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The New York herald., 1879-08-09
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

The wizard Of Menlo Park has again sent to
Washington to secure patents for improvements ON
light which is to supersede that produced by the
gas companies. His latest efforts made known
bv the printed specifications issued by the Patent
ONCE. In the improvement of the electric
light apparatus Mr.. Edison clai ms the fol-
lowing The combination, with electric lamps
aud main circuit, of two secondary
batteries and circuit connections and SWITCH to ult
mately change the main and secondary circuits The
secondary circuit containing electric lamps and the
secondary battery and enclosing case. in combina-
ton with the main circuit through tho secondary
batteSy, a diaphragm acted upon BY the accumula-
tion Of gas in the secondary battery. and switch
lever In the main circuit. substantially as
and for the purpose specified in the
application. The other Improvement OF
Mr. Edisons is In the magneto-electric machines. in
which he claims as follows:-The combination. with
q vibrating body similar to tuning fork, of
mechanism for maintaining the vibration. and the
magnets. cores and heces whereby secondary cur
rent is set up, ms TO convert the mechanical
motion into electric force, the These I'm
provements OF Mr.. Edison's doomed great ad-
toward the ultimate general OF the electric
ltQht by the public.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
A LEGACY OF DEBT.

The Brooklyn Board of Fire Commissioners
Messrs. Gallagher and Ryan-have directed the Sec
rctary of the department to notify the heirs and
executors OF the late David Williams. who presi
dent of that Board that there is a deficiency in his
accounts. which they are requested to make good.
Commissioner Gallagher stated yesterday that in
Justice to the deceased aud his surviving relatives,
he did not think the details OF the deficiency should
be made public ut present. He said that copy OF
rcsol uons had been forwarded to the relatives OF
the deceased 1t might be that being satisfied
that the claim In just the money would be paid
over by them and that would end the matter he
amount of the alleged deficiency does not exceed. IL
IL said $4,000 The deficiencies alleged to have
been found by the accountant OF the Fire Depart
rnent after the death of President Williams, which
ev.ut occurred about three weeks ago. They said
to be found in the kerosene account and In the
count for badges and buttons. The money received
by the chief clerk turned to the President,
VINO gave receipt therefor. The will OF the deceased
official has not yet been offered for probate st the
SurroQatos Of1oe.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, August 8. Is

WASHINGTON, August &, 1872
SPOTTED TAILS LETTER TO THE SECRETARY
OF THE 1NrERIoR-ALL PEACE AND FRIEND
Illness.
The Secretary Of the Interior has received the fol-
lowing Characteristic letter from the Indian chief
Spotted Tall
UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE. l
ROSEBUD AGENCY Oak July 20, 1879.
To THE HoNoRADLE1 THE SECRETARY OF THE IN
TERROR, Washington:
SIR want to tell you few words. Everything
you told me to do always did as you said
were TO be one body and were never to have any
trouble with the white people. always advise my
people not to 20 anywhere but to stay At home and
Anything you want me TO do with my people am
very glad to take hold and work in your cause.
My friend, the same white men good
hearted and like visit each the whites do
like the white and want to be like him. When
you have relatives sick You want to 70 and see them
So do I.
This agency is q good country, so stay here. 1
sent young man to Cheyenne to see sick sister,
with pass fr m my agent but they did not respect
it. When he reached the Cheyenne agency they shot
at him and tried to kill him. He came back. and
feel bad about II and tell you these words:-I want
you to know we have u good agent. and when he
gives pass want IL respected, and do not
want trouble because they make trouble there
Some OF the people want to come to this agency
have good country and bohave ourselves and
work. Up on the Missouri, when those people come
and visit us. we feed them and use them well and
send them back home. When any Indian goes there
they take his horse away and put him in jail This
will make trouble, and want them to stop it.
want to tell you these last words -
have had enough OF the military. want my
people to work. want more scouting. have
had my belly full. We want to freight and work the
ground. never laughed but once; that was when
the agent Of the Lower Brules said II kept his
people here" They visited and fed them, and
my people gave them 350 head OF horses and sent
them all home to their agent
Since have bcen here my people have had no
whiskey; wherever the military there is always
whiskey and that makes trouble.
I want you to come here and stay a month and
how It rs. My friend, this is all have to tell you.
his
SPOTTED TAIL.
mark.
Witness, Lorrs RICHARD, interpreter.
Secretary Schurz has replied to spotted Tails
letter. thanking him for his expressions Of GOOD will
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
HOW WAS HE INJURED?

