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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
REPORT OF ADMIRAL HOWELL FROM THE EURO
PEAN SQUADRON.

WAsHTNOTON, Oct. IL 1879.
-, a., -,
AcAr Ao"rai % " Ho"eA' commanding 'no on'o1
States naval force on the European station, undof
dat. ..Ir,,tod States aa,sbi, Tr.r,op villa Frapcbo
- ' 80 -.
october T. lo'9. reports the FOLLOWING movement.
of the vessels tho station The Trenton sailed
fro,n f,rave.e,a On tho oath os Auoust IN procced
-, ao.. :.
10 WIG rranche under Sail. on the z''n VI
August sho anchored at tho Isle of Wight.
tha ~o.,ha. ho,r, ,,cs.vor.h,. On shs sfst she
'Av ssa'no. o''ns un.'o'..'s - - A.. as.
sailed Tor Gibraltar arriving NJ tnat port on sno v.n
OF September She sailed from Gibraltar septcmpc.
IL. arriving ut Port Mahon ON tho lItn. Sne s1,iou
from Port Mahon september H. arriving NJ viIo
Franche ON the 10TH Ihc weather curing .nv onsire
passage was favorable with the VI INC nrss
day, and stoam was used only 10 go ia anu Gus Oh
port.
. Tho Alliance sailed from Copcnnagon on n"suss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. j

my TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NORFOLK. Va, Oct. IL. 1870.
The United States steamer Nipsic. Commander O..
w. Schoonmaker. arrived At tho Navy Yard this
morning. Sho was immediately placed the
dry dock to have her bottom copperod
and considerable repairs made to her engine
department. A new and larger propeller will DO
placed on her. the present ono being too small and
she will DO thoroughly equipped for Only few
OF hor officers have been assigned. The marine
guard on board was transferred to tho barracks Of
the yard.
The specdweli arrived from Washington last night.
with general stores for the yard and sailed again
night on her return. taking tho temporary crew Of
the Nipsic to Washington.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19

LET COURTNEY ROW THE COURSE.
To THE EprroR THE HERALD:-
~. Warren r. IS" suggestion that Courtney should
against time and endesvor to beat that made by
Hanlan on Chautauqua Lake seems to mo good one.
Although do not know Courtney believe him hon
est and upright and think he make better time
than Hanlan. PICKWICK.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has tele.
graphed Revenue Agent Blocker. of North Carolina,
to tho seizure Of all fraudulent disteries and
tho arrest and vigorous prosecution of fraudulent
distillers and dishonest officials. He SIT do
sire the most energetic measures pursued to bring
dishonest officers and distiers to condign punish.
ishment 1 expect Collectors Mott ana Layton to
nike the initiative In these prosecutions"
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

-E a@EE. - 49, =. IT. F~E 80 [N+
A notice has been issued to the directory
of the Dakota Southern railroad that, at the
coming September meeting, a proposition
will be submitted to change the name Of the
entire road to that of the Sioux City &
Pembina. This is the name of the branch
now running from Jefferson Junction up the
Big Sioux to Beloit and which promises to
extend to Sioux Falls. If there is any sig
nificance in names they might a. we'll call
their road the Sioux City Sandwich
Island line as to dub it the Sioux City &
Pembina. But it is Of no consequence what
they call it, provided the change proposed
does not indicate some further action bear
ing against the interests of the people who
have maintained the line for the past six or
seven years. Two motives are suggested as
directing this contemplated action-one be-
ing a possible intention to bond the newly
reconstructed line as q whole in the interest
of an extension up the Big Sioux, and the
other the establishment OF a directory Who'll
ly composed of Sioux City men. The d.
rection to be taken by the proposed extern.
sion of what is now the Dakota Southern is
still an open question and the proposed
change in name may have some connection
with this extension.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
why MINISTER s1oueH1on LEFT RUSSIA.

Ex. Minister Stouahton, in conversation
with q reporter of the New York Times,
said that he resigned his post in Russia,
not voar accounts Of shattered health = as
illeged,,bu becatse he could not afford the
psecunisry sacrifice it involved.
M StOughtonssaid it vas bis intention
to resume his professional pras3ee Ithad
been quite . sacrifice to,sccept the Russian
mission. The salary was high. $17. 500. but
the necessary expense Of the house were
much larger. II cost him Just double his
salary to live in 81. Petersburg, and it cost
the American ministers as tnHehsto live In
Paris and London. At Berlin the minister
could liveaeasily within his salary. becpuse
at the Psrussisn capital there were no: en-
tertainments. but Il was different at the
other capitals mentioned. Mr.. Stoughton
said that the Fealintellectusl work required
Of a minister to Russia would not occupy
one week In q year. The purpose of hsv-
ing q minister to Q foreign capital was that
he should so acquaint himself with it's so
cietY. it's government and its people, that,
if any.dispdte did arise. he would be in the
best position to conduct 1t without causing
irritation or q resort to force.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
Tue PANAMA CANAL PROJECT.
Special Telegram.

