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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19
SIGNS of cATARGE.

other such i0afhsome treacherous and undermining
malay mankind. 9th u Children die OF
generated by Infectious Poison. aud oneourh
Of living men and women drag out miserable from
the While asleep, the impurities IN the nos
necessarily swallowed Into the stomach and In
hailed into the lungs poison part Of the system
DR. Wei DE Meyer's Catarrh Cure absorbs the puruens
virus and kills the seeds " poison In the arthest parts Of
system. 1t viii only relieve, but certainly
Catarrh at an, stage. the ony remedy which
Judgment has yet really cured case Of Chronic
E,fo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19

Bakers Breakfast Cocoa is a general favor
tie Medical men eoommendit preferable Ia tea or coffee
for nervous or delicate constitutions sold y Iesdi
oler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19


Commissioner French said Last evening that so far
DC knew 10 had been placed IN the way OF Mr.
Naeeans carrying cut all his plans in regard 10 street
Cheating.
Amy statements OF Mr.. MacLean TO the contrary Of
this" SAID Mr. French not with only a single
exception every removal asked for by Mr. MacIean has
been made. This exception WAS OF watchman ap-
pointed by Mr. Erhardt. Believing that lie good
man and that Mr.. MacLean only acting
upon besrsay. not designing simply TO remove
man because he Republican, 1 asked that
he should be retained. I find, however. that he
among the batch removed last Friday. When say all
The men have been removed, with this one exception.
Whose removal Mr. &aeI.ean has asked. mean ia the
sreetceaDing proper the matter OF seows which is
separate, Mr.. MacI.san asked for the removal OF Mr.
Hunt whom have known fifteen years and who is an
efficient officer. believe he asked 10 SIMPLY because
Mr. Hunt Is a working Republican. However. Mr. Hunt
vi come before the Board tomorrow, ana Mr MacLean
will give his reasons for his removal"
what tben, is the Mr.. MacLean does not keep
the streets clean T.
1T think he l. trying make a saving in the expenses
have OF late larger balance than before and
tbiuk will claim that he has SAVED large sum
N money. But the saving Is only effected al The ex-
berse OF dirty streets They are In very bad con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19

nearly al, yonr MS Why in the sensc dor
YOU use The oLNAs LIVER PAD CO.'S stomach Pad plast
and Medicatcd Foot bahsi They won't 10 you. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19

A reputation Tor taste and stvIe is secure
by selecting your Fall and Winter hat from KNoXs nrrfe
shapes !or gentlemen at .l2 Broadway or Fifth Ayen,
HOle. They are inimitable I'm beauty aud excellence
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

months of winter, and il Is to be a battle 81
disloyalty against loyalty. Treason, With
its brief grasp upon . majority Of the legis-
lativs body, will endeavor BY means corrupt,
il necessary, to perpetuate its power, and the
prospect is that BY the time an adjournment
is reached the two an~taconistic sections will
become more embittered against each other
than since the days when they stood with
arms in their hands to fight over a differ.
snoe OF opinion. Il is the last desperate
struggled of the lost cause. Failing to OBJ
tain possession fthe government in 1880.
The returns t aEths-eemiag oeneas will con-
sign it to aminority SO hopeless that it can
never again expect to occupy its present
of power. = Its condition is there
fore one Of desperation, out Of which We
may expect almost anything of a revolution
lry nature during the coming winter.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
DESTRUCTION BY WIND.
A Tornado Touches in Ohio, Indian. and
Illinois.

