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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

THE DANGER OF A WAR WITH THE CROW INDIANS.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has received a
report from Agent Armstrong, OF the Grow agency,
Montana, in which he states that the rumors OF q
probable war with the Crows are entirely unfound-
ed. On the contrary the Crows profess the great
est friendship for the whites, and say they want
to do just as the Great Father tells them. He
further states, however, that crisis in the his
tory OF these people is close by. The game being
nearly exterm1nated their occupation and source OF
livelihood is gone, and during the next few years
they viii have to be handled very carefully and
aided very kindly. They are making no progress
towards civilization; very few OF them have any
conception OF our life or any desire to change
theirs. II, however, the treaty ceding the western
part OF the reservation is ratified and they not
allowed to become too hungry, there will be no
war. Quite a number OF children can be accom-
modated in the home, but there is great difficulty
In perSuading the parents to give up their chill
dren, although they are willing to sell them for
ponies 1t is more difficult to get girls than boys
The parents marry of the girls while very young,
and usually get several ponies and other presents
fer them. The annuity goods are still in the ware
house, not more than three-fourthS of the Crows
having come in for them.
NAVAL ORDERa-Captain Jno. Fl. Russell ordered
to special duty az Washington, D. c.; Lieut. Geo
Talcott to duty in charge OF the navigation depart
ment at the Norfolk navy yard, relieving Com
maIdef Huntington OF that portion OF his duties.
TIE GuTr8AU BILL OF KxcEPTIoNs The district
attorney and Mr.. Scoville were engaged again to
day IN going over the Guiteau bill OF exceptions
with Judge Cox, but without concluding, post
poned further proceedings ou Honday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17
The Alice Oates Company in TrOu bic.
her TREASURER'S RIB RRokEN.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, March f.-The receipts nc
the box Office OF the Academy OF Music during the
performance OF the "Little Duke" 10y the Alice
oates company here last night, were attached by
GaStave Hall, a former employe OF the company.
Two OF the sherif's force threw the money -taker
over heater I'm the Office and seized the money
That Was in the drawers Fred. Hall, the treasurer
OF the company, is said TO have had rlb broken In
the melee. Judge Small was present and explained
that the attachment was invalid, and finally the
parnSheeeHaS withdrawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

PERsoNAL-Ex-SecretaryB Blaine is spending the
week in Pittsburg, and it's vicinity, looking after
the interest OF his coal lands there.-Hon. A. A.
Sargent, the newly appointed United States Min
lister TO Austria, was passenger on the overland
train TO arrive at San Francisco last Monday
John b. Drake, the famous Chicago hotel man.iS at
the Ebbitt, accompanied by his famlly.-Gen How
ard left the city last night for West POint--Sen-
returned here from Florida, both greatly improved
In health and spirits.-Mr. Robert Randall
brother OF Representative Randall, was married
yesterday to Miss Alice Luning, of San Fancisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

THE RESIGNATION OF Mr. WIZ A. CooK.-The ~
torney general has received Mr.. Cooks letter OF
resignation; but has taken action I'm regard to t
yet He was considering It this afternoon. Mr..
Cook states that his letter resigning the position
was dated on the 14th instant, and was sent py
mail TO the Attorney General and that his reasons
stated therein. He also states that does not
feel at liberty 20 give these reasons 20 the public
until the correspondence is made public through
the Attorney Geberal's Office.
EXPENSIVE CONGRESSIONAL MOURNING. ccord-
ing TO Washington dispatch 70 the New YORK
Herald, the distinguished Senators and Represen-
tataye who attended the funeral OF the late Pres-
dent have presented for their services on that
mournfui occasion the modest little bill Of nearly
seven thousand dollarsL We are told that there Is
an item OF seventeen hundred dollars for cham
payne, brandy, cigars and other funereai eonsola-
lions, and an entry OF three hundred dollars Tar
scocktails." IL Is remembered here that the press
was vety carefully and peremptor1ly excluded
the Associated Press were refused leave to accom-
pany the train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day the Post ONCE
department was represented by Mr.. Hatton. The
Secretary OF the Navy not present, being still
confined to his home by slight illness All the
other members OF the Cabinet were present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

Giving Practical Effect 70 the Sllgges.
tiOMs
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR.
The suggestion of penny contributions for the
benefit OF Sergeant Masons wife and child needs
to be given practical effect The first requirement.
is responsible receiver. win THE STAR accent
that position by popular appointment? Iit viii,
here Is twenty-five cents as a starter. w. j. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17
Killed During n Fiyh,
Districs Government Affairs.

