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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

A Washington special to the Saint
LOUIS Globe-Democrat says: "Mr. Pet
tgrew predicts that the admission of
Dakota will assume party status in the
senate. In fact, he said that the terri
torial committee Of the senate will raise
the question of sufficient population. In
case this is done, Mr.. Pettigrew proposes
to introduce bill providing for taking
the census Of Southern Dakota, with a
view to showing that she has sufficient
population TO justify admission. The
question raised by the democrats is that
Of population in Dakota. But it is dis
covered that the question Of population
in admitting territories as states into the
Union is no question at all. A territory
NAV be admitted as state with 23,00C
population AS readily as if she has 200 :
600. The rule regarding population has
not been changed since Nevada, Florida
and other states with small populations
were admitted into the Union. Mr.. Pet
tigrew has pertinently asked this ques
ton: in point of abstract justice, wha,
would be the difference in throwing out
Delaware, for instance, with about lao,
coo population, and refusing to admit
Dakota, which is acknowledged to have
over l40, 900 population, because she has
not the stipulated requirement of $50, ,OO'
population, or ousting Nevada, which
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

As was TO be expected, there will he a
battle royal over the allowances which
it is proposed to make to the physicians
and nurses in attendance on Garfield.
No one opposes the payment of suth
amounts as would be thought reason
able by the executors of the Garfield
estate, were the bills to be paid there
from; but the proposition that there
shall be grab at the treasury, which, in
substance. is the position of the commi-
tee, is combated as matter of course.
A minority of the committee is earnest
in it's protest against the extraordinary
sums which it is proposed to pay. Black
burn pats it forcbly when he declares
that it would be an insult To the intel
iigence of the country To pay a man
S25 600 for treating a pus cavity for two
months as a gun-shot wound, and never
discovering his mistake until the elis.ect
ing knife revealed it after the victim
was dead. 1t WAS the intention of the
committee to have rushed its bill
through the house but a. the minority
will report bill for just and reasonable
allowances, not princely donations. the
bills must take their place on the
calendar, and move III order. That the
bill of the majority will provoke criti-
cism is inevitable, for it propose
amounts which no executor of an estate
would dream ofpaying.-Chicago Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
A Tjpycal Snake Story.

One Of the most startling snake stories
that has been told in these parts for
some time was related by the engineer
and fireman who came in last night on
the Southern Pacific express, and was
corroborated by the messengers. 1t
seems that just after the train had pass
cd Dos Palms, the engineers noticed,
about half a mile ahead, what looked
like column of sand moving very
slowly from east to west. At the time
it was only short distance from the
track, and moving Mt snch pace that it
was evident that train and column
would come together When the two
monsters were but short distance
apart it was discovered that the column
kind. Ii was moving in almost per-
pendicular position, the tail dragging OH
the ground and propelled by two large
wings near the head. The bird snake,
or whatever it was, seemed to be about
thirty feet long and twelve incnes in
diameter BY this time everybody al
most, on the train, had put their heads
out of the windows and were hanging
on the train to get look at the monster
snake. The train and snake came to-.
gether, but the snakes tail was not
where it should have been, and a por-
ton Of lower ,eXtrcmities was clipped
off. This seemed to put this flying
snake on his mettle, and he prepared
for war He wheeled around and gave
chase to the flying train. The motion
of the animal seemed to change in an
instant, and he seemed to fly through
the air two miles faster than chain
| lightning. In Il few moments he, she,
or it. overlook the train, and began war
after the latest snake style. The angry
animal kept over the train and gave the
train lively thrashing, roaring like q
COW in distress all the time. After
breaking several windows and frighten-
ing the women and children almost to
death, the monster sailed off, followed
by a shower Of lead from the pistols of
the passengers. which seemed to have
no effect at ali, If anv of the bullets hit
him. This is vouched for by every one
who was on the train, and is given for
what it is worth.-Los Angeles (Cal.)
| Times
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

Strictly Temperate, Except.
Baltimore Gazette.

