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FRAUDS ON THE INDIANS.

charges against the Indian Branch Of
the Department of the Interior has
fortified his charges by letter to the
President, accompanied by a large
amount of documental evidence. sus.
tanning his charges. Since his inter
view with the President, some weeks
since, he says:
! have been informed by the Com
missioner OF Indian affairs of the ap-
pointment Of committee to investi.
gate affairs at the Red Cloud Agency
ana invited to lay statement of the
facts before them. This l am quite
ready to do whenever the committee
request it. | must decline, however,
70 give my statement to the Interior
Department alone, for the following
reasons:
FIRST: have 10 confidence what
ever III the sincerity of the Secretary
OF tho Interior or the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, when they publicly an
nounce their wish and determination
70 correct the present abuses in Indian
management, because have reason to
know that they have long been aware
'of these abuses, and have made no
sincere effort to reform them.
Second: In all my intercourse with
these two officials, their object has
manitestly been to find out, not SO
much what the frauds actually were,
as the extent Of my information con-
corning them, SO as to prevent, by ev-
cry means i'll their power, all publicity
or exposure of them.
Third: The evidence now in my Dos
session reflects unfavorably on both
Secretary Delano and Commissioner
Smith.
For these reasons, | have thought
best 10 lay before You, to whom, III
accordance with my promise to Red
Cloud, made my first communication,
the accompanying statement in detail
in full confidence that the evidence pre-.
sented will meet with the considera.
tion its Importance demands. In the
statement which accompanies this let
ter have given the results Of my in
into the affairs of Red
Cloud Agency, the largest and most
important in the West. These results
clearly indicate both mismanagcment
and fraud, especially in the following
particulars:
First The Agent, J. J. Savillc, is
wholly untitled for his position, and
guilty of gross frauds upon the In.
lians under his charge.
Second: The number of Indians at
his Agency has been systematically
for purposes which can on
v result in fraud.
Third: The last issue of annuity
,oods, which l witnessed, was sus-
,icious transaction, and, in part at
east, fraudulent r.
Fourth: The beef cattle given to
he Indians have been very inferior,
wing to the systematic frauds prac-
iced by the agent and beef contract.
rs. - h~'
Fifth: The pork issued to the Indians
uring my visit was not suitable for1
uman food.
Sixth: The flour was very inferior, (
nd the evidence of fraud in this arti-
|e is conclusive. aan II
Seventh: The sugar and coffee is +
led were not good, although better I
stter than the other supplies. t
Eighth: The tobacco observe was d
,tten, and of little or no use to the Il
adams. sl'l Il laU .e4fxat t
Ninth: In consequence of fraud and il
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greatly during the past winter for
want of food and clothing.

greatly during the past winter for
want Of food and clothing.
Tenth: The contract for freight from
Cheyenne to Red Cloud Agency was
fraudulent, as the true distance is l45
miles, while the contractor was paid
for 2l2 miles" "9 sa
Professor Marsh calls the Presidents
special attention to the evidence Of
fraud in regard to the supplying the
Indians with beef, and adds:
"This subject | investigated with
much care, as beef is the principal ar
ticle Of food of the Sioux Indians, and
the frauds l observed have caused
great suffering among them, as we'll
as great pecuniary1oss to the Gov
ernment. The statement have pre-
pared is supported in all its essential
parts by the testimony Of officers of
the army, who were will, me on my
expedition, OF at the Red Cloud Agen-
cy. Among these officers are several
personally known to you, and all are
gentlemen of high character. Should
any part of my statement be question
ed, | trust You will allow these gen.
tlemen to be heard. If the command
ing officers of all posts near Indian
agencies, or other equal y trustworthy
ane disinterestcd observers there,
could likewise testify. think it would
be found that ! nave bnt family indi-
Gated the corruption pervading Indian
affairs"
A NOBLE WIFE.--pur.n. the revo.
luton of Poland which followed the
revolution of Thadeus kosciusko.
many of the truest and best of the sons
of that ill-fated country were forced to
flee for their lives, forsakiny home and
friends. OF those who had been most
eager for the liberty Of Poland, and
most bitter in the cnmity against Rus
sia and Prussia. was Michael Sobies-
|,
ki, whose ancestor had been king IA
hundred and fifty years before. Sobi-
rski had two sons in the patriot ranks,
and father and sons had been of those
who had persisted in what the Rus
slams had been pleased to term rebell-
ion, and price had been Set upon
their heads. The .Archduke Constan-
tine was eager to apprehend Michael
oobieski, and learned that the wife Of
The Polish hero was at home in the
;racow and he waited upon her.
Madam" speaking politely, for the
ady was beautiful and queenly, 81
hink you know where your husband
md sons are residing?' 81 know, sir"
IF you tell me where your husband is,
'our sons shall be pardoned." "And
hall be safe?" eyes, Madam, Iswear
t. Tell me where your husband is
and both you and your
ons shall be safe and unharmcd."
Then, Sir" answered the noble wo-
nan, rising with dignity sublime,
nd laying her hand upon her bosom,
he lies concealed herein the heart +,
f his wife-and you will have to
ear this heart out to find him." Ty- {
ant as he was, the Archduke admired {
he answer, and the spirit which had {
,spired it, and deeming the good will t
f such a woman worth securing he :
'rthwith published pardon of the t
ather and sons. s. :. t.a. '.a /,
OLD CUnEs.-Casar held that to die \
uickly, was to die happily, so, too,
fought one whose case was cited by Q
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laE con n,solution , Notice.
:. .s.,,,s Sh sA,RTNERSHIP , HERETO.

