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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

City OF PAS.MA.-This steamer ar.
rived here last night about o'clock
AMI Captain Seabury reports foggy
weather nearly all the way from San
Francisco to Victoria She has SO cabin
passengers and five in the Storage.
The list Of her passengers has alread '
been given She brought 267 packages
(23) tons to Port Townsend, 1875 ga
tons) to this place, LAG Cl5 tons to Ia
coma. and 300 for Olympia, max
ing a total of l6l tons Her list
OF Seattle consignees is as follows
Boyd, Poncin & Young, G l. Mitchell,
Chiiberg Bros. G w NJ, C & NJ, Craw-
ford Il Harrington. Il L II. FW b,
FrAuenthal Bros. G X. CIV. Ooh
II c T, Harris 4 Attridge; ii W, Hen
bricks Il CARTS. Hall & Paulson. j A
NJ. s W, j p G, l., j W Mop, j s, }
Is. X b. l. Reinig, l. Andrews, l. S K,
NJ A Kelly & Go, Z s +. MIR Mad
docks. Nc & K, NJ McAndrews, 2 s. S.
PWZ, 2 d J. re Graves. Repton,
Holmes & Co, Schwabacher Bros & Co,
8 p Andrews & Co, s Baxter s. Co, T
G w, w II, VT, Waddell & Miles,
W&T. Wa F, VIII. Wa Chong.
VIM Maydenbauer, W II NJ, Wusthofl
Il Valid. W A Jennings.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
STEAMBOAT ITEMS Steamtug Ia
sna came In here Yesterday afternoon,

STEAMBOAT ITEMS. Steamtug Ia
sua came IN hers yesterday afternoon
jx arrived from Cape Flattery, having
bscd up the bark Sarah to Port Town
Nd for orders. A.. The Wenat is lying
4 The wharf and receiving new water
hais. to enable her to tow RATS long
faances without being compelled to
h into way ports for fresh water &.
be propeller Favorite towed out the
hfk Osmyn yesterday morning The
|SpAtch towel two large scows down
scAuckanat quarry for building stone.
The Nellie had q large freight
alsut 1000 cases. Of salmon up from
nsskilteo last night. :. The Messenger
Nd Otter leave for Olympia this morn
as ss the usual hour; "you pays your
.saey end you takes your choice. &.
tapl. Jack Cosgrove informs us that
y BlAkely will have her bouse on and
v 'sady 20 run in good shape in about
1sasy days. The Tcaser's house is
mig ssru of TO put in her new boilers
y engine ut Buiiene's wharf. .. The
~ and Success arc carrying to Ports
ssaisoa and Blakely. respectively, full
ads Of passengers and freight.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

"sskcr.- The 0ryoa,aa state.
sas steamship Ancon was built in
ioskin 1865. This is not au,hen.
ses vas built in San Francisco by
~ INC Nail Company as u ferry.
ae bay OF Panama To transfer
trom the cars to the steam
Sse vas driven by one of two en-.
q !. saas were 10 the old steamer So
- - inter engine to it being now
amer James NJ. Denahue, il
|a~nasco lay. These engines
vs q the Morgan Iron Works
sst, IN 1853. and outside o.
- vu Of the ANON ever saw
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

CONCERNING FREEPoRr. - Several
weeks ago we mentioned the death Of
George W. Prescott. Of San Francisco
who was one of the firm owing the
lumber mills and store at Freeport. OPP.
posite this city. Last week n. L. Drew
another of the firm. who has large lun.
Der yards at Vallejo and Sacramento
went into voluntary bankruptcy with
liabilities nearly $50. 900. having los,
nearly that much In the last two year:
by the decline in lumber. How thes<
misfortnnes will affect the concern here
remains to be seen. Capt. Marshall,
the resident partner, has boat oil
friends who would only be too happy
to see him weather the storm, as they
believe he will. and come out with q
bushel of 2o-iollar peiees.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
AMERICAN HOUSE.