Baltimore Gazette
On the sleeper Of an Lake Ere and
Western train recently traveller notic-
ed an old, white bearded gentleman try
ing to get into "A linen duster. The
young and spry traveller rushed to his
assistance, and in helping him with his
garment noticed good-sized whisky
flask proiruding from one Of the inside
pockets of the coat. Being of a waggish
nature, he appropriated the bottle, got
the coat on the stranger, and then
pulling out flask said:
"WiIl you take drink? ?"
The old man did not recognize the
bottle, and drawing himself up, remark
ed rather severely:
NO, sir; never drink"
1T won't hurt you," insisted the wag.
Its the best"
young man. said the old gentleman,
intended for all i'm the car to hear, "if
you persist in drinking whisky you will
be ruined man. 1t is the curse Of
the land When | was boy my mother
died, and the last thing she did was to
call me to her beside an say John,
swear to me that you will never touch a
drop Of liquor"
Here the old man clapped his hand
on his pocket, found it empty, and
recognizing the bottle in the hands Of
the other, he continued:
Except, my dear boy, an occasional
snifter while travelling"
And reaching for the flask. pressed it
to his lips, amid a howl of laughter
which shook the entire car.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
Peace at Omaha.

Cmahn, March 2l--The relieving OF
troops called here by the strike com
menced last evening when two compa-
nies returned home. -Four companies
Of U. 5. troops returned to Camp Sidney
this morning. Grading is carried on
with a full force and no threat of inter
ruption. The Willow Springs distillcry
filled the places Of such employees as
struck, with new men. The smelling
works refused to take back such of the
men as quit voluntarily ana has rein
forced tine day and night shifts to near
ly full strength with new men.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

Harvard students are organizing tota'
abstinence society on common-scnse
principles, 1t is to be Gree from
pledges, bicotry, and importunity,' and
based on common sense, self resperi
geatemanlincss" The society will
favor total abstinence, but a member
will be allowed freely TO withdraw from
the organization whenever he finds the
practice Of its principles too much for
him. Rev. Philips Brooks and Prof
James are to deliver lectures before the
society thiS spring
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
CUsrER Cry. March 18. 1Ss

Board met ut 7:3O p. m. pursuant to
adjournment.
Members present, Mayor McHugh;
Alderman, Clark, Wheeler, Johnson
and Clerk Feay
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved
The plat showing proposed alterations
in numbering lots in the town Of Custer
City, as submitted by the town clerk,
was, on motion, accepted and ordered
filed with petition.
On motion, the clerk was instructed
to draw order on special fund for pay
mont Of docket fees in presentation Of
the petition to the district court, $500.
Committee on finance reported action
on claims numbered one to fourteen,
inclusive. Such report being, on mo-
ton, accepted and adopted.
Board then adjourned to meet
Monday the Goth day of March, 1882, at
7:S0 p. IN.
Attest: p. McHuGH. Mayor.
A. T. FEAy, City Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
Railroad to the Hills.

Reports were rife yesterday that in
formation had been received here to the
effect that if the Hills counties will vote
bonds TO the amount Of S600,0G0 the
Union Pacific railroad company would
Immediately commence work upon the
Black Hills branch We are now pre-
pared to state authorizingly, that if the
bonds are voted as above indicated, the
Union Pacific will complete their road
to the Hills the present year. This in
formation received from reliable
source and is no idle rumor The only
thing we now lack is the authority to
bond the counties, for we believe had
we that authority the bonds would be
voted quickly. What is done in the
premises should be done at once as
there is no time to be lost. The COM
pany have already purchase the iron
for one hundred miles and desires to
purchase for the remainder, should it be
decided to build.-Timcs, 18th.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

on the Eth unanimously instructed
Saunders to report IL bill for the ad-
mission into the Union Of Southern Da
kota. The bill provides that n census of
the population of Southern Dakota shall
be taken during the coming summer,
and if the population is sufficient to en-
title that part of the territory to one
representative in congress, it slall be
admitted as q state, the present terri
toral government TO continue, and the
territory remaining to be called North
Dakota
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
Pride OF the People.

