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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-03
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kENNEBEC COENIl-fn PROBATE court al An.
gastd, on the fonrh .hoRday Of 1prH, ISIS.

KENNEBEC COUNII-fH PROBATE court at An.
gasfd o" the fo"rth ho"day Of APra, ls7s.
IRA o. CROSBY, Administrator dc bonis non on
~ the estate Of EhiJh II. Prescott late of
Alblon,n said County, deceased having petitione,!
for license to sell at public auction or private sale
the following real estatr OF said deceased, for the
payment oil debts, &c, VIZ: The homestead OF the
deceas ed:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks sueeessively pit ur to the second Monday O
May next, in the Daily kcnnebec Journal, a news
paper printed in Augusta, th1t all persons inter.
ested may attend at Court of Pi obate, the be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, il any. why
The pray r OF said petition should net be granted
H. X. BAKER Judge.
Attest - CHAs HEwINs, Register. apll6 ,3S
hkANEBEC COENTY.-m Probate Court al
augusta. on the second Monday Of Aprii 1875.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT. purportng to be
"A the last will and testament OF j shua Carr
late of Augusta, IN SAID County, deceased havin
been presented for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successlvely pr Tor to the second Monday of
May next, in the Daily kennebec Journal news
paper printed in Augusta, that all persons inter .
ested may attend Court of Probate, then to be
holden at Augusta, and show cause, if any, why
the sand ii strument should not be proved, APPROX
ed and allowed. as the last viii and testament OF
the said deceased.
H.K. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES liEwINs, Register. apll9r5w
KENNEBEC COUNTY-hu PROBATE Court, al
AUGUSTA on the second Nonddy Of 1pri 1875.
nklosA +. MOORE, AdminlstratriX the
~ tae OF George A. Moore late OF Pit;ston in
said County deceased having petitioned for license
to sell at public auction private sale, the follow
ing real estate OF said deceased for the payment of
deUts &c. viz: The homestead OF the deceased:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior To the second Monday OF
May nextin the Daily kenBebec journal, "a newspa.
per printed in Augusta, that all persons Interested
may attend at Court OF Probate then to be holden
at Augusta, and show cause, il any, why the
prayer OF said petition should not he granted.
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs. Register. apll9-t3w
kENNEBEC COUNT Yin PROBATE Court, at
augusta, on the fourth Monday OF March, 1873
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporung to be
IA the last will and testament oil Charles A. Fran
els, late OF Hailowell, in said County, deceased,
having been presented Tor probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior TO the fourth Monday of
April next, in the Daily Kennebec journal, a
newspaper printed in Augusta that all persons
Interested may attend at a Court OF Probate then
to be holden at Augusta, and show cause, if any,
why the said instrument should not be proved, APP
proved and allowed as the last " III and testament
OF the said deceased.
II. X. BAKER Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. apl6-t3w'
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
TONGUE RIVER NEWS.
Correspondence Bismarck Tribune.

. H -
Tongue river, Dec. 25th.-Editor Tri-
bune "A train (citizen outfit) started for
Fl. Lincoln, when near the Little Missouri,
at tue head Of O'Fallon creek, a party of
Indians numbering from 400 to 800 jumped
them, and took all their stock, including q
drove of mich cows. Col. Baker was dis
patched to their rescue, on receipt of the
intelligence brought by one of the party,
that crawled out in the night.
Lieut.. Bowers left Tongue q week ago
seventeen miles above Glendive he crossed q
large pols trail numbering about sixty
lodges. They (the Indians) took all the
stock they could get, setting . number OF
poor devils afoot. The lieutenant with five
men pursued the redskins (tnat is, q small
party of them) several miles, recovering
four head Of stock.
The weather is mild. Some fears are en-
terta;ned concerning the river; If it breaks
it will give freighting q serious drawback
NV OPTION is that eventually all the Indians
will leave the agencies, join Sitting
Bull, and send small parties to steaI
and commit %depredations on this side
Of the line while the head centel
Old Sit" remains at home making himsel
"solid" with the British authorities. 1t ii
reported that Liver Eating johnson the
best Indian fighter on the western border i
killed; he has killed more redskins than al
the scouts and prairie mcn..that have Travelled
either:the Yellowstone or Missouri. HI
was guide for Sturgis on the Nez Perce
trip; he secuted for Gen. Miles upwards .
s months, was brave and reliable; thorough
ly% understood Indian fighting and the onl,
white scout with the excepted of Bill FeI
lews that killed an Indian during the cam
paipn.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14

