Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-03-10
RATIONAL NOTES.
The Washington Post Violently
Assails the Late Pres
ident.
Fixing the Bail in the Cases Of tho
Indicted Star Reuters.
Capital NUtes.
STAR ROUTE CASES

Capital Mites.
STAR ROUTE CASES
Washington, March 1O-Cobell and
Miner this morning gave bail in 5000
each in the star route cases.
Col. Ingersoll came into court with his
client. ex-senator s. ". Dorsey. Bliss,
counsel for the government, asked that
bail for tho appearance of S. w. Dorsey
and John W. Dorsey be fixed at $4,000
in each case. In tine case of Rierdell the
government would ask for $4,000 surety.
Senator Dorsey then offered J. W.
Humphrey as his bondsman, and he was
accepted. On the name OF John w.
Dorsey being called, Col. Ingersoll told
the court that Dorsey was on his way
here from New Mexico to furnish bail.
The court granted delay. Bail in the
case Of Rierdell was then fixed at $1,000.
Ex-Assistant Postmaster General Thos.
j. Brady offered N. w. Fitzgerald as su-
rety, aud Fitzgerald justified in the sum
of $4,000 as bondsman for the appear
ancc of Brady.
Secretary Hunt received the following
cable message from James Gordon Ben
nett at Paris:
"My correspondent intends to leave
Jokut at once for LeAa's mouth, and
telegraphs it to be of the greatest advan.
tage in following up the search If
one of Lieut.. Donenha uer's crew could
be ordered to accompany him. He says
Harbor will get there too late to erect
Lena delta on sleds. Will you kindly
send the necessary permission?"
THE POST AND THE LATE PRESIDENT
GARFIELD.
Washington, March 1O-The Post pub.
fishes this morning communication
bitterly attacking aud denouncing the
late President Garfield. The Post edito.
rally says it was written by a promi.
nent republican delegate to the Chicago
convention. The communication de.
nounces Garfield as treacherous hypo
critic and q professional Office seeker
The Post announces that it has the name
of the author and will give it to the
friends OF the late president if they de-
sire it.
SHEPHERD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
to appear before the house committe,
tomorrow with his books and papers.
THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
expect to report the river and harbo
bill by the middle of this month.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, March lO-Mr. Vest of
fered resolution that the secretary o
war be instructed to use steamers ans
other vessels belonging to or now EN-
ployed by the government on the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries in til
transportation of ratlons and supple
furnished the sufferers by the recen
overflow, and to provide the necessar
expenses thereto. MIR. Vest explaine
that there was difficulty in getting sup
plies to points in the interior remot
from Memphis and points on the Mis-
slssippl, and that small boats we're re
> qnlred for this purpose. Hundreds c
sufferers were on the point of staryatio
and the object was to get boats under til
certain control of the government.
HOUSE.
MIR. Thompson presented the rinorit
report from the committee on election
III the case of ID. Ball, declaring hil
entitled to Il seat as delegate frol
Alaska. Ordered printed.
The speaker laid before the house fou
memorials from the citizens of Utah ;on
from 1896 young ladies; Que fro,
ls,OS5 young men; one fro,
: 5000 women. and one from l2.378 mel
for suspension of further action on a
bills relating to Utah. and Tor the a,
pointment of commission of honorab
and unprejudiced men and women to e,
Q quire into and determine upon the stat
, of affairs in that territory.
8 Mr.. Hiscock, chairman of the commi
Q tee on appropriations, reported . joi,
. resolution making an appropriation
6 100000 to enable the light house boa,
j. to meet the extra expenses conseque,
o upon the food in the Mississippi rive
Passed.
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