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we'll that he should have been caught in
any Indian trap. He has had experience
as an Indian fighter. and was well ac-
qnainted with all their tricks and modes
of warfare. He was an officer of great
bravery and dash. and if he was ambus-
caded, as the report seems to indicate, II
was because his enthusiasm got ths bet
ter % ~ il, l.ment.
SLAUGHTER. NOT WAR
The New York Tribune of Yesterday,
in an editorial on the Indian massacre,
says: at i Slang ghter, nos war. After a
hundred and twenty years, the tragedy Of
Braddock's Defeat is repeated on new
stage, and under conditions which in
crease its horror and shame A Gener-
al, skilled in Indian warfare and profes-
sedly familiar with every form of savage
stratagem, has pre- cipitated himself and
his troops into a destruction so unparal-
led as TO be scarcely credible. The brief,
ghastly story, as We receive 1t, offers
nothing TO relieve or mitigate the char
acter Of the defeat. Even in the bloody
blunder OF Balaklava, a portion of the
six hundred rode back to tell the story
of the charge: but here each officer and
every man of FIVE companies dashed into
the jaws of death and returned no more.
The fatal mistake and its resulting hor-
rors of slaughter can therefore never be
fully explained"
PEN PICTURE OF GEN. CUSTER.
General Custer was brave, even to
recklessness, as the manner of his death
showed. He was bold, dashing officer,
who did not know what fear, and not al
ways what discretion. was. His success
was rule without exceptions, and his
progress an advance almost without
pauses. He was the youngest BrigadIer
and the youngest Major General in the
army. He never lost gun or color, y
and Captured more guns, flags, and
prisoners than anv other general not an
army commander" and these guns and
flags "were all taken in action and field
service" His personal appearance was
singular. Col. Newhall, who wrote
"With Sheridan in Lees Campaign, ,
describes him thus: Custer Of the golden
locks, his broad sombrero turned NJ
from his hard bronzed face, the ends OF
his crimson cravat floating over his
shoulders, gold galore spangling his
jacket sleeves. pistol in his boot, jang
ling spurs on his heels, and ponderous
ciaymore swinging at his side, wild
daredevil of general, and prince. o.
advance guards, quick to see and act
While he fought brilliantly and bravely
he does not seem to have been soldier
capable of real generalship. As sub
ordinate working under sympathetic ii
rectioD he did his best. He died as he
lived-fghting his hardest and at the
head Of his men.
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Another daring exnress robber

Another daring express robbery oc.
Cured Friday night, near Olterville,
Missouri, on the Missouri Pacific Rail
way. A masked party of fifteen men
stopped the train by giving a danger
signal, but before the engineer could
prevent it, the engine was upon pile of
ties, which had been placed across the
track. The robbers then took possession
of the train. The messengers Of the
Adams and United States Express Com.
panies was forced to give up the keys.
and their safes were riAed, 81, ,00Os from
the Adams, and sl2 900 from the United
States Companies. The officers of the
train offered considerable resistance, but
were overpowered. The bandits escaped
During Saturday large parties were
securing the country in pursuit.
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BAYLIES

Great Mercantile College. Keokuk,
Iowa, on the Mississippi. Prof. VIM.
III. Miller, General Manager. Nine
teentn year. About Sixty dollars pay
all expenses. for Membership. Board
and Stationery. Bookkeepers, Penmen,
Reporters, Operators, Architects, Sur
veyors and Teachers thoroughly fitted
English branches free Free Lectures
hy Eminen, Orators. Free Festivals
with Brass Band in College Hall Free
furnished rooms for self boarding. Tel
egraphing free. Short hand writing free
Good boarding clubs. ard family board
Railroad fare deducted: Immense bust
ness in Keakuk. No vacation. Address
Baylies College, Keokuk, Iowa. State
where you saw this advertisement.
v3nSy1
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New York, July 1.-THE deaths yes
terday from suns,roke exceeded in num-
ber those of any previous day for thirty
FIVE years, except July ., 1872, when
sixty eight were reported. The peculiar
ity Of yesterdays death record was that
every case of sunstroke reported at the
police Office, with one or two exceptions,
terminated fatally. Up TO 3 P. NJ. yes
terday the Health Board had issued two
hundred and twenty two burial permits
an unusually large number for any one
day, while the proportion of infants who
died was alarIningly on the Increase
The regular weekly report of the Bureau
of Vital Statistics only will show the
true number Of deaths from slinstroke
yesterday, which Is believed by officials
al the Health Office to he nearly sixty
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Music! MUsIC!-All lovers Of music
can procure sheet music Of all kinds at
Matthies & Co.'S. A large stock jnst re-
ceived-and any pieces not on hand will
be sent for On short notice, as orders will
he filled twice a week. Teachers will be
allowed the usual discount. As
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ONLY REMEDY
FOR HARD TIMES.
CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

