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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

Lexington, Ky.-Mr. John r. Bruce.
Of the United States Revenue Collectors
Office informed an editor Of the Daily
Press, of this city, that for seven years
he suffered terribly from rheumatism in
his ankle. which most of the time was
swollen TO two or three times it's natural
size, and was SO painful that he could
not put his foot to the ground. After
irving everything he could think OF
without obtaining relief, he at ten
o'clok one morning applied St. Jacobs
Oil, and shortly afterwards made two
further applications. At three o'clock
that afternoon the pain was gone; the
swelling also disappeared, and the ours
was as permanent IA II was quick.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15
An Argus special from Standing Roc]

An Argus special from Standing Rock
agency states that about month ago
there came to the agency with letters of
introduction to Major Mclaughlin, a
cultured young lady who proved to be
Miss Grace Howard, daughter Of the
celebrated Jod Howard, the New York
journalist She had letter from her
father to Maj. Mclaughlin, and she
came with batch Of yonng Indians
who had been at school ut Hampton. 1t
is reported she is a monomaniac on the
subject of "Lo, the poor Indian that
some years ago, after reading Fennimore
Cooper, Miss Howard importuned her
father and finally gained his consent to
become teacher, and as such she acted
at Hampton for some time at her own
expense. Miss Howard was allowed to
go out to Standing Rock with the ex-
pectation that when she saw the Indian
in his natural filthy and disolute state a
disgust would come that would dispel
the romance but Cooper was too much,
and Miss Howard had not been at
Standing Rock week before she be-
came enamored of one Of the Sioux
bucks and she is now said to be clear
gone. She spends all the time possible
with the lazy brute and cannot see, az
every one else does, that he is va2a-
bond, not even standing high enough
among his fellows to have gained a
name. Nothing has taken place 80 far
to reflect on the ladys good name, but
it is the talk of the agency that Miss
Grace is crank on the. subject Of max.
ing heroes out of Indians, and there are
people here who believe she will not be
satishs,l until she marries one OF them
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

The Rocky Mountain Mining Review
in referring to the placer interests OF
Colorado hits the situation in this coun-
ty pat in the following THAT there are
tracts Of land in nearly every county in
the state rich in gold, everybody is will
ing to admit; but few are acquainted
with the real richness Of many Of these
tracts. Il has been demonstrated in
Colorado as well as in California that
ground paying few cents to the yard
can he worked with good profits under
favorable circumstances, but many of
our placer claims will yield dollars in
stead Of cents. Indeed so rich is much
Of our ground that the owners are actu-
ally afraid to make a statement Of the
prospects they have made upon it, In
one or two cases We know that less than
one half the actual yield Of thorough
prospects has teen given instead Of the
whole, lest the statement should be
generally disbelieved. In fact, We are
acquainted with many places were good
wages could be made by taking out the
dirt and transportin. it considerable
distance for the purpose Of panning."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15
MARX A. LUCKESBACH, NJ. Il.

Times, II: Col. Carpenter, secretary
and treasurer of the n. w. +. S. Il T.
Co, returned from the east yesterday.
On Monday, transfer Of stock to the
Chadron route began, and will be COM
pleted as soon as possible, anil regular
stages staried-by Sunday if possible.
No transportation, bulls or mules, will
be removed from the Pierre road before
the railroad reaches the Cheyenne. The
new route will be equipped with six
horse stock the entire distance, and the
run made in less than thirty hours The
Northwestern will enjoy a monopoly OF
through coupon tickets, and will also
carry the mails and express, consignors
shipping care Of the company, at Chad
ron. Passenger rates have not been an
nounced, but the colonel believes the
fare, Deadwood to Chicago, will not be
less than S4S. The Homestake has not
as yet let bullion contract, and neither
company knows who will carry the next
shipment, which should leave next
Monday. 1t is highly probable that a
contract will be PEI fected to-day, and
the vexed question disposed of.
Superintendent Clark. Of Wells. Fargo,
returned from Chadron yesterday A
Chicago express rate Of 10 cents is an
nounccd, but no other news of import
ance was cleaned. Trains arrive al and
depart from the termi' regularly, and
are we'll loaded. The equipment is all
that could he desired-parlor cars
slt epers, and all the conveniences
known to modern railroads.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15
Custer City--Its Future.

