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Getting Ready for school.

tlnn ~ Dtf'NU ffee Ifef
THE cause Of education be hanged" he
mutterrd. NJ h. sat down ON the curbstone on
Shelby street yesterday
H. was a lad Of thirteen. He spit through his
front teeth, and he spit often. His pants We're
supported 10y piece Of wire clothes line girtcd
around IN; waist. his hat was ancient and
greasy. and his blk, Hat feet seemed To- hc wait
ing Tor u thunder shower TO wash them clean.
Ihh what ans me he wen, on. ~ h"
lirve in a teller, dining in and learning all there
chanrc. There's lots OF other folks. in ihis
and try To- learn ail thcrc j. TO iearn."
After u minute he went on;
Don't know nun now? Three times two
are six. four times five IRE twenty. and four
and four are eight That's as correct rs could
81 ,,em i went to school for hundred years;
the world over and II bet on II every time,
Hen spells hon, and know it as well as il
lie rose up to throw stone at dog across
the street. and. after resuming his sent, he went
Jogerfy kinder wrcstles me- down. but !
whether an island Is entirely surrounded by
water. or whether there aint any water within
ten miles Of II : pose I'm going To buy and
sell islands for living | don't care which is
the highest mountain or tho longest river do 2
I'm COINS; 10 keep Il feed store. and when I'm
rolling bales OF hay around Will care about
mountains and rivers? I've heard til" boys 20
on about exports and Imports, and straits. and
seas and rapcs. but whats thum 10 mef Ii a
Teller wants n bng o. onts j. he going to wait
anu Nrh NJ Nil'l tilf l@ilIu pl NiNlukNHtnl was
/ discovered ~
lie carefully examined tho hig toe ~ his left
foot and The heel 81 his RICH, foot, and gloomiy
l observed;
The old folks are making ready 10 push me
into school and I've got Ia make ready Ia keep
uut. | can take Ia hooi, somehow. | could
~ here and study ~ day. bui the minute GIT
! into n school house I'm nervous Somcth ing =
going To HAPPEN To ma this we X. III he taken
home in wheelbarrow with bug cash in this
/ heel or this toe almost cut OH. That will mean
/ four wc'l~ on crW n. and they don't allow
/ lame bows To- - t. school and crut'h up and
4 down iAr aitle>., or, nosin 20 home with
I ralpitHtlon- ct th' h"urt; rnc old lady has
had H. mud won NOR" than get into the house
. '"turn -hrll lnVe mo tucked up on the lounge.
/ the cNnllhor hut,le down, currAnt !ull and
spong" cnk" in the disidnc. and shc'll call out
rlhn 3D. Ernl
80, 49, Father. H. 10 use y! ihlu..ng Of sending
ihi-ho ytu hDol. IT, books stout and healthy.
hut u"'- % niet' -AUddnr. r." CLOSE utnos lh"r'
O., tr. sch"nt"oil via kill nin before snow
d iii,s.
the ho} ro,ouv There WAS u grin all over
F hi lnr". ana Joe, 'uuhlrl:
i"llhit inu D. "a" ,rN -uutni sore iln can
h' -,cn-a p4li'Wn- hr1u b. hidden away nm
drr h.de ard iai Hul ribs. Now thru-uu-h-
woo~A. H-m-m-m -h1d yer breath. roll yer
eyes. kirk Out your l'li hg and make her boil
around like fly ON II hot ,,uyr cover"
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proud old father 70 he q, white mans bride.
She had many Indian suitors. but when they
attempted to purchase her they. were mot by
the stern and unrelentinR reply, Wickchem-
nah shumkakah y" ten ponies"-a rulnous
price, IN these bard. times. for 2 Sioux tnuaw.
company him upon this visit East, and be
placed in convent school in Georgetown, ID.
T. +: hut n few weeks ago she clOpcd with
yngabond MinnpconiouX-" Thc-onc- wlh-the.
