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-l-- A Message by the, President,

The following message by the Presi- dent to the Senate accompanied let ter of Secretary Sherman, in which that official reiterated his former charges against Messrs. Arthur and Cornell, the suspended collector and the naval off, cer at New York
 To tbe Senate:
 I transmit herewith letter of the secretary of the treasury in regard to the suspension of the late collector and naval officer of the port of New York, with accompanying documents. In ad- dition thereto I respectfully submit the following observations ,:
 The custom house of New York col lects more than two thirds of all the customs revenues of the government. l It's administration is matter not of local interest merely, but is of great
 importance to the people of the whole country. For long period of time it has been used to manage an control l political affairs. The officers suspended l by me are and for several years have been engaged in the active personal management of the party politics of the city and State of New York. The duties of the offices held by them have been regarded as Of subordinate importance l to their partisan work. Their offices have been conducted as part of the po- litical machinery under their cor trol. l They have made the custom house a centre of partisan political management.
 The custom house should be busi- ness office. It should be conducted on business principles. General James,
 the postmaster of New York city, writ ing on this subject, says: Tho post office is Q business institution, and
 should be run as such. It is nay de-
 liberate judgment that I and my sub
 ordinates can do more for the party of
 our choice by giving the people of this
 city good and efficient postal service
 than by controlling primaries or licta-
 ting nominations. " The New York cus-
 tom house should be placed on the same
 footing with the New York postofice.
 But under the suspended officers the custom house would be one of the
 principal political agencies in the State { of New York. To change this. they profess 10 believe, would be, in the Ian guage of Mr. Cornell in his response to surrender their personal and politi cal rights.
 Convinced that the people Of New York, and of the country generally, wisf [ the New York custom house to be ad
 ministered solely with view to ths public Interest, 1t is my purpose to dt ! all in my power to introduce into 1tfii lgreat office the reforms which the coun try desires. With my information Of ths
 facts in the case, and with deep sense o1
 the responsible obligation imposed upon . me by the constitution, to ' take fart s that the laws be faithfully executedH
 regard it as my plain duty to suslend
 the officers in question and to mako ths
 nominations now before the Senah, II
 order that this important office my b'
 honestly and efficiently administered. R. B. HATES. !, Executive Mansion, Jan. 3l 1879.
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Pith and foint.u

The careful man is scarcely ever full of care.
 Of the most vital The breath of life.
 Boast not of your pedigree. Ten to one If they did agfee.
 Far better to hung round sensible girl than street corner.
 You may have troops of friends with. out belonging to the cavalry.
 The man who polished the suit of arnlor made clean breast of it.
 Prudence may be slow coach, but it's running-gear is always in the best oi order. A bad memory. has soothed many g mans conscience, even if it did fail to save reputation.
 Some men are very fond of wearing medals and badges, which are often the only marks of merit to be found about them. -NeW York Ne,os.
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ID YOung Men.

Do not work for fame. Work 10 do good. Qualify yourself to do all the good it is possible for you to do. Im- prove the mind. Acquire stores of knowledge, and use that knowledge to benefit mankind. Fame will come if you merit it. If you do not merit it, you may seek it till you go to your grave, and never grasp it. Have definite ob- ject. Let that be a worthy one-a a pbilanthropic one, if possible. March steadily forward not daily, but haurly
 toward the object you have in view. \ ryo snstter what obstacles are 10 be scaled, never yield till you are victori- sous. Men who work for fame, never get ib. II comes. if at all, because 1t ia Iaexited; because of superior qualiflca- taexs exercised in the discharge of duty bacasSe of noble deeds done for human n hundred other ways, be. l cagsa n Wcrk done meriting 1t.
 he only WAy to gain fame ls to dc son!2f aine vox3hy Of itt but do not dc
 ID wia it. If sought fo1
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How Man Feels with Ills Head on.

