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WHOLE NO. 56.
EUGENE CITY, OR., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1878.
$2.50 per year IN ADVANCE.
USA
tot (guflfue (Sitg tol
ALEXANDER BROS,
, Fnblishsrs aad Proprietors.
0j.yiCIn Underwood's Briok Building,
, over Express Office -
. "' OOE ONLS
RA.TK3 OK ADVERTISING.
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subsequent Insertion 8L Cash required in
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11m for each insertion.
Advertising bills will be rendered quarterly.
Xil job work must be paid vob on lmuvtBY.
' POSTOFFICB.
.ifflreHoun-From ? a. m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
fr?.ffiv?reiBlth south ant leaves eoln north
Ma. m Anives from the north an I leaves umn
.Ywt l-M n m. For Smislaw, franklin anl Lon
f ri "P. -.on WelnesW- For Crawford.-
IT.' Camp Creek and Brownsville at I r.u.
Eitsrs will he ready for delivery half an hour after
. Jf'rains. Lettsrsshouldeeleftitthe umoe
vs. -JXpATrEMojrf. M.
NOCIET1ES.
No 11. A. P. and - A. M.
Veets first and third Wslneaduys in each
month.
.-MM. Htctm Burrs T)imik No. 9 I. O.
j iO. F. -. Meets every Tuesday evening.
S Wimawhal Enoampmrkt No. 6,
MtUos the d and 4th Wedneadays in each month.
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T. W. Shklton.JLD. T. W. Harris, M. D.
!, Drs. Shelton &. Harris,
pmsicuxs & SURGE0SS,
Kunene City. Oregon.
" A. W.PATTERSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office on Nluth Street, opposite the St.
Charle Hotel, ud at Heeldence,
KiJGKNK CITY OREGON.
Dr J. C. Shields
OFFKRS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
vices to the citiiens of Eugene City and
surrounding country. Special attention given
tesU OBSTETRICAL CASES and UTER
1XK DISEASES entrusted to his care.
Office at the St. Charles HoteL
"DR. JOSEPH P. GILL
C AS BE FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or res
idence when not professionally encased.
OtBds at the
POST OFFICE DRUG STORK
Residence on Eighth street, opposite Presby
terian Church.
CUAVR & HENDERSON,
Eugene City, Oregon. ;
11
OOMS OVER GRANGE STORE, first
. J-- 4, .... lira FnriTIHrlv
XV UVU1 W fcilO llUtlk, UJ. j
enioe oi u. vv. t itn.
Nitrous Oxide Gas for painless extraction of
teeth.
J. C. Bolon, ,
SUCCESSOR TO
WELSH & BOLON
0FFICE-In Underwood's brick building, over
he express office.
Nitrous Oxide Gas for painless' extractions of
teeth.
GEO. B. DORRIS,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR at LAW
Offiee on Willamette street, Eugene City.
CENTRAL
MARKET '
2.
BOYD & MILLER. Proprietors
will '
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON rfAND,
EEP,
VEAL.
POKK MUT'OI.
BritdMsaUofallkind. Trrl, Tallow.stc Will
11 BnT s etmaks front 8 to J cents.
JEWELRY" ESTABLISMENT.
J. S. LUCKEY, t&q
DEALER Vt sfcLfi
Clocks, Watches, Chains, Jewelry, etc.
Repairing Promptly Executed.
&M.llWork Warranted. J3
J. 3 LUCCKT,
jlliworth 4 Co.'. brick, Willamette Street
E. B.McWILLIAMS,
FASCT ,
Carriage Painter.
S
HOP OX SEVENTH STREET ONE
door West of the Episcopal Church.
Orders from the country solicited.
may22tf
OOO week in your own town. $3
nMOstfitfree. No risk. Reader, if
VwUyiHi want a business at Which per
of either sex can make great pay all the
tbey work, write for particuars to H.
gutrr 4 Co., Portland, Maine.
Soiihiid Stationery Store,
T"rr office building, eugexe
-City. I hart on hand and am constantly
r- as twrtunt of the Bet School and
";i.neoTBrkf, SuUrmery, Blank Books,
f Wjb, Card, Walleta, Blanks, Portmon-'-t.
etc f A. 8. PATTERSON.
