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Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27
The. Black Hills Miners.
vsrmillion Republican.

Five men are now in Jail at Yank-
ton, because they were unable to give
two hundred dollar bonds each for
their appearance at the next term OF
the district court, to answer to the
charge of going upon the Sioux lndi-
an reservation. OF this, the Press and
Dakotaian complains rather bitterly,
and as we deem it, very justly. These
men were endeavoring to make their
way into the Hills from the Missouri
river, when they were arrested and
paroled. They. went into camp to
await the opening Of the Hills, but
were attacked by the Indians and
robbed, so that they we're compelled
to hunt up the military and surrender
themselves to keep from starving,
Being but few in number and not IN
tie Hills, they are at once marched OFT
to the nearest Jail and incarcerated.
This may be all right; these men have
probably violated the letter Of the law
and their punishment may be proper
enough. But if these men have yio-
lated the law in trying to get into the
Hills, how about the thousand or fif-
teen hundred men already in tho
Hills? 1t can not be said that the
government is not aware of this state
Of facts. General Crook is in the
Black Hills, check by jowl, with these
same men and politely asking them to
secure their claims aud retire, but in
stead of retiring, men are flocking in
to the Hills daily and stalking out
their claims right under the nose
of the general commanding the
department. Letters upon let
tiers have been written and
published announcing that the Hill
I are virtually open to miners from the
Union Pacific Railroad. One writer
announces that all that is necessary
in getting across the ferry is to dis
playa ten dollar bill.
fhere are probably ten soldiers sta
toned on the Union Pacific side of
the Hills, to where there is one on
the Missouri River side. Still when
mine!s attempt to 90 in from the
Missouri river side, they are confront
ed with cavalry and gatling guns
from the department Of the Platte,
their property destroyed and the men
impris oned as common felons.
Why this unjust discrimination? II
Colonel Mills could come from his Dc
partment, over to the Niobrara to in
tercept Gordon and destroy his train
could he not intercept the miners who
are daily passing through his depart
ment into the very same country fo
which Gordon was aiming?
"There is something rottonin Den
mark, and we think the time ha
come when /" forbearance ceases to b
avirtue." The people of Dakot
have right to demand that the sam,
privileges be extended to them, tina
are extended to others. We shall no
sit down quietly and see, our citizen
i.lcarcerated in in Jail for attempting
TO get into the Black Hills of Dakots
while fifteen hundred men are work
ing undisturbed in that ferbidde
land, merely because they saw prope
to patronize the Union Pacific railroa
in getting there.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27
The .1nhuman Monster Again.

4 CINCINNATI, Aug. 27.-A dispatch
from Jamestown, o.. last night stated
that mob had gathered around the
Jail where Gustave Hunter, the Ger
man who cut the throat Of his infant
child is confined, and threatened to
lynch him. The sheriff and posse re-
moved the prisoner to Xenia.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27
General News.

Thurman throws up the sponge in
Ohio.
Mr.. ,Bcechcr declines to lecture
next winter.
Jeff Davis has settled on Kansas
City for an agricultural address
ltwas hundred years ago last
Monday that New York City was
bombarded by the British,
When Jenny Lind first saw Niigga=
TIA Falls, She is said 10 have dropped
upon her knees and uttered prayer
Of gratitude to God. How different
ly the same sight affects different peo-
pie. A Brooklyn. Gentle saw Mag
ara Falls last week for the first time,
and all he remarked was, Great
Heaven, Shcarman amt a teapot to
this!"
Near Knoxville, the other night, a
young girl, who was unexpectedly in
.terviewed by the family as she was
about clipping with the object Of heT
virgin affections, knocked the old
man down, laid out two brothers with
a cistern-pole, and got away with her
lover and made Ithe rifle" We
wish heaven had sen. US such wo-
man as that.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27

