Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-29
letter from Fanauicr.

| Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTE
MARSHALL, May 26th.-Under the gena
influence of May showers which have been
CONTIGUOUS for nearly month, our county
never presented more lovely aspect. Cool
nights, require fires to bo kept up Some
farmers are waiting to fnish corn planting
The colored people enjoyed the Whit.
Monday holiday and our small boys look
| forward to theirs in the meanwhile they
enjoy fishing.
Bethel academy, Mr.. Farcron's classical
school at Belmont and the private schools
will close early in June. Picnics and the
annual bush meeting of the Good Templars
| will follow. The latter will be held at Della
plane the second Tuesday in August. Mrs.
S. E. Bailey, of Arlington, Va, lectured on
Thursday night, last week, ut the Baptist
church, on temperance. She made strong
appeal to the young to become out and out
! "dries."
Our citizens appear to take small stock in
politics. A motto for Blaine's party has
been suggested, viz: &c. g. g." greed
grasp and gain. 1t is evident that his ad-
mirers seek to have big boom prepared for
him on his return from Europe, and to win
for him an 'eagle's nest" in Washington
city. The voters, however, cannot forget
that the reckless extravaganza of the re.
publican party has helped to squander the
peoples money and to make the 200 failures
of business frms in the United States and to
create sectional strife against which Wash.
ingtop, in his farewell address, warned his
countrymen, and General Grant opposed by
his utterance, LET US have peace"
looI or, ,,o ia
MIR. r. II. Wyeth's letter from Custer coun-
ty, Montana, May S, 1883, descriptive of
how people live in that remote territory. He
says: The tepees or wigwams ofthe Indians
are wonderful in construction. The women
are models in modesiy and purity. Phillie,
q cowboy, put his arm around young
squaw and she jabbed an awl into his arm,
which cooled him Immediately, much to our
amusement. This IS most wonderful
country; the Stale is well named for it is
broken up into most fertile valleys and arid
"buttes," this is pronounced beuttes. 1t has
future before it as the natural advantages
are increased thousand fold by irrigation
which is easily done in many places and the
sage brush dies where water comes, go there
is little grubbiDg, and briers are unknown.
Our greatest pest is 'skunks" which every
night bother US, and the boys get their six
shooters and chase them in the moonlight
The Indian farmer, who teaches the Roth
we'll Indians how to farm, was here yester.
day and giving out of seed he asked "Black
Eagle" to 60 to the agency and get some.
"Black Eagle" started and not taking any
rect got back this morning, having
travelled 102 miles inside of twelve hours
part on horse and part on foot. He is the
finest specimen of an Indian have seen ex.
cept Red Bird" Black Eagle is about ak
feet two inches and large he is about forty
five and firm friend of EDS. who will have
him in charge of the ranch. Woe betide
any intruder he catches, as such is esteemed
q sacred trust and he would not hesitate to
kill his son should he molest the property
The outlook for catteis splendid, we have
| had good rains at night and rather hot
sun, so the grass is springing UPON MY
side through the hills yesterday l counted
three herds of cattle-every cow had a calf