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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

According 10 the New York Herald,
SIX nations of Europe will he forced
this yea. TO buy three hundred million
bushels Of whest This statement j.
partly ba'ei upon the reported partial
failure of the crops there, i. is supposed.
Of this quantity England and Franco
will require three-:ourths. Then il
specula,es upon the effect that such
demand will have upon tue cultivation
OF wheat in this country. Il suggests
tbs, unsettled districts in Northern
Texas could be made 70 supply alone a.
much wheat as all Europe needs this
year. There are other sections Of our
country, also, which are capable OF be-
ing made great producers Of wheat. far
beyond their present yield. Many
Thousands of acres in California are vet
TO be brought into the cultivation of
tina. cereal. Vast extents in Minnesota
and Dakota will be made to yield .heir
supplies ; and as if aware CT this. and of
the certain future immense production
Of our great Northwest, the Union Pa
oifc i, gobbling up the minor read
which more or less have or will have
the crops Of that section. and proposes
"a build such connections as will aid in
It's cnnte,, with she Northern Pacific.
Already it Is evident that the last
named road is to have q formidable
competition
IL is understood that Jay Gould's
brain leads in this determined struggle
for control OF the trade of that section.
reaching even 10 the REQ river country
and to the settlements Of the Manitoba
Province. trade which the Northern
Pacific has calculated upon Is their
own sure aud certain custom. Settle
ments to the west are advancing stead
lily and with increasing force. The
pushing Of the Northern Pacific has
been the cause OF this. It has opened
upa country previously almost neg.
lected. The extensive combinations
which the Union Pacific has made and
is still making, and the new lines and
connections which it is said it is en-
gsged in perfecting. will enable its
managers to give the NortherL Pacific
q contest which it did not anticipate,
but which seems inevitable now. The
New York Times says that in the busy
railroad world, few circumstances are
more remarkable than the anxiety to
secure the traffic of the region Travelled
by the Northern Pacific, which ten
years ago WAS deemed unworthy of
serious notice. The report says that
this contest against the Northern Pacific
will not end with the Missouri, but is
likely to extend along the route Of that
road. 1t is .sid that Jay Gould's plan
extends even to securing the navigation
of tie Columbus river, thus securing an
outlet on either side of the continent.
There is to be a great wheat and rail-
road contest and competition in the
near future
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Fir We'll BUaN-Judging by our
immunity from fires in early days. it
was common remark Of people q few
years ago that houses built of Puget
Sound FIR would not burn The falsity
OF this assumption has been abundantly
proven in and near Seattle during the
past four years. The fires that destroyed
the Freeman store. the Snyder slaugh-
ter house. the Malson slaughter house.
the WadleIgh slaughter house. the
Charlesworth aud Robbins residences,
the Pinnsll, Osgood and Bon Ton mad
houses, the Chinese laundry on Second
street, and last the big fire Of last Sat.
urday night. oil 60 TO establish the con-
trsry of this oldtims saying. Between
thirty and forty buildings were de-
stroyed in the fires enumerated above
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31
ACCIDENT Yesterday as Mr.. Angus

AcoIDRNT.-Yesterday Is Mr.. Angus
Macintosh was driving along at
moderate gait in . buggy. near David
Graham's place on the Duwamish riv-
er, some niue miles from Seattle, the
king bolt Of the vehicle gave way. and
Mr.. Macintosh was jerked from the seat
over the dashboard, and in the descent
struck his head on strip Of iron. in.
fl,cting o painful wound over one of his
eyes. He held the reins tightly. and
was dragged about thirty feet over
the rough ground, sustaining several
bruises. the most painful OF which 10
on his shoulder Fortunately no bones
were broken. He was assisted to the
railroad track where he took the train
for this city, and on arriving here his
wounds were dressed ct the Pioneer
drug store. Aside from these wounds
no further injuries were sustained. and
We may expect to see Mr.. NJ. around
again ~ usual In few days.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

HARD WooD LUMBER FOR FrRNI-
TURE. The proprietors Of the New
Tacoma mill are seniiug quite lot Of
hard wood lumber to this city. They
now supply the enterprising firm OF
Glorc s. Wunder with the oak. ash aud
maple. which is constantly being man.
uf.ctured into substantial and elegant
furniture. A call at their warcrooms
on Mill street. opposite the Occidental
Hotel. will convince all that they make
only the best goods, aud sell them at
the lowest living figures.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

