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Northwestern Mail Routes.
Contracts for carrying the mails have bee
let by the postOlice department to date q
follows:

Contracts for carrying the mails have been
let by the postOllice department to date as
follows
Service from July I, 1883, to June 30. 1887.
From Sioux Fails 10 Pennington, twelve miles aud
back, twice "A week. Ralph II. Brown, $50; from
Fandreau 10 Blensmon, twelve mites and back.
twice a week, Ralph f. Brown. $3.50: from Parker
10 Monlrosc, twenty-six and one-half miles and
back. once a week, John J. Miner, $l9O: from
Swan Lake to Turner, eight miles and back, once
a week. Alfred il. sanborn. $sl; from
Howard to Huron. sky miles and back, twice
q week, j B. Colraye, XS7O; from Spaulding to
Clark fifty nine miles ard back, once a week, Am
Drose A. Call, Si9s: from Frankfort to Irving.
thirteen miles and back, once week. Joel Hale.
X12l: from Ahol to Faulkton, twenty-four miles
and back, once week, Ambrose A. Call. $l9S;
from Miller 10 Aberdeen, nnety-seven miles aud
back, twice a week. j. Is. Cograye. 81 ,59s; from
Plankington to W Whito Swan. forty-eight miles and
back, once week. William q. Irwin, 1886: from
White Lake TO Platte Creek, tJrty miles and back,
S@sS s"S asmSfs Ssss to 'Sf Crow aas c1sss SIss ss
four miles and back. once a week, Joel Hale,
$3.50; from lIighmore 10 Robb. fifty miles and
back. once week. Joel Hale, 1882; from Rapid
City to Dealwood, forty six miles, three times .
week, joel Hale. xl.430: from Aberdeen to La
beau. ] 10 miles and back, once week. Joel Hale,
$500: from Bismarck TO Fort 6ully, 300 miles,and
back, six times q week 10 Fort Yates, sixty six
miles, aud week the residue, j. b. Coigrave,
81, 800: from Jerusalem to Larimore. sixty
miles and back, once week, A. a, Call, $5S7;
from Grand Harbor to Willard. eghty-fve miles
and back, once week, Joel Hale. $685; from
Sheldon to Owcgo, fourteen miles and back,twice
week, A. n. Sanborn, 1921 from Sheldon to Shen-
ford, eleven miles aud back, twice week, Joel Hale,
S2O5; from Kindred 10 Norman, four miles and
back. twice week, Ioal Hale. xs5: from Kindred
10 Barrie. ton niles ana Dace, twice . week, Soea
Hale, XlG6: Nom Portland to Larimore, ,forty-two
miles and back, twice week, Joel Hale. $67l |:
from Young to Romfo. ten miles aud back. once Q
week, +. r. Benjamin, $i6O: from Olga to 81.
Jonu ~ uiu-i, lone s...ss ...2 lack, SSco -cck'
Joel Hale, $3.50: from Darlington to Brenner.
rtysix miles and back. twice week. Joel Hale,
miles and back, three times n week, A. A. Call,
x77s; from Darlington to Willard, 100 miles aud
back, once a week, Joel Hale, xS24: from Valley
Springs To Larchwo"d, Iowa, ten miles aud back,
twice a week, +. BENZ min, $720
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a Noted Kentucky Shooter

Washington Special.-Phil Thompson,
the Kentucky congressman who shot
Walter Davis at lIarrodsburg, Friday, at
the age Of sixteen went into Morgan's
cavalry and enjoys the reputation of
having killed three federal soldiers in
different personal encounters. Walter
Davis is said to be the sixth man whom
he has shot since the war. A curious
fact is that every one Of the victims was
shot through the head. There has been
an old feud between the Thompson's and
Davis's. Half dozen years ago, while
Phil was prosecuting attorney, the two
families had trouble, and one day when
Phil. his father and his brother were in
the court room the old man Davis and
his three sons came in. War seems to
haye been understood in advance.
When the battle was over it was found
that one Of the Thompson boys was
killed two Of the Davis were dead and n
third fatally injured. Phil had shot two
Of the Davis victims through the head
in accordance with his invariablc Gus
tom,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

increased demand for American agricul-
tural implements and machinery is the
natural result OF this revival in agricul.
ture throughout the country. Steps are
being taken to introduce better breeds
of cattle, horses, sheepand poultry. An
extensive dealer in American arms and
agricultural implements says that, while
formerly he sold 800 worth Of warlike
arms sand munitions to SIG OF agricultural
tools, the proportions are now reversed
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

