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L. u VI IL II X .
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We have on wharf about $50 900 feet Of Prime
Heart "a Georgia BOARpS which we will sell for
1HIKTY DAYS, at s2O per 90 feet.
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THE TITLES to the lands for public build
in IS al Austin, Texas, ard II arr burg, p :,
have been passed upon by the Treasury =
psrtment, aud work upon them will be com
menced at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-22

RUINED BIZ DRAW PoKER.-AmOng the
* senator's To whom Tweed says he paid
money, VIM. n Graham figures sonewha AT
prominently. Graham was democrat for
the Orange Sullivan district. He was the
president OF a national bank at Middletown,
and was supposed by his neighbor to be
respectable and honest man. II he was he
underwent great change soon after reach
ing Albany. The temptations of the gaming
table proved too much for him, and he was
soon heavily involved by reasons of losses
al draw poker. Tweed disposes of Graham
ae one To whom he paid money all the
time"-which is probably the exact truth.
Graham passed for q rich man, but he was
always broke. He gave his due-bills every
night, and within "A day or two he al ways
took them up. The presumption is that he
had seen Tweed in the interval. Bat when
that ample source of supplies was cut off and
Graham'S term in the senate had expired. The
vicious habits 10 which he had ri ven himself
up could not be thrown Off, and Graham
stole large sums from the bank of which he
was president, and gambled the money
away 10 New York. He was arrested con-
yicted and sentenced TO a term OF imprison-
ment in the Albany penitentiary. Last
spring he was pardOned out aud returned 10
MS home In Middleton. He is one OF the
lmplica ed senators who will not question
Ire general accuracy of Tweed S statement -
| L lea OJSeTreF.
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our stock in which will be found all the late publ
cations of foreign houses.
October LIST will receive q fine stock OF genuine
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Gold Frames for Mirrors, Portraits and Land
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Gold, Silver ana Copper WiIe; Cord, Hooks, Screw
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N. BARLOW gives his special attention to
Transferring, lining and restoring Oil Paintings
Family Portraits restored with the greatest care,
as TO preserve the originality.
Catalogues 20 be had on application. sugsl-m
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EN- RoUTE.-The Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Indian commission left Chicago for
Washington day.
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THE TALLAPoosA arrived at Philadel-
phia est erday from New York.
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The Order of Odd Fellows

y.
The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge OF the
United States continued Its fifty Tia lrd annual
session in Baltimore yesterday.
The committee on orresUOndence reported
that while the correspondence discloses the
fact that the number of initiations hal III
minished about ten thousand as comp AIRED
with The previous year, and the revenue
about quarter Of a million OF dollars, add
the number dropped for non-paymant of
dues Eas Increased about 1000, yet there has
been small Increase In the total memb sr-
ship, and the financial condition OF the order
is ound and healthy. The committee think
IL matter OF Just pride that the or Ter has
been so slightly affected by four years OF
financial disaster.
To the committee on the degree of r be
kah, TO which women are admitted, was re
erred communication from the graad
Lodge of Nebraska, suggesting that IL would
aid tn the interest If the daughters OF Q Ii
Fellows could he members of loi9es In This
degr. e. and ladies were made eligible to all
" the offices,
The Importance OF bringing to a speedy
conclusion the history OF the first decade OF
Odd Fellowship was urged aud q plan for
publication submitted.
The introduction OF Odd Fellowship into
he empires of China aud Japan Was reported
as lnexpedient at the present time.
AT night the Grand Lo1ge went into secret
session on the work OF the order, and will
1nally ad journ tonight.
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OUR NEW
Try LUMBER SHE'D,

Which has q capacity for holding nearly ON
MILLION FEET, T. filed with all kinds OF LUM
BER, well seasoned. Always dry and protected
from the weather.
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81 CRETARY SHkKMAN emphatfcally and
indignantly denies a report which has been
circulated that he has approved paper
obliging the Ohio clerks in the Treasury
department 10 go home and vote at the
coming election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-22

