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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24

NEW YORK, January "a, 1927 pm.
Cotton opened this morning quiet
and nominally unchanged. Ordinary,
! 9-l6c good ordinary. Sic; low mid :
ding, 9 l-l6e; middling, 97-16c; good
middling, 9 13-l6c; middling fair, l0Bc.
futures closed last evening steady at
l(98 points above opening prices.
This morning futures opened quiet
and steady at 293 points above last
evening as follows naliverias for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24

Il is proposed that the Irish present.
TO the Duke of Connaugh be a hunt.
ing lodge near the CuFragh Of Kildare.
worth 100000.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-28
SHERlFF'S SALE.

VIRTUE OF DECREE AND oHpER w..
Of Sale issued of and under the seal OF the Hon
Second judicial District Court in and for Ormsoy Coun
md State of Nevada the sth day OF January A d. lS'S
ON Judgment favor Of Robert Livingston and against
J. G. Dorsey and ggie p. Dorsey, defen for the
sum OF $3.50 principal Of debt and the sum OF 81 5o IN
tsrest thereon date of judgment, a. rate OF q per cent
per mouth until paid and the Of $50 81 counse tee
and costs suit taxed at $40 So and accrng costs IN
the gum IS and al costs which may accrue by rea
ETC. all in United States gold coin, and TO me
directed commanding to sell certain real property SET
ont and described said order Of SALE and in pursuance
thereto have levied upon and will expose a. public sale
between the hours of and NJ to wit, at p NJ,
su TUESDAY THE 18th DAY OF JANUARY, A. u ls'S'
AZ ordered following described property: All that Ger
tain piece parcel Of land lying and being situated IN
Carson City, Ornsby County, Nevada, bounded anu de
ssrbed follows commencing at point on the norm
line Of Washington where said street is ntersected
sy the line between Sections seventeen and e
ssn az and ls Township 13 north Range 20 east ana
rsanipg hence west along the north line OF sid Wsshn
san street point hundred and seventy feet west
from the intersection of Washington and Minnesota streets
the north side OF said Washington street, thence nortn
one hundred feet thence east to said section
hps thence south along said section line one hundred
sd seventy the place Of beginning together with
the tenernents heredamentS and hppur
tenapees thereto belonging in anyVise appertantng
S. T. SWIFT,
o.rson City. January g. 1879. Sheriff.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-28
TO LETT,
a FINELY FURNISHED HOUSE

g. VERY DE%JR BILE House "a
Ra will be let or leased for long termHto aiE.:I
desirable terant. Inquire at this Office
DeceIlter 7, 1873
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14

Attempted Arrest of Moses,

By virtue Of a warrant issued by j.
W. Beck, of Yakima county, for the
arrest Of Chief Moses for giving aid,
comfort, conccaling and protecting
Twee-ou,na Kyle and other Indians
engaged in the murder of the Perkins
family, the sheriff of said county at
once proceeded to the Yakima reserva.
ton and demanded Moses from Mr..
Wilbur who had him locked up 10 his
Jail, and who refused to let him have
him. Wilbur claims he has orders
from Washington and from the prose
cutting attorney of the territory to hold
him, and sheriff Schnebly being rather
in doubt what to do writes to Judge
Wingard on the question of the legality
Of taking him by force, which the same
We have no doubt he is willing to do.
Judge Wingard would be very glad to
do what is right personally to oblige
the people, but he is not justified in
acting officially, except within the clear
warrant of law. In section 8, laws of
1874, under caption Of an act defining
the duties of prosecuting attorney, it
will be seen that this lies altogether
within their duties-- Statesman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14
From Arizona.

