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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

Delegate Clifford expresses strong
hopes of the final passage Of the Har-
rison bill, which provides for division
on the 10th parallel, and in a recent in
terview expressed shisS belief of the
house ar REPRESENTATIVES taking up the
bill during the coming week, and of its
passage during the present term OF
congress, if not during the present ses-
sion. He further expresses an opinion
that Montana and Washington terri
tories will also be admitted, both being
democratic by small majorities., The
situation of a bill before congress must
be considered fairly hopeless when no
one entertains a belief Of its passage.
We are impressed with the belief that
the present outlook for augmenting the
galaxy is decidedly hazy and unpromis-
ing.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

The coming railroad town Of Battle
Creek, midway between Buffalo Gap
and Rapid City is the nearest town by
many miles to the tin mines and min
eral deposits Of the southern Hills. All
travellers who have gone owe the road
are enthusiastic about the location OF
the townsite, both for beauty and bust
ness. Arrangements are now being
made to establish a paper there, and a
big boom is expected for the new town
in a few weeks.-Dawes Co. Journal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
A decision Of interest to n,ace,

A decision Of interest to placer own
ers and townsite claimants has just been
handed down from the United States
Supreme court. The ground in contro-
versy is that occupied by the city of
Deadwood. in the Black Hills. The
case-is thai Of pefenback VS.. Hawke.
II appears that CO The twentieth Of
November, 1877, Hawke located the
ground as a placer claim, and that on
the twenty eight of July, 1878, Deffen-
bach applied for and entered the same
as a townsite. Deffenbach further
claimed the right to set off the value of
any improvements erected on the
ground against Hawkes. claim. The
court decided in favor Of Hawke, hold
ing there is absolutely no law under
which q title as town-site can be ac-
quired to land declared to be mineral,
and that there are but two ways to
acquire title to mineral land, that is, as
either lode or placer. The court further
held that as the land had been declared
to be mineral the placer title must pre-
vail-that Hawke was therefore en-
titled to possession Of the land, together
with the improvements thereon.--R. NJ.
n. Rev5ssC
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

Little Moon, a Sioux Indian, convicted
Of assault with intent to kill one of his
red brethren at Pine Ridge agency, was
sentenced on the 23d inst. at Deadwood
to three years and six months imprison-
ment in the penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Kills-his-enemy-by-night, a full blown
daisy of the same tribe, under indict-
ment for murder, had his cas- continued
to the August term. 1t is thought that
he will be hung. Civilization is ad
vancing IN The west, and the day may
not be distant when the white man
may be said to be in some respects the
equal of the noble red, who has to some
extent lost prestige by modern civiliz,
ing influences.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
Our Tin Mines Against the World.

From the report Of the United States
geological survey for 1888 's4 we take
the following, as being reliable:
In the United Kingdom according to
the returns of her majesty's inspectors
Of factories, there were in 1883 in Car
marthenshire alone sixty-eight mills for
making tin plates, forty-nine Of which
were working, and produced for that
year 1,070,S54 boxes Of tin plates, 1885,
713 boxes of terne plates, and 62,6lS
boxes Of black plate. a total weight Of
68, 60S tons. The summary for the whole
kingdom gives 1856 mills, Of which 295
we're working and produced 4,7S9,1l5
boxes of tin plates, 964. 1S0 boxes Of
terne plates, 36l ,9O5 boxes of black
plates, total 6,ll5,2OO boxes weighing
3l5,997 tons. These figures show the
magnitude Of the tin plate industry of
Great Britain. The exports of tin plates
and terne plates, from Great Britain for
1884 amounts to 2SS,00O tons of this
amount 10000 tons were shipped to
the United States.
When the tin mining industry of the
Black Hills becomes fully developed
and our tin mills and reduction works
are in successful operation, and our
manufactures in this line are protected
by tariff on the imported goods, then
we will begin to realize what q great
bonanza our tin interests are to us.
The value of the annual imports Of tin
plate approximates 1875, O0O, 900. This
much money Il be kept at home each
year, the labor will be spent and COM
pensated right here in these Black Hills
of Dakota.
Surely our lookout is a bright one. 1t
is a great thing for the United States,
but what an enormous income must be
ours in this country where the metal
will be mined. There are many who
look upon this tin industry with an eye
Of suspicion and say there's nothing in
it-no tin mines have yet proved profit
able in the United States. So much
better for us who have got the mines at
last that will pay. The Black Hills is
certainly destined to become the great
est tin mining region in the world
Rapid City Republican.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