The butter market, according to a
Vermont paper, has never been SO de-
moralized as it is this spring. Tons up
on tons of old butter which cost an av-
erage of 33 cents per pound have been
thrown on the market, recently, after
being held all winter for high prices,
and il s estimated that Boston dealers
and shippers will lose from $5oo,C3) to
S50,OOO on their purchases. Several
thousand tubs of old butter are held by
the farmers of Northern Vermont. and
they are now glad to get ten cents IA
pound for what they refused thirty ii re
for last winter. The decrease in the de-
mand for export, and Il diminished call
from the west, have been the principal
reasons why the price did not advance
as WAS expected.
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Dakota Territorial News.

The Sioux Falls Press correspondent
says. A sensational fstcuff occurred at
Elk Point, between Father BTagan,
priest at Vermilion, and Father o Reilly,
of Elk Point in which the latter was
knocked down. Then ensued general
fight with chairs and dishes, OReilly
finally driving his guest out Of the house.
Both men were considerably cut up.
The secretary of the interior has or
dered V. B. Davis, attorney and notary
public at Huron, OAK, to be suspended
from practicing before the land Of.
ticers.
A Nebraska sheriff has arrested in
Elkton, man named Hoffman,
who has Just leased the Elkton house,
for deficit Of 900 in some deals in
buggies i'm Nebraska.
Grand Harbor, place fifteen miles
beyond Creclsburg, adds new testimony
to the tardiness Of the land Office i'm
opening the DEVILS lake country TO set
tlement. This testimony is i'm the shape
Of another murder, presumably similar
in its origin to the Creelsburg tragedy.
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San Francisco Elevator Horror.

Saturday afternoon horrible accident
occurred in the elevator-sliaft of the Ne
yada block, San Francisco, resulting in
the instant death Of a lady. The eleva-
tor was ascending with the lady a gem
teman and the elevator-boy. While
midway the elevator caught and refused
to 90 either up or down. The boy
opened the skylieht AMI got on the top
Of the elevator, and intending to get the
lady out, managed TO get her up, aud
also proceeded 10 open the doors lead
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

The great trouble with all the schemes
10 worry England is the fact abundantly
proven of the.breaking out Of IA vcritable
epidemic Of "informing" There has
been inaugurated on the part of the
|consprators in both countries very
general scramble to save their necks.
The knowledge of this fact to say notl-
ing of the uncertainty as to precisely
who has informed and the extent OF the
revelations must act powerfully in de-
terring future operations.
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Work on the Washington MOnu-
ment.

Work has been lately resumed
on the Washington monument, and be-
fore the season closes it is expected that
100 feet will be added to the shaft, which
now towers about 320 feet in the air.
Careful investigation shows that the
massive foundation of the monument has
borne ont the prediction of the engineer
in charge that it would not settle per-
ceptibly, and no fears are entertained
for the ultimate success of this projected
world.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12
Death IN n Coal Mine.

New Glasgow Dispatch: While the men
were coming up from work in the Vale
mine the rope broke and the boxes ran
down the slope, killing six men J. r.
Gillis, Colin Campbell, A. Fraser, Wal.
lace McGillivray, j. McEachern, and
William liannahas. Those injured fatal
ly were; A. Mcleod, John Nichol,
and Richard Taylor, A. Irving and Nal
colin Beaton are likely TO recover
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

The outlook for winter wheat is a little
better as the season advances but the
yield will be far short of the crop of last
year. The Ohio commissioner of Agri-
culture says that State is apparently
worse off than any other State-"We are
badly hurt, and there is no use in deny
ing it. 1t is the first failure since 1915
and 1876, before we had began to raise
4O, ,OO0.0 900 bushels and over. You can
discredit any talk you may hear OF over
5000 600 bushels for Ohio this year"
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GOING TO The GALLONS.
Delaney and Cafrrcy, OF the Phd'in,
Park Band, Plead Guilty And Are
Sentenced 20 Swing

