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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
no. 40, u. s. Survey, No. 10.
L. 8. LAND OFFICE. ELKO. NEVADA, |
IL ---.-- -. L. DGceInbnf 9th. INIG.

D .. sinai. .. .t December 9th. IS1G. !
NJ OTiCE IS HEREBY GIVEN TIIATCIIAHLES
~ W. DcnLctt. ahUpc P0stoiiico address IA
Salt Lake CITY. Utah Territory ami his cuclHiIn
ants Calvin Wells and Aaron French, wiiGsc
postuilicn address is litislnIrg. Penney lVaIIia.
aud Milford 4. Sticknf aIld fTAncis f.. Graham.
whose pCat"ilicc address Is ClicISu, lliinuls.
have applied for Patent for the IL. John lUtc
and Iniil site; raid lOdp or mine Is 3GisO
feet linear mrHsuru. nnd POI feet wide, add H.
situated In spruce Muuntnin Mining District.
County OI Rlkn. State Ui ScVa'la, and IL nUrc
particularly dcGcribcd by the field notes now on
iie ia this uiic1. ....s.,.a ..
LOT Al ginning at a post married No. /.
T.. =. Survey. No. u, lot 4; thence running nrsl
cnur"c y. Gf DIG. 20 min. ". "UD feet. Ia post
marked M. =. q. -. Survey, M. u, lot A;
Whence Mineral Monument M. | bcars y
~ DE-. 30 min. ". 2CO6 feet Ia Iost marked 81
., u. y. Survey, No. 81. lot Al thence third
course n. CO hg. 30 min. l. no feet 10 post
markell No; 4. u. g. Snrycy, No. IL. lot A.:
thence fourth course &. ~ dg. 10 ~. T.. 2GOO
f,u Ia irOht marked No. /, tho place ~ begin.
iIIng, eunihlnlng II ni.lDI acres. The survey Of
said c'aln' lIaa iron ini'l" % conform Ia tho
original notice Uf lnESiiun.
IOr IS -itT,iunlEE at = post marked No 1.
u. X. Survey, No IS. lot d; thtucc running
first Cnnno n. ca hE. ". icj feet. To- rusi
marked No. q. y. y. ETrvty. ST. 81. 10. o.;
ihuncc second c0ursS x. ~ III. ". IG.OhFt. to
post marked No. =. q. y. Survey. M. u. lot - ;
thtnr" thltd r'iiTaG S.GI hg. T. IGj 4 ri. 10 post
marked No u. y. Surrey. M. a., lGi 81:
Lars y. 81 ] ! dg. ". lao htI; thence fourth
course ~ 90 da. r.. l3lU icrl, Ia posi- marked
No. tho pace Of b"ainnlLg. containing - TO
n"TcS: cuuTEGs Expressed from the true MGR Il:an
with magnetic variation 0f II d.. ~ ~ T.. in
tho EiIfY. y nf lut 4 aud u.
Any RiIl all persons claiming adVtrseIy The
iniiiiig ground, vein. lnlr. premises. mill site
nr Any portion thereof EO divided. survey ri,
plated and applied for. nTG hereby notified that
uhlcsP their adverse claims arc duly TiICd &C.
CnrhiDP Ia law, aiIl Tho regulation Hereunder,
within riNiy tG0i days from the date thereof
With the lWglstcr Of tho Y. &. land once al
klko, ia ElkO County. State nf Nevada. they will
be barred, and all al their rights waived by
virtue of tho prDtisinnS ~ the statutes IN trla.
ilhiI Thereto. Therefore pursuant ~ la~ ~.
rect this notice "a bc published far tI,y tGOl
days Ia tho RLEO ISDEIESDESr, n daily nrws
paper pTlniIh and published ut Elku. In tho
County Of EIk0. State Of nevada, the Sainc b, I'M,
ncarcst % The location Of said mining claim aud
mill Sltc.
JOHN s.. MAYnCGu.
dGG0d u. K. HCgisicr. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
j. s.s"rrcy No.4a, Application No. 2a.
U. s. LAND OFFICE. ELKo NEVADA |
December eth, 1876.

