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Clara Morris has her moxa, Kste Clax-
toE her confagration, and Mary Anderson
her bullet.proof manager. ii this be ad-
yertisin2, make the most of it.
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Onnasrd tn Emixrafian.

PARIS, Oct. 16-Ls Temps Gays that Rus.
sis has reduced her force Of sailors in the
Black Sea to barely q thousand men.
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FOREIGN.
EnrfhnnakcS.


PEsTH, Oct. l6.-Shocks Of earthquake
continue in Soath Hungary, and the people
are in continued suspense.
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Dodge City, not to be outdone by her
sister cities, is now erecting beautiful
school house, OF such dimensions as to meet
the requirements for several years TO come.
The structure is OF brick, the foundation Of
stone. The Building is S6k50 feet, two
stories high, with four rooms below and the
same number above. The usual and nee
essary number of cloak and hat rocms are
also included. The building is situated on
a beautiful piece of high ground adjoining
the town on the west, and will cost, when
complete, 5000.
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OF bJuSc, cdiIU oAfA AihASssohS IL tAc
eastern part Of the county,.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
While the county is comparatively new
and very sparsely settled it csnnot be sx-
pected that any very great strides have
been made ia agricultural pursuits.
The number of acres in the county IL
COL 200; taxable acres, $40; under cul-
tivs,ion, 5000 acres.
was shown samples OF wheat, millet.
corn, broom-corn and rice-corn that GER
tainly compare favorably with like pro-
ductions in many of the older and eastern
counties of the State. 1t is thought by
those who have experimental with it, that
the Esyptisn or rice corn will become one
of the lesding crops in Ford County.
My attention was also called to the B.ue
Stem, yerv fair quality OF grass, very
nutritious and which makes splendid hay;
the grass is very abundant, and grows very
tall, frequently reaching the height of lol
feet.
A leading industry is saving the hay
which grows ia its native state in Countless |
thousands of tom; great deal has already |
oesn put in the stack. 1t IL worth from
IS 80 10 $3.50 per ton.
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The soil is dark, sandy loan, and ia very
rich in mineral elements; to the inteIli-
gent agriculturalist, no other recommends
ton is necessary, and when We sdd that the
soil il from two and half to five feet in
depth, he at once recognizes the fact that in
such soil wheat can be grown in the highest
state of perfectiop
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MORE FIESDISHNFsS.

NOAr-
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. l6.-A special
from Silver City, New Mexico, saws thar
Indians have been committing terrible dep
Rotations in the Rio Grsnde valley and
southwest Of Fort Cummins for several
dsys past. The people OF Colorado have
been besieged and lighting since Saturday,
and appeal for aid. Sunday volunteer
company of thirty men, under John c.
Crouth, went from Messills and Cruces To
their aid. They met one hundred Indians
near Colorado, eight miles from Slocum's
rancho, on side road. After q severe
fight the volunteers were compelled to fall
back. They had a running fight into Slo-
Gums rancho. The killed in this fight
were w. I. J ZONES, county clerk OF Donohue
county, and four Mexicans
Ca receipt of the news at Messilla, two
companies of eighty men were raised. Col
Rynerson's was composed OF the best men
in the Mesilla Valley counties. They went
to join Crsnch to day at Slocum's and go
to Colorado.
Two trains were captured yesterday on
the west side Of Slocum's. In one of them
eleven men, one woman and child were
killed in the other all hands escaped. Both
trains were scattered, and some of the oxen
We're killed and others left standing with
yokes. The dead bodies lie all along the
road.
The stage from the east this morning
was two hours late.
The number of people which have been
killed within the past four or five days
aggregate about forty.
The Indian trail, leaving the stage road,
yesterday, leads towards Black Range and
in the vicinity Of the HilIsboro mining
camp.
Major Morrow, OF the Ninth csvslry,
with n strong scouting party, il thought 10
be in the vicinity of Colorado.
This Is the most persistent lighting the
Indians have been known to do in this
section. They are in large bands and
seem determined TO stay in the country and
fight and make a general warfare.
DECLINES.
WASHINGTON, Oct l6.-Generai Sherman
declines to authorize the issue Of rstiODs TO
volunteers, "a requested by the committee
Of safety appointed by the people Of Santa
Fe.
NEWS FROM THE UTES.
RAwLINz, Wv, Oct. ia courier Just
in from Merritt's command reports that
the troops are at the White River agency.
They have been scouting throughout the
country for fifty miles about them, and
have been unable 10 find single Indian.
IL IL evident that the Indians have gone to
the south and split into small bands, going
into the various agencies. The troops Will
have an all-winter campaign to ferret those
of the savage tribe who brought on the
trCYIDla
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"NOt SsUilfy.n