The eighth annual report Of the superin-
tendent Of public instruction for Dakota ter
ritory has just been Issued from the Office of
c. F. Mallahan, Elk Point. 1t is compiled
by Hon. W. E. Cation, territorial superinten-
dent of public instruction. The report EN-
braces returns from Burleigh, Bon Homme,
Brookings, Cass, Clay, Dawson, Grand
Forks. Hutchinson, Hanson, Lake, Lincoln,
Moody, Minnehaha, Pembina, Richland,
Trail, Turner, Union and Yankton counties.
From these return a series of elaborate
statistics have been made up
by Supt. Cation, which show the exact con-
dition of educational matters in the territory.
The number of pupils in the counties
named, between the ages Of five and twenty
one years is, male 1855, female $500. One
hundred male teachers and 154 female teach
ers are employed at an average compensation
ofS33.06 per month for males and S29.5O
for females. The number ofschool districts,
is 1863, of which five are working under the
graded system and the balance under the
ungraded system. The average cost of the
tuition of each pupil is $1.55 per month.
The counties of Armstrong, Brule, Law
renee and Stutsman made no returns, hence
the superintendent is unable
to make q complete report
He is also impeded in his work by inaccu.
rate and partial reports from many districts,
arising from the want of proper blanks and
books and a due appreciation Of the
importance of the work. Yet out of the
mass Of facts and figures Supt. Cation has
presented to the people of Dakota a concise
and valuable report and out of it much
valuable information can DO CLEANED regard
ing our progress ia the educational field.
The book is we'll printed and at.ractiveiy
gotten up.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
their fathers restored

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher comes out in a
card in the Baltimore Presbyterian Weekly
in which he denies the utterance of the sem
timents attributed to him as to the mythical
character of a literal hell. In his card he
says:
1t is true that the question of the nature
of the suffering, the object of the penalty,
and the question Of its duration I have dis
cussed with such lights as 1 had; denying
that all the light had yet broken out of the
holy scriptures on the various points that it
contained. The charges of atheism, infdel-
ity, .Universalism, AMI theism are made by
men who know nothing, and who take no
pains to know anything. eyes have they,
they" etc. Ny working sympa.hies 60
with the evangelical orthodox ministry. I
refuse to be held to consistency with any or
ganic system of theology of the past. 1 am
with Calvin and against Calvin. l am with
Armenius and against Armenius. l am
with Episcopacy and against Episcopacy. ]
am with the Ron church and against it,
my object being not to build up or defend
any system of theology or government, but
to bring man near to God, and to build them
up in the holiness Of life.
Mr.. Beecher's claim is that the newspa.
per reporters misrepresented him. and the
foregoing paragraph is put forth that tht
world may know how and where he stands
A New York telegram accompanying the
distinguished diviue's published explans
ton, says:
Mr.. Beecher's carefully worded claim tina
the remarks which have excited so mucl
comment were misrepresented by the re
porters, is regarded here as audaciousl!
cheeky. His was reported in al
the morning papers, and the few sentence
that made it famous appeared verbatim il
in The Christian Union.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14

