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vandecar Jury plsagrees.

The trial of Alfred Vandecar at Waupaca,
Wis, for the murder OF Banker H. {. Mead
ended on the 21st inst, by a disagreement
of the Jury. There were seven for scquitta
and ten for conviction. The murder of n.
@. Mead was committed on the night o.
Oct. s, 1882. On the morning following
the body of the dead man was found in az
apartment of his bank, which he used as 6
sleeping room. having apparently been shot
through q window. His head and face
were literally blown to pieces.
Vandecar, who was arrested at Ste
yens Point, where he lived, is twenty-fonl
years old, about five feet ten inches in
height and a man of remarkably proposes
ing appearance.
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prohibit the secretary Of the treasury from
purchasing bonds above par. If our rsVen.
ues 20 on increasing beyond needs as al
present, and purchases are made oy tht
treasurer as he sees ct there will be quite
as much instability in the bonds as IN the
bank circulation based On them. The bill
under which the treasurer professed to acl
was simply to provide for an emergency
then existing, not give the secretary aoso-
lutte power 10 60 into the market and ouy
bonds at a prepium of 20 or "a per CENT
or whatever price the holders choose to de-
mand
In executive session the following appoint
ments were confirmed; John T. Hszslton,
Wisconsin, consul at Hamilton, Canada;
James Fetch IT, Iowa, ooHsul at Genoa.
Postmasters-Robert V. ROgert, Besvei
DAM, Wis; Henry c. Payne, Milwaukee,
Wis; Lucius Whiting, Billings, Mont;
Charles h. Toll, Clinton, Iowa; E.. c. Hayne.
Centerville, Iowa; Barney c, Wilson, Wah'
peton. Oak. Adjourned to Monday.
House No business was transacted, the
day being given up to debate on the Porter
bill. Messrs. Taylor of Ohio and Keliel
spoke against the bill, and Messrs. Baynt
and Ray supported it.
The galleries were crowded throughout
the day and much interest was manifested
in the discussion.
The session of Saturday the Goth will be
for debate on the Fitz John Porter bill, and
business will be transacted, except the
reception of a report from the committee
agriculture.
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New York Special. @. P. Huntington
before leaving Washington, said:
81 have the opinion of four of the ables
lawyers 10 the country, and they say the
Texas Pacific grant is ours by law, and no
body can take it from us without paying III
for it. If congress declares the grant for
feited we shall appeal to the courts, and Il
will be a very bad thing for those territorie,
for the courts will keep all that land tiec
up for twenty years while we are fighting it
1 don't think the publication of those let
tiers of mine had a very bad effect upor
congress. In any event, there wss nothing
in them that l want to take back or apole'
gize for. They were the replex of that day
If l were to write them now / should speak
differently of some men, because l know
them better now than l did then. But ]
don't want 10 change a wordin them. They
were the replex OF that day, and expressed
my feelings at that time, and there are somt
pretty good things in them"
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Death of a wisconsin Senator.

State Senator P. H. Smith died at hi
home in Plymouth, Wis, Tuesday morn
ing, the 22d. He was the wealthiest n
best known man in Shsboygan county, ont
of the first settlers of Plymouth, and one o
the leading politicians of the state. He fel
q victim to consumption. Patrick Henry
Smith was born in the town of Royalton
VT, Sept. 2s, 1927. He had a common
school education, went to Wisconsin is
1857 and settled at Sheboygan, whence b,
removed to Plymouth the following year
He was a merchant, and the first tow
clerk of the town of Plymouth. He wa
postmaster from 1853 to 1857, and deputy
United States marshal ia 1850. He wa
elected state senator as a democrat. HI
had also been alderman and president o
the Plymouth city council. The distric
that he represented in the senate TIM
Twentieth) is composed of S~beboygan coun
ty and several towns OF Fond du La'
county.
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England's Rigid Marriage laws
From the Toronto Mail.