Providence shall remove him TO another ar
nefter world,
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his mission. President Grevy replied that
the maintenance and Strengthening of the
good relations existing between France and
the Holy See was an object of constant
solicitude Of the French Government.
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In addition, the county is well supplied
with good, clear springs, while good
quality CT we'll water, inexhaus.ible in
quantity, is obtained al depths varying
from ten to thirty feet.
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BUILDING STONE
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

4 good quality of limestone is found near
Fort Dodge, and sand and limestone IN the
eastern part OF the county,.
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We have shown the character of the soil
and its capabilities, and it only remains
now to establish the fact that this portion
Of the country is we'll watered and We have
found country good enough for any of the
degenerate sons of Adam to dwell in and
while it may not be country literally
flowing with milk and honey, stiIl it is
country offering very superior advantages
to those who may want to settle In q new
country. The water is very free from al
kali or brackishness, and is found in great
abundance along the valley, in running
streams, in springs, or by driving wells
from Is to so feet deep.
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and shall continue my journey along the
valley until the counties constituting the
theme for this correspondence shall have
been vIsi ed.
Ford County was organized In 1873. 1t is
in fifth tier of counties from the Western
border Of the State, aud the second from
the Southern border.
While the county is 90 far from the more
densely populated districts of the State, it
nevertheless presents An instance of rapid
Developments.
The irrt settlements in the county were
at Dodge City, in Auguet, 1872, At which
time the Atchisou, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad was completed to that point.
Dodge City was organized in 1872, and
soon became the point from which the
buffalo hunters drew their supplies, and
from which extensive shipments of buffalo
hides w-re made. 1t has also been the
principal point from which Texas cattle
has been shipped.
In the year 1870 the population of the
county was 427. The present population
of the county is SIS.
10 area the county contains 1 $50 square
miles.
FACE OF THE COUNTRY.
Bottom lands, 20 per cent; upland, so
per cent; forest, per cent; prairie, SO Fer
cent. Average width of the Arkansas bot
tom, from II to 20 miles; general surface Of
the country, level.
TIMER.
OF the timber found along the streams,
the greater part is cottonwood. Considera-
bic tree planting has been done in different
parts Of the county, near Dodge City, at
Speareville and on timber claims. Cotton.
wood, box elder and some other varieties
do we'll, and are growing rapidly.
PRINCIPAL srREAMA
1 have already made the assertion that
this Valley is we'll vatered, and in support
of the assertion l submit 20 far - Ford
county composes . part Of the Valley, that
the Arkansas river. Mulberry, Duck. Saw
Log, Crooked, Kiowa, Five-miie Spring
and other smdu creeks furnish all the
water required for any and al purposs'
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THE RENO INQUIRY.
Lieut.. Varnum and DR.. Porter on the
Stand, but Furnish no Important In
formation.
LIEUT.. VARNUM.

