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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-14

Nliousness or constipation is o sign of
disordered liver. Cure them both with
bottle OF DR.. Marshall's Bromoline, the
Big Blood Medicine. fifty cents q bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-14

Orth & Huber havc just received on
the steamer Big Horn, o new lot of
Crown Sewing Machines, which we will
sell at the lowest prices. Call and see
before purchasing elsewhere.
ORTIZ & HUBER,
Mnv'c Rlnob R.ooHwov
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-14
Dissolution of partnersbip

NOTICE is hereby given that the firm of Hol-
~ comb g. Schmidt was dissolved BY mutual
consent on the Ist day of June, 1851 An debts
and the liabilities of the late firm will be paid
by him: All bills have been left in the hands
of G. w. Roberts for collection.
FRED. HoLCoMB,
JOHN SCHMIDT.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-14

Milwaukee Beer at Browne.
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cakes, ice-cream, wines aud con-
dictionaries, in the greatest album
dance. After the collation., the
young folks insisted on their ex-
elusive privilege to the use Of the
house. and notwithstanding the
Majors opposition, the furniture in
one room was soon arranged, a vi
olin brought into requisition, and
the guests were lost in the gyra-
tons OF the merry darce. We no
ticed among the party, some of
our married folks who seemed t.
enjoy themselves hugely. After
keeping the Majors family in this
state of unrest, until a late hour,
the party dispersed to their vari-
Gus homes, TO retros. ecf on an
evenings enjoyment long 10 be
cherished in the minds of all.
Our town has had very pleas
ant visit from our young friend,
DIR. Pent Morrison, who blythe
way seems to have a warm feel
ing for Bunker Hil!-can't blame
him we have many attractions
here for young men.
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tions of the country, and taking the
already known and recognized at
fractions of West Virginia as to
agriculture, mineral resources, min
ing and adaptation to manufactures,
a question arises: what will the leg
islature do in regard to subject Of
such paramount Importance ? The
people await an answer with no lit
tie interest, and will be content with
no Sinking or put-off policy.
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G. v. RAILROAD.

The Forty-sixth Annual Report of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad
makes most excellent showing of
the business and condition of the
road, and shows a large increase in
its business and net earnings during
the past year.
Our citizens, who feel a special in
terest in the Martinsburg and Po-
tomac road, will be pleased to learn
that there has been material i'm
provement in its earnings-being an
Increase 81, 06S.33 in excess of the
preceding year. It's gross earnings
for 1880 were $1S,536.35, expenses
14,942.49, leaving balance of net
earnings of SO, 1886. Five hundred
and fifty-four feet of new siding was
laid, and 4917 cross-ties renewed.
This shows most excellent man
agement on the part of the officers,
and indicates a bright future for the
road.
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81, and on each additional dog to be
fixed by TIE county court.
Full authority is given the county
court in cases Of diseased animals to
have them removed, confined or
killed.
The law relating to evidence in
case Of husband and wife, have been
materially changed. Subdivision 5.
section % of chapter 100 of the Code
has been amended and reads as fol-
lows now: A husband shall not be
examined for or against his wife,
nor the wife for or against the hus-
band, as to any communication made
by one of them to the other, whether
called to testify while the relation
exists or after it is Dissolved.
Clerks are required to keep a re-
cord Of official bonds; every bond
taken in judicial proceedings Tex
cept bonds taken in proceedings be-
fore justices), all bonds taken in
fiduciary capacity, including bonds
given by commissioners and special
commissioners, and have a separate
book for that purpose.
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Senator Camden.
HOW He CAME TO BE ON THE FL
NANCE COMMITTEE AND HOW
HE GOT OFF.

HOW IL IL "a NJ ~ III DE ON III II FL
NANCE COMMITTEE AND HOW
HE GOT OFF.
Correspondence of the Register
WASHINGTON, March II.
In looking over the REGISTER
of the 10th inst, | see in it an inn
perfect report of the Associated
Press dispatch, published in the
New York papers. The press re.
ports of the New York papers are
nearer correct than the one pub
lished in the Wheeling papers, as
they show that Mr.. Camden was
compliinented with the appoint
ment on the Finance Committee
by the Caucus Committee and was
confirmed by the Caucus itself.
The facts, however, were as fol-
lows: Mr.. Camden's selection for
the Finance Committee was a
very unusual thing. and in viola
ton of the precedents in the Sen
ate. Almost everything goes by
seniority there, members taking
prominent positions usually .accor-
ding to there age of service. 1t
was not within the recollection of
any Democratic member present
that a new Senator had been APP
pointed on that committee, which
is regarded AS the most important
committee in the Senate. Jeal-
Ousies arose in reference to the
action OF the committee on great
many appointments. OF course,
there were great many men who
were dissatisfied with the posi-
tions assigned them. A very prom
inent Senator from the South had
been proposed in opposition TO Mr..
Camden for the appointment on
that committee, and the latter had
! been selected over him. The
Southern members then claimed
that they were entitled 10 repre-
sentatIGn from the C0ftOn Districts
on that committee as they were
largely interested in the tariff
question. This, however, was OPP
posed by the most prominent
Southern members Themselves,
deprecating the Introduction into
the party Of the question of see
tional issues. Several prominent
Southern Senators stated that they
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Bunker Hill.