4 J. GEORGES,
CITIZENS AND MILITARY BOOT AND
SHOE MAKER,
Sis Peunsylv auis Avenue northwest,
Great bargains for the next ~ days IN ready
made Boots and Shoes 1EA
(SigB Of the Big BeOt.D ln
Orders BY mail prom pity attended 10.
Repairing neatly executed tAllty
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THE SYNDICATE. - MessrS. Pierrepont
Morgan, George Bliss, Joseph Sellgmaa,
August Belmont and r. o. French, repre-
senting the syndicate for the sale OF the u. S.
per cent. bonds, arrived here yesterd ay
afternoon, and In the evening had a confer
man at the Treasury department. After the
conference the Secretary stated that the
visit OF the gentlemen above named was
merely for the purpose OF consultation with
MIN and the settlement OF accounts between
The syndicate and the government, bat no
new proposition pertaining To the present
contract or sale OF the bonds was considered
They left for New York this morning
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HUMPHREY a, ARNOLD, inspector of the
port of Chester, Pa, has filed with the Sec
Rotary answers to the charges made against
him in the report Of Special Treasury Agent
glect of duty, &C. They are regarded as full
and satisfs Glory.
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Is IS ANNOUNCED that Miss Annie w.
Story, a lady well known and admired in
our city as an accomplished reader and sue
c"ssful performer in amateur theatricals, is
about To make her debut in the regular dra ma
as a membe OF the com pany at the Na.ioaai
lheater, at which she Will appear for the fir.
time On next Monday evening. The fair and
glited deO"Gnte has numerous friends aud
aumlrtrS IN Washington. and she has ri rem
pleasure on many occasion to the most intel
lectual circles of our society; and It Is but
reasonable to expect that her friends will
combine 10 make her first appearance a de-
cided Success
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SENATOR MORTON MUCH ENCOURAGED.
Acting Postmaster G. neral Brady received
the following dispatch from Gov. Burbank
this afternoon: Senator Morton is better
this morning than at any time since his IL
ness. He Is much encouraged"
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FLUSH TIMES IN ARKANSAS. - Judge
Wiltshire, ex-member of Congress from Ar
kansas, whose name has been mentioned in
connection with the office of Comm issioner
OF Indian Affairs, Is i'll the city. Judge VIII
shire gives quite glowing account of at
fans IN that stale. the people having literally
turn ed their swords into plowshares. As an
evidence OF The prosperity OF the people he
says for the past two years the people have
atsed sufficient for home cons um ptton, with
some for export, and this season they have
sent flour TO Boston.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17
YANKToN, DAKOTA TERRITORY TUESDAY EVENING"

- ~
forts Of his poor likker) il. denied u.
When drouth is added to slavery the
sitnoashen il terrible indeed.
! Wat the yooscfper wants to do 10 to
withdraw the Ar0ops from the south.
Take the grasp-uv nine hundred sol
jers from the throtes NV the three
millions Nv southcrners, and let "
brcethe. And this done, give the
ofises, in spirit w conciliashen. to
the constitooshnel patriots Eich wuz
'pardoned BY A. John.on, and Ill will
BE we'll agin. I kin never be recon
SLED 90 long ez ther 10 i nigger in
the post-offis At the oorncrs--never.
I kesr very liille, though. ybiz-
mis- through life hcz hin, mostly strug-
Gin with vicissitoodr, and my strug.
giles is rapidly drawin to : close.
Personally | hev little interest in i,
tho ! wood like to hev ny pathway to
the tomb smoothed BY reasonable
credit and consekontly, regular sup
plies. But when 4 look around me
and see how iron heeeled oppreshu
kills out enterprise in the corners
cannot but help eDterin my soliuu'
protest.
Nay the yooserper heed the warnin
and let up on the south a!ore dclirium
tremens so withers the populashea ez
ts leave no dimccra,s to be relieved
PETROLEUM. V. NAsRY,
Ex ,Reformer
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PARAGRAPH1C.

Pickaxes are good for warts.
Adam Smith says that men are
sympathetic when they initiate. This
does not refer to forgen.
Vulcan red and mandarin yellow
are the two leading colors.
Philadelphia Bulletin:-"When D..
ana changed Acteon into . stag did
rshe wish him to become more deer to
her?"
Girl., don't be afraid to work,
Ruth CLEANED in the harvest. field and
got jsut ~ good Bosz any girlin the
nsighborhood.
.Sur num-" said 'b,ddy, .I'll have
breakfast ~ soon ss'rI can, but, I've
billed them isters an oor an haf an
they ain't tinder yit."
The late I.ohn d. Lee, Mormon re-
Gently executed for participation ir
the Mountain Meadow massacre,
left eighteen widows and sixty-fcu1
children.
The Russian goysrnmen. has di
fec,ed that, hereafter, aH locomotives
aud rolling stock purchased by Rus
sian railwaye must be Manufactured i,
the country.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17