Nickshurg, March 2l.-The basin Of
the suItlower river, 200 by 10 miles and
embracing six navigablc streams, is en-
lirely submerged. The population of
the basin is over 100000 and is one Of
the best cotton districts in the south
Water in parts of the basin is encroach-
ing upon the house tops; people escap-
ing on RATS At Gains landing, rations
are only given ont when the boat is
hailed or when people are known to be
in actual need. So far there has been
nowhere manifested disposition to i'm
pose on the government in this mission
of charity. Many planter was found
like Jamison or Coldwater saying don't
pnt off pound at my place" They say
II can get my people through this they
are all safe upon the gin house, but
there's lots of poor people above that
will starve to death unless help gets to
them" 1t is a matter of pride with the
large planters to get along independents
ly, and at the same time to take care of
their people, as they term the negro
tenants. Some Of them have to ask for
little help, but only to tide them over
until they can get supplies from Vicks-
burg. Another planter, Geo. w. Starr,
refused to take anything in the way Of
supplies, but begged for newspaper
sovino he wOuId rather have a papar
than barrel Of -four.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

GuI.cau is making $50 day on the
sale Of photographs and autographs and
uses il in getting out his book. He IL
rational on every subject but stalwart-
ism. but is furious at the mention of the
name of Gorham, and says these papers
were abusing Garfield till Gods man
came to remove him. He is delighted
at Rosencrans' attack on Garfield.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

has less than half, nay, little more than
one-third, Of the population which Da-
/, kota is admitted to have" These qnes-
tions which Mr.. Pettigrew has raised
are nuts which look very difficult for
capricious democrats 10 crack"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
Strike of Miners.

Lalt Lake, March 2l.-Mcn at the
Horn silver smelters at Franck lyn, mum
bering 100, struck for shorter time and
took possession OF the works and hold
them under guard. They refuse to give
place to other men. superintendent
Hill is in consultation with Governor
Murray as to whether he shall proceed
to recover the works through the courts
or call on the military.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25
PROCEEDINGS Or TOWN BOARD.
CUSTER Cry, Marc

Board met at 1880 o'clock p. IN.
Present, Mayor McHugh; Aldermen
Wheeler and Johnson. Adjourned to
meet March 10Th, 1882, at 7 p. m.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-25

The Chicago & Northwestern has put
out through freight tariff, without re-
gard to classification TO all Black Hills
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09
A JOINT CALI.
A Plan for Harmony ana Final
Settlement.

The Athens Post, edited by Mr..
Sam P. Ivens, the oldest as well as
one Of the ablest active members Of
the Tennessee press, lays down the
following broad propositions:
How TO effect a settlement that will
be permanent and one upon which
the distracted Democracy can honor
ably come together, is what we are
now after and what we propose to
submit to our fellow Democrats
throughout the State. Let the State
Democratic Convention be called at
an early day by the chairman of each
wing of the party to nominate a can
didate for Governor and adopt a plat
form. In that platform declare that
the debt question be referred to a
Constitutional Convention for settle
ment, and that we will abide by what.
ever settlement the convention may
make; and that as a party we will not
discuss the question in the coming
State canvass as a factor in our poll.
tics. By an act of the last Legisla-
ture the question of a Constitutional
Convention is to be voted on at the
August election this year, and, if it
carries, delegates to the conven-
ton will be elected in November sue
.ceeding. There isplenty Of time from
now till August to talk up the Com
vcntiou. If the united Democracy
determine to call it, it will be done;
and then three months will intervene
before the election Of delegates. This
gives ample time to talk over the mat
ter with the people of the State, and
the final solution and settlement is
given directly into their hands in the
proper and legitimate way. A legisla-
tive settlement, although it might be
submitted to and ratified by the
people, could be repealed by the next
Legislature; but a settlement by a
Constitutional Convention will be
final and forever binding.
We respectfully submit the PROPOSE
ton, then, that Chairman Childress
aud Chairman Wallace, jointly, call a
State Convention at an early day, and
that the Convention take the steps
indicated as the only safe, satisfactory
and at the same time honorable and
final way out of a difficulty that all
admit has already too long existed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09
A GOVERNORS TROUBLES.
The Investigators Of Governor
ChurchiIl's Alleged Shortage.
Special to the couri,r.Jonrnnl.l