JIR BCBNA VISTA 8TONE "frARK go
t t ii HtvnRirKS
i& DENTISTS,
ICTJGKNK CITY
LOUSINESS .DIRECTORY.
ALEXANDER, J. B.-Ju.tice of the Peace
South Eugene Precinct; office at Court House.
ASTOR HOUSE-Chas. Baker, prop. The
only Brct-class hotel in the city Willamette
street, one door north of the pojt office.
ABRAM3, W. H. 4 BRO .-Planing mill,
sash, door, blind and moulding manufactory,
Eighth street, east of mill race. Everything
in our line furnished on short notice and
reasonable terms.
BENTLEY, J. W. -Private boarding house,
southwest comer of Eleventh and Pearl sts.
BAUSCH, P.- Boot and shoe maker, Willam
ette street, second door south of A. V. Peters
& Co.
BAKER, R. T Wines, liquors, cigars and
billiards Willamette stree one door north
of St Charles HutcL
BOLON, J. C. -Surgical and MechanicalDen
tist, Underwood's brick, over Express Office.
BOYD 4 MILLER Meat Mvket-beof, veal,
I mutton, pork and lard Willamette street,
between Eighth and Ninth.
COLEMAN, FRANK-Wines, liquors, cigars
and billiards, Willamette street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
CLEAVER, J. W. General variety store and
agricultural implements, southeast corner of
Willamette and Seventh streets.
CHAPMAN, E. F. -Gunsmith repairing
promptly done and work warranted, Eighth
street, between Willamette and Olive.
CHRISMAN, SCOTT-Truck, hack and ex
pressman. All orders promptly attended
to. Office at express office.
CRAIN BROS. -Dealer in Jewelry, Watch
es, Clocks and Musical Instruments Wil
lamette street, between Seventh and Eighth.
C ALLISON, R. G. Dealer in groceries, pro
visions, country produce, canned goods, books,
stationery, etc, aouthwest corner Willamette
and 9th Sts.
DORRIS.jB. F. Dealer in Stoves and Tin
ware Willamette street, between Seventh
and Eighth.
DURANT. WM.-Meat Market beef. pork.
veal and mutton constantly on hand Wil-J
Iamette street, between seventh and Eighth.
ELLSWORTH 4 CO. -Druggists and dealers
in paints, oils,, etc. Willamette street', be
tween Eighth and Ninth.
FRIENDLY, S. H. -Dealer in dry goods,
clothing and general merchandise Willam
ette street, between Eighth and Ninth.
GUARD OFFICE-Newspaper, book and job
printing othce, corner Willamette and ightn
streets, up stairs.
GRANGE STORE-Dealere in general mer
chandise and produce, corner liighth and
Willamette streets.
GILL, J P. Physician, Surgeon and. Drug-
gut, fostomce, W Ulamette street, between
Seventh and Eighth.
HENDRICKS, T. G.-Dealor in general mer
chandise northwest corner Willamette and
Ninth streets.
HYMAN, D. -Variety Store and dealer in
. fun and skins, WUlMnatts atraet, between
Eighth and Ninth.
HODE-V C liager beer, liquors, cigars and a
fine piueon.hole table, Willamette street, be
tween Eighth and Ninth.
HARRINGTON, FRANK-Barber, Hair-dresser
ami ba h rooms, east side Willamette st,
8e'x)nd door north of St. Charles Hotel.
HORN, CIIaS. M. Gunsmith. Rifles and
shot-guns, breech and muzzle loaders, for sale.
Repairing (lone in the neatest style and war
ranted. Shop on Uth street
JAMES, B. H. Stoves, and manufacturer of
Tin and Sheet-iron ware, Willamette street,
btttween Eighth and Ninth.
KINSEY, J. D.-Sash, blinds' and door fac
tory, window and djor frame, mouldings,
etc., glaz'ng and glass cutting done to order.
LYNCH, A. Groories, provisions, fruits, veg
etables, etc, Willamette street, first door
south of Poctofflcc.
LAKIN, D. R. Saddlery, harness, saddle
trees, whips, etc., Willamette street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
LUCKEY. J. S. Watchmaker end Jeweler;
kef ps a fine stock of goods in his line, Willam
ette street, in Ellsworth's drug store.
