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A Chapter of unwri.,.n History.

NEW York, July 2s.-Chauncey NJ De.
pew, In his remarks In the Chamber of Com.
merce, yesterday, said: "There is one thing
connected with General Grants unwristen
history which, In my Judgment, is quite a
Important In its results to this Republic a
any Of those recorded. 1t Is left unrecorded
because In his last moments he did not wish
70 cause trouble to any who might have been
opposed to him, or who might have been
wronged q any period BY direct accusation
o. his. And yet there was time, just At the
conclusion Of the war, when, but for the
nrmuess Of Grant, his country would have
been plunged into the throes Of another "a
oeiiion--short, sharp and decisive It NAV be.
out no man can tell what will result from /.
crisis In revolutionary times like tho.s.
have not the time now to detail the circum-
stances, and they might lead to controversy
ala. But II no one else shall write The
story, will write 1t As he told il 70 me.n
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PROVED HIS INNOCENCE.
Charles Wright, Arrested in Montana and I'm
prisoned in the Wyoming Penitentiary,
Not Guilty of the Crimes Charged.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 6.-Deputy Sheriff
ConIey, Of Miles City, Mont, who pass ed
through Omaha to-day on his way home
from Laramie, Wyo., where he depos tied
Charles Wright, alias Sim Wann, In the PEN
itentiary on the charge of being the leader
Of the gang of desperadoes who, in 1878, at
tempted to wreck Union Pacific passenger
train near Rawlins, and afterwards killed
two nen, Widdowfeld and Vincent, who
were trailing them, says that the prisoner,
after all, Is not the man wanted. Former
acquaint ances, who are reliable men, have
Identified him as certainly not being Sim
Wann. One Of these parties recognized him
as man whom he had known In Iowa since
boyhood, and another identified him as O
man who used to work for him near Chey-
enne. The prisoner is evidently innocent Of
any crime committed In Wyoming, and will
be discharged. He was recently tried fer
murder under the name of Charles Wright,
In Montana, but was acquitted on the ground
of self defense. Had all the officers not
stopped off at Laramie on last Friday night,
the vigilsntes from Rawlins, who boarded
the train at Carbon, would In all probability
have lynched the prisoner, IS they did two
other members Of Sim Wann's gang.
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New YORK, Aug. IA Heratd's London
special says: Sir Moses Montefors's funeral
was largely attended. The coffin was 50
placed that the head rested upon stone
brought from Jerusalem. In the coffin had
been placed many relics of Lady Montefore,
and the Holy Land, together with an &C.
count Of the good works of the deceased.
Over the coffin, as the relatives and friends
passed, each scattered q handful of earth
from Rschel's grave In tho Holy Land.
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NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The Suns Boston
special says: The real facts about the death
Of Custer were brought out day or two
ago. In an interview here to-day between
Sitting Bull and Sergeant John Ryan, who
fought under General Reno between Gus
ter's regiment and the Indians, Sitting Bull
said: "When went to take charge Of the
battle .. the other end Of the valley, where
Custer made his attack, I left Crazy Horse
In command Of my young mon, who were
fighting Reno. So many we're firing at Gus
ter At the same time that no one could tell
whether he hit him or not" .. ...
Ryan said: 81 was 10 command Of the
detail that buried Caster after Terry came
up. There were anumber Of bullets In
Clusters body, and he and newspaper man
named Kelly were the only ones whose
bodies had not been mutillated. We had coo
men all told, Of whom 207 were killed with
Custer"
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NOTES OF THE DAY.


