Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-12-17


pend order till see you. A. &. PACKER,
Adjutant Gen1.
Upon the arrival of Gen Packer
he greeted me with these words: IL
have come by special train to save
Crosby's life. They say that if they
get telegram that the United
States troops are coming to Vicks-
burg before the resignation of
Crosby can be accepted by the
Board of Supervisors, Crosby will
be put to death. | had not sent for
United States troops. My reply
was that | could not hold any inter-
course with the mob in Vicksburg.
Last evening | issued a call for the
Legislature, to assemble.
Such, in brief, are the facts. | will
not give the mass of details | learn
of the troubles in Vicksburg. The
Leaguers havefad full and complete
control of the affairs there, and there
was no more necessity for the mas
sacre Monday than there was for the
riot in your city some twelve years
ago, which resulted in the death OF
so many innocent and harmless
negroes. 1t is the opinion of many
so it is reported-the White
Leagues proclaim, that, if they find
that they CAN get political control
only by force, they will apply force.
ADELBERT AMES,
Governor of Mississippi.
MATT CARPENTER appears to be much
better sort OF a man than he he used to be.
Before election most of the radical papers
could not find words to express their disgust
of him. but since there is fair prospect of
his being reelected to the L. 5. Senate, they
think he is the incest kind of a man and has
been much abused 80 consistency, thou ART
II Jewel" --Oshkosh Times Dem.
Substituting democratic papers
for radical papers" the above will
be truthful. Before election the
leading Democratic argument was,
that if the Republicans secured
majority of the Legislature they
would be sure to re-elect Carpenter,
whom the Democrats abused more
than all other men in the state.
Now that election is over there is |
scarcely a Democratic paper in the
state but advocates Mr.. Carpenters
election. This is done, of course,
in the interest of consistency.
A RATHER novel YET highly in
genious and practical device for
fixing the responsibility of their
conduct upon the Indians them
selves more closely has been adopted
by General Crook, commanding the
of Arizona. His plan
is TO check the wards of the nation
like pieces Of baggage, each warrior
carrying with him constantly a
metal check with his number and
tribe stamped thereon. The officer
in charge keeps a record of each,
with the number OF members of his
family and description Of him. la
this way the Indian is not only pro-
tected against the INSCRIPTIONS
greed of the agents, but oifenses can
be traced home to their authors
more readily; and as the issues of
supplies is made in accordance
with these checks there is less
of imposture on the one side
and fraud upon the other. 1t would
be well # all officials engaged in the
Indian service were to have a policy
that is SO plain and at the same time
so commendable in its purposes and
sagacious in its method. General
Crooks report shows what can be
accomplished ev, II with the Apache
Indians, this worst of all North
tribes. They are becom-
ing SO far advanced, morally and
industrially, that the tribe is now
at least partially self supporting.