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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

now used owing to the cost of Transport
tatiou.
I~nexhaustible beds ofgypsum enclrcle
the entire Hills, just inside the foothills
and outside the main Black Hills. At
present it is only used by plasterers.
With the advent Of railroads, il will DC
shipped to the states east of the Missouri
rive, there to be used as a fertilizer on
their worn out lands.
Petroleum is found on the west side of
the Hills in Wyoming territory near the
boundary line between Dakota and
Wyoming. No works have as vet been
established for refining. 1t is only used
for lubricating purposes by the Home
stake and other companies at their
mills.
Salt springs are situated about eight
miles northeast of the oil springs and in
Wyoming territory. Salt for the entire
Hills is manufactured here, and sold on
the ground for two cents per pound.
Marble Ola beautiful purple color is
found near Rapid City and ulster, and
sand stone, granite, slate ~porphyry and
limestone is plentiful, and is found i in
every part Of the Hills.
The Black Hills is a well watered
country, being drained by the forks of
the Cheyenne river and their tributa-
ries. On Hot Spring creek in Custer
county are situated mineral springs
which are fast acquiring a reputation for
curative powers second to none in the
United States. The average tempera-
ture is 95 degrees Farenheit.
The average prices of the different
products Of the country are as follows:
Cogn, 81 per bushel oats. 81 wheat.
sl.25; potatoes, 81 onions, $3.50; flour
50 per hundred weight; eggs, fifty cents
per dozen butter, forty cents per pound:
groceries cost about 5 cents more than
in Chicago; davboard S25 per month
with lodging $35. Farm hands, $50 per
month teamsters, $40 to $50; day labor
ers. 81 per day mechanics from 81 to So
per day; miners, "a per day.
Money is loaned at from IS to 80 per
cent per annum reason ofsuch high
rate of interest is that there are so many
opportunities Of investing money to
good advantage that few people have
any to loan, and the demand has always
exceeded the supply.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
CITY,

The pioneer town ofthe Hills is situat-
ed in the southern portion abont twelve
or Gneen miles from !he foot hills and
It's natural advantages are acknowledged
the mining or agricultural districts.
Located in Il valley ten or twelve miles
io,g by Ii mile in width, it il easily
accessible to railroads either from the
east, south or west, and is the only town
in the Hills that could lie tapped by a
road running on an east and west line.
from either Pierre or Chamberlain. TO
tap any Other town. Il road, having as its
objective t",lnt the Yellowstone park or
the Pacific coast, would have TO make a
detOur from 100 To 200 miles. Already
surveys have been ran ~ various reads
having this point in view. Thus situat-
ed it draws to its support the business
of the mining districts OF the Southern
Hills and also that of the farming and
stock raising Interests, the latter eX-
tending for sixty miles TO the south aud
west. IL is also the centre Of the richest
mica district in the world, there being
within Il radius Of three miles no less
than q half dozen producing mines the
annual yield of which is upward Of
10000 pounds Of m~erchantablc mica to
to ten miles from town are the bonanza
gold mines of the Southern Hills includ-
ing the Grand Junction, Old Bill. Hart
ford, Atlantic, Salmon, It. Elmo, Penob-
scot. Gold Star and Others. a majority of
which have mills, hosting works, etc,
o in operation. On the south for ten
or twelve miles are to be found rich cop
per and silver mines and on the west
the coal fields. gypsum beds, salt and oil
springs, while fertile farming lands are
sandwiched in between all. As an illu.
s~tration Of the money to be made on
even a small piece of farming land in
.he valleys surrounding Custer we will
state that J.. y. Wright on seventeen
acres, located two miles west Of town,
Cleared Vl ,pDU In one summer. IN the
south, within six or eight hours ride.
are the famous Hot Springs, whose cur
alive powers are already attracting the
attention Of the outside world, and
which are equal to those Of Arkansas.
The town is the county seat Of Custer
county, which hasa an area of ZOO sauare
miles, two-thirds of which is agricultural
and grazing lands and the other third
mineral, the latter occupying the north
ern portion Of the county are covered
with a heavy growth of Norway pine.
The town has q $4,000 court house, two
fine church buildings, belonging to the
Methodist and Congregational societies,
and will 500 have a large school build
ing. Business is increasing, improve.
ments are being made daily and it is
bound TO be the metropolis ofthe South
ern Hills. All those of our eastern
readers who think of coming to Dakota
to locate and invest in either mercantile,
! mining, agricultural Or sto~ck-raising
pursuits can do no better than to camp
in Custer county or city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
>..rac0. Rock ISLAND g. PACIFIC. Try,