Capt. Armstrong has written letter
to ALI. Beall, Of date Prescott Bar
racks, Jan. 81, 1879. From tits we
make few extracts, and publish in a
separate column partial tribute to the
memory Of the late Col Ben. Beall,
father Of All and Tom, we'll known in
this section:
thinking that you may never have
seen them, send you the accompany.
ing lines, a tribute to your fathers
memory. / found them in Broden.
baugh's recollections Of the I'd dra.
goons from '36 to rs. / don't know
which OF my old officers is the author.
That was my own regiment, Ankotti,
long before I knew what Ankotti meant,
and it makes perfect baby of mo to
read Of the dear old fellows who have
nearly all passed away. You know
was Columbia county man, and love
Dayton and the people there. 1t is
home to me, and next Summer, if
live, will see me back. There is nc
country like it in the world. Shoue,
/ hear, is writing about leaving there
to come to this horrible place. Take
the troops ont Of this country and il
will wither like new mown hay, not
withstanding the s. P. r. r. is being
built. Tho reason is there is no agri
cultural country, and mines, If good
which is not certain, so far as Arizons
is concerned, won't sustain a large pop
ulation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14

cent settlers On Salmon river and Camas
prairie. nearly 100 miles distant from
the section of country TO which he laid
claim, and settlers who had never in
the least obstructed his full occupancy
OF the land he claimed. All this was
done and nearly Is settlers we're mar.
dered before ever a soldier made a dem-
onstration against him or any of his
people. Then followed the war, the
battle of Cottonwood and Clearwater
and the escape of Joseph and his forces
across the Bitter Root, the long chase
by Howard, and the ultimate capture
by Miles; then the lionizing of Joseph
at Bismarc and at Leavenworth. Sew
eral Of the individual murderers who
did the first murders on Salmon river
were identified, and sworn statements
furnished to the u. S. attorney for
Idaho, who in turn asked for the scr
render of these murderers to the civil
authorities of Idaho to be tried for
their crimes; but the attorney general
at Washington, under the pressure Of
this same Indian bureau, commanded
the u. S. attorney for Idaho to drop
the prosecution Of these murderers, and
they were not surrendered. Since then
they have been taken to the Indian Ter.
ritory and $4,000 furnished them. and
now Joseph is called to Washington to
say for himself what price he puts upon
his services as murderer aud rebel.
He answers $3.50, 900 and six townships
of land in the Indian Territory. and
this same Indian bureau promise to give
the price, and as blind excuse for the
expenditure of this large sum they un-
blushingly publish to the world that it
is the purchase of 4,S00 square miles
of land 10 Idaho, which they know, and
we all know, was not Joseph's to sell,
and which they knew and had them.
selves before decided had already been
coded to the government by solemn
treaty Of the Nez Perces and been fully
paid for by the government. Such
vacillating and corrupt conduct by the
heads Of any department in this gov.
eminent Is lasting shame and disgrace
to the nation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14

AssOfIN Feb, 7th 1879.

AssOfIN Feb, 7th 1879.
Mr.. EDITOR 1T is but short time
since the Assotin became known to the
public. A little less than two years
ago the first settlers located their claims
and commenced their improvements.
Now we have about 200 good citizens
who are industriously engaged in fenc.
ing, plcughing &c. They all appear to
be well pleased with their locations and
think they have found the long sought
for country. We have erected good
school house, as a union school house,
and to be used both for schools
and religious meetings of all deromina-
tons, when these meetings will not in.
terfere with the school. Be it said to
the honor of the young bachelors of
the place, that they have taken great
interest in the construction of this
building, more so than some that have
families. One man who had to travel
five miles daily. was always on hand to
do his part in the work. There are but
few countries that have greater advan.
tages than has this, considering its age
in settlement. We have ono store,
post Office with regular weekly mails,
one blacksmith shop, one good lum.
Der mill in the midst of an abundance
of excellent timber and convenient for
the settlement. Much of this country
has already been absorbed by settlers,
but there is vacant land left, and we
would say to those who have not found
locations, that they would do we'll to
come aud look at the Assotin. before
they 60 further. III. L. CARTER.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14
Dead lock Broken.

Col. Is. II. Morris exhibited to us a
letter dated Boise City Feb. 5th. from
which We extract the following: II
have just time TO write that the house
organized this forenoon by selecting
Birdseye (of Lemhi) speaker, Wicker.
sham (of Boise). clerk, Ben. Anderson
(of Ada sergeant at arms, aad ad
journed for dinner" No doubt they
become Aangy after accomplishing
that mu. !.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14
w ashington News.