1a..
sheavcs, each Of which is as heavy
and ample in waist'eircnmierencc as
the gentle DANES that handle item
with such ease Al the eps!! q y long
fork.
Again we linda woman or afN> old
nan setting up " field ,of whcatSa>
shocks Chow very shocking,), with
two or three toddling 'childrcu- pick
i4sg-,,f f-aaa -hs!ngginsss- the bunslleS. By
such thrifty ways will tho Russian
crop OF wheat be TO Il large extent II.
clear profit 10 the raiscrs, the only
outlay of money being for team, ma
chine and seed.
at Unruh' sphere are several houses
in close proximity, though the farms
of the occupants arc at a distance.
Mr.. Unruh' has adopted and reared a
family of several orphan children, one
of which, y young man of II, has,
lately gone crazy with religious
mania.@ Vic i.lncies himself above all
-potentates in pomcr, and wanacrs
about the vicinity in such an ccstacy
that he believed that he was flying,
",llopped" his arms to correspond
with the delusion. But ON Saturday.
the proper legal steps were taken and
he was conveyed to Swan lake, pro
,nounccd insane and ordered taken to
the Minnesota asylum, which will be
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Turner county, like Yaukton, has
received great deal of new immi-
grafton, but still contains vast area
of desirable lands, even contiguous to
the choice locations like Childstown..
There arc some fine timber gulchcs,
full Of oak, elm, ash, boxeldcr aud
blackberry, without a single cotton
wood tree; and if common sense is
used and the fires kept out, the tim
will soon grow faster than settlers will
consume it.
Tho very best field Of wheat We
saw ION the trip was that Of Mr.. e..
| w. Marshall, at whose neat and hos
pitablc home, we found rare well
come. His valuable improvements
and abundant crops show to the best
advantage what can be done in Ugh.
teen months by determined pioneer
family with hardly any capital but
labor, industry ani good management.
Swan Lake. the county seat of
Turner, has maintained good school
the past three months, taught by Miss
Jessie Marshall. There are VarIous
new buildings being erected, the finest
of which is TO be large stylish d.y
goods store, TO be Immediately filled
with a heavy stock. This will diver,
much trade from Yanl>ton, as wheat
will be bought there at a price ten
cents below that of this city.
y strange discovery is reported by
crcditable witnesses Two miles from
Swan lake, in the form Of a natural
bed of>!ime. They report that after
digging through two feet Of common
soil, bed is reached which can be
shoveled and mixed with sand to make
a brown mortar excellent for plaster
ing Toon1s. 1T is pronounced firm and
durable, requiring only witcwashsto
make an acceptable plaster wall. Il
there is no mistake about this, isn't il
rather u new invention of nature, cs
/ pecially contrived for settlers OF land
! where timber is too. scarce to -lzurr
lime llilns.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27
FIRES.

ClSclSSArI, Aug ;9977.-Thc resi-.
dencc of j. p. Tweed, Of Tweed &
Anlrews, near the observatory, Mount
Lookout, was totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday, night. Loss estimated at.
SlOOOO.
Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-27

BLACK HILISBc:.si cs'a and nsS,1S: rs now
ready. Millioss can be sold, Goodspeed Pub
shinX House, Chicago. n2-ly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29

A BERLIN special ga, 8 that while critical
events were apprehended Russia. Austria,
England, and Italy offered to mediate between
Germany and France. 1t is supposed that the
Russian propositions to Germany were accom-
panic by offers of eventual support
CHINESE dispatches state that Ii Hung
Chang, viceroy of the Chilli Provinces. and
the most powerful subject in the Empire, has
petitioned the throne that Western studies be
introduced in the schools, and that candidates
for public Office be hereafter examined in for
eign science. The Viceroy seriously urges
this proposal, and the Pekn Government will
not venture to resist 1t.
THE Catholic Bishops of Prussia have de-
cided to dissolve the religious orders which
the state tolerates, rather than see them sub
jected to governmental supervision.
THE Russian government has signed the
convention with Japan by which the Japanese
part of the Island of Saghalien is ceded to
Russia
AT Koungshute Silesia, on the 10th inst,
a crowd of women mobbed an old Catholic
school house, declaring they would never allow
their children to become old Catholics. Af.e,
much excitement the military was called out
and cleared the streets, which were full OF
spectators. Twenty persons were arrested.
PRUssIAN authorities have procured the ar
rest abroad of the principal conspirator i'll the
recent second plot to assassinate Bsmarcb
and Falk. The Bourse Gazette says the pris-
oner Is relative of Archbishop Ledichowski
but The Press states that he is related tC
Monsgr. DUNN. who wasLedichowski' prede
cessor. Both journals assert that the plot IN
Guided the assassination of Emperor William
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
NEWS BREVITIES.
The East.