It is considered on all sides that the body does not feel one instant after de-
 capitation--f for the brain being the seat of sensation to the whole frame through the tuedinm of the spinal marrow. every part or the body beneath the poirt at which the latter may be divided must be deprived of feeling. But it by no means follows that the head is deprived of sensation immediately after decapita- tion, nor that it may not retain it's con- sciousness, and, like the head of the Iriah knight who was killed bv SaIadin in the holy war, get up and declare that it was never cut off by so sharp cineter bsfore--nor, like that of the assassin Isegare, swear roundly at the executioner for not keeping a keener axe: but if is quite impossible. that it may be troubled with very serious reflection upon the irrovccahility of it's fate, and tho awful; ness of tts deprivation. In support q this unpleasant theory many facts ore adducNa, with grave vouchers for theiz nstthAatlolty. Among others is the mn fortua&to Queen of Scots, whose lipx continued tc move in prayer for at Ieasl d Quarter of an hour after tbe execn. fioncr hHd performed his duties. Will states Hat hnving pnt his mouth to thf enx of ' 1eeapitated criminals head and c&II63 by name, the eyes turned to th< s166 from whence the voioA came: 8fIi t.S fGot is attested by EonlSpe11e, NT6
 o<o. ouiilotine, Naufho at3d &Idf11<
 M fhe word " "rnurdel1 beii3E colIed
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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
senate.

Mir. Edmunds' resolutions affirming the valid ity of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution were taken mp, and Mr. Morgan proceeded to speak in op- position to their adoption, and in favor of the snbstitute agreed upon by the Democratic senator ip eaucus. Adjourned after an exec utiye session.
 The House non<ooncurred in tho Benate's amendments to the bin <n abolish the volrar,- teer navy, md vent into committee Of the whole on tho htllto pay the claim of tho Fair- fax seminary at Alexandria Tor the use ozs its q buildings during the war. After discusaso1 the committee struck out the enacfinx clause and tho House ooncurxed in this action by 12I to 69 Reports on both sides Of fhe question |of transferring the Indian bureau from tho Interior tos tho Wnr department were submitted from the communications. Ad djourned,
 MT. McGfeexy from the joint eommjktee ap- pointed at thu Int eeeeiop of Ceuercsa 10 in- qulre nto tho expe1ienoy Of frsnelerfiug the Indian burenu frsin Sid int6xior fo tk9s swar dspaffEnent subnnll \ repoyt sfe m ,y fouT Mr, Hoar, 1Eo1n tlla z1inokif o zS opx1s
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Qurcxen inc Circu,atton.

Don't let the blood stagnate in your veins. You can prevent it's doing 50 by increasing it's volume and purity, by stimulating the diges- tive organs, and encouraging assimilation, with that matchless vitalizing agent, Hostel ter's Stomach Btters. People not afflicted with any organic or inorganic disease, grow th;n ana naggars mpy Iner blood IS and so meager in quantity that the extremities are very imperfectly supplied with it, and the superficial circulation extremely feeble Hence the bloodless appearance of the countenance. But when the Bitters are used to enrich and quicken the blood, the rosy hue of health returns to the cheek, the frame acquires sub stance as well as vigor, the appetite improves, and no digestive qualms interfere either with it's qualification or the subsequent tranquility of the stomach.
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THE CIPHER DIs<sATCHEs.

Insesifs : aflon by shc <ottcr sub- oommittee
 1T New Yorixs
 The Potter su5-commi istee appointed t5 tsskes tesfimony in Nsw York dn regard to nc cipher dispatches hlyipg refsEencG 10 alleged coxrulst arraved irl N6g N0xk Arss ssseir exannina-s fioz, of witnsseess enbers Ux the HausesepmpQs@ attee 1eIls' 1eraI Eppa 4rE .slnia fl lbenaCtfat)s j. 6aaarmaps Winiam of saafisss oan3 Ike frfS ssa called WAS IF Wc6d, &Vss | .,s flaItaysa.asf lle
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A Sick Senator.

A SICK senator.
 The excessive corpulency of 8 certain United States Senator has long been the butt of edi- torial wit and spicy bon naots from the pens of Washington core. pondents. Few persons have suspected that this obesity was disease, and liable to prove fatal. Yet this is the sad fact Excessive fatness is not only disease in itself, but one liable to generate other and more serious ones. Chemistry has at last re- vealed a safe, sure and reliable remedy for this abnormal condition of the system in Allan's Anti-Fat. Distinguished chemists have pro- nounced it not only harmless but very bene- iciai to the system, while remedyng the dis eased condition. Sold by druggists. Malignant and subtle indeed is the poison of scrofula, and terrible are it's ravages in the system. They may, however, be permanently stayed and the destructive virus expelled from the circulation with ScovilTs Blood and Liver Sirup, & potent vegetable detergent which eradicates all skin diseases, leaving no vestige of them behind. White swelling, salt rheum, letter, abscesses, liver complaint and erup- tions of every description are invariably con- quered by it. Druggists sell it.
 The Mason & Hamlin Organ O. are produc- ing superb instruments at very low prices moi much more than prices of poorer organs Highest honors at every worlds exhibition for many years, and two highest awards at the last | and greatest at Paris, last year, tell the story of their superiority.
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CHEW The Celebrated |" MAToHLEss :" Wood Tag Plug ToRACco

