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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-05-16

HALsTEAD ON THE BATTLE OF 1885,
Sherman ard Blaine would be the lead
ing candidates, and the chances would be
in favor Of Sherman, who is kept promi-
nently before the public by his remarkable
success in managing the business of the
government. If yellow fever don't con-
sume the south again this summer, and
business develops SO as to give US an easy
fall and an easy and prosperous winter, the
disposition will be 10 award Sherman o
great deal of credit, and be will become .
very strong candidate. If the Presidential
contest comes between Grant on one side
and Tilden on the other-between the
Grant party and the Southern Gonfedera.
cyl may have to invent third party
(not profitable line of business 50 far in
my experience) or support temperance
man or Socialist. However, I think in the
course of the year, before the Presidential
election, the Lord will interiors and not
allow the country to be ground between the
upper and neither millstones.
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The New Postal Law.

The Posrofice Department has prepared,
for the information of the public, the fol-
lowing synopsis of the new Postal law,
which is to take effect May 1st:
Mail matter is divided into four classes.
First, written matter; second, periodical
publications third, miscellaneous printed
matter; fourth. all matter not embraced in
the other three classes, which is not in its
form or nature liable to destroy, deface or
otherwise damage the contents of mail bags
or harm the person of any one engaged in
the Postal service and is not above the
weight provided by law, which is declared
not to exceed four pounds for each pack
age thereof, except in case of single books
| weighing in excess of that amount, Con-
gressonal documents and matter emana-
ting from any of the Dep artmelts of the
Government, or from the Smithsonian In
stitute. What is known as the Comstock
law in regard to obscene publications is re-
enacted, and such matter, as we'll as matter
relating to lotteries, gift concerts and fraud
ulent schemes or devices, are declared IN
mailable. Printed matter is defined to be
reproduction upon paper BY any process ex-
cept that of handwriting of any forms of
letters, figures or images, or of any combi-
nation thereof not having the character of
actual and personal correspondence.
Mail matter of the second-class embraces
all newspapers and other periodical publi-
cations which are issued at stated intervals,
and as frequently as four times year.
Publications of the second-class, when
sent by the publisher thereof and from the
Office of publication, including sample cop
les, or when sent from a new agency to act
ual subscribers thereto, or to other news
agents, shall be entitled to transmission
through the mail at the uniform rate of two
cents pound or fraction thereof, such
postage to be prepaid, as now provided by
law. The free delivery of one copy to each
actual subscriber residing in the county
where the same are published, formerly
merely confined to weekly papers, is ex-
tended to dailies and other matter of the
second class, except at offices of free deliv-
cry; when deposited for delivery by its car
riers at such offices, weeklies are delivered
free but dailles and other publications OF
the second-class when delivered BY carriers
at the postoffces where published pay the
same rates as before.
Where letter is deposited in the post
Office, without being properly stamped, the
Department forwards the package to its
destination, and collects the postage from
the receiver.
JOURNALISM IN CYPRUS. There is in
the island of Cyprus journal called the
Cyprus that is conducted in queer way.
It is ID charge of two editors, one an
Enelishman and one Greek. The Eng
lish editor docs not under the Greek Ian
guage, though the Greek editor understands
the English. They have opposite political
opinions. The Englishman writes articles
favorable to the English policy, and the
Greek editor puts them into Greek. but at
the same time be prints his own articles at |
taoking tie new English masters Of the |
ancient Greek island.
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Fate Of the Shenandoah.
From the London World. Aprs 16

From the London World, Aprf 16
Everybo has heard of the Shenandoah,
the notorious privateer of the Southerners
of the American civil war but do not
suppose that many know what was the
ultimate fate of the ship when the war
ended. OF all places in the world, she now
lies sfathoms deep" off the Island of
Socotra, in the Arabian Gulf. Her story is
a strange one. She was busy burning
whalers in Behring Straits, when Waddell.
her commander, the mildest-mannered
man who ever seuttled ship or cut a throat, !"
heard of the collapse of the South. His
occupation being gone. and being without
home or harbor to which he burst with
safety return, he ran the Shenandoah to
Liverpool, and Immediately surrendered
her to her Majesty's ship Donegal in the
Mersey. She was handed over to the
American Counsel, ana afterward bought
at auction by Nicol, Fleming 6 Co.,--a
firm that has earned notoriety in connec-
tion with the failure of the City of Glasgow
Bank-for the sultan of Zanzibar. After
remaining idly at Zanzibar for some years,
she was sent to Bombay for repairs, but
foundered off Socotra, all hands being lost
except one Englishman and a few Lascars.
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p r z
WE TWO.
WE TWO.