FEB. 3.-McCreery introduced bill
in the Senate to transfer the Indian
bureau to the war department, to be
called up hereafter and advocated BY
McCreery.
FEB. 4.-The House, in committee
of the whole, by vote of 11S nays to
&C yeas, rejected the amendments re.
ducing the army to 1900 and 10000
men.
Commissioner Hayt urges the passage
Of Scales bin to reduce the A Indian
reservations to 10, and the SO agent.
to 10.
Oregon Modoc war claims favorably
reported upon by Senate committee,
with some reduction.
WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-The house
adjoursed to-day pending the discus
sion OF an amendment to the army bill
transferring the Indian bureau to the
war department. Objections were
urged to the amendment on the ground
that the amendment was not in order
under the 120th rule of the house.
The speaker overruled the points OF
order,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14

CosTEMpTvous JOURNALISM II
tho Portland Standard and Qregonian
would go into the field and fight out
their personal differences, and cease
them 10 their papers they would save
boring their readers with vast amount
Of vile trash and poppy-eock.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14
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sitting bull.

The Ottawa Free Press says that
Sitting Bull is camped on Frenchman
creek, % miles north of the boundary
line.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-14
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

The Government Rewards Murderers
and Invites Every Renegade Indian
Chief in the Land to 20 Upon the War
Path.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
A CALM DAY Ar LONG BRANCH.

LONG BRANCH, July 27.-There was cloud
less sky this morning Ocean-sye presented dreary
aspect evening At the hotels, however, all was life
and animation.
Last evening at the Ocean Hotel there full dress
hon. which was largely attended and the best this
season The usual Saturday night hop at the West End
Hotel was the brilliant held there this summer.
The weather to-day is delightful yet the bathing is
at all good While the face OF the sea quite smooth,
strong storde has been running which has produced
ligb sea ON the beach, aud a strong undet-curTent
The steamers Plymouth Rock and Adelaide IrOm New
York aud Magenta. from Newark, made successful
landings ut tie pier to-day and brought large number
OF people. ,,.,,-,-,.. 49,, =, A..
Seaside Chapel this morning. The Rev Dr. Morton. OF
PHILADELPHIA preached In 81. James, Episcopal Church
in the morning, and the Rev. De- Morgan DIX VIII ocl-
ate Al the evening service.
The experiment of running hotel at the seaside on
both the American and European plane has proved "a
great success at the Mansion House.
Among latest arrivals at the hotels are the follow
ing: ~. 1t III q nj,
ham, PbilAde phiis Arthur Burs H. H. Mnligan. A. T..
Cooke u g. n; Marion Storey, Boston; Dr. X. Bar
tholew Cincinnati; ID. y. Ballard, Chicago; W. L. Day.
ron Trenton N j.; w. b. Hasey. New-Orleans General
Warren, Cyrus W. Fish Montague Morgan. IL u Hyde.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
ON THE FISHING RANKS.

The steamer Seth Low left Pier No. 13,
North River, yesterday at $40 a.. for the fishing
grounds of sea Bright and Long Branch There were
about 200 people Oh board, among whom were few
women and children, The passengers were Principally
German with a few French and were nearly all work.
ing people, Nearly all were supplied with fishing tackle
and baskets, and spent the time on the way to the
grounds ia getting their hooks and lines ready. The
lack of a band musicians supplied by party Of
Frcnchmen who sat Oh the forward deck ana sang IN
was heavy swell, ana the steamer dipped her Prov
under the waves at almost every lunge Inc steamer
shifted To The banks OF Long Branch. where she re-
manned until the hour Tor returning hOme-3'3O p 70.
was literally patrouized: but there was little Disorder
This was SAID to be due 10 the rigid discipline enforced,
v which, as the captain alleges, ali dsturbers or the
peace put into the black EO!e Inc steamer
reached Pier No. %, East River, at o3O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28

complete possession and control OF the poliiicai
machinery OF the district. He Ia q sort OF aIpoht
cal autocrat far ChautaLqua County concerned
No man expects accomplish anything IN the political
line short OF first making his peace with LO All the
offices are filtered through the fingers OF the Auto
crat, ana desiring Official position dares 20
strength OF Mr. Sessions. We should say what we did
not believe II said that the mass OF the hepuDcabs
we're SATISFIED with the situation Many OF the best men
in the party revolt and the balance acqulesce from
sheer
Tire people believe and for good reasons, that MI.
Sessions Will not betray she interests Of his c0nsttn-
ents. He could afford under any circumstances 10
% that, but what insist IL, that have no moral
right t0 send "A To Aleany who Is liable to mafaud
upon the interests OF anybOdys constituents ana IL ~
not TO our credit to send there sort OF ticketOi-
leave man. who Is suspected Of all men. Mr bessi mss
far promises not ava against such condition OF
things We expect that he will be elected all the same,
however, and he will polnt with pride to the manner
In which he has indicated by his constituents,
and hold his head up IKE n steer IN the corn, and
prove-an expensive luxury 10 all manner OF corpora
lions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28

