The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

out ahead, thus winning hc match.
The victory Of tho Americans was re-
ccivcd with tremendous enthusiasm, and
they were the recipients of tho most
distinguished honors from the porulacc
aud their competitors. The contest has
been marked by tho most fratcrnal feet
ing OH all sides. The American rifle
Hlen have been treated with Tie utmost
consideration by their hosts, and even
the sting Of defeat has not caused any
suspension of the friendly intercourse
A PRIVATE soldier of Prof. Jcnncy's
escort, in his geological survey of the
Black Hills, writes that he found gold
by means Of pick and a shovel, while
the gcologists were trying TO iind it by
scientific principles. His advice is that
those dcsircus of going gold hunting
rhmild hold themselves in readiness,
and tho instant the Indian treaty is an
nullCd to hasten on. Tho party lad
encountered three mining camps 0li
French creek. They were palning ont
about SO n day, each, and wcro OF the
opinion that, when they get their work.
ing apparatus in good order, they will
be able to mako $50 day. The soldier
had washed four pans Of dirt and g"t
about five cents to the pan Of scale gold.
some of the pieces being little larger
than II pins head. He did not llnvc 10
dig II loot down for tho dirt, and declares
thnt all that Cnstnr told conc, rning the
treasures OF the country was strictly
true.
Tie statistical reports just published
by the agricultural bureau indicate
widespread disaster to the fruit grow
ing interest, III will be seen from the
following notes: Insect dcpre,lations
are recorded only III Maine, in some
counties Of which caicrpillars were
troublesome. In New Englnn,i gene
rally tho crops were late, and i'll some
parts tendency to simultaneous
blooming excited remark. In the
middle, southern and western states
generally, Tie climatic conditions were
very unfavorablc. Tho severity OF Tic
winter has not only destroyed the frui,
germs, but also the trees The cold
snal' AZ ..nU nt,.InS 'Sus,l s5v>r s.'o ouS.,..
of this injury. and heavy late frosts i'll
many places destroyed what had sur
vivcd the winter. IL some eases il is
uoied that the plums stood the severity
of the season better than other sorts of
fruit. Grapes il many cases escaped
OH account Of late blooming, but the
vineyards Of several sections were
greatly depleted by tho extreme cold
Small fruits We're less severely affected
and are reported as producing very
luxuriantly
CoL BouDISoT, who has just returned
from the Indian Territory, says twenty
seven murder cascs lave Just been dis
posed Of by tho United States district
court ut Fort Smith, Ark, before which
al criminal business from the Indian
nation comes. Out of this number
iii tho fret degree. Seven Of those
convicted, including two boys. one
seventeen, the ether nineteen years,
both arc to DO hanged 'ogrthcr on thc
81 of September next. The eight. orc
a negro, was killed after conviction
while attempting to escape. N1uc!, ont
lawry prevails in Tie Indian Territory
and ten men have been killed in The
vicinity of Fort Smith within IL few
months. a very bitter contest is now
going on III the Cherokee nn!ion for Tie
position Of chief Of The nation between
the Ross and Downing parties, and it is
alleged conspiracy and secret nssnssina-
ton are rife Gel W. p. Rose, present
chief, is candidate for reelection, and
a man named Thompson is the caudi-
date Of the Downing party.
Capt. Jas. B. Fades has written Il
letter to President Grant and secrtt tary
of war Belknap, advising them of the
progress Of tho icttios at the South Pass.
The main point in the letter is that pro.
yisionnl works, one thousand feet long,
are already constructed on the line Of
the cast ictty, and being pushed scaward
ut the Ia!c Of two hundred feet pcr day.
Two hundred me chanics and laborers
and fcur pilcdriving machines are at
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