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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-14
The johnson Trial.

The all-absorbing topic during the
week has been the johnson murder
trial. We therefore devote the greater
part of our space to the case, giving all
the testimony, more especially for the
benefit of those who were unable to at
tend the trial.
The examination of witnesses closed
near noon on Saturday, but the argu-
ments did not commence until Mon
day morning, and occupied the Court
until4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutor Cahill opened for the State
in powerful and convincing argument,
reviewing the evidence thoroughly,
cIinching every link as he proceeded,
which wove very chain around the
prisoners neck. Mr.. Cahill has labor
ed hard and long upon the case, and
now that his efforts have been crowned
with success, he has the thanks of the
entire community. He was followed
by Mr.. Knupp for the defense, and he
by Mr.. Hubbard On the same side. Both
these gentlemen labored earnestly on
behalf of the accused, making pleas
full of points and in q large measure by
their arguments weakening the chain
of circumstantial evidence. The labors
of these gentlemen in the defense won
1 the admiration and respect of all. They
did what they could. The closing ar
gument was made by Judge Haag for
the State. His review of the evidence
is said to have been thorough, and in
his eloquence eclipsed all his former
efforts. He spoke for three hours, which
was q severe task upon his physical con-
dition. His ripe experience was great
help in the prosecution.
The charge Of the Judge occupied 40
minutes, and is given complete in this
issue. AT 20 minutes offs the case was
given to the jury, and by $50 they had
reached a verdict guilty of murder in
the first degree. Bat one ballot was
taken. The Stiffness Of death pervaded
the court room while the verdict was
being given, the prisoner evincing no
change Of countenance as the fatal
words were spokea+rGuitty as charged
d, the indictment.
The defense will ask for a new trial,
and will probably appeal the case. Sem
tence will be pronounced in q day or
two.
The evidence is compiled from reports
made to Toledo Bs. and Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-14

The Democratic Central Committee OF Henry
County, Ohio are requested to meet at the office OF
the Probate Judge, in Napoleon, on
Saturday, February 2sd, 1884,
ct o'clock p. M, for the transaction of important
business The committee consists Of the following
persons: ..'
Ridgcville-Conrad Mohr.
Freedom-Henry Gehrett.
Nspoleon-D. Meekiaon.
Natrock--F. Nischwitz.
Pleasant-New Bavaria &c. Hornung.
Pleasant Holgate-Wm. Kaufman.
Marion-H. Mangus.
Monroe--.W. II. Boober.
Harrison-J. N. Bliss
Liberty-East-G. U. Foncannon.
Liberty-West-E. y. Martin.
Washington-W. W MCGifhn.
Damascus-A. NJ. Gidley.
Richfield-C. d. Winner. a.
Bartlow-J. G. Waltmire. 4.
BY order of EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
Tamnauy Ceiebrates.


New York, Nov. 1.-THE Tsmmany
hall general committee IN the wigwam
tonight celebrated the election Of Cleve-
land and Hendricks. Speeches we're
made by Samuel ]. Randall. John Kelly
and Congressman Cox. A great crowd
was present. Randall paid tribute to
Tammany for the faithful efforts to
bring success to the democratic ticket.
and added: "We must not expect
altogether partisanship to come from the
next administration. The democratic
party must redeem all its promise to the
conservative people of the United
States. They must abolish every un-
necessary Office; they must bring the
government down to economy, and they
must at once reduce the extraordinarily
great revenues Of the country. A great
amount of the public lands that have
been given away through the proaigate
legislation Of the republican party must
be taken back to the ownership Of the
people, to be held for actual settlers
under the Homestead laws. Onioe.holders
must be taught to perform their duties
under the restriction Of the laws"
Kelly defended himself and Tammsny
hall from the charge Of disloyalty to
Cleveland.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

ought to be made for perfectly legitl.
mate reasons. he will respect the
letter and spirit 0s the
reform Law, and that nom
political ofaoers, who have been honest
and effective 10 the discharge of their
duty and who have not misused their
positions for party or political ends, will
not be arbitratively dismissed for politi-
cal reasons. or course, have no author.
ity to speak for Mr.. Cleveland. but my
faith isfoupded upon the sole knowledge
OF his character aud convictione.'
Truly yours,
GEORGE WILLIAM Curtis
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
Capital Notes.