New York, Aug. THE rather astonish.
ing fact has come to the surface that while
NJ. de Lesseps ia soliciting subscriptions for
his Darien canal, the Nicaraguan govern
ment has part, Of a ship canal ready for
request of the Nicaraguan government
Chief Engineer Menocal, Of the Unitet
States navy, has been granted five months
leave of absence to visit Nicaragua and
complete certain important improvement
planned and projected by him in that state
years ago. This request was made through
the consul general Of Nicaragua in this city,
who forwarded the letter to the state de.
partment about the middle of last month.
The improvements spoken of are of the San
Juan and the San Suan Del Norte rivers, on
the direct route from the Caribbean sea to
Lake Nicaragua. Not only has the Nicara-
guam government undertaken to complete
these improvements, but every plan has
been perfected for opening direct navigation
with Lake Nicaragua. The importance Of
this work cannot be over-estimated from
either a national or an international point
of view. The completion Of the engineering
work, which Mr.. Menocal, goes out to super
intend, besides greatly facilitating the pro-
ject Of an inter.oceanic canal via Nicaragua,
will rapidly extend and enlarge an already
increasing commerce between that country
and New York, and open up a rich, uhde.
veloped region Of country that promises a
greater yield of products and wealth than
d claimed from the Florida ship canal route
The improvement, of the, Machuca rapids il
nearly completed, and the Nicaraguan gov.
eminent now proposes to build a canal with
the necessary lockage around the Castillo
rapids, which will open up an uninterrupted
line Of Communication from the sea to Lake
Nicaragua. There will then remain but
short distance to be cut, said to be less thar
thirteen miles. between the western bounda
ry Of Lake Nicaragua and the Pacific ocean
This portion Of the route has been alread,
carefully surveyed for the inter.oceanic ca
nal. o.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

The. Russians out on the line of the
Springfield extension Of, the Milwaukee
line are vigorously opposed to the con-
struction of a road through their posses
sions. unless they are amply paid for the use
of their. land and given q iberalallowance as
consequential damages. Our Russian far
mers as a class aregnotspoiling for railroad
connections near home. They can haul
their wheat fifty miles to market without
any expense, their economical mode OF life
and simple habits inducing them to entire
~ ignore such luxuries as hotels, restaur.
ants and stables. They are happiest when
left alone in seclusion to dig out their own
fortunes without the aid of new tangled
Improvements.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
THE FOREIGN WHEAT CROP.
The Deficient Harvest In France and
American Supplies Considered.

hi Deficient Harvest In France and
American supplies Considered.
The Journal des. Debstsy has q long article
from the pen Of. Paul Leroy-Beaulieu on
the probably deficient harvest in France and
its effect on the economical condition of the
country. The writer thinks, says the Amer.
lean Register, that thanks to the bountiful
harvest almost assured in the United States,
there is no danger Of high prices. He rid
icules the French agriculturists on their
fears Of foreign competition which they 80
recently manifested. He says, speaking of
the United States, "We have, in short, in
that vast country q granary of abundance
which frightens our agriculturists. but which
treasures our consumers. We hope that
this year there will be no complaint
that America has been discovered and that
steamboats, have been invented. Without
America and without steamboats, the popula-
ton of France would have to fast" Allud-
ing to the recent motion of NJ. Estancelin
in the French parliament to ,faiset the duties
on foreign corn to 3 francs per qpintal, M.
Leroy eaulieu insists that, had tie pfopo-
.sition been carried through the chamber it
would have, had to have been Withdrawn
for ''fear Of starving the country" The
writer estimates that, supposing the
price Of wheat 70 remain 1t Is francs per
hectoliter, France will have to expend
this year 625. 0oo. 1000 francs, (l25, ooo,ooo)
in the purchase of foreign wheat. He does
not think that such q prospect ought to
alarm the country, nor does he think that
there will be a drain Of gold from France
in consequence of the bad harvest. He
points. ont that wheat supplies may b ex-
pected not only from America, but also
from Russia and Austria Hungary, that q
large portion of the public debt of the last
Two named countries is held in France,
and that, d to America, its citizens an
nually spend vast sums of money in France
-therefore he concludes that The Shest
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
NORTHERN DAKOTA.
The Chicago Times Ezcursion Party Sends
Back an Opinion.

