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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-22
A CHEROKEE WEDDING
The Feast of Pleasure Suddenly IT,,
Blood and Death.
Sort Smith Dispatch to the Cincinr.a =,
uuirer

AVN Shii'h bsPateh W the Clnclnneg
quirer
Deputy Marshal Addison Becb h..
rived from the Indian Territory ' w. !,
ing in custody several prisoners c Il ua',
with VARIOUS vic'aticae.~;: yi,e Tns$
states laws. Among them is Ga aaN
Taylor, who was a conspicuous ns,,;s
pant in a heightened wedding f es4S
the Cherokee Nation not long su pT@S NJ Y
Downings, Loves and the SIN Nm, 4 ~
prominent Cherokee families, and y
though they are closely conpectad d' !
marriage, a feud has long existed !:
tween the Downings on one side and AM y
Loves and Stills on another A sIo y
time ago Taylor, who is white , ms
was to be married to one of the dan%
tiers of James Downing, ST., and J.
overtures had been made by easbsI
the belligerent parties to heal IN r'4 j;
social wounds and let bygones be h. h
cones, it was thought best by the DO,T!
ings to extend invitations to the I~s law.
and Stills to be present at the mar,;,s T
festivities, which was accordingly doTss
The wedding day arrived, and with bD, =
the Loves and Stills and mapv oba
guests. The hymeneal knot va, faJ
The feast was spread and all seemed 4,
merry as q marriage bell. As nsu,i
on such occasions, however, wbiskvhai
been struggled into the gathering ana
was doing its work among the indians
While partaking of the sumptuon,
feast the old feud was revived and n
less time than it takes to tell it one Il
the Downings and one of the Lows
were engaged in a deadly tussel. In an
instant a dozen revolvers and guns ver
brought into play. In less than five
minutes old man Downing, John StT
and Joseph Love lay dead in the ysyj
and two Others were severly WOUNDED
Taylor, having so recently married in
to the Downing family, could not stand
by in a time like this, and thereforetOok
a hand. He fired the shot that inhc.
ed the wound on Joseph Love, and BE-
ing so unfortunate as to be whtenss
he was arrested and brought herein
trial in the United States Court. H
has the reputation of being a bad MAJ
and is said to have belonged to Qual /
trells band of bushwhackers duringh
war.
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Star Route Cases.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 15.-Those
who sympathize with the government
in the effort to bring the star route Of
tenders before the courts, feel not a lit
tie disturbed tonight by the action of
District Attorney Corkhill, at whose in
stance to-day the district grand jury
was adjourned till the Sd of October.
The jury has had a long summer vaca-
ton, and met day before yesterday
with the prospect of being we'll nigh
overwhelmed with business. There
are large number of cases Of homi-
eide, burglary, and other criminal vio-
lations of the law to be disposed OF,
to say nothing of the Hcwgate case
and the star route cases. 1t is
claimed that the adjournment was
made on the ground thai some of the
Jurors desire to be absent for some
time. This excuse is not generally re-
garded as satisfactory. 1t is significant
that the adjournment took place at a
time when not single officer either of
the postoffice department or depart
ment of the justice Who is connected
With the star-route investigation is in
the city. 1t is noteworthy, also, that it
occurred at time when those engaged
in the preparation of the star-route
cases are declaring positively that they
have ready and complete in every par
ticular several cases which they are de-
sirous of laying before the jury at the
earliest possible date. Whatever may
be the reason for the adjournment Of
the jury, it cannot be regarded other
wise than as unfortunate, to say the
least.
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wars would undoubtedly have reco,,
what they lost. When people s, ,.i'
a certain time of life they are AM u''l'e At
a little oblivious Of BIRTHDAYS 'VyIpNh
to old to celebrate Runnym edo "eN
court, Torbay, the Bill of Riob.age
even Waterloo. But the ASaas b
are still young, and though tb4sa
ing centennial is one in VIII sSa
may, perhaps, feel some dessag
asking us to join, we are not ssa
skinned, or SO ungenerous, as tok.&
able to appreciate the spirit inS&
they will celebrate it. NN&
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Green Room GOSSIP.

