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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
THIS SUMMERS ECLIPSE.

A pamphlet is just issued from the United
States nautical almanac Office at Washing
ton, in which Prot. Newcomb gives particu-
lars for this country for the total solar
eclipae to take place July 80. Maps are
furnished for the line of totality, which ex-
tends over the western end of Montana,
across the Yellowstone National park,
through Wyoming territory, over Denver,
Colorado, down through northern and cast
ern Texas, entering the Gulf of Mexico be
tween New Orleans and Galveston. It will
then pass over most of Cuba and the south
ern portion of San'o Domingo, vanishing
from earth shortly afterwards. The breadth
of the totality shadow in this country will
be about 1l6 miles. The partial elipse
will extend all over the United States,
Mexico and British America. Instruc-
tions are given by which unskilled obsery-
ers, possessed of spy-glass and a
watch, may make observations on this eclipse
along the line Of totality, that are likely to
be of use if sent to Washington. 1t is men
toned incidentally that the present astro-
pomical tables are 60 uncertain that there is
difference of four miles in the path of the
shadow as given respectively by the British
and American nautical almanacs. The PAM
phlet includes diagram of the place of i'm
portant stars which may be seen near the
sun during the moments Of eclipse, and sug.
gests that sharp lookout should be then
kept for intra-merculial planets. People
who have faculty for rapid sketching are ad.
vised how to make drawings of the corona
All the suggestions of The pamphlet are
simple, and may be carried out without
trouble by those who are favorably situated
| as to locality.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
ARMY MATTERS.
Changes in the Stations and Duties of tn,
Officers Of Engineers.

Changes in the Stations and Duties of the
Officers of Engineers.
BY direction of the secretary of war the
following changes in the stations and duties
Of officers of the corps of engineers are an
nounced. Major w. P. Cralghill on his re.
turn from Europe will resume the duties
from which he was temporarily relieved by
Captain, J. w. Cuyler and C. B. Phillips,
Capt Phillips will take station at Norfolk,
Va, and in addition to his other duties will
assume charge of the Improvement of Neuse
river, Currituck sound, North river bar al
Scuppernong river, and Edenton harbor
North Carolina. He will also relieve S. T.
Albert, United States civil engineers, of the
charge of improvement of the Elizabeth and
Nansemond rivers and Norfolk harbor, Vir.
ginia. Major w. E. Merrill, on his return
from Europe, will assume the duties from
which he was temporarily relieved by First
Lieut.. f. A. Mahan. Major George L. Gil
lespie, on the expiration Of his present leave
will proceed to Chicago and relieve Capt
Lyddcker of the duties as engineer officer
military division of the Missouri, and O
the construction of the harbors of Chicago
and Calumet and the improvement of tRt
Galena river and harbor, Illinois, and St
OAosIA AANSAS WAsCOuoIu, auu Will TelleVc M a.
jor Farquhar Of the charge of the following
works Of improvement: Minnesota and
Chippewa rivers and Red River Of the
North, harbor of Duluth and entrance to
Superior bay, falls Of St. Anthony, and the
construction of Meeker's island, lock and
dam. Capt. J. G. Allen is relieved from
duty with Col. J. H. Simpson, and assigned
to the charge of the examination of the
sources of the Mississippi, St. Croix and
Chippewa rivers, with the view to ascertain,
ing the practicability and cost of creating
and maintaining reservoirs. Capt. T. Hand.
bury is relieved from duty at Willet's Point
N. Y, and ordered to duty under Major G.
r. Sutler, at St. Louis. Major A. X. Ar.
mold, Sixth cavalry, and Capt. II. P. Haw.
kins, Sixth infantry, are relieved from the
duty Of paying claimants under the freed.
mems bureau acts, and will transfer the
books, accounts, etc, to Major q. G. Hunt
first cavalry: chief disbursing officer, freed
mans branch.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
GOOD BOOKS
for the

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or more Of these books will be sent
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
1he Daily 9rtss aud 1akotaian
YkRkTOn GAkOTA.
Thursday Evening, July II, 1873
NO AID FROM NICHOLS.

Chicago, July 0.-Tucsday's Journals
Washington special says: Letters received
here to-day from democrats in New Orleans,
complain that the Potter subcommittee is
getting no assistance from the Nichols gov
ernment, in trying to unear,h alleged cleo
ton frauds in Louisiana. The charge ia
broadly that Nichols is not in sympathy
with the investigation. and in consequence
state officials manifest no disposition to help
the committee in its hunt for evidence 10
;niurc the republican party,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOOKS AND BLANK.