McCLAREN, JAMES Choice, wines, liquors,
and cigars Willamette street, between Eighth
and Ninth.
MELLER, M. Brewery Lager beer on tap
and by the keg or barrel, corner of Ninth and
Olive streets.
McCLANAHAN, E. J. -Truck and Draying;
all orders promptly attended to. . Head
quarters at Robinson 4 Church's.
OSBURN 4 CO. Dealers in drugs, medicines,
chemicals, oils, paints, etc. illamette st,
opposite S. Charles Hotel.
PERKINS, H. C. -County Surveyor and Civil
Engineer. Residence on Fifth s reet
PENNINGTON, B. C. -Auctioneer and Com
mission Merchant, corner seventh and High
streets. '
PRESTON. WM. Dealer in Saddlery. Har
ness, Carriage Trimmings, etc. WiJamette
street between seventn ana .cigiiiu.
RUSH, BEN. Horseshoeing and general job
. bing blacksmith, Eighth street, between Wil
lamette and Olive.
REAM, J. R. Undertaker and building con
tractor, corner Willamette and Seventh
streets.
pnePVRT.4TT.fr TO. Drv crnods. clothine.
groceries and general merchandise, southwest
corner Willamette and Eighth street
SHIELDS, J. C Physician and Surgeon
north side Ninth street, first door east of St
Charles HoteL
STEVENS, MARK Dealer in tobacco, ci
gars, ntits, candies, shot, powder, notions,
etc. Willamette street
THOMPSON 4 BEAN-Attorneys at-Law
Underwood's brick, Willamette street, up
stairs.
VAN HOUTEN, B. C. -Agent for the North
P.ritishand Mercantile Insurance Company,
Willamette street, at Express omce.
WALTON, J. J.-Attorney-at-Law. Office-
Willamette street, between Devemu m
Eighth.
WITTER, J. T. Buckskin drewiner. ine
highest price paid lor aeer sums, x-iguiu
at Bridge.
UNDERWOOD, J. B. General brokerage
business and agent for the Connecticut In
surance Company of Hartford-Willamette
itreet, oetween Seventh and Eighth.
FA nn FOR 8 ALE.
. wrtr ntrtnvni FARM OF three
A. hundred and sixtv seres, 100 seres nnder
cultivation; all nnder fence and the improve
ments in good order, which we wi'l sell at a
bargain, and on the most reasonaore v-ru.
Situated five miles south of town, and has a
good outrange for stock, Apply at this omce.
u
can make money faster at work for us
than at anything else. Capital not re
nnired : we will start yon. f 12 per day
t home made by the industrious. Men,
women, boys and girls wanted everywhere U
work for bs. Now is the time. Costly out
fit ,! terms free. Address Tin 4 Co.,
Augusts, Maine.
THE FATAL CARD.
Soma years ago tie Mini8ipi
river was noicl lor its "floating pal
aces," bs the large stemnHrs plying
Ixlwrt'ii New Orleans and the pons
above were cnlleiij No the rxilwrtv8
have-ili'iven nearly all the tine boats ofT
the rivt r.anJ It fi the fi. hl to the Ireiglit
bouts, whose aceomiiinilaiiona lo ja:
Hfn;erH are by no meana pulai ial. The
former class o gieamera were in many
renpeciH (iflightfnl, but they never
veafeil to be subjects ot dread to tim'nl
people, tor il the racing, which whs
reduce! to a cynteni, did not r suit
in the loss of the boat, there 1 was
sure to be one or more encounters be
tween (he liiwless portion of the
travelers, in which pixiol bullets would
fly raiher too quick tor the comfort
ot steady ooiny; people, 1 he eauxe
of. such disturb, nee- wna euerally it
quarrel over the gaming table. The
regulations ot the boat usually re
quired that all such nmur-umeuls
should be conducted in a calooii pro
VI led tor that purpose in the " lexas'
cabin," Bi'.ualed on the hurricane deck;
but the sporting gentry were by no
means careful to obey this rule, and
the gaining was most commonly car
ried on on the dining tables iu the
main saloon ol the steamer, lo the
great annoyance ot two-third ot those
on board.