The presbytery Of the Reformed Presbyteri.
an Church which met in New York last week re-
turned a verdict of acquittal in the case of Rev.
Nevin Woodside, of Brooklyn. He was ac-
cased with improper intimacy with young
woman before the Miami session at North
wood, o., but the evidence proves his entire
innocence.
A PROMINENT citizen OF Cincinnati has Of
fered to give 1925, 900 towards the erection of
music hall in that city.
THE trial of Gerdeman, .he Philadelphia
priest charged with absconding with the funds
of his church, has resulted in failure of the
jury to agree.
THE Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
finds a deficit of $685. 2S2 in it's accounts for the
past year.
FIVE convicts in Sing Sing prison, New York
state, seized passing locomotive on the Hud-
son River road, and made their escape
The engine was afterwards found some miles
from the place, with It's cylinder burst The
escaped prisoners have not been retaken.
THE steamship Metropolis, supposed to have
been lost, was picked up near Bermuda in
disabled condition, and towed into Narraganset,
Pay.
THE great Cincinnati musical festival proved
an immense success. Mr.. Thomas has gained
additional honors by his successful conduct Of
the affair.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
FRAUDS UPON UNCLE SAM

A New York dispatch of Tuesday,
May Is, says: All officer of the
Treasury Department is in town, I'M
der instructions from Secretary Bris-
tow to thoroughly examine tie records
of silk and lace importations of The past
two years, in connection with the devel
opments brought out in the recent ar
rest of Lawrence, Deputy Collector
Des Anges, and others 1t is stated
that frauds in the importations of Grape
and mourning goods have been discov
cred as having extended through the
past ten years in the Appraisers De
partment of Customs in this city, and
one of the examiners has resigned
The examination Of books Of accounts
of wholesale whisky dealers and recti
tiers by treasury officials is going or
here very thoroughly, but no Irregular,
ties are found.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
The West.

PARTIES are arriving daily at Cheyenne, and
will wait there until government gives them
permission to proceed to the Black Hills.
THE sixty-first anniversary of the independ-
ence of Norway celebrated by the Nor
wegians at Madison, Wis, on the 18th. A
grand pic mic was the feature of the day.
THE town of Mitchell, Ia, was visited a few
days ago with disastrous fire. Originating
from spontaneous combustion. j c. Tvson's
elevator two grain warehouses, and an office
adjoining, fell a prey to the flames Loss,
5000 bushels of grain, 400 bushels of potatoes.
building worth Sc, 000 and the machinery and
fixtures worth 81 100.
OLEARY, the Chicago pedestrian commenc-
ed his trial of walking 500 miles in $50 hours
on the 10th. He accomplished the first fifty
miles in 8 hours Sc seconds, his eleventh mile
being made i'll minutes 10 seconds Up to
9:1J next morning he had completed rs miles
i'll ii hours and 10 seconds. He will walk the
next % miles without rest. and expected to
accomplish the feat by midnight the next
Saturday.
THE large saw mill of Weston & Co., at Fort
Madison, Iowa, burned on the 18th. Loss $50,
900. Cause of the fire unknown.
THE grand reunion of soldiers of the late
war commenced in Chicago on the 11th inst.
All of the Old army corps were represent
ed. Many distinguished officers were present
and others wero expected. The reunion was
more numerously attended than any previous
one.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Denver Pacific Railroad, at Denve-, the follow
ing directors were elected Robert C. Carr,
n w
B. LOOMS, Jr.. Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, G..
NJ. L. Dodge, Oliver Ames.
TROOPS for Clusters second expedition to
the Black Hills have arrived at Sioux City
The Nebraska constitutional convention il
i'll session at Lincoln. The Committee on
Credentials reported sixty-nine members.
Permanent organization-J. L. Webster, of
Omaha, President, and G. l.. Brown secretary.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
Wa ShingtOn.

