Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
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Martin L. Couk, who was sent to pris.
on for life for the murder os Mrs. CALI.
son. in Deadwood, returned to the Hills
last week, being pardoned by Governor
Ordway.
Fairbanks Tribune: Ordway's organ,
the Dakota Journal,''o OF South Dakota,
published at Pierre, is ali broke up DO.
cause OF the adoption of a set Of resolu.
tions at the press convention held at
Pierre recently. While they, may have
struck the Potter county official, who
lives at Pierre, below the belt, they were
adopted by the entire convention with.
out an opposing vote. and though the
language may not be up to the standard
used by the cultured and refined little
gentleman from New Hampshire, We
feel safe in saying that the illiterate and
ungrammatical resolutions express the
sentiment of fully nine tenths of the
people Of south Dakota, cur Potter
friend to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
Tuesday afternoon there was received
at the postoffice department q telegram
from the postmaster of Nashville, saying
that four mysterious looking packages,
of the same size, wrapped alike and ad-
dressed in tue same hand, were, with
postage fully paid, mailed at that office;
one of them addressed to President Ar
thur, another to Samuel j. Tilden, an
other to ODonovan r ssa, ,,und fourth
to a murderer, who is under sentence of
execution in tue Jail oLthat county. The
postmaster wanted to know what to do
with them, US he feared they contained
iuferna! machines. Mr.. Nattop, to whom
the telegram was referred, Instructed the
postmaster to deliver the package ad.
dressed to the murderer, and to see that
it was carefully opered aud examined.
The United States grand jury Of New
York, has handed in indictments against
james D. Fisk and John G. Emo, charg.
ing them with misapproi ration of ma
tional bank funds; also, an indictment
against Ferdinand Ward, charging him
with aiding and abettipg national bank
IN illegally applying for funds OF the
bank. There are twelve counts in the
indictment against Fisk, four of which
charge him With making looms of about
one million dollars to Grant & Ward on
fictitious securities, aud the remaining
eight relate to overdrafts by Grant 4
Ward to the amount Of about seven hun
dred thousand dollars, for which the firm
gave no security. The Indictment
against Euo for misapprcpristing funds
OF the Second National bank, of which
he was president. contains sixteen
counts. The aggregate amount alleged
to have been misapplied is $4,050,O00, of
which 655,0O0 is credited to Dyett & Co.,
Fish will not be arrested, as he is already
under bonds on a previous indictment.
Fargo special, 18th: The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Fargo &
Southern was held at their Offices IN this
city to-day. The following board of
directors were elected: J. B. Raymond,
w. A. Kindred, A. w. Edwards, j. E.
Haggart, H. E. Sargent, N. G. Green, E.
X. Hubbard, 7. W. Wadsworth, J.C.
Easton, Phillip Wadsworth, J. w. Gary,
and E. Walker. Several important
amendments to the by laws were adopt
ed. The secretary s report was read, ap.
proved, and ordered to be incorporated
in the proceedings Treasurer Wads-
worth's report shows the receipts to
June l, Ss7s 53o5O. The expenditures
for right of way, grading bridges. real
estate. ETC., together with $4,000 for
locomotives and $4,000 for freight cars,
were approved. On the adjournment of
the stockholders meeting the board
of directors assembled and elected the
following officers: President, h. E.
Sargent; vice president, W. A. Kindred;
secretary, A.W. Edwards; treasurer, T.
W. Wadsworth; assistant secretary and
local treasurer, Charles Sweat.
Bismarck special, 18th: Myron B.
Graves was arrested here yesterday by
Postoffice Inspectors Small and Childs
for stealing letters from postal cars be.