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Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
EXTENT OF THIS PETTY TnlEvING,

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The third assistant postmaster gen
eral, Mr.. Barber, estimated the loss to
the government from this source alone
at one million dollars annually, or ratll-
er five per cent. OF the receipts OF the
post office department. from its sale Of
stamps. MIR. Barber says that the
United States is not alone victim,
as France, Germany and England
,sutfersiu the same way. In. the de-
spartmcnt Of the Seine, in France
alone, the loss to the government an.
nually is 100000 francs. How is this
estimate discovered with any certain:
ty? One might ask.
'if'thc postotficc department is ii, con-
stant receipt Of information upon the
subject. 1t was only the. other day
that the Columbia bank Note Com
.pany: Of New York, received letter
from n,, t,t,k,,owt, individual, who Of.
fered them cancelled stamps that had
been carefully cleaned. The writer
said that he had lot Of 100000 in
one place and 10000 in another,
showing that he was a very extensive
dealer.
1t was but recently that large box
Of cancelled stamps was forwarded to
the dead letter Office from Chicago.
The box had originally been sent from
St. Joseph, Missouri. The stamps
had been sent to Chicago to bcsclean-
ed. There was never any discovery
of the sender or intended recipiento Of
the box. Every day hundreds of let
tiers are sent to the dead letter office,
by postmasters who have discovered
that they have been mailed with can
celIed stamp The victims in nearly
aatof these cases are con6ding rural
ties, who sit up nights and clean
stamps for their own private cores
pondence. The easiest discovered Of
these frands is the country.washed
stamp. The lbucolic sneak uses. ordi.
nary soap and water; the city agen-
cics some chemical that removes the
cancelling ink, and leaves the stamp
as smooth and clean as when first
used,
TIE WAY TIE BUSINESS IS cNKnrrD
4 ~ ON.
There are agencies in every large
city, and collectors in every ,populous
county inthe United States. Children
are largely use by the. sneaks. The
children can be pursu AIDED for q small
triac to make the rounds Of Offices
and beg for old stamps. Such an cr.
rand by the children, hardly, if ever,
attract ones suspicious. The collector
also watches closely. the sweepings
from offices, and swoops down upon
the old envelopes that may be among
the rubbish. The stamps are sold
through'coliusio with stamp agencies
throughout the country. When they
are sold in large lots, as matter Of
course, their character is known. But
them in small lots for every day use,
the. fact thatsthey are separated awak.
;eAs no particular suspicion. The busi-
ness has SO grown in late years that
many people depend upon Il for a
support. Take amillion dollars worth
Of stamps the estimated loss; in
three cent sstanpsiittwould make 49,.
333 1894 stamps. Think Of the large
number Of small souled devils in the
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
e, louis.

sr.'Lou,s, July 8.
wuEAr-No. 9 fall, 1926 for cash and
July; &l233@1.24a4 for Aug.
CoRx-Higher; c9c for July; G92sc for
Aug. 7Oa4c for Sept
0Ars-Highcr; 6o@6lc for cash.
RYE--Nominal in market.
WHIsKY-Steady. at $1.18,
PoRK-Firm; small lots, $2O.5O.
LARD-Nominal '=---- -
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
f'''' aiIr..r. .gvgl
NEw YonK. July S-T'ne Tribune

NEW YonK, July s.-Tne Tribune
this morning was premature IT least
in the statement that Loader aud
Priceshsd been indicted. The Even
ing Post says Mrs. Tilton this morn
ing visited the grand jury room and
made a;dcpositionsin deniaiso affida-
Wits of.John b. Price and Joseph
Loader. Mr.. Beecher was beforc-,he
grand jury yesterday, and the testi-
mony ofthese two witness will, it is
presumed, prove sufficient to warrant
the finding Of indictments for perjury
against Loader and Price. s
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
Live Stock Markets.
CHICAGO.

4, CnlcAGo, July 8.
HoGs-Receipts. 10000; moderately &C.
tive and 20D25c lower; common to choice,
t0.65@7.25 heavy, sGso@IOO; light,
CArTLE-Reccipts, $500; firm; common,
dull and weak chief ~ native blood steers,
f5.90@0s71}a; good to prime stockers class
f5.5005.85. a
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
Loader and Price Indicted.