What is life? ask and you?
We who have known its joys and sorrows,
Its sullen and its fair to-morrows;
We who have thought it perfect day
And fallen fainting by the way
What use is life to us--we two?
What use is love? ashland you
We who have reyelled in its blisses,
Drunk ourselves drunk with its kisses,
And seen its dawn melt into night
Leaving behind but baneful blight;
What use is love to ue-we two?
What use are friends ! ashland you?
We who have tested them together
In sunshine and in rainy weather,
And find few left when storms portend,
And none to stand fast to the end
What use are friends to us-we two?
What use is hope? ashland you?
We who through many stern denials
And sickening pain and piteous trials
Have kissed the threshold of the word
To find 1t s.ill but long deferred
What use Is hope to us-we two?
What use is faith / ashland you
We who have toiled and wrought and striyen,
And failed, and prayed to be forgiven,
And watched and waited everywhere,
But heard no answer to our prayer;
What use is faith to us-we two?
Shall we then give up life-we two?
If we fall fainting by the way
There cometh yet perfect day;
We need both sad and bright to-morrows,
Joys would not be joys without sorrows,
win not give up life-will you?
Shall we then give up love-we two?
If it goes out in baneful blight,
The morning followeth the night
There yet are left for us its kisses
II we but cherish well its blisses;
will not give up iove-wil you?
Shall we then give up friends-we two?
We have not waited till the end
For those who stand when storms portend
Mayhap in fair and cloudy weather
They'll rise and fall with us together;
will not give up friends-will you?
Shall we then give up faith--we twoS
We yet may pass, though long deferred,
The threshold of that gracious word.
And find through many pains and trials
Made glorious all our stern denials;
will not give up hope-will you?
And shall we give up taith-we two?
If we wait patiently, our prayer
Will soon be answered everywhere;
For failure We NAV be forgiven,
Since humbv we have toiled and striven
will not give up faith-wil vou?
j. II. Elliot.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-05-16

Somebody asks the Indianapolis jour
nal the proper pronunciation Of " Faneuir'
hall, and the Journal says it is pronounced
as If spelled Fannil--which is ineorrect.
The cultured native calls It Fannu i, though
Daniel Webster was Ia the habit OF talking
ing of Funnel hail.
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RIFLES AND ARTILLERY.

DERING ARTILLERY CHANGES NECEs-
SARY.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-05-16

Edison has just been granted two pat
ents for his electric light.
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TERMS Payable invariably in adva-ee.
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

one Year 5 CO
Six Months.....s 90
Thee Months so
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ATTENDS TO ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LAND AND
MINING CLAIMS.
References-Judge o. B. O'Bannon and Hon.
W, Dixon, Deer Lodge h. T. 4oS-ly
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
THE PoNcA's RIGHTS.
Niobrara Pioneer.

The Ponca Indians have some friends at
work among the churches and people of
Yankton for their return to their old reserve.
Senator Saunders has introduced a memorial
to congress in regard to this. There are
three prayers asked, one of which is hoped
will be granted: first, that they be allowed
to return to their old homes in Dakota !;
second, if this CANNOT be allowed, that they
be suffered to come north and join which,
ever of the tribes they may severally choose
the Omahas. the Santees or the Yanktons;
third, or if neither Of these be done at once.
that q commission be sent to investigate the
case. 1t is hoped hat the bill for the re-
moval of the Santees, in which provision is
also made for the Poncas, will not be lost
sight of BY our delegation in congress. We
do not see why Senator Saunders should OBJ
ject to the Santee bill, when it especially
provides for the Poncas and makes better
and more certain provisions for the Santees
than they at present have. As long as the
Pioneer has anything to say under it's pres.
ent management, it will NOT let this Santee
subject 60 unnoticed. We have had this
matter mp for discussion about four yeart
now, and it would appear ~ though it ough,
to come to . settlement. The Pioneer va,
the first newspaper to expose the Ponca
outrage, and show the law whereby The
Poncas held their reservation in fee simple
and it was the first Newspaper that SHOWED
wherein the Santees had NO earthly rights Il
the $4,000 acres of land they have bee,
occupying for the past ten or eleven year,
II has now got 70 be a matter Of business 4
we'll - justice.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