HE HOMER TOBACCO CoMPANY,
 New York, Boston and Chicago. THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HoARsENEss.-All suffering from Irritation of the Throat and Hoarseness will be agreeabIy surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of Browns Bronchial Troches." 25 cts. a box.
 Judse for Yourself.
 By sending thirty-five cents, with age, height color of eyes and hair, you will receive by re turn mail correct photograph of your future husband or wife. with name and date of mar riage. Address ". Fox. P. O. Drawer 31 Fultonville N. Y.
 For upwards of thirty years Mrs. WINSLOW'f SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for childrer with never-failing success. It oorrects acidit, of the stomach, relieves wind colio regulates Inc bowels, cures dysentery and diarrh@s whether arising from teething or other oauses An old and weil-tried remedy. 25 cts. a bottle Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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SELL<THE FARM.

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 Commissioner Le Duo in advocacy of legisla- tion which will enable the department of agri- culture to give more attention to the subject of cattle diseases and make scientific investi- gation, with view to devising measures for their prevention or suppression.
 The Senate subcommittee of tho Teller in vestigating committee has returned to Wash ington from it's visit to the South.
 Tie public dabt was decrcased $2, 751, 980 G6 during January, und 89 899 I'll 39 during the past tix months. Cash in the treasury, $382,- 450, ,695 96. Debt less cath in the treasury, 1 $2, ,025. .896. 13043.
 Concerning the beautiful Arlington estate on the Potomac, opposite Washington, dis patch from the national soapital says It sp- pears to be tho opinion of the legal profession here familiar with the subject that the Airing ton ejeotment snit which the United States district court decided few days ago at Alex will also be decided by tha United States su,, preme court. to which # has been appealed, in l favor of the pIaintins. The judgnnent of the l lower court restores the estAte to General Lee. 1 and calls for tue ejectment of all tenants wha 1 hav0be in possession since the transfer ot l the estate under tax sale in 1868. This in. cludes the United etktes as tenant of the 1 national oemetary, tho 15, GOO bodies of dead l Union soldiers that rest therein, and the gov. plc. It is juat to General Leo to eay that hx has no desixo to disturb tho dcad or fo regain possession of that part of Arlington cenefets | proper, which is but trifing portion of tht whole estate. General Lee has only w{ehed f< estAbijsh his entire property rights to ths 4 Iande in question, md ie quite willing t0 Hug rendsr that portion of tho estate, or the who'll I of lt, to the government, at q fair va3uation 1 Secretary Stanton declined to receive fha ten. del Of taxes made prior to the sa3e by Korth6fr 1 relatives Of General Lee, on the ground fha' I Genera1 Robert E, Lce Was rallal, ma no raI .l 6tty0 should be permitted f0 F6d0am hix pEp}3 ! efty. Secretary Stanton, ths SQtaTk HkyS ha< n0 Aut Eofity to Qo tbi1 and it r IT fp l ou| fhat act alono 3H&t tbe H9o] 6&14 Iuf66d
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Twelve buildings at Mason, Miss, were de- stroyed by fr,.
 Asosnado at Iuka, Miss, killed six colored persous five of them children, and destroyed five buildings, including church, A boiler explosion at Bloomington, ILL killed four persons = literally tearing their bodies to fragments-and badly injured fifth. Three men were killed and woman was severely injured while trying to escape from q fire in the City alrnshouse at Louisville, Ky.
 Samuel B. Bowles, ex-county engineer of Hamilton county, Ohio, was arrested on the charge of forging and raising county bonds to the amount of $22 000.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09
BLACK HILLS NOTES.

