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The Indian Problem.

From a parer by Henry King on
the Indian Country with map,) in the
August Century, we quote the follow.
ing: "Unquesllonably the first neces-
sity of the situation is to strengthen,
perfect and make uniform the land.
titles of the Territory. This can most
safely and successfully be accomplish.
ed, it is believed, by allotting lands to
the Indians in severaity,--at the rate,
say. of one hundred and sixty acres
per head,-and give them personal ii.
ties thereto, inalienable for a stipulat.
ed number of years and providing for
the disposal, at Government prices, of
the unallotted and remaining portions
OF their reservations, for their benefit,
to white settlers. In an allotment of
this kind, twelve million two hundred
and fifty thousand acres would give
each Indian, male and female, adult
and child, one hundred and sixty
acres, leaving over two thirds of the
whole Territory 10 be sold on their ac.
count--enough to bring them, at d
low estimate, forty million dollars, or
more than five hundred dollars per
capita. Such allotment and issuance
Of individual patents would involve. of
course the dissolution of tribalrelations
another desirable step in the adjust.
ment of the general question; and the
Indian would thus be put upon an
even footing with the white man as to
the opportunities and advantages of
personal independence. At the same
time, the laws common throughout the
States for the punishment of crime
ard the enforcement of contracts
should be extended over the Territory
and courts established to administ, r
them. In short. the flimsy theory of
tribal sovereignty should be ex,lrpated
the reservation system replaced by fee
simple giants in severalty, the surplus
land; opened to white settlement, and
the Ildians placed under the restraint
and pio,ection of ordinary and impair.
tial laws with "a view to making them
self relient and self supporting"
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The Great Generals of the War.

The only two great commanders
now living who faced each other in
making the thrilling and crimsoned
annals of the late civil war are Gen.
William T. Sherman and Gen. Joseph
T. Johnston. Grant met Lee, Joseph
and Sidney Johnston, Beauregard,
Buckner, Bragg and Pemberton in
battle, as chief commander. and OF
them Joseph E. Jonston, Beauregard
and Buckner survive.
Meade, who met the terrible shock
OF battle at Gettysburg, was borne to
the City of the silent within a short
time OF the imposing Southern pageant
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Fifty-tWo Dividends
The INDEPENDEAT

o! New York, Is acknowledg, d 10 be what the Pa
Mall Gazette. OF London. saws II 10, zone OF the
abIest weeklies In existence" IL occupies two
telds--religion and literary.
Il publishes eachwsek from Twenty-Five 10
Thirty three per cent more reading matter than
ANY offs contemporaries. With the exception Of
It's cOlau of selections. every line In every
Issue Is New, Original Matter. written expressly
fnrit. Itp-ys more each week for literary mat
ter than zny three ofts contemporaries put togeth-
er- II has q largest and best corps OF eontribu-
tors Of any periodic.f in the world IL is untle-
nominati0nal la religion, and unsurpassed In liz
ersry ability. Its reviews OF books are unexceled
in journalism. Its Edit riais fearless Ia de-
partmcnts OF Science and Biblical Research giys
valuable Information unclaimed elsewhere. lts
Markets and Financial Reports aud commercial
Articles are easeriy sought Tor by those wanting
correct Information upon those subjects. Its De-
partmelts for ..oId md young Is hlled with
stories and article, In prose and poetry.
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An Order from Gen. Grant which.
Secretary Stanton Dared
not DiS0bey.
From the New York World


