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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
HOW TO BREAK THE NEWS.

Mr.. B. comes to be the victim. of an acct
dent, and as they are placing him on q
stretcher to carry him up stairs from the
hack he summons the servant girl, an hon.
est young peasant, and tells her:
Hurry up stairs and let my wife know
about this accident to me, but don't give
her q shock-put on a cheerful face while
you are telling her," The faithful domes.
tic discharges her mission with enthusiasm,
and remarks in q husky voice:
my master sent me--he! he! he!-to
tell you thst-ha! hal ha! ha!-he had
no! no! ho!-he had-(there I burst my
stsy-lace)-he had-it was too funny, and
I've laughed till my sides are sore-he had
broken his leg-ho! ho!" (Roll over upon
the carpet Ia ecstasIes of laughter.)
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
AN UNFORTUNATE NAME.
One of the Turner Tribe COMPOUNDED with
Another.

.
Another.
Chicago Times Correspondence
Washington, April 23.-Turner, of Ken.
lucky, amused the house for a while to-day.
Correspondents of newspapers, unluckily for
Oscar mistook him for Thomas, who has
been conducting himself lately in a wildness
of manner that the constituents of either are
not likely to be proud of. Thomas, the
other day, as noted in the Times at the time
interrupted Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, and
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, displaying q
violence of temper that Oscar did not re-
gard as very consistent with the real digni-
ty of a great statesman. A New York paper
had reported that Mr.. Turner, not mention
ing the one, had shaken his fist at Mr.. Bur-
rows, thus performing a feat which, as in
terpreted by Mr.. Oscars constituents, was
very vulgar and much out Of place. The
article had been copied in western papers
and had found its way back to Nj. Oscar
through his constituents. Oscar arose soon
after morning hour and said that he wanted
it distinctly understood that there are two
Turner'S, and that he was not the one allud-
ed to in the uncomplimentary notices of the
newspapers. He had no sooner taken his
seat than Thomas arose, stretched himself
up to his full height, gently fingered a pile
of manuscript which had evidently been
prepared with great care especially for the
occasion. He had also heard, no doubt,
from his constituents and arose to explain.
As soon as he arose the house was thrown
into convulsions which were renewed at in.
tervals as he progressed with his speech.
His speech was directed at a St. Louis organ
which had reproduced the article concern
ing him. He called the editor all sorts Of
names, and denounced the correspondent
who had represented that he called Mr..
Burrows a damned liar" He denied hav-
ing used such language, but stated that if
such language had passed he would have
preferred to be the one who uttered it than
the person who had timidly submitted to it.
[Laughter.] He alluded also to an extract
published in another New York paper dur.
ing the last session accusing him Of having
been intoxicated on the floor. No CORES.
pondent had ever seen him intoxicated on
the floor or elsewhere, and at the time that
article had been published he had not touch
ed q drop Of liquor for three days. Laugh
teri If these attacks against members did
not cease it might be necessary to deny the
privilege of the reporters gallery to those
hired political Hessians and slanderers whose
pay was graduated according to their skill
in mendacity. Laughter,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
NE MEANT It.

When a newly married widow passed q
crowd who were standing on the corner
last week, one Of the party remarked:
HE waited q long time before he hitched
on to a second wife. didn't he?"
"How long ago did his first wife die ?"
queried q subdued looking stranger. who
was standing near.
The party figured that it bad been about
four years.
"Too soon, too soon" unused the stranger,
'.if my wife should die I'd never get mar.
ried again"
Tho moisture that gathered in the
strangers eye engulfed the crowd 10 q sea
of sympathy, and, when he bowed bis head,
and they saw the marks Of Q rolling pin be.
hind his ear. and observed that several tufts
of bis hair were missing from his scalp,
they knew that he meant what he said.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
Saturday Evening, April 2e, 1879

The friends Of Judge Bennett will hard.
II be satisfied with his position In the
house at ths>tail end Of the committee on
public lands. Judge Kidder would hardly
have put up with that, % good natured as
he is.-Faryo Republican.
By a inspection Of the committee list of
the last congress we discover that the good
natured Judge Kidder was placed on the
tail end Of the committee on public lands,
and on o other, and there IL nowhere
any record that he made q fuss about it.
Furthermore, the last house was republican,
the present house is democratic and Dele
gate Bennett ID the only republican terri.
torial representative hsnored with q COM
mittee position.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
ROSCOE COMBINES SPEECH
A Constitutional Argument on the Right
to Use Troops.