Many professional garr biers used
lo make these bouts their home,
traveling back and forthwith th.m
and fleecing all who were verdant or
foolish enotigh to tall into their
clutches. So well, indeed, was this
system managed, t hut a various mem
bers ot the "cratl seemed to have
their diti'ei'ei:l sieamers marked oul
for them by common consent, so that
no one would trespass upon the do
main of the other. Of course, these
men were warm friends of the officers
of th't boat, who were either too sift
cere in their friendship to put n sldp
to the practice, or too much afraid ot
the gamblers to care to provoke a
quanel with them, for in those days
it was a common attair tor such men
to resent any lunuied affront with a
pistol shot.
- One of the moat remiukaMo men
ot theirclass was mimed Daniel citurdi
vain, a Frenthman, the sou ot a
broken d.nvn scicn ot nobility, who
had settled in New Oilcans belore
the transfer of Louininna to the
Uni ed Stales. Siui'divanl had been
raised us a "gentleman" bv his aristo
craiio father, but upon coming ot ae,
an I findinti Ids Ion line- very bad,
had taken to cards as a menus of bet
tering I hem. His BiiceeM in this field
was so grea; th.it he was induced to
continue t i i it until at the time I
write, and he was one of the most
notorious gamblers between St. Louis
and Kcw Orleans, lie was feny five
years old, but had kept himself so
well that he seemed much younger.
He was a man of tine personal appear
ance and great physical strength.
He was also noied for his personal
courage. Aha gambler he was most
expert and succefslul.
There were dark stories of deeds
which, he had committed while under
theinfluerc t' piny ami liquor, iind
it wus said by some thitl he had killed
half a dosen men in his lifetime. Yet
no one eared to speak. theW stories
openly, for no one cared to bring
upon himselt the arger of such n man.
There were few who knew him who
really cared to play against him, but
tcsred a refusal to'do so might in
volve them in quarrel, and rarely
declined his invitations.
About fifteen years ago, the time
ot which 1 write, he had attached
himselt to one of the maguificeM
st;ameri. plying between N w Orleans
and Vicksliurg, and Had puouciy an
nounced his determination to shoot
any man who attempted to encroach
upon his scene ot . operations. Ot
course this leil mm in unuispmru
possession of the field, and he reaped
a golden harvest irom it during the
one brief year that be conducted his
operations there.
It was my lot at tint time to be
compelled to maka frequent trips
between New Orleans and Vicksburg,
being heavily engaged in cotton spec
ulations. I "preferred the steamer of
which Sturdivant had taken possess
inn, inasmuch as it was not only the
most comlortable,"but also the swill
est, and time was of importance to
me. Il warf known that I carried
large sums of money with me, and I
was always apprehensive lest Sturdi
vanl should ask me to play. 1 had
fully made op ray mind to reluse
him, and if ho attempted lo draw me
into quarrel to shoot him without
mercy, as I knew that the only chance
for rhy life lay in getting' on advan
tage of him. Strange to say, he did
not make any such proportion to me,
and I gave bim no c nance to do so.
One niiiht we had started frotfi Vicks
burg, and were heading merrily down
the liver, when Sturdivant c-me up
to the group which had gathered
ironna tne stove, ut usu unu
drinking, and was smoking a fine
ci-rar s be approached. All made'
1 . L T f L . J l.an
way tor him.
"Well, gentlemen," he raid, in an
unsteady tone, "you seem lo bo ter
rible dull. Who wauls to play foi
20 ante."
There was no reply. All present
seemed to ki ow the man, and no one
cured to place himself in his clutches.
"Umph!" he exclaimed, wilh an ex
pression of contempt, "afraid to try
your luck againsyDan Sturdiv nt, eh?
Or maybe you want a little coaxing.
Soinj of you ninsi play with me. I
can't stand such I real meat. Come,
let's see who it will be.','
He. glanced around the crowd as if
to select his Victim. For the first
time I notiutd the gaze of one of the
group fixed steadily upon bim. He
was a stranger to me, ad was dressed
in a plaiu suit of home-spun, and his
face was ianially concealed by a
wide-brimmed sombrero wh ch was
diawii ' over it. Me was a small but
powerfully made man, and in the de
cided expression ot his will shaped
head I read an unusual firmness aud
intensity of purpose.