AMERICAN HOUSE.
wv Harvey. W Va: John 4 Smart,
John McAuley. ohm Fergus son, John
Johns. A Bell, Richard Williams, Thos
ID Davis. Joseph Hutsby. Ed Hunt,
Newcastle; 5 Ward. Olympia; j A
Dwelly. WILDLY Island; c Wilson,
Port Blakely; III Muller, Portland; w
Kinds, San Francisco; II 4 Webster,
Me; d F Sharon, W III Pack wood. Kit
titas; Levin, NJ Walter, Saml Lyons,
Tacoma; Miss Mary Willis. Frank
Christopher. Astoria; William Penijo,
Lake Washington; W McMullen, White
River; e w Pratt, John X Miney Black
River; j Lancaster. W Harris. Sehome;
Frank Egan, Olympia; A Loring. II
Aster. Gig Harbor; NJ L Hicks, John
Field. White River; + Kimball. Renton;
Mrs Hulsly. Mrs Hunk, New Castle;
j n Stone. Puyallup; Chas Brown; Str.
Addie; John Priest, VIM Hankander.
Muckilteo; F H Gardiner. w P Sitton,
Chas West, j Camp. California; W
Dickens, Chas Sunday, Iowa; E Nor
man. p Conley, Mass; S Cadet, Cali
fornia, b Johns, City; A Wiley. ID
Dorchester and family. Il Lloyd Canada.
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,IILT IyqELLICEy(ER.
..d.y, september 4, 1877.

..,,rrrro sALxoS.-We are IN re-
-. letter from George + Myers,
s' ~, Of the MueA''ieo sal.
ST., in which he complains Of
. ,F'e tioo some references to allu-
81. n =. Major Blake would say upon
rs = Jackson, Myers 81 Co., for
.. IT. LIBEL. b printed with Columbia 1rG
ssns SALMON on their cans. These
E's' =, u "a. up in cases bearing the
80 ns If jackson. Myers & Co.
ss's. ,. 10 dramatically Canned Sal
o.'s,1. ackilteo, ". T." on every case;
-, ;. attempt TO sell them as anything
- 20 - sonnd salmon has been made
" .. sss aries packing them for export;
y, upeIilieo affair is a branch Of
Is d. Myers 4 Co.'S establishment
Ifasoo; Oregon, and is purely an
s ssn As far as the labels used
ssps1, .,s concerned, they were or
sss- n,;ntsd in March. and did not
ss'sa . r, August 9Th, whereas the firm
=, .I'' .,s s,., 1t Muckilteo red hot"
20 ~, ,,' 18th Il July. Does any sane
-. sno,ose they would 90 that long
san sap 81. This firm had BRAND
v a;s . .t stood as well as any
' shSl Oregon .sraSd Of salmon IN the
o's'' p,sne;,oo market; does nybody
ssh .. ,hey would sacrafice the repu-
. ~ If ,b.. brand by pslming off an
-. -, article Of fish: True. the Puget
s~',d mImon hss not the oil Of the
c.,smI;. river fish nor SO brilliant =
-. bat be has finer grain and
-. ssI;ca,e favor. Though the Col
-. river fish can be canned more
III, oo account Of their size, yet the
49,, Sopnd salmon are so much more
..ss,ifaI that the balance is in favor Of
- vsters. So impressed are they
n The importance Of Puget Sound
xssr;ss thst they are contemplating a
,nOy,l Of their works to Samish where
~ will open next year on much
.,,ss scals. So fer. they have canned
.s.,at 4 800 cases, equal to PIG. 900 cans,
i ,hich 1919 cases have already been
l,oued TO San Francisco by the Dako-
/. md 1000 more are on the Nellie to
: ,rspsferred to the City of Panama
a bsr arrival. Our salmon are deemed
.A..,;c,l With those of the Fraser river
,ad .bsy have stood the test Of the
gsslnh. Scotch and Irish markets sue
usiully for the past six years. Hence
q have no fears Of the outcome. Five
,un hence. will sec branches Of all the
isdse Columbia river canneries here.
N.hey have good luck in May, they
N stay It home where their own i'll
xsts ere; il they fail at home. Puget
| hand offers welcome to their indus
".
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

IHE COMMON ScmooLs.-The five
seools within Seattle district were
srsd yesterday morning and We were
= 70 note a general absence If boys
- the streets There are absut 800
9idren on the rolls of the school GEN.
4 marshal and nine teachers are en-
5sa to teach them. At the same
lie University also was opened
~ Toe management Of Prof. A. j.
sos. 30 much Auditory Of this
saan has been said by publications
slW that w reserve our criticism
= As. had an opportunity to
- ability. In the meantime we
'os him the cooperation Of
1sh end guardians.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
COURT PROCEEDINGS .