Henry Blake, NJ j. Fardy. J. E. Alexander, A ,,
der L. j. Waterman. ID. Edwin Hawley, L. -. "n,9 .
Mrs viii Frazer, Miss N. g. Josn, MISS M L. 'osn''
Mrs. Peter Logan, New -. ,r.,,,u,o,
Rowland HoteA Jangdon and wife, WasnsngsolnI
d. C.; Professor ID. Cady Eaton. Jonathan ing,
New-Haven, Conn: H. Williams BOSTON ;o,n n,
Brant London Eng; G. sDelbaker ana wire. Oinenn"i'
II. [. Csllem. Pittsburg; H. L. wadsworth, JONI d
Tucker Edwin Tucker. Now York. 49,, n
Ocean Hotel-The Hon. John III. Thomas Juu9e m ~
HAYNES and wife, Baltimore; III. H. Mentg0hcIy, Dci .
fast Ireland Walter Trumbull aud family, thlensV
Colonel George A. Woodward and family U. . A; H. y;
Van sanford and family. the Hon Hamilton iairs h1u
family Albany " Y; the Hon. John g. Jacobs, br9oa-
iyn n Y: DE- W. IL. Britton and family; Judge .: .
Tfhey and family Westehester, Penn; III. ". III
bet DIR. r. A. Caldwell. E. W. scott ana fanny Ne"-
York ,,rt ~ T.
Mc(,insky BENJAMIN johnson. Pnlahepnlai y. ~
Berry Detroit the Hon A. w. Speer captain J,hn W.
Green George IT, Chapman, r. NJ. Boutwell,, d. L. Flhs'
bury, T. 2. Rockwell, New-York. - ,, ,r,,,s
limited States Hotel-R. 4. Drake, ST. Louit Ju,us
Iandon New-OIleans; G. q. Thurman, Shrcvepori a.
j. Cohen and wife, Pittsburg, Penn; D. Ahcrn' hh%"
BETH n. j.; J. A McKinless. New. fOfk. , u ,rr.,oI
Atlantic Hotel--General f. a. Merrlu X - n ~.
g. Martens J. L. Ely and wife, f. d. Faulkner anu WIZ
Mr. n u Conoyer. Miss Edith Herrlck, New-iofh; u
III Bard and wife, PIttsOurg. Penn. ,.u,,
,omorrow IN a tent In front OF the West End Hotei ~
IN TO be something akin TO loan ehhlDloh aiso a"
promises 10 be very interesting e1hioiuoh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
WHAT HIS NEIGHBORS THINK OF HIM.
Erola The yamesionn Jonrnal LRep.l

