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man. At the conclusion, and after explana-
tions by Secretary Schurz, the ten chiefs
signed paper that they had requested
to be drawn up, in which they
declared that they desire to remain on
the lands now occupied by the Poncas in
Indian Territory. and to establish permanent
homes there, also express their willingness
to relinquish all their right and interest in
all lands formerly owned and occupied by
the Ponca tribe in the State of Nebraska and
Territory of Dakota. In compensation for
the land, as well as for the property at the
time of removal to Indian Territory in 1877,
fer depredations committed on them by the
Sioux, they ask Congress to appropriate the
sum of Sl4S,000, the Same sum asked
for in tie bill submitted by the In
terror Department about two years ago.
After enumeratipg some purposes for which
they desire 10 have this sum expended or in
vested, the paper closed as follows 1--WE
declare this TO be an expression Of our free
will and desire, as well as that of our people
at present residing on the Ponca reservation
IN Indian Territory, and we ask that this
declaration and request be submitted to the
Congress of the United States for its favor
able consideration and action" The papers
bear the signatures of the Ponca Chiefs
present and the certificates of the interpret
ers. The Chiefs, through their spokesmen,
to-day reiterated that they had concluded to
take this action, not upon their own motion,
but upon full consultation with all the men,
bers of the tribe in Indian Territory, and now
wanted TO go to work aud be left undisturbed
by outside interference.
Miscellaneous washington Items.
CHICAGO. December 9th. The Inter
Oceans Washington special says: Secretary
Sherman does not lose sleep on account of the
stories that the Democrats in the Ohio Leg
islature will unite with the disaffected Re
publicaus and beat him for the Senatorship.
lie knows there is nothing in it, and the
story is only worthy of contempt
The impression still prevails that Justice
Swayne will resign from the Supreme Bench
after the holidays, and Stanley Matthews
will supply the vacancy.
The Democrats are quite concerned at the
story that Senstor Davis will leave the Sem
ate to accept an appointment on the SUI
prene Bench, as this would result in Re.
publican gain in the Senate, and excites the
Democrats accordingly.
It is believed here that Secretary Ramsey
will be elected Senator from Minnesota, that
General Miller will succeed Booth in Cali.
fornia, that jones will be reelected from
Florida, and the Republicans confidently ex-
pect to elect in Tennessee, which the Demo-
Gratis stoutly refuse to concede. Morton is
the favorite in New York, and Oliver in
Pennsylvania. 1t is learned that Governor
Hartranft will be here with 10000 Pennsyl.
vania militia at the Inauguration of Garfield.
Tents will be erected by the committee, and
there will be military parade in Washington
surprising anything seen since Grants review
at the close of the war.
The Storm in the East.
New YORK, December 27th.-The storm
on the New Jersey coast ragged for seventy
two hours. The summer residences on Mon
mouth Beach were damaged to the extent of
$40 600. The roads about Long Branch are
blockaded with snow, some drifts being ten feet
deep. The bluff, bulkheads and porticos of
the hotels were carried away. At Coney
Island the sea swept away the piazza of the
Central Hotel, and carried off about 200 feet
of the bulkhesd The damage is estimated at
$780, 200 to 100000. At Manhattan Beach
Hotel the iron pier remains intact, but some
of the outlaying lighthouses were washed
into kindling wood.
RED BANK IN. J.), December 27th.-Two
men lost their lives during the ssow-stcrm in
this section.
Severe weather.
3 CHICAGO, December 27th.-Tbe sun APP
peared this morning for the first time in q
fortnight. The weather has been moderate,
but gloomy and depressing. It turned very
cold last night and the mercury is now nearly
at zero. At Mantle Bay it is nearly 400 be-
low zero, and at ST. Paul 16S. The drought
about Springfield, in this State, is aggravated
by the severe cold weather. which is con-
verting into ice the scanty supply OF water in.
the smaller streams. Live stock are suffer-
ing.
CHICAGO, December 27th.-The cold wave
which struck Manitoba yesterday, sending
the mercury to 40 below zero. and which
reached this city early this morning, has been
growing in intensity all day. Although the
sun shone brightly to-day for the first time in
a fortnight, at midnight the thermometer
registered 13' below zero, and at the present
rate will reach 20' below before morning. 1t
is by far the coolest spell of the season, but
an absence of wind and clear sky makes it
less trying than weather that is not SO
vigorous.
Deaih of Rev. DIR. L. II. Chaplin.
NEW York. December 27th.-Rev. DIR.
Chaplin died yesterday. His friends have
known for long time that his recovery was
impossible. DIR. Chaplin was born on the
Goth of December, 1874. He was a native of
New England, was finely educated, and one
of the brightest lights of the Universalist
Church. He fretted constantly from some
cause or other. He worried lest the church
members would be discontented on account
of his frequent absence, and if he noticed any
prominent members not regularly in their
pews he would attribute their absence to his
own shortcomings, and make himself miser.
able. DIR. Chapin's last sermon in his Church
of Divine Paternity was on Palm Sunday
last year. On that day it was feared that he
would not be able to finish the service. He
went to Europe last summer, but came back
no better, imagining from the fact that he
met no familiar faces in Switzerland that his
friends were deserving him. Ee left the
house but seldom this autumn, and then only
for short drive with his nurse. Two weeks
ago he went for the last time. He passed
yesterday with his six grandchildren, no dan
ger of death being apprehended until evening.
He died an absolutely painless death, so far as
could be noticed, ten minutes after midnight.
For the last four years DR.. Chaplin has com.
planned Of fatigue, which no amount of rest
seemed to relieve. Frequent trips to Europe
failed to do him good, and in fact, unless sur
rounded by friends during his foreign trip, he
was apt to become homesick and worry con-
stantly until he could return. Yet such was
his indomitable will, visible in every look
and movement of the man. even when ill,
that he would Tot allow the trustees of his
church to engage an assistant until recently,
when it became evident that he would not be
able to preach again. Although troubled
with asthma and dyspepsia, it cannot be said
that he had contracted any particular dis
ease. His mind remained clear.
Tramps Suffocafed-Fatal Alteration
CoIliery Accident.
RICHMOND VA. December 27th.-Within
the past forty-eight hours -four tramps have
been found in dying condition, from being
suffocated by the gas of lime kiln in the
lower part of the city, where such characters
are in the habit of spending their nights.
Two of those mentioned have died.
During an alteration Friday in Halifax
county between Marion Wimbish, white
boy aged II, and negro boy, about the pos
session OF an ak, the negro attempted to as
sault Wimbish with hoe, when the latter
dealt him blow on the neck with the AK,
almost severing the head from the body.
Three miners working in the Union coal
mine, Chesterfield county, were caught by a
caving portion of the mine ON Friday last
and killed. The accident occurred at dinner
hour, while all the miners except those men
toned were out of the shaft, otherwise the
loss of life would have been very great. The
victims are colored men and all leave large
families.
Westward Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, December 27th.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento December 31st : George E. Cole,
Portland, Or; Fl. Hunter and family, Car
son, New; d. Henshaw, Ward; H. Alhof,
Oakland; 81. V. Rice and family, Brooklyn !;
w. j. Shelton and wife, Wells, New.
Twenty-four through emigrants left on Sat-