From the Toronto Mail.
1t IS sometimes stated, particularly in
~papessin the states, that the rigid mar
riage laws Of England cause much I'M
necessary suffering. They may produce
individual cases of unhappiness that are
more conducive of benefit in She aggre1
gate than the loose code across the line
There is q case in point. Mr.. Weldon
separated from his wife on the grounds
OF incompatibility of temper. He al
lowed her 81, 500 a year, a furnished
house, and servants for her separate
maintenance; but this did not satisfy
Mrs. Weldon. She wanted her husband
and applied to the courts to have hin
compelled to live with her. The courts
decided in her favor, and held that be
must maintain the marriage relation OF
60 to prison. Mr.. Weldon appears to be-
a mar of peace, and 1t seems hard that
he should be compelled to live with q
turbulent woman. But this very hard
ship will impress all England with the
solemnlty and Importance of the mar
rage contract. No one will be likely TO
enter this relation lightly with the case
OF poor Weldon before his eyes. Where
there is no outlet to a passage a man
hesltates about entering it; but in the
states there are so many facilities for o.,
Vorce, marriage, instead of being 4
solemn and binding contract, is regarded
more lightly than atrivisl business part
nership.
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tions he naturally confined himself 10
American subjects"
"Have you ever detected any anti.
Irish feelingsi in the holy fathers CONVEX.
sation?"
Never. He loves Ireland, and. in.
deed, ought to love her, for no other
nation is more true to the church."
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Fred Douglas Marries a White Wo
man.

Washington Special: Fred Douglass wal
married in this city Thursday evening, tht
OATH, to Miss Helen NJ. Pitts, a white wo.
man, formerly of Avon, N. Y. The wed
ding, which took place at the house of DR.
Grimke, of the Presbyterian church, wal
private, only two witnesses being present
The first wife of Douglass, VINO was a col
ored woman, died abOst a year ago. Tit
woman he married to-day is about thirty
five years Of age, and was employed as
eopyist in his office while be was marsha
of the district. Douglass himself is abou
s~eventy-three years of age, n has q daugh
ter as old as his present wife.
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The Champion Novelty in Official
Life.

The Champion Novelty in Official
Life.
Washington Special: The champion
novelty of the age in the line Of Office hold
ing is John N. Irwin of Iowa, who was ap
pointed governor of Idaho territory in
March last. When his first quarters
pay was sent him he returned it viii
his compliments to the treasury. The &C
counting officers havir DO other method o
disposing of it turned it over to the con
science fund. Mr.. Irwin in a letter 70 the frs
controller, objects very positively TO this. HI
says he returned the money because he
only desired the office of governor for th'
honor of the position, and cares nothing
about the ~emoluments. He desired thai
an honorable fund be created and tina
the money which he returned be deposited
to its credit, and says that as soon as thu
balance OF his salary is remitted to him hi
will returh it for credit to the fund. Al
this is the first instance of this character il
the history OF the governme t, and as there
is not much probability of a second case
the secretary has not decided to establish
the "honorsry" fund. Perhaps be VIII re
fer the question to the attorney general
whose powerful and aslute mind is so vel
calculated to grapple with abstruse points
In the mean time, il any OF the dime mu
seums can make an engagement with Gov
Irwin he would be a greater card than Ser
geant Mason or Bsrnum's white elephant.
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Friday, january go.

SEEATE.-Bills were introduced for the
free circulation in the states where pub
lished of~newsdaPers and other periodicals,
and to facilitate the reform of the civil ser
vics. The bill providing q territorial gov
eminent for Alaska. and the presidential
disability bill passed.
Mr.. BeOk called up his bill intending to
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The Union Improvement and Elevator
company has decided to build another ele
vator in Duluth, with a capacity of 500, 00I
bushels of wheat. When the new elevation
are all complicated there will be storag
room there for over 100000 bushels, o
nearly as great an amount as the total re
ceipts Of the past year.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