A Tornado Touches in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
Cincinnati, Nov. 14-Reports from Iudi-
ton the wind amounted to a tornado, unroof.
Paoli two houses were blown down. In Ohio
windstorm blew down the steeple of the
church and did other damage.
Specials to the Commercial say that at
Troy, Ohio, the storm came at II a. M. and
blew down miles Of fences. A buggy which
q gentleman was driving into town was
caught by the wind and blown into a fence
corner, doing but slight injury to the occu-
pant,
At Urbana the wind was violent, but no
lives were lost.
At Mt. Vernon the storm came about noon
and lasted only about ten minutes. but blew
down Bryant's livery stable, P. E. Miller's
residence, Banning's sawmill, and injured
two railroad bridges. Telegraph lines have
been Frustrated in every direction, and CON-
munication with the northwest, especially,
has been difficult all day.
of wind and rain prevailed here this morn.
luS. "A lew mAAeo SOutu VI Tue CITY "
Blackson's barn was demolished. A horse
and mule were killed and two valuable car
riages crushed. The slate roof on his hous,
was torn off and the Honey creek bridge
destroyed. Farmers suffered much.
Cairo, Ill, Nov. IA tornado, accom-
panied by hail and heavy rain, struck THU
city at l p. No., demolishing the African
Methodist church IN Eighteenth street, ant
Bradley's colored Baptist church on Fiji
teenth street, and partially unroofed tn,
custom house and several cottages in tina
part of the city. Miss Morris, aged II, wa
blown through the door of q hub factory t
the ground and killed.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

80 ~ go ~ HE- VII - ~
The cabinet. at its Fridays meeting, dis:
cussed the character of the recommends.
lions to be made in the forthcoming mes.
sage OF the president of the United States.
The general conclusion was reached that
the recommendations should be confined to
suggestionsfor Improvement il the present
methods, rather than extended to reouests
for radical changes in the existing laws.
1t being considered especially desirable at
this time to provoke as little conflict in
congress and as littls disturbance 81 bu,i.
ness interests as possible. It will he short
or than usual and contain very few recon-
mendat'ons other than those comprised Ii
the reports of his cabinet officers. II II
believed that the only important topic un.
der the head of foreign affairs will be the
reopenlng of the fishery question with
Great Britain. and it Is also understood
that special attention will be directed I,
the advisability Of legislation 10 authoriz
resumption Of funding operations.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

for Emerson, thence to the Canadian Paci &c.
Mr.. Pratt built three flatboats at this poll I,
and intended to ship his powder by river,
but The non.arsival Of the powder necessi.
tated the change to mule train. which 10 less
expensive than rail for powder.
The material for the Daily Argus has ar
rived at Fargo. A ready made building,
20x23, and two stories high, will reach
there in q few days. It will be placed in
the rear of the present republican building,
and the two together will be the Argus Of.
fics and q boarding house. Mr.. Plat will
occupy the residence portion aud conduct
the essential department Of the establish.
ment. Brsvst- Colonel Edwards will over.
sec the non-sssential. Between the two, the
boys will get rich. Success to the boys.
Fargo Times: Dalrymple's operations
for 1879 are summed up as follows: The
Cheney. Cas- and Alton farms At Casselton,
1900 acres in wheat, averaging 20 bushels
per acre., or . total Of 100000 bushels. The
Grandin farm, 5000 acres averaging 20
bushels per acre, or 100000 bushels. The
total, $4,000 bushels. On the Casselton
farms, 1900 additional acres have been bro.
ken this season, for next years crop, and
on the Grandin farm 1000. That Will give
10000 acres for 1880, and . probable yield
OF 100000 bushels.
The Miles City people and Fort Keogh
officers. headed BY Gen. Miles, have very
improperly sent some sort Of a petition to
Judge Barnes concerning John Brugher,
the scout. The judge did not read the
prayer. After the courts have convicted or
acquitted Mr.. Brugheri it will be time
enough to send in q petition for his pardon.
Besides, it should be addressed to the presi.
dent of the United States. He can take in
to consideration Johns services to the army
and act upon them. The Fargo Times
thinks the judge has nothing to do with
them.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

Through the Sioux City Journals pub
lished interview with Colonel 9 Bierne the.
statement that 5000 Sitting Bull Indians
have come to Red Cloud slgency is gaining
currency and the newspapers ofsthe land
are seriously commenting u~ponssacircun-
stance which has not occurred. A squad
Of messenger romthe Sitting Bull.couutry
visited Red Cloud to ascertain upon what
tsrns 1890 Of their people would be re-
ceived at the agency, but as the terms were
not satisfactory they were rejected by the
Representatives and the two thousand prob.
ably will not come. 1t would become q
matter Of seriouss importance to the north.
ern9 Nebrasks and Black Hills frontier were
there 1900 renegades TO locate for the win.
ter in Red Clouds camp. But SO long as
they haye. decided to remain north Of the
boundary line, there ia no danger to be ap.
pretended if they carry out that laudsble
design.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

