The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-23


~ the nssioa. 81 eel o. On evidence ~ the
Enormous r,..usc-s a the county.
A number ~ the survivor. ~ the
Black Hs~k ssr nrt al sprtaghsbi, ~. Jsa
7,h, sni Organized . permanent .o1.,y BY
eIec,inz samuel Dsu.trr, ~ ~ Petersburg.
Prsslissi, ADD Gen. John 4 M~eClsrnsnd. u
springneli. Secretary. Resolutions wsrs pas.-
81 rrq1esiing the Legislature ~ iiinoas 10
memors'iss Congrsss "a pas. q Law peusion-
Ing the Black Ils~k solilcr,.
The Cincinnati Price Currenf, In its
report, ~ tofk PARKING In the West. .hows
The total packing ~ Jaue sfh at IN. ain largo
cities Cincinnati, Cbicsgo, ~. Louis Mnwau.
ks~, indianspoli. sud l0uisyiile-to he $500.
go, ~ I .OfS, 90 mofe than At The same date
las, year. Tbs total a. all mtsri points 10
pirotlin.,sly i,too,oco, 90 Sc, 90 mote than
At the same time lss, year, making . total In
crease ~ l,tD,0D II all points.
The message ~ the Governor Of
Nsv York calls attention 10 the excessive co.,
~ the se~ e%auitol, Witch from a conts mplated
Goa, % et.U',Oo re. IN ; ,Uo,Ooo and ~iil
yet coal, from ss.OD,Oo 81 siO. u0,U0 lie
urges the stopping ~ appropriations for n.
The total reduction % the STATE Debt In four
years IL ts,G0,OD There Ia nos only -.
1000 ~ . state debt. lie process again.,
the government, interfering with the suffrage
resumption.
On the 9Th of January n decision was
rendered In the Supreme Court ~ the United
States IN the case - George Reynolds sg,lns,
the United States, brough, from The suprrne
Court 81 Utah. The ease Involves The whole
question ~ poiygany IN the territories, and
The constitUtionallty ~ laws passed by Con
grcss for It, suppression, Reynolds was In
dic,.d by the grand jury Tor contracting q blg,
an,ous marriage. lie Vas tried In The Third
Judicial Court ~ Utah aud found guilty. lie
appealed IA the Supreme Cour, ~ the terrific
~, aud finally Ia the supreme Court ~ The
United states, witch now sfirms the ludg
mcnt 81 the lower tribunals, aud decides that
Congress had power To pass laws prohibiting
p%olygamous marriages IN Utah, aud that such
laws are constitutional
The following In thc terrible expert.
49, VI " 'i'fN R'NNN't Nv ft'NNAuhf VII INV
9Th 81 December mail drivrr Casey left sun
river In the mai cart Tor Fort Beuion. Not,
reaching on The 18th Mile sprngs station, half
way Ia Bcutpn--s blindlng snow storm pre-.
yailIng at the timc-b. sa' supposed Ia be-
Lost. search was made, aud on the 9Th inst.
Casey was found seated Ia the cart, which a.,
horse was drawing slowly along. about ~
,.l.. t,.Vth, - Ea.ln.a .g.,tu. A..l.. IA
this time he hal wandered on the prairie, In
nearly q circle, pickctiug his horse aud camp
log cut nights, Ills feet are frozen, but II Ia
believed no scrinusiy, and that hc will not
lose his limbs. The only things that passed
hts lips were tobacco and snow, The thor
mnmetcr during the whole time was below
aero,
A special To the Yank,on Press and
Dfkot,da from CHEYENNE River Agency say.
two runncrs from sitting Bul's camp had ar
rived there, reporting that thcir camp il now
on Little River. near the United States bound.
ary. About . month ago they held the largest
council ever held by the h~os.ilcs. and decided
Ia send twelve runners-nve Ia Standing X eek,
two to Cheyenne, three Ia spotted Tail, and
two Ia Red Cloud-as representatives ot the
hos'ilc bands which. belong TO these agencies.
They say they are willing to come In and sur.
render theif horses aud arms and submit ,o
agency rules II they are guaranteed protection
by the government. They further say that
the traders In the British Territory have used
every mcasur, Ia keep them there, aud that II
II had not been for them they would have come
In with Gen, Terry.