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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31

nearly the entire section which was so feet
in width, Ind been deslroyed
The ravines being narrow, however, held
the water back. which continued 10 run Tor
3 hours before the reservoir was exhausted,
and the worst of the danger AT Ghdr-
rv1N'al!ey, the first village encounter
ed MAS. .uNer.
a small cottage house stood on the
-oPPus1tc side OF r11e road, from MIR.
ol,vers, this was taken up and whrrl.
ed around on the surface like a top
for "a time and then down into the
water. Three or four other smac
dwelling houses wclez.akrn up and
borne along un,il they crashed ,ose,hrl
and sunk out Of sign,.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
IMPEACHMENT OF RELKNAP.

Ihe Impeachment articles are given
and are worded in the usual legal
phraseology, The first article charges
that VIM, w. Belknap, while in Office
as secretary OF war, had the power
and authority, under the laws Of the
United States as secretary of war, to
appoint person to MAINTAIN a trad
ing establishment at the 1T. Sill mll,-
tary post: that Belknap promised to
appoint one Gable p. Marsh 10 mai,i-
tain said trading post At this military
post, and thereafter G. P. Marsh aud
one John s. Evans, entered into All
agreement in writing, substantially y as
follows: Here the articles Of agree
ment are set out in extenso, that there
after, on the tenth OF October 1870,
said Belknap as Secretary Of War,
did ut the instance Of said Marsh, ap-
point the said John S. Evans to main
tain said trading post at Ft. Sill, and
in consideration Of the appointment,
Belknap, OH or about the 2nd Of Nov.
1870, unlawfully aud corrurtfully re-
ceived from Marsh, 1900 dollars, and
at divers times thereafter, that4is on
or about the 7th Of January 1871, and
about the end Of each three months
during the. term of one whole year
while he was still in Office as secretary
of war, unlawfully received from said
Marsh like sums in consideration Of
the appointment of Evans, and in
consideration of his, Belknap's, per
mitting Eva..s to continue to main
tain said trading post At Fl. Sill,
whereby VIM. w. Belknap, who was
then secretary Of war, as aforesaid,
was guilty OF high crimes and lnisde-
meanors in office.
The second article recites that Bel
KNAPP, while secretary Of war, on the
4th Of November, 1873, wilfully and
corruptly and unlawfullv received
from Marsh, 81 10000 in considers
tion that he would continue to per
nit Evans to maintain tue trading
post 1T Ft. Sill, and that he improp:
elly permitted Evans to continue to
maintain the trading post at said mil.
itary post, aud d.Belkn.p was thereby
guilty, while he was secretary Of war
Of high misdemeanors in=his office.
The third" article lecites that Belk
nap, as secretary Of war, appointed
Evans to maintain the trading estab-
lshment at Fl. Sill, and Evans by
virtue Of such appointment had since
until the second day Of March 1876
maintained that trading establishment
and had, before hi was SO appointed
and in order to procure such appoint
ment had therein agreed with Mars
that in consequence Of Belknap's ap
pointing him, Evans, to maintain i
the trading establishment. at the in
stance and request Of Marsh, he, Ev
ans would pay to Marsh a large sun
Of money quarterly in advance iro1
the date Of his appointment
to wit $4,000 during the year, an
other large sums quarterly durin
o.ohiyear in order that Evans shoul
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
WATER.
What this Temperance Beyer-
age Can DO in the Work OF
Destruction.
When it Gets Beyond Control.
The Worcester Reservoir.

The Worcester Reservoir.
WORCESTER, March 3D.-rhc latest
adv,ces from the Dam are more favor
able, the most active efforts are being
made to save the dam with prospects
of success.
CncAGo, March 3O.-Gcneral Sta
ger general superintendent of the w.
U. telegraph company has later dis
patch from the manager at the Wor-
cestcr, Mass, office dated II 30 am.
which gives the following informa-
ton touching the threatened food:
There is large break at the bottom
Of the dam at the city reservoir liow
said to be about thirty feet wide and
constantly enla:ging. There was
great danger Of its giving away during
the day, but it is hoped it may be
saved, no loss Of life vet. Great cx-
citement. II is decided that way
might be cut through the cas-! part Of
the dam. BY thus divesting the water
from the break, this will carry the
water down Parsons brook to Valley.
Falls and thence to New Worcester
by the highway. There is considera-
bic danger this way but parties have
been warned.
At $50 this evening the reservoi,
dam gave way with = great crash
aud the wall crumbled, letting off $50
million gallons Of water, stored behind
The water rushed down the rsvine
with terrible roar, lin solid mass
20 foot high. Y
/ The FIRST in line Of the sweeping
! flood was = stone waste house. Whel
the food struck this, It tottercd; the,
the keystone Of the arch dropped out
corner of the building next CAV
way, followed by wooden roo
which was, swept onward until draw
into the whirlpool, when it wa
crushed and thrown into the air.
Twenty feet Of the dam gave wa,
at $3.50. The widest rumors prevail
ed.
When the dam first broke, the gap wa
about 90 feet wide; this increased rapid
! after the water had once gained a passag
!. through it, and continued to Increase III
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Chicago Whisky Case

