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The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06
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Special 10 The lnisf DSsss.
WAsnISOros. Jan. g.-Your CORES
pendent had an extended interview to-
day with Delegate Cannon. Mormon
representative from Utah. regarding
Oh, recent decision ~ the supreme
Court aud It's probable effect upon Nor
monism. This decision. which was do.
livcred on Monday. declared tina, po-
loygamy II n crime against the laws ~
the United States. and that the law pro.
hibi,ing bigamy or polygamy IL consti.
,%utional. Mr.. Cannon says there IL
great CONSERVATION In Utah over the
decision. NJ !, declares tho wives ~ n
grea, many ~ their people. who mar
fied Into n religion IN which they he
lieyc. merely concubincs and their chill
drcn basiards. Cannon says n decision
81 tho long. pending question wa sought
by Mormons who were confident that II
would be Ia the effect that the Jaw of
1862 wa n violation IL the first amend
mcnt Ia tho constitution. They be-
licved polygamous marriages were of
divine origin. sanctioned by God; that
plurality Of wives was divinely ordain-
ed. and that the clause In the constitu.
ton which declares that Congress shall
not pass laws In conflict with religion
or the FREQ exercise thereof. protected
them In the enjoyment u what they be-
hevcd IN be- religious rights and duties.
''Our people" said Mr.. Cannon. '.were
confident that the Supreme Court would
declare this law unconstitutional, and
W. have been going ~ ~ usual; the
result was n great surprise. was new
or more surprised In my life" Con-
tinuing. Mr.. Cannon said that his poo
pie would accept this decision m final.
and would not. he thought. contest the
matter further. II polygnmy was u
crime against tho laws II the United
States. of course tho people of Utah
would not continue To practice II. He
was ii the opinion that there would be-
no more polygamous marriages from
this date, hut II would be. he believed.
very unjus, for the government , O pros.
ccuto every man In Utah who had more
than one wife married To him before
this decision was made. itwould break
up ,hcir family, destroy their homes.
leave women and children helpless and
without protection. aud destroy their
prosperity; these men had taken their
wives in good faith. according to their
religion. and the women had married
r~eligiously. without any intention to
violate law. and he thought this should
he considered. Mr., Van Zilc. VI Mich
igan, who was United States Attorney
for the Territory. had no sympathy with
them. and. he feared. would push tho
prosecutions, MIR. Cannon hoped. how
ever. that Congress would pass u law to
proven. this decision from having n ret.
roaotivc effect, and that those who had
married prior la January q. the date
which Il was announced, would be al
lowed Ia live ~ they had been living
until their death. and that only those
who married more than one wife here
after should be prosecuted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

John =. Lacy, Of Kent comfy, Va.
vas murdered by two negrocs, January eist.
The negroes werr captured, and an unsuccess-
fal attempt vas made to lynch them.
A dispatch from Fort Mckinney.
Wyoming, states that private Ringer Of Com
pany ID, Ninth Infantry, Was shot and killed
by a drunken soldier Of the sAmc company,
Jan. 10Th.
John G. johnson. Of Chicago, was
arrested at Peoria, H., Jan. asd, with twenty
i've blooded hArses, which he IL accused Of
having obtained by false pretense., from VIM.
Ky.
A woman mt New London. Conn.
mAkes . sworn statement that Charles II.
Cobb told her last spring under oath Of Sc
crecy. that he vas in the habit 81 taking q a.
luton of arsenic incidentally. An application
Is pending for a ne~ trial Of Mira Cobb, COO.
victed 81 poisoning her husband.
Marshall s. Pritchard. Town Col
lector of Cherry Valley, Was mys,eriously muir.
dered at Rockford, III, January 18th. His
body Vas found ON the outskirts Of the city,
with his pockets rined, and q bali In bis head
from . revolver which lay by him. There ~ss
also . deep cash on the temple.
solomon johnson. . young school
teacher, was brutality murdered near Robin
sons Greek, PIKE county, Kentucky, January
I'D, by JAmes Bentley, Who failing 10 excite
him into . QusrvL smasAed HE skull In with
. heavy club. Bentley escaped. but . large
number al people vsr "a his track, and it vss
thought be would be iysehed u caught
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

