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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-09


mittee on finance and taxation.
Reports OF city officers for the month
of August, 1884, presented and referred
to committee on finance and taxation.
Committee on finance and taxation
made the following report which was
adopted:
Yankton. D. T. Sept. l, lss4.-Mr.
Mayor: Your committee on finance and
taxation to whom was referred various
petitions and bills against the city, and
reports of city officers for the month OF
July, 1884, beg leave to report as follows:
First. We have examined tho reports
of the city officers for the month of July,
1884, find them correct and recommend
that they be placed on file.
| Second. We have carefully consider.
ed the petition of the wardens and yes.
trymen of the Episcopal church, in rela.
ton to taxes on lot l3, block 81, Wither.
spoons Yankton, and would recommend
that the prayer of the petitioners be
granted, and that the assessment and
tax on said lot be stricken from the tax
list.
Third. We have carefully examined
Tue VARIOUS UlllS III OuE uduues dShAuet
the city, find them correct and recon.
mend that they be allowed and paid,
VIZ:
s w Swift 4 Co., lumber (Str)...S 102 So
VIM Blatt, money paid out....". 2 80
VIM Blatt, money paid water
II works..................".. ~ 5t
L Sampson, merchandise water
| WOrkS...................,s.. ~
Harry Kats, rubber coats, fire
!, department ......................"" 16 w
B w Burnett, janitor, tr'k house 5 OF
Lang 4 Semple, painting F D.. 8 O(
Huber s. Co., iron. water works. 2 q
RB Wynn, iron, water works.. u OF
| Thornton, Moulton & Colby.
et work on water tanks. .......... 34S 81
. Wynn & Buckwalter, merchan.
disc, water works.................. IA Al
j, Wynn & Buckwalter, merchan.
disc, Observation-Disclosures IL y
l John Goeden, labor ON Streets. 49 q
/, Peter Falkenburg, labor on str's "a U
3 John Goeden, work on water
tank. ................." 70 =
{ J w @ Morrison, rent, pauper... 0
i 8 w Swift & Co, lumber, water
wOfks............"..... 40
i. Fairbanks, Morse 4 Co., mer-
81 chAndise, water works. ........ .426 2
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-09
Mortgage Loans.

MONEY no LOAN on personal property o.
V1 long or short time at reasonable ratss.
Secured notes and honda bought and sold.
HUGH g. 0AnBLR
eHOace with Gamble Bro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
TROUBLE ABOUT A CHARITY.

Some benevolent ladies and gentlemen Of Flush
Ing L. l.. conceived the plan Of establishing
hosp al and dispensaTy for patients without means.
Every effort made to excite public III
tcrest, and about $1,000 was secured. But diff
Guilty arose. AllOpathiSts were sure that all the
patients would de II DR.. Allen had anything 70 do
with their treatment, and hOmwopathiSts protested
that the scheme was got mp for the benefit of DR..
Hicks. DIR. GoOdric's friends thought that an
attempt was being made 10 prevent his connection
with the medical board and DR.. Maynards friends
persisted i'll advancing the theory that no one but
coroner competent to prescribe.
The doctors in, vain tried to establish
new difficulty arose This was a charity
affair ii was said and medicine without
religion was like works without faith. The Epis
copalans thought it necessary to urge the services
OF the Rev. DR.. smith; the ConYegationaliSts, on
the other hand, were sure that Mr.. French oughy
10 De the man, while the MethOdsts looked with
alarm at the crOwdnC ont of he Rev. DR.. Lastly.
Finally board of incOrpOratOTS was arranged. 50
to bring in all the preachers and all the doctors.
They have held several meetings, but the trOublOus
sea of discomfort will not he Gained. 1t is feared
that the plan will have to be abandoned and the
money devoted to charities less susceptible of mis-
UNDERSTANDINGS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
PATERSON.

