Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1877, Page 5

BIG WORN. Discourraging Gold-Prospocts--- “Colors, but No Pay.” A Visit to the Field of the Custer Engagement, .In Company with Indians Who Par- ticipated in the Slaughter. Description of tho Ground, and Concla- sions Drawn from tho Facts of the Battle. Tad Reno Not Retreated, His Foros Would Have Boon Annihilated, Crossing the Liltte Dig.Morn Birer--0ld Fort ¢, F. Smilh, and Its Cemetery, Epeetat Correspondence of The Tritine. Car at Ovn Font (. F. Sst, Mont. Ter., July 27.—The original Intention of this expedt- tlon was to have prospected along tho eastern slopo of the Hig-florn Mountains to the vicinity: of Tongue River, whera the old Crow and Shoshuue trails enter the mountains; to have crossed the range by ono of these; and. thenca explored, in search of the yellow, the western slope, and the entire Dig-lorn and Wind-River Valley, and northward to tho vicinity of Clarke's Forks. Thle plan was changed en route, so thet, reaching Tongue River, a camp was made, and the pros: peeting partics ascended the mountains, both by the trails and by Independent routes, to the sumtnlt, and beyond this even to the Big-Horn River itself,—prospecting the numerous gulches leading fromm the mountains castward toward the pluins and across the range, and the various streams and canons leading westward toward the river. ‘Thesa wero prospected {n the most thorough manner, and Inaunerable proepect- fog partles were met coming thence eastward: aud the reports of all were the same: “coLons, BUT NO Tay.” ‘The general character of the mountains, on Doth slopes, was found the saine,—belng a #ranite forination, with small quartz-areos, with occasionally a very small quantity of slate. The gulches were sand and gravel to bed-rock, with Dats and mounds .of wash-aravel of great depth,—rvery Savorablo indieations for gold. Thesy favorable indications, both in the rock and wash, would frequently cause tho ojacula- ton, “We ought to strike it heres’? aul the Taborlous task of “going to bod- ” would be cheerfully entered upon. Along the base of t.e mountalna, on the eastern side, was found a narrow belt of lime and sandstone; and, a8 this point was neared, this belt whlened until here it extends tnany miles Into the mountains. In inost of the wash-deposits colours were found, but Lhey were flue and few, with noth- fug like pay; aud, in many Instances, Lhe sur- facesteposit. would prospect, while bed-rock was found barron—indicating the gold to bearccent wash, [n places, wash-gravel mounds, perhaps abundred fect In depth, woul yleld colurs ut the top, showing the great floods that bore from their original home THE PINE FLOAT GOLD found. (Flont gold ts fine flake or seste gold, so light that’ ft will float on tho waters gud, In panning for this, the very utmost caro mast ba observed, cleo It will bo carried away, while tho beavler black sand will remalu.) Ina former letter I havo spoken of tha fina oper parke tonnd on the summit of the range, Thess are many wiles {fu oxtent, well watered, and are the very best of summer- grazing, On the Crow trall, which emerges from the mountalns at Tungue River, wero found several beautiful lakes. “These were ox- actly on the top of the mountain-ranze, and thelr. waters were doliclously. clear and cold, yielding mountain-trout in the greatest abund- anes, ‘These mountain lakes aud streaus would delight the lover of piscutorinl pursuits. 1 belleve with these a fondness for rest to: bea virtue, and, as the fish of these waters have Hons appetites, trequently selzing the bare zeit E think’: thé flehiexceptionaily oud, as the labor of baiting might be almust entircly Qspensed with, and, alltiog {ua slugte eput, pack tile bo tited with tha speckled beau. es, While fa camp on Tongue,River, awaiting the return ul one of the prospecting parties, your eorrespundent vialted TUL CUSTER MASSACRE-GROUND. + The rile from Tongue River to the battle- round; thence across the bead-waters of the usebid River, and through the Rosebid and Chetiah or Wolf Mountains to Tonto River; thence up that stream ty the camp of o unttaltun ofthe Fifth Cavalry; thence, via