pointing to the manuscript in his well known
handwriting of half finished editorial ar
ticle headed, "The Grant-Sumner Contro-
vcrsy." You are q good kind of loafer to
have around a newspaper Office"
"See here, young man" said Twain. blusil-
ing y little, "this thing hasn't been given
away yet, and its unkind in you 10 push me
into pre~varication. l hate to be-" 4
"But the news is on the streets and talked
of by everybody in town. 1t will be in
print next, and you might as we'll give it to
me straight"
"Is that so ~ said Clemens. 81 wonder
how it got out. ,Hawley said Well, per-
haps We had better be frank and square. Go
ahead. l love 10 be interviewed"
"What experience have you had in jour
nalism, Mr.. Clemens
Well, In the first place I have the neces.
sary qualifications to be q great editor. l
can tell the truth unblushingly, and l write
q beautiful! hand. Experience: Lots of it!
l worked my way up from a reporter Of dog
fights and donation palties on the Austin
Revcille, and in less than fifteen years found
myself editor-.n chief of the Buffalo Ex-
press"
"How long were you edit,r.ir chief Of
the Buffalo papery"
about seven weeks, counting two weeks
that l drew nv salary before l really took
hold. made q glorious success of The
Express, and if it hadn't been for the pig.
have made it as well known as Dana's Sun"
What was the trouble"
"Capital aud labor didn't coincide n
their views of journalism. The biggest
%stockhslder in the concern was president Oi
a savings bank. l wrote an article advising
depositors to withdraw, as the bank was in
evi,ably going TO bust. 1t was q purely
legitimate sensation, you see, and l was sur
prised and grieved when the stakeholder
came in to demonstrate. He put on airs
and l told him SO in the next days paper
Then they requested me to resign
Did the bank burst?"
ut hasn't yet, but l have been waiting
tor a number Of years 10 see it 20 up.
think it will, eventually"
"But won't your habit Of telling the trutl
be apt to lead you into similar diffcultie
with the owners of The Courant :"
II don't mind telling you" said Twain
looking around to see that no one was with
in herring distance. 81 don't mind tellini
you, my dear fellow, that in this case l an
my W capitalist. Sabe."
"Then l may say upon authority tla
: YOU are to own as well rs edit The COul
: ant%
2 "You may say so, my dear fellow"
"And wnat will be the political attitud
of the paper under your management
Liberal, sir, Broad views, expansiv
e sentiments, exalted aims, but very severe Q
e subscribers who don't pay up promptly
r "You will support-w
excuse me, my dear fellow" said Glen
ems, turning to his desk, and taking up Ii
pen. II am usually very patient with bore
but I've got a good deal to do this mornin
n In my new position l shall endeavor to SUI
q port ="
"What, Mr.. Clemensw
' "My interesting family, sir. l wish "
good morning"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
BoBBlNG FOR QUICKSILVER.
Virginia, Nevada, Chronicle.

Virginia, Nevada, Chronicle.
A pair of Industrious and ingenious Ger
mans have hit upon a novel method Of min
ing which is said to be paying them exceed
ingly well-just how we'll nobody but them
selves seems to know. They are operating
in the bed of the Carson river, some dis
lance above the town of Dayton. Each
man is provided with a half inch rod about
ten feet in length. At the upper end the
rod is as bent as to form a loop or eye large
enough 10 admit the hand, while at the lower
end is a copper head about a foot in length,
shaped like the head of a soldering iron and
well Ching soae ten pounds, This head has
a large octagonal bulge in the middle, and
in each of its eight faces is a cavity about an
inch in depth and nearly three quarters of an
inch in diameter at the top, forming a sort
of tapering cup-the cavity being hardly
half an inch in diameter at the bottom.
Thus it will be seen that in the head Of
each prob or bob" are eight small cup-like
cavities.
In working, the men go into the bed Of
the river, where there is now very little
water, and selecting a place where the
amalg gam ard quicksilver would be likely
to lodge, as on the lower sides of powders
and at points where there are sharp curves
in the river, they work their Prooee
down into the sand, mud or gravel, al
the case may be, and then begin churn'
ing. AS they thus churn the quick
silver moves toward and into the hole
and either sticks to the sides of the "bob'
or is caught in the small cavities
we have described. The bob" Is frequent
ly lifted from the hole, and cleaned OF thu
amalgam it has accumulated by means of
small scraper, The cavities are mora TO
use in catching the quicksilver that flow
in at the sides of the hole when the grount
is shaken than for collecting amalgam.
As the river is lower than ever befor'
known, the men are able to work almos
everywhere, wearing gum boots reaching
but half way up their legs. In :" bobbing
they often work down half a dozen hole
within a space o little over q yard square
This is in places found to be rich. Oftel
after sinking the fret, or " prospect" hole
they leave and hunt q new spot-one tina
will pay for working.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL Do,Nes.
HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE discussion on
the resolution calling for investigations of
different branches of the government finally
resulted in the adoption Of Mr.. Woods res
substitute, which was in effect the resolution
as originally presented, by a vote of Ill to
1O7.
Mr.. Cox of New York asked leave to offer
a resolution asking the president to commu-
nicate his reason for refusing to recognize
the present government of Mexico under
Gen. Diax, with such orders, correspondence
and other documents a. relates to that sub
ject.
Mr.. Hale-That matter 10 before the prop
er committee of the house. 1 object.
Mr.. Cox-1 simply ask its reference to
the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Hale-I have no objection to that.
The resolution was 10 referred.
Mr.. Luttrell offered q resolution instruc.
ting the committee on ways and means to
inquire into the management of those ports
of entry where the expenses we're larger
than the receipts. Adopted.
The house then considered private bust
ness.
The committee on forcigs affairs reported
adversely on the claim of Autoner Relletier
for indemnity from the government Of Hayt i
and the report was laid on the table and q
resolution adopted that TIC papers in the
case be transmitted to the presi.
cent without Recommendation
Taere va . good deal Of discussion on
M psiysts bill, b no bill was pssssd.
~. EsAes eNsReoeSs ertoas ltoG
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14