EDITOR CHRONICLE can see no rea.
son under the heavens why Custer City
cannot within few years to come be
made to assume large proportions. 1t IL
not for me to dictate to any one what to
do or how to do it TO accomplish this. or
TO advertise it as ] think it should be
done, but after very careful considera-
tion Of the matter feel very certain
that If the merchants and citizens OF
Custer would spend little money in
judicious advertising outside of the
Hills, setting forth the many advantages
and inducements to people who will
come here to live, you will find that
your town will grow very fast in the i'm
mediate future, there is nothiag to pre-
vent it, amt everything 10 favor it, The
town is located in one of the handsomest
places ever was in, there is grand good
water here, pure air, good soil, and inc
land for garden purposes, and it is in
the centre, in my Judgment, Of one Of
the richest mineral belts in the United
States, If not in the world.
was in California for eleven years in
the early days OF that gold excitement
and saw there towns grow to large
proportions ON account Of the gold de-
posts. | was also in Pennsylvania in
the early days Of the oil excitement and
saw towns built up from 100 inhabitants
to 10000 within five years. Oil done
that. | was in Colorado in 1879 and
saw towns and cities grow up in the
same manner, caused entirely by the
silver excitement, and now | am here
in Cnster, and intend to make il my
home for few years anyhow and /
hope and expect To see il grow up to be
town ofmetropolitan proportions within
a few years time, all caused by Tin ex-
citement, as well as gold and silver.
All of these elements are here in abun-
dance and all Of them can be made
available to help in this matter, and il
seems to me to be very foolish not to
make all Of these resources known to
the outside world. People here are
wondering why Rapid City is making
such rapid success in its growth, i will
tell you in few words. The people
there are a rapid set of energetic citi-
zens. Rapid is making known that
there is such place rs Rapid City, and
Rapid inhabitants write TO their friends
outside of the Hills, and have to my
ccriAia i.~es~iahnss expanded laraA snns
of money in making Rapid known
throughout the United States. this is the
reason of their success, but Custer has
two different resources to every one
that Rapid has, and Custer ought to, Al d
will, excel it in numbers ifnot in wealth
within five years time, providing your
own citizens go to work and advertise it
and tell the people away off in the over
cities what we have here and induce
them to come here and enjoy it,
There are millions Of dollars waiting
for profitable investment; we can get a
part Of it by doing our best to let the
owners of those millions know that We
can make it profitable to them to invest
it here.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

Major Snider ofthe Spearfish Register
is turning himself loose at the county
officials of Lawrence comfy and as usu
does not mince matters much III hand
ling the subject as is evident from the fol-
lowing:
Judge Church's charge to the grand
jury on Wednesday morning is encoura-
ging in that so far as the court can cor
rect them, some Of the evils that dis
grace our society and our official admin.
istration will he punished and removed.
AS both have developed and hourished
in the county seat, they have gone to,
yether hand in hand, the one dependent
in great measure upon the means of its
support from the sustcnance and pecuni-
ary aid that has been abstracied by the
loose and dishonorablc county govern
ment that has had so generous nourish-
ment in Deadwood. The money
changers" who have so faithfully, per
sistently and numerously been seen in
anu ITOul,l Jul Couity tCib blDlC VI JUSTLY
have prospered and fattened off of the
rich pickings they have been able to
secure and carry away by deviation and
imposition upon the weak and failing
financial suckers and chumps who have
been selected to fill the most important
and highly responsible Office of county
commissioners. In his remarks his
honor called the attention Of the grand
jury to the dereliction of the commits
sioners in not publishing a statement o.
the affairs of the county as required by
law. His attention was directed to the
matter by an article published in the
Sperrfish Register Of recent date, anc
his honor took occasion to say at this
point, that when public journal called
bis Judicial attention to any matters
under his jurisdiction in . dignifiet
manner, he was pleased to take cogni
zance of it."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

Butte City, Montana, eight years ago
according to every old Montanian we
would meet in the Hills, was the dullest
place in the west the mining interests
interests were languishing and residents
Of the place were asking each other
whether they would be able to hang on
till the boom came. To-day its one Of
the best towns in the west, 5000, 900
being paid out monthly for labor.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

