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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-06


2 Passenger train going cas-, connects ut Davis
junction with branch trains arriving At Port
landville at 1919 p n. and then connecting with
Bcioit, Canton. Harrisburg. Flandrcau. Liuwood,
Rock Rapids, Sioux Fslls and all p0ints on ne
Big sioux River, and from leaving Portlandviiie
st rs 2. M. coanscts At Davia junction win
train going west.
s.. At&sik Point with stseea for p, ca, NIB.
ard Rlchla d. D. r.
4. Al vcrmillion with stages for Lodi. Rive .
side, rnrncr. bioomtngds le and Giulay.
;. Al Mcckling With stascs for VI. jsmc
9. Ai1syvllle With Stage for ~. Helena.
T.. Al faukton with siasss Tor all pcinis :,
southern and western Dakota. and North Nchta,
~: and during the reason Of navigation Win
Missouri River Transportation Cenpanies in'
Of steamers for Randall, Hsulc. pierre. Sniy.'
kies, Hsmasck. sssssnson, Derhold. RHtatd,
Carol aud Benipn: conDeetihe Al pie1fe Si'h
tsaasrosaAt,aa vaauns Tor ths Hack lille.
This u The oaiy Direct Rovts 70 ths
gro. =. MERCHANT.
T. v. p~sansrssns, OsaJ SsSsrSsissSI.
SS0
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and with the consent of the Presi-
dent, August l3, 1878. A synopsis of this
UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONVENTION
will be found in tine report Of the postmaster
general and the full text in the appendix there
t0. In its origin, the postal union comprised
twenty-three countries, having population OF
three hundred and fifty millions of people. On
the LIST of April next it will comprise forty
three countries and colonies with population
of more than six hundred and fifty millions of
people, and will soon, by the accession Of the
few remaining countries and colonies, which
maintain organized postal services, constitute
in fact us well as in name, as
its new title indicates. universal union,
regulating upon II cheap basis of cheap post
age rates, the postal intercourse between all
civilized nations.
Some embarrassment has arisen out of the
conflict between the customs laws of this
country and the provisions of the postal con-
vcntion in regard to the transmission of for
cign books and newspapers to this country by
mail. 1t is hoped that Congress will be able To
devise some means of reconciling the diIlicul-
ties which have thus been created 80 Us to do
justice to all parties involved.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The business Of the Supreme court and of the
courts in many Of the circuits has increased To
such an extent during the past year that addl-
tional legislation is imperative to relieve and
prevent the delay of justice and possible OPP
preston to suitors which is thus occasioued.
The encountered condition of these dockcts is
presented anew in the report of the Attorney
General, and the remedy suggested il earnestly
urged for Congressional action. The creation
of additional circuit judges, us proposed, would
afford a complete remedy and would involve an
expense at the present rate of salaries of not
more than sixty thousand dollars year
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institutions in condition to become models
OF usefulness and bcnehcence, and will be re-
garded by the country as a liberalty wisely
bestowed. The commissioner with evident
Justice request attention to the discrimination
made by Congress against the District in the
donation of land for the support of the public
schools, and ask that the same lberality that has
been shown to the inhabitants OF various
States and Territories of the United States
may be extended to the District of Columbia.
The commissioners also invite attention to
the damage inflicted upon public and private
interests by the present location Of dep0ts and
switching tracks of the several railroads enter
ing the city, and ask for Legislation looking 10
their removal. The recommendations and 5ug
gcstions contained in the report WILL trust re-
ceive thc careful consideration of Congress.
Sufficient time has perhaps not elapsed since
the reorganization OF the government Oi the dis
trict under the recent legislation Of Cnngresa
for the expression OF confident opinion as 10
its successful operation, but Che practical Ic.
suits already uh'aiu"l rrc 40 satisfactory thai
the frlenda -; tau ne" government may W"d
urge upon congress the W.5dom Ot its c'ntta-
uance without essential Iuuaincl..uV, tHtil ~
actual experience its advantages ala d,-re.s
may be m1sc fGlly asccslaiueI. I8Inai
jt g.. L.iE5.
ExreurIy.. MANSION. Dec. ., 1913.
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A c0LLLcToR or sEELET0Ns.


