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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-21

i. AtCouncil Bluffs Q. p. Transfer with Union
Pacific railroad for Omaha and all points West.
with Kansas City. st Joe & Council Bluffs rail-
road for st. Louis and all points South. and all
lines diyerging from 7. ]. Transfer.
2. At Missouri Valley with the Ghicaso a.
East.
3. At Sioux City with the Siou. City 6 st. Paul.
Illinois Central and Dakota Southern, steamers
for Upper Missouri river, during navigation and
with. stages for all points in the Northwest.
q. At Blair with Omaha & Northwestern rail-
road for Omaha and Southern Nebraska
s. Al Fremont. Neb., with Union Pacific rail-
road for all points west and the Pacific coast. :.
poins in Northern Nebraska.
Be Sure your Tickets read via. Sioux City
and Pacific Railroad.
F. c. HILLS, p. f. ROBINSON,
80 Superintendent. Asst. GenI Pass. Agt.
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
W. WELLS, General Agent. Sioux City.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
SCIENCE IN THE SCHOOLS.

The committee on the introduction Of science in
the schools was discharged. and the following were
appointed a committee with the modified title of q
Committee on Science Teaching in the Public
Schools: Professors Youmlns. of New-YOrk
Grote, of Buffalo; Newberry, Of New-York; Shaler,
of Cambridge, and Major Powell. of Washington.
A short paper by James Samuelson. President of
the Liverpool Science and Art Glasses. of much
value to all interested In scientific education. Ii
was on the operations of the Science aud Art De-
partment of the Privy Council Of Great Britain,
and was as follows:
As il appears to me. during the short tour which
Am making through the United States, to be
wide field for the diffusion Of scien-
tiic knowledge, both practical and theoret-
cal among the industrious classes of this country
venture to lay before your association a brief no.
tice of the operati of science and depart
mont so far rs science teaching IS concerned. And
my right 10 do so is based on the fact that | have
not only founded three or four science leading
schools but that | have actively promoted the oh
iects of the departLIent almost from lis foundation
and am therefore intimately acquainted with the
objects and working OF the system.
The Science and Art Department OF our Commit
tee of the Privy Council on Education founded
by an ordcr IN COuncil." Febrnary ~, 1856. under
the provisions of act Of Parliament. The object
of the department is TO promote science instruction
chiefly among the lnuustrla oi-sses' ana the
means employed are:
/ Payments to teachers on results shown by the
annual May examinations. lhcSt tNaininatiOub
are conducted simultaneously all over the three
kingdoms by printed papers prepared by the exam-
ners who are selected from leading scientific
men.
H. Queens prizes, being scientific hooks selected
| by the successful students from catalogue sent
down by the Department; also gold and silver med
| ais lconpeUtiyel one OF which Is given for each
branch of science.
iii. Exhibitions scholarships. studenishiDs. etc,
AmoRg these are "studentships for training.
winch give tie student the privilege OF attending
| the science classcs at South kengngiou a the
| charge Of the State; also the welknown Whit
worth scholarships of flOO per anbum for three
| years for practical and theoretical proficiency.
| ly. Grants toward building fund ior the erec-
] ton of science schools.
! v. Grants toward apparatus and school fittings.
vi. Laboratory grants.
| VII. Payments In aid of training teachers.
| The subjects in which instruction is given are
twenty -four III number and the number Of schools
| IN which instruction Is impaired chiefly In the
evenings, Is NJ present nearly l,5cO. In order ~
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
Bankrupt Noilres.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
29th day OF August A. ID. 1879 Warrant IN Bankfup'sy
WAS Issued against the estate OF CHARLES d. LAhhl "a
New YOrk IN the County Newl and state OF New
York Who adjucged bankrupt his own pet toa
delivery OF properly
belon to suoh bankrupt 10 him or or bis use ana aD
transfer property By him forbidden by law ths
meeting creditors ~ the said bankrupt 20 prove n
and ohOoss or moro esslgsss of ns IA
La held at bankruptcy 10 be holden az No 70,
broadway In the City . Nsw.iofk, Ded'ro AR. hthV
wilder Allen, Rogi-ter, on tue 2Jth day Qt y -
1879, AZ ~ o cock Va. Ipti@ r n -.
L. Masha M Messenger. southern DstIlct of Nsw.lgr-
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on On 25tn
day Of August A. ID. 1879 Warrant ip B9nAftDnh.. ~.
the estate oi ALVAH Wi-WALL :, ~
CiIy of Nes-YorE the Of New lork snd SAa
Nav YORK who has been atiufged bankrupt on bis os
uefton That the pay deDls delivery o s'
nrou.fy belonging such bankrupt lin or i0 ms -
aud transfer ~ any property bv MIN; are t9rpaaon
Law, tna meeting OF tue creditors Of the sad 0abAas
rroy. their moro ASA -
of his estate. will held Court OF BANKRUPTCY
holden at No MarrvnsL In the Clty " New lorA o.ae
unn W. Little esquire heistsr tho lVh day oi SeP
ber. A. ID. 1879 ~ 10 o'clock a IA. ~ =, p,yx
IS Marshal a. Messenger soathern Dtstrc,ot se~fot
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
THE PEACH TR.lDE.