Park Band, Plead Guilty And Are
Sentenced to Swing.
DUBLIN, May 2-Patrick Delaney and
Thomas Caiirey, two more Of the men
charged with participation in the murder o.
Cayendish and Burke, were araigned for
trial this morning. They created eensa-
ton by pleading guilty. Both were sentenc-
ed TO be hanged June 2. Before CatIrey had
pleaded guilty be was informed nv his so
licitors that the crown gave no hope OF
mitigation of the sentence of death, which
would be passed upon him. When Delaney
was called npon TO plead he said:
! am guilty of being in the park at the
time Lord Frederick Cayendish aud Mr..
Burke were killed:
The Judge explained to him that this real
ly amounted to a plea of innocence. Del
aney formally pleaded guilty he said;
] was brought into this act at first fool
ishly, not knowing what it was. | was
forcedirom work 10 go Ia The park. We had
to obey orders OF the secretary or take the
consequences. When got into the park
could not get away. ! saw the murders
committed, but took no part in them.
went to the park in kavauaugh's car. lie
speaks the truth; SO does Carey. The mur.
ders were committed by Joseph Brady and
TImothy Kelly and by robody else.
saved Judge Lawson's life at the risk OF my
own. | was put up to shoot him by Mulle'
and Brady, and the only way to escape the
TASK was by calling the guards attention.
Judge O'Brien. in passing sent nee or
Delaney, said he had n duty to perform. he
had at the previous trial of the prisoner fol
attempting to shoot Judge Lawson, pitiec
him because he showed some feeling Tor his
wife and family. The prisoner would se'
to what misery they had been brought BY
the wicked system Of conspiracy.
When Caffrey WAS placed in the dock, TIT
consequence of his pleading guilty wa
again iully explained To HIM in open court
but he persists in his plea. On being asket
whether he had anything to say why sen
tence should not q passed on him, Caiire>
replied in loud clear voice:
All have got TO say, standing on TIT
brink of the grave, is that did not know
what was going to happen until twent!
minutes before the murders were com
/ mitted. | was bound to 30 to the parl
under pain Of death.
The Judge in passing sentences said ther
were no means of judging oft1e truth o
the prisoners statement. he did not de
eide that II was necessarily wholly un
| true.
s.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

Meteorolegists recognize three areas
productive Of cyclones: The largest,
lying west Of the Mississippi, embraces
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraskai
The next in extent perhaps is that OF
Georgia, and the third New York
Each ofthese areas is capable, "during
the recovery Of the atmospheric equii-
brium," of generating IA gyratory move
ment of the air which speedily develops
into a cyclOne of wide extent.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

Rapid City, OAK, Special: A most
severe snow storm has been raging
throughout this section since early Tues.
day lst. All telegraphic communication
with Deadwood has been cut OH. FIJI
teen inches of snow has fallen, and il
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12
The De Smet Leader.
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
BY THE
Leader Publishing Co.
M. A. BROWN, EDITOR
TER MS.

Missouri has poor house terror whi IN
said to rival that Of Tewksbury i'm
Massachusetts,, and a general overhaul
Ing of similar institutions in the State
Sa advocated
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

still continues. Reports from other
points show similar condition. 1t is
probable that longer blockade to rail
road and stage travel than last month
will be the result.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12

MITCHELL, OAK May g. The commissioners,
newspaper correspondents aud invited guests were
endercd Superintendent Sanborns private Car
md another coach at Cantor yesterday, leaving
here about 4 80 y. m, and arriving at Mitchell at
y. m, sixty nine miles distant. The commits
sioners were met at the depot by citizens
with carriages aud taken to the Alex Mitchell
house, whore on IN hours notice an elegant
supper was serve !, including pineapples, srawber-
ries, tomatoes, oranges. bananas aud all the uyu-
ries imaginable. la the afternoon the
party was driven TO inspect the land
to bo donated for capital site, which consists Of
lGO acres, one-half mite from the depot, ons the
south side Of the railroad. The commissioners arc
non -commtia but 10 express admiration
Of tho proposed site aud 10 speak favorably
Of lie advantages OF Mitchell for the capital. While
the amount of money offered In the sealed bid Is
not known, il Is believed II is not less than $780,
600 cash, and this entirely from citizens, Alexander
Mitchell, OF the Milwaukee road, after whom
the town IS named. dot naving con-
tributed, wa first reported. lie
has, however. been officially and may make his
nduenc felt at a later day. Tho party will leave
az niuul,hS 'vI ?t.so,. oity. ~,,a ili tLo..e
ceed Ia Minneapolis. and visit in succession Aber-
deem, Ordway, Huron aud other bidders fer capitol
honors, retuIning to Canton on the 18th.
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DAKOTA NEWS.
Gathered from Various Sources
and Representing Varied and
Conflicting Views OF Men
and Things.

