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WASHINGTON NOTES.
ThrOckm0rion and Mills Address the
House on Fort Sill Reservation.
The Outrage Mill commlttce Leaves Mon.
day for Mississippi Appointments
and Combinations The Coast
Of Dahomey Blookaded.

WASHINGTON. June 2. --Boutwelrs
Mississippi Committee leaves Monday
to take testimony In the State.
The President nominated William
q. Rtch, OF Wisconsin, Secretary of
the Territory Of New Mexico; w. j.
Alcorn, receiver OF public moneys,
Jackson, Mississippi.
The Court OF Claims has decided to
appoint receiver for the Hot Springs,
Arkansas, reservation to collect for
Government.
The State Department has lnforma-
ton that after the S0th of June, the
coast OF Dahomey, between longitude
thirty one west and thirty-two east,
will DO blookaded.
In the House, the Indian appropria-
ton bill being up, Messrs, Throok-
morton and Mills, OF Texas spoke re-
garding the Fort Sill reservation.
The clerk having proceeded to read
the bill by sections, Mr.. Mills, OF
Texas, offered an amendment provid-
Ing for the removal OF the Apache In
dams from the Fort Sill reservation to
Baxter, in the northeastern part Of the
Indian territory.
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, raised tho
point of order that 20 amendment
aimed to change the existing law and
did not retrench expenses, and was not
In order.
The Chair ruled that the point Of or.
der was well taken and the amend
ment was not before the House.
The section transferring the bureau
to the War Department was not reach
cd whom the Committee rose and the
House took recess. The night seq
sion for species.
Senate: The bill allowing the
channel Of the Ohio, south side Of
Neville Island, to DO closed, passed.
The bill to exempt all vessels engRg-
ed In the navigation Of the Mississippi
river and It's tributaries above the port
OF New Orleans from entries aud
clearances passed.
The bill fixing the time of holding
the Circuit Court In the Fourth Dis.
trict passed. This includes New Or
leans, South Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Mr.. Robertson presented the petition
OF the colored laborers OF South Caro-
lima demonstrating against the ratIfica-
ton OF the Hawaiian treaty, so far NJ
II admits rice free OF duty. Considerable
progress made on the bill, the amend
nents having been reached and adopt
ed. Adjourned.
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ROBBERY.
Four black RunIans make n Raid.

Fonr Black RuaIans Make Raid.
Night before last while Mr.. and Mrs.
JIG. Mcconnell were absent from home
attending the Young Mems Christian
association supper, four negroes en-
tered their premises. There was no
one In the house tut the cook and the
children, who were in the parlor. One
negro entered the sitting room through
the window, and carried Of Mr.. NC
Connelrs trunk Of clothes and SIX
shooter. Having emptled tho trunk
of its contents they left it on the pave
ment. The negro who entered the
sitting room first went through all Of
the drawers and closets. lpsH
Their next raid was on q grocery
ntore opposite, kept by Q German wo'
man, Mrs. Marks. They got a few
things, and left without paying for
them. The woman followed them de-
manding pay, when they turned and
fred twice at her. ygeqeb b
Mr.. Mcconnell and Captain Morton,
the Marshal, having been advised OF
these performances, started to the
scene OF the robbery. Morton going
up the railway track met three suspi.
cious looking negroes and halted
them, but they didn't halt, 80 he fired
three shots At them. They fred back
at him.
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TELEGRAPHIC, BREvITIEs.

Boston, June 2.--Daniel Webster's
estate, known AZ Marshaeld, sold to-
day for $3.50.
OMAHA, June 1.-The fast train has
arrived here. 1t made seventy-nlne
miles In seventy-Ave minutes, and an
other run Of forty-dve miles In forty
four minutes, .t.,a.,
EAsT0N, Pa, June 2.--Grave suspi-
cions regarding the poisoning Of the
Loras family are entertained hut no
arrests. Three hundred and fifty dol
lars Is missing. Seven OF the survivors
are In critical conditssB.
Pn.rrBURa, June ALI the confer
ences between the manufacturers and
pudding mills have failed to prevent
lockout, and to-day but very few OF
the pudding mills in this country are
at work. The mills will not shut down
Immediately, as there Is comparatively
large stock OF muck bar on hand,
which will be worked up, by which
time, II Is hoped, a compromise VIII
be made.
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"Neuril."

