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--latest by European steamers.l

Ar at Liverpool Dec II, Esther, Benjamin, from
New York.
Cid lat Bombay, Peterson, Galveston
Sid FIN Queenstown 18th. Samaria, Patten Havre.
Sid I'm Deal Dec 10th, Ida Lily, Eastman drom
London) for SW Pass.
Passed do 4th Belle O'Brien, O'Brien, from Lon
don for Hampton Roads.
CID at swatow Oct 20, Miriam, Parker, for Hong
Ar at Anjer Nov Sd, Golden Gate, Delano from
New York.
Ar at st Helena -, 7 Jefie Southard Handy, FIN
Port Prize for London.
Of Torbay Dec IA, Helen Sands, Bosford, from
Havre for Charleston.
Ar at Toulon Dec 13, Bertha, Cricket, Mauritius
fo.-A IsrseiIes
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MINOR TEL ,EGRAMS.

Geo. Noyes died in st. Johnsbury, VT, yes
terday FROM the effects of chloroform admins
tered by dentist while extracting tooth
The Republican State convention of Penn
sylvania meets at Harrisburg in February
Great floods occurred i'll Canary islands on
the 21st inst Houses and crops were des-
trOved
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Cheese Market.

LITTLE FAILS, n. ", December 29.-The sales of
factory cheese here to-day amounted to 1000 boxes
at 101a011 12c100 boxes of dairy cheese were sold
at 101s61O7sc Butter-sales Of 100 packages at
1Sn2Ec
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MARINE n EW S.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY, December 80.
Arrived.
Steamer Falmouth, Hall, ST John. NIB, via East
port for Boston.
Barque Arthur Wade, Smith, Baltimore days
for Bath.
Sch Isaac orbeton, Crockett, Baltimore-coal to
sch Nm McLoon, Thorndike, New Yorls-iron to
Sch LIZZIE Wilson, Wilson, Boston, to load for
West Indies.
Sch McCloud, Hodgkins Boston, to load for East
port.
Sch Maria Theresa, Kalloeh, Boston, to load corn
for Rockland
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New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30-Evenng.- active
and stringent this afternoon; call loans finally closed
at per cent. prime mercantile paper 5a6 per cent
Sterling Exchange reduced 1a for leading bills
with actual business at 4S049@4S1 for long and
1894 d4S312 for short Governments active and
prices higher, market closing strong. State bonds
nominal.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed POI COG shares.
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The Bismarck Coach Robbed.

DEADwooD, Dec. 30.-It is reported that late
stopped near Antelope station by road agents
who fred into the coach, killing the only passen-
ger. They then looks the treasure box and
escaped
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MAEREAG E5.

Ia this CITY, Dec. %, by Rev. j. NJ. Lowden Edgar
w. Brown Of Durham and Estella N. futile of
Powna
In Bath, Dec. %, William B. Brookings and Miss
Cora A. Curtis
In South Bristol, William L. Weber and Miss
Emma Palmer.
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SPOKEN.

Nov 8, lat "a AT S. lon 121 % w, barque Chas
Kenney from Port Madison for Boston.
Nov IL, lat 2 40 S. Ion 128 30 W, ship John dc
Costa, Hamilton, from San Francisco Oct 18th fol
Queenstown.
Dec 30 off Cape Cod, sch Jas Young, from Pensa
cola for Portland.
No date lat 26 S, lon 1856 w. ship St David Serb
ner, from San Francisco for Liverpool.
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EoREHasN PaRTN.

