The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-07-20
a aI0xsTnoUs STEAL.
HOW John Logan Became Re-
cOnciied 10 Grant.
Washington correspondence Of the New
York SIN !

wash inSton correspondence of the New
York San.
The query is often made here in Wash
iugton. What could have Induced John.
4. Logan to skip so suddenly into the
Grant fold, and become the douobtv
champion Of the forloru and strickay,
flock OF olice-hoiders That question
| am able TO answer. aud the answer
which l now lay before your readers can
be sustained and subztantiated by he
strongest of proof
About the time Of John Logan's Grant
CONFUSION the Indian Ring of the North
west managed TO get through Congress
appropriations to the amount of a round
million on a basis of
PURE, UNKALsoMINED FRAUD.
The plum of these appropriations was
certain 5000, 600, ostensi6ly to be ap
piled to the p4cifcati1n of the 50 called
hostile Teton Sioux, Of the Upper Mis-
souri,, said to be in large numbers in the
neighborhood of Fort Peck, Montana
Territory. Every Northwestern man.
who has had any experience among the
Upper Missouri, knows very we'll that
the so-called hostile Tetons do not NUN
Der over thirty lodges, and that their re-
puted terrible Chief, Sitting Bull is
nothing more than blatant Indian rene
gade, with Jew renegade followers
whose exploits consist in the theft Of
mules and ponies, and an occasional raid
on de!enceless wood-cEoppers
This appropriation of $500 600, being
nearly q pure steal; became an object OF
intense interest to those inside the ring
2 ell sl
least $3.50 000 clear plumber, even ii
Sitting Bull and his whole gang were to
be housed end fed like New York mer-
chants, and furnished with rifles aud
clothing Of the latest fashion The In
dian Department had arranged that Su-
perinteudent Wall and a J. Summons,
an agent on Mix river, were TO have
THE SQUEEZING OF THE PLUM.
What wos the CONSERVATION of the
watery mouthei wire puilers, therefore
when non resident OF the Northwest.
man known to be the special pet aud
confident OF john \ Logan received the
appointment Of special Commissioner to
disburse the 5000 600. This man was
MAJOR Wham To the Indian Ring and
the people Of the Northwest the cause
OF General Logau's astounding somer-
saul; into the arms OF Graut was at once
apparent in the appointmentof his favor.
+ lite TO The maDaFement Of the S4500oO
steal
To Give character ~ the movements of
Major Wbsn vopn., Daleo, and As.is.
fsft Saeretsrr tLa T,t-r-,~ Cow,
st3rsd with Major Wba,o IN n Rand
tour in the NoTtlwa.. ,-o,, U1I,ro
Montana dow, tt. lIi.s,,ri pi,ar Tb:s
r,lr vss ,ro-,ssti,,,l,i, ,.,5e-..t..,, f.-
the rurDo.e 81 forming in rersop.a .d;r...
..n.ler.f4n.iiD, with rbe 1oen,. If the
Indian Rins- ,b,nt The 8i-5,-.e,o..r, of
Ike sums arnropriatsd bv CONGRESS for
che Indian fribas Anart from, lie
HALF NTILroy DorrtRs rrrax srr,f
The various sums appropriated for the
other bands are largely II excess Of their
actual uecessl-ies- Citizens 81 the NertA
west men oi character and lnllrence no
'ae'r section. have I'D VAIN peuuoned for
i''r aPPorii2nmeni OF contracts they
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n knowle3gs IF tbo con5i,ion ~ he
Nortlzs.. indians s,,.,;,ra5 m, 49,
onset for his anr-onri.,ian tbis tr,1s.
terment Of AZ least $50 600 from, The