The past few days indicate that
gentle spring is coming. The eX-
treme rigor of the past winter, will
make us hail with pleasure--the
advent.
During the spring and summer,
several new buildings will add TO
the importance Of our village. But
few changes will be made in this
place, this spring by way of NOV
ing. Sam Mohler will occupy the
wagon shop, now run by Sam.
Cline. The latter going TO Spring
field, Ohio.
The Presbyterian Mite Society
held its seventh meeting at the
residence of Mr.. James Strong
on Thursday night Of last week
Notwithstanding the inclemency
of the evening, { ere were pres
ent over fifty ~ -ts among whom
were John +. Boyd and lady from
Martinsburg; DR.. Port Morrison,
from the lower end of the county,;
Messrs. Rinker and Saith, from
Winchester, and others whose
names we could not learn, from
White Hall and elsewhere. The
evening was passing away most
pleasantly, when supper was an
nounced. The memo6rS of the So
ciety, and the married folks were
first served to least of fat things
that could not bat tickle the palate
of the most fastidious epicurian.-
The young folks were next served
in order. The bauquec was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Strong, who by
her agreeable and easy manner
made all guests feel perfectly at
home. The evening was further
spent in genial and social way,
and at q late hour the meeting was
dissolved to meet on Thursday
evening, the fourteenth of April,
at the residence Of Brown Lafevre,
On Wednesday evening of the
past week, there was splendid
entertainment given by Major
ChaS. Stuckey, on the evening t
the ma rriuge of his daughter, An
ME. The evening in question, was
dark and indicated rain-yet the
guests began to arrive, until ii
seemed as if the whole communi-
ty were present. We found the Ma
jor at the front door with both
hands extended to welcome the
guests, smoking his short Stoned
pipe vigorously all the time.
The company were entertained
by some fine Instrumental and vo-
cal music. rendered by Misses
George Pitzer, Ida Rinker, Helit
Kilmer and Hattie Lenghnor, OF
Barbour County, w. Va, now
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Chas
Stuckey. At the proper moment
the entertainment stopped, and
the entire company enjoyed a ser.
les of refreshments consisting Of
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were perfectly willing to risk their
interest in the hands of the com
mittee without reference to geo.
graphical lines. Then pr0mi-
nent Western Senator, who was
good friend Of Mr.. Camden's, re-
marked in pleasant way, that he
had great confidence in ths latter
and his fitness for the position,
that he also had respect for, and
confidence in, the distinguished
Senator who headed the commit
tee, but he disagreed with the lat
ter in many of his views on finance,
and was afraid that in putting
Mr.. Camden upon the committee
he might be encouraging the here
teal views of the chairman. All
was done in pleasant manner.
The truth is, that none of them
understood what Mr.. Camden's
position was on the tariff question.
After the caucus had ratified the
appointment as made by almost
the unanimous vote, and before
Mr.. Camden had seen any tele-
grams in relation to it, he address
ed a note to the chairman Of the
caucus requesting that officer to re-
lieve him from that committee,
and to appoint him upon another
committee, which was done next
morning. He asked to be relieved
from that committee for the rea-
son that while there was some
dissatisfaction with appointments
growing out of various reasons,
such as always prevail in the max
ing up of committees every one
thinking they should be made
prominent-and he occupying the
most prominent position of any
new member on the committees,
he was apprehensive of getting
up jealousies against himself
which might Operate to his dis
advantage in future and also he
wished to avoid any unpleasant
criticism by being made so prom
ineAt at the beginning of his SER
vice, Next day when Mr.. Camden
went to the senate he was very
warmly congratulated by quite
number of Senators on the course
he had pursued, and received very
warm expressions of friendship and
commentators from them. Or
the other hand there were quite a
number who thought that he
ought not to have yielded the
place after the fight had been
made, and his friends had sustain
ed him had given it to him.
Altogether l think that Mr.. Cam
den did right, and the only regr'
that l have is that it is not prop
erly understood outside. The re-
suit Of it all was very compliment
tary to him, nothing whatever oc-
curing in any other directsoA
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Suffering Woman.

There is but very small proper
ton of the woman of this nation
that do not suffer from some of
the diseases for which Kidney
Wort is specific. When the
bowels have become costive, head
ache torments, kidneys out of fix,
or piles distress, take a package,
and its wonderful tonic and rem
ovating power will cure you and
give new life.- Wdtchm0n.
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Criminal Notes.

