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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
xlVlIl. CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, January 20.-SENATE.-Sev-
eral bills of minor importance were intro
duced and the interstate commerce bill dis
cussed.
HOusE-A bill was introduced prohibiting
foreigners from acquiring or holding land IN
the United States, The House sat as COM
mttee of the whole on the Indian appropri-
alton bill.
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-SENATE.-Day
was chiefly spent in discussing the bill to es-
tabish a Court of Appeals. bill was passed
authorizing the Illinois and Missouri hall-
way Company to construct brldg across the
Mississippi at st. Louis.
HoUsE-Sat as Committee of the Whole
on the Indian Appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-SENATE.-The
resolution of Mr.. Plumb, calling on the Presi-
dent for his views as to the present status OF
Oklahoma lands, was debated ana agreed 10.
The Senate also considered the Nicaragua
treaty in Executive session.
HoUsE.-The Indian appropriation bill was
debated An amendment was adopted giving
the T. S. District Court for the western Dis
trIct of Arkansas civil jurisdiction over hve
civilized tribes in Indian Ierritory; also an
amendment authorizing the President to
omen negotiations with the Greeks, Seminoles
and Cherokees, for the purpose OF opening
to settlement under the homestead laws, the
Oklahoma lands ceded by those Indians TO
the United States. Afterward the bill passed
the House.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-SENATE.-A flag
was received from the Womans Silk Culture
Association spun of silk raised in American
homes, and reeled, spun, dyed, woven and
mounted in Philadelphia. After some de
bate of the resolution to inquire upon what
terms the Creek. Seminole and Cherokee In
diahs would surrender their interest," IN the
Oklahoma lands, it was referred to the Com
mittee on Indian affairs.
HousE.-A flag, similar to the one present.
81 20 10 20 mas rannirnd from tho
mems Silk Culture Association. There was
lengthy debate, on the constitutional power
of the Senate to originate appropriation Oils.
Pension bills were considered at an evening
session.
WASHINGTON, January A.-SENATE.-Mr.
Edmunds introduced a bill prohibiting, un,
der heavy penalties the manufacture ana
sale of auy explosive within the United
States. for the injury or destruction OF pub.
lie or private property within the uhiteo
States or any foreign country.
HoUsE.-The agricultural appropriation
bill was passed,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
The Old Liher''i Cell.

PHILADELPHIA, JeG-ary 23.-Liberty
bell was taken from Independence Hall
this morning at O'Clock. A procession of
800 policemen started for the West Phila-
delphia depot. The truck on which the old
bell was hauled through the streets was
appropriately decorated with garlands,
flowers and flags, and was drawn by six
horses Two bands of music were in the
procession. Many houses along the route
were decorated. At the depot the bell was
transferred to a special car, constructed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad to bear it and
its guard of three officers to the Exposi-
tion. The bell platform in the car is pro-
tected by brass railing, with posts dec
grated with gilded bells. The large frame
upon which the bell is secured is the only
work upon the platform of the car.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
Eaten by Wolves.

KANKAKEE, ILL, January pa. H.
Butts, Secretary of the Chicago Lumber
Company, has just returned from log
ging camp near Metropolitan, Mich, a
point in the pineries forty miles north of
Escanaba. He says that the night before
he left the camp the mercury ad dropped
to forty three degrees below zero. This was
the climax of four days of very extreme
weather. That night an old trapper and
Indian hunter, named Tom Dudging, re-
turning from hunting, was killed and eaten
by wolves within two miles of camp. The
wolves there are more numerous and bold
than usual, on account of the scarcity of
small game. His friends searching for him
next morning found his closely gnawed
bones and thirteen dead wolves lying near
him, pierced by his rife balls, and his Win
chester rifle by his side with one chamber
still loaded.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
Vaccination in Pleuro-Pneumonia.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January 2S.-State
Veterinarian Rowland is about to resort to
inoculation to prevent the spread of pleuro-
pneumonia. Virus for the operation is OBJ
tanned from the lungs of affected cattle
and applied in the same way as ordinary
vaccine virus. The rationale is the deveI-
opment of the disease in a mild form,
which, it islbelieved, will enderfcattle inn
pregnable to the dangerous type.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
Mrs Grant Consents.