The Football Club will play club from tho O. y.
r. Clark Thread Works OF Newark on the Paterson
grounds to-day.
In the Court of Special Sessions yesterday, Peter
Osborne cOOIcd man, for stealing three pool balls
and a hammer was sentenced 70 state Irson iol SIX
months.
Bamford Brothers silk manufacturers, have
bought the mill lately occupied by the Crescent
Manufacturing Company, now in the hands OF re-
CelvCr.
gang of thieves made raid a suburb known
as Peoples Park yesterday morning s!olc several
articles from houses, smashed number OF street
lamps and made their escape.
Andrew c. Cadmus an old citizen, well known
throughout Passaic and Bergen Counties, died yes
teIday morning. age clghtY-One lie formerly ll'ed
in Saddle River Township. Bergen County, where
he held number of town offices and was Free
holder for three terms. one OF his sons Cornelius
A. CadmuS, Is member OF the NcW-Jersey As
sembly from PassaIc County.
Mrs Josephine Parke boarded with Abraham
Foley who seized some of her goods as security tor
security for board bill. Her counsel pleaded that
Foley had DO right 10 dStTau the goods as the law
under which he claimed to act only gave the
privilege to keepers of boarding houses and inns,
and the mere fact that Mrs. PaTke boarded at his
house did hot make II a boarding house. Judge
HOPPER Yesterday, in the District Court, sustained
this view and gave judgment for Mrs. Parke.
In the Orphans Court. yesterday Judge oOdruit
counsel for Mrs. Martha &. Kuctt. widow and adj
ministTatiX of Francis &. Kuett, 90 amend her let
tcTs of administration so as 10 make her adlnulS-
tritriX of Fraucls {. Kuett alas Martin Llgel.'
Kuctt had deposited money III tl, BONcry Savings
Bank i'm the name of ZiGci and Mrs. Kuctt's object
i'm making the application was TO he enabled 70 Get
the money. about ~ 300. Judge Woodruff said
that no reason had appeared why the deposit had
ministraton he'd been granted six years ago and he
WOul0 not amend them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
A BOY DESERTED IN JERSEY CITY.

woman walked along GIeen-sty jersey City,
yesterday leading by the hand wel-dresSed little
Hohmeer's bakery, near Montgomery-st.. the
woman gave the boy five cents and sent hm into
the store to buy some cakes. When he returned
the woman had disappeared Mrs IIohmeier took care
of the boy, thinking the woman would return for
hi IN. but she did not Al o'clock the little fellow
was sent to Police Headquarters On the inside of
his cloak pinned a scrap of paper with the fol-
loving written upon 1t
ANY who finds this child will please thai he f.
taken 20 asylum. He - orphan, and taken
from the syum and the parties who took him broke up
house excepting aud can't take care OF him.
The boy is bright aud intelligent He told Chief
of Police Murphy that his name was Willie Miller,
that the woman who sent him into the bakery was
his aunt Mary, that his mother is living, and he has
uncle named Lou. He had idea Of where he
lived,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
ENEESON ND WH[PPLE.

From The boston Home Journal.
In speaking of this friendship Mr.. Underwood
told me a very drO little incident connected with the
two which shows Mr.. Mhpples keen of humOr and
EmersOns lack Of IT,
The philosopher and the essayst driving together
ton; or rather Mr. Emerson talking and Mr. Whipple
was listening, Offering suggestion now and then by
word Of question differentiation. Mr.. Emerson was
much Interested In talking than driving and at
any time very sklltu whip he did not distinguish
himself on this occasion except by His absentminded
Clrcrssncs. The horse took the usual advantage OF this
and Obged along with lazy Independence little hecdfu
Of the sudden tightening Of the rclns and the sudden
thwacks upon his back when the driver and then
aWOke TO the fact that they proceeding they
should. All this rather 3bOOu> business but II did
prove much check 10 EmersOn's conversnton-nOts
much indeed his unskfu attempts To smoke for In
this couVlyul plshmcnt the sage little pro-
hcrnt as in handling the rcns. But 10 quote exactly
from Mr. UndcrwOOds words:
$50 they drove the level way under the full
moon EmersOn's Shakespeare stop drawn. aud the
music continuous with the Interrupt the deep
and manly bass which 40 well remember For exam
pie s0memcsa wOrd-a single wOrdroyeaed the pres
OF genius flap Of the the lazy horse)
n the electric power OF the SOUL "a rather hard pun at tie
clga had SET the word on fire and made 1t blaze. Now
when he says, contemplating the same phenomena
tonight,
How sweet the moonlight sic,pSupon this hanll'
i say when the mind il in a state pouf pour puff that
1t p,rSDiIy elemental agency whack, and almost
posecan Il sleeps-neH, such a mind has already
found the OF immortal beauty aud with every
phrase alures upward toward its inaccessible home
(pOun, whack, pouf.p
One can fancy the two in the moonlight there-Whipps
listening with that happy funess OF sypathsc appTec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
JERSEY CITY