aud lung. becomes diminished. unless
An occasional long breath or deep
drawn sigh 10 the natural relief In such
q ease. nature making AZ Effort pro-
vid. q remedy, This hint should he
acted on and followed az. Brisk mus.
cnlar exercise In The open alr even dur
ing Incicmen, weather IL an excellent
aniiJo,s ~ n physical kind for n ''root.
Ell sorrow" And the earnest student.
instead u tying himself continuously
"a his desk. might initiate n friend II
IN. writer ~ this who studied and
wrote while on bis legs. Pacing bis
oom, bald In hand with paper attached.
he stopped ~ occasion required 10 pen
. seatsooe 90 q paragraph.
Breathing IL the first and last NJ, ~
man aud IN n the most vital nrcessisy
all through lie. Persons with fvll.
broad. deep cheats naturally breathe
freely and slowly. and large possrils
generally accompany large chests. Such
persons rarely take cold. and when
they d. they throw u of easily. The
opposite build ~ chests IL nor predis.
posed Ia lung diseases, The paid
complexion sad conspicuous blue vein.
shows that oxygen 10 wanted, and that
every mesns should be used "a obtain
H. Deep breathing also promotes Irr.
%rpirs,ion, by Increasing the circulation
and the animal warmth. Waste II
more rapidly repaired. and the skin u
put In requisitiOn b. remuse the used
materials. Many forms ~ disease may
be thus prevented. and nor vigorous
health enjoyed
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

But few people realize To what extent
fashionable poisoning Ii carried ut the
present day In the use 1T various slim
ulAnts for which the wretched suicides
have acquired a fondness. Liquor in
its various forms was for q long time
the great banc III society. Blu, tina, is
fast being supplemented by p~o,ions, IL
not so stimulating and exciting, far
more deadly In their effects. Opium
eating and laudanum drinking Is great
" on the increase, and more than half
Of the deaths that m attributed 10
heart disease are comprised by these
habits. Morphine IL but another form
Of the drug. aud this IL also being used
10 xcess by thousands of people In this
country. Choral Is fast growing into
favor and Is Turing its victims down
10 death by the hundreds and thous-
ands. II Is time this matter was taken
hold OF In earnest by some of the zeal
Gus reformers OF :hc day. for there is
hardly n day passes hut counts its VIC
tim Ia one or the other If these perni.
cious drugs. IL Is the gifted Of the
land too who are most easily led to de-
struction by means Of these narcotic
Scissors. The habit Is formed by taking
small doses Ia rest the overtaxed mind
and brain, and the dose increases from
day Ia day. until mind and brain are
stilled aud at rest in the quie, sleep Of
death. The news reaches us this morn
ing OF another victim to the use of
choral in the person Of Chauncey X.
Williams, Of Rutland, Vermont. who
WAS n Of the first scholars Of his ma
tive State, and q man of unusual moral
excellence. except in this one respect
He took choral 10 induce sleep and rest
yesterday morning. The sleep cam To
his eyelids speedily, but IL was the sleep
from which there IL no awakening.
Where Is the Francis Murphy who win
organize q crusade against the growing
habit of fashionable poisoninsF
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

