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Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

We had the pleasure of visiting Judge
Van Etten's farm ON Saturday last and
learning more and further satisfying
ourselves of the prsductiveness of Da-
kota soil. Mr.. VanEtten has 100 acres
within fifteen minutes walk ofthe citv.
The most of it lays gently sloping to
the south. and from the highest por-
ton = magnificent view is obtained for
many miles. The bluffs Of the Aissou-
ri in the distance rise like grim senti-
nels guarding the cabins and cottages
of the settlers, which dot the country
along Apple river and away to the east
along the line Of tho railroad, while to
the right, looking toward Fort Lincoln,
which sits so majestically on the
heights across the Missouri. The
whole city of Bismarck is presented at
a glance. We found that the Judge
had been one of the foremost in agri.
culture, having twenty-five acres bro
ken, and potatoes, corn, cabbage, beets,
parsnips, and in fact all kinds of veg
etables growing in abundance. His
crops this year would have been
grand sight had not the hail storm of
month ago so seriously damaged it, but
it has demonstrated what can be done
and next year the Judge will make
things lively on his city farm. He will
have to hurry up, for in ten years his
farm will be covered with houses and
ruled over by: the Mayor of Bismarck.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

Mr.. Thefault, manager Of the mer~
chant tailoring and gents furnishing
establishment of s. Selleck, invites
parties desiring anything in the above
line to give him call, German,
French and Swede spoken. It
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

r. G. Seip & Co. are very busy en-
larging and renovat;ng. their establish,
'ment. The Major needs room, as he Is:
destined..to be-. the great:ssron man OF
III a;,r,or M;ssonr, @>z,s.-<;$
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

An overfowing house witnessed the
match game of billiards Friday evening
between Messrs. Yegen and Post. We
do not know what the match was for,
but probably swo or three hundred dol
lars changed hands. Five hundred
points was the game, and won by Mr.:
Post. The largest run was %, and
made BY the y inner. The game was a
very exciting one. The gentlemen are ar.
good players; no: experts, as both OF
fhefn: are busiiIesS niest - 'a.S
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

Rumor ssys that G. Madison Wells
has been rendered. and will accept, .
= position on the Sitting Bull returning
board. Now who'll bellowl
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03
RIVER NEWS.
Gen. Mead, Mason, Cow Island.
nPHDAd

Gen. Mead, Mason, Cow Island.
DEPARTURES.
K. W. Dugan, Marratts; Bufora.
Fsutanslle, Braithwaite, Cow Island.
Victory, from Yellowstone.
Peninsh. i" Cow Island.
josephine: Fort Peck.
The steamer Gen. Mead, Capt. R. G.
Mason, and clerk Jno. II. Stewart, ar
rived Saturday evening from Cow
Island. Her memorandum will be
found below.
The steamer Victory has been looked
for for some time and may arrive at
any moment. She goes below.
Our latest news from the Yellowstone
reports the water in that stream very
low. The steamer Rose Bud, Captain
Grant Marsh, still continues to oper
ate, taking light trips.
Nothing has been heard of the Gen.
Custer, which steamer is long past due:
The Josephine was met by the Mead
on the 29:h,, 60 miles above Buford.
She will return from Fort Peck to Bu-
ford; from there she will 60 up the
Yellowstone.
The famous Benton, in charge Of
Capt. Magerry, with the gentlemanly
clerk, Jno. G. Burn, will leave for Cow
Island Sept. 10th, without fail.
The following boats are now at the
landing: Big Horn, Far West, Benton,
Gen. Mead end B. F. Weaver. The
Weaver will probably leave for St..
Louis tomorrow.
The officers of the Gen. Mead report
large herds Of buffalo from Fort Peck
above to Carroll.
The steamer Gen. Mead, left Cow
Island at o'clock, p. m, on August
Goth, met steamer Peninah a. Mussel-
Shell River. Buffalo very plenty from
Cow Island to within 10 miles Of Fort
Peck. 29th met steamer Josephine be-
Lanning's. Goth, steamer Gen. Sher,
man at Fort Buford. 31s, steamer
Silver City at Barker's. Sept. 1st, met
steamer r. W. Dugan at Mountainier
Bend. 1880 p. N. landed at Bismarck
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03
Notes and News.

