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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, interrupted
Gen. Garfield on Friday night last, while
speaking on the compromise, with the
question, ''would it not be safer to entrust
the power of counting the votes to the
Senate, than to one man, its President?'
Gen. Garfield replied, as quick as flash.
''No, sir; you then have an irresponsible
body, which you can neither hold to ac-
count nor punish, while the officer can be
removed at any moment and punished for
any wrong he may do, or any duty he may
neglect"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

A gang of forty-eight tramps made
desperate attempt to capture freight
train standing on the track at Wooster, on
Wednesday night last, about midnight.
Knives and pistols were used in the fight
with the authorities that ensued. Five of
the gang were arrested. They were driven
aWaV
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

Here is one of the gems which the light
ming carried on the 1st of December from
the Oregon capital to Gramercy Park, Til
den's residence. The English language is
evidently susceptible of great improve
ments, notwithstanding its eopiousness
and range. The popular notion that its
elegance and force had reached approx
mate completeness, will here meet with re-
vision. Until Filden's ingenuity is e1-
hausted, such fallacious ideas must stand
In sbeyance:
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. I, 1876.-Hon.
s. ]. Tilden, 15 Gramercy Park, New
York: Heed, scantiness, cramp, emerge,
perorstion, hot-house, bronze of pismeter,
dotish, hot-house, exaetness of services,
highest cunning, dotish of galvanic sur
viVor by accordingly, respectful, mereiless
of Senator, in consequent coalesce.
GABBLE.
"Highest cunning" is good.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

ject to adding his millions to their
own.
HOW THE CITY GOVERNMENT Is AID
MNIsTERED.
The actual depravity of the New
York Ofieial, under what is left of
Tweedism, has never been sounded.
Let me tell you true story. A store
on Broadway, hardly stones throw
from the Post-Office, was enlivened
yesterday by a visit of a deputy
sheriff, with an execution for debts
of the firm whose business the pres
ent owners bought, and he proposed
to levy on the office furniture for a
debt of the old firm; and the fact
that it belonged to the new head of
the house, personally, and that the
new firm was not holden for the old
in any way, did not alter the pertin-
acity of the deputy. Even when
these facts were made known, he in
sisted he should levy.
"My dear sir" said the sheriff,
pleasantly, 81 will tell you how this
can be settled very easily. If you
will Just pay me my fees, l will make
return no effects found, and it will
be all right"
"But 1 won't do any such thing"
retorted the indignant merchant.
'eMessrs. Blank & Blank don't own
any furniture here, and I've no more
business to pay you than the man
across the street.
"You had better pay the money,
and get rid of the trouble" persua-
sively said the deputy. "An 1 want
is my fees, and if you can make
them secure"
"Get out of here, and go to Hall
fax" roared the merchant; "and if
you don't leave in a minute, Pll send
for policeman and have him put
you out.
"My dear sir" said the deputy,
coolly, chow are you going to help
yourselfP What is to hinder me
from levying on any of this furni-
ture choose to take?"
"Do so," was the answer; "and rll
send after you, and have it replevin-
ed in five minutes"
"Ahl but before you could get out
a replevin, 1 could put the things
where you would never find them,
and what would you do to help your
self? Perhaps you'd sue Sheriff Con-
nor?" and again came the impudent
question, "How are you going to
help yourself?"
This is a faithful statement of
what took place in the Office of one
of the most respectable and respect
ed business men in the city. There
isn't anything so rotten in the world
as the administration of law in this
city since the courts and the officials
passed under Tweed's hands. There
is no responsibility anywhere, and
an officer here has nearly as much
range as an Arab official. When
Helmbold's store on Broadway pass
ed into the hands of the sheriff the
entire stock, valued at over $75, 900,
was partly stolen outright, and the
balance was eaten up in costs, the
creditors only got a few thousand
dollars out of the whole of it. There
was vast amount of valuable goods
that never appeared on the invoice,
and which the sheriff's officers could
probably tell all about. 1t is COM
mon thing for them to find some case
of imputed irregularity, and to ar
rest the party and hold him till he
pays, not the claim that may be
against him-that is always COM
promised for a little or nothing
but the costs. The officers hunt up
the case, make the arrest, act as go
between, make the compromise, but
mercy! what long list of fees they
have! They all get rich. Speaking
of
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

State sovereignty is good enough doe
trine for bringing out Democratic valor,
except where it has been convenient tC
disregard it, as has been the case in the
game for counting the electoral vote.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

Gold on Monday last touched the lowest
figure yet, the market closing at 55s. Pur-
ehases were made at 51s and closing rates
of buying with bankers, was 5sS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
Wednesdau, Jan. 81.