Queen Victoria wore the Koh-i-noor dia-
mond At Beatrice's wedding.
Jay Gould is trying o.kill off the Mackay-
Bennett cable or compel Mackay and Benz
nett to sell ont to him.
Martin Farquhar Topper has just com.
pleted his seventysfifth year, and Is still
writing occasional verses.
Buchu Helmbold Is at Long Branch, con-
Quoting himself modestIy and meekly, In
strong contrast with his old gay life.
Maxwell, the st. Louis murderer who fed
to New Zealand, was captured and extra
dited, has been returned TO st. Louis.
The venerable Simon Cameron, aged
eighty seven, made 500, 900 by sharp finan-
cial transactions last year. He is worth s4,-
100000.
George W. Childs never takes anybody on
his paper from another office. He trains up
all the men who work on the Ledger from
their boyhood.
A Democratic Congressman predicts that
within six months the Democratic party
will be divided into administration and anti
administration factions.
A Queenstown dispatch says: The
"Etruris's" time to Fastinet was six days,
five hours and thirty five minutes from New
York, the fastest time ever made.
1t is thought in London that the trifling
gift of pair of cheap candlesticks to Beat
rice by her sister, the Crown Princess of
Germany, was intended rs slight. The
gift was certainly contemplate.
Joseph Cooks political platform runneth
thus:
"Meutal suasioD for the man who thinks;
Moral suasion for the man who drinks;
Legal suasion for the drunkard-maker,
Prison suasion for the statute breaker"
Tobacco, according to the doctors, pro-
duces amblyopia, or impairment Of the eye
sight. The weed seems TO be responsible
for nine-tenths Of the ills that mankind
suffers from, yet dealers notice no diminu-
ton In their sales.
Washington Irving, so the story goes, once
said TO q lady friend, "Don't be too anxious
about the education of your daughters.
They will do very we'll; don't teach them so
many things; teach them one thing; teach
them to be easily pleased"
Type. setting In this country Is estimated
to cost $50, 000, 900 annually. Careful sta
tisticians have figured that 20,000,00 more
would be required to set up all the commu
sications that Veritas, Old Subscriber, Con-
slant Reader, Taxpayer aud Pro Bono Pub
lico food newspaper offices with.
The remains Of the late U. s. Judge Hen
ry I. Backus, who held the Judgeship Of the
Federal court in Arizona from 1865 to 1869,
were recently examined after inhumation
for eight years In Arizona, and were found
to be In perfect state of preservation. His
son, who took the remains to Detroit, at
tributes this to the dry Arizona climate.
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IT is not ct oil probable that President
Cleveland ever wrote such letter as Is at
tributed 10 him 10 telegram with the title,
"Banged Over the Head" But nearly
every public man who has patronage ct his
disposal 10 subjected TO lust such outrases
Is he 10 alleged TO have denounced. While
the right Of petition IL constitutional and in
theory correct, the average "petItion" 10 The
greatest OF frauds. It would take column
TO enumerste the crimes that are perpetrated
under the guise Of ''the right Of petition"-
and one Of tbs not infrequent ones IL Of that
class the President condemas- signing q
public petition 10 get rid Of IN iDpcrtunate
fraud and then writing private letter TAX
ing It back. As ststsd, Cleveland probably
never wrote the letter sstrips.sd 70 him, but
he doubtless has had occasion TO,
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Pardonsd by the pre.ia.a,

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1o.--Police lIsuten.,,
Aicnaei Mullen was to-day released from
.ne County jail, full pardon having arrived
from Washington signed BY Presiden, Cle,e.
'and. Mullen had charge OF the Hammond
street police district al the Presidenti., .ls..
ton LIST November. He was couv,ct.a !,
having locked up In the station house over
one hundred colored men the night beec,s
me election. They were detained until aflsr
O'Clock p. N. on election dsy. vhsn i,
we're released. No charge va sn..,sa
against any ofthsm. Mullen ~ cony,c.sd
n toe United States Court for violation a.
the Federal election laws, and senssnesd =
one years imprisonment, which beesn ~.
ua1y "a. Tho pardon was given on q.
e1ound ofihe general good rsput alton q -
pr'soners md ihs lea sbss shs s Y,
va signed oy MANY FIRST elias elsi.sns -
."M Mullen probably mIsapprshspded 81.
aa'ies' aud Tor various other reasons.
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STANDING OFF DYNAMITE.
The Police Divinity that Now Doth Hedge
About King. -

