, 1876-09-23

prostrated the telegraphic wire in South
Philadelphis. No communication with
Washington tonight.
CHICAGO, Sept. II. - The Tribune 8
special from Sioux City says next Tues
day, 18th. being fixed for taking the
arms and ponies from the Indians at
various agencies on the Upper Missouri,
the military express the belief that In.
dians will quietly submit Others who
understand the character of the Indians
and their love for guns and ponies be-
lieve when the general disarming begins
there will be trouble. and that if mas
sacre at some points along the Missouri
is averted, it will be on account of troops
being distributed along at agencies
where trouble is most likely to occur;
and should the Indians resist, lively
times will ensue.
OTTAWA, Sept. 16.-Iuformation has
been received by the Government from
Lieut.. Governor Morgan of the COM
pletion of the second treaty with the
Indian tribes occupying the country of
which Fort Hill may be described as
center. Another treaty was concluded
three weeks ago with Indians near
Prince Albert's settlement, oil tribes
east of boundaries of treaty just made
The treaty concluded embraces the
whole of North Saskatchewan country
to Rocky Mountains. and leaves only
the Blackfeet Indians in the Southwest
portion of the Territory to be treated
with next season.
AUGUSTA, Sept. S.-The official
returns have been received at the
Secretary of States Office from the
whole State. except one town and
six plantations. They give the to-
tai vote 195,961. Conner, 1910;
Talbot, O,251; scattering, 500; Con-
ner's majority over Talbot, Is, ,45O.
One hundred and twenty-one Re-
publican Representatives are elected.
and twenty-nine Democrats.
TOPEKA, Sept. IS. A. Maury,
member of the last Legislature, who
was expelled for alleged connection
with the fraudulent issue of bonds
of Comanche county, and who has
been on trial for the offense during
the past three days, has been dis
the State not being able to
sustain the charges.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 1S.-A special
to the American from Decatur says
J. Smoborty, saloon-keeper at
Blount Springs was shot and killed
Saturday night by some person un-
known. J. G. Ross was assassinated
at Flat Greek, four miles from Nash
vile, Saturday night and robbed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1S. - Ex-
Secretary Bristow addressed an i'm
mense audience at Masonic Hall to-
night, thousands being unable to
gain admittance. Bristow was es-
corted to the hall by the Hayes
Guards.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S. Hon. Ly-
man Trumbull addressed large
Democratic mass meeting in Fare
veil Hall tonight, about 1000 peo-
pie being present. This was his
first speech in the campaign. He
argued that the Republican pal.y
needs til orough reform. 1t admitted
as much in its platform, and con-
fesses practically it's inability to ac-
complish reform. The party, and
not Grant, is responsible for the
errors of Grants administration,
and politicians are now running the
party for their own purposes; they
would control Hayes if he were
elected. The Republican party had
retrograded since 1860. It was no
more the same party than the Dem
ocratic party was the same. They
contested new issues. There was
no doubt that the Democrats were
the reformers. He instanced the re-
trenchments of the House and its
investigations as evidence to support
this assertion. He compared the
morals of the two candidates, and
while crediting both with honesty
of purpose and purity of life, and
denourcing the income tax stories
as defamations not worth discussing.
He said Hayes would be swayed by
the machine men of his party, and
his administration would, despite
his character and probity, be con-
tinuance of Grantism and corrup-
ton. He declared the Republican
party has not fn1fi1le1 ifa nrom;soo