Capital Notes.
| THE TRIAL OF GEN. SWAIN.
Washington, d. O., Nov. 15-The
court martial to try the charges pre-
ferred against Judge Advocate General
Swain met this morning. Gen. Swain
appeared before the court, accompanied
by Judge Shellabarger. whom he intro
duced as one of his counsel. On opening
the court Gen. Swain raised the question
of jurisdiction and presented motion,
in which he prayed the court to dismiss
the charges and prosecution thereof for
want of jurisdiction. The motion also
stated that he was brigadler general in
the army and his commander, the leu
tenant general, was the only person who
could legally convene the court. The
court having been convened by the presi-
dents special order it had no jurisdiction
of his case.
During the argument on the motion
the rooms were cleared. On re-opening
the doors the Judge advocate announced
that by direction of the court that the
plea of want of jurisdiction had not been
sustained. At the request of General
Swain t4s court took recess until Mon
day.
A SENSIBLE MOVE.
The department of state hos directed
the United States consul-general at
London and Paris to appoint medical
examiners and inspect vessels leaving
English and French ports for this
country, with view to preventing the
introduction of cholera.
An Explanation
New York, Nov. 1.-THE managing
editor of morning paper here says:
"The city press bureau figures on the
election districts in the city sent to the
western associated press on the night OF
the election are correct, and are found to
bs correct by tie canvassers; but the
bureau in grouping the figures into as.
sembly districts, get them mixed up,
and the returns rs canvnssed by
the assembly districts. are of
course. entirely different from the
bureaus. The totals are the same, but
the assembly districts all differ more OF
less, aud thus far show an apparent
gain for Blaine, but iu reality will be
restored to Cleveland later on by figures
from the other districts. The bureau
figures on election districts are right
The figures by assembly districts are all
wrong, but the totals of both agree, and
the trouble was that the bureau got the
wrong figures into the assembly dis
trict tables. We (the managing editor,
and dozen others are convinced oi
this, because we have been over the
figures over and over again."
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

Washington, Nov. 15-The indications
or the weather for the upper Mississippi
valley are: Fair weather, winds gener-
ally from west to south, lower barometer,
stationary temperature in the northern
portion, slight rise in temperature in
the southern portion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

Portland, Oregon, Nov. l5-A dispatch
from Harrington, the couHty seat of
Lincoln county, state that a party Of
armed men are guarding the court house,
aud will not permit the records to be
removed until the alleged election fraud
is investigated. Trouble is feared
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
,,{iiII,, {!sII, MARRIAGE GUIDE. },iays{G..

Elerant cloth and gilt binding, Sealed for %
dcrfal pen pictures, trne TO life. articles on the
whyf Proper age 10 marrr. Who marry asst.
Mabhosd. Homanhood. rhysieal decay. Wbs
Iscreased. Those married or contemplating
marrying should read IT, IL oaght 70 ts feAd
u. fopast saiiion. sslns u ssbovs. @ tai pspss
cover and 100 psSSs. " ssnts W msiis In nsSbsy
os postasa
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
speculstisE on Cleveland.

Washington, Nov. 15-Tbe Star says
the following reply TO an inquiry sent to
George William Curtis by government
employee hare. has been received.
"West New Brighton. New York. Nov
l4-Dear Sir: have your letter OF the
18th, and there 10 no doubt but that
Cleveland will encounter . tremendous
demand for . clean sweep. but think
that while the changes viii BE- and
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
GENERAL NEWS.
The Figures Indicate the Elec.
tion Of Cleveland,
New York City Nesrly Complete
Shows Little Change in Figures.
General swaim's Trial
Before Il Military Court
Began To-Day.
The Probaele Result.

The PrO6Relo Result.
New York, Nov. Is, Up. NJ A hasty
computation by the clerk in charge Of
the city returns, OF the canvass which has
just been completed, sives Cleveland a
plurality of l,l47 in the entire state,
Blaine's net gain in the city by the can.
vass was 120.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
FOREIGN.
RuAIORs.