Receipts of peaches for the season to date
exceed 900 baskets for this city There have been
sent directly from Delaware oronards about 10000
baskets 10 New England. Yesterday Offering was
only $4,000 baskets here aud 900 for tn East Prices
were irrecuar the finest fruit arrived late and id not
meet the best buyers Crates ranged from 75c sl %
coninon 10 good baskets, 6oce7oc. prime and extra
spfig fruit 75, GoOc
saturdays total supply Of peaches was $4,000
bashtis, and prices rrted low considering tne
fps grade OF fruii. Plain to good baskets sold at ~
o6O ceufs. good t0 extra 90 900 cents Nestertay,
with only ~ 900 baskets Offering the market was very
low prices ranging from 35 43 essis Tor the most
mart aud nothing selling above 10 cents Crates soi
slowly at sOc.g .gS1. The fruit however, was In
poor sfter passlng two hot nights IN the oars
fhis will be the aet week table sorts or Delawnre
smocks and White Heaths ALREADY begin 10 show Fancy
New-Jersey plckings Will DO In order next week, bui
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
FREE FIGHT IN A LIQUOR SHOP.
THREE MEN smoT-oNr OF THEM ARRESTED AS A


THREE MEN sHOT-oNE OF THEM ARRESTED AS A
THIEF.
quarrel occurred early yesterday morning in
Bernard Wurtenmeyers liquor shop, at Park and
Baxtcr-sts, between number Of r1ilians and
thieves who frequent the place. They had been
drinking through the night A young man named
Cuddy drew pistol and shot Dennis Murphy in the
arm, johnny" McGowan in the leg. and at
tempted to shoot another of the crowd named Lory,
but missed his aim and shot Daniel Drscoll. of No.
3 Chryste-st While the fight was in progress
Officer Frasier was attending to a robbery which
had lust been discovered in White-st. The friends
of the wounded men carried Murphy and Driscoll 10
the Chambers Street Hospital.
Driscoll was found TO have "a severe wound IN the
abdomen. lie is n well-known thief, and had only
returned from Sing Sing about six weeks e1o.
A short time afterward he stole n watch 4,
and the police have been looking for bim since;
After his wounds had been dressed at the hospital
the physician sent him to bed Ono OF DriscolPs
friends called 10 see him at a. yesterday. but
The watclman OF the hospital would not allow any
one in the building. Driscoll then picked up his
clothes pushed the vatchman one side and escaped.
HIS friend assisted him and finally brought HIM to
his home. Officers were searching Tor hlm yester-
day They discovered some of his friends going TO
n llquor store for some brandy, and traced them 10
No r Chrystie-st Drlscoll was arrested and taken
10 the Fourteenth Precinct and was afterward
transferred to the Fourth Precinct. lie was taken
to court charged with stealing watch, and was re-
manded. Last night he IN a cell, although suf-
arrests Will be made for the shooting of Driscoll,
Murphy and McGowaD. Tney will give no infor-
nation about the Affair." and claim that the shooting
was accidental.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
OTHER STTRJECTS.