SECRETARY BRIsTow has received communi-
cations from eastern cities indicating to him
that he has hardly yet broken the crust Of the
formidable ring which he is trying te put
down. Offers have been made to him. con-
tingent on his cooperation with those making
the offer, to supply HIM evidence which will
involve a number of heretofore regarded re-
spectacle houses in Philadelphia, New York,
Baltimore and elsewhere.
THE call for the redemption of 5000 900
coupon bonds, issued from the treasury on the
18th, indicates an additional subscription to
that amount by the syndicate making in all
s35, OO0, 600 called in on that account.
Six new national banks were authorized to
commence business on the 10th.
The Postmaster General. under the author
lty of the act of Congress of June s. 1872. has
ordered the rate of United States postage on
letters sent to received from foreign
countries, with which different rates have not
been established by postal convention or other
arrangement. when forwarded by vessels reg
ularly employed III the transporting Of the
mails to be reduced from ten to fifteen cents
for each half ounce. or fraction thereof, to
take effect July l, 1875
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
THE FOLYNESIAN.

Quebec kilograms to the Toronto
papers, announcing the arrival of the
steamer PolyL esian, give the following
information concerning her danger from
ice: "The steamships Polynesian,
Dominion, and Lake Champlain arrived
up to day, apparently none the worse
for their long detention in the ice. The
three steamers were confined III a very
heavy field of ice in close proximity to
each other, floating hopelessly about
and unable to use their engines. So
closely was the ice packed that the pas
sengers could leave the ships and walk
about. The Polynesian was twelve
davs In the ice, which was said
to be twenty-four feet thick around
her. Several of her plates and the
blades of her screw were broken, and
she will have to undergo repairs before
leaving. Large quantities of seals were
seen on the ice, and some of the passen-
gers amused themselves seal hunting,
but caught none. On getting into the
ice, passengers were put on short al
lowance, the fires We're banked up, and
the vessel allowed to drift, sometimes
turning round and heading for England.
Provisions held out well for the cabin
passengers, and the last turkey was
eaten in sight of Quebec The steerage
people Jared worse, and were reduced
to rice rations. Two of the passengers
were nearly lost while out sealing"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
Iron Plates for Fertilization,

The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Ac-
cording to the military contributors OF
the Cologne Gazette, the German
government has at length decided to
carry out it's plan of providing the for
plates. The first works of this kind are
to be executed at the mouth of the
Weser and other fortified places on the
German coasts. The material which
will be used is the chilled iron prepared
in the Gruson factory, at Bukau, near
Magdeburg, and the erection of the
works at the mouth of the Weser is to
be entrusted to this establishment.
he writer observes that Germany will
thus introduce al entirely new method
of strengthening her defence works, as
in nearly all other countries, England
and Russia included, the plates used
for Notifications are, like those of iron
clad ships, made of wrought or rolled
iron. The experiments with the Gruson
iron date back to 1868, when it was
thoroughly tested on the artillery
shooting ground at Tegel, near Berlin,
with four huge plates cast in a
foundry erected for the purpose, and
arranged as a stand for guns. Further
experiments were afterwards made with
revolving turrets and other fortified
tons plated with the chilled iron, and
it was found that the material possessed
very valuable qualities, as it can be
cast of any required thickness, and it
hard and tough. The writer adds that
it is reported that factory is to be
erected by the German government at
Hanau, for the preparation of newly
discovered species of gunpowder. The
other Imperial gunpowder factories are
at Spandau, Neisse, Metz and Munich. "
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
The South