New YORK, January 25.-Mrs. Grant has
given her consent to Mr.. Vanderbilt's
proposition to secure to the Government
perpetual possession of General Grants
war relics and the souvenirs of his famous
around the worlds journey. When he
changed the offer to a proposition to make
her trustee of the relics, with the under
standing that they should become the
property of the Government at General
Grants death, she readily consented, and
on January 16 deed was executed trans
ferring the relics to her.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
The Old Story of Mothers careIessness.

PONTIAC, Mich, January 23.-Yesterday
Mrs. P. A. Shepard, of Auburn, left her two
children, aged two and half and one year,
in the house, while she went TO neigh
boris. On returning she found the room
full of smoke and the youngest child cry
ing, while the other child was found with
its clothing nearly burned off, and the
upper part of its legs and abdomen badly
burned The little sufferer died before
medical aid arrived. 1t is supposed the
child played with the fire in the stove
which was OPEN
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-31
Indians Initiate Their White Brothers.

New YORK, January 23.-There is con-
siderable trouble among the Shinnecock
Indians on Long Island. A majority of
the tribe opposed the sale of Shinnecock
Hill to the Long Island Railroad, but the
trustees consummated the sale and pock-
eted the money. One of the trustees. a
leading man of the tribe. got the money,
and fled with it to Canada. The Indians
intend to bring suit to test the validity of
the sale, and to regain possession of the
land
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-21

HENRY NOGELER,
40 South Street, New York
Forfeiture Notice.

Notice to Charles 4. Strain and Sam.
uel NJ. Wheaton and their heirs or as
signs. Iou are hereby Motif Il that We
have expended $4,000 in labor and i'm
p%rovements upon each and every one
Of the following FAMED IL inns: Nellie
Rosa and Sitting Bull for tie wear 1888
and likewise for the year 1884, in Custer
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city limits in a sonthwestcr!y direction
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interest in said claim will become the
property Of the subscribers under said
section 1924. WIN. ALTAFFKR,
III. X. GRIFFIs,
Dared ut Custer City, Custer County,
ID. T., January 9th, A. ID. 1885.
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Stone Pasl,a Gen. G. +. Stone) being
asked to give his views on the death Of
Gen. Gordon, said to-day
The cablegrams of this morning seem
to render it certain that Gen. Gordon
has persisted at his post. / am deeply
grieved that it is SO, and in this grief
am but one Of millions i'm many coun-
tries. ] have all along supposed that
the Mahdi would endeavor to prevent
the Staying of Gordon, and would use
efficient means TO prevent it, moi from
disinterested or human motives, but
from motives Of self.interest. The pos
session Of Gordon's person would have
given him great advantages. ! do not
think ne would have accepted for him
u money ransom. He could have de-
handed military advantages for his
delivery, such for instance, as the evacu-
alton of the Soudan by the British
troops. In his death, as in his life. Cor.
don has served his country well. The
military commander in the soudan is
no longer troubled by threats of what
might be done to Gordon and the troops
faithful to him, since they have all died
ut their posts Of duty. lie has now only
before him the task of doing his duty TO
his army and country.
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II. n Land office
County Onc

kexister-J. r Lusc Deadwood..
Receiyer-E. r. Champlin. Deadwood.
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Others will he dispatched Immediately.
The Paris Figaro says that the Mahdi's
minister of war is M. veret. He WAS
formerly a captain In the French army
and joined the Mahii in 1882 aud Taught
the Arabs the way to break squares
when formed by troops In battle. Up
to midnight, the government had no
official advices confirming the report of
Gen Gordon's death.
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District Officers.
yudge--Hon wilitam ". Church.
Attorney--A. J. Plowman.
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T-ERRITORIAL OFFICERS.