Professor +. c. Barker of Philadelphia. gave
learned discourse on The Conversion of Mcchan-
lcal Energy INTO Heat by Magneto-Electric Ma
clunes" Professor Barker said;
la consequence OF suggestion before the Parliamen
tary Commission Electric Lighting made ~ sir Ill
lam Thompson. hat hot w'ter might probably De dis
trlbuted through the stccts of city economically IN
fhc corDrr tubes used To convey electricity FOR
power heat being produced nv the resistance o. the
fube ne had made u series Of experiments upon
Sierens machine. with view 10 determine the
economy practically reaizabie by this metLVu
Of heating. The experiments were maze I'D
Ausonia Conn.,, by kindness or wallace
4 sons The utimatum Of utility dtdaced
bv Professor Barker from this theory or neat gen
Grafton WAS that could he applied 10 every necessity
of fhe household IL would enable one 10 st AT the table
and instead waiting hour for tie servant To Drg
a hailed egg or "A cup OF coffee cooked IN distant
apartment heat could DE applied by turning thuo
screw and the egg and coffee could be cooked on the
table Ia time than it would take 10 give the order 10
sttehdnnt.
Among the papers on the subject of biology were
two by Professor Burt G. Wilder, of Cornell Uniyer-
sty relating to the brain of cats. one of them be
ing OF general character the other recountlng the
Professors singular discovery of eats brain with
the corpus callosum absent. HIS " Notes on the
Anatomy of the Cats Brain " was illustrated by
cravon drawings and diagrams. models. photographs
and preparations Of the brain OF cats Tie structure
of the feline brain comDarcd with that OF sew
eral other animals, snch rs dogs monkeys and man.
Mr. Lewis BOSS, director Of Dudley Observatory,
Albany read two papers, one on star flaceS I'M,
The other on Solar ParallaX from Minor Planets at
Opposition (--ml.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
THE REV. w. Is. MERRITT.

The Rev. w. Il. Merritt, pastor OF the Sixth
Avenue Reformed Church. died yesterday OF hemOrr-
hage OF tho bowels after an illness OF one week. at MS
lato residence, No. 81 Chares-st He was born at
Kingston n. Y April d. 1886. and in 1852 became n
clerk with DAVID wagstaf grocer. on Cortsnd-st In
1857 shownP an inclination to enter the ministry the
Young Mems Christian Association. then new
oryanizatIon the expenses OF his education, ana ne
was prepared college by tue Rev Drs Gordon anu
W v v NabOu He was graduated from Rutgers Col
leg. i'm st2 attended the -Rrunswick Theological
Seminary three years and was assened 10 hls urst
charge FIatbus, Ulster County, n v He was trans
forred 10 ;he sixth Avenue Reformed Church Ia 1873
He preached hs last sermon August "a ut Kingston ne
leaves widow and tour young children. hls
funeral takes place his late church t-nGrrow n"On
when his remains Will be taken TO Kingston Tor DurH
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
extra rates can be hardly counted on otter the 81
OF August.
OBITUARY..
JAMES LINDSAY.