MooREHEAD, MINI, March l7.-Edward QUINN a
bartender, was shot and killed during hight with
nj. j. Whelan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

PATERSON, N j., March 17.-Nehemiah Millard,
q prominent lawyer OF HackenSack and this city,
died here last hight OF Bright's disease. He was
claSSmate OF Gen Garfield, and was Judge of the
Bergen county court OF common pleas for tive
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

MAJOR VIM B. SLACK, quartermaster OF the ma
rine corps, is ordered to Annapolis to inspect the
new barracks and quarters there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

CITY POsT-OFFIcE PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT
George II. Plant, Jr., has been promoted to the
position OF chief clerk OF the city post-office. Mr.
Plant has been clerk in the Office for twenty
years, and for long time assistant superintendent
OF carriers. He IS deservedly popular with the
patrons OF the Office, and all will be pleased to
learn OF his merited and well-earned promotion
MT. c. E. Hartung was appointed assistant super
tntepOent of delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17
- ORANGE CULTURE IN FLORIDA.

BY FAR the best remedy for the treatment Of
Catarrh, Cold in head and Hay Fever is ELY'S CREAM
BALM which is having the largest sales with any
preparation. The reports are all favorable. CYRUS
LAwALL Son, Druggists, Easton Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

THE REPORT that Police Commissioner French,
OF New York, is to succeed Collector Robertson,
is authoritatively denied. Mr.. Robertson has not
resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-17

THE Treasury department. yesterday purchased
10000 ounces OF silver for delivery at the different
mintS
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Giant Powder.

The accidents happening almost daily
caused by the premature discharge of
giant powder should, we think, make
miners more careful in handling the
dangerous stuff. What might have been
a far worse explosion than that at the
Grand junction happened at the Sundog
mica mine sometime last week. The
mine is owned by Ofenbacher and
Haight who have several men at work
pushing developments. One day last
week the men had about finished drill
ing a hole in the ledge when Judge
0ffenbacher concluded that he would
warm the powder and get it ready for
blasting. He accordingly took ten sticks
of the powder and placed them near a
burning log which was not more than
80 feet from the pit in which the miners
were at work and about the same
distance from where he and Tiaicht
were stationed. One side Of the sticks
becoming soft he had gone up to them
"iiu ~ ilSu Vic OtiitT SllP 10 the IRE
and walked ten or fifteen steps away
when the ten cartridges exploded stimuli
~taneously, making them all think for q
few minutes that the judgement day
was at hand. After the dust and smoke
cleared away pieces Of the burning loo
were found several hundred feet away
on the hillside, and several large bout
ders which were laying near the fire be-
fcre the explosion were nowhere to be
seen, fortunately, none of the party were
hurt, but they have vowed eternal
vigilance hereafter when they are called
upon to handle the powder. Ont of a
hundred similar explosions the chances
are that ninety-nine Of them would
have killed or wounded several Of the
party.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Plats Received.

The local land Office ut Deadwood
through L. p. Champlin, Receiver, in.
forms US that plats for the following
agricultural lands located in this ~vicinit,
have been received. Occupants OF these
lands can now file on their claims:
Township &, south, range Z, east
Beaver creek.
Township !, south, range ~, east
Rapid creek.
Township 4, south, range 10, east
south fork Of Cheyenne river.
Township :, south range 7, east, Chey
enne river and Beaver creek.
Township S, south, range g, east, south
fork o~fCheycnne river and Horse Heac
creek.
Township /, north, range IL, east
south fork Of Cheyenne river and Eide
creek.
Township 3, north, range II, east. Elk
creek and Cheyenne river.
Township ), north, range II, east, Eli
creek.
Township 3, north, range IL, east, ELI
creek.
Township 8, north, range !, east, Ha,
creek.
Township 3, north. range Is, east
Cheyenne river.
Township 4, north, range -, east
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Court Adjourned.

