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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
A STATUE OF CUSTER
From the New York Times,

From the New York Times,
J'wilson Mcdonald, the sculptor, has near
ly completed the modelling of his statue of
General Custer for West Point. The artist,
has selected the attitude ofthe soldier at bay
surrounded by enemies and selling his life
dearly: Accordingly, the left foot is advanc-
ed, and the left hand raised as a guard, while
the right grasps the sword. The moment
has been seized when the Departing hero is
about to raise his weapon for a blow, rather
than that in which the whole muscular
might of the man is concentrated in its de-
livery. The latter would have thrown the
weight Of the body upon the right foot, with
an attitude of attack, and is probably the one
would have been adopted by most artists,
although herculean rather than heroic.
The head and neck are nobly modelled, the
latter being round, and emphatic in its mus
cularity, without undue scrawniness. A
little overdevelopment has perhaps been Civ.
en- to the forehead, which. on the whole is SC
disagreeably expansive as to suggest the
%cranial malformation of q rickety patient
The corrugations in the cavalry boots are
gracefully brought ont, but at pres.
ent there is something a little stiff and un.
calmly in the military coat, the skirt Of
which is thrown back by the advance of the
left foot. As a nude figure, as which the
first study was made, the attitude selected by
the artist is one that furnishes abundant
scope for emphasis of muscle, but there is
according to authorities in sculpture, q very
essential and necessary difference between q
conception adapted to nudity or even tc
classical drapery, and one That is to be clothed
in a modern costume. The last touches are
now being given to the modelling.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
NIoBRARA's SUCCESS.
Niobrara Pioneer, I'd,

#t
Believing that our claims for Niobrara
as. commercial point have not in the least
been far-fetched, the opening OF new enter
prises here being proof of our statements,
We present Il reproduction of our various
articles on the subject of a line of packets
from Sioux City, with a view of keeping
within our own state, as far as possible, the
trade of the Elkhorn and Niobrara valleys.
As results, many Of our contemporaries have
taken hold of the matter, and men of means
have been looking over the ground with
views of business. Messrs. Bonesteel &
Turner, wholesale general merchants, we're
the first to take advantage of the outlook,
and Messrs. Z. p. Wilcox e. Bro. have their
first installment of lumber on the ground,
which will be completed with 100000 feet.
The Northwest Transportation Co.'s steam
ers, the advertisement of which appears in
this paper, will work with us in the encour-
agement Of cheap freights from Sioux City
and the forwarding of our produce up and
down the river at living rates. So it will
be seen that the efforts of Niobrara's citi-
zens have not been in vain or mere "wind."
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
EASY CALCULATOR.

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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05

County conventions for the purpose of
electing delegates to the republican terrltor.
ial congressional convention will be held
this month as follows: Yankton county,
.17tl M%innchaha county, 10th; Bon Homme
county, 22nd; Clay county, 10th; Moody
county, 10th; Lincoln county, 18th; Union
county, 18th Turner county, 18th; Grand
Forks county, 10th. The republicans o.
Custer and Pennington counties met in con
vention on the LIST inst, but nothing hat
yet been heard regarding their doings.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOOKS AND nLAN,

SCHOOL DISTRICT BOOKS AND BLANKS
o THE USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT Off
CERs.
Prepared and approved by w. E. CATION,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Da-
kota, including
for warrants paid school house fund con.
tingent fund, and teachers fund.
CLERKS BooK-With blank forms for
Proceedings Of District Board, Warrants L.
sued and Record Of Teachers Reports T; also
Deeds of School Property.
Orders on District Treasurer.
Treasurers Bonds.
Teachers Contract.
Notice to County Clerk of Rate of Tax
Voted.
Notice Of Special School Meeting.
Notice of Annual School Meeting.
Sufficient to last an ordinary district ten
years. Price per set, $500.
Sent by mail or express. Address
80 Bowen & KINosBURY,
Yankton. d. T.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05

AIlihtuu ....:... :.
desire to affiliate, with the republican party of
Dakota, are cordially invited to meet intheir re-
spective counties and select delegates to repre-
sent them in this convention. 3 :
The attention of republicans is called to the
necessity of nominating candidates for district
attorney in Retrospective districts. and rs there
are no district committees, the territorial COM
mittee suggests that the delegates to this conven-
ton be authorized to appoint committees for
their respective districts, to call conventions for
this purpose.
7 &C. MOODY. Chairman,
1. d. +. PoORE, Secretary.
MARK w. BAILEY,
JOHN HEAD,
j. 1. JOLLEY,
ALIEN. HUGHES,
c. A. L~oUNsBERRY,
B. F. CAMPBELL.
T. B. CHAMBERS.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
Territorial republican papers please copy.