An elaborate article appearing in the
Buffalo Gap Argus of the 10Th under the
above caption, in which the varied re-
sources Of the Black Hills are reflected,
and her future prospects reviewed,
refers to Custer City in the following
mention:
"Custer City, the capital of Custer
colnty, is about twenty-five miles
distant, and is the heart of the tin dis
trict of America. The richest tin dis
coveries yet made are in this county,
and surround the seat of government.
Large companies will be formed early
this season to develop many of these
claims"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

Every Indian in the United States
to-day, men, women, and pappooses,
have, on an average, $50 acres of land.
10 is the land holder Of the country,
but to insure his perpetual hair lifting
expeditions or the border, he has the
further advantage of being g%ratuitously
fed and clothed by a government that
is, through n of her agents, restricting
in every possible manner, the chances
ofa poor white man to obtain u quarter
section.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
Commissioner Sparks. it is sal

Commissioner Sparks, it is said, is
now contemplating the matter of re
signing his Office. The repeated reversal
Of his decisions by the secretary of the
interior have served to disabuse his
mind of all the baseless aspirations he
formerly entertained for the presidency.
His hopes based upon the national
prestige he expected to attain by the
total abrogation Of fraudulent land
entries have taken wing, and he is now
described ss the embodiment Of despair
and disgust. Ia ia, S~parksey, may we
never see your like again.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

Ifyou want a good partner get the
Farmers Daughter.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

JEFF Davis has consented to lecture in
Montgomery, Alabama, in behalf of the
monument to be erected on the capital
grounds in that city, in memory of
Alabama soldiers who died in the civil
a He will also lay the corner stone
of the monument, which event will oc-
cur about the first of April. Many
prominent e--Union generals are ex-
pected to be in attendance. The monu
ment will cost $50. 900.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

1t is rumored that the governor of
Florida has under contemplation the
matter of making a temporary senatorial
appointment to fiji the vacancy oc
casioned by Senator Jones' absence in
Detroit, Michigan, for several months,
trying to win the affections Of q lady,
who thus far has not consented to grant
his proffered calls.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
President Cleveland celebrated the
49th anniversary Of his birth on the 18th
inst.

Brig. Gen. 0. o. Howard, who being
nominated by the president to the rank
of Major General to succeed General
Pope, will probably be assigned to the
division ofthe Pacific with headquarters
at San Francisco.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

Gen. sherman is troubled with a dis.
ordered liver. Army life seems especi-
ally conducive to disorders Of this
particular branch Of the human organ.
ism, which may be said to be far more
destructive to military life than the
hnllat
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
The Sioux Reservation.

Washington, March Ill" Do you
think the bill for opening the Sioux
reservation will pass the house ?" a
Globe correspondent asked Delegate
Clifford yesterday afternoon. "Proba-
bly," he answered, 'but / fear it will
not accomplish much, even if it does
"Why not :"
Because the Indians will probably
not agree to it. It's hard to get them to
agree to anything they are suspicious
of, you know, although it would seem as
though an offer Of ST, 900, coo down and
a lot of cattle ought to bring them to
action. But / have little confidence in
them"
"Does the bill as decided on by the
committee differ much from that passed
by the senate ?"
"Not materially. The main features
are unchanged. The Indians are not to
be paid ST. 600 and a lot Of cattle'
The settlers who 60 on the land are to
pay 90 cents per acre to reimburse the
government, and go through the home
stealing process besides. But it will be
O long time, | think, before the Sioux
reservation will be thrown open under
this bill, even if it passes"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27

