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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The Chicago Times condenses the silver
situation in the following terse terms: "Ii
silver had never been monetized in this OF
any other country-if the proposition was
now to introduce as money metal hitherto
unknown to the world, and which had never
been employed as money-speculations as to
the effect Of such proceeding might be ex-
tended indefinitely; but no such question is
now presented. Silver as money is as old as
history. Silver has been demonetized
but few years. 1t had been legal
coin from the first foundation of the gov
ernment to 1873, and had during all
that time. and for two years after, COM
manded a premium in gold. For century
prior to 1873, silve. had maintained su
periority to gold, to the extent that COM
puted at the weight of pure silver in the
American dollar, the silver coin was worth
more than the gold one. The decline in
the value of silver is due to its demonetlza-
tion by Germany and the extraordinary de.
mand for 30O,O0o,o00 of gold by that couu.
try. The cause is temporary; and, when
the cause has ceased TO exist, silver will be
restored to it, ordinary value in gold, If
this country remonetizes it,"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
A caurHaesw.An conumpaun.

"1Eneas, DEAR" murmured the beautiful
queen Of Carthage, as one summer eve with
Pensive thought they wondered on the se'
beat shore, "Eneas"
"Speak, queen of the seas" the goddess
horn replied, speak on; what whilst he,
haben?'
"Tell me one thing" she said and her
wistful eyes looked up into bis like dreams
of melting starlight; tell me, my good lord,
Zone? Thou bright.eyed daughter of the
stars, thousand r. replied her hero.
Nay" she Whispered, leaning closer to
him and nestling her head upon his breast.
20 that her lifted eyes might smile and
shine upon the bronzed face Of the hero,
but one"
"Unus, sed a buster" he muttered quoting
from Erop. which he h,d read when a boy,
''ask what you will, and !, by all the gods,
will tell you what you seek to know"
She was silent for little space and then
looking up tenderly into his face, sighed
softly and said,
"If billy goat is butter"
Eneaa started and his eyes stood out ON
his cheek bones and stared at each other and
Queen Dido in utter amaxement. She went
on
"Would you call nanny-goat but
tress?
The goddess born sat her down upon a
rock and said he Just remembered it was
lodge night. He fed. He climed into the
first ship he saw and beat his way 10 the
next port, and Dido never saw him more
Burlington Ha,ckeye.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
TWO TRAINS MEET.

Cheyenne, Dec. 26.-Express train No. 4
and freight train No. .collided one mile
east of this city At o'clock this afternoon.
A dense fog prevailed at the time and nei
ther "a! the others approach until they
were within one hundred yards Of each
other, when Engineer Weeks of the express
discovered the freight approaching. He at
once reversed his engine and applied the
air brakes, when heand his fireman jumped,
the fireman receiving no injury while Weeks
escaped with . dislocated ankle. On the
freight engine we're Michael Mcguire, en-
glneer, and Michael Callahan, fireman, the
latter Of whom was killed instantly and the
legs Of the former cut of, and his death oc-
CURED two hours later Conductor Curtis
Of the freight train wa, on the engine and
jumped, saving his life. Neither train was
moving over ten miles per hour. The engine
Of the freight was driven entirely through
the 6rst freight car and badly wrecked. The
passenger train vss len damaged. The
tfsia behind the 6rst baIgags car vas very
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
APPOINTMENT OF TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Sioux Falls Paragraph.