u. 8. LAND OFFICE, ELRO NEVADA
December iih, 1876.
NOTICE IS FIEnEBY GIVEN THAT CIR ,RLEs
~ W. Bennett, whose PnJ,oiiirr address II
salt Lake city, UtH! Territory, auh his cO-c.1lIn-
ants CalSiiI Wells anh Aaron French. whofe
iOstnIlicc nh,lrcI' IL fiitnburg, Pennsylvania
have made application for pnirni for the Leila
l"lr or Iniuc. nls0 fOr mill site In connection
with said lode. Whit. loic mine IL Eighteen
hundred feet liucIr measure 10y two LTn,lr,j
frn wide, nDh Is ,iiuIiri In SpTncc Mountain
MininS District, County ~ Elkn, stat" Of Ne
yada, AMI Il more particularly drscribctl by the
field notes now on llr In this Office.
LOT A-lIcG:nning ut n post marked No. I,
U. =. Survey No. ~, lot 4. whence post 80 2
and ~ T. s. Survey NuI. - AMI - bcara n
u IL deg; ": 1881 feet, and post No. l. ol U. 8.
running FIRST course $. ~ deg. IL min. ". an
feet tn post marked No. ,, U. K! Snryoy, No -,
lot a. Whence post M. I, Df u y. Survey, No.
~. b1'rs :. q l.? deg. ". 500 feet. thence
post markell No. ., u. =. Survey. No. ~, lot 4:
thence bird cOu'Ee n. 80 deg IL min; .. mi
lcctto 20 marked SO. I. U. y. Survey, No. ~.
lot 4; thence fourth course ". . deg II min;
W. lHn feet To post marked No. I, the place of
beginning. containing 90 l1l acres: cs,Irscs
rSptc.sch from the trin meridian with u mag
ncflc vaii:iipn bf ~ deg. IN min. r.. Sal sur.
Ycy h been made to conform 40 tire Original
notice ~ lDyaiinr.
lOT D-lcRImning nj i post mirkcI M. !, u.
:. Survey. SO. 49, lnt %: when q Enst 80. 2. &.
r.
SEij feet; whence running Br-t cu,Irsr y. 81
deg; W. CG feet, 10 pOst marked M =, q. :.
Survey, NJ. ~, lot Il, thence Ecconl r0iIrsc =.
~ deg: y. I'D feet iO post marked 40. g. q. s..
Survey, 80. 81, lot Is: thence third course &.
"a deg y. GC0 feet to past marked M. {, 4. 4.
Survey. No. ~. lot -; thcucp fourth course y.
tndrg; D.. so feet To post MARKED So. |. the
plac" II bca,inninI containing yI.lUI acres:
c"urhc' Expressed from the tru" meridian with
a Inagnrtir variation of II IL drt. H.
Any and all pcrsUnS cisinIing adversely the
mining gr ninl. Vrin, lOhr, prrimi.c mill site
ar my portion thereof NJ HiYlrlwl, surveyed,
Iiaiich. hnd arpIicd fur. aru hereby notified
that unl,s' their adverse claims are duly filed
according a. iiw. and tho regulations thGtCun.
der, Within tiyty tGAJ days from the date there.
Of with Ill" llrgistcr IL tho o. - land UIrr ~
Elkn. ~ tlkn County, State nf Nevada. they will
Ia barr"h. hnh all ~ their rlgh'R will hu rGnsid.
cred waived by virtue Of the provisions Or Tho
statutes IN relation thereto.
wherefore purtnabt Ia law direct this nolicO
I" br published for siNty tGUI days ln the fLEu
ISptrESnESI. daily nuwtlaPcr printed aud
published nj EiE". IN Tho County Of EiEo. stats
Of Scra|a, lite s',iiu being nearest the location
nf Ehih mining claim aud mill site.
joins =. MAYHIGH
d5.Gih' U. s. Register.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
u. S. Survey No. IL. Application No. Fl
US. LAND OFFICE. EI.Ko. NEyADA,l
December /, ING