Ar at London 18th, ship n Blanchard. Blanch
ard, Rangoon.
Ar at Port Elizabeth =, brig Keniek, Rose
Boston. :
At Havana Dec "a, barque Miranda, Corbett, fol-
New York brig Clara j Adams, MeFadden, foi
Baltimore.
Ar at Bermuda Dee IS. brig Manson, Gardiner
New York (and sailed oath for Brunswick; 18TH
sch VIM Corners, Morrssey Bangor; 18TH, hatt
Newman, Newman, Baltimore; 2lst b Lowell
Gales Portland.
Sid I'm Oallao Dec IS. snip NIcCallun, Marsters
(from Liverpool for San Francisco.
Ar at st John, NIB, Dec %, barque Boynton
Mason. Boston.
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WASHINGTON.
The Crops.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The Department OF
Agriculture shows an increase of u per cent
i'm the area sown in winter wheat. tobacco IN
nnal i is slightly better, with an increase of
( OOO. Goo hounds in the total crop over 1878.
The oats crop shows decline of y per cent
comparing with last year. Potatoes show hoy o an
Increased average and larger yield and 5000,
600 increase in valuation. Winter rye, SHOWS
general average of 3 per cent less IN the con-
dition above average. The hay crop average
ia is per cent less but owing to the increased
price the aggregate valuation increased 2 0 per
cent.
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rrou MrronANrs, ExcnANeE.

CRANBERRY ISLES, Dec % - Ar. sch Ami
Lewis Squirting, Boston via Portland.
Dec 2G-Ar, sch Rozella, Stanley, Portland.
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Foreign Exports.
Rec.,nzs Of nEaine Cenrn..

z OFTEssu NIX ISUstss
CARDENAS. Brig Elizabeth Winslow-3765
shocks and heads, 5000 box shocks.
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na5,y Domestic Receipts.

PORTLAND, DEC. 70.
For Portland 26 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, so cars miscellaneous mer-
chandise
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WISCASSET, Dec Gear, sch Boxer Reed, from
Boston; Buena Vista, Thurrin Portland.
Dec IS Ar, schs Emeline, Roberts, Portland;
Robt Woodruff, Lewis, Gloucester.
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EUROPE.

Attempted Assassination Of the
King of Spain.
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Grand Trunk Elevator.

The following is a statement of Grain at the Gran
Trunk Elevator December 30:
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MINIATURE ALMANAC !. DECEMBER 81.
Sun rises ........ ...7.36 High water. .....ev .48
Sun sets ........... 4.30 Moon rises..... 7.4S
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Brig Elizabeth wnslow, Locke, Cardenas-Nut-
ter kimball s. Co.
Sch Edna Harvard, Fuller, Savannal--Knight y
Whidden.
Sch Myra Warren, Cutler-Nathl Blake.
SAIL4ED-Schs Elva Pettepgill, Addie Ryerson,
John Bird. Silver Spray, Nettie Walker, Clytie,
Townsend, John Wentworth, Laeonia, john Went
Bridges, STEPHEN j Watts, 3 Ferguson and 9th
ers. The Odell and Mariel started but put back
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The Supreme Court of New York has re-
fused to grant Chastine Cox new trial.
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TRADE CIRCULAR.
WHOLE SALE:
AMID
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
= PORTLAND, NE.
For the Fall of 1879.

The following Trade Circular is re-
spectfnIiy presented by the undersigned,
representative Wholesale Dealers. and
Manufacturers of Portland, who desire
to promote the general trade interests
of the City, and present convenient
and reliable buyers guide, which cam
not fail to prove Of great interest to
Merchants and Manufacturers generally
Now is the time to take advantage OF
returning prosperity and the increase in
ildently invite the attention of both
purchasers and shippers to cur excellent
facilities for securing stocks direct from
first hands, aHd for the prompt shipment
of goods to any point desired, and to the
following list Of Warehouses, as an in-
dicatiOn of the importance to which the
Commercial and Manufacturing interests
of the City have attained.
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Boston stock Market.
Sales of the Brokers Board, Dec. 3d.