A telegraph received by X. $. Burke
last Friday afternoon from Judge Moody
stating that court would be adjourned
until June 22d was naturally received
with expressions Of indignation by a
majority of our citizens, and a renon-
STRANGE was on Saturday circulated by +.
w. knight and was signed by a number
Of our business men. As judge Moody
has the reputation of being rather ar-
bitrary and autocratic in his way Of
doing the court business, it was sup
posed that adjournment was merely
some within of his, bat the following
letter, while it does not explain some
things, contains some very cog. Mt reasons
for the adjournment
DEADwooD, OAK. April ODD, 1882.
X. S. Burke Esq, Clerk District Court,
Custer City, ID. Il.
DEAR SRI enclose YOU an order for
adjournment Of your District Court.
notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, the condition OF the roads and
my suffering from Il severe cold, which
almost proStrates me, / should endeavor
to hold the court next week. bat for the
reasons; First, | am obliged to leave
here on Sunday, the 30tn inst, for the
Supreme Court at Yankton, which can
not be postponed rs there are six con-
victions for homicide -four for murder)
pending therein beside other important
business. Second, Your homicide cage,
a the defendant is not yet indicted,
could not possibly be- completed during
the five days that | would have there,
and would have to be adjourned over as
we'll as the other uncompleted business
until June so that no eX ,ense would be
saved the county. Again, so important
Il case could not be hurried through
with justice either to the people or TO
the defendant. If the greatest industry
was exercised and we were able to en-
panel "A grand jury The first day and the
Indictment was returned the morning
of the second day, he would have TO be
served two full days with copy Of indict-
ment, list Of jurors and witnesses and
then if we got to work on Friday morn
ing IL would take one day to cmpanel a
jury SO that it would be Saturday morn
ing before we could proceed TO the trial,
and of course it would not be fully CON
cluded that day. For these and other
reasons | have deemed it best to adjourn
to Thursday, the I'D day Of June, when
| can give all the time necessary to that
and other pending cases. The expense
of the Graham case ought not to be one.
fourth part Of the sum you name as
costing u.s.; In any event | cannot
slight SO important II case or take any
chances of error in undue haste in try
ing and disposing of It. The convent
ence of parties must yield to the proper
and considerable administration of the
law. Very truly yours
q. G. MOODY.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
New Discovery.

Messrs. Tia and Boyden last week
made a new and what will probably
prove to be a valuable discovery, and
which also goes to demonstrate the fact
that there are few minerals bat what
are found in Custer county. The dis
covery consists OF five veins Of coal
varying in thickness from 3 to 5 inches
which can be traced for nearly half a
mile, and are located in Red Cannon
about - miles from here on the Chey-
enne road. Specimens of the coal
brought in are declared to be of very
fair quality.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