"Are you Daniel Sturdivant, tho
gambler?'' he asked in a Calm tone,
without rising.
Sturdivant flushed darkly and gave
the si ranger a tierce glance.
"Some persons call me so behind
my back," he said insolently: ."but no
one would d ire lo apply that term
uelore my lace
"Nevertheless," said the stranger,
"1 want an auswer ves or no."
"Well, then," said the gambler an
grily, "I am. What ot It?"
"Simply ihis," replied tho stranger,
I have heard it said lhal you claim,
lobe the best card player iu llio South
west. 1 have come two hundred miles
to prove yon a liar."
Sturdivant strode forward a step or
two and tliiust his hand into bis breast
as if to grasp a weapon.
"atop," said iho stranger, it you
shoot hie you will simply prove your
self afraid of me. Take your seat at
tho fable, and I will make my word
good."
There wa something in the calm,
stem manner of the stranger that
svemed to render tho gambler power
less. He hesitated tor a moment, and
then said; bullyingly:
"I never play with1 a man whose
lace I cannot see."
"Never mind my face," said the
stranger. "If you are not at raid of
losing you shall see it when I am
done with you."
''JJut how do I know you hare
money enough tor such sport?" per
sisted Sturdivant. "You look seedy
enough, my fine fellow,"
''There," said the stranger, produo-,
ing a large pocket bock. "I have
110,000 there; if you can win il you
snail do so."
With an oath, Sturdivant placed
1 imself at the table aud bade his chul
lenger do likewise. Those of us who
had listened to this singular dialogue,
now gathered around the table, ex
peeling to sees scene of more than
usual interest. The stranger had not
yet raised his lint brim, aud none of
us had seen his face, but we ad felt
from his general air and manner that
Daniel Siurdiyant had al 'asl met his
match. It did not take long lo show
thai the sti anger a at an unusually
go.id player. For an hour or more
the playing went on in silence, The
stakes were high, aud the contest
marked wilh rue skill. Sturdivant
exerted himself as he Imd never done
before, but iu spite of his efforts, he
lost sieadily. 13 v the expiration ot
the time indicted above, he had lost
two thousand dollais. I noticed the
flush upon his face deepen, and a
strange light came into hvs eyes. Al
last, wilh an exclamation ot triumph,
he drew toward him the heap of notes.
"That was well done," said the
stranger "You are an expert at
cheating. But go on, I can beat you
whether you play openly or dishonest
ly."
Sturdivant said nothing but dealt
the eaids again. The hand was played,
and Sturdivant was about lo seize the
stakes when the s ranger laid down a
card and checkei him. The gambler
uttered a sharp cry and sal motion
less with his eyM fixed on a card, a
worn an I faded ace ol hearts with a
dark eyed stain across the face. Slur
divant's face worked convulsively as
he gazed at it and llu spectators
gathered more closely around the
two, wondering at the strange scene.
"In God's name who
are
you
gasped fturdivautj his eyes still fixed
on i he card.
"Look at me," said the stranger
quietly.
As if powerless to resist, Slurditanl
raised his eyes to the speaker. Pie
stranger had raised his bat and sat
looking at the trembling man with
fury. Sturdivant utl red a groan and
sank back in his chair, with his face
white and rigid. The stranger, wilh
one sweep, gathered op the money
from the table and thrust it into bis
breast.
"That ace of hearts is an onlucky
mmrA f. !Wni.l ?M 1 1 T(V 1 V n I " ft
vi.i "- ,
said, coldly. "Yon played it ones
when yon thought it to your ad ran
tage. Now, God bolp you, for the
day is roturnedl"
As he spoke, he raised a pistol,
which we had not soen, and. betoru
we could stop him, aimed it deliber
ately al the tremblinrman and fired.
The gambler fell heayily upon the
lauie, a corpse, and the bright blood
streamed ever it, hiding the fatal card
from sight.
