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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

by the House OF Representatives-onlyfo foof
radicals having the hardihood to vote against
the resolution. A man thus deserted by his
party friends must have an unusual load OF
intamy buck!ea on his hack, even for MIS-
sissippi politician. ..... :
Gov. Benton Of Wyoming Territory,
Just returned t, om the Black Hills, reports be-
ing stopped by Indians but not moletted fur
ther. Indians are reported at various PAGES,
watching for an opportunity to steal stock.
Snow is eight inches deep at Custer City and
little mining is doIe. A government has been
partly organized with vigilance c. mmittee.
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail are moving their
people north OF the Black Hills. Stock has
been stolen by the Indians. Trouble is daily
anticipated.
BY report made to the House OF Rep.
resentatives. itappears that the amount Of
money in Uncle Sans cash box, on the first
of January 1876, was &l9G, ~, ,043. The amount
of per cent bonds sold to October 2, 1876, in
obedience to the resumption act, is, interest
included, $I6, ,7s6 ,S65. Tie silver purchased
by the treasury department has been paid for
with the proceeds Of + per cent. bonds sold,
and the balance oil the proceeds OF eafd bonds,
together with the revenues Of the government,
has been applied to the retirementof legal ten
ders, as provided by the specie resumption
act.
Judge Wallace, in the United States
circuit court Of New York, has rendered an
inn ortant opinion as to the liability Of express
companies The ruling involved the legal
construction Of clause in the express COM
pany's receipt, limiting its liability TO $50 uu-
less the value Of the packages shall be stated
by the shipper at the time OF shipment. The
court held that the receipt was binding con-
tract, and that as the plaintiff did not state the
value of his shipment at the time of delivery
to the express company, the responsibility Of
! the latter was limited to $50, aud the plaintiff
could only recover that amount, even though
the actual loss had been occasioned by the
negligence OF the defendant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24
POLITICAL.

A Washington telegram Of the 18th
says Speaker Kerr's friends are apprehensive
that owing to i'll health he may not he able 10
resume his duties.
/ The rumor that Postmaster General
Jewel is about to withdraw from the Catiuet
rests upon his supposed chances tor election
to the United States Senate.
Hon. John Young Brown, Member of
Congress from the second district Of Kentucky,
announces he will not he candidate for re-
election owing to private matters
The friends of Gen. Babcock in Saint
Louis continue to send the President encour-
aging telegrams concerning the trial OF the
General. The trial itself does not look 80
cheering.
The Committee on Indian Affairs in the
lower House Of Congress has still under con-
sideration the bill to transfer to tue control Of
the State governments such civilized Indians
as may properly become citizens Of the States
in which they reside, and will no doubt report
it 1t an early day, no opposition having yet
been discovered among the members Of the
committee.
The City Council Of St. Louis, 9th, settled
the mayorality contest, pending tor some time
past, by majority vote in favor Of Henry
Overstolz, the contestant. After this action
MIR. Overstolz was installed by the council.
Mr.. Britton, the incumbent ousted, in y card,
takes exception to the action Of the council,
and says he shall continue to perform the
duties Of the Office until the questions at issue
are decided by higher tribunal.
The committee Of the Louisiana house
to investigate the books OF the State Treasu-
rer reported on the 10Th that one hund!ed
and ninety-eight thousand dollars Of the inte-
rest fund had been diverted in violation Of the
law in 1874, but the amount was subsequently
restored. The committee say this unlawful
diversion was made on the demand Of Gov.
Kellogg, Attorney General Dibble, Judge
Hawkins, Of the superior district court, Alfred
Shaw, attorney for the Metropolitan police
board, and J. II. Oglesby, fiscal agent Of the
State, and the impeachment Of these officials
is recommended. Gov. Kellogg explains that
in consequence of the white league troubles
tue collection of taxes was interrupted, and the
transfer Of these funds was Aaade as Temporal
ry measure, the State being amply secured
from possible loss.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24