Emma Abbott is gaining rspaA
ton as the great opera house opene,
On the 2Sth ult. she opened one al
Springfield, O., owned by Mr.. Bookvd
ter, democratic candidate for govenc
of Ohio, and last Monday she openei
the Tabor opera house at Denver. SheEE
lately said to an interviewer: 81 have
both grand and light opera. I ha7tE
only been on the operate stage thre!!
years, incredible as it may appear ii
some people, and every season has beea
greater than the one preceding it. This
my fourth year, is beginning in suchii
highly suspicious manner that cannc
but think that this will eclipse any pre-
decessor, especially as l never was il
such good, healthful voice."
Ella LIE Claire, yound actress who
committed suicide at Mobile last week
left letter which c ntained the follow
ing advice: "lleft a good, happy homs
where I had everything heart could
wish for. From the stage, which hs
proven my curse, l advise all youtg
girls who have good home to take
warning, and remember that all that
glitters is not gold.' I went down The
bay. met Emile Posey and martld
him another warning to foolish ;ooaacH s
girls. Do not marry out of yow own
class. Mixed marriages bring hscune
for then there is jealousy all thtne
and nothing but trouble"
Miss Henrietti Vader's first aHa
ahce as a star at Chicago was a failure
Her manager, Matt. Canning, saw:h
failed because the management Of HsF
erly theater did not mount the PLAY
properly, while Uncle Dick is out ini
card attributipg the catastrophe to Nj.
Canning's shortcomings in not attend
ing to his business and providing 50
adequate support. The critics gve
the above reasons and the unfortuns'e
selection Of plays as the causes Of 'nF
failure.
BARLEY Campbell has just finished
new play entitled Daughters of Bone
mia. He thinks Clio is the best thlns
he has ever written. The Galley saV'
has been the best financial success 10
himself. In two years it has returns
to him q profit Of $4,000 N.Y. Partne'
has made the most money, hoWeVe'
and paid him last season SAL 900.
Anna Dickinson will appear this yea
as Claude Melnotte, Hamlet, Romeo
and Macbeth, as we'll as in her OWL
play of Aurelian. She begins her tou ,
January 2, but will continue only this.
m nths, as she begins her engagement
in London early in June.
Tom Keene begun his season y
Cleveland last Monday night, appea,,
ing as Richelieu before an immens
audience. His manager, W. ~ a :. !
den, says Keene made clear propu
$4,000 on last seasons business, ~
The Professor reached its hundissu~ ".
performance at Madison Square tne Il
ter last Thursday night, despite the 3. su
verse criticism of the metropolis
press. It will shortly be replaced "
Esmeralda. !,
Barnum has struck q new VEN III ~
verstlsing. Since the death of "opos
one of the circus dogs, all the surVlv ~
CANNES of his establishment have naI
their necks adorned with BANDS
crane.
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rebate. The Grand Trunk company is
selling round trip tickets to Boston for
$40, good for thirty days." single trip
tickets to New York for $40, and round
trip tickets to New York, good until
used" for $l5.
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Aid.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. PA citizens
meeting, presided over by Mayor Pow.
ers, was held tonight and committees
appointed to solicit and forward for
contribution money and clothing to go
to Michigan for the relief of the suf-
ferers.
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The announcement that Jen ns
Swisshelm is writing open letters 70 -, u,
Bliss reminds us that George FRAU. NJ
Train is quiet and reserved.-C'nc'H''
Enquirer.
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UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Keis.r. Republican. Elected Speaker.