"Gentlemen," said the stranger, ris
ing to his feet, as we stood paralyzed
with horror at tho dreadful scene,
"that man ruined my wife and tried
to murder tne. I hive been huntinz
for him lor ten years.'"
lie walked slowly by us down the
stairway to tho lower deck. Just
then the steamer touohed at a landing
and he sprang ashore and vanished in
the dark woods. '
I never learned the history of the
mysterious affair, lor the dead gam
bler was beyond human questioning.
and I never saw the stranger again;
but I shall not soon forget i ho imp res
siou it mado upon me at the time.
m m.Ba ! .a m MSHSSS
The Negro.
H. V. Redfield in Cincinnati Commercial '
Some time ago Congress ordered a
census ot tho District of Columbia to
be taken wilh great patioularity. A
brief biography of each inhabitant is
required, where born, how old, occu
pation, color, etc. The work is nearly
completed, and will show a population
of nearly 170,000-an increase of about
45,000 sinco 1870. At that time llife
population was 131,700, of whom 91,
567 wre- white and 40,133 colored.
The increase since then U mainly
among tho whiles. The blacks are
not getting along very well. If il
lepended upon them alone to multi
ply and replenish the earlh there
would be plenty of room for niany
ages yet lo come. In fact, al the rate
they are progressing backward it
would bo all "room" and no popula
tion at the end ot a few centuries.
The negio question promises to solve
itself in death. The increase in this
District of about 45,000 in eight years
is mainly among th-nrhUcn.-' Among
the blacks here the births do not keep
pace with the deaths. A tide from
the country only keeps up the equi
librium. The mortuary report for the
month of May U a startling exhibit.
Deaths, 374. This shows a death-
rate among whites, 19 per 1000 per
annum, and among blacks, 49 per
1000 per annum! That is, the blacks
of the District ara going into the
grave two and a half times as fast as
the tfhites. Of births there were 359,
and of these 249 were whites an l only
110 black. Abo'it the same condition
of things is found in Nashville, Chat
tanooga, Memphis, Vicksburg,Charles
ton, Columbia and Richmond and
every Southern city the mortuary re
ports of which have fallen under my
notice., h the negro incapable ot en
joying freedom In the flesh? In slav
ery they multiplied at the rate ot io
per cent, every ten years, which was
faster than their while neighbois and
masters, as the census reports show.
Can il be that freodom is fatal? If so,
thev are the only race on earlh afflicted
in thai way. When the census figures
ot 1880 are in, the country will be
startled by tho exhibit, and we shall
be enveloped in a learned newspaper
controversy, lasting about five years,
as to the whys and wherefores oflhis
decrease of the race. Ah most ol tne
blacks cannot read, however, they will
be spared this infliction, and can die
in peace. The ex-slaveholders will
take a hand in the controversy and
say, ' We told you so." In the light
of the figures f 1880, the ex-slave-holders
will dig up sorno old docu
ments and prove that the negro is
equal lo the enjoyment ol three con
ditions only barbarism, slavery and
death. "We rescued them from bar
barism, and made them slaves; you
rescued them from slavery, and herded
them in graveyards".
Afalie Charge.
The Christian Union is published
by Henry Ward Beeoher and Lvman
Abbott, both clergymen. In its issue
of July 10th, it notices the outbreak
of Indians on this toast, and remarks:
"Deraocratio parsimony in Congress
is working out its legitimate resu t
among' ibo Indians of Oregon. This
calamity is due not only lo the limited
military lorce at the disposal ot the
Western commanders, but to the un
derlying (act that for two years Con-
gress has been cutting down the ap
propriations lor these tribes of Indians
until they are no longer able to sub
stst. Hitherto quiet and loyal, they
are now driven for self support to the
war path." The Chriitian Union
alleges falsely, says the 'Examiner.
Democratic parsimony in Cjngress
has nothing to do with the trouble, as
corcerni the military aad tbe Indians.
There are 20,000 troops in the United
States. Not one twentieth of them
sre in Oregon, where they ought to
have been sent by those in charge of i
t V A Arm II 4(1 lhari honn a PI I fnr
u.j. - . ...w .--
1 soldiers in any Southern State, by any
carpet-bagger, to' assist in a Radical
campaign, Hayes and Devens and
Sherman would have sent as many as
were asked for at short order, and
Sherman would have rushed thither
himselt. ' Hut no such ai l or alacrity
is shown in case ol Indian wars on the
frontiers to protect settlers. Tliero
ar j troops enough. Il is tho neglect
and indifference of the head of tho
Army the pious organ should censure.