b Chicago Times Excursfon Party Sends
Back an Opinion.
st. Paul, MINI. Aug. THE Times ex.
curs.un party arrived In this place at ~ q;
M to day, and Jointly sereed that they nae
lSversed from this polnt 70 fargo' anu
from Fargo to Bismarck, through the least
Known. most moderated and most vslusble
wheat lands In the American union. There
IL yery little poor land along the Northern.
Pacific from Detroit, in Minnesota. to Bis.
-mArck. In Dakota, it's terminus or the MID
souri, river, and the largest portion of 1t is'
superior for oats, rye, barley, and wheat.
The illusion ofSyesu-an illusion arising
from the Jay Cooke failure-that the major
portion Of Dakota territory is sterile and
incapable of. tlllage and fertility, has been
dispelled. Seeing is believing. and now,
since the Times. has itinerated. inspected,
traversed, and tested Dakota with an ex-
perienced corps of candid and disinterest-
ed observers, it halls Dakota, the Yellow.
stone valley, Montana, Idaho, and the whole
country traversed by the Northern Pacific
road until its western terminus is touched,
as the greatest direct contributor in future
10 the colossal commerce Of Chicago.
Neither the Southern Pacific nor the Union
Pacific, nor both combined, can ever have
fton6ths~ agriculture along their lines the
Alocal traffic which Ae Northerns- Pacific
Twill A61 in the wheat fields of Mtnnesots
and Dakota alone; and Montana will vie
with them in the near future for whes
product, and surpaas them in the exporta:
ton Of fat cattle. ia the last'product havin,
no equal in all the northwest. TraveEsinl
s16h Q country, vital with such miraculou
Possibilities. and now directed @ to it
| policy, BY Frederick Billings of Vermont
| Benjamin E. CheenY Of Boetol, Geo. "
Cass Of New York, Hugh McCulloch o
i Indiana, Charles B. Wright Of Philadelphia
and Joseph Dillworth of Pennsylvania, ant
the Northern Pacific railroad. in the imme
! date charge and economical supervision o
General Manager b. E. Sargent. ceases I,
be q speculative and becomes q real enter
tprtse, It lives and lthriyee on the rxpidl,
deviloping agriculture which ,skiftsh Ii
lines. It has become the populous az vel
as the popular route to the Pacific coast
and, refusing favors in long contracts to d
express companies, doing its own expires
business, and barring out all parasitic fas
freight lines, the Northern Poetic will 500,
outrank t 4wo rivals in oil that pertains
| utility, thrift and good name.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
SIOUX VALLEY NEWS.

N.Y. - E - ~ u -Lk FL "-L- 20 ..AF - -
|, Deuel. county claims TO hsve the best
wheat grown this scar 10 Dakota
The wheat In Moody and Pires,ons
counties is Estimated at thirty bushels to
tho acre.
1he milwaukee,. road u building !. water
tank atsCsntob. the pumping to DO done BY
horse power.
J.. 8. Benedict degrading for the extern
sion of the Pembina road between Belott
aud, upper Canton. A1
Mr.. Lord, of Wisconsin. is negotiating
for the lease of the new hotel being erected
by MI. Naylor at Canton.
The depot of the Pembina road at Sioux
Falls will belocated on the fiat, rocky sec
tio1 Just below the town Ind on the oppo.
site side Of the river from the WerthloRtou
!oeRCs IA 1a n
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11


will be paid for. either by the coupons Of
the foreign debts held in France, or by the
personal expenditure Of foreigners thsls.
selves, Wheat cultivation is now sptsad
oyer IA eh vast territories ON the AmSEican
dsatinSnat, over such anssimmensa trnet Of
MginNoil = southern Russia, the meSns Of
speestat{Sn ~ 90 gsSat, q rapidsana
- easily obtsinsbie, Sthat anything likes
great advance in the price of cereals is not
to be anticipated. With regard to any an
ticipated diminution in the wealth of
France, consequent on the purchase of for
eign wheat, it may safely. be assumed that
= nation which transferred five millions to
Germany will mot be much impoverished
By the payment Of 625. 100000. francs for
bread supplies, eve if that payment, con-
trarY to all expectation, should take the
form OF shipments Of bullion.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

Carl -schurs ~willrspeak in Cincinnati on
IN goth and will then starton a.oaur fa y!
te purpose of visiting Indian aEendes.
sSpotted Tail has extended to theasecretary
an invitation to spend a month with him
in his tespee on the Rosebud and learn
something about Indians. MI. Schurz res
ponds BY stating that he will be ct Rosebud
On Tho Both ofAugist,, but he dodslnot slKre,
tos liaer = month il the vicinity Of ii,
spotedTsilitee. II il to be regrettSdth Ii.
the great Indian reformer and the grea1
Indian reformed may not have ample time
to swap talks. ~.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