A Ii wanting FRUIT FARMS. especially
N adapted to the growth of the VINE, where
it is established success and pays large profit.
The land is also a0apted to the growth of Peach
es, Pears, Apples, and small fruits; alsO Grains,
Grass and Vegetables.
Many hundreds OF excellent Vineyards, Or
chards and Farms, can now be seen.
THE LOCATION is only "a miles south
of Philadelphia, by Railroad, in mild, delight
full climate, and at the very doors of the New
York and Pt! adelphia markets. Another Rail
road runs direct to New York.
THE PLACE is already LARGE Successful
and Prosper0as. Churches. Schools, and other
privileges are already established. Also, manu-
other things, at which different members of a
family can procure enployn ent.
1t has been a Health Resort for some
years past for people suffering from pulmonary
affections, asthma, catarrh, ague, and debility;
many thousands have entirely recovered.
A new brick Hotel has just been completed,
100 feet front, with back buildings four stories
high, including French roof, and all modern
Improvements for the accommodation of visiio ors.
Price of Farm Lands S25 per Acre,
payable in installments, within the period of 4
years. In this climate, planted out to vines, 20
acres of land will count fully much as 100
acres further north.
Persons unacquainted with Fruit Growing can
become familiar with it in short time on ac-
count of surroundings.
FIVE ACRE, ONE ACRE, and Town
Lots, in the towns of LandisvilIe and Vine
land, also for sale.
Whilst visiting the Centennial Exposition,
Vineland can be visited at small expense.
A paper containing full information will be
sent upon duplication to CHARLES Z. Lam
DIS, VINELAND. n. j., free of cost.
The following is description of Vineland
published IN the New York Tribune, by the
well known agrieulturist, Solon Robinson:
All of the farmers were of the ttwell to do
Sort and some of them, who have turned theil
attention to fruits and market gardening. have
grown rich. The soil is loan, varying from
sandy to clayey, and surface gently undulating
| intersected with small streams and occasiona
| wet meadows, in which deposits Of peat or mucl
| are stored, sufficient to fertilize the whole up
land surface, after it has been exhausted of it.
natural fertility.
is certainly Of the most ertensiue tracts "a
an almost tsrel position, and suitable condition to
pleasant farming, that knou of Mis side Of tn
Hesfern prdries. We found some Of the oldest farm
apparently Just as protdbly productive as tchen frs
cleared Of forest fifty Or q hundred gears ago:
The geologist would soon discover the cause O
| this continued feltility. The whole country i
a marine deposit, and all through the soil W
found evidences of calcareous substances gen
orally in the form of calcareous mari, showin
many distinct forms of ancient shells, of the ter
tiary formation and this nadrly substance is scat
tered all Through the soil in very coDlminuted form
and in the erdcf condition most easily aSsinilated
such plants as the farmer desires TO culfiudte.
| July A. 1876. v4-14
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lOwers-Beautiful Flowers.

Lovers Of flowers are respectfully in
formed that all my Towering plants are
now in bloom, and that the same are
offered for sale at the lowest prices at
my Greenhouse on Columbus street,
Somerset, Ohio. p. G. MATrHIEs.
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Flagsl Flagsl Centennial, Washington.
Lincoln, and American-of all sizes,
ranging In price from one cent to two
dollars, at p. G. Matthies & Cos.
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How the Service Feels AbOnt Gus.
ter.
[Renlarks of a General. !

