Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-21
WEST N SOUTH.

Gen. w. W. Guthrie, who was nomina-
ted for Congress by one wing of the Repub-
lican Convention lately held at Abilene,
Kas., announces his withdrawal in favor
of Phillips, the regular Republican candi-
date.
Four Indian murderers were executed at
Fort Smith, Ark, on the Sth, for crimes
committed in the Indian Territory. They
were Osee Sanders and Sinker Wilson,
Cherokees, Sam Peters, a Choctaw, and
Jack Valley, a Peoria Indian. The number
present at the execution was very large.
Gov. Chamberlain, OF South Carolina, has
issued a proclamation, calling upon all good
citizens Of the State to assist in preserving
the peace during the present political cam
paign. He expressly forbids the parade
through the streets of parties armed with
deadly weapon or clubs, and says: ''The
spirit OF political intolerance in all its forms
is the direct cause which now Expresses our
State, and peace and prosperity will never
come until that foul spirit is finally exor-
cised. Every thoughtful man and every
good citizen should give his utmost influence
to preserve the public peace, by securing
perfect freedom of political action.' The
Mayor Of Charleston has also issued a
proclamation of similar purport.
AT Lancaster, Ohio, on the 9th, a HAYES
and Wheeler pole, $50 feet long, fell while
being raised, and Charles Drinkle. George
Fink and Charles Hogemen were killed and
several others injured.
A yellow fever patient from Savannah
died in New York on the Stb.
There has been a gradual daily increase Of
yellow fever cases at Savannah. On the 10th
the number Of interments from the disease
was 10.
The Indian Commission held a council at
Red Cloud Agency, on the 9Th, at. which
were present about $50 Indians, including
Red Cloud, Red Dog, Oldham Afraid of
Hls-Horses, his son Sitting-Bull, and other
braves OF less note. The principal proposal
submitted for their consideration was, that
the Indians shall ~relinquish all claims
TO territory west of the 1O3d
meridian, which excludes the Black
Hills country, and that they shall concede
the right of the Government to construct
wagon or other roads over their reservation
The Presidents plan for the colonization of
all the Indians in the Indian Terri
tory was likewise submitted to them,
IS uituc stipulation C0at |
II they shall agree to go directly to the In
olan territory next season they shall be
permitted to remain at the Agency until
tnattlme, but before any such removal from
tneif reservation they may select a delega.
tloh OF hve or more from each band to visit
the country proposed for their future
nome, and thus satisfy themselves of its de-
STABILITY.
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Gen. Crooks command was expected IN
arrive at Custer City On the 1Ath, and a sun.
ply tram OF thirty wagons was dispatched
from Red Cloud Agency ON the 10th, to that
escorted by three companies of the
Fourth artillery equipped as infantry. /
Commodore Garrison, Of New York. is to
assume the personal management of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad, which, it is an.
nounced, wiz be henceforth run entirely
from The Atlantic and Pacific. The
new organization will be made on a basis of
$500, 600 paid ue stock, which money is all
be expended the purchase Of steel rails
other imT kments and equipments for
be road.
The OAiOE Iair was a decided failure,
iaanciaily.t the expenses having
,Xcesled til 3 by about So, 900.
~ orres fof the New York Her.