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Srn1y0rtELp, III, March 23.-'rho serlcs OF
Union Gospel meetings which have been In
progress hero during The past six weeks closed
last niel,t with largely.attc,ldcd meeting.
Thu services have hecn held IN tl!e First Freshly
tcEian Church. under tho leadership OF tic Rev.
]. +. Sto,tt, pastor Of The Second Methodist
Church, who, though young man, lns cotl-
Quoted these mectfugs with marked ability mil
s,1rccss. The pastors Of nil the Evangelical
churches Of the city united III conducting these
meetings, nnl have t1ccn nsslRtcd BY an Execl,-
txs IL" rurecs, Sui tIu Y. Il. Z. A., aml tic ciorn'
Club. At tho close Of tue services lust night,
| Nr. Stout .aye statement Ut tlle RESULTS nc
cosnpl[shcd' by the meetings, substantially Us
| follows: ...
In. to gain an entrance, MD deep Interest was
] shown from, tic very first. There has bccn but
one small congrggntiun, mud tint was On q very
stormy night, The prcaei!5 has been Of ST.
perlor character and marked by great earnest
| ,,css. There hns been III average Of SIX conyer-
SONS night fur thirty nights OF the meeting,
| making n total Of 1S0.
Tile Indirect results cannot bc estimated. The
churches havc been roriYca, tlr pastors filled
| with new life, backslllcrs havo been reclaimed,
| md Il religious spirit has perYalcd t!Ic city.
Notwithstanding tie great intcrcst shown In Tic
| recent temperance movement. which draws its
support largely from Christian pcnnle, ths con
grcEntlons were, not very pcrceptltiy dfmii-
Islict, md this intcrest has not at all lngged.
file last wcek lMs hrcn thu best Of all. The
lender Btutetl last night tint unity Ind per:
yadcd all the work. 1lA hail not received
I'm unksnd criticism from any OF thu pastors
lle thankcd them for their hearty support,
vhiet. he knew was given largely from lovo foi
the work. In behalf Of The congregation asld
passurs he returned thanks to tllc choir which
under the leadership Of l.. T. Smith, Esc.. ha'
rendered suc! cllctent service. The consrcgA
tion was gratefully remembered for tllei
courteous mil kind behavior, asia were urged Il
be rs good to themselves aa they had heen Il
| tic Christian workers.
The meetings arc brought to a cl0so now t.
! be stnrtcd aEaLn ut later date. In tho 1acau
timo the spirit Of uuton will pcrynde all til
work.
, 1879-03-24
VICTO1&IA.

SAN FRANCISCO, March GA Victoria dis
patch says: III Parliament on Thursday Sir.
Mara asked the leader of tho Government II
It was the intention Of tile Government to take
action on tho railway question during tho pres
cnt session. lie believed tho House nnd coun-
try would like to know II tho Government iu-
tends taking my nction during this session. or
II they would wait quietly TIL tho 1at OF May.
Walkcm, In reply, saifl second telegram
Ind been sent to tho Dominion Govern
men. asking what Ind bccomc Of tho railway
petition, at..l that telegram had alao boon sent
to the Imperial Government. No answer what
ever had been received, hut one was expected
within fow days. Under thu circumstances 1t
was unfair to ask the Government what acitun
they intended to take.
1lr. siura asked That copies OF all the to1e-
grasns referring to thv petition to the 1mocrial
Government bu aul before tho House, Us It
seemed second onu l,a1l been forwarded to tho
Dominion Government.
On Friday the papers wero brought down,
| when It wus ascertnlncd that the secession
nc,nor,;,, Of thu Houses had not been forwarded
to the Imperial authorities from, Ottawa, as May
| 1st ts tho date liked upon for the secession,
| The CofoHist, anti-seecBstUn, remarks that thu
Government and It's supporters arc In ID
| awkward fix.
, 1879-03-24
SPIRIrUAIIISM.

