Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-13

ahaisAsd 10 Yantsoa 10 June, 1851, soas
two months before the Republican wa
staesed and about Dthrse years bssossa III.
Feetsr cans to The territory.
Sheriff Baker fsturnsd Saturday night
midnight from his unsuccesafll pursait
Of Haasoa. He thisks he has discovered
signs Of the runaway and has . force Of men
still searching the country about Bon
Homme and Springfield. A man nswer-
ing to the description of Hanson passed
Friday night at . house neal Springfield
and atoss early in the morning and len
without any breakfast. He was clad in q
suit Of black and had on = pair ofnew
boots. Baker trailed him several miles,
but Lost the track and had to give up the
chase. The printed description Of Hanson
has bsen translated, BY order Of Major
Lightner, into Sioux, aud several copies
posed At Santee agency. A squad Of
6antsn are now out searching for him.
The seizure Of the cargo of the steamer
Peninah and lie sale BY auction to satisfy .
salvage eaim instituted by the captain OF
the steamer Mead and certain officers Of the
Northwest transportation Co. provokes
considerable criticism from parties Who bad
goods upon the Peninab. The law recog.
nixes the justice of this proceeding and '
erything haa bssa done Inc strictly legal
manner. Yet 1t seems I hardship that ship.
pers should be compslled to sufeo because
the boat to which they had entrusted their
property ran upon . snag and was dam
aged. A considerable portion Of the Pc
ninah's cargo VA put of on the river bank
before the Mead came to her rescue. These
goods were loaded upon the Mead and
brought to Yankton and are included 10 the
sale for the relief of the parties clsiming
salvage. This also IS undoubtedly in strict
with the law, else 1t would not
have been done, bat, it does not strike the
common sense observer as being
just. As an illustration We cite the
case Of A. F. Wood. His household furni.
ture was shipped from here on the Peni-
nah. ito destination he,ng Lead City. Afar
the Peninah was snsgged it was placed
where the Mead picked it up and brough,
TO Yankton. 1t has all beer sold and
Mr.. Wood 10 so much out. white the steam
boat company pockets his loss. The fact
that both the Peninah and Mead were
working under the same management anc
for the same owners renders the Case still
more a%ggrsvating.
Last Saturday evening, 10 the progress o
the Admiralty sale OF the Peninah's cargo
. box was reached which bore no marks in
dealing the character of its contents. l
was q strong box. made of inch and q hal
boards, diversified snd fastened will
screws. 1t had been tumbled around ,stoot
upon aud cat upon. As its turn came to b.
sold it was necessary that its conteat
should be known, accordingly an employ
set to work with . Ratchet to remove thu
top. He cut, slashed and pounded with tn
energy Of baggage smssher, and when :h
top had been knocked to pieces and th'
contents disclosed there was an involuotsr!
backing of by the a%uctsoneer, officers ant
bidders. A great many who had been yer!
much interested in the sale suddenly re
menbered that they had important bushes
up town, and went without standing upo
the order OF their going. The auctioneeI
the attorney and the marshal hurriedl
went behind the warehouse to have q pri
vate talk draymen who we're waiting for
job to haul off purchased packages, whipped
up their horses, and left on q jump will
empty wagons; everybody seemed to hav
lost all interest 10 the subsequent proceed
ings, and scattered. The box contained
dynamite-epough, il the smsshsr's hatche
had come IN contact with it, TO have anlic
ipated Mother Fritchie's prophecy, SO far 9
the people of Ysnkton are concerned. b,
shout two years. The contents Of the bo,
rsosin unsold, and the MARSHAL y worriel
to know what he is going to dc with 1t.
Just received 500 sacks of The celebrate
brand Of Oakdale -four, BY
]. E. BRUCE & Co.