Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-30
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

City funds are running so low that treas
urer Schandein's chin b. gins to drop down
on his vest.
A busy time in the country brings a dull
time in town. While the farmers work the
merchants rest.
The committee OH the revision of the city
ordinances has been completed its work and
gone out of the business.
Heavy rains have demoralizcd the up
river roads and it is probable that the stage
will be late again tonight.
There was considerable lodging around
for a few mitutes last evening between
Broadway and Cedar, on Third.
Treasurer Schnauber's annual list of de-
linquents will appear in this weeks issue Of
the Weekly Press and Dakotaian.
Returns begin to come in from the eclipse.
One fellow attributes his black eye to the
use of the wrong side of his piece of smoked
glass.
The track of the Dakota Southern, at the
point where 1t runs over the Vermillion
bluff and around the washout, is being low.
cred to grade and a transfer will be neces.
sary for q few days.
The brother Of Sherman Barhite, the in.
sane man who came down from Pierre a few
days ago, arrived last neght from Aldeu-
Iowa and will take charge ofthat unfortunate
traveller.
.Delicately printed announcements con-
corning the pending fate of Harry Katz are
out. The affair will occur late next month.
This accounts for the interest he takes in a
newly fitted and deliberately furnished house
on Fifth street.
The indications of the weather for the
upper lake region and upper Mississippi
vally are, warmer and partly cloudy wealth
er with occasional rains, light variable
winds, mostly southerly, stationary o. falling
barometer.
As though We had not had enough already.
the clouds opened last night and gave us
another large dose of rain. Cold water is
a good thing in its season and in moderate
quantities but most of our harvestcrs are dis
posed to cry enough about these days.
One Of the most interesting matinees Of
the season occurred last evening and when it
ended an agricultural implement man had
a beautifully shaded face and the knu-
ckles of a retired steamboat man were
more or less bruised, 1t was all the result
Of hard talk about a horse and buggy.
= ~ &c co,I THAT t,rn civO,,c ara hnalipr
London circus and
the New York circuses. Forepaugh is also
reported to have intentions in this direc
ton. These are all rumors bat the proba-
bility is that we will get all the circus we
have any need for before the season Is over.
What became of s. Johnston, the man
who committed a rape on the wife q Joscph
Rodgers, at Flandreau? Win Sheriff Hcald
rise and explain ?-Roscoe Express. The
sheriff OF Moody county will be unable to
throw any light upon this subject. The
last be saw of his prisoner was on the
Yankton levee, where Johnston disappear
ed so suddenly and completely that his off.
cial companion did not recover from his
surprise for some hours afterwards ami then
no Johnston was to be found. .
The supreme court of Dakota is sustained
by the supreme court Of the United States,
in the case of Bates VS.. Clark, decided by
Judge Barnes and appealed by defendant to
our supreme court, wherein the decision Of
the court was confirmed, the opinion being
delivered by Judge Kidder in 1874. Itwas
appealed to the supreme court Of the United
States, and at the last term thereof the
judgment. of our court was affirmed. See
the important opinion of the supreme court
Of the United States, delivered by Mr.. JUS
ice Miller, in 9Th Otto, page 204