by t
past administration rather than the pr
ent. Such impression would be V,
injurious indeed to the cases .hemsolv
Gen. Dumont. supervising ipspcc
general of steamboats,, in his ann,
report, recommends that the board
supervising inspectors be abolished, a
instead thereof that the secretary Of
TREASURY be empowered to convene
mixed committee. composed of suI
vising local an assistant inspect
to examine and report to him upon
efficiency Of any device to he used NJ