From crop reports from all counties in
Michigan the yield of wheat for the entire
state is placed at 10000, 900 bushels and the
average yield at twenty bushels per acre.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
vEGET|NE
Cured Her.
~DoRcHEsTEa, Mass, June II.

ER. =
Dear Sir 81 feel it my duty to say one word in
the use Of one Of the greatest wonders Of the
world 1t is your Vegetfnc. I have been one Of
the greatest sufferers for the last eight years that
God and your Vegetine for the relief have got.
The RAeumatt sn has panied me to such an eX-
tent that my feet broke out i'll sores. For the last
three years 1 have not been able to walk now ]
can walk and sleep, and do my work as well as
eyer ! did, and | must say l W it all to your
blood purifier, Vcgetine.
MARGERY WELLS.
V~EGETINE-The great success of the Vegetine
as a cleanser and purifier of the blood is shown
beyond a doubt by the great numbers who have
taken 1t, and received immediate relief, with
such remarkable cures.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

successful, grandly triumphant. Very nearly
all the parishes Of the Fourth Congressional
District have been heard from, and so far
Wells has not been credited with hundred
votes altogether There still remain to be
heard from Vernon and Sabine, famous for
never casting q Republican vote, and Rapides
Unless this last parish affords Mad Wells
some relief, it is greatly to be feared that his
whole congressional vote will not exceed three
or f@ur hundred. Even his ackno W ledped
arithmetical talents would fail to count in
such q minority candidate. The Times Ia
mistaken, Hayes is the only representative of
the presidential steal that the Republicans
will have at Washington this year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.

| Blaines complaint, the other day, that the
population of the South annuled the voice of
Now York. the most popuIous and weaIthiest
State of the Union, in the national councils,
had a raro suggestion of prophecy in It, The
| Republican leaders are already beginning to
rebel against the accession to the political
strength Of the South resulting from the
| franchise conferred upon the negro popula-
| tion by themselves and against the bitter pro-
| test of the South
| Tho party that did not hesitate to forco that
measure upon the country in the critical
| days of unconstitutional for merely par
| tsan PURPOSES cut loose from all traditions
and deliberately reversed the whole social and
industrial organization of Southern society,
certainly will not hesitate one moment to de-
prive the negro of his suffrage In order to re-
duce the power Of the South in the national
councils Such men as Blaine are now COM
planning that the representation allowed the
| negro merely serves to swell the South
ern power in Congress. The negroes,
they aver, have no representation, and as an
element of popular sovereignty they exercise
| no influence on politics. The negro in other
! words, must be represented as negro, and
by Republican,, and not as citizen, by a
Democrat or q Republican as he may select,
In accordance with his views In regard to
questions of political or material Importance.
1t is but short stop from this complaint to
deliberate attempt to deprive fue millions
of the citizens of the South of their sM0rugcs
simply because they are negroes.
That this project has already been consid-
cred by the Republicans there can be no doubt.
Indeed the Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore San writes to his paper that Gov.
Hampton had stated in public speech that
overtures to that end had already been made
to him by prominent Republicans Says he: !:
The practical result Of their Efforts has been
to give to their OrDOneuts thirty-five addltlOn
votes in the electoral colleges and in tae House
Of Representatives. TIE deliberate mAnutac
ture OF wholesale caumnies upon the Souh in
this and in fOi mAr CANT aigns cannot make a
solid North, although 1t has been carried on in
that hope. The next move therefore. of The lis
comf1ted Republicans will be TO take away the
boon which they conferred upon the negro.
By advices rec lived here day from S,uth
Carolina 1t is learned that Coy. Hampton IN a
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

will stand seven Dem ocrats, five Republicans
and one Greenbacker-De To- Matyr-which
will cast the vote Of the State for the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency.
In case however. that Orth is declared
elected and allowed to retain his scat, DE la
Matyr becomes person Of unusual import
anoe In American politics. The probabilities
are now that there will be nineteen Republican
States to eighteen Democratic, and Indiana
evenly divided between the Democrats and
Republicans, leaving De la Matyr the odd
man upon whose vote will depend the ques~
tion between % Republican President or no
election. What can be done for De Ia Matyr,
then, is likely to be q very interesting ques-
tion to the members of the Forty-sixth Con-
gress. How would he do for Speaker? That
will be question for the Democrats to an
swer. He would certainly be better than Sam
Randall, because nobody could be worse.
It is impossible with the present imco1n-
plete returns, TO give an accurate summary Of
the congressional gains and losses on Tuesday
last. Official figures may alter tho estimates
now at hand, In close districts. The probable
result Is given in the subioined table:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
THE NEXT CONGRESS-.