The recorda of the pension bureau at
Washington show a curious fact in reference
to pensions, moi. easily explained. Ktntqc-
XIV furnished the Unionrarn rs, 025 white
soldiers during the war. There are now on
the pension rolls 2,106 invalids in Kentuc'
XIV, or an average Of one to every thirty
two soldiers sent to the field. Mains, New
Hampshire, and Vermont furnished 144,-
0O4 soldiers to the army, and now have
$3.50 inyyalids on the pension rolls, 5or IN
average Of one to every 16, just double the
ratio In Kentucky.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

news q trile late, Of our Dakota nsws 70
Us it gives in detail the exact record o.
pi1NAa, in present and prospect just mo
nsps of developingsa. crazy, thrifty sts.e,
and 5Aach ~ desire e esm psa9en, rsqe.!s
10 ~ Continually -; thoroughb postedoS
but no bett9f % chsspef syeape 3
'pGSrsd. We like The Prese and pakosaaI
and may its leaves put forth verna! tresh'
mesa daily, and it volumes reap to ie pro
prietors . rich harvest.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11

AZ the secretary of the interior depart,
msnNt' ia coming vest to look oyer his red.
children, We desire to suggest to him that
Spotted Tail would make an excellent COM
missioner Of Indian affairs-excellent, we
mean, in comparison with the one he now
Has Spotted Tail understands perfectly
The habits Of the indians and is thoroughly
conversant With their wants. Besides, he is
down on Hammond. We nominate Spot
ted Tail.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11
ghe Daily 2rfss aud 9akatsiaa
YANKToN DAKOTA.
DAKOTA.
Monday gvs,sps, ausuA u, la7s;
DR.. Charles Beardsley has been appoints
ed fourth auditor of the treasury in place
Of Judge Tabor, resigned.

It was. the intention Of the Memphis
authorities 10 declare yellow fever epidemic
on Saturday, and 70 warn all absentees
against returning. 0Slt
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-10
Revenge on a Baggage-Master.

Of Charles F. Browne (Artemus Ward) Cleveland paper says that once at Vincennes, Ind, where he had been featuring, he was grossly insulted by 8 consequential depot baggage-master. This fellow, out of desire to show his authority, had used him very roughly on some tri1ing pretext. Brown meditated revenge, and walked up and down the platform of the depot for fully fifteen minutes in deep study. Suddenly a basket of eggs attracted his attention, and he bought about dozen of them. He put three or four in his own pockets, and gave as many to two friends who were with him. Then he took them into the baggage-car and awaited his opportunity. In 8 few moments the train began to move, and immediately Browne and his friends made target of that man, the first egg hitting him on the nose, and the others decorating him at irregular intervals. One of the per- sons who saw the occurrence says that the look on the baggage-master's face as the shower of eggs came upon him was indescribable. Brown was Tn his happiest mood for the remainder of the trip, and appeared entirely satisfied with his revenge.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

REVIEWING THE PUBLIC EVENTS OF THE YEAR-THE RESUMPTION OF sPECIE PAYMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND THE CIVIL SER VICE coMMIssIoN-THE SUPPRESSION OF PoLYGAMY-FoREI0N RELATIONS AND THE INDIAN POLICY, ETC.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-07-30
AahuinI and w aIial<a Railroad.

The kShUlui Railroad. now in process OF
construction O. the Island Of Mani, we arc
glad TO learn is progressing rapidly. snd !, IS
expected viii be completed 10 Wailuku. dis
tancs Of three miles, inside Of two weeks from
this time We learn that about Two miles Of
this mad Is built On Monday last, the 2lsi
insiaat, the Erst tram commenced running, and
during the past week has beSa carrying al the
rate Of 10 tons Of freight and $50 passengers
per diem This IS certainly healthy show
ins, and bids fair 10 prove tha, when the road
Is completed L viii Do 4 thriving and paying
buslnrss- We also learn that another rad is
projected, aRi viii be built shortly, This lat
ter rUai viii start ar Kahului and run to East
Mzui, distance Of about miles. The en-
,e-priss that has projected these roa6s viii
not lag, hut viii - ahead III the latter rad
Is an accomplished fact, and then our people
viii begin to see What railroads mean on these
Islands We look forward 10 the tact that. ar
NJ distant day, vbea other railroads viii be
constructed, the results viii show the wisdom
Of the enterprise It Is fact. patent TO ali who
have paid any attention TO the history Of rail-
roads, that IN proportion IS the facilities for
trade and travel are increased does liberal
parrouags Of such improvements follow, znd
50 L VIII Be on these Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-07-30
The American Congress.