At the inquest to-day Albert How
land was called; be found evidence
that the 'I'' beams of the top chord
in the south truss were bent toward
the south at a point about twenty
feet from the west end of The truss.
This evidence was the curved out
line of the paint on the angle block
where the SI' beams rested. The
wooden floor system was such thatit
could not be erected upon to give
lateral support to the bridge, mas
much as the elasticity of wood DIFF
fers very much from that of iron,
and the force might bend the wood
a great deal, so that the iron would
receive nearly all the strain. The
iron portion of the bridge should
have been self-sustaining, both later
ally and vertically, except as crested
upon the abutments. Mr.. Rowland
considers the whole system of later
al bracing very defective point in
the bridge. In his opinion it was a
serious defect in the structure. That
the compression members depended.
to a great extent, upon their friction
for retaining their proper position.
The jury adjourned until Saturday.
Mr.. Abbott, of the Canton Bridge
Company, said in private converse
ton to-day, that the system of lat
eral bracing employed was alone
enough 70 damn the bridge, in his
estimation.
A blue silk handkerchief, marked
ttMrs. Carrie Griswold, Elmira, N.
Y" was returned to the coroner to-
day in an anonymous letter.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
HELMBOLD.


This prince of medicine men is q
poor lunatic in the streets, without a
dollar, and subsisting on the charity
of those who knew him in his pros
porous days. This man was at one
time worth a million-his annual in
come was over quarter of million,
and he had the best horses, the most
expensive carriages, and the finest
retinue of servants in the city. He
lived extravagantly, got in debt,
dropped out to Europe, and there
his insanity developed in a series of
the most extravagant freaks. His
wife, most beautiful woman, re-
turned, and was compelled to get a
divorce, and Helmbold, after being
confined in several lunatic asylums,
was given his liberty, and he roams
the city at will, mere wreck of what
was never a very large pattern of a
man. His career was a curious one.
Not dollar is left of his once great
wealth, and he has become the ter
ror of his former friends. 1t is cur
ious that so many of the men who
have grown rich out of patent med
icines have gone insane. Aver, the
great pill man, who owns some of
the most valuable real estate in this
city, is insane, and yesterday an ap-
plication was made for a guardian.
POLITICAL.
The electoral bill has passed the
Senate, and of course it will pass the
House. The Republicans of New
York are opposed to il, from first to
last. They consider simple throw
ing away of the chances of decent
administration for four years, for
the way the tribunal will be con-
structed, Tilden will be counted in
as sure as fate. 1t was a most sim
gular move. Hayes was fairly cleo
ted, the constitutional power was in
the hands of the Republican party
to declare him the President, but the |
Republican majority in the Senate
throw up the sponge, and turn the
over to the Democracy.
At the best, they put it into the
hands of a tribunal, part of which
would do anything to see Tiiden !
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

Ben Hill of Georgia, has been elected
enator of the US.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

A Broadway Farm-Sheriff,s Omcers-
Crazy Patent Medicine Men-POIiti-
cal-The Suffering POOr-GOld Hunt
ing g-BusIness-Vande
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

. 4 Complete PosOTIdt History Of TIE Times.
"a The Best, hettpeSt aud most Siteeessfltl
FlaEaih PLIper On the Unien.p
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02

The representative Republicans Of Cleve-
land, put their opinions on record, on the
electoral contrivanee, in very clear and
concise way, at public meeting on the
93d, in the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, and then tele-
graphed to our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress. Although it may not
have had the effect to retard the passage
Of the hasty and ill-advised measure, it is a
bit of record, we apprehend, that time and
may make its friends doubly
proud of, and as a necessary consequence
those who disregarded the instruction of
the resolution, and pushed the bill through,
to deeply regret the part taken by them in
It, The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That the scheme for counting
the electoral vote, as reported by the joint
committee Of Congress, appears to US
plainly without authority under the Con-
iriudicio"s in whatavar asnaet
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
Prices that Defy Competition.