THOSE SPoTs.-It is now generally
conceded that those spots proved very
hot for the Centennial Saloon on Sasur
day night. and the only way to arrange
matters again is to " knock the spots on
the sun" altogether. or make IT 50 DOT
that they canuot stay. However the
Centennial is again. running at full
blast . little further west VI our old
stand. where ice cold drinks and good
cioers can b had. - before the blaze.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Every body rushes TO HISS TIvoLl
BEKR HALL to get the coolest glass OF
beer in town. Besides Schaffer's cele-
brated Steilscoom aud Schmieg's Beer
on tap. you will End Budweiser. St.
Louis, aud Milwaukee Lager Beer in
pint aud quart bottles. Also all kinds
Of cold lunches to order. A new
Pigeonhole Table in the house. st.
Louis Lager Beer at 4 dollars per
dozen quart bottles delivered to any
part of the city
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31
BEAVER DAM LASD.-Two aud .
half miles southeast of Seattle 10 locat-

ed the farm OF Mr.. WesmOre Directly
north Of Mr. Wetmore's valuable farm
may be found lands owned by Messrs
Sewer. Ebey. aud others All along
this rich valley are very extensive
beaver dam lands-thc richest in the
world for garden produce. Being 30
near market. five or ten acres of this
land will eventually be of more profit
to it's owner than whole quarter sec.
tions If ordinary land more remote
from market. Strangers and others in
search of five or ten acre lots. convcn.
lent to The city for garden or dniry pur-
poses. should not fail TO visit this por.
tion OF King county and judge for
themselves
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

CHANGED OWNERS. - The George
mansion. on the corner of Second and
Pine streets, has sgain been sold. this
time to Mr.. WIN. Walker. of Poit Gam
BILE, for 5000. W. H. Reeves has sold
to Mr.. Chas. Case, also Of Port Gamble.
IL feet ON Front street, between Olive
and Pine for $500. Shrewd moneyed
men OF Port Gamble are constaauy
investing in Seattle real estate.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

NORTHERN PACIrIc.-The subscrip-
tons to tho now loan Of $4,000. coo,
called for in June last. were closed on
the 10th of July. and it Was found that
they amounted to about S2.NO. 600. all
from stockholders Of the company. The
proceeds Of these bonds are to be used
in building the division of about two
hundred miles from Pen d'Oreille Lake
tc tho Columbia River.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31
Hops. - Receipts ct San Francisco last

HoPs. - Receipts at San Francisco last
year were 1925 bales against IA. 702
bales the year before. aud the prospect
now Is that two thousand bales will
come OF this years crop as compared
with last years. From 3 to s cents per
pound has been the ruling rate for sew
eral months past. while sales have been
made a. low as q. cents. Better prices
are looked for in future. Nearly half .
million pounds OF hops have gone to
New York since the LIST Of January.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31
UTAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.

UTAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.
Track on this road is now laid to Ca
mas. Idaho, 243 miles from Ogden and
Sc MILES north Of the operating terminus
at Eagle Rock. Grading is done for II
miles north Of Camss, and the company
expec.s 70 have cars running next fall
TO a point at least 800 miles from Ogden;
and all this within two years.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

PAY Up. - All persons knowing
themselves indebted to the undersigned
will please call and pay up Immediate
ly, asthe losses by burning Of the Gen.
tennial fall heavily upon him Pay
up, boys, and I'll soon be on my feet
again JAMES NERGoN.
jy30.dlw
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

THE GAME The weather was ell
that could be desired yesterday for the
game Of baseball which wa. played a,
Ren'on between the Elliott Club Of this
city and the Newca-,leite. of Newcastle.
The game was rather holly contested.
but proved victory for the Seattle
boys, IS the following score shows:
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

