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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

A steam plow, built at the great To-
comotive works in Patterson, n. j. .
has been successfully introduced on the
great Wells farm in Minnesota. -Four
breaking plows, on public trial, were
hitched to the monitor, which effect
ually did its work by pulling them
through the sod The plows turned
the turf at the rate ofabout forty acres
per day The machine is said to be
capable Of drawing ten loaded wagons
over an ordinary road as rapidly and
safely as the same could be done with
ten pair of horses. 1t was invented
by Mr.. Thompson, Of Edinburgh,
Scotland, and has been patented in
Great Britain and America.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

A HoRsE THIEF IN CONGRESS-
Henry w. Barry, the carpet-bagger
who claims to represent the second
district of Mississippi in Congress, has
repeatedly been denounced as Il thief,
a swindler, and a forger, by a general
in the federal army, and recently the
Brandon Republican denounced him
as horse thief. That paper says;
In a late issue of our paper we
charged the carpet-bag Congressman
from the Columbus district, II. w.
Barry, with having tried to steal Il
noted "yallar pony from Hon. Frank
Lynch. Of Texas. and asked the Pilot
to add this item, together with several
other charges, to its biographical sketch
Of the infamous scoundrcl. Neither
the Pilot Barry himself, nor any Of
his friends, has disputed the charge,
and as Mr.. Lynch is now in this place,
we renew it, and dare the curget bag
scoundrel to dispute it. We may, at
some future time, give our readers a
few more items in the history of this
yankee villain, who was kicked out OF
the federal army for being, as a brother
officer expresses it, the d-dest scoun.
drel unhung. One Of his speculations
in Texas was hiring his negro regiment
out to pick cotton on shares for the
people in the ncighborhood Of hii
quarters, while they were being fed a
the expense of the government. Hc
received over fifty bales from one widow
as his share, and a great deal more
from other parties.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

route and is entitled to the support Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
Resolcei, That this meeting appoint
Davis Melton and Henry n. Folsom
to attend the next annual councils Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations,
with power to appoint proxies, in order
to get the councils of the said Nations
to urge upon the L. S. Congress the
Importance of early legislation in favor
of the said railroad also, to use their
influence to have the councils instruct
their respective congressional delega,
tions to represent to the next Congress
the Importance of this line Of road to
our people.
On motion of Col. Sampson Folsom,
a resolution was adopted inviting Mr..
J. Pinckney Harris, Of Shreveport, to
accompany the delegation to the Choc,
taw and Chickasaw councils.
Col. w. d. Wylie, Of Shreveport
then presented a communication to be
presented by the above named COM
mittee to the Choctaw and Chickasaw
councils, inviting the members thereof
to attend a railroad meeting at Shrove-
port, La, on the 18th Of October
1871.
On motion Of Mr.. Layne, Of Ar
kansas,
RescireI, That the proceedings of
this meeting be epublishod in the Wash
ington Telegraph, Shreveport South
Western, Caddo Gazette and the Little
Rock Gazette.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
Z. G.. CORDER, Gin.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

placed at his disposal to control elections
North or South, East or West.
The new departure will not protect a
few rich manufacturers and monopolists
at the expense Of the people. 1t will
extend equal justice to all.
The new departure will wipe out all
unnecessary officers. 1t will compel
the payments into the treasury Of every
cent that rightfully belongs there.
Now, is it not plain that the new
departure does not endorse Radicalism,
or Radical wrongs? 1t is the reverse of
the Radical party, and ought to be
endorsed for what it promises to do
Win the Radicals editors make these
corrections whenever Trey attempt to
explain what the new departure is?
\ SAD LITTLE SroRY,-A very
curious incident, illustrative Of the
power which can be exercised over the
animal creation by kindness and care-
full training, occurred but a few days
ago, at Scottsyillc, Kentucky. The
sister Of Officer Harry Mansfield, of
this city, had raised a hooking bird
which she bad taught to 60 and come
at her call, and which, in return for
all the kindness bestowed upon it, eX~
hibitcd a peculiar fondness for her.
Last Monday week, Miss Mansfield
was taken i'll, and, to while away the
teiium of the sick room, she. had her
little pet brought to her bedside, and
day and night it cheered her with its
sweet carols, bringing to mind many
happy thoughts Of field and meadow,
sunshine and song. As her illness
grew more alarming, and day after
day brought no relief from suffering,
the warblings of the songster rather
served to annoy than to please her,
and so, turning YEARLY on her pillow,
she said to him: "Birdie, hush, you
worry me- Strange to say, the words
seemed to be understood. for immodi-
ately the song was hushcd, and the
bird retired within himself, rs it were.
On the next day the lady died, leaving,
it would seem, a command of silence
upon the bird which will never be
broken, for, although several days
have elapsed since, and every effort
has been made to induce him to sing,
he refuses to respond with song to any
lips b2t those of his once lo;ed mis-,
trass.-NasFHHe Banacr.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06
RAILROAD MEETING.