The Rev. Alexander McKelrOy was installed on
Thursday night as pastor of the Second Presby-
terrain Church.
The Clerk of the Board of Health and Vital Sta
tlstics reports for February, in Hudson County :
POS births q still births. i 80 marriages and 1856
deaths. The death rate was 20.4 per 1000.
As a Pennsylvania ferry boat was approaching
her slip on the jersey CITY SIDE yesterday about
strangely climbed up on the railing at the stern
and plunged into the water. The boat was stopped
but no trace of the man could be seen for some
time. Then he appeared on the surface al a con-
siderable distance from the boat, having been car
ned down by the tide, but before assistance could
reach him lie sunk again. As he jumped into the
water a letter fell from his pocket and flOatcd TO
the MOnis-st. dock. whers il was recovered. II
was written IN German and a loving letter
from aged mother in Eschwege, Hanover, 10 her
son in this country. 1t was dated January 20, but
had no signature.
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NEWARK.

John Hovle. an employe of the Pennsylvania
Railroad was attacked by two men IN Prospect-st.
late on Sunday night, with the object OF robblng
him. Hoyle succeeded i'll beating Oft the assall-
ants.
The Newark Pharmaceutical Association has
elected for president J. A. Sayre; vice president
A. NJ. Linnett secretary, William Iownly; treas
urer w. +. Bell and member of State Executive
Committee, ID. W. Brant.
Mayor HAYNES yesterday ordered the flags on the
public buildings to he placed at haf-nlaS', anS
the public offices closed at noon today as ,i i
of respect to Beach Vanderpool, whose funeral VIII
take place this afternoon.
The members of tho Methodist Episcopal
Churches making arrangements 1or We LcCJGiP
ton and entertainment OF the NewaIk letnouibho
Halsev Street Church on March %, and adjourn
ON the following Monday or Tuesday.
Chief of Police Bell has been making an inquiry
ahont two bows by name Baumgarden and llenne-
son. who were arrested on Wednesday with bur,
glars tools in their possession. He ascertained
that Baumgarden lives at No. 25G ElcTy Brook
lyn and HcnueSon No 800 East FOrty-seyenth-st,
NeW-York BaumgaTdcn left home last Saturday.
Henneson ran away with some of his employers
money, and had a revolver when arrested. Inc
boys sent TO the Penit entiary for ninety days
by Justice Hood yesterday.
The Bureau of Associated Charities has made
proposition TO the chief OF police 10 cooperate WIN
his department in looking after Migrants and
tTamps. The Bureau proposes to establish system
similar to that in Boston, by which station house
dodgers are compelled TO cleanse themselves and
work an hour or two III the morning TO pay tor
their breakfast.
The Republican County Committee held meet
ing yesterday afternoon. The State Committee had
recommended that the district conventions for
election of delegates to the State Convention be
held at Trenton on April Z, the date of the hold
ing of The State Convention and that they be COM
posed of the same delegates those forming the
State Convention. This plan had been universally
followed throughout the State, and 1t was approved
by the Essex County Committee until yesterday
when there was an almost unanimous expression
in favor of holding the District Convention in
Newark before the state Convention, and 1t was 50
decided.
The Board of Directors Of the Essex Art Assoca-
tiOn last night made arrangements for loan eXlll
bition of pictures to begin on March 81.
The annual meeting of the Passac River Amateur
Rowing Association was held last night. Officers
were elected and committees arranged for the
spring open regatta Of the association, to take place
on Decoration Day.
Thomas McKeown, age eighteen was arrested at
No. IS Adam,-St. Last evening b. detective, VINO
found burglars tools and large quantity of stolen
goods in the house. The names of two OF his accom-
plices were ascertaincd. The men belong to gang
that has robbed a large number of business places
recently in the Fourth and Tenth Wards.
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NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
RELIGIOUS AND TEMPERANCE WORK.
4 GOSPEL MISSION IN JERSEY CITY-THE WORK IN
MoNTCLAIR.