RUMONS.
London, Nov. l5-Alvices from
Shanghai state that rumors Of the fall
OF Tam SUI are current there.
IN TROUBLE.
Cairo, Nov. l5-The Canadian boat.
men have more trouble than was antlci-
pated in getting their boats up the
cataracts. The difficulty at Dal cataract
is diminishing and the rate of progress
increasea.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

New York. Nov. l5-The weekly bank
statement shows reserve increase of
1928, 900. The banks now hold thirty
seven million four hundred and eighty
four Thousand dollars, in excess of the
legal requirements.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
SAFE AT KuARTouM

London, Nov. ia dispatch from
Cairo says letter from Gordon. dated
Khartoum, Nov. 4th, had been received
by Wolsey, which states that the steamer
bearing Colonels Stewart, Power and
Herbin. the French consul, and some
Greeks, left Khartoum Sept. 10th.
Messrs. Hansel and Lendes are safe at
Khartoum,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
The Stock Market.

Wall Street. Nov. l5-Stocks lower.
Union Pacific decliuvd ! 4 to q.
Northwestern aud st. Pail a.e also
weak.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

Buffalo. Nov. 15-Erie county official
gives Blaine 26.249; Cleveland, 24,759;
Butler, 260; st. John, 725.
New York, Nov. 15-The first assem-
bly, district, official, gives Blaine 2.275;
Cleveland, 4,263; Butler 96; st. John, Is.
The fifteenth assembly district, official,
gives Blaine 4,l72; Cleveland, 6.446;
Butler. 2l5; st. John. A.
The sixteenth assembly district
official, gives Blaine 2,71S; Cleveland
5.319; Butler, l67; st. John, II.
The canvass of the eighteenth Assem-.
bly, district was finished at noon. Nc
other errors we're found than the one in
the first assembly district.
The nineteenth assembly district wae
completed without incident. It was re-
solved to request the committee on cor.
rected returns to give preferences to the
electoral ticket.
The canvass of the returns for the
twentieth assembly district was compile
ted without incident.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
Reduced Rates.

New York, Nov. l5-Thc New York
Central reduced it's first class rates to
Chicago to Sl0.5O to meet the rates of
other roads.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

Secretary Mccullough i busily- en-.
gagged in the preparation Of bis an
nual report to congress-. II is intimated
he will make some important recon-.
msndations in regard to the revision of
the tariff, on which subject he is under
stood to have very decided views.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

The charters of 72l national banks,
with an aggregate capital of over $780,.
100000, will expire during the year 1885
This is more than one.third OF the entire
number of national banks now in exis-
tence. From information already re-
ceived by the comptroller of the cur
rency, it is expected a large majority OF
these banks will continue their existence,
either by extending their charters or by
recognizing under other titles. There
are at present more national banks in
existence. With larger aggregate capi-
tai, than ever before.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
FOR SANITARY PURPOSES

EON SANIIARi PUFPOSES.
Paris, Nov. l5-The municipal council
yesterday voted an appropriation Of fifty
thousand francs for the furtherance and
adoption of sanitary measures in private
houses
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
CHICAGO.

OHICHRO, 4NUV. 10
73asc December; 74.sc January: SO1sc May.
CoRN-Easler; 43c cash. November; $50
December; 81 &c year; 3s1sc May.
OATs-Lower s6c November. December;
year; 2Sas ascMay.
RYE-5lc.
BARLEY-Lower; bOc.
FLAxsEED-Higher; $l83c.
WHISKY &1.lS
PoRK--Easier; $1l.s7hc year; $n.s5c Janu-
ary; $l1.45c February.
Easier s.. s.s7ho November. IS s5c.De-
cember; $8.s7Hc January.
Hoas-keceipts lOOO: active; firm; 50IOc
higher; For light, $4.1o@4.65; rough packing.
$4.l50440c; heavy packing and shipping, $4.4l
04,80.
OATrLE-Reeeipts 1000; slow, steady; na-
tives: 94;2594 to 20; butchers, q 2584;oo: stockers
SHEEP.Reseipta 1900; demoralized, inferior
| to good, @l.750S.75.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
New York. Nov. Is.
WHEAT-,s1lAc lower; moderately active
No. 2 red, 8lA0s2lsc December; s4llS4ssc Jan.
uary; s6gs6ssc February ssAG1Ssssc March.
CORN hDhc lower: dull; mixed western
spot, 47g52hc; futures. 47hG55lic.
OATs-!sGAc lower; western, S2ts36c.
PoRK-Dull. heav: &l5m.
LARD-Dull; 81. .45c.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

