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ALI of the Bids Rejected.

A telegram was received at st. Pau,
on the 18th ult., at department head
quarters, giving the information that
the secretary of war had decided to re-
ject all the proposals received on the LIST
of March, for the transportation of mill
tary supplies on the Missouri river, be-
tween Yankton and Bismarck, and Fort
A. Lincoln, OAK, and Fort Benton,
1t also contained instructions to issue
circulars inviting new bids at not more
than ten days notice. The reason for
this action is not known, but since the
new proposals are requested for the en-
tire distance from Yenkton to Fort Ben
ton, as well as for each route separately,
it is thought that the bid of S. B. Coul-
son, of 22 cents per 100 pounds per 100
miles for the distance has had much to
do with the decision. This bid for the
entire distance was not strictly in ac-
cordance with the terms of the adver-
tisement, and besides, provided that for
a distance Of less than 100 miles the rate
Of % cents per 100 miles should be paid
for the distance carried. AS it prescrib-
ed a rate varying with the distance, it
was informal, and could not be enter
tanned. Col. Moece at once made ar
engagements for notifying the parties
likely to compete for the service by cir
cular, and selected the 5th Of April as
the day for receiving and opening the
new bids. Its believed that this Sec
ond attempt will incur to the advan-
tage of the government, as the rivalry
between the transportation men is very
keen, and the rates will be cut to the
lowest possible limit.
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Letter from Agent Allen to the Governc

The following letter from the new
agent at the Blackfoot agency to Gov.
Crosby is of general interest in this part
of the territory:
BLACKFooT AGENCY, March 26, 1884.
Hon. j. S. Crosby, Governor:
SIR: AS per your expressed wish to
hear from me of the condition of the
Indians at this agency, [ shall now,
with my limited time to ascertain facts,
endeavor to comply.
I find here about three thousand In
dams. Many have been driven from
here on account Of the scarcity of food.
The accounts you have heard in regard
to their suffering condition have not
been exaggerated.
The attending physician tells me that
many have died the past winter, if not
from actual starvation, from the want of
sufficient food. Many of thens have
told me that they and their famii. $ had
not a mouthful to eat for four days, and
[ am satisfied of the truthfulness of the
assertion.
On my arrival on the 10th inst, T
found the last pound of flour had been
issued to them on the 18th, and that
issue amounted to one pound of flour,
n and one-half pounds of beef, and a
few potatoes per capita, which was to
last one week.
Had it not been for your interest in
the matter they would have nothing
yet. We got the -four I contracted for
while at Helena on Saturday, the ed
inst. by sending teams to meet them and
help in. The other supplies from Fort
Benton have not arrived yet. I hear of
them about thirty miles from here una
BILE to proceed on account Of the bad
condition of the roads. I shall send
teams to meet them tomorrow. We
have now on hand 5000 pounds of flour,
six head of cattle (unfit for human food,
and a few hundred bushels potatoes.
But / hope to get through. Have tele-
graphed the department for permission
to purchase 100 head of cattle.
Again thanking you for the interest
you have taken in behalf Of this agency,
I am, with respect,
r.. A. ALLEN, Agent.
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fhe deceased herded sheep for awhile
for John Zimmerman of the Marias and
was IN his way either to Oh from the
ranch when he met his fate. But little
his known about him here.
But Lem White still lives, as far as
we know, although this is the second
time that his death has been promul-
gated. through the press. He died and
was given decent burial the first time in
Helena, about seven years ago, and did
months afterwards.
1t happened in this way: A stranger
stepped into Nick Kessler's saloon one
evening, called for a glass OF beer, and
after emptying a drug into it, drank it
down. 1t was poison, and the man
died in a few minutes afterwards.
Among others to view the corpse was
the Hon. Warren Toole, who pronounc-
ed the dead man to be Lem White, and
ordered the corpse to be taken around to
his room, from which place the funeral
occurred, and the burial was in every
respect a creditable one. Mr.. Toole had
known the deceased" in his PALMER
days, and was also we'll acquainted with
his brother, a prominent lawyer-hence
his interest in the matter.
The news of LENS death (?) soon
reached Fort Benton, and he was duly
mourned here by his friends. The next
spring, about the first bull train that
arrived from the upper country was
headed by Lem White, when he proved
to the satisfaction of all that he was as
good as a dozen dead men.
The person who died in Kessler's
saloon, and who got a first-class funeral
at the expense of Mr.. Toole's generosity,
was Charles Root, who resembled Lem
White in a striking manner. Lemuel is
still in the land, amongst the living.
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Lem White Hard to Down,

