National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-05-14
BRADFORD, FRIDAY NAY t4, 1869


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CHICAGO, H., May III. The fol
wing was received at Gen. Sheri-
ans headquarters todays
Capt. L. Wolfe, OF the 18th infpn
Try, gives report dated Fort Ellis,
Montana, April 10, Of II fight which
took place Oh the 9th inst, On the
Oh the north fork of Sixteen Mile
Creek, hear the head water of Muir
ohschell river, between u detach-
lent of soldiers and citizens md
q hostile band of Indians, thirteen
IN number. One soldier was killed
md two soldiers and two citizens |
Wounded.
\ dispatch to Gen. Scholield ut
sort ITavcnworth, da.ed yesterday,
s..ys Gen. Miles telegraphs that the
indian prisoners at Fort Hayes
nade an attempt to Ovcrpower the
guard and escape. They m0rtally
Wounded the Sergeant ofthe guard,
who fired on them, killing twc, in
Guiding Big Head, and woundins a
third.
BRIGHAM YOUNG DEFIEs THE
NITED STATES GOVERNMENT
She Salt Lake Reporter sketches a
receEt sermon delivered by Brigham
Aoung ut Mormon Conference, in
winch he used most protane and
defiant language in regard to the
Government and people of the Uni
ted States. He characterized the
President, Vice. President, Senators
and Representatives as drunkards
ana adultcrers. and said that if the
" saints should stick together call
tho scalawags in the country y
could not hurt them. lie said that
Ne asked no odds of the Govern.
Inent and that he dciied the Govern
ment and the people of the United
states. His language was very abu
siyc and abounded in profanity.
CANADA PAINTED BY ITSELF
Tho Montreal Star, remarking on
the proposed visit of Mr.. Thornton,
the British minister to Canada, thus
sketches the New Dominion. The
pictnre is not fattering, and We
would fain believe, not truthful
There is truth in it, however Mr.
Thornton will see "A country 3OO(
miles from England more tory than
the strictest conservative, and cling
glg to the name Of u connection
Which carries as much practical sig
uiicance as the He Jdcet on a
naueless grave; Il country with the
finest water power in the world,
holding like geographical pontiti,
the keys which unlock the ocean and
inland, winch open the great gates
through which pass the manutac
lures OF one continent and the corr
OF another, and which command,
the great highway between Europ,
and Asia. And u country which
While possessing these treasures, Ink,
. cock on dunghill, would give
them all for Il grain Of barley. A
cOustry where all the business il
done on credit, where ten per cent
Of It's tradcSmcu are insolvcnt an
lually, where for miles one rides by
dcpopulated homesteads, who's,
,tdwing inhabitants have cmigrate,
hythousands, and whose population
~ decreasing mt the rate of &C, 1000 &
var per million. \ country ruled
by "a government, bank and n rail
way--a ministry whose policy is
s"if, and whose practice is jobbcrN
--and IA mass OF prominent citizens
running to II railway station after ;
gallant Bart with the fevcrish in
ieuslty of so many ours after u span
iel. Mr.. Thornton will find all thes
ph"n9mrna springing from on
british connection.
There are just two Democrats il
the arkansas Lcgislaturc-onc il
each louise. 1t is said that the,
have never vet been able to assem-
NE pud decide upon II policy for tn
minority to pursue, owing to th
fart that in organizing a caucu
there * always tic vote on presi,
ing officer. This is u most mclai
'Jolr result of reconstruction.
The Few York World fiatters i
elf That the Prcsd listens to tn
rrodrDg Of that pap very nigh
from tcn o'clock until midnight
That Of itself is enough to max
Gen ,irant thin, sharp and ear,
worm aud wish TO walk so lar int
'ne country that he could not fin
The way back
AMUSING DILEMMA OF A FENAL
'IrRH.--Tho Boston journal
Washington correspondent relate
the following;
one Of the fem ale clerks, rcccp
dismissed from the Treasury Depar
ncnt, called there Yesterday to n,
c'rtdm II the demand of Congress,
ala. l..