LIEUT.. vARNUM.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-From the evidence
of Lieut.. Varnum in the Reno in
qniry to-day, it was gathered that Gen.
Custer must have kept himself informed and
known that Reno's men were standing on the
Custer had either been corralled like Reno or
had gone down the river to join Terry, who was
coming up.
DIR. R. H. PORTER,
who was acting assistant surgeon under Custer,
and who was with Reno's battalion, was put on
the stand. From his evidence it seems that he
also understood that Custer was expected to
support Reno. The adjutant had told Reno
that Custer was coming along when Benteen
was seen approaching. After Reno got to the
hill the men supposed at first it was Custer
coming to their relief.
Western Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Liet. Varnum was cross
examined this morning regarding the Custer
massacre, and testified That the Gray Horse
cavalry which he had mentioned mu, have
seen that Reno's command was entering into
an engagement with the Indians, and Custer
must also have known they wereAt bay, and in
witness Judgment any careful commander
would have inquired into the situation of the
troops from which he expected support. There
was misunderstanding between Custer and
Reno previous to this time. The Indians were
probably not less than four or five thousand
strong, and half that force was too great for
half the whole command. He thought Reno
was right in using his own Judgment in getting
out of the woods.
DIR. II. r. Porter, of Bismarck, acting assist
ant surgeon under Custer, with Reno's batal-
lion, testified he heard the adjutant deliver to
Reno the command to cross the ford and then
charge the Indians. The adjutant told witness
Custer would support Reno. Reno obeyed the
order, and the fight progressed with the Indians
for while, but finally the Indians made the
charge, and not the troops, a fact which sur
prised witness.
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The Teller. Committee.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 23.-Before the Teller
committee, J. J. Young, colored, Republican
supervisor at 32-mile house poll, testified that
when the ballot-box was opened an excess of
BAL ballots was found, all of which were Dem
ocratic tissue ballots. The surplus votes were
drawn out, and all but FIVE withdrawn were
Republican votes. Witness saw only two tissue
tickets voted. Witness testified that tissue
tickets had been used by Republicans at pri-
mary elections in Charleston years ago.
The next witness was Sam Lee. colored, Re
publican from Sumpter, who testified that
early IN the canvass at precinct meeting at
Swimming Pace, he was notified that no
organization of the Republican party would be
allowed here. Witness insisted and twenty
armed men threatened to shoot him Witness
described the interference of the Democrats
with the Republican convention at Sumter
when there was disturbance but nobody hurt
he next described the Rafting creek meeting,
where the Democrats insisted on being heard,
and told him if he cid not call the meeting to
order he would be taken back to Sumter. He
was knocked down, taken in buggy to Sum-
ter, and told that if he would not promise
not to call another Republican meeting
IN the county, he would be killed.
at Hampton meeting he was ill-treated for
asking Gov. Hampton question, but Hamp-
ton rescued him. The meeting of October 10Th
was described at length, witness claiming that
the Democrats had cannon to intimidate the ne
groes. One of the guns was loaded with ten
penny nails. The election was quiet, but there
We're 2l5 names more on the Democratic poll
list than on the list witness kept. These votes
he claimed, We're tissue tickets voted in large
Democratic ballots. The extra names on the
list he was told were taken from the auditors
books.
On cross-examination witness testified he
was a candidate for Congress in opposition to
ticG-ot
the canvass had charged the Republicans with
fraud and corruption and intimidating colored
people. Witness admitted he was not present
at the meeting Oct. 18th, and that loaded
cannons WI re often fired off to make noise at
political meetings.
>. H. Stewart, colored school teacher, was
called and corroborated the testimony of Lee
as to the Rafting Creek meeting October 18th.
ana the fraudulent voting at the election with
tissue tickets. On cross. examination he ad.
mltted that both he and Lee had made speeches
at at Rafting Greek without interruption, and
that 1t was known before October 18th that a
Democratic meeting was to be held ut Sumter
on that day. The Democratic meeting was
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OVER THE OCEAN.

Severe Cold in England aud Russia--Ac Active
Inquiry for us Four Per Cents In Eng
Observation-Disclosures. Political and Gem
eral News.
PRUss1AN TAXATION.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-In Tuesdays sitting of the
Prussian budget committee the minister of
finance declared in his own name. though not
on behalf of the ministry of state, that until a
new source of revenue from indirect taxation
was created in Germany, and until it was ascer-
tanned what part of the surplus could be trans
ferred to individual states, it would be useless
to discuss the question of income and class
taxes as any reform of the present system of
taxation would be impossible. AS soon as the
matrlculatory contribution of Prussia to the
empire decreased, owing to the imposition of
new imperial taxes or any surplus in the i'm
perial revenues arising from new source cf
income fell to the share of Prussia, the class
and income taxes should be remitted to that
amount for the year in question.
SEVERE COLD.
LONDON, Jan. 23.--Severe cold weather pre-
walls and much suffering and destitution are
reported throughout the kingdom. Violent
snow storms block the Russian railways and
1000 laborers are opening communication be-
tween Moscow and Sebastopol.
AMERICAN COAL.
GENEVA. Jan. 23-American coal is selling
here slightly cheaper than French or German,
and is much superior. An American locomo-
tive burning anthracite coal is running
here.
TIE VATICAN AND MEXICO.
ROME, Jan. 2S.-The Vatican will shortly
take steps to re-establish relations with the
Mexican government. Should negotiations
prove unsuccessful the wants Of the Mexican
church will be supplied in the best manner pos
sible without Intervention of the government.
ROME.
ROME, Jan. 23.-In the Senate to-day the
minister of worship in the course of debate
said since the accession Of Pope Leo, who
spoke in a calm, elevated language, certain
concessions became easier. The government
would pursue policy of moderation, and en-
deavor to smooth the difficulties relative to
appointments to sees.
UNITED safes FOUR PER CENTS.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Times in a financial
article says on account of the dearth of good
Investments, people are beginning to look to-
wards the United States per cent. bonds We
believe the syndicate has already sold to job
bers and others here, a considerable rort1on of
the amount just contracted for.
Daily globe., 1879-01-24