A report comes from the state of Maine
Of an intention IN the part of the governor
and council to count out the republican
majority in the legislature Contests for
seats are to be made in certain districts and
rumor has it that these contests will result
disastrously to republican claimants. A
carefully complied list of the Legislature
shows that the republicans have eighty.nine
members in ~the;house, and one vacancy by
death, while the democrats haye ~sixty-one
in the same branch. In the senate the re.
publicans have nineteen members and the
democrats twelve.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

New York, Nov. 14.-In the ninth game
of the billiard tournament Rudolph beat
Heiser 300 to 200. Winners average, Is 10.
Highest runs, Rudolph. 81; Heiser, Sc.
The next game was between Carter and
Daily and was won by 800 TO 60. Winners
average, 1871. Daily scored So as the high
est run and Carter 16.
Slosson and GARNER played the next game,
the former winning easily by 300 to GO.
Winners average. % 1-13. Highest runs,
Slosson. 107; GARNER, IS.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17
4 PROCLAMATION.

nv tho Goveruor of Dakota Territory,
lice, ~, ,.. sort no
~ ~ .,a.,..n. H. ~. sroro, no mdnrinu the
S ,,nita In ascrlp.
49, ~ vsS,sa en" rhanrsriv,no tn Him for
T.S ~" .- =. . ,,an,,e to our TERRITORY
.nd. - On. Nst,on
Recosnixinr the we'll established custom In
this T.srito.vstn the sevsral states and terrific
rieasani5is r ebNatior ~ represented in tina
MANI n the SresiddnY q the United States,
and n humble obedieincet to Him. who has said,
" TAou .hnn lssp = = = the feast OF harvest,
ths frat fntks- OF khy lobSrs stAhieA thoW hast
so,pn In tho -fsld: kKs feast of tngathering sUhich
l. In khs Hsd Of the ysar. whsn thou hast gathered
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

The Brookings County Press figured up a
majority vote on the proposition to change
the county seat from Medary to Brookings,
and announced that the proposition had
been carried. 1t happens, however, that
the general statutes provide that a county
seat cannot be changed, except by a two.
thirds vote of the residents ofthe county.
So the county seat Of Brookings county re.
mains at Medary.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

ItIs..id thu. the man selected to step
into the shoes Of Senator Chandler is a
fourth-rate politician, without any public
record and 10 capacity for making one.
The governor made him senator because he
owed him something for past favors.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

The Ute peace commission is progress.
ing slowly and the timeit occupies is time
lost 60 far ~ any results are concerned. The
members Of the commission, ara at Los
Pinos and several chiefs of the Utes are
there to confer with them. That any Of
these chiefs will surrender themselves to be
tried for murder does not seem reasonable.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-17

During the early days of the coming
month, the congress of the United STATE,
will meet in regular union. The country is
waiting expectantiy for the political deyel.
opments of the gathering, as its daily trans
actions are to direct public opinion in next
years contest for the presidency. A battle
q sectienA bitterness isto be wased under
~ sd1ns ofs The 1capitol during the coming
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
ELECTION OFFICERS
IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 15.--In the United
States Circuit Court to-day Henry Bow
ers, judge of election in the Seventeenth
Ward at the late Congressional election,
indicted for refusing permission to the
United States Supervisor to inspect the
ballot-box before the voting began, was
found guilty. Judge Bond fined him five
dollars and costs, and sentenced him to
twelve months imprisonme Lewis
Coleman, judge at the same election,
10 the Third Ward, indicted for hinder
ing and obstructing the United States
Supervisor, and with stuffing the ballot
box, was found guilty, and Judge Bond
fined him fifty dollars and costs, and SEN
fenced him to twelve mouths imprison-
ment.
John Bollman and Dennis Cassidy,
judges at the same election, in the Seven
teenth ward, convicted on the 23d ult. for
having hindered and INSTRUCTED the q nj
ted States Supervisor, were sentenced to
pay five dollars and costs each, and eight
months imprisonment. Justus G. GUIDE
and Walter Tucker, judges at the same
election, in the Fourteenth ward, con-
vietsd on the 9th ult. Of like offense,
were lined five dollars and costs, and
twelve months imprisonment. John
Poulton. convicted on the 28th ult. Of as
sault on a negro voter and on . United
States Deputy Marshal at the same cleo
ton was fined five dollars and costs, and
twelve months imprisonment.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
NEW CASTLE LETTER.