CHICAGO, March 3o.-In the Rush
Pahlman case to-day, District {Attorn-
ey Bangs closed the argument for the
government and Judge Blogett began
his charge 70 ~,he jury, which he had
not finished up to the recess,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Accidental Shooting

CLEvELASp, ONO, March 80 The
Leader AleadNille special says This
afternoon man named Fry, bad a
double barrel shot gun loaded with
buckshot, which WAS accidultly Ms-
charged, the contents striking !, ,on,tg
lady named Wentworth in the heart.
and also hitting a little boy, killing
.-==,==-=--
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Tired Of Being q Book Binder.

ST. LOUIS, March 3o.-F. Rohlffs, a
book binder, committed suicide last
night, at his home, by s-vering an ar
teTy in his wrist and then hanging
himself to bedpcst with a towel.
His wife found him about ten o'clock.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31

be permitted by Belknnp, to maintain
such trading establishment. That
Evans did pay to Marsh such sums
quarterly during each year, until Dec.
1873 that Marsh upon receipt Of
each pay uyment. paid half thereof to
Belknap, aud Belknap while knowing
these facts, ard having power to re.
move Evans from the position at any
tlue, criminally disregarding his duty
as secretary Of war, and basely pros
.tituting his high Office to~his lust for
private gam, did unlawfully and cor
ruptfully continue Evans in the posi-
ton, and permit him to maintain his
establishment, to the great injury and
damage of officers and soldiers Of the
post, to emigrants and others. This
was against public honor and great
disgrace and detriment to the pub
lie service, whereby Belknap vas, as
secretary of war, guilty Of high crimes
and misdemeanors in office.
Article four charges Belknap with
having received from Marsh large
sums of money i'll consideration Of
his having appointed Evans to main
tain the trading establishment at Ft:
Sill, and in consideration of his con-
tinuing him there, whereby he, Bel
knap, had been guilty Of high crimes
and misdcmeancrs in otfice1a~,.This ar
ticle is accompanied by II spNltica-
tions setting out the times and circum-
stances of payments.
Article five, ter reciting the same
general facts, charges that Belknap
was induced to make the appoint
ment OF Evans by influence and. re.
quest Of Marsh, and that Evans paid
Marsh in consideration of such intlu-.
,ence, aud request divers large sums
Of money at various times, amounting
to about $4,000 year from the date
Q. the appointment -so-the- e-25th- of
March 1872, and amounting to about
SO 900 year thereafter until the 2nd
of March 1876. aii-of W which facts Bel
KNAPP well knew, yet corruptly re-
ccivcd from said Marsh, either for his
1,own use or TO be paid to his wife,
| Belknap} divers large sums of mo-
lney ut various times, setting on,
dates and amounts, all Of which acts
and doings were, while said B.lknap
was secretary of war Of the Uni,ed=
States, high misdemeanors in office.
The document concludes: Aud the
house of representa,ivc~,-by -pret-s-
Ita,ion, saving to themselves the lib
city Of exhibiting, at any time there
after any further articles OF accuss-
,ion or Impeachment against w. w.
Belknap, late. secretary OF war Of the
/ United States, and also of replying
10 his answers which he shall make
unto the articles herein preferred
=Fngai,st him aud of offering proof to
the same and every part thereof and
to.all aud every other article, accnss-
:, ties or impeachment (Which shall be
exhibited bv them as the case shall
require, do demand that said w. w.
Bclknap may he put to answer for
i high crimes and misdcmeanors in
office, herein charged against him, and
that such proceedings, examinations,
trials and judgments may be there
upon had and given, as may be agree
able to law and justice.
The committee also reports the fol
lowing resolutions
i RESOLVED, That seven managers
be appointed by ballot to direct the
impeachment exhibited against Vim
w. Belknap, late secretary Of war
: United States,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Accidents.
RAILROAD SMASH.

