Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.


ington.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
If logical deductions will not
convince the Military Committee OF
the House, that General Sherman
is quite correct in his views regard
ing the transfer of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department,
actual facts, plain, alarming facts
must do SO, as special dispatches
say the Sioux, Cheyennes and Ara
pahoe Indians are making extern
sive preparations for general out
break. Their best warriors have
deserted the reservations and were
gathering in the Big Horn, Powder
River and Tongue countries pre-
paratory to active depredations.
Sherman said before the committee
and it is the opinion of other
army officers = that the Indians
could alone be controlled by the
army. Besides ensuing peace, 1t
will save to the government, to be
cut off Of the army appropriation,
SO, 500 600, and fewer fights would
occur on the frontier. Congress
man Seelye says !: . Under the
present management it costs the
Government annually $4,000 for
every Indian and those who came
to Washington had to be paid for at
the rate of $3.50 per day; it would
not do to kill them off as it would
necessitate the paying of 81 ,O0O, OOO
per head-the average price," Sc
in the end he sarcastically added,
he thought the cheapest way would
be to bring them to Washington
and board them. At any rate &C
cording to the present aspect Of
things something must be done
soon, as the anticipated attack upor
| frontier settlers will result in gen
eral devastation and a cruel and
wanton loss of many brave but I'M
protected settlers.
According to the Latest showing
the Government was in possession
of S3,00O,000 in dimes, $1,000, OO(
in twenty-cent pieces. $4,000. 900 il
quarters, and So, 0O0, 900 in half dol
lars; or $l2. 900, 900 in silver coins
On the first day of the presen
month the outstanding fractiona
currency amounted to $4,000, 900
There were 5000, 900, 900 in frac
tional currency in the Treasury; ant
$l2, 900, 900 counted AZ worn GU
and lost notes. With more silve
ON hand than would be sufficient II
take up all the outstanding frac
tional currency the wonder is tina
every dollar of the latter has no
been redeemed. On the LIST o
March the United States Treasure
will begin to redeem this fractiona
currency in earnest. 1t will 500
disappear. But the Sl2,OO0,00O O
it which the people have lost is tn
clear gain Of the Government.
Last Friday morning, ore the fire
streaks Of gold had frightened tn
east, the great tragedy queen OF tn
dramatic world breathed her last
1t is about forty-one years ago sine
Charlotte Cushman made her debu
at the fremont theatre. Boston. A
that time her voice--a fine contralt
promised to entrance the musica
world with its sweetness aud power
But it failed her, and she studies
for an actress. In tragedy she ha
no living superior. Her creates
characters were "Meg Merrillies
and Lady Macbeth in the latte
she seemed more than any othe
actress, to have conceived the char
scter, and represented the passion
as depicted by Shakespeare. Among
her profession sad void will be
felt, one that years may not fill, and
they will long remember her as one
who SHIELD as 'twere. the mirror up
to nature"
The tris, Of Z ococs still con-
t.nu.a