Pursuant to public notice, a large
number Of the citizens Of the Choctaw
and Chckasaw Nations assembled at
the residence Of pr. Henry n, Folsom,
in Doaksyiile, on the 25th Of August,
1871.
Mr.. f, G.. Cordcr was called to the
chair, and Mr. Ferd Greiner was re-
quc,tel to act as secretary.
Col Sampson Folsom, Of the Choc,
taw Nation, in a clear and forcible
manner, expressed the object Of the
meeting.
Col. W. d. Wylie, Of Louisiana,
who represented the city Of Shreveport
in the interest Of the Red River Valley
Oklahoma and Santa Fee Railroad,
gave a full and Interesting explanation
of the object of the meeting, which was
highly satisfactory 10 tho assembled
people
He was followed by Mr. J. Pinkney
Harris, of Louisiana, speaking for the
city Of Shreveport, and b, Mr.. j. d.
Layne, Of Arkansas, speaking fgr Little
River county Of said State,
Capt. Nonamatubbc, IF the Choctaw
Nation, (Col. :. Folsom acting as in
terpreter) then spoke in response to the
remarks Of the above pamcd gentle-
men, and recommended the claims of
the Il. Il. v, O. q $. F. railroad to
his people, and declared his active
support Of the same.
At the close of the remarks Of the
last named gentleman, Dr. Henry N.
Folsom made a motion which was
carried unanimously, that the chair
appoint n committee Of five TO draft
resolutions expressive Of the feeling of
the mecting said resolutions to be
presented to the respective councils of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
at their next annual meeting.
The chair then appointed on said
committee Col. Sampson Folsom, K.
b. Willis, Davis Melton, Henry N.
Folsom and Capt. Nouamatubbe.
The committee having retired for a
short time, returned and made the
following report, which, on motion,
was unanimously adopted by the meet
ing
WHEREAS, The citizens of the city
of Shreveport and Of Little River
county, Arkansas, have sont their
delegates 10 the town Of Doaksvile,
&. N, TO meet the citizens Of the
ChGctaw and Chckasaw Nations to
confer With them upon the interest OF
the Red River Valley, Oklahoma and
Santa Fe railroad,
Rcsolced, That We, the committee
are unanimously in favor Of said road
aud as far as we are able to judge, Gun
people. They will aid and support
.the same, though they cannot at pres,
ent grant a subsidy, not having yet
settled their landed interests among
themselves. The committee is also o
the opinion that the said railroad is the
most practicable and advantageou:
4s,Ste, and would be Of more benefit tC
ibo Souniry than any other proposed
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

THE New DFPARTrRE.-A cotcm~
porary thus explains the so>called new
departure, which we recommend to the
consideration of those Of our Radical
friends who seem to be so solicitous
about the matter;
The new departure is simply this;
Democrats are opposed to the old
wrongs, robberies, extravaganza and
despotic acts of the Radical party.
The Democrats believe in a govern-
ment Of the people-regulated by a
constitution.
The Democrats are in favor Of a
departure from that rule in the Radical
party that pardons all crime, from
bigamy to stealing amiilion Of dollars.
The Democrats mean by the new
departure, that when the New York
! Revenue Collector steals S175, 900, he
| or his bail shall return it to tho govern,
mcnt, and the thief he made to serve a
! long term of years in some prison.
The Democrats mean by tho new
! departure, that where 4 man is convict
ed Of crime, as in the case Of Gov,
Butler, of Nebraska, he shall be pun
ished as well as removed from Office
instead ofliying in luxury and pleasure
at home.
The Democratic departure, means
that no President shall have any arm
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06
FEGD GREINER, Sc.