A Constitutional Argument on the RiEh
to Use Troops.
M. Conkling then made . long constitu
. tional argument, fortified BY various outhor
. . titles, - to the right to use troops at the poll
. conferred by the constitution. He referred
! to Gen. McClelland's orders to presery,
peace at the polls during the war, and sale
he never knew . democrat during the rebel
lion who did not profess intimate knowledge
of constitutional requirements, even if hs
could not read the title of the constitution
He quoted from history to show the incon'
~sistency of the democrats on this question,
The act to which the election law attached
was passed while the rebellion was in is
last throes and was not a war measure, inop-
~erative in peace. He declared that in some
New York districts the democratic majority
was larger than the whole number of men,
women, children, horses, dogs and cats in
the district. In 1870, when the election law
was first enforced, President Grant was i'm.
portuned to prevent a threatened riot, and
he furnished troops and protected the peo-
pie despite the threats Of the democracy.
When the New Workers next have occasion
to show their appreciation of Grants SER
vices, his action in 1870 will not be
hidden away BY those who espoused
MIN wisely. x0Ab OiAI UeCVmiA8 l0"1
the supervisors would be powerless. The
cost of carrying out the law was Insignificant
compared with the glory of pure and free
elections. The money squandered in the
last river and harbor bill, or even the inter-
est on it, would execute the election laws to
the end of time. The democrats are urging
this legislation as a strike for . party VIC.
tory. With these laws abolished New York
City can overhelm any majority which the
country towns of the state may roll up. He
the country would entrust the gov
vernment in the hands that never had been
'aised against it. |,
Mr.. Conkling in his %allusion to Mr.. Davis, |
# Illinois, eaid that like Mrs. Winslow, /;
hat senator had an inexhaustible supply of
syrup. Laughter. The senator
'eminded him of one slumbering in a storm
md dreaming Of a calm. The senator said
hat rights were sacred south and north, and
hat there was peace and tranquility, and
that the laws were obeyed, therefore there
no occasion for apprehension or anxiety.
Could rights be sacred when fresh done bar
barities show that the elections in some
of the land were despotism temper
ed with assassination. When the old and
young were flying in terror from their
homes and the graves of their murdered
dead. Rights secured when thousands brave
cold, hunger and death, asking among
strangers for that treatment of humanity I'M
der a Law which made them citizens while
God made them men. He asked the senator's
to read the memorial in their behalf, con-
the most sckocking recital of modern
the blacklist ever recorded in civilized
OF savage life.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26

-FOR SALE
The following secondhand goods:
One High Maple Bedstead One Maple,
Bureau with Mirror ; Two doz. Hard Wood
Chairs; One Second. hand Grover 4 Baker
Sewing Machine in order 2 Second-ha
Bedsteads; l Large Coal Stove; l Bureau
Washstand; l Repp Lounge ; l Sofa, Parlor
set, 6 pieces, ! desirable Hat-Rack, l large
Mirror, One Extension Table, l Rocker,
2 childs' high Chairs, 9 Window Curtains
with fixtures, Two Door Mats, Six
Store Counter Stools, One Shoe Float, One
Ladies' Form, Two large Oil Chromos with
gilt frames), One Babcock Fire Extinguish-
er, One Fire-Proof Safe (nearly new,
Two Butter, or Lard Tryerp; Three
Patent Molasses Gates, Two Tea Cans.
Forty joints Stove Pipe, -Four new Rocking
Chairs, One Case Spool Silk, very cheap;
One Black Walnut Book. Case One Chamber
Set, solid oak Bedstead, Bureau with Mir.
ror, and Washstand, less than half price One
Black Walnut Crib One Center Table One
Second. Hand Singer Sewing Machine; One
Hard Wood Table; l large Hard Coal Stove ;
One small Wood Stove and z joints pipe;
One Center Table, with folding leaves; Ten
Bedsteads One Soft Coal Stove T; Four Bed
Mattresses; One Second Hand Sofa ; l Oil
Tank, with patent gauge; 2 Oil Tanks 2
Two Fine Steel Engravings; Forty Shoe
Boxes; -Four sets Ladies' Furs, very cheap
Three Plain Hard Wood Chairs Two Arm
Chairs; Dishes, Glassware, &C.; Second
Hand Tinware; One New Extension Table !;
2 Water Barrels; l New Wool Mattress l
Buck Saw /; Watches; Revolvers, &C., &c.
Large stock of Silk Laces, Fringes, Rib
bons, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Shawls, Silk
Braids.
One Baby Carriage nearly new; One 8
foot show case.
On Span Matched Black Carriage Team F;
weighing about ten hundred each.
Twenty.fou large Chrome Pictures ;
Two double barrel Shot Guns; One desir-
able Office Desk One Child's Crib, cheap Z;
Eighteen Yards new Rag Carpet; Two
Single Ok Yokes.
One new Black Walnut Sofa One new
Black Walnut Carved Top Bedstead One
new Carpet Bed Lounge; l secondhand
round Dining table; l large second.han
Rocker; l second. hand Bureau, cheap; l
Washing Machine: 3 patent Flat Irons.
New consiRnments received twice every
week, direct.
WANTED.
A Secondhand Delivery Wagon; Second.
hand Carpets, Cook Stoves, &C., &c.
j. s. CRADLE,
Sd St., nearly opposite Post Office,
YANKTON, DAKOTA.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
ACQu1TTAL.

