Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-12
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Commissioners Sparks says he should
regard it q mistake to hasten the closing
of the office Of the surveyor general OF
Nebraska in view OF the fact that he
considers an investigation necessary OF
the surveys which it is charged have
been largely availed of for speculative
and fraudulent purposes.
Tie secretary Of the treasury, in his
reply to the senate resolution directing
him to furnish certain information
relative to the accounts of Alfred b..
Meacham, late superintendent OF Indian
affairs for Oregon, encloses q report OF
tbs second comptroller showing a deficit
Of $7,676.
While the expenditures of the post
Office department for the quarter ended
Sept. 80, 1885, have not, increased, the
ordinary revenues have fallen off over
100000, the ounce rate for letters and
the reduction in second-class postage
having gone into effect July /, 1885.
The expenditures were $12,027, 1859,
and deficiency $a,393, TAO.
The coming city election in Canton
promlses to be quits q lively affair. The
temperance element intend putting a
ticket in the field. The temperance ele-
ment is the strongest now in the history
Of the town, and their show for victory is
quite good. The high license element is
: also wide awake, consequently SHY poll.
tics will be red hot.
The retirement OF Chaplain Laverty,
twanty.fourth infantry, has caused q
vacancy for which there are numerous
applicanta. There are four regiments
Of colored troops, two cayalry and two
infantry, and the law provides that each
OF these shall have q chaplain. Until
Jniy, 1884, these ohaplains were whits
men, but vacancy occurring OF that
time in the ninth regiment a colored
Clergyman was appointed by President
Arthur. As there ia only one colored
chaplain in the service, the colored PEG.
PIE belleve others should be selected fol
vacancies. The claims OF the colored
people, which are admitted to have
great force, have been laid before the
president, and if O suitable man is
recommended there is a strong proba.
bility that he will be appointed. The
place ID very desirable, and the salary is
$1,000 per annnm,
Omaha letter in Sioux City journal.
No new railroads have been built in the
local papers lately, The Burlington and
Missouri's extensions and new lines this
year will aggregate about 400 miles. The
Omaha and North Platte road, 1t is said
Is intended to form the main line of the
Union Pacific from North Platte TIC
Omaha, asSit will be a much straightel
line. and obviate the bend via Grand La,
land. and, again, vim Papillion. The
Uaion Pacific has let the contract foi
forsy-6ve miles Of road from Howard
City west to Broken Bow. The papers
hava it that the Burlington and Mis-,
souri shops at Plattsmouth and the
Northwestern shops at Missouri Valley
will be removed to Omaha in the Dea,
future. Hastings expects that tho Ere.
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley will
build from Fremont 20 that city, and
not without reason. In a letter on that
subject General Manager Hall stated
that the line from Fremont to Lincoln
would not be the only new road to be
built by them south Of the Platte.
The supleme court OF Dakota finished
lis session Tuesday. Decisions were
rendered in fourteen cases, andsthree
cases were held under advisement. The
deeiaicns sustained the lower courts, ex.
cept in the following cases: George r.
Farmer, assignee of Francis Nj
Lightser, respondent, w. Walter Fl
Goldman, appellant; appeal from Min,
nshaha county; judgment of lower court
reversed, Justices w. d. Church and
Francis dissenting. Samuel Karr, respon.
dent, vs. the Chicago Il Northwestern
railroad company, appellant; appealed
from Hughes county; appeal from indg.
ment from lower court dismissed.
Henry s. Mulligan, respondent, VS.. the
Northern Pacific railroad, appellant; APP.
peal from Ransom county; Judgment OF
the lower court reversed and motion for
q new trial granted. George w. Forbes,
respondent, We. Frederick Drisuoll and
Matthew Foley, appellants; appeal
from Lawrence county; reargnment
ordered. First National bank, of Owosso,
Mich respondent, Vi. Thomas q. Moaely,
appellant, and Charles r. Smith; appeal
from Class county; Judgment OF tie low.
or court reversed according with stipuia-
ton.
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