4 Parscc Who iins Probib'y tot stcwaIt's
Boncs.
From the WisliPlna HcmDaa.
a possible solution oi ihc frequent lar
ceny Of bodies from their intended .,D,I
resting places may he found in the ow-
full cccentrici,y Of an immensely wealthy
retired parsce merchant, originally Of
Bombay. but now living in Egypt near
the Nubian border This singular old
man OF untold millions has entirely cut
| himself off from the rest Of his strange
kindred tor alleged hcresy and departure
from the ancient Persian faith Of their
sun-worshipping ancestors, and alone IN
the wiId> Of Egypt he has reared q palace
OF umcXampled magui!iccncc with sur
roundnga tina. rival the fairy land Of the
most vivid imaginatiOns. In this fair do
main is II vast garden surrounded by high
walls of polished granite and porphyry.
the latter mineral abouudmg N great
quantities in that region. Inside these
walls everythingis is in keeping with the
outside splcndOr, and were it not for the
ghastly dcnizcnF that people its shady
groves it would be. par excellence, the
most enchanting spJtin the world, Amid
fountains, flowers, rare eXotlcs, sta,uaTy,
and bowers Of tropical ycrdurc, stand
grinning skeletons Of by-gonc celebrities
from all quarters Of the globe. From llu-
rope to Cathay, and Pennsylvania to Pol
ynesa, graves Of the lllustrOus dead have
been riiied TO crafty his unnatural taste,
and his emissdries are constantly em-
ploycd in every portion Of the world in
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BADLY CRIPPLED MAIL FACILITIES.


The report of the postmaster-general en-
braces statement of the operations of the
pOst-otlice department. The expenditures of
that department for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1878, were S3i ,l65 0Si.49. The receipts in
cuding sales of stamps, money order business,
and official stamps, were S29,277, ,5l695. The
sum of $500, 1860, included in the foregoing
statement of expenditures, is chargeable to the
preceding year, so that the actual expenditures
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1878 are
S33,S74 ,6i75O. The amount drawn from
the treasury on appropriations, in addi-
ton to the revenues of the department
was $5,307 ,652.S2. The expenditures for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, are estimated
at S3657l 900, and the receipts from all sources
at 1904, ,023.90, leaving a deficiency to be APP
propriated out of the treasury of S5,9Ol ,S76lO.
The report calls attention to the fact thnt the
compensation of postmasters and of railroads
for carrying the mail is regulated by law, and
that the failure of Congress to appropriate the
amounts required for these purposes does not
relieve the government of the responsibility,
but necessarily increases the deficiency bills,
which Congress will be called upon to pass. In
providing for the postal service the following
QUESTIONS ARE PREsENTED
Should Congress annually appropriate sum
for its expenses LUgely in excess of its rev.
enues, or should such rates of postage be estab-
lished as will make the department self-sus-
taining9 Should the postal service be reduced
by excluding from the mails matter which does
not pay its wayl Should the number of post
routes be diminished? Should other methods
be adopted which will increase the revenues or
diminish the expenses of the postal service?
The international postal congress, which met
at Paris, May l. 1878 and continued in session
until June of the same year, was composed
countries of the world. 1t adopted new
convention to take the place of the treaty CON
cluded at Berne. October 0, 1874, which goes
into effect on the LIST Of April, 1879, betweef
the countries whose delegates have siRnet
IL II waa ratified and approved b,
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An.nscrnn. Nighl ikey.