Crooked Nose" And the worst OF II is. Spotted
Tail got but three scraggy ponies thni had es-
been stolen from Iast Bull. II Is understood
that Lance u tall and graceful girl ~ sixteen.
will now 40 to Washington.
4 very romantic and touching story nus necn
published about u dcnd daughter 81 spotted
Tail Her name was Hes Sr,'-wcc. or The
Yellow haired girl" Fort Laramie was an i'm
portant trading post and much ircqucntcd bv
The Brules. II was also gnrrisoned by troops,
and Hes-sce-wec became devOtcdly attached ~
n handsome young officer Of the stat ion. and
haunted his quarters day and night, Trouble
arose the tribe moved to the far North. ana the
lovers were separated. Iics-scc-wc gricycd
constantly and finally sckenod and died. Her
last words were request Ia her father never To
20 on the war path against the whites, and 10
bury her ut Fort Iarnmie and though II was
the dead of winter. he INN adiaiely returned
Her grave was long prom inrnt and Interest.
ING object near the post hospital. but last
spring the bones were collected by the old chief,
and removed Ia the vicinity oi THIS agency
Previously they had been transferred to the
djsppnSary and exhibited rs an anatomical
specimen and Spotted Tail is supposed to have
learned oi this singularact Of vandalism When
questioned 10y me-. ne confirmed the greater
part of the story. aud added: Since ncr death
have always been Mt peace with the whites, Tor
| believed II was the Great Spirit that spoke to
me through the lips OF my diving daughter.
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TIE Sun DANCE.
Fearful Tortures Endured with Patience by
Young Indian Warriors.

At Camp Robinson. Spotted Tail Agency,
and NJ various other points embraccd IN ihe
command OF Gen. L. T.. Bradley OF your city;
may b. seen many Of the peculiar features oi
savage life IA" sun dance. and other rclig-
ious rrrrnunps observed hy the remnants NJ
what were formally famous tribes. About half
OF Gen. Brndley's wards nrr the Wilt fellows
from the north who have always iccn NJ war
with the whites until THIS year ami they nave
n yet all their old wilt customs anu tastes.
some Of them ar" sirikingly handsome men
even in their un 'outlI dress. Touch H." Cloud,
wh hn Ta9ndSr G2',sd pa T% sr W@o na
physical beauty in face and form, and gr"nt
number 81 ia" young mon are very handsome;
they would attract attention In any company
and ia any dress.
Your cofrespopdcnt wen, ont in Crazy Horses
village last month 10 see tho sun dance per-
formed. This IT. religious affair. ana the cer"-
monies consist 81 various tortures. such ~ rut-
ting gashcs In the arms ind breast, and dane
ing under the hot sun till tho victims are az
haustcd or faint under the trial. They are pre-;
pared for these "Ncr,-"- bv three ,tn}- OF rigid
fasting not being allowed TO taste food or irln.
for that time. The chief actors in the dance
were prepared lor II by having knife run
through the thick muscles OF IA. breast, and a
tied n strong huckskln rope OF about
fny. feet long, the ropes. all being fast
rned 10 pole set ia the centre OF the
dancing ground. At given signal all the
dancers go at Il. and more honest or vigorous
dan, ling YOU mover saw. Those tied 20 the pole
Of all. and il can only hr done by throw ny the
whole weight II the body on the pole until The
flesh gives way. one Of the victims tainted
dead away before he could free himself from
the rope and some oi his friends Immediately
tore II out 10 save him from disgrace. he Indian
law being rigid that any one who fails 70 bear
the trial 81 having the rope torn out is forever
after a ~quaw and not a warrior.
During these performance. the Indian drums
are beaten iuriously aud loud whistles nr''
blown "a keep M the courage on the dancers.
while the mothers. sisters aud sweethanrts Of
the sufferers stand near and sing their praises
in plaintivc songs. The Indians treated their
visitors politely aud even Hospitality. We took
coffee with them and ate fried cake. declining
the stewcd dog which was offered witL them.