Of their improvements lie secured to them in
case they fail to obtain title. Mr.. Donnelly's
usury bill was amended by forfeiting IL per
cent. interest to the school fund, and denying
the usurous lender costs and disbursements,
and recommended to pass. Bills were passed
reimbursing in part the counties expending
money for grasshopper destruction and the bill
extending time OF Hastings and Dakota rail-
road land grant. Barely = quorum was present
in the afternoon. Bills were introduced fixing
pay of grand jurors At s2oo per day; and re-
quiring court certificate to enable person
to DRAFT conveyance. Bills passed relating
to pleadings; relating to the discharge and
redemption OF deeds and mortgages ;providing
for tho adoption Of children; and confirming
incorporation of State agricultural society.
House bills passed relating to highways; re-
lating to roads and bridges; and several local
bills. Mr.. Poehler introduced bill creating
commission to investigate the old State rail-
road bond question and report to the
next Legislature.
The House passed bill prohibiting
the sale Of intoxicating liquor within half
mile Of Hamlin University. The committee
70 which Was referred the Of railrod bond ques-
tion offered lengthy report favoring imne.
diate steps toward adjustment Of the same
and II was ordered printed. Senate bills were
! passed exemting printers materiels, relating t.
civil processes; and relating to howage O.
dams. House bills were passed fixing limit
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

" M. HOWE,
esidents, 4c.
Austin, MINI. Feb. lst, 1875. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

nEXTER HOTEL.
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Good Aocomodations for Man and Beast.
TERMS REASONABLE
v7m25 D. A. PAGE, Prop.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

TRANDELL & FRENCH,
~ ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Austin,
MINI. Odicc in Bank Block; adjoining
TRANSCRIPT ONCE Collections and other busi-
ness attended to carefully and promptly.
AGENTS OF THE -ETNA ms. 60.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

DR. ". l.. HOLLISTER,
Corner of Main and Winena Streets,
Austin, Minnesota.
No CARDS. 7yl
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24

Cards Of Eve lines or less. ave dollars per
year. Editorial notices, intended ~ advsr-
tisements, twelve and one-hslf cents per line.
legal notices at the rates prescribed by
law.
An traneient advertisements to be paid for
in advance.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
The Mystery.

The promised important testi-
mony was not produced before the
Coroner's jury yesterday, conse-
quently no new developments can be
announced. After three days dill
gent inquiry, the Jury had to adjourn
last evening, without having obtained
the least clue in regard to the late
Eddy street tragedy.
The county commissioners las will
be seen by an official notice in this
issue) have offered a reward of S7O0
for the apprehension and conviction
of the guilty party. This offer may
possibly be the means of producing
material evidence in this mysterious
case, but it is extremely doubtful.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
LATEST FROM IuDGE KuYKENDALL.
SIe Black Hills T~ndsseriBsBIs on
Paper,

rE -. H
We take pleasure in laying before
our readers the following extracts
from q private letter written by our
old fellow townsman, Judge Kuyken-
dali, to his wife, r~esidingin this city.
The letter is dated Deadwood City,
May 20, 1876.
- came through from Custer
with my goods all right; did not get
opened until 10 O'Clock yesterday,
in a building without a roof; sold
within a fraction OF 5000, mostly in
dust; sales to-day will run nearly
$500. Every miner having a claim
is taking out money, running all the
way from five to one hundred and
fifty dollars a day to the baud.
This and the surround
ing country for seventy-fve miles is
going to be grand. Millions
will be made. | cannot describe it
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
News from the North. V

FoRT LARAMIE, June 4.-Eight
companies of the Fifth Cavalry, un-
der command of General Carr, will
reach here in a few days to take part
in the general movement against the
Northern Indians. They will prob
ably for the present be held in re-
serve to support the troops already
out in case they are needed, or per-
haps to form another expedition in
themselves.
This, the finest cavalry regiment
in the service, made very successful
campaigns in Arizona under General
Crook, and took part in most of the
decisive battles in that Territory that
settled the Indian question. The
letters of companies and Captains
coming here will be: X, Captain Ju-
Illus W. Mason; NJ. Captain H. Leib;
D, Captain Samuel S. Summer; H,
Captain james M. Hamilton; A.,
Captain Robert P. Wilson; L, Cap
tain Alfred b. Taylor; B, Captain
Robert II. Montgomery; E, Captain
George F. Price.
A courier from Red Cloud Agency
this morning brings news that over
1880 lodges are camped on the Rose
bud, and e I about to join the hos
tile Indians on the Powder River.
Counting three warriors to a lodge.
which is moderate, this would give
over 5000 warriors in this band
alone. There are enough troops now
In the field to successfully compete
with the Indians, and the wild re-
ports of 20, 200 or more Indians, all
well armed, that will wipe out all the
troops that have been sent into the
field, are too ridiculous to be thought
of for a moment.
A telegram from Fort Fetterman
says there is notan Indian anywhere
in the vicinity of the post or in that
section of country. The supposition
is that all have gone north and that
they may give General Crook a fight.
This is all he asks for, and if the In
dams a be prevailed upon to do it,
the campaign can be brought to a
speedy close. The guerilla style of
warfare is what will make a protract-
ed campaign.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
District Court Proceedings.