SCHOOL DISTRICT BOOKS AND BLANKS
FOR THE USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OFF,
GERS.
Prepared and approved by W. f. CATION,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Da-
kota, including
TREAsuRER's BooK.-With blank forms
for warrants paid school house fund; con.
tingent fund, and teachers fund.
CLERKS BooK-With blank forms for
Proceedings of District Board, Warrants Is.
sued and Record of Teachers Reports 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 ter
years. Price per set, $500.
Sent BY mail or express. Address
Bowen 4 kIH0sBURY,
Yankton. d. T.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11

Leave orders at Brewery Hall. Third street
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-04-03

brave and stubborn sons for 10 worse CT
better reason than that she feels herself
Knocked and goadcd into the dreadful alter
native. Yet, after all, what stronger motive
may any people have for going to war than
the desperate maintenance Of their self respect
and their right to the good opinion OF man
kind1 1t seems to us that Englands courage
is in question. Let her statesmen stop all pal
tcrnss and all bubbles and meet that qnes-
zion with the fullness of courageous candor,
owning and proclaiming that such is the
issue; and not only will British purpose and
power be the better respected abroad, but
themselves will be fortified, reinvigorated and
made more resistless than ever, at home.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-04-03

renowned danscuse who came this way from
Paris some years ago. | heard a young PEI
son who seemed to have been favored with
check remark that she was Il snolEgOster. |
did not know before quite clearly, what
snollig0ster was like | observe that it seems
to have a fancy for very, very short and
gauzy petticoats. Thespectacles are very lcggy,
very much beautihed by green, crimson and
blush lights, and very cleycrly maneuvered.
But | have never yet seen any thoroughly
good scenery in a San Francisco theater. 1t
is all stiff; all mechanical like all wanting i'll
true artistic effects. Of course there is now
and has been great deal Of scenery here
that | have never seen. | only speak of that
which has come under my eye. AS to the
general appearance of Wade's Opera House,
it is big, cheap-looking and barn-ike But
Bonfanti is jewel of creature. | never
saw more beautiful (stage) head neck,
shoulders and bust, and she dances like a
sprito.
Out on the Point Lobos road to the left of
Lone Mountain as you come from the Cliff
House is the Chinese Cemetery. It is full of
funny little arbors and queer coops or pens,
all devised, Ia Chinois, for the Celestial
dead. To-day l note innumerablc wagon
loads Of Cinnamon, armed with umbrellas,
coming in from thence. Either there has been
an important funeral, as of rich merchant
or joss-man, or these strange hcathens have
been out there sacrificing hog-mcat and rice
brandy to the defunct At all events, several
dozen Of one horse vans containingac stow
age of Chinese have come and gone and TaIaled
hithcr and thither with none to MODEST them
them or make them afraid, though ktarncy
be rampant. and the commune parade the
street with guns at Il right shoulder sE:it with
bayoncts hxed--whicIl sight saw this blessed
morning. see by the morning papers that
Miss Cora Lcotard and her fellow ilt-djspens-
ers came to grief; and that Col Jack Harrin@
ton got more ieers than dollars oUt Of his
Platt's Hall audience Jack seems to be
victim of crusaders, indifference Of the public
concerning his fate and the effects Of the How
ing bowl
The mortal remains # Mark Hopkins viii
be followed to the grave Tomorrow, his asso-
ciatcs in the Pacific railroads being appointed
his palI-bearers
The day is as clear and bright and sunny as
any day ever WAS since the sun began to
make the grass grow and the SHOWS to melt;
and believe | will see i my friend Of the
elevator wont lower me down into the halmy
oi,. and ,h,. thv0nri11rr street II
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-04-03
THE WAR CLOUD WHICH HANGS
OVER EUROPE.

