Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-21
NEWS NOTES.

Jay Gould is said to be worth $780,
100000.
Sixty thousand Jews from Russia will
immigrate to Spain.
The Omaha water works are rapidly
approaching completion.
A population as large as Chicago has
been added to London in ten years.
1t is rumored that smallpox has brok.
en- out in the penitentiary at Joliet, Ill.
Since 1877 the school population of
Denver has jumped from 2.44O to 5000.
A young lady at ball called her beau
an Indian, because he was ON her trail
all the time.
A Washington church is to be furnish
ed with reversible seats, like those usu-
ally found in theaters.
OF the 13.5OO,OOO barrels of beer annu-
ally consumed in the Omitted States, New
York drinks 100000 barrels.
At q sale of short horned cattle at Mar.
shalltown, Iowa, this week, 173 head
were sold aggregating $18,485.
The Detroit Post and Tribune claims
that Michigan is the best state in the
union for poor man to live in.
A movement looking to General Han.
cocks denomination in 1884 has already
been started in democratic circles.
The Chicago City Directory for 1881,
which will be issued shortly, will show
that the city has population of over
65O,OOO.
For the first five days of this week the
receipts of live stock in Chicago were as
follows: Cattle, 27,084; hogs, 129,0l1;
sheep, 1851.
Governor Foster challenges all the
world and the rest of mankind to produce
q witness who ever saw him drink any.
thing stronger than water.
Denver has Just erected new school
house costing 100000. The money was
borrowed from Preston, Kean & Co., ol
Chicago, on s per cent bonds. a.
Five educated Indians, who are theo.
logical students, will spend the next two
years in missionary work among the
Cheyenne tribe ut Fort Reno.
The Oldest inhabitant of Lower Canada
cannot remember such cold weather at
this season of the year. Frosts of last
two nights have nipped potatoes as well
as small seeds.
Mr.. West, who is to succeed Sir Ed.
ward Thornton US British minister, is a
widower. He has daughters, but they
are too Young to 60 into society yet. He
is said to be very agreeable gentle
man.
Senator David Davis is said to owr
more land in Illinois than any other res
ident Of that state. A Bloomington cor
respondent estimates his wealth at $5.
100000. He pays S38, 1000 in taxes eacL
year.
Mark Twain wrote in Mrs. Hayes al
bum:Total abstinence is SO excellent q
thing that it cannot be carried to toe
great an extent. In my passion for it
even carry it so far as to totally abstain
from total abstinence itself.
Col. Dudley, who is appointed com
missioner of pensions, vice Bentley, re-
signed. is the we'll known United States
marshal of Indiana, brave soldier, .
gentleman. of the highest character, and
will bring to the office integrity and ca
pacity.
In 1880 the butter produced in thil
country was worth S200, 900, 600 and ther,
is q general agreement that the United
States cheese in 1880 was from 800 OOOOOt
to 35O, O,0OO,OOO pounds, thus bringing III
the total value Of dairy products in th,
country to about $4O6, 5000 for 1880.
Washington dispatches say that Col
Robert G. Ingersoll has met with strok,
Of good fortune. He has been. durin,
the year, an investor in certain undevel
oped mines in New Mexico. Severa
weeks ago he went west to inspect hi
property. Word has been received tina
the mines in which he is interested hav
already developed resources which vii
insure him perfect independence for tn
remainder Of his days.