Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15
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Judge Church has decided to pass the
Potter county term Of district court and
give the time to the Beadle county term,
which begins on the 23d OF February and
lasts about three weeks.
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Huronite: A large and harmonious
meeting OF citizens was held at city hall
Monday evening. Various matters of
local interest to the city were discussed
in the right spirit, and measures taken
to- secure united and effective action in
behalf of all measures intended to pro-
mote the city's prosperity. Huron Is
laying out a vast amount Of work IN
the Improvement line, for the coming
season, and is most thoroughly deter
mined TO accomplish all Of it.
Americans abroad bitterly complain of
tho heavy fines they are compelled to
pay to get their American letters from
the English postofices. a letter weigh
ing one ounce in the United States goes
to any port in the country for two cents.
But in England they allow but half an
ounce for one postage. A gentleman
writes from Glasgow he had to pay q
fine Of four shillings seven pence for a
letter of double English weight which
had but q two cent stamp upon it.
A petition, signed by thousands Of
citizens Of Dakota and Minnesota, &C.
%companied by a strong letter from P. Fl.
Kelly in regard to Commissioner Sparks
order of April 8, suspending patents,
has been received by the president ard
transmitted TO Secretary Lamar. The
secretary sent this petition to Mr..
Sparks, with direction to show cause why
the prayer of the petitioners should not
be granted. Secretary Lamar, when
asked if any action had been taken in
the matter, said: There has been,none
taken yet. That is ALL can say now
IL is regarded as morally certain that
ths,order will be revoked.
The opening OF the Sioux reservation
will create some changes in the Dakota
land districts, and movements are on
foot to rearrange the territory in the in
terest of various towns. Pierre and
Chamberlain each wants to become the
capital Of a small district. 1t is pro-
posed to add Potter, Sully and Hughes
counties to that part of the Sioux reser,
vation north of tbs boundary line oil
Bennington county and make Pierre the
headquarters for Buffalo. Brnle and
Charles Mix counties are to be added ta
the southeast part OF the reservation
with the land office at Chamberlain.
There ia also d movement on foot to
move the Deadwood land Office to Rapid
Oily or Buffalo Gap.
HoratIo Seymour was born in Onon-
dago county, New York, IN 1911; Htudied
law and praoiieed ut Utica, but soon
gave his whole attention to the care OF
bis estates. In 1871 he was elected
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member of the state assembly, was
mayor Of Utica in 1912. and in ls45 was
speaker Of the house Of the legislature.
He was governor of New York from 1888
TO 1885 and again from 1863 to 1866. In
: he was the advocate OF concession
towards the south and maintained that
position in several public addresses. He
was president Of the democratic conyen-
tion ct Chicago in 1864. candidate for
governor Id New York that year, but
Defeated. III 1868 he WAS again presi-
dent of the national democratic conven.
ton and by that body nominated as the
candidate for president. He received
only eighty-eight votes. icing defeated
by Gen. Grant.