Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-06

LOCAL Lacow,cs.

LOCAL LAc0Hlcs.
Remember the Turner'S masquerade at
Stones hall next Monday night.
The district court will open on Monday
next for the hearing of admiralty cases.
The jury cases in the territorial district
court have all been tried and the jury dis
charged.
A meeting Of the Yankton bar associa-
tion will be held Saturday night at the
Office of E. T. White. All the members
are expected to be present.
The individual who, by mistake, took
possession of the wrong hat at last nights
entertainment At the Universalist hall, can
trade back by calling on E. E. Hudson.
George Hlllman, formerly 40 employee In
Rossteuscher's brewery. in this city, died
yesterday at his residence near Lakeport,
In this county. His disease was pneumonia.
The ladies OF Christ church desire 10 ex-
tend thanks to A. schandien, o. P. Hage
and to the musicians who participated in
last nights entertainment, for gratituous SER
vices rendered.
1t is intimated by good authority that
the object Of Engineer Kimbalps recent de-
parture from Firesteel up the Jim river
is to examine the country between the Jim
river and Flandreau. the terminus of the
grade of the Minnesota Southern.
Our friend Billy Tobin is wearing a
broader smile than usual, and the liberality
with which he invests his friends with
cigars, etc., shows that under the circum.
stances he is perfectly regardless of expense
y is : boy, and long may he wave.
The German society had a very pleasant
entertainment last evening in their rooms in
Ssrrs block, in the shape of a masquerade.
The attendance was good. the costumes Of
the very vest, and the enjoyment Of tn.
evening complete in every particular.
The United States court, Chief Justice
Shannon presiding, will meet in this city
on the 10Th inst, for the purpose of trying
the balance Of the cases against DR.. Living
ston, and the disposition of such other United
States business as may be upon the docket
2 The signal Office reports to-day that the
temperature has fallen from 500 above zero
1t 6 a. M. to 49, above at 2 p. m. The ba.
rometer during that time has risen four.
tenths Of an inch. The velocity of the wind
has averaged rs miles per hour since 8 a.
m.
The trial ofthe case of Stewart Va. Capt,
Bowen, in which the plaintiff claimed dam
ages for alleged injuries, received by order
Of the defendant, while a soldier in the
United States army, was brought to a close
in the district court this morning by a YER
die, in favor of the defendant.
Mrs. G. G. ::Schafsr will arrive from
Omaha to morrow night with a complete
assortment of costumes for the Turner
masquerade on Monday evening. The
costumes will be on exhibition at Schnell's
building on Third street, between Doug.
las avenue and Capital street.
The supper given last night at the Uni
versalist chapel. by the ladies of the Epis-
copal church, was a complete success, both
regarding the number of patrons and the
excellence Of the viands furnished. The
receipts were over 6 hundred dollars. The
enjoyment of the occasion was enhanced BY
several we'll executed pieces of music on
the harp and piano BY Mrs. Parker and her
sister, Miss Burns, and singing by Miss
Minnie Todd and Miss Cuahman. The
ladies of the Episcopal society have reason
to be pleased with the success of their en-.
tertainment.
A dispatch from Leayenworth states that
sixteen years ago a steamboat laden with
whisky and having on board a large amount
of specie, sunk in the Missouri river near
that place. Repeated efforts we're made to
recover the cargo and treasure but without
success; and now it is reported that parties
engaged in boring for a we'll some distance
from the present channel of the river,
struck undoubted evidence of the discovery
of the lost boat and geographically by
a whisky. barrel with the we'll
auger and the proper means will be inn
mediately employed to recover the long
buried treasure. There are several wrecks
iu the river between Bon Homme and Sioux
City, all of which contain valuable cargoes,
but we would not advise treasure hunters to
boring. wells with the view of
their present whereabouts. 1t
is not often that a vein of whisky is struck
with a we'll anger.
PERSONAL.