\ CHINESE WILL A Cihnaman
died, leaving his property to his three
sous, as follows; 70 Fun Hum, his
eldest, onc-half thereof; M Pin, his
second son, onc-third thereof; and to
Ding Bat, his youngest, onc-uinth
thereof When the property wds in,
ventoried, it was found TO consist Of
nothing more nor less than seventeen
elephants, and it puzzled these three
heirs to decide how to divide the prop
erty according TO the terms Of the will
without chopping up the seventeen
elephants, and thereby seriously i'm,
pairing their value. Finally they appli-
ed to Il wise neighbor, Sum Punk, who
had an elephant OF his own. lie drove
it into the yard with the seventeen and
said. "Now we will suppose that your
father has left these eighteen elephants.
Fun Hum, take your halfand depart.
So Fun Hum took his nine elephants
and went his wv. "Now Nu Pin, "
said the wise man, &" take your third
and git SO Muffin took his olo,
plants and Travelled. "Now Ding,
Bat" said the wise man, "tako your
ninth aud begonc." So Ding-Bat took
two elephants aud absquatulated.
Then Sum-Punk took his own elephant
and drove home again. Query: Was
the property divided according to the
will.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

a clever repartee is attributed to
the member from Mormondom in the
new Congress. A brother member
asked him how many wives he had.
Enough to keep me from running
after other peoples" was the prompt
reply.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

1t was rumored the other day that
Gen. Butler had been drowned. And
the people of Boston believed the rumor,
utterly forgetful of the fact that a man
who is born to be hanged can never bo
drowned.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

The government" is announced as
having been up in Duchess county,
New York, to the farm of w. b.
Dlnsmore, where he smoked cigars
and drank punch freely, but he
"Grnnsd, scratched his head and said moth,
ing at all"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

The grand jury Of Robertson county;
Texas, at its last session, filed com.
plants against all the justices of the
peace and the district attorney for
incompetency and delinquency, and
asked that they he novel.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

1t IS announced that the capital will
be removed from Long Branch to
Washington carly in September. The
news is not important, whether true or
false.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

The friends Of Clement l.. Vallan>
digham held a meeting at Dayton, on
The 9th, and appointed committee to
report plan for erecting suitable
monument to his memory.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

SLEEPLEssNEss AND INDIGESTION.
GLOW should slecplessness in a very
young babe be treated ? also what will
cure indigestion and acidity Of stom-
ach Z"
Cure Indigestion, and the slcepIess-
ness will disappear. 10 do this feed
the baby less frequently, and do not
allow it to take any thing whatever
into its stomach except milk, and that
only on certain stated times, not less
than three hours apart If the acidity
docs not soon disappear, extend the
time toiour hours. BE sure and be
regular in times Of feeding. 1t is very
impor.aat-Er.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

The Radicals in California, true to
their instincts, arc trying to run the
campaign in that State on a riot. BY
sympathizing with the rioters they
hope to defeat Governor Haight, who
put It down
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06
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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

LIVE FOR SoMErHTNG.-Thousand
of men breathe, move and live, and
are heard Of no more. Why? None
were blessed by them; none could point
to them as the means of their redemp-
tion; not a line they wrote, not a word
they spoke could lie recalled; and so
they perished. Their lights went out
in darkness, and they were not remam-
borei more than the insects of yester,
day. VIII you thus live and die, man
immortal? Live for something, Do
good and leave behind you a monu-
ment Of virtue that the storms of time
can never eface, Write your name in
kindness, love and mercy on the hearts
ofthose you come in contact with, and
You will never be forgotten. Good
deeds will shine as brightly on earth as
the stars in heaven.-Ualmcrs.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

The two Radical factions in the
House Of Delegates Of the Territory Of
Columbia habitually call one another
liars and thieves They are cncoufag,
cd to do this by the Young Mems
Christian Association, who can get
them TO tell the truth in no other way.
James Gordon Bennett gives $780,
600 toward the new Cathedral on
Fifth avenue New York
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-06