A GOSPEL MISSION IN JERSEY Clrf-IhE "VHA ''
MoNTCLAIR.
Ssvarol nrominent women have ORGANIZED VIZ Hs
Jersey City Gospel Mission anu o' 500 Uender-
Association with headquarters at No; 90 hH.r
son-st. The lower floor OF the oullulhR nae "sn
fitted M with seats and platform Tor the purpose
Of holding IelgiG%Ss wi cots and will be used as
free lodging house. The objects OF the mission are
10 teach the vast numbers who never atteno any shh
,Iace of worship-whO are fast growing up 10 NIL
HE already over-crowded prisons andreformatOnes;
TO clothe shelter, and provide employment ior me
truly penient and TO establish reading ana c9n9e
room The mission is expected to be sustained Dy
voluntary contributions. There will be an
employment bureau, where persons DESTROYS
was morn formally opened on Thursday night
with appropriate exercises An interesting address
was delivered by President Gibbs, of the Manhattan
Temperance Association of New-Iork. Several OF
fhe directors also delivered addresses The directors
for 1884 are Mrs }. stout Mrs. A. J; Miller, Mrs
W. II. woodward Mrs. L; N, Corwin, Miss A. Dedd
ing, Mrs. ". Gustafson, Mrs +, Willis, Mrs; NJ
Parker. Mrs Jennie Messler, Mrs. j. Riddell, Mrs
II. NJ Denning, Mrs. jackson l,r. ). W; C9sad;
Messrs NJ H. Woodward NJ. ID. Hancox, Richard
Davies J. O. Mtemus, NJ. b. Crosby, W. }. Clough,
In Montcair, n j., there is not so wide a field for
Temperance work as in the neighboring towns The
liquor selling there Is carried quietly, and there
are few of those fragrant abuses which have else
where furnished a motive for Temperance REFORM
The movement now III progress has, however GeHcn-
oped a sentiment of strength against the hqgoI-
dealers but II has not had an lnnleulato eh.Ct
upon their business. Active work against the
luuor dealers is anticipated, and strong EFFORTS are
beinr made 10 attract hc fTeQuenters OF grcg-Shops
TO the temperance meetings, which continue with
increasing attendance and enthusiasm. II has be-
come necessary 10 hold separate meetings 1Or the
men IN order 10 give all an opportunity to attend.
The pledge roll increasing, and the ministers
taking up the work, are annoyed at those III SYM
patty with the movement who VIII not sign the
PLEDGES The red ribbon is conspicuous everyw here,
aud Reform Club has been organized with large
II.
urc Of Mabee and English
Theye are no liquor shops in Pleasant Plains,
Staten Island. As II Is reported that ct the next
meeting of the Excise Board an application will be
made for license for hotel, petition is being
circulated requesting the Board not to grant the
license,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
COLLECTOR MCMAHON A DEFAULTER