y ~ Ae lns,.." "sen John Foster and - pe.
SssNs arn home Hotel. and doing bud.
>ss. g Bd,n moe o. Poster 4 psss,ssnss- s =. =. -
consen, %unty. n.y. !. r. hss been 5lissoived
hrs Ne. ps,s... At. Foster having purchsscd the
on Tia Ion. viii cotniane q condrcf
we the S,,pn p.emiaes - heretofore. rsceive
&an aud psy sll tie nahilsuss
'''l. : January 20. John rosrER
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DR.. THORNE.

p.aE DENTIST. PLtCERvlLIE. I.
" ne % utaa..e street, hearty opposI,o Dr
a.eTs
t1-sas scl! aainss specially.
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gysi!ssiuaal Cards.
wv. J. ROTHWELL. ". d,

D-IslAN SURGEON. &C. graduate of Jcr-r.
| 10 asarA College. Philadelphia once on
~ q. d Granite sssrcs. p.acrrvt.l-, Bo.s. Co.
~ d-e4-.
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/ feet and go West,n or any place else
where he could get fair days work. To
day s decentralization is even worse than
yesterdays Then it was anxiety; now il
/ Is despair. A rough estimate of the mum.
j Der dismissed to-day will approximate 100
IL us number was swelled to such proper.
tions by the dismissal of all clerks hereto
fore bo. ne ON the temporary rolls, as un.
der the new Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill All fun Is heretofore available for pay.
inc this class of employees lapsed into the
Treasury. Included in this discharge are
some forty females. The scenes and Incl.
dents in the corridors of the Treasury to-
day are ssl in some instances and amusing
in others. The tears of the weaker yes
sells are lost ia the ludicrous attempts OF
money brokers 10 collect advances they
have made to those numbered among the
unfortunates. One of these brokers came
rushing in after discovering that one of his
Gus rumers had been dropped. He first
patronized his client then he sympa-
thized with him; finally he came to bust
ness, asked how that little matter was to he
arranged and was told To go where there
was less humidity than there is in Wash
ington in July.
1t seems, from the remarks dropped by
those discharged, that many, too many,
have lived above their incomes, and 1t is a
problem with them how now to soothe
irate landladies and washerwomen. Other
sanguine ones, instead of brooding over
their troubles, present or prospective, have
gone to work to get back. The telegraph
brings every hour numerous dispatches
from members of Congress interceding for
favorites. Meanwhile Mr.. Bristow is pes
tered to death. Not only is he besought by
the lightning to stay his hand, but is
crowded with the victims of reorganiza,
ton in his own room. II is hard for him
to convince those sent adrift that he is act
ing only as the executive of q law forced
upon him by the very Legislators who now
appeal for clemency for the dismissed.
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body revolving about the star and passing
between us and it; c4hers that the reyolu-
ton of a nebulous body might produce
the effect; others, that she star itself may
not be uniformly luminous, and that as it
revolves we see alternately its brighter
and darker side. 1t is obvious that some
cases are better explained by one of these
theories, others by another; and it is not
impossible that all may be true. Our own
sun, with its periodical maxima and
minima of spots, is to a certain extent o
variable star, and greater variability may
be due to a similar cause acting with more
marked alterations of energy.
But we have taken so mucl, space for
describing the phenomena Though we
have touched only on few of the more
striking as types of the whole class that
we cannot dwell on these attempts to ac-
count for them. We have not even men,
toned some of the theories that have been
proposed; indeed, some-for instance, the
hypothesis that certain stars ''may have
the form of thin, flat disks, and by rota-
ton present to us alternately their edges
and their flat side, producing correspond
ing changes of brightness"--are hardly
worthy of serious consideration. Boston
Journal Of Chemistry
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BABYs CLOTHES.