From the Y ugatuCa ley Gonna S,uiuc
A gentleman WHO sides within LOCO
miles of our sister borough Of Hirmng-
ham is on intimate terms of friendship
with a gentle man who lives in New Ea-
ven. So strong is The tie, and such tie
confidence between them that the rural
gentleman is furnished with o night key
To the city gea'lemJu's hJI3J, with which
he is permitted TO enter aud there find
rcpose whenever helatel beyond train
time, or kept over by the attractions Of
the theatcr The free run OF the house
is at his disposal, TO seek any part Of it at
will, and while, during a long period Of
time, these midnight excursions have been
devoid Of incident, mistake was made
the other night that aroused the house,
hold, and sent a tremor through the quiet
sleepers so suddenly awakened from the
peacetulness of their slumber
The rural friend, disiuclined to return
home after the theater was closed, sought
the abode ofhis city companion and entered
as usual. He at once ascended to his 40
customed apartment with light tread, so
as not to disturb the household, and, en-
tering the room, undressed himself in the
pale light that came stealing through tae
half open window. Before him lay as he
supposed, the form Of his friend, peaceful
ly wrapped in the arms Of Morpheus, and
although he had taken especial pains not
to awake him while undressing, Just as he
was about to turn down the clothing the
thought occurred that he would arouse
him and pour into his ears the enhancing
scenes that he had beheld at the Opera
House. Sc, seizing the uptumed nose, he
gave it a sudden pinch and twist, and q
Shrill cry Of distress as quickly broke the
stiffness of the room, and penetrated the
remotest corners of the household. Here
ensued a scene more grotesquely thrill
ing than the theater afforded, and situa-
tion as much complicated The appraised
form of the sleeper, who proved 10 be a
lady, continued to utter the heart-pier-
cling shrieks, and all the expostulations Of
the rural friend, on diShdbHle, were pow
erless to hush them. In her fright she
supposed the intruder TO he burglar, and
would not be paciied until therural friend
was recognized and led away in his flow
ing robes of spotless white.
During the day company had arrived, and
in accommodating them the city friend
had been obliged to surrender hisroom to tho
lady, he seeking quarters in another part
Of the house. The rural visitor was not
aware of the change, andnot having light
ed the gas on entering was unable TO dis.
tinguish the form in ted from that OF his
friend. Matters have, however, been adj
iusted, and the rural gentleman still holds
the night key
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ment to enforce the laws which are framed to
preserve these inestimablc rights. The mate
rial progress and welfare of the States depend
on the protection afforded to their citizens.
There can be no peace without such protection,
no prosperity without peace, and the whole
country is deeply interested in the growth and
prosperity of all its parts. While the country
has not yet reached complete unity of feeling
and reciprocity of confidence between the
communities su lately so seriously estranged, |
feel an absolute assurance that the tendencies
are in that direction, and with increasing force,
the power of public opinion will override all
political preiudices and all sectional or State
attachments in demanding that all over our
wide territory the name and character of citi-
zen of the United States shall mean one and
the same thing and carry with them unchal-
lenged sanctity and respect.
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What We Want.


The Nationals wage no war on silyeI
and gold as the currency of the country
They contend against the evil system that
permits few privileged men, instead OF
Issuing on loans to the people silver anC
gold to the full amount of their loan 70
issue paper promises to pay silver or gold
on presentation of their promissory notes
to them for redemption. BY the device
of placing few dollars of silver or GOLD
in safe in their office or bank, these privi
legged ban kers and money traders are per.
mitted to issue an uncertain and often an
excessive amount of paper notes, pledging
the payment CT specie when called for
These men depend on the chances that
ut no one time will all these holders Of
their worthless notes, or even one in three
OF them, present them for redemption in
coin. 1t has been established however
that at intervals of ten years at farthest a
run on the banks by panicky fear of loss
takes place and the holders of these dan.
gerous notes rush in stream to the banks
clamorlng for their gold and silver coir
and then the bubble bursts. and the
taithless gambling bankers shut then
doors and nobody is paid, but nine out oI
every ten of the fools who worship specie
payments and preferred private security
to the stability oftheir country, are at last
convinced to their cost that "all is moi
gold that glitters." "
The nationals demand the destruction
Of private promissory notes issued under
the protection Of partial laws, not only he.
cause the system is danh crous and fraught
with loss to the business community, but
because it is the most powerful and op.
pressive enemy Of the merchant, the man.
uiacturer, the producer and the mechanic.
The national banking association is the
most monstrous devouring devil-fsh Of
oppression and loss to the business of this
nation that ever existed. 1t is daily getting
strength as the power of the nation to
resist it is daily getting feeble. 1t is par
alyzing all industries and all business, and
unless the devouring monster is speedily
destroyed it will coil its deadly folds foi
ages on the country. The cost to the
country Of this institution, immediate and
remote is hundreds of millions yearly. II
is an enemy of national prosperity and the
ruin OF labor. 1t is an enormous tax OF
the people, on its own to the people, pro
tected by law in its impostions.
The national greenback party desire tC
show up the monstrous character of this
institution and accomplish its overthrow
and place IN the stead OF the oppressive
private promissory note the glorious, cost
less, ever solvent greenback paper curren
cy, not based on gold or silver where
neither gold nor silver really exist, bu
hoool on tho xvho1a ,vao1th aud craJ,t ..
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The Young Man from Hartford. J..