The business of the Court was pretty
well cleaned up yesterday. We append
list Of judgments and DEGREES filed
since last Saturday:
Thomas Clancy rs B f Bali & wife
Sale confirmed.
G Girty rs j r Robbins & wife. Sale
confirmed
Mcknight i Leary es JOS Kinnear
for Si25 IS.
Joseph Hart rs McCallister, fol-
SAB 40.
VIM Burke as Thos j jackson, fol-
$3.50 80.
Schwsbacher Bros & Co as Morrill, 4
Merris, for $500 90.
Crawford & Harrington rs str Nellie
Il Robbins and Thes A Wright, for
$2,OlO57.
Sarah NJ RentCn s. husband c. Ruel
Robinson, for sl,263
Crawford & Harrington CO James
Matt. Cor 81 $50 80.
John ii Marshall rs Swan Anderson,
for 1888 05.
Crawford & Harrington rs John
Mowatt, for $3l5 Al.
VIM Walker rs Otto Lund & wife, fol
$500 80.
Phelps & Wadleish rs NJ S Booth, for
S2i9 81.
Phelps & Wadleigh rs Mowatt and
Human, for 1916 q and costs.
Phelps & Wadleigh rs Frost & Fow.
Ter. for $3.50 IL.
A p Hotaling d Co rs Anderson and
Lowe. for $ll3 06 and costs.
Z Martin & Co rs Frank Matthews,
for $2j4 II and costs.
Crawford & Harrington RS Thos
jackson. for Sill SO and costs.
L L Marshall rs Thos Taylor. fol
500 "a.
Geo Allop rs A Hurdleboo. Dis
missed at plaintiffs coat.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

New PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev
Geo +. Whitworth reports that the
new Presbyterian church at Puyallur
is nearly done, and is one of neates'
country churches in the Territory. The
building is 23x45 feet in dimensions
1t will DO finished with plaster inside
ami cost about $1,000. Five hundred
dollars of this amount are donated by
the Board of Home Missions. $500 by
citizens of Portland, and the remainder
by the residents of the valley.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

BOUND UP.-Capt Connick. of the
tug Tacoma, informs us that he passed
the bark Whistler, Capt. Hotchkiss,
from San Francisco for this port She
is one Of six vessels owned by Simpson
Bros. & Co., the ship Western Shore,
barkentines Mclancthon. Modoc. Port
land and Tam O'Shanter. being the
other five. She will load for the
Seattle Company. while the Tam
O. Shanter, which will be due abou,
Saturday next, will take load of Rem
ton coal
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

RgSToy .CoAL.-Schnoner Compeer
completed her load Of Renton coal last
night and will haul around this morn
ing to Yesler's wharf and take on a
deckload Of lumber for j. NJ. Colnan.
She has 500 tons of coal, and if Mr.. Bur
nett only displays the same alaerity i'll
loading the Tam O'Shanter rs be has
done in loading the Compeer, he will
please Capt. Patterson and earn . good
name tor the Renton mine among the
owners of other vessels. who are anxious
to get coal freights, but do not like to
remain too long in port
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

QUIcKsTEP-Thi fine sloop arrived
here last night from WILDLY Island
with a full load of farm produce and
some hides. She is owned by her cap
tain and will go out on trading expe-
dition to Neah Bay and Quillihute
river. Her owner purchased over a
thousand dollars worth of merchandise
here last night. which he viii barter
for dogfish oil and furs with the
natives. After the trading season is Mt
an end, she will sail for Honolulu,
where her owner will sell if he gets a
good offer for her. She is fast sailer
and a capital sea boat in rough
weather.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
NJ. E. CONFERENCE