Upon information received from the
coroner we stated Thursday morning
that the body found on the Marias rep
resented all that was mortal of Lem
White, the we'll known bullwhacker
and a somewhat eccentric character.
This was the verdict of several old
timers who viewed the remains shortly
after their arrival, but Thursday morn
ing, upon closer examination, the re-
semblance to Lemuel was found to be
very slight and the body was fully
identified as that of George Kuenzel, by
papers found in the pockets as we'll as
the evidence of persons who knew him.
The inquest was Held Thursday at ten
o'clock, and the following is the verdict
of the jury:
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, :.
COUNTY OF CHoTEAU. 80
An inquisition holden at Fort Benton,
in the county of Choteau, on the Sd day
of April, 1884, before me, J. w. Wheel
ock. coroner of said county, upon the
George Kuenzel, there lying dead, by
subscribed, the said jurors upon their
oaths do say that the deceased came to
his death 10y freezing.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day
and year aforesaid.
G. w. CRANE,
SAM. KoHLBERG,
SAM. l.. KELLY,
Gus SENIEUR,
d. CT. BROWNE,
-~4CsAa--x~-
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Fine Job Printing 9 speciality at the
RIVER Press office.
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MANLY SENTIMENTS.

Ifall democratic newspapers were as
frank and manly in their course in re.
gard to southern election outrages
as the Home Pyass, a. La Plata,
those outrsges would soon cease, and
the "bloody shirt" be laid away amid
the dust covered relics OF the past.
We do not quote the article to reflect
in any Say upon the great mass pa.
triotic law-abiding democrats of the
land, but to show how even a demo.
cratic newspaper can lie stirred to IN.
dignant protest agains. wrong commit
ted by men IN the name Of the party it
represents. The Press says:
"The evidence in the Copiah county,
Miss. election outrage presents very
disgraceful aspect. Since the crime
was committed by so-called democrats
and since the evidenced is mainly dem
ocratic, it is useless to 90 behind the
bush, or grasp for an excuse. If the
Matthews case IS correctly placed be-
foie the people (and the evidence
seems conclusive) we have no apology
10 offer. A crime is crime, be it
where it may, and it is not our purpose
to SHE Id it, even though it be in our
political household of faith. fit were
the crime Of an unbeliever in our po-
litical faith we should most heartily de-
nounce it May we never lack for
words Of censure, reproof and denun-
ciatlon, though it be necessary IN our
own fold. II the Coplah county, Miss.
case, about which so much IS being
said, is correctly stated, we are free to
say that the sooner justice is meted
out to the perpetrator, the better it
will be for the section Of the country
where it occurred and the impression
on the outside world will be whole
some and favorable. Matthews-it
appears from the evidence-was shot
down while IN the act ofvoting. Ifthe
sworn evidence can be relied upon,
this is true and who would dare defend
it, and who, with honest purpose, could
CO less than condemn it7 But who is
to blame! We emphatically deny that
the democratic party is responsible.
While it i; true that democrats did it,
il is also true that they are being tried
by democrats who love justice, and
they are denounced by democratic
journals all over the country. They
are a gang Of swamp desperadocs. who
infest that country, and for whose un-
lawful conduct the democratic party at
large is no more responsible than was
the republican party for the foul-con-
duct of w. W. Belknap.
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ORDINANCE no. 95.

Entified an Ordinance 10 amend .Secfi0n
FnH-0ne of Ordinanee No. I6 tn
relation TO nKisanees and miS9tmean-
oys
BE it ordained by the council OF the
.own of Kirksvjlle, as follows:
SECTION /. That section forty-one OF
an ordinance No. 16, adopted Septem-
Der End, 1873, be amended so assto read
as follows, wit:
ANY person who shall knowingly,
associate with any person or persons
having the reputation of beng thieves,
burgulars, plek-pockets. bawds, prosti-
Iutes or iewd won en-, or gamblers or
who lodges in or frequents houses or
other places having the reputation of
beng the resort OF thieves, burglars,
plck-pockets, bawds, prostitutes or lewd
women or gambling houses, with a de-
sign or interest to aid, abet, promote or
in any way assist the parties charged
with or suspected of being thieves, bur-
glar pick-p0ckets. bawds, prostitutes
or !e gd women or gamblers, shall be-
deemed guilty of a nisdemeanor and
npon conviction thereof be fined not
less than FIVE nor more than fifty dol
lars foi each offence.
SEC. %, This Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
publication.
Approved and adopted this fifth day
Of February, 1884.
Attest THOMAS SEES, Mayor.
A. NJ Smith, CleIk.
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Normal Notes.