A early settlement of the estnte Of the
late Samuel McMaster is expected.
Over 100000 is now on deposit in San
Francisco bank to be distributed. Tom
McMaster will receive about $4,000.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

The girl stood on the roller skate,
But then she could no go;
She was afraid to tempt the fates
Because she wobbled 80.
She called aloud, Say Chawley, say
Do come, help nae along"
But Cha wiley went the other way,
Because his legs went wrong:
There came crash--a thunder sound;
The girl, oh where was she?
Ask the giddy youth around,
Who viewed her hosiery.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-08-15

The Fourth Annual fair Of the Law
renee county Agricultural and Industrial
Association will be held at Spesrfish,
September %, "A, 25, and 10Th.
National Republican., 1885-02-28
AMUsEMENTS.
'IAX EssE.

"vICToR DURASD' At WILLARD HALL.
The genuine dram attic strength Of Mr., Carrie.
tons play of "Victor Durand' was last night
subjected 10 severe test, when II was pre-
scnted Mt Willard Hall by the Wallack com
pauy without any OF the extraneous aids OF
mounting or costuming That the perform.
ance lacked little, If any of the interest which
marked those at the National Thoater proyesthe
rare merit OF the drama and shows thatit dc.
pends for its effect solely on legitimate dramatic
methods. The performance was followed
with close attention by the audience and was
frequently and heartily applaudcd. There
will be u matinee to-day aud tho engagement
closes this evening.
THE TwAIN.cABLE READINGS.
The readings by Mark Twain and g. W.
Cable at the Congregational Church this after.
noon and evening will be delightful enter,
tainments and promise to be largely attended.
col INGERsoLL's LECTURE,
Tho lecture by Col. lngoroll tomorrow even
ing will bo given at Albaugh's Grand Opera
House, and those who had secured seats at the
National can have them exchanged for cor
responding seats at Albaugh's.
TIIE MATINEEs TODAY.
"Falka' may bo seen at Albaughs at mat.
inee this afternoon. This opera has gained
steadily in favor with each performance.
Callcndcrs mlnstrels will make merry by
daylight at Ford's this afternoon and close
their brief engagement tonight. Many Of the
members display high order of talent, and
the singing OF the Hyer sisters is loudly ap
paudod.
COMING ATTRACTIONS,
The magnificent spectacle of Michael
StrogOA' win be the attraction at Albaugh'l
next week. II will be mounted In excellent
style and acted by strong dramatic company
w. !. ScAnlan, the ish minstrel, returns tC
Fords next week In his popular play, Mr.
Scannn Is n flno comedian and has won grea
popularity for himself durlnga comparatiyel!
brief career
National Republican., 1885-02-28
Nnnieh-Asnnts In All rnris OF lIln Connlrr.

Wanted-Agcnts In All paris OF The Country.
This Office has had several photographs taken
Of the Washington monument as Il stands
to-day complete, and these reproduced by
the new and marvellous photo.collotypc
process, giving pictures more durable than
photographs, and In truthfulncss superior
in expression and shading to either tho cn.
craving, the lithograph or the woodcu,-an
exquisite ornament for tho library, parlor, OF
office. These photo-platc pictures are In two
sizos--thc small or cabinet size, mailed to any
address for 10 cents each, gives the monument,
with the bureau Of engraving and printing in
the background while the large, or folio size,
II by IA inches (mailcd to amy address for 20
scnts), gives the monument the bureau Of en-.
rrnving, the agricultural department, the
smithsonian institution, and tho capitol all
clearly and oxquIsitely pictured as the camera
,dves II. For each subscription for the
Weekly of 81 two OF the small or one Of
the large pictures, as preferred will be
mailed postpaid. 10 agents and solicitors, to
did them In their work of raising clubs for
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, copies will be sent
by mail on receipt Of the sums named below
Five small pictures for 45 cents, ten for 50
cents, and twenty-five for Sl.sO; five large
pictures for 30 cents: ten for SLIGO, and twenty
five for $500.
National Republican., 1885-02-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mn. W. W. MORRISON, Of Pennsylvania, Is
visiting friends on street northwest,
Col. HARRY II. DAVIES, of Rompney Castle,
Wales England, registered last night at the
Ebbiit.
REV. r. r. BEEBER chaplain Of the Scranton
National Guards, Is the guest of Rev. W, L,
PaBon, Capitol Hlil.
EX.MAYOR JAMES y, LATRoP and wife, and
Mr. aud Mrs. A, \. PlnkhNm, Of Dover, N, H.,
are at the 81. James,
CoI. GRoRGE GRAY, of tho Northern Pacific
railroad, aud John i. Atkins, OF New York,
arrived ut ChGmborlin's last night
EDwARp KEARsEY, well known New York
politician, rs at Chamberlin's. Ito Is a de-
serter from Tammpny aud al present leader
OF tho county Democracy.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