The Oregon aud Washington Terri
tory Conference of the II. E. Church
met at the regular morning hour
Bishop t Bowman presiding
The forenoon was occupied largely
with the reports of committees.
The interests OF the Paci6c Christan
Adr@eate received large share Of at
tention. ard the funds raised amounted
to 81 500, which will fully tide it over
into deep water
Votes of thanks to the railroads and
steam boats, also to private families and
hotels. for their reduction of fares and
for their generous hospitility
An extra session net at ~ p. VI. 10
finish up the business. after which the
appointments for the ensuing year
were read as follows:
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
r. NJ. Starr. Presiding Elder.
e. V. Anthony. Taylor Street, Port
land
X. :. Stubbs, Chaplain, American
Seamans Friend Society, Portland.
Z. p. Tower. Salem.
A. Laubach. East Psrtlard Circuit.
W. ID. Nickols. Oregon City.
John Finn. Clear Creek.
e. Anderson, Rock Creek and Howell
Prairie.
ID. l.. Spsulding. Jefferson.
J. T. Wolfe, Albany
n. Clark. Shed.
j. ". Miller, Dallas.
I. l.. Jones, Sheridan.
n. Doane, McMinyille.
T. l.. Sails, Dayton.
s s. Vandersol, Forest Grove.
William Butt, Hillsboro and East Tu-
alatin.
EUGENE CITY DISTRICT.
J. S. Mccain. Presiding Elder.
J. +. DeVore. Eugene City.
/. d. Driver, Brownsville.
II. Patterson, Corvallis.
II. c. Jenkins, Monroe.
Springfield and Creswell. supplied
by A. Driver, and one to supply.
Silctz Mission, 7. f. Royal.
Empire City. J c McCormic
Wilbur. j. Howard
Roseblrg, supplied by u. A. Crow
eli.
Grants Pass, c. II. Hoxie.
jacksonville, w. Hurlburt.
LAKE DISTRICT.
l. M Nicke-son. Presiding Elder.
L NJ Nickerson, Klamath
Goose Lake to be supplied.
& w Roork, Linkville.
Silver Lake to be supplied.
PUGET SOUND DISTRICT.
A c Fairchild. Presiding Elder.
1Dillon, Seattle.
A Atwood, Olympia
M Judy, Tacoma.
John Parsons. Port Townsend.
Thomas Maglll, WILDLY Island.
c Derrick, Skagit.
Thomas Goodpssture. Whatcom. Sup
piled
b Sharp. White River.
Fl Allyn, Chehalis
w 1 Cosper, Mound Prairie.
j. Matthew. Cowlitz.
f. A Judkins. Dungeness
N. A. Starr. Oysterville.
+. Elliott, Astoria.
Il. NJ. Reese. Lewis River.
g. Day. Vancouver
S. ID. Earl, Powell's Valley, Sup
piled
J. Ii. Acton, East Portland.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

To BE TEsrED.-The Olympia Stand
ard states that The y. p. K. r. Co. have
decided to give q trial TO our townsman
Bownans plan of railroad track and
will build section of it by way of ex-
pertinent
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
UNIVERSITY REOPEyING.-Our Ter

UNIVERSITY REOPEyING.-Our Ter
ritorial high school opened yesterday
with favorable prospects. As perhaps
all know. the grade is to be higher than
has been the case formerly. and the elc-
mentary chaps will be remanded to the
care of che public school teachers. where
they belong. Forty pupils were in at
tendance at the opening yesterday, of
whom goodly number were from the
country and down the Sound.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
Icy One car load of hay from &,

80 One car load of hay from Capt.
Browns farm on Cedar river came
down on the s. & w. ". Il. X. yester.
day-the first shipment of the new
crop. Capt. Brown was paid 5000 dol
lars damages by the Railroad Company
FOR the right Of way through his farm.
He now readily avails himself Of cheap
transportation in preference to the old
style river methods by scows at so per
cent. higher rate.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