The instantaneous and infallible
remedy for Neiratgia--at Hoskins d
Howells drug store, Dallas.-Ad.
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Search was made for them but with
out success. One Of them ls supposed
to DO Jerry, formerly In the employ OF
the street railway company.
These men are evidently desperate
characters, and every effort should DO
made TO arrest them and an example
DO made OF them. II IL more than
probable that they will make other at
tempts at burglary, and II would DO
well for citizens to get ready 10 give
them warm reception.
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RICHMOND, Va, June 2.-ln the case
of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
Railway, the motion Of the trustees
under the Sl5,0O0,0O0 mortgage for
foreclosure and to appoint a receiver
was up in the United States Circuit
Court,ssAt u, The counsel for the de-
PENDANTS de.Aurred to file complaints
on the ground that the plaintiffs repre-
scented too small an interest to give
them standing and likewise on the
ground of want of equity. Alter ar.
ssument, pro and con, leave was asked \ ID
10 withdraw the demurrer, and that
further time te given to file answer TO
bill. The court allowed the with.
drawal Of the demurrer and continued
the case until tomorrow.
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STATE INTELLIGENCE.
The legislature Discussing the Probate
and County Court Bills.
Circumstances Which Led to the Killing Of
Reynolds by Sam Harding, at Vince,
lock Released Under a Two
Hundred Dollar Bond,

Special 10 the Dallas Herald
AUSTIN, June 2.--lu the Senate to.
day the probate bill was discussed IN
the Committee Of the Whole, There
was no other business of Importance
transacted.
The House was engaged on the
County Coart bill, and Is not yet
through with It..
Captain Bower OF your city, reached
here tonight.
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sand dollars each In the cases Of r. w.
Aldrich, w. r, Bouler, distIllersi b. A..
Quinlan, l.. A. Qulnlan, Ballman aud
O'Hara, rectihers; and Wadsworth,
gauger for defrauding the revenue.
Several other members Of tho whisky
ring, who are held AS witnesses In the
New Orleans cases, will not be sent.
enced till these are disposed Of.
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special TO The Dallas Heraldl
BREMoNp, Texas, June A man
named Reynolds was killed by his
brother-in.law, Sam Harding, ut
Wheelock, In this county, a few days
since. 1t seems that Reynolds, while
under the influence of liquor, whipped
his own father aud then his mother
in-law, whereupon Harding shot him.
Harding gave himself up to the au.
thorlties and was released to- day under
"a two hundred dollar bond.
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Practical surveying.

The young men Of Dallas who may
wish to have thorough, practical
knowledge OF surveying, are invited to
call and see II. A. Whitescarver upon
that subject. Room No. s, Dallas In.
tirmary.-Ad. @
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PACIFIC COAST.

AUSTIN. New. Aug. 29.-The Maintain
s. M. Co., shipped by Wells, Fargo 70.
day thirteen bars of silver n,lion valnaa
at $4,000 '"e"
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-About II
o CLOCK last night a fire broke out in
broom factory on Brannan street, in the
southern portion of the city; the neigh
borhood is closely built up with frame
dwellings, stores and manufacturing ga.
adjustments and before two n, m. the
nre bad almost completely swept the
large block bounded by Brannan, Town.
send. Third and Fourth streets. The
only buildings saved being the fine
offlces of the Central Pacific Railroad
ana few frames of small value, the
latter most badly damaged. Over two
hundred poor families were turned ont
OF doors; the total loss will probably az.
eregate half million dollars. Among
the buildings destroyed was the German
Hospital, a large brick edifice containing
at the time about 70 patients. Owing to
the rapid spread of the flames. the in
mates were, for while, in a critical
position. but were eventually all re-
moved without accident. The fire at one
place crossed the north side of Brannan
street and the railroad hotel, large 3
story frame, was completely DESTROYED.
The streets for blocks in the neigbbor-
hood were Uttered with household goods
and packed with dense crowd, while
a II the numerous eminences OF the city
were covered with spectators. At one
time there was imminent danger that.the
fire would cross Third street and sweep
that portion OF the city down to the
Pacific Mail dock, but the FIRE brigade
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OLD JOE LANE.