Court convened yesterday at . a.
a., and disposed of the following
cases:
Territory VS.. Haidt, spaydes and
Biorrissey. Prisoners arraigned and
given until to-day to plead.
In the case of the Territory US.
John Williams, on the charge of bur-
glary, the motion for a change of
n was granted, and the case
sent to Albany county.
In the case of the Territory vs..
Joseph Lucas, on the charge of rape,
the trial was had and the jury, after
an hours consultation, returned a
verdict of guilty, fixing the sentence
at thirty months Imprisonment in
the p~enitentiary.
In the case of the Territory vs..
Philips, the date of trial was set for
Saturday next.
In the case of the Territory VS..
Charles johnson, the charge being
burglary, the prisoner withdrew his
plea of not guilty and entered a plea
of guilty, throwinghimself upon the
clemency of the court and pleading
youthfulness in mitigation of his
o~ffense. He was remanded to await
sentence.
In the case of the Territory VS..
Thomas Shields, the charge being
obtaining goods under false pre-
fences, the trial was had, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty, fixing
the penalty 1T three months inn
prisonment in the penitentiary, with
a fine of one dollar.
Iu the case of the Colorado Ma
tional Bank VS.. P. S. Wilson, de-
fault vas made by defendant, and
judgment entered against defend
ant for 1851 and costs.
In the Ease of the Territory VS..
John Mack, one of the nugget ped
dlers, the trial was proceeded with,
and the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, fixing the penalty at six
months imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary.
lu the case of the Territory VS.. E.
A.. Slack, the charge being libel, de-
PENDANT was arraigned and plead not
guilty.
The grand jury returned an in
dictment Endorsed "a true bill in
case 291.
The trial was begun on a second
indictment against John Mack, the
nugget peddler, but not concluded.
There are two other indictments
against Mack yet to be tried, making
four in all.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
TIME 3


Until further notice. the Postofice will be
open for delivery and reception of mail mat
ter from s A. N. daily, except sundays, and
ON undays one hour after arrival OF Western
mail. Omaha time is tho time of ONCE.
Noney order Office open nom 8 A N. 10
p. n. daily, except Sundays
Western malls close daily at l:ls p. n.
Eastern mails close daily at 2.l5 p. NJ.
penver Pacific Railroad, including Denver
nd southern mails. close at 8 ,. N.
Mails arrive from east daily at LILO p. M.
and from the west daily at 2:l6 r. NJ.
Mails arrive from Denver, Col, and way.
sia Denver Pacific r. r.. at ,. NJ
Mails close for Fort Laramie and Fort Fe'.-
tertnan on Mondays at An,
Mails arrive from Fort Laramie and Fort
Fetterman Fridays at p. n.
Mail closes for Red Cloud and Spotted fall
Agencies Tuesdays and Fridays at VI
hail arrives from Red Cloud and Sp otted
Fall Agencies Mondays and Fridays at y p NJ.
Mall closes for Davis Rancho Saturd avs at
An.
/, Mail arrives from Davis Rancho Fri days at
Mall closes for Fort Collins and Lor .gmont.
Col, Tuesdays. Thursdays and satui days at
Mail arrivei from Fort Collins a,sd Long
mont, Col, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
II. CLAICHE. Pc rmaster.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
Military Matters.

