the cmnnrLD nrruiucAN
TcrwVl af avabarrirrlraa.
If re'l in ed.eave.af wdhir three aaenlhl.. it M
f p.ie ltf three end before . aieelha,..,. I
l pad ofler the rtrtretl'ia of ill meal.... I
Mainef AdrerlLtiijr,
aniet edterl leeie.nte, per equerr of It Nneenr
le... X lime, or Itea $1 e
for eeeh aeheeii,eot tnercttoa . , M
A-iiele.Mralerl' and Rfeente-ri' eottre ...
Au'l'terl' Bolt .. .....
r.e'i"n. end Rtraie
Itmnlef ion Bntieei
I m-hI nonce., per line
(i uniirT n.tti-re. over Ive line., per lla
ProleMional Card., 1 year
riAM-r atirinriaiaairi.
1 KpHI H (HI CHllUUIB.
J .qi.arra. la OH I i column..
2 Mauu 8 t I I duluun.
Job W.rk.
LAM KB.
fli.rli quii vJ quire. peqnirB,tl 7
quire., par quire, I IHI Oier , par quire.. 1 Ml
AnBtl.l a.
I .beet. M l I .beet, or lea..4 Ml
j .heel, ti or Ic.e, J 4ft I 1 theft, ti or le.., 8 IHI
Over oi coop oi iimn m proportionate rate.
(IKO. H. UOObLANIlKH,
K'litor end Proprietor.
I M
I M
I M
I
15
1
Ml
til ft
4i Ml
0
CLEAR
BjITFii m.
t K i tniii .
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CAN
010. B. GOODLANDEB, Proprietor,
VOL4I-WIIOLENO.2095.
?rj floods, rorfrtr, fiftr.
PRINCIPLEi NOT MEN.
TERMS-$2 per annum, in Ad-ance.
goofs and JJhors.
JACOB S. COLE,
Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,
CI RWENSVILLR, PA.
rpilK aubeeriber adopt. Lhia method af taforaa
J Uig bieoldna.UMoeraandfhe puilio generally
br Hill continue, to ataeulacluce boon and
swa u Id old etaad, eepaail brauaker'i Hotel,
nb re bo inritra the public to give him a call. Hi
rk I. made out of lh very beat Prroeh Calf anil
hie, and at aioradiairl; la prioaa for aaahorap
protad aiMslrjr prouuoa. All kind, af bear;
a w im. mm. io oroart and all word war
"i"- JACOB 8. COLK.
Carwaoitilla, 11, 'tt-lj
PEACE PR0CLAI11EDT
THI W a orEIlJ5 CLEARFIELD
JISOX TO'IP QUIET.
JTwry a fA Cow'""""' J,,'"",5 back
to their old muitert; but 'na'y one
going to old Mauachniettt, tCitC?f
they were loved to long and to well.
IV eunaaqatnr af tka akoto fau. P. SHORT
of lb. old Mbort 6boa Hb,.p." oua an
a,,unaa lo bii aroal patroaa. aaa tba poopl.
of Oarnal.) aooolT at Uryo, tbat bo kaa oh a
m raw lol r'"i Material. )! raoolrad tnm
Ik. Kait. and la pr'parad aa aaort aotloa la auba
an aaa I -U aaj 8kioa, at kia aaa aki-p lo
ilrabam'a ra. 11a la aatltla4 Ikat ha aaa plaaaa
all, a lt II ajljiii ka aoaa Iplaaaalj (oral atay.
it hoaja aatriota.) Ha I. aroparW lo a.11 low far
Ck o Cuanirf Proaaaa. bna'l forgot tbt
urn anor w .wi tirabaai'i alora,
a M.rkM Mreat, Clarl,l4, Pa, u. kapt bj a
ljW-7 -BHORTT."
THE CLEARFIELD STORE
RECONSTRUCTED.
0rir I, Ronl
Joba t. Waaiar
... William Pnwall.
...Wllllaa W.llaiu.
GEO. I, REED & CO.,
Two doori kortb or tha Coort Honaa,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
II AVINO rafarnrd lo oar old (iiilnraa Hand
DANIEL CONNELLY,
Root and Shoe Manufacturer
TT AS Juat reMl.ad a (oa lot of Proacb CALP
11 ohi.ib, aaa ia Boa prepared lo aaoafao.
i.r. ...rj.on.j ib a la lloa at tba loaat Iforoa
Hi aill oarraol kia work lo ka at rapraranUa
Hi raapaelfulljr aoliriu a call, at bit abop aa
M.raei atraat, aaonaa Bftor Brail or tbopoatottoa
akara ka will do all ia kii power to render aula
fictioB' Boaaa laa Oalter topa an kaad.
mj. 7-y DAKIKL CKKMLLY.
EW BOOT AXD SHOE SnOP.
EDWARD MACK.
Coa. MAKKEI A So Sri, CLEAKFIKLD, Pa.
TUB proprlator kaa aatarod lata tka B00I t
ill US oaiioaaa at (be abora aiaad. sad
i. dalaraioad lot to ba aatdoBa aitkar la qaal
it; or prlaa for kia work. Special atteatlon
t.il ka paid M nanufaetariaa gawad work. H
iu oa baud alarra lot or trench Kip and
Ctlf 8kint, of Ibt f era beal qaallte. Tka aill
nit of Cl.arflald and rietailjr ara rarpaotfallt
iiitd to aiea kia a trial. Na ebara. for aalla
al lf
EV IlOOTlirMOE SHOP,
IN tl'H W tSMVlLL-K.
I1 HI lahrcrlber kirB(r laulp aurud a law
Boot aad Sboa abop la CarwvBiellla. aa
.ia etrael. nppmlta Joaepb K. Irwla'a Dm.
iwra. ra-pactlollf aoaoaaoaa lo iba pablla thai
iw prrpano t" aiaaa artnra all atylaaar Haul
ui Sbuaa. aad i.rtbln ia kia liaa. oa abort
na am krapa oa kaad a food a-aort
u'.t or riadr-aiada work, wbi'k ka will till
ci.i ir nail ar eoBalrt pro'iaeo.
tlT-lf :J LIWI8 I. R08S,
wo barek Botife Ik aitiaaai af Meerteld
ad.1 iba publia arnerallT, tbat wa ban anlared
apoB, and Intend la proaneoto. a rirorooa aaan.
p.ta aaainrt kick prieoa aad inferior (oodi, and
kara now oa band a full aanplr af all kiada af
IHwu aaaa ia una aiaraau la tka liaa or
Dry Goods,
Wa claim to kara a full aaaortneat, aonaiilinf ia
.part of Maalina, bloaahad and anbloaobed;
Pnoti of all f radaa and atjlaij aad
Fall and Wlntt? Dress Goods,
Suck u Alpsau mt fell D IaIbm, Mo
la part of
Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satinaua aad a fall aiaaruaral af
READY-MADE CLOTHING
Srufl and l.dlrinf j.
It EM OV Aid.