Chnnhets Journal,
The Importance Of breathing plcn,i.
fully Of fresh air ~ An essential IT
health Is generally admitted. Well
ventilated rooms, open-air exercise and
excursions Into the country arc Apprc-
ciatcd to some extent by all CLASSES,
But tho art IL breathing IL very much
overlooked. Being u proccss not de-
pending ON tho will for its exercise. Il
Ii too much left IN the mcrc call VI ma.
turc. IL 70. however. an act which can
be- influenced very materially by the
will Properly trained aingers are
taught to aitead very carefully Ia their
brcathing.
when brisk muscular exercise Is
taken breathing IL naturally active
without any special effort. But when
the body II At rest or cngagedin occu.
patton requiring u confined posture,
and especially when the mind IL alb
sorbed In thought, the breathing aatur~
ally becomes diminished. and the ac-
ton of the lungs slow aud feeble, The
consequence Is that tho oxygcpation u
the blood Is impcrfcctly carried on.
Even In taking u constitutional walk
the full benefit IL not attained for want
Of thorough brrathing.
A n wmedy for this II has been sug-
gcstcd that there Is room for what
might be titly termed breath gymnas.
ties To draw In long and full brcaths,
filling tho lungs full At every inspira.
ton. and emptying thcm rs oompleicly
ms possible at every expiration, aud To
acquire the habit of full breathing at
all times. This mode of breathing has
n direct effect In supplying the lNrgcst
possible amount of oxygen to the blood
and more thoroughly consuming the
carbon. and - producing animal heat
IL hes also the very important effect of
expanding the chest, and 81 contribut-
ing to the viXor VI the system.
The breath should DO Inhaled by the
nostrils ~ well As by the mouth. mere
especially while out ~ doors In cold
weather. This has partly the effect u
. respirator, In y far ~ warming the
air In it, passage tn the delicate air
celia. and In also rendering one less
liable a. catch cold.
This full respiration IL Of SO much i'm.
povtance that no proper substitute Is 10
be found for Il In shorter though more
rapid breathing. In short breathing q
large portion of tho air cells remain
nearly stationary, the upper portion Of
the lungs only being engaged an re-
ceiving and discharging = small portion
of air.
Profound thought. intense grief and
other similAr mental Manifestations
have . depressing effect on respiration.
The blood unduly accumnlAtes In the
brain. and the circulation In both heart
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

General Grant having rad In tho
papers abou, the army bill. writes from
Europe 10 Gen. Babcock. his former
private Secretary, II m sorry for you
poor army fellows. who r stirred up
svsry y~As. 7As army nsrsv sesvss 70
Asrs any peace eroepi IN ra,' He
takes the Same view 81 the bin Tor ~.
organising the army tina, General shsr.
idan dos.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

The Rev, DIR. Jetcr. ot Richmond.
told this story NJ his own expense;
Many years ago an artless stranger,
whom ] casually met. said tn mo; II
hear YOU preach every Sunday. You
arc the greatest preacher | ever did
hear" "Ah." said I, 'you have not.
l suppose, heard MIR. Nj preach" CAT
that time Mr.. NJ. was attracting great
attention by his sermons.) Yes" he
replied, II have hcsrd Mr.. M. several
times. He Is n great preacher; but he
Is not 81 grca, u preacher rs YOU are,
You have the mournfullest voice " any
man I ever did hear"
An average agc Of the sheep Ia ten
years. Cows have an average age ~
fifteen years. Hogs have been known
to live forty years, An average agc II
the horse Is twelve years. and the cle-
plant lives to n very great age; there
Is = white elephant now living In the
Imperial Mcnagcric In Russia that Is
said Ia be owe one hundred and fny
years old.
ITO this day" writes Emma Abbott.
II love the school girl who gave me-
hall her apple one day when | was hun
cry" To divide apples Is characters.
tic Of the sex. II began with Eve. The
same II spruce gum. Hut II Miss Abbott
had solicited an apple from of the
boys she would have been given the en-
tire fruit Boys are more generous.
How much shall you charge Tor q boz
lcgna sausage that viii reach from one
IT my ears to the othcrs" asked = SOL
der In Berlia Of y dealer. Fifty
k~rcutRcrs." was the reply. II take the
oeer,' replied the soldier. ''onc of my
VI was cut of in battle . thousand
miles from here" There Wa \ COM
promise.
He who would rise In the world. says
Josh Billings. must pay for the yeast
Fame IL like IN eel-rAsher hard 10
catch. and , great dsal harder 70 hold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

