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THE SIOUX WAR.

IHE oIVUA w Alt.
News Of the junction of
Crook and Terry's
Forces.
They Are Now on the Trail Of
the Main Body of the
Hostilcs. =,
A Detachment Ordered
South to Hold tho Saw
ages III Check.
Sitting Bulls Message to the
Encroaching White
Man.
lie Declares the Destruction Of
Custer's Command TO Have
Been n Political
Necessity
What an Eye Witness Saw in Bulls
Camp After the Battle.
The Number OF Hostifes Esti-
mated at Between 5000
and 10000.
Appointment Of q Now Commission to
Farley with the Sioux.
Gen. Rosser's Reply to Reno's
Version Of the Little Big
Horn.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
THE MARKETS..

ST. LOUIS. August 10. 1876
B~EEvEs-lhoiee, ,s394;gli Gooi orrnhs
tt.S7s@t;S s; Cows and Heifers. ss's'sS'so
HoGs-Shipping, s5.6Us 600. .,
sHE~EP@Common To Fancy s.''oe''p'
F-LouR-thoioe Country, ~sS,s5a5.75; XXX,
wHsfr-Rod. No. 9. s~i.lssi.ls; No. g.
'GoasstSos Mixed. $685..
oArs-No. 2, $40 400.
RYE-No. 9, i9s49tc.
TIMOTHY SEED-&2 .,0gs.O.
TOBACCO-Planters' LuRs, tt.hOb I.UOi mo
HAY-Choioe Timothy 80 0Os 1000.
BUTTER-Choice Dairy. 2Oa2!c.
PosR-standard Mess. sis.4Oei 1900.
L~ARD-Steam, llgllhc. H.,
WooL-Tnb- washed. Choice. s5Ksseho; on
washed Combing, 276 80.
CorToS-Middling, Llhc.
NEW YORK;
B~EEvEs-Native Steers. s7;toe OF. fo,eo ,.
sHEEP-Common to Choice s4''oeo'2''
"f'aosi aioSs to Choice. s4;essO.lO.
WHEAT-NO. 2 Chicago, = cgsoc'
CORN-westerp Mixed, oo9 osc.
OATs-western Mixed, ssf3c.
PORK-Mess. els. 90 ls.2o.
CorToN-Middling, EHtc'
CHICAGO.
BEEvEs-Common TO Choice, s?.65sl IS
Hoas-Common to Choice, s5.5oa6'so.
EEP-s .. ESQ 100.
FLoUR-Choice Winter Extra, e6.25aT25
Spring superane, ss.OsS:Oo.
wHEAT.-sprins No. ., s7ss7lc' Spring, No.
'CoRs-N0, .. tIleIiIsS,
OATs-No. 2, 81 V3laU.
RYE-No. 2 b2Bb2hc.
PoRK-Mess, tl7. q II ,25
LARp-Per cwt.. sl0.t0e 40 b5.
KANSAS CITY.
B~EEyEs-Natiye Steers. ts.7O5t 81; Nat .
t2.25p2.7'.
~ b.bOdJ 10.
SHEEP-Common to Extra, sl.oog2 Is.
MEMPHIS.
FL~oUR-Choice, e6.50@7 90.
CoRs-No. Z White, 40 &c.
UATB-44g 40.
CorrON-Middling, IKE.
NEW OKuEANS.
rLoUR-Choioe 20 Family, S6.toa8.7i.
C~Oks-Mixed. big SEC.
ONrs-St. Louis, $40 400.
HAN-Cboioe, ols ,OJI 10. 0J,
PoRK-Now Mess, CIV. soe 1880
BAooN-sx O l0Tc.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES,