Ne D LhsND El.hO, NENADA.l
December I, lS-G.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN 1HArCHAniEs
~ w. Bennett, whose pOStofice address Is
Salt Lake City. Ctai Territory, unl Ills co.rIalm.
ants, CalStv " LIS anu ron French, whusc
postcilicc al lr,.ss is Pitching, Pa nnJ william,
Humphrey al ElkO County, Nevada are n,uII.
canis for patent for Ihe Monarch IISIr anil Mil
stc: sid lOdr or mine ID cigIt' cit hundred feet
linear measure with two hundred feet willie. snd
Is Eiturcd In Spruce Mountain Mining District
County OF E!Eo. State Of Nevada, nnd liz NOR,
particularly dcscfibcd ley tile field notes now o.,
tile Ia Ills Office.
y. survey. No. ~, lot 4, whence post 30. ], .
and If U. y Surveys. Sos. IS and ~ beans y.
ID II DIG. K 4IIS feet, ami post No. = of Leila
milne. U. & Survey. No. 49, lot \. bears y. GI I.a
dE. T. st1lTl feet; thence running first cours,, ~
20 d.. 10 min. l.. no feet TO post marked No ,,
U. = Survey. No. f.. lot \; thence second COURSE
). ID dS 10 nin. F. lSn feet, to post marked
No. ), &. S. Survey, NJ. ~. lot 4: thence third
conrse ;. 10 dig. ~ mIu. ". 200 feet, to post
marked M. 1, u. =. Survey. No. ~, lot A:
thence fourth course y. 10 ti;;. Is min. W. 1850
. feet. To- post marked no: l, the place Of bcsin-
ming: containing 2G-iOO ncres. Courscs cx-
pressed frlin irne mtriiian with u magnetic
variation n II IL dig. T.. The survey has been
MAIDS to conform To the original notice Of loc,.
tun. s.r..sE5ss .fs.rF. .
IDc B-Bcginnng 1T post marked IN. !, U
8. Survey. M. ~. lot Il; whence post marked
No. !, u. ). Survey, No. -. lot \, bears n. IS y
DE-, F. i0G3 feet; thence first course s. IS a.. "
~. lot Is; thence second course y. g. dig. ". =
j2O feet, TO post marked No. 3. u. :. Survey, No.
~, lot is; thencG third course \. ~ dg. r. lis
feet. To post markell No. 4. u. 8. Survey No. Il!
lot u; thence fourth course y. e. IL. Z. 1920
feet, To posi- marked No. /, the place Of begin.
ming: containing acres. CUnrsrs expressed
from tiIr true meridian with u magnetic ylrii.
tlun Of II hc. 30 min. T..
Any AID al persons claiming adversely the
mining ground, vein. lodr. premises, mill site,
OF any portInn thereof, so divided, surveyed
plUttc'i and applied tor nre hereby notified thai
'niesS their adverse claims are duly filed ac-
cOrtlinS to Law AMI The regulations thcrcun,irr
within sixty tGOl days from tic date thereof
Will. the Register m tile United States Land III
fee. at ElsO, Ia the County Of Elko, State q
Nevada. they will lIr barred and al! o; tLcil
rights waived hy virtue OF the provisions Of III,
Statutes Ia relation thereto. Therefore. rursIl
ant tu law. 1 direct this notice to- bc published
for sixty tIII days IN the ELRo ISDETESDESr,
dhiy newspaper / rinic,i AMI published ut EIkn
In the County Of ElkO. State Of Nevada, tn
same bting nearest the location OF said InininI
claim nIitl mil site. .....
JOHN s. MAYHUGH,
u3-GOi u. =. IL gistcr.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE,

IOrCREYE NINE. TGSCARORA DISTRICT
ID Elko County, Nevada. Notice Ia hereby
giVeh that nj n meeting nf tho owners ui tho
buckeye Mine. an HEkt ssincnt Of Finy Gems
per foot was LOWED on rash hnd every font al
said iiucsryc grUnni, payahi1 Immediately IN
y. s. gold coin 10 Tho sccrciary.
Ivy order ~ tho Compiny.
q. u. lIAiDiir. Sacrttsty.
Corm""I,a, NrY., Dee. H. isiG. di7.jn
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NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.