Here is the latest joke of the Tribune
philosopher:
An English preacher we are told,
declares, as one having authority, that
there are twelve times as many women
in Heaven as men, AMI, by parity of
reasoning, there must be twelve time as
many men as women in the other place
not to be mentioned to ears polite.
How the reverend Briton got his infor>
nation, or why he fixed upon the
proportion of twelve to one, instead of
twenty to one, We are not informed,
but it adds new horror to the lower
bot settlements to know that when pain
and anguish wiring the brow there, the
ministoring angels will be scarce. We
don't like to Joke on serious subjects,
and we promise not to, when addle-
patcd coujecturcrs will let them alone
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-07
MAT Keep their" starry station
Around the western sum-"

GRATIFYING.-A welcome greeting comes to all
housekeepers on the 1st of the New Year. The
new tariff rates went into effect on that date
There is a material difference between them and
the old ones upon three essentials of housekeep-
ing, tea, coffee and sugar. The tariff on tea has
been reduced from % to Is cents per pound,
reduction of 10 cents. That on coffee has been
reduced from to cents per pound, reduction
of cents. That on new sugar from 81 to IL
on sugar above No. Z from to cents per
pound on refined sugar from to cents per
pound, and that on cane molasses from to 5
cents per pound. These are very gratifying re-
ductions of our daily expenses. And we can
thank Republican Congress for it. Almost
every Democratic member Of both Houses voted
againt the bill making these welcome changes in
the tariff
Very important reductions on liquors also
went into operation on that day. That on bran
dy was reduced from So to 81 per gallon on
liquors from $3.50 to 50 per gallon. Fifty-two
different articles are entered upon the free list,
while the tariff has been reduced upon forty
Good people, remember to whom this is due
This is Republican legislation.
The MIAMI REsERvATloN.-The unfortunate
Red Men, it seems, are always in some ones
way, or are always having some one intrude
upon them their rights or their lands 1t appears
that difficulty has arisen concerning the Miami
reservation, situated partly in Missouri and part
ly in Kansas. This reservation is an excellent
country is occupied by 5000 or 4, 900 settlers,
and contains town of 1900 inhabitants. By
some means al order has been obtained from the
War Department issued to Col. Merrill at For
Scott, in Kansas, directing him to remove all
settlers from this reservation.
1t is thought that the order has been obtained
by fraud by some one in the Indian-ring, in or
der that the lands in question may be sold and
the proceeds pocketed. Much of the land is I'M
der good cultivation, is improved with good
farm houses, orchards, gardens, &c.
We apprehend that if these are to be put off
of this land, it will give rise to considerable diff
6culty and an interminable series of lawsuits,
There has evidently been blunder committed
somewhere
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-07
a. Home in the Vest.

Enterprise is the watch-word of American ad-
vancement. Under its energising inspirations
the new west is marching at quick-step abreast
of the progress of the age. New towns are
springing into existence as the mushrooms OF the
night. Older ones are growing into the full
manhood of stalwart cities Cities, that have
scarcely reached the age of majority, are num-
bering their almost quarter of million of in
habitants. New stakes are being planted. New
tents are being pitched in the unoccupied plains.
New soil is being broken. New towns laid out,
and the occupation of town-lots is almost stimuli
taneous with the location of the town. Illus
trative of this is the new town of Greeley under
the energetic influences of Union Colony, Colo
RADIO. The location was selected in March last.
In April the first house was erected. Now it
contains 345 completed dwellings, with others
in the course of construction. They began with
excluding heavy land spectators from their
midst and prohibiting the use of intoxicating
drinksin the colony exception medicinalpurposes.
Town lots lOOxl9O feet are now selling at
$500. They take the ground that real estate ac-
quires its value from the moral standing of the
society of the place. The Greeley Tribune, in its
issue summing up the history ofthe place, states
that 1--WE have no fires, no fights, no drunks."
We are simply industrious, ambitious and pros
porous, and news items cannot come out of these"
Roads are as good here in winter as in summer,
mud beinz unkno--4.n mo etcsl- ~.-cant -,,;r.r
cows need any feed whatever" ave have
good schools with prospect of better ones."-
''No drinking saloon would be allowed to exist
"a hours" 'The organization has for its motto
common honesty and common sense" Coal is
delivered by rail from the mines sixty miles dis
tant at ST per ton.
The above is no fancy picture, at least, this is
our opinion of the affair. 1t is simply fair il
lustration of what can be done in the west by
combination of those elements of success that are
within the reach Of all who have vitality enough
in them to use their brains, their muscles and
whatever else a bene6cent Providence may
have placed at their control. Energy and enter
prise are not damned up, choked off or forced
to succumb to the penurious narrowness that too
frequently characterizes the heavy land owners
Western bound young man. this is the boat
on which you should take passage
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-07

