The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

1HE Attorney uenerdl Oh we" Sciscys
having been asked recently for an opinion.
declares National Bank officers eligible on
an electoral ticket, they not being officials
of the United States.
In the case of Colonel Z. c. Boudinot
against Robert Hunter, A. G. Evans and
IL. L. Newman, the well known cattle men,
to recover 81 1000 as a penalty for attempt
ing to lease grazing lands from the Chero-
kee Indians in violation of United States
statutes, Judge Brewer, of the United
States Circuit Court, rendered a decision
on the demurrer of defendants that a mere
attempt to negotiate a lease was not n vio-
lation Of the statutes and dismissed the
complaints. The defendants took this as
a great victory and made preparations for
extensive grazing and a renewal Of leases.
THE Garfield Committee for the State of
| New York reports having collected So
g.. % for the monument at Cleveland.
AT Augusta, ILL.,, James and William
Holden engaged in a murderous fight, and
| the former shot lead a man named Finley,
who interfered in the contest.
An Indian tablet, seven inches long, was
recently plowed up i'm a field near Doyles-
town, Pa. The matter is an important one
| for biologists, since il the stone could be
proved genuine it would settle in the af-
firmative the question of the co-exis:ence
Of man and the mammoth.
THE steamer Dart, New York, Rio jan
GIRO and London, was wrecked about Sep
TENDER 18th near Santos. The crew and
passengers were saved.
The centenary celebration Of the art of
b~allooning was held in London September
18th, and large parties took aerial pleasure
trips.
ARMED guards were recently patroling
the streets of Congers, Ca, to protect 1t
from a band Of incendiaries who seemed
bent on burning it.
THE Burgomeister Of Brussels during q
late session explained to the Council that
the cause of the disorders was the incens.
ing attitude of the Clericals.
ALL the British citizens of Shanghai held
a meeting to take action in regard to the
war in progress between France and China.
1t was resolved to urge Great Britain to
make an effort toward mediation, as sus-
pense is ruinous to commercial intercourse.
MARGARET HIGGINS, of Chicago, lately
brought suit for 5000 damages against
Davis & Morse for being accused of steal.
ing goods aud having 10 submit to a search
of her person, when she was thrust into
the street.
ALL tho pork butchers Of Limerick, Ire
out on - strike.
A WABASH freight train Of thirteen cars
was lately broken to pieces by striking a
COW and running off a trestle near Carmi,
Ill. The head brakeman was killed, and
the engineer and firemen Were badly in.
jured.
The mistake made by Chinese artillery
men in firing on the war ship Zephyr is
recalled by the death Of a Lieutenant OF
that vessel from wounds received during
the occurrence.
THE priest that attended King Humbert
to the hospital took the cholera and died.
Two great concerts were organized in
New York for the cholera sufferers o.
France and Italy.
In the continued absence of the Secretary
of the Racine Exposition, creditors secured
attachments for 5000 on the property OF
the association.
An excursion train of eight coaches,
filled with American citizens, crossed The
border to Monterey and Saltilo to partici
pate in the celebration OF the Mexican in
dependence, September l7sh.
The report that pleuro-pneumonia had
broken out among the cattle on j. V. Fur
WELLS farm near Chicago, is denied.
PROF. CANrINI. Of Naples, alleges that
the simultaneous injection Of sea water il
q sure cure for cholera, and claims to have
saved hundreds of lives.
News from Peru reported h total de
feat OF General Csceres, the principal rev
olutionist leader at Lima. August g, and
the establishment Of comparative quiet.
! THK Treasury Of the Egyptian rebels con
tanned about SIS 900. and they lately wer<
reported out of ammunition. The Mahdi's
forces extend as for south as Ambukol
The Nile was fallin. at last accounts.
A SERIOUS revolt Of Arabs has brokel
out =. xav;a, Tripo;i. against he Turks!