HARTSWICK & IRWIN,
DRUGGISTS,
Mnrkrt Urrtl, CUarfUtd, Pa,
V f l to Inform our old aad aaa
T T aaatomara. tkal wa hava MB.n..j .
lakllabajaol to iba apaaiana now bal'din laet
.reeled an Marked alraot, aaarlr artjolnm. tbr
;"" "n ma weal, and appoalta Maura.
Mrabam A 8iibi' alora wbero wa aunwui.
Invil. tka Bnl.li. . -J I '
r wwi '! wuj wair
THE MANSION HOUSE,
lomrnr Seeoud and Market Streala,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
'TXT' aid aad rommodioaa Ilnel kaa darint
x pan rear raea alara-al lo 0.ihU it.
I'er eapaelir for tbe aatrruiomanl of atraa
ant lueau. Tka h -le bailuiaf aaa beea
' prcipnator will .para
paini ia r.n.r k.. u,.t, ,...l.n,M. wbll.
"iitwiib kirn. HAVIO JOHNSON
Prwprialor
THE
WESTERN HOTEL.
CLEARFIELD. PA.
T'H anWrlbar Varlnc leaaed for a larai of
j. lain tnii wall kaawa Hotel, (kept f.,raai
. . ' "' I and ra-ltted and rafor.
n-a ii laroafBoat, la Bow preiwred In eat r
iraeelera aad tka pablla aaaeralla apna
"aii ii ia hot od alike airreenbla In walk pair-,,.
4 iiroprieior. Hia TABLE and B Mt will
"a .ap liod wltb Iba boat Iba a.arkel ..,H..
M a palna will bo iparad aa kii part t aid to
. e-e.eaeaoo aaa a-m'on or hia ra-eta.
dOUS DOU'IHRHTT.
-T.!.1' Propl-to,
THE EXCHANGE HOTEL,
ltITI!UD4II, PA.
THI ed aeianllakmeal karlai kaew leaaa
1 hr J. MOBHISOK. formerly proprietor af
aerna'ia HiHiaa, aaa aaaa Ikoroaakl- tea
lad .ad reraralabad. aad aappliad wltk all
andara Improaemeata aad eoarenlaneaa aa.
7"rr ! irai alaaa Hotel. Taa dlalaa rooa
'm eaa ramarad la Ika f rat loor, aad la aaa
"""ll aad al'r. fha skamkara ara well e
'"at-d. aed iba prnpriaior will andaaraT U mala
" perfectia al k ma.
MOHRI0R. Proprlator
THE CLEARFIELD HOUSE,
'Fnraiaria kanl hj Jaa. H. Oaler.)
rroMl Ktrert, Phlllpaburr, Pena'a.
V I will Impoaek anr aaa wbo aaja wa fail
la lira direct aad poraoaal attealina to
" Mmwera. ar f.ll I eaa.a Ibem la rejelea
" a well faml. bed labia, witk ateaa room.
M i,w bed., where all ma foal al koma aad
-.are be al rert New .t. tiller attaehad.
.OIIN MeLA (TlillLlIf CO,
i II P'kti r , Jan. II, !. Pmprietora.
' iix.cB tboo. a. aaaw
THE AMERICAN HOUSE,
Latherbnrf , Clrarflrld C Pa.
THI8 wall known and tear ertahlt.bed Ho'el
'erwerl, bant bj R W. Mtmra. and lallatlj
j rbam, ar kaa beaa loaaed for a tana
"far. b, tba anderalrnal, I wbick Ike anew-
lh traeelint pahlle la aow called, and a
" f pablie patronara Ii aolleiled.
'P'lViH lr.pd HHAW WALLAIIB.
SUSQUEHANNA HOUSE,
'raruariiia, learBold rountj. Pa.
TH' aid and well atahllaked Holol. kaaati.
A ''. .itaaled aa Ua baakl af tka Heeqae.
'". ia tba boroiek of Carwea .filla. baa kean
Ii k w ' J"" hy " ""deriiaaod
,., ". entirely reltled, and la aaw opaa la
t, ,,n,r" eraaallinw comma
'" lniea.ar. Na paiaa will ba apered lo
"r ' aomfurtabla ablla Urrrlnf at Ikii
Aajnie hublinf roo.a tba aAoomaw.
-ftaami. l'bar(i ia .derate
"""' WM. M. dKKPRIRR.
THE RAILROAD HOUSE,
M'N 8T. PHILrisHUrH. PA (
T'll andrrelrned keep aiia.taBtlf aa kaad
-i ! ",f Hia table la alwaya
r ' h-el the marhel efrr!a The
f"bl, "ill do wall i aire kirn a .'all
"l.'tj
ROUkK f LIOYD.
SQUEHANNA HOUSE,
"AiiWiJ.VS UtUPIIIMCO
I " der,l,.d lab.e Ibia a
aMk " " "afrrmaa nf n. ardeld awaaty,
a-ti. l: . 7"':" re-apaaad ti
".in
Pa.
,iAkal tka BBeBtaal faa
II St I Hk..Uu ..in -A.
III , "J "panel pan. U reader eall.faelloa
, '' hita auk tb U p.ir."ia. He
Ua" !'l ,k ",w
ttaLbin, pru , ,., , ,h ,
l"XS i Jlel.. idiel.
.lotions, Hosiery, Trimmings,
BOlfH ITTS, AC,
Eats and Caps, Boots and Shoes.
GROCERIES.
Wa bare a fall iopply of Coffee, Tea, flae;ar, Riea,
aoiaiaea, j onaaro, run, Kelt, llnaeed,
aoal aad lab Oili,
FLOUR, BACON, DRIED FEUIT,
8ofM-red IUbi, Mfii pork. n. full
uppl of PrortaioDt.
Hardware and Queensnare,
Wooden If KHfoafi Ware.
All Ika foreroina articlea will ka earlier, d h.
i-A.iii, Lilian, or I.ULMKI PHOULCE.
ana at pnoei to which there aaa ka ao eiorptioa
Hue in aooa oi uooua ib oar line, will plea
IGrCALL AND &EE US!-
GEO. L. REED k CO.
Clearfield, Sept. IT, 1811 if.
T)ICIIARD MOSSOP 13 NOW
SelliBf , al half tbalr anal price,
DRF.S8 GOODS,
CLOAKS AND SHAWLS,
BROWN PUEETINGS,
FLANNELS AND BLANKETS,
WOOLEN GOODS,
HOSIERY,
MEN'S CLOTH I NO,
OtNTLKMEN S FURNISHING Gootlt
LADIES' BOO"H AND SHOES,
GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS AND 8I.0ES,
BOYS' do do
HOOP SKIRTS,
BALMORALS.
LADIES' COLLARS AND CUFFS,
RAISIN'S AND CURRANTS,
BROOMS AND TUBS,
CANNED FRUITS,
BEEP AND PORK,
FLOUR AND FEED,
Ao., Ac Ao.
Down I Down 1 1
THE LAST ARRIVAL
AND OF CO 1MB THE CHEAPEST.