Epecfa. Dtxpasch 10 Tbs Tribune.
LANSING, Mtel,., March s33.-At meeting OF
SpIrituallsts thls forenoon tic principal address
was given BY tho Rev. lIartcn, Of Utica, N. Y.
Subject, Matthew, XVI, 49,: "Eyery plant whtc!,
Ny Father has not planted sllall bo rooted UNI
lie remarked that vicarlous ntonement, capital
punishment, prison discipline, Infant tla1nna-
tlui,, htlt-lrr otc. were not planted. llc cot,-
plitaclltcd the Chicago tircnrn, at,1 thought
t,leIn capallo Of putting out lclf.ro. Onr I'M
prorrMcnts nrc due to faith: AL vlrtuous, good
plants should be cultivated.
III tic afternoon tho officers were elected for
cns,lnS year, Ms foalnws: President, DR.. 4. Il.
5piuncy, Detroit; Secretary, Mrs. A. J. Lane,
Detroit; Treasurer, DR.. l, u. Spencer, battle
Greek. .... -....
\ series Of resolutions wcrc adopted outlEn-
inE tl,er belief. .-...
i. &. Flsl,bcck delivered M niltlrcss oil "Tho
Way, the Truth, nllil tho llfoh; Charles An
dre'ya one ~ MAJ! from Scientific md md spir:
sung ay Mrs Ollie Chtlis, claiming stle was liz
lucnecG by 7. L. Bliss.
Thu evening sesainn wHs very interesting. The
following questions wcru put by DR., stnclSlng. q
resident un{ytrsatBt clergyman, uhu answered
By [}tIes atcbnfbs:
Ijui-You believe In the operation Of law In
Tie protection Of fcsuts} BY What law Gull one
become III artist Without study or tnste; geug-
raphsr wtl,oi, travel; gcoloSiss without
!StcoHa-Wlsy IS t!arkucss most favorable to
spirit manifestation, and why Gun We nut rccclVo
| snir!t manifestations IN "pe!l lsgl!t!
| IM'rW--ArH e!atryuyn1lcn uni aplsitualfsm eotn-
| Elementary to carll u.llrr!
4A1swcrs-Man calli,ot DO MI artist without
study, hut It II Ii different method uf reaching
tho truth through spiritual senses. Spiritual
manifestations nre lad tuil1 n tl.e light an II,
tic dark Claryoynuro Is ttlc i1ltcror OF spiritual
| ristou, VIC shall be ClnlrycYautS III tho SuIrlt.
, 1879-03-24
FOREIGN.

DsRLta, Mareh a22.-rtla East u1,A West prus-
sian Provincial Dseta protest against the pro-
posed changes III tho customs system. Tic
question Is regarded us ona Of life or tlcath 10
West rrussla anl DaBtxig.
NOT TO HH MADH FrNt.tG.
l3EnL1S, March aee.-It is said lint tho EUpcr-
or desires that tho Judgment of thu court.nur-
tial tn the Grosser-kuriurst collision bu not
made public.
TILE ALsAc..LuNMAlHE DEBATE.
DEnLlA, Mnrch .s2.--In tho debate iu the Ger
man Rulcllssug Inst night ou Herr Sehueegans'
motion fur the establishment VI an autonomous
Government III Alsasc.Lorraiuc, Schuecsans
pointed Out that Blsmarck, the responsible
Munster ot tl,e prcsoHt Rclchtanl, lived too
fur awas. teoplu were exposed to countless
, 1879-03-24