Ing to tl,5OO, 900. at sixty cents. reducing
the interest 10 8 per cent. and the bonds to
ruu thirty years.a
San Francisco, MAY 6.-Marie Rcze APP
peared for the fret time In Aida last night.
receiving an ovation from tho audience.
The press arc unanimous In pronouncing
this event the greatest operate event ever
known here.
Pocasset. Me-, May Ga. p. Davis. a
leading adventist. Ia thought to be hope
lessly insane, and 1t is reported that imme.
diate steps will be taken for his arrest, be.
ing unsafe In the community In his present
state. The grave of the little victim is still
guarded day and night.
Chicago, May 8.-The propcllers fetch
er, Consort and Ironsides to day took q
charter for $4,000 bushels of corn to Buffa.
10 at 3 cents per hundred weight, under the
established rate of l cent per bushel. The
action occasioned much comment and in
dignation among vesselmen, as they claim
It is a step In the direction of ultimate ruin
to their business.
st. Louis, May 6.-About 140 southern
refugees, men, women and children, arrived
here to-day from Kansas aud left on the
steamer Howard this evening for their for.
mer homes in Warren county, Mississippi.
They gave u%nfavorable accounts of their
reception and treatment in Kansas, and ex-
press much pleasure at being able to return
to the south. They are abundantly sup.
phea with all the necessarles for the trip
down the river by parties here.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

The Latest Information Received at Shcr-
idan's Headquarters.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
LATEST BY MAIL

Fort Dodge, Ia, May 6.-Ice here last
night an eighth of an inch thick. Small fruit
were badly nipped.
Richmond, Va, May 6.-Detectives to-
day arrested Alexander Cohen, a prominent
insurance agent of Milwaukee, Wis, charged
with committing a series Of forgeries in
that city.
City of Mexico, April 3O.-The commit.
tee Of congress reported favorably the bill
appropriating $4,000 towards the expen.
SEES of the exposition. Its passage is re.
gardcd as certain.
Newcastle, N. B., May 6.-The greatest
freshet ever known here hes occurred.
Large quantities Of logs have been carried
drowned.
Portlandville, To-, May 6.-Prof. Robins
house was destroyed by fire here this even.
Ing. The fire caught from q stove pipe
through the roof. Loss about $500; cover
ed by insurance.
Palmyra, Wis, May 5.-Heavy frosts
have fallen four nights SUCCESSFULLY, with
every indication ofanother to night. Smal
fruits in blossom are thought to be consid
erably damaged.
Benton Harbor, Mich, May 5.-Sever'
frosts last night and for several nights pre-
vious have damaged cherries to the exten
Of about one.third the crop. S,rawberrie
are also Injured TO some extent. Othe
fruit IL oil right.
81. Joseph. No., May 1.-THE city ceun
Gil 10 night voted to compro0ise sud Il
fund the city bonded Indebtedness. amoun,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

The action Of the democratic side Of the
senate in reopening the long settled question
regarding the right of Senator Kellogg to
his seat lie calling forth an earnest discussion
of the subject. The point taken by the
leading republican senators is that the dem
ocrats are ~endeavoring to preserve 3 party
majority by unseatine a republican and
seating a democrat, and that if they can do
thisin Nh. Kellogg's case, they will establish
q precedent that will enable the majority to
retain its numerical preponderance by re-
moving any number of the opposition who
stand in the way.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