A Proclamation against High Prices!
"ITTR ar now onAnlng ap lot of th tatt ud
1 T Moot aowonahlo (tooda .vsirl Watm or
offerrd ( this narkH, ud tvt prion lht rr-mind
m of tho fnoti old dor of chaos Uinir. Tboo
wbo lark fa.it h vpoa Uiii point, or deoia oor aito
gationi tuporAttuMa, lord but
1Li, .IT Of H STORE,
Corner Fmot and Market itreoia.
Whrt Uipy eon m, fe, bw and know for theta
aelroo. To fully Dirrtjjtnd what or kMp jrooda,
this mart bo dono. Wo do not 4mm It noooaaor
to numtrnto and Itaniaa our itoek. It U onougb
for na to tUU that
We have Everything that is Needed
and onnfumed la tbia aiarkrt, and at prleea tbat
at.nih boih old and rnnnf.
4m20 JiKl'H PHAW A ROlf.
READING FOR ALL! I
BOOKS it STATIOSERY.
T
Market !., ClearOald. (at th PoatOflra )
IIK aadereirned beaa leera la annnanra lo
tbe elti.-na of Claatleld aad rlelnltr. ikat
kal filed ap a room aad kaa Ja.l reloraed
Iwa theeitrwlib a lane emeet of raadiaa
attar. aariilinc ia part of
Bibles and Miscellaneous Books,
Blank, Arenant and Pail Boke of ararf da
eeripliua Paper and knt fl'iee, Prenoh preaaad
ana plaint Pane and Peneilai Htank, la(BI
Papara. Deeds, dnrtaageei dadjimaal, Slemp
lloa and Promteenry aitea i White and Pereb;
wal Brief, Lawal Cap. Keeerd Cep, end Bill Cep .
Kheet. Moate lur either Piano, Plata ur Vtnlia
aonatHBtlv aa kand. A ay kvoki ar etattnaera'
de.lred thai I may anl haea aa bead, will be ar
ordered by irel eipre.a. aad Bold al wholeeale
ar null t" -ail eaetnmera. I aill alio keep
tieri'idioal lliaralara. aaok aa Maaaiinea. Newa-
papar., da P. A. UAUL1M.
Cl-arl ld Nay T, Itn II
Drugs, Chemioalfl, Patent Medicines,
oas, paints and vakkishss.
Oar itoek af Dram aad Medlela.. el.M eT
"ejiaina aaaa, aataaiad wit a, iaa
aero, aad
WAJISAJTED BraiCTLY PUEII
Wa alw keaB a fnll ateeib af rieee P. r--
Toilat article!, boeua. Tooth ka..- u.i.
Braabea, Whllawaab Hrnahaa. d ..... ..i...
hind broabea. Wa kara a lane lot of
WHITE LEAD, TCBl'ENTIXK,
Plazoeed OIL PalaM. and la f i ......ii..
1 .J I k Ik. ul.ri.. 1 1 . --
i r....... oiiamaaa, waiea Wa Moral
Cita "'e, boyara.
TOBACCO" ND 8EGARS,
Confeetkaery, Hpieea. ad tka iiftawl ataek of
rsriaUaa erer of. red la tkti p!". aa warrant
ad la ba af tka beat Ika Market afforj"
. s. HRTs;rK.
!., !. JOUB F. IRWIM.
jLLtAii iLLu, l' A;, InUIlSDAY, DEC. 3, 1808.
THE REPUBLICAN.
NEWSERIES-VOI, 9, NO. 20.
CLEARF1FLD, PA.
Tharaday Moraine;, ltocaaber , IHOrl.
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
a. . UHA M. DRVOaiMT
(Beooad atraa t, appoaiu tb Coort Hoaea,)
CLIjAUPICLI), Piii'i,
THE rabaeribera reapoctrallt aaaoaecee to the
itlaani ar Clearfield aad elclnily, that ka
aaa aow oa aaaa a rail aapply ar
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES
Dy Btafi, Tobaoea, Cirara, Coafaaueaariaa
ritattnaery Aa.
PHYSICIANS
Win (ad kit alack or Dren FULL and COM
PLETI, aad ale ear alifhtadraaeaea Eaalara
pneea.
SUiiUUJj JJUOKS.
Taarkora aad etbera will ka faraiiked wltk
alaaaieal aad milcellanaoBl kooki br azaraaa.at
eaan aauaa.
STATIONERY.
ConalitlnK of Cap, Plat Cap, Foolaeap, Letter aad
Perfumed Note Papara i aleo. a rery aoal ataek
of MoaralBg Note Paper aad Earalopeeaakaad.
rena. raaciia. ina, ae.
HOUSEKEEPERS
Will tad a falletoek ar PURE BPICEft. IflD
auua AKM. coaeentre,ted LYR. SOAP. .
LiAUIES AND GENTLEMEN
Ar relocated toeiamine kii itoek or Perfoaiery,
nair una, ria Toilet Hoaoa. Hraahaa. Ce.
Toilal etli. Ae , Aa.
SMOKERS AND CnEWERS
Will tnd a fall aapply af prim. Ckawlea aad
obiaa TOBACOO. Itn meted aad Domeetia
(.1UAH8, Baa. Fine. ret. Aa , da.
CAJSBO.N OIL,
Of the kail brand., a'wayi aa kaad.
LIQUORS.
Tba beat qaalily af Llqoon alwayi a kaad, for
aiooieai parpoaa.
wrPkjiiriaaa' Preaeriptioai promptly aad
Baratanr mmpoaaaea.
Apr! I. Ilia. A. L SHAW.
NATURE'S GREAT RESTORER
ICHBKTM '
Celebrated Bitter Cordial.
fMIIB medical nreparetloa I aow afared
X lb pablla aa a reliable enhetitate ht Ika
aay worthlaaa eompnaoda wbick aow flood Iba
market. Ii la parelf vegetable. enmpoed of
trarioaa berba. aatbared from the arreat alora
a "nee af aatara and aa lacted wltk Ike at meal
ear. It la aot rannmmandet al a Craa-AtL.
but by lu direct aad aalalary indaear apoa
the Heart. Liver. Kidaeyt. LaBaa. Huiaiich aad
Rowole. ll act both ai a preveatlv and eare
for maay ar tba diieaaei lo whirk tb "aa ercaae
ar aanjeat II la a rellama Family Medicine,
aad aaa be lahea by aitbar lo'enl or adalt with
tna aama uaeactal revolt. Ik Ii a certain,
prompt aad ipeedy reoiedi for Dlorrbca. Dya.
eatery, Powal eomplalnt, Dyepepele, Low nam
of Rpiriti, Paiatlnara, gicbkeedaeke. da. Fir
Chilli aad revere of all kiada. it ia far better aad
afar tkaa aay qolhine. wilboal any f ite per-
Bicinwa eneeie. ll araarei aa apprtlt. pruvee a
powerfal dlaaeter,a-d will eoeaterort tbaeffeetji
of liqnnr In few miantai. Prepared byJAIXIB
dCHKKTI. Bole Proprietor, M . aor. Fifth
aad Raaa atreeu, Pkiledelpkia, Pa. Held by
all Draciuli aavll-ty
Attention, Afflicted I
TMI aabarrlker give aoilc Uel ka kaa
roamed tka praeilaa f kiadlolae la Latk
erebara. wber b intend. I devote bla attea
Ilea lo the treatment or CHRONIC UI-KA-kH
la (aaeral Ha will beep oa bard a cbolre aa.
leailoa af DRUUSend akurCINHS adapted In
tka trealmeal af akroaii dieeaaei, aad aay kv
eonaolted al kit eaa at aay koar or tba day.
