Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-02-16

Yards company to-day reelected tho old
officers. No Issue OF stock was made and
some Of the officers deny that there will
be any issue.
Detroit, Feb. 14.-Elizabeth Moran to.
day obtained verdict of $ll ,S75 against
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
for tho death Of her husband crushed be
tween the cars.
Augusta, Feb. 1.-THE GEORGIA State
agricultural saciety to day expressed Il.
self decidedly in favor Of planting more
grain and less cotton. The prospects, of
the present small grain crop are excel.
lent.
Nav Orleans, Feb. 14-The steamer
Mike Davis, from the overHowed section
OF the st. Francis river, reports great
damage. The boat is removing families
and stock to places Of safety.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE friends and
professional associates OF the late A. NJ.
Soteldo tonight adopted resolutions de-
ploring bis death and commenting favor.
ably on his character as journalist and
gentleman, and to his brave and eener-
GUS disposition.
st. Louis, Feb. l4.-Three cars of Cali.
fornia wheat passed through Ell Paso,
Texas. to-day, en- route for st. Louis via
the Southern and Texas Pacific roads.
This is part of the 10000 bushels of Cal.
norma wheat recently purchased by st.
Louis millers.
Kansas City, Feb. 14.-Three young
men, aged eighteen years, we're arrested
to. day charged with attempting to wreck
Missouri Pacific west-bound train.
They we're heavily armed and provided
with masks. They are supposed to have
four accomplices.
Austin. Tex, Feb. 14--Mathias Schell
OF Rock Island, ILL.,. contractor for 5uild.
ing the new capitol, transferred his in.
terest to Congressman G. B. Farwell,
Amos @. Babcock and John TAYLOR of
Chicago for bonus of $4,000. sl5, ,OUO OF
the amount to be paid for services as su-
pe'lntendent of construction. The pa.
pers were recorded to-day.
Milwaukee. Feb. 1.-THE annual re.
ception of Milwaukee telegraph opera
tors occurred to night. and was a bril-.
liant affair. Many Of the brightest lights
OF the profession were in attendance,
Chicago being represented by a deleea.
tlon OF nifty, who were generously provi-
ded With free transportation by the Chi
caRo, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway,
Helena, Ark, Feb. 14.-Precautions
have been taken to prevent the inroads
Of the great flood on the Missisissippi,
The weaker levees have been strength.
ened by workmen paid by the subscrlp.
tions of citizens. The river rising is
caused by heavy rains last night. The
break at Delta of the Mississippi is 4Ol
feet long. and the water is pouring
through at tremendous rate. Another
break is reported at Oak Landing levee
st. Louis, Feb. l5-Edwin NJ. Kirk.
land, son of the senior member of the
firm of Kirkland, Humphrey & Co., prom,
inent cotton factors. and clerk in the
house. was arrested at 9 o'clock last
night as he was stepping on board the
Missouri Pacific west bound train. He
is charged with forging the firm name to
check for $4,000 and collecting that
sum of the st. Louis national bank YES.
terday and all the circumstances in the
case point to his guilt. When arrested
he was accompanied by frail woman
named Kate Williams. Both were take1
to police headquartersand searched. =