naIrow-gauge raiiroad from
=. ..sy "IeA"s'on' mo'' WIS opened
N
james Is. Hickok, alas Wild BILL
known IN KANSAS and the territories as q
scout Of some prominence in early days, was
,n.. ~ ss'oon :. rosewood On the "a
c.s,c, ~ ~. aO,, wnU' IN Jusun-
~. y., s~.u .nA' OH kl'ea MS
"''' 'o"e years Ago.
reports from Madrid say that the
nea' Is tne most excessive known since 1900.
wore nrn.,r..od .ss a,od ~. so.,,s Tus
vines IN Andslusia are ssorcsinr And fai,.
ing.
Leon vaudney and A.nur Revert. Of
Montreal. fought a duel at Ricbford. yer.
mont. nm the iotb. two sho,s ha,nc .x.
changed. Rovert was u,o,,rdod s,v
uc,nspts wers .rre.,ed. -
CLARA A prn~n. "a e,ru,,;,,rio d.
.naa A, 49,. 800. on :. w. ~
aged Ia. were drowned while ha,hine IN
Cbautauaua Lake, N. Y. on the It'll. Tbey
were attending the National SUNDAY. school
Convention at Fair Point, 30
A sboo,;no o8ron ocor-rod In thu
.s A.. C.o...,, co,.,.
Tonn mn ~ ,i,h mh,,s v.a,,,.s a. ~,
tfm,ra o,MaoL VII, ana ,ha 49,
n,na e,ba-s 90 800. - ,.uS a,sh.
~ U.rs.s'
$40 -. ~. ~,
ihe french mission chapel al Ming
kooe, for the province OF Ugan Holi, In
China, was attacked by the populace during
the celebration OF mass. The priests and
many OF the congregation were killed.
The British Parliament was pro-
rogued on the 10Th.
The brakemen's strike on the ohio
and Mississippi railway Terminated Oh the
10th. The strikers were given their choice
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
Our Indian Troubles.
A MESSAGE Il II PRESIDENT, RECoMMEN
ING AN INCREASE IN THE AMY

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, RECOMMEND.
ING AN INcREAs IN THE ARMY.
To the Senate and House Of representatives
l transmit herewith a telegram OF the 9TH OF
August from Lieutenant. General sheridan to
General sherman, a letter Of the 18th of the
present month from General sherman to the Sec.
rotary of War, and a letter from the latter Of
date to me, all setting forth the possible
need of an increased in the army in consequence of
the existing hostilities. | would strongly urge
upon Congress the necessity for making some
provision for any contingency which may arise
during the vacation for more troops in the
Indian country than it is now possible
to send. II would seem to me to be much more
and better to authorize an increase
of the present cavalry force by $500 privates;
but II this is not deemed advisable, then that the
President be authorized to call out not exceed.
Ing i've regiments, one thousand strong each,
OF volunteers. to serve for a period not exceed.
ing Six months. Should this latter authority be
given ] would not order out any volunteers, un.
less, in my opinion, based upon reports f. ON the
scene of war. l deemed it absolutely necessary,
then only the smallest number that could be con.
sidercd sufficient to meet the emergency.
lSignedl U. s. GRANT.
MANSION, August II.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
A Singular Case.

The Rev. j. II. Daniels, of HILLSIDE
rough, Wis, died June 3, after an ill
ness of IA weeks. During that time he
lived 81 days without eating any thing.
In all that time he took no medicine or
stimulant whatever. His drink was
cold water. His disease was in his
stomach, and all food gave him excru-
ciating pain.
From the 4th of March to the day of
his death, June g., there was but one
evacuation from his bowels. The Cir
cumstances connected with his whole
sickness were remarkable Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
How She Reads a Newspaper.

Somebody says that one who will
watch a woman read a newspaper will
get some new ideas on the characters.
tics of the gentler sex. She takes it up
hurriedly and begins to sean it ONv4
rapidly, as though she was hunting
some particular thing; but she is not.
She Is merely taking in the obscure
paragraphs which she half believes
were put in out-of.the-way places for
the sole purpose of keeping her from
seeing them. As she finishes each one
her countenance brightens with the
the comforting reflection that she has
outwitted the editor and the whole race
of men, for she cherishes a vague be-
lief that newspapers are the enemies
of ner sex and editors its chief OPP
pressors. She never reads the head
lines, and the huge telegraph heads
she never even sees. She is greedy for
local news, and devours it with the
keenest relish. Marriages and deaths
are always interesting reading
W hSib hhu IlioeLIcllIS uTc
exciting and stimulating. She cares
but little for printed jokes, unless they
reflect redicule upon the men, and then
she delights in them and never forgets
them. She pays particular attention to
any thing enclosed by quotation marks,
and considers it rather better authority
than any thing tirst-handed. The col
umns in which the editor airs his opin-
ions in loaded hifalutin she rarely
reads. Views are of no impo rtance in
her estimation, but facts are every thing.
She generally reads the poetry. She
doesn't always car for it, but she
makes a practice of reading it, because
she thinks she ought to. She reads
stories and sketches and paragraphs in
discriminatory and believes every word
Of them. Finally after she has read all
she intends to she lays the paper down
with an air Of disappointment and a
half-contemptuous gesture, which says
very plainly that she thinks all news
papers miserable failures, but is certain
that II she had a chance she could make
the only perfect newspaper the world
had ever seen.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
A ShOshOnc Scalp-Da nee.

