Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-30
WASHINGTON.

washington, OepL. OV.-A prlVote letVer
from Alexander 81. Stephens says that his
hemorrhages are subsiding and there is a
Improvement in his health.
APPOINTMENT. =
The president has appointed Linus N
Rickerson, of Oregon, agent for the In.
dians for the klamath agency In that state,
10 place Of John N. Roork, resigned.
NOTES FOR REDEMPTION.
Washington, Sept. 30.-The amount of
national bank notes received at the treasury
department for redemption has increased
since the circular of the Oath
inst, which provides that from and after
Oct. 1st, the. Charges for transportation sof
these notes must be paid by the parties
making remittances instead of by the banks
issuing them. The banks are taking ad.
vantage Of the few days remaining to
change the national bank notes they have
on hand for legal tenders at the expense of
the banks issuing the notes instead Of those
remitting them, which accounts for the in
creased receipts on Saturday. The amount
received was $1,035 ,000 AS nearly oil the
notes are sent from the city banks, the bur
den of this new taxation, will fall on them.
Hence criticism and remonstrances have
poured in long and loud.
y ~ CHILDREN POISONED.
During religious services at the reform
school last evening, number of the boys
were simultaneously attacked with violent
vomiting. They were removed to sleep
ing apartments, where they suffered from
vomiting and purging. Late last night all
had recovered except two, and they are
still very sick. 1t is thought that the veg.
etables or the meat they ate at dinner were
poisoned. The superintendent was also
similarly affected.
NEW UTE RESERVATION.
Ex- Senator Lott NJ. Morrill,, Judge Nc
Farland and Gen. Hatch, commissioners
appointed to selecta new reservation for the
Ute Indians, have chosen location on the
head waters Of the Navajo and Blanch riv.
ers, isolated from white settlements and &C.
cessible to supplies. The Indians are salts.
fed with the arrangements and the govern.
ment has approved them. The removal
will take place at the most favorable time.
CHINESE CoURTEsIEs.
The Chinese minister and his assistant,
Yune Wing, performed the usual diploma.
tic courtesy of calling on the several foreign
ministers and leaving their cards, one in
Chinese characters, and the other in Eng
lish. Sir Edward Thornton is the first di.
plomat who returned the visit. The Chinese
minister received them in his parlor and
the two, seated in chairs separated by q
slender shelf. all brought from China, drank
tea together. Yung Wing will leave fol
Hartford to day to bring his family to
Washington.
SMALL sILvEE FOR DUTIES.
Washington. Sept. 30.-In accordance
with decision of the attorney general, the
treasury department will renew its circula,
Of June 23d, 1875, as follows:
For the receipt of silver and minor coi1
Of the United States for payment of dutie
on imports the following instructions viii
hereafter be observed by the officer of Gus
tops:
First-When the total amount of dutie
in any one entry cannot be paid entirely i,
gold, or in gold certificates, or demand note
because involving the fractional part of !,
dollar, such fractional part may be paid i,
silver coin of the United States.
second-When the total amount Of du:ie'
payable in one entry does not exceed ST
such total amount may bepaid in silver coin
Of the United States in denomination
of less than oae dollar. minor coins of th,
United States, i. e. those not Of gold o
silver coinage, may be received in paymen
of duties on imports, when. necessary il
making change, In any amount less than /
cents In any single transaction.
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