Remember that these gaOds are a specially for
the Holidays, and II you wish to secure bargains
"COME EAF..Y AND OFTEN"
No charge for showing goods and no one insist
ed upon TO buy. If you wish to pro6t by the Of
fer call at
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
JOHr1 DUORO,s,

on Main Street, ,Ashtsbuls aud be convinced tha
seeing is believing" 1859
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
THE SNOW

stopped falling a week ago, but we
are suffering from its effects yet.
There has been but little freight
over the roads for weeks, and a
great deal of inconvenience has re-
suited. Merchants are unable to
ship and produce from the interior
is lying along all the roads, waiting
for clear tracks. The snow fall on
the coast has been the largest for
fifty years, and as it has been gener-
al, New York suffers from it terribly.
The roads are now well nigh cleared,
and freight is pouring in in immense
volumes. Ten thousand men, two
days, would have kept the Central
track clear, but Vanderbilt would
not do it. He is a chip of the old
block. PIETRo.
New York. Jan. 30th. 1877.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
BUSINESS
is still as dull as it can be, with no
prospect of Improvement. /.

Vanderbilt's son Cornelius and
his sisters are preparing to make a
move on the old millionaire's will.
They are not satisfied with the half
million each left them, but they want
a slice of the hundred millions he
left. should be satisfied with what
the least of them got. Cornelius,
who is moving, was left an income
of two-thousand dollars a month,
but it isn't enough for him. He
wants one-tenth of the estate or
nothing.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
Dress Goods

of bargains space
allotted u
will only you call and satisfy yourselves =
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-02-02
part of New York. But this is

part of New York. But this is
let's whim, and perhaps it is as
pible as many other mems whiL
He is over seventy, and has not a
child to leave his vast estate to. His
nephews and nieces are all very rich,
but as they have not "Uncle Pc
ter's" quiet tastes, they will not OBJ
ject to adding his millions to their
own.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
NiolAc oS.i0taiy
Yankton, June Is, A. l.. 5S77
THE RIVER.

The steamer Silver Lake will arrive to-
night from Bismarck.
The steamer Chambers is preparing to
start below, to begin regular trips from
Sioux City to Niobraa.
An error occurred in yesterdays issue
whereby the name Black Hills appeared
when it should have been G. X. Peck.
The steamer Black Hills T. b. Burleigh
master and j. @. A. Parr clerk, arrived at
two O'Clock from Fort Pierre, four and a
half days out. She had fifty passengers and
no freight. 1t vas the lightest down trip
she has ever had.
Bismarck Tribune, July 81 The steamer
Josephine arrived last night from Benton
with 800 tons of ore, hides and peltry, and a
full passenger list. She leaves here to-mor.
row for Tongue river.....The Silver City
arrived from Big Horn. Generals Sheridan
and Forsyth came down on her......T The
Silver City reports the Yellowstone low,
The Kate Kinney will get away to-day fol
Buford 49, The steamer Benton will arrive
to-day from Benton, and Fontenelle to-mor
row.......The Silver Lake is coming from
Yankton. She will return to morrow t.
that place.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
Murder Will Out.

A few years ago august Flower" was
discovered to be a certain cure for Dyspep-
eia and Liver Complaint, a few hin Dis
peptics made known to their friends how
easily and quickly they had been cured by
its use. The great merits Of GREENS
AUGUsT FLOWER became heraided through
the country by one sufferer to another, I'M il
without advertising, Its sale hes become i'm.
mense. Druggists in EVERY TOWN If
the United S ates are selling it. No person
suffering with Sour Stomach, Sex Head
ache, Costiveness, Palpitation Of the Hear.
Indigestion, low spirits, etc, can take tire,
doses without relief. Go to your Druggis
Mills q Purdy and get a bottle for rs cent
and Try it. Sample bottles 10 cents
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
Good information.