VIENNA, Aug. TO- Extensive prepare
tions are being made for the meeting Of the
Gear and Emperor Of Austria, which will
take place shortly at Kremaier. The cost Of
decorations and other arrangements for this
meeting will reach 1000 900 forms. The
greatest efforts are being put forth BY the
authorities TO prevent any attempt being
made on the life Of either Of the potentates.
Hundreds CT the most experienced and
trusted policemen and detectives have been
drafted for service It the town. Precautions
have already been taken to prevent the min
ing Of any portion Of the town, and great
care Is being taken in regard TO the transpor-
tation Of dynamite and other explosive ma
terials. All parcels and boxes destined for
Kremaier are carefully examined before be-
ing permitted TO be sent to the town. The
names and occupations Of NIL the dodgers and
Of all the strangers arriving In the town hsvs
been ordered to be furnished TO the police
authorities BY the proprietors Of hotels and
lodging houses. No persona win be admit
ted TO town after the 10th inst., without spe-
cial permission.
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THE PUBLIC LANDS.
All Unlawful Enclosures OF the same Or
dcred Immediately Removed.
"fake Them Down"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The following
proclamation by the President was issued
o-day: ..
BY the President of the United States Of
America, proclamation:
WHEREAS, The public policy demands
that the public domain shall be reserved for
occupancy by actual settlers in good faith,
and that our people who seek homes upon
such domain shall In nowise be prevented
by any wrongful interference from safe and
free entry thereon, to which they may be
entitled; and
WHEREAS, To secure and maintain this
benefcent policy, statute was passed by
the Congress Of the United States, on the
9th day of February, in the year 1885, which
declared to be unlawful all Enclosures Of
any public lands in any State or Territory,
to any of which land included within said
Enclosure the person, party, association or
corporation making or controlling such In
closures had no claim or color of title, made
or acquired in good faith, or an asserted
right thereto by or under claim made in
good faith, with q view TO entry thereof at
the proper land Office, and which statute
also prohibited any person by force, threats,
intimidation, or by any fencing, Enclosure,
or other unlawful means for preventing or
obstructing any person from peaceably en-
teIing upon, or estab fishing settlement or
residence on any tract Of public land, sub
jec: to settlement or entry under the public
land laws of the United States, and from
preventing or obstructing free passage and
transit over or through public lands; and
WHEREAS, 1t is by the fifth section Of
said act, provided as follows: That the
President Is hereby authorized to take such
means as shall be necessary to remove and
destroy any unlawful Enclosure of said lands,
and to employ civil or military force as may
be necessary for that purpose, and
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought to my
knowledge that unlawful Enclosures and
such as are prohibited by the terms of the
aforesaid statute, exis. upon the public do
main, and that actual legal settlement
thereon is prevented and DISTRACTED by such
Enclosures and by force of threats and in
timidation;
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
President Of the United States, do hereby
order and direct that any and all unlaw-
full Enclosures of public lands, main
tanned by any person, assoclat ion or corpo.>
alton, be Immediately removed, and do
hereby forbid any person, association or
corporation from preventing or obstructing
by means Of such Enclosures or by force,
threats or intimidation, any person entitled
thereto. from peaceably entering upon and
establishing a settlement or residence on
any part of such public land which is subs
ject to entry and settlement under the laws
of the United States; and I command and
require each and every officer Of the United
States upon whom the duty Is legally de-
volved, to cause this order to be obeyed, and
all provisions of the Act of Congress herein
mentioned, to be faithfully enforced.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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The Dance Of Death,

ST.. LOUIS, Aag. IA dispatch from
Springfield, NO., says that at an open air
dance some four miles from that place, last
night, bloody fight occurred between cook
Ashbridse aud William and Joseph Hoover,
on one side, and Baxter Dulin, Leman
Thomas and Isaac Messick, on the other.
Knives were the weapons used. and the last
three named were literally carved TO pieces,
two Of them being reported as dead and the
third dying. Ashbridge and the Hoover
brothers were arrested late in the night, and
are now in jail. The people In the neigh.
borhood are greatly excited over the event,
and threats Of lynching the murderers are
numerous.
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THAT TEA SHIPMENT.
The Isabel Reaches an American Por
Pioneer Press, Aug. 9th