Leon Geary died last night at st. Marys Hospital,
Hoboken. from the effects of injuries received ON
Wednesday last but in what manner or by whom
they inflicted has not been ascertained. He
was found on the night OF that day insensible ON
Washington street. suffering from injuries about the
head. and was removed to the hospital. lie never
recovered consciousness. The police investi-
eating the and Coroner Parslow will hold a.
tnuuest
The New York herald., 1879-08-09


1t by the actors special aud Oft repeated req uest
that these simple words on ordinary steel plste
all that told OF the great artist whose earthly
habitation was beneath. The body was attired in y
black dress suit but slight discoloraon had begun
and the face did not look lifelike. There were but
few flowers.
The house where the Price family live is SO small
that there was room for but few OF those who de-
sired be present ut the funeral and the little street
in front of the house was blocked up with such
members Of the theatrical profession happened to
be in town and other friends and admirers ofthe dead
actor who wished to testify their respect. Among
those present Edmon s. Conner the oldest living
American actor; j. b. Roberts, another veteran Of
the STAGE John z. McDonough, F. +. Mackey, r..
Willis Page Harry Linden, r. c. Bangs. William d.
local note. No New Workers were observed among
the assemblage.
Dr. Paddock, attred In black surplice, at
eleven o'clock read the service for the dead
used by the Episcopal Church. There no
funeral oration, and nothing but the simple
enclosed and deposited in the hearse. the
following gentlemen acting as .pal-bearer !
Edmon 8. Conner, j. B. Roberts, W. d. Gemmill,
j. c. Bangs. +. F. Mackey. Harry Linden. J. Z. Nc
Donough and ID. E. Reilly. There were seven car
rages following the body to the grave conveying the
taken to Mount Vernon Cemetery and buried in Mrs.
Fechter's family plot.
THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
The post-mortem examination showed extreme
granulaton of the liver and wasting OF the mem-
brane OF the stomach. and the OF death Ia de-
clared to be cirrhosis of the liver. The brain
weighed fortytwo ounces. Professor Pancoast, who
made the post-mortem declines to give II for publi-
cation except to the medical journals some two
weeks hence. He made an absurd mystery about
canse OF death. 1t will be found Correctly stated
no
The New York herald., 1879-08-09


STEAMER CAn1BEIr-ALL OTHERS RECOVERED.
AT six o'clock last evening sailor named Noonan
was received at the Quarantine Hospital laborng
under an attack OF illness the character OF which
was not fully determined the arrival of the pa
tent. II is not considered a Of yellow fever,
or least IL IL be one. 1t has not Afforded any of
the usual preliminary symptoms of the maady
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
GERMANYs DONATION DURING THE FEVER EPI-
DEMIC LAST YEAR.


WASHINGTON, August s, 1872
The United States Consul General ut Berlin, in
despatch to the Department of State, dated July 2l.
1879. transmits the report of the treasurer Of the
yellow fever relief fund of 1878. The total amount
contributed was 29,Ssl 40 marks about $1,000;
$4,000 sent TO New Orleans and $4,000 to Mem
phis. through the German Consul General at New
York. The distribution was made by the local COM
mittees of relief at New Orleans and Memphis Re-
lief was given to 345 families, mostly German. The
accounts have all been properly audited. Our Con-
sus the principal agents in collecting the fund
YELLOW ''JACK" IN HAYTI--DEATHs AT Aux
CAYES.
WASHINGTON. August g. 1879.
Mr.. Langston our Minister resident to Eayti.
gives favorable reports OF the general health of the
Republic. There is yellow fever in Port au Prince
or in the other large ports except Aux Cages where
it has Just broken out The that have occurred
OH the island have mostly originated among seamen.
No statistics are kept. and only by seeking inorma-
ton is the Minister enabled to make trustworthy
report The number OF deaths that have taken place
is estimated at seventy-fve. of which eleven were
Americans. The health or the people is now unusu-
ally good, but day may bring a change. 3sts e.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
LITTLE GIRL TAKES THE FEVER FROM OLD
BEDDING.