the old Boze- moan trail, to this polit, was, with the exception oitwenty miles, made entirely alone, I state this as snowing the wonderful absonee of hostile Talons fn a country lately swarming with then, The twonty miles excepted was made with the arty of Gun. Sheridan, aud was along the Vale ey of the Little Big Horn. After this marel, sul about 10a. m., the party wunt Into camp, being stil) sumo twenty miles from the battle- Bround; and, supposing the party would make an atternoon murch, your correspondent sad- dled and rode slowly jorward, About dusk [ found myself at the site of Reno's attack on+Crazy Horse's village, but no anilitary in sight. ‘Thero was no alteruative BUT TO CAMP ALONE, Accordingly I picketed my horse within the Ilt- tle hordcaloe-shald park, surrounded by a narrow belt of donsy timber, famous as the place ere Reno briely halted before making, Ja charge on the Indian village, gna just bee aide Which Wis fret man was Ktlied (a brave Corporal whoec natne I was unnble to learn). 1 thought It prudent to make no fire, through fear of — attractiny the attention of hoatile or — thievis! Tudiags, was cloudy, and threatcned a stort surrovodings were austhiug but plea just wrapped myself fn blankets for the night, when a serenade began, which, for bold for cuergetic howls and barks, I have nev heard cqualed, ‘Lhe air washeavy and close, the night dark, ani go still that the munching of gruas by my horee, hard by, could by plainly heard a great dutunce, und was tiv only sound heard. Supgested most likely by the bones of Heno's dead, « fow roils distant,—sugzested by the abandoned Indian yillagea upon the other side, und by tho rocks above my head and all about ue, poss of drying meat thercon,—my thoughts Were busy with the terrible scenes of that day when Custor’s gallatit JOU, after @ scveuty-inlle march, wero led Inte that CANON OF DEATHS when suddenly, on my right, ane emingly. ab iny very clbow, there began a series of barks or owls, Ina moment I recoguized this as the alarm-note of the coyate. ‘this continued for amowent, and suddealy ceased, and the samc heavy silence again reigned. 1 quieted iny slarwed horse and hoped I was rid of these Uuwelcome callers, when azain theee howls bexan, but thls time multiplied a huudrea-fuld, ‘Thoy Were upon every haud aud al fea. Trul; the night was made hideous, { arvse aud stout beside my horse, giviog up all hope leep, when, in an justaut, all was. agai 1 aud I hear, pernaps a quarter ot & mile distant, some largo animals plunyo into the river, wade across, and struggle through the mud to the bi From the sound I judged there must be several; but, whether Jadians of wild antuals, of course I was ataloss Nowover, | was palmiuily aware that Twas almost a day's ima from friends, in o country but recently swarming with hoatiles: aud, tearing my cump bad been marked by them v tay. preparatory to o visit by night, 1 thought best to change my bast. Accordingly T quickly euddled, and. without unncseary nolse, passed out of the Httie purk, wcross the leve prairie, and at the buse of the adjacent hills cain cHmped,—this tine to be undisturbed till duuroing, when a visit was wade tu tho river, where was found the tracks of three Indian- poules, who bud ed up the stream, fordiv, at this point. Undoubtedly their coming ‘htened away toy unpleasant visitors. passed over the wene of the battle before the arrival of Gen. Sheridan, who arrived aud Went into camp durlug the furenoon, and again A sd afternvon, in company with a party head- “WAR-CLUB, brother-in-law of Crazy-Ilurse, aud who was an uctlyo participant in the battle. This Indtau ts gtalber undersized, dark-complexioned fellow, ab ut U5 veure ld, active asa gymuast, and a apleadit hursewan. He moved as though o bart of the home pe rode; and, as he would side frow polit to polut, evincing tha utmost Teuillerity with the Held aud ineldents of the battle, one could realize that a band of suc PeMas for Mole villacce, iets Avuice. au erected by the Indiana for the pur-.| ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: thelr fanitiies, would be a terrible for ta encoun: ter. Ife seemed more adrinon than aman, On the arrival of the Indians, who. accompn- ned the tolitary, they all, T think, visited the fell. Thin wae “betore the saldiery crossed to the ‘fel; nnd it ts maid there was great esultation asthe | Stoux met at. the apat where the Bie Chief fell, one of whom alates that he refed to fire untll he could get ashot atthe Chief. War-Club, on the ovca- salon of his visit with us, behaved well, cvincing ot the sHyhtest concern. lie is 8 rather well- dresser Indian, and on tis oveasion had arr ed ihnsetf in ‘wreaths of fresh grecn leayi which were garlauled about the head and shoulders, Fendearured to learn the superatl- thon prompting this, but he wasailentin response tomy queatione. Riding with a squad of prl- vate soldiers, ns War-Club told how five sol- dlers—" good fhtera"—had broken from the DUE where Custer fell, and fled fn the dircetion of Reno's coatmnand; how they had killed two here, a Mttte farther on two more; and how the fifth, mounted on a swift-footed, emall bay horse, had distanced his pursuers, until they concluded to let bin escape “to tell the tale; and how, aller they had turned back, hearing a shot they looked to see the lone rider withdraw a pistol from his own head, and rect from the suldic, dead,—the terrlble sights through which he had passed had turned cren Ifa soldier brainy—t say, riding with theao privates, I heard many a tnuttered curse and wish for aun opportunity to wreak a terribie yengeatce on the red devile; and [ belteve, had itnot been for the restraining preacuce of tho ofiivers, this Indian would have been shut {n- stantly, ‘The fate of ‘THB SORNEL-HONSE COMPANY, commanded by Licut. Hamilton, fs probab), near solution, It will be remembered that this company Were with Gen, Custer, but were not foul upon the Neld of hattlo; neither, I be- lleve, were the remalns of any of tho horses. Hevently Crows report finding, about fifteen miles from tho aceno of the battle, the skeletons of a large nusaler of men,—more than twenty-five. Its generally thought that these are bie goul riders of the surrel horses, who, either sent forsrard before tha fatal mo- ment by the General, or cutting thelr way out, excaped this distance before being cut down. Maj. Hurt, commanding the battallon of the Fitth Cavalry on Tongue Hiver, was. fortnerly Captain uf this company, was promoted, aud leit the company Just before tho Seventh left on the fatal expedition. Although the cugugement in which Custer fell ius been so much written about, yet the blow came au quickly, and was so terrible fn tts: results, that 1 Unis the public may he futercet- ed Ina Tew words descriptive of the ground, and conclislous drawn from a careful study of the reporte of the battle before my vislt to the aceny, aud these with tho best vossible oppor. tunity of learning just what touk pluce. The Indian villuges, seven in number, were encainpe ed upon the easterly side of the Little Big-llorn River, with Crazy-Horeo's band ot the upper or northerly end, tho Chovennes occupying the other extremity, with the Uncpapas (sitting Bull's band) nea. Gen, Custer’s approach was from the opposite atde of the river; and from above, from the ride of his approach, perhaps one mille above Crazy-Horee’s sUluge, toore empties fnto the rivera small creek. It was on this creck, aumne distance back from the river, that Gen, Custer divided his force, sending itcno, with three companies, aloe this creek to ford thu river, whilo he, with Ave companics, was to pass down the river to the lower cnd of the villages, ford, and charge,—thus placlag the auvages WETWEREN TWO CHARGING PORCES; while Cupt. Bonteer, with the three rematulng companies, was sent fi a different and linmates rial direction, Just above the upper indian village was n chimp of densa youn tinder, closing onthe river Hke the extremities of o horsvshoe, torining iy the centre ab open par Ot ubuut three acres, Besides this, on tie aide of tho Indiana the country was a smuoth, level plain, elcar almost entirely of timber or other vbstruction to military operations, The oppo- site side of the river Wan, however, very dilfer- = ent. ‘There, the entire length of the