Alaska and that it had given to a corporation.
That party had given millions to railroad cor
porations, and the Democratic party wanted to
save few acres lett. for the benefit of the
whole country.
Mr.. Eden offered as substitute for Reagan 3
amendment an amendment providing that all
public lands which have been granted by Con-
gress to aid in the construction of railroad and
telegraph lines, which have not been earned.
and which have lapsed by failure to complete
such railroad and telegraph lines within the
time limited, are hereby declared forfeited to
the United States.
Mr.. Eam opposed the amendment. There
was good deal of cry and very little wool about
these grants to railroads. What would be the
population of the Western States TODAY but
for the great railways, and it was not fair the
Southern States should not participate in the
benefits of the railroad system.
Mr. Cain spoke in favor of the bill. The
education Of his race was very important. A
nation should raise it's citizens above supersti-
ton and crime. lie proceeded to quote stats.
tics that the number Of illiterate colored per
sons in'the South was much smaller than that t
of white persons. Education was necessary all
over the nation, especially in Louisiana, MIS-
sissippi and South Carolina.
MIR. Wright opposed the bill.
The committee rose without acting on the
amendment,
Mr.. Hewitt, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the army appropriation
bill, and said he would call it up for consider
alton after the postofiice appropriation bill was
disposed of.
CoNFERREEs.
The Speaker then appointed conferrees on the
Indian appropriation bill Messrs. Singleton and
Baker, Indiana.
COMMERCE,
Mr.. Cox, New York, introduced q bill to
regulate commerce between the United States
and Canada, and to provide for reciprocal
navigation. Referred to the committee on
ways and means
NIGHT SESSION.
A session was ordered for tomorrow night
for consideration of reports from the judiciary.
CENSUS.
Mr.. Cox, New York. chairman of the COM
mittee on census, reported bill for taking the
federal census. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Ryan, from the same committee, submit
ted the views Of the minority. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
The House then took recess until 1880, the
evening session to be on the bill to regulate
postage on third class mail matter.
Daily globe., 1879-01-24
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Representative Fin
ley has submitted to the committee on public
expenditures his report with reference to the
investigation of the government printing Of
tice After charging general extravaganza, the
report recommends the abolishment of the
printing office, and the printing to be let to
the lowest bidder. The report proposes that
only the Congressional Record and bills offered
IN either house shall be printed in Washington.
NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
The Senate committee on commerce had a
long session to-day without disposing of the
New York customs nominations.
-FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to the 4 per cent. loan since
yesterdays report, SO, 9,0S9, 600.
APPOINTMENT.
The President nominated Jas H. Sloss
United States marshal Of Alabama.
POST ROUTE BILL.
The Senate committee on postotfices and post
roads to-day authorized Chairman Ferry to
offer as an amendment to the postoffice appro-
priation bill all the past legislation which was
added to the House post route bill by the
Senate last session except the Brazilian SUBJ
sidy clauses. These legislative provisions re-
late to the classification of mail matter and
compensation of railroads, the ranking privi-
ance The post route bill above referred to is
still pending on disagreements between the
two houses.
KID GLOVE TRADE.
The secretary Of the treasury addressed a
communication to the committee on commerce
of the Senate, and the committee of ways and
means OF the House, requesting that the petit
tion to Congress from New York, that an inves-
tigation be made into the kid glove trade, be
granted, and that the investigation be made
as soon practicable.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed VIM. G. Thompson.
Iowa, chief justice Of the supreme court of
Idaho. Postmssters: Ohio, F. s. Goodson
Bellevue. Indiana, Thomas N. Robertson,
Brazil; John q. Filler. Munice; Samuel B,
Webster, Monticello. Illinois, Gollus Rutz,
Jr., Highland; N. H. Pratt, Kewanee; Isaac M.
Kealy, Duquoin; Andrew Wilson, Sparta; Gill
bert Rosseter, Lake Forest; Samuel Buckw ell,
National stock yards; J. Fl. Anderson, Have.
lock; Samuel Linn, Earlville; Seneca D. Chaplin,
WHITEHALL; J. B. Miller Anna; F. II. Bates.
Bates, Elmhurst. Iowa, VIM. G.. Paddock,
Knoxville; s. A. Moore, Bloomfield; j. NJ.
LIE Mars, Nebraska; G.. P. Il. Williamson,
Grand Island.
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Ereseing Session.
MAIL MATTER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The House, Mr.. Car
Isle in the chair, took up for consideration the
bill for classification of mail matter and to
regulate rates of postage thereon. Mr.. Waddell,
chairman of the committee on postoffices and
post roads, explained the provisions of the bill.
It divides mail matter into four classes: First
written matter; second, periodical publica-
printed matter; and, fourth, merchandise, and
makes the rates Of postage uniform on all
periodicals. whether daily, weekly, monthly, or
quarterly. The bill was satisfactory to the
publishers of the country.
number of amendments We're offered. and,
after debate, rejected, when Ar. Waddell chair
man of the committee, remarked that the bill
had the approval of all the legitimate publish
CTS of the country, and that it was being talked
to death by chin-music, and he th -refore
moved to adjourn. Agreed 81. Adjourned.
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INQUISIT0RIAL.
WORK OF THE POTTER AND TELLER
COMMITTEES.