A MAN DIES OF HYDRoPHoBIA Forty YEARS
AFTER HAVING BEEN BITTEN BY A MAD Doc
The Paulaski IN. W Democrat relates the par
ticulars of the singular death Of -ssnos Major
King, the town of Boylston, from hydropho-
bia 1t appears that about forty years ago Mr..
King was severely bitten by mad dog, which
had no apparent effect on him until within
the past four weeks, when he first appeared
to act strangely. For few days he appeared
melancholy, and on Monday, the 18th instant,
after telling his son he twas going to do some
thing" threw of his hat and coat, ran to a
pond near by, and, jumping in, endeavored to
drown himself. His son followed him and
succeeded in getting him out, and induced
him to return home. When within short
distance he tore himself away, returned again
and threw himself into the pond. BY this
time some of the neigbors who had witnessed
the strange proceedings arrived and with their
assistance he was secured and brought home.
The paroxysm lasted about five hours, when
he became rational and requested the bystan
ers not to allow him to hurt anybody. He re
manned in this condition for eighteen hours,
when another spasm succeeded, and after suf
fering terribly until Friday night, death came
to his relief
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-07
Marshal PTi721.

Unfortunate Spain has been afflicted with the
loss of her ablest, most patriotic and most relia-
BILE statesman, Marshal Don Juan Prim. He
was Viscount, Marquis and Grandee of
Spain. He was born at Tarragona, December
9th, 1904. Having strong military inclinations,
he was placed at the military academy at an
early age. He graduated with honors, and at
the age of twenty-five his bravery secured
for him a Captains commission.
During the war which broke out in the reign
of Ferdinand the Sth in 1888, and which lasted
till 1889, he distinguished himself for his valor
and skill, and was complimented with a
colonel's shoulderstraps, having his breast a.
glitter with the crosses and orders that were
showered upon him by his government.
Shortly after peace was declared he became
involved in an instruction at Saragossa which
resulted in his being driven into exile. However,
in 1S43 he was elected as Representative to
the Cortes that assembled at Barcelona, re-
turned from exile and took his seat accordingly
The party that conferred this distinction upon
him had but a short lease of power, and with
its downfall he was compelled to fly the
country and betake himself into voluntary
exile.
In 1874 he was sent to Porto Rico to place
him beyond the power of conspiracy against
the Narvaez dynasty, having already been con-
victed and sentenced to death for completely
in conspiracy that resulted in an attempt to
assassinate the Prime Minister, one evening
while driving to the Opera.
He received handsome reward from the
Danish government for uccessfullYsuppressing
an instruction on the Island of Santa Cruz in
the same year. For this he was called home,
tried and condemned, but by his ready manoeu-
vers he succeeded in evading the execution of
the sentences was again banisned. He took to
the service of the Turks for while. In 1854
his ever faithful friend, the Queen Mother, sue
ceeded in securing the consent of the authori-
ties to his return. Soon after this he entered
the service in Morocco and got command.
In 1861 he was given the hiefcommand of the
Spanish expedition against Mexico. He soon
abandoned this, and appeared in the Senate of
Spain.
His ability, skill, experience and energetic
tactics placed him at the head of the Ministry
of the governmentthatgr grew outof the upheavals
of the revolution of 1868. His course there was
marked with the management that was needed
among the insurrectionary Spaniards. This
caused his death by the hand of the dastardly
assassin, at time when his government could
least afford to lose his valuable services.