ooyernOs-N. q. Ordway. ~rMMsm
Secretary James n. Teller.
Chief Justice-A. J Edgerton.
Associate JusticesAwiliam X. Church, T.. A.
Hudson and r. p. Kiddef.
u. :. Attorney-Hugh J. Campbell.
". =. NATURALIZATION Allen.
". 8. Surveyor General--Cortes Fessenden'
Delegate to Congress--Iohn Is; knymoho'
Territorial Treasurer Wv. H.. McVay.
Territorlai Andit,r--George L. Ordway..,
Superintendent Of Public lnstructioi-W. II.
H.. Beaile.
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NOuuty UI5ACeSS.
Clerk nj Court--A. T. Feay.
Commissioncrs-Cyrus Cole, Alvin .. way
sherifS--J. 7. Code. u
Registe. of Deeds. r.. Flynn.
Treasurer-S. X. Shankland
Assessor--A. II. Feay.
IN ige OF Pr ,bate-Buel r.. Wood.
survcyor-Chas. w. Dryden
observation-disclosures Kleemann.
Jupt. Of Pub. Instructton--Mrs NJ. u. SANDERS
Constabie--R. q. Eby, Custer.
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ISLAND NOTES.

KoHALA, Feb. 9Th, 1885.
On Saturday last about noon q fire was
discovered in the trash houses of the
Halawa Sugar Co., and in a short time ali
four of them with their contents were de-
stroyed, making a very serious loss. Of
course the 81 told you so's'' were out in force,
and the expression was common that the
mill should not have been grinding with
the wind from the south, but no blame can
be honestly laid on Mr.. Wells, as the wind
has prevailed from the south for a long
time, and every mill had steam up, even to
the K S. Co., who had such a serious re-
minder but short time since. There was
hardly any wind in the forenoon, and any
manager would have been considered foolish
to have had his mill remain idle, and even
at the time Of the fire the wind was by no
means strong. A large number of CHINA
men and other residents of the district were
soon on hand, and the H. S. Co. should con-
graduate themselves that the mill escaped.
Mr.. Wells deserves the thanks of his en-
ployers, for it was largely in consequence of
his cool and good judgment that the whole
concern was not demolished. The mill
DnilulnS DeluS Oh WOOD IL was very singular
that the efforts put forth were successful.
A picnic is on the programme for Chinese
New Year, in which large number of our
residents will join.
Another strong southerly wind on Sun
day, making the strongest houses tremble.
Tt seems rather strange that of late years
our konas are not accompanied with ex-
| cessive rains as before.
| heavy thunderstorm made quite a stay
with US Monday night, so that we have had
variety in the weather line during the
week. including some exceedingly hot days.
We hear that Mr.. Kukipi contemplates
| bringing water from a spring mauka to the
| village of Makapola to supply the residents
| with good quantity of the real article.
Mr.. Young has been in town talking in
glowing terms of his experiments at Hilo.
slight earthquake was felt here We'd
nesday morning.
We notice DR.. Herbert in town. He is
looking for location, and most of our best
people would like to have him stop.
| The Halawa mill expects to remain quiet
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Fire at Sea.

The bark Forest Queen arrived at this
port last Saturday afternoon from San
Francisco. Captain Nelson reports that
when about 800 miles from San Francisco
he sighted vessel on fire. He ran down to
her and went on board. There was no one
on the burning vessel, which proved to be
the British iron ship Cowden Law, a new
vessel on her first voyage from New Castle,
England, with a general cargo, bound to
San Francisco. The vessels side lights
were still burning, which proved that she
must have been abandoned but few hours
previous to being sighted by the Forest
Queen.
From the fact that the movable furniture
of the vessel was gone. the presumption
is that her crew had been taken off by some
passing vessel, and that the news of the
disaster would probably reach San Fran
cisco in few days. Captain Nelson took
from the burning vessel medicine chest,
tools, the side lights, box of tea, canned
beef, cases of cheese and some other articles.
As the vessel was of iron, and where she
was discovered was directly in the path of
vessels going in or out of the port of San
Francisco, the wreck would be very dan
gerous to navigation, and would probably
be looked after as soon as possible.