saftest linen and snowiest lawn,
with fairy fiuting OF lace;
,grojdery fine as the penciled fern
Ry finger of frost-king traced.
singing. she sews the tiniest seam,
While the garments grow apace.
An the sweetest work mother knews
Is making the baby's dainty clothes.
Her thoughts reach out across the years
Losing herself in dream;
hope is set with the stitches fine
on every delicate seam.
An airy castle with turrets high
stands In golden CLEAN.
Az the dearest work q mother knows
+ making the babyb dainty clothes.
pGarments fit for kingln she saith;
my baby shall be king!
wise men win listen unto his words,
And the children offerings bring.
He shall be manly, true and brave;
His deeds will the poets sing"
All. the prondest work mother knows
4 making the baby's dainty clothes.
Folding away the.garments white
The baby needs no more care
toy, tiny pair of shoes,
And lock of sunny hair.
Yellow with age each fragrant fold
Shall precious mem'ries bear.
All. the saddest work mother knows
Is folding away the baby's clothes.
Those were worn by that stalwart man,
It seems only yesterday;
But these once held the little form
OF the baby passed away"
elipo and paw in Storm
LIES river flows on for aye,
But the tenderest thought mother knows
Is folded away with the baby's clothes.
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The Discharged Government Clerks

Says the Washington Star of recent
date:
III novice about 10 enter the public
service were 10 look in al the Treasury
Department to-day and see the sorrow and
despair of the poor fellows who have had
TO step down and out in consequence 81
the reorganization Of the department he
would, II any manhood was left in him,
shake the dust Of Washington from OIL bis
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Lonely Mount Vernon.

Writing Of visit to Mount Vernon a
correspondent of the Boston Globe says
" Reaching the wharf and beginning to
climb the hill you will notice the long
stretch Of picket fence painted black |
wondered If all inanimate objects were
supposed to be In MORNINGS The effect
Is not enlivening, and your spirits receive
another damper still when, reaching the
summit of the hill, you encounter an cspe.
pecially black Ethiopian wearing sort Of
official label on the front of his hat, and
the ugliest face under IL. brim that ever
reminded one Of Darwinian theories. The
tomb with its hideous loneliness Is directly
before you, but faithful pilgrims leave that
for sort of climax, nursing their revcren-
tial emotion while they laboriously spell
out all the inscriptions upon the monu.
ments near it. Then walking up close TO
the iron gate everybody dutifully pokes his
nose between the bars, gazing at the plain
sarcophagi within, and wondering IL the
departed know how much OF interest at
taches to the places their lives had ren.
dcrcd sacred. There Is no attempt at dis.
play, certainly, where these two marble
coffins--tbey are fashioned exactly after
the traditional -sbape--rest upon bare
earth, while all around are strewn pebbles
and stones OF various sizes, looking a. II
thrown there by irreverent hands from
sheer wantonness. There is nothing at
tractive about this tomb, which ought 10
be beautiful at least The old tomb, from
which the bodies were removed In 1881, is
much less disagreeable, for tiiat ~ covered
with grassy turf, and you pass round its
Enclosure TO the low door, standing open. +"
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"A curious case was tried in the Dis
trict Court, Worcester, Mass, lately, where
Nathaniel b. Ingraham was charged with
the larceny Of wood from James Richards:
Richards testified that he had missed wood
and filled some Of his sticks with gun.
powder. These sticks he placed In his
cellar and they were subsequently found
by the police in the wood-box OF lngra-
ham. The sticks were produced in court,
split open, and found to contain a very
large charge of gunpowder, enough to
have shattered the cookingstoye OF lngra-
ham TO pieces. Ingraham denied taking
them, and said he bought them OF French
man. The Court remarked that II was a
barbarous method Of procedure, as ii en-
dangered the lives of innocent people.
The defendant was discharged.
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THE new coming press which has llsi
been received at the Carson New Mint ~
much smaller than the old one, and Is de-
signed for making dimes, tweniy-cent
pieces and quarters. Its capacity IS 10
pieces per minute, and II will be kept
quite busy, NY $780, 900 dimes are 70 be
coined right away. In another room or
this department are six tons OF silver ingots
OF the United States standard, waiting to
be turned into coin.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-22

Ventilation is great thing, but where
is the scientist who dares get up and tell a
young lady that it Is unhealthy for her to
close all the doors and windows these hot
evenings as soon as her beau enters the
parlor?
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Charles Manning, who was Captain
of the Harvard College crew on their visit
to Europe In 1859, and also teacher at the
fremont Gymnasium at Boston, and who
was noted for his strength and agility, has
been running himself with strong drink,
recently, and Is sent TO Jail for drunken
ness
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-22