N. B A word le ikoee aOleted with rkrale
aiaeaaaa way be to ran a advaniega Nur
aaf aor ka aware that oouavar Pkt.irlaaa who
do a Bioiae praotira keve aol viaa to attend lo
tke trealmeal or caaoaio dtieaeee, aad aciaev.
qaeatly aaoLacv tbemi bono lb la aiaaa af al..
reaeirae axctceiva Bitaatloa.
OKtiHUE WILSON, M. D.
Lalkenbara;, Fab 17, IM If
I I ' m. nuaalnra.
IV Haaflaad'i Oarmaa.lioaletler'a aad tireene'i
Oari.nated HltUra i aiea par Llqaera, af all
kiada for ecadieiaal parpoaa.. for eele by
HAHTBWICK u 1KW1M,
Clearfield County Bank
THI Clearteld Coaoty Bank aa aa 1 1 eort 'ill a
lad InalitatloB baa (owe eat af eiiatenee kv
tbe rarrender f it charter, a May II, IMa.
All lla clock ia owned by tka abeeribera, wbo
will eoatinaa Ike Baoblef ba.laeea al Iba aaaie
place), aa private Bankare, ander Ibe Ina aame
the "Clear. I Coanly Bank." We are re
apoaalble far Iba dabli ol Ibe Bank, aaj will pay
ill aotei oa deaand at Ike enanter. L)epeit
reoeivad and laleraal paid wbaa anaey la left for
aaieanme. raper diaouuata ai itt per rent
al keretnfer. Oar pwaoaal reapea.ikllily la
pledged for all le oaiu roecfred and koaleeo
Irene cted. A eontinaaae or Ik liberal pal
rnnare af tbe bnalneai aea of tba enanty ii re
peotmllv lollrl'ed. A. Pre.idcnt, Cornier and
officer i of the late Clearteld Coaaty Bank, we
reqatre the aotei af laid Bank t ka preeealed
for renemnttna.
JAR. T. LKONARD, RICHARD CHAW,
WM PORTER, JAB. B. OR HAM,
K. WRIOIIT. O. L. R RED,
m y A. WALLACE.
Tka baelnaei af the Beak will be eoadaeted by
nha M. Adam... Eaq.. aa Caablar. jaatn.'ll
D'T tba DR VOt'BATIC ALMAKAC. Only
dUft J-TV Till .' op. ,u4-,MJ Caablat,
I). M'Oirk. Edward Parka.
BMEING Sl COLLECTION HOUSE
OP
McGIRK t PERK8
Saeroceorl to Foelar, Parka, A Ce,
Phlllpebarg;. i'antra leoaaty. Pa.
"tVTIIKRK all the bnalneai era Banking Itnaar
IT will be traniaeted proaplly and apon the
moat favorable I Arm I anerT-tr
County National Bank.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
TniB Benk I aow npea and ready for bail,
aeea. OCna oa Hamad atreet, la the baild
lag formorly eoeapied by Leeawrd, f laaay A Oa.
atnarvaaj aaa orncaa
JAR. B. flRAHAM,
WM A WALI.ACi,
A. K. WRIUHT,
t. W. WOuRE,
Hit H KD RH4W,
WM. PORTE,
OEU. L. REED.
JAS.T. LBOrtARD.
JTr.'it
BEPOET OF GEN. SHERMAN.
Events of the Past lear on the Plaiiu,
Tronbla wllh the Indiana Herdahlpa aad
Danger ar tba Hcttlera and Tntape
Kiii.u. iieen. ui taw navaireB TDB
i-onry fur Iba Uovernaaent to Paretic.
Waruinoton, Novenibor 20.
1 lie lollowinc rcnort wua iuiit ro-
ceived at tbe War Department from
uivuwnauwuutinti ouurmiin ;
Hairxj'ai Militabt Ditiiioh or rar. Mmooai, 1
Bt. Loch, Ido, Nov. I, land. I
Brevet Major General E. D. Towntend,
Attivant Adjutant Utneral, Wath-
ington, V. U.
Gp.neral : The MiliUnr Division of
me juitwoun ig atill comuoried of tbe
wimrimenioi juitwouri and DnkoU.
emliraciii) ulw.laiitially the country
went oi toe aiissittBippi nvor to the
KiK'lty MnunUiLH, including New
Mexiuo, Ulub and .Montana. Tliene
t-partmei.il are commanded liv (i.-n.
erala Sheridan, Aujrur, and Trry,
wnoae minuul report are truiiimitU'd
herewuh, and lu Uiem I rv lor vou fur
mtirw oetaiira mmemenlpi ot the nro
grc made and ol tbe eviintH of the
pur., yrar. Yoo will obbrrve that
(wlnioi the country gcnerully baa
br).') t peace!, the people on the
plaina ann fie trvo ot oy com.
maud have bfen etitunt!j at war,
enduring all iia dangcra and hard
xhi a. with none of ill honor and
reward! In lormiT reports I etidfav
ored tndeaxribe the reanuiinanil cauncri
which made a atate oi war the normiil
condition of attain on the l'luino, and
have aince atudied to find aonio lasting
remedy, out thus lar without auocene.
Oup people continue, aa heretofore, to
eitle od the exposed jioinU of the
frontier, to travel without the pre
caution which a well known dimmer
would iUir-;eHl, and to run alter evert'
wild report of the discovery ol itold
or other precious metals, thus cumiu
luto daily contact and nei' smry con
flict with discontented and hoeiile In
diana. The co-ordinate depart mi nis
of oar Government likewixe continue
to extend the surveys of public land
westward, ami tjnint imleins to occu
panta to locate nnd build railroads and
Ktablish mail Mules, w ith the iioc
aary stations and rt-lnys of boraes, a
thouirh that region ol country w:ia in
profound peace, and all danger to
occupation and transit had passed
away. Uver all thone matters tbe mil
itary authorities bare no control, vet
ineir puone nature implied public pro
tection, and we are dailv and hourlv
called on for ftUHnia and eacorta, and
are lell in the breach to catch all the
kick and cuffs of a war of race, with'
out the privilege of advising or being
conauueu oviorenana. l ne reports ol
General Sheridan. Augur and Terry
. . . .i .
contain auunuani evidence on these
points, and I refer to them here mere
ly to demonstrate the tact that aa
long aa theae things continue, from
necesaily and publio policy, we can
not reduce our military forces on the
frontier, and cbould not even allow
their strength to fall away by the
rapid causes of death, discharge and
desertion, but aSould keep the ranks
constantly replenished with fresh re
cruit At the time of my lastannual
report, dated October 1, 1807, 1 waa a
member of the Peace Commission, on
Inch the Cnngreaa of the United
Slates had devolved the whole Indian
question for a practicable and, if pos
sible a peaceful solution. At the same
time, hy an Executivo order, it waa
made my military duly to subordinate
the acts of all the troops under my
command to whatever plan of action
the I eace Commission might adopt.