tur When Louis Napoleon had declared
himself Emperor, tho shock came not so
much upon the feelings of repugnance or dis
like Of the Parlsians, as upon their sense OF
the ridiculous. They laughed the idea to
<rorn. After he had murdered about 10000
Of them, more or less, their laughter ceased.
He found it necessary Tor his advisers did for
him). to make it unsafe to mock his imperial
nsurpations. He must be feared if he could
not be respected. Britain finds itself in very
lnuch the Same situation, relatively, that was
experienced by "the nephew of his uncle.
At a time when an active, chIvalr0us move
lncut, arms in hand and men to the front,
would have done something toward sustain
ing the Turk against the Russian and vital
zed her alliance with the Sublime Porte,
England presented the spectacle of nation
keeping the peace from motives which rate
very low in the category of the policies of first
rate war-making powers, as England claims
t. be The plain fact is, Her Majesty Gov
crnmort triHed with the so-caled Eastern
Question, Certainly it WAS a graver thing
FIR Russia to take up arms against England
ward and notorious ally than it can be fer the
Gar to enter INTO d treaty, whatever its
Character, with that ally. The attitude of
Britain toward Turkey was very near akin to
protcctoratc The policy OF the British
G.ycrumont in its dealings with the Sultan
has been conspicuously auti-Russian, from
she outset. The strangely pacific course Of
-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
Dastardly Work.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRECKiSG AND Roe-
Berry ON THE PAN HANDLE
HeRorsN OF THE EN-
GINEBR

PIrTsBURo, February 1.-THE passengers
on the express train on the Pan Handle
Railroad, which reached this city yesterday
morning at eight o'clock, met with start
ling adventure. A dastardly scheme to de-
stroy life was ayerted by henefcent Prov
idence. Thirteen miles outside of Xenia
"jayhawkers" had PROV tled for an extensive
railroad accident. The through mail car
from Cincinnati was known to be loaded
with four tons Of valuable mail matter. The
express car had, directed to consiguees.
$685., 900 in coin. When the train left Xe-
MIA lat II o'clock Saturday night there was
q drizzling snow storm, which completed the
absolute darkness of a starless sky.
The train LEFT Xenis forty minutes behind
regulation time. Coming out of the cut
thirteen miles this side of that place, where
there was a level grade, the engineer threw
the throttle wide open to make up for lost
time. lie was hardly out OF the gloom un-
til his head light showed him an obstruction
on the track. He was upon it before he
could put his hand on the lever He re-
versed the engine, whistled for brakes, and
in the same instant he was upon the mis-
placed tie the engine was overturned and
he was parboiled victim to his duty. The
| train consisted Of one baggage and one ex-
press car, two passenger and two sleeping
coaches. The passengers, about eighty in
number, were asleep.
After running about sixty yards, with the
tic between the pony wheels, the rear truck
of the engine left the track on the edge of
an embankment, and, turning over twice,
laid perfect wreck at the bottom. Ed.
| Roberts, the engineer, Frank Gardiner. the
fireman, and ii. Mcfarland went over the
embankment with the engine. Mcfarland
| Jumped as the engine turned and escaped in
jury. Roberts froze to the lever of his en-
CINE and went over with the wreck. His
fireman stayed with him.
When the passengers recovered from their
fright sufficiently to go out upon the track,
they found Roberts scalded under bursted
steam pipe, and the fireman held by cross
section Of the cab. Both men were taken
out in an insensible condition. The fireman
suffered dislocation of the collar bone and
internal injuries of so serious nature that
his life was despaired of. The sympathy o.
the passengers ceutred upon the heroic engi
neer, who, while his life was burned out, re-
mained firm to his trust, and who was found
insensible under the engine with his hant
glued to the throttle The hand was burned
to the bone. His flesh was actually fayed
from his body, but the skeleton Of his hand
grasped the lever with the determination o.
a death hold His injuries are fatal. For
tunately the mail car next after the engine
was freighted 80 heavily that the momentum
of the locomotive was not strong enough to
carry it off the track. The devilish fiend'
who projected this wholesale scheme o
slaughter so protected themselves agains
discovery that, in the moment of the com
pletion of their nefarious plan, they wer'
beyond the reach of immediate pursuit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
Pic Mono.

At the ripe old age of Sc Pho Mono, the
Pontifex Maximus of the Roman Catholic
Church, passed into eternity. Perhaps no
Pontitf ever enjoyed larger share of the re.
spect and affection of the members OF the
Catholic Church than Pho Mono. For thir-
ty-two years he stood at its head, model of
gentleness, benevolence and Christian char
acter, and the happy influence excited by
him was felt throughout the entire Church.
He was essentially an honest man, and al
though during his prolonged Pontificate he
was frequently called upon to encounter tri-
ais of the severest character, and was sub
jected to the sharpest criticisms of his adver-
saries, he maintained throughout the deport-
ment of a man eminently fitted for the dis
charge of the immensely responsible duties
with which he was intrusted, and the world
at large was not slow to recognize these no.
BILE traits in his character. Large-hearted in
every sense of the term, he endeared himself
! to all with whom he came in CONTRACTOR who
were familiar with his many good deeds. He
was essentially great and good man, a title
which only bigoted religionists who differ
with him in their theological views will re-
fuse.
The aged Pontiff has passed away bearing
with him the respect and esteem of all who
have hearts big enough to appreciate true
worth at its proper value In his death the
Catholic church has suffered a severe loss,
which will be none the less severely felt be-
cause it is not absolutely irreparable. 1t
may not be fortunate enough to secure sue
cessor whose life will be as positively pure
and blameless as was that Of him who now
lies dead at Rome, but the wisdom which
has guided the Catholic church in the selec'
ton of its head in the past will not be like
ly to desert it now. Who will be his sue.
cessor must for the present be left to con-
lecture. Let us, for the sake of humanity
benevolence and Christianity, hope that he
may be as worthy IS his predecessor. -lhita
! n L
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
Yours truly,
l.. d. EEMICK.
II, II. Tt1sNHIN n
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES.

