Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-07-22
The president has lost thirty pounds
since he was shot.

The president has lost thirty pounds
aimee he was shot.
The directors of the Chicago. board of
trade have decided to build new cham
ber of commerce.
Various cities throughout the country
are sending contributions to the suffer-
ers by the New Ulm disaster.
Later reports from northern Dakota
indicate that the hoppers are eating into
the fields near jamestown and Valley
City.
The secretary of the treasury las di
rected the redemption of coupon five per
cent bonds Embrace in the one hundred
and third call, now outstanding, with in.
terest to the date Of their presentation.
Reports from scientific sources indicate
that two comets are now lowering about
in the vicinity of this planet. One has
been seen with a telescope and the other,
Encke's, is expected to put in an appear
ance in about ten days.
The treasury department has ordered
the transfer OF $5.1O4, ,466 in gold bullion
from the New York assay office to the
Philadelphia mint, to be coined into
eagles and half eagles. This makes
about $l0,OOO,OOO in bullion similarly
transferred during the present month.
General Connolly, of Louisiana, who
is engaged in securing negro emigrants
to New Mexico, called at tie war depart
ment last Monday, and requested that
detail of troops be furnished him to pro-
tect the emigrants from the depredations
of the Indians of the territory. The de-
paltment favorably considered the re-
quest, and will furnish sufficient nun.
ber of soldiers for the purpose.
Governor Foster, of Ohio, being invi-
ted by the state temperance convention
to give his views on the subject, replied
that he believed that under the present
constitution both local option and Ii
cense, or the taxation of liquor selling
were unconstitutional. In his opinion
the best way was to remit the whole sub.
lect to the people, as provided in the
platform Of the republican convention.
There is force of $50 men at work on
the United States steamer Tallapoosa,
putting her in good order to have her
ready to take the president ON trip
when he shall be we'll enough. 1t is cx-
pected that by the 18th of August the
president, accompanied by his family
and surgeons, will be able to take the
trip. Her plans include a swinging
bunk in which the president can rest
with ease and be entirely independent of
the pitching motion of the vessel
The Fergus Falls Journal of this week
says the great battle has begun between
the Black Hills road and Mr.. Hill of the
Manitoba road. The main fight is now
over the branch along the Pelican valley
where the Black Hills company claim
their road was the first laid and that Mr..
Hills road was laid afterwards, crossing
the former five times in fourteen miles,
and for two miles occupying the same
line, 1t is not likely both roads can be
built and operated and one or the other
will have to quit the field, but which
that will be remains to be proven.
The New York Public says the advance
sheets Of the records of business actually
done are still searched in vain for evil
dence that the country is going to the
dogs. The week ending July 16, WIS
one of the largest transactions, not only
for a midsummer week, but for any
season. Baltimore is the only city which
reports smaller payments than during
the corresponding week. The trade at
the cities outside of New York is 363 per
cent, and the exchanges at New York.
after deducting double the marke ct value
of stocks sold, were $602, 2,009,6S1, against
!S43S, 1882 for the corresponding week
last year, a gain of 3715 per cent.
Grant County Herald: Mr.. Mellette,
register of the land Office, has just re-
turned from Washington and has in
formed interested parties that due notice
will be given to settlers on this reserya-
tion, as to when they must pay the de-
ticiency, said to be on land appraised at
less figure than S1.25 per acre. Infor-
nation has also reached US that Messrs.
Poore & Church, land attorneys at Wat
ertown, are about to make test case,
they claiming that the extra payment is
not legal. They propose to have $40 for
every quarter section deposited in some
bank, 81 of which shall be subject to
their order, then if they win the case the
$40 belongs to them and if they do not
it only costs the contestant 81. Mr..
Poore intends to go to Washington in
person to attend to the matter. An at-
tempt will be made to postpone the
great land sale until congress will allow
us proper survey.
The Chicago Times Washington COR
respondent says that DIR. Bliss,made an
interesting discovery at the white house
Monday evening, proving the correct
ness of the original diagnosis of the
presidents case that the ball had passed
through the liver. When the doctor
was placing the rubber drainage pipe
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