Tbe Commission, in its annual report
of December last to the President of
the United States, bears lull testimony
on t'lis point to trie effect that all the
ofneura ol the army, and all the troops
with whom they came in contact, had
fully and cheerfully co-operated with
them in their efforts to bring the dif
ficult business to a iicuceful concluion.
need not here reler to the delibera
tions and acts of that commission fur
ther than to slate that it in em hers
were ananiinoua in tho concluion
that if we would maintain a perma
nenl peace with the Indians eust of
the Ris ky Mountains, they should be
collected on reservation aa inr re
moved as possible from the while set
tlement and lines of travel, and that
there they should be maintained at
the coat "f the United Stale until
they could wholly or partially provide
for themselves. Jhe two principal
reservations indicated by the commis
sion were north of t!.o Slain of Ne
braska, and west of the .Mis tun
river, and South of the Sisto of Kan
sas, and wul of Atkansis These
istt'icts are the only parts of mir
vast national domain nt nil adapted
to i he purtioBe, not already iippiopna
ted Tho commission furl Iter rccoin
mend that for each of these rcst-rvu
lions a sort of government should be
provided hy law, looking to a time in
the future when all the Indians would
be reduced lo tho peaceful condition
of shepherd", herders and farmer
This general lilan was justified by the
then state, or lucta, and lla wisdom
baa been demonstrated hy moro recent
events. A sense of national Justice
dictates that In taking from these
savages the land whose wild game
has hitherto fed, clothed, and abnl
trrcd them, we should, in restricting
thorn to the exclusive use of a part,
make them compensation ol some sort
lor the remainder, and, if possible,
procure their consent. Influenced by
this consideration, the Peace Com mis
sion, during tho (all and winter of
1HII7, and the spring and summer of
Iwn, held a council with all.orncurly
all, the tribes and parts of tribes east
of the Rocky Mountains, making lib
eral provisions for presents to all who
came to the appointed plaoes of coun
cil, according to the forma and cere
monies to which they wore lone ac
customed. Formal written treaties
were made witb eaoh arparate tribe.
signed with-all formality, and trans
mitted to tb Senate of tbe United
through the atrent, according to the
icrms oi me treaty, for the actual
perpetrators of these vervatila. Colo
nel Wynkonp. agent of the Cbeyonnes
and Arrapuhoes, sent a messenger out
and mado every exertion to procure
their surrender, but utterly failed of
siiccRf-s, for it aeems tho older and more
cautLua chiefs, though claiming to
desire eaeo. could not give up so con
aidcmhlu u body of their best young
wurrioia, nnd of ooursethey all became
responsible. All of tbe Ciieyonnes at
once began a general war along the
Smoky Hill and Arkansas roads, und
simultaneously al tacked ovory party
of white men, who had relieved no
notice of the chance in tlioir nouccfu!
relations, and wbo were therefore on-j
prepared ror attack the aggregate
inuruers amounting to sevonty nine In
Augnstand heptember Genaml Khar.
Kin n, seeing that war with the Cliey-
ennes was inevitable thon endeavored
lo keeptheArrapahoeaoutofit. This
tnhehad been camped for the summer
on Heaver Creuk, ami be invited their
chiefs into Fort Dodge, wiiere, on the
.id ot iicplcmhcr, Spotted Wolf, Bull
Hear, and other Arrapahocs chiefs
well known to our oliieera. in full coun
cil, agreed to keep nut of tho war and
to move down to the reservations be
low the Kansas line, to which thev
had assented at the Medicine Ixnlie
. ouncii. vt ben tl e time appointed hy
themselves to come and to start lor
Kort Cobb had transpired, they not
only did not come in, but were known
to be at open war all the way from
Fort Wallace to Denver, in Colorado,
the very opposite direction.
In like manner, Gen. VV. B. Ilnr.en,
whom 1 hud appointed to take charge
of the lower or southern reservation,
met the Kiowas and Camanches al
Fort Zurak, on ihe 22d of September,
and agreed to feed and maintain them
on the w ay, and slier they had reached
tncir reservation near port Cobb, but
w hen the lime came for them to move
they did not go, but were known to
be engaged w ith the Cheyenne and
Arrapuhoes in the common war. .Nev
ertheless, by my orders General Ilateii
has gone to Port Cobb prepared to
lulflli our treaty stipulations with
them, and t can imagine no other
reason for this conduct thao their
supposed belief tbat by war Ihey can
force us to abandon their favorite buf
falo range, as We have already uban
tinned to the Sioux the Powder river
coimiry. Tt abow llie concurrence ol
action and ainiullaneousiiess of hostile
acts on the part of these trilies til' In
dians in addition to tho reports of
Generals Sliuritbin and Augur, here
with I inihsctihtt in this report ex
tracts of telegraphic messages from
the Governors of Colorado and Kan
sae. Acting Governor Hall telegraph
ed me from Denver, ntider date of
August 27 :
will steal rathor than starve, and to
steal he will not husitalo to kill.
Therefore, a joint occupation of that
district of country by these two Classen
of people, with such opposing inte
rests, is a simple impossibility, and
the Indiana must yield.
i lie l'eace Commission has assigned
them a reservation which, If held for
filly years, will make their deacend
aut rich, and in the muanlima they
aro promised food, whilst they are
learning lo cultivate the earth und to
rear tame slock.
To labor with their own hand, or
even lo romain in one place, militate
with ail the neredilaiy pride of the
Indian, and force must bo used to ac
complish this result. It was for this
reason tbat the Peace Commission, at
its Chicago Session in October, after
the events before described hud occur
red and were known lo them, was
forced to the conclusion that the man
agement of Indian affairs should bo
transferred back to tbe War Depart
ment, where it belonged prior to
lNlll.
That Department of our Govern
ment is tho only one that can use
force promptly without the circumlo
cution now necessary, and no other
department oi the Government can
act with promptness and vigor enough
to give any hope that the pluns and
purposes ol the i'eace Coin mission
will be carried out, and even then
there is doubt that the Indians them
selves will make tbe necessary per
sonal effort to succeed, and I fear
that they will at lust fall back upon
our bands a mcremassot helpless pan.
pers.