| repaired to the Indian village with
DR.. Stephens to witness that which is
so often written about, and so seldom
seen-a real Indian scalp-dance. In
the center of their camp the warriors
had formed a large circle, about 80 feet
in circumference, in many places in
two ranks, and so close as to lap shout
der wei shoulder. In the center were
five squaws in line, the even numbers
holding the scalps suspended from the
tops Of long, slender poles, which,
bending beneath their weight, swayed
with every motion of their holders,
showing, in the light of the full moon,
a bloody clottcd mass of hair, hat look
ed like two pieces of black rags
than the capillary ornament of a Sioux
warrior. In that portion of the circle
directly facing the squaws were five
warriors wearing black blankets, their
faces blackened, and who seemed TO be
the leaders of the orchestra that held
their seance that night. The other
warriors were dressed in their ordinary
white Government blankets or in fanci.
fully-painted and well-tanned buffalo
robes, while a medley crowd of lesser
lights-warriors yet to be soldiers,
teamsters, herders, etc.-made up the
background of the picture. The scalp
song commenced with 4 low,
cultural, measured cadence
from the five black devils,
which, slowly increasing, and as slow
~ joined in by the circle, soon swelled
to a fearful chorus that no pen, nor
musical scales, with all its sharps and
flats, could dare describe or portray.
The cadence was measured by Il sway
Ing Of their bodies from side to side,
which, sandwiched in so compactly,
seemed like n solid IA of pendu-
lating flesh. The squaws, in the mean
time, as the song ran up the scale,
slowly approached the black-faced a
riors, and, while keeping time to the
wild music with their feet, gradually
dropped their hideous standards to the
faces of the ebony-like warriors in their
front, until its touching seemed to be
a signal that stopped the song, and
every warrior in the camp Joined in a
perfect yell when the circle sent up the
war-whoop of the Shoshone as II clos
irg of the scalp song. The squaws
rnLidly retreatcd to tho center, and
there remained quiet for five or ten
minutes, when the same scene was re-
enacted. These orgi2s only closed as
the morning broke, although | must
confess l left long before that time.
These scalp-dances are much enhanced
by the Indians being at their proper
agencies, where all the pharaphernalia
of war is o~btainable, and where all
warriors, squaws, and papooses may
participate.-Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
"Wild Bill's' Last Fight.

The Denver NeWs says: Every body
in this country has heard of ''Wild
Bill" a noted scout, buffalo-hunter and
plainsman, and who on account of his
reckless bravery was made marshal at
different times of several frontier towns
when it vas necessary, because of the
lawlessness that prevailed in their early
settlement, to have peace officers who
would kill in order to uphold their au-
thority. During "Wild Bill's" admin
istration as marshal of Abilene and
Wichita, he is said to have shot to death
many n man who resisted him, and in
this peculiar way kept comparative
peace. Either in Abiline or Wichita,
which is not known at present to this
%chronicler, Bill once killed a mar
named Sutherland. This was several
years ago, but the avenger of Suther-
lands death kept the trail like a sleuth.
hound.
"Wild Bill" whose real name wal
William Iiickok, was a tall, handsome
fellow, about 40 years of age, as straight
as an Indian, and like most of his class
wore his hair, which was black as a
crow, falling over his shoulders. Hay.
ing gotten into trouble with the Texas
herders who made Wichita their head
quarters, things got too warm for Will
liam and he retired from the frontier.
After remaining some months at
Kansas City he went East and
got into the dramatic business
under Ned Buntline, who at that time
was making something of a sensation
by introducing into blood-and thunder
plays the characters represented by
"Buffalo Bill" (William Cody, of Ne
braska), "Texas Jack" (John Ono
hundro), and "Wild Bill" the subject
of this article. Moreover, he had these
parties employed to play their own
parts, and the venture was a grand sue
cess. Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack both
got rich and married leading actresses,
and Wild Bill married Mrs. Lake, of
circus fame, the widow of Lake, the
Snowman, who was killed at CRANKY,
Mo-, about four years ago. Not long
since Wild Bill" came from Califor-
MIA with his wife, and took her to Gin
cinnati, where he left her with her
friends and relatives, and he went back
to do some scouting duty with General
Crooks command, when he first started
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