New York Sun: "Dan," said the
president, II understand tina. some of
the guests last night complained of a
lack Of Jeffersonian simplicity"
II don't see why they should" re-
piled Dan. 81 left a two-gallon jug Of
it in the ~gentlemen's dressing room"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
Correspondence Of the YOrkyille Enquirer
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, March 22-Never since the
days of 1876 have the people of CataWba
township taken as much interest in an elec-
tion as was taken in this township on Satur-
day last, on the question of the township
making subscription Of $75, 900 in aid Of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail-
road. The advocates and the opponents of
the measure worked hard and earnestly
at both election precincts in the township,
though the election was conducted in a
quiet and orderly manner. The result was
very much in favor of subscription, Coates
Tavern voting 151 for subscription and
- against; Rock Hill voting 4S4 for and 80
against, making a total vote of 739 and
55l majority in favor of subscription. This
is the largest vote ever cast in the town.
ship. The vote against subscription was
about equally divided between white and
colored voters. The result goes to show
that the people of Catawba township are
progressing and are willing to encourage
and assist any great enterprise they may
think for the public good. 49, .". -
The weather for the past week, with the
exception of Saturday, was most favorable
for the farmers and was taken advantage OF
by them.
I have not heard of any move in this
section to respond to Mr.. Tillman's call for
Farmers Convention. They think the
State government is we'll managed, and they
can see no good likely to be accomplished
by such convention.
EPalmetto Council, American Legion OF
Honor, has paid to the benefciaries of the
late Ca pit B. P. Aston $4,000, the amount of
his benefit certificate in that order. This
makes $4,000 the Legion'h has paid in bene-
fits in our town in the last eight months.
Most of our merchants will leave this
week for the Northern markets. HAL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
THE TOWN OF YORKVILLE.

/Inyiew of the fact that the present Town Coun-
Gil of Yorkvile is without authority to preserve
peace and good order within the town limits
owing to the mishap about the charter at the last
session of the Legislature, to which attention was
called in these columns at the time, the Councll
has wisely secured the services of Mr. K. EN-
met o. Farrell asa regular constable. Mr.. O'Far-
rell has duly qualified by filing his bond with
the Clerk of the Court according to law, and
henceforth it becomes his duty to conserve the
peace generally, but more especially within the
limits of the town.
AS constable he is bound to arrest and take be-
fore the nearest trial justice, for trial, any per-
son who may, within his view, be engaged in ri
otous conduct or open violation of the peace, or
who, within his view, may commitany felony or
misdemeanor.
Trial Justices are required by the law to pun
ish ''al atfrayers, rioters, disturbers and break
ers of the peace, and all who 60 armed offensive
ly to the terror of the people, and such as utter
menaces or threatening speeches, or otherwise
dangerous or disorderly persons" The limit OF
punishment is the same in these as in any other
cases of fmisdemeanor brought before them, viz
one hundred dollars fine, or thirty days impris-
onment.
OF course the trouble heretofore has been, not
so much that the law was defective, as that there
has been no one charged with the duty of bring
ing disturbers before the proper tribunal. But
now that we have Il regular constable in our
midst, it is to be hoped that the peace and quiet
of the town will not suffer in the future, but will
be completely restored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
TILLMAN vs.. LIPSCOMB.