STATE OF NEVADA. Ia tho District Conrt
CGuSTr ~ ELMO. 9Th Judicial rIstrIrt
IN ilIe matter 81 tho Estate pf JACOB CUM.
MiSS. Dcc'aatf.'
NOTICE ~ HEREBY GIVEN TO
~ MI PARTIES concerned. that the nnIcrsignrl
hhI been appointed Administrator ~ the 'stnli
Of Jacob GiiminiuH, deceased, aud all I,ctantis
hay la claims against sald deceased. hiS estate
hrr hereby nutliCh nii required a. present them
tn mo, nj lIaileCk Station, Elkn Co.. ace nj.
rninri hy ihn n"rrssAry vouchers. wiilin Ten
months from this date. II. II. MOHGIAE,
Administrator If Ihr estate IT Jacob Cum.
uius. deceased.
!. j. wiSrE Attorney fir Fpta.c.
SuTrmirr gCil!. IJ:d SIT.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

OFFICE OF TIE LEOPARD MINING CON-
- rany. san Francisco, pcc. 18th, 1916 NJ
nam, d ConiIan!. held this day. adlvidciId tSu.
O. Of Fifty tS'l C.ntk Isr share wss irclaruIi
payable "n FRIDAY. Dec, 18th. Transfer books
Glib til until Dec. 10th. ~
dlttd II. II. BROWN, Secretary.
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And In accordance with law, AMI all order Of
the IIOlrd Uf Directors. made OH the 2IEt
day OF October, lac, SO many shares OF
each PANEL of such stock may DC necessary
will be sold at public auction, at the OIiro OF the
Company. on Monday the Eleventh Tlny
OF December 1870, at tho hour Of ono
O'Clock y. u. of BSid day, tO'lay Raid de-
linqncnt assessment thereon, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses Of the sale.
r.lI. BROWN. Secretary.
OFFICE Room 8. I2G California street. San
Francisco. California. -'H tarr.a. nu2G-td.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
OFFICE or TuE LrorERp NISixG Co., !
san FTlnCiScu Cal nr,.-6 lSTG

San Frlnciseo. Cal. Drc.-6, 1876.
TJNHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK.
holders ui the Leopard Mining CuInIauy,
viii he held at til" Office of the Company, IIi;
California street, l;buiu >. San FraiIciscn CALI
fOt mia. on CESDAT- December tic 26Ih, lSTG.
at O'Clock II. Transfer books will c.Gse on
Saturday December Ioth. at IL . cIUcE ~
dlo-td R.lI. DRUwS, Secretary.
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D0hNELLY, DUNN & CO.,
CATTLE AND SHEEP E.ssSSzz-o
DEALERS, %yA'Hi
Cattle and Sheep bought md sold OF
slaughtered on Commission.
Slnughter-hou>cs on First and Fifth
avenues, near Kcnrncy Street,
.. SAN FRANCISCO.

tJ'parlies in the interior Wishing 10 lie
informed nbOnt the market prices, etc,
will receive the desired information by
undressing tho firm II; their Office, No.
Col California street, corner OF Kearny
San Francisco. milf. o
, 1876-09-20