DrFIClT OF OvIR $4,000 IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Tie fact that John Mcmahon, Hoboken's missing
collector, Is a defautcT was established beyond any
donDt yesterday. William J.. Sackett, the expert
accountant. reported TO Mayor Iimken and the in
NcstlLatup committee about p. m. that he had
d severed deficiency of S32,79S % IN the ac-
counts of the current fiscal year. This amount Is
the difference between the taxes collected by Nc
ShOn since last NOV Cmber2 and ms paymentsto the
CITY treasurer during the same period. Ibe expert
found that McMahOn made practice Of withhold
ing occasionally from PJ 600 to $4,000 of his col
lcctiOuS although the law required him to turn all
hi receipts over to the treasurer within twenty
fOuT hours. The cmbcIZiement of the funds was not
difficult under the looss financial system which the
collector was permitted TO establish He started
tie practice of dcpOSitIng them IN the bank 10 his
own credit and making his returns 10 the treas
ultr hV his personal check. Another proof of the
loose business methods which prevailed in the
Office sthe discovery yesterday by the policeman
In charge of the office of 1913 in cash and checks
for ~ OS6 81, which had been thrown carelcssly in
adpTer among some loose papers The Mayor
took charge of the money and checks.
Immediately upon receiving the report OF the eX-
pert Mr. Tmken called "a special meeting OF the
Council. which was held in the evening. COM
municatiOn was received from the Mayor annOunC-
also submitted the exports report. showing the
amount OF the deficiency already discovered, and
expressed his fears that the dctalcatOn would reach
a Inuch larger sum. lie felt assured he said, that
Mcmahon had been apprOpTiating the cltYs funds
10 his ever since the beginning of his term,
and he urged the adoption OF a resolution to lu-
sruct the expert to begin his investigation at 1873,
when Mcmahon went into Office. The Mayor also
pOration Attorney TO begin proceedings for the
cOvery of the deficiency from McMahon's bonds
men, and also to get possession OF the mOneyn bank
10 McMahOn's Credit-sOmc So 900. The Council
acted on The Mayor suggestion.
Richard BOweS appointed Collector to fill
NcMahOns uLeXIlred term.
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now 70 guard THE Lungs.

The first Of the series of free health talks for
yOuug men was given last evening in Association Han by
Dr W. C. Jarvis, "Ihe Diseases OF the Throat and
Luugs-how guarded against" The most intimate con
nectlon" he said exists between the nOstrl and the
lungs The nostril is To the lungs as the wach-key
10 the mansp rn II the key out OF ORDER the watch
nucLy runs down. The great danger IL the prevalent
habit OF breathing through the mouth. In the nOstr the
turbnatcd tissues filter the air aud the small hairs keep
ont insects and noxious gases while the mouth has no
such guard Manufacturing leads TO sore throat Dron
chitis pleuiisy and pneumonia"
He discouraged smoking, saying: "TObaccO leads nat
uIay alcohol The poisonous constituents are nearly
the same I'm each Alcohol will dissolve nicotine and so Il
German physician recommends that each sGlOker be fur
nishcd with bottle OF beer whskey, that the liquor
W dispose OF the poison"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
LONG ISLAND.

Fort HANuITON.-C Complaint smade of the reck-
less firing OF cannon by the troops at the Fort. Sew
eral instances are related Of cannon bail. coming in
dangerous proximity to persons in the streets. On
Thursday OF last week one crashed through win
the glass and landing IN kettle on the kitchen
stove, MIR. DE Nysc was suffering from nervous
prOstration and his condition wasmade worse. The
ball passed q distance of $500 yards from the
water battery, whence il fired. crossing in It's
range a number of dwellings. Justice Charles W.
Church has written letter TO Colonel john taml-
ton comma8daut of the fort setting forth the facts
of the reckless use of firearms on the Government
reservation at Fort Hamilton, which endangered
the lives and property of citizens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
John SWITU-HIS CARD.
AN FNGIsHMAN WHO THINKS HE Is 4 SECOND
MESSIAH
There came to THE TRIBUNE Office late We'd
rcsIay night. in envelope bearing the Metropolitan
Hotel stamp. q card On which was written:
John smith,
hrist.
White IICrse
Ford,
rUrI.rff