The Judiciary Committee Of tho Sen.
ate have considered and reported favor
ably the bill introduced by Senator
ChristiAacy 10 carry into operation tho
recent decision Of tho supreme Court
u the United States Affirming the coa.
stitutiouality Of tho anti.polygamy NJ,
81 1861. Tho bill provides that In amy
prosecution Tor polygaaay when The de.
iendant na believer In any religious
system or secs among whom marriages
y mot celebrated In public. Il shall
not b necessary tn obtain evidence u
any eyewitness 70 establish such mar
riAge. HAbit~al recognition by the do
Aondant al his or her wife or husband.
and mutasl rscognitcn al . child or
children - their own. shall BE- deemed
s-n1lSlsat evidence upon which The Jury
nay Gnd The TACT Of marriage. The
hlIl Above the President To grant am.
10y - thoss Who have committed
polygany hsfors the 9th day Of Dsccm.
~. 1879, and provides that those who
asknowlsdgs : ballet IN the Mormon
Nllgtoa. o. themselves practice poly
gAny sAail nos b eligible 10 servo ~
1agYmsa h tzial u tAsss easss. An
&uns utll - naAs 70 pAzs Ne bin y
ngonona oonnsen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

Mis- Anna Y. Dickinson lccsured In
New Yorh y fcw evenings sgo ON tho
subject Tho Platform and Stage"
she defended the stage ~ nm influence
stronger than the platform. the pulpit
and the press 80 far ~ touching the
hearts and the Imagination Of people
IL ccnc~rpsd. She thought n could be
made. and indeed. IL tass b~cconsibg .
potent inausncs fcr good. tits chang
Ing. she thought, for tho better.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

esruiag s,crs, s~ocis,is. 10 Nsaria. Barvsloas
and Venice. I, 10 uhssr.,osd that al ths
n,~rsl rcpabilcans sxc.ps CASTELAR, and The
adhsrenis u s.gss,A, hsss decided 10 st.'ain
from ysrticiys,ipo ia ;he general eieruou
RUSSIA.
The Chinese Embassy Wa received
b. ts~cx.r o, st Petersburg with great osr,-
moay.
The Goios complains u the delay in
signing the d.anitlye treaty bet-een Russia
and Turkey. and aiyisss The Russian govern
mcni 10 hurry shou, The evacuation, AMI ssys
that kusia's opponents are intriguing 10 De.
iay the settlement Of the Eastern Roum.ila
questions ut nj the departure % the Russian
army. The Goios si~ ssys that Eagland Ia
aef.eto sovereign in Afghsnistsn, and has
every chance for carrying 'hroagh her plans
Ia Asia
yRANcr.
The modification Of the staff In all
branches Of The Standardization IL announced.
A Paris dispatch 81 Jan 2?d. says.
The Ry-blsg.s Frssssss warns the Cabinet
that q majority stili exists. which ~nl keep
'tn'' s.'eh over .hs use "s.'"i 'hefe
spite given. The life 90 the death OF the Cab
ins, depends upon the prOmp, 'aihllncn, Of
its promises. II IL said tina, ,he plan for re-
placing the Dufasr, Ministry by the Cabinet.
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n,.s..,,,on =, a.. T-..,a., ~. ,,a,c,I ns..
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49,
cn.mAsr =, n.nn,,s. the v,r,.,s, q, pu,l,e
Instruction presen,rd . hin making primary
education obligatory after January i, 1870.
The manager of the Lsn'srr> newspaper has
bcen sentenced to three months imprisonment
and 10 pay q hne OF 1900 francs for libeling q
government official. It's reportedthat ayouth
has been arrested at Lille for threatening 10
MI WI ''N"
~
The news from south africa II that
Zulu, the King, refuses all British demands.
lie has 500 men on the border.
"'a' ..pe'o"n
n.v. .a,.rosd ,.,n,o,c.m.n,. n-.v,n. .r,,v.r
King Zulu vas given uo,iI january Tin On
make full and unconditional submission.
TURKEY.
Ihe Ru..,.p and Turl,.h uovsrr.
.rn,.n,. 80. A. An. H.. -, a.. s.a.,.v.
,,..,, 20 -. .,,n,,.,,n. ,.., ~. pn..,.n.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06


