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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

A COLORED man named Robert Cor
den who was a slave until ne was thirty
five years old, when he purchased his
freedom, recently died at Cincinnati
leaving a handsome estate. After am
ply providing for his widow. in his will
he devised $25, 600 for the establishment
near Cincinnati of home for aged and
INDECENT colored women. He expressed
the hope that others might add dona-
tons for the same object until the
home is adequately endowed
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

Ar Newark, N. j., the other day
Judge McCarty sentenced John Egan,
ex-Speaker Of the Assembly. toimprison-
ment at hard labor for thirtJ days in the
penitentiary and to pay a fine of five
hundred dollars for al attemptt to bride a
member Of the Legislature. The court
took into consideration the plea Of
guilty, the prisoners health and the
petition for mercy, also the fact that
Egan is forever disqualified from hold
ing any Office of trust OF profit in the
state
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25
WRECKED on THE RAIL.


Texas Road Long List OF sever In
5uries 70 the Passenger, Some OF VINCE
Nav Prove Fatal.
Fosr WORTH. TEX, jan Is
This morning at two o'clock a ~wess-oound
train, running fast to make up for lost
time, was within four miles OF Milsap.
when a rotten cross-cie caused the rail &C
break. Two coaches and a Pullman were
derailed and turned over down an eubank-
ment. The air was rent with screams and
grosns and many were thrown out IN an
unconscious state. The Pullman and ad
joining coach are wedged into each other.
None in the Pullman were hurt, but about
thirty in the other coach sustained severe
injuries. To those unhur: the bleeding
heads and bodies of the others were sicken-
ing. Some of the wounded were removed
to q neighboring house and others carried
on the front of the train to Millsap- Ply
sicians were ordered from Weathe.ford.
Millsap and Fort Worth. Seventeen OF the
victims were brought to the Gould Hos
pital, only n o. whose injuries Is regard
ed as likely to prove fatal-Mrs. Ford OF
Illinois.
TIE VICTIMS.
The list of wounded is as follows as far
IS obtained:
L. Fl. AtweIl. Columbia, Tenn; deep scalp
wound.
John Ford. mead and face cut
Mrs o. ). Ford. OHIO, Ill: fracture or arm
end injury 10 spine
Mrs. Jennie Hancock. Abilene: nervous
Prostitution and scalp wound
\. j. Hardin. Terrell; left arm and lite M
ger broken: scalp wound
Mrs. Hariin: hip and spine injured
E.arra = Hall SnrElngd 4nk a AND -nOul-
der sprained: scalp out fiom ear 10 ear
Mrs. Hall, shoulder sprainet and stir e.
bGw.
Is. J. Williams, Dawson: internal injuries.
X. 5. Stratton. j, hnson County injury TO
sp;na scalp wounds
II. H Rogers. Fort Worth; scalp cuts and
injury T. spine
j. ii. Tn jckmorton. Parker County; shout
der dislOcated-
l.. B Wood. Comanche; scalp cuts. internal
injurIes-
Victor Meuenez, New Orleans: nose cut OF.
three teeth broken aud leg bruised
George NcCsl. Weatherfor1: forearm cut
and finger bIOk-r-
X. f. Bentley, c 20 ado City: spine injured.
II. B. Stennc'L cotton county; arm broaers
j.. VI. Stennet,, nip spTained-
il &. ZCins. Alb ieEe; scalp and n nj cut
Mrs NJ. }. Gaines, Brown County; scalp and
knee cut.
+ s. Gaines. scalp wound.
Z. NJ. Duni ar, Dallas; left ankle sprained.
There was hardly a person in the two
coaches that escaped injuries of some kind.
The best attention is being paid those at the
hospital here. Some continued on the way,
while others returned home. d
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