Retaining Black Killers and all other in.
terested travellers, will find the route to the
,outh and east via Council Bluffs and the
Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs
railroad one of the surest, quickest, and in
every respect the best routes in the country.
Through cars run from Council b ufis and
Omaha, to st. Louis Through tickets to all
points, and full information can be obtained
Of the Dakota Southern ticket agent al
Yankton, or of the ticket agents Of the X
c., st, j. & G. B. r. r., at Council Bluff.
and Omaha.
a. c. DAWES.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
THE AGENCY BUILDINGS.
Award of Gontracts--A Yamkton Man Car
ries of Two OF Them, While Du-
luth Gets the Third.

ries of Two OF Them, While Du-
luth Gets the Third.
Proposals for the erection of agency
Cloud agencies, and the old Fl. Peck agen
cy, were opened yesterday afternoon at the
office of Gen. Hammond, superintendent OF
Dakota Indians, and last evening the con
tracts were awarded to the lowest response
BILE bidders, subject to the approva! of the
department. John Thornton, OF Yankton,
received the conlrac 5 for the buildings at
ST. otted Tail and Rid Cloud agencies, and
Roger S. Munger The contra l for work at
Fl. Peck The following IS lis, Of the
BIDS and bidders:
E CLOUD y PoTlED TAIL AGENCIES.
f. Ii, Ayers, Chicago, $20,7S7; James
Kinkead, Chicago, $4,000; A Montgom
cry, ST. Clond, Minnesota, S2S,900; H w.
Templiu, Mt Pleasant, Iowa, $4,000
SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY
T. 5 Clatkson, Yankton agency. $l6,250i
t. S Glaikson, Yapkton agency, $17,950'
JOhu iHOfnlou, dnAuDh, TJi't' II. ~
James AID Thomas Emery, Yaukton,
$13,064.
e CLOUD AGENCY.
T. S, Clarkson, Yankton agency, Sl7,250
John Thornton, Yankion, $l0,59S; II a
James ard Thomas Emery, Yankion
Sl4,064; T. S. Clarkson, Yankton agency
S1S.500
FORT PECK AGENCY.
II. w Templin. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, SIG
900; A Montgomery, st Cloud, Minnese
, ia, $l9.S00; John Thornton, Iankton, SIS
All; Rogers s.. MuIg er, Duluth, $14, 1874.
FOR FIJI HRE AGENCIES.
Q. S. Hoag|and, Washington, ID, G., 1854
500.
This work viii be begun as soon as II
award is approved, and the work will
hurried forward. MIR. Thornton's succe
is not only a good thing for him, bat fl
Yanktor, The purchase of materials W
be made here, and the transportation fiji
nished from this point. About $50, 900
. government money win be disburscd (
the benefit of this locality.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
COMPLEMENTARY

The following re. %olution, passed by the
masonic grand lodge, is one of the things
that makes the Merchants proprietor feel
good. Harvey & Brinkerhoff have been
presented with a certified copy to put in a
frame:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the most
worshipful grand lodge of Dakota, are here
by rendered to Bros. Harvey a. Brinkerhoff
of the Merchants hotel for hospitality ex-
tended TO the members of this grand lodge
during this session.
GEO. Ell. HAND,
Attest Grand Master.
w. Z. CATION,
Grand Secretary.
1ankton, June 10, A. l.. 5S77.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

schorgge will running a bread
wagon August 9Th. Parties desiring bread
delivered will please leave orders at the
store. He proposes to make aud deliver it
in such shape that domestic bread manuiac-
ture viii be no longer necessary. diff
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.
Department OF the interior,