AS misery loves company Wheeler &
Cushing can console themselves by the
following from the Journal of the Dist
"A which reached here Il few
days ago that Joe Martin, who has for
some lime past n a store ut Queen
Bee, and later at Tigerville, had shaken
the dust OF the dark completed buttcs
from his feet, and gone in search OF
pastures new, caused quite a little
Illustration" among several of our
Wholesale merchants, who had trusted
the aforesaid Joe in sundry and divers
sums. investigation proved the rumor
to have been we'll founded. ard it is as
ceraine9 that about ten days ago Joseph
really did fold bis tent and silently
leave his friends to mourn. SO far as
VIC cal hear he bore a good reputation
up to the time of his departure, and no
n thought confidence in him could be
misplaced. The amount of bis indebt-
cdness in Rapid City will probably reach
S.! 900.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Town Election.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
election of officers for the Town of Gus
ter City, ID. r., will be held on Monday,
the LIST day of May. 1882, at which there
will be elected one trustee for first ward,
one trustee for second ward, one trustee
for third ward, one trustee for fourth
ward, one trustee for fifth ward, one
trustee for sixth ward, one trustee for
seventh ward; one town treasurer one
town clerk II town marshal; one
town assessor, and one justice of the
peace,
Polls will open at s o'clock a. IN. and
close at 5 O'Clock p. IN. of said day, at
Buttertield's building, next cas- from
kemmish's livery stable, on Custer
avenue.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of April, 1882.
A. L. FEAY, Town Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Jake CAN'T tells a story on Pat Nc
Hugh, which, as Pat don't deny it, and
as Jake's stories are always true, may
be accepted as a fact: 1t happened tina,
during the time when Pat kept the |. Y
l.. hotel in Deadwood Jake stopped
there for dinner, and found some re.
markably rancid butter upon the table
whereat he entered a vigorous kick. He
called Pat, and said to him do you
know this is execrable butter?" 81
know it," said the landlord but that's a
small matter to kick about. You don't
find anything wrong with the salt, do
you" Jake admitted the salt was a
pretty fair article, and Pat left, mutter-
ing something about the id tenderfeet
being.develish hard to please.-Journal,
Dist.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
''Of!''

The following are extracts referring TO
Custer and vicinity, from a poem on the
Black Hills written for and published
in the Pioneer:
Now up the mountain side our steps pursue,
And from its summit high the landscape view.
The quickened blood leaps to the conscious cheek,
While on the sight breaks Harney's famous peak;
Now underneath the pine trees shade we rest,
And fill with purest air the grateful breast
And slow defending with the sunsets CLEAN,
We quench our thirst in French creeks limpid
stream.
O., luxury Of life come here and seek
Health that Is lost, pale dwcllers Of the street,
From rowded tenements and beds Of pain,
Flee to these mountains and be strong again
Or, If organic change has seized your frame,
In baths. medicinal, your strength reclaim
BY Clusters spring volcanic you may rest,
And find u new Sloan in the west.
OF golden future of these Hills descend,
And to my verse your precious secret lend.
Your stages shall TO palace cars give way,
And labor and capital come to stay
Descending stamps shall play on every vein,
And countless Homcstakes shall complete thy
fame.
Not long shall Lawrence reign alone supreme.
For Pennington shall rise as from a dream;
A Bengal Tiger from her lair shall spring,
And Solomon again shall be crowned King;
And Custer, ~lovcliest OF these mountain plains,
Where silent nature still unchallenged reigns,
Shall form a Junction Grand, with which to greet
A rich Penobscot flowing at her feet,
Within whose motion waves just yelled from
sight,
A golden Salmon shall be brought to light.
The writer is eminently correct
in all but the one line which reads
where silent nature still unchallenged
reigns." If the writer could have
dropped down in Custer any day this
week he would have thought il was the
loudest "unchallenged nature" he ever
dreamed of. Talk of Deadwood in '76
and 7 and the Leadville in rs and %;
bah! compared with the busy scenes of
Custer, they are like a miners candle
compared with the electric light. Old
man, if you hain't dead stuck ON Silent
nature" shake Deadwood and take a
trip through the Southern Hills and
Custer and you'll see the dame challene-
ed for all there is in her, and don't she
produce. well We should smile.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
MURDER!
$4,000 Worth of Staple Groceries.

Dry Goods of all kinds, Hats. Caps,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Gloves, Mittens,
Pocket Knives. Table Cutlery. CigalS,
Tobaccoes, etc, must be closed out at
COST.
We will give You the highest price for
all of your Butter, Eggs and Grain and
sell you goods at Cosr liz exchange.
As We are closing out at cost our terms
must be SPOT CASH. We earnestly re.
quest that all parties oweing us will
please call and settle just as soon rs pos.
sible. County scrip taken in trade and
highest price allowed for any amount.
E4F Don't forget our number when in
town. WHEELER & CUSHING.
Custer. April %. 1852.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