it Is The WOnuer OF INC OutsIuefs now IL
haupens that "a man of such OdOrOus notUiley
AS 10" Sessions should be elected to repre-
sent rural district containing u pOpulatl0n Of 80
much honesty and intelligence AS the XAXIld Sena-
torial District We have received private letters
from prominent politicians further cast. asking solu
ZION OF this We Will do IL 90 the
kno wlcdge and belief Tostart WITH using the language
OF an Elmfa paper, LO is smarter than chain gnt-
ming" Up quite recently he has never developed
special ambition, further than desire 10 tne local
politics OF the district such engineering the
and conventions He made That "a specially for
many years, until what he did not know about
the true irwardness OF political intrigue would
not be worth learning BY the nost adrOit pol
ucian of the age. lie has The reputation OF having
made fortune out OF buying and selling legislation
AlDany.and Washington. lis methods oi packing cau-
ouses and managing conventions have been
reduced 10 science, and IL Il not remark
able that win hs persistence ho has got
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
JEFFERSON
Franklin and Emporium merged.
Sr4MPS ON BOXES OF OPIUM.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The following cir
cular has been issued by Acting Secretary French
OF the Treasury Department:
To Collectors Of Customs and others!
Before the delivery TO the importer OF any opium IN
your custody prepared for smoking, you Will require
the proper officer In the appraisers or public store 10
place customs stamp OF the kind furnished by this De
paltment each half pound box smallest package OF
the merchandise imported. The stamp Will be affixed
I'm such that, while covering the label 10
will be broken heIaced the opening Of the pack
age aud the officer afxng II will write thereon the
date his aud the of the vessel Of the i'm
porter and OF the port The stamps VIII be
supplied by the Department special requsitlOn and
tue collector other chief officer of The port Will render
monthly returns showing the number received since his
last report used during the month and hand. These
instructions will be treated taking effect Oh the LIST OF
August prOxmO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
PLAIN TALK ABOUT SESSIONS.
MORE UNSCRUPULOUS THAN. A. d. BARBER
From The WdtsrtOton Times CRep1


a Lyons paper administers TO The TRIBUNE
n sharp rcbuke for advising the Republicans of the
XXXlId District TO nominate one Ia the Senate be-
Lo. Sessions, VINO Is VIGOROUSLY OF the most
shameless lobbyists that has sought to influence
legislation either at Albany or Washington. We think
The IKIBUSE is night and that every Republican paper
In the State ought 10 ndOrse the position 10 has
II Democrats t 10 seGd bad mon TO the Legislature
and some tough fellows do come up from New-York
and Kings-it is their business. Inc Republicans can
not afford do IL. LU. Sessions better A. d.
Barber, George o. Jones, or Abraham Van Vechten--n
fact we think he more INSCRIPTIONS than either of
those men-aud surely our Lyons friend cannot desire
10 see Senate made Of that KIND VI material 1t may
be- thought that 10 Is none OF our business who
is seIt Senate from any of the different districts
IL appears s for the reason that the senator
acts and votes not merely for his district but for
the entire state. The Republicans OF Jefferson and
WAYNE Counties right to demonstrate against the
s.lecton OF unworthy men from any section OF the
state II the Republican press OF the state were to in
sist that under circumstances should Sessions be
elected 1t Is possible that It's voice wOnid be needed
Probably in other that result be attained.
The election like Sessions 10 the Senate Is
great damage TO the Republican organization. II gives
II a bad character. Tweed was big load for the
Democracy carry, aud Inc Republicans cannot afford
10 place many Sessions IN nomination II they care 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
A TRIP Up TIE HUDSON.

About 500 excursionists left the city yester-
day ON the steamboat Metropolitan and enjoyed san
M tine Hudson River TO Iona Island. The entire trip
lasted about ten hours, and during that time nothing
bappened on board to which exception could be taken
All the persons on the steamer apparently attended 70
their own business and the downward drip were en-
tertained with vocal and instrumental music. There
were no intoxicated persons board the steamer Al
mon N llnuOrs and beer sold. At Iona Island the
messenger, left the steamboat and rambed through the
woods and groves. After partaklng OF hearty meal
the passeugers reassembled the boat and were de-
lighted with a very pleasant sail down the uyer Inc
oVuers of the boat attendance 10 check any ais
orderly conduct but their services were not needed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
COACHING TO BRIGHTON BEACH.

The Brighton Age" is the name or q ne"
four-inhand coach which will make regular trips from
the Hotel Brunswick 20 Brighton Beach, beginning To-
day The "tria" trip on Saturday. Notwithstanding the
unpleasant weather, quite successful The coach
will seat eighteen persons 1t left the Hotel a
nm and reached DelmOnicO's in Broadsi at $50 inc
Park Hotel near Prospect Park. at APO, ana Brlghton
Reach at 2 n a. Tue road taken down DroadW9y
10 Wa-st., 20 Delmonico's to South Ferry; 10 ana
through Prospect Park and down the boneSa Iu ~
attention. The return trip begun nj r. M ana Iile
coucb drew up at tue Hotel brunswick al 9:49 l1e
fare for the ronnd trip be 81, With an extra ehafge
OF 81 for the box single fare either way VIII DC
81 30