1t is likely that the court martial
appointed to try Capt. Alexander
Moore, of the third cavalry, for an
aggravated case of timidity, will
meet at Cheyenne some time in July.
Amusing themselves by cultivating
a little truck patch this year, some
members of the Camp Sheridan gar
rison had new potatoes fit for the
table on May l.
Fort Fetterman has been literally
flooded with the munitions of war on
account of the northern campaign,
and the homeliest post in the depart
ment promises for some time to be
the hveliest, at least.
The new site of Camp Sheridan,
on Beaver creek, Nebraska, is one of
the prettiest and most appropriate in
the department of the Platte. 1t, like
Camp Robinson, was built almost
entirely by the labor of the garrison,
the two together not costing quite
$50, 000.
Camp Robinson boasts the best
appointed hospital in the northwest,
1t was erected by labor of the troops
under the supervision of Assistant
Surgeon G. E. Mum, U. S. A., and
only cost Uncle Sam $4,000. The
ward, dispensary, dining room, etc.,
are models in plan of construction
and the style in which they are kept.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
Personal Paragraphs.

Col. Stanton's little daughter was
seriously injured in Denver, yester-
lay, and the Col. left this morning
for that city.
Gen. Robert E. Carr, formerly
President of the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way Co., has become insane, and is
now confined in a %lunatic asylum.
Mr.. E. H. Martin Of Pueblo, Col.
brother of the late Miss Jennie Mar
tin, arrived in this city last evening,
and is the guest of his brcther-in-law
Mr.. Geo. B. Simpson.
Judge A. F. Callahan, correspon-
dent of the st. Louis Journal, who
has recently made a tour of Colorado
in the interest of his paper, is in the
city, and will write up Wyoming for
the Journal.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
Terry's Troops Tackled. Y

An Indian named Hand, reported
to Fort Laramie yesterday, through
Little Bat, the government scout
who was with Egan on his last expo
dition, that he met some northern
Indians who.reported meeting twelve
hundred lodges near the mouth of
Tongue river, moving north to meet
Crook.
Another band (that which has
been before reported by Egan,) was
struck by Gen. Terry's command,
the new of which drew reinforce
ments from the main Indian force,
who, with them, engaged Terry
during a whole day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
Glorious Tidings.

In this Issue will be found the
advertisement of the Postofice De-
partment calling for proposals for
carrying the mails from this city to
Rapid Creek, in the Black Hills,
service to commence October LIST,
1876. This affords convincing evil
dence that the Government proposes
to allow and protect the settlement
of the Black Hills. We surrender
much space to this interesting mat
ter this morning, but we believe our
readers will not. grumble. Bids for
carrying the mail on ohter routes
are also advertised for and the adver-
tisement will interest contractors.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
The Order Closing the Fort Pierre Route.

On receipt of orders to stop all
Black Killers from crossing the Sioux
reservation from Fort Pierre to the
Hills, it was Immediately made pub
lie by the commanding officer and
word sent to the miners who were
on the east side of the river at Pierre
waiting for others to join them, mott
flying them that they must not pro-
coed. Amid intense excitement the
men commenced crossing with their
effects, and in a few hours every man
and team and about fifty tons Of sup
plies and a large number of fat cat
ltlc were crossed and started for the
Hills. The men tied all the boats
and RATS to the west bank to prevent
the military, who would have to
come from Sully to Pierre on the
east side, from crossing, and pursu-
ing them, till pursuit would be use
less.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
LaeDBle LOealisms.

Wash your ears.
Wild Bill is with US again.
"AYility" is a new and Sunny
word!
Dogs are being slaughtered re
gardless of cost" by the police.
At 2 O'Clock this morning all trains
due here to-day were moving on
time.
A goose has many quilts, but we
know of a man who a make a goose
of himself with one quill.
Chasing hats was the favorite re-
creation INDUCED in by the male
portion of the community yesterday.
Within a range Of 100 miles in
extent, along the Platte, above and
below J~ulesburg, are t~wenty-seven
herds of cattle numbering about TO-
600 head.
Messrs. Wenger & Slender will
give a grand ball this evening at the
Cheyenne House on Sixteenth street.
The Fort Russell band will be in at
tendance and a good time may be
anticipated.
The members Of the Durant Fire
comps.ny at a meeting ON Monday
event ng, decided to parade on the
4th of July. A committee was APP
PORTED to confer with the committee
frorn the Knights of Pythias, in re-
spc,nse- to an invitation from that
order. A committee of arrangements
and other necessary committees will
be appointed at a meeting to be held
for that purpose.
One 'sbull' does not make a bull
head, and further than this, if the
LEADER local carried too great a
head of steam Saturday night, what
must have been the condition of the
entire force of Sun-fsh during the
shree days which elapsed before the
"bull' in question was pointed out
by them to their small circle of read
ers. Rapherty says they wouldn't
have seer it then had it not been
pointed out by some anonymous
ass"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
Mail Service from Cheyenne to the Black
Hills, ny