NEw YoRk, July S.-Aftcr giving
his testimony yesterday Mr.. Beecher
went with the district attorney before
the grand jury, and indictments were
made. Immediately against Loader and
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
Storm Work.


C,'AKlros, Ia, July s.-The storms
of the past week were particularly
severe in this section. The lightning
struck not less than thirty houses and
barns, and killed one person-Mrs.
-Robiason-ten miles southwest Of
here. The food was unprecedented,
hundreds of acres .ofcorn and meadow
-l,citg submerged
DEs MONIES, "a, July s-fhe
crops are rapidly recovering from the
effects of the storm. Wheat and oats
which were blown down are rising
again, aud cultivation has recon-
menced.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
New York.


- New York.
's New YoRk. July 8.
WMEAr-Lcss active and scarcely so
firm; Noe Chicago, $l15Dl.l6; No. 2
Milwaukee, $1.l9; No. ] spring. &l.21@l
l.24; winter red western, fl.30(0l.35.
BAKLEy-$1.35@13G.
RYE-Quiet.
CoRN-Modcrvtc demand; mixed west
ern. steam, 7s@slc; sail do. s2Qos3c
OATs-Quiet, at &c; mixed western.
Fonk-Quict, at &2o.s5@eooo.
LARD-Heavy, at 1880. +
WHlsKr-$l.20.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
tllM<y Wsl
ld1eB.

81. LouIs, ys.-Thc extensive E
Touring mills. of T.eonhard C. 4
Schmicht, $40 1ebard street, buFned
about 2 o'clock lhis morning. The
mills, nachinery, g., were said to be
worth forty thosssind dollars. Insnr.
anoe not ascertained. sg
~ -ssfs- ID
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
s;1'. Louls.

ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 8.
Hoos-Firm demand exceeds supply ;
shippers, Sc 5o@075. Receipts, 1,10o: q
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
SIilu aukec.

MMwAUKEE, July 8.
WuEAT-steady; No. 9, s1.c5ss; 41o4a4
for July; &104ss for August
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08
Chicago.

Chicago.
CmcAco July 8.
WnEAr-Firm and higher; slo4ssa for
July; .31O5 for Aug.
. CoRs-Firmer'1al ca24c for cash; 7llsc
for Aug.
OArs-Easier, at 54c.
RYE-Nominal, at 95c.
BAR1EY-f1. 90 forSept.
PoRk-Weak and lower, at 1925 for
cash.
LAnD-Nominal; 1910 for Aug.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-08

LARD-Nominal; 1910 for Aug.
WH1sky-Hnchangcd.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
The Coming or ,he Kings.

The kings are coming to America
merely their descendants who rule New York
except during periods of occasional revolt.
but real kings, who wear crowns instead
of hats and use sceptres for canes and when
they interchange visits say to each other,
"Will Your Majesty take throne2" 1t is
wise for these kings to makea personal study
of republics in these days when monarchies
are becoming more republican and when the
greatest of republics has been for six years
growing more and more monarchical. This
is apparently the opinion Of His Majesty the
Emperor of Brazil, who intends, with Her
Majesty the Empress, to take an eighteen
months tour of America and Europe. The
singular spectacle is afforded of On Emperor
asking his people to grant him leave of alb
sence, soliciting the necessary permission to
leave the Empire temporarily" This permis-
sion Parliament could not refuse to give, 50
we shall see Dom Pedro IL next summer at
tho Centennial Exhibition. In his own
courteous language no wishes to ''improve
the opportunity to be present at the opening
of the Exhibition in Philadelphia and to
learn and witness the developments of the
great nation" The Americans will appre-
ciate this compliment HE that plays the
King shall be welcome; His Majesty shall
have tribute Of u.s." The other king who is
likely to be one four royal guests is not yet
king, but will be one. like Macbeth, hereaf-
ter. This is Frederick William of Prussia,
the Crown Prince, who has not yet, we are
sorry to be informed, finally decided upon
the visit IL is a matter for his own decision,
for he does not need, we believe, TO ask per-
mission of the Reichstag He should not
fail to come, for his visit would do much to
strengthen the cordial feelings that exist be-
tween Germany and the United States. lie
would visit New York, the third city in the
world in German population; he would see
our progress expressed in the Centennial
Exhibition, and would be universally re-
ceived with republican hospitality. We
trust that lie will let nothing prevent the
visit except war in Europe. In that case,
of course, he would be excused. Others,
perhaps, may come besides Dom Pedro and
Prince Frederick William, and we wish
they all could. We should like TO see Queen
Victoria, the Gar, the Prince Imperial with
out a crown at presently, King Victor En-
manuel of Italy, the Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria and all the little kings
whose names we do not just now remember,
but which can be found in the royal direc-
tory-happily assembled in Philadelphia
There they might see the flower Of republic
canism unfolded, the fruits of freedom gar
nered, and would have the novel experience
Of shaking hands with President as power
full as the most powerful of them, and not
the less monarch because he has the sub
stance without the title.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
Contempt OF Court.