SIOUX FALLS. Oak Special Telegram, May q
Tho capital removal commission convened
at Canton to-day at 3 D. IN. Commissioner ID,
Long was absent A communication signed by
fifteen eadiup citizens o! Canton was received, set
ting forth tho advantages Of the town, and an
nouncing that proposition would be submitted
previous TO the 18th.
Commissioner Bedding moved that the commits
sion meet at Canton on tho 18th to open bids. and
that meanwhile 1t proceed To inspect the several To-
calitics bidding auG examine the land offered. Car
ried
The executive committee reported that IL had
published advertisements for bids: had prepared
blank forms, etc The report was accepted and
the committee discharged from further service.
Secretary Nhcclock thoa announced the reception
Of "A sealed bat informal proposition from the city
Of Pierre. also ono from Frankfort, minus bonds,
which parties had gone to Nermion to have APP
proved.
Commissioner Mckenzie then read telegraphic
invitation from A. w. Edwards on behalf Of the
chamber Of commerce q. Fargo extending an in
vation for tho committee 10 hold the
next meeting IN that city, where Rooms
lighted by electricity aould be furnished free
Secretary Wheolock then read a seven page legal
cap advertisement of The city OF Aberdeen, wherein
a committee Of citizens, without making any bid,
called attention 10 the surprising advantages OF
Aberdeen as capital site. aud invited tho comms-
slOners TO cal! upon them
A committee selected by Il mass meeting Of
citizens OF Pierre next ptes"ntei a written COM
municatiou extending cordial Invitation to visit
and personally inspect the advantages possessed
by Pierre over every other city Of Dakota site
for the capital OF the great State that s to be
Cresscy then made a verbal invitation for the
commission 10 visit Huron at its convenience and
become guests Of the cily--also 10 hold its next
meeting there and personally inspect the conceded
magnificent advantages that tho city has. Mr.. i.
q. Johnson extended similar verbal invitation on
behalf of Oriway, stating that the invitation was
backed with sealed pr0positloD complying with
the Law aud the rules OF the commission.
A. W. Iiager extended au invitation for Mitchell.
saying tho commission would find her citizens
hospitalir, en'erprisirg aud generous Is
r. Templcton. on behalf Of Pierre, said that city
had aspirations, but wanted further time TO put IN
a formal BID He announced the money all paid in,
and besides other Inducements, tho tity would teu.
der certified bank check for tho full amount
donated, instead Of 10000 cash and $50, 900 in
improved bonds.
A special train being IN waiting, IL was moved
that the commission proceed at once TO Mitchell,
and meet again AT the call OF the president. Car
ricd. Adjourned.
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Weakening Of Gladstone.
Bradlaughism has nearly proved the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-19
Skin Gurr.
important Letter from
North Carolina.
Superintendent II. C. TAYLOR De.
tails an Interesting Case.

WILMINGTON, n, c., March 20, 1888.
DR.. C. w. Benson:
DEAR SIR feel that it is due to you
that L inform you of the cure of an ex-
tremely bad case of eczema, cured by
your remedy, ''Dr. c. w. BensOn's Skin
Cure" had suffered nine months with
the skin disease, and at one time did not
go to bed for over three weeks, and al
though in the dead of winter, l could not
bear to have fire in the room in which |
sat. | was almost entirely raw across
the shoulders, upper part of body, arms
and sides; and yet when the itching par
OXysms came on, | was compelled to rub
and scratch the bleeding portions of my
body. No wonder L was raw, this itching
was almost incessant, and my life almost
became burden.
During this time | had some of the best
physicians our State affords working on
me, all to no effect. Five of the best ply
sicianS in Wilmington tried to cure me,
but could only render tempOrary-and in
most not even that much-relief. | tried
everything in the patent medicine line
with no better result. | am sure, first
and last, paid out over 81 900 for doctors
bills and medicines.
Finally, saw your advertisement of
Skin Cure. l bought Il bottle, and after
using only three days / felt so much bet
ter | was perfectly wild with delight.
The hot, fearful burning, itching sensa-
tiOns were gone after three days use, and
in two weeks was quite well. AS soon
as l found / was about well | stopped the
use of your medicine, and in two or three
weeks it returned, and you can rest as
sured | quickly bought another bottle, and
in six or eight days was we'll again. This
time l kept ON using till bottle was eX-
hausted, and six months have passed and
still no return of the malady. l am very
grateful to you, indesd, and no one but
God and myself know how much suffer
ing it relieved me of.
Yours always,
II, C. TAYLOR.
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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE
Railr0aDs.
Charleston & Savannah RV. Co,

SAVANNAH, GA, May Z, 1888.
COMMENCING SUNDAY, NAV 18th, at
~ SIS m, and until further notice, trains
will arrive and depart as follows:
Int, Na.af1
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PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.