esl,x I'll, Great centraL Ine AFFORDS to travellers, by reason Of Its unrvasdg geo
urnohLcaI po3tion, the shortes m best oue tweo the EAST Nortnoast ~
ooutheast NJ N West, Northwest Southwest.
IL 10 literally N strictly true, hat IL are III f no phnc'pa'h hs
of road between ia huntc n the PaciHc.
"a, IT'S main linz IN IN II veachss Chicago, joliet, Peora,O Ottawa,
o. s,ne, csnsseo, Moline ant Rock island, In nInohs Davenport, uecatne
washington Kcokuk, Knoxville, Oskaoosa, Fairfield, Os Moines, Yves Liberty
Hon Cny Atlantic ,Ayoca, Audubon, HARLAN, Guthrie Confer an Councn euns'
In mi canatin, Trenton, Cameron N Kansas City,, In hissour, n toasen-
worth n Atchison In kansas, n the hundreds of cides'v hages and
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
THIS Is THE ONLY LINE FROM
THE HILLS OPEN ALL THE
YEAR ROUND AND
NECESSARILY THE ONLY RE
LIABLE ONE.

Tickets 10 and from all parts Of the
States and Europe can be purchased at
the Deadwood Office.
rfA,.F full information call on or
address
THOS. l.. KIMBALL,
Gen. Pas. aud Ticket Agt., Omaha, Neb,
Or TIL RUSSELL.
Gen A~sDeajwooh, DIT
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11
CgEAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE"

Is e is sariHary called. Offers to travellers a the advantages N confors
tAsent to a smooth tract, SAT- bridges, Union oepots at ~ meet points
sast Express Trains. composed OF oomMoDiovs, wei vsMu.A!HD. ~
HEATED, FINELY uPHoLs STIRRED N ELEGANT DAY COACHES; q Inc o. tne
MOST MAcNiEIceNT horton REcLiNlNc CHAIR yer out; S ~ cne
ma are acknowledged BY press IN people TO be the 'N.e ~ or rSr =.
o.O ma the COUNTRY, n In whch superior meals arr served to travellers at
m CIV rateo SEvENTv-FlvEc CENTS EACH.
rlV TRAINS nch way betwee CHICAGO mi MINNEAPOLIS n IL ".
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-11

Nothing on Garth will make hens lay like 6hendan1 Condition Powder. Dose teaspn.
everywhere, osent b. mail fol letter stamps. l. s. joaasoS 4 Co, EosToE, MAsa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
Water Tanks.
Texns Live stock .Ionrnnl.

iCNttS i~ANc s'tONsA JOhius[t.
We are assured of success in the at
tempt at utilizing the beds OF dry lakes
by making them wider and deeper
1t had been thought that the water
would soon be absorbed by the light
soil and that they would become dry
very soon We quote from the Pan
handi6. Since the rains came TO the
flats north of the Canadian, the tank
question has been closely looked after,
aud has proven beyond = peradventure
that the water problem is easy of solu
ton. The tauks made by Mr.. Lister
for the Hanstord Land aud Cattle
Company, by simply removing the
dirt rom the beds of dry lakes, filled
up, and ten days to two weeks time
has proven that they will hold until
the water is used up by the stock or
evaporates by the sun and wind. In
most of our ranges this is n subject of
vital importance, and the success of
what has been considered doubtful
experiment will soon cause tanks to
be made and water abundant in many
of the dry parts OF the country, which
have been next to prohtless although
covered with the finest Of grass"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