NEW CASTLE, Feb. 17.-One case OF
disorderly conduct, before the Mayor
Saturday evening. The usual fine and
costs were imposed.
Constable Truman Rose, of Townsend
brought up two prisoners Saturday even
ing on the GAS train, and returned ON the
$50 p. IN. Ourpolice being on hand al
the depot to take the men In charge.
Lieutenant Charles ii. Black, U. s. N.
has been promoted to Lieutenant Com
mander.
Pigeon and glass ball sho oting at Hare's
Corner on Saturday next.
Large feet of heavy vessels in harbor
yesterday.
A sloop loaded with sand was nearly
capNzed Saturday night by the ice push
Ing it upon the beach.
A lecture will be gwen Thursday eve.
ming IN the colored M. e. Church, on
Vine street, by Andrew Il. Henry, sub
ject, "How to become useful ctizens.'
The proceeds for the colored day school.
The Board of Education met Saturday
evening in the City Council chamber
Nothing Of Importance was transacted.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
BEFORE THE MAYOR.

Yesterday morning Joseph Vaughn
Henry Sparks and Joseph Wells, were
arrai gned before the Mayor, charged by
Il. IA. Stewart with committing an as
sault and battery upon HIM.
The assault grew out of the fact that a
sister of Wells had been receiving
anonymous letters, asking her to meet
the writer. On Friday last ste receive
one and after consultation with her
brother and two of his friends, she con-
cluded to meet the writer on King street
between Seventh and Eighth, and the
brother and his two friends would lay in
wait for the man and give him thrash
ing. At the appointed time the young
lady walked down King street and when
passing Central PRESBYTERIAN church she
was accosted by Stewart, who asked her
where she was going. He then walked
up to her and as he did SO the brother
and his friends rushed up, and while two
of them held him the other beat him in a
very bad manner, cutting his face with a
blackjack. The Mayor required each OF
". uelsndants to pay 81 aud costs.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
WEEKLY MORTUARY,

During the past week there were
twenty-six deaths in Wilmington, classi-
fied as follows:
Born in the United States, 18; foreign,
=; male, IL; female, 10; white, 81; black
3; under one year of age, 6; from one to
Ave, 4; from five to ten, ]; from twenty to
thirty, 2; from forty to fifty, 2; from fifty
to sixty, J.; from sixty to seventy, 4; from
seventy to eighty, 4; from eighty to nine
ty, 2; died in the almshouse, l! coroner's
cases, 2.
Causes OF death-Pneumonia, 8; para
lysis,2; typhoid fever, 2; bronchial ca
tarrh, catarrhal pneumania, consump-
ton, exhaustion, fatalent collie, hyper
brofiy of PROSTATE, membraneous Group,
obstruction of bowels, apOplexy, pue-
peral fever, pneumonitis, natural cause,
phthsis, ,phthisis pulmonatis, ,scarlet,fever,
spasms, still birth, and congestion of
brain, one each
Died in the First Ward, 4; Second, q;
Third, /; Fourth, 8; Sixth, l; Seventh, 3;
Eighth, 2; Ninth, 1; Tenth, 4; total, 26.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Baxter's block, Lima, was burned Fri
day; loss $4,000.
Fire damaged the building No. 53S ant
$40 Pearl street, New York, last night, tC
the extent of $50 600.
Martin Coleman, the parricide, was
sentenced to five years imprisonment, Al
Newark, N. j., on Saturday last
R.M. Valentine, of the firm of r. Fl
Macy & Co.. and its last surviving mem.
Der, died on Saturday.
The news of the passage of the bill to
restrict Chinese Immigration was receiv-
ed with great rejoicing IN California.
Ira Stewart, living near Harman, N.
Y, was shot and killed Friday night by
George Stewart, his insane son.
Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson lectured
in Detroit Friday evening, her subject
being sEnglish Ballad and Song Wri-
ters."
Charlie Woods, coIored, was found
"Guilty of murder IN the first degree" at
Memphis on Saturday for killing Mrs.
G. G. Foster.
Mrs. Bridget Marks, an aged lady of
Greenville, Conn, was fatally burned on
Saturday. 1t is supposed she tainted AMI
fell upon the kitchen stove.
The business portion of Bradford, a
suburb Of Cleveland, Ohio, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire, Saturday. The
loss is from $4,000 to $4,000; insurance
S4, 300.
The River and Harbor bill will be re-
ported back to the House to-day and
pressed to immediate passage under a
suspension of the rules. 1t approprates
1928 500 for the Improvement OF the
Delaware.
The administration building of the
Soldiers Orphans Home, at Xenla
Ohio, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The six hundred children of
the 81 ome had lust finished breakfast in
the main building when the fire broke
out In the first story.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
SECOND EDITION
Testing Coins.