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What wa fhr sohs 49, .,ne Together.
huu ani I ln t', .,l- u.-, June
Suuetlirs to-day .u ft, lr'tuN weather
brought htoA j. sfNHiu 80. thr tuur.
And 10 tHrrlii f.' iIN b fl iuunn M even
ku.t-, music. ttauiiui cN's,
luu ~, nl'd au Husrt uut ul Heaven.
And Was IN Paradise
ihink n was >onrthlng hAl n.lht ", were ,ln,Iug
AhuHi t'e $50 -hut cannot -ls.
For onlt Asttaito the so's anne ringing
lutuint I. TODAY
our hark ON tho ,,n ,f life hii'e hrft,d
MidrA aslUuirr .inDt tnat tun" ni-ut.
AMI tl,hus lilt' -Vil' Iri. anna NNuf- have lifted.
Aud day have hrcn dark sid hr,-ht
Ruf ilinA t, love Ihat hrilhiruod urr Ma, time
Enough l'si nnd inr.,ti, % ili uur'. witt nov
Has t,ru~ ~ IT, aiWuN, "A u.ii I'm, OF day time
tlnk - l, AWAY so
love j. u'Ncr uut'hoi VnmplrelN-
j. never Wasted or tlrOWliNNAN.
some part ul n iNrs. ant runts Ia 10 a., sWeeUy
LIKE the strain u tint sons ia d.a
Tho glamour fade, AMI the .pr =. broken
Iinl hnund ~ - clu,rlv All hniids - Sold.
hui ihr uauri,..s sNetuiN. tuut tunIiot be- spoken
Forever htrp, ITS hold.
words we forget. but a strain ni the measure
Floats hnrh Ia ~ ever, nnW and tltDn
In days OF Labor, or hour a. pleasure,
A. "" inuAr about with uitn.
And unr stvps keep nm. 10 IA. httting beating
Into our llNes The measured lame
50 ever and ever Ne 20 on repeating
The song VI our Youth glad prlmv
ELLA wnIELrR
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the Mothers Pride.

fI"f No .HNffHtff = HfinfI
l;lo ,>cd DARIUS " III dimylol chin.
Throhhiuf hrtHi Iii1t. nf ifs - 4tIIu
Auhuru huir ami liulsh .Ds,-.
! rom uul- earth No. la.rrr rsr.
-B,dluiii 'reIiur'
Tulr ,rar..uld the only chh.
Nlfh autlts make. lis mother Wall.
", ID tease has father WHOM ~ resi-
Ills check. iheN blush with iuNrlnes
-thnurs i'aiurn.
Little runaway with unlrrssed feet
IiHhn. tlroulu the studded wheat,
Ntnirrins ihrou- h the hrid alone,
H.,tds li- toe upon stone,
" here - molh'r'
Cimmn.. playful rnyui.h too.
STOW tho marx I'm r.ts ui blue,
,,Dnrun,s God amt then he's bad.
Pvfhapsl. Cd he better n he had
sister Vf brother
lioihcun- h,i'e pest NJ home.
trtius fnr IN Heidi tp rulu,.
ar ptddhug In the iiuWiul rill-
Iin re- tlrrs hnN - newer still
Darling htlle foNerl
In vain the mother searching through
1lr grove NJ here lac mi-ht rAinble Ia,
} .nd, in the rail- her boy alone.
Iihlns morning hHih VI ms own,
la his childhood hour.
Ihrro meals day and never miss,
reNpvot. the sweetest mothers Kiss;
All h~ house hr j. adurning.
When lac rls"sat early morning,
ileah "l da5.
The mother prays tnat her darling son
May grow un and for office run,
hnt little she thinks On hor bonded knee,
That her son should ever be
Taken away.
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4 story About Gen. Butler.