TIE trial and execution of JOE
PAYNE at Oakland, Miss, last week
for the murder OF Towns SAYLE on
the 26th of July last was rs novel as it
was expeditions. 1t was not the work
Of mob in the ordinary acceptance of
ulace, exasperated by the Nervousness
Of the crime. and the determination
that the object of their wrath should
be speedily and surely punished. The
population of the town, almost to
man, congrcgated ut the courthouse,
and one of their number was chosen
to preside over the trial Before the
trial the criminal plead guilty giving
infinitely the details of the crime. A
vote was taken upon his punishment
aud by large MAORI y it was decided
to hang him near the scene of the
murder, which was accordingly done.
Blacks and whites united
in the trial and execution. This
is some improvement, upon the mid
I ~ II
identity is concealed by masks and
| DISCUSSES 1t has an air Of trankneas
and honest intent about it, that is not
found in the work OF the nlasker. But
there should be no reason for sucn
action of this. The laws delays are
the principal cause of every act of
violence apprehended and confined
some reform should be adopted in the
practice Of the criminal courts of the
country which would make it unnec-
es,ary for the people to take the law
ineo their own hands. The courts
should be organized SO that persons nc
cused of capital crimes and felonies
could he tried Mt once, before witnesses
are spirited away and facts for
gotten, or public sentiment man
ufactured in the interest of the Grim.
inal. In such an event The occupation
of the lynchers would be gone and
the public would not be shocked bv
! the recital of grave crimes committed
! aud the lynching of criminals. The
J chances of escape are go numerous
that men are let TO the commission o.
crimes which the indignant popuac,
| undertake 10 avenge. Speedy anG
certain punishment of apprehendeo
criminals would make the one hesitat,
Z and the other unnecessary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

with his family to Ohio, and from
there to Spripgville, IGriecounty, this
state. Lucy Maclem and her sister |
sara moved from there about twenty |
five years ago to this place. When |
the two girls were young Lucy was q
great belle, was very pretty, talented !
and gay, and her admirers We're many. |
She wrote poetry OF merit, u, the |
pages of "Graham,N Cooley and |
the "Knickerbocker' testified. One
of her best pieces was satire on a !
schoolmaster who in some manner
had given her ollense. 1t had great
run in the newspapers OF that day.
She had Il wide correspondence with
men of letters. and among others,
with Mr.. Longfellow.
She became acquainted with the
late Chief Justice Salmon p. Chase in
the bloom of her youth, and the friend
ship established terminated in an en-
gagement of marriage. Correspon-
dence continued between the two for
some time, when suddenly the letters
ceased. The reason of this Lucy would
never disclose, but il was not very
long after this that her friends noticed
that her actions were very strange
She manifested more and more crazy
impulses, until finally She became
hopelessly insane For twenty years
she has wandered aimlessly, Deepen
del.t upon the charity of her sister
Sara.
Some of Lucy's habits Were very
singular. For years she haunted the
banks of this city, continually inquir-
ing for remittances that never came.
Finally she gave this up and took to
borrowing, or trying to borrow, small
sums of money. Her usual manner
was to enter store when the pro-
prietor was most busily engaged,
apologize for her intrusion in u lady
like manner and ask for the
loan Of from p cents 10 81.
Never more than that and never
less. a re ftsal had no effect as
she would return next day with an
apology and II similar request. She
| has {, equently been to New York, and
several years she went to Washington
| to see certain members of congress
about subsidy which she claimed
she was eutitlcd to as an authorcSs.
| 1t is mystery how she obtained
money for her travels. Some say she
did not use any money ut all, but
| trusted to the gallantry of conductors
not to put her Off heir trains between
| the stations, and when she had gone
rs far as possible on one train, she
would patiently await the arrival OF
next.
Some of her vagaries are shown by
n incident that happened here five
! or six years ago. Theodore Tilton was
| TO lecture one evening, and she took
! her stand at the foot OF the stairs
avail ting his coming. When he APP
pear ed, in company with several men,
She went toward him, touched him on
the shoulder, and said:
"Mr. rilton, | want you to pay me
/ the money you owe me"
| I'll ton was so astonished for some
time he was unable te say anything,
but at length asked her for what he
! was indebted TO her.
you have been using my lecture
long enough" she reptile ''and now
want you TO pay me TOE it,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
A MURDER0Us son.
Attacking aud Woundng His Father ON n
Hallway Train.
-pelaNed Telegrnm.l