iHspatch 10 ST. Loafs 03nbe. I,emacrat.
JErFEHsoA CITY, Mo-, March M.-Great cx-
element WIS created VI tho Madison tlool to-
hight by n cowartlly nnl brutal assault COM
lntttcd upon Thrusto1I, The correspond. ut Of the
Knusus City Iin4es. 'rilrlston rcpurtctl tlia
Cownn Of Chrtstian sea,dal In Ills paper, mil
had several tiu,Us bsfosu referred 10 Mccormick
In nncon.plimcnlnty terms. Mccormick, Oil
ie floor Ut tho House, accused Tluraton of at-
lcnptt,g to h|acknal Cowan, md noycd hts
cxpulslnn froul thu tnor. an Investigation
committee found 'rhursto,, not guilty, whcrc-
upun ho ct,ntnttlcell volcnt personal warfare
upUu Mccormick, gycn intinlatug tlat he was
implicated IN The ltasotl With katio En,nel. At
8o'elMs this evening Thurssoli was tulklng to
II. Il. Tnylor ain5 Tiurnun, oi KuHsas
City, III the aolcl otl!ce, when McCor.
lMlek caIne UP tioni behind 'hl dealt
ear. aIccor.n!ck Is Q very largo n'a,i, a!.s!
Thurston fell tn tl.c floor like u bullock. Mt
Corntck, willl III, uatll, Jumped npo, him and
kivkea hin twfra u tlla Iaee, shocking tho ski!
olr ltiu nosc. TIL. ."stun gut to his feet Il,,1
!'usl!lY produced revolver, but llis aru,s vc1e
run out .! I'll. front door, hut stuck fnst, and
hu fcll through iargu paua af glass. l'y tlls
ti1l.u he Aaa managed to brouuco Ills reYolycr.
lIu rau hack tllruuGt llIe crowd to- Thu
cried out: "Naw shoot, III d-u YOU" There
wrru 4 Rrcut Aany people In thu ulllec, antl they
fcarua Tic rrsaIt II either weapon was dis:
chArgcd. so both iHrlI wore auErouhded al'|
dlsuE1ned. MeCorlnck was then buried away
by hts fticuds, but ia stt!l on tlss. streets
m.ek y lFom kenturky., Il.cy WY both shoot
| aGsrnre for Tive days this ulusntnE, aud will
probably leave to-nlEht fer Ut. Louls.
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conducted nj tho House end Of tho Capitol, the
pressure upon tha Southern members

conducted nj tho House end Of tho Capitol the
pressure upon the Southern members
Will. nH TOO CHEAT
10 sit Idle md sec favori.o measures from the
Housc unnctcd upon on the Senate table.
The Indications from the actton Of the Caucus
Committee, therefore, arc favorable to general
legislation, and to q session oE considerable
lrnCtl.
Notwithstanding the nctfon Of the Joint Gait
Gus Committee thss afternoon, there arc very
u,nrkc,l ,Ions Of t1c.!rc on lle part Of pron,l-
nr1,t Democrats mt numbers OF tlr Committee
10 cct themselves a,ul their party out OF the
present embarrassing position as soon rs posi-
bic. They arc clearly convinced that the people
of tho North
Will. NOT SANCTION T11E1K sunEME
with respect to thc Election laws. MIL they will
still earnestly seek for n basis of compromise.
Oh thu other ia,.d, tl,c Republicans TO not
srcn1 nnxious to yfotd anything that will weaken
The authority which Supervisors md Marahals
now tIayc tu observe md protect the elections.
All plans rs yet proposed BY tho Democrats In
c1u,lc rcpcn, uf those sections giving Marshnls
power 10 project the Supervisors and mako ar
rests of thu .ltsor1er1y mud those openly cnrn-
mttt,ng fraud during tho progress OF a.' cleo
tion. II does not rs set scct, probable tMt tho
Republicans will agrco to any change In tho
laws rs they nov stand, anti II seems certain
that they will resist all attempts In TINT d!rec
tton.
Ono curious feature Of tic situation Is that A
nuu,hgr Of Democrats who took the most c1-
trc1uc positions tt regard to the cntirc repeal OF
| thr Supervisors ur,l1 Mar8lialss faw, and wcrc
| most enruest III their attempts to assist thu
Democracy In the movement 10 secure IN extra
session. now
, 1879-03-24

JglsAinainn Grrrtxunu.fencs EfHetnHaN Gnsstfs.
newcd. Blpce Mrs. Lincoln ordered the act with
Its brilliant sulirrtno covering, 4Mt centrc.p1cee
Of shield, staFs uu.I strtpea ats.l spread eagle,
this terribly natlol!al pusrclatn has been spread
bc{oru llle startle1 guzo Ut Americans Asl.l fur-
clgners nike. lilo on!y thing about the matter
Il, thu least regret IL. that thu new set Is ur-
dered from, the l1avll4.ld Company, Limoges,
Frasct. 1t would llave been 81 much tnurd
cscdtable l1aa some Of our own manufacturers
excel In this brunch, ns they are fast uo!n h a!l
others. The new sct qrLersd 1or .Au White
, 1879-03-24

