, 1876-10-07
washington letter.

sweetheart, little dogs and all, see how they
bark at me That eI-confederate Congress
oh I! that ex-eonfederate Congress; what 4
calamity it has been to the great republican
party! Sill, upon the principle Of ccmpen-
satiou, so fairly explained by Tupper, who
clearly demonstrates that there is a spark of
good IN all things evI, it r,ust he confessed
that, although the e1-confederate Congress
has exposed the utter VI fitness of that party
70 hold the helm of State, has uncovered its
rottenness and laid bare It's downright dis
honesty and fragrant corruption. it has at last
afforded the party an opportunity for the
free indulgence in lis darling prociyity for
lying. Mr.. r. II. Duell, L. 5. Commits
sioner Of Patents, latted and harked on by
the varacious Zach Chandler, now adds his
feeble yelp to swell the lying chord. 1t is
much TO acknowledge the receipts of applics-
cations for patents by sending printed note
10 that effect to the attorney for the patentee
TO Be by him Forwarded 20 his client. These
receipts now have postscript conspicaously
printed in red ink attached impar,iug tae
following false information: Note-Ow-
ing TO the reduction of the force of this office,
ordered by Congress at It's last session, action
upon application for patents cannot be made
as promptly as heretofore Now, it is a
notorious fact that in making the reiuc-
tons under the legislative, executive and
Indian appropriation bills, which the last
Congress was wise enough TO see that the
best interests of the people imperatively de-
mauded, the offi:ials, whose duty it was, and
still Is, 10 graduate these reductions in q fair
proportion TO the force employed in each de-
partment, totally disregaried all rule or re-
duiremen's, and dismissed from office largely
over the number demanded TO comply with
the law Thus taking advantage Of the op-
portanity TO discharge old and efficient EN-
p!oyees who had 10 political influence to sus-
tain them and fill their places by new up-
pointmentS, many of which have been made,
while number Of desks are still vacant, be-
iug held rs rewards for services il the pend
ing campaign, Eould the party be successful,
In none of departments has tha. unfair
and dishonest system been more fully carried
out than in that of the interior. Seventy
clerks have been dismissed from that depart
n.ent, VI hen fairly nnder the law forty would
have been all that wds demanded. NUtGith-
standing this crippled condition Of his br-
reau. 50 plnintively announced by Mr. Dneil,
in his postscript, it Is notorious fact that
bis clerks daily spend several hours Of The
government time at the campaign club rooms
Of their respective States, directing docu-
mrnts and sending off speeches prepared and
made expressly to deceive the people.
The accounts from The frontier in relation
to the Indian war have been for some time
very coriic'ius and contradicting. At one
time il ser,led that the Indians were deter
mined TO fight it out upon their line if 1t
took the whole winter. bat the latest advices
are TO the effect that hJstiiities will soon
cease, at least for the winter. Col. Miles,
with $50 men, composing Crooks advance
guard, fell upon an ILdian village and com.
pletely destroyed it, killing IS warriors and
capturing l40 ponies and large number OF
robes. together with an immense quantity oi
dried meat, berries, Sc. The chief, Aneri-
can Hurs", Vas among the killed. Col. Car
I lin. commaLdiES at Standing Rock, report.
under date Of Sept 4rh, that Kill Eagle and
Litile Wound had came in and surrendered
: l42 people, 100 ponies and all their arms and
ANN unirion. They we're all in the fight on
, the Biz Horn. The following kilograms have
been received at the war department
"CHEYESNE AGFNgT, sept. 9th, 1876.
Have had messengers Yesterday and To-
day direct from the hostile camp. Report
: camu near Silver Butes. $50 miles distant.
Gen. Terry's column on Braver Creek, NOV
ing toward the Missouri river. Indians very
desirous OF surrendering. Have stated tC
messengers that II must be unconditional
viz: surrender arms, remain as prisoners
aud submit 10 whatever punishment or o'hel
treatment proper authority may dictate
Have sent a courier TO Gen. Terry, who Will
} reach him in about five days
Signed, GEO. p BUELL.,
1lih Infantry Commanding"
It is to be hop-I :ha' this i the end of it.
People may say what they please, bat TIN.
war was brought on by the worst element ot
civilization, aud was wrong from the begin
ming. Dem
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TREATMENT FOR SMALL FRUITS- - The
Garlener's CLyo9iee says: Where water clr
b. obtained. there Is nothing so profitable 8:
N ,.aU aoaL the soil about the small fruit.