together, 81 which alliance Tamnany
and the Erie rings weie operated to
thsir mutual advantage.
TER coAFHsSIoN
concludes with the promise that the
writer viii DO witness for the city
in any suit brought by the city for
the recovery Of moneys from any u
the persons mentioned. He does not
ssk that suit against him be quellcd,
bat that he DO released from con6ne-
mont, without bail. Twceds counsel
sAy thAt sines his troablss uSOat ol
these whom DO had looked upon u
his friends in his palmy days, had held
tbcnselves sloof from him, while ma
ny Of them Ma been loudest in denun-
cis,ion Of him. He asks nothing fur.
ther from them, and does not propose
to reosgnise any further claims upon
him for silence. Townsend further
says II the attorney general accept.
Tweed - . witness for the people he
will 6nd him ~ faithful to the prose-,
cuaion q hs has heretofore been to hi.
associates aud confsder4tes in ring
frauds.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17

Paris gave sxplici, sanction to the
principle Of non-intervention. This
treaty, which binds together the pow
era who participated in it - we'll ~
Turkey, cannot Be abolished by pro.
tocol in which Turkey has no share,
and if Turkey appeals to the s,ipulA-
tions Of the treaty Of Paris il is not
that that treaty has created in her 70.
vot any rights which she would not
Posscss without it, but rather f,r the
purpose Of calling attention to the
grave reasons whloh, in tho interests
'of the general peace Of Europe, iu-
duoed the powers twenty years ago to
place the recognition Of the inYinoib,l-
,ty of this empires right TO sovereign
~ under guarantee Of collective
promise.
With regard to the clause which in
the cause OF non execution Of the re.
forms would seek to confer upon the
powers the right Of recurring to ulte.
rior measures, the imperial govern.
ment perceivcs therein ! frcsh attack
upon ito dignity and It's rights
measure Of intimidation calculated to
deprive its acts of any merit Of spon.
tanity and source Of grave conplica-
tions both in the present and future.
No consideration, therefore, can arrest
the government in its dsterniDatit II
to protes, against the views enueiated
in the protocol Of III: 3lst OF March
aud SO treat it, rs far - Turkey il
coucerned, as destitute Of ill equity
aud cohsequentlyal Of al obligatory
character.
Exposed 10 hostile suggestions, to
nnmeri,ed suspicion and TO violations
ol international lsw, Turkey feels ;ha,
she is now con'ending for her cxiaitnc
Strong IN the justice OF her cause, and
trusting in God, she determined u
ign IRE what has been d .cided without
her and against her, resolved TO re,a,n
III the world the place which Peoyi-
dence las oe,lined for her. In Iii,
regard she will no, cease TO ,ncoun :
er attacks directed against her. Win
general principals of public right, and
the authority OF the great European
act which pledges tho honor oil The
powers that signed the protocol Of The
3lst OF March, document which in
her eyes has no lcgsl claim to e1ac.
compliance, she appeals to the consci.
ence Of the cabinets, which she has Z
right to consider animated towards
her BY The same sentiments of elevated
equity and friendship Is in the past.
Immediate and simultaneous dis
armament would be only an cflicacious
means OF avoiding tho dangers By
| which the geaeral peace is threatened
The reply which the imperial gov
eminent has made to the declaration O
the ambassador Russia furnished the
powers with suitable Ielemenis fol
bringing about this result, which they
most assuredly will not seek to obtaH
by persist ing in imposing upon thu
o,tomon empire sacrifices Of right ane
honor to which it will not consent.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17
The Confession VIII lnpl,cate
Iaay Prominent nsn Of
tho Ceantry.
II Hls OHer b Accepted He Will
H q Faithful to the
City a be has boea
to his A.
s0cistes.
rxx.rp Rras.