By water conveyance-1OOo bush Cornmeal to c
W True & Co.
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LONDON, Dec. 3O-12.30 P. M.-Consols 81 GIG
for money and 979s for account
LONDON, Dec. 3O-12.3o P. M.-American secu-
rities-United States bonds, 412s at 1o914; As, at
1O6M; Erie 447s.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9o-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
easier; Middling uplands at 1854; Orleans at
Z 1-16; sales 5000 bales; for speculation and ex-
port 1000; receipts $4,000, American $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30-12.30 P. M.-Flour 10 Ga
10; Winter Wheat II 2011 Z; Spring Wheat 10 3
ell; Californi average 10 8d11 Z; club do at IL 6
gil 10; Corn at 81ao5 8; Peas at z. Provisions
&c.,-Pork 60; Beef 80; Lard SO; Bacon at $50
3d. Cheese at G5. Tallow at 81 6. at Lor ion at 49,
Receipts of wheat for three days, 900 centals
of which 235. 900 are American.
-"Congress is one of the Oldest and
largest selling baking powders in the United States
&c. &c. CONGRESS Yeast Powder and SHADES
English Mustard received the award at Mechanics
Fair, 1873. Always reliable, and the ladies' fav
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Sch John Wentworth, Clark, Frankfort for NYork
Sch WIN Rice Pressey, Rockland for New York.
Sch NJ E Torrey, Walls, Fremont for Boston.
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REFUNDING THE DEBT.
Letter from Secretary Sherman to
Senator Morrill,.
THE 1-2 PER CENT BONDS DECLARED
IMPRACTICABLE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

makes public the following letter from the
Secretary Of the Treasury concerning the re-
funding:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

= nonrlr~scd clergyman of rffs cifv
II ~nin 70 have al WI nnfil late hour
trying a. ret the fanrir nut nv
NC Following anccgi0ie. which y rrlatr.i
- Mr. tonway's recent book: In ar
orlhosioN family. with which have hasf
-oine acgnalnianre. little hcv ~ uho Ias
lsfn naughty expressions ~ recruitment
lowa ara = playmate was aiffR0ni~ine.! THAI
Ae should bc more like rhFfSf. who
never dic any haFm M his rrrmir~ I,
Nh. answered fir wrashims rhsl.f .hur
~ 4 gvlH& ~. -lahlr4gp Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

Tie Greenbackcrs Tor the last fcw
months have made il q speciality 60 cry
down coalition with any of the old par
lilc~- They have about spent their
strength. and they ought 10 look back.
and sec how tar they have gone. The
Greembarker- have not yet elected
single member Of congress by them
selves. They owe every congressman
itcy have TO coalition with Democrats.
The Democratic party has more green
back votes than the greenl,ack party H.
seli. i would MOI BE- fair Tor the tail 10
Wax the dox.-IEx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

pn "Wednesday night of last week a
party ~ disguised men took Andy
Wolf Of Northeast township. ~ MI
woods and gayc him a severe whipping.
me blood being cut from his body ia
several places. Wolf j. a stout. athletic
..Oung man. and when under the infIu-
enec Of whisky, his normal condition. is
aid TO be very qnarrclsome. aud ter
rnr to the neighborhood ia which he
lives While we do mol approve OF the
course pursued by the regulators, it is Ia
be hoped that their work will have 4
-aiuiary effect upon their victim Paoli
News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

Dur radcrs NAV remember that Mr.
iiascs some two years ago Issued an
order prohibiting all officers ct tie
Government from taking any part in
political campaigns. raucuscs or convcn-
tons. la pursuance of this manifesto.
Mr.. HAYES. John sherman, Dick Thomp-
son and George W. McCragy. with Tie
heads of several bureaus. will soon move
lnf" Ohio 10 stump for Foster aud iIick-
cnlo"ucr 4 Boston Globe independently,
July 9Th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

New wheat J. worth IS cents in this
market.
Tie total value of real estate ana ner-
sonai property ia the town of I.oorootec
amounts 20 Sis s6i.
\ barn owned M John Miller. 4 few
miles north Of hcndalviIlc. wa burned
he other day W tEampS. Their prinri-
pal object evidently Wa 70 gef the family
ont ~ The house 20 thew could steal Tie
money Mr. Miller was -uppo~cato have.
= he received quite quantity the day
previous
During the storm TUESDAY afternoon
lhe wooden factory II tire Rug~lcss flour
lng mills was struck bv lightning. wrrcS
lng tic east end ~ The building and SET
iln@ y on iirc. The rain. however, put
ihe fire out tesore much damage was
lone III Fraim aud Charley He'll were
stunned NJ the shock, buI NOT seriously
injured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