In the Grand Forks Herald is pub.
lished an account of the return trip of
the northern (Raymond) delegates from
Pierre after the convention. During
the ride speeches were made by the
representatives of all the north Dakota
counties except Burleigh. and it was the
unanimous sentiment that the north
would give Judge Clifford as hearty a
support as 1T would have given their
own candidate had he been
successful. Judge Clifford was highly
eulogized by those of the delegates who
know him personally, and the general
belief was expressed that he would not
permit the capital gang to use him.
These expressions of loyalty come from
the ultra Raymond element and they
evince conmendable disposition to
abide by the result of the convention
and to give hearty allegiance to man
who is generally respected and admired
on both sides of the forty-six line. There
is an abiding faith in Judge Clifford and
an unshaken belief that he will he con-
trolled by no cliques or factions in his
administration ofthe affairs of Dakota
in congress. In this feeling our section
of Dakota shares, and while there is
much local bitterness, in places.over the
course pursued by certain delegates
this feeling does not extend to Judge
Clifford, and will in no manner preju,
dice the people. He is an honest man
and above intrigue.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
Advice 10 motners.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs
WNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Child
rem asthng lasxe Its tss value is
Immediately. Depend upon it, mothers,
there is no mistake about it. It cures
dysentery aud diarrhoea, regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
softens the gums, reduces inflammation,
and gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Winsloso's Soothing Syrur
for Children 7'eethtng is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one oi
the Oldest and best female nurses and
physicians in the United States, and il
for sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
First Publication Aug. 28th.
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Default has been made in the
payment of the money secured by q mort
gage dated the nipe1eeth day of May. 1851, exc
fack, his wife, Of the county Of YanSton and and
territory of Dakota. to Mary n. Brownback, Of
the county Of Chester and state Of Pennsylva.
nia, DE- and e WHICH mortgaEe was recorded iu the
Of Yankton. Territory of Dakota, in book 10,
day Of May ss, It oeloei and q e 1ns Minutes 1ss
Whereas, No action or proceedings at law or
otherwise have been instituted to recover the
debt remaining secured by said mortgage or apy
part thereof. and,
Wherein, The amount claimed to be due up
on said mortgage, at the dste of this notice, is
the sum Of two thousand and forty-eight dol
lars, l$2, ,04s0 00 to-wit: $4,000 Of principal,
hundred dollars attorneys fees stipulated for
in said mortgage, to be paid in case Of the fore
closure or the commencement of the foreclo-
Now. Therefore, Notice is hereby given that
by virtue OF the power of sale contained in
said mortgage, and duly recorded as aforesaid,
and @ IN pursuance Ct the statutes in such case
made and provided, the said mortgage will be
toreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises
| therein described at public auction at the
tfont door of the court house in the city of
Of Dakota, on the eleventh day of October,
1Ss4, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that day.
| Ihe mortgaged premises are situated in the
county OF Yankton in the territory of Dakota,
and are described in said mortgage as follows.
to-wit: .
The west twenty-five (2O feet of the east half
(eh), of lots ten QO) and eleven Ql), of block
ton as plated and recorded by J. B. s. Todd,
with all the appurtenances and Improvements
ono, Dated & Yssnlkson is5l this 25th day of Au
MARY N BRowsBAcK, Mortgage.
M CRAMER Attorney for Mortgage.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