Mr.. James Lindsay, of the eminent firm OF
George Bruce's Son x Co.. died at his residence III
Brooklyn, yesterday morning. OF pneumonia a"er MI
illness OF days. Mr. Lindsay born In Glasgow
Scotland In 1925 and learned his business IN fne we'll
known type foundry OF Alexander wilson IN Edinburgh
In 1851 he specially this country. by request
OF Mr. George Bruce. who offered him The position OF
superini iendcnt Of his foundry How highly Mr. Bruce
valued his services may DO estimated from the fact ,na
n few years prior his death. Ee Mr. Lindsay an
interest in esiabishmcnt but concealed from him
the fact paying him his share OF the profits as pres
eut II was only when Mr. Bruce died that his super
intcndsnt knew the whole extent or the honess win
which his employer regarded hun. subsequently, MT
Lindsay was admitted as partner Mr.. Lindsay leaves
a family OF three orphaned children. Mrs. Lindsay
having died IN 1874. a.,
As type founder Mr.. Lindsay well known TO the
trade ana wspsper interest. He was proud ana Iona
Of his profcsSon aud anxious 10 add TO the Wen
established reputation Of the old house win which ne
had become cted His taste ana skll were o tne
first order; ho was "a thorough master OF MI ne
mlnnB OF type manufacture; and his loss cannot fa
10 he ksenly felt by those with whom be was most IN
tmately connected. and who best understood his norris
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
pFClslON.-SEPI. .

Supreme Court -ChGmb9s-1y Judge We,tbrook.
Fmgrant Industrial savings Bank All. AcSania orier
granted appointing Adolph Archer referee Howe Machine
Company agt Braud.-EDter oder tlat pliiniM have
Judgment for damages TO DO assessor and costs
taxed by CLERK. NDsser aet. ttllcn.-MOti0a
granted Weeks agt Memmeri BaIesier sst G,Grsei
aet Wallace The United STATES Carpet COnp pauy
ne Forest McGnckn: Gacftner aRI l,aacs Frh agt
klaitnaar GeIManla SChutZ.n ilnd m tne
matter0 strohe Bull auf Bail; Universal Ihc Insurance.
Company Wright; harper AKA. Ohmorei Won agI
Wolf Lambert agt. Browning; Petre agt huAiOw MLes
art hnook agt Moit Clahin agt Cmre sutton
agf IIallgan NaOnal Bank ~ NorHlch ag an
Horn Lumber Company.-OrdeIs granted NaIsoAs agt
Puriy.-OIantCt.
Common Pieas-S Special T1m-By Judge c. Y. Daly:
-Mayer- agt Ernstein-Bond approved Ia the matter of
the ass gnent OF VeL ec IN the matter Of The assignment
OF Wilson, etc; OF the assignment " IhamAn
Anthony agt. Henry, The GrOcers' Bank agt MURPHY
Granted.
Marine (omt-C ChGmoas-Bv Justice Goo DD.--
Hoeit All smhJudgment for plaintiff for S25 damage, sns
casts Tucker DoDOluc. Proceedings dsuiisss Nut
Art denied without costs. Scnoneil akL
Glazsr granted for September 49, 1879 Nckoe
AIT kevsAOiOn granted for September b. 1872, NuDbatl
art Notion granted amendment ao ed Wilson
aet IOwcry savings ia k.-oricr granted drcelbs
plaintiff Tcpy. Whlen, receiver agt Lelch MOiioh o
nierpoasr granted order Ersie ast Soet- isis.
ente ordered Duied agt. Ottel.Proccedngs aiDt
sedInan agt Morgan Motion granted opening default
ag MtzOch Ring Motion granted with slOcosts 10 phLn
abide event
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
GEOLOGICAL THEMES.

Professor G. ii. Hitchcock presented paper to-
day on the Green Mountain Antchnal. lie spoke
substantially as followsi
Tho geoogsts believed that the crystalline rocks OF
the Green Mountains ana OF all New-Eneisnd were the
ancient known. primary. d ncrent view began
prevail about forty years ago. known AZ the Meta
morphic by which claimed that these rocks were
not older than the siuren system Of New-York. OF
actual workers In the field. Adams first described
the anticinal feature In single locality. The
author exhibited diagram. the result OF twenty years
OF field work. wherein the ridge structure was seen td
prcdomnate. Logan In 1885, from theoretical consid
erations insisted that the structure syncnai but
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
COLONEL +. A. DE MOTT.