q, a, Ja.~ps .~ tanned % The s~f,srnoos Of
Jsnasry Bth. rh- patients. sbou, ND 10
nam,~s, ssrs safely rrscusi and ifsnsfsfrea
IA the e0aft hpe.s Ia tina, ci,y TAs ssJlsfn
va sr~essd four years sxo az 9 COS, ~ sio.'
~ Elsh,ssn monshs sxo n wss Insured zoe
slO. Sm. ba, N. state refused an appFcfhs-
tina 10 rontinss ths zane, and ,hsrsfoss ns
loss h total.
The business on all the lines VI the
rennsyiv,nis Railroad east 81 F1t,sbuTr add
RTE for the i-siys months 81 isTs compared
sith the SANE pests.i a. ISL, sbo~s an tn
crease ~ III. grdAk earnings of ssis,sSs' de-
crease of ,Ipsn.e., ssse,s!.; inrresss Of ne,
earnings, si.s7v,0sa Al lines wes, o. PI,,s
burg and Eris b . deficiency Ia meeting
all liabilities u ~. s7l, b+lpr . gain over The
same psrod u tss7. Of sz7sya
Mr.. hyde. managing cditorof the s,
Louis Rsp.hiissn, sas run over by . railroad
train, oo the Missouri Pacific. near benns,t's
mills, about II miles east - jefferson CITY,
Mo, ON the morning II Jan. Ssi, and instant
~ kfied. Mr.. Hyde vas . yell known nerr
pager reporter. and had t~eu connected .:
different times With most u the journals o.
~ Luis lie vas the only newspaper oorres
pondent with the y.llo~ fever r,lief commits
sion on the steamer I hsmbsr-, do~n the MIS-
sissippi n,cr las, summer.
The killed In the recent encounter
With the Cheyenne, are Sergeant Tsxg art,
fArrier Brown and Private Nelson, u Con
pany l. ~ Cavalry. serrean, Ambroee, Of
Company y, and tho Indian Scout, womsn's
Dress, w-rc SOUNDED severely. Capt weS
sells vas wounded eighty. The dead bodies
u ~ Indians we're found In the rife pits &C.
cupIed by them, including II bucks, 4 squA~s,
aud 2 pspooscs Nine remained, u whom oss
buck and Ave ,qus~s we're more ~ lees
wounded, and three .quA~- ~erc unhurt.
A dispatch from Fort Robinson Of
January sab says that Wcsseii's command
arrived In camp that afternoon with the dead
boiIe. of Sergeant Tsggart, and priyatss
Brown, Nelson md D,hloisc, the last having
died on the road also the wounded, and 7
Cheyenne prisoners, three squsws aud -four
children, II whom three arr wounded. OF the
nine captured one buck and one squA" dlod
rou,s !. v.r, .,,gh,I ard ,so.s q, ssrvs.n,
Amh,o... sergeant Reef .os ,.wom.,,.
pr,...n IN. Indian scout. dangerous. The
eap,ur.d Cnsv,onrs are mot. uoa.r strong
guard and will be taken 10 Fort L~.syepworth
Priya,. Usut.. Co. n. nj Cavalry. VIII v.s
voundod m. day after m. ou,br,.k. died I'm
tho hospital ON the 94th.
a.. 49,. 49,, -,
80 vs.
D.,oo p" 'o".' "A'' 'o'mra . '"'n W
un'', ''mw y DAY. "".
. ."o" vo!e'' '"
U INC "'"'a" p'o'''"'" " '"'" 's"'. M"
the 'igh's OF purchasers OF Tue P'oauc' Oh 'ne
""moe's Oh "o o'gsh,hsuon Al WIG so'a
oy tue "e"ocIs on TINS onlon y" pe mA'Asu
-"e"pc' OF INC DA'oe" ""s NA"u'sc'u'eIs
'h'on' IL any one oes'ns SUIT against the
purchaser on . soea"ed ps'ent TOT he use OF
sA'o, s"y ..e msnu'.e.u'e" oy : msmos' OF
inc oh'o"' 'ne sui u oe'e""ea oy the 'n'on'
InD III III M In uIGn
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