The live stock dealers recently sub
mitted to the House of Representatives
= petition, asking Legislation to protect
their interests. The memorialists
asked Congress to provide ear for
the extinction Of the disease Of pleuro-
pneumonia. This. they say, is only to
be done by the slaughter of all the in
Aected animals. The estimated expense
Of such a measure is one million five
hundred thousand dollars, not more
Chan one-third Of which need be imme-
6iately available.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25
A Fatal Cosli-iOn.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. IL
A collision occurred in the Big Four Of ths
c., L. and st. L.. & C. freight yards this
morning. causing the death OF Gus Preg.
nits, a Big Four car-inspector, the destruc.
lion OF q caboose and Of a car loaded with
merchandise. A freight engine had been
hauled in and Left at the belt. Train No. II
was rounding the curve in the yards at .
dve-mile per hour rate when it coliided
with . caboose which No. Is was backing.
Pregnitz n companion were in the ca
boose and saw the danger. The former en-
deavored to effect his escape but was
caught in the wreck. his head crushed ana
leg broken in many places. His companion
escaped. although the car in which he sa,
wa smashed 20 pieces. The engines pilot
and headlight were knocked of, and the
damage in dollars will be considerable,
Pregni: z bad been employed by the com.
Tor several year.. H.leave< a wife
tire. children. The C Iii i'm was due
to The tact hat on the ~hs p carve nei.,iy
train coat se >eei by the o;lser.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

A MEMBER of the late Texas Stock
mems Convention is reported as esti-
mating that two million head Of cattle
and horses are supported on free grass
Half of this grass is public property
The net profit is twenty-five per cent.
The two million head of stock is worth
forty millions dollars, and the owners Of
the stock therefore get out Of the free
grass a profit of ten millions dollars q
year, half of which comes from the
school and State lands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25
MISCRLLANEOCS.

AT a late meeting Of the Senate Commit
tee on Public Lands, Senator Van Wyck's
bill for the relief of settlers on the public
domain in Nebraska and Kansas was or
dered reported favorably.
The San Francisco Chamber of Com.
merce recently adopted resolutions me-
morializing Congress to provide efficient
defenses for the Pacific Coast.
DR. J. ID. STOCKING, Postmaster at Law.
renee, Tex, q small station between Dallas
and Terrell, was arrested recently on the
charge of u%nlawfully breaking open letters,
and the detectives were after Mrs. Carr,
whose Office it was to carry the mails from
the depot to the post-office, on the charge
of deserving the mails. Mrs. Carr was also
telegraph operator at Lawrence. She got
wind that the officers were after her aid
skipped.
WHILE resisting arrest W.. II. Alexander,
q cowboy and noted desperate, was she.
and killed on the reservation at Pena Col
orado, Tex, the other day, by a detach-
ment of soldiers under command of Lieu
enant Eggleston. Alexander had been
terrorizing the neihborhOOd and threatened
to wipe ont the military. One soldier,
named Ross, was killed and two others
slightly wounded before Alexander's Win.
chester was silenced Lieutenant Eggle-
ston was fired at by the desperate, but
jumped aside, the ball grazing his blo1se.
BREWSTER CAMERON, who had been be-
fore the HOUSE Committee on Expenditures
inthe Department of Justice, was again be-
fore the committee and gave in addition to
those already stated a list of twenty-five
more names Of persons whose official con-
alleged irregularities n rendering fraud.
ulent accounts. Some Of these men, Cam.
eron said, have been convicted. Ralph
Bolin, Special Examiner, who will
be sent to South Carolina to present the
cases of sixteen United States Deputy
Marshals to the Grand Jury, also appeared
before the committee to give his experience
as Examiner in Georgia, South Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida,
New York and Pennsylvania. He began
with the experience Of Georgia in the fall
Of 1881 and spring Of 1881, by the examine
ton Of the accounts of United
States Marshal Fitzsimmons, pre-
decessor of General Longstreet.
Aso1u ooiu tude Suoi eu6co S~"svoS vas
found. The official has never been prose-
cuted. nor had anything been recovered
from Fitzsimmons or his bondsmen. The
erroneous charges on the part of Deputy
Marshals under Longstreet, amounting to
$4,000 or $500. had been settled through
Longstreet. He, however, was not blamed
by Bolin, as the overcharges were made by
Deputy Marshals, who were punished.
IT was reported that Sheikh Senoussi
was advancing to join Mahdi, the False
Prophet. II true, Egypt was thought "a be
in the greatest danger, as the influence of
Senoussi extends over the whole North
African maritime provinces to Egypt.
AT the United S:dtes Land-office at Santa
Fe, N. NJ, recently, the old Fort Sumner
Reservation was sold, netting twenty
thousand dollars. The purchasers were |
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