Ex-Secty. Fish sailed tor Europe Aug.
25th.
The New York Republican convention
is called Sept. 25th at Rochester.
New York forgers have been trying
their hand on St. Louis (Mo.) county
bonds.
163,64S,S35 acres Of land have been
given away to railroads as subsidies within
the last fifteen years.
The latest hero in Iowa is a man who
took home a widow and three swarms of
bees in the same wagon.
A Brattleboro paper records the mar
riage of John Sard and Mary Dean. And
now they are Sard-Deans-o two in a
box.
.Gracious me!'' exclaimed lady in a
witness-box, chow should | know any
thing about anything don't know any
thing about?'
The chief of police of Des sMoines,
Iowa, was badly beaten a few days ago
by desperate customer by the name Of
Jim Woods.
John Brownlee, respected clerk in
Coykendall s. Bros establishment at Min
neapolis, was drowned in lake Calhoun
last week while bathing.
The body the little girl by the name Of
Rose, supposed to be abducted from her
home at Hermary, Neb., has been found
in a creek about two miles from her faith
er's house.
A thorough investigation is to be made
Of the affairs of the Norfolk custom house
by commission appointed for that pur 4
pose. Enough is already known to war
rant the need of it.
Brick Pomeroy's regular morning
greeting: 'sHah! Seems to me I've
- seen you before. Let me think We
were married yesterday, weren't we"-
Rochester Democrat.
The Chicago Tribune's Washington
correspondent denies that there is any
dissatisfaction in the cabinet with Secre-
tory Schurz, or that he contemplates
retiring from his post.
The elegant St. Louis steamer Alex.
Mitchell, was sunk about ten miles from
Burlington, ,on Sunday morning last. The
officers Of the boat by their gallantry
spared us the anguish of another steam
boat horror.
L ne 1lOneel fTeSS REFUSES " 4Cl " On
Page; says it has only been nibbling
round the edges so far. All right; if it
takes one page of the P. P. to nibble at
another Page, it will take the whole
establishment before you get him swal-
lowed.
Duluth, "The zenith city of the un-
salted seas," estimates the value of her
shipments this year at four million dol
lars. Very recently 100000 worth of
Montana ore and bullion, and 100000
worth of furs passed through that city
from Montana by the way of Bismarck.
Smaller shipments of like goods are being
continually made.
Richard Shuck, who was hanged in
Kentucky in July last, for the murder of
his father-in-law, proves to have been
innocent. Although he was bad citi-
zen, yet through his revelations before
he was hung, gang of the worst scoun-
drels and outlaws ever organized have
been broken up Dave Carter when ar
rested, squealed on the whole gang which
proves to number over a hundred men.
Mysterious disappearances in that region
for the last few years are now accounted
for.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

A large train of wagons arrived Mon
day morning from Crook City, being
only twelve days on the road. The
train belongs to Witcher & Sons, and
their cattle are in fine condition,
some of which would make excellent
beef.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

Rev. O. A. Sloan delivered a plain
and forcible argument at the Presby-
terian church last evening to large
and intelligent audience. Mr.. Sloan
fully demonstrated, by forcible argus
ment, that proud and naughty people
are only like bubbles puffed up. He
also painted out the great evil of busi-
ness men working on Sunday, and ex-
horted all to lay aside business and
keep the Sabbath day holy. We must
confess that his efforts in this respect
have been fruitful. Bismarck, for a
frontier town, has always been very
quiet on the Sabbath, but still there's
room for improvement, and We wish
the parson success in his good work.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-03

Billy Preston and George Anderson
started Friday evening With dispatches
to Gen. Miles. This makes six or sew
en- dispatch bearers that have left Lin
coin for the seat of theI Indian troubles
within tho last two weeks. As yet
none of the parties have been heard
from, but all being experienced plains
men, We apprehend :hat they will have
no particular trouble.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08
WAsnINarioN, March g. TO GovIl