No EXCUSE tor not having your pic
lures taken now. Cabinet photos IS
per dozen; Cards 81 per dozen, ct
Moore's Gallery, Sullivan's Block.
Front street. Ylitf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Never Kaewn to Fail. NICHOLS IN
FAILIBLE INJECTION II esrtainJ and
specify cure without the use Of noxioss and In
iurious internal medicine. For sale vhelssals
and retail By Geo. v. Harris Co.. seattle. v. 7.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Fifty THOUSAND DOLLARS
wanted the at c. o. d. Store. on Occi-
dental Square. Gold and silver taken
., par in exchange for goods. apdtf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Newelstle-2 All 000-9
Ert9tt-4 0 3s44 rs
Mort. Coombs, Umpire Prof. q. 9. Ipgrshsu zct
Vim. J. Br0poy, Scorers,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

PoR 0KxuIxx GILMAN Milk Bread
go to Hper'a
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Also for 2i0.O 600 Shingles. to be of cedar Of GOOD
quality. Shingles to be Is inches in length.
Bids will be received for all or any part Of the
bill Of shingles. We reserve the right to reject
any or eli proposals for any part OF the above.
Proposals for the above must be in In twelve
days from this date. Lumber and Shingles to be
on our grounds In Seattle In forty two days from
this date.
Seattle. July 10. 1879.
NATTULLATH M'F'0 CO.
jy2OdSwlm Per CHAs. Roor. Supt.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

DIED ON BoARD.-A telegram from
Sydney states that the bark Columbia,
from Melbourne for BurrArd Inlet. had
put into that port on the 18th instant.
with her Captain dead. The bark be.
longs 10 George Howes & Co. of San
Francisco. Capt. johnson was young
man. and was greatly respected by his
employers and by oil who knew him.
The Columbia has loaded number Of
times at Puget Sound milliog ports.
whore she and her master will long be
remembered. A brother of Captain
johnson. who vas mate Of q vessel
Running out Of Port Gamble. was lost
between here and San Francisco year
or two ago.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31
NOTICE..

A IL PERSONS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST
"a ngotiating . certain promissory note drawn
by me in favor Of ". r. Impest and endowed By
wsAaeil Miles, for $500. dated September, 1875,
- l hold debts against said lmpest for t37I4 90.
Port Nadis0e. July Is. 1863.
jyl6-dlm T. HAMMOND.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

To be delivered on their grounds in Seattle. King
County, Washington Territory. Lumber t. be Of
Puget SOnnd Fir.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-31

Has In her control . CLAIRvOYANT SPIRIT
that 10 very reliable. Persons interested In the
subject Of Spirit control, whether impressed f.
WORLDLY toward II or otherwise. should see her at
once Private communication given daily from
DAN. to SPIN. jyllH
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

Tho following officials ore located at
Yankton. Their duties pertain mainly 10
territorial government, but their Offices are
maintained at the expense Of the general
government:
Governor WIN. A. Howard.
6ecretsry--George H. Hand.
Chief Justice--P. G. Shannon.
Collector Of Internal Revenue--Johu l..
Pennington.
United States Attorney--Hugh..J. Camf-
bell. ,-aa.a.-
United States Marshal--J. w. Ray
mond.
Register Of Lsod o0ce-G. A. Wetter,
Receiver Of Land O61ce-Lou 8. Bvy-
less. .'.sta
Quartermsster-Maj. W. B. Hughes.
Commissary Of Sub istence Mai. W. A.
Elderkin.
Psymaster-Msjor A. sharp.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
STEAMBOAT

fankton, occupying a position at the
lower end Of navigation on the Missouri,
with nearly two thousand miles of naviiRa.
bic river above it, carries on an extensive
trade with all the region tributary to this
great natural thoroughfare. From its COM
mercial and geographical position our city
10 enabled to successfully compete with other
opposing points and draw a large and con-
stantly increasing revenue from
it's up river business. The most CON-
plete!y equipped liue of steamers on III.
Missouri. the line owned and operated by
the Missouri River Transportation COM
panv. popularity known as the Coulson Line,
has i: headquarters. summer and winter. VI
Yankton, here takes isl immense cargoes
into the region beyond and here accom-
plishes its repairs during the season when
navigation is closed by ice. This line has.
been built up from a small beginning, wholly
from the business afforded it at this point,
and to-day stands at the head of Transports.
ton organizations In the west. The boats
of the Charles &Wllder line, the Benton l,ne
and Peck line also operate from this point,
besides IN occasional independent boa,
which comes in for . share Of the carrying
traffic. During the season of 1873 our rec
ord shows o hundred and thirty.two
steamboat arrivals and one hundred and
tsenty.slx departures. These boats all
cleared from u levee heavily laden but
came back generally without much freight,
though the cabins of boats arriving are usu
ally filled with passengers. During the
year the Coulson line hiss invested in re-
pairs at Yauktou $25, 900 and boats of other
lines $l2, 900. Extensive docks have been
constructed ihere by the owners Of the
Coulson steamers aud they are occupied by
boats undergoing repairs from the close Of
navigation in the fall to its opening in the
spring.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS.