BRoUGHr UP.-Thompson, the man
who killed Baxter ~ Renton last
Spring, was brough. up from Port
Townsend on the City of Panama last
night. and will receive sentence on
Wednesday.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

DEPARTURES. Bark Osmyn WAS
towed Oh: yesterday from this place
and the schooner Twilight frca Port
Discovery. The destinations of both
vessels was San Francisco. F. The fine
schooner Norway. Capt Smith. viii
leave here for the same por, to-day with
. load of lumber.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

PoLicE CouRr.--Our worthy Squire
fined George Davis IS aud costs Jester.
day for being drunk and disonasrly.
He liks~iss put fine Of one dollar on
Jeremiah RAwson Coz fighting.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

49, cskws-Barkentins En-
~ and brig Lev, Stevens are
Arss @esf for New caledoni.; SO
'p Brown Brothers. new
Races and deck plank a.
sls1 |; = notwithstanding Por,
~ sae port of entry for Pu-
M ]. 49, foreign-bcand ships
Rssead 10 SEATTLE for crew.
vast them.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

HEAVY SrocE. Fifty tons OF stoves
and tinware were brought here on the
bark Harvest Home, consigned to
Hugh McAleer. who IS now opening
them for sale in the old Fashion saloon
building. This is said to be the largest
invoice Of this class OF goods ever
brought here by any firm.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

n, We have at our Office a twig
- grown by Patrick Hayes, on
"ser. which We will match
~. s1ysn'ng in the shape of hops
|As,oe es cultivated here, There
~Ssx blossoms on the ,wig,
- = s'e1 are over three inches in
II ~. srowers should take pains
As,t..~ grow a iiue staple for
~ Dat Also to see that il Is
- 1op<rly in workmsnlike
|ASs.' nat It's consignees can pre-
ae In . merchan,able share
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

~ Father Prefontaine informs US
that . number Of hoodlusn boys have
made . practise lately Of entering the
grounds adjoining his church. pilfering
what fruit they want. destroying still
more. and also tearing down the fenc-
ing. 1t is to be hoped some Of those
gamias may be caught and severely
punished for such nefarioas acts.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

AKsIvALs.-The only arrivals yesser
day AZ any SQUAD ports were the bsrks
Chirlayo and bsrkentine Emma
Augusta, the former At Ssshsek and the
latter at Port Blakely. r
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
W- II MAS wrong in our reporter T,

W- II wss wrong in our reporter to
nickname the tug boat S. L. AAstick as
hs dill. even il he did it for pleasantly.
Ru, il steamboat has a whistle
that sounds on q dark night like the
believing Of COW. is thar any reason
Why certain editor Should emulate the
example of so animal without horns, but
able to supply the deficiency with ears,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

ASasaal PEAcH COUNTRY
~. sa friend h.. placed on
-, splendid peaches, large
las e. :. other note Of sspl..
r. 49, they grew in seattle.
- I pictare' and no
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

For SALE. in lots to suit. $4,000
grain sacks. S. BAXTER & Co.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04

PURE Mocha Coffee for sale cheap at
Chilberg Bros.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS,

KALAMA TO TACOMA,
DAILY, SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.
Kalama 20 A. n. Tacoma. -. 800 P. n.
Tacoma. 100 A. N. KalAms..... .l2:30P p. n
Connections:
At Kslama with o. S. n. Co.'S boats for all
points or the ColumbiS river. At Tenino with
stages for Olympia.
At TACOMA with Steamers for Seattle, Olym-
pia and all other points on Puget Sound
On Saturday and Wednesday At 6 A. NJ. with
steamers for Port Townsend. Victoria, NanAimo,
New Westminster and Fraser River.
Connecting with Pacific Mail Steamship Conn.,
panys steamers tri-monthly from Victoria TO San
Francisco.
Through fare from Portland to San Francisco
Cabin..... .825 90 Steerage......S I2 90
Through Tickets for sale at the Office Of the o.
8. N Co.. Portland, Or.
8, A. RLACK.
General Superintendent.
H. W. FAIRwEATHER,
Jun3 General Tictet Agent.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-10
''PokER loE's' TEN McoallANoaaEnrs.