WAsHINGToN, March 3d. To Cow
f. 7. Nichols, New Orleans-The
President says hosent dispatch. to
Packard, Thursday, notifying him
that troops couldsno longer be em-
ptoyed TO upheld either claimant and
that he docs not believe that Packard
would attempt any offensive opera
tions. The President sent the dis
patch so'that he might have time to
retire bis pretensions, if disposed. The
President says instructions have been
issued which cancel all orders for the
pres ervation OF the statu quo and that
neittor you nor Packard are bound
to observe them. That he means The
people Of Louisiana are as free in their
affniis from Federal Interference as
the people of Connecticut, and that
there will be no disposition to interfere
with them any more than with the
people of New York. :..,9 4
The President c0ncurs with us, that
you Immediately issuea proclamation
urging protection, amnesty and peace.
Being asked if tho posse, executing
process of the Nichols Court would
be interfercd with be replied: "No
more than in any other State"
Being asked if Nichols officers
'
should tako possession of tho offices in
the State without mob violence, you'd
there be military interference, he re-
piled: "Thelo would be none. The
military would only be used as it had
beon once in Now York, and would be
in any Of tho Statos-to overcome
mobs too formidable for the civil pow
ers or State authoritieB."' .,r.. I 4
We have submitted the foregoing q
dispatch of yesterday to the President
who has revised it with his own hands
and authorizes us to state that in its
present form it is absolutely correct
(SigneU e. A. BARKER,
e. J. ELLIS,
II. Il. GIBSON,
WIN. L. LEVY.
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The South Carolina Report.

The Congressional Committe ap-
pointed to investigate the election in
South Carolina, has submitted it's re-
port to Congress. 1t is too lene thy
to report in full in our columns; but
the conclusion as to our State officers
is eminentlV satisfactory. The com.
mittee report that Wade Hampton
and the Democratic ticket was elect
ed; condemn the military interfer-
ence in the organization of the Le-
gislature, and applaud the hel oic for~
be"rance of our people. They show
conclusively that the intimidation
was practiced by the Republican
party, and that the troops were sent
to the State to overawe tho Demo-
cratic negroes and force them to vote
the Republican ticket. In reference
to the electoral vote of the State, the
Committee say:
"From all the testimony taken the
Committee are satisfied that, had the
negroes boen permitted to vote as
they desired, the result would havo
been the election of tho Democratic
Electors. A reference to the tests
mony cannot fail to satisfy an unbi-
ased mind that such would have been
the result. In the low country both
before and upon the day of election,
almost every kind Of violence was
resorted to in order to prevent negroes
from voting the Democratic ticket.
Threats were first employed, land where
they failed to produce the desired et>
tect tho most cruel and barbarous meas
ures were resorted to; negroes wero
stripped naked, beaten with whips
and clubs, and in some cases cut with
knives or razors, their only offence
being that they had resolved to vote
the Democratic ticket. The negroes
maddened by the report circulated by
unscrupulous party leaders that, if tho
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08

Democratic party should be success
full in electing its candidates they
would again be reduced to slavery,
were like so many ferocious animals.
At some of the voting precincts the
voters were nearly all negroes. Upon
election day they assembled at the
polls armed with shot guns, rifles,
muskets, swords, knives, bayonets on
sticks, and almost every other conD
ceivable weapon. shouting, cursing,
and threatening; swearing that they
! would (to uae their lapguage) kill any
damned Democratic nigger that Of
! tered to vote AS the negro voter
approached the polls he would be set
upon by these armed men. If he had
a Democratic ticket in his hand it was
taken from him, a Republican ticket
substituted, and the voter marched
up to the ballot box with clubs
brandished over his head and COM
pelled to deposit his ticket in the pres
ence of his assailants. 1t was by such
means that the voice Of the people was
stif1ed and large majorities rolled up
for the men who have brought ruin
and disaster upon every business in
terest in South Carolina, impoverished
her people, made her treasury bank
rupt, banished from the faces of her
children the smile of hope and left in
it's stead a settled gloom and despair.
"Your Committee report, in conclu~
sion, that at no time during the can
vass was there any intimidation or
attempted intimidation upon tho part
of tho white people. All through the
excitement Of the campaign, although
violence and lawlessness greeted them
upon every side, although riot and
bloodshed. surrounded them, although
they saw intensive men shot down
without provocation or excuse, and
no courts Of law to punish the offcn~
doris, yet amid all they showed u
moral heroism which must over com~
mand the highest respect and admi~
ration.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08
MEDTCAL CARD.