Butler Agrees to Give the Cipher Dis
patches-The Investigation to Commence
NIonday-Mr. Tilden Invited to Appear
and Face His Accusers-St. Martin, the
Latest Louisiana Liar, in tho Witness
Stand-He Partially Retracts His Charges
Against stenEer-The Tissue Ticket Busi-
ness in South Carolina.
Daily globe., 1879-01-24
Criminal Prosecutions of Wisconsin Tim
Der Thieves.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23.-David Fuller and
Reuben Munger, citizens of Brown county, are
under arrest, on warrants issued by Commis-
sioner Bloodgood charging them with assisting
in the removal Of timber cut on lands belong
ing to the United States, and occupied by the
Oneida Indians. 1t is said the authorities will
proceed in this manner against q large number
Of persons, in addition to civil suits, for re-
covery of the value of timber, the interior de-
partment having ordered rigid enforcement
Of the statutes, both civil aud penal, against
all trespassers, including purchasers of ma
terial
Daily globe., 1879-01-24

held at the depot some distance from the Re
publican meeting. He heard no shots fired
during the day. Heard that leading Demo-
Gratis did their best to prevent difficulty.
Z. J. Coghlan, white Republican, aged 76,
called. He spoke at the Republican meeting
Oct. 12th. Had never recognized Hampton as
Governor. and considered him an imbecile.
After the meeting he called the Republicans
together ut the court house to keep them out
of trouble. The Democrats threatened to kill
him. Some ''red shirts" approached him, and
he drew his pistol and bade them keep off.
Witness corroborated the testimony of Stewart
as to the election. Adjourned
Daily globe., 1879-01-24
~fPennsylvania Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-Business of all
lines Of the Pennsylvania railroad cast of Pitts
burgh and Erie for the twelve months Of 1878
compared with the same period Of 1877, shows
an increase Of gross earnings of $519, ,56S; de-
crease of expenses $553,4 increase in net
earnings 9l,079062. All the lines west Of
Pittsburgh and Erie show q deficiency in meet
ing all liabilities of SAG, 741 being gain over
the same period of 1877 Of s278, ,5S3.