Ford
England.
reuor,cr found John Smith in small single room on
the fifth floor front. He u short, thcksct man. win
round face high forehead gray ClOsccut side WA-her5
and a qucrr uustachc that runs up on Ms np on
each side but l. shaved away in the middle. The
rauortrr presented the card and explained his mission
f smith held card mp in full view aud inquired in
half tremu,Ous. undecided tone;
',You have seen that name hetOrel"
The reporter admitted that he had seen both names
several times 80, ~,
Glal. tone knows me. lie has sent them over. am
known at Washington. | shall 20 there tomorrow. Ny
mission 4, 90 do the will of the Almighty among the people
of inc cirtn and remove all injustice Come tomorrow
and viii tell you all about IL. / sleepy now"
Whom the reporter called yesterday afternoon, Nh
smith said he had gone up 10 Barnnms snow IN the
morning and had hccn greatly disappointed that 1t was
not open. . - ,
He said he was born In Ireland had lived In England
tLirty-four years and owned White Horse Ford which
WIS farm ~ forty acres. He went on In rambling
10 tell about how his mother had known before he was
born that she going be blessed beyond al women;
how at infant school he had mustered the studies IN an
incredibly short time how he had been saved from ter
rble di.fstcrs and how finally four years ago Il had
been revealed him that Christ born IN his body
Since then he has been making daily communications
nom the Almighty to the world England by not obey
ING his niuuctious. suffering Ills mission, he
saws is 10 nd the world OF injustice He came over in
the wyoming Thursday, dresses Ike an English
squire and WeaIs a diamond ring. He intends 10 To
washington tomorrow to see Gladstone hds sent over
ms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
ROCKLAND COTvNTy

ORANGETowN.-On Tuesday the following oues-
tions will be decided "Shal a Town II61se he
erected at cost not TO exceed SCOOP
NYACK.-A dinner was given last night at the
1appan Zee House TO ). NJ. Van Wagner, trustee
Of South Ny8ck who has done much for the vii
lage. An elegant gold watch will be presented by
his friends .....I The Rev Isaac V. King, pastor Of
the Second Baptist Church (cOlOred, Is dead.
Upper Nyack has nominated the following candi-
dates president. Garrett Sargent; trustees, Isaac
v smith Francis j. n. Tallman; treasurer, james
IL Blauvet; collector. Daniel German. A val
liable corner In the centre of the village, Broadway
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WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Senate Committee Cities, City Hall, 1880 am.
Senate Committee on Commerce, Mallline Exchange
1890
senatrt committee on Food Authorizations Morton House.
1880
free Trade Club dinner, Demoncos
Committee Of 100 Adirondack Forests, Hotel
Brunswick, pm.
Seventh regiment athletic games. Armory, pm.
MAYOR I'd on Cabinet, city Hall, pm.
Cocks Reed case before Referee Dwight, 1880 am.
Butchers conference. Grand Union Hall.
Professor Spices lecture, Cooper institute, pm.
Committee the Army or Potomac reunion, Brooklyn
:
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HOME Ne US.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Fifth Arenue H0tci-COngrcssmc William
whiting of Massachusetts,, and John ". stewart. Of Yer
mont ana the lion Beverley Robinson, OF Toronto.
VCt0ri0 TOc Governor A. o. BOur, OF Rhode IslJud
Mavor " o. Thompson. OF Detroit. ana Lloyd IoWrdcs
az ilaTylaud .. Si,ut~rant HOHse-Asscmblyman q. A.
Deane, OF Columbia County, y. Y.
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as summer resIdenee ana snan occupy ~ ppoqt
before that time, looking to the conversion Oft into
gentleman's stock farm
RIoHMoND-WithIn month 200 quail have been
brought from Maryland and released on staten Is
land When the snow melted away from large
clump of sumac bushes yesterday near the village
the dead bodies OF upward Of twenty robins were
found lying Oh the ground.
ToMpKINsvLLE.-The machinery which will be
perimentaf lighthouse was started yesterday.