WASHINGTON, D C. July 26.-Sen-
ator Morgan of Alabama, this evening
in speaking Of the magnanlmi,y OF Gen.
Grant, ,:related the following, Of which
he was personally cognlzant Clement
c. Clay, said he, was appointed by
Confederate government as a Diplo-
matte Commissioner to Canada. He
was afterward taken and carried, be-
lleve to Fortress Monroe, where he
was imprisoned. He was dying at the
time, it was thought. of asthma, and
his wife came here to ask his release,
on giving the required bond. She went
to President Johnson and he gave her
the necessary order, which she took
back to Secretary Stanton. Stanton
read the ord.r, and looking her in the
face, tore it up without a word and
pitched it into the waste basket. The
lady arose and retired without speak
ing nor did Stanton speak 10 aer.
She was filled with despair. She saw
her husband, in whom her life was
wrapped up. dying in prison and she
was uxable 10 help hira.
Shortly after she met gentleman l
think Mr.. Garland, the present Attor-
ney Genelal, and told him how she
had eeen treated. Your husband
was commissioned by the confederate
government brigadeer general" said
Garland. n was present at the time.
know that he was duly qualified and
received his commission, That brings
him within General Grants parole to
the confederate army. You 60 to him
and tell Hill your story" Mrs. Clay
went straight to Gen. Grants house
but was told that the General was
just about to leave for New York. She
asked 10 send in word to him and the
servant took her name. In about
minute Gen. Grant appeared, gripsack
in hand, and told her that he had but
time to catch the train.
"Then l will walk with you, Gener
al" the lady said.
No, no." said Grant, lets hear
what you want to say"
Then | must make my statement
Short" said Mrs. Clay. my husban d
is General Clay, OF the confederate
army. He is In prison, and will die if
he stays there. President Johnson gave
me an order for his release on bond,
| carried the order to Secretary of War
Stanton. Mr.. Stanton tore the paper
up before my eyes and cast it away"
Grant rung the bell and Badeau en-
tered. Have you roster of the Con.
tederate army :" said he.
"Yes sir" answered Badeau.
lis there Gen. Clay?" he said as
he took the roster.
Clement c. Clay. Is that your
husband ?'
"Yes sir"
Gen Grant sat down and wrote as
follows:
Gen. Clement C Clay, of the Con-
federate army, is included in the parole
of that army granted by me at Appo-
mattox. 1t is my order he be released
on giving the proper bond, and l shall
see that this order is carried out.
"U. S. GRANT. General U. S. A,
Grant handed the order to Mrs.
Clay and bade her good bye. The
lady went to Mr.. S,aunton and pre-.
sented the order. The Secretary tap
ped his bell, and handing the paper to
his aid said: Have that man dis
charged"
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MT. McGREGR, NY, July 2S.-The
day broke bright and on the mountain
passed without event until ten O'Clock
when the train arrived at the summit.
Col. Fred Grant was one of the pas.
sengers upon it. He proceeded a
once, and alone, upon his arrival to
the cottage, his brother Jesse having
renamed behind. The Colonel i'm.
mediately repaired TO his mothers ap.
partment, where. the family gathered
TO hear the report of the Colonel's "Trip
TO and conference in New York. He
detailed his movements and ex.
plained that there seemed to be rea-
sons for the choice of a burial spot
in some other spot than Central Park.
Riverside Park had, at the time oil
Gen. Grants death been suggested
as the spot OF burial, ..and 1t seemed
best 20 the Colonel, after seeing and
hearing all, to change the place Of
sepulture to Riverside Park. The
matter having been thus presented to
the family. a conclusion was reached
in accord with the Colonel's sugges-
ton, and he at once dictated the fol.
lowing dispatches;
"MT. McGRrGoR, N. Y. July 49,
w. r. Grace, New York: Mother
:ales Riverside. Temporary tomb
had b, tier be al the same place.
F. d. GRANT. .
mMr. McGREGoR, n. Y, July rs
Gen K. McFeely. Washington D. c.;
Mother to-day accepted Riverside
Park. She wishes me to thank you
for the tender rf the Soldiers Home.
f. d. GRANT.
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that committed the dust of Lee to the
mother dust; and Thomas and Hood,
who fought the last great battle of the
war at Nashville both sleep the
dreamless sleep OF the dead.
Sherman and Johnston alone re-
ma in of the great commanders who
loe ked horns with each other in the
flame of battle. Their campaign from
Ch attanooga to Atlanta and from At
lanta to the sea, WAS the most brilliant
of the war, and they arc the only two
great commanders who are left to sit
down and talk their battles over, as
they often do in the hcartiest good fel-
lowshlp.
OF the many commanders Of the
heroic Army of the Potomac, none re-
main. with the single exception of Gen.
Mcclellan. Scott, Mcdowell, Burn
side, Hooker, Mead and Grant, who
in turn commanded that magnificent
army, have all gone to join the great
majority, and Longstreet is the only
one of Lees great lieutenants who
hngers with the living. Jacks on, Hill.
Ewell and Stuart, who were in every
great conflict of the Army of Virginia,
rest with their great chleftain of Airing
ton.
Joseph E. Johnston and G. T..
Beauregard are the only surviving
Confederate commanders who led
great armies to battle, and they are
whitened by the frosts of time. John
ston has been in Congress. and Is now
at the head of National Railroad Bu-
Ieau, while Beauregard is barterlng his
frame in the market place where lot
terry swindlers rob the multitude.
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CATTLE IN THE TERRITORY.