villages, a dlstance of perhaps two and one-half miller, were Tails and shatlow ravines,—nothlng approaching: the dignity of invuntatns, however, Maj. Keno, in obeulence, proceeded down the Uttle creek letore mentioned, forded tho river, muyed across the levei pruirie to the clump of thnber near the village uf Crazy-liurse; ubuut waich thie, it ts sul, soe BGuAws, Who were Washing ol the iver, gave the wlarin; RG that, when the force charged the villages from behind tho timber, they Were met by tho Indians and repulsed, iling back in confusion to the shelter ol the tanber, where a brief halt aud ight wero made, and where, [ believe, the tirst nen were lost. ‘This tirst charge and tight of Reno-svema to aye been A FEEDLE ONE. This would denond largely, however, upon the furce opposing him; and, in this connection, 1% should be remembered that the charge was upon villages, in defense of which it fs fair to supvose @ most v.gorous fight would be made, It fe highly probate that Maj. Reno, at Bitht of the finmense villages stretch. dug tniles betoHE ANG became disheartened, aud did not push bis charge ug far as we inigut, ‘Alter tcetlng the foe, a retreat was inude to the river, and to the hills wpposite, where was mado his final atund. ‘Tada retreat seria to uve been aa utter rout, during which substan- Uully no resistance was male to the toc, who swarmed tpon bis rear and flanks, almost within touching distance, ‘The river was reached ut a Pomt where thera was nu ford, where there was a sncer Ivap of several {oet down into.tls water, end thu same out, stter which was a climb up tho bills, which, at tits polut, are so steep that it scents impossible tuat au anlnal could: take the uscent. None but horses and men mad- dened and terror-atrickan would over have mado the plunge into the river, could ever lave struggled aut and tip tues aills, which are pere haps 20) fect higns bured, the force hiid out ayulnst the tndlans until relieved by tho infuntry, which came up two days later, MEANWHILN, WHERE 18 CUSTEH? Capt. Benteon, with his three culmpantes, bad jcanwhile jonied Reno, Gen. Custer, ousting from Reno, hed followed tho ravines, behind the hills and out of sight of the Judlau villugcs, down the rlyer ubout two miles, where another very emul stream pute in, and where there {6a ford, although a very bud ‘ous (as your correspundeut learned by getting thorouguly wet in crossing) ‘This ford wus about the centre of the Hne of Tudlan villages, and here Custer swung hits column in toward and near to tae rivor, and then his line of march curved back again [nto the low places botwesn the bills, and continued down strewn, evidently seeking a ford lower down, vo that bls charge milgiit bo upon the flank of tho villages, and nut. aAgulust thelr contre, where he would ti stantly have been surrounded, I lays no doubt that ho approached — the river so clono that he could sce tho Ino of villages stretching away on clther slide; and phar, too, at this polit he aaw the favh of Repa’s guns on the hills bobind, which would have told linn at once of his defeat. No doubt, as he approached the ford at this polut. be was seen by the villugers on the other shore, WHO AT ONCE POURED OUT across the river and low ills to meet him, atriking blin soun after be chauged his couras from the ford, as a short dfetunce trom this angle was fuund the reinalus of his trat killed, hether from choice, ur because the savages held the bilis, ho followed the ravine, which is Insiguitleant In depth, across which ope may nde at any place. At ilrst the dead lay one und two ato time, then thicker and in cluinps, ‘The first oillcer, £ belleve, who teil here,. was Lieut, Critten- den, whose grave ls on the westerly side of the ravine, and aoout whom Jell many tneun, Next cume Capt. Keogh,—the modest headboard tell- ing the story: “Sacred to the memory of Col, Keogh and thirty-clght men of 1 Company," ete. It fs thougut that Capt. Keozb and libs company were drawn up hero aso rearguard, and thelr death thus fn ranks tells of uw atern and true soldier-like obedience to duty. soon alter this, the column seems to have made s push for, and gained, the polnt