Remarks of General
The truth about Custer is, that he was
a pet soldier, who had risen not above
his merit, but higher than men of equal |
merit. He fought with Phil. Sheridan
and through the patronage of Sheridan
he rose, but while Sheridan liked his
valor and his dash he never trusted his
Judgment. He was to Sheridan what
Murat was to Napolean. While Sheri
dan is always cool, Custer was always
afame. He was like thermometer-
He had touch of romance about him,
and when the war broke out he used to
go about dressed like one of Byron's
pirates in the Archipelago, with waving,
shining locks, and broad. Tapping
sombrero. Rising to high command ear
ly in life. he lost the repose necessary to
success in high command. Why, / re-
member when We were chasing Lee, and
had him up against Appomattox. Custer
rushed into the rebel lines and wanted
Longstreet to a surrender the whole
army to him. You see Custer imagined
that if he could frighten LoDgstreet into
surrender all he would have to do
would be to turn over the whole Rebel
gang to Grant, but Longstreet, who had
wonderful sense. quietly told the furious
young man that he did not command the
army to surrender it, and that Lee was
Then Custer must rush into politics.
and went swinging around the circle
with johnson. He wanted to be a states
man, and, but for Sheridan's influence
with Grant, the Republicans would have
thrown him; but you see We all liked
Custer, and did not mind his little freaks
in that way any more than we would
have minded temper in a woman. Sher-
idan, to keep Custer in his place, kept
him out on the plains at work! He gave
him a fine command, one of the best
cavalry regiments in the service. The
Colonel, Stnrgis, was allowed to bask in
the sunshine in large city, while Gus
| ter was the real CT mmander.
In his Life on the Plains," Custer
gives his estimate Of the Indian in these
sentences: "In studying the Indian
character, while shocked and disgnsted
by many ofhis traits and customs, ] find find
much to be admired, and still more of
deep and unvarying interest Grant that
some Of its pages are frightful, and if
possible to be avoided, yet the attraction
is none the weaker. Study him, fight
him, civilize him if You can, he still re.
mains the object of your curiosity, a
type of man peculiar and underlined,
subjecting himself to no law of ciyiliza-
tion, contending determinedly against
all efforts to win him from his chosen
mode Of life. He stands in the group of
races solitary and reserved, seeking alli-
ance with none, distrusting all. Civil
cation may do much for him, hut he can
| never be civilized. Nature intended him
for savage; every instinct, every i'm
pulse of his soul inclines to it, The white
race might fall into a barbarons state,
and afterward he reclaimed and prosper
Not so the Indian. He can not be him
self and be civilized. He fades away
and dies. Cultivation such as the white
man has would kill him, by depriving
him of his identity"
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The abdication Of the Sultan gave
three thousand American newspapers an
to remark that "the Sultan
Abdul Aziz is the Sultan ABDUL as was. "
And yet some sonsdeclarl that Amer
ioan humor is dying.
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Vick's Floral Guide.

This is beautiful Quarterly Journal,
finely illustrated, and containing an ele-
gaEt colored Frontispiece with the first
number. Price only 25 cents. for the
year The first number for 1876 just is
sued. Address
JAMES WICK, Rochester. N. y.
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Clusters Rasbness-iiis Exultation
Upon Discovering the Indians
The Bodies of the Soldiers Buried
on the Field.
BURIAL OF CUSTER AND HIS COMRADES.

BURIAL OF CUSTER AND HIS COMRADES.
NEW YORK, July ia special
from Fort Lincoln, D. t, dated the 9th,
says the bodies of Custer and his COM
rades were buried on the field at Little
Big Horn and it is impossible to recover
them at present There We're fourteen
officers, five citizens, two doctors and
two hundred and sixty soldiers killed
Thirty of Reno's wounded have arrived
at the fort.
CUSTER'S PREMATURE ATTACK.
1t is stated that General Terry did not
expect Custer to attack the Indians un-
til he should reach Little Horn and gain
a position from which he could support
him. Custer attacked forty eight hours
in advance ofthe time that Terry was to
reach that point. When Custer came in
sight fthe l 800 lodges, village of up
wards OF 5000 Indians,
HE SWUNG HIS HAT
and said, ''Hurrah! Clusters struck the
biggest Indian village on the American
continentp Hating only for coffee, he
pushed forward at rapid gait, took five
companies for his personal command
gave Reno three, and left four in reserve
under Col Bcnteen. and sailed in.
DIR. PoRTER's OPINION.
! DR.. Porter expresses the belief that the
result wonld have been the same hac
Custer charged with his whole regiment
only the massacre would have beer
z more terrible.
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VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Garden

