New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-05


Where the viols voice
Light hearts rejoice,
And echo is filed with the SOUNDS OF fnif'h
And the dance and song,
As they sweep along,
To Loves Young wi;chery lend new blrth.
All-sll are Joyous where all IS bright;
Alone / am sad,
For thou com St not to glad
The gloon, of my heart with thine eyes OF light
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Conduct of the Government toward the Miners
of the West.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Do BUoUE. Iowa Jan. Is 1886.
The Winter weather here is delightful There
has been scarcely any snow and very little ram
dnrino the whole season. There has probably
newer been time more favorable TO the Miner than
for the las, ak months, and would the Government
cease to poster him with its understrappers and tax
sa,berers he would receive fair reward for his
;o;l. You are aware that the Government has re-
served the lands all about here as mineral lands land
that it's Infamous leasing system is in oPeraon' 80
far az il can be extended by the miserable Tools OF
the War Department. Uncle Sam seems 70 nave
heror,e erent rich ovcrgrown and tyrannlcal
Landlord. Instead of exercising the commonest
berality toward his tenants he IS chasing up every
poor devil of miner who scarcely makes enough
TO supply him with bread and pork, ana eXac'ihS
Shyiock cxac,ed his pound of flesh. And cnt
bono? You have read what the President and the
Commissioner of the Land Office cay OF this system
of leasing What immense expense to keep up
such system Nobody receives any benefit ex-
ceptipe the Agents, who make their Offices among
tho latest in the nation THEY are interested in
keeping things in their present situation, ana hence
the extraordinary exertions that are made to mis-
lead Congressman on this subject But wont Con
sress act in this matter the present Session. wont
A.. IL oofOT n
lion the ouarrels the demoralizing Influences OF the
present state OF thiDgsl Every good citizen ex'
The Legislature of the Territory probably ad
journed yesterday. Yours, &c
The Poor ISDIAs.-ft has been repeatedly men
TONED that company of sbongncs nre located at HOBO
KEN They are believe, from vatious parts OF .ne
country. The pnpers recorded roooery
,non them by heartess villain two or three monins
go few days ago. young squaw about twenty-five
,.eays old accompanied by very beautiful sister oil
about fourteen presented themselves the basement
dov of house in Murray.sreet with baskets TO SELL
The LADY, of the house was Interested In thelr appear
once and invited them to come in, when the following
conversation ensued between the lady and Inc eidcs'
r who spoke good English and appeared quite
LADY, Where do you liver S9aap-' AT 1oooAf pa
"What tribe do you belong to y we came from Re-
nobecot in Maine "Are your parents with you az Ii
hosnnY p, .Our mother is no. our father where is
YOUR fatherf" He fs dead When DID ne die
About six years ago. He and his brother went out mint
ynUa
tNem both and took the urs Did you find your faith
sr's Sody Z" Not then, for the water was high Afor,
ward when the water went down, he was iouhu. Dld
ropr mother see your father ater he was foundT NO
Ho wns cut very bad, and was not ut TO be seen DID
vou aver know who the murderers were q Yes we
thoupht we knew WAS anything done about itF'-
No mother said il would do no good; we cou,d NOT
hiring him back docs your mother sell backeis toof
mo mother stays at home and works She cannot
speak Engish and does not know how to trade. ! ana
INV sister sell the baskets "Why do you not live ATE
city r. I'VE cannot pay the price of a house nat
house do you live in at Hobokenf One that we made
ourselves "ls it comforabci" ooh, yes
Some people think Indians have no feeling, and that
Il does no hurt to kill them. But when those savages
are exerrnina,cd the world will have oet its most beau
tifu patterns OF simple emotion. Jour oil Com
WELLAyp CANAL We sometime ago an
nounced the gratifying intelligence that early in the en-
suing Spring tho Weland Canal would be IN such .
Of forwardness as TO admit the passage nfouehou
of the largest class of vessels intended u accom-
Inodate The engthening Of the two locks below this
was commenced but owing to come temporary stop
mage report got into circulation that the Canal would
NOT be ready before 1877 aud the building of large
sells in consequence suspended In certain places
We can however that Mr.. Power the Engineer in
charge has received authority 10 proceed WIN tue WofK
fcz1hwith. 81. Catharnes Jour.
THE CoyTRAsT.-Capt. Charles Robbins; master
of the House of Correction South Boston, Mass has
had the supernendance OF that institution since Janua
ry 49, 1885, aud from that time TO December d. is4 he
had had under his charge thousand s1 hundred AND
i9hfp str conyicts men, women and boys IN prison
constructed and managed upon the Auburn PLAN aud
during that time there never blow struck by HIM
self or any officer under his care has there been
from the last date to the present time. Boston Trans.
CLOTHES DRYING APPARATus.-Some cunning
Yankee down East has invented apparatus
which to hang clothes to dry On upright post
which 10 made to turn four long fixed at right
angles and through there cord is passed, a, intervals
Of eighteen inches from the post the extremity of the
arns, much after the fashion Of spiders web The
careful housewife has nothing do but take her stand
with her baaket Of wet clothes and having filled up
of the angles tho machine and repeat the process
antil the whole web is covered. Boston. Traveller.
EF An attempt was made by several prisoners
break Jail Jacksonville Florida recently, but the
noss made by them in escaping reached the ears of the
Keeper, who frustrated their intentions.
II The Report of the Health Office at Baltimore
gives the number of deaths by small pox in that city for
the past week only kp thus showing that the disease
10 rapidly decreasing.
70" The trial of Robert Burns for the murder Of
Edward Collier in Augusta, Ga. two Year, ago, has ter
minated In a verdict OF manslangh,er.