Mr.. Shafer has pronounced on the scene of
his offence manly and straightforward apol-
ogy for the improper expressions he used in
reference to Judge Davis. All must rejoice
at this who perceive the Importance of the
retention of u proper tone in the public SER
vice. 1t is one of the vices of democracy
that it is unduly jealous of every superior
ity and every dignity, and that it tends to
the too liberal assertion not merely that one
man is as good as another, but also that one
man is as bad as another-the declaration of
n wide equality of all with the worst Out
of this comes that ready freedom of defama-
tion in the operation Of which no name is
spared and no allegation of bad motives is
withheld. With the uninstructed many this
is natural; with licentious press it is a pol
icy; but if lawyers are to fall into the habit
of thus yilifying tho very judges before
whom they plead their cases. what is to re-
suit but further encouragement of the peo-
pie in the pursuit Of this bad tendency? In
some countries these cases arc dealt with
very vigorously, and the dignity of
courts is maintained by the punishment of
uncalled for expressions derogatory to their
characters; but this is a point of great
difficulty with as, because of the
assumption that public opinion is final
tribunal before which judges and all must
come, and the further assumption that the
utterance Of any mans spleen is public opin-
ion. Mr.. Shafer has done good thing,
therefore, in his apology. lie acted certainly
on a precedent established by the Judge
of whom he spoke, who could not Justly
complain Of what was said because he has
shown Aagrantly his opinion that judges are
not to hold themselves superior to criticism.
But, despite the precedent, tho course is
bad one, and it is in all respects praiseworthy
that the offender has seen and boldly rec
ognized this fact.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23

SPIGoTs AND BUvoHoLEs IN THE CusroM
HoUsE.-It is evident that some public
money dribbles away at the Custom House
spigots. One Of the spigots not tight has
evidently been tho collection of revenue on
passengers. baggage at this port. There Is
some reason to believe that the Treasury has
sometimes lost by that loose tap the startling
sum of eleven thousand dollars in a single
month. This loss is not authenticated. and
we trust that further investigation may re-
duce the amount and thus relieve the natu-
raj anxiety of foreign holders Of government
bonds 1t appears that in September Of this
year the government collected, by more
vigilant scrutiny Of peoples baggage, the
sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars where
last year it only collected sixteen thousand
dollars. Perhaps there were more passen-
gers and they brought more baggage this
year, but perhaps this was legitimate
result of the brilliant policy Of impertinence.
In the meantime we notice that while the
whole Treasury Department has concen-
trated its efforts to prevent the drbble at
this spigot, the proper persons seem to have
forgottenthe bunghole, and tho estimate Of
goods smuggled by official conniyance with
one smug0ler is four million dollars.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
shall We Investigate investigation >

II appears that there are few things which
go to make up the stock in trade of a political
party that are 50 cheap rs whitewash or
that repays more handsomely q judicious in
vestment In the late report Of the Indian
frauds exposed by our correspondents by
Professor Marsh and others, we are to have
an illustration of these truths. No person
capable of comprehending ordinary facts,
who has watched the history of these ex.
posures, doubts or can doubt that the allega.
tions of fraud were true or that they rather
under than overstated the roguery. In.
deed the case was 50 clear that General
Grant himself recognized the facts, and
finally acknowledged by his action that he
must even yield to public opinion his personal
disposition in favor of one of the delinquents.
But behold now they have all been beauti-
fully covered with whitewash, so well put on
that people at distance might believe
it the resplendent purity of their official
robes. In fact, Investigations in the control
Of people interested in the offenders is
foolish farce in any and every case-only one
more wriggle of the same rogues.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
The Suits Against the Ring and the
Keyser Assignment.