Sioux Falls Pantagraph.
We wish to call attention to the import.
auce Of having the "Organic Act" of this
territory so amended that the people shall
have the right to elect the treasurer, audit.
or, superintendent of public instruction,
and such other territorial officers as may he
provided for by our legislature Under the
law, as it now Glands, these officers are ap
pointed BY the governor. This ia
manifestly unjust, and the law ought
to be repealed at once. 1t needs
no argument to establish this.
A statement of the facts ought to convince
every citizen that prompt action should
be taken bv the people in order to bring the
matter before congress at its present ses-
sion. Have the peorle of this territory nc
rights that the government is bound to re
spect? Are the people to be disfranchised
because they reside IN territory? Are
We not as we'll qualified to elect
them at the polls as the people of the
adjoining states? If the people were au-
thorized by law to elect the governor there
would then be show of right in clothing
him in such authority.
The president of the United States has the
power 10 select men from remote parts of
the earth, and send them to occupy. for a
brief period the positions of responsibility
and trust. Congress has unquestionably
authority las question Of
power to aututhorize any one
Of these men to appoint our territorial
officers, but We deny the right of congress
to exercise the power. The officers are
paid by the territory and should be elected
BY the people. Petitions should circulate
in every county asking congress to amend
this law, and our delegate 10 congress urge
the matter upon the attention of congress.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The charge of Judge Shannon, to the
jury in the libel case of the territory against
Taylor Brothers, published in yeeterday's
issue, is complete epitome of the Law Of
libel and as auch it is 9 valuable document
for newspaper men to file away for refer
ence. The subject DISCUSSED is one upon
which the people need information and it
was because the charge touches upon all the
points in this subject that we gave it at
length. Judge Shannon devoted himself
most assiduously to the preparation of the
document and has made it clear, concise
snd conscientious exposition of the law-one
which will compare favorably with the best
legal opinions of the land.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
RETIRED FOR INSTRUMENTATION

Paris, Dec o6.-The Moniteur announces
that In consequence of the inquiry ordered
BY General Borel, minister of war, Gen
Bressells has been placed on the retired list
for insubordination in having demonstrated
With his superior against orders issued du.
ring M. Rocheboults tenure Of the war
ninietry, that troops should prepare for i'm.
portapt movements in the event of certain
contingencies. The Moniteur declares that
the public has right to full explanation
of the pature Of these orders. but il any
military manifestations were intended the
idea did not originate At E'ysee, % Presi.
dent MacMahon was ignorant Of such
plens. Il 10 also stated 10 some republican
circles tbst President Mac Msbon was ignc.
rant al these plans, which were intended u
% carried into execution In the event Of hia
rssignation.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The red ribbon temperance movement
We Judge by the appearance of the Standard
has taken firm hold in Vermillion. Rev.
j. II. Lozier, of LeNfars, has been at work
there and as the result of his efforts the
Standard publishes the names of nearly
three hundred signers of his pledge. A
large number of these are the names o.
ladies and girls, who are supposed never te
indulge in the ardent whether they sign the
pledge or not, but in the list We notice suf
fcient material for reform to render Mr.
Lozier's work grand success in its incep.
ton. Sioux City is also undergoing a re-
formatory Transformation in which leading
citizens are prominent by their open sup
port
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
IT Rec0lLSoN nm.

From points 10 the case of Acklin vs
Darrell, contestants from the third Louisi'
ana district published in the New Orleans
Tunes ana other papers, it appears the lat.
ter attem. t by Darrell 10 indict Loud will
recoil on him Acklin has secured the or.
iginal correspondence bstween the parties,
the wife of one having given Darrell's wit
nesses away and produced this correspond
ence which exposes the whole conspiracy.
BY these documents and by corrobative tes-
timony 1t 10 shown thst large sums of money
were paid parties testifying for Darrell.
Acklin conte1uplates proceedings against
these parties 10 the state courts. Acklina
friends claim thatIthe only object Of the
prosecution against Loud BY Darrell was to
delay the case before the congressional com.
mittee.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The following circular has been posted
in the treasury department under the head
of No vacancies": Persons honorably
discharged from the military or naval ser
vice by reason of disability or sickness in.
CURED in the line of duty shall be preferred
to appointment for civil Office, provided
they are found to possess the business ca.
pacity necessary for the proper discharge of
the duties of such Office.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
pLEvaA's DOWNFALL.
Dogs Feeding on tho Corpses and Bird.
Picking at their Skulls.