The authorities of Canton (China)
are said to be vigorously preparing fol
war. They are building a telegraph
line between Canton and the Tonguin
frontier. The Viceroy of Canton has
issued a proclamation summoning the
people to prepare to repel the French
invaders. at the same time expressing
friendship toward other nations.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

The longest line of fence in the
world will be the wire fence extend nc
from the Indian Territory west across
the Texas Panhandle and thirty-hye
miles into New Mexico. Its course Will
be in the line of the Canadian River,
and its purpose is to stop the DRIFT OF
the Northern cattle. II is 4 bold and
splendid enterprise, and will pay -
large percentage on the investment.
The fence will be over two hundred
miles long.-Chicaqo Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

Mr. PERKINS, of Kansas, lately intro
duced a bill in Congress to appropriate
$50, 10000 annually from internal rev.
enue taxes of the country, to aid in the
encouragement and support Of common
schools
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

CHARLES STEVENSON, of Fulton, n
Y, is reported as fifty years old and a.
having never eaten meat. He is evil
IDENTIFY afraid Of the American hog.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

The City Council, of Halifax, N.S.)
recently passed a resolution permitting
colored children to enjoy the same
school privileges as white children.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

IT is estimated that four thousand
people committed suicide in Paris the
past peal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

The House Public Lands COMMITTEES
recently considered the arguments
which have been made and unanimous
ly voted to forfeit the grant ofthe Texas
Pacific Railroad. The bill was to be re-
ported at once; other land grant cases
would be considered by the committee
rs rapidly as possible.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

Three DAYS Imprisonment was the
fate of a man who called to a German
Judge to speak louder.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

THE Ohio Legislature elected Henry B.
Payne United States Senator.
THE Democratic Legislative Caucus Of
Kentucky was at a deadlock upon the
choice of United States Senator, three can
didates being in the field with Senator
Williams in the lead.
THE Legislature Of Maryland, after a
lively contest, elected Judge E. r. Wilson
United States Senator, to succeed Groome.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25

by young men employees, III rend cred in
valuable aid. One saved the wraps of the
girls, but had to jump from a window to
escape the flames.
MIKE CUDDIGAN and his wife who recent
ly caused the death of little Mary Matthews
by cruelty, in Ouray County, Colo, were
taken from the officers by a mob and both
hanged. For want Of sufficient evidence
John Carroll, the woman's brother, was
permitted to live.
SEVEN members of Henry Kendall's
family resiuing near Louisville, KY, were
recently poisoned by eating Rouch on Rats,
which by mistake had been put in biscuits,
Kendall and a son fatally.
WILLIAM H. GUioN, lately of the firm of
Williams & Guion. of New York, recently
failed for s 100000.
n legal representatives of nearly every
lapsed grant railroad were present at the.
recent meeting of the Senate Public Lands
Committee in opposition to any bills for
feiting their lands.
FRIENDS Of the Mexican treaty assert It is
not dead hut will be reconsidered.
The discovery of a secret printing Office
in st. Petersburg (Russ:a) was tie cause Of
the arrest of eighteen persons.
The Senate was not in session o the 10Th.
The House was in session only for debate
on the Fitz John Porter bill.
THE st. Charles Hotel, at Paducah. KY,
burned ,tbe oti er morning. Loss, ? .0O0;
insurance, $6.00o. :
AMONG the victims of the ill-fated steamer
City of Columbus, which was recently
wrecked of the coast of Massachusetts,,
were Rev. c. A. Rand, rector of Trinity
Charch, at H%averhill, Mass, his wife,
Daughter, father and nather.
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North Hamilton.