delayed Telegram.
Portsmouth, VA, August 2l.--A few
minutes before the departure of the
O'Clock Raleigh, n. G., express train
this evening, and While large num-
Der of negro excursioaists were gath
cred mt the depot here, II young man
pushed his way through the crowd
tlourishing revolver, and in an eX-
cited manner called upon the people to
get out of his way, that he would kill
the first man who interferred with him,
that his father was on the train and he
meant to kill him. He searched the
train and found his father standing on
one of the platforms of the car, and
began firing NJ him, striking him in
the thigh twice. When questioned,
he said his name was A, NJ Sydes,
living in Philadelphia, and had sworn
TO kill his father for deserving and
slandering his mother. He said he
had followed his father to New York
and thence To Norfolk His father
says the trouble grew Ont of the dissi-
pated habits OF his son, and his unsat-
islied demands for money. The
wounded man is dangerously hurt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
FROM BELLE TO REGGAR.
Downfall OF a Woman who was Engaged to
Chief Justice Chase.
letter IN Phlladelphlo Press.

iLetterin Philadelphia Press.l
While in New York the other day
your correspondent noticed gray
haired woman begging at the foot of
the steps leading 10 the Fourteenth
street station of The Sixth avenue ee-
waited road. A gentleman who was
with me said the wouian's name was
Lucy Il. Maclem, and that she was !,
person OF literary tendencies.
Residents of this place recognize in
the name n singular and unhappy
woman well Known here, whose
strange actions have caused much
comment, Her mania for bustes is =
predominant characteristic OF her
wardrobe. In summer and winter
alike she wore II dark calico dress,
with long, full skirt, and II waist OF
u style In vogue twenty or thirty-iive
years ago. She is tail and in OF her
days Was doubtless graceful.
She was the daughter of Captain
Maclem. who served in the ievolu-
tiohay war, and who alterward moved
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

Bitunlinous coal underlies about
one-third of the area OF Coleman
county.
Baird Clarendon; j. ID. Merchant,
while at Mckinney attending the sol
diers reunion, had his cont, contain
ing 81 500 stolen. He LETT IL hanging
in a tent and on returning aftera short
absence found that some sneak-thief
had taken il,
Cisco Rouid- Up; Monday morning
the miners at the coal shaft north OF
town struck for higher wages; after
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

OUR newly appointed minister TO
Corea seems to be finding the way of
the diplomatic to be much like that OF
the transgrcssor. The ministerial res.
idence appears to be in the Five Points
OF the Corean capital; food is hard to
obtain, and, although the weather is
sometimes very cold, the only fuel to
be had is pine boughs, and the win
dows are of paper. If Mr.. FooTE Were
not the Representative OF one nation
at the capital of another it might oc-
cuI 10 him that the Coreans were en-
deavoring to freeze him out
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

AMONG the many things that are
not as they used to be Is the camp
meeting. IN the times when churches
were further apart than post-oilices on
star routes In recent days, and preach
ers got nearly all their pay in the CON
seriousness of doing good, camp
meeting was the most earnest assem-
blage in the world. AL saints within
fifty miles would attend, even il they
had 10 walk the whole distance,
aud no sinner would stay
away IL he could borrow or
steal horse TO travel ON. Satan was
fought in the most earnest pulpit atyle;
and If sometimes he entered into n
gang of rowdies and prompted them
to disturb the meeting the preachers
We're quite equal to the task of meet
ing him with naked fists and heavy
boot toes. There are no meetings OF
this character now on thls side of the
Mississippi, yet such religious gather
ings rs are held in the woods are Ill
ways largely attended, and many good
men insist that they have the desired
result.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

LYNcH, the leading Republican pol
itician of Mississippi, has been airing
his opinions in ear-shot OF the Wash
ington correspondent OF the Chicago
Tri5une. He thinks the fusion in local
issues in Mississippi will strengthen
the Republican party, by reason of the
destruction of party lines. Mr.. LYNCH
may be able TO hoodwink the Misss
sippi Democrats, but it is very doubt
fri
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

Persons tearing TIC city or The state
during the summer months can haze
the DAILY GAZETTE mailed 10
them, postpaid. Jor 81 per month. The
address mag be changed as often as
desired. The G.AZE7'Ti5 soiH bemdii-
cd to trduolers in Europe, postage pre-
paid, for 81. so per month.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