But the most notable object of interest
we have out in our Western regions. con-
tlnued Brown OF Oregon, his eyes gleam-
Ing with devotional fire, is old General
Joe Lane. suppose there are thou
sands OF people in this country familiar
with his name and record who would
swear he WAS dead, and the young poll
ticians of the present generation manage
to get along without mentioning him at
all, which is very remarkable, l some
times think, considering what conspic-
uous figure he was in American politics
twenty years ago. Indiana idolized him.
No man ever received snch an ovation
for services in the field as Joe Lane
when he returned from Mexico at the
close of the war, and gave the State a
chance to carry him on its shoulders for
his gallantry at Buna Vista. He came
West in 1856 1851, was appointed Pro-
visional Governor OF Oregon by Fill
more. then was in the Senate, and had
just finished his term when the Charles
ton Convention recognized his radical
pro-slavery opinions by placing him on
the ticket with Breckenridge. After that
defeat he came back to us is disgust, and
the hot political places that once knew
him will know him no more forever.
He bought o farm back OF Roseburg,
running up from the valley of the
Willamette, and built him small frame
house high up on picturesque spur
of the Rogue River Mountains, where
he has lived ever since in the most
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From the Helena M. IT, Independent, Aug. 81
The Sioux, while having many tribal
relations and dialects, are really divided
into two great families, the Dakotas and
Tetons. For many generations the Te-
tons have ruled supreme west of the
Missouri River. The word Teton, i'm
plies People of the Lodges. Tatunka
Eyotunka, or Sitting Bull, is at least 46
years OF age, has dark brown hair. gray
eyes, and is five feet nine inches in hight.
The Indians call Sitting Bull Hunkisune
or the slow one-a generic term applied
by way of sarcasm. Sitting Bull speaks
only Sioux and Arickaree. On the 10th
of June Sitting Bull and his bands fell
upon General Crook and achieved par
tial victory. Runners were Immediately
dispatched to lukewarm tribes around
the agencies to carry the news and drum
for recruits. Accordingly a number OF
young braves left Standing Rock, Chey-
enne Agency, Fort Peck Reservation and
Joined Sitting Bull. Before, however,
they could be accepted, they had to pass
through the
ORDEAL OF THE SUN DANCE.
These ceremonies were held in wild
canyon of the Big Horn Mountains, and
a graphic description has been given by
W. 9. Gooding, Young trader who is
studying the aboriginal character. The
sun dance commenced on the 18th OF
June, and from its commencement to the
end 2OO warrior we're not to eat or drink
anything. Under shades of cut boughs
Sitting Bull and other warriors were
gathered to witness the ceremonies. The
2OO warriors were ranged around medi-
cine pole, their bodies blackened with
charcoal, and wearing nothing but
short skirt of buckskin around their
loins and eagle feather coronets. They
would dance at intervals of half an hour,
and we're then allowed short respite
until again called out by the TOM tom.
A warrior was suspended from the medi-
cine pole by the ends of lariat fastened
to two thorns stuck in the flesh of the
back; in each hand he held long pole,
which partially supported him; but ev-
cry few minutes he would swing the
weight of his body upon the lariat in an
| effort to
TEAR THE THoRNs FROM HIS FLESH.
After hanging for three hours in the
|
away Another young warrior, who
wanted to show what brave heart he
had, lay down on his face and had six
thorns put in his back and shoulders !;
then turned over and had two more put
in his breast. Then, rising to his feet,
buffalo skulls were fastened to those in
his back and lariat to those in his
breast, and he was made fast to the medi-
cine pole. The tom-tom struck up and
the Indians began to dance. and as the
skulls tore out of the flesh one by one,
Sitting Bull and the chiefs would shout
their appreciation. Then, brscing back
until the lariat pull5d his breast out like
q woman's, he danced with renewed
vigor; and as the thorns tore from his
fash, and as he had demonstrated ter.
rible powers of endurance, the chiefs
gave him loud cheers These are the
kind of men who are now on the war
path against their hereditary foe, tn,
pale face. IL it any wonder that tn,
brave Custer fell before them2
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EASTERN DISPATCHES.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-Thurlow Weed
speaks highly of Governor Morgan and
thinks his nomination insures the sue
cess of the Republican ticket in New
York.
There was one death from yellow fever
in Brooklyn and some consequent ex-
element.
The atmosphere for hundreds of miles
around is impregnated with smoke from
forest fires. The moon and stars are
obscured. Nearly everybody complains
of sore eyes and nostrils. The weather
continues dry and warm and the whole
region hereabout suffering from drouth
Prayers for rain were offered in hundreds
of churches on Sunday.
The science association, sitting at
Buffalo, unanimously passed q resolution
that gold should be the only standard of
value.
The Tribune's summarization of
Saratoga specials has the following
The delegates to the Democratic State
Convention at Saratoga are arriving very
slow. Many of them were IN Albany
yesterday in consultation with Tllden.
His choice for nomination for Governor
10 SCbCAhiy whitCu lOE Wy ucleRtttb, duu
the action of the convention cannot be
foreshadowed until the choice is known
Church has declared he will not acce pt
the nomination under any circum stances
John Kelly is understood however to
favor Church. Tue st. Lawrence dele.
CATION favor Hewitt. which is thought to
be significant Dorsheimrr nn.iDtains
the leading position for the no,uination
All journals condemn Bret Hart 3
play IN unmeasured terms.
New YORK, Aug. % Forest fires
are so numerous along the Hudson river
and smoke SO dense that navigation is
| dangerous.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 90 Secretary
Cameron and General Sherman will leave
here on their Western tour of inspection
about the 18th of September. They vii
visit San Francisco before their return
READING Pa. Aug. 29.-Tbe Demo
Gratis of Burks county to-day renomin
ated Hester Clymer for Congress.
New YORK, Aug. 29.-At O'Clock thi
morning Wagner's mathematical instru
ment store and Eurich's warehouse,
were robbed of $4,000 worth of good.
oy burglars. who openly loaded an ex
press wagon with them. The buildinl
is on Maiden Lane, corner of Broadway
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A Horrible Murder at Hike.