.,-.tu, 1,,u,,eh IN N. 7+,buuH
u.,.u,saro~ n r., Marcl, nH-tlcmocratic
scna,ora arc of oututon that C.arrnco King will |
H., ,-,,,,,r,o1 n. nIrortcr RI I'm ncw. Rnrcou NJ
f.oolnoic,l npd f,rnuroohco, surycya. Some OF |
t,,n r,oat nrominen, frcn,la nj prof. HAYDEN. |
,f,c rnost nct,yc comnct,tor far thu n1acc. ex-
nrcss t1,cr ontniou TINT trere ia M doubt Ms to
1I,pv,s ttncs. The fuct lint lie Ia acccptab1c to
the Cnrfnrrrs ,,,vca him much strength.
r,rz soux PORTER,
rboro orc .o,nc rcosora for the bc!ief Tint tl,o
,nI,,fone o,nrr.acd hv t,,c rttz Jnhn Porter
f.ourt of Tnn,trv nrc If mt n full yiutltcatfon
of such rl,arncrr ~ tn materially modify ,hc
0nd,ura of tnr frat court. Not1tnr il said In
rc,ori IN t1,e ,nnttcr either n. tha Whtto House
~ NJ .hc War ncnartmens: but In some war the
fr,cn1s OF Porter 1ayo obtn!ucd such intlna-
ttous M rive them rreat satisfaction,
PERSONAL.
D1 pbt,1tr. ri gnr,nri}e,,1 ts nprc.
T,a,, Hoor, of Chi.no,, ia hcro. ont1 IA tl,e
boarcr NJ II nnncr rcnucsti,r ,lr upno!ntDcnt Of
H. rornelt,a In,ra,, IN a,mo forcIr,, uo,i,,ou.
nussIl,ly to tt. Mission to Chilli, whore he for
! ,nor,y iivc1 rim ann.ication hns RECEIVED ery.
craI s;truatt,rcs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ao,otor Wo1,nro chairman nf TIM rccon
atrnetnd Taller Conm,ttec. nrnnoses to do
,o,,n no,,vo ,r,r,, IL al. ,nvcatfc,,Ion NJ c1cr
ton proceedings in Northern States. Liz WILL
| orobahiv commence In PENNSYLVANIA
ur,sn covw,rrrr,,
ancakcr Randall Is very busy considering tho
,,,,inrattona tf I'm. nc,y members for ro,nn,t-
tao ,,,onoo !, +nn,r s,n,Ecr Kcrr ttrpc ,rcclr.
Ice places IL took o''eahcs neFF epsec "ceNs
o,, ,f,.,,n.,, ,,o ,,,,ot, Ines t1or I, now l., II
ucw h'c"!uc3s "u7 ''us" leea t''"n ~ W., 10 ~
Is Ran,lasl's desire not 10 appoint the Commit
tees until nenr the end of the session. II he is
ohl}rr,, IN nnno,rt tl,p,n nt n1l l,ut the con,-
,, ~ ,.,,,,,s m HAL. -, h, ,o,, - -o,,,.
ihal''s VI u'o eAucu" III A'"e's ~ ps 'oo s''oH'
, 1879-03-24

ns tho ground gets into suitable condition, m
cnurmous ncrcago will be put in with wheat,
nats, nMl flax. Should tho eGnhon bc favorable,
there will bu Tho largest harvest uf tloso cescas
ever known In ftlfnuts. huNAL, It,,
, 1879-03-24

Plrrsauna, Pa, March 2a-puslng the coal
lnluets' riot at Elizabeth u week or TWO aEo,
about seventy Ut the strikers were srrestcI.
Twenty ut Them wcso discharged for waut Ut
cytdcnce, and alty plarrd on trial at Little
Washington. Argument u =: case Naa finished
, 1879-03-24

HOW TNEY no IN TENAS.
GALVESTON, aarct. GA Nf'es' special from
Sherman snys Houston Holt, n dcspcra1o OF
Denton County, struck enc Howell In n stable.
I1c shortly after cal1c1 liowcll In the oillce,
eiusch tile door, atnt three shots ,wcrn hear.'.
Holt then rotlo away un1nolcstcd. llowcll's
body wns found I'll tho oil!co perforated with
three bullets.
, 1879-03-24

New YoRK, March 2o.-Warvauts hare been
Issued for tho arrest OF tho firm Of Belden 81
Co., tho wcll-known brokers, Mt tho suit OF Gen.
Thomas Eckert, 10 RECOVER stocks md honds
alleged to hayo bccn improperly converted BY
the firm,
, 1879-03-24
IRREGULARITIES.

