The Worthington advance., 1880-10-14
~ 4 s 3 :! NEWS.

E7naIful1 Payment OF Creditors OF tho
First National' Bank Of Doluth-The
lottery CASES Dismissed by tho supreme
I. ConFt?-spotted 4 Tail Raises Contr,but.on
: :! to Employ Lawyer to Defend the Sioux
4sin Rzason at Fort 'Omaha..Yellow Fever
ON tho Lower M'ssissippi: - 49,:
'",WAsH1SaroN, OCT. 1l.-The comptroller of
tho cnrrency has declared dividend of ten per
cont. in favor Of the creditors of the First Na-
tional bank Of Duluth, Minnesota, making in
az dividends OF one hundred per cent.
:siened to-day.
:. The supreme court of the United States con-
venedat noon to-day for the October term of
tseo: AZ! the jnstices were present except
pocted to take his seat Oct. 18th, and tho con.
dttion OF Justice Clifford 10 10 much improved
to-day it is hoped his absence may be only
temporary. No arguments were heard by tho
court this afternoon, but the chief Justice an
nounoed that the call of the docket will begin
: .;.mone tho cases disposed of to-day were
ti'oee of theLouisana and Kentucky Lottery com
psnies, assigned for the first day Of the term.
The Kentucky case, Comerfords Va Thompson
was dismissed upon motion os Solicitor 0ener
81 Phillips, in behalf of appelianta, and the
Eon'siena t:o ns M case, Daupin Vs. Key vas on mo-
tion OF the attorney generali nd ednitely post
poned. These suits were abandoned for the
reasons already stated in these dispatches, viz ::
That according to previous ruling An appli-
cation for mandamus cannot be sustained
against an ex-officer of the government, since
mandamus must issue against an individual
and An ex.of1icer has no power te obev the writ
even should it be granted
Secretary schurz has tho following letter
from Spotted Tail, chief Of the Brule Sioux:
Dear Sir: want to talk with you about six
young men belonging to my people, who were
sent down to Omaha to be dealt with under
tho laws OF the Great Father. These young men
are guilty, according to the same laws laid down
for punishment of white men who have COM
mitted crimes against the laws of
the Great Father. Now what I
want to say t. You is this. IT
these young mon are guilty want to zee them
sent back to me aud their families. Now they
should have, in trial for their alleged crimes,
the same chances white man has.
They should have as good lawyers
% We can give and, We should defend
them the same as you would be allowed to de-
tend your children if they we're in prison and
we're to be- tried for offenses they had beou
charged wirh. What am now writing to YOU
do not say for myself alone. talk for my
council and have talked long, but
always spoke good and kind words for the
Great Father to listen to, and We want him to
spen bis ears to hear the good words We have to
soy; NY people are good people, and want to do
as the Great Father tells them. They love their
children, and it makes them mourn when their
children do wrong. Every way We can, We
want to help our children. Now. my people
have put together from their earnings o little
money to be used in helping orr children
in their trouble. All who were able to give
have given to help them, and the money we
have raised We sre going to send to you that
you may help us find good lawyers to del. I'D
our children. We want them to have fair
trial, and We want you to spend the money We
send you that they may have as good
chance to 20 free "a white men could have 80
send you S332.80. am your true friend.
The national board Of health sustains the re-
cent report of Inspector Sterling that yellow
fever has existed on the lower Mississippi.