CONCORD, March 3O.-Whilc the
washout of the Concord r. II. was
being repaired, yesterdsy,>a freight
train waiting to cross was run into by
a passenger train and four persons
were seriously injured, two believed
to be fatally. The engines and bag
gage cars are wrecked and six or
seven freight cars damaged.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31

y legal tender onlyto the amount Ol
one dollar in any one paymcn, ami
making fractional silver coinagc-legal
tender only for amounts less than one
dollar. The next vote was Or an am.
endment Of Mr.. Wells to add to Mr..
-fftoimu,,ss amendment u provision that
if silver bullion is not presented for
coinage in suilicient quantities 10 mecy
the demand, the treasury may pnr-
chase silver bullion fo:. the purpose
Of coinage. Ina vote by tellers there
was Tie, IS on each side,'whcreupon
Mr.. Cox speaker protein, voted aye.
The yeas and nays were then demand
ed and ordered and the amendment
was agreed to, yeas III; nays lo7.
The next amendment was that offered
by MIR: Holman, prohibiting the secre-
=tary.oi the treasury from making any
further. increase in the interest bear
ing debt of the United States by the
issue and sale Of bonds for the pur
chase Of silver bullion for coinage,
but silver. bullion shall be received
by the several mints for coinage for
private parties, provided, that silver
coin and bullion shall not exceed the
amount of fractional currency non aus
#thorized. MIR. Burchard moved to
strike out the first part Of Holman's
amendment prohibiting an increase of
the debt. Rejected.
The question was then taken on
Holman's amendment as amended, on
motion Of Mr.. Wells. and it was again
rejected.
Mr.. Ragan again offered his amend
ment making silver coin legal tender
to the amount Of fifty dollars. Adopt
ed, Il22.. to 95.
Recess till $50.
- EVENING SESSION,
The house resumed sessiongat ,.3O.
Mr.. Campbell Of Illinois, introduced
a Bill for the appointment Of a com:
mission Of three persons, one Of whom
at least shall be practically identified
with the laborin9 interests OF the
country, who shall hold etFiee fer-nne
year, and who shall! investigate tile
subject Of wages and hours Of labor
and Of the division of joint profits o
labor aud capital between tire iaborc1
and capitalist, and social education
aud the sanitary condition efAthe la
boring classes Of the Unitcd-States
and how the same are affected by ex
1-istisg- regarding commerce, am
finance. Referred. The house thel
went into committee Of the whole OF
the Legislative appropriation bill
After nearly three hours spent in dis
cussing the paragraph for pay o
clerks and employees of the house
without coming to any decision. tn
committee rose and the house adjourn
] ed, whep there was an announcement
made otsa democratic caucus to MOI
, row night, after the evening session
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Chicago.
CHICAGO. March 30.

CHICAGO. March 30
FLouR-Quiet and unchanged
WHEAT-Modera,ely active and higher
No. 2 fresh, l03as@lO355a closed 1885
for regular: Ol55s01l0 02 closed outside for
cash or March; 1,Ol14@l 02ss closed l.02lli
bid fer April; l.06as@LO1lLa closed outside
for May; No.3, 93c
CoRN-Wcak and lower; new mixed,
43115044c; high mixed, 44@451sc; No.
2 strictly fresh, 47c for regular; A6l@
4G11ac for cash; 451s@4Gssc closed 46Lc
bid for April; 48s4W49hc closed 40 &c old
for May; 49sBW4oS4c tor June; rejected
40ll llac.
OArs-Quiet and firm; No. 2 strictl,
for April; /S4aale /S49a e-ior May. !.
RYE Unchanged n
BAREEY-llighcr and firm; No @ doe
for cash; 6l1lac for April; 6l@Gslsc closed
outside for May. Il
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
MARKETS. by TELHG GRAPH,
New York