[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 4, 1870.
Medical Inspector Donohue at Memphis in
porting TO President Plunket, of the Slate Board of
Health says that he called to Lizzie Blake,
aged ten years, one mile out of Raleigh q
short distance from Memphis. In 1873
the present occupant OF the house and
her uncle fed, leaving bedclothing and
bedding slowed away in the loft the house not hav
ing been plsstered. During has absence the house
was occupied by Memphis refugee family who
sick with yellow fever. The owner returned
last winter cleaned and pastercd the house and
usud1he bedding which he had taken down from the
lot. This bedding is now said TO be the very cause
OF the girls prostration with yellow fever, as she
had not been exposed to any other source or
tagion.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
THE LATE CHARLES FIGHTER.

FUNERAL SERVICES ovtR THE rRAoEDIAN IN
PHILADELPHIA YEsTERDAY---A SIMPLE AND
QUIET CEREMONY.
PHILADELPHIA, August 8, 1879.
At the eleventh hour a material change made
in the arrangements for the burial services of the
late Charles Fechter, the distinguished actor. As
announced in the HERALD this morning it was de-
termned yesterday afternoon to conduct the exer-
cises at st. Clements Church in which the
emones would have been elaboran and impressive,
St. Clements being extremely ritualistic in its
forms. was found last evening that sufiicient
choir could not be got together to sing the
Clements or the reason. it is said that many of the
boys performing in ''Fatinitza'1. At the last
moment Rev. DR.. James Paddock. of st. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Church. requested to off,
ciate. The services over the deceased actor were
therefore conducted at the house where the body
lay. No. 2.1so Cherry street. the residence Of Mrs.
Fechters family, at eleven O'Clock this morning In
place OF at St. Clements Church. .e
The remains were enclosed in Q rich black velvet
casket made very plainly, without the usual silver
handles aud trimmings. The lid contained merely q
plain steel plate with the simple inscription
CHARLES ALBERT FECHTER
DIED AUGUST 4, 1879.
In the 55th year of his age.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09

and promising to visit him on the 3Oh of August and
spend several days the reservation.
BAND OF REBEL NEz PERcEs ANXIOUS TO RE-
TURN TO RESERVATION LIFE.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received q
letter from the Indian agent at the Flathead Agency
Montana Territory reporting that ten lodges OF Nez
Perces deserted White Birds band OF hostiles re-
Gently and encamped on Tobacco Plains near the
border or the Flathead reservation. From there
they sent runner to Eneas. chief of the Kos
tenais, asking permission to cross the border.
enter the reservation and live there in peace.
Eneas submitted the request to the Indian
agent. who directed him to inform tho
Nez Perces that IL they crossed the border they would
be required to give up their arms and horses and
surrender themselves prisoners subject further
orders Of the government. and that il they refused
to do SO the demand would be enforced by the
vation police and. il necessary. by the military
power. No further communication has been re-
ceived from them. Eight Neg Peroes who were fol-
lowing the above mentioned band were attacked by
a war party. supposed to have boon Gros ventres.
and all were massacred. "ta
SECRETARY sCHURz's Projected TOUR. i.
Secretary Schurz now expects to leave for Cincin-
natl on the Goth inst He will speak once In that
city and will go thence to Yankton and visit the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail Indian agencies. and several
other points on the Upper Missouri River. He will
then proceed Denver. Col. and after short stay
there return through Kansas and the Indian Terri
tory visiting the Indian Fair. which will be held
the 3uth of September, and hold consultstions with
the leading Indians Of the Territory.
PRESIDENT HAYES DOES NOT FAVOR IT.
An attempt has recently been made here to reor-
ganze the State republican associations consisting
principally of department and other government
employees. which disbanded shortly after the
inauguration of the present administration. and it
has been said that such reorganization would meet
the approval Of the President. There is the best
authority for the statement that the President has
not changed his views with regard to this question
and will not favor the reorganization which Is pro-
posed. ~. ~n oio ss-jssse ra.B $50
AMERICAN GRAIN FOR ITALY. ,fss.
The United States Consul at Naples. Italy. in .
despatch to the Department Of State repeats the
statements previously made of the falling of in the
grain crops Of Western Europe. The question is,
Oan America supply the deficiency? The Russian
crops said to be good and the ports of the Black
Sea full OF grain waiting expectation. The Consul
is surprised learn that during the last eighteen
months thirty -four cargoes Of corn, 744OOO bush.
els, have been received at Naples from the United
States. 1t is used for food but for dstilaton.
Much of it arrives in q damaged condition. owing to
bad packing If America can compete with Russia
the Italian market may be worth attention. ..
DUTY ON PETROLEUM IN GREECE
Our Consul at Patras Greece reports to the De-
partment of State that the duty petroleum has
been increased nearly twelve cents gallon.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09