Supper is now ready in the sleeping
car, shouted the brakeman, and young
man irou Hartford who was on his way
to San Francisco, got up and went for
ward to see what the brakeman meant.
He went into the smoking car and found
party Of Bavarian emigrants cooking
two kinds of cheese and three denomina-
tious of sausages on the stove. He came
out very pale and gave the brakeman half
dollar to stand on the platform and burn
matches under his nose. WAS it very
badP" an old gentleman asked him, when
he returned to the coach. "Sir," said the
the young man of Hartford, you'll never
smell anythidg like 1t until you have been
dead about six months
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THE FINANCES.
REVENUES FOR THE YEAR.

The report of the secretary of the treasury
furnishes detailed statement ofthe operations
of that department of the government and of
the condition of the public finances. The ordi-
nary revenues from all sources for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878, were S257, 63S7S.70.
The ordinary expenditures for the same period
were S236964 ,326.SO; leaving surplus revenue
the present fiscal year ending June 80, 1879,
actual and estimated, are as follows; ActWl
receipts for the first quarter, commencing July
|. 1873, S73, $3.50, ,7i9.43; estimated receipts for
the remaining tbree-quarters of the year. l9l :
ll0,256.57; total receipts for the current fiscal
year, actual and estimated, ,s264, 100000. The ex.
penditures for the same period viii be- actual
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Fellow-citizens of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
Our heartfelt gratitude is due to the Divine
Being who holds in His hands the dcstinics Of
nations, for the continued bcstowal during the
last year of countless blessings upon our coun-
try. We are at peace with all other nations;
our public credit has greatly improved and is
perhaps now stronger than ever before Album
dant harvcsts have rewarded the labOrs of those
who till the soil; our manufacturing industries
are reviving, and it is believed that general
prosperity which has been so long anXiously
looked for, is at last within our reach. The en-
joyment of health by our people generally has.
however been interrupted during the past sea-
sOn by the prevalence of fatal pestilence--
THE YELLOW FEVER.
in some portions of the southern States, Great
ing an emergency which called for prompt and
extraordinary measures of relief. The disease
appeared as an epidemic in New Orleans and
at other places on the lover Mississippi soon
after midsummer. 1t was rapidly spread by
fugtivcs from the infected cities and towns,
and did not disappear until early in November.
The States of Louisiana, Mississippi and Ten
nessce have suffered severely. About one
hundred thousand eases are believed to have
occurred, of which about twenty thousand. aC-
cOrding to intelligent estimates, proved fatal.
II is impossible to estimate with any approach
10 accuracy the loss 10 the country OccasiOncd
by this epidemic. 1t is to be rcckOned by the
hundred millions ofdollars. The suffering and
destltution that resulted excited the deep
est sympathy in all parts of the Union.
Physicians and nurses hastcncd from
every quarter to the assistance of the
afflicted communities. Voluntary contributions
of money and supplies in every needed form
were speedily and generously furnished. The
government was able to respond in some meas
ure to the call for help by providing tents medi-
cincs and food for the sick and destitute. The
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.


