Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-14
General News.
Texas crop reports are very favora-

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Texas crop reports are very favora-
hlc.
Prof. Iepney is about twenty three
years old.
'rhearmy worm is very destructive
in Massachusetts.
New Jersey loses a quarter Of a,
million in storms.
The two principal hotel men OF spr-
a,oga williight duel.
The American Scientific Associa.
,on, is in session at Detroit.
There are seven bridges across the
Missouri river, costing sll, 100000.
California proposes to furnish 35o,-
600 tons of wheat to the outside
world.
"A. barns and 8 dwellings were
struck by lightning in Maine, on the
2lst ult .,e
4 Dubuque has abolished the Office OF
city Superintendent Of schools, and
Des Meincs proposes to follow her
example.
The vebatim Eeport-ot the Becclicr
trial is published at four dollars.
Everyman with a family ought to be
without one.
Thc7owcr Mississippi bottoms are
S .dclugcd with frcshcts. Cotton and
corn are being destroyed AT a fearful
rate. There was no abatement Of the
floods up to the 1lth.
General Crook has returned to
Omaha. He says the miners in the
Black Hills number from 200 to %
50O-that they are cachcing their
grub and outfits, and will leave by the
18th inst.
1t is contrary TO the rules OF the
hardshell Baptisls church to belong
to secret orders; aud in consequence
members Of that body and patrons Of
husbandry in Kentucky are being dis,
ciplined nuu1erously.
.ll.pve-handred aud fifty -lrishmun, of
Merccr county, Pennsylvania, publish
a card in the New Sharon Herald
with their names attached, declaring
their disgust for the democratic party,
aud announcing their withdrawal from
At Keol<uk. Iowa, last Friday, there
was a land slide which moved wall
nut tree q, distance Of Is feet, leaving
uprightand in good condition. A
stable with |, stone foundation was
also carried away, doing it but little
damage.
From one end Of the state comes
lie news that the census returns are
allin and that Iowa has gained in
population 100, 900. From the other
end we get the information that either
there is big mistake in the census or
else weas a state have decreased since
1870. Which way is -Dnrenport
Gazette. 49,
AS anevi,lence of the kindness with
which Providence deals with the gen.
tier sex in this country, it is only
necessary to state, that, while not one
cx.president Of the United States is
now living, the wives -f,resi.
dents are living: Mrs. Polk, Mrs
Fillmore. Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln and
Mrs. Johnson
The little mare Lulu made the as
tonishing time Of 2:l5 at Buffalo OF
the ll,h-the fastest time OH record
with the exception of Goldsmith
: Maids 2:l4I at Rochester last year
Ii.l,e -ntate-is young, aud has developed
spced tnat ltluuecs tler pachcrs y
believe that size will,eseel the bes
time yet made on the turf in 'hi:
country.
Mrs. Abraham 11incotn is given VI
as hopelessly insane. She sits dow
silent and alone in her solitary room
to keep imaginary company with sen
!. ators and, ambassadors in the light c
that kindly gracious, kindly smile lont
since hidden beneath the coilin.lid. !
is one OF the mcrcies voucllsafed he
to live her life over again with he
loved ones dear little Wihir,, an'
rolliclSing, boyisll rad-to- sit at tn
head Of the table and hold lamilia
o,o;;,yarSof Inn with fhcyo al - IN