The following named parties are among the thou
sands who been cured of Catarrh by the use OF
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy:
A. f. Downs New Geneva Pa; ID. j. Brown, st.
Joseph Mo-; E. G. Lewis, Rutland, VII Levi Spring
er, \ ettle Lake. Ohio Chas. Norcrop, North Ches-
terfed Me-. Milton Jones, Serbia n. Y; j. K. Mil
ler BrIder Station, wyo.; j. C. Merriman, Logans-
port, Ind; NJ. NJ. Post Logansport lnd j. w. Bali
cyl fremont p H. b. Ayres, LaPorte, Ind; Jessie M.
Sears IT. Branch, Ind; L. Williams Canton, Mo;
w. A. Fhayer. Onarga I'LL $. b. Nichols, r., Calves
ton Texas Jonas Reinert, Stonesville, Pa; S.W.
Lusk, Mcfarland, Wis; johnson Williams, Helmick,
Ohio Nj. A. Currey, Trenton, Tenn; j. q. Joslln,
Keene, N. H., A. j. Casper, Table Rock, W. Va; Lew
is Anders, Gaysport, Ohio c. II. Chase Elkhart,
Ind; Mrs, Henry Haight, san Francisco, Cal; Mrs.
E. ii. Gausha, Lawrenceyile, N Y W. }. Graham,
Rice, Baltmors, Nd; Jesse NJ. Sears, Carlisle lnd.
Dan1. b. Miller FIT. Wayne, Ind; Mrs, Minnie Ar
naise, 900 Delaney street, New York ii. w. Hall,
Hastings, Mich; Wm. f. Marston, Lowell, Mass; l.
W. RoDertS Maricopa Ariz.; Chas \. Delaney,
Harrisburg, Pa; NJ G. Cole. Lowell, Mass Mrs c. j.
Spurtin, Camden, Ala; Chas. F. kaw ,Fredercktown,
Ohio Mrs Lucy Hunter Pennington, ILL.,; Capt. Z.
j. Spauldng, Camp Stamba ugn ,Wyo.; |. W. Tracy,
Steamboat Rock, Iowa Mrs. l.. Waite Shushan, MY.
j. NJ Peck junction City, Mont; Henry Ebe, Ban
tas Cal; L. r. Cummings, Rantoul H.; :. f. Jones,
Charleston Four Corners, NJ Y; Geo. f. Hall Pueb-
10, Cal; Wm L. Ba rtre, Sterling Pa; ii. II. Ebon.
94s Penn street, Plttsburg, Pa: J H. Hackman sam
Hattie Parrott, Montgomery, Ohio; L. Ledbrook,
Chatham H.; $. b: Mccoy. Nashport, Ohio W.
w. Warner North jackson, Mich; Miss Mary A.
Whine, Darien, Wis; John Iiegler, Carlisle, Pa;
James Tomkins, st. Cloud, Minn,; Enoch Duerr Paw
nee City, Neb; Joseph ~. Miller, Xenia, Ohio $. b.
Nichols, Galveston Texas H. l.. LAIRD Upper Alton,
Ill John Davis Prescott, Arlz.; Mrs. Nancy Graham,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
TIE COUNTY STATEMENT.