~
In another column Of to-day's is
sue of the LEADER our readers will
find the advertisement of the Post
Office department, calling for bids for
carrying the U. S. mails from Fort
Laramie to the several mining dis
triets in the Black Hills. IL will
also be observed that the department
proposes to re-establish mail service
on the slower route leading from
Cheyenne to Red Cloud agency,
which route was closed last wear
when the Fort Laramie and Agency
mails were consolidated.
The intention of the Postofice de-
partment to order service on the
newly established mail route, via.
Cheyenne to the Black Hills, is no
longer in doubt. We are informed
through private sources that the
Cheyenne route to the Hills will be
the only n of the mail routes to the
Black Hills established by Congress
last winter, which will be recognized
by the P. o. Department, at least so
far as ordering mail service is con-
cerned. vi course, u people are not
surprised at this conclusion of the
department, for they know that our
route is the only practicable
throughout all seasons of the year;
moreover the mails have been carried
over a larger portion of this route,
to Fort Laramie, for many wears.
and it remained for the p. o. De-
partment only to extend the service
from that point to Custer City and
other places in the Hills.
The partisans of other and less
feasible routes have therefore no
cause for complaint, for, while it
may appear to them hal Cheyenne
is favored in this respect over her
competitors, they will be reminded
of the fact that all the natural adj
vantages are on the side of Cheyenne.
We have an old military stage road
from here to the Hills, we'll protected
by a line of military forts, and over
which hundreds of teams pass every
day; we have the finest climate, which
keeps the road open at all seasons of
the year for Uncle Sans mail car
rier. Furthermore the government
mail can be carried at a less cost
over the Cheyenne route, than it can
over any other route leading to the
Hills. The Postofice department
has taken all these points into con-
sideration, and after all the facts had
been made known to its officers by
Col. Steele, our delegate in Congress,
it decided without hesitation to take
the course indicated by to-day's ad-
vertisement.
Our people are greatly indebted to
Col. Steele for this decision of the P.
0. department; for without his indie
fatigable labors in our behalf, in
which he had to compete with vastly
more important and influential COM
munities, We should have been lost
indeed. His perseverance and the
fact that he had truth, justice and
economy on his side, prevailed with
Postmaster General Jewell, who
above all things looks first to the
true interests of the government in
deciding such matters; and our "Lit-
tie Bob" o the fight.
In the name of the people of Wyo-
ming we congratulate Col. Steele
upon the grand success achieved.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08

TRAIN ToPIcs.-All trains were
on time yesterday. The west bound
U. P. express had IA Cheyenne and
7o through passengers. The east
bound express had 20 Cheyenne and
s6.-through passengers. The west
bound emigrant had 7 full coaches.
Three cars of tea, 2 cars of silk
and 40 cars of California wool pass
ed through here yesterday bound
east.
One a corn, 1 a merchandise
and l car barley for Cheyenne will
arrive here this morning.
The d. P. express took out II and.
brought in 10 passengers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
The Black Hills Pioneer.

The material for this paper, which
was delayed on the road between
here and Custer City some time, ar
rived at that place on the Goth of
May, and we hope to see a copy of
the lcng-promised paper soon.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08

A long experience in French trac-
ing and the art of embroidery, enable
me to offer the aides of Cheyenne and
vicinity an opportunity to get such
work done neatly and with despatch.
Special attention given to Infants en-
hroidery. Rooms corner 18th and
Dodge streets.
jl-dtf Mrs. U. A. BUCKINGHAM,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-08
TOWN LOTS IN cnEXENNE.
TO whom i, May Concern.

Notice is hereby given that all out
standing, unadjusted old contracts for
lots in the City of Cheyenne, If not
paid, adjusted or settled on or before
Judy LIST. 1876, will be cancelled.
That on all such contracts, parties
entitled to. can settle by paying ten per
cent. per annum, in addition to the BAL
ances due May 18th, 1875.
o. +. DAVIS,
Land Ag't. u. P. r.
OMAHA, June l, 1876. je4-dtjy1