ihe Northern Delegates Returning From
Pierre.
Grand Forks Herald.
The train that carried MIR. Raymond
and the north Dakota delegates home.
ward Saturday evening, left Wolsey IA
station 105 mile east of Pierre) at 8:os p.
m. and arrived at Fargo over the Fargo
Southern, at $50 Sunday morning.
liner. we're about seventy.five delegates
aboard. They assembled in the rear car
and participated in one of ine Eoost en-.
thusiastic meetings ever held in the ter
ritory. A stranger, who witnessed the
deliberations, said, "Well, one would
suppose that your man had received the
nomination, from the amount of
enthusiasm I observe here" Speeches
tives from ali the north Dakota coppties
except Burleigh. MIR. Raymond thanked
his friends for their loyalty to him and
to north Dakota and expressed the hope
that he might some day be able to show
his appreciation. The tenor of the
speeches was not characterized with dis
appointment over the nomination of
Clifford. In fact, Mr.. Clifford was fre.
quently eulogized and some OF the
speakers who know tie nominee, ex.
pressed the opinion that he would never
permit himself to be used by the rascally
capital gang. One of the speeches made
by north Dakota delegate is worth
quoting as showing the feeling OF the
meeting. The speaker said:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: In
my opinion, the swiftest and most effect.
I've punishment that could be meted out
to the men who betrayed north Dakota
in the Pierre convention. and robbed Il
of It's choice for delegate 10 congress
would be the removal OF the capita
from Bismarck; and when that is dom
a fitting disposition to make of the bricl
pile which is now being erected on th,
east bank of the Missouri river for th,
purposes of capitol, would be to con
vert it into an asylum fol
political dead beats, with Alex. Nc
Kenzle as superintendent and FATTY
Edwards for chambermaid."
These remarks were greeted with grea
applause. The general disposition wa
to give Clifford the hearty support o.
north Dakota, as it is believed be will b,
as firm in his opposition to the Ordwa,
barnacles as possible.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
First Publication Sep. II.
Notice of Private Sale of Real
Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That in pur-
~ suauce of an order of the Probate court in
and for the said county of Yankton, territory
Of Dakota, made on 18th day of July, 1884, in
the matter of the estate of Amanda Goodwin
deceased, the undersigned, the administrator Of
said estate. will sell at private sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, and subject to con.
frmation By said probate court, on and after
Monday. the 18th day of September, 1884, all the
right, title, interest and estate of the said
Amanda Goodwin, deceased, at the time Of her
death, and all theright, title and interest that
the said estate has, by operation of Law OF
otherwise. acquired other than or in addition
TO that of the said intestate at the time of her
death. in and to all those certain lots. pieces
or parcels of land situate, lying. and being in
the said county Of Yankton, Territory of DR-
kota, and described as follows, to-wit:
The west half of the east tWo-th birds of lots
ten, eleven and twelve no, II and l2,) in block
ftty-one, (51D in Lower YAnkton, in the city of
iankton.
Terms and conditions of sale: cash. Deed at
expense of purchaser. Bids or offers may be
made ut any time after the first publication of
this notice and before making Of the sale.
All bids or offers must be in writing and left
at the Office of N. J JaCra.ler. attorney at law in
the city and county Of Yankton, or deliyered to
the undermined personally.
Administrator of the estate of Amanda Good
win. deceased.
Dated, August I'd, 1884.
sl.sw NJ. CRAMER. Attorney.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

xcET1tOTlAl tOIltlCS.
Pierre rec Press: Already is Judge
for one of the first United States sena-
tors in the coming state.
Pierre Free Press: In the late con.
test Hon. John B. Raymond made a
record that will be worth more to him in
the future than present success.
Since the Pierre convention bitterness
is springing up between the Red river
and Missouri valleys, the result desired
being the removal OF the capital from
Bismarck.
Bismarck Tribune: A private dis.
patch to the Tribune last night said
Clifford nominated on the twelfth bal
lot. Great enthusiasm. Mckenzie did
it," This is sufficient. Bismarck is sat.
is6ed.
Centleville Index: Judge Clifford
would have been our second choice. He
is man of ability ,candor and good judg.
ment, q man whose integrity and in
fluence,, at Washington and elsewhere
will honor his constituents and Dakots
generally. A nomination in this case il
as good as an election; it ensures it.
Huron Times: Judge Gifford's nomi
nation was received with quite general
satisfaction throughout the territory
There is disappointment in some sec.
tions, but this is Offset by great enthu
siasm in others, while every county
promises to give the nomination such {
hearty support as will doubtless max,
his total majority reach 10000.
Fargo Argus: Although the soutl
manifested no disposition to depreciat
the services of the present member, it i
not surprising that there was an earnes
and general expression in favor of th
selection of a candidate whose interest
are more closely identified by Location
with their special measures than on
from the north could be. Their immedi
ate and urgent demand is for the division
of the territory on the forty y-sixt
parallel, and the admission of the sout
portion as q state. This end they natul
ally believed would be best subserve
by citizen of the prospective state. A
they have two.thirds of the vote and til
north had the last member, little objet
ton can be raised to the selection o
sectional grounds. Judge Clifford wi
be elected by from thirty to fifty thor
sand majority.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