And as to supplies fur Indians, Con
gress vote! all lhat is required, It
is the limit of the thieving agents in
charge of tho reservations scoun
drels like the sanctimonious Living
ston of the Crow Agency that tho
Indians are starved and driven to the
warpath. Theso Agents are mostly
sectarian appointees and their respec
tive sects are responsible lor their ap
pointment. Hence, it is the wretched
system which underlies these frauds,
by which both tho Government and
tho Indians are robbed and outra
geously imposed upon. If the Chrit
tiiin Union and other denominational
organs and '.he church people will only
join in urgingtho Radicals in Congress
lo act with the Democrats to trausteri
llie Indian Bureau to llio War De-
fat
artment, there will be a cessation of
1 lun outbreaks, no more border sav
age wars, no robber ot the Indians
on Reservations, no plundering tho
Government bv thieving reservation 1
ufliuials; but, instead of all this, peace
will prevail between the whites and
Indians.
1 Story ol Real Lite.
Mr. MarQoney is foreman in a foun
dry, and gets a salary of thirty dollars
a week. Willi this salary the family
ought to get along well and savo
money, but they did not. Mr. Ma
rooney has a cousin, r shoemaker, who'
only gets fifteen dollars a week, yet
sails right along in lightning express,
while Marooney comes lagging along
like a freight with a hot box.
"How do you manage it, Jack," ho'
would frequently ask, "to get along
the way you do? Here you actually
keep your family and save money on
fiJ'iefi:Uollar8 a week, while it takes'
every cent I make to live, and 1 gel
double the pay!"
"Oh, I don't manage it at all," says
Jack, "just take my money home to'
tho old woman every Saturday night
and she lakes her five dollars to run
house wilh titid .puts the rest away."
"Do you give her all I he monoy?"
asked Mr. Marooney, musingly. , ,
"Oh, no, not quite, I keep a little'
for tobacco during the week-, 'and a'
triflo to keep mo from being lonesome.'
If I keep il all in my pocket I would
speud il sure, but Marj keeps it tight
and safe."
Mr. Marooney talked it over with'
his wife that night, and they con
cluded to try Jack's plan. Tho fol
lowing Saturday night ho brought
home his thirty dollars, and keeping,
and she promised lo do her levof
bust to set the table on five. The
first, week she squeezed through some
how and got along wilh six aud a
half. Mr. Marooney was quite
pleased and began lying awake it
night thinking about what kind oi a
louse ho would build. He thought
a plain rustic cottage wilh a bay win
dow would be aboul right. The next
week tho expenses foot.-d tip five dol
lars and eighty cents, and Marooney
changed his design for a future resi
dence from frame lo brick. The next
week she brought it'down thirty
cents more, and he added a wing
wilh a wash hous. Then she made
a superhuman struggle, quit buying
milk, an I came within two shillings
of the goal tor which she bad been
striving. .Mr. Marooney decided on
an iron fence in front of his premises. "
.he next week sho lost ground, slip
ped and came out at the six dollar
post. Mr. Marooney thought a neat
palmg fence was good enough tor
anybody, but when the ensuing week
she camo in wilh flying colors and
struck the five dollar mark in both
yes, Mr. Marooney had the iron rail
ing reinstated ana granite running
up to the door. 1 he next wctU sue
took the money shu hod saved, went
and bought her a love of a hat too,
cute for anything, a black silk dress,
and cherub ol a cloak, that made the
woman next door cry with envy tut
her nose got sore, aud Mr. Marooney
came to the conclusion lhal in didn't
nay lo liye in one's property, keep
ing tip repairs, insurance, etc., and
the worry and stew and dread ol fire ,
and earthquakes more than couote
balanced any tiiflying advantages
there might be.
The Indianapolis &ntiel says:'
Th;ft the thieves and friends of thieves
who clamor tor Grant would be will
ing to see a change of government,
with Grant installed S dictator, king,
emperor, or potenales of seme kind,
we have no doubt, and that such is
their ulterior desigo there is a general
belief-
The Southern Pacifio Railroad i.
shaded from a continuous line cf cot
tonwood trees planted for telegraph'
pole. They all sprouted and live.