Nav York, April H.. -Wm. N.
Tses!, fros his quarters in Ludlow
ssdeet jail, send. the attorney gen
eral proposition reciting that in re-
turn for the favor Of liberty and rest
be will yield up-all his property and
Be ! failhful witness on behalf Of the
people. He says that be has suffered
much, aud suffered long in silence,
and has borne the burden Of what
Others should have shared Afflicted
with disease, feeble from sgs and con
fined, s.d i'll q ease 10 mind, be seeks
lofsthe rest be 20 much and 20 sorely
ns,ls. 81, All that the only basis
upon which hs has right to apply
for lsolsncy and pardon il thst he will
make : complete surrender Of his
property, aud
FULL DIsCLosURE.
Of his sriminat companions. Tue pro-
positioo b long and exhaustive doc
u.eas. L aasuned the nature Of ;
ooafsssioa which goes back q far =
1857, VIA tie ring 6st began to ss-
saas form. Il gives 10 dstail The sso
= q the various conferences betxesu
the writer, Peter =. Swseny. Richard
Coanoly, Henry Gsast, A. OAksy
Hall, snd othsts, By which Tweed VA
slscssd 70 The state senate, Csaaoly
comptroller 10 1867, and Hall nayos
January Let, 1869. Tweed, according
70 ~ s.osy, Transferred to State Sen
ator Winslow in persen, e2oO, 600 te
secure The charter Of 1870, which gave
70 the ring control Of The city, and
tbs support Of sssessl influential ~
publican ne@oeD Of TIE kgselaeure
= wss TvssdS understanding viii
Winsaov q ths tins that ths =
koHEY
was TO b divided between Woodin
ssnl. H. Frost, Augastus Il. Ellwood
w. II. Brand, Morris Wislow. Jas
Wsod, Isiah Blood. Geo. Morgas aat
" q The senate. and also With Var
Pssscu, Wiaisa 8. Crowley, Mssria.
aud BAasnan -. si1.., i.A,sea,S,a 4, ~.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17
THE PoRTE'5 POSITION.
Turkey Repudiates the Terms
Of the Protocol.
rHK ruRrE's LAST sorE.

=
London, April IA The Turkish
no,c uses very stronz laPgusge. The
I'VE points Of Count Schouloyeff7s
declarations are answered seriA,im as
follows.
|. Adopting towards Montenegro
the sam- ltue Of conduct which
brought abou, paci6ca.ion Of Seryla,
the sublime poeac outsneouslv iu-
formed the primes Two months ago
that it would spare no effort to arrive
al NJ understanding with him, even
q. the price Of certain sacrifices. Con-
sidering montenegro - the Integral
past OF the Ottoman territory, the
porte proposed aecslaa liss Of de-
markxtion which secured advantages
to Montenegro, aud it hencetorward
depends entirely upon moderate coun-
sells, which the porte hopes will pro
vail 1T Centiuie, whether this affair
nay be considered as terminated.
Z. Tue imperial government 10 pre-
pared 70 apply all promised reforms,
but those reforms in conformity with
the fundamental provisions Of our con-
stitution cannot have special or ex:ln-
sive character, and it is in this spirit
tha. the imperial government, i'll it's
full and entire liberty, will continue
to apply its instructions.
3, The imper Il government is ready
to replace its armies on peace foot
ing Is soon Is it shall see the Russian
government take measures to the
same end. The aFmameHss Of Turkey
have exclusively defensive charac-
ter, and the relations of friendship
and esteem which unite the two EN-
pires inspire the hops that the St. Pc
Itersburg cabinet will not alone in Eu-
rope persist i'll the idea that the Chris
tiAn population in Turkey are exposed
to such dangers from their own gov
eminent thA, it 10 necessary to accum
ulate against : neighboring aud friend,
! " state al means Of invasion and des.
truction.
4. With regard TO the disturbance,
which might break out in Turkey and
| stop rehabilitation OF the Russian ar.
my, and imperial government, which
repeals the injurious terms in which
this idea has been expressed, believe.
Europe is convinced that the disturb
anccs which have troubled the peace
Of the provinces were due to the FOR
1 eign instigation. That the imperia
government could not bs held responsi
Bile Tor them and that consequently th'
Russian government would not be Jus
tilted in making the demobilization o
its armies dependent upon such con
tingcnciss.
5. Concerning the dispatch Of
special envoy to St. Petersburg 4
treat ON the question Of disarnamen,
the mpsrialgoverhment, which woul
have no reason to refuse IN acts..o
4 courtesy reciprocally required BY dip
lcnatic usages, Perceives no colnec
tion betwoen this act Of internations
courtesy and disarmament, whis
there wss 90 plausible motive for dc
laying, and which might be carrie
into sfIsct BY ; single telegr.phie O
der.
The following i Tie coac.alin
and msst. emphatic sestion:
MaielsipiAR With other friendl
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17
MAsBY AND TEE SOU H.
tires ths fcieso Blade, !,