It is quite evident that the Republican Con-
gressiOnal Campaign Committee has done
some very efficient work since the October
elections The eight States in which the re-
suit was known prior to the general Novenl-
Der elections, have q Republican representa-
tion in the Forty-Fifth Congress Of thirty
nine to sixteen Democrats-a clear majority
of twenty three out of q total OF iifty-five
members. This status was changed in these
States, all OF which were Republican ex-
cept West Virginia and Colorado, which
last elected @ Republican In place of a Repub-
lican, SO rs to give representation Of twen-
tyeight Republicans, twentythree Demo-
Gratis, and four Greenbackers, showing q
clear gain to the Democrats Of seven mem
bers, to wit: One from Oregon, one from
Maine, three from Ohio, two from Indiana,
and one from Iowa. In this list we do not in-
clude De la Matyr, the Ireenbacker from In
diana, nor one Of the successful opposition
candidates in Iowa, though both were Demo-
cratic nominees, elected principally by Demo-
cratic votes, and formally pledged beforehand
to act with the party in Congress.
In the present Congress the Republicans
have majority OF tWenty-three out Of the
tifty-tive votes of those eight States. In the
Forty y-sxth Congress they will have q major
ity Of but five over the Democrats, and of but
one over the Democrats and Greenbackers
combined. Practically, this Is loss Of
twenty two votes to the Republicans and a
gain Of eighteen to the Democrats.
In view of the very unexpected turn
of affairs at the November elections, the
question of a majority Of States, in an
ticipation of miscarriage in the coming
presidential election, looms up into huge and
ominous proportions. This gives to the con-
test of Orth's seat as a Republican member
srom Indiana, by his Democratic opponent, a
startling significance. Should the Forty
sixth Congress, which is clearly Democratic
in spite of the losses at the recent election,
unseat Orth and seat the contestant, Indiana
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

pittsburg has just found out the inconve-
niences of Sunday law. Tho "City OF
Smoke has always claimed considerable
credit to itself for its morality and religion,
and particularly for Its strict observance OF
the Sabbath in the real old-iashioned Puritan
STYLE A claw and order" society, organized
there some tmo ago. took this Sunday matter
In hand and began tho prosecution of all sa-
loon keepers selling liquor on the Sabbath.
They succeeded in their purpose, and soon
every bar-room of Pittsburg was closed and
d Sunday drink an absolute impossihility.
But the bar-keepers were not disposed to
calmly stand this treatment, and resolved to
retaliate on the friends of Law and Order"
by making the Pittsburg Sabbatarian law as
unpopular and unpleasant as possible. They
organized on opposition claw and order So
ciety and set to work TO still further protect
the Sabbath. They prosecuted the BARRIERS
and shut up their shops Oh Sunday: they at
tackled the cigar stores and prevented Sunday
smoking: stopped all railroad travel on the
Sabbath and even put a veto ON Sunday
horse cars, thus rendering q trip to church
tiresome and almost impossible. The saloon
men have been triumphant, and the most re-
ligious Sabbatarians of Pittsburg now ask
for the repeal of its Sunday law.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

The New York Times chuekled triumphant
ly a few weeks ago over the probable election
Of old Mad Wells to Congress from the Fourth
District of this State. He was making, 1t had
learned from some unknown source, vigor-
Gus and energetic campaign with every
promise of success. The Times is not much
In love with the Old Returning Boarder and
has, in fact, more than once expressed its un-
complimentary opinion of that venerable ras-
cal; but it was extremely happy at the pros
pect of getting him in Congress. 10 have
this head devil Of the Presidential steal in q
Democratic Congress would be, 1t thought, a
thorn in the side of the Democracy, constant
annoyance and insult to that party. Like
most Republican ante-election predictions
however, this brilliant prospect has
faded away altogether. The National
Red Warrior ticket has not been
very successful in Louisiana; so far
as heard from, it has carried but three par
ashes out OF the fifty Weight of this State; but
IS compared With Wells. the National ticket is
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
RATES OF gUBSCRIP7TON:
uEw GRzEANe, NOVEMBER O, 1873.