The Greenvile Neacs publishes the follow
ing reply of Farmer Tillman to Farmer
Lipscomb's letter printed in the ENQUIRER
two weeks ago:
Since the publication of my recent "Open
letter to the farmers of the State' [ have
been the recipient of many courtesies from
the newspapers and their. correspondents. |
am like King Lear. ''Thelittle dogs and all,
bark at me-" l have been accused of nearly
every sin mentioned in the decalogue, and
many others besides, and l doubt if ever a
column of plain and lucid English has been
so variously construed or had SO many diff
1erent interpretations put upon it. There
has certainly been a "ring" firing at me,
whether there be political "ring" in South
Carolina or not-and l seem to have pinch
cd many peoples toes of whom l was not
even thinking. Such broadside from po-
litical pap-suckers has not been heard in the
State in many long day. We farmers can
now locate the enemy and govern ourselves
accordingly. But feel under lasting obli-
cations to the gentlemen of the press for SO
literally advertising "a farmers conve9'
ton" gratis. "The agitation Of thoughts
the beginning of wisdom" Farmers need
only to think, to wake up, and all will he
well.
They are doing this, hope and believe,
and am therefore more than satisfied with
the situation.
The firing has almost died away and
things are growing quiet. But hush, bark
What deep booming sound is it that breaks
the stiffness at this late hour of the bonn
bardment: "Hamburg Noses" "Moses
Tillman," 'slanderer," ''crank," "dream-
err and "demagogue, )" who somehow feels
uneasy at being the innocent cause of all
this turmoil, and who is trying to make
to organize and demand redress of griev-
ances, should create such cornmotiOn.
"Moses" picks himself up, shakes, feels for
his head, and finding he is not hurt looks
around to see by whom this "air gun" was
fired. There was no bullet in it, or certain
ly Edgefield would have a funeral on her
hands. A burly form as fat as porker on
official pap, and as red with impotent rage
as turkey gobbler, stands ready to claim
that he killed "Cock Robin" Moses" has
been begging with tears in his eyes for some
"RichmOnd" from the agricultural bureau
to answer his arguments and disprove his
facts; but our belated warrior who at this
late day appears upon the scene and fires
the gun it has taken him three months to
load, ignores argument, pays no attention
to facts, dishes out abusive epithets like
a fish wife, claims to be the only original
and possible agricultural Noses" and
winds up with pitiful appeal to the far
mers and people not to punish him because
he refuses to accept "N1oses Tillman as a
leader" Oh, how these men who are suck
ing the public teat begin to squeal when
they feel or fear they are about to lose their
hold! 1t is heart-rending. Col. Lipscomb
has been nursing his wrath to keep it warm,
and it is certainly very hot, but it does not
burn "Moses," because he has only told the
truth, and Col. Lipscomb must disprove the
charges of incompetence, extravaganza and
inattention to duty made against the Board
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER,

CHESTER, March 22.-The Court was en-
gagged on Wednesday and Thursday in the
trial of the case of the State VS.. McMurray,
charged with arson. The burning, with
which the defendant was charged occurred
in Winnsboro on the 10th oflast September.
The testimony produced by the State was
mostly circumstantial. An excessive amount
of insurance on the property destroyed, and
an attempt on the part of the defendant be-
fore the fire to borrow money on his insu-
rance policy were among the circumstances
pointing to the guilt of the accused. His
counsel, however, produced testimony of
the strongest character to the effect that he
was in his room the night of the fire from
an early hour to the time the alarm was
given. This testimony was given by the
lady with whom the defendant boarded.
Tie Solicitor made a strong speech in be-
half of the State, and the lawyers on the
other side presented the case of their client
in the strongest light. Judge Hudson, with
his usual clearness and ability, gave the
law in connection with the facts bearing
upon the case, and the jury then retired.
They were not long in agreeing upon
longs to one Of the best families of Lancaster
county and has host of friends, the inter-
est manifested in the case was great. The
case closed the criminal business.
Judge Hudson then sentenced the follow
ing prisoners to the following periods in the
Penitentiary. William Mayfield, and Shan
non Massey, convicted of burglary and lar
ceny, five years; George Stroud, stealing
grain from the field, three years; Anthony
Heath, larceny, one year.
The Grand Jury in their report recon-
mended the taking of necessary action by
the proper authorities for the recovery of
an Indebtedness of $27, 900 alleged to be due
by the c., G.. G. A. Railroad Company to
Chester county. 1t IS said that if the County
Commissioners press this suit the Railroad
Company will surrender their lease of the
narrow gauge roads.
The cases against persons charged with
violating the liquor law were continued.
This will probably be the last of them. =
Two civil cases were tried on Thursday
afternoon-Louisa Stevenson VS.. Amos F'is-
chel, Administrator, and James Curtis VS..
J. D. Ratteree. In the first case the jury
found for the defendant; in the second case
the Jury found for the plaintiff. On Friday
morning the case Hough G. Barnet VS.. the
c., c. & A. Railroad Company was tried.
The suit was for the recovery of the value
of mule killed by the defendant. The
counsel for the Company did all in his
power to prove that the employees of the
Company did all in their power to prevent
the killing of the mule, but the jury was
not convinced and found for the plaintiffs.
On Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing the Judge and lawyers were engaged in
equity business. The Court adjourned sine
die at the conclusion of this business, and
the Judge departed on his way rejoicing.
An interesting meeting of three days
closed yesterday at the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church. The pastor was as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Miller and Rev. Mr.. Orr.
NJ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