Picking at their Skulls.
London, Dec 2e, 1s77.-Mr. Maceahap,
the correspondent of the London Daily
News at Plevus. sends terrible story Of
the state Of thin sprevailing in and around
the captured town. Before the recent great
storm Plevna was simply charnel house
Modern warfare has no parallel for it. and
its horrors can only be compared to those
which followed in the wake of Ghenghis
Khan or Timour, as their savage Tartal
hordes swept over and desolsted Asia. The
famished dogs, of which there are always
large numbers in every Turkish town, were
feeding on the corpses of the dead and the
bodies Of the still living wounded. The
savage bowls of the greedy brutes as they
tore the putrid flesh of the dead and crunch.
ed the bones between their teeth, the cries
and eroans Of the wounded as they vaiply
struggled with the dogs, might be heard for
were picking at the skulls, hopping from
smearsd with human blood, anG screaming
with fiendieh delight. Dogs fought among
themselves, and bird struggled with bird
for the possession Of morsel Of human
flesh, and the most indescribable horror
prevailed. In one house alone
th,rty-seven dead and ffty.three
wounded Turks were found, some of the lat
ter in half decomposed and putrid state,
and the wounded in condition that can be
more easily imagined than described. Some
of the wounded were able to crawl about,
and clu,ched at odd morsels of food that
we're found in the hands of the dead, de-
vsuring it with feverish avidity; hut thou
sands Of them were utterly helpless, and
awaited death or succor with listless fatal.
ism. One thousand prisoners were huddled
together on the bank Of the Vid, and the
horrors Of their position equaled those Of
the great plague which ravaged Europe in
the fourteenth century. Living and dead
we're piled together promiscuou.ly in heaps
like wood, and carted away. There were
only three carts available for the work, and
the confusion was indescribable. Osman't
bravery ia stained and blackened BY his
treatment Of the Russian wounded that fel
into his hands.
The Bucharest correspondent of the Her
aid says that fearful retribution has over
taken part of Osman's army, which wa.
caught on the march by that dreadful snow
storm. Fate seems to be wreaking venge
ance for the slaughter of the Russian wound
ed, whose corpses lie unburied on the hill
around Plevna.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The comptroller of the currency will issue
no more notes of the denomination of SIS to
the First National bank of Hanover, Pa,
nor to the First National bank OF Tamaqua
Pa, dangerous counterfeits of said note.
having recently been put in circulation. All
persons should refuse the SIS of these banks
and the holders should forward such note,
to the red emption agency At the treasury
department.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

The war department on Wednesday re.
ceived dispatches In relation to events just
transpired in San Elizario and in Ell Pssc
county, but the only information given out
by the department is that all is now quiet
there and that Col Lewis, who commands
in San Elizario, has been ordered to assist
the sheriff in making arrests. to prevent
violence against all persons arrested and to
protect citizens from being pillaged or in
any way interfered with BY mob. It i.
unoficially stated, however. that Unitid
States troops were called upon to assist in
making arrests of parties connected with
the killing of Judge Howard and others,
and that 10 so doing resistance was offered
and two Of the mob killed, and subsequent.
" two of the persons arrested we're taken
out and lyrcted bv rangers.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28

little injured. The express messenger vas
thrown from end to end Of car, but was not
injured. The responsibility rests ON Dis
pstcher Langdon. Who, it is said, realized
his failure to hold No. for No. Z too late
tn atom her.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
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The Sioux Falls Paragraph favor. Judge
Kidder's bill giving to the people Of terri
tories the power to elect territorial officers.
Its remarks are published in another col
umn.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
Sleep Is She Best stimuIant.