Pioneer Press, Aug. 9th.
kilograms received at the Northern Pa
cifc Office say the British bark Isabel ar
rived at Port Townsend yesterday morning.
The Isabel sailed from Yokohama July A.
and is ladened with tea for st. Paul, Chi.
cago, New York and Canadian points. Her
manifest shows 954 tons and 1853 pou nds, or
%, Ats pack ages, some half and some W hole
chests. or this amount PAS, $40 pounds, and
not 1000 as was stated In former issue,
are consigned to st. Paul parties. The Is,
abel made the trip from Yokohama In
thirty one days, as against thirty. seven days
made by the Harmonic from the same port
TO San Francisco. The Harmonic was char.
tered by the Central Pacific for the purpose
of competing with the Northern Pacific.
She was supposed to be q faster sailer and
her crew and officers were offered crisp
500 bill each If they would make the trip
In an even month. The distance. however,
was too much for the vessel and she did
not reach San Francisco until her thirty
seventh day out, and consequently her crew
did not receive the extra pay. The Isabel
had much shorter route, and consequently
had no trouble la making the better time.
The distance from Yokohama to San Fran
cisco is 4,546 miles (nautical), as against
only 1000 Yokohama to Tacoma. The
Northern Pacific mail route TO New York
Is also shorter than that via the Central Pa
cific and Union Pacific. The distance from
San Francisco TO New York Is 3,3ls miles,
and from Tacoma to New York 1888 miles.
This will insure quicker time from coast TO
coast. The Northern Pacific has made all
arrangements TO handle the Issbel's cargo
that point los empty cars, and will hurry
the cargo through t, St. Paul. For the
hauling Of the trains loaded with the tea,
special time card has been arranged. The
run to St. Paul will be made In considerably
less than six days. There will be no I'M
necessary delay at Tacoma, as the Northern
Pacific has made such arrangements with
the government as will enable 1t to trans
port the tea in bond 10 Its destination. Had
these arrangements not been made, the Is
abel's entire cargo would have - be IN
spected at Tacoma by the government Off
GERS at San Francisco. Port Townsend,
where the Isabel STOPPED yesterdsy,is the
first port Of entry on the American waters
reached by the Isabel. 1t is located at the
head of Puget Sound. After making her
entry and taking on the customs officers, the
boat sailed direct for Tacoma, where she
will discharge her cargo.
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SORRY FOR THE LORD.

I'm gittin' sorry fur you, Lawd,
Indeed an trufe. am;
De niggahs wants so monst'ous much
'Cep Gilead an de balm.
Dey prays fur ev'ryting dey needs,
Dat work would bring 'em all,
An wants de fruit of all de yarth
JUS like befo' de fall.
heard a niggah prayin', Lawd,
His very level bes'
For Christmas time de whole year roun',
An all de time q res;
He axed to have de chicken roos'
Down on de loves linn,
An turkeys jes' on top de fence,
In easy reach o. him.
Come stately steppin', oh, Good Lawd,
Pom yo' lily white steed,
An smash dem sassy niggahs down,
An bruise de sarpint's seed;
Dey bowls at you de livelong night
An rob you of yo' sleep,
Kase dey's too lazy fur to SOW,
An got no crap to reap.
VIII FISCHER, in Cheyenne Ledde
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THE PENITENTIARY.

Mr.. N. J. Mcconnell has during the past
week drawn the plans and specifications for
the south wing Of the penitentiary and has
taken them to Helena where they will be
submitted TO the Governor and forwarded
with such recommendation As he may make
TO the Secretary Of the Interior for bis action.
IL Ia not probable any favor will be shown
the Dakota scheme of importing our prison.
ers. The Bismarck penitentiary was An ont.
growth Of the sectional fight in that Terri
tory and when the proposition was made TO
keep the Montana convicts there were only
three convicts In the Bismarck "pen." Even
as late as Il is now, the penitentiary here
can be completed to accommodate oil pris-
oners In the Territory by Dec. 3lst, II the
Department gives matters prompt attention
and the contracts are pushed.
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RIEL's rebellion has left legacy Of un-
easiness behind 1t among the Indian and
half breeds of the Northwest Territories,
aud II Is reported that on Saturday night
eight whites were butchered by redskins In
the Cypress Hills. On the same day that
Riel was condemned-perhaps at the very
moment that sentence was being pronounced
upon him-the sayages whom he had ex-
cited were carrying on the horrld work that
he began. Nothing, probably, could well
have happened worse for Riel himself. A
continuance Of such outrage, will arouse the
people Of Canada, and to reprieve him will
be impossible. Minneapolis Tribune.
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BANGED OVER THE HEAD.
Probably Hypothetical But Showing Up an
Actual Class.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The Times, Of Gin
clnnsti, publishes the correspondence be.
twesn q certain Ohio man, unnamed, and
President Cleveland. The former had re-
commended person for appointment To. q
judgeship simply to get rid of him, not be-
lieving the President would consider the
matter. The President, however. appointed
the applicant judge. The signer Of the
petition then wrote the President, detailing
all the facts in the case, and expressing sur
prise and sorrow that the President had
appointed q mere bore, who had no qualifi-
cations for tie Office. The following is the
Presidents reply: So.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !.
WASHINGTON, August i, 1885.
DEAR SIR: have read your letter of the
oath ult. with amazement and indign alton.
There Is but one Litigation TO the perfidy
which your letter discloses, and that Is found
in the fact that You confess your share In 1t.
don't know whether you are Democrat
or not, but If you are, the crime which you
confess Is more objectionable. The idea
that this administration, pledged to give the
people better government and better OFF,
GERS, and engaged in hand.to.hand eight
with the bad elements Of both parties, should
be betrayed by those who ought to be worthy
Of an implicit trust, Is atrocious, and such
treason to the people and the party ought TO
be punished by imprisonment. Your con-
fession comes too late to be of immediate
use to the public service, and can only say
that while this Is not the first time have
been deceived by lying and treacherous mis-
representations, you are the FIRST one that 60
frankly owned his grievious fault. II any
comfort is to be extracted from this asspr.
ance, you are welcome 10 1t.
Yours truly. GROVER CLEVELAND;
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PROFESSOR THOMAS EDISON, Professor
Gilliland, Of indianapolis, and number Of
prominent electricians and inventors Of the
country, will this week visit Milwaukee to
witness the test Of an invention which prom
Ises to revolutionize the train dispatching
system now In vogue. The arrangement Is
one whereby the train. dispatcher Is In con-
slant communication with the trainmen Is
they are moving along on their regular run.
A car for use In the approaching test 10 near
ly completed At the Milwaukee and St. Paul
company's West Milwaukee shops and has
been fitted out under the direction or Pro-
fessor Hsskins, Of Milwaukee Mining Ca
zette, Aug. Sch. rt.
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The cepenhagsa Scandal,