WASHINGTON, December 5.-HoUsE.-
The assembling Of the first regular session
Of the Forty-seyenth Congress drew vast
number of visitors. Keifer stood for short
time behind the desk and was warmly con-
graduated by his colleagues.
At noon Clerk Adams called the body to
order and announced the opening of The ses-
sion. He called the roll. The roll call
showed 200 Representatives present, the alb
.entees being Morey, Scoles, Mills, and
Deuster.
Nominations for Speaker being in order,
Keifer was put in nomination by Rsbes0n,
Randall by House, and Ford by Murch.
Burrows Of Michigan, McCook, and Lsdd
were appointed tellers.
The rell being called, resulted IS follows:
Whole number Of vstes cast, 2S5; necessary
for q choice, 143: For Keifer, 14S; Randall,
l2S; Ford, s. Those voting for Ford we're
Brumm, Burrows, of Missouri, Hszeltine,
Jones, Of Texas, Lsdd, kssgroye, Hurch sud
Rice of Missouri. None of the candidates
voted. Fulkerson and Paul, of Virginia,
Readjusters, voted for Keiter.
Keller was escorted to the Speakers chair
by Randall and Hiscock sud took the oath,
administered by Kelly, of Pennsylvania.
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 25.-John II. Stephens,
chief surgeon TO Stonewall Jackson during
the war, was found dead Ia his Office at Dali
las, Texas, this evening.
ORANGE CoURT House, Va, December 2.
Montpelier, formerly the home of Presi-
dent Madison aud his burial place, was sold
yesterday at auction for $4,000.
LOUISVILLE, December 2.--Senator Beck
was renominated for the United States Sem
ate to-day by the Democrats, without oppo-
sition.
ABERDEEN, December 1.-THE body OF
the Earl of Crawford and Balcanes, who died
in December, 1880, has been stolen from the
mortuary chapel, Dunechal House, at Aber-
deem.
New YORK, December 2.--Pros. HcClel-
Ian and George Rocks fought a prize 63ht.
Mcclellan laid Rocks out by his fist In the
stomach, aud 10 the third round Rocks
Knocked Mcclellan out of time.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2.-Xargaret
vsssoy, aged seventeen, was shot by her
lover, Henry Nero, aged twenty -one, who
then shot himself. Both are believed to be
fatally wounded. The girls mother had
suppressed Henr7.
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AMERICAN COMMERCE.
A Revolution in Steamship Building.


NEW York, Dec. "A project, which is
liable to assume great proportions at an ear
ly date, was brought to light in Wall street
yesterday. 1t centenplates q sweeping rev.
olution in steamship building, aud it has the
support of leading and influential capitalists,
principally Massachusetts, gentlemen. Yes
sells are to be constructed without masts and
there will be literally nothing wbstever
above deck except the pilot house aud fun
nels. One Of the projectors, being inter-
viewed, said: ave have stepped forward TO
solve the problem by covering our vessels up
as with she'll from stem to stern. This
will place us above all danger from rough
seas sweeping over us. Nc spars are torn
out; no freight gees overheard; no lives are
lost; everything is safe beneath the roof.
The cest of the larger vessels will range from
500, 700 to $3.50, 900, one-third less than med
ern vessels of the same size. They are all
to be built in this country. One of the OBJ
jects of the enterprise is to bring back to the
United States our lost shipping business, and
to carry American mails and American pas
sen2eIs under the American flag. Among
the gentlemen engaged in The euteIptlse are
Ex- Governor Rice, Of Massachusetts, Mr..
Alexander, who is at the head of the Cunard
LiEo in Boston, ]. d. Kendall, builder
prominent in the Back Bay improvement, Fl.
NJ. Zeregan, of Boston, Congressman Jno.
W. Gambler, and Mr.. Washing, The big Bos-
ton shipper. The American Loan and Trust
Company is trustee Of the present assoca-
ton
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NO PRESS REPORT.

In too ssnguine mood the newspapers of
the Territory anticipated that with the ex-
tension Of the Western Union telegraph
wires 10 Butte there would be greater Inn
munlty from interruption and better fscili-
ties for procuring press reports. The reverse,
however, seems 10 be the case. There is
but one string of wire completed TO Mon
tana. The railroad and commercial bust
ness, which has precedence, nearly monop-
olzes that during day business. For some
time past Mr.. Bohannon has been engaged as
night operator at Helena, taking most Of the
press report and repeating 1t next morning
10 Deer Lodge and Butte. Mr.. Bohannon's
removal 10 the Butte Office does away with
the night operator business, and, IS appears
TO the present, has practically dsne away
with the news report until the new line Of
poles and wire is extended 10 Butte. This
line Is now constructed, as stated by the
Pilot, thlrty-two miles north of Ogden, and
another party has started in at Franklin to
work north. Considering the season and
the difficulty Of delivering and setting posts,
there is not much encouragement to believe
the new line will be In working order for
several months. In the meantime Montana
papers win have TO rely on Ogden, Salt Lake
and San Francisco papers for their general
telegraphic news. .s
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Work of the Land Court.