The elections of 1877 are finished.
There has been but one national issue
in these electlons-we set aside local quar-.
rels and defeats-and that is the financial
issue. The logic Of the election can now
easily be explained. In passing we must
not neglect TO say that q notice has also
been filed upon the national party, the
separate greenback party, the third party
under any name that is seeking to defeat
the party that is the author Of the legisla,
tion against which complaint is made
The information is to the effect that the
enemies Of the republican party must unit,
and not scatter. There must be no throw
ing away Of votes hereafter.
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prohiga tes.

The nationals are true men and they
will make their mark on the Legislation
of Congress in favor of the people and Of
their country. They are not the descend
ants Of the foreign tories. They are the
true p0triots and will show their hand in
the coming contest between the foreign
hirelings and the American people. They
will step forward and take the ground
that cowardice and corruption had not for
years the courage to occupy in the halls Of
Congress
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The bankers and Sherman are busy
conspr.ng against the silver currency.
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THE presence of twenty or thirty green.
back men in congress will make it impos.
sible for either of the old parties to indulge
in their old tricks OF voting out the honest.
ly elected representatives to that body and
seating their party favorites in defiance Of
law and justice. The balance of power
held by the greenbackers will be a hang
mans whip over the heads of the political
prohiga tes.
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LET it be recorded. The Greenbacly
Labor party desires no entangling alli-
'ances. They are entirely Independent Oh
all other parties,
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The necessity for paper advocating
the greenback delusion has with the fal
elections passed away.-Er.
The spirit of the above is easily under
stood. 1t is the same in kim that actu
ates the burglar us he waits the departur,
from his vicinity of the faithful watchmar
that he may without danger rob the sleep
ing victim of his property, or of the lurk
ing footpad who curses the barking of tn,
watch dog at night when he detects tn,
approach of the midnight thief. But lik,
Banquc's ghost these greenback paper,
will not down.
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SHELBY county Tennessee elected five
greenback members of the legislature.
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Just as the Rev. 10. Cook opened his
mouth at fremont Temple yesterday, the
wind backed round TO rcast by east.
half east. and darkness came upon the
earth. - Boston Post,
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A priest has Just been expelled from the
Vatican for selling the late supreme pom
Itiffs old slippers and drivers tofich pl-
grimA
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Will you please tell me in your next
paper how long it would take this nation,
at the rate we have produced gold and
silver for the last ten years, after deduct.
ing what is used in the arts, to pay the
national debt. II.
The increase Of gold in the thirty.fve
years before 1875 was as follows:
Production of gold since 1889 to
1874, inclusive. e................ ,39l 900
Consumption during same time in
the arts and by abrasion and
loss. Oss..................... ...." 2,lGS,0OO,C00
Increase. se.................5l,2 81 1923 900 0OO
or an average OF about S3j,OO0,00O per an
mum; but since 1873 a steady decrease has
been going ON. There were produced
from 1870 to 1870:
of gold. Observation-Disclosures. S530,00O0OO
Consumption in the arts. etc.. 53J,0000OO
or S9,0OO,OO0 less gold produced in these
five years than was consumed, leaving less
than nothing with which to pay the inter
est or the principal of our debt, OF sill
yer, the increase yearly is not ovor Sl0,-
100000 for purposes of payment on the
public debt. This ought to show every
honest scarchcr after the truth that in
place of being able even to pay either the
interest or the principal of our national
debt, as the country is now governed, we
are going steadily behind, getting poorer
and less able to pay every day. We are
exporting enormously of our wheat, cot.
ton, pork tobacco and other products to
pay the interest on the debt alone (and
even in this way we can scarcely do it, }
and by this evil policy impoverishing the
laboring classes steadily But the day is
breaking, The national greenback party
is likely to change all this before many
years 90 by.
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POLITICAL MENTION,

If Sherman demonetizes silver, the peo-
pie may decapitate Sherman.