is the most beautiful work of the kind
in the world. 1t contains nearly $50
pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and
four Chrome Plates of Flowers, beauti.
fully drawn and colored from nature.
Price 35 cents, in paper covers; 65 cents,
bound in elegant cloth.
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Young Hyson Tea, new and sweet,
The best in the market, at 81 per pound,
at Hamilton's store.
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Hayes and Tilden are offered thous-
and dollars each to deliver non. .politi-
cal lecture IN October before Baylies
Great Mercantile College, at Keokuk,
Iowa; the money to 20 for charitable
purposes.-[ Burlington Hawk-Eye.
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Picture cord, tassels, window shades
any kind you want. at SINNERS.
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At the Peoples Store you can buy
brown muslin as low rs S cents per yard.
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VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds

are the best the world produces. They
are planted by million people in
America, and the result is, beautiful
Flowers and splendid Vegetables. A
Priced Catalogue sent free to all who
enclose the postage-a 2 cent stamp.
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A polite way Of putting it-Tronbled
with chronic indisposition to exertion.
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TO WESTERN EMIGRANTS 2

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am the only agent east of the Mis-
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Don't fail to call on or write 10 ME be-
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!

Call on or Address.
J. NJ. KELLY.
General Emigration Agent, N. W.
Corner Fourth and Vine Streets Direct.
ly Opposite the Post Office Cincinnati,
Ohio.
To Land Buyers
A FRFE RIDE!
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of all kinds, such as
SMITHING, PAINTING, TRIM
MING, &c.
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THE GREAT RATTLE WITH THE
INDIANS.
Desperate Hand-t0-Hand Fighting
RpnO's Men without Wafer for
Thirty-six With the River
Within Two Hundred Yards of
Them-Graphic Description OF the
Fight by One OF Custer's Scouts.

\ special dispatch from Little Horn,
ria Bismarck, saws: Clusters body was
not mutila,ed when fonnd, although the
others were He lay as though asleep.
His face calm and smile on his lips.
HOW RENO ESCAPED.
Reno and his remnant of the Seventh
cavalry must also have fallen had not
Gibbon appeared to rescue them.
Nothing is known of the battle in
which Custer and his comrades perished,
except what can be surmised from the
appearance of the field.
Major Reno says he
ADVANCED UPON TH2 INDIAN VILLAGE
with his command and encountered but
little resistance He deployed on a
plain between the bluff and the river
The first iniimation of danger was the
appearance Of masses Of Indians off the
bluff on the left flank Of Reno's COM
mand. The Indians opened heavy
uTt IGOIl tBe
charged in front.
THE TROOPS BEHAVED CALAMITY,
driving the Indians back, but the
fire from the bluff was so severe tina,
Reno's men were forced to ford the river
He ordered them into the timber where
they dismounted TO fight on foot. The
Indians tried several times to dislodge
them. but Intellectually. They charged
both on ponies and on foot. They tried
to work round to the rear. but Reno
charged them through the timber.
EVERY MAN ORHIMSETF.
The Indians pressed so hard and were
so numerous that Reno ordered his men
to mount and cut their way through. A
wild scramble for life followed. 1t was
| or..c man for n; nsolf II uac n hand N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05