1 am lu ly aware that many of our
good eopl. far removed from contact
with these Indians, nnd dwelling with
a puuilul interest on past events, such
as are described lo have occurred in
Minnesota in 18153, and at the Chi v-
ington massacre of 1804, believe that
the whites are always in the wrong.
and that the Indians have been forced
to reaorl to war in self-defence by ao
tual want or by reason of our selfish
ness. 1 am more than convinced that such
is not the case in the present instance,
and 1 hopo I have made it plain. 1
State for ralilicntion. 'Ibe treaties
with llu Chovennes, Arm pa hoes, Ki
owa,Cnmancheit, Navajoes, and Crown
were duly continued, bid those wild
the various bands of Sioux. Srinkes.
etc., were not confirmed, simply, it is
Inferred, because thev wen not. nrnik
plele when the Senate adjourned; but
for aome reason Congress did not lake
acnon on the chief proposition of the
i-auo iommibeion, which wag em
braoed in I heir reporta of lust Decent
oer, via; mat which related lo the
Betting apart of the two reservations
hereinbefore reforrred to. and nrot;i.
ding governments thorefor, which was
resigned to precede the coiiflrniutiori
of any of the treaties, and was the on
ly v Lil principle of them all. I regret
that 1 leel compelled to refer to this
fact, because many persons attribute
1o.it the reason why wg. jailed lo ar
cane a luating peace, and why we are
at this m-iment engugod in a costly
war with four of the (principal tribes
with which we had to deal, vis: the
Cheyennesa, Arrapahocs, Kiowas and
Camanches,. It but always been
moat difficult to discover the exact
truth concerning the cause of a rup
ture with any Indium. Thev never
give notice beforehand of a warlike
intention, and their Brut notice comes
after their rifles and lances bave done
much bloody work. All intercourse
then necessarily ceaaee. and the oriir-
inal cause soon becomes buried in after
events. Tbe present Indian -ar in
General Sheridan's department is no
exception, and, as noar as 1 can gather
: .k .1. : i . .l .
mis irum is auout mid :
Last year, in the several council
held at North Platte and Fort 1 ,a ra
mie, by the Peace Commission, with
fragmentary hands of Sioux, the Indi
an asserted that i.'icy were then, and
had been always, anxious to live at
peace with their while neighbors,
provided we kept faith with them
They claimed that the building of the
Powder river road and the establish
ment of military pot along it, drove
away the game from the only hunting
grounds they had left after the occu
pation of Montana and Nebraska, and
that the road had been built in face of
their protest, and in violation of aome
old treuty which guarantee them that
country forever; that the road nnd
tho Kst along it hatl been construc
ted in lSi5 and 1x0(1, for the benefit
of the people of Montana, but had al
most feast d lo be if any practical u-e
to them, by reason of the building of
ttte I moil I'ticinc Kailrotitl, whose
terminus we-t ofibo Klack Hills made
it easy tor the wagons to travel by an
older and butter road west of the
mountains.
For this reason, and because the fur
ther extension of thi railroad, under
rapid progress, would cuch year make
th Powder-river road less and leas
used, the commission yielded to tho
earnest entreaty of the Sioux, and
recommended ibe abandonment, for
Ihe time being, of thin road. (In the
21 day of lust March General Grunt
gsve the neceasary orders for breaking
up llie posts Ports Kino, 1'h id it KcBr
ny, and C. F. Smith, but it wna well
towards August before the stores and
malcriul could all be hauled away.'
Aa we bave reason to apprehend.
some of the Sioux attributing our ac
tion to fear, followed up our withdrawal
by raid to the line of thuj'aciflc road,
and to tho south of it i.ito Colorado.
Others of them doubtless reached the
camps of the Arrapahocs, on Heaver
Creek, and the Cheyenne camps on
Pawnee Fork, neur Fort Lamed, and
told them what had nccuned, and
made them believe by war, or threats
of war, they too could compel us to
abandon tho Smoky Hill line, which
passes through tho very hcTtrl ot the
buffalo region, tho lest buntinggroiinds
of America. About this lime viz:
August 3 or 4, a parly of Indians,
Composed of two hundred Cheyenne!,
four Arrapuhoes, and twenty Sioux,
are known to have stnrted from their
camp on Pawnee Fork, on a wur expe
dition, nominally to flghttho Pawnees.
On the lUth they npiieured on tho
Saline, north of Fort llaikcr, where
tho seniors received them kindly, and
they were given food and coffee, but
pretending to be offended, because il
was in tin cups, they throw it back in
the faces of llie women, and bean at
once to break up furniture and set lire
to the bona. a. Ihey sier.ed the wo
men and raviahed them, perpetrating
atrocities which could only bave been
Ihe result of premeditated crime
Here they killed tw o men. Thence
they crossed over Ibe settlement on
the Solomon, where they continued to
destroy houses and properly, lo rav
ish all tbe females, and killed thirteen
men. Going on lo the Jiepnblicaii
they killed two more men and com
mitted other acts ol similar brutal
atrocity. As soon a the intelligence
of this could becarr ed to Fort Marker
troops were sen in pursuit, who sue
oceded in drivintr them away, rescu
ingsnme captured children, and killing
but few I nd i it its, by reason if their
fast ponies and familiarity with Ibe
country. I recite these facts Willi
some precision, because they ure pro
ven beyond tii-pnle, and up to (he
very niomeiil ol their departure from
Pawnee Fork no Indian alleges any
but the kindest treatment on Ibe part
of the agcnlaof tho tiemrul Givcrn-
nieiit, ol'our soldiers, or of the iron tier letted by force upon Ihcirrescrinl.tui,
etiiile. with one exception, tbe agent and be made lo remain there. 1 w ill
at Leavenworth. I ho soldiers, not not nllemiit to describe the many
only from a natural aversion to an In- expeditions that have already been
diuu w ar. which ia nil work and no made, hut for dutsll refer vou to (ien-
wlnrv. but under Dtmilive orders li-nm 'cial Sheridan' rennet Tln.v have : 'erviion, vix : ?'00,0"0 for
me, bad borne with all manner ofi necessarily been of a desultory und Tanning implements, work euttlo. snd
inaultandnrortKHtion.inlioi.es thai ' somewhat uii-tntikluctorv i hai-ut i.ir I other stock provided lor in article
"We are c-nipletrlr atirroonded by bitettle ladi.
ana, aiteo'lin( from Cheyenne W,l!e and riootb
Park euutb to Jttle.burg north, e.tiniated at OIK)
warrior.. From rt aile iiifurinalid twclic peo
ple bate been killed Ibaa tor."
On the 4th of September Governor
llu in telegraphed me from Denver:
'I hove joet returned j fearfot condition fo
Ihiag. here; nine perroua were manlered by In
dian. ti-.terUav, Witbui a raiiiul ol mty uilee.'