There are now over 1000, 900 head
of cattle IN the Indian Territory, valu-
ed at about SIS, 100000. OF this
amount over $8,ooo,o 900 is held by
Missourlans, and, probably S. ooo,ooo
by St. Louisans. St. Joe and Kansas
City have large interests and the cat
men of those two points held meetings
this morning, and appointed commit
tees to attend a meeting of the St.
Louis cattle owners, which is to be
held in the rooms of the National
Cattle Growers Association in the
Granite building, Fourth and Market,
at 9 a. m. tomorrow. The St. Louis
men had a meeting of their own this
morning in the associations rooms.
Among those present were: Secretary
Atwater, Maj. H. M. Pollard, attorney
TOR Hunter & Evans; Maj. C. NJ. Rain
water, II l.. Newman and representa-
tlves of the Washita Cattle Campanv
which IS St. Louis corporation. The
meeting was private, and Post Dis
patch reporter, who tried TO get any
Information about it, found Mr.. Atwa.
ter as the other gentlemen quite un-
communicative. Even the names of
participants in the meeting were with
held for some inscutable reason, and
only tie bare fact was revealed that
nothing had been done, and that an
other private meeting would be held
tomorrow. 1t was very evident that
the cattlemen did not desire anv pub
llcity gwen to their deliberations. 1t
was learned. however, that the Presi.
dents proclamation had been very
earnestly and fully discussed, and that
MIR. Peck OF Leavenworth, the attorney
OF the ASSOCIATION, who is now in
Washington, had been communicated
with by wire and was to day making
vigorous efforts to obtain an audience
with the president, whom he promised
In his dispatch he would try to argue
into either resembling the order or so
modifying it that there would be no
wholesale slaughter of the cattle inter-
ests now at stake in the Indian Terri
tory.
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Thick as leaves Valiant rosa
This phrase was no doubt first applied
to the testimonial of Mish.er's Herb
Bitters, for they really seem countless.
+. Hoffman, of Clircleville, Ohio, sends
along his contribution: This is to
certify that lhave had the dumb ague
and by using one bottle of Mishler's
Herb Bitters complete cure has been
effected"
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Low PRICES.

Speaking of the present low prices
Demoyests' Monthly says: sThe busi-
ness world is viewing with dismay the
steady shrinkage IN values Of all the
markets of the world. When there
was the prospect of a war between
Russia and Great Britain, cereals,
provisions and many articles OF mer-
chandise advanced, to the great de-
light of the producing classes, but
since the peace of the world has been
assured there has..been another panic
in prices, and wheat, corn, oats, pro-
visions, meats OF all kinds, and butter
and cheese have shrunk in value, and
in some cases have reached lower fig
ures than were ever known to consum
ers of this generation. Every article
of merchandise sylnpathizes with de-
preston, andssthe result is a feeling OF
despair for manufacturers do not
wish to produce on a falling market.
In the meantime the unused money
of the community is being piled up in
the banks, for its owners dare not use
it productivity while this steady lower.
ing Of values continues. The cause of
this worldwide phenomenon is clear
enough. While modern invention ard
industry has immensely increased the
production of all artices of human use,
the yardstick by which values were
measuredis being steadily shortened.
Formerly gold, silver and credit were
the three factors in prices. The cred
1t was represented by the bank bills;
but for some years past the geld unit
alone has been the metallic basis of the
currency, silver being discarded by
the commercial nations. Now it hap.
pens unfortunately that the gold pro-
ducts from our mines is steadily dim.
inishing. The ats use up far more
than is produced yearly; hence gold is
steadily augmenting in value; in other
words, it will buy more as years roll by
"a fact that is shown by the steadily
diminishing price of everything it
measures.
While this goes on, all debts are be.
coming heavier, profits in business are
changed to losses, and no one is ben.
Gifted but the very small class-alwavs
slight percentage in every nation
who are the owners of capital. Their
money steadily increasing in value,
and without any effort of theirs, is be-
coming more precious daily. Nothing
will save the modern world from crush
ng misery unless silver is rehabilitated
or immense quantities OF gold are
found such as reviviied the business
of the world when California and
Australia poured their golden streams
through all channels of trade. If silver
is not restored to its old place In meas.
urlng values, then we may expect to
see a revival of the greenback heresy,
for one extreme begets the other. Pa.
per money irredecmable in the pre-.
clous metals will be the only relieffrom
the horrors of killing, misery,
producing, gold-monometallism. The
way is open. for our Supreme Cour,
has decided that Congress has power
of issue fiat paper money.
|
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