After an exhaustive trial of eight days,
during which the prosecution has brought
to bear every expedient which in.
genuity could suggest, DR.. Livingston has
received another acquittal at the hands Of
an intelligent jury. Three times the yer.
dict has been mot guilty." and during the
three trials which preceded these results,
most of the specifications upon which Ham.
mond and Dougherty, 3 year ago, based
their public charges of ''stupenduous Frauds
have been carefully investigated. DR.. Liv-
ingston, ex agent at Grow Creek, has been
charged through the newspapers of the
country, with stealing from the government,
in the aggregate. from fifty thousand dollars
to considerable more than that sum. When
subject to trial the alleged de.
felt is cut down to q few hun.
dreds and then judicial examination of the
matter results in his complete acquittal. 1t
must be borne in mind that these reports,
sown broadcast over the land, were not the
sensational utterances of an irresponsible
newspaper writer. They were constructed
from documents furnished to the press by a
representative of the government-they were
in fact, in substance, General Hammond's
brief Of the fictitious cases against DR.. Liv-
ingston. The trial which ended last night
in a complete vindication of the accused
was brought upon an Indictment charging
him in effect with employing q fraudulent
pay roll for purposes of personal gain. The
principal witnesses against him were three
characterless ~halfbreeds and a white man
o fdebaaed associations. Upon testimony such
as could be drawn from creatures like these
the government has assailed the integrity of
a respectable citizen and used its best en-
deavors to convict him of a henious crime.
1t is we'll that twelve good men stood be-
tween DR.. Livingston and the end which
his enemies sought to attain. We have as.
serted repeatedly that this prosecution was
inspired by malice. Upon that assertion
We have stood for a twelvemonth and the
successive verdicts which come out of the
successive trials ~sustains the position taken
by us at the outset. We took up the cause
of DR.. Livingston and have steadfastly in
sisted upon his innocence, in the face of the
bold accusations of his enemies, because We
were in the beginning cognizant Of the facts
in rebuttal which have been brought forth
by these trials. The entire case was laid
before us, that We might make up 3 judgment
with a full knowledge Of both the charges
and the defense. This much We say in ex-
PLANTATION Of presidency with with which
the Press and Dakotaian has defended DR..
Livingston and other SCENTS and traders re-
moved through the agency of Hammond's
discoveries" He dared not bring his other
victims to trial. The Livingston issue was
forced upon him and results are coming in
against the government from every legal
investigation.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26

Chew Jackson's best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
GEN. Dlx's FAMOUS ORDER.

Treasury Department, Jan. %, 1s61.-W.
the cutter, and obey the order through you.
II Capt. Brentwood, after the arrest, under
cutter, tell Lieut.. Caldwell 10 consider him
asa mutineer and treat him accordingly.
II any one attempts to haul down the Amer.
lean flag, shoot him OF the spot.
JOHN A. DIX, Sec'y Of 1.-THE Treasury.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
FIRE At FLAnuREAv.
A Portion Of the village Destroyed. In
volving . Loss OF Over $4,000.