Ami cn the 24th of September Act
ing Governor Hall telegraphed from
Denver :
"The Ind'ani hare again atlarlted onr aettle.
lurnta in .In.tig force, obtaining puaeeeeiuu of fha
ftiuitrv lo within twelve mile, ol llenver. They
are mure b.,lii, fierce, and der,erate in ibeir aa
aatilt. Iliaa ever liefora. It i. ini'ueaib!e lo drite
them nut and protect ttiv familie. et llieaauic liuie,
for they are better armed, uonnted, dieriplined,
and better ffficoretl than ear mea. Kara hour
brine, intelligeuoc of Ireib barbantie and bora
exten.ivc itibiieriea, do."
On the 4th ol September Governor
Cruw foid,ol Kansas, telegraphed from
Tcpcka :
"I hare Juat reeeived a di.palrb from Ilav.,
elating tliat tbe Indian, atle, krd, caeturtnt. and
lurne,i a train at Pawnee pirk : btlleit, acaliied.
anl Imrtird ailteen men. Al.n BtliM'ked another
train at l iutarroo icroa.ing, wlncb wee difcn'ted
Dim llie amipuniliun we. e.p iiocl, a ben the mea
ahan-loiirrt llie train, eat w$ abal .l,-b lhreotild.
S'nitlar atla'-ka are of almoin daily oonurrenoa,
Theae thing, dim reae. 1 rannot iliartgerd the
ron.lNiil and ier.iatviil appeal, for Ite. p. 1 can
fiirni-'h vuu all the troop, neucary. 1 ciinnol .it
ill by end ace our people bnu-hered, but a. a In't
rerort will he obliged u rail upon Ihe Mate f.inwa
lo take the Belli aotl end tbeae uutragee. 1 will at
once orgamae two ceialry r-gitniiiU of pield
men, well monnted, lor valunleer aerviee. Hill
you accept ibcia V
All this lime General Sheridan in
person wan laboring with every sol
dier of bis coiiiiniiiid to give all possi
ble protection to the scattered people
in tbat wide range of country from
Kansas to Colorado and New Mexico ;
but the very neeessiiy of guarding
interest so widely scattered made it
impossible lo spare enough troons to
go in search of the Indians in their
remote (amps. On hia rcijuiiiion, I
applied to General Grant for moro
cavalry, and by liia orders seven com
panies of ibe &tb cavalry, under Major
l!o) all, were collected irom Virg ina,
North Carolina and Tennessee, and
despatched lo Kansas On a further
cull the Se retuiy of War, Gen. Scho
ficld, on the til ti of October, aulhorixod
tbe HcccpiHiico of one mutinied regi
ment of Kansas volunteers for six
inonihs. Tho latter tnaipa aro not
)el miiAleied in, but General Sheridan
expects tit have llielll ill tbe field ill
November. With tin so Iraips ho ex
pects during Ibis w inter to puni-di t'
hostile Indiana in his department, ao
that they will nut again resort to war.
and such a are nol killed will be col
further bclievo that the only hope of
saving aoy part ol these Indiana from
utter annihilation, ia by a fuir and
prompt execution of tint scheme sug
gested by the Peace Comiuissiou,
winch can alone he done by Cnngrosn,
with the concurrence of the Indians
themselves. Even then.it will require
much patience and bard labor on the
part of the officer who execute the
plan, which I do not wish to assume
myself or impose on other army offi
cers ; but ia certain that tbe only
hoe to find an end to this eternal
Indian war, is in llie transfer of the
entire business to the War Department;
and for Congress to enact tbe laws
and provide the necessary money, al
leust a year before it ia required to bo
expended. This is especially neces
sary in the cuso of tbe Sioux, because
the Missouri river is only nuvigublo in
early summer.
ll is true tbat in the annual appro
priation bill, approved July '11, 1M8
and which did nol become public till
tbe Clieyennes had actually started
on tho war path viz : August 3
there was a clause giving 8.'liu,tHiO to
be disbursed under my direction as a
member of the Peace Coin mission lo
carry out the treaty stipulations, ma
king and preparing homes, furnishing
provisions, ttmla, und furming uten
sils, and furnishing food for such bauds
of Indians with which treaties bat)
been made and not yet ratified, and
in defraying the expenses of the com
mission in making such Ireatiea and
currying thoir provision into effect,
as soon aa I got a copy of the bill.
viziAnpuat 10,1 ihsiicif my general
orders No. 4, a ropy of which is here
with enclosed, in hope that by its
provisions 1 could prevent the diffi
culties already begun in Kansas from
spreading to the powerful and dan-gi-rona
tribe of Sioux at the north.
This clause in the appropration bill
mutlo no change whatever in the gen
eral management of Indians with
w hom treaties bud been mudo and
confirmed, which, us before, remained
wholly w ith the Interior Department
I' hi n application to Gen. John B
Sanborn, tho member of tho Peace
Commission who bad been its disburs
ing agent, I received a list of tho out
standing accounts against that com
mission amounting to about 150,'H0
I therefore retained that sum of
money, and havo disbursed thereof
the turn ol 1141,750 111, leaving in my
hnnds at ibis date a balance of f S.2 1'J
81, applicable to the few ilems of ae
coum still outstanding. The balance
of tho appropriation, viz: $'!jll.iHKJ,
wits dislnbuted as follows: To Gen.
W. S. Harney, for the Sioux. t-'Od,-m0;
lo Gen. W. H. Hazen, for the
Chevennes, Ac, 15(1.00(1 ; to Gen. C.
C. Augur, for tho Snakes, Ac, ."0,.
000; ami to Major R S. Lamatte, for
the Crows, S.Sii.itiMl. Total, SXiO.UOO.
'Unit the Indians will rvecivo the
benefit of every cent of thin money 1
know, ami tbeliigh character of these
nftieers and their peculiar fitness lo
the trust named, will, 1 feel assured,
entry conviction to all that the dis
htir-ement of this money will be in
full harmony with the det-Lni anil
purpoKcs of the Peaco ComniMon and
of Congrps. In the same appropria
tion bill were two olher Items of ex
penditure entrusted to my official stt-
seetls.
pl llttM li I ill -., I, I I n s In, on. a. A)
it lusily ffi ri letcove'l by my military
oidi ia ti'ien o" lh j"'l, at a e .e to
the ni! of Ion than 'iU tVO, ant) I
run hi vt al 1 1, as to know It line tiitiu
ry ( an be reluntled to the army out of
lite appropriation referred to.
I epfcl to receive from the several
officer named in my general older
No. 4, and to lay before the War De
partment before the close cf this yesr,
a full censu of kii Ike Indian fiis
whom they have to provide, with
carefully prepared estimate of fund
needed lo s.-rfi!cl tho system thus be
gun hy them, after w hich they can bo
transferred back to their civil agents,
or retained according to whatever
action Congress may take this winter
on tho several recommendationa (
tho Indiun Peace Commission. But
knowing the pfenning nece.aily of
some of these Indianaat this moment,
I would uik on early appropriation
of J.iiRi.niJiJ lor General Uui uey ami
tJOII.OOU for General liuxen.
I deem thee sums indispensable to
provido for the peaceful Indians this
winter, and to eriabiu them to m ike it
fuir beginning next spring in their
farming operullona on tbe reserva
tion lo which ihey bave been or may
be removed.