ATCrrlsoN, Ran, Sept. 10.-The Daily Cham
pion las an account II! II l,oTsible murder pcrpc-
tra.cA near Sterling, Rice County, carly on the
morlng Of The 18th inat. About o'clock tflat
morning man named Patton appeared in ster.
ling covered witt, blood, with a bullet.!lole
through tic hack OF his head. One
ball lodged In Ills neck and another
through the upper lip, and lodged In his check.
l,ouu. Ills story Is, substantially, tllat lie anil
companion named Douglass were arrested for
torec-stea!'ug, and scre en- route from Wicita
tu Great Bend, In Charge Vi officers. They
we're laying, IN o,, wagon, si'aGSIe't r;';ie't
hurseback behind. At about sun:lsc Monday
morning, enc Ut the officials rode up au'i sstot
I'ntton through the back OF the !lcal. Douglass
Jumped ur, an1 bcvgcl for his life, and was
siiot tflro.iEl, tic right temple, killing lin
| Instantly. Tho hndies we're tllcn thre~n
out Of theswagon. Seeing Patton breaf!ed
| another shot was fired ut him, the bal! passing
through Ills lip and lodging fil the cl.cck.tonr
| The i.,slFgs were then dragged In towards tht
Arkansas River, about :,iN yartlst and the m'sr
drrcrs took their departure westward. Nhef
they were out of sight Patton, who still sur
yiyctl, wa'lc.l the Arkansas River nntl male ~
appearance at ufclack Ut Sterling, creating anltt
| d sensation. A purity Of citizens went oMtta1lt
ia completely exhausted from loss Of blood, nut
lies III very critral tnn.1ition The aslthor'te:
OF Wichita anil Great Bend have bccn tctcEraplcs
to. Patterns stury Is that he belonged to {
gang OF hUrsc-thtcvps, and pearllrtf on them
aud that tie rnatI wu shut hin, was the Captaft
| OF the hand. Grea& excitement cxist8 ln lslc.
County over this bloody nlIatr.
, 1876-09-20
RAILROAD EtANDAL9.
Sxt{ai DlspQtch to Ias Tribune.

JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 10-Frcght-tra!n No. 0,
OH the Chicago, Rock Island T. Pacific Railroad,
bound west, was wrecked about O'Clock last
evening 9lort distance east of this city. a
misplaced switch causel tue 1ccfdcns, aud the
SAME tra!n WIS wrecked at the same place and
In similar mnnncr sumo Ave weeks ayo. The
eccuc Of the catastrophe Is near 0ukwooa Ccnlc-
terry, where there is safety switch. As tue
train approached, the cng!nccr, al jenkins, dis
cuyescd the open switeh, and did his best to stop
ills train, but wins unsuccessful, and tile engine,
tender, aud thtcu clTs werc dltclled and three
other cars thrown from the track.
The ears tlitchcd wcre badly demolished, md
tho merchandise they contained piled up ina
rron,lscnuils heap, but not damaged to any
t.Fcat extcut. The engineer was slightly III.
jure,' III the shoulder, but no other person vas
hurt ...-
That tho train was purposciy wrecked adnits
Of Ito tls,llt. Both switches Ilad been inlocked.
AMI the spikes removed from raIl-wllic!l had
been fastened Us Eecire as possihle-so that i
could be eastlv moved. When tho former nccs.
dent occurred, thu locks to tue switches had
been left near by, but thts time the loclis were
thrown away. Tic railroad authorities know
OF ,lu one in the Vicinity who is pCeiudycd
against thu Cumpauy sufficiently to 10 such q
y1llaiu0ua deed.
, 1876-09-20
TIT: Nt1ltf}E1tS.
Ertefot Rttpateh to The Tribune

SEoCx CITY, H., Sept. l9.-Thc NorthfclA
robbers we're heard from again at o'clork this
morning, making traeks for thu Missouri River,
on palr Of black horses, which s!cy forced Il
farmer near Canton Dak., to loan them. Tficsn
were but two of tl,oni, AMI they left word with
the farmer from whom they touk the horecs for
their Eussuers telling tl'et1 to ~ tn hell nhuuld
they ask him about them. They boasted
OF tllcr exploits, and sad there were
not mcn enough iii this part Of the country
to take tlent. Anottarr party Of 10 men on
horseback, armed with repeating rifles, left here
this afternoon tn patrol the Missouri Rlvcr ut
the point the robbers Arc evidently snukng for.
70 The EEtsstrs Assocta'tf !Ttss. .
ST. PAUL, MINI, srpt. 19.-Thc, pursuit Of
the Sort!ltield robbrr5 has 1ctn given up. and
thu pursilcrs llayc returned hnmc. Two Of the
roi,lcTs were followed tuto Dakota to point
! between Sioux City md Yunkton. It is no:
positively known IN What direction the utcr
| four escaped, though thry are undoubtedly out
| State. The bankers Of this city to-day
subscribed fund Ut $500 fur the widow
| Of Haywood, thr bank cashter murdered by
tic robburs, anu haye printed ciEeular wi'lch
they propose to send to banks in all parts Of the
| country, asking offerings us tue part Of each as
| d recognition of Tarc fidelity to duty.
, 1876-09-20