The destruction of the National The.
ator was lamcntablo occurrence that
Justly creates much sympathy for its libo-
raj and ontcrprsng owners. Their loss is
very heavy and comes Mt q period when
thoy had good reason to anticipate tho
most profitable business of their season.
II general good wishes could bo Of any
substantial benefit to Messrs. Raplcy &
Kinsley their misfortune would soon DO
roconpcnsed. IL speaks we'll for their
courage and energy that they are already
considering tho rebuilding Of the ma
tional."
The fire draws attention anew to the
extremely combustiblo character Of tho
materials that ontcr into tho construction
OF theaters. They are built TO bo burnod
and rarely escape their fate for any
lengthy poriod of years. A fire once
started among the inilammablo properties
makes hcadway with such extreme
rapidity that little chance Of oxtinguish-
ing it exists.
1t is o rcproach to architects and build
ers that this is true. 1t is entirely possible
to render theater froproof. A drop
curtain, or flat even, may easily be made
iucombustiblo. If there was any special
difficulty about IL the vaunted resources
of modern science would take on very
nimsy appearance, indeed. OF course tho
outlay required TO render tho interior of
theater reasonably secure against fire
would DO greater than that necessary to
provide tho tinder-boS properties ordi.
narily in use, but against that objection
can bo set the immunity from such disas-
trous losses as that from which Messrs.
Rapley s. Kiusloy now suffer, the much
cheaper rate Of insurance that could be
negotiated, and particularly the certainty
that the public would be sure to give their
patronage to q theater where thoy would
feel secure from danger by fire, in prefer
cnco TO those that could not offer such
assurance. 1t is said to be the intention
of Messrs. Rapley & Hinsley to mako the
new National froproof, and, for the sake
of their future prosperity as we'll as the
good of this community, we hopo they
will do So
National Republican., 1885-02-28

An eminent divine of Georgia, noted
alike for his learning and his humanity,
published some four years since au olab-
crate appeal in behalf of the colored poo-
pie of the south entitled "Our Brother in
Black" From his exalted height as a
preacher he looked down upon the
two races, white and black, who
make up the population of the
south, and to tho former he made his
cogent appeal in behalf Of the latter.
The seed thus sown fell into good soil,
and the nation begins to soc its fruitage.
On the 18th of last December Charles
Woodward Hutson, q graduate of twenty
five years standing of the College of
South Carolina, addressed the alumni of
that institution, his theme being Tho
New South" In that address he took
advanced ground in favor of the educa-
tion of the colorod race, not in letters
and figures only, but in all the diver
sifed industries pursued by their white
brethren. His theory and argument
were applauded by his intelligent
and cultured audience. Last Monday
the colored department of the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans was
opened with an imposing ceremonial.
The colored people, at the invitation OF
the management have prepared Won
derful exhibit of what they have sue
ceeded in doing under twenty years of
freedom. In another column will bo
found an account of that exhibit; also q
report of the eloquent address of Bishop
Turner, of Georgia, than whom no man
in the gulf states has botter right to
speak for his race.
National Republican., 1885-02-28
GORpON.