CINCINNATI, March 2aa.-steward Boil, Of the
Insane Asylum At Athens, O.. has been request
cd by tho Trustees to resign, on account Of
alleged Irregularities in Ills ACCOUNTS.
, 1879-03-24
HORTICULTURE.


ttculturnt Bpctcty--r:iootlom Of Oniccrs-
r,ror. ntnndl.l, Huads an Essay an KaIn.
fa1l. '..-.
From Our otpn coFFf'ponafas
No. 10 EtuMTcENTH STREET. CHICAGO, March
OF the annual mcotlug ot tho ta!cspurg uorti.
'r,,. nssnvs ord ,7;sorke,ona wr,c NJ un,,.,o,
,..a.o,. 49,. ''"'0 "'A N''~'''''''
''!c1s'', tfs ,nc.ttn, w,. he,a ot nrown,. ,ro,.,
,,a,as,,'.,. ,;.,.,, t."r a.,a1,st I'm pr.J
ta'esou!E' slaFea t. iro'' o1at'u'So' 'h' 1'esl'
dent, va'lcd thu meeting 10 order.
.t.'a h.h.iaoS y, u" 1919 .naa ,%o o,o,,,o :,
!nc "'st BUSINESS ~ otaet "as t"o 9'ss'''n "a
officers, which resulted Us lol'ows'
President. .-1utgn q. Z: Lanphorc.
Htce. .presl.lsnt-N5a. T. j. Hale.
Sccrctnry-W. a. lsyan;, t,..,
Exsen!!se os,an'i!.ec..i,r \: y. 11amphrey.
Mrs; .. Y. y; htahtl's't !. .. Ahlet IT, ". hunt,
u. Y. Dicterlcl'.
]udGo Lnnphcrc took the chair, md spoke
THE rrrrt:r t,p yr6rrAnt,r Ann pouEsr nuowrH
t,rov pt fvrtII
Prof. standis's presented Il lengthy md able
cssay upon thc subject. The following outline
will Indicate the character md breadth Of Tho
essay. !e saa: ...... !
VT arc living Mt tho baton, Of very dcon aea.
garth. In It We live. ihuse. anu hnys ons being.
i tB not only fe.Bustnln!nQ, but lifehcstroylnR:
iite. and. whrn death comos, il soizcs upon ihsse
fnrtns md reduccs scu, 10 their elements agan,
tr osRe;fe y net sxs Ind slant At
nai'e will, ! uot,cr's sontlorness at the nc1t, q
% cemes w,l, tug asstsAetye hats!caMe ard ths
Ing citlcs. awectny us with tho hc.um Of t,cstsuc.
ton otcr tho hind. marking ifs pathway with rnIn
, 1879-03-24
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