It is given out on good authority that
Deputy Commissioner Clarke will be ap-
pointed commissioner of pensions to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
General Dudley. Mr.. Clarke. who halls
from Rhode Island, has been deputy
commissioner for many years and is
thoroughly conversant with the bureau
in all its details. It is believed that his
appointment will give general satisfac.
tion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15
Ilailv sersess a,,d @Akatainu

It is smphatically denied vt the state
department. that Astor, minister at
Yisnna, has rssig1ed.
DIR. Worthngton, paator Of s.at Johns
Episcopal church At Detroit. has &C
cepted the call to tho bishopric Of Ne
braska.
In the case Of Champion s. Chase,
charged with receiving bribery from
gambling houses. while aoting az mayor
of Omaha, the jnry, without leaving
their seats, returned n verdict Of not
guilty. @
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

The special press commissioner of the
New Orleans worlds exposition is perfec.
ting arrangements to have q congress
sional excursion of senators and represen.
tatlve from Washington to New Orleans.
to be present at the opening of the ex-
position December 16. Invitations have
been extended to President Arthur and
the cabinet, Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Blaine, also to President elect Diaz, of
Mexico, and Emperor Don Pedro, OF
Brazil. The Mexican congress will ad.
iourn to attend the opening exercises.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-15

By direction of the president, Captain
Charles B. Bower, ninety eighth cavalry,
has been dismissed from the army, for
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman. Leave of absence has been
granted Major Charles @. Byrne, Sur
geon; Second Lieutenant VIM. A. Skunk
eighth cavalry, ordered to conduct re-
cruits from New York to San Antonia,
Texas. The resignation of Cadet Logan,
fourth class United States military
academy, has been accepted by the sec-
retary of war. Cadet Logan, is the son
of Senator Logan, of Illinois.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-07
Life Saving Service.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Special Agent
Burns, of the Treasury Department.
charged with the investigation of certain
charges against the managent of the life
saving service and against Superintendent
Kimball, of that service, which were made
in an article published in an Erie, Pa,
newspaper last January, has made his re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury. He
finds that the charges were instigated by
Captain Ottinger and published without
malice by the newspaper. eEvery material
allegation in the charges as published are
false. The service was right in adopting
the Lyle gun, as it is superior to any gun
brought to his notice during the investiga-
ton, and fills all the requirements better
than any of them. Every station is pro-
vided with life car. as well as breeches
buoy, and 1t is left to the discretion of the
station keeper to determine which to use
on the occasion of a wreck. The charges
of inefficiency and mismanagement of the
service he finds to be fatty disproved by
the evidence, and says on the contrary his
service is shown by the record of success,
of which every citizen may justly be
proud, and comparison with such services
in other countries shows ours to be in the
lead of ALL He states, however, that the
breech buoy is used more frequently than
the car, having in the last five years been
selected in eighty-eight instances and
brought to shore TAT persons.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-07
WAR ON THE MUSSELSHELL.
A Two Hours Battle Between Horse
Thieves and COWBOYS at Bate
mans woodward.
Fort Benton Press.

The Vigilantes, numbering fifteen or
twenty fearless men, hailed the steamer
Benton at old Fort Hawley last Tuesday to
secure some pro visions. They did not have
much to say other than that they were
rounding up the horse thieves and had still
some work before them.
On Sunday, the Goth, they had a fight
with the thieves at Bateman's woodward
that lasted two hours. 1t seems that
number of the thieves, probably twenty,
had gathered here to make stand against
the Vigilantes. They occupied a cabin and
tent some distance from the house AS
matter of safety they put out two sentries
to look out for the cowboys, but the latter
came up and took position near the house,
without being seen, and at daylight opened
fire on the thieves, protected by trees and
stumps. The men in the tent were all
killed and some of those in the cabin, the
others escaping. The house and stable
were burned. The names of the victims
are not known, and in fact the details are
of a meagre and indefinite order.
The James place was totally destroyed by
fire, including the wood, and it is believed
the father and his two sons were killed.
Two or three other woodyards were burned
out The avengers" had the name and
history of every one of the gang" along
the river, and they expressed purpose of
not letting up as long as there was one of
them left. They expected to apply to the
boat on it's return trip for additional sup
plies ito carry on the war;" and when they
finish their work horse thieves will be as
scarce on the upper Missouri river as they
are in Heaven.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-07
Some Hawkeye Philosophy.
Robert J. Burde.te. ]

