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A BIG INJUN PoW-WOW.
Official Brevfts---Newspaper Yer
tures---District Notes.
From Our Oten Correspondent
WAsHrseroN. May IS, 1875.

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tures---District Notes.
From Our O,en Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May IS, 1875.
The noble red man is well represented here
Just now. Nine Sioux, together with sixteen
big iniuus Of Red Clouds and Spotted Tails
parties have arrived, and with the usual muniti-
cent hospitality Of their Crest Father are quar-
tered at the fremont House, well-kept hotel
but yet a mighty plain one. The Washing
| ton House, on Pennsylvania Avenue was until
this visit, their usual resting place, and our
warrior guests are probably thanking their
stars for the change-though 1t is not much
for the better. The object Of this great gath
ering is to "discuss the transfer OF the Black
Hills country over TO the government. Pre-
cious little part, however, will our friends from
the plains take iu this discussion. The big
pow-wow with their Great Father regarding
this subject comes off next week. and we will
besmear our guests so plentifnlly With pale
face promises that, ere the council closes, the
Black Bonanza will Re ours. And yet, there
is OF present no little opposition among The ln-
dams to this project. 50 the promises we make
them must be so interIarded With smooth words,
and sugar coated that they may easily be
sulped l give the names OF few OF these
noble Reds: Little Wound, Amer lean Horse,
Conquering Bear, Face Sitting Bull, Tall
Lace, Fast Thunder, Black Bear, Iron Horse,
Pawn.e Killer, Bad Wound, Spotted Tail, Swirl
Bear. Looking Horse CrowDog, Ring Thur
der and He Eagle. Bad Wound is accompa-
MED by Mrs B. W., who, being the only lady
among such gallant crew, must feel quite
tickled. The
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS,
which convenes next December, aside from the
hurly-burly attendant on the election OF Speak
err. will have its hands full. There arrived ut
the Capitol yesterday the papers in the Con-
tested election case of Abbott IS. Frost IN one
of the Massachusetts, districts. They are
packed in a box Of huge proportions aud
weigh 265 lbs, avoirdupos Five men will
be required to carry the papers up to the
Speakers desk, whose occupant at that time
will be in constant receipt Of little notes such
as this, from distracted members: My dear
-, For Gods sake don't put me on the Elec-
ton Committee.
\ know not whether he advertises with you,
but one thing is certain that Mr. H. ID. Sine,
of Cincinnati lottery fame has got himself in
to peck of trouble recently. That irrepres-
sible
nEFORA JEWELL
has shut down pretty ellectually on his siii
business by ordering the postmaster ut Fork
opos TO pay no money orders sent TINS Sine,
but to return them to the parties. The order
is promulgated on the complaints OF some
duped ones who were fascinated by the well
known newspaper cut of blindfolded female
standing near what closely resembles an i'm
proved coffee mill and scattering bits OF papers
10 reckless profuson. The retired
COMMISSIONER,
Douglass. has been eulogized by his late su'
bordinates, presided over by Pratt, his success
sor The meeting was held last Saturday
evening ia the Commissioner S room.
SIXTH AUDITOR
Sbeats of Treasury, has gone down TO Alaba-
ma to take part in the election which, by
the way. don't come off till August Where
fore such haste? Sbeats was among the trem-
bling ones during the recent dismissal wave
Perhaps, in place of beheading, Grant has sent
him where his presence will do the most good
Several new
JOURNALISTIC VENTURES
have been inaugurated here One is the
WASHINGTON Tribune. published by the Ma
|
" devoted to the rights Of Labor without iG-
noriug those of Capital" Its first number APP
peared yesterday morning and for a hrs'
number, is quite creditable. The typosraphl-
cal appearance Of the new paper reminds me
much Of our old Washington Times and sns-
pect that the publishers have acquired large
portion of the defunct sheets property. Ibe
NEW DEMOCRATIC DAILY,
The Erening Telegram appears, positively
next Saturday lis entire outfit, from the
type foundry of Pelouze & Co., Richmond, ar
rived last week, and we may expect to see the
new organ at the promised time. may also
mention two local enterprises, Of a newspaper
character, which have lately sprung up in
SOUTH WASHINGTON.
These are a couple of advertising sheets con-
tanning some reading matter, also, which are
Cratuitously distributed throughout that SEC
, ton of the city. They are called The South
Washington Weekly Rerier and the ditto In
teuiqencer or the two, the former published
by i. l.. Sizer, is by far the best, being not
: only larger, but filed with, Though brief, OF
coursel. goodlier assortment of reading mat
ter. And do not see why, with continual
ton of the present energy displayed in its pre-
marathon. this weekly visitor,-though
delivered free,-should not gradually prosper
and in year or so, furnish South Washing
, ton with a regular, paying organ Of its own.
Gu, little Critic, now in the hey-day Of its snc-
cess, began life in precisely the same way, and
now has its second and third editions every at
teruoon. We are to have a new
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH
The present one is in terribly bad state and
almost useless. The wires aud boxes will be
attached to buildings, as the unsightiy poles
have had their day and are to be banisbed.-
This new feature is one step on towards the
system Of laying the wires underground.
SILVER TRUMPET,
massive in proportions, and reminding one oi
Gabrers ,ooter. which negro MethodiSts week
} ~ enioin him to ROW down, has been fur
nished by the ladies of Newman's Memorial
Church. and is being ballnted fer by the friends
of our firemen. Whichever company receives
the highest number of votes will get this
prize. The trumpet is indeed beautiful one
perhaps IS inches in length, and is furnished
with an elegant silver cord aud tassel. On
Monday evening next, grand concert Is to be
given. for its benefit, in the new
ST. poNINIcKs CHURCH.
Talented musicians have volunteered, not on y
from this city but from Baltimore and other
places, and tickets, at one dollar each, are
going off like no; cakes. The Church. en- pas
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