Special to the Courier-J Journal
LITTLE Rock, March Sit is I'M
derstood that the Investigating Com
mittee which has been examining the
accounts of ex-Treasurer, now Gov
ernor Churchill for nearly a year past
will file their report with Secretary Of
State Frolich and adjourn on the 18th
inst. The committee has been meet
ing with a committee appointed by the
Governor and his bondmen for some
weeks past, in order to allow the
Governor an opportunity to explain
various items which constitute the
discrepancy, as found by the Inves-
tigating Committee. The total
amount of the discrepancy will
foot up at least 800, 900. 1t
is due to Governor Churchill and his
bondsmen, however, to state that they
claim divers credits, which, if allowed,
would reduce the amount to $4,000 OF
$4,000. Whether the two commit
tees can come to an agreement respect
ing these credits is the subject of much
conjecture, but, if the investigatinc
committee file their report fixing the
shortage at a certain sum and adjourn,
then the bondsmen will very likely APP
peal to the courts. In the latter event
there is little prospect Of a final settle
ment Of the question for many years,
as long and tedious litigation must
necessarily follow.
The investigation has cost in the
neighborhood OF $1,000, and created
considerable i'll feeling between the
partisans of the Governor and his op-
ponents. Other State officers, past and
present, have been directly or indi-
rectly drawn into the middle and
a%ntagonisms aroused which time can
hardly heal. Generally the people
regard Governor Churchill as more
"sinned against than SHINING" while
his personal friends scorn the thought
connecting him with the misappropria.
ton Of the public funds. 1t is a
noticeable fact hat throughout the
trying ordeal his honesty has not been
questioned. but he is censured fol
falling to attend more closely to the
general details of the Treasurer
Office. The Courier journal cores
pondent was informed to-day from 4
reliable source that if the bondsmer
and investigating committee could
satisfactorily agree as to the amount
Of the shortage it would be promptly
paid.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09
PeePing Through the Southern
KeyhOle.

N. Y. Herald.l
The reports of the diseases Of Mr..
Tilden are so various and frequent
that it causes no surprise whatever
when it is announced that he is
afflicted with any or all of the ailments
advertised in a patent medicine al
manac. But when Boss Kelly tied
up his door-knocker, put on a night
cap and took to his bed by daylight, a
few weeks ago, in close imitation Of
the object OF his chronic political
a~ntipathy, there was much anxiety
among the followers of "our honored
leader to know what all the sick pan
tomime was about. Shortly a~fterward
the Boss was quietly shipped South
one mild winter morning, nominally
for his health but his physical ap.
pearance both then and on his recent
return voyage, and the fact that there
was no increase 10 the equipment of
the ships medicine chest for either
trip, unless it was in whisky, only
added to their perplexity. The Boss
never has condescended to acquaint
them with the purpose Of his mys-
FERROUS tour.
The Savannah (Ga.) News, in an
article printed during the sojourn OF
the Boss in hat neighborhood, which
we copy into another column on this
page, gives them the intelligence which
he refuses. 1t appears that the Boss
learned hat the other invalid was
peeping through the Southern keyhole
at the Democratic Presidential nomi.
nation Of 1884, and went South to put
himself on the opposite side of the
door, SO that Mr.. Tilden should be
sure to behold through the ori6ce the
glaring eyehall Of the war painted
chief of the Tammany-T ipperary tribe
Of political savages.
We gather from the News, however,
that the intercourse Of the Boss with
Southern Democrats was not Of a salts
factory nature to him, and hat his
glaring eyeball at the opposite aper-
ture Of the keyhole was precisely a
spectacle to please Mr.. Tildens vision.
They agree with the Democrats Of
New York in thinking that the appro-
pirate arena for the Tammany- Tippe.
rary war dance in 1884 is the Republi-
can-not the Decentralization
Convention. To the three deliberate
sales Of the Democratic party to the
Republicans, to which the News
refers, Boss Kelly has since added a
fourth, by the Tammany-Republican
coalition in the New York Legislature,
and unless Democrats, both North
and South, are pusillanimous beyond
any example in American politics
this was the last sale Of their party for
which the Boss ever will have an op
p%ortunity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09
asiExtCO HILL
A Man Who is Mysterious In Thirs
teen Language: and Lives,
How and Where, Nobody
Knows.
Louisvills CommerciAl,l