makes the husband mindful of the scrap.
er and the door mat; keeps the mother
patient when the baby is cross. and
amuses the children aR we'll as instructs
them; cares for the servants besides pay.
ing them promptly, projects the honey
moon into the harvest.moon, and makes
the happy home like the eastern fg-tree,
bearing in its bosom at once the beauty
OF the tender blossom and the glory OF
the ripened fruit. We want q religion
that shall linterpose between the ruts and
gullies and rocks of the highway of life
and the sensitive souls that are travelling
over them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

Statehood for south Dakota should be
the platform upon which the legislative
campaign is to be conducted. It should
be insisted upon that the first act of the
next legislature be an act to provide for
a constitutional convention for southern
Dakota and the date OF that convention
should be fixed at as early in the winte,
as possible. 1t is the general expressed
wish that Dakota be admitted as state
and this issue is OF paramount impor
tance.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
Nine Physicians Outdone.

Mrs. Helen Pharviz, No. 33l Dayton
street, Chicago. ILL.,, is now in her sixty
eight year, and states that she has suf-
fered with Consumption for about ten
years, was treated by nine physicians,
all of them pronouncing her case hope.
less. She had given up all hopes of ever
recovering. Seven bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption COM
pletely cnred her. Doubling ones, please
drop her postal and satisfy yourselves.
Call at Purdy & Brecht drug store and
get free trial bottle.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
First Publication Sept. 18th.
Probate Notice.

In the Probate Court of the County of Yanktsn,
In the matter Of the estate Of JAIME. johnson,
deceased.
Notice Of settlement of final account and dis
tribution.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Amelia Joseph
LIN :. inc - johnson, the administrstrix of the
ed and presented for settlement, and filed in
said oonrt, her final spsoant of her administra-
ton OF said est.te, a1S showing that said estate
the eiehtsenth day Of October. A. b. lss4,
being day Of term of said court. to-wit. Of
the September term, A. D. 1884. at two
O'Clock p. M, et the court room of said court,
st the city Of Yankton, in said Yankton county
has been duly appointed By the sAid court, for
the settlement Of said account. at which time
and place any pef.oa interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in WRITING
70 the said account and contest tho saue, and
70 shov cause why decree Of distribution
should not be entered herein.
Dated September Il l06l.
L. OONGLEHON, Probate Judep.
3. I. WMTk. Attorney tor estate. N-lV
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
The Kind Of Religion we Want.

We want religion that softens the
step. aud tunes the voice to melody, and
fills the eye with sunshine, and checks
the impatient exclamation and harsh re.
buke; . religion that is polite, deferen.
tisl to superiors, courteous to infenors,
and conslderate to friends, . religion that
goes into the family, and keeps the hus
band from being cross when dinner il
late, and keeps his wife from frettine
when the husband tracks the newly
washed floor with his muddy boots, ani
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
Not Worth Botherinc Abou,

Sioux Falls Leader: Several of our
exchanges are bothering themselves to a
greater or less degree over Hon. Alex.
ander Hughes and his movements hither
and thither. Alexis term of superhuous
authority is drawing to an end, and in
this connection the only thing that
bothers us is the idea that he should be
thought to be at all worth bothering
about.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
Buck,en,s srnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for Gust,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfacfactlon, or money refund
ed. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale
by Purdy & Brecht, Yankton, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in or

Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
A reliable means Of eradicating local
disease of the skin, viz: Glenn's Sui.
phur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cts.
Physicians attest: Colden's Liquid
Beef Tonic is particularly useful in
Diphtheria, Fever and every depressing
disease.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-27

Yankton has received it's orders from
the Sioux Falls Press and from the posi-.
tive manner in which the orders are
issued it appears there Is supposition
abroad in the mind of the editor of the
Press that he is to rule the entire roost.
He commands US to fall down and wor-
ship our Observation-Disclosures Pierre
delegation or take the consequences,
We give the people the warning SO they
may know what's in the wind.