nH. GEO. W. EARLE, having located at
~ Pickcns G. H., with the view of devot.
ing his entire attention to his Profession i'm
all its different branches, nov Offers his SCR
vices to The citizens of Pickcns amksurround-
ing count y. He hopes to meet int expceta-
ton of the people by prompt attention to all
cases entrusted to his care; with the expert
encc of tfteen years, with four years in the
various Hospitals during the la'e war, where
all diseases that flesh is hcir to WAS seen and
treated. -:
Special attention given to oil diseases Pc
culnr 10 women anil children He can be-
found at his residence Cat oil times unless,
professionally absent, formerly occupied by
Mrs. Hughes, at the East end Of Main street :.
Charges reasonable.
March |, 1877 25 Am
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Personals.

Coils. Keith and Thompson, of the
Keowee Courier, and e. 3. Murray
Of the Anderson Intelligencer, were
in attendance on our court this woek
We are always glad to meet members
of the press, and trust they may live
long and prosper.
Our esteol-"d friend, Major T. II.
Russell, an old ,vpo, gava US q call
during tho woek. Ho has host of
friends in this section, who wish him
many years of life and prosperity.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08
Inauguration OF Hayes.

The fraudulent President, and Vice
President wore inaugurated on Mon~
day last The inaugural address Of
Hayes, seems to breath fair spirit
towards the South. Tie inaugural is
q too long for our columns this week,
but we will give it to our readers next
week. We clip tho following tele~
grams from tho Greenville Nows:
WASHINGTON, March 5.
Nothing unusal characterized the in
agural ceremonies. The procession
was small, but we'll handled and Or
derly. The programme was followed
: in all it's details, and nothing was
omitted that was sot down in the bill.
The display to night is wonderful
Gov. Sheppard has disregarded ex
penses and taste in decorating the
Avenue. No attention has been paid
to cabinet Or other serious matters.
Col. Bristow, Of Kentucky will
almost certainly succeed Judge Davis
on. tho Supreme Bench, Ex-senator
Key, of Tennessee, will be Postmaster
General, Evarts probably tor SocroLa-
ry Of State, Morrill,, Secretary of the
Navy. Tho Indications arc, that old
affiliations in tho Republican party
will ibe disrogarded, and it will be
sought to make oil and water mix.
80 Tho day is raw with snow flakes
Joseph e. Johnson, and Ex-senator
Key, Of Tennessee, arc most promin>
emily mentioned for the Cabinet from
the South. Carl Schurz will have
place.
Tho now Government will be emo
tional
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08
Administrator Sale.

pY virtue of an order Of the Probate Court
ID for the County of pickens, l will sell TO the
highest bidder for cash, at the late residence.
of J. Madden Gambrell, deceased, two miles
southwest of Easley, on TUESDAY, the goth
day of March instant,
About 300 SIDES OF LEATHER; Cotton
Gins; Two Horse Buggy; l Lot of Tanners
Tools: ! Lot of Old Saw Mill Irons, and some
other articles bclonging to the Estate of J.
Madden Gambrell, deceased, over and above
the HON cstead exemption as set off,.
MARIA l.. GAMBRELL, Adm'x.
March |, 1877 25
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08

The Supreme Court of the United
States has lately decided on q Rail
road case, that an exemption from
taxation granted by q State to a corr
poration, is such franchise as will
not pass upon " sale of the property
exempted. Hence the Air Line Rails
way Compsny will undoubtedly have
to pay their State and County taxes
from the date of the sale of their
road.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08