DUCLI", December 3.-Thc latest adyces
from the Land Court show that there are TO
This dale 81 900 applicatisUs. They gre in
creasing st the ate OF i've huod' ed for each
day. There are now as Eany applications
from Galway and Mayo as from Ulster. Il
vast number, too, ere from Kerry, while the
indications from Limerick and TipDe,ary are
encouraging, but Cork, Wae,ford, aud
WEXFORD are behind. T hele areindica. ions
that wherever the commission goes appi ica-
tions begin 10 pour in. while the people in
those counties not yet visited s'e waiiiog
their coming before actually applying. There
is no doubt that as soon as the ten commits
sioners who have been appointed get to
work, applications will greatly increase. But
alongside the splendid rush Of applications,
how Insignificant thus far seem the results.
There have been only 17S decisions as the
result OF four weeks work, being at he rae
oftwo and half decisions per day to each
commission.
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What They Think Of It.

LONDON, December 3.-Copious reports
of Guiteau's trial continue 10 be telegrapbed
daily, and seem likely 10 discr edit perman-
emily the American Cou'Ls with the English
public. The Times remarks that the trial
astonishes and shocks English readers. Law
yers declare that no such spectacle of judi
cal incapscty has ever been seen. The con-
tinusly recurring scenes, the license al
lowed Guiteau, tue demeanor OF the spec
tators, the applause bestowed on Sco'ille,
the indecent demonstration Of every kind
tolerated by the Judge, and his utter inabil-
ity to keep order or control the proceedings
in his own Court, are all unhappily regarded
here As typical instead of exceptional. Law
yers, moreover, consider The examination OF
Guiteau touching his own sanity a, scam
dalous innovation.
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DENVER, December 3. - The Tribune's
Leadville dispatch says the Gold Pa K min-
Jog camp is in fever of excitement. Four
Gays ago Harry Weston, foreman Of the Gold
Park mining company was shot aud killed
by Bagley, discharged blacksmith. Bagloy
had also made an unsuccessful attempt 10
shoot Super int spdent Turney, and sheu 70, ~
fed himself 10 his cabin, which was imue-
djately surrounded by mob. The cabin was
besieged for eight hours without dIslsdsing
the occupsnt. Finally a large quantity Of
giant powder was placed near the door and
isDited. The explosion following tore the
cabin 10 pieces. and Bailey was fond aith
bullet hole through bis heart, having evi-
IDENTIFY committed suicide. Dasley has sew
eral friends who have threatened 10 take
Turney's life, and strong guard surrounds
his cabin day and night. Jack Wright and
Bagley's friends were ordered 10 go imeed
a.ely out of camp by the vigilantes, aud
they paraded the Town all day With pair Of
cooked reyolvers in search of the committee,
but left at Dight. Much trouble is anticj-
pa,ed.
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Butte.

From he Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. I'd.
Tongue river In Montana, where the
Northern Pacific people celebrated night be-
fore last, is, according to the map, just 800
miles east of Helena. At the rate the road
Is progressing, locomotive from Bismarck
ought TO reach Helena or Butte (according
TO rouie) early next summer. With that
road from the East, and with the Utah &
Northern stretching out TO every town fiom
the South, Montana, ought to have such
boom as IL never dreamed Of In the old
prairie schooner aud jerkie stage days.
Butte by this day twelve months hence,
ought TO be the roaringest mining camp In
the world. We say 1t without envy, and In
perfect fairness. 1t has the foundation for
the best woikingmen's mining camp in the
West. The ore is not Of high grade and Is
rebellious enough TO require the most care
full process Of working, which involves the
employment Of many men. Then IL is
tough ore when In place, and shot does
less execution than In many other camps.
But there is no end to the ore, and though,
as a rule, Butte dividends will always be
small, they will be 80 steady that confidence
In the camp will increase as the years 60 by.
Providence always fayofs lucky people, and
80 We hope that when the tracks OF the
Northern Pacific and Utah & Northern cross
In Montana, war will spring up between
the two railroad companies which will make
It cheaper TO take the cars for Montana than
70 stay n home.
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Judge Lawr.ncs on Guiteau.