The first session Of the Forty-sixth Congress
adjourned On the lst inst, after an extra ses-
sion Of four months The whole session was
stormy one, politically speaking. The con-
6ici between tue Democrats IN Congress and
the Executive On the Appropriation bills, has
ended IN what Is termed BY some as comprO-
llise, bat By others Is ztand-oF The Demo
erais beng IN = majority in both branches Of
Congress, sought 10 repeal certain obnoxious
laws On the statute books, alleged by them as
having been passed By the Republican party,
when that organization had majority IN Con-
gress, and which were IN the interests Of the
Republican party. Prominent among these
vas the Law authorizing the employment Of
Deputy MArshAls, without limit, throughout
the country, ostenzibIy TO prevent fraud AZ
elections IN the States for Members Uf Con
gress, and Electors for President and yIce
President. Ths contest over this bone Of cor
teuliou between the President. as Republi-
can, and the Democratic majority in Congress,
VAS haui-to-kznd fight, and Las resulted Is
4bove-stated, IN drawn battle, with slight
advantages ou the side Of the Democracy. The
whole contest vas purely political one, but
none the less important 70 the futHre we'll
beng q the country on tia. account. Now
that Congress has adjourned and the Repre-
seuEatives g0ns TO their respective constituent
cies, It remains 70 be seen how the people VIII
view the late contest, who by their verdict at
tie polls for members 70 the Forty-seyenrh
Congress viii testify their approval Of one
party and disapprovzl Of the other, and with
them we feel disposed to leave the whole nat
ter, mzsuueh as we people, away out IN the
Pacific Ocean, have 10 manner Of interest IN
the internal Affairs q the United States, or
any CHER country
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-07-30
The win Of the Prince Imperial.

After al It appears that the Prince Impe-
rial Of France, whose tragic death in Zlluland
We announced in former issue. did leave
last viii and testament, from which ore learn
the following facts through cur San Francisco
exchanges The following despatch Is clipped
frou the San Francisco C.iG Of July I'd:
Ths Gzszsis ez5ssass a eo3eil TO the ~iiI % TIE
late Pri1ss Iaper,si ghich saws The Ggty which
gGr hozss ewes 70 esgatry uiLi uos iapse ~ nv
esdEh- TIE 1re12gs aud glerieGs task Of eoEtiruu
tie Esrk of Ire 6rs: NNpc.son vi GspsSd, II tie
sEeuE g NJ death gP01 he eldest of Pruce Js-
N=PsIsc1. Eh0 ~ tie ass 0f suceessisn q eur
ss-ss Is NJ heir ! rust that ~ beloved E,5thsr
:! ssc5cli-g hi1 IL the discharge oF the ressoasi-
bissH and tzsies Which. Il the svsnt 0f nv death.
WIl 1svulvs uPo1 htn. vii give 10 ne, Eesu an
l0uksr EpGz this earth. this LAST ard supreme
rrssf q her E5sc-i5u tor ne ard ef her lore q
Frssee-"
4 TfHss ssrzcspou5ea. a. P.ris .ayI; A majority
q BguaparJiEcs uaGs-sssod 70 With Eezssr
= aeEuoEls6<lHz Priz-s Jsruzs Becapzrts as caiss
a. ne NaPolso-ie GyuIs-y- TesF 4rgue that the sl
q TIE ate Pr5zcs Imperial, seich asks the e1-Eu
press EGs=zis 70 e-oPefass With Prtnee Victor.
written oG TIE ASsuuPsioa that the testatsr would
s-rTiys Prince Jsr0us B1uaPArss- This rsassuiuE
neEsEsr, e eonS-ersc 800 transparent for
ths 1so-o5ssrTaaee o TIE i1FracscsbIs vii of the
Priucs lupsriK- E10her's retirement frpu 4ctiEs
F,iI-es s sEiesniiy O9iag 70 feeling that he and
Prizes Jsr79zs eozi Together. 4zd the latte,
eo1ld net &c sss ASIDE Bss~esa Priscs Jerome Bo-
=GP1rses passiols sdssrs1cs % the RepGbc aad the
rsssloisy Of the essie1l sectisa 0f the BoaApart-
lie Esaes e .5s Prinee IaperiaIs Vii CT rroT0kus
dis-Izet 6issvoELl from Prizes Yieisr. the Boua-
Farts-s are II coe q the Gsz. PsrPsxinS Fesise1s
sFsr serGFlzt ,! auE party.