The Mississippi valley labor convention
at Vicksburg, has completed its work and
the negroes are considering whether or no
the promises of the convention are suficien,
to induce them to remain on southern soil
The African representatives in the assem-
blage declined to talk or to vote, saying
that they we're there simply to listen. and
find out what was to be done in their behalf.
The convention adopted a series of resolu-
tons, the most important of which reads
as follows:
Resolved, That this committee does
affirm that the colored race has been placed
by the constitution of the United States
and the states represented and the laws
thereof on a plane Of absolute legal equality
with the white race and does declare that
the colored race shall be accorded the prac-
tical enjoyment of rights, civil and politi-
cal, guaranteed by said constitution and
laws.
Another resolution promises that the
members of the ntion will use all
their influence 10 secure to the blacks a
fair expression Of their wishes at the polls
and to protect them against fraud, intimi-
dation and bulldosing on the part of. the
whites. In this declaration we have, from
an unexpected eource. a tacit acknowledge
ment Of that which democratic orators and
democratic newspapers have persistent]y
denied-that fraud, intimidation and bull.
dosing has been, and still is. practiced for
the purpose of attaining political ends.
The sophistries Of congressional confederate
brigadiers and their northern allies fall to
the ground in the face of this acknowledge
ment and the persuasive democratic argu.
ments of years are as so much chat, scatter.
ed to the four winds by the first breath Of
truth. In the labor convention of the
southwest it is a foregone conclusion that
this condition does exist. The bloody sh,r,
is there endorsed and elevated to the gaze
Of the world by those who opened the veins
which furnished the color to the ~ensanpuin.
ed garment. This is the paragraph In the
platform of the convention which promises
to the blacks future immunity from the
shot gun ard rife:
Resolued. That to this end the members
of this convention pledge themselves 10 use
whatever power and influence they possess
to protect the colored race against ali dan.
gers in respect to the fair expression of thel,
Wills at the polls, which they apprehend
may result from fraud, intimidation or bull
dosing on the part Of the whites, and a
there can be no liberty of action without
freedom Of thought, they demand that tn,
elections be fair and free.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
Jae 9xilv 2ress xud 2xtptaisa
xAhKToN DAKOTA.
Thursday Evening, May 8, 1879
Buffalo, New York, must be a wretched.
" cold country. A telegram of the 9Th
says "the leo in the harbor Is still packed
hand -

At Tuesdays meeting of the cabinet the
threatened invasion of the Indian territory
was further discussed and the conclusion
reached that settlers have no right to occu-
py the country and that the government
would be fully justified in instituting militia
~ interference. The attorney general gave
the verbal opinion that under the treaties Of
1866 with the Creeks and Seminoles, by
which the lands were surrendered in conse-
quence Of the desire of the government to
locate civilized Indians and freedmen there
on the lands were not open to white settlers.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

There is a good deal of anxiety in these
parts to know when the laws passed at the
last session of the legislature will be print.
ed. A large number of laws of general in.
terest were passed, and yet, until they are
published. the public cannot become &C.
quainted with them. To compel people
to obey laws which they have no opportu-
nifty to learn, is no where considered good
judgment.-Moodv County Enterprise.
The secretary of the territory has already
given public notice to county clerks to
send in their acquisitions for the copies of
the session laws due their respective coun-
tioa
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
Chicago Inter-Ocean.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
and Chicago and Northwestern railway
companies are contracting for the construc.
ton Of extensions to their respective lines.
The former CORPORATION will build from
Jacksonville, Iowa, twenty.three miles
cast OF the boundary, to . point on the
Missouri. 10 Dakota, not far from the Brule
Indian agency, tho length of the proposed
extension being 1876 miles. Psttersonville
10 OF present the terminus Of the Prairie do
CHEN branch of tho Chicago, st. Paul and
Pacific system. Grading operations have
already been commenced between Patter.
sonville and the Big Sioux river. The ex.
tension will be completed 70 To Missouri
river before winter. The distance from
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
TO EXTEND WESTWARD.
Sioux City Journal,

Ihf00 Natlr0ads PROJECTED In Which
Southern Dakota IL Interested.
Sioux City Journal.
The Omaha. Niobrara and Black Hills
railroad company has been organized in the
interest of the Union Pacific to build q road
orthwesterly from its main line to Mo.
brara City, Neb., o. the Missouri river.
The Elkhorn valley branch of the Sioux
City and Pacific road is offered to the
Union Pacific as forming q part of the line,
but the people Of some portions of the
country interested desire to have an indie.
pendent road built. Both propositions are
bsing considered.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08