In educational advantages the city Of
Ysnkton acknowledges no superior in the
entire vest. By . liberal outlay Of money,
and the employment Of the best talent, .
perfect system Of public schools has bssn
attained and ample building facilities pro
vided. There are nov 10 sucoes,ful opera.
t'on within the city, under the management
Of Superintendent Wm. N. BRISTOL and the
city board. ten .chools. classified a. follows:
One high school, three grammar schools
''x primary schools. conducted BY . corps
Of eleven ei6ciens INSTRUCTOR. The lss.
shows a school population Of e3S
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
mr. Rrs,pnNcE PORTION

of he city liss west, north and ease Of the
buainsm csnters and is made up u . good
clss Of dwelling hou ,cs, all we'll bSilt aud
rsaatly new. There is now and alAtyssa as
been srtsst demand for tenant houses asd
large reuts are paid. In the entire city
there ID not q vacant houssss b had for any
price and many families are compelled to
put up with living accommodations i'll the
upper rooms Of business blocks. A large
number Of re.idencs' buildings are put up
each year, but thus far it has been impossi.
bic to meet The constantly increasing de.
mand for rented houses.
WHERE ITS TRADE CONES FROM.
As has been intimated by the facts and
figures Of other departments Of this New
Year's ekstch, the business of Yankton Il
drawn: ltt-from the agricultural popu
lation Of the surrounding country on both
the Dakota and Nebraska sides Of the Mis-.
souri,; 2d-from its steamboat connection
with the extensive region Of consumers
along the river above; 3d-from its cheap
means Of communication. by water and
land, with the Black Hills mining coun.
try; 4th-from the extensive govern.
ment military and Indian) transactions
Of which u city is. the center and
headquarters. There are located here the
Offices of quartermaster, commissary Of sub
sistence and paymaster, and through their
dealings q vast amount Of business comes to
the people. The LIST National bank, in its
capacity Of government depositary, has dis.
bursed during the year past $500, 900 Of
government funds and this is comparatively
an inconsiderable item when the aggregate
Of government expenditures At thi, point il
considered. The sale of food and clothing
supplies. Of agricultural implements and
wagons and lumber, and the ful6llment ol
contracts with the government for freight.
ing, construction Of buildings, furnishing
hay, wood, grain, -four, cattle, etc, ETC., are
the means of the greatest revenue 10 our
business men. In all these specialties they
are generally able to overcome outside
competition, for the reason that they are
nearest the source whence this business is
drawn.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
RAILROAD BUSINESS.

From the quantity of freight received At
and forwarded from Yankton during the
year 1873, over our one railroad, the Dakota
Southern, some idea of the business trans.
acted can be gained. BY the books Of the
local agent We ascertain That from the LIST
Of January to the 3lst Of December, 81 ,l41,-
024 pounds Of freight we're unloaded from
the Dakota Southern cars at Yank,on and
30. 1856 pounds shipped eastward over
the road. During the same period 1851
local passenger tickets, aud 1.044 to points
east Of Sioux City. were sci at the Yanktop
Office. OF this aggregate Of freight receipts
given, 2O,000,Q0O pounds wa shipped b.
steamers to up river points to the Black
Hills without passing through the hands Of
local dealers, leaving over 10000. 900
pounds of freight to be handed and dispos
ed Of by Yaukton merchants and mauufac-
'urers. The freight shipments. BY rail
(3O, 689. 486 pounds) amounted In round
numbers to 1900 car loads. divided
q. follows: OF wheat, 1925 cars; Of fax, Al
cara; Of barley, "a cars; Of live stock, IA
cars; Of miscellaneous articles, 1875 cara.
OF the wheat shipments made TAI car loads
were of the crop Of 1877 and 404 car loads
Of the crop Of 1873. Each car contains an
average Of 400 bushels, making the total
shipments 10000 bushels. Adding to this
quantity the 100000 bushels consumed 5.
the Excelsior mill gives q total of CO. 900
bushels Of wheat purchased on the Yankton
market during the year 1873, or an average
Of nearly 1000 bushel. per day ,hroughou,
the entire year.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