THE Pope thinks that his boys-the IA
pal enyoys--have been treated aboutrigA
by America.
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SUITS MADE TO ORDER

WE MEM RrNINESS,
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at once that he was not so well. What Is
it,"
II hope nothing which may not pass,
but there are some symptoms OF pyemd"
The hospital scourge! . She has killed
him." I groaned to myself, but l said
nothing.
Twenty.four hours of alternate hope and
fear. then we knew the worst our Martin
was doomed. He knew it, too, but the
brave look in his eyes never faltered to the
end.
The night before he died We were alone
| for little while.
You were wrong, Miss Agnes. About
her, mean-Luly"
Was /, Martini"
Yes. / don't blame her II was nat
ural She should feel So If had been
| well and hearty should have got over it
somehow, suppose, instead Of" he
stopped abruptly, then drew note and a
! card photograph from under his pillow.
Il want you to take these, Miss Agnes,
and otterward please send them to her,
and Just say that ] loved her 10 the last
| and didn't think hard in any way Read
! il if YOU like; the note, ! mean. Don't
| let her feel bad. Don't tell her 1t Killed
me. o Lulyl Lulyw
These words of complaint, the only
ones heard him utter, were his farewell
TO conscious life. After that 1t was all
thick cloud and deIirium or peaceful,
merciful unconsciousness. Now and then
| through the wanderings came murmured
words: Enough Of your body to hold
| your soul--enough 10 hold your soul. :
Luly, you like the cherryhill road, Wen
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GROCERIES.

Market very quiet at regular and steady
figures. Coffee firm AID tending upward.
SUGAR-New Orleans brown, 94a1O5c in
hhds.; do. white clarified 1Oza114c, in hogs
heads, and barrels &c additional; standard
hards 124a125c; A coffee 1I5c; B do. lie;
extra g do. 1O5a1lc; yellow clarafed 1O4a
lie, in hOgsheads; yellow G 93a1O4c.
MOLAssEs-NeW Orleans 55a725c; sirups
50a65c; golden strip 65a75c.
COFFEE-RiO, common TO choice, y "a
24tte; Laguayra 233a24c, Java 295aS3e.
CHEEsE-FactOry, 13a14c.
NAILs-l0ds, per keg, 1886, and 25c ad-
ditional for diminishing grades.
SALT bushel barrels, in store, $40.
CANDLEs-Star, 1910 per 10.
FIsH-Half barrels, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, $3.50,
1915 and 1915; in kits, Nos. l, 2 and 3,
S1.7O, $1.65 and S1.50.
RICE-ChOice new by the barrel, SJa9c.
TEAS-Imperial 75caSl.25; Young Hy-
son 75csSl.25; Black 50caSl.0O; Gunpow-
der 7caxi.25.
POWDEB-DupOnt S5.75; Sycamore Mills
50 IS; blasting q 90; fuse per 100 feet SOC.
SHOT-Patent s. 40; Buck S2.65.
LIQUORs-COmmOn rectifed whisky per
gallon S1.OOa1.15; Robertson County S1.75
a3.OO; BourbOnS5.50; LincOn County S1.75
as 90; Highwines $l.13.
BROOMs-Per dozen, S2.5Oa4 90.
SOAP-COmmOn to fancy, 5aSc per 10, Or
S3.2ja4.OO per box.
BLACKNG-Mason's large, per dozen,
Csc; small, 35c.
CANDIEs-COmmOn stick, 15ac; fancy
l4bc.
NUTS-Pecans, 15c; almonds 25c; Bra
I'll nuts 12Ic; English walnuls Tic; fl
berts lie.
PEPPER-Per 10, 24c.
SPICE-Per ID, 16c.
GINGER Per ID, 16c.
CLOvEs-Per ID, 55a6Oc.
STARCH-Per ID, 5tc.
SoDA-Per 10, sc.
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GRIMWOOD'S NOTE BOOK.
Grim Jokes in AIid.AIr Rescued from
the Grave.