H. r. STEVENS:
In 1872 your .veRetine was recommended to
me and, yielding to the persuasions Of a friend,
| consented to try it. At the time l was suffer-
i 1ng from e1ngg eiReaFal a9e1hli III yv ana ner sod , presaTa1
habits. Its wonderful strengthening and cura-
tive properties seemed to affect my debilitated
system from the first dose: and underits persist
ent use l rapidly recovered, gaining more than
usual health and good feeling. Since then 1 have
not hesitated to give vegetine my most unqual-
fled Endorsement as being a safe, sure, and pow
wasted system to new life and energy. Vege-
tine is the only medicine l use. and as long as l
live l never expect to find a better.
Yours truly, W.. II. CLARK,
100 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Pa.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
IN THE EDITORIAL CHAIR.
Mark Twain Assumes Editorial Charge OF
Hartford COuraMt."

Mark Twain Assumes Editorial Charge of
Hartford Courant.' =
A Hartford correspondent of the New
York Sun says:
1t is a matter of common report in this
city that Mr.. Clemens, otherwise known as
Mark Twain, has become the responsible
editor of The Courant, and intends to make
It . sem;-political, semi.humorous journal,
supporting Mr.. Hayes administration, and
urging the Hon Marshall Jewell for United
States senator, and Mr. Clemens himself for
the next governor of Connecticut. The
Courant is a very old newspaper, and, in
some respects, it has always been a funny
one; but Mark Twain's plan is to make hu
NOR q more prominent feature Of every de-
partment, even 10 the advertisements,
which are TO be written by himself, al d
printed 1t twice the ordinary rates. The
new editor wants to get out q daily paper
unlike anything ever attempted in this
country or Europe, and his friends, relying
npon the originality of his %talents, antici-
pate immediate popularity for The Coulant
under his management.
trically built residence on Farminet IN
avenue, and not finding him there walked
over to the Courant Office. Mr. Clemens sat
in the chair formerly occupied by Gen. joe
Hawley. Since l met him last, q little over
Q year ago, the lines Of worried, wearied
look have fixed themselves on his lean face,
and his hair and mustacbe began TO show a
little gray. He is said TO be afflicted with
q morbid and unreasonable fear of insanity.
and this may account for his prematurell.
aged appearance. He himself st.ributes it
to an excessive use of tobacco, q habit
which he declares himself unable to abar.
don. When l entered his Office be WAS
smoking a brierwood pipe. He laid down
his pen, tipped back his chair, and extend
ed his hand to welcome me.
"Hullo!" he said. This is real friendly.
Take q pipe"
Il hear" 1 remarked, "tha. yon are al
newspaper work again. How does itSAm?'
1t seems geo. Q .ough to b~etrue,"
he replied, with his customary dra wi.
Come now" said ], les perfectly us :
less TO bluff, for I've czusht You here in b.
act"
ooh, l drop in here once in a while" he
said, ITO look over papers for notices of my
self and my articles, which / always keep in
. scrap books Mark Twain selEnummiur
scrap book" he added. with a faint smile.
This il ~ warm n place 10 loaf in - AM I
expect to find for a number Of year. TO
come"
And you drop in 70 anus. y~oasseif 9Th
ihtls dfsenisas LIE thaA." f~vskled,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
H. P. Hall, a veteran publisher, is about
to start a morning democratic daily in St
Paul.