Prince bore many and divers scars
upon his not at best handsome body.
Once upon a time some irate kitchen.
biddy split some water on him that was
a little too warm, and lie entered the
Leader office looking as IL he hadn't
seen the smooth side Of things before,
in the light he did at that moment. He
looked as If an accomplished Sioux In
jun had been ~"clearing of" n new
preservation " on one side of him; he
was as bare as u side.saddle, and was
so unp%resentable generally that he
didn't bulge oht Of the Office for a
month.
AS we remarked, Prince wasn't a
handsome dog; he was Of an uncertain
color, mixed with yellow and white; of
q mixed breed--a sort Of Scotch rat
terrier and something else-more of
the something else than the Scotch ter
rier. But he was death on rats. On
tho morning of his death he commenced
the days business by killing an enor-
mou rodent In a iiny. 1t was ON these
rat occasions that he showed the fire of
his eye and the royal blood that was in
his veifs. The immobility Of bis or
binary movements gave place TO an
excitement and dash that was surpris-
ing to behold.
Prince could not brook the intrusion
of another dog about the office, and
was instantly aroused on their appear
ance, manifesting his displeasure in
growls ominous of evil to the intruder
Prince was probably ten years old,
and made his advent about the printing
office six or seven years ago, and pro-
baby has experienced nor vicissi.
tudes in life than falls to the lot of most
dogs; and yet he seemed TO like the
Vagrant life he led. After partaking of
the fatal sausage and growing sick, he
made his way tr into the Lender COM
posing-room to die amid familiar
scenes. 1t was a hard struggle be-
tween life and death, lasting from 8
o'clock until A.
Inc BODY OF poor rin has been
placed in the hands of Mr.. j. ID. Shaw,
the Penn Street taxidermist, who will
fix him up in the newest fall style; and
though he will be stripped Of his inner
bark, and the fire of his eye will be
gone, and rats will fear him not, yet
his well known form will grace n
"case"-a glass one-in the Leader of.
iice-something he could never, with
all his intelligence and sagacity, attain
to in life.
After his death, Prince lay in state
for tive u three hours in the Leader
composing-rooln, and his cold corpse
was viewed in sorrow by the members
of the craft generally, who in life were
much attached to him. Pittsburgh
Prince was known also to members of
the craft all over the United States who
have visited this city, and they will
learn of his death with regret.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
Enforcing the Fifteenth Amend
meut.

WAR DEPARTMENT.. WASHINGTON CITY,
August Is. 1sJ8.-Tn GEx. w. IT. supp.
u.N. commandfro vyr,,od s,o,os ArurL
c,,, IT.. uo,s. -
,,.ns s.-.NN " Ho
81 o"''o 'v'h 'nst.' passeo 'ne
io.roMIhs p'eshno,e anu resolution VIZ:
"hhehAs, 'nerlgnt OF Suffrage prescribed by
tne oons.''u',ons OF tne several states Is subject
70 .ne rn.een.n amendment OF the constitution
Vi .ne niN '.e'es, "nicn Is as ioilows'
A W. ffn,,.S u. secuon ! Ihe right OF citizens
abridged by the Tnited states or Nv INV STATE
on account OF race, color. or previous condition
Sec D. The Conoress s,ou ,,ro
force this article by appropriate iegislation.
AND WHEREAS, the right Of suffrage 80 pre-.
scrioed an" reSulstsd siou.d be faithfully main.
taineo anu observed oy the United states and the
w,nnn.s "."s' .ereoi, ana
the right Of su6rage H. in somo az a.. S,s,
notwitbstsndinr the efrorts Of Mi GOOD o,,isnns q,
the contrary, resisted and controlled Inv fraud.
and violence. 80 that N such casct
the object OF The amendment is defeated: and,
WHEREAS, AN citizens, without distinction of
Iaoe' o.a.s VI color, are entitled to The protec'
p.so,-.dh D., u, suon a,',,c' therefore,, oen
a,temnts hv torco mh .se"en ina'
ton or otherwise. IN preven, tho Zoo oxoroiao =,
the right Of suffrage In any state should mec,
with certain. condign and %efrectual punishment,
and thatin any case which has heretofore occurred
or una. may hereafter occur IN which violence or
nuaoer mas oeen or shal be committed by one
,n,,ou ana upon u o'ae,, 'no prompt prose
nails in apv conf hsving ,nrIsd,o,inn !. q ' crnm'
iyelv demanded ,yhc,hor ,ho "r,nso ~ .npe,a'
shable by fine or Imprisonment or one demand.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24
AND POLITICAL,

