Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

In the United States District Court at
Chicago on the Sd arguments on the motion
for a new trial for Joseph c. Mackin and
William j. Gallagher, convicted of cleo
tion frauds, were postponed to March II.
BENJAMIN BuTTERwoRTH, COMMISSIONS
of Patents, handed his resignation to Sec
rotary Teller on the Sd, who accepted it.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR on the Sd ordered n
court martial to convene On the 18th for
the trial of B%rigadier-G General w. B.
Hazen on charges of conduct prejudicial
to good order and military discipline.
The Congressional Apportionment bill,
already adopted by the House, passed the
Indiana Senate on the Sd. This measure
gives the Democrats nine districts and the
Republicans two, leaving the remaining
two districts doubtful.
MRS. ELIZA BLAINE WALKER, the only
sister of James G. Blaine, died at Baltimore
on the Sd.
GROVER CLEVELAND wa inaugurated
President of the United States at Wash
ington on the 4th. Shortly before noon
President Arthur, P~resident-elect Cleve.
land and Observation-Disclosures Hendricks
entered the Senate Chamber. Mr.. Hem
bricks was sworn in as Vice-President and
proceeded to administer the oath of Office
to the newly elected members of the Sem
ate, thus completing its organization. Mr..
Cleveland was then escorted to the plat.
form OF the central portico of the Capt.
toll and delivered his inaugural address, at
the conclusion of which he took the oath
as President of the United States, which
was administered by Chief-Justice Waite.
The ceremonies over, the President and
Vice-President returned to the White
House. The display of fireworks in the
evening was followed by the Inauguration
ball.
THE Arkansas Legislature has changed
the name of Dorsey County to Cleveland.
In the joint session of the Illinois Legis-
lature on the 4th Speaker Haines an-
nounced that as there was nc prospect of
electing MIR. Morrison he would vote for
another man, and cast his ballot for Mr..
Richard Bishop for United States Senator.
GOVERNOR HALE, of New Hampshire,
has appointed Henry w. Blair United
States Senator ad interim. Senator Blair's
successor will be chosen by the Legislature,
which assemblies in June.
President ARTHUR's last official act
WIS chS SiSAAAS VI OAc IA reg u1dG1lk
appeals from the Territorial Supreme
Courts"
The following is q list of til g new United
States Senators who took the oath of office
on the 4tl: Republicans = William NJ.
Evarts, New York; John c. Spooner, Wis.
%consin; Leland Stanford, California. Dem
ocrats-Joseph c. S. Blackburn, Kentucky;
James B. Eustis, Louisiana; James K.
Jones, Arkansas; Henry 8. Payne, Ohio;
Ephraim K. Wilson, Maryland.
The Ohio College of Dental Surgery is.
sued diplomas the other night, the gold
medal being awarded to Carry Lloyd, the
only woman in the class.
THE Dakota Council on the 9th passed
tie Woman-Suffrage bill, with an amend
ment submitting the question to a popular
vote.
JOSIAH LOCKE, who once owned and ed.
tied the Journal at Indianapolis, fell dead
while visiting that office on the 9Th. OF
years he had been interested in a col.
ony near Los Angeles, Cal.
In the Illinois Legislature on the 9Th the
cast ninety. mine votes for
Logan for United States Senator
and n for Mr.. Washburne; the Demo.
Gratis refrained from voting.