The announcement that $1,000, 900
of the capital stock of the Postal Tele-
graph company had been assigned to
Mr.. MAcKEY giving him control of
the company, will not demoralize Mr..
GOULD and his associates in the West
ern Union. Mr.. MACKEY has devel-
oped wonderful amount of good luck,
but no extraordinary business talent,
sach as would be required to down
the GoULD combination. The latter
will so on making puts and ''calls'
and acquiring millions and MACl<El
will find fighting the combination a
very ditierentailair than manipulating
mining stocks, which are the most
illusory, seductive aud deceptive spec
ulations in the country.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
Postage to be Paid.

RI requires one cent to prepay the
postage on copy of the GAZETTE; one
cent ON the Wool GgolOer and tSco
esnts on the Stack Journal. Where
two papers are enclosed in one pack
age, Ii requires two cents, and If an-
other paper is enclosed with the Stock
ou7no%ft requires three cents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23
BRANCH OFFICES.

So TIE I,ovISG PUBLISHING CoM sswT
bare established branch Qmees Jof tpl'
npta subscriptions, md mhers Hies o. the Cof''-
puuv's Publications. may attoays De found, as
SAs Asrorro--No 90 Doloroscs street,
JgROMr HARRIS Manager, CHAs. SEABAJGH
Assistant.
C5EoRApo CtrY--ED CURB, Manager.
WAc0--J. X. STREET Manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

TILpEN seems to be laying his plnns
for the nomination in 1854 with the
consummate skill of which he is master.
He has paciiied in some way or an
other the most inveterate of his enc
mics, aud put them to work to secure
his nomination. 1t may yet come TO
pass that old "usufruct will bear the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

ALBERT DAGaErr of BrooSlyn, has
had himself interviewed upon the
amount of confidence that should be
given to DoRsEy's statement regard
ing the means adopted TO secure GAR
FIELD's nomination and election.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

DAGuErT Is a very obscure citizen,
comparatively, and lacks the national
reputation that some Of The men have,
whom DoRsEy referred to in his inter
view, but he may serve the purpose as
well. Ii will be remembered that
DORSEY said il his assertions were de
MED the proof of their truthfulness
would be forthcoming. DAGGErr was
not mentioned as ono OF the parties to
the New York compact, but he comes
forward as vicarious offering and
makes the denial which DORSEY dared
the conspirators TO make. If the star
reuter- considers this large enough
game for him, he can now proceed to
unfold the documentary evidence said
to be in his possession, in support OF
the allegations made by him. The
public feels melancholy interest in
the mud-throwipg contest going on
between those who so recently were
dear brethren worshiping at the same
confessional--the treasury vaults.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-23

THE new postal law will go into eff
feet on the first OF October The de-
partmeut has issued an order TO post
masters giving some points OF
information that are interesting to the
general public. The new two.cent
letter stamp bears the head Of WASH
INGToN in profile and surrounding the
head are the words Omitted states
Postage and underneath 1.-TWO
Cents The stamp will be
printed in metallic red. The
embossed stamps on stamped en-
velcpes will also bear WASHING
ToN head. A four-cent denomination
OF postage stamp and stamped en-
velope, to cover double postage under
the new rate, will also be issued. The
design embraces the head of JACKSON,
similar to that on the present two
cent stamps and envelopes. The de-
partment will revise the schedule of
prices of stamped envelopes by dis
continuing the three-cent envelopes
and substituting two-cent and four
cent envelopes as may be
necessary. The price Of the envelopes,
however, exclusive of the postage, will
remain the same Is the existing sched-
ulc for like sizes ana qualities. The
twoand three-cent stamps and stamped
envelopes of the present design will
continue to be valid after the LIST of
October, and must be accepted in pay
ment of postage whenever offered in
appropriate amounts. The three-cent
stamps may be used in combination
with other denominations on let
tiers requiring more than one rate of
postage and on parcels Of third and
fourth-class matter. The drop-letter
rate of postage will remain the same
as now that is, two cents per half
ounce or fraction thereof at free-de-
livery Offices ano one cent at Ill other
offices; and no changes are rnade il
the rates OF postage on second, third
and tourth-class matter.