For full report of the contest see
another column of this issue.
1t is sufficient to say here, that the
contest, as whole, was second &c
none, ever held at the Normal. The
productions showed that there had
been great deal of care and time
spent in preparing them. The thought
they contained partook of a high
moral and religious nature. The de-
livery was characterized by deliberacy
and distinct articulation. which en-
abled the audience to hear without
being in constant strain, as is often
the case.
The music was of the best We ever
had the pleasure OF listening to.
Quite a number Of former GRADUATES
were present at the contest
DR.. Mitchell Conducted the opening
exercises Th Irsday morning.
Charles Riggle. A, l.. McKinzie
and W A. Thomson spent part Of the
week in visiting the school and shaE-
ing hands with old friends.
Division a stood at the head in de-
pertinent and attendance last week;
standing at a hundred in each.
Prof. Barnard has been giving d.
vision lessons in etiquette, in the
half hour before school.
The model school came up Wednes-
day afternoon, to witness the celebra-
ton Of ofLongfellow's birthday.
Several students are OF the sick list.
Prof. Blanton read for gem Wed
nesiay morning, quotation from the
Psbula, Seitrfe MontHLy which showed
that each person hac only so much
nerve force" and that it is folly to
over tax ourselves with work. He
econ mended the studen:s to system
marize their work and have time
for study, sleep and recreation.
The ladies were reseated and given
a much needed drill in marching Mon
day, which resulted in completely
stampeding the far sex.
DR., S S. Laws. Pres. Of the State
University, is visiting the school and
examining the workings OF the same1
He has heard several classes recife and
we judge from the way he conducts the
recirations he is a thorough education
alist.
Among the visitors of,he week we
noticed. Mr.. ]. Swanger, Of Milan;
Hon. F M. Harrington, J.W. Johnston.
w. T, Baird, Mr.. and Mrs. Wait, Mrs
S. Fluhart and Miss. F. Boyenton,
Among the old students who paid
the Normal special visit last week,
on account OF the Contest were Miss
Ida Weed, Of Moberly; Mis- Flora
Bray and J. A. Riley, of Knox City;
J. E Fellers. Of La Belle; and NJ. S.
Dowden, OF Edna.
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RAISING CALVES.
some Practical Remarks by a Far.
mer'S Wife.
GRAPHIC CoaEEspoxDEyc cE.

GRAPHIC CoRREsPoSD DENcE.
As 1t is now the time of the year for
young calves and seeing the urgent So
licitatIon of the editor Of the GRAPHIC
to contribute articles suggestive Tor
otherwise) thought that,it might be
OF some benefit TO somc farmers wife
to read something in regard to raising
calves. | often hear some COMPLAIN of
such hard work to get the calves away
from the cows after taking the milk.
when they are a month or so old. / dc
not worry with them in that way. ]
will Just say how | manage. | don't
let the calf take the milk from the cow
but once, if it is strong vigorous calf.
but If 1t is weekly, twice or three times
at the most. Then milk the COW and
feed the calf out of bucket, letting
the calf take the end OF the fingers of
the right hand and by a little patient
management the calf will soon lea rn
to drink; giving it the new milk for
about two weeks. then begin to temper
it to skim milk by using about quart
of skim milk heated to scalding heat
and put in the new milk, and gradually
increasing the skim milk and decreas-
ing the new milk. / generally feed
about a gallon at feed, by the time
the calf IS three weeks old | BEGIN to
add little Cruel made by taking a ia
bic spoonful OF cotn meal and thinning
it with water and stirring into a pint
Of boiling water. Let it cook Just a
few minutes, then pour into the skim
milk. This is the way manage them,
having them tied up at the start until
they learn the bucket and will eat read
lily, and when grass comes they are fat
enough for veal. At four weeks old
they will take buttermilk with their
Cruel. Give them a name and they
will come at the call. Later calves
when there is grass do not need the
gruei, but temper to skim milk in the
same way. About the time they are
four or five weeks old they will drink
skim milk or buttermilk, cold or warm.
As the weather gets warm they ike their
food cold. Raising the calves this way
we have all the good and so much less
trouble. There is no whipping and
jerking around tO get the calves and
cows separated; then they don't have
chance to get more than their share of
the milk. 1t Is much more pleasant to
raise them bv hand than to have sucL
time with them, no matter how bad
the weather might be at the time.
Then when winter comes the cows and
calves don't know each other.
If these few ideas will be any help to
any one | will be glad.
A FARMERS WIFE.
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OVER rae RIVER.
laraphlc Correspondence.