Ne have procured 6gurcs from the books
of the poseosssss which give bic trsnssc.
tions fos the year 1878. Since January let
Mere bass bsen solA the following number
q siamD, One cent. l2.476; two cent.
Asse; tArssssbs $4,000; ays cont, $3.50;
s'x cent 9.0oS; ten cent, 1900; twelve cent,
4S5; dfeen esl thirty cent. 500. A total Of
2Oi,7al stamps. During the same time
25,500 stamped envelopes, $500 postal
cards and 1000 stamped newspaper wrap
pers have been sold snEbFIGF
There was sent from the ONCE during the
year 10000 letters aud $1,000 postal cards.
No account wss kept Of the let,ers received
at the office for local distribution, but the
number was about the same % that sent out.
There wal advertised during the year 2,64l
letters, about eighty per cent. ef which
went to the dead letter Office. OF this nun
Der 1858 were domestic, 1873 drop, ~ for
ego and 70 return letters. There was also
sent to the dead letter Office over 400 letters
that were unavailable, either because the
postage was not pre-. paid, or because they
were improperly addressed. The number of
registered letters sent out wss 1,O25, of
which 957 were domestic and 8S foreign.
Their was received for delivery 2.8os
registered letters aud packages and 1900
were recorded IN transit There was mailed
bv publishers casa pounds of newspapers.
No account Of other papers and packages
was kept. Aa7a.
The money order business for the year
foots up - follows: 4ss
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

SA~e~s ~AASA0A AOUSSA - oAO uuOV4s
went an entire change; but the year
passed without adding materially to Da.
kota's population. 1866 differed little from
its predecessor in this respect, and not until
1867 did the town and territory begin to
feel that its days and years of feebleness
were numbered with the things that were.
Population increased. lands were eagerly
taken, improvement was rapid, and every
where a new life was apparent, and it really
seemed that the Divine pleasure was in
harmony with the efforts of Dakota's early
settlers.
The details OF Yankton's progress from 1864,
and scores of entertaining incidents connect
ed Herewith are Of necessity omitted from
this sketch. New Year, 1879, will dawn in a
few brief hours, the compositor waits for
copy, and our sketch must 60 to press. The
establishment in Yankton Of almost a score
Of churches the institution ofa city govern.
ment; the formation Of the Odd Fellow,
societies; the Inauguration Of one of the
best public school systems in the Whole
country T; the first snort Of the iron horse
the beginning of our river business EN-.
ploying nearly twenty steamboats,, are all
important factors in building up the city
aud strengthening its foundations. We can
not now refer to them except 10 this gener
al way but point with p%srdonable pride Il
what has been accomplished during the yea
just closed through all these instrnmentali
ties combined, directed BY the intelligence
the energy, the zeal and the public spirit o
Yankton's noble men and women.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
LOTS IN CITY OF YANkroN.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

The city government 10 conducted by q
mayor and q board Of aldermen, who meet
twice each month 10 business session. A
city clerk. city treasurer, street commission.
er. city marshal and four policemen COM
plete the Official list and BY these all muni.
clpal affairs are managed. The expenses of
the city the past year aggregate IS 1885
and theo.axes paid in $3.50 90.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
ORDERS IssUED.
TELEGRAPH BUSINESS,

The manager Of the city Office Of the
Northwestern Telegraph Co. reports that
during the year he has transmitted 4,O29
messages and received 1878, a total cf
7,7O8. In addition to this the office receives
the press report for the Daily Press and
Dakotaian, al average Of 1000 words per
day.