REPORT FROM THE PHILADELPHIA 4
AINT-LIGHr GOLD EAGLEs-SILvER
DOLLARS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. IA, 1879.
The annual assay at the Mint, which
CLOSED Thursday proves quite satisfactory
TO the Comm ssiOners. The number OF
coins this year to be tested has been
greater than ever before, owing to the
passage Of the silver bill. The Commis-
sioners coins as follows -
From the Philadelphia Mint, $5.9S4 81
in silver; $413,Sl2 so in gold. San Fran
cisco Mint, $46,995 so In silver $36, ,3O2.-
90 in gold. Carson City Mint, $l,3l3 in
silver; $370 in gold.
In the Philadelphia Mint in double
eagles the average weighed was .O04 light;
in eagles the variation was OOPS, and in
dollars, .O025-al being light. The aver
age variation from the standard was less
than one one-hundredth ofthe allowance.
Tue trade dollar was correct, but the
standard dollar was quarter of hun
dredlh part over. The extreme variation
from the standard in gold coins was in
the San Francisco double eagle, it being
.OO7 light, and from the same mint the
dollars were .01325 heavy. The half dol
lars OF the Philadelphia Mint showed the
greatest variation, and were .O69 light.
The quarter dollars, which showed the
least variation, were .052 heavy. The
half eagles were .07l light and the three
dollar pieces .024 light. The greatest
variation in gold coins was found in those
from San Francisco, which were .152
light. Those from Carson were .131
light. The variation in half eagles was
but .006 light from these mints, and they
were ahead of Philadelphia in these
Coins.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
Leg Broken.

Yesterday morning, VIM. w. Walker,
foreman of Pusey, Jones & Co.'S pattern
shop, met with quite serious accident
on Washington street. above Seventh
He was walking along with his two chill
dren and noticing some ice on the pave
ment stepped out into the street to get
around it. Just as he was stepping upon
the pavement again, he placed his foot
upon small piece of ice that he did not
observe at the time, and was thrown vio-
lently to the pavement. In the ran ms
left leg was bent under him, and sustain
ed so severe an injHry that he was un-
able to rise to his feet. Assistance soon
arriving. he was taken to his residence &c,
No. sll Shipley street, and Dr.; Manll
summoned, who found the ankle badly
sprained and one of the bones of the leg
broken. His injuries were attended To
and he is doing well.
The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
Her Majesiy's snip "Pinafo fore -

The Fireside Companion, No. 592 (,rith
Suipiement), Issued February 10.
The Supplem ent Will contain-complete
the comic opera. II. NJ. b. "Pina lore, !"
now SO popular In every town and village
all over the country.
No. 593 of the FIRFsIDE COMPANION
will contain the opening chapters of the
new story. called
THE bA ER'S DAUGHTER,
founded upon the popular play OF the
same name new running at the Union
Square Theate-, New York. II Will also
contain the first installment OF James
Payn's new story,
UNDER ONE ROOF.
The words and n usic of some popular
Song or Ballad is given away with every
number of the paper. THE FIKEsIDE
COMPANION Is for sale by all newsdeal-
ers. The subscription price is three dol
lars year. Address,
GEORGE MUNRO, Publisher,
II TO q Vandewater st., N. Y.
p. o. Box 1851. febl5-2t*