The best possible thing for a man to do when he feels too weak to carry any thing through, is to go to bed and sleep as long as he can. This is the only recuperation of brain power; be- cause during sleep the brain is in a state of rest, in condition 10 receive and appropriate particles of nutriment from the blood, which take the place of those who have been consumed by previous labor, since the very act of thinking burns up solid particles, as every turn of the wheel CT screw of the steamer IS the result of cOnsump- ton by fire of the fuel in the furnace. The supply of consumed brain sub stance can only be had from the nu- tritive particles Tn the blood which were obtained from the food eaten pre- vIously; and the brain is so constituted that it can best receive and appropriate to itself those nutritive particles dur ing a state of rest, of quiet and sullaess of sleep. Mere stimulants supply nOth- ing in themselves; they goad the brain and force 1t tO a greater consumption of it's substance, until it is so exhaust cd that there IS not power enough left to receive a supply.-EX.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
watermesons as a Medicine.


 It seems that watermelons have be- come out of patience of being consid- cred the occasion of medicine giving and have assumed the role oi doctor
 Byron Tyson writes the following from
 Washington to the Marysyille Appeal
 for the encouragement of watermelon
 growers and the prevention of ague:
 Watermelons are a mild aperient, and if eaten regularly, say at least once a day during the melon season, they will serve to keep the bowels free and easy, and so long as the bowels are kept in
 that condition there is not'much dan ger of disease. But if they be eaten
 irregularly, say exlravagantly for two or three days and then none for two or three days, the bowels become cost
 i've and sickness is the result. During July, August and September last, | was
 located in one of the mining towns of California where no melons were rais- ed nearer than twenty miles NOtwith- standing the distance we had to haul
 them l generally managed to keep a
 good supply on hand. On one occa- sion, however, they gave out, and for several days l had none. 1 expressed
 myself to the effect that 1 was fearful
 1 would have a chill. Sure enough in
 a few days l had one I, however, soon received supply of melons, and by indulglng freely with the aid of
 a proper diet Consisting largely of canned oysters and vinegar1 l was soon all right without the aid of a particle of medicine. Previous to the t.me re- ferred to l had never durIng the melon season, for twenty years or more, been without a lull supply, rarely passing a day without partaking of them one or
 more times During said time l never
 had chill. Now it would seem that if they would induce sickness, such as fever and ague, as has often been alleged, 1 would during a period of twenty years or more have had some experience in that line. If eaten ir- regularly they will doubtlesss produce diseases of the character mentioned {;
 but if eaten regularly 1 do not believe
 better preventive of the aforesaid
 diseases can be found l therefore ad-
 wise people, especially those in fever and ague districts, to eat and spare not
 Then sec if at the close of the present melon season they will not coIncide
 with me in the foregoing opinion.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
The Famine i'm Southern India
 Fearful State Of Affairs.

LONDON, August 15.-The Times Bel lany correspondent describing the ef- fleets of the famine in Southern India, says: The great bulk of the people are now emaciated. Their ribs are sticking out in painful prominence, and their skins are covered with dirty looking disquamation of the cuticle described in the Irish famine of 1S46 by Dr. Donovan, as peculiar famine irruption. If we look at the thousands of people collected on the relief, we find the famine marks are of universal prevalence. The Superintendent of the relief operations in Adoni reports that a journey over one of his roads resembled the path of a great battle in the number of dead and dying. If the people had been smitten by local out break of cholera in ordinary times, they would have fled from the works and never returned; but so severe Is the pressure for food, that none could afford to leave the works and lose their pay even for single day.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
Masked Batteries.

If you'll keep it secret-honor bright I'll tell you little story, Joe; that happened to me last ight Here at the masquerade ball, you know. You may have noticed I've spooned Of late On Laura Clyde nothing else to do She's rather pretty-at any rate, Fond of flirting, and am, too. Laura's friend Of my sister Fan; Her room joins mine, and the walls are
 thin,
 So !, by accident, heard them plan Their dresses for masquerading in. The ball was lovely and the costumes fine. And either dancing or iced chamDagne- Can't say which, but expect the wine Just A little confused my brain. So meeting Laura-a gypsy maid Knew her at once by her dress, you see 1 took her out for a promenade On the piazza alone with me. " FlIrted?" Said was deep In love. Mady worshiped the ground she trod, Vowed by all below, above;
 Did she return it?-s word, a nod9 The fair head dropped In assent; and Snatched of her mask-with rapture
 kissed her; A peal of laughter was my reply, By love! old boy, it was my sister. Laugh at me, Joe! Don't spare my pride! Nor mind my feslings-I feel so glad IL was my sister, not Laura Clyde; Eesvensi What an escape hadi
 Vanity Verses.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
Pulpit and Scripture on the Strike