My son, when you hear a man growing
and scolding because Moody gets $500
week for preaching Christianity, you will
perceive that he never worries minute
because IngersOll gets $500 a night for
preaching atheism. You will observe that
the man who is unutterably shocked be-
cause Francis Murphy is getting $50
week for temperance work, seems to think
it all right when the bar-keeper takes in
twice SO much money in single day. The
laborer is worthy of his hire, my boy, and
he is just as worthy of it in the pulpit as
he is upon the stump. Is the man who is
honestly trying to save your immortal soul
worth less than the man who is only try
ing his level best to 60 to Congress? Isn't
Moody doing as good work as Ingersoll? :?
Isn't John B. Cough as much the friend of
humanity and society as the bartender?
Do you want to get all the good in the
world for nothing, so that you may be able
to pay high price for the bad? Remem-
Der, my boy, the good things in the world
are always the cheapest
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-07
The Cattle Fever

UNION STOCK YARDS, H., July 30.-No
further developments regarding the Texas
fever. The diseased cattle have been slaugh-
tered and condemned No fresh arrivals.
Those unaffected in the lot have been sold
to local butchers, subject to rigid nspec
ton. No other cattle in the yards have
been affected in the least. The sick cattle,
it is asserted. do not communicate the dis
ease, as it was brought here by improved
cattle and not by stock direct from Texas.
No further trouble so far as other cattle
are concerned is anticipated.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 30.-No devel-
opments here concerning the supposed cat
tie fever The stock yard officials reiterate
the statement that there is no disease here.
CHICAGO, July 30.-GOvernOr Hamilton
arrived in Chicago from Springfield to-day.
State Veterinarian Paaren called upon him
to talk about the disease discovered at the
stock yards and supposed to be Texas
fever. Paaren told the Governor that in
formation had been received that another
car load of cattle suffering with the
disease were on the way to Chicago. While
en- route last night the men in charge
heard of the killing yesterday by the
Board of Health. The men then attempt
ed to drop the cattle at way stations but
the citizens objected. The cattle were
then carried on and left at Jacksonville,
where they now are The conference be-
tween the Governor and DR.. Paaren lasted
an hour. The veterinarian received in
structions to proceed to Jacksonville and
investigate the case. He was also ordered
to conduct a minute investigation at the
stock yards. The Governor says that if
the malady proves to be the Texas fever
he will Immediately institute a rigid quar-
antine. So long as the infected cattle are
killed within twelve hours after their ar
rival in town, the Health Commissioner
thinks there is no danger of the disease
spreading 1t would be worse if the cattle
were shipped off to tatten. The Commits
sioner says it was well that the infected
cattle were brought to Chicago instead Of
being stopped along upon the prairie or in
small villages Here suspected animals
can be killed and carted to big rendering
establishments. Only Kansas City and
! Chicago have such facilities for dispOslng
of sick cattle without danger. There is
no danger whatever the Commissioner
states, for the public at large to feel at all
| alarmed.
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3O.-The COM
mission sent out to Maxwell Monday by
Governor Dawes returned tonight. They
found 100 cattle in the vicinity of Maxwell
and Brady dead, and about as many more
sick. The infection is confined to cattle
that grazed on small strip of land over
which 1000 Texas cattle had been driven,
which had been brought in by rail. The
disease is not contagious. This has been
ascertained by series of experiments.
The railroads have promised not to bring
in any more cattle until after the first
frost. Stock men in this vicinity, repre-
senting S5,000.000 in cattle, have combined
to prevent any more cattle being landed if
brought in. 1t won't be safe to try the
experiment The country is too wild.