We presume that by this time our readers
have carefully examined the County state.
ment which is unusually clear and explicit.
IL so readily explains itself that We shall
only call attention to s few points.
In the first place it will be observed that
of the taxes assessed for 1877, over one half
remains unpaid. This is all wrong. The
County is paying interest on bonds and on
money borrowed from Banks, when there is
due it for 1877 over $4,000, and from
1873 10 1877 over $500. 1t is not fair that
those who pay their taxes promptly, should
suffer for the negligence of others. Much
o this evil comes from the selection of in
competent collectors, men who are generally
chosen with more reference to their past or
prospective political service to the COM
missioners, than for any peculiar fitness for
their positions. Nor do we understand the
statement in giving the amount as due from
collectors prior to 1877 as s376l, when the
Treasurer is charged for the same item 49,
433. We also think the item Of 800, for
managing u dog fund ofonly 1851, is rather
steep.
In the matter of generations the fault Of
our tax system is also illustrated. In Blooms
burg, which has a large number of laboring
aud poor men, and which pays tax of ovel
$3.50, the exouerations last year were only
$40, whilst four other townships, paying
about the same tax, were allowed 1926.
We also think the payment of 800, tc
Mr.. Comfy for Jail argument, should have
come ont of the Commissioners pockets, ~
it was their suit, and not the peoples. Be
side the County has already an able attorne,
who works an entire year for the same sun
as was paid Mr.. Comfy for one suit.
But upon the whole, the Statement make
fair showing considering the new Jail ex
penses, aud the unusual Court expenses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15

In the death of Gideon Welles, at a com
paratively advanced age, the nation loses
another Of the living links that bind it close
ly to the period of the civil war. Mr..
Welles was not man of genius, he was not
even man Of rare talents, but it fell to his
lot in the order of Providence to bear a
promir ent part in the councils of the admin.
istration that bore the Usion on its should
ers through the times that threatened its
destruction. OF the eight persons who first
shared the confidence of Lincoln as mem
bers OF the Executive council in those dark
days, Mr.. Welles, although one of the Oldest
was nearly the last to leave the stage. His
greater colleagues, Seward, Stanton and
Chase, were uot permitted TO live to see the
| fruition of their labor and their hopes in
the thorough restoration of the Union and
reconciliation Of estranged sections that
came to us twelve years after the arms OF re-
bell ion were grounded. The citizen whost
death Connecticut and the whole country i
called upon TO mourn to-day will not have
| one of the highest inches in the temple ol
fame, but he will alYags be remembered a:
an ardent loyalist end an honest and useful
public seryant.-Iiales.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15

There is a determined effort now making
itself to establish, at the Paris Exhibition,
an "Indian Corn" building similar to the
Vienna Bakery at the late Centennial, in or
der to introduce the use of American corn
into Europe The New York Corn Exchange
will furnish the money. The idea is an ex-
celent one. Thousands in Europe know
nothing about the use of corn for human
food Even here, there are compara-
lively few who know how to use it to the
best advantage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
MARKET REPORTS.
BLOOMSBURY MARKET.


The standard remedies for all diseases Of the
lungs are Schenck's Pumonic Syrup, Schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic and schenck's Mandrake Pills, and Ii
they are taken before the lungs are destroyed they
effect speedy cure. To these medicines DR.. j. IL.
Schenck of Philadelphia owes his unrivalled success,
in the treatment OF pulmonary diseases. The Pul.
monic Syrup rlpens the morbid matter in the lungs,
nature throws It of by an easy expectoration, and
the patient has relief from the prostrating cough.
The Mandrake Pills must be freely used. to cleanse
and stimulate the stomach and liver they remove
all distractions relax the gan bladder and start the
bile freely and the liver is soon relieved Schencks
Sea Weed Tonic is gentle stimuiant and Alternative;
the alkill OF which It is composed mixes with the
food and prevents souring 1t assists the digestion
by toning up the stomach 10 a healthy condition,
so that the food and the Pulmonic Syrup win make
good blood then the lungs heal, and the patient
win surely get wen II care is taken to avoid fresh
cold. Full directions accompany each preparation.
All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck personally, can
do so at his principal ofiice, coorner of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia, every Monday.
Letters TO the above address, asking advice an
swered free OF charge.
schencks Medicines are sold by all druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
MARRIAGES.

MEYERs-BROwN.-Att the Lutheran parsonage
In Berwick Penn'a on the 9TH inst, Mr.. James
Meyers to Miss Mary A, Brown, both OF Nescopec,
Luzerne county.
PURSRLI,-WELLIYER.-On the ,th inst, by Rev
stuart MITCHELL Mr. Jonathan Pursell to Miss Mary
E. weliver, both of Moatour township, Columbia
county, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15

Pennsylvania elects this year a Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Internal
Affairs, and Judge of the Supreme Conrt
In Columbia county We vote for member
of Congress, State Senator, Pro:honotary,
Register and Recorder, two Representatives,
Treasurer, three County Commissioners, and
two Jury Commissioners.