Judge Black Before the Commission.
Judge Jero Black, one Of tho Dem.
ocratic counsel before the "high old
Commission gave the Radical ma
jority on it somo stinging blows.
lie referred in general way to the
late history of the country, and said
it had left behind an oppression Of
conscience with some, and with others
a burning sense of oppression and in
justice. He would be willing to lead
forlorn hope to save his country
Ho might be willing to give his life to
do this. Why should he not do what
little he could to redeem tho nation,
clothed as it is with infamy? For one
he no longer took pride in being an
American citizen. Ho felt degraded
and bclittled
When they camo to ask for q slight
recognition of their rights, he felt that
they might as we'll put their prayers
to Jupiter, Mars or Apollo! Why, SAID
he. there is not a God in Olypus that
would not listen with moro favor to
our appeal than (turning to the Re
publican counseD the gentleman on
the other side. Naughtcr.) While
wo don't ask you Ito the Commission
to go behind the returns-we don't
presume to ask that will you please
go to the certificate, not an inch be-
hind it? The Constitution requires
the Electors to vote by ballot, and he
asked whether the Commission would
inquire whether certificate No. | STAT
ed that the Electors had voted by bal>
lot or not?
Thomas Jefferson was unjustly &C
cused of electing himself President by,
counting an informal vote from Geor-
gia, If he was condemned for that,
what must be thought of accepting a
certificate much more informal in it's
character from South Carolina?
Judge Black, after continuing the
condemnation Of the fraud in South
Carolina and the miegovernment in
tho South generally, referred to the
autonomy proposed by Turkey, and
concluded that after all tho form of
government proposed for tho Provin-
ces was more desirable than that of
| our own.
Addressing his closing remarks
mainly to Commissioners Hoar and
Garfield, he indirectly denounced the
Commission for it's decisions, and re-
minded them that, though "tho
mills of tho gods grind slow they
grind dreadful fine."
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The Radical Party.

The Radicals do not seem iubilant
over their success in stealing the Pre-
sidoncy from tho Democrats; indeed
they rather seem detected and consc-
once stricken. They know that their
chance Of success four years henco has
boen utterly destroyed and as n party
they must go down to posterity cover
cd with shame and infamy. If their
leaders at Washington had had the
courage to rise above tho surface of
party, and declared that Tildcn had
boon honestly and fairly elected, and
should be inaugurated, they could have
in q. measure recovered their lost
ground. But tho opportunity has
passed; tho theft has been committed,
and nothing remains for them only to
step down and out when tho people
have an opportunity to speak again at
the ballot box. The sickoning effort
OF the Hayes manages to build up a
white Republican party at the South,
by giving prominent Southern men
Cabinet positions, will never succeed.
No Southerner who has any influence
or following will accept q position in
Mr.. Hayes Cabinet, unless he is left
free in the exercise of his political
faith. If thoro is to be any concessions
or abandonment OF principle, there
will be mono found to accept the po-
sitions, ifany should be tondered them,
besides, it is not likely that men Of
high integrity and ability could be in
duced to accept positions under q
fraudulent President. Though, if
there Id to be no conditions or sacrifice
Of principle imposed upon them, it
might be better for the South that
they accept the positions. Then mis-
representations and ISLANDERS could be
met at tho Threshold, and tho iron
heel Of military despotism might bo
kept off our people. God knows we
have suffered enough in tho past eight
years. What tho South now needs is
peace and rest from political excite>
ment and turmoil. If any arrange
ments can be mado with Mr.. HAYES,
by which this result could be reached,
it would perhaps be best for the South
to accept it; but as to the building up
ofa white Republican party in tho
South by any such means is an i'm
possibility Democracy in tho South
meanshonosty, capacity and good
government, while the term Republi-
can.is synonimous with corruption and
Everything repulsve to refined nature
The whites are a unit for the Domo~
crracy, and no political chcanery of
the, Radical managers can ever break
their ranks. The negro is fast falling
into the ranks, and four years from
now tho Radical party will not be
able to muster oorporals guard in the
South. It's days are numbered, and
nlF honest men will leave it's ranks rs
fast as rats desort o burning ship.
Grant and family are goino to
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-08
TEe State of South Carolina
PICKENs County,.
By ". G. FTcld, Judgc of Pyo6ufe

By W. G. FIcld, Judge Of Pro6ate.
Whereas. s. W. Clayton, has made suit to-,
me to grant him Letters of Administration
upon !hc Est&;c AMI Effects &c Wm. fSanley
deceased
The kindred and creditors of the said
VIM. Mnnlcy, deceased, are therefore cited
10 be and appear before me. in the Court Of
Probate, to be holden at Pickens c. H., on
Saturday, 2lth day. of March, inst ut IL
o'clock, n. m, to shcw cause, if any they
have, why the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and soal this, the
9th day of March \. D.. 1877, .. ..'. o.,
W. G. FIELD, J.r.p.c.
March 6, 1877 2G , y