Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-26


and the best means for bettering II.
The board will probably sit most
Of the week aud hear representatives
of the leading railroads, having head
quarters here, officers Of the postal
service, merchants, bankers, manufac-
turers, members Of the press, and all
persons most interested in fast mails.
The board has already collected
! many valuable data for their repo 4
to congress and have passed over on
! iy . portion of the territory they will
traverse. The commission will visi,
Milwaukee Wednesday by special
train, and return the same evening.
YELLOW FEVER.
Louisville, KY, Sept. 25.-The
masons of Louisville held meeting
this evening and subscribed 1850 to the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers At
/ Savannah.
New Orleans, Sept. 25-The How
ard association, in response to the tel
egram Of DR.. Bruins, who left her,
Saturday under their auspices, with
nurses for Bruins siok, Ga, sent two
additional physicians and eight nurses
Ito day. The dispatch states that the
desti,ution is appalling. Nurses and
money are wanted.
Ssvsnpah Yellow fever i.serments,
rs. @@ - ~ a I'll
! Atlanta contributes t1 900 for the
i R.urs-s..l. e,,(ys.r,sra
/ Richmond. Va, Sept. 25~~A eeet.
Eng d l.iaizans. ssoy.. Kemper presid-
ing, was held to. o.night to adopt meas
ures for aiding yellow fever strickc,,
Savannah and Brunswick, Gs. Res
olutions were adopted requesting the
city council to make an appropriation
to that end, and authorizing Mayor
: Darlington to sppoiat cxnvassers tc
splicit contributions from citizens gen,
erally. 1t WAS -announced that e7OO
to $500 in voluntary subscriptions had
been slready sent.
The board of aldermen, tonight
, adopted JOINT resolution sppropria
ting 1900 to the fund.
] HAVE you PAID YoUR INcoHE TAX
Providence, r. L., Sept. 25.-Ir
the United States circui. court to ds,
Judge Knowles delivered the opinion
: Of the court, Judges Clifford and
9 i Knowles, in the case Of the action .,
i law ef the United States VS. Row
] land G. Hagard. The actioa is ono
. of debt TO recover the sum Of tl74
81 for tax, in defendants income o
q 1858. Defendant pleads in bar te
d the recovery Of payment by defen
dant of the assessment made by the
United States assistant assessor viii
the additional penalty OF 80 per cent
The United Stnies attorney, Gardner
denurred to this aud other pleas
J. and the opinion Of tho court today
e sus,ains the demurrer, following ths
= principle of the decision OF the Unitee
j. States supreme court in the case Of th'
r. Dollar Saving bank vs. the Uniiet
: States. The case 10 Al important, u
J. being the FIRST Que instituted to resov
" q income tax assessed by the Unitet
:. States assessor with so per cent pen
il atty. The judgement Of the cour
- suStAiDs such action.
e RACES.
J. Louisville, Sept 25.-ln the race
rs to-day the first was the gentleman
10 cup, and wss won by Phillis; Rec
Is ding, second time, 200. The secon
was mile heats for year olds; La
genieen won; Henry Owens, second
time, ! "A; ! :464; ! :467 Third v,
II mile, all ages; Whisper and Serg
ran dead heat; time, 2:l1. 1t v,
ht run over, when Whisper won
IS 2:l34; X bourne, second The 10
n was Tor yesr old colts aud 6llie,
d. Belle Of Meade won; Baden Bsde,
st second; lime ;444.
'e SHIP CONE AsHoRk.
New York, Sept 25.-A dispste
has been received here reporting tt
: s,eamship ST. German, Capt :Ricl
- loux, from Havre, Sept. 9th, for Nc
Z York, has been lowed into II. Johu
: New York hy the steamship Engsan
! from Liverpool for New York. tt
: : ST.. Germsn lost her rudder in Il
\. hurricane. The England sailed Su
! day morning for New York with Il
ls ST. Germain's passengers and mai
-, ~ All well.
-. BABcoCK.
Washington D. c., Sept. 25--T
ree prosecution closed in the sale bur
h. larry case. Cook for the defense -
il the cour. would adjourn over u
I'll io-morrow, they could wake th<
opening and conclude their tcstimo
,.' !, by the usual bour Of recess, o'clot
- Court adjourned. 2
his snokEp WHISKY.
OF Chicago, Sept. 225Wm. A. G.
IN: rett, United Ststes internal rcsen
Al agent, has uneArthcd in this city 81
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