Heretofore it has been our custom, In com
mon with that of other journals Of this city,
TO publish on the first Of September an an
nual statement OF tho commerce OF New Or
loans. But when that day rolled around this
wear. the ravages of tho fever had become
fully developed. business was paralyzed, and
mail commun unication with our friends IN the
interior almost entirely stopped by quaran-
zine restrictions. Under these adverse cir
cumstanoes we deemed 1t expedent to post
pone the publication Of our annual statement
TO time when tho fever should have sub
sided and mail communication sufficiently
restored TO enable us to deliver the DEMO
GRAF to our numerous subscribers In the
country, as well Oh TO the correspondents OF
our advertising friends and patrons.
We take pleasure In announcing that 80
soon as the much longod-for black frost shall
make it's appearance and lower the crest OF
the knight with the yellow plume, we design
publishing a long, complete and exhaustive
report of the commerce Of Now Orleans from
September /, 1877, UP to date. On that occa-
sion we will issue ono Of the largest editions
ever sent forth from newspaper office In
Now Orleans, and wo specially direct the at
tention of our advertising friends to this on
nouncement.
II is well known fact that never before
were stocks Of produce aud merchandise at
tho South lin the interior) SO low as at the
present time Whom the cause of the inter
ruption of business Is removed there will
necessarily be great demand for goods of
all kinds. and New Orleans will naturally be
the great source Of supply-the commercial
Mecca to which tho country merchants and
planters will bend their steps for tho replen-
lshment of their empty stores and exhausted
larders
Then will he tho time for our mercantile
friends to avail themselves of the superior
advantages which the DEMOCRATS annual
statement and Its extraordinarily large edi-
tion will afford TO advertise their goods and
present their claims for patronage to pur-
chasers from the country.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

them, we expect to find the editorial columns
of the Times for some months occupied by
apologies to the members Of tho Citizens
Association for its brutal and denunciatory
course toward them But possibly all the
five Thousand are not as liberal advertls-
ers In the columns of our esteemed contem
porary as Is our estimabIe but mistaken fel-
low citizen, Mr., Charles G. johnson, chair
man of the executive committee of the Citi-
zens Association.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

In spite of the active opposition at the cleo
tion on Tuesday last, which Major j.. A.
Burke met with from some members Of the
Citizens Conservative Association and of
the other parties opposed TO tho ticket of the
Democratic-C Conservative party-an opposi-
tion to him unlocked for-we are pleased to
notice that he ran ahead Of his ticket some
aO0o votes, which Is certainly a proof of pub
ljo confidence and of the popularity he de-
servedly enjoys horo
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
HsfeDLEY BROTHERS

Have the most complete stock of Cane Wagons,
Wheels, Cotton Wagons. Bagasse CARTS, Farm
Curtis Rice Carts Small CARTS Of every size. four
and six seht Family Wagons, Spring Wagons
Hounds. Wagon Material. Ayle Grease, Cart
Boxes. etc. We especially call attention 10 our
ful-sized sWndged and hardened AXles. Chilled
Boxes and extra ironing Of oil our Carts and
Wagons. Manufactured In our own factories at
Wheeling, ". W.. from tho b0st material and by
skilled mechanics, we can give q reliable
guarantee most any competition and supply
the largest demnnd.
Dspnt-RZ7 and R2D Cnmsmom street.
feR u odu
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

Democratic majority over all 25.
In this table California is not included.
That State will not elect congressman until
September 1879.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08
DIED,

DIED.
MILTENBEnGEH On Thursday morning,
November 7, 1878 ut Bay St, Louis, Miss. ut the
ago Of 16 years and months, Odile daughter
Of Alphonse Miltenberger and Odile dc Ma
rigny.
The friends and acluaintances Of the families
are respectfully invited to attend her funeral,
which will take place This Morning, eighth
instant. at 10 o'clock. from her fathers resi-
denno. No. 2l2 RoVnI street.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-30
GIYEN Y!

EVERY person sending us SO
cents will receive, regularly for
six months, The SOUVENIR, a large
eight page literary and family jour
nal, aud as premiums, we viii
send free. tuo magnificent pictures,
"Ll1TLE WHITE kITIENS,'
very GINNING and pretty, and MY
LITTLE PLAYFELLOW." a
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ted ia twelve different tints aud
coIors. They are bound to give
sa%tisfac;ion. The paper'siz whole
months and tho superb pictures
for only SO Cts. Order by mail,
at once. Address
w. IN. BURROW, Publisher,
Bristol, Tennessee.
- Agents wanted to sell our
fine engravings; So to $40 a day
easily made. .5..4 s..
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LAND OWNERS
AuentiOn. 4s.

Messrs. E. Armant & Co., Gen
eral I~mmigratieh aud and Agents No
20 Camp street New Orleans, are prepar,
ed TO take il hand for sale. and to adVer-
tise free of charge 10 oWEers ia their pap-
phlet on the Garden Parishes Of Loui
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ene. al Abb-ville, sole agent of Messrs.
Z, Armant and Co. for iermiijon parish.
IL case no sale Is eff, C ed the parties
will net be indebted under eny manner
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cial contracts.
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Distribution Of the above parry HES 10 b.
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onr Garden Parishe-'': vermilion, La
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CONSUMPTION CURED,

An old physician retired from active
practice. having hid placed in his hands
by gu East Indian missionary the formula
OF a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy aud permanent cure of Consump-
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Throat and Lung affections, aIso a posi-
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powers in thousands of cases. feels it his
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r~ections for preparing and successfully
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paper, DR.. J. G. STONE. A North Ninth
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