The Gallia, which sailed from LlVerpOol
August 23 and arrived In New-York yesterday Drought
the body OF Colonel Fred a. De Mott. OF MOrristoTn ~
j. who died on the voyage. Mr.. DE Mott was about
thirty-fve years age He bean the study ~ law IN
tic Office OF the late Jacob Vanaita, with whom he was
aerward in partnership In lsG1 and was admitted to
practice as an attorney November 1885, and as coun
seor in 1869 He appointed JuGee-AGyocate Ten,
e,I of NeO.rsey by Governor RandO IN. and I'm 1872
Governor Parker appointed him Prosecutor or the P"as
for Morris County. He was reappointed ny Governor
Bedle IN 1877. - 49,,
Colonel De Nett sailed for Europe May 81 and nad
been travelling with his wife through Ireland, Engahu
and France
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
JOHN ADAMS JACKSON.

John Adams Jackson, distinguished Amer
lean sculptor Just dead Florence. lie was born In
Bath Me- in 1925. Apprcnticed to machinist IN Bos-
ton he developed talents for sculpture, and went to
Florence 10 study art lie cane back to Ne~-forK
In SOL returning Florence In 1865. Among his best
known works are his Eve and ADrl," The Culpni
Fay" Dawn" and he also executed number OF p0r-
trst busts. lie was emp,oyed Dy the Kane Monument
Association i'm 1860 statue OF the Arctic e1
plorr and nc furnished figures for the southern
sato house OF the Central Park Reservoir
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
THE TITLE TO THE SHEPHERDS FOLD.
"The Shepherd's Fold of the Protestant Epis

"The Shepherds Fold of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church Of the CITY OF Newiork" il tns name oi
charitable institution incorporated in March. 1863, by
some Of the prominent Epise0palcns of the city.
REGULAR elections trustees held In accordance
with the provisions Of the ocrtcate of incorporation
each year until 1874. At the close OF that year It's homo
became the children under It's protection
were put IN other institutions, aud It remained In ap
pareuty inanate condition unt March. lsT7. Ia tbs
middle that month W. X. Gardner OF the original
corporate associates but OF the trustees elected
IN Noyember 1874, called meeting OF the corporation.
and a Board OF Trustees was elected. But Tor ille
twenty corporat0rs only eleven votes were cast, aud
three these given by proxy FOR persons not pres
eut Some feeling began To be manifested toward these
trustees hy corpora who Gld bOt Ia1Ol thel tlsc
fiou aud action and November. 1877 another Board
OF Trustees was in the regular way and wifh
fu quorum Present i contest arose ana has sluce
continued test the question as To which Board "
Trustees practically, which faction Of the corpora
TORS had the right the e ard cOutroI OF the nsttu
sent down decision reversing he JUDGMENT OF the CIR
cult Court, from wnich the appeal was taken, and
granting u trial Justice Daniel, ~bO wiOte the
opinion holds hat the eigh cOrpOratOrS present al The
meeting IN March. 1877, being less than majority,
colld have carried regular election. no regal
authority existing empowering any vote by proxy.
Even n trustees hat been regularly elected was
only M the vacancies existing or the remainder or
the year, they thea supt r,edcd "a trustees by
those elected tnr meeting neld IN November. llo
Court holds that the plaintiff. Uhe board eeced ~ No
yembeD "were entitled To a direction oi verdict ~
their favor, which, under the circumstances should
have been gwen TO the jury" trial Is therefore
granted.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
Cost an0 founo.

4 OST.-Bauk book No. 1920 Of toe GerIn1, GeIsIn
II Uptown ssy ngs Bank TIE nnder "ih pieaso '
same TO PHI IIIP KOEHLER. s0s I'd ave -------,-
I OsT.-Bank Book No. 1,767, issued by yosS ,IS
German savings nauk in tho city OF -, N 1ss
srTEljIRMANN, Ia missing Tho nnder or hol ,l.,fel
reL h. ,san..sed 10 oelyer Bank. IL not
before he An day OF Ictober 1872 application VI" %
f.Af he Hnnk for a book.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
REESE 4. BOWEN.