John Fink was arrested at Will
liamston, Mich, Wednesday, charg-
cd with numbering his sister, who
was found dead on the 18th inst.
John Tolen, an insane wife MUIR
derer, confined in the asylum at ST.
Peter, Mimi, strangled himself with
sheet in his cell on Sunday.
Isidor Levi, a large cotton mer-
chant of New Orleans, whose ware
houses have been mysteriously set
on fire several times, was yesterday,
with three alleged accomplices, in
dicted for arson.
Investigation shows that the de-
falcation of the treasurer of the Ash
uelet Savings Bank of Winchester,
n. H., amounts to over 500, 900 and
that false statements have been
made for five years past.
A workman in the lumber camp
of Moncalm county, Mich, named
Upright, shot his wife at Streds,
Stanton county seat late Saturday.
Two balls took effect in the woman's
head. She was alive at last accounts,
but no reasonable hope ofrecovery.
Upright justifies the action, and says
she had been criminally intimate
with other men, but all evidence
goes to show she was wholly inno-
cent of this cruel charge. He is
twenty-five and she is nineteen.
They had been married two or three
years. He came from the lumber
camp to Stanton, where his wife was
stopping, with the deliberate iuten-
tion Of killing her. There is much
excitement over the affair. Upright
is in Jail.
1t seems that young Seymour, who
perpetrated the murder and then
committed suicide at Lake View on
Tuesday night, had been sutton for
the hand of Grams young daughter.
Seymour was eighteen years old
she, sixteen and the father object
ed because of their extreme youth
and of Seymour's recklessness and
disreputable manner of life. Sey-
mour drove from Chicago to Lake
View with young girl of bad char
acter, telling her he was going to get
some money there, and would divide
with her. The girl drove back when
she heard the fatal shots fired, and
told the story. Mr.. Cram was most
worthy and reputable man, in COM
foAable circumstances. Seymour
was also of good family.
A despatch from Waynesboro',
Ga. dated the Dist instant, says !:
In a cabin about six miles from
this city lived acoloIed woman nam
ed Lucinda Miller, who for some
time lived under the protection of
Paul Lawson, also colored. Recent
ly she discovered that he was a mar
ried man, and refused thereafter to
receive his visits. He offered to kill
his wife and take up his home with
Lucinda, but the proposition meet
ing with disfavor, he determined to
kill the woman with whom he was
enamored, and told her so. On the
night named, he went to her cabin,
and, through a hole in the chimney,
fired upon his victim while she was
asleep. Her skull was shattered and
her brains were scattered through
out the little room. Lawson was
arrested, taken to the cabin where
the murdered woman's remains were,
and the Infatuated neighbors made
him sit upon her coffin until the bu-
rial took place. Then he was lodged
in Jail. His shrift will be a short
one.
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EoVeiy Woman.

Hard is tie heart that never felt for wo-
man in distress.
And cold the breast that never throbhed
to make her sorrow less;
For mans cares and man delight was
lovely woman born,
And curst be he, where er he moves, can
treat her worth with scorn;
The tear it starts from woman's eye, to see
you racked with Collcky pain,
And she wisely gets Spring Blossom to
make you well again.
Prices-Sl, 80 cents, and trial bottles
10 cents, For sale by E. G. Williams,
Jr., & Bro, druggists
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THIS PAPER

May be found on file at Gro. P. RowELb
& Cos NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU
(lo Spruce St where advertising con-
tracts may be made for it in New YORK
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Lyceum Contest.