h",s . ,arao s,,,r" -" aar snd ~, ' c,,crrv,h,s.
Including the May or curly Richmond, nn't oil |
the bIackbcrrlrs, cxcont It be The SNYDER; SO |
lint ,vo ,nny ~. arroot =, ~ n,srnnt. oro,
a,,,aa 'st,,, 'o. ts.,,. a.,st.,,. ,,,a a,,,,tn,r
ss..,. ~" ..., .' ,sN, IT,. 49, - .,,..a
t.. III, 49, " .'."s. e.. ~, ~.
,,atnt,r .,,at ~ .t~,,rhos.,,s ,>,,,,ns ram.
,..s,s. 7' $500. s,,,t ..,,s. sr aan,a, III,
,rI,,, arr .1o'rran ~ o,,etns xho,or an. dam.
,r, ha. @ hne!s ,nrn -, .,'n ,st,". .s., sS!or .,
~ "ao "se. u'''' ~ ''n 'aset' "'t1 49,. ~
ouas ncR'a 10 opcn' honot'css mans 1e"oef
varieties nre moro or less injured.
TuL1r-rnrE Or YELLOW POPLAR.
In Tur Tutuf,sr of thu 16th Inst. corre-
anon,len. cnlls ,ha attention Of trce-plontcrs to
planted rr tor tt, .trscttrcr n Altbouel IL crows
T.. ws,,a. u ~. !, ,'.". .on,or ~, tho h,nc
prniFic.soii. Wo tlayo given 1t u thorough test,
md ont Of thousands have noycr succecdcd in
GET getting one m to crow over ten feot hIst, before
hard winter killed II. 1t ts enc Ut tho most
hcou,,ful of mr. nnttva forcst-trecs. hut too
tender for tho latitude OF Chicago.
ruuir.pssrRorEn.
The Peoria Johr.at OF late dntc says:
In order 70 !est tho Question WHEELER the sna5. .
W Fosen. aye been arg bc a.t weo an
thelr crops and stomach d's.scscd BY gent!oua1,
In this city. In every case there was found nut
full OF frnis. .hns from which appears TINT, will,
spasrows enough, wu shall hnvo no iruit.
'rlrse little yautlo,s ore brrn,nfnr otte nrnncr-
,ua In M. ecc+to,. un,l hovc n1rrodv hcn,,r tn
t,isac,ra tle hnaIncss.ousca viii, lhctr neata or
..u's ', wv "'''
'''"''
| SEPARATING DREEDlha ANIMALS.
H,.rol N-t,u. 1orksr mnkcs tbe following sensible
| .,-'
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MORE ABOUT "rEAlt-DLt6nr.h
|lc f,nHufrH {}fHffe}r1dH efayS:

A gentleman WIN has tustot 200 or TOO sorts Of
tho irar gave t'., At il.o recent o'e.sinr Of lno
tross least liable to utlght. tho result VI oh
Beryaiiuns tn his extensive orchards. I!o nan.ed
sssRc Il nan sS
t'osa which blight badly; hc named usaa1t's Sum.
NuIcirinu. Vicar Vt Wtngtold, lu1um. aud Bilb0a.
Tho results Of thcEe observations accord largely
viii, those made. elsewhere, especially with tho
iii VI lause must liable 10 blight; but most culli.
vutots plncs the bartlett ~ ahis W.. w do nut
variety r1n,arsnple fur ~ frcconl fFnn tiu a!s
case Il. ahjcc'ctl ta Flomi.h noauty, Tyson, aud
Washington, on accoau. of lhc!E liability 10 drop
| lhctt 1raset.
Oucc upon time nearly every Western pear
grower had d variety that was b!ight-proof; but
uI suyI, nayo lnag ago glycM up tllu t4ea ~ in1-
practscahlc. We haYs tcstcd NIL thu ubovo
named, except Early Gathering, and tinl tlat
grow pears j. to set out ncw trees when t'le old
Sues dL.. Sometimes there will bo eight or tel.
yrars in which no blight appears, alal then tho
planter will bo well repaid for hls trouble.
Itow THN wATKA GETS IN,
SAVOY, H., March al.-I have put down eons!d-
crabc many ttlst, and was, therefore, anxion4 to
learn where a.! tls wa,cr gets tn!o them, took
thcn allowed sIa liz 10 a5sotb nli tle watsi. il
would. then stood Il on the closed tnd; hllus
the eosu with walur, placed u IN 3 ve!tel. a1l
tic. iliuk now tlat know whetu ueasly al III
,%ssu la Hs'1 olnt,. il s
Wo presume lint "0rauEer ?" IL correct, u,,t
that far loss wntor eltcrs lho tt!e through tht
porcs than Is usuaily supposed. II Is. however
possible that more water would hare t!'terct
through iial tho tllo been placed at . hight y
ti,s vessel aboyu wl,cEs water stood. "GFangcr
negleets to stats whether such was tho case.
TUE WEATHER
In Central Illinois llaa not been favorable 70
, 1879-03-24

judge l.anphcre said tho FcadlllS Of The papett
brought him buck, in mu,uory, to tlio regtou y!
bis carly homu IN ths Euat, whletI, hitr yeaIs
aAl alsu aooandea In trout-atEcams aud rYu,,
lets. Twenty ycars ugo the sai4e country tlaa
been alnosi completely denudod OF tts fe1esls;
inolsturo and Oh absence OF Tho uldcr stEealnlctss
o. Dr. A. Il. llusuphrcY's casay ah the sans
aublect, und Of the discussion that followed, w
Will speak next week. u. L. D.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-11