NEW YORK, December 2.-Tbe POst's
Washington special says Judge Lawrence,
First Comptroller Of the Treasury, who &C.
cupied the bench with Judge Cox at Gui,
teau's trial yesterday, gays Of the assassin /:
GAS sat looking down upon him yesterday,
L could not help being struck with the sp-
pesrsnce which his head presented TO ore
who views it as 3 phreneloeist. 1t is almost
Cat on the top from forehead to croTn, which
rises prominently and almost perpendicular
from the nape of the neck. This, if l un-
derstana anything of phrenology, iudicstes
sanity, sslf-conceit, the latter strongly devel-
oped. have rot studied the Evidence sub
mitted in the case, but if it shows Guiteau to
have had distinct ldea of The cnormity of
his crius, then it will appear that tho only
motive for it was that he felt agg,ieved over
his treatment in the matter Of the Paris con-
sulate. Ills self-conceit Uas hurt and h..
wanted revenge, and this should got - con-
sidered insanity"
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Stock end Railroad Matters,

New YORK, December FIN the market
to-day it was q curious fact that Vanderbilt
stocks were strong while Gould's were weak.
The market was unusually excited. Geu.
Rosser, Of the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
will, OIL Monday Dext,with seveia al directors,
select The point OF its junction with the
Northern Paei6: Raiho DAD. The snow block
ade on The Canadian Pac;6c has been broken
and The rains ae DOW rruniug regularly.
The is much agitation be- ause the Domin-
ion Go7e"omeut i'fends 10 pullI,v all the
railroad charters 9 anted by tbe Legislature.
This win secp e monopoly of the carrying
trade to the Canadian Pacific. 1t is officially
stated that no road whatever will be allowed
to approach within fifteen miles of the Inter-
national boundary. If This statement bs
borne out by facts. as it seems certain it will
be, the most serious complications will in
evitsbly arise.
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Depository Discontinued.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Secre,sry Folger
has issued an order discontiauipg the Uni
ted States Depository at Tucson, Arizona.
The repositories there we've Lord IL Will
Jams who, in addition to doing q banking
business, were large cont ar;ors and were
interested in various other schemes. All
their discussing checks and drafts are now
payable al San Francisco at the sub-Trels-
ury there. The Treasury balance in cash
in their hands has been also sent 10 San
Francisco. New York and San Francisco
exchange will be sent to the Treasury here.
Two National banks are about TO be organ
lied at Tucson, one Of which will be desig-
mated as The United States Depository at
that point. The Government has not lest
cent by its transactions with Lord & Will
iams
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THE GhGNON SUIT.
The Title of Thornton ct al. Sustained.


Our readers will recollect that q suit in
volving the title to the Gagnon mine was re-
Gently heard In the Supreme Court Of the
United States. The title was "Belk VS..
Meagher ct al."--the defendants at present
being Col. j. C. z. Thornton, Joseph Rosen-
thai, - Kelly, and Joseph Ransom. The
plaintiff was represented in the Supreme
Court by Warren Toole, ESQ.,, of Helena, aud
Messrs. Shellabarger & Wilson, of Washing
ton, ID. c.; the defendants by W. w. Dixo
and j. c. Robinson, Esqs., Of Montana, and
Richard Merrick, Esq, of Washington. A
telegram was received Monday from Merrick
d Morris stating the case had been decided in
favor Of defendants on every point. This
afiirms the decision of the Second Judicial
District Court Of Montana aud the decision
of the Supreme Court of the Territory.
As this Is an important decision we give a
brief history of the case. The case was
tried In December, 1877, In Deer Lodge, be-
fore Judge Knowles and jury. Verdict
was given for the defendants, and the judg-
nient was affirmed by the Supreme Court Of
the Territory in 1878. The ground In dis
pute, now known as the Gagnon mine, was
part Of the Original lode, located in 1864.
The title passed to Col. Thornton, aud AFTER
ward to John G. Murphy. Work TO repre-
sent the claim was done in 1875, SO that Il
held the ground until January ], 1877. On
December 10th, 1876, John Belk located the
Anna Maria, including the part Of the Orig
inal now called the Gagnon. Thornton and
Murphy did not resume work afferward, and
the ground became subject 10 relocation Jan.
!, 1877. On Feb. %, 1877, Meagher and
Gagnon relocated the ground In dispute and
called II the Gagnon. Gel. Thornton and
the other present owners claim under this
location. II was held III the Territorial Dis
trict and Supreme Courts that, as the time
for Thornton and Murphy TO do the work TO
hold their ground had not expired when Belk
relocated, the right TO tho ground was still
In the owners Of the original location, that
the ground was not subject 70 relocation 1t
the time it was made, and that Belks relo-
cation was therefore void; also that Aeaghsr