It is proposed TO organize 40 Odd Fellows
lodge at Rapid City.
A mill test on Rockerville quartz gave a
yield of Sc per ton.
Dr. c. w. Meyer was the "orator of the
day" At Deadwood.
Indian ponies at S. . head find . dull
market in the Hills.
Rich discoveries Of quartz in Squaw gulch
is the latest sensation.
Deadwood Times: John L. Taylor, a legal
light from Yankton is IN the city.
Custer City is said to be more lively than
lit has been before since the spring of 1876.
Rich placer mines have been recently dis
covered between Castle Creek and Rock
ford.
A ditch is to be constructed to bring
water from Spring Creek to the Rockerville
mines.
The Congregationalists are raising funds
for the erection Of a new church in Dead
wood.
Placer. mining in Potato gulch continues
good. Nuggets weighing from So to $40
Eare common
Small grain in Rapid valley looks we'll.
with . fine, clean growth, and every indica-
ton of . large crop.
A Black Hills paper says the full uniform
Of the Deadwood fire, company consists of q
belt and paper collar.
Stampedes from the northern portion Of
the Hills to; the newly discovered quartz
districts IN Custer county are reported.
Rapid City Journal: There is said to b.
| n1~o1 ok ~ ,,~h~olvoa lS~n &c $~os~nk <oo~
from the junction Of the Rapid City ant
Deadwood roads on in to Fort Pierre.
The Deadwood Times has informatio,
that the telegraph line is to be extende,
from Fort Sully to Deadwood, and that iro,
poles are to be used in its construction.
The Ell Refugio, Hardscrabble and CAR
boo mines, in the Bear Butte distric
and regarded as good property
we're recently sold at sheriff sale for $685.
S..
Deadwocd is of the opinion that Lead
vile is no great shakes because . fellow ca
,, get three drinks for a quarter there. I
Deadvood itea6sorbs a whole quarter to g
one smile.
Fritz Struck and John Mcdonald VII
were arrested . couple of weeks ago, charg
ed with robbing the mail on the Sidne,
route, will probably be discharged from Gus
tody at Deadwood, IS sufficient proof canno
be obtained against them.
Rapid City Journal: Dan J. Stafford r.
turned from southeastern Dakota o
I Wednesday, bringing in fifty head Of COW
which he intends 10 range in the parks nea
Rockford. Dan. had 3 regular pilgrim GU,
6t. He had q horse and mule stolen nea
Pierre, and was compelled to make up
team with the remaining mule and an OF
and now sets up a claim Of having the fast
est outfit on the road.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

The loss to the steamer Montana 10 more
than was at first anticipated. On clearing
away the wreck 1t was discovered that the
hog chains. an iron band. bow shaped, ex.,
tending from the bow to the stern. intended
TO stifen the boat fore and aft, were broken
and that she was badly strained. She VII!
be taken to st. Louis, put on the ways and
strsiehtened out. This will consume the
better part of the summer and it is doubtful
If she visits Bismarck again this season.
The keel of the steamer Montana was
laid at Pittsburg last January and she was
launched about the last of February. cost
ing $4,000. Her first trip was from st.
Louis and return, thence came up river. ar.
irving at Bismarck May Is, and with one
exception, "her twin sister Dacotah." the
largest boat that ever visited these waters.
She had made two trips from here to Ben
ton and was loading for a third when over
taken by the above disaster. The loss is
now put at $4,000. She was we'll insured
against fire but 1t is doubtful ii insurance
can be collected in this case. Then the
loss of the boats service at this time and
the consequent detention of fteights will in.
volve q much greater loss to the Coulson
line. The Dacotah was not very badly in
jured and was temporarily repaired the
next day and sailed for Benton Wednesday
morning with q very large passenger and
freight list.
The Macleod was repaired the follow
ing day aud proceeded up river Tuesda.
evening.
The Rosebud, which arrived Tuesda!
morning from above, reported that she dt
not encounter any storm Of consequence
The Eclipse. at Fort Rice, reported th
same. So we take it that the storm di
not spread put much In Its course.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