The Methodist District Conference.
viii bc held ~ the Nj. y church ii Ills
place, commencing Monday evening
July asih, and ending "Wednesday,
july 30lh.
Mrs. Siaillnrs. near llawilorn's Mill.
uled last Tuesday Ut The great age III one
hundred and nine years. she i said Ia
have been born in I57o- and 10 have been
able 20 remember her fathers return
from The revolutionary war. she died
from old age alone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18
NO. 90.


Fam Patterson, last week. lLrcshcd \
hnN aere 'lcld ~ wheat. which welded
lfo0 bushels or lllirty-ive busllel. per
acre machine measure. II gains five
bushels 10 The hundred by weight. which
makes his average on Tie field about 81,
bushels. Mr.. Patterson had half acre
q English wheat that yielded thirty
t'iree bushels. Or At the rslie OF sixty-six
bushels per acre.
AND STILL MORE.
Mr a. q. Simpson had 80 acre licld
tLai Yielded ~ bushels 20 The acre.
Mr. W. i. Reeds crop o: IS acres
averaged ~ bushels per acre.
Tile EicrFSg ~ All
\ sIN acre field Of W. =. Reeds aver
aged The unprecedented amount az f5
bushels Per acre. This i as set without
4 parallel. - Vinccnnes Sun.
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Prot. VIM. II. Pinkham. who llas had
charge % the schools az this place tor
several Years. will remove to Richmond.
Ind. IN 4 short time and take charge of
The college AZ that place.
The picnic al West Baden Springs On
the Fourth wa, a grand success. II il
said by some that ID was the largest and
most orderly picnic ever held in that
section Of country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

= girl named Wallace. about seventeen
years Old. attempted 70 drown herself
The iiiSt "a this wcckat Hartman ferry.
Ihe iertymam prevented her from doing
- with some difficulty aud took her
home 70 her parcnis.- Dayicss County
Democrat.
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f'or square. ~ lines or less. week. 81 a.
Esrii subsequent insertion. ~ rts.
T,ongcr advertisements AZ The same rate.
friction nycr even square or squares.
cYanic asa square These are the terms
fpr transient advertisements reasona-
hlc deduction will be made 70 regular
advertisers.
Notices oi appointment ~ a1minis-
traitors aud legal notices Of like character
"a bc paid in advance.
A~NoUSciSG eANpipATFs.
PR Township Officers. each 500
Far County $50
For District, Circuit, or State. 500
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lhe glorious Fourth has come an,l
passed and We celebrated II muel,lv. 4
i'ukeii ont - the dancing ground. cat
~ Ireland Oh The Fourth. with a. Ii,tle
Patriotism ~ any one else until rauc
ln sight of nav country. uar-tlay MA
barrel " rider which auire raised
NY enthusiasm and mofnentarilv ex-
see'en Y" N called On for = speech. or Al
lra-i ~ read the Declaration of Inde-
pendenre- but my yauity was consid-
erabiy hpri 70 hear Mr.. - TN another
man that there wa~'nt person there
.iiai Mns smart enough 10 read the Dec
iaFallois- Does he take d. tor 4 drove 81.
nrome'iaric> : However, don't Sup-
pp~e ~ saw Ilr. Then " hat 4 danerl
~H- the hrSt; with what pleasure w.'
went down the middle AMI back i'm our
hrtainin- wa spent and tn HI, SUNDAY
~ha"e- We're worn past cObbIin., - with
re daEsIi- needle, though tried ever
- iarst- noticed several funny inr;-
tifnis- blI think fI.c funniest u.- Linn
- Iail : l.c seated him.eif cutie >ud- \
1tnlt- And - hari a. io .sa Ae lie Garth
- around ihcn. ~hut my e.e- ana
u"NTtH AMI fuily expected i meal
shower Tor = minute Or ttsO: another
-chl ht1 torn tis pants and was dancing
ironnH after tbc famous -t.Oolv. tsoo.!,
''"w SUPPOSE stray zephyr rinallvli
nofiiied lilm ~ the rcnI. anti ne retired ,
.t 4 TEMPORARY r0lsn behind tree snd
liAn Il nAel ulS- Mr. = j. aH uld church 1
'ii.nii~r h4Ve heard him Ak bless .
~ \ iun- A. = noel handle fnany d time. I
'.Aa rs 49, Htitr carried away with ihcl,
t.rN
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in the year 1852. England purchased
35.zh2 90 cwL 81 wheat. and ~ this the
United States furnished .n.6s9 ln rwt.
During the same wears she purchased
S,bS4,ttD evil. of iiunr. of which this
country shipped ..,55., ,lvO cwt.
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One day last week. Miss Mary Ncl-ou
oi w place with The buckeye reaper
and mower and "A span OF ponies cur i've
acrer Of wheat on tile l-lamd In four
iours and twenty niinutcs. Prcuy
good, MVllie. We don't think there i
another gal in This neck the wood.
Or hoy either that has made better Tine
"i'iia" Buckcyc and span of ponies.
we learn from Mr.. w. a. BARK er tlnat
~ 4 short time The mail from tlis place
70 Ferdinand will be carried semi-weckly.
.iicr fhe prescsIt arrangement onls one
Ifip per week j. made with thc mail
soin4o Friday and returning saturday.
nder The new arrangement The mail
Y Mi1i also 70 out Oh Monday and return
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