h~oCkERNlLlE hpfll Is, 1897.
The Rockerville mining district is
now in full blast. The large Spring
creek tiume is now in good order and
carrying from seven to eight hundred
inches of water and branches from it are
completed to nearly all the best mines
in the district. Miners are scarce and
while water is plenty we would like to
see good, hardy, industrious men roll in
here. We have room and labor for 500
or 1000 men. We want a good restan-
rant, n barber shop and blacksmith shop
and many other mechanics could find
work.
Plenty of good placer ground yet to be
taken up
John Lighthall is the general superin-
tendent of the flume and is a very ac-
c~ommodating gentleman.
The flume company are taking in
5000 per day for water which they are
selling for 20 cents per inch, a reduction
Of 30 cents on last seasons rates.
Rusche d Warhman, the popular
saloonists, are placer mining on an ex-
tensive scale. Their mines are about
two miles from town. > boarding
house has been erected for the accom-
mediation of their hands, ten men being
employed.
Surveyor Whsle is running a survey
for a bedrock hume which will be used
to wash the tailings after they have
been thrown off by the miners.
CROOKS.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Svolder Mining COMPANY.

"A special meeting of stockholders of
the Svolder Mining company will be
held ut &. Lambcrts Hall, Calumet.
Mich, Saturday, April Goth, A. ID. 1882,
at Z O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of
altering or amending section 8, of ar
ticlcs Of association relating to the
amount of cash actually paid in on the
capital stock of said company.
CHRIST. LARSON,
Secretary.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
The Caucus.

At the meeting held last night for the
purpose Of making nominations for
city officers the following ticket was
placed in the field:
DR.. Flick, Jim Clark, S. NJ. Booth, C.
M. Gilbert, A. Risdon, s. II. Shankland
and DR.. Richert board of trustees; A. T.
Feay, clerk; j. T. Bliss, treasurer; X. S.
Burke, justice of the peace; and w. j.
Thornby marshal and assessor. The
two last named councilmen and the re-
naming individual officers were unani-
mously nominated by acclamation.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Our readers will have to admit that
his honor is a pretty smooth ~reasoner,
but at the same time his royal nibbs,'
rather conyicts himself. His reasons
for adj ournment are good enough but
they existed prior TO his isouing the or
der for the drawing of the grand and
petty jur:es, and he could have at least
saved the county the expense of sum
moning the jurors and witnesses i'm the
various cases, ali Of whom pat in an APP
pearancc Tuesday. In fact it appears
that if it had not been for the storm
Judge Moody would have teen on deck
Tuesday and have rushed things through
by Saturday night, and then would he
have said, $50 important a case can not
be hurried through with justice either
to the people or to the defendant" Not
muchly.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
Assessors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to taxpayers
of Custer county, that the assessor will
commence assessment for the year 1882,
ON the first Monday in May, and that all
persons must be ready TO list their
property when called upon, as the as.
SCISSOR cannot make a second call.
w. j. THoRSBY, Assessor
sta of Custer County.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

A. Johnson returned from a trip to
Rapid the first of the week. His bust.
ness there was to sub-let the contract for
the carpenter work on Pennington
county's court house.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Judge Off,nbacher took a run up to
Deadwood Monday to attend the Dead
wood TOWNSHIP case now being tried be-
fore Judge Moody.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

The senate has confirmed the appoint
ment of j. w. Haas as Sidney's new
postmaster. We are pleased to see Mr..
Haas return to active business live in
our midst.-Si lney Plaindealer, 90.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Chris Jensen Of the Rapid and Custer
stage line was delivering freight in Gus
ter yesterday. Chris will leave soon for
the east and Sioux City, his old home.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Chas. Pawn, who first manipulated
fat-irons and shirts in Custer in rs,
will shortly take his departure for
Piqua, Ohio, where he will take charge
of a "heap dam big washee house" for
his brother. Charley has taken out his
naturalization papers and will soon part
with his cue.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

Oh! that the beautiful" would give
us a rest. Three inches Of it yesterday
morning and the chances in favor of as
many more tomorrow.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29

The mar who thinks newspapers
ought to advertise him and his particular
business for nothing, should give away
his goods or donate his services, or, bet
ter still ask his grocer to give him five,
ten or twenty dollars worth of sugar
Ex