Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-26

ing some OIL the etreets.
tn yaxx NEBRASKA INDIANS.
A telegram from North Platte, Ne
braska says, party of fourteen mounted In
dams raided Walkers rancho, eightmiles west
Of that place, on the 10th inst, driving away
eight horses. They also gota few head of
horses at Randall's rancho and one from
Lang's. The sheriff of Lincoln county with
posse of citizens and a squad of soldiers
from Fort MCPHERSON, wentiu pursuit., As
this is the third time the Indians have raided
that vicinity without being pursued, it lie
thought they will not expect 1t during this
cold snap.
The secretary of the interior has tele-
graphed to the Governor of Washin gton Ter
ritory With regard to the reported outrages by
citizens upon the Indians in the department
of Columbia, instructing the governor to lse
his utmost endeav.rs to prevent an assaults
npon the Indians and further Informing him
that the law officers of the government have
been directed by theattorney general to prose-
cute all offend rs in such instances. Negotia-
tons are w in progress at the. interior de-
partment with Chief Noses for placing his
tribe upon reservation.
GENERAL SATISFACTION.
At cabinet meeting On tbs nth inst,
there was a general con graduation among
those present at the peaceable condition of
things throughout the entire country. One
member of the cabinet remarked that at no
time within his memory was there more har-
mony and good feeling in all sections than at
the present time. The financial condition was
alluded to as thoroughly satisfactory, and the
only Indication of trouble anywhere was in
tho military department of the Columbia,
where Gen. Mcdowell had some reason to fear
Indian hostilities.
YELLOW FEVER,
Hon Casey Young, chairman of the
House committee to examine into and report
upon the cause of the yellow fever outbreak
in the Southern States last summer, has ap-
pointed the following subcommittee to the
afflicted sections, namelys Garfield. Chitten
den and Morse, to visit Memphis and vicinity,
and Gibson, Hooker and Young, to visit New
Orleans and vicinity. The subcommittee of
the House and Senate will set and act Jointly
during the Southern tour There will be a
meeting of yellow fever experts in Memphis
on the Goth inst.
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.
In the house of commons, the home secre.
tary, answering an inquiry whether twas true
| as reported that we are now face to face with
such crisis of distress as this generation has
never known, said, though much distress I'm.
happily prevailed among the laboring poor
the description of it in the question was ex
aggerated. There was nothing to cause un
necessary alarm. He read kilograms from
the head of the board Of supervision at Edin
burg and mayors Of Liverpool and Manchestel
stating that the ordinary means of relief were
at present sufficient to meet all necessities
He had not had time to inquire into the con
dition of the coal and iron districts.
THE BANNER EXPULSION,
The President, through the secretary O
state, has replied to the house resolution, origi
mated by Representative Brentano, calling TO
all the papers and correspondence between thi
government and the German empire in refer
ence to the expulsion from the German empir
of Julius Banner, naturalized resident o
Chicago, while on visit to his parents il
Munster, in violation of the treaty of 1928
The imperial minister of foreign affairs, in al
answer to the letter of Bayard Taylor, defend
the action of his government in the case an
says he caanot recognize an obligation to re
place damages incurred, as alleged by Baume
through the action of tie royal government
at Munster.
BODY sNATCHING.
Great excitement prevails at Evansville
Indiana, over the discovery of the body G
Frank NJ. Murphy, respectable painter, il
the dissecting room OF the Evansville Medica
college. Murphy was buried on the 10Th, an
his wife received an anonymous note, on Ia
10Th. instructing her to go to the college an
she would discover the body. She followe
the instructions, and police have taken pos
session of the building. She identified tn
body, which was partially dissected, by mark
and initials on his arm. An inquest is bein
held with the intention of getting at the pei
son who robbed his grave. Serious develop
!. ments are anticipated leading to shockin
disclosures.
GRATITUDE OF THE SOUTH.
Recently, in Washington city meetin,
of Senators and Representatives from tn
Southern States was held for the purpose c
giving expression to the public sentiment i
the region recently afflicted by yellow feve
toward the people OF the North for thei
charity and assistance during the epidemic
Senator Eustis presided and 81. D. None
acted as secretary. A committee composed c
Hon. E. John Ellis, Senators Lamar, Harri
and Garland, and Representatives Case
Young, Jorden E CIavens. Manning and J OH
Goode reported series of resolutions express
Ing the most grateful feelings towards tn
people of the North for their generous CHART
and kindness during the prevalence of tn
fever Eloquent speeches were made b
Senator Eustis, Representatives Young, Ellis
Manning and Others.
TEMPERANCE
On late evening in New York CITY
the cause of temperance found earnest an
: able opponents In social gathering that too
place at the Hon. VIM E. Dodge's residence
The parlors were filed with gentleme
. prominent in benevolent and religious enter
prises, the feature of the evening being a
address on "Intemperance in its relation t
! crime," by Chief Justice Noah Davis. Re-
DR.. Jno. Hall, Rev. Dr. VIM Adams and Pro
Hitchcock also spoke briefly on the geners
subject intemperance, a. ter which a collatio
was served. Mr.. Dodge, introducing judy
Davis, said to his intelligent and infuentis
auditors, when they realize that this countr
, is expanding annually between 100000 O
and $7OO,OOO,OOO for Intoxicating drinks, an
that an equal amount is expended as the r,
suit of their use, they are convinced that tn
men who are bearing the burdens and payin
the taxes should bestir themselves and see
something cannot be done, not only to Jesse
this financial burden, but to remove the RI