Says the Philadelphia Times: The great strike has been noticed from al most every pulpit in the land, but we doubt if any more eloquent sermons were preached from more appropriate texts than in San Francisco. The Rev HoratiO Stebbins took the attacks on Paul in Jerusalem as his text: And all the city was moved and the people ran together, and they took Paul and drove him out of the temple, and forth with the doors were shut; and as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the Chief Captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar- who immediately took soldiers and centurIOns and ran down unto them {; and when they saw the Chief Captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul Then the Chief Captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, '" etc. Dr. Woodbridge took this verse of Zephania: " In the same day also punish all those which fill their mas terS' houses with violence and deceit ' " Let every soul be subject to the high CT powers was the theme of Dr Pat tersOn's discourse, and Dr. Jewell took these verses of Samuel: Shall l then take my bread and my water and my flesh that have killed for my shearcrs, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be? So David's young men turned their way and went agaIn, and came and told him all these say ings. And David said unto hls men: Gird ye on every man his sword And they glrded on every man lis sword {; and David also girded on his sword {; and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by this stuff" Other texts of the day were these: Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise Of theIr waves and the tumult of the people 7" Psalm, lXv., '; Thou shalt remem- Der the Lord thy God, for it is lie that giveth thee power to get wealth "- Deuteronomy, viii, IS; And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be hon. ored, all the members rejoice with 1t !" Il Corinthians, xiii. 26.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
Dishonest Mine Management.

VIRGINIA, NEv., August l5.-The Chronicle of this afternoon contains a two-column article against the Julia Mine, charging the management with having expended $3SO,0OO of assess ments during the past year for which they have nothing to show Tn the shape of developments. Its mining expenses are about SS,O00 month and u is S5l ,O00 in debt, with a fourth as sessment of $ll0,000 just levied. It publIshes statement of employees, charging Superintendent Ihayer with having set men to work or his house who were paid by the Julia Mine, and having the Julia Mine carpenters make his household furniture.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
DemRgOgues and Labor.

The curse of labor in this country is the ruling spirit of demagogism that reigns in the direction of all political parties, and makes towards of all party newspapers. All gush with professions of devotion to the interests of labor, and all desert it when laborers revolt and defy the law and face the bayonet and the bullet in obedience to the prac- tical teachings of pretenders and pol troons. There hasn't been an honest plank in either a Republican or Dem ocratic platform, State or national, dur ing the last ten years, and the men who have climbed into office as the blatant champions of labor, as a rule have been as perfidious as cOwardly.-Philadel- phia Times.
Arizona citizen., 1877-08-25
Condition of the Texas-Pacific.
IsespeCtlully, J. X. WILLIAMSON, Commissioner.

PHILADELPHIA, August 15. - The Directors and stockholders of the Tex as- Pacific Railroad met today. The annual reports show that 4S0 miles of track had been completeI; |; receipts s, ,281, ,976; profits S31S,9S5. Under the adjustment of s913,OOO.5O of indebted ness of the California and Texas Rail way Company, Ss4,749.11 had been sat isfied by July ?, 1877, and, on June II. the liabilities of the road were but S1S5. .56j.7S, with III miles Of road in operation, fifty locomotives and l050 cars of all kinds There has been a reduction of $3S, ,4S2.75 in running ex- penses; a gain of 129 miles, 635 cars and thirty-two engines. The balance of the floating indebtedness was but S705, ,26f agalnst $934, 267 in June, 1876, and they have on hand to pay their debt $304 900 of first and consolidated mortgage bonds.