Gen Butler intends, II is stated on the author
IT'S oi one ni his m ni 10 introduce lll into the n NJ
congress Tor the purpose Of increasing NE army The
plan outlined includes The idea o inserting clause In
favor OF restoring To- th'r regular positions IN the army
the OLD officers who entered the Confederate service.
some few u them are new here speaking faNorlhy
o the project and plcieing their support I" 49, Rulers
motive of course IA this clause is 10 tho support
OF the southern members In the Old Officers wore
reinstntcd aul assigned to regiments already service
there would az once be- conflict over the date of com
missions, 81 he proposes 10 make some entirely rcg
ments g. accommodate these melt
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Mrs. senator Jones.

SARATOGA. Sept. ls.-To-day n ruby velvet
princess dir = without line OF trimming 10 break ts
sweeping folds dragged In train Of smonderng fire over
the marble door OF the Grand Union halls | had but 4
glance II the rich garment saw the dark shades in It,
fold, and thg alternating riits OF lighter brighter color,
=" Ike the changing glow have watched ~ Ave embcrs
saw Simmer " diamonds about the throat ana the
bunch ol waN"n nherus,s NJ the whist
was told that the uur in ruby velvet Mrs senator
jones oi Nevada tried to act second look but she
disappeared IN the crowd only that her form
grsl, and her dress The perfection taste IA, unN
den have ni N" young wife u the lhulouslN wealth,
SILVER hi- j. dress But that H. all have found snpir
uues even when had lons acquaintance with ich
utO
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correspondent from eastern Texas. who
rated tuftr YEAR this -lhpi n ftf
s'ruun, writes US letter m winch h" gives h-lt
IN picture ut pTospr, (, iu eW rants boo fti country
A. Ia Va" public lands which uttered 70. it induce
mvii u cnltr rants he want, a. hunw huN ut-fi. are
ttNNe Without help. without hni iDN" ~tn 90 amt
the prnlrlc portion without lumber Ia huid lnuA'
aicnccf l ,uN. boz. ht~ known Nuna ati liutus .nli,
men There .fA. ga thr ,Nnr tustcur nrltuar,
home ior thg,r children Wllr an the moro 'et'lt Pod
tons oi Tie state land j. >Od 100 sd "a .WIr- Atd uUi,r
such incumhraurss To- mas, IauIrrs of those who uN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
F0REE&H,

Mr.. Joel Hart, the American sculptor,
died in Rome, Italy, "a short time ago. He
was a native of Kentucky, and modelled the
statue of Henry Clay which stands in the
rotunda of the Courthouse in Louisville.
The funeral of John O'Mahoney took
place in Dublin on the 4th. Six thousand
persons took part in the procession, which
passed through the principal streets, car
rying mourning banner and accompanied
by thirty bands of music. Ne clergymen
took part in the demonstration. All pub
lie houses in the city were closed during
the day.
Cortina, the Mexican bandit, has been
tried before a military court upon a charge
Of KIDNAPPING, has been found guilty, and i,
Is believed will be sentenced to the extreme
penalty of the law for that ~offense, which
is in Mexico hanging.
The Marquis de Compeigne was killed in
q duel with NJ. Meyer, at Cairo, Egypt. The
duel resulted from an alteration in which
Meyer struck the Marquis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Justices Willard and Wright, a majority
of the South Carolina Supreme Court, on
the 9th signed an order for the discharge
of a convict pardoned by Gov. Hampton,
thus affirming the validity of the ~latter's
claim to the Executive office. Justice
Wright, who is a colored man, has since
announced that he signed the order through
fear of his life, and has filed an opinion de-
nying the validity of Hampton's pardon.
Chief-Justice Moses is seriously i'll and I'M
able to take his place upon the bench, so
that the Court at present stands evenly d.
vided.
The Mississippi Valley immigration So
ciety, at its recent session at Little Rock,
II States being represented, adopted a
resolution urging the establishment Of
State Bureaus of immigration. Hon. All.