A Portion Of the Village Destroyed, In
volvinS . Loss OF Over $4,000.
Moody County Enterprise, o4th.
Last Sunday will long be remembered b.
those now living in it. as the time of Elan
dreau's first great fire and her marvelloul
escape from almost total destruction. TIL,
wind blew from the southeast with such
force that the air was filed with dust during
the entire day. About eleven o'clock a FIRE
got started in the sod stable back of the
Flandreau House, and Immediately spread
to the the straw-covered stables of M. D. L.
Pettigrew. The wind caught up huge
masses of burning straw and whirled them
through the town, and In a very few minutes
the straw.covered stables of M. A. Davis,
near First Avenue, and . manure pile back
of the livery stable were masses Of flames.
At this time it appeared as if the greater
PARTON of Flandreau was doomed, and
it certainly would have gone had not fire
fighting of the most heroic order been freely
done.
E. G. Pettigrew's large barn, the livery
stable and the residence H.. NJ. Williamson
were all apparently hopelessly doomed.
The barn was charred black and the stable
twice caught fire. There were fortunately
an unueually large number of men ip town,
and the Indian churches sent forth almost
the entire native population of the country
and the %neighboring' farmers all rushed in
to lend their aid. The wells were scarcely |
pumped dry before q large number of teams
were engaged in hauling water from the
river, and barrel after barrel of salt from
the stores were successfully used in battling
the fire. By the heroic labors of those
the fire, the buildings most threat
ened were saved: but the fire passing BY
he residence of Fl. M. Williamson, burned
Town that of H. G. Gardner, which was
consumed so quickly that his family lost !.
.lmost all their clothing and furniture.
The unburned prairie grass about and
the lumber yard Of j. N. NAPLES ..
1ade it impossible to ave that. Nj. Nc /.
the agent in charge thereof, and his !
labored so long in their efforts to save !
he yard that they had only time to get a .
tile of their furniture out Of their house. .
William Columbus, an Indian living a
tile out of the village, removed all of his
fleets from his house to an earth covered
I'd house or cellar for protection, but he
in saving his house, and, think
lg all was safe, went away and in some
az a spark got into the place where his
fleets were and they were wholly consum-
4. The fire leaped the river iu a number
f places but did little damage on the other
lde except that it burned up Moses Wake
,an's stable, farm implements and some
lothes. The Episcopal church also had
narrow escape and was only saved by
cry hard fighting.
The following ia an ~aDnroximafe estimato
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
vEGETlNE
DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS,
And General QehilitY.

RFu VeneTaI OebIlItY.
BERNARDsToN, MASS, 1873.
We, the undersigned, having used Vegetine,
take pleasure in recommending to aft those
troubled with Humors of any kind, Dyrheprfa,
N~eroousness, or Genera, Debiny, it being the
Sons, who sell more of it than all other patent
medicines put together.
MRS. L.. f. PERKINS,
MRS. II. w. SCOTT.
JOSEPHUS SLATE.
VEGETINE is the great health restorer-com
posed exclusively of barks. roots, and herbs. 1t
Is very pleasant to take every child likes ii.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
VEGETINE
FOR
NERVOUS HEADACHE
And rheumatism
And RbeUmatiSm

CINCINNATI, O., April o, 1877.
H.. R. STEVENS, ESQ. =
Dear Sir-I have used your Vegetine for Ntr-
N0us Headache, and also for Rheumatism, and
have found entire relief from both, and take
may be likewise afflicted,
FRED. A. GOOD,
1903 Mill ST., CHM.
VEGETINE has restored thousands to health
who had been long and painful sufferers,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26

Harry Katz's stock is varied and suitable
for all classes-working men, merchants,
professional men. Everybody can be suit
cd and fitted at prices lower than ever.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26

Druggists Testimony.
MR.. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Strive have been selling your remedy,
pleasure In recommending it to our customers.
and In no instance where q blood purifier would
reach the case, has it ever failed to effect q cure,
ira of renovatOTS. Respectfully,
E. NJ. SHEPHERD s CO, Drugghts.
Mt. Vernon. Ill,
Is acknowledged by all classes Of people to be
the best and most reliable blood purifier in the
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26

Milwaukee beer on draught at George
Browns at Eve cents . glass.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

v,,t me Greenback Congressmen.elect are
fSsn fSSuerlng IN Washington for conference /;
SU:y. SS%sy proposed to make a fight to secure the
HP"eaaKership 4" of the next House.-The
Gu G'u Money League has challenged the
''Veh"ackers to public discussion.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

that tb rs y believed by many in Washington
and 1ne ne PRESIDENT will kill the Anti Chinese
veto YETI internal Revenue bills by pocket )"
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

suffered fearfully with swollen joints,
went vel on erutches, tried every remedy with
ou' success; Giles Liniment Iodide Am
Dlohla cured me. THOMAS MCDoNNELL,
O,,, lis Wellington ST., Montreal.
oOld by all druggists Jas. P. Hoffecker,
gent, Smyrna. Trial bottles 25 cents.
''lu lor pamphlet. DIR. GILES,
l20 West Broadway, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26
THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

