Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-06

Tue tsnt business has bern lively to-day.
The mud In the streets IL rapidly drying
up.
County, city and territorial warrants for
sale q this once.
Tbs coanty board Of csmmis.io ioncrs adj
joarnA; alns die Yesterday. = z-----T=----- =
Throogh mail from sully failed to arrive
lass sight on account of7high water 10 the
creeks.
Eight .en,s have been erected At the foot
bt Walnut street, on the leves. all occupied
fby Black HiIlers
The Dakota Southern train left on tune
this morning. The rosd is all right and
the water falling.
The b no change in The situation a. The
surveyor generals office Gen. Dewey 10
still in possession.
Fourteen wagons belonging 10 McCorkey
4 Hfdreth's Black Hills transportation
y tnis left Yankton to-day for Pierre
Only two companies of troops will be
left At sully this summer, the balance ol
The Garrison going to the Indian country
About four hundred men arrived on las,
nights train from Sioux City, mostly for
(sths Black Hits. Itsio1k four coaches 10
bring them
oWork hes yet been done ON the du,-
way below White swan and the road there
b represented TO be In more dangerous
condition than ever.
The Concord coaches des,inel for the
Pierrs and Black Hills line are nearly ready J
for use and they have hxndsoms look
with the new paint on them.
Harvey & Brinksrhoif, of The Merchants
aays leased Maj Desiits farm and ars
stocking !, with horses, cattle, hogs, chick.
ems and early sptirg vegetables.
1hs passenger depot w.s crowded with
Back Hifieis THIS morning. To-day the
levse is lined with little camp fires where
tho travellers are warming up thsir ra,ions.
V We have been experimenting on. the
shect Of blue glass on house plants. Re
suit, about 1--WE hundred lively young grass
hopIers from dnzeu pots Of earth, Fol
early hoppers, Use blue glass
universalist services will be held !,
Stoees hall, Sunda, afternoon and evening
Rev. Kari Gsrner, of Cherokee. Iowa. vii
preach Afternoon subject, Man eve
ming subject @MAetIern lAetIern r ffsseviivaiifists =
A herd Of horses was sent up couu,r,
to-day By Hu,chins, which will give hin
enough stock TO run four horse stages al
the vsy from Yanktoa TO Pierre. Tn,
Northwestern line is exhibiting sensig,
which will surely wln.
The upper warehouse. covering severa
acres Of ground, is nearly filled With good
belonging 70 Brmble, Miner & Co. ant
goods they have sold TO up river customer
which will b. shipped by The frs, boats
They do the largest buslnesa Of any firm il
the the territory.
Bambls. Niaes q Co and VOLTA Bros
Who operats n sAsr, hare nfty ~sgon. q,
Ne road betwsea Yank,on and the Hill
[and arc Gov 6tsisg np nn more Of Iii
hinges. size. They afe ensag.d exclusiv.
y In tbs freiEhting business snd have =,
they can do. This is the oldes, freigh
line on the route.
A party Of seventy -one men arrived Ia,
night from Chicago, under charge Of Ms
J. II. Conkiin, They are en- route to th
| Hills and purchased ticksk,s through fror
T Chicago 10 Pisrrs for eighteen dollar
which 10 one hundred per cent. lower far
than is afforded by any other route. The
will 90 from YAnkton to Pierre on th
Josephine, Of the Burlelgh line. Nj.
Conklin y thoroughly acquainted with th
HILLS. having been member Of Prof. Jer
ney's scientific party, last summer. sTh
men who came with him are mostly fro,
Illinois and are hardy and inlelliger
looking crowd.
Most Of the boats now waiting ii Ii
Yank,on levee are dslayed BY the non 4
rivsl Of the government inspector, who h.
j the privilege OF looking them over befoi
they begin their seasons work. The pc,
ally for starting before inspection is mad
y 10000, and II ID therefore not profi,aL
for bat to 60 oG without her paper
Boat owners are just now indulxing 4
about = much profanity Is river men a,
permitted to fuse In tthis portion Of Il
world, because the inspectors doIno, 4
teDd o.thcir dnty. DR. Burletgh has use
~ tstesrsph Without stint to secure an i
spsctor vhs will como Immediately
Tankton and give hin, pr
mission t0 move his boa,
4 he haa over hundred Passengers engsg.
lef Pierre and to b. held back By the dill
4 tory movements of government, officials
psr.tcohsly agaraystlnF.
ss ~ T. Woofiey, whelesale and relsll diea
ss in Groceries and Provisions, Third stree