"ioh'y, easy VI "Wti lrc' ceh'.
Gold llaal
Governments steady
New YORK. March 30.
FLouR-Low grades q shade tlrmer; No.
9. 3.20W4. 100 !; super state, 3.45W375; com.
mon to good, 10000.
WHEAT-Highef-an better demand
chiefly from British ports; No. spring, in
store. / 3S; No. 2, 1.14Nl.lS; mixed spring.
l 2OWl.22; No. 9 Milwaukee,, in store, l.29
Qpl.3l; No. 2 Chicago spring. I 2dDl.2S;
NO. do, nominally 114@pl.lG.
RYE-Firncr
BARLEY-Unchanged
CoKN-Dull; western mixed graded, &c;
do grade inspected, 65lsMG6c.
OATs-Dull and lower; western mixed
and state, 45@p4Gac.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Milwauke-.

F1ou,5n-Quict and steady.
WHEAT-Opened quiet and a shade low
er; closed firm; No. Milwaukee, Sl:l3L2
cash or April; 1Oe53ss for May No. 3, 02a2a4c,
Cons-Quiet and steady; No. 2 fresh,
4s@4s1ac.
35l1c for May.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-31
Liverpool:

LIVEKFVOI', WHICH 'W'
4 BREADsTuFFs-Dull. Winter wheat,
9s Sd@ los ). spring. IS 9a@l0; white. los
2dDlOs Cd; club, los lOd01ls. Corn, new,
26s 9d027s.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22

That ignorance Of the rules OF the
Democratic party Of this county may
not cause a non compliance with them,
we nublish them in full in the TRAN
SCRIPT this morning. A strict obser-
vance of their requirements will pre-
vent all grounds for chickering's and DIS
putings in regard to the time and man.
ner of holding the county meetings and
choosing delegates to them. The first,
it will be seen, requires the holding OF
the usual county meeting on the last
Saturday in May. The second likes
the time for holding the election for the
nomination of candidates for sheriff and
coroner, and the third prescribes the
time for holding the county convention
and the manner of choosing delegates
to it. These must be chosen by ballot.
This portion of the rules has been more
shamefully abused than any other'
and in many instances the delegates
have been appointed by two or three
persons who attended the primaries and
run them to suit themselves The OBJ
servance of that part of Rule 3,
which refers to ''election districts" will
also serve to allay i'll feeling and to
keep harmony within the ranks Of the
party.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22
General News Summary.

When not prompted by vanity we say
little
A fire in Yeddo, Japan, March 13,
destroyed two hundred houses.
Santa Anna, warned by the fate Of
Washington. has bought monument.
They extinguished fire in Erie
county, N Y with cider the other night.
New York is discussing the question
whether it is the right thing to eat pea
nuts in the cars.
The Merrimac river is very high, and
about 800 mill operatives are out Of
employment in consequence.
Over 100, 900 birds were imported to
this country last year, $4,000 of them
being canaries.
Holmes boot mandatory, in West
borough, Mass. was burned on Satur-
day Loss, $50, 900 to $50. 900.
Queen Elizabeth's nightcap was
wrought with gilded silk. and she al
ways bad two pillows all to herself
New Orleans is Dragging about her
new potatoes That is all right; but a
good many of them arc mighty small.
There are nearly thirty thousand mi
ners on strike in South Yorkshire and
BERKSHIRE. England
The grand jury of Washington has
indicted General Babcock for completely
in the safe-burglary conspiracy
Dexter Brothers, the extensive cot.
ton manufacturers of Pawntucket, Rhode
Island, have made an assignment.
England experienced fair though cold
weather on Saturday. The recent snow
storm was the heaviest of the winter.
Secretary Bristow on Saturday re-
ceived one hundred and fifteen dollars
in gold from Boston, for the conscience
fund.
The widow of A. r. Stewart has
transferred to Henry Hilton all the right
and title of her late husband in the busi-
ness of the firm of A. T. Stewart & Co.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22
The Veto Of the Presidential
Salary Bill.

