The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10

"thA 'NANN'Af - - 49, NtAh-AAA- htsANA"As
wa- witnessed BY hllly SEQ people. il T.
said. mostly colorrd.
Benjamin Edwards and oscar Tueman.
also both colored. were hanged ~ >arii>.
Miss. ON the anh. Tor the murder x Loui.
Hihhler. another yolored man. Thi, cNecu-
tion Wa witnessed by 1900 people three
fourths 81 whom were colorcd.
\ dispatch from bismarck say, a big coun-
cil wa held At standing Rock. s,ah.
between the indians ~ tina; ageney md the
Chcyennr>. the Black Hills being the sub
jcci under consideration. Il wa deter
mined that the Missouri River Indian.
should offer 10 dispose ~ their intercs; in
the Black Hills regions. regardless Of the
other tribes. These Indians embrace about
seventy per cent. o. th2>e originally Joining
in the treaty. They are satisfied the white,
will take the Hill and they arr willing TO
surrender.
The Government ha~ demanded the de-
livery 10 the civil authorifie, Of the Indians
engaged in the recent shooting ARRAY ~ Ci-
maroon. y. VI. The Indians have. % far.
NOV. as;). refused 10 comply. and in conss-
guencc their ration> have heen stopped Al
the Agency. The Apaches have sent away
their women and children and are camped
on the mountains TO the number 81 30 war
rior-. and are expecting achievements
from the Itc>.
The Black Hill country ha> been evacuated
~ the military. and il j. reported that many
miners are again on their way 10 the gold
ficlds. The weather there has already been
excessively cold.
In the trial al u. Louis 81 VIM. @. Avery,
formerly Chief Clerk ~ the Internal Reeve
nue. Bureau. on charge, II conspiracy 70 de-
fraud the Government. Joseph VI. Fitzroy
testified that. while acting A. Deputy ollert-
or in l>s.-4. he collected from the di>tiller>
the money contributed hy them for the Ring
officials. amounting. in addition TO what wa
paid "a ~iorckecPers. -auger-. etc.. tc from
>i.eo To $3.50 per week. This money ne
handed over % either joyce or Mcdonald
and il Wa generally divided up ia hi pres
encs. After setting apart 500 Tor Ayeri the
money wa divided into hve equal paris. 70
he distributed A. follows. Mcdonald. Me-
kee. joyce. Ford. and Fiizroy tthe Wit
ue.~l. subsequently, IN. names 81 Patrick
and Newcomh were added. Witness had no
personal knowledge that ANery ever received
hi. share. joyce informed witness that
Avery furnished information a, 70 the com
ing ~ revenue agents.
The Arkansas Legislature ha- passed
concurrent resolution % adjourn sine die on
Dec. 40.
The Cherokee National Council have con-
,luded the canvass Of the vote east in the
Territory Al the August election. and an
- -. N.
Charles Thompson Tor Principal Chief. hy
eleven majority oyer Ro--. For Assistant
chief Judge David Roe ha> . majority ~ 10
over Capt. Nann-
AZ Franklin. La. On the 18th. Charles
Atkinson. eolored. wa taken from the
sheriff Us a mob aud hanged 20 a tree. lie
va. under arrest for oufra-ing a white girl.
IN the trial ~ avery At y. I.oui-. on the
srh. FOR completely IN the Whisky RIM
frauds. the prosecuting attorney introduced
a number 81 kilograms from Col. Joyce to
Gen. Bahcock. the Presidents private see
rotary. asking information in regard 70 the
movements 81 revenue officer. etc.. and also
one from Washington to General Mcdonald.
-igned .'~vIph. " the original " which was
Identified a. being in Babcock'- handwriting.
The latter j. a follows:
wtsurNGroS. Dec. ~. la. ten John Nc
Donald. Supervisor etc -. Louis succes-i
81. They will not ~. write YOU
signed syn
Gen. Bahroek 90 the :srh telegriphe.. 80
District Attorney Dyer thar be- j. absolutely
innoceni II any connection with the Ring.
and demands hearing before court where
b. can explain hi kilograms.
Recent information received az Washing
ton from the Rio Grande T. q the effect that
the troubles along that river growing out Of
cattle raids by Mexicans are A. bad a. ever.
II J. said that the Mexican raiders have a
contract 10 deliver ISl.Do head ~ cattle AZ
Monterey. and they expect to teal them
from TeNas. II ha- been a-ceriained
that one great difficulty under which the
Mexican Government labors j.. that in send
ing soldier To the frontier to prevent cattle
raid. they often desert and become cattle
thieves themselves. thus adding 20 the num-
ter II deprcdai0r~ instead ~ decreasing
them. II T. al>o known that these rattle-
thie,c. are engaged 10 great extent In
smuggling good into TcNa-, and IN return
trip. carr, drove. ~ cattle with them.
work ha> been begun upon the southern
extension ~ the Denver and Rio 'irande
Railroad. and the work will h. pushed
through al once t. Trinidad
Captain Dayton. the Mates Anderson and
Carey. i've seamsn and two Cinnamon were
wrecked in the bark Florence. from Port
Discovery ~ -nn franci-cu, and IN trying to
land n boat they were All drowned with
the exception ~ Daniel Deary. one - the
sailor.
FOREIGN.
The cures 81 the Roman Catholic churches
in Montreal. On sunday. the slsi. read a
pastoral letter relative 70 the intermeni Of
the remains 81 the late Joseph Guil,ord. The