The Abbott district has found school
Inaa'm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Abbott of Kalkaska,
are visiting relatives in this vicinity.
The many friends of Mrs. Will Harris
will be sorry TO learn there is no decided inn
provement in her health
Mrs. Andrew MCGOWAN of Coldwater, is
visiting her husbands parents and other
relatives in this place. She is on her way TO
Idaho to join her husband.
Memorial Day was observed in Hamilton
this year for the first time. There was a
.goodly number in attendance many coming
in from adjoining towns, the crowd meeting
in Selby's grove at 10 o'clock. They formed
in line and marched to the cemetery, headed
by the Hamilton band. Sixteen young la
dies dressed in white, stood by the graves of
as many soldiers, so that their comrades
might not miss one in strewing their flowers,
as many of them repose there without even
head stone, to mark their last resting place.
After decorating the graves they marched
back to the grove, when appropriate exer-
cises were listened to. committee was ap-
pointed TO see that each soldiers grave was
provided with tombstone before next Me-
mortal Day. There has been decided i'm
provement in the appearance of the cemetery
and it is hoped that next year will find still
greater Improvements.
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Pursuant to notice the board of supervis-
ors convened on Monday last, for the pur-
pose of considering the matter of building a
new poor house, and repairing the county
jail. The entire board was present, and OIL
ganized 10y the election of Supervisor j. ID.
Harris of Arlington, as chairman.
The following committees were appointed
On county jail, Supervisors Young, Monroe,
Boyce, Collins, and French. On county
poor house, Supervisors Killifer, Dillman,
Moore, Brakeman, and Nutting. On county
poor, Supervisors Bush, Thomas, Rx, Wat
son, and Wise.
The following report was submitted and
adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred the
repairing of the county Jail, would respect
fully report that they have examined the
same, and ind that the timbers and founda-
tons are in poor condition, and we would
respectfully recommend the bailding of adj
ditional cells on the north side of the present
ones, not to exceed four in number, and the
repairing of the present cells by flooring
them over, also the repairing of the cook
room attached to said jail the building of
the additional cells, repairs and cook-room
not To exceed the sum of $500. We would
also recommend the appointing of a COM
illlIlct, Olic VI WHICH, SHdll Dt Tie SutTlH OF
this county, to have charge of the same.
Supervisors Harris and Young were APP
pointed as additional members of the com
mittee.
Supervisor Killifer offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Res0Iced, by the board Of supervisors of
Van Buren, county in special session assem-
bled, that it being for the best interests of
said Van Buren, county that the following
pieces or parcels of land-here follows de-
scription of the county poor-farm-be sold
for the best price or prices that can be OBJ
tanned, and be it further
Resoloed, by the said board of supervisors,
that the chairman of said board, Jefferson
ID. Harris, be authorized to sell the pieces of
land described as aforesaid, and execute,
convey and deliver deed of said lands to
whoever may purchase the same, and there
by convey all interests of said Van Buren,
county thereto.
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CORRESPONDENCE.



Childrens' Day will be observed in our
churches next Sabbath.
Mate Wilson has deserted the post.office
and gone TO Three Rivers.
y The boys have raised about S25 toward
procuring instruments for martial band.
Del GROSS is agent for bottled anti-fre-
water. He made a very successful expeii.
msnt here last Friday evening.
Memorial day was observed here for the
first time. In the morning the soldiers
graves in the new burying ground were dec
Grated and military salute fired. The sol
diers and citizens then repaired to Marshalls
hall where an excellent and bountiful repast
was spread by the ladies. AT one o'clock the
procession marched to the old cemetery
where the graves of deceased comrades were
strewn with flowers, by soldiers, citizens,
and school children. The procession then
marched to Fisk's orchard, where an excel
lent address was delivered by Rev. Wood
mansee of Hartford. Music and recitation
by Orry Everitt, completed the exercises.
There was large attendance and the entire
programme was good.
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Soldiers, Attention !
Pensions to All.
Comrades, File Your Claims with an
Ex-Soldierl