COPENHAGEN, July "a Conservstiv
journals refer 70 public scandal involving
Professor In the University, and the presi.
dent Of leading scientific society, moat
eminent author, Of Denmark, several
wealthy merchants, and some membs,s Of
the maelstrscy. They are accused OF hav-
lne criminal intercourse with young cirls.
len cuiprits have been arrested and two
commiIled suicide. The exposure resulted
was resisted. "'
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RoseA's csasras.s AanulIed,

WAsHIKGToE,A Aug. Us Secretary Whitney
yesterday notified John Roach thst under
the terms Of tho contract for Ouilding the
cruiser "Chiesgo." the work was to be com
plstsd o. The expiration Of eighteen months,
He declared tina contract forfeited, and said
that the chief Of the bureau Of stnam engi-
neerlng and construction would lake charge
OF the vessel, looking 70 ils final completion.
A similar letter was sent Id regard to the
ATLANTA and sBoston.n
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.
q MARK TWAIN thus settles the dispute
about the burial of Grant. on National
ground. He says: "Wberever Grant Is
buried, that will DO National ground."-
Independent.
Mark Twain's saying does not settle 1t.
As point Of sentiment 1t 10 dramatic, but
as point Of fact 1t Is obviously erroneous.
Neither is ga monument In the hearts of his
countrymen" an entirely sufficient memo
rial, although fine poetic idea. General
Grants tomb should be In National ground,
and 1t is to be regretted that II was not
among his soldiers In some National bury
Ing ground. The National feeling in this
respect was differently yielded; but while
bis memory will live In the hearts Of his
countrymen, they will not be content till
stately and imperishable column shall be
reared to symbolize the man who
"Stood four square 10 all the winds of heaven"
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Death Of the Oldest Judge.

LYScHBUR0, Va, Aug. TO- Judge James
Garland, probably the oldest Judge In the
world. and who Il believed to be the oldest
member Of the Masonic fraternity In the
United States, died 81 his home in this city
last light, In the 95th year Of his age. He
served - volunteer in the war Of 1872, and
was twice elected to Congress. During
Jackson's administration be vas Z warm
friend Of the President, and made notable
speech In defence Of the latter In the House,
for which JACKSON thanked him In person
and by letter.
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1T HAS been suggested that when the
memorial Grafton to Grant is delivered 10
Congress, Roscoe Conkling shall be the
orator. In all this land he is the one pre-.
eminent man for the duty, whose master
mind shall coin the phrases and whose pub
lie life will be pure reflex of bis whose
name Is TO be honored. Let Roscoe Conk.
ling be the man.