In conclusion, I will remark that I
propose to continue, as now, to bave
Generals Terry and Augur to protect
tho Missouri river trutlio and the
Cnion Pucifio J Sail road wkb jwaioaa
care, and to gather in all the wander
ing bands of Sioux to the reservation
north of Nebraska, whore General VV.
S.llrney ia prepared lo Iced and
pfoU)tTThe"nT to tho extent of tba
meant subject to my control ; to de
stroy or punish the hostile Indians of
his department, till they of their own
volition will go to Fort Cobb, and re
main there on the reservation assigned
them, under the care of Gen. W. B.
Huron, who is also prepared to a lim
ited extent to provido for their neces
sities, Tbia doable process of peace
within their reservations, and war
without, must soon bring tbi matter
to a conclusion. With great respect,
your obedient servant,
V. T. SIIERMAN,
Lieutenant General.
Growth of Savagery Among tha
Southern ElackB.
very soon the meusure of the Peace
Commission would culminiilo in tho
withdrawal of these snvagei from the
bccuiiso tho Indian can scatter so
long as their ponies can gel grass any
where ; but as soon us the w inter com-
fur-
neighborhood of our posts, roads and , pels them lo collect together in vil
lage, i nonevn denerui Micrniun s
I it .tips will bo able to find litem anil
lo destroy ail tliut offer resistance.
ll ia idle fT lis longer lo attempt to
occupy Ihe riaiiis in common with
tbeso Indiana, for tho country is not
susceptible of close setllemclil with
farms, liko Missouri and Iowa and ia
solely adapted to gruzing. All of our
people there urn iteeessai ily scattered
settlements, and thereby end all
tbor trouble.
1 was present at Fort Leavenworth
when General Sheridan received no
tice of tbe attacks on the set tiers of tho
Saline, Solomon, and Republican. Mo
started at once up tbe river.matlo every
inquiry, and was satisfied that our peo
ple bud given no provocation at all for
these wanton acts of harhsritv. which
were In flagrant violation of their ro-1 and have mora or less rattle and bor
cent treaties. se, which tempt the Indian, hungry,
Yet he delayed striking theircamps and it may be, starving for wnnl of
till be bad made forma) demand I bi accustomed native came, and Le
seven of ibe treaty with the Navajo
Indians, of New Mexico, and (12,500
for constructing wnrehouso agency
buildings, blacksmith and carpenter
shop, and school bouse for the same
tribe, Navajoea. The whole of this
appropriation, via : ('J 12,500. ba been
translcrretl to (ien Gourde W.Getty,
communilii g in New Mexico, w ho
will see that it is properly applied.
Thero was another item of appro
priation in the same bill, viz; Cl.i'l,
OIKI for Ihe removal of tho Navajoet
from Iheir old reservation at liosquo
Hcdondii to their present reservation
near old Fori liarnnco, which wad
subject to tbe control of tbe Interior
Department; but before, tbe appro-
We beard of a case yesterday, at
Marion, which strongly illustrates tho
negro's natural tendency for Voudou
isin. A negro by the name of Clay
came to Marion something more than
a year ago, from Indiana, where be
hud lived during and prerious to the
war as a freeman, io tbe full enjoy
ment of all the educational privilege
the negro-worsbipiiig people of tnat
State w ere disposed to vouchsafe. He
et up a negro school, and very goon
he became a great light among bis
race aa a teacher among the young in
the "rudiments,'' and of the old in the
knowledge of their social and political
rights. Wo do not know, but sup.
poso that he has been operating under
the auspices of tho Northern educa
tional societies tor the enlightenment
of the poor negro in ibe South, and
was deemed eminently fit for tho no
ble task. Of lute Clay has fallen into
bad health and firmly believes that
he has been conjured by obi Frank
Clinton witb whom he ban been board
ing. Hy bia witchery and devilish
arts, lie believe that old prank has
filled him chock full ol lizards, bues
and vermin, lie sent for a doctor"
who haa great reputation lor exercis
ing devils, and (ireuking tbe "spells"
ot sorcerer. (.1 W great doctor live
in Meridian, but we never heard of
him before ) Clay bays that be i
improving under bis treatment, lie
has got rid of three great bos bugs,
the big black bug, considerably biggtr
than a June-bug, that invades ones
chamber of a summer night to bun
and thump around the room. Tho
doctor laid him upon bia back and
working bia leg up and down, like a
pump, succeeded, so Clay avem, in
pumping a peck of wood lico out of
bun. The lizards are as yet beyoud
the doctor' art to cast out; and Clay
firmly believes he is full of tliem.
The way he says Frank filled him
with bzardi was this: lie caught a
water lizt-rd out of the spring, cut its
bead of and put it into a bottle of
water, and, aa opportunity offered,
gave it to bim to drink, and thu
charged his corpus with tho torment
ing rcptiloe. Tbe negroes about Mar
ion Micvo in Clay a having been
"tricked" by old Frank. A a proof
of it Frunk was recently tried before
the church, and among the specifica
tions was gravely allcgod tbe chargo
of conjuring Cluy. He was convicted
and not on'y expelled from ihe church,
but a commilloo waited on bim and
ordered hiia to k-Avo in twonty-four
hours upon pain of death. Frank
did not leave, but ilia believed was in
mortal terror. Tbe sheriff had a
warrant to arrest bim for stealing.
and yesterday, for tho first time, bo
put himself in the way of that officer,
who housed hi in in juil, where, tor tho
present, tho old conjurer is safe from
tho dread intent. Meridian (Atisj )
AfiTf u ry.
It is charged that the Pacific. Rail
road ia being pushed rapidly forward
in the roost flimsy and temporary
manner, merely lo enable the com
pany to aeeurat tha Government sub
idy, which consists of every alternate
section of land for fifty miles on both
sides of the road amounting to soma
twelve thousand acres tor every mile
of track. It is evident that the whole
scheme was found in a magnificent
Government swindle on the part of
the member of the Hump Congress,
and their relatives and friends The
Into Kadital triumph at the election
w ill prevent an investigation into this
and many other personal plunder
schemes a mistake which the Deonle
w ill regret most heartily some years
homo.
One of the editors of the St. Ixiui
Twiet, who refused to take the test
oath, and w bo consequently could not
got registered, ha broughtsuit against
t ne register, laying his damage at
JlO.Otio. The eae will gntn ihe Su
preme Court foi tbe purpt of testing
me constitution . ;y ol me law.
If the p. "pie have a Mfiudice. it ia
Itest to flank, and not to storm it.
You will nover lone anything hy tact,
by gentleness, by kU.dncss, patience,
and love.
Tut two per
room, one of whom has the toothm l .i
and the other in love, and it will la
found that tbe person with ba t ot
ache will go to aleep first
The editor of a Western Democrat it
paper says ! "To tho many inqtnei
live friends who want to know how
far we are going up bait liiver, we
make tlrisgoneral reply, "Yuba Dam."
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