Brule TO Will be less than BY
the present stage route from Bismarck to
Deadwood. The Chicago and Northwest
ern has decided on an extension Of the
Wtnona and st. Peter line from the Big
Bend, . distance of about seventy miles In.
to Dakota. The line is to be flushed this
summer.
Chicago Times.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
ROAD will begin 10 a week the laying oil
tracks on the important extension of the
Prairie du Chen division. The present
Is Pattersonville. twenty three
miles from the Great Sioux river, which is
the boundary between Iowa and Dakota,
In this space the road bed is already made.
But q brief stop will be made at the state
boundary. for during this year the rails are
to be laid far into Dakota, to a distance of
100 miles from the present terminus. The
line of the road will run about sixty miles
north of the Missouri river for most of the
way, and will cross that river at or near
Brule City, where the onward march of the
iron horse towards the Black Hills. Its ulti.
mate stamping grounds, will cease for this
of James river, singularly fertile and al
ready quite thickly inhabited by such a
sturdy population as the Mennonites. Fire
Steel, the prospective capital of the state.
is on the line. From Brule City, the tenn
porary terminus, the distance by stage to
is only $50 miles. and conse.
with the completion of this extern
sion, the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
will have the shortest route to the Black
Hills. The next nearest route, via Bis
narck and the Northern Pacific, requires
10 miles of staging. When completed the
chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul extension
will be known as the air line to the Black
ILLS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-28


A dispatch from st. Petersburg, dated the
10Th, reports that great eonhagration, is
raging in Petropawloosk, Siberia. Several
quarters of the town are in flames.
A 6rs at Duoiin, Ont, On the l0th inst,
which originated In the stables in the rear
of the Dominion hotel, destroyed property
TO the amount of $4,000. Twenty families
are rendered homeless. .e4 t$ ~ s@S -
An explosion and fire in the Berry Bros.
varnish works at Detroit, Mich, ON the
10th, was subdued without much damage to
property, the building being FIRE proof.
VIM. F. Finlayson, superintendent Of the
works. was badly burned, and Martin Nc.
Mahon terribly 20.
Later-Finlsyson and McMahon, died on
the Goth instant.
Psrdse 4 Co.'s saw mill at Haselton, Pa,
was burned on the 18th inst. Loss $2s, 600 !;
insurance $4,000.
10th, destroyed two blocks in the business
portion Of the town. Loss on, 200; insur-
ance $4,000. One man, name unknown,
perished in the Central hotel.
A loss Of $4,000 was occasioned by the
burning Of Liveney's saw millin Newport,
KY, ON the night Of the 10th inst.
The Montague (Aieh.) curtain roller and
handle factory, dry kiln and warehouse, .
barn filed with machinery and . large
quantity Of lumber, also a boarding house,
burasd On the 10th inst Total los $2i, 900;
injured. s5E@ f4ts AF#4S
DISASTROUS forest frss are RAGING sbssa
Fryebsrg. Ne The loss Of lanbsr and
timber 10 immense.
Henry OTIS box factory, at New Orleans,
was burned ON the 18th Instant Loss t46,.
coo; insurance $25,000.
The business portion of the town oi
Farmsrsvills, La, wal destroyed on the
10th instant Loa sstimatsd at 100000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-28

can be adjusted monthly and therefore
some delay may occur In the settlement Of
claims, but settlements will be made in
such order - ~ distribute the payment
equitably among The seversl pension agen.
cies ~ near a. may be.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-28

A jury in the superior court at BOSTON,
on the 10th inst /, awarded Charles Fl. Wor.
then $26, 500 for the loss of . leg on the
0raad Trask rGi:rosd. In July, 1876. Wor
then was sslesmsn in the dry goods house
Of Field, Latter 4 Co.. ef Chicago, ct ths
time the accident happened, with pros
pect Of being admitted % partner in The
sfollpwing year, snd vas on his way 70
Chicago at the time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-28

The FIRE in the Keystone miBs ne Potts
vile, Pa, is still burning, and 10 In such
position that it cannot be reached BY. water
through hose. 1t is believed the coiliery
viii have to be flooded, which will throw .
large number OF men and boys out Of en-
ployment for several months. No reason
can be given for the igniting Of the veins.