think the present organization good
and well suited to our western frontier.
I think 1t unfortunate to diminish the
cavalry strength. What Is wanted is
to give the present regiments more
soldiers.
1.-THE bill bears heaviest on the line
where no loss Is sustained by the stafi
department. except by exchanging the
duties Of the stan; it should be cut down
to figures In the bill. It would be best
II it could be done by stopping promo
tion in the lower grades. or by retire
ment, or by BOTH"
The general closes his letter by say
ing lie does not like to see the number
Of general officers diminished, and
thinks aspiring young colonels should
not be cut on
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-11
MASSACHUSETTS.
Honor to the 1 a.e Post.


Boston, Jan. 1U.-Tremont Temple
was packed tonight by cultivated
audience, in attendance upon the
memorial meeting in honor OF the late
Bayard Taylor. The features Of the
occasion were the reading of an original
poem written by the poet Longfellow
for this event, by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, speeches by ]. B lyle O.Rsilly,
Of the Pilot, ]. d. D. Cog yswell, presi-
dent of the Massachusetts senate, Cur
tis Guild, Of the Commercial Bulletin,
Richard Frothingham. historian, DR..
Cornell Bronson, and reading I.ongf-l-
lows poem, liking Robert. Of Sicily !"
by Cowell Mason, interspersed by read
ing letters from President Hayes, Geo.
VIM. Curtis, W. d. Howell, Z. p.
Whipple, James G. Fields, Whitelaw
Reid, the poet Whittier. Benjamin F.
Butler and many others. A male
chorus of 100 voices furnished the
music.
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: INDIAN TERRITORY.

The Indians VIII Feed Themselves.
Kansas City, Jan. 10.-Advices from
Fort Sill state that there has bern
great discomfort there for two months,
and that recently two Thousand Indians
started southwark, and were soon heai d
from AS deprcdating upon the ranchmen
The excuse was that ttey had be- n
starved at the agency, and proposed tt
kill such cattle as they needed for sus
tenance.
The military was sent after them,
and they were overtaken ON the boun.
Diary line between tile Indian territory
and Texas. Gen. Sheridan has tele-
graphed permission to issue beef to
them until further instructions. These
Indians are mainly the dangerous Co
manches, Apaches and Kiowas.
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The Bayard Taylor Me-
mortal Services.
Death of Hon. Gustave Schlei-
cher, of Texas.
Gen. Sheridan on the New
Army Bill.
NEBRASKA.
The cheyenne Bre.k-out.

Wort Robinson, Jan. 1880 p. m.-
The troops are still In pursuit of the
escaped Indians. Thirty-seven. nearly
all of whom are squaws and children,
have either surrendered or have been
captured, and are under guard here.
Thirty-four are still out, including
about fifteen warriors, among whom is
the chief, Dull Knife, enormously re-
ported dead last night. Wild Hog,
Old Crow and Left Hand, head men,
are among the recaptured. The dead
bodies Of the Indians brought into the
post for burial, number 20 warriors,
eight squaws and two children. Five
soldiers were wounded. two of whom,
privates Smith and Everetts, have
died, the others are not dangerously
hurt. Private Ferguson, who was
stabbed by Wild Hog, will recover.
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A Plesssn. "a Psss.g &c.

New York, Jan. 1O.-The steamer
Rhiwenda arrived to-day from Cardif.
and reports heavy gales during the ELL
tire passage. On the 9th of Decem-
Der it had the pert. bulwarks and stan.
chions carried away. The hatchets
aud saloon skylights were stove and
everything moveable on deck, includ-
ing the pinnacle, was washed over
board. The ship was thrown on Its
beam ends and the. cargo shifted. II
was sixty hours before the ship was
righted and the cargo secured.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

Hurrisanes, SHOWS and Frost.
London, Jan. l0.-Dispatches from
Scotland report great snow storms aud
severe gales.
Tel-grams from Crookhaven, Ireland,
state that fearful storm prevailed
there since yesterday afternoon, increas-
ing to hurricane late last evening.
Many vessels in the harbor dragged
their anchor.
Ice is flowing down the Thames in
great quantities, and steamboat traffic
between Chelsea and Woolwich is en-.
tirely suspended. Many barges along
the river are frozen In.