louisville Commercially
Mexico Bill" as he chooses to call
himself, is certainly an odd character,
and in fact an enigma whom no living
man can solve. He prides himself on
being a mystery, and his theme and
glory seems to be to have people talk
about and ridicule him. His desire is
to see human nature in all its phases,
and to gain this end he appears in all
sorts of costumes for the purpose Of
attracting the attention of those whom
he wishes to study. Mexico Bill" is
an exceedingly handsome man. He is
five feet ten and a half inches high.
weighs 248 pounds, and is magnificent
ly proportional. He was born at the
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa,
forty-seven years ago, but he does not
appear more than thirty-two years of
age. He has black hair, rather long,
piercing eyes, and is the very image of
Frank Mayo, the actor. He refuses to
tell anything about his antecedents.
He claims that he has two cousins
living in Louisville, who are immense
" wealthy. He has not been near
them for years, and he does not care to
have them recognize him. His mode
of gaining a subsistence is a secret
which he will not impart to any
one. He says he makes his
living ~honorably, and deies
any mar to say that he ever did a
dishonorable act in his life. He often
lectures, but this is only when he can
secure a free hall, as he lectures with
oat compensation. He has travelled
the world over, and has seer life in all
its vsrious phases. He,has fought in
foreign wars, and for two years was a
scout on the Mexican frontier. He
carries thirteen scars on his body
caused by bullets, and five fresh scalp
wounds on the top of his head, which
he received recently in Charleston,
West Virginia. Four we're inflicted
with a spittoon and the fifth with a
knife. The knife wound is five inches
long. He had a difficulty with a Vir-
g%inian, and narrowly escaped with his
life, as he had done on several other
occasions. He claims to be a lecturer
and orator, and at a moments notice
can lecture on any subject, no matter
what it may be. He c~onverses fuently
in thirteen different languages, and is
undoubtedly a highly educated man.
Why he adopts the curious mode of
living is certainly a mystery. He says
that he is always happy, and in con
versation with him he impresses you
with that fact. He says he never
allows anything to trouble him, aud
that he had just as soon be a common
lsborer as the President Of the United
States. He travels about from town
to town, with no particular final stop
ping place in view, except Potter's
Field, where he says he expects to go.
He was arrested on suspicion in Eng
land tw%enty-nine times, and in the
United States about 800 times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-09

=
No. l3s5--In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tepn,-JN Waddill ct al VS.. John
Martin Waddill ct al.
TT appearing from the bill in this cause that
the defendants, John Martin Waddill,
William jackson Waddill, D A Waddill, Ella
Jane " addill and Susanna BelloWaddim, are
all non-residents Of the State Of Tennessee
and residents Of the state Of Arkansas; it il
therefore ordered that they make their APP
p%earance herein, at the courthouse o. Shelby
county, in Memphis, Tenn, on OF before the
first Monday in April, 1882, and plead
answer or demur 10 complainant bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing ex-parte; and that a
copy. OF this order DO published once a week,
for four successive weeks, in the Public
Ledger.
This 2lst day of February, 1882.
A copy-Attest,
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By J NJ Bradley, d. c.. IL M.
CAN'T x Patterson, soprs for compl't,
149 15 6 IL