There now appears to be good prospect
the city's stolen money from the estate of the
late James Watson, who as County Auditor
was one of the principal partners in the con-
splracy of the Tammany rulers and their nc
completes to rob the city treasury. Watson
was killed by an accident when the Ring
ruled the city, and the occurrence caused a
panic in Tammnny circles at that time:
but his death should be no bar to
the recovery Of his share of the plum
der. In like manner the long impris-
onment of Tweed, the short imprison-
ment Of Ingersoll and the evidence given by
Garvey should be no bar to the recovery of
their portions of the stolen moneys Inger-
soil and Garvey have both confessed their
criminal acts, and by their hasty assignments
and the fictitious sales of their property to
relatives and friends when their robberies
were first detected they have pointed out
where the booty is to be found. The citys
lawyers should take possession of it at once,
for neither Governor nor counsel has any
right to suffer the thieves to retain possession
of the peoples stolen funds. Any one of the
gang by turning States evidence, may save
himself from felon's cell, provided he is ac-
cepted as the peoples witness; but the
money in his pocket belongs to those he has
robbed, and no other persons can give him
authority to keepit.
A million or million and half of dollars
ought to be recovered from Ingersol and
Garvey. More than this amount of the
wealth on which they are now living in afflu-
ence belongs to the city. Tweed and the
other conspirators against whom suits are
pending, and who can be proved to have
shared in the plunder, might then be in
duced to restore sufficiency to cover the
balance of the citys claim, with interest, and
the expenses to which the people have been
put in the several prosecutions. This done,
there might be some reason in the pleas for
mercy to Tammany's late ruler which are
constantly being made. AS to Keyser's
share in the plunder, it has been stated that
the money has been realized on q portion of
the securities and property assigned by him
to Mr.. jackson $. Schultz for the benefit Of
the city. We do not remember to have
heard of the restoration of any of this money
to the city treasurer, and it is not publicly
known how much has been received. Prob
ably the lawyers engaged in the suits on
behalf of the people can furnish the informa-
ton 1t would certainly be interesting in
telligence for the taxpayers of New York,
who have a right to know what progress is
being made toward the recovery of their
stolen money. If any rents or interest under
the assignment have gone into Mr.. Schultzs
hands he has of course made the same over
to somebody on behalf of the city. Probably
1t would be well for him to publish a state
ment of the exact condition of the trust.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
The Forthcoming German Budget.

The deficiency in the German budget, ac-
cording to the estimates reported by cable this
morning does not tspeak well for the financial
prosperity of the Empire. There have been
no sources of extraordinary expense during
the past year, nor are there likely to be any
in the year which is to come, and yet the
government finds the expenditures to exceed
the revenue by several million dollars.
Notwithstanding our civil war and the
debt of the United States, which was its
consequence, like misfortune has not hap
pened to us, and yet business is prostrate
and times are dull in great measure be-
cause of the national burdens Were the
revenues so far unequal to the demands
upon the Treasury we should begin to talk
without reserve of impending ruin and in
evitable bankruptcy. In time of peace,
with all the machinery of the EN-
pire in operation and tho country
as prosperous as it can expect to
be under present conditions, Germany is
running behindhand at this fearful rate.
What, then, would be the result should Ger
many 60 to war anew, or be compelled to
defend her dearly purchased unity by the
modified strength Of the Empire? 1t is the
vast expense of the military establishment,
doubtless which causes the present deficit
in the estimate for the ensuing year but
with such deficiency in time of peace
it is easy to predict what it would be
in time Of war; Evidently the Empire
is not 50 strong As its friends hoped and the
world believed. Tho standing armies of
the Old World, and especially of Germany,
are becoming too great q burden upon the
people, and either tho American system Of
getting along without soldiers will have to
DO acquiesced in by the crowned heads or
Victor Hugos United States Of Europe may
prove TO be not SO chimerical after all.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23
The Rejection OF Jarvis Lord.