Garland, of Arkansas, was chosen Pres
ident for the ensuing year, and st. Louis
designated as the place for the next meet
ing, to be held on the first Monday in Octo-
Der neXt.
At Memphis, on the I'd, Julius Levy shot
his wife three times and then shot himself
through the head. Levy was instantly
killed, and his wife's wounds were consid-
cred fatal. Levy had begun a suit against
his wife for divorce, and the immediate
cause of the shooting was a quarrel about
some property.
John Mccall, the murderer of William
Hickok, alias Wild Bill, was hanged at
Yankton, D. t., on the I'd.
The tobacco factory of Messrs. Leggat,
Hudson q Butler, on Buel Street, St.
Louis, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 4th. Loss, $50, 600; insur-
ance, $40, 100. On the night of the same
day a still more destructive fire consumed
the wholesale dry-goods house of Messrs.
FL. L. Simon & Gregory, and the wholesale
boot and shoe house of Messrs. Claf1in &
Allen, on Washington Avenue and Seventh
Street. a number of adjacent buildings
and their contents were badly damaged.
The total loss by the latter fire is not far
from $500, 900; mostly insured.
Chief-Justice Moses, of the South Caro-
lima Supreme Court, died on the 7th.
Weldon, who attempted to kill Gov.
Packard, has been released on S. 600 bail,
and has gone to his home in Philadelphia.
The coIored members of the Louisiana
Republican Legislature, headed by Lieut.
Gov. Antoine, on the 9th, signed an I'D
dress to the people of the United States,
urging the necessity Of the Immediate
recognition of the Packard Government.fA
John d. Lee, instigator of the Mountain
Meadow massacre, has been resentenced to
be hung on the 23d Of March. .aa;EeI 2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

A movement is on foot in Washington
and New York to organize a monster Ma
tional Bank, with Gen. Grant as President,
for the purpose of conducting the further
operations for refunding the National debt.
The New York Tribune is authority for this
statement.
Lemuel Howard, alias Edward Thomas,
a native of Hartford, Conn, was executed
at Auburn, n. Y, on the ID, for killing q
convict named Sheffield, in Auburn Prison,
in June, 1875.
Joe Coburn, the New York pugilist, has
been sentenced to 10 years in the State
prison for attempting to kill a police officer.
At Harms City, Butler County, Pa, on
the morning Of the 9th, the Bateman House
was destroyed by fire and six persons burn
ed to death-Mrs. Bateman, wife of the
proprietor, and their four daughters, Min
ME, Lou, Belle and Winnie, and a guest
named N. Brown, Of the firm of Spragle d
Co., New York. There were 80 other oc-
cupants of the hotel, six of whom were in
jured by jumping from the upper windows.
Joseph III. Lewis, a wealthy New York
~stationer, died a few days ago, leaving his
entire property of more than one million
collars 10 the NaLlOnai OOf6rnHeAt, W as
sist in paying the National debt. 1t is be-
lieved he had no relatives living.
Matilda heron, the well known actress,
died in New York on the 7th.
j. B. Barnaby is the Democratic candi-
date for Governor Of Rhode Island. The
State election is held on the first Monday in
April.
A panic occurred in the Church Of St.
Francis Xavier, New York, on the evening
of the Sth, caused by a false alarm Of fire.
The church was filled with women and
children, and in their frantic efforts to
reach the doors six women and one boy
were trampled to death and many others
wounded.