Grim Jokes in BIId.AIr Rescued from
the Grave.
The inquest was held Tuesday after
noon, near Montague, Mich, on the
body of n S. Grimwood, the reporter
of the Chicago Journal, who assembled
In a balloon with Donaldson, and a YER
dict Of accidental drowning rendered.
The Identification of the body was per-
feet. In Grimwood's note book was
found written the following, evidently
the introduction to his account of the
ascension broken off at the moment the
two occupants of the balloon we're over
taken by the calamity which precipi-
tated them into the lake. The account is
headed up in a Balloon" and con-
tinues:
From the earliest dawn of child
hood I have always had a presentiment
that at some time, sooner or later, l
was destined to rise. There are some
people who make sport of PRESENT.
ments, but, after all, presentiments are
a handy thing to have around. Where
would l be to-day if l had not had a
klEbClLAluEuls nave lAoGIg do II HNANS
to point of order. Likea great many
politicians, 1 arose by means of gas.
l regret the fact that there are only
two of US, Prof. Donaldson and myself,
as / would like to belong
TO THE UPPER TEN.
"Prof. Donaldson seems to be a very
pleasant gentleman, although a philos-
opher and an aeronaut. Although it Is
scarcely an hour since l struggled into
eminence, the restraint Of my position
is already beginning to be irksome to
me and wear upon my spirits. l can
not help rejecting that if we fall we
FALL LIKE LUCFER
ont of the heavens, and that upon Oul
arrival upon earth, or rather upon
water-as we are now over the middle
of Lake Michigan-we would be liter
ally dead"
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FINANCIAL.

We haYenothlng new TO report in financial
circles for yesterday. Money continues scarce
and business dull. The banks in discount
ing charge at the rate Of ten per cent. per
annum. Brokers loan at one per cent. per
month and. good notes, when offered are
shaved at about two per cent per month.
Exchange on New York Is taken by the
banks at par and is sold by them al 81 per
thousand premium. Sight drafts on Louis
vile, ST. Louis, etc, drawn on shipments Of
wheat are taken at Z off.
Gold continues to decline, closing in New
York at 1l3t. Our dealers pay III and ask
113i. Silver is taken at los for halves and
quarters.
Tennessee bonds are weaker, being
quoted in New York at 51a53.
Comproller's warrants are dull, with but
lite demand by taxpayers. Dealers pay
IS and hold at 90a92.
The first mortgage seven per cent. bonds,
issued by the Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST. Louis Railway Company are sold AZ S4a
and accrued interest, and are considered
one of the solid securities Of this market.
For quotations of other stocks and
bonds we refer 10 those given by the Nash
vile Savings Company, corner Union and
College streets.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.


PEANUTs-FrOm store, S1.25a1.4O per
bushel.
POTATOES New, per barrel, from first
hands, $l.0O.
ONIONs-From first hands, buying at
500 per barrel.
CABBAGE-FrOm first hands, buying at
Si.O0 per barrel.
BLGCKBERRIEs-Dried from first hands,
per h., DC.
FEATHERs-Strictly choice, SOC.
BEEswAX-Cholce, SOC.
RAGs-Well assorted, Sc.
GINSENG Dry, S0a9Oc, from first hands
WOOIs-Unwashed, 2Sa34c; washed, Asa
47e. Bury, 5aIOc less.
BROOM CORN-4a7c.
HIDEs-Green, 6a7c; dry, 9a12c; dam
aged and gru0by lots &c off.
BUTTER-Country, from first hands, la
1Sc; cooking, 12a15c.
Chickens, 2Oc for hens and
124a1Sc for spring.
EGGs-From first hands, 1Oc per dozeL;
from store, 12c.
TALLOw-ChOice, 73c.
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and dry Mediterranean, S1.15ai.2O; red
and white, S1.20a1.30.
OATs-Saeked and delivered in depot,
old, 774c.
BARLEY-Bnght, unstained, per bushel,
9Oc; stained nominal.
RYE-From wagon, SOa90c per bushel.
BRAN-BOOse, S14.00; sacked in depot,
$1,000.
HAY-Timothy, s24.OOa27.OO.
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AN EARLY POEM BY EDGAR ALLAN
DnE

POE.
The following verses, never before published,
were written in the album Of Baltimore LADY
by Edgar A. Poe, at the age of 70, shortly after
he left West Point in 1923. They are given IN
fac-simile IN ScTfbaer for September.
ALONE.
From ehIIdhOOd's hour 1 have not been
AS others WeTe-I have not seen
As others saw could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source have not taken
My-sOrrOw-I could not awaken
NV heart 20 Joy at the same tone
And ali lOved-I loved alone.
Then-in my childhOOd-in the dawn
OF a most stormy life-was drawn
From ev'ry depth of good and III
The mystery which binds me still.
From the torrent, or the f0untain-
From toe red elf of the mOuntdin-
From the sun that round me rOlld
n its autumn tint Of gold.
From the lightning in the sky
AS it pass d me flying by
From the thunder, and the storm
And the cloud that took the form
When the rest of heaven was bluel
or demon in my view.
49,. Z. '-!SSlbuer for September.