We have received by the Hike mail,
which arrived yesterday morning, the
following account of the murder Of W.
s. Ferguson in Pahranagat Valley on the
night of Angus, 25th, by somo unknown
parties. Mr.. Ferguson was just recover
ing from the wounds inflicted by Cad
will. We are indebted to C. c. Bradley
for full account of the affair
HIKo, August q, 1876.
EDITOR RECORD: Our quiet peace
loving community was thrown into a
futter of excitement night before last.
As We sat basking in the grateful fumes
of the protective smudge solitary horse
man dashed in amongst us, his horse
reeking with sweat at every pore, the
rider reporting that a man had been
killed down the valley. The particulars
as far as learned to date are these: Soon
after dark on the evening Of the 18th
w S. Ferguson, who lives some three
miles below town, went out into his corn
field near the house to drive out some
stock that was destroying his crop.
After some thirty minutes his family
and two men stopping at the house were
startled by the loud report of gun, fol-
lowed by an agonized voice crying "Oh
my God!" and groans. After searching
with a lantern for some time the body of
Ferguson was found iyllg 1t on his
back, his right arm shatt-r"i and the
holes from several balls in his left side.
From appearances the party doing the
shooting had been concealed in the
corn awaiting favorable opportunity,
| aud when the time arrived made very
sure work. Death must have been
almost instantaneous. There is nothing
as yet to indicate the perpetrator of this
| dark deed; conjectures are rife. but it
seems impossbls to tx suspicion upon
any one III particular. Mr.. Ferguson
was a man who had many enemies in
the community and who, whether emit
| tied to it or not, bore the reputation OF
much wrong dealing. Our communSy
| is very much shocked at this outrage
but while we deeply deplore such bloody
work We may learn from it useful
moral lesson: "As ye would that men
should do unto you do ye even 80 unto
| them"
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNER's JURY.
On the morning of the Goth inst. Jus.
tice Stearns, acting Coroner, summoned
jury which, after eliciting all the in
formation possible in regard to this la.
mentabe affair rendered the following
verdict:
We, the jury, impaneIed to inquire
into the death of W. s. Ferguson, fine
that the deceased, Walter S. Ferguson
was native of New York, aged thirty
eight years, and that he came to hi'
death on his ranch, in Pahransgat Val.
ley. Lincoln county, Nevada, on the
night of August 25th, between the hour
of eight and nine O'Clock p. m, FROM
gunshot wounds at the hand OF some
person unknown to this jury.
W. M. WILSON, Foreman
JAMES JONES,
G. G. BRADLEY,
]. ZONES.
JAMES STUART,
Il. b. JOHNSON.
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made stand on that street and checked
the flames there. Some of the dwellings
DESTROYED were Of superior character;
besides these the principal loss is in the
destruction of the hospital, the Railroad
Hotel and the box, sash and blind manu-
factory. No loss Of life or serious acct
dents reported.
During the confiagration last night a
fireman named Stewart. fell from a lad
der on Brannan street and was instantly
killed, his neck being broken. A
number of minor accidents were report
ed, bnt few of a serions nature.
VIRGINIA CRY. August 29.-The DEM
ocrstic State Convention met at ten
O'Clock this morning and elected W. E.
F. Deal, President, and W. G. Love, Sec
rotary. The committee on platform and
resolutions made their report, which was
adopted. The Convention nominated as
Presidential Electors, J. G. Currie, Z.
Blenerhasset aud J. @. Hagerman; foI
Congress, A. G. Ellis and W. w. Nc.
| Coy. Ellis received 81 votes and Mccoy
| sc. Ellis was declared unanimously the
| choice of the Convention for Congress
NJ. Kirkpatrick was unanimously nomi
mated for Justice of the Supreme Court.
After the appointment of State Contra
Committee, the Convention adjourned
with three cheers for Tilden and Hen
| bricks.
VIRGINIA, Aug. ga frightful &C
cident occurred ut the Centennial mine