former trials, and It Will be remembered Has
perenptor!ty dismissed by Acknowledgement
Williams at a period when i was thought Mr.
Riddle had found tbs final clew IT, the conspra"
cy, There Ia ntci, comment Tonight at tho Of.
Cnn,zatJop uf Tie jury In the Babcock case, It
l. a curious circumstance that three at lcnst OK
liz Jurors arn persons who have either llca In.
innate relations with tho District Hing
ar hayc been or arc now cnl-
pioycd By Dabcock. One Of the
Iurnrs WA caterer at the Washington Club
ltpu,r, where i, Is alleged that the conspiracy
originated, and where t,,c consp!tators met met
after the burglary. Another , 4 sala 70 nnve 1v
ncstlon ret n with h tho public grounds Of tic city,
while another Is d discharged Treasury clerk.
Suggestion. are freely mado that the compost.
tlon Of The Jury will insure verdict q not
stories about tho composition Of the jury ale
true, Il looks very tnuc1l as II II Was Jury or
| Eaufzcl to ncHntt.
, 1876-09-20

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 10.-Thc Plaindta'a,
a Democratic paper OF Waukesha. has heeh pur-
chaaed by slr. Spence, anl merged Into the
Democrat, Of which Mr.Spcncc is proprietor.
Tho alm Of the purchase, 1t ia claimed, is to
have single organ for tho Democracy Of Wau"
kesha County. Before there wcre two, and
they never worked hasmoniously.
New YonK, septa 10.-1en. John Il. Newton
announces TINT IIaltett's Point Reef will not be
blown up until Sunday morning next, owing to
the failure of the eontractorto proyldu explosive
materials at the time agreed upon.
Decided ts shoot With six men In match with
''' 1'" spteiai psi Dttpaisa to Tas tribune.
cg.e soH5 Sg sows III sss ssp s Il ts ety
dren Of school aee, III hclnE girls.
9rRIKoriHtp, H., Sept. 1o.-W!litam Andrews
Company for slandcr,, laying hls daa,ages Ct
S5,O00. Andrews has been Que Of the Joar'4ars
fayorlte objects Of attark, and he proposes to
sec lust how far q newspaper may assal! .
citizen without Its ptoprsetors becoming liable
'ot "'' Spsctal D,pascA to 1as 7risanA
LAsALLE, ILL.,, Sept. MA steam elevator
for tho conveyance Of passengers Up and down
tbs elcya ton Ia about LES feet. Hitherto pc
iestriana l,ayo ascended and descended tho hlufl
by q long 1Ightlof stairs, and the Inauguration,
Of the stca1n elevator was hailed With universal
pleasure. ,..,.
orrAwA, H., SEPT; lo.GThe thiEd , annual , 70,
Saiiort' Association Was held at 9treator to-day.
About Leo people were IN attendance; Lieut.. cut
tlon, Gen. r, c. Hayes, Of Morris, Republican
candidate for Congress maao ~ nc1i 4, lIttls IVds
veterans. The. stand was ornamented viii
| regamcntal and corps flags: The streatol
Glaris marched At the head Of tue procession
and gavc hall IN tho evening.
| ypseiai DspoteA 70 7h9 TFttnHA
| DECATUR, ILL.,, sept. l0.-Iho clicss-piayers o.
this city met Inst night TO arrange for the 70
| ceptton Of Mr, Martin, champion cllcas-plaJel
0t England, who IL to bo here soon. and WIZ
will play With Mr. shockley, of tA1a place. IL
5p<etoi MspateA 10 ~ TFtbaa1
srRlh0F!ELn. ILL.,, sGp!. IA project IS o.
two of tho Frnlaua, Hogan sad Wilson, who re
cent!y escaped from Australia, to vtsit this City
fthe! accept, publis reception will hs seu
defo4 thelQs
, 1876-09-20

