Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-27
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In east anu West
I've luncbed meath tropic sun.
I've tasted all
The fruits that fall,
And like them every one;
But, north or south,
No human mouth,
l will the world apprise,
Fer tasted food
One-half so good
As New England's pumpkin pies.
No paper will be issued from this Office
tomorrow, Thanksgiving day.
I. is expected thatthe United States grand
Jury will finish its session this week.
An excellent opportunity to remember
the poor will be given tomorrow at Christ
church and the Congregational church.
There was q small fre.a At. the residence. Of
Lark Hoyt yesterday morning. 1t was ex.
tirguished before much'damage resulted.
The remains OF Nina Auspacher, Mrs.
Eisemau's neice, were'taken 10 Sioux City
to-day for lnterment. Mrs. Auspacher ar
rived last night from Cleveland.
The Yankton dramatic association is pre-.
pairing to give a series OF entertainments,
the net proceeds of which will be given to
the hospital fund or some other equally
worthy charitable object.
The fruit, oyster and confectionery store
conducted in the name Of II. !. Brown, by
Will Andrews las been sold TO G. w. See.
bold, who taxes possession :.hc frst.of next
month, MI. Andrews going. out.
The name Of the farmer whose letter we
published upon the subject of prairie fires,
is S. sundee, instead of Lundee, as printed.
Petitions are being circulated in the country
asking the legislature to make a stricgent
prairie fire law.
Sheriff Baker received q telegram last
night from Sheriff Mcdonald, of Vermil-
lion, stating that he was on the trail Of the
men who stole Maj. Stones horses, and fex,
pected TO overhaul them. The trail was
struck near Lodi. ~
A man armed WITH a number six double
barreled shot gun, loaded with railroad
spikes, stands nightly guard over Brinker-
hoff's barn. If any one lights a match in
that neighborhood there wont be enough
left of him to make a funeral.
A man employed by Gen. Campbell to
haul a load of wheat for him from Scotland
to Yankton, and sell it, fulfilled that portion
of his instructions to the letter. He forgot,
however, to go back to Scotland with the
money, and the general has searched for him
long and vainly.
The indications for the upper Mississippi
valley are: Cloudy weather, with frequent
rain or snow; winds shifting to colder north
west; falling, followed BY rising, barometer.
For the lower Missouri valley, colder and
clear or partly cloudy weather, northwest
winds and rising barometer.
Edward Hudson, charged With stealing
one hundred dollars from a registered let
ter atsCrelehton, was to-dsyturned over
to the gogerDmeDt+of1cers and will leave
here tomorrow for Omaha. His compan
ion, Harris Hnftel, arrested under the same
was discharged, after examination.
Parties who were in the court room early
evening aver that, during a discussion
which occurred in the room occupied by
he Hanson jury, they distinctly heard one
lryman call another juryman a liar. This
8 probably the circumstance which gave I
Use to the rumor that the jury had dlsa.
reed. |,
A Deadwood telegram says the jury in {
he case of the Territory vs.. M. L. Couk,
,r the murder Of Mrs. Minnie Callison, has i
eturned a verdict of guilty. Mrs. Callison
as discovered on the morning Of the 2Utb t,
f August last in bed with her skull beaten y
i. Couk's counsel gave notice of a motion r.
n a ne Y trial. r.
In the case of the territory against Fred. o
ok schurz, Yesterday, Gov. Faulk, in a d
rgetful mood, undertook to swear 4 witness l
tell the whole truth and nothing but the r
nth concerning a charge Of pttit larceny c
,ainst Carl schurz. At this juncture the o
ordered a halt and the governor some l
hat confnsedly retraced his steps and p
nended the oath. ss g.. e
The members of the Lincoln county bar
i'll hold a meeting on the Sd of December
respect to the memory Of Hon. Mark w. S
alley, deceased, Through VIM. N. Cup. T
1T, the committee appointed to perform 6
at duty, an invitation to be present At the
Getting is extended 10 all members Of the
r in the second judicial district. The
will be held at Canton. =
In the twelfth legislative district. COM.
sed of Trail county, g. E. Weston was
,cted TO the lower house of the legisla. T
at the late election. Mr.. Weston told b
e people of Trail county not to run him .