kHARIouM, JANUARY, 1885.
Ihe following forciblo lines are from the psu
OF Col John Eston Cooke, gallant as n soldier,
giited as writer The poem appeared in the
Clarke (Va,l Courier Of the lQth instant and
bears the unmistakablc stamp Of earnest feel
ing and impromptu work
Here's your health, General Gordou(
Here's your health, gallant soul,
Be you 1.-Two or be you dead
For the sullen thunders roll
And the fires of hell encirolc.
In the desort lost Khartoum' -
And the English braves are dribbled
To their doom
Here's your health, gallant Gordon.
BE you live or bo you dead
Be you marching thro' the desert
with your English flag oerhead,
Or your pulses throb no longer,
And black yulturos Of the East
On the noblcst heart of England
Make their feast
oh for an hour OF Gordon
In this time of dole and woe
When our great old mother England
Is tho sport of every foe ll
When tho black ooats there In London
SEQ Earle stretched on his bier.
Ana strike for namo Of England
In the rearl
80 health to valiant Gordon,
10 he 1.-Two or be he dead
he he marching thro' the desert
or cold in bloody bed
lie cares not dead or living,
but deathless fame shall bloom
From tho cloud of fire that hove
Der khhrtouml
IBE BRlARs," Va, Feb. 13, 1880.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

Col. BULLER has succeeded in with
drawing his forces from Abu Klca to
Gadkul Wells, and should now be able to
join Wolseley at Korti without much
trouble. However people may view the
proceedings of the British in Soudan, II
would be n hard hearted man who would
fail to be glad that the brave soldiers who
fought so well under Stewart have es-
capped from their dangerous position
That they have been permitted to with
draw from Abu Klea without serious
molestation argues that FL Mahdi is a
very poor tactician, or else that he and
his followers have been taught by expe-
rionce to entertain wholesome respect
for the fighting qualities Of English SOL
diers.
National Republican., 1885-02-28
A Collector wrongly Removed.

An instance of the crooked practices OF
the special agents of tho treasury just
dismissed-J. S. Chalkor, for example
has just come to light. This man lent
himself to the enomies of ex-Collector Of
Customs Joseph S. Smith. of Bangor,
Me-, and filed report of on alleged
investigation rejecting upon his char
acter, which resulted in tho appoint
ment of the present collector In 1852.
From facts developed in the investigation
Of Chalker tho treasury department. has
discovered that there was no foundation
for the charges against Mr.. Smith, and
yesterday wrote him to that effect, though
IL is not believed that no ever know the
reason Tor his being superseded.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

THE Ohio legislature has adjourned to
attend the Inauguration. This means. of
course, that the railroads havo relented
and furnished the members with free
transportation. Some day later on, when
the Buckeye statesmen have returned to
their lsbors. they will show their appre-
citation of this courtesy by voting that it
is inexpedient to legislate on the bill
compelling the railroads to fence in their
easements with barbed wiro. 1t is u very
cold day when an Ohio man gets left
National Republican., 1885-02-28

THREE members of the senate, Messrs
Palmer, Blair, and Miller, have earned
the gratitude Of the Industrial League by
their advocacy Of the cause of labor aud
of female suffrage, as can DO seen in the
interview between Mrs. Charlotte Smith
the president Of the WomGn's National
Industrial League, and Senator Palmer,
which we copy to-day from an exchange
National Republican., 1885-02-28

enough strength through his deal of COM
mittec chnirmanships to succeed to Nor
rison's place ns candidate. 1t is per-
haps with Wow to getting rid Of MIR.
Haiues that some of the democrats arc
willing to consent to final Adjournment
Without electlng o senat0r.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

Mr.. LAMONT is authority for the
statement that up to date nobody knows
who will constitute Mr.. Cloveland's
cabinet-not even Mr.. Cleveland himself
There is something characteristicall
democratic in this happy state of profound
ignorance.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

THERE will be no necessity for further
pilgrimages of democrats to Albany. MIR.
Hendricks is now in tho city, and is will
ing to be consulted about the interests OF
the party during the few days that inter-
vene before the 4th of March.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

TIE next time Mr.. Cleveland desires
10 direct the democratic party on any inn
portant subject he will need to speak a
little louder than he did on the silver
question. One hundred and eighteen
democratic congressman failed to connect
with the ideas of the president.elect. and
the coinage of silver dollars will con-
tinue until the next congress meets, re.
gardless Of Mr. Cleveland's wishes.
National Republican., 1885-02-28

WE believe that the committee on public
order havo made tho best arrangement
that could be devised for the inaugural
procession. By marching in the center
and keeping the avenue clear OF persons
and vehicles tho throng of spectators cnn
be afforded much better view of the
procession than would bo possible undor
any other plan. aud the procession can be
handled and marched with better effect
and expedition,