six thousand Cinnamon are at work on
the Texas Pacific Railroad. earninr
about forty cents day. aud =, ing never
4 word about striking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

Mr. John Iiyati's crop of wheat thfs
year averaged ssl bushels ID Tile acre.
Mn. iiyait's farm almost aslioins Ill
city Davies County Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

James II Walker Will act AL deputy
.NmslIicF- "a pulsuis county. undsT rhr
.Nnfsiinr cscslcd iast saII..~ Marlin Ca.
Herald
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Attempt 10 Marry the President

Nn.ttrrtn Syssini.
sanrg lntiv WHO gave flyc name u,
F.imr inc Noble. anil her vr~isIrnre -.Is.li.
|aHln- called nrsOn President Have 49,
irrlay. 1isd informed him thar shc lad
arrived in rcrordancr with her promise
~ rraFrs him. 'lhc President laid he
would have 10 consult some of his friends
sbOMt the marriage and managed to rei
oMf ~ The room She was rIsrn taken in
charge ~ nm officer and conducted 20
Pitlire headquarters. Sic WA, rather
iin.is dressed. Isad ju~t arrived ia tie
CITY, and -erncsl bthf an lmifs- married
senator Voorhees,. HpOn heinz informed
~ - ca~r- and happening 10 know her
Parents. requested That he be taken ~
me government a>vlurn tor treatment.
he vas -ent ro-slav. Ill The nscantimc
hrifa- provided wigA quarters III hotel.
'slss had willi her S2l7. which ne parted
wlsn relrrtanilv- although ~hr vas tod
u wcHld ~ kerr safe Tor her al Police
headquarters. ~hc appeared very ill.,
lll-sranl hcrau~c the President ala not
marty her A. he had imagined hel
w0ssld aHt said ii ne l4sd not ronscnrcdI
N III silence in mot declining The offer
he had sent him ia letters. he would
have Married soung man in Iudianap-
rli~- Mis- Noble J. about tw cntv-srven
Years ofa-se- AMI j. not az All bad looking
hnd besides J. well eduratcd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