| The weather for the last TWO jay.
been very cold, and the face of the
earth is a glare flee. The wind thi,
morning has got blck to the south and
by to morrow it will get warm again
These little blizzards are great annoy.
ance to the farmers and terrible on
stock that are out exposed TO the
weather. There was splendid lot O,
hay put up in this section of country
last year, and if grass comes in good
season this spring there will be large
quantities Of hay stand over in the
stack.
We think . good portable hay press
could do we'll next summer here.
The farmers are expecting to raise
splendid crops the aomins season, and
allare making preparation to cultivate
more land than last season.
Mr.. Thadeus Bozarth is building a
nice new residence on his farm on Hog
creek, north Of Rlngos Point.
Mr.. a. Kriner near Pure Air il also
making preparation to build the com
ing spring.
The schod at the Point will close IN
couple Of we,ks and the school 10
making preparation for grand exhi.
bition on lie evening previous to the
last day Of school. The exercises will
consist of reading, essays. declamations,
dialogues and music and good time
Is expected.
The school this winter has been a
great success and the teacher, George
Walters, should be highly compliment
ed for the good work he has done in
the school.
Judge r. Taylor and lady were visit
ing atthe Point last Sunday, the guests
of Dr.I. B. Weaver.
A wedding on last Sunday at Moses
Halls. The contracting parties were
Mr.. Lee Lindsay and Miss Emma Hall,
NJ. G. Bozarth, j. P, officiating. NAV
the goung couple who have thus
launched their boat on the fast rush
ing stream Of life find it smooth sail
ing together, and on the way be bless
ed with all the joys and prosperity at
tainaHe in the marriage relation.
Mr.. Fleenor has moved from Sulli-
van Co and located on the farm of Mr..
Samuel Vice.
H. T. Bozarth has bought a piece OF
land tiom S.M. Picker and ispreparing
70 buid house on the same.
The health Of the nelghborhood is
good, no sickness now known.
Feb. goth, 1884.
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Tie charlton River Wreck.
Special TO the oiobe-Denscr.t.

MACON, Mo-, February a4.-The
wreck Of the night express train on the
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad yes
terday morning a: the Charlton bridge
proves to be more serious than suspect.
ed when our dispatch was sent from
bere last night. Two dead children
have been found, and a German emf.
grant, his wife and four children are
missing, and are supposed to be in the
smoking car, which is still six feet un-
der water in the Charlton River, with
the railroad bridge upon Is. Fifty-nme
more or less injured, have been attend
ed to by the surgeons. Seven are
seriously injured from conclusion OF
the BRAN. The injured are mostly en-
igrants, and not seriously burt.
The smoking car left the track just
before reaching the bridge. From the
condition of the coaches and sleepers
the train must have been running at a
rapid rate when the accident occurred.
The coaches and sleepers were thrown
from twenty to one hundred and fifty
feet from the track. A new bridge
will be in place by morning. and the
trains running as usual tomorrow.
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The Market.

ST.. LOUIS. Feb. 27.-CattIe, arrivals
large. demand brIsk. Good TO heavy
steers 500 to 6.25, light 20 fair 5.65 to
$50, common to medium 4.50 20 5.25.
Hogs Few sales. Market weak.
Sales at go to 7.05.
Sheep-FIrm and active.
Grain Wheat and Corn lower, oats
firm. Wheat l.o71l oats S3ss; corn
49B.
Hay-Timothy 1000 to 400 for
prime to fancy.
Seeds Clover 5s5 to SOS; timothy
l,30, Rer. millett Al. TO so.
Produce-Apples 3.75 to 4.25; pota-
toes 80 to 40c. butter, creamery 80 to SO;
common to choice dairy 10 TO 26.
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One ofthe worstrailroad wret