FREDERICKSBURG,Y VA, Sept. 2.--General Reese
Bowou died Tazcwen County, ON Friday last III
hs seventy year. He represented the lNth virginia
District in the XIuId Congress, 70 which he was
elected over Judge Hughes OF the United statesiCo our
for tho Eastern District OF Vrna. lie had represented
his county in the state LeEIslatnte.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
CALENDARS This DAY.

suraENE CouRr CHALMERS westbrook. y-cesr' ope1s e
81 s5 So So 80 los, ilo 49, 100 1913. 1874, l0s lGs M
Ia. iTi. -.
calendar. -.,-,
CoMgoN PLRAs-SPRcIAl TseN-C. r. Daily C.J.-C0urt
opans at IN A. M. .-Case On--Asendorf agt- Meyer.
MARINE COuRT- TRIAL jLRN-PAEr II. III Adam -
Nos 3527 3l5S 3345 32s7 1898 ~, 1885, 81, o. o% o.
90, 80, o., % . -.. . 80 80 =, 49, q, -
fART III Nos %, 1885, 80, ic Al, AZ 45 a. aO 40 -
4s YlsOls Y252. 274s
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03

CHEERING First Artist (on pedestrian
tour) "'An you tell wich Is the best Inn In Bacon
hurstf" Rustic (DewiieIed): "Dunoo" Second Artist
uired) But ,;et beds there. supposed Where
travellers roni rally gor Rustic: Go ~ the Union
noostly !-lPuDeh.
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
garouean AopernsemenIS.

TAMAR INDIEN. (UNlvEkSAL.iL..ll. Ing = ana ass
sCKIBED by tae Faculty lA laxative eties M
medical loLengo Tor the immedats rss Tams
sure of con heAdaehe bile hemoffoa- Ai
,nuIr pills aud puff zyas ~ - y,ar nsu
nsysr pto~luces Irritation. T. q ri LION M ~ H~s
hutuaai PARA sold by ell chenists
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
TRAFFIC ON TIE ERIE CANAL.

BUFFALO, Sept. 1.-The Canal Collector at
this point furnishes the following statement OF the
canal business Buffalo for the month Of August and
since the opening OF navigation during tho years OF
New-York tribune., 1879-09-03

WOKE Up.-Boots-" Eight o'clock, surr y
Voice (from the deeps)- WY ddnt yc Toll me that pe'
fore copfOund you i"-lPunch.
, 1879-06-27

Atxs{n{ }3jfo3tch 10 1ht 1fjbHal

al<eial Bishaich 10 7hs Tribune ::
WARRINGTON, D. e., June o1.-Tho Senate
to-day, tt usp stang phtase, pulled down tts
Vest, Senator Vest. who tIss been 4 Confcd.
crate States Seuator, a,ld wt,o Is HOW United
States Senator from Missouri, had preuared
hlmsolt for IN open nght In favor of free coln-
age, nnll the relnoncsIza tiolt Ut silver. but was
perauaJcd 10 0bxatton his intention Of making
Ills speech. tEc avenged himself, however. BY Z
sharp tilt with Windon, I'm the negro exodus.
MARYLAND NOMINATION..
10 the lFfMfF1l Assoeadt*d PFksA
WARRINGTON. u. C., JMne .;,-ihe executive
session OF thu 6enato tt,day MAS atmost entirely
loyotet! 10 ll,e further disrussap OF lhe ease VI
Il. srockett Matthews, nominated u United
States District Judge for star,tani Spcccl'es
wers delivered by Scuaiurs Grootuu ana Batarl
AGAINST thu confirmation. A yuto WIN then
tasc,. on tic, question Of confirmation. VI n rc-
suited--yeus, Is; mars, ~. Il'r total belly: QUO