Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-10
The President and Party.

The President and Party.
Fort WAsHAKIE August 9.h.-The Presi-
Dental party spent the Gay at Fort Wash.
axle, preparatory to setting cut upon the ride
to the Yellowstone this morning. the Prss:-
dent, Secretary Lincoln and General Sheri-
dan rstu.ning the call which the officers of
the pest had made upon them tie previous
evening.
A FRIENDLY VISIT FROM INDIANS.
In accordance with the expressed Wish of
the Shushone and Arapahoe chiefs, their peo-
pie were afforded an opportunity Of calling
upon the President at thres in the afternoon.
Shortly before that hour they gathered on
the plains 70 the number of about 500 war.
riors, and. mounted upon their handsome
ponies, they dashed forward in liHe for about
l 600 yards TO point near where the Presi-
dent Stood awaiting them. The column
then halted. and several chiefs dismounted
and approached him. Among them were
Washakie, the remarkable chief of the Sho.
shones, from whom this post takes its name,
and Black Coat, chief of the Arapahces, a
tribe which within few years have been
permitted to share the occupancy of this
reservation.
AN ADDRESS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The President thanked the visitors for call
ing on him, congratulated them on their
fine appearance, assured them of his inter
est IN their welfare, of the satisfaction with
which be heard of their exemplary conduct,
and of their growing attention TO the prac,
ticas of industrial pursuits. His address
was admirably suited 80 the occasion, and
was interpreted to the Shoshones by an Eng
lish speaking member Of tleir tribe. who
bears the name of Norcolt, and to the Ara,
pahoss by one OF their number, who haa been
educ ited st the Carlisle school. They shouted
to their respective tribes what had been said
to them by their Great Father, and the an.
nounceneut was received with demonstrations
of applause.
REPLIES OF THE CHIEFS.
Both Washakie and Black Coat made per-
tinent replies. They thanked the President
for honoring them with the visit, and vowed
their purpose of living at peace with the
white men, and of adopting ps rapidly as
practicable their customs and manner of life
The Arapahoes' interpreter found no little diff
fculty in making himself understood. His
efforts were ably seconded by Captain Clark,
of General Sheridan's staff, who has thor.
oughly mastered the besutiful and expressive
communication of the two tribes in their inter-
course with the whites, and fully supplies the
place Of speech.
PRESENTS AND a DANCE.
Sharp Nose then brought forward an In
dian pony, and placing the reips in the hands
Of the President, he presented the handsome
animal for the ase of his daughter. Gifts of
moccasins and leggiugs were made also to
the members of the Presidents party. Then
followed q war dance, in which twenty young
Shoshone braves took part. Eight beat drums
ard chsnted a weird battle song for the pur-
pose of exciting their fellows. Some of the
dancers were nearly naked, and their faces
were painted 10 colors. Others were gaily
dressed in hashy colored costumes. no two of
which were alike, snd some were ornamented
with birds feathers and every sort of Indian
ornaments. Tho dance afforded much eater
tainment to the party.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Ed
ucatiOn.
New York, August 9th.-The Senate
COMMITTEES on Labor and Education yester-
day further locked into the methods OF living
By the poor. The first apartment visited was
occupied by g German tailor, his wife and
three smsn children. There was a front room,
used as parlor, anu back of that small
kitol en-, used also as dining room, in the
rear OF which was dark room, il which the
family slept.
"You don't mean 20 say that you all sleep
in that dark room, in this bot weather p
remarked Senator Call. of Florids, to the
woman.
"ob. yes. sir; we have no other place. :"
was the reply.
"Well,d said the Senator, "I I you'd rather
take my chances Of being shot in batale than
to he obliged to sleep in such room"
How much does your husband receive q
day ?" inquired Senator Blsir.
1.-TWO dollars but then he don't have
work sll The time-onlY about three-fourths
CT the time"
"How much rent do you pay 2"
"Twelve dollars snd half per month for
these three rooms"
II wonder how these poor people manage
TO live as we'll az they do, remarked Senator
George, Of Mississippi. he then distributed
peanuts 10 the children.
Senator Call remarked of man.facsd little
boy that she ought to have Coney Island." !"
VISIT TO CIGAR FACTORY.
A visit was then made to Brown & Esrls
cigsr factory, at Thirty-eighth street and
First avenue. Brown showed the committee
through his establishment, where several hue
dred employees we're at work, and exhibited
the operation of making cigars. Senator Call
was shown Key West cigars made Ia the
manufactured in Florida. Havana cigars
and other brands were likewise exhibited.
Handmade cigars were manufactured for
members Of the committee while they
watched the operation. Mr.. Brown said that
dnder the Few Internal Revenue Act, which
recently went into effect, cigars had been re.
duced 81 q thousand in the wholesale price,
but no reduction had been made, he thought,
By the retailer, but better cigar was given
for the same money.
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
Senator George, of Mississippi, expresseda
desire to see the negro quarter Of the city.
Detective Fink led the way to Broome street
and South Fifth avenue. where these South
ern Senators found some colored persons from
their respective States, with whom they con-
versed about their employment. Call ex-
pressed his opinion that the colored people
are much better off il the South than in the
rotten tenement houses IN which he saw them
Yesterday. Senator Blair, Chairman of the
committee, was informed that there were
about 81 GOO negroes in the city. more than
can be found Ia any county in Floride, and
with two or three exceptions, more than can
be found in any one county in Mississippi.
'How many irish and Germans are there
in the city p asked the reporter.
"Over 100000 persons Who were born in
Ireland" was the reply given, and IL, 500
who emigrated from Germany"
w Ell, Ii IL U RrssS cieys teInarEeu tne
Senator.
knights TempIars En- Route.
OMAHA, August 9tb.-A party of thirty
one Knights Templars from Boston, accom-
panied by anumber of ladies. bound for San
Francisco, left here to-day. They will stop
at Denver, to attend the Grand Chapter Of
Royal Arch Mssons on the 18Th, and then
proceed to San Francisco, expecting to arrive
thsre on the 1Ssh. The party ia composed ss
follows: Alfred G. CHAPMAN. acting Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons; Albert @. Smith, Grand High
Prisst; William A. Farnsworth, Grand
King; Albert l. Richardson, Grand Scribe (;
Rev. S. T. Dadmsr, Past Grand High
Priest; John Haigi, Nj. ]. GRIND Masterg of
Royal and Select Masters of Massachusetts !;
John r. Hobrook, Past Grand Commander
Of the Grand Commandery Of New Hamp-
shire; Caleb Saunders. Grand Commander /;
G. C. Hutchinson, Deputy Grand Com
mander; George w. Fay, Grand Generalif-
simo; Alfred F. Chapman, Grand Captain
General 10y proxy and Grand Recorder n.
Vanslyck. Past Grand Recorder; John p.
Haight, Grand Standsro-Bearer; b. San
fcrd, Past Eminent Commander; Albert
Smith, Eminent Commander, guards and
escorts; Charles E. Thomas, james ID.
Ravimsn, Charles II. Baldwin, Noyes
w. Fisk, s. P. Bartlett, A. b.
Washburn, j. II. Gilbert, o. f.
James, Samuel Smith. The lsdiys sccona-
panying tire party are: Mrs. Caleb Ssnnders,
Miss s. Lupders. Mrs. John Hoibrook.