Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-30

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Aphantom party Will occur ~ the Mer-
hotel sometime before the beginning
Of lent.
The district court will to-
morrow, Iinstead Of Monday, as wasstated yes
The Turn.verein masquerade, on the 9Th
Of February, is the thing which everybody
b talking about.
Nellie Morrow will celebrate her birth
day tonight with a juvenile masquerade at
her fathers photograph gallery.
County Superintendent Dickson's team
away this afternoon, on Fourth street,
but did not accomplish much damage.
Coulson, McVay and Bueaen, have gone
st. Paulsto be preeent at the opening Of
bids ~ transportation on the Missouri
river.
Another day Of good sleighing has
brought out all sorts of rigs on runners aud
The people are enjoying the luxury with
keen zest.
In the northern la.itudes where snow
prevailsthe people have a habit of shovelipg
it off their sidewalks, thereby contributing
largely to the comforts of pedestrianism.
The ladies' aid society Of Christ church
has decided to postpone the supper an
nounced for Tuesday night until Thursday
night of next week. and they promise that
the public will lose nothing by the delay.
The workmen on the Pembina branch of
the Sioux City and Dakota railroad pre-
sented q brace and circle plane, valued at
$25. to L. w. Flye. of this city, OF Wednes-
day. Mr.. Flye is foreman of construction
on the Pemhina branch aud has superin-
tended the erection Of numerous buildings
at Sioux Falls. This token Of regard comes
from the men who have worked under
him.
A telegram from Springfield brings in
formation that Mrs. James H. Stephens,
wife of the member of the lower house of
the legislature from Bon Homme county,
died last night very suddenly, and will be
buried at Springfield tomorrow. Mrs.
Stephens was a relative Of the Van Tassells'
of this city, and lived in Yankton prior to
her marriage, her maiden name being Emily
Place. She has a great many acquaintance
here who will mourn her sudden departure.
We are informed by telegraph this after
noon that Hsyt, the commissioner of Indian
affairs. has been peremptorily turned out
of bis Office by Secretary Schurz. Thereis
hardly an instance on record wherein a high
official has been given so decided a notice
to quit as the one thus served upon the in
dividual who has mismanaged Indian af-
fairs since the beginning of Hayes admin
istration. The intelligence will be received
with intense qualification all along the
upper Missouri river, because the people
who have witnessed the effects of his
official transactions are fully aware Of the
great injury to the service which would re-
suit from his continuance in Office. His re.
moval is Of local Importance. 1t will re.
lieve several of our best citizens from the
malicious prosecutions brought upon them
by the most vindictive man who was ever
clothed with power. 1t will give to our
contractors and business men generally an
opportunity to again transact business with
the Indian bureau, which has been denied
them for the past eighteen months, because
Hayt was down on Dakota. We have not
a single word to offer in favor of Mr.. Hayt,
either as a man or an official. Let US all
rejoice that the devices of the wicked no
longer prosper.
Our Russell is q cool headed chap and is
seldom caught In a situation which causes
him embarrassment. He had reason. how
ever, to feel used up this morning. Recent
" he received some legal papers from the
Cedar county court which contained an er-
ror committed BY the clerk thereof. This
morning he met ex Sheriff Dunn, who was
accompanied by j. ]. F.elber, both of
st. Helena, Cedar county. Russell was
we'll acquainted with Dunn, but had not
previously met Mr.. Felter. So he turned
his attention to the former and gave the
clerk of the Cedar county court a raking
over which caused the hair of the listeners
to stand on end and their cheeks to blanch
with horror. He wound up his remarks
the query, who is your clerk, any
way ~ Mr.. Dunn hesitated a moment,
then, stepping to one side, he took Mr..
by the arm, led him
and introduced him
to Russell as the clerk o the court for Cedar
As Felber had heard all that Rus:
sell had said, this sudden revelation was
calculated to make him wish he had never
been born. He didn't mean a hundredth
part of what he had given utterance to, but
It seemed as though he was in for it, and
that there was no apology which would be-
gin to do justice to the case. There was an
instant of painful silence, during which Rus
sell lost eleven inches in length by trying to
telescope himself into his boots, and from
to thirty pounds in weight through
shrinkage. But Dunn couldn't stand it any
A smile split his face from ear to