Comrades, File Your Claims with an
Ex-Soldierl
Soldiers that were disabled by wounds, disease acct
dent or otherwise, the loss Of hnger toe, piles vari
cuse veins chronic diarroe rupture, varcocee, loss
of sight of both eyes, partially ~, loss Of
hearing disease of the heart, falling back of the
measles, rheumatism, hstula ia ana, chvrea, any
other disease disability, IL but slight gives you y
pension. Widows, children, dependent fathers and
mothers of soldiers dying i'll the service afterwards,
of disease wounds contracted III the service
titled 20 pensions. procure pensions where discharge
papers lost. New discharges obtained whtre lost
Under the law pensions increased from s. to
S72 per month. DesertiOn does not operate a. har
TO "A pension. Back pay, lost horse claims, ration
money while in prison, and bountes promptly col
ected. War claims of every description prosecuted
promptly and successfully. Not i1ye In hun
dred rejected If properly prosecuted Come TO my
Office and | will show you claims that | have got
through in DAYS that were prosecuted by other
attorneys for seventeen years aud rejected in their
hands. My office is always open, aud advice as free
as the air of heaven. Ny terms like the old
Indians "No duck, no dinner" Letters of inquiry
should contain stamps and they will receive prompt
attention.
Being an ex-soldier OF Michigan Regiment, and
with seventeen years practice, claim 10 know the
business. Ny fee in every Is $40, " successful
Special attention paid To Increase Of Pensions, and
crowding through claims that are now dragging in
other bands. II you have claims that are dragging,
write come and see me, aud will help you
through with them.
CHAS. T.. GALLIGAN,
q. S. Claim Agent, Paw Paw, Mich.
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Lawton.

VIII Pelton is home again from Luding
ton.
Esq. Morrill, is preparing to put good
cellar under his residence.
Born, to Mrs. Henry Buechner on Sunday
last, GIRL and Henry is happy.
C. S. Adams expects t. pat five ton
scale in front of his warehouse on Main
street.
The Baptist Sabbath School has a large
number of scholars and is in a fourishing
condition.
The Rev. Crosby of Kalamazoo preached
at the Baptist church Sundry, both morning
and evening.
Richard Drowley of Mackinaw city, spent
Va few days in town last week, as did also his
brother Charley Drowley.
The I. o. O. L. extend thanks to the la.
dies who SO kindly furnished them with but
fon-hole bouquets on decoration day.
Guy C. Ray returned from kentucky with
out his bride. He says she has not changed
much in twenty years, only she is trifie old
er and weighs $50 pounds.
Mrs. Geo. Robinson accidentally run a
needle through her finger Saturday evening,
if breaking into three pieces. DR.. Hipp was
called and soon took out the pieces.
Helmer g. Mann pavilion show which gave
one of their concerts here Friday evening"
drew crowded house and all who took it in
were well sold, it being the slmmest thing Of
the kind that ever struck this place.
Decoration day was well observed here,
the Ct. A. Il. taking part assisted by the l..
q. o. +. The exercises commenced by march
ING TO the cemetery at 1870 and decorating
the graves. Those taking part in the march
ing were the G.. A. II. who took the lead, fol-
lowed by the l. o. o f. and some of the
school children representing the states and
territories. After decorating the graves din
ner was had, and at two o'clock all listened
TO an able and interesting Grafton by Rev.
Boyden of Kalamazoo, at the M. L. church.
Others also delivered short speeches The
church was very nicely decorated and pre-
scented tasty appearance.
We clip the following from the Arizona
Enterprfsc: "a pleasant party assembled
at the residence of Postmaster VIM. L. Guild
in West Florence, ON Tuesday morning, May
10Th, the occasion being the marriage of Mr..
VIM. Clarke to Miss Ella G. Simmons, both
of this place. The nuptial knot was tied by
Judge Hinson Thomas At the conclusion
of the ceremony and congratulations, the
party sat down to an elegant breakfast, after
which the happy pair, accompanied by the
brides mother, left for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where they will remain till the com.
modious and handsome residence Mr.. Clarke
is now building shall have been completed.
The bride is young lady of varied accom-
pIishments and gifted with all those graces
and virtues which make womanhood attract
i've. Although resident of this place but a
short time, she has made a host of friends
here. Mr.. Clarke is an old resident of this
section and pioneer prospector of the Owl
Heads and Catalina district. He is scholar
and student, man of refined tastes and cor
rect habits and stands high in the estima-
fion of those who know him." Miss SIM
mons is well-known here and was formerly
oneof Lawton's most estimable young ladies.
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When medical science admitted that Rheu-
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That remedy has been found. 1t has been
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And this it does both in promptitude and
final efficiency. Says Mrs. Eliza Evans,
of Upper Derby, Delaware county, Penn:
"After the third dose of Athlophoros rested
better than had done for months"
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Ruin Wrought lisa Uhe Forest.

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