.Tber 10 no diepuiin tho fact, ,he
corners 10 no. prosperous. Iher ANT
no bui.din soiu on; thxr ain't no tssde
Nv Any account, aud ther d ! youni.
.vcrsel dulirc5s, which Is dis ,ouraQin 10
the well wisher of his kind. Not that
IL makes ely espeshel difference 10 ME
fos al that | require is my llkkrr reg
Ter, and plenty Nv the same, wi,nou,
Isbor but enterprisin man wich be
lecves thst progress il. a good thing
wood -d,snarleued At the coniishen
uv ,L.ugs u the corners. Ez for me
/ kin siug
xhs.s'sr s.lk 70 TAX. The air,
Ba, KIN @ -, Int II don, k.re
g sss5 Ai ''s!sa sat ns.
! nevnt GOT ez many or ez cxscn-
s've oowess ~ comPashen ez yoost
20 hev. Ny synPath'se 's consllpaled.
II isn't at I'll dlincult to determine
ne reason Tor the dsPteshn that egg
sssts asrs. When liloes and reform
rus co1nt'd Out, . % :, and the yoo-
ssrPe. hayss WIZ lnoggera.ld, We ex,
Pect'd that the leest ne wood 90 wood
% 70 recall the troops from the south
and make " free men agin.
Hez he done lt! de ls, we under,
stand 'n.sndln 70 DO II IN South kerli-
y but how is Y el'where? No 'roo
SoutherDor k'n % enterprisen aud pro
Gress'v: g long e ne = gTonnd down
under the iron heel ct military power.
Our citizeas feel ther condishun 90
kseniy, they are 20 dsprest ~ the
eootinyooonce w military rool, that
they bevnt dun : stroks Nv any kind
~ work ioe yssfs. iher tecids are
|. al leat sncalelvatia except e they
KIN indoooe new niggsfs wieh come
nese 70 Wosk in em, 8 tney navn'
snJ.ninG % Pay em Win tney never
WORK seeood time, wen makes EN-
sny1nlne oos : seoot oePenaenoc.
!. = one " .no sos. tecn!n sites II
naehef % zee the people iayln on shef
oeoke q naeoons ana leanin on n''
oss, o:P.ofin the okkspsncy Nv thu
south ~ m.iitsfy, ana Their co0seken
inability to hoo thsf corn o. cut the'
grsss:
Only Ass week hserd lssake'
Gavmt remast;
Wass ne yooes w putin IN I
crop th'e spring, . the south y TO b'
overrun ~ o'ookoted h'felins, per
lpetyooelY!s
, 1877-01-27
Local News.

From Daily Of Saturday:
THE ARTIFICIAL SToNE.-We learc
from Mr.. A. G. Campbell that Col.
J. H. Thorpe will be here on Mon
day or Tuesday next, on his way to
Victoria, to meet the purchasers OF
the Artificial Stone patent for British
Columbia. He claims that prac-
tical test of the stone was made in
public, before meeting of citizens
called at random for that purpose; ;
that before a sale was effected and
the notes in payment of the same
passed, an expert was sent to San
Francisco by the purchasers, who
reported favorably to them; that it
was not until after such report had
been received by the purchasers,
that the notes passed. He therefore
claims that the notes were given for
good and valid consideration; and
that the purchasers have received
all that they paid their money for.
1t is true, he admits, that he and
Nj. Leathers made great mistake
by leaving Victoria at once, for
somebody was needed there to pro-
tect their interests. At all events he
intends to face the music, and says
he will sue the parties for damages
who advertise reputation of their
own paper.
TRACK LAYTNG.-Taking our NOR
ming walk on Mechanics Wharf yes
terday, we found r. L. Thorne and
James M. Colman, Esqs., hard at
work on their job of laying spikes
over the new trestle-work of the
Seattle and Walla Wa!la Railroad.
These gentlemen were armed with
spike-mauls, driving down the tracks
and screwing up the fish-bolts. It
is said of Mr.. Colman that he never
asked an employe to do any work
that he would not do himself and,
Judging from what we saw yester-
dav. we believe it to be true. Mr..
Thorne tells us they will begin to
tear up the Renton track and lay it
anew whenever the Renton Com
pany is ready for them to do so. The
work will take just five days from
the date of its commencement and
then there will be but two landings
of the Renton coal.
, 1877-01-27

ONE NIGHT ONLY.--Jack Levy re
ceived telegram from J. A. Saw
telle yesterday, stating that his COM
pany would play here on Wednes-
day evening only and present the
"Two Orphans" with Miss Firnim
as Louise and Mr.. Jack as Pierre,
the cripple. 1t is glorious piece.
DIR. BRENAN.---Yesler's Hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity last
night to hear DR.. Paul Brennan, who
held his auditors spell-bound for an
hour and half. He will give his
second lecture ''The Path of Life"
this evening. Admittance free.
IVY CLUB.---This association will
give a party to invited guests at
Yesler's Hall on Friday evening
next. We learn that seventy-five
invitations have been given out al
ready.