Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-07
BY T ELEGR APH,
SPECIAL To The PIoCHE DAILY RECORD
By WESTERN UNION LINE.
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

NEw York, May G.-Ths Worlds
Washington special says the National
Political Union, composed of colore5
men, formed here, issued an address con-
tanning the following: You cannot
longer afford to band yourselves together
Tor the perpetuation of party that
bound you hand and foot and robbed
you of your hard earnings hy ipstituting
The Freedman's Bank ostensibly TO make
You thrifty. but in fact with an eve IN
anriching Republican cormorants and
vampires whose disreputable characters
We're too notorious 10 receive other federal
appointments" 1t concludes as follows:
The Republican party has been false TO
itself, false to country, false to the negro
whom 1t has pretended to favor, but in
fact whom 1t has made perverse because
OF the policy OF hate, it has forced him
to act against the people with whom he
nves and must continue to live. For
these reasons We expect you to Cooper
ATE with tallots to relieve the good name
and the lost honor of our common coun-
try. Friends, may God enlighten and
guide you to see your political duty in
the coming contest ID the wish of YOUR
friend and well-wsher Gen. Hunter"
CHICAGO, May 6.-The Tribunes ST
Paul specials from Bismark report that A
large party led by Major Whitehead, late
Indian agent at Lich Lake, will leave
tomorrow for the Black Hills. The
company is made up Of parties from
Pittsburg Grand Rapids and various
parts of Minnesota. Letters from Thos
Madden and others contain extravaCapt
mining reports. Nelson Velstorem of
Bismarck, washed out in one week from
his claim two miles above Rapid CITY.
mills one pound of gold. Another Bis
MARKHAM writes, he washed out SIP per
day from his claim on Deadwood Creek.
Immediately adjoining Rapid City,
claims are yielding ten cents to the pan
Allen & Conear of Hill City with four
men. took out in one day 50, 600, instead
of $500 as recently reported
A report is brought into Standing Rock
that chief called Slave met or overlook
party of whites going to the Black
Hills on the Fort Pierre route when
Slave undertook to go into the gold
hunters camp, carrying white flag, but
was shot dead His party tried TO re-
cover his body, but were driven off, and
had to wait until the whites moved on.
1t is said on the part of the gold hunters
that Slaves band had been following
them for several days, propably hoping
to stampede and steal their horses. and
that they warned Slave to go back before
firing on him. Most of the young Sioux
have left Standing Rock ostensiby for
hunting. Scouts from supposed hostile
bands keep watch day and night in the
vicinity of Fort Lincoln.
j. J. Shaw, formerly proprietor of the
Merchants Hotel, St. Paul, arrive home
yesterday, direct from Black Hills. He
says gold is as scarce there as here. The
miners who had been there since June
last year gave no evidence of possessing
gold. There was some evidence of gold
IN the hills, but the reports of rich dis.
coveries he does not believe. The Indi-
ans he says are extremely hostile, always
on the alert to steal horses and cattle and
Kill stragglers. He considers it madness
for anyone to go there with a view of
lettering bis fortunes.