succession to the vceroyaty OF Egypt 70 be made mon
father to Isnal Pacna accompanied this request
with voluntary increase OF his tribute TO the Porte,
aud 1t the lac furnished Turkish army IN
Crete with 80, 900 Perhaps this proiusion his
part Is evidence that Ismail Pacha In collision
with Abdul Aziz, that he did not know how
his request suited the purpose OF Sultan. Anyhow,
although the request counter TO Mohammcdan law,
the Sultan granted very readily In the following
year, 1851 the Sultan Inacc to Ismai
and conferred on him
TnE TITLE or xuEDlyE OF EGyxr
Eut the hitter revealed that he wished be inde
pendent OF the sultan and war between Turkey and
her vassal only prevented by tho interference OF
the European Powers The Khcdivc BUNDLED
by the Great Powers but still appeared defiant
toward the Sultan. Finally In December, 1869, he
put aside his defiant attitude, having learned during
the Canal opening that he could hopo Tor no aid
from European nations, and declared his submission to
the Porte Once after that the harmony Of tho Sultan
and his powerful vassa again broken. just before
the Franco the Khedive threw loan upon
the market the Sultan, announcing that the loan
had the OF hts government cut his credit
The war in Western Europe, It is moro than likely.
then prevented summary conflict in the East
For some time past the policy of Abdul Aziz toward
the great Powers IN relation 10 the insurrecton IN
Herzegovina and Bosnia had become very unpopular
with tho anatca Turks and the demonstrations OF the
soltas and the at Saonica only striking
instsnces OF arcvva OF the old Ottoman ianaticism
which prevailed throughout tho Empire. His deposition
by the Cabinet aud the Islam, backed up BY
the influence OF the soas with the populace, Ii fresh
Ia the memory OF all
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Tho epidemic of juvenile musical phcnomens hae
broken out badly IN Rome.
Mr. John Iammond's cornet solos at Central Park
Garden arc very much admired
DR.. Hans Won B1low, who eft for Europe on SatuS-
day last, will likely make u short stay In London.
The London Ahenoum says that s,gnor Rossis Maos
beth Is a broader well q elaborate perform
ancc than his Lear
Mr. r. $. Gilmore is preparing bill OF unusual mag.
ntudc for his opening concert at his garden tho Hip.
podroms) on Saturday night next
Something that English conccrt-goers should be
accustomed TO by this time AIR. Reeves, who
was announced 10 appear, unable sing"
Some OF the London papers report that vnsnbach's
first concert nj Philadelphia great success l0O0e
francs being realized from it. THIS nows with ven
geancc to oacnbach and his manager.
Mr. IL J. Montague, tho well known actor, takes
benefit the Union Square Theatre this afternoon ap
pcarng Queen Mab' and as Colonel Percy Kirke In
.sfhc Sheep In VOLTS Clothing" Mr. Montague h .
great iavorte with the New York public and he VIII
doubtless have an ovorHowing house and an overflow.
ing treasury.
sonorsa Esmcralda ccrvan.es, harpiss TO the royal
and imperial Courts Of spain, Portugal and Brazil viii
make her debutat chckcring Hall, on Tuesday evening,
the 9th INST. ut grand vocal and Instrumental
cert Miss Adclina Phillips, signor FerrantI, Senior
X. vianova, Mr. 4. oudln, Mr.. n. W. Gould and
sgnor Moderate have volunteered 10 assist
On Friday night next 'sconscicncs" will b whhs
drawn from the boards or ths Union square Theatre.
This withdrawal Is ncccsstatod BY arrangements long
since made. The company will proceed V Chicago
where Miss caxton Will appear Constance, her org.
inaI part Miss claxton has made more complsss
success in this part than 10 any prevous ona The
character seems her admirably and she Will 10
doubt scoro another triumph in Chicago Tho right Of
playing ssConscienccu has boon purchased By Aioo
Claxton, and sho will star round tho country with
now company alter sho conclusion q her chicago -
sasemsnL
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ABDUL-AZIZ.
The Dethroned Sultan Dies By
His Own Hand.
lie OPENS THE VEINS OF HIS ARM.
Turkish Official Announcement of
the Tragedy.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND REIGN

C0SsrASTISoPLE June 4, 1876.
Is officially announced that the ex-Sultan Abdul
Azz committed suicide this Sunday morning by
opening the veins OF his arm with pair OF scissors
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THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS IMPERIAL
FUNERAL TO BE GIVEN THE REMAINS.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1876.
The Turkish Minister OF Foreign Afrairs has ad-
dressed the following telegram to the Turkish Minis
ter at Washington:-
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Additional Election Returns.

New YORK, April 4th. - The
I" World says the Greenback Re
formers polled about 2,200 votes in
Connecticut. Ingersoll's majority
over all is $500,
CHICAGO, April 4th. - The town
elections passed off to-day without
unusual disturbances. tits conceded
by the Democrats that South and
West Towns have elected Republican
nominees and North Town Is believed
to be closely contested. No votes
will be conceded till tomorrow.
ATcHIsoN Kan April 4th.-The
election here to-day for city officer.
resulted in the election of the entire
Republican ticket and three out OF
four Councilmen. Last year the
Democrats elected their entire ticket
except Mayor. There is great re-
joicing among the Republicans, as
this is the first time for several year.
they have elected their entire ticket
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.,l April 4th.-Iu
the municipal election to-day the
Democrats elected the Mayor and
most of the ticket, with three out Of
four Councilmen.
TOPEKA (Kan.,l April 4th.-In tn,
city election to-day the Republican,
elected the Mayor and probably al
the city ticket.