this morning. A workman named John
Welsh was carrying box of gian
powder caps in his arms or had inst Sc
it on the ground when it exploded, blow
ing the unfortunate man to fragments.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-John Middle
ton e. Sons to-day sold choice seats il
the California Theater. for the opening
of Edwin Booths engagement; boxe
brought from 500 to $50; dress circl
and orchestra, only few rows, purchased
from 81, so down TO so cents.
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perfect seclusion. Two years ago he
lost his wife, whom be always called
the Madam" and loved devotedly
Since then his desolatiou has been re-
lieyed only by negro boy, who cooks
and keeps house for him. Infirml YOU
ought 20 ste him. He is SO now. Straight
as an arrow, six feet two in height, and
he can pick up his rifle and bring homo
a deer, or follow down trout stream
over the rocks about as well as the next
man. And then he reads great deal.
One room in his cabin is sacred to his
books, and his library is one of the most
valuable on the Pacific Slope. Strange
how the old man hangs on to the skirts
of the past! Old thoughts, old questions.
old scenes, old statesmen which have
nearly faded out of our remembrance
and given place 10 the issues and plans
OF the present are meat, drink and lodg-
ing to him. The new thoughts of an
ever-busy and progressive race he cares
very little about, comparatively, and
seems TO have made up his mind that the
country Is retrograding. He talks about
ancient nations of political honor and
Integrity, and any compari, on with the
present turns him sick at the stomach.
Only once lately We got him worked up
to the point of coming down from his
garnet in the clouds and making a speech.
1t was on the 4th of June, at Roseburg.
! Just az we were getting ready to leave for
| st. Louis. We circulated in every
direction, and people came over the
mountains TO hear him. taking three or
four days for the journey. There were
at least five thousand there, and when
the old hero began the auditors stretched
their necks as If some revelation was
coming, and every word was to be
precious. Only few could hear him.
for his voice has drifted into the childish
treble, but curiosity kept them SPELL
bound until he closed. He reminded
one, with his majestic appearance and
flowing white hair and beard, of some
John the Baptist in the wilderness cry
ing unto the people to " Repent" And
when he came down from the platform
he took us delegates to one side, and
begged us, with faltering voice and
tears in his eyes, to give the country q
pure ticket, and help bring back the
honesty and decancy which politics bad
lost, and the country wanted to see re-
stored. The boys" for that's the
name he calls us by, look up to hin
with great veneration, and think there
is still more eloquence in those weak
trembling tones than in all modern ora
tors mbined.- Corr. Cincinnati En-
qulrer.
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OPTICAL.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND RE
vision of the Constitution of the State Of
Nevada, passed at the seventh session of the
Legislature:
Resolved, by the Assembly the Senate con-
curing, That the Constitution of the State of
Nevada be amended as follows:
Amend Section one of Article TX of the Con-
sttution of the State of Nevada so as to read as
follows:
Section /. The fiscal year shall commence
on the first day of December in each year.
Passed January 10. 1875.
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate con.
curing. That our history as q State has taught
us the necessity of revising the Constitutions
we therefore recommend the electors, at the
next election for members of the legislature to
vote for or against the calling Of Convention
for the purpose of revising the Constitution of
the State of Nevada
Passed February Is, 1875.
thereby certify the foregoing to be true cop
les from the original enrolled Resolutions on
file in my Office.
fSEAL Witness my hand and the Great Seal
| Of State. August /, 1876.
I'D. MINOR,
au4- 3m Secretary OF State.