In the United States Senate, We'd
nesday, the following message was read
from President Grant vetoing the bill
fixing the salary Of the President Of the
United States at $25. 900:
TO the Senate Of the United States
Herewith return Senate bill No 172,
entitled "An act fixing the salary Of
the President OF the United States, F"
without my approval.
| am constrained to this course from
sense of duty to my successors in
Office, to myself, and to what is due to
the dignity Of the position Of chief
magistrate of nation of more than
forty millions of people.
When the salary Of the President of
the United States was fixed by the con-
stitution at $3.50 per annum we
were nation of but three millions of
people, poor from long and exhaus-
tive war, without commerce or manu-
factories, with but few wants, and those
cheaply supplied. The salary must then
have been deemed small for the respon-
sibilities and dignity of the position,
but justi6ably SO from the impoverished
condition Of the treasury and the SIM
plicity it was desired to cultivate in the
republic
The salary Of Congressman under the
constitution was first fixed at six dollars
per day for the time actually in session,
an average Of about one hundred and
twenty days to each session. or seven
hundred and twenty dollars per year,
or less than ope-thirtieth of the salary
of the President.
Congress have legislated upon their
own salaries from time to time since,
until finally it reached $4,000 per an
mum, or one-fifth that Of the President
before the salary of the latter was in
creased
No one having knowledge Of the
cost Of living at the national capital will
contend that the present salary of con-
gressmen is too high, unless it is the
intention to make the office one entirely
Of honor, when the salary should be
Abolished proposition repugnant to
our Republican ideas and institutions.
do not believe the citizens of this
republic desire their public servants to
serve them without fair compensation
for their services Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars does not defray the ex-
penses of the executive for one year, or
has not in my experience. 1t is not
now one-fifth in value what it was when
ixed by the constitution in supplying
demands and wants.
Having no personal interest in this
matter | have felt myself free to return
this bill to the House in which it origi-
mated with my objections, believing that
10 doing SO | meet the wishes and judg-
meut of the great majority of those who
indirectly pay all the salaries and other
expenses Of the government.
u. s. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, Apr IS, '76.
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22
Patriotism.

The Republican Press are constantly
harping upon Patriotism, and endeavor-
ing to offset the crookedness of their
Administration coterie by charging
upon Democrats in general, and those
in particular whose names are mention
ed as possible nominees Of the St. Louis
Convention as being disloyal and not
sustaining the Government in its hour
Of peril. In Republican form Of gov
ernment 1.-The Constitution is the
Grown and all else is subservient there
to The officers from the highest to
to the lowest are but the creatures OF
its provisions and are sworn to support
and obey it, and all laws made in pur-
suance thereof" Hence men who re-
garded the magma charta first and the
whims Of officials last, we're oftentimes
charged with disloyalty, subjected to
arrest, Imprisonment. and many other
indignities While haeted passions
born of the excitement of the hour
swayed mems minds bearing down their
better judgment, plausible excuse
might be made for many of these out
RACES, but that is no longer the case,
the war has long since ceased Peace
for eleven years has been the position
of the North, and the passions have
had time to cool, and honest men will
ing to accord to others the same hon.
esty of purpose claimed for themselves,
can readily see that many Of the noblest
and purest minds of the country were
those who had the manly courage to
throw themselves into the contest then
raging, in support of the Constitution
and to as far as lay in their power
check the madness that was rushing
the country on to ruin equal at least to
dismemberment. A brake is of no use
to a train of cars ascending grade,
out when the summit is reached and
the descent begun the brake is the
salvation of train and people, and just
so with the mad passions of the war !:
those Statesmen who held the Constitu-
ton constantly up to view, who day by
day reminded the country that it was
their guide and ruler, we're the we'll
applied brake saving the American
Republic and people from utter destruc-
ton. The time has come, when the
people recognize this fact, and all efforts
Of administration journals to cover up
the bad acts Of their own people with
the old war cry of disloyalty against
those whom the people are determined
to place in power, will only add to
their discontinue and confirm the old
photographer DR.. johnson when he de-
fines "Patriotism as the last refuge of
a scoundrel." ;"
Middletown transcript., 1876-04-22

DIED.
FRAZIER the l4th inst, near Sassa-
fras, Md, Mrs. Caroline Frazier, relict of the
late DR.. John Frazier, In her 18th year.
"Glory, glory, blessed Jesus
come to Thee, come, comep
In accents clear, these words she spake;
Then passed from earth to heaven home.
With meek submission, she has horne
The cares and trials of her life,
Till life has only left, in death.
The end of sorrow and of strife.
Blessed mother, we'd stay thee not
From that celestial home abovo;
Though parting fill our eyes with tears,
And cause our hearts to ache with love.
No more to hear thy voice on earth,
No mere thy kindly smile to greet;
Then be il our earnest endeavor,
Mother, to thee in heaven meet.
J. ST