GEN. JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE died at his
home IN Lexington, KY, on the 18th inst. of
abscess Of the liver and consumption.
THE election of Jalnes II. Britton as Mayor
of St. Louis, is to be contested by Henry Over
stolz, the Republican candidate.
THE inaugural meeting of the Louisville
Jockey Club opened on the 18th under more
favorable auspices than was hoped by the most
sanguine of its managers. The attendance
was upwards of Il, coo, the grand stand being
crowded by brilliant assemblage of ladies and
gentlemen. Tie quarter stretch and other
stands were crowded, and the center field filled
with hundreds of carriages The order was
perfect and every arrangement carried out to
the letter The great event of the day was the
Derby, won by Aristides, and marks the fast
est time ever made by 3-year-oid, and is sec
ond to the time made by Tom Bowling as t.
year-old.
THE governor of Missouri has recommended
that Thursday, June Sd, be observed as day
of fasting and PRAYER in view of information
coming to him from all sources that the state
is threatened grasshopper pestilence, to be
followed by failure of crops, great distress,
and possible famine.
An important surgical operation was per-
formed on Gen. J. c. Breckenridge, at his
home i'll Lexington, few days ago, by DR..
Gross, of Philadelphia, aud DR.. Sayn, of New
| York. His chest was penetrated by tubes in
! serted between the ribs, and soon relief af-
| forded. The physicians are of the opinion that
the operation will be of permanent advantage
! to the patient.
| TIE college of bishops of the M. E. Church
South closed several days session i'll Nash
| vllle OH the 18th inst.
| AT Memphis on the 18th, Lizzie Lossens and
Lou Christian, both colored Sgirls. quarreled
about lover in alley i'll the rear of the old
| Gayoso House, when the former stabbed the
latter to the heart with knife causing death
almost instantly. The murderess was arrested
and held for trial.
| The seventh annual convention Of railroad
purchasing agents was held in st. Louis on the
| 18th inst.
| COMMITTEE of the Alabama Legislature
are investigating the manner in which U. s.
| Senator Spencer, of that State received his
election. Evidence taken shows that $500 tC
| $500 was paid for votes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

The centennial celebration of the
Harrastown declaration of indepen-
dence was held at Greensburgh, West
moreland Co., Pennsylvania, Saturday,
May 18th. The town was handsomely
decorated with flags and evergreens,
and a large number of people
were present to participate. Governor
Hartranft, Lieut.. Gov. Lolita, Hon.
Simon Cameron, and other distinguish
ed persons were also present A salute
OF thirteen guns was fired at o'clock
in the morning, and national salute at
noon. During the morning the military
paraded. Al immense mass meeting
was held at 5he Court House at P. NJ
over which Simon Cameron presided,
and Hon. Edgar Cowan delivered the
Grafton of the day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-29
THE KINGSTON UPRISING.

The following from Kingston, Jamai-
ca, May s, gives the story of the latest
so-called revolution in Hayti: Satur-
day, May /, was celebrated as the An
nual Agricultural Festival throughout
Hayti. On the evening previous Presi-
dent Dominique was advised of a con
spiracy to assassinate him the following
day, with view to establish Monplaiser
Pierre in the Presidency, supported by
Gen. Bryce and Gen. Canal. While
the President was in church three sep
arate bodies of troops We're sent to arrest
the conspirators. Gen. Bryce,
residing Immediately opposite the
British consulate, was first sur
rounded. He refused to sur
fender, and shot down four Haytien
officers before he was fred upon and
mortally wounded, when he erept into
the British consulate and died. A shot
intended for Byrce killed servant of
the British consul. The servant of Gen.
Byrce was also killed. When the troops
reached the residence of Monplaiser
Pierre (who was a candidate for the
Presidency when Gen. Nissage's term
expired) he resisted until wounded,
when he retired to the attic and
shot himself When General Canal
was met he was in the vicinity of
the American Minister'S residence, at
the head of body of soldiers. These,
on seeing the Government forces, for
sock Gen. Canal and fed. The Gen
eral went into -Ir. Basset's residence
under the Stars and Stripes, where he
remained.
The scene which followed these in
cidents is indiscribable. The President,
man of overwhelming passion, directed
the arrest OF every person suspected,
and arrests were made throughout the
Republic, causing a general panic.
Several houses and stores were pillaged
and burned.