Since Beecher and other eminent divises
have repudiated the theory of the existence
of q place of future punishment, some of the
orthodox leaders are agitating the question
of rehabilitation. They want the hell of
their fathers restored.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14

Philadelphia, New York, Boston and other
cities for the passage Of a law giving to all
persons without preference, permission to
establish telegraphic communication be.
tween the United States and foreign coun-
tries, and tho rejection OF all applications
for exclusive privileges.
Adjourned until Monday.
Alter adjournment q democratic caucus
was announced for Monday afternoon.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
Our Minister'S wi6e,

LOUIBVII.LE, ny. TeU. 10, IoI'.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir:-Three years ago I was suffering
terribly with Inflammatory rheumatism. Our
minister's wife advised me to take vegctine.
After taking one bottle, l was entirely relieved.
This year, feeling a return of the disease. l again
commenced taking it, and am being benefited
greatly. 1t also greatly improves my digestion.
Respectfully,
1ol1 West Jefferson Street.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
New Advertisements.
AGREAT OFFER FOR HOLIDAYS

We will during these HARD TIMES and
the HOLIDAYS dispose of1OO NEW PIANOS
aud ORGANS, OF first-clnss makers Mt fOsS-
or prices for cash, or Inst u ailments, than
ewes before offered. WATEtsS' PIANOS
md ORGANS are the BEST MADE, war.
rantcd for 5 years, III. Catalogue Mailed.
7.octavc, $40: 7ls.octavc, S15O. ORGANS,
> stops, S4s: 4 stops, &53; I stops, SG5 /; $
stops, SO; 10 stops, $50; 12 stops, 500: IN
Deriect order. not used a year. Sheet music ut
half price. HORACE WATERS d son,
Manufactures and Dealers, 40 East 1Ath
Street, New York.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
Yours very truly.

G. w.
Mr.. Vandegrift, of the firm Of Vandegrift &
HUFFMAN, lis well known business man In this
place, having one Of the largest stores in
Springfield, o.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
CURE FITS =!

When ! say cure | do not mean merely to stop
them for Il time and then have them return
again. | mean a radical cure. | am u regular
physician. and have made the disease of
FITS, EPILEPSY Or FALLING SICKNESS
lifelong study. l warrant my remedy to cure
the worst eases. Because others have failed is
no reason for not now receiving a cure from me.
Send to me at once for Il Treatise and IL Free
Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give express
and pOstoi1icc. 1t costs you nothing for a trial,
and will cure you. Address DR.. IL. q. ROOT,
1888 Pearl ST., New York.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
Flag Stations. Telegraph $
C~ONNRCqONe.


2 Passenger train going east connects at Duvi.
function with branch trains arriving 1t Port
!sndvil!c At 1918 p M. and then connecting with
Howard's stage. for Virginia. Eden, FnIrvicw,
6elsit, Canton, Harrisburg, Flnndrcan. Linwood..
Rock Rspids, sioux Fslla and all points on the
Big Sioux River, and from leaving PortiAndviile
st Lbs P. M. connects st Davis Junction With
train going west.
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=. Al vernillion WITH sta1os for Lodi, Risef.
Side, TuIass. ~Bloomingd lle and stnlay.
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9. Afdeyvttls With stages for ~. uslena.
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soutbsfn and ~setesn bsknta, snd North Nehsss
-, and dafisa the season NJ nayIsAtios With
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14

An Excellent Medicine.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. Is, 1917.
This is to certify that l have used vegetine,
manufactured by H r. Stevens. Boston, Mass. /,
for ta heumatism and ,n;ih General anaG s prSstratign r OF 1me e
mend yeRetine as an excellent medicine fOrsuch
complaints.