Department of the Interior,
oFFlGE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
Washington, July 70, 1877.
CEALED PROPOSALS., Endorsed Proposals
- for Flour. Corn &c, CAS- the ease may bel.
and directed to The Commissioners indian Al
fairs. care OF Major ". b. HUGHEs, O.. Nj. {. S.
A.. sioux CITY. Iowa. viii be received until
1oN Of Wednesday ,u,ust % i.,7
~,
lof illlliShlhs al New YORK, fillaQelpilla, Ealu-
thore e. IiiGago, sion \ I yn !, oei 4 Pdai, OF ! ahkt2i'
ihe lolloSnls saplhles lohsle iloIah sefNice'Y VIZ
100000 pounds of Flour,
100000 Corn,
100000 =" Wheat,
10000 salt,
100000 sugar.
Also , ,arietv If otbe,, artio}es consj.ti,r az
carpentefis I'd stuithis sut,i,Iies h%arivare STA
tinti,arv f.rt,ifg itn,Jen9ih66t ,,san. ~ ,,.,51s-
,,o,tatIn, ,-n1J hay n, n, tiste'n III winch cam
bp itaJ an anp}icaii,,n 10 NJ k-lNGsIF4 20
clinton Place New YORK MaiurHrGHFS. sioux
rity r.,,t,i, ~ n %NS}I Tneys,,na r,nr,f9
~ M i Tg MrcnifrE = p9aani MAO MAO, .I E1 !
uNwtTxS Omaha ma tbt Ta,dj4,, t1fice
The bids vii be &c op ,t,le IA The ie' presence en- OF The
,,T,l.i,1sin, rnp,t,iff4. n Ii,.s ps9rl III Tndi.n.
'nm5n9ssj6Soers and ~, read %nnI9lieI% beriunin nli. ~ II
the hour above named. bidders are Invited 10
he ,1,esanf
y III, - MA r,,st ,si,, t1s names of Nh na,tia.
intprestpd i'm. OF PARTIES Tor il. and must have n
cnnl of thiS ADVERTISEMENT 3tfaphnd M lids
with considered from persons WHO haven any
4 resnect defaulted m any hid heretofore ANY or
an lids or any uart of any hid. win be rejected
# deemed for tie hest interests of rle Govern
Inent.
Every bid must he accompanied by a certified
/ check or draff. paNa}le M ftle order of fbe Com
VnssH NJ OF i iidiil@ AtfajrS = TO be be held I'' 6v him
Until tle execution of the contract. mon some
rs. Depository. which check or draft shall moi
! be less than five per centum of the amounto The
proposal and shan be forfeited to the Tnitet
States IN case any bidder receiving an aware
Shall fail 10 PROMPTLY enter into contract or i,
furnish a sufficient bond Herewith. otherwise IL
be returned To the bidder.
Tie l7ionr must be fresh ground of som,
ID 49,. - ~ ~ 1. tE-
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

A MosT REFRESHING AND HEALTHFUL
Institution is the morning bath, and it is
doubly benefci a when GLENN's SULPHUR
SOAP is added. Use it in preference to the
costly scented soaps, which sometimes in
jure instead of improving the skin.
HILL's INSTANTANEOUS HAIR Y
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

Opportunity is the flower Of time Time
is lsden down just now with flowers in the
shape of Gents GUNNER clothing and un-
derwear, to be sold at actual cost at Harry
Katz's. "Gather roses while ye may"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
Personal.

Mrs. G. H. Van Tassel came down on the
steamer Black Hills from Pierre.
F. T.. Van Tassel and wife made the
round trip on the steamer Black Hills.
G. E. Church, agent for the Valley Chief
reaper, arrived last night and left for Swan
Lake this morning.
G. S. Burton, of the l. G. r. r., and G.
j. O'Connor, of the G. & N. w. r. r., are
both at the Merchants to-day, and each is
looking out for the interests of the road he
represents.
John III. Colen, a member of the typo
graphical fraternity, has been rusticating
for the past nine days in the harvest field,
He reports all kinds Of grain and potatoes
better than the average.
Capt. John b. Raymond, U. S. marshal
for Dakota, arrived last night. Capt. Ray
mond declares empbatically that Yankton
is the pleasantest city in the west, and tina,
he is going to settle down and stay here.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

IA
Stackerl & Gadsden will arrive Wednes-
day evening with another car load Of fine
work and driving horses, which they are
noted for buying, and will have them for
sale IS usual at the Smithsonian hotel sta
bles.
Do not wait until you get East to invest
in a suit of clothes. Harry Katz's stock
will compare fayorably with some of the
largest in Chicago, in all respects, and he
will sell just as cheap as you can buy in any
eastern city. Every one who has been there
endorses this statement.
Straw hats at katz's.
Trunks and Valises at Katz's.
Gents summer underwear at Katz's.
Isle thread Balbriggan and British half
Hose at katz's.
While and co'ored Shirts at Katz's.
White Vests at Katz's
Everything cheap beyond compare at
KttZ's.
Don't fail to go to Katz's.
Visiting cards on damask board, white
and tinted bristols, at Press and Dakotaian
lob rooms.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

Remaining in the postofice at yankton
Yankton county, d. I, Aug. i, 1877. Ii
not called for in Sc days, viii be sent 10
the Dead Letter Office:
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02
WAR IN YANKT0N.

Schoregge will sell twenty-eight loayes OF
bread for one dollar; seven loaves fer twenty
five cents. DIFF
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-02

Nice tenement house with five rooms for
rent. Inquire at once of Bartlett Trip.
aug2 div