Al few days ago tho Postmaster Con.
oral signed alarge number II commits
sions Of ladies' To be postmistrcsses The
number of ladies sppotn,sd 10 small
Offices. the salaries u which range from
600 10 $500, has nearly doubled within
the last four years. The department
regards them with great favor because
they aimos, I~nvariable attend strictly Ia
ther duties, and make their reports
promptly. They are we'll adapted TO
such oficcs. being generally faithful.
competent, and reliable.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06


Chief Joseph. II tho Men Pcrcss lndl.
Ans. has recently boon ON q visit To see
tAs Great Father ut Washington. look
Ing aser the in,crssr II his people. A
INV days ago he had M Interview with
the President, and semc n aakcd him
what of al the works Of civilization that
he had . Ia sAis, his frst "trip Ia tho
East, was the grsatsat and moat won.
dsraul. II was expected that he would
Say the great "tspec" (Cspitol) ii
waahington, but without q moments
As~sitasioh, no answered that tho most
wonderful thing Was tho bridge over
the Misslssippl 1t -. Louis. He said
no could build = mountain Of stone like
Tho Capitol. but no could not build q
spiders web that would stand alone m
The air. When no came To St. Louis he
was afraid TO cross the bridge, bu, he
saw the pale faces were not afraid, and
% he wrapped his blanket around him,
and trcmbled ~ the train Was going
over.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06
Wee s~s - HAPPY.

II yoa util stop al yoaf rtrzyHxsa and srcax
ncsions tn dcstostng yourselves and families
vtth expensive doetors 90 humhag cure ala
thai ~ harm Alsays, And use only ~usturr,s
sample rcnsdies foe ell your ailmennp-ycs
vtn be vtse, we'll and hsppy, and savs xreaf
sxpensr- The grsst~st rsasdy sur tAls the
great vtsr and gond vtl tell 200. 10 Hog Ri-
~tsu-eelteve 10. Sc 'fr0v~res" W saosAsr
column.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

Twenty-Five gallons Of water 10 twelve
and . half gallons Of suiphuric acid
will dissolve bones.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

IL you can't keep your resolutions.
don't break 'em. bat give 'em to some
poor fellow who HASN'T any.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

The tenth annual report of tho board
oi Indian Commissioner will soon bc
published. II will show that mors than
half os the indianfhsve discarded binn.
kst and have adopted Tho garh VI tho
white. An equal preparation Of them
have sxchsngcd wigwsms for houses.
They raised vegetable food enough Las,
year In tina Indian Territory 10 supply
tan bushels 10 every Indian. and over
On average Of one horse or mule. %
COW. M sheep, and one hog for every
Indian. Their schools also have great
~ Increased In number asd attendance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06

Rsv. Mr.. Psntscost. . Boston n
gsliss, he's bean holding forth In CHI
cago recently. A. n of tho MOOT
praysr-MSstings hold In rarwell Hall
The other day . lady rose aud uttered .
prayer In . pleasant but ra.hcr fssbls
voios. Being In . remote part of the
hall her words wers not distinctly heard
~ the platform end of tho building.
Whom she concluded Mr.. Pcnttcost
took occasion 10 Insist that ladies' should
not rise 70 pray. saying that their
voices were too weak 10 be heard all
ovsr the hall. He hoped they would
gather In their room and pray for
The suocsss Of the meetings. From
what the Chicago papers have 10 say
We should judge that the Rev. Boston
gentleman has found out by this time
that he In too Tar west 10 make people
generally behave that women may not
speak or pray In public.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06
AbrO0A.


The troops coopsd up and capsured
the Insurgents Of Nsv CsicaoniA, after rather .
warm -snSAxsmsnI In uhhhs sablieu;enAns
and private we're killed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06
INDIA.

A dispatch from Calcutta OF January
sA says thai . Russian steamer hAs made its
vay up The river Axas and esyoad the Afghan
froatssr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-06
the oRIExr.

Upon the arrival Mt Podgaritsa Of the
Turkish commanders charged with the surren
der Of the town to the Mostenegrins, al the
inhabitants withdrew to their homes - Q de-
monstra,ion % disapproval.