A public meeting was held in Wall Street,
New York, on the Sth, to endorse the poll
cy enunciated in the Presidents inaugural
of a permanent paciication of the South and
an early return to specie payments. The
Union League Club also added its endorse
ment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

tions. was adopted-yeas, s.; nays. %. sano-
tors Booth, Burnside. Christiancy, ConkIing.
nna avls, OF I'll, allin l.;1, Jones of Nevada, and
alive. Mr.: morrill, said he voted for the suhst;.
tute, though ne believed Mr.. Kellogg was fairly,
mitted a resolution to refer the credentia Sao g.,
DIT Corbin and NJ. G. Butler, each ciaimino
the seat in the Senate from South Carolina
E tns wSen appeInted on a hTIsllssg sa and
Mitchell presented Q petition against the seating
of Mr.. Grover, of Oregon. It charges that he
procured gu MS ELECTION eSat n by bribery and the corrupt
issued a certificate of election to Cronin and
falsely testified before the Senate COMMITTEE on
Privileges and Elections to sustain his act. At
the President of the United States, by
Mr.. Rodgers, his Secretary, being
nominations for members of his Cabinet
Senator Bayard submitted a resolution TO have
John T.. Morgan, Senator elect from Alabama.
sworn in. Pending discussion, the Senate went
into executive session, after which it adjourned
The executive session is said to have been a
stormy one, several of the Cabinet appointments
being severely criticised by many Senators. In
fact, objections were made against every one Of
them, and as under a rule of tue Senate a single
objection is sufficient to refer to a committee,
they were all 30 referred.
In the Senate, or the Sth, obj ~ectiOns be-
ing withdrawn. Messrs. Morgan of Alabama
and Grover of Oregon were sworn in. In the
course of debate upon Growers case, MIR. Conk-
ling, in referring to Louisiana, took the eronnd
that, while the Electoral Commission decided
that they could not go behind the GER
thcate of the Returning Board, yet the Sen
ate, in determining upon the qualifications of
its members, may inquire as to the legality of the
Legislature that appointed them. In executive
session the Senate confirmed the Appointment Of
Senator Sherman to be Secretary of the Treas-
ury, all the Republicans voting in his favor.
Twenty six Democrats voted for his rejection
and a number of Democrats refrained from yot.
ing. No action was taken regarding the other
| Cabinet appointments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Ch~ief-Justlce and duly filed in the State
Department.
The members of the Louisiana Returning
Board were discharged from custody, by
order of the House, on the 3D..
President Hayes was publicly inaugurated
In the United States Senate Chamber on the
9th. AT precisely II O'Clock the President
and ex-President Grant entered the cham
Der arm in arm, the Senators and all others
present rising and remaining standing until
they had taken their seats. Chief
Justice Waite administered the oath
of Office, after which President Hayes read
his inaugural address from the central por-
tico of the Capitol. A prominent feature of
the inaugural ceremonies was the grand pro-
cession of military and civic societies, which
was fully 40 minutes in passing the Execu-
tive Mansion.
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt has resigned the
Craftsmanship of the National Democratic
Committee.
President Hayes has appointed VIM. X.
Rodgers as his Private Secretary.
The resignation of David Davis, Senator
elect, as one of the Justices Of the Supreme
| Court, was received by the President on
the 9Th.
President Hayes sent to the Senate, on
the 7th, the following nominations for Cab
met officers: William M. Evarts, of New
York, Secretary of State; John Sherman,
of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury; George
W. McCrary, Of Iowa, Secretary of War
Richard NJ. Thompson, of Indiana, Secre'
tary Of the Navy; Charles Devens, of Massa-
| ohrsatfs tfnruaU.Gauaral David M,
Key, of Tennessee, Postmaster-General
Carl Schurz, of Missouri, Secretary Of the
Interior.
Messrs. Wells and Anderson and Marshal
Pitkin, of Louisiana, had an interview with
the President, on the Sth, and were in"
formed that their business would receive
as early consideration as public interest:
would permit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Mr.. John Pope Hennesey is a for
tunate man. He has just been ap-
pointed English Governor of Hong
Kong at a salary of $4,000 a year. In
1859 he was a clerk in a Government
office, at a salary of $500. He was
then only % years of age, but was
selected by Cardinal Wiseman to stand
for Parliament. He was elected and
served until 1865. He was then ap
pointed to a diplomatic post, and, after
several changes, obtained his present
fine position, which is the more remark
able from the fact that he is a Roman
Catholic of ultramontane views.