Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-10-12
General . News.

trot Ne,rs.
An exchange says: peru will 7
pay off. her national debt with guano /
scent for cent.
John Ryan died in Boston Saturday
from the effects Of prize fight with
Michael Carney.
Governor Stanford, OF California,
owns Lulu, the fastest piece Of horse
flesh in the world.
Wendell Phillips is out with a re-
joinder in reply to Carl schurz' let
ter of the 9Th. W. p. wants more
grccnbacks.
Lcverrier keeps on discovering
planets. He has found half-dozell.
They're good thing, too; we can't
have too many planets.
William Allen, says the only men
not spoiled by being lionized arc him
self and the prophet Daniel. He was
Noah padded his own canoe, says
Bill Allen, and had no hicrarchical
notions. Noah and the ancient Will
liam used to counsel together.
Good placer gold mines have been
struck very recently in the streams Of
the Wind River aud Big Hornmoun-
tains, 100 miles north of Camp STAN,
baugh.
Says the Sheldon Qowa) Alni|:- =
"Charley Mesner, farmer of Sioux
county. saved the parings from two
bushels Of potatoes and planted them.
This fall he dug ninety bushels, be-.
sides using from the patch since the
4th Of July
This is Taunton (Mass.) Gazette
poetry: "Therc was q nice little girl
in Squawbetty,Ea little inclined to be
frc.ty;;says she, wal, guess, if /
pin back my dress, it isSnobody's biz
in Squawbetty.'"
An exchange says: "Senator Jones,
Of Nevada, is in Connecticut visiting
his wife. And that's right. We
think a man should visit his wife once
in a while, even if he is a senator, just
for the sake Of keeping up the ac.
q,laintance. 4No,viStoarn WeyuM
The rectifying house, residence and
all the property of j. P. kisscngcr, Of
Milwaukee,, has been seized blythe
collector of internal revenue for an
assessment Of s.3G,oOo against the
Union Copper Distilling Company Of
Chicago, Of which ]. p. is a stock
holder.
Intense excitement continues at
Concord, N. H., over the Josie Long
made murder. Circumstances point
strongly to Drew as the ,c-guilty.-wrctch
who committed the diabolical murder,
and it is very probable that he will
be strung up without the forrsality Of
trial.
Stumbling into his room he sat
down on the edge Of the bed, and SOL
ileaaized- thus: {" Feet wet, tight
boots, sore on one hand an a felon
on t'other, and no boot.jack in z
house. Sings got to be different
Either mus get married, else get {
boot-jack; wl.ishall ! dop"
When boy has been off all day
contrary to the expressed wish Of his
mother, and on approaching the homo
stead at night, with an anxious ani
cautious tread, finds company at tea
the expression Of confidence and rec
,itudc which suddenly lights up his
face cannot be reproduced on canvas
The Saginaw Courier says that tn
death Of Miss King. at ihe burning
Of the Herndon hotel at Marshall
Mich, is ascribed to an overwceninl
!. feeling Of Wodesty,l which prevente!
her, IN her qNclothed condition, froV
stepping upon ladder upon which
fireman stood waiting to rescue her.
When the Hon. j. P. Jones, of Ne
Yaaa, was running for lieutenant gov
fruor, there stappedSH SIP to him frae
born American citizen, a little III
steadyin his walk, and said, "Where'
]. P. Jones? ] want to see him.
want to know who I'm votin' for be
fore votc,I do.' Jones struck a
an attitude, saying, 81 ami. p. Jones.
Your said the voter, taking . deli
crate survey from head to foot an