Let every county in the state
follow the example OF Adair in dealing
with criminals.
Men often grow weary" and
fall down when there is the greatest
hope of victory
The warm wave extends
throughout Europe and in the larger
cities, particularly London, great dis.
tress prevails.
More than 1900 persons in
Spain have died of Cholera this sum-
mer, and the ravages of the disease
continue unabated.
-Modesy is good thing in its
place, but overdrawn modesty in the
heat of a political campaign is liable
to be sneered at by really modest peo-
pie.
One consolation during. the
warm period is, that when We pick up
the Dakota papers we see no sketches
of"found frozen" or "lost in a biz.
zad."
The Post Office at ST. Louis is
being investigated. The result Of
the investigations have not been
made public, but it is supposed a
scheme is developing to remove the
oldpOstmaster.
Reports from Russia are to the
effect that the outlook for the wheat
harvest in that country IS not very
promising. Not only winter wheat,
but spring wheat az WELLS showing up
very poorly, and the yield it is thought
will be very small.
General Grant will be buried
a, Riverside Park instead of Central
Park as at first contemplated.
Petitions will be sent to the family
asking that the decision to bury Gen
Grant in River Side Park be reconsid.
cred and the Soldiers Home at Wash.
ington, D. c. selected, as the last rest.
ing place of the Na.ions hero.
"Wednesday might be put down
as scorcher. The mercury started
ont at SO in the early morning and
kept gradually crawling upward till il
reached the sublime height OF 1or o
in the shade and in one Of the coolest
places in town. Putting the therno.
meter in an ice box the raging mer.
curry was persuaded down to So o
when it was again hung up for frest
start.
The Princess Beatrice, young
est daughter Of Queen Victoria, wa.
married July 23d. The husband
Prince Henry of Battenberg is said tt
be man of only ordinary intelligence
without rank in his own country ant
very poor The British tax payer
will have to support the establishment
of this young couple, though the hea'
of the house probably does not kno,
enough to discharge the duties of
township justice.
The little scheme to give Kan
Sas City the branch penitentiary di
nor work, and commissioners will 500
begin making excursions over til
country again for the purpose of selee
ting a new location. In as much a
Adalr county has sent nine persons t
the pen since January, it would seer
reasonable 10 give it to Kirksville
But Kirksville does not want it. TIL
hard cases are rapidly going from thes
parts and Kirksvllle wants them I
stay gone.
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Salvation Oil always cures pain. Il
should be the companion of every
travelling man. 1t evtinguishes pain,
whether resulting from a cut, a burn.
a bruise, or sprain. Get cnly the
genuine, Pice 26 cents bottle.
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In treating horse for founders it is
all important to keep his bowels in
good condition and his gene, al health
robust. To effect this give him one
tablespoonful OF Day horse and cat
tie Powder three times a day during
treatment.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given to all creditors and others
interested In the estate OF William MeEuen, de.
ceased, tnat l. Harriet MeEwen, admIaistratrix Of
said estate intend TO make final settlement thereon
at the -ne1t term OF the probate court Of AdAI
JIsy 1855. HARRIET McEwKs.
=, Administratrixiof VIM. NsEvsn, deeeassd
Mar Sth .lsss.
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thoughtful, obedient and industrious
students, willing to sacrifice sthe tran.
sient and uncertain pleasures of giddy
society to the real interests OF their fu-
ture. And we want no other kind.
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TINE AND WAY.

Students should arrive at Oakla wn
the evening before the beginning of
the session, report to the President
pay charges, get books and he assigned
boarding. Those coming from dist
ance by railroad, should come by way
Vi Edna, where they will find daily
hack conveyance to Oaklawn.
The charges from Edna to Novelty
will be 25 to IS cents per student
charges varying with the amount of
baggage. Hacks will leave Edna at
3 p. m. the day before the opening of
each term. The mail hack leaves Edna
at 8 p. M. each day of the week, except
Sundays.
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ship, but that didn't count. l grad
uated as No. 21, and was glad to get
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