A correspondent writing from Central
City, near Desdwood, gives the latest Black
Hills version Of the Ten Commaudments.
which have become the common law oflhe
land: : :,
We had to hang = man here the other
dav, We'd been putting 1t of on account of
lack Of time and bit OF sentiment, iii the
morals of our town had at last become %
bad - those of Chicago In all c.mps aud
towns tn the Hills there are certnin under
asord things. They form sort of second
Ten Cnmmandments, sud read al fnllows
!. Thieves and rnt,bers viii he driven
ont OF camp for the first ottense-hunx fos
for the second.
Q. The man who picks quarrel had
better pick NO his traps.
g. Men convicted Of murder shall be hung
on the asme day.
T. Posing bogus money viii euti,le a
cosp TO r.ss out Of town, everybody taking
a kick at him a. he enes.
8. Don't cnnvtct your neighbours wife.
8. Lying should be discouraged.
=. Whack up even on all finds"
=. No Sinking in an Indian fight. y
.. All notes Of hand must be paid when
due, or down goes the maker.
10. Rebellion sgaiust the legal author
ity of the town., shoves the rebel out And
condscstes his claim.
Most any man can live up to these law,
and mt shed hair, aud the man who
doesn't mean to, will, sooner or later. b,
choked to death.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-10
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

The bill introduced into the house on
Monday by Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, for
postal savings bank, provides that in each
office where poslmaster's salary is $1,000,
on application savings bank shall be es-
tablished. Deposits shall I've received at as
low an amount as twenty-five cents, the
account not to exceed $500, and when $25
is deposited. II shall bear 3 per cent inter
est when placed subject to ninety days
notice before call. 1t authorizes the issue
of 3,65 bonds in denominations OF $25, $50,
800 and 200. with coupons payable every
three months. which, on demand, shall be
payable on the amounts deposited when
called. It provides. furthermore, for ad-
ditional bonds for postoffices where such
banks are established, and that the bonds
may be increased from time to time, and
leaves tue execution Of the provisions of
the act with the postmaster the
secretary of the treasury to issue the bonds
on notification Of the postmaster general /;
that when more than 1000 600 is so
deposited, that amount shall be held by the
sixth auditor for the payment Of account
demands. ggyi,.E r.s
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-10
FESTIVAL SCENES At oeAowoou.
From the Black Hills Pioneer,


The long, weary journey from Sidney
had come to and end, our hero had per-
suaded "bull team" In advance. Of .
fright wagon 70 visit this land Of aold he'd
arrived, soiled and weather. beaten 10 the
metropolitan city of Deadwood. The
weary march was forgotten and Joy was
unconfned. A fervent admirer of the fair
sex, he sought the dance house. where
take your partner is the only in,roduc-
tion needed. When the exciting moment
of f"gcnts to the right"was announced his
colossal cowhidcs smote the floor like the
stamps ofa quartz mill. When the vel.
come sound Of balance to the right" rang
through the crowded hall our pilgrim ut.
tered one long hoopee, and shouldering his
fair partner, absorbed q tumblerful q!
burning fluid. partners for a quadrille." !"
Our hero spraLg upon the floor and extern.
porized break down. Dog on my melt.
am the tiger Of the woods. Come here
gal. let's have some more taran,ler juice. !"
"All SET" shouted the floor manager.
"Scrspe them cats inwards and let's Goldfish
around" In the excitement Of "all hands
round heavy weight unfortunately COLI.
dcd with our pilgrlm and explanations
were no avail" Il am bad" shouted our
hsro. Let me at him, let me chaw his
name; I'm coyote. Let go my harness ;
I'm woolly horse hard to curry, hoopee !!
I'm an elephant, Tm-just then he trod on
favored corn Of burly herder, who
pasted our hero one between the eyes, which
seated him violently ON the floor. As he
rose. blowing the ruby fluid from his nasal
promontory, be reiterated, I'm an elephant
but my hides tore"