One ofthe worst railroad wrecks
Of the year happened on the Fl. & St.
Joe Friday night at the bridge across
the Charlton. A broken rail was struck
Just east Of the bridge and two Pull
man cars and the smoking car were
wrecked. There were twenty or thlr-
ty men, women and children in the
smoker which went through the bridge
and fell on its side in ten feet of water.
Only one life was lost, young boy
who with his parents were on their
way to Los Angeles, Cal. The acci-
dent occurred at q O'Clock A. NJ. and
till morning but little could be done
for those imprisoned in the smoker.
Over thirty persons were injured more
or less.
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LoNGFRLLow's BIRTHDAY

was celebrated in the chapel last Wed,
nesday afternoon, by members OF the
two year class. under the management
Of Miss Mcclure. Essay by Miss
Fannie Mackay and Miss Mary North
cult, recitation by Miss Ida Heron
and Miss Francie Gnipe, and orations
by c E. Ernest and A. L. Pratt with
solo by Miss Miriam Davis, and two
other songs constituted the programme.
The great criticism on the whole pro-
ceedlngs was that the speakingc C uld
not be heard in the back part of the
hall at all, and what can't be heard
can't be appreciated.
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KIRKSyILLE MARKET REPORT

HOGS: $500 to $500
STEERS $4.50 TO $3.50
SHEEP 2K to 81
DRY cows: 8. 90 to $50
COWS & CALVES s25 to 80
CORN: 45c. to Soc
OATS: 27c.
WHEAT: rs to 80c.
TIMOTHY SEED sl0O.
CLOVER seq: $3.50 to 500
HUNGARIAN: 4Oc.
MILLETT: 40c.
RYE: 40c
HAY 800 to $500.
BUTTER : 16 to 18c.
EGGS 16c.
BEANS: White 1.50. to eco
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR: 81
CHICKENS: ESQ to $50
DUCKS: TO SC full featbered.
GEtSE: 300 per doz
TURKEY: 6 to NC per lb.
APPLES. 90 to 80
BEES SWAX-I8.
POTATOES-30 to 40c
FEATHERS--Ducks 3Cc; Goose 45c;
Chicken to &c; Turkey TO &c.
HORSE NAaxkT.
Drivers t75 TO $40
Streeters $40 to S105
Saddisis $40 TO 3105.
southern so to go,
Market fiat, at above figures.
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The March number of Demorest's s
Monthly cannot fail to bring pleasure
to IFS readers. 1t is filled with good
stories, including the continuation of
the admirable serial, The Shores of
Nothing and variety of miscella-
neous articles of an interesting nature.
Among these are ~ Duke who wrote
Maxims," THE Norman Housewife OF
the Middle Ages" THE American Girl
at Home and Abroad" and 'Llfe in
New York" by Jennie June. The H.
Illustrations, as usual, are excellent, the
frontispieee being an oil picture The,
Rise of the Moon" an art production
hat IS both novel and beautiful.
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II is said that the drop in the
price Of wheat and its continued low
price is the result of the startling dis
covery that there was more wheat pro-
duced in the world last year than is
needed by consumers. Europe does
not want our American wheat at our
prices, with Australia, Hungary and
Russia to draw from, and the new and
immense producing districts of India
as reinforcement. AS We depend on
the exports of grain and cotton to pay
for goods purchased abroad, it is quite
probable that the flow OF gold will be
out instead Of into this country fol
sometime TO come.
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Evil That Lives After Us.

1t is hard truth. but none the less
truth for being hard, tndt the fruit of
forgiven sin does not die with the death
of the tree that bore 1t. If one has
destroyed the lie or tie happiness Of
another by his misconduct, his peni-
tence ard his assured pardon will not
restore ME life or the hope he has
ruined. Nor can any merited punish
ment Of the wing doer remit to the
innocent sufferers the consequence OF
his wrong-doing.
''Ah, II beside the dead
Slnmbered the pain!
All, 1.-THE hearts tfxt hied
Slept with the siainI
Hthe grief died but no,
Death will not have it eo,J
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There seems to be general dis.
gust prevalent among Missouri demo.
Gratis over the fact that the national
convention has been called to meet at
Chicago. This is a direct blow at a
denomination of the old ticket with S.
7. Tilden al the head.
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This thought ought to be an added
inducement to US all to shrink from
transgression, in the least as in the
greatest. Even though we may find
pardon for our errors, others must suf.
fer for item, and we ourselves must
also be sufferers Notwithstanding our
pardon. AS Faber says of evil habits,
SO 1t might be said Of siagle evil deeds:
Habits Of sin wien put to death as
habits, leave many evil legacies be-
hind them" No truth is surer than
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall
he also reap"