The Lyceum hail was filed to its
utmost capacity on Friday night of
last week, until there was not even
standing room on the STEPS for the
vast crowd which assembled to hear
the joint debate between the Berke-
ley Springs and Martinsburg Lyce-
ums. The Berkeley Springs Delega-
ton consisted of their President,
Professor VIM. II. Baker, Jr., Vice
Prest, DR.. Morgan Morgan Rev.
DIR. j. w. Ewing, Rev. Chat. Ghies-
lin and Professor Allwine. They
were met at the depot by commit
tee and escorted to the Grand Cen
trail Hotel, where they were enter
tanned during their visit by the Mar
tinsburg Lyceum.
Having partaken of the good cheer
for which the Grand Central is so
justly celebrated, they were escorted
to the Lyceum hall, and were receiy-
ed in speech of cordial welcome by
President w. b. Colston, who intro
duced them to the audience and to
the members of the Lyceum. Their
Vice President, DR.. Morgan Nor
gan, replied on behalf of the Berke-
ley Springs Society, in brief but
neat address. Rev. DIR. VIM. Ger
hardt, Rev. j. 2. Hyde and Doctor
John III. Hunter were then selected
as judges, and William Snodgrass,
Esq, as Time-Keeper, and the debate
was proceeded with.
The whole tone of the discussion
was polite and harmonious, even
when the keenest home thrasts were
made; and yet there was no lack of
spice and humor in any part of it.
At the very start the leaders showed
that they were fighting to win there
was nothing tame about any phase
of the battle, and they seemed to
draw blood at every stroke. More
or less uncertainty existed as to the
result.
The three judges decided the ques-
ton unanimously in the negative,
and the audience slowly dispersed in
a state of general excitement. The
whole affair seemed to give great
satisfaction, and compliments were
freely passed upor all of the partici-
pants. Several OF the distinguished
visitors are said 70 have become so
deeply interested in Joint discus
sion" with some Of the fairer attrac-
tions of our city, chat they prolonged
their visit for several days. But this
must be mere rumor, as the party
returned to Berkeley Springs on Sat-
urday; at least, we know the preach
ers did, and who could be more sus-
ceptible to the charms of fair wo.
man than they? Especially they.
On the 18th, Mrs. j. r. Scott, who
lived five miles northeast of Will
Jamestown, in Ghaur county, Mich,
was found dead, as telegraphed at
the time, having, as was then sup
posed, shot herself. A note was
found beside her saying she had lived
long enough. Suspicious of foul play
developed day or two later, and ev-
idence was obtained which led to the
arrest of John Fink, Mrs. Scott's
brother, on the charge of murder.
Great excitement prevails in the
community regarding the affair.
Litigation in regard to property was
the cause.
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SATURDAY, MARCH &c. 1881.
SOME CENSUS PAOTS-A LESSON
TO OUR RU LERS.

line superintendent Oh Tie CenSuS
is issuing a series of Census Bulle-
tins, as they are styled, which serve
the purpose of giving much interest
ing information, and, at the same
time, afford an opportunity for the
suggestion and correction of errors.
One or two statements in relation
to West Virginia will attract the at
tention of our readers:
l. West Virginia has a popula-
tion of 61S,443. OF this number,
SD, 479 are males, and 800, 1854 are fe-
males. To every 100000 of male
population, therefore, there are 96,-
$50 females, according to the GEN.
sus of 1880. In 1870 the proportion
was greater, viz 9S,352 females to
each hundred thousand males. In
Virginia, the preponderance is the
other way; there being 766,967 fe-
males out of a total population of
1912, 806-or, 102, 1872 females to eve
ry hundred thousand males. Mary
land, with population of 034, 632,
has 472.62S females, or 102, 300 to ev-
cry hundred thousand males. West
Virginia is an exception to the gene.
raj conclusion of the census Office
that "the preponderance of females
is in the Atlantic region. In the
whole tier of States which lies along
the coast, with the sole exception of
Delaware, females are in excess"
Of course, technically, West Vir-
ginia is not now an Atlantic State,
but it is classed among them for
many purposes and may fairly be
counted one.
2. 1t may surprise many who have
extravagant ideas of the number of
foreigners in this country to learn
that in West Virginia there are but
1920 of foreign birth, out of it's
population of 618,443. In other
words, to every one hundred thou
sand of population there is but the
proportionate number of 3,037 for
eigners. Taking the whole United
States-to a population in full of co.
152 $3.50. the proportion of foreign
born inhabitants is 6,677 1850, or To-
$50 to each one hundred thousand of
aggregate population.
This last statement should COM
mend itself to the consideration of
the Legislature. West Virginia
presents broad and attractive field
for immigration, and no State needs
it more. But it seems hard for it to
learn that no good result can be at
tanned by States, any more than by
individuals, without effort. And
while all others are competing for the
immigrants which Europe annually
sends to our shores, with zeal and
energy, we have been content to
make some parsimoniOus appropria-
tion and do nothing further.
The Census Office says-''In those
States where the foreign element is
large, the general causes are appar-
ent. In the northeastern States,
the moving cause is manufactures of
various kinds, and the mining of
coal and iron. In the northwest,
agriculture is the powerful moving
force, and Germans and Scandinavia
ans are the principal nationalities
drawn from while in the extreme
western States and Territories. most
of the immigration is due to mining
although agriculture and cattle rails
ing play very important part"
Taking these ascertained causes Of
immigration into the several sec
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THE Barbour JeferSoniGn, speak
ing of the discharge of the grand
jury for that county, says they found
seventy indictments for misdemean-
ors, and five for felony. If that
kind of thing keeps up, Sargent
will move out of the county, and he
ought to.
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THE Barbour Jefersonian pays a
high and deserved compliment to ex-
Speaker Moffet, of Pocahontas. Sar-
gent never deserts friend of the
printers.
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STANLEY MATHEWS renomina-
ton to be Supreme Court Judge
hangs fire in the Senate, and the
indications are that he will not be
confirmed.
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