The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-07
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1873

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age-rAtes, the postal intercourse between
| all civilized nations.
Some embarrassment has arisen out of the
| conflict between the customs laws of this
! country and the provisions of the Postal Con.
| ventlon in regard Ia the transmission OF for.
| eign books and newspapers in this country
by mail. II is hoped that Congress will be
| able To devise some means of rcC0nciliug the
| difficulties which have thus been created. SO
IA To do Justice 10 all parties involved.
THE JUDICIARY
The business of the Supreme Court and of
the courts in many of the circuits. has in.
creased to such an extent daring the past
years that additional legislation is impcra-
tive to relieve and prevent the delay Of jus
ticc and possible oppression to sultors which
il thus oCCas!Oncd. The encountered COnd-
ton of these doCkeS is presented anew in the
report OF the Attorney General and the RENE
dy suggested Is earnestly urged for Congress
siOna action. The creation OF additional
Circuit Judges, as proposed would ailur! Il
complete remedy, and would involve an cN.
Uensc-at the present rate Of Sa!arcs--ut NOT
more than $50 900 IA year.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The annual reports of the Secretary of the
Interior and the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, present All elaborate account of the
h., hr.nch ~ ,h,. ,,,,li,, .n,virn ,vI,icL min
;',ar, -, ,,air ;,,or,,. Will ,ha ,n,i,,,,,
W ~ .ii' ,,,,i,,, 49, L',n,, ,,ri,.i,.
80" ,,'';. .''l,,i,,,,s ,,';,i ,Lo;r ,,o;.II'ny,,'
r;ordI,, .,,1 S,,.,f,L n,n ln,ul disturbances
h.,,,n ncyo,rro ,,;,iL ,,or.. l,lnr,Ilo IN ,hoir
character, hut remained, happily, confined to
a comparatively small number of Indians.
The discomfort anon. the BannOckS, which
Iai sr', ,.snn,. .,n,s of ,;,I, nnon nm tho ,,ort
,,, ,.,a,,,hor, Of M. md final
=, -, No. ,,,,,l.,,aI. .,,,o,,, ~ hoo hon,,
:. ,.l ~. 49,, Observation-Disclosures, ~ f,,d nr th, no
','i ,E in',,tic;,.',,,. ,n hava bean
n,.,n'r ~ ,hn ;I.Lrn,,arv nt Inc nnnronria
i",9 h,, C'n,rro"' ,n ,r,n ,y,n,s of tho
to ";,, ,I'' ~, ,ioa ,vhn, ,b. Jndians war;.
,,.,., s.',,, ,ha iasn;'no,' ~,
ifr ~, ;r ,I1 ,mr,mi, hy ,l, Ill.,
80, -. 49,. I-,,,,,.l s,n,n' i,,,I s,,,orol nn
rUop' W. ia i,,,fr. Ii;'.,,I ,,,,,,, rnjnn,,d
5oI;l,; ,t -. l,.',,,. ,,,., af ,I,o,,
y" o"' WY "al' NV li' va .t,'
SUI y" 80 - : 80 W. ,i
coli'...''",' ,n'' ~ ''lt
,ha. VI" f,,J az ,iood
Tue ih'oi w. ',i"' % iu"o W Pi"ooI'
at .ne "'si'''"i va w, ~ ~ y: u'o..'
WIN P'"i''l ~ "' -
,r ~" .tn o 70 y; .I ~ ., ,,at
nv "'..', w.. 1u.. VI, W.
" left their reservation in the Indian Terri
tory and marched RAPIDLY through the States
of Kansas and Nebraska in HE direction of
their old huntinr.yrounds. committing muir
der, and other crimes ON their way. From
document, ACCOMMODATING the report OF the
0ecleiaiy q. llG !"'e''o'' II e"'N .'ia' V,'
the necessarlcs Of life rs III" ! 80 other In
dams who remained quietly on the rescrva
ton. and tina, the disturbance was caused by
men of n restless, and mischicvous disnosi.
ton among the Indians themselves. Almost
the whole of this band have surrendered to
tbe military authorities and il is a crafty
mo fact that when some of them had taken
refuge in the camp of the Red Cloud Sioux,
with whom thpv had been i'm friendly rela
lions the Sioux held them AS prisoners and
really rave them nm tn the officers of fin,
limited States. thus giving new proof of the
lovnl shirt which alarming rumor, tn the
contrary Notwithstanding. they have uni
tnrmlv shown ever since thc wi,hp, they cN-
pressed at the council of Scptcmler, 1871,