bel. Captain Webster. which has been loading at
upper quarantine for Kingston. Ja.. and other West
India ports. and is expected to leave to-day.
All the recent yellow fever patients at the hospital
have recovered and will soon be permitted to come
up the city assume their usual duties on board
their respective vessels. some of which now in
upper quarantine unloading or receiving cargo.
Purser Wells. of the Moro Castle il not sufficiently
strong to resume his duties board his ship, and
she will leave to-day with y new purser, who will
temporarily supply the place OF Purser Wells.
There will be considerable thinning out OF the
fleet at discharging grounds to-day and DR.. Wander
poel has issued directions to allow Ave vessels from
the fleet detained ct lower quarantine to come up
and discharge Monday. This arrangement will
be continued until all the vessels from infected ports
now below have an opportunity to come up and dis
charge.
The New York herald., 1879-08-09
MINING STOCKS.

SAN Francisco, August 8, 1879.
The following the official closing quotations
of MINING stocks to-dav.-
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30
MINNESOTA WHEAT.
Returns from Fifty two Points, Giving
Estimates of the Yield.

Returns from Fifty two Points, Giving
Esti mates of the Yield.
Special Telegram to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Paul. MIMI, Aug. 27.-Since the com
pletion of the wheat harvest, conflicting e.
Inmates have been made Of the probable
Weld in the state, which cannot vet be veri
not completed, and reports from all parts o
the state vary 80 much as to throw doubt
upon the correctness Of any estimated yield
which seems to be unusually uneyen. Con
tiguous townships,a and even contiguous field
in the came county, showing marked differ
ence, but Of these conflicting dates ii is moi
easy to gather a definite average per acre, o,
a definite aggregate. The Pioneer.Pree
publishes this morning reports from some
fifty points in the principal wheat growing
counties.
The southern tier of counties report a
yield all the way from eight to eighteen
bushels. A good deal of this is No. 2.
In the large river counties the average
will not exceed twelve bushels.
In the Minnesota valley the reports range
from ten to twenty-five bushels, with an
average of about thirteen.
The northern counties will do better, some
ranging as high as twenty-five bushels. with
. fair average Of fifteen.
In Dakota the yield will be greater.
The Pioneer-Press says Of the reports
aOur reports show such variable local results
that it 10 difficult TO base any general judge.
ment upon them, but we think it 10 safe to
consider that recent estimateo 10 bush.
els per acre for all the region south of the
latitude of Hastings, IL or l3 bnrhels for the
belt lying north Of that and south of the
branch line Of the Milwaukee and St. Pau
and Pacific, and Of Is or II bushels per acrt
for the northwestern areas beyond, approx
mately correct, and that IS. 000, 900 bushels
is q fair and full estimate Of the total pro
duct"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30

pied BY settlers. In accordance with The pro.
Visions Of the homestead. presumption and
timber culture acts. The antecedsnts =
tAeses Indians Are favorabls to the su3s
poeiUon that they would depredate Spoa
WAit1b It the sopponuni,y was afforded.
They belong to the Yanktonais band of the
Sioux tribe, q band which has given endless
trouble to the government. Five thous-
and OF their relatives are at Poplar
creek agency, on the upper Missouri, hav-
ing s'reneeaded" yesrs ago md afo nov IN
der only uncertain subsection. Within a few
years the Drifting Goose squad has repeat
'edly ATTEMPTED by force Of arms" to drive
back government surveying parties from
the Jsmss river region. Their interest 10
1900 square miles Of Dakots land re-.
mains unimpaired but this land does not
lie on the James river side of the Missouri
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30
BLACK HILLS BoNANzAs.