A LONDON dispatch says that Disraeli
is to be elevated to the peerage, but will re-
main Prime Minister.
j. SELLA MARTIN, colored, q promi.
nsnt Republican politician Of New Orleans,
was found insensible in his room on the
morning Of the 18th, and soon afterwsrd
died, from the effects Of an overdose OF
laudanum.
GEN. HORACE PORTER appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Whisky
Frauds on the 18th, and contradicted Q
number Of statements madeby Bluford Will
sen. The Committee adjourned until the
next session Of Congress.
SAMUEL McBRIDE, Treasurer for
School District No. I, Pueblo, Colorado, has
deeamped with some 81, 900 OF the school
fund.
ISrELLfGEsoE has been received that
the Rev. u. +. Smith, President Of How
ard College, aud late Commissioner Of
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

A constitutional discussion as to the lImits nj the
power Of tho President In regard to the diplo.
matte ofhcee was carried on by Mr., Tucker
and Mr.. Holman on one aide, and by Messrs
Garfield, Lawrence and Hanks on he other
The message was referred tn the on
Appropriations. Mr.. Hunter, from tho ,JudI.
ciary Committed, made . report csonerating
the chairman Of that committee, Mr.. Knott
in connection with the Josiah Caldwell teleeram
NJ. Mccrary, for the minority, dissented, but
sne majority report passed BY q party vote-si to
on account Of bis serieue iliness, was passed
unanimousiy. and ordered 10 be telesraphed 70
Mr.. Kerr. The Speaker announced az membe =
q the Joint committee on Chinese Immigration
Messrs. Piper, Bebee and Wilson (fowaJ. JReso.
lutions Of thanks TO Messrs. Sayler and COY.
pro tenn, were passed. Tho SPEAKER
pro TEN. lMr: Sayler) then announced that the
hour, for final adjournment had arrived. and
thanking she. House fIf it's courtesy, declared
the first session Of the House Of the Forty fourth
Congress- adjourned without day. This author.
itatiye dissolution was followed by long cheeYs.
Members and officers Immediately engaged in
taking leave Of each other In the most demon.
strative manner.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

MI BUTLER was tavern-keeper, stage
driver, constable, and factotum of the
town. There was no appeal from his
judgment in horse-fesh. Adealer want
ell to sell the Rev. Mr.. Mcclure a horse.
The dealer, the minister, and the horse
walked over TO the tavern to get Mr..
Buffers opinion of the trade. Looking
at the horse, the tavern-keeper asked,
"What is the matter with his kneesP"
ooh! nothing" said the jocky, che
scraped himself getting up" "Well,
parson," said Butler addressing Mr..
Mcclure, "Ill tell you what II is;
barked knees may be a pretty good
sign for a minister, but it is a plaguey
poor sign for Il boss"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

He bought a cheap coat, and he OBJ
served next day that it was made of two
Kinds of cloth, or else it had faded from
some previous veal and a He went
to the dealer with fire in his eyes. The
dealer looked; az the garment without
-urprise, and at the wearer with extreme
wonder. "vy, mine ~gootnessl" he
said, 'you been wear de goat in de sun!
You dink him maat of shoet-iron, hey!"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

Indian AaAIrs, died 1t Accrea, on the west
coast Of Africa, during the latter part Of
June.
Jusr previous to adjournment the
Senate confirmed the nomination of A. NJ.
Clspp TO be Public Printer.
TIE South Carolina Democrats have
Gen. wade Hampton for Gov.
ernor.
A CALL has been issued for an Inde-
(Greenbsck) State Convention for
Ohio, 10 DO held at Columbus On Sept. IL.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

SECRETARY Chandler has appointed
the following gentlemen as II commits
sion to treat with the Sioux, as provid-
ed for in the Indian Appropriation bill,
passed by Congress at its last session /:
IL. G. Bulls, of Iowa; George VI. Mon
nypenny, of Ohio; A. G. Boone, of Col.
orado; Newton Edmunds, of Dakota (;
Bishop II. b. Whipple, of Min
nesota; A. S. Gaylord, of Michigan /;
Assistant Attorney-G General of the Inte-
rior Department s. d. Human and In
terpreter Charles N. Hindley, of Wash
ington, ID. G. Secretary Gaylord will
act as the legal adviser to the commits
sion, and represent the Interior De-
partment. The commission will meet
in Omaha on the 28th inst.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-24

IT is unofiicially reported from Wash
ington that the President has deter.
Miped that in every instance where i'm
pqpity was granted by Secretary Bris-
tow and Bluford Wilson to indicted
whisky c~onspirators, on condition that
they give testimony, against other per-
scds' that they shall be prosecuted
anew. In cases where parties pleaded
guilty and have not yet been sentenced,
they are to be brought into court and
Judgment moyedin their cases.