The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Chief Moses and other Indians from Col
umbia and Colville reservations, on the 9th
inst, signed an agreement which, with q
few mo ifications, is identical with the one
virtually offered on the 7th inst. At the
conference Chief TOmaskat complained thn,
Slmms, agent at the Colville reservation
never visited the Indians personally and
was entirely ignorant of their wants; that
his quarters are forty miles from the reserv.
alton. thus obliging the Indians TO traveI
that distance in order to confer with MIN
when anything is needed. II is said at the
DEPARTMENT that Agent Simms will he
promptly removed, vnless henCeforlh he
gives The Indians under ,his charge more
personal attention.
Postoftices Kilduf, Jasper
county. Iowa -POstoffiCe Name Changed
Iowa Meningitis Point, Humbolt county,
tn Meningitis: Somersville, Boone county,
to Berkeley. Wisconsin: Lower Lynxville,
Crawford county, TO Lynxvile, Muskego
Centre, Waukesha county, to Muskego.
Capt Kreas, Of the ordnance service, for
whose trial a court martial was ordered to
convene at San Antonio, Tex, is charged
with having expended more than the
amount appropriated for the purpose in
building military storehouse at San An
tonic.
The Pacific board Of under writer's report
destruction OF property by fire on the coast
the past six months at 81 100000. This is
an enormous increase, the yearly averages
of insurance loss the last twelve years hav-
ing been under 81 ,0)C 900
The surplus in the Pennsylvania State
treasury is about $2,OO0OOO. It is now de
posted in banks. 1t Is said that the inter.
est paid by some Of these banks on the state
funds so deposited is not turned into the
treasury.
T. -. Jones OF Durham, N. c., has in his
possession long, black whisky bottle out
OF which Gems. Johnston and Sherman took
their last drink after signing the articles oi
surrender on the 26th of April, 1865.
The superintendent OF the New York as,
say office says trade dollars are on the foot.
ing of fine and standard silver bars, and are
worth at the present price Of silver from g.
to SO cents each.
North Carolinss recent geological survey
shows that there are in the state fif,y.nine
peaks over 8, 600 feet high; ninety-three be.
and 5000.
Chicago proposes to celebrate Aug. 10
the anniversary of the incorporation OF tn,
place as village. -Four of the twenty .foul
voters in the place then are slive.
Advices from Burlington, Wis, say ths
the bank at that place is involved TO the ex
tent OF $55, 600 I'm the Stiles, Gsldy 4 Nc
Mahsn failure OF Chicago.
Four apartment buildings, eleven storie.
high, are to be erected at Sixth avenue and
Fifty ninth street, New York, at a cost o.
s., 4OO, 600.
Robert Hoskins, an American received
one OF the two medals presented for The
best wood engravfrS exhibited at the Paris
salon.
Four dozen plain gold rings were found
and held IN mail from England recently
in New York.
The free hook system for the public
schools Of Brooklyn will 20 into effect or
Jan. I.
The New Hampshire Legislature ha.
passed a bill prohibiting the sale of toy pis
tolls.
Louisville has n, 100 voters registered, OF
whom 4,737 are colored.