The advantage of not having secret or
ganization like Tammany Hall at the head of
the democratic party is illustrated by the ac-
ton of the Democratic Convention of the
Twenty-eighth Senatorial district on Thurs
day last. Jarvis Lord is all-powerful in the
district. His wealth and patronage are freely
used for political purposes. With amazing
effrontery his name was proposed for renom-
ination for the Senate, but the Convention
Indignantly rejected it and nominated DIr.
Lamberton in his place. According to John
Kelly's essay on political morality Tam
many Hall would have been compelled to
renominate Jarvis Lord as they renominated
Kelly's predecessor, William Nj. Tweed, after
his rascality became known, because he was
powerful in the district and his rejection
would have tended to disorganize the party.
Mr.. Kelly is no doubt correct in his state
ments. He knows Tammany well and is
familiar with the policy which prevailed un-
der Tweed and other rulers, and which he is
himself compelled to pursue. When he tells
us that for ten good nominations Tammany
is forced to accept two bad ones, and that in
some districts the ruflianly element must be
suffered to control the selection of judges
legislators, aldermen and coroners, in order
that the Organization" may not be injured,
he speaks only truth self-evident from the
very character of that organization. To make
his rule over it secure he must have willing
and ready tools. To get ready and will
ing tools he must throw them here
and there the bone for which they clamor,
and hence his ndive admission that Tammany
is forced to swallow bad candidates in some
districts in order to "keep things straight"
In the Twenty-eighth Senatorial district
there is no Tammany Hall to hold secret
but overmastering power over nominations
and to force the democracy into placing
''slated" candidates in the field. So Jarvis
Lord was rejected. The action Of the Con-
vention was dictated by sense of propriety
which must gain general approval. Senator
Lords connection with the alleged fraudu-
lent canal contracts and work demanded
that no should stand aside, at all events
pending the investigations inauguratcd by
Governor Tilden. But had his district been
Tammany district, according to John Kelly
he would have been renominated in order to
preserve the harmony Of the organization.
The New York herald., 1875-10-23

tho opinion that any single number OF the
London Times contained more valuable in
formation than is to be found in all the pages
Of Thucydides. We do not accept this die
tum, which he probably did not intend to
be taken literally, but only as an emphatic
expression Of his estimate Of the wonderful
variety Of information to be found in first
class modern newspaper. We will dis
miss Thucydides from tho discussion, and
merely recognize the high value which
q statesman Of Mr.. Cobden's genius
and abilities puts upon modern jour
nalism, as exhibited in tho specimen
with which he was most familiar. He has
not left us in doubt as to what it was that he
priced in modern newspapers when he ex-
tolled them above the ancient classics. Was
it their editorial articles2 No. Although
the particular journal which he compared
with Thucydides is remarkable for the great
ability of its editorial writing Mr.. Golden
did not have this in view at all when he pro-
nounced his splendid eulogy on the London
Times. For it was his opinion, expressed with
emphasis on another occasion, that it would
be better if journals would merely publish
the news without any comments at all We
have too much respect for Mr.. Cobden's good
sense to suppose that he intended this opin-
ion to be taken literally; it was merely q
strong way of saying that the news given in
first class journal is altogether more i'm
portant than its opinions. He assumed that
intelligent men can interpret tho news for
themselves. He knew that events Of real
importance produced their own impressions
without comments. To illustrate by refer
torial remarks on the fall of Fort
Sumter added to the profound inn
preston made by the event itself
on public feeling2 The public mind is edu-
Gated chiefly by great events, which the
people interpret for themselves. How feeble
were the great arguments of Webster and
Calhoun in comparison with the facts of the
civil war in settling the question of seces-
sionl We always recognize the same prin-
ciple in literature. We skip the moralizing
of novelist to follow his story we are
impatient of dramatist who substitutes
torian unskilful who cannot narrate events
in such q manner as to make them con-
vey their own meaning. 1t was proba-
bly, on analogies like these that Mr.
Golden rested his opinion of the inferior
value of the editorials of newspaper to it's
reports of facts. Mr.. Golden was wrong,
but his error leaned to the side Of truth.
When readers of his grade of intelligence
are furnished with the facts on any given
subject they have complete security for
every conclusion they want But news
papers are not published merely for states
men and philosophers, and the inferences
which these classes so easily draw cannot be
deduced by ordinary readers without as
sistance. No person has q correct concep-
tion of journalism who undertakes the i'm
portance of any of its multiform parts but
the characteristic part around which all the
rest revolye, and to which they are subordi-
nate, is the prompt publication of news on
all subjects of human interest