Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-05-07

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.


the lI1eS anu Sci,SoIlc UT lic ilSil9 VI
setting Of the fortunes or the misfort-
unes of the two parties pi,ted against
each other in the senate chamber, the
national arena of this most marvellous
deadlock. When it will end, who viii
be crippled, MANNED or wounded, what
the dividends will be and who will wear
crowns of victory is n thing no "fcllcr
can find out" lfthcre are millions in
it, common mortals are at this writing
unable to discover it. Chi Bono il the
question asked by interested irieuds Of
both parties, There are noae learned
enough to
The earnest appeal made by Governor
Ordway of Dakota for and in behalf Of
his people tells a sad story ofgrcat hard
ship and suffering in Il short AMI pithy
way. The overflow of the Missouri
river swept away villages. stores, houses,
churches, and school houses, and the
loss of everything they had in the world
was entailed on many worthy people.
Doubtless some organized effort will be
made to give relief, in leading cities, in
the land. The response, Ia calls for sid
to fever stricken and fire ravaged dis
tricts have been SO generous ia the past
that large things will be devised TO aid
those whose life earnings have been
swept away by raging floods in ,he land
of the Dakotas.
Any persons snppoSing Ben. Butler to
be dead and buried are marvc.ou,ly
mistakes. The old man has been rum
mating down in Cuba for some months
and turns up here is brown as Il berry
with his handsome eye still CA matters
political. He has uncorked his bott,e of
nostrums and is feeding his democratic
friends with allopatllit doses of burhon
tonic to stitien tie back houeofthc lead
ers in the senate dead lock. Ben. i, not
a handsome man, but like Il Kicking
mule he has a business end that dcmor-
allies things generally. He has done a
larger amount of kicking for the dem
Ocaats in tho past and one mere effort
may knock the wind out of the party
sails in this new tack or dead -lock.
There are thousands of letters and
kilograms sent hither from ali parts OF
the country to republicans, giving al
vice touching the present struggle. 1t
is alleged that if senators yield now to
the demands of the democrats, upon The
promise that they will not f.ibus,er al
the regular session, there j. no assurance
that the promise will be kept. What is
q democratic promise worth? What
one made by the party has ever been
kept? Honor, patriotism, truth, right.
justice. all 90 down before a plea Of cX-
pedicncy or a hope Of advancing the
fortune of democracy. Republican sen
ators are exhorted to stand firm. Re
publicans have o. all their battles by
q rigid adherence to right, and Il bOld,
vigorous, uncompro,niaing battle for its
supremacy. They are right now. stick.
Stick and the country through its mil
lions of loyal men say amcn,'
The secret service division has iafor-
nation that y new counterfeit $40 cold
piece has appeared in san Francisco. II
is made principally Of base metal, but l.
very heavily plated with gold. 1t %rrs;st-
the acid tests. 1t has Is be cut deep be,
fore the true nature OF the coin j. dis.
covered. 1t is not as heavy as the
genuine, nor has ii the ring" of gold
but many people OF San Francisco and
the vicinity have been taken ia by it.
Washington is the objective puint Of
The Bankars' and Merchants Telegraph
Company, regular incorporated unde.
the laws of New York, and charters have
been obtained in New jersey and Penn
sylvania. 1t will operate twelve wires
between this city and New York, run
ming through Baltimore and Phila-
/. delphia. If it gives cheaper telegraph,
rates it will be what people are praying
for all over the country.
The first Of last month was fruitful il
in historic memories. The first gun il
the rebellion was fired. Lincoln wa.
assassinated, and the war closed in thi'
first north "f -pring-tne, j WAS Anri
10Th, 1861 that the first blood spilled il
the rebellion was shed when the rebel,
in Baltimore fired upon The Massachus
etts Sixth. The call OF President Lin
coin for $4,000 men reused every north.
ern heart, but the Bay State was til,
first to start a regiment for the Nation
Capital. Two men were killed in THEN
march through that rebel city. All con
n~ection between the capital and TIE
north was cut off for several days, and
the widest apprehension filed every
loyal heart. In the midst Of this awful
suspense strains of martial music were
heard at the lower end Of PENNSYLVANIA
vel and the Sixth regiment march.
ed mp through the crowds OIL rebels On
either side to the White House and re-