GEANnMA -" Ncs. children. whrn
wa. soun- A. YOU arc, used 10 walk III
mn sleep Tumny eagerly --~ ~as.
gram ma what timc did vUu makc
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single subscription. f"r iiffy Nos, 81 80
for six months, NJ
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NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP
WM. GASSER,


"7TFTT. "TTN7T7e fIe TNeF 0fTfr.
JssrEr. INDIANA,
III "rln Afd nr.rah nrr 4hnn for rN ksnas .,
s'r-' NJ ,..f Nis tn@g fQmsAafAarr with fhY w
49, pls"A- svnniy. ard fhs wTif tns.un xs.s rhsr.
.s. "irHArk. ~ trusts vim r~r w lfs-.l ~ ~.
- hif rficea ~iii Ne rnaae tc .att fhefrsa
nDFrx ara irsniag w snrons n 49,
-. W. 1ASsEE.
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I Y II n IT U II Il
JOHN II. ALLIES.


respectfully injcrms lhc public lint III
.i"rN oi Furniture and Co'Iirs Will an
NAys nc found fun ani prirrS very res
oh@ple- ANY article vf furniture made
" .rAer A. wanted. CA~R CTsToMrHs
"r Furniture will receive deduction ~
r'-h' per cent. from regular prices. or
M per cent. Il paid in thirty days.
Ang. 35d. '7s--lv.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20
TeLecRAPHlc eREvlTIes.

wonsHiPPING IN wAsHINGToN's PEW.
lIhilsde!phsa. Oct. 20-Tte visiting gov
ernors attended divine servic. yesterday at
Oh Crrist cnurch. which Washington at.
,ente;, while president. They were seated
iu the pcws which Washington aud Rob-
ert Morris occupied. Governor Hovt was
accompanied by his staff. who were ID full
uniform. The church was decorated with
Il ,ps sad national sh,elds containing the
names Of Washington. Morris. Bishop
White, Franklin and Francis Hopkinson.
SERIOUS DROUGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Pottsvills, Oct. 2O.-The slight rain fall
on Saturday has had little effect on the
supply, aud the prolonged drought j, se-
riously felt at the colleries. Turkey Run,
Pine Forest and lower kousch creek collier
les have suspended for want Of water. ko-
hinoor colliery is supplied with water haul
ed from Mahoney plane, and number Of
collieries in Mahoney valley are supplied
with water brought by rail from London.
water trains running all day for this pur.
pose. AT Shenandoah half the town is vir-
tually without water, being limited to one
hours supply in the morning aud one af
night.
DISPATCH FROM THE PATHFINDER.
Chicago, Oct. 22.-Superintendent VIII.
son has Just received dispatch from Lake.
Indiana, as follows: "a package of papers
found on the beach here this morning
thrown out by the balloon Pathfinder.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20
NElGHBoRHooD NEWS.

Marion claims the belt as the champion
town in the territory for runaway teams.
The Turner county commissioners Al
their last session reduced the county saloon
license from $3.50 to $500 year
The democrats of Bon Homme county
have made the following nominations
Commissioner. s. T. Seymour; coroner
Michael OShea superintendent of schools,
Frank Richmond.
Springfield Times: The register and re.
ceiver Of the U. S. land Office in this ci ty
have been instructed by the Interior De.
partment to investigate the timber depreda.
tions on the islands in the Missouri river
and especially on Hiram Wood Island.
There ia q post Office fight at the new
town Of Parker in Turner county. The
town was first named Kimball City but at.
tcrwards changed TO Parker. Before the
change was made B. F. Crouch applied for
and was appointed postmaster Of Kimball
City, and later Charles Hollenbeck was ap-
pointed postmaster at Parker. And now
the doubly named town has two Nasbys.
The democrats of Cedar county. Neb.
held their convention last Saturday. All
the present incumbents of the county Offices
we're candidates for denomination, but new
men were selected in ever, instance; and
now there is vigorous kicking, and most Of
the old officers are Independent candidates.
An Independent convention will be held on
the 25th and a republican convention on the
9th.