A Washington telegram Of the 9Th inst.
gives the following gossip regarding Gen
eral Townsend's retirement:
Friends of several aspirants for the posi-.
ton of adjutant general ofthe army, should
Gen. Townsend be placed on the retired
list, are hard at work trying to secure, the
position. 1t ia. stated officially tonight that
the question Of Gen. Townsend's succession
has never been considered, and will not be
until the general signifies a,desiiea4o be re.
tired, which 1t 10 expected be will do on his
return to Washington. Il is predicted In
high military circles that the maine Of Gen.
Townsends successor has not yet been
mentioned in the newspapers, that he is
not now and has not been in Washington
for more than q year, but is serving at his
post Of duty IN the west. and that neither
he nor his friends are fighting for the
place.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

q .a.- q Y-F az - f-tFlP O.
Senator Lamar, who has.,returned 10
Washington after two weeks in .his native
stats, gives rather gloomy account of the
the labor troubles in Mississippl. he
found the Kansas fever raging among the
colored people to Q greater degree than he
had believed. He says all sorts Of wild
stories obtain crsdeDca among the blacks,
tho main ono being that the government Il
to furnish them GttanSportstjon' to Kansas,
. land Of milk and honey. The senator
thinks the exodus is not over BY any means,
- tho blacks are excited BY the stories Of
free transportation provided b., the govern.
ment. and free farms IN Kansas; but that Z
good number who 60 will come back and
dispel the rosy pictures Of Kansas life.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

The general court-martial that was
waiting at Bismarck for witnesses and &C.
cused persons, has received instructions from
Gen. Terry to adjourn to St. Paul. Capt.
Gilbraith and L. T. Reed, of the eleventh
infanty, At Fort Custer, will appear before
the court, charged with excessive familiari-
ty with the wife Of Lieut.. Whitney, Of that
regiment. The scandal has been slumber.
ing for years, but Whitney insists on bring.
ing it to light.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

The latest advices from the Poplar river
Indian agency state that there is not an
ounce of food there for the Indians, and the
blame Is all attached to Indian Commission
er Hayt, who has confirmed his previously
announced ineficiency by failing to forward
supplies. A month ago the agent at Poplar
river had seventeen sacks of -four for dis
tribution among five Thousand hungry saw
ages aud it is prssumedsthat they have been
exhausted by this time. "
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

Secretary NcCmry has issued an order
placing Adjutsnt General Townsend 10
charge of the work of codifying the army
regulations, under the recent act Of con-
sress. The statement that COL Roberts, Of
Louisiana, had been placed In charge Of the
work Is not correct.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

There are twenty-five vacancies in the
grade Of second lieutenant in the army,
which it has been decided to fill from civil
life. The president has the list under con-
sideration, and the appointments will pro-
badly be announced some time this week.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

Mexico Is having its periodical little rev
%olution, but there are hopes that will speed
lily recoAer its wonted serenity. Revolu-
tions have become Insignificant affairs with
our southern neighbors.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

with her bows to the bank. aud outside the
Montana. The wind caught her stern ana
Iswspt her fore and aft, carrying WI u
everything movable and about twenty nve
feet of hurricane deck from the port aaoe'
The damage to this boat can DO easily -
paired, and she will net suter mncn ue!ay.
The Col. Macleod was next visited. 1oe
had lost her smoke stacks. which wete Y
ing broken In several pieces on the lanu-
ing, and had her wheel house badly oemol-
ished. Otherwise. as far as could DC seen
was to have gone up river today, but this
sccident will detain her several days.
Tho loss 10 the Coulson line IL estimated
at about 10000.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

A dangerous counterfeit is out upon the
IS legal tender note, series of 1876, letter
C-s.r John Allison register Of treasury, A.
U. Wyman treasurer. I, is also upon imi
tstion fibre paper. The public is warned
against %counterfeits that may soon be issued
upon the National bank of Mohawk, N. Y.
and the Niagara County National bank o.
Lockport, N. Y.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

Information from Berlin is to the effect
that Mondays sitting Of the bundsrath, at
which Bismarck presided, the representa-
tives of the different states arrived at an
agreement respecting the attitude to be OBJ
served BY their respective governments in
regard to the proposal of the tariff commits
tee. that any revenue in excess of 139, 000,-
600 marks be distributed among the separate
states,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

Sitting Bull says he will never, no never,
live in . house. work q farm, cut of his hair
or wear pantaloons. Here is q case Of in
subordination which invokes the lasting
displeasure of the Indian bureau. Sitting
Bull is q reckless triler.