ADKINS-WALLER.-On the 18th inst at the Circuit
N F. parsonage this town. by Rev. p II. RawinS,
Clayton NJ. Adkins, of Millsborough. Sussex CO.. and
Mrs. Mary L. Waller, of near Smyrna.
the NJ. +. parsonage. Maryde on
the 2nd inst. by the Rev. VIM. r. McFarlane. Vim.
I. Gear and Mary A. Hays. all of Kent CO.. Del
HINDSLEY-MONTAGUE.- the 18th inst at the
same place, by the same. Nathan II. IIindsley and
r. VI. Montague, both of Caroline CO., Md.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26
xrARyLAND ITEMS.

pov II. F. Purdy and his lady
The 'Sili commence series of revival
belPerso at Marydel, on Sunday, March
md. .r., ,.,on;oo,,
N.orer W. - Reporter, New York City has
Ne"sPappd farm near fredericksburg, which
iii soon remove to.
n.,r Kemp, Of Marydel, who for some
fe.SS, has been in Baltimore Jail for sell
nornour nonr:no without licence, arrived home
ing rs msaek looking much better than when
helet'
y 4 now they have preachers dog at
,na,bridse that keeps up that old habit OF
tamI taaaIing for prayers every morning and
Rn Rn;nr He has more reverence than
esST,ISf snr Of the citizens of that place.
c;.h at Ekton.-Rudolph Bennett, an
S5l,,,dd S5snd highly respected citizen of Elkton,
ageu I" %ns been suffering for several years
VIM Inoralysis and at times from mental
from tronipoment. destroyed his own life last
&%f,.dn9esday &f,dI9 afternoon with razor.
Eastern Shore Railroad was sold at
ine ,ale in Princess Ann on Wednesday
puol0 The Tf road with all its buildings, roll.
last .,ock. ect., was knock down to a COM
Hs s+ae Of the bondholders for s., subject to
nl.p' rar amounting a to 100000 and interest
$4,000
nj, Sof;ng FT8heries.-The fishermen on
-" n,Iaware, North East and Elk rivers
lns nreparing to commence fishing opera
ar a;oo. f as rapidly as the season will permit.
llGa' T%s largely increased number of two year
Ip' iI male shad caught in the two last named
Sar. C,u - last Spring proves conclusively that
Ino'I Ino Inropogaton of this species of fish, by
,Is uis,ins n the young shad in the head waters
q ',i the Chesapeake bay by the State fish
OIo'n,;ssioners, o. mi has proved to to be grand
euo,.: .uone.s. 1t is not generally known that
SUMO suv'r shad remain in the stream where
49, Wv are hatched till the following spring
snj .n( that shad do not mature until they are
',r ,hros wears of age. The small two year ole
n,nla shad are attracted into fresh water.
Il" ,a tbs females that visit them for the pur
" rosa a Of spawning. This accounts for the
loraa number Of two year old male shaC
ia9 hoHc caught last spring, that being tn,
soco0d year after their propagation wa
commenced by the fish commissioners.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26
DEATHS.

BOSTIC.-In this town. on the 21st inst, Thomas
BOstic, in the 10Th year of his age
MIFFLIN.-In Camden, on the 18th inst. Nathaniel
II. Miiiln, aged 67 years.
BATES.-In Dover, en- Saturday, 10Th inst, James T.
Bates, aged about - years.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

,ix S.een S0 persons were killed and twenty.
Stooggssre gsre injured by boiler explosion al
'SA'on, california, on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

FASHIONABLE FooLIsHNEss.-Th is no
modern fashionable notion quite SO absurd
as the generally received idea that IN be
beautiful and attractive woman must nos.
sess wan, Spirituclle face and a figure of
sylph-llke proportions-a fragility in nine
cases out OF ten the result of disease. Bv
many fashionable bellies it is considered y
special compliment to be spoken of as fraiI
and delicate. They forget that the natur.
ally delicate face and petite figure are very
different from the pale and disease. stricken
faces that meet us in the city thorough.
fares, look out from the luxuriant carriagps
OF wealth, and glide languidly through our
crowded drawing-rooms. If disease were
questionable, as it ought to be, not ladv
in the land but would take every possible
precaution to secure the fresh, blooming
face and well.rounded figure that only
health can give. Ladies should remember
that much as gentlemen may profess to adj.
mire the face and form paled and emaciat
ed by disease, when they choose wife
they prefer a blooming, healthful buoyant.
! spirited woman. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is the acknowledged standard
remedy for female diseases and weaknesses.
1t has the two-fold advantage of curing
the local disease and imparting vigorous
tone to the whole system. 1t is sold by
druggists.
Smyrna times., 1879-02-26

Yo,Ls ~ nave had continuous skating in New
tA central Park for As days.