LONDON. Nav IS-The Minclng Lane mar
ket during the past week has been quiet, and
but few sales were made. Sugar is firm;
crystallized West India and low brown has
advanced slightly; refined is in good demand.
Good ordinary Java coffee has fallen IS. per
cwt;, and Guatemala 3s; per cWt,; plantation
LIVERPOOL, May 1S-A leading weekly
grain circular says: ''Grain has been mani
mate, and prices are unchanged, owing to the
holidays. There are numerous cargoes off
coast: some of them sold at late rates and
several were withdrawn. At t0day's mar ket
wheat was in fair consumptlve demand at
late rates. Flour was steady at late rates.
Corn was in fair request and about I'D. low
NEW YORK. May ls.-Flour, Southern closed
dull and shade lower; common to fair extra,
Wheat, No. 2 spring nominal; ungraded red,
81 O9t0l %; ungraded white, 81 1901 2434; No.
red, 81 1901 2014 for May delivery. Corn,
white Southern. 6519(G70c; No. 2, 6514(G6614c;
May delivery, 6l5s@62c. Oats opened shade
lower; afterwards advanced f14(g3s, closing
weak; No; 2, 4S4(g4S54c. Hops dun and
changed; No. Rio, May delivery, soc.
Sugar firm and in moderate inquiry; English
Island, 53z(G634c; centrifugal 9-l69n l-l6c;
Barbados, Lice; Guadalupe, &c; fair to
good refining. 1907 &c; refined Arm; Molas-
ses steady. Hides steady; New Orleans, Sc
lected, 50 to 60 lbs, 9(G1Oc; Texas, selected,
"a To 30 lbs. lOdlIc. Wool dull and declin-
ing. Pork very dull, unsettled and dropping;
new mess, on spot, $40 1920 25. Middles
dnll. Lard less active; opened b(GS points
lower; closed weak; prime steam, on spot,
II 9Oc; May delivery, II SSGll Ole. Freights
to Liverpool, cotton, per steam, 3-l6d; wheat,
per steam. Sd.
LOUISVILLE, May 1S.-F1our unchanged;
extra family, "a O0GJ4 Is; high grades, So ESQ
6 IS Wheat. No. red winter, 81 1901 y.
Corn quiet; No. white, 5512c; ditto mixed,
54I5c. Oats quiet; mixed Western 45c. Pro-
visions steady and in fair demand: Mess
pork, new, $40 75. Bulk meats-shoulders,
Sskc: clear rib, l07sc; clear sides, ll5sc. Ba-
con-shoulders, 914c; clear rib, 1l1sc; clear
sides, l2c. Hams, sugar cured, l212egI234c.
Lard unchanged; choice Kettle, l2s4(gl3c.
Whisky unchanged.
CINCINNATI, May 1S.-Flour heavy; family
"a 65(15 90; fancy unchanged. Wheat in good
demand: No. red winter, on spot, 81 IA.
Corn strong and higher at 5514G561ac for cash.
$40 3d. Lard duh at II 80. Bulk meats nOmi-
nallv unchanged. Bacon steady and in fair
demand: shoulders S7sc; clear rib 15sc; clear
sides l2c. Whisky steady at 81 IL. Sugar I'M
changed; hards, refined, 91sg912c; New Or
leans, 6I40171z. Live hogs weak; common and
light, 50 O097 20; packing and butchers, 50 IS
al so.
CHICAGO, May 1S.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat, regular, active but lower at 81 OS34.
Corn unsettled; generally higher; 563s(G563sc
for cash; Sol 401563sc for May delivery. Oats
fairly active and a shade higher; 4l3s(94112c
for cash: 4l3zc for May delivery. Pork in
fair demand but lower; $40 20,Gl9 % for cash
and Nav delivery. Lard in fair demand and
lower; ii 75c for cash and May delivery.
Bulk meats in fair demands shoulders Sci