DUBUQUE, In, Sept. tu-A. ]. Nichols, for
mcrly al, agent for thu Wheeler + Wilson Sew
INK Machine Company In this city, aud alter
wa1ls traveller frouI place to place learning
bankers and clerks how to detect counterfeit
moucy has Just been arrested for Showing tho
queer" by Detective J. @. shattuck, who has
worked the case admirably. aud nabhed him ut
Newton, Jasper County, ln. Nichols does net net
DENY tile charge, as lie has passed bills
ruusinE from IS to SEQ In 20 Of 30 different
PLACES. They also found SsU Or eso on ilis per-
ncarint, yo,luy n.au, aud 3 ulemner Df tle PTts'
bYtrrhli Church. it Is harl blow to Its rela
tiyes, ~ they urc honest, straightforward peo'
ple, luu Ia good circumstances.
, 1876-09-20

T1cIfKf.
1tg SCENTS 4 HAND or ftosTttEs.
CHICAGO, Sept. l1.-1'he following has been
received nt military headquarters:
Forr 1:uronn. p r.. Sept, II. lH70. =, 5Adjutdnt
arrived here un The It'll. I'm the III. Information
rcncl.p, me TINT considerable bo.lY % th. hosttc
Sipx hail appeared ut wnlf Punt. hloat q! miles
cavalry, with his "n regiment. aIH Maj. Morsc.s
battalion of the sixth fmtantry tn nasti Sront his
pnsi.n1 OIL the ici,w.tnme u that rlace. 70 uP
tic rlvcr to-day 10 nlrrt hin.
AlYnEn II. T.Hur, l!r1EhdIcr- General.
, 1876-09-20
TIE TREATY MAKERS.
A CROPPING OUT or THH TnuH INwAADHRss OF
TIE NOZZLE 8AyAGk.

4 CROPPING OUT OF TRH ItuA ~" "AAb"ASS ~
THE NOZZLE 8ArAdR.
RED CLOUD AGENCY. Ncb., Sept. Is, Vsa StD.
NEY, Neb., Sept. 19.-Afattcrs begin to assume
a serious aspect, and appearances Indicate that
there will be no Indians here to-day, notwlth-
standing the fact that they have oil been told,
week ago, TINT they would be expected to glvo
final answer to-day. With tho exception Ut
about dozen lodges OF loafer bands, ull tho
Indians belonging to this agency have moved
away, ostcns!bly for tho purpose Of consulting
with tho Spotted Tail 1nllans, but II Is now
thought hero TINT the move was for tho purpose
of getting awny FROM tho Commissioners, With
whom they do not wish to treat. as Spotted
Tail Indian told one OF our party (on thu cond!-
tiou tpat hts name should not be made known)
that the indians at bott, Agencies wcro cons!d-
cring whether they had not letter run away
from tho Agencies altogether q, light The
Commissioners now think thcY VIII i'Eocced 70
Spotted Tall tomorrow, and hold council
there, II no Indians attend hero. II Ia curious
| fact that Rod Cloud Inns been for two months
INST ln frequent receipt Of letters from Fort
Peek, on tic Missouri Ktycr, some q which afe
reported that the tenor Of These letters urging
fjn not to sell foot Of tho Black Hills coan-
nv. have somo additional points from aro,l- M
ard, Crooks scont who cans h, y @ recently. ne
euldou belonging to the Seventh Cavalry, and
aiso q number Of horses and saddles belonging
to Custer's command. Ao saya tant the cap. r.
e c9n 6, Sef Eyer aa soss bs al
steamer Lost month, gaYo the hostiles abundant
supplies. o .,orx
RED CLouD Agency Sept. u, w FONT Lar.
ANlE, Wy, Sept. l0.-rhc expected council With
the Itlians, set for to-day. was ta4Iuro, nu
Sioux being present. Tile Arrapahoe5. came IN
and had talk. They sald their faln4s were q