The mines alluded to in the following
paragraphs from the Deadwood Pioneer
were originally located by Fayette Place
of Ysnkton who still owns a considerable
interest in them:
The Vanderbilt, situated near the south
end of the Sunday, now has q shaft down
% feet which. shows 3 large body Of ore
that willrun about eight dollars, to the
ton. "A pay streak about foess~ide la.
bsen discovered which will run from on
to three hundred dollars. This 10 COINS
to prove . very valuable property. Thi
mine, 10 the early days Of the camp uset
at furnish gold enough in the dirt I 0 pro.
vide its owners grub stake.
The Keystone tunnel is now in about 20(
feet, the last twenty feet is in ore that vii
pay from four to six dollars, and j
continually growing better. They thinl
that in SO feet further they will, .strik
the vein on the Keystone that prospects .
we'll onsfhe surfaces. They will cutlit1at
depth of $50 feet. The work is bein
prosecuted vigorously.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30

The Springfield Times copies our first ar.
ttcle npon what Wa alleged to be the land
srsbSf the Milwaukee road and comments
u follows: $
The facts 10 the matter above discussed
do not warrant the conclusions, or the
structures sought to be placed at the door
OF the Milwaukee railroad company. The
whole rigmarole about the company,
through Mr.. Lswler, having ecriped ten
thousand acres OF land st Brule City, is all
bosh, and the yarn was no doubt started
fDr the purpose Of leading the public to be.
lieve that Brule City was certain to be The
objective point Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
s. st. Paul railway. now building westward
from Firesteel, because of the immense
tract Of land they had secured there.
We have previously stated that ~e were
misled BY the representations of persons
in whom We had confidence and have stat
cd that our account of the matter was not
s~abstsas,ated BY the facts. The Spring.
field Times, which is edited by the receiv.
Of the Springfield land Office. is 10 q po-
sittoa to speak upderstandingly. II says
further:
In the township in which Brule City is
located, there has been but 20 acres entered
with eoldiers additional homestead scrip.
In the township west and north of that, at
the mouth Of American creek, about 100
acres has been scriped, and forty acres
more in another township, making the
total amount scriped, two hundred and
twenty acres, taking no account Of fractions.
As Q further explanation 1t is proper for US
to state that no rights of any settlers in the
Brule City country, which appear of re-
cord, have been IN any manner interfered
withsby these scrip locations. On the con
lrary the land officers are careful to protect
the rights of all and in DO instance, except
in the case of a pre-emption filing which
had expired BY limitations Of law. prior tt
the withdrawal of the land by executive or
der, was, or will there be scrip locations al
lowed on lands covered by filings.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30
NORTHERN DAKOTA.
Fargo Times.

An insane soldiea from Fl. Lincoln
was, taken through Fargo ON Monday for
the east. We did not learn his name.
nr. Marsh this week finished threshing
his 80 acres Of wheat, and got the large
average Of BOT bushels to the acre, all No i,
Of course.
A new postofice has been established at
the Coal Banke, twenty-six miles vest of
Bismarck, called Warnton, with J.. 8.
Warn - postmaster.
Over 10000 tons Of railroad iron, for The
N. p. extension are lying 1t the company
dock in Duluth, av:hlng the completion
OF q heavy rock-work cut about Is miles
vest If Mandap, when il will all be sent
forward. The contractors expect TO have
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30

Soldiers reunions, nov being held the
country over are being more numerously at
tended Than ever before and the general
patriotism which prevails indicates that
the day has gone BY when the honest
p~romptings Of the heart are to be smothered
by the false policy which said that heroic
men should not rejoice over their achieve
ments, lest the sensitive feelings Of "the en-
envy might suffer g%rievous hurts over the
circumstance. The time has been here in
the north, and not far distant in the past,
when men who fought under the flag ofthe
nation have felt that it was not exactly pop.
nlar to admit their participation in the
events of the war-that it was something to
remain silent about and not parade too sx-
tensivelv before the world. This was dur
ing those long drawn out days when peace
and harmony and good will were. to be
restored by a process of abject humiliation
which was denominated Cancellation. But
the experiment having proved q failur
public sentiment is undergoing healthy re-
action, and the soldier of the north begins
to realize again that his vocation was at
least honorable. The opposition call it the
"Grant boom" Though there is no man in
the nation for whom ex.soldiers could"boom'
more enthusiastically than for the general
who led them to victory, we see no political
significance in the spontaneous reunions &C.
curing in the various states. Men who
campaigned together through years Of trial
and toll and danger feel q sense Of compan.
ionship akin to the sentiment which ce-
ments the family circle, and the feeling is
becoming stronger as the years 80 BY. It
matters little the shape which political mat
tiers may assume or how individual ex-sol-
diers may become divided upon questions Of
national signi6cance-their chiefest pleasure
will be in the reunions which occur after
years Of separation.