The following prisoners are now in the coun-
ty Jail awaiting trial in the Court of Sessions,
which will convene at 10 A. NJ. next Monday :
Lee Hambright, alias Lee Rogers, colored |;
charged with horse stealing
Wistar Johnson, colored; burglary and lar
ceny.
Dorcas Guthrie, colored assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Edward Mcdonald, colored; malicious mis-
chief-shooting horse.
Dan Darwin. colored; burglary and larceny.
Thomas Massey, colored; charged with the
murder of George Gibson, colored, on the Goth
of January last.
Robert c. Bishop, charged with the murder of
Town Marshal A. n. Turner, of Blacks Station,
on the 23rd of November last.
Harrison Sinclair colored; misdemeanor.
Sam. Patrick, colored carrying concealed
weapon.
Ella Davies, colored; burglary and larceny.
Alonzo Hoffman, colored burglary and lar
ceny.
Besides the above, there are eight other county
prisoners in jail-six serving sentences Of trial
justices courts-and two, George Beckham and
Mary Ellen Williams, capital cases, Beckham
on appeal under sentence to the penitentiary for
manslaughter, and Mary Ellen Williams under
sentence of death on conviction of murder.
There are also in Jail ten United States pris-
oners, nine of whom were sentenced at the last
Greenvlle term of the District Court to short
terms for violation of the revenue laws; and
one awaiting trial for similar offence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
CHJIRCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. w. w. Daniel, Pas
tor. Services every Sunday at II A. NJ, and
P. NJ. Sunday school at P. NJ. every Sunday
Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at I P. M.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pastor
Services at II A. NJ, and P. NJ, next Sun.
day. Sunday-school at P. NJ.
Baptist-Rev. j. 4. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices in the Church in Yorkville at IL A. M
next Sunday. Sunday y-school at 945.
Episcopal-Rev. &, a. Ottman, Rector. Ser
vices at 1890 A. NJ, and at 4 P. M. Sunday
school at 3. P. NJ.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. l.. a. John
son. Pastor. Services next Sunday at II A. NJ.
at Philadelphia Church.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rey. j. c,
Galloway Pastor. Services at II A. NJ, next
Sunday at Tirzah.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-25
Comptroller r-General

THE COLOR LINE IN NIRGINIA.-A dele
cation from the recent conference of colored
men of Virginia visited Washington last
Friday and read an address to the President,
thanking him for mis- expressions in regard
to the future Of the colored race, and eX-
pressing the hope that under Democratic
administration the bitter controversy be-
tween the citizens of a common country
would be removed.
The address is endorsed by Governor
Fitzhugh Lee in the following words: "This
address having been submitted to me, de-
sire to add my cordial endorsement of the
sentiments contained therein, and to lay
stress upon the hope that the day may soon
come when political action of the citizens of
our country will not be divided by race or
color, but by honest convictions as to what
is best to be done to promote the growth
of the Republic"
The Address is endorsed by Congressman
Barbour.
The President, in reply, said that he was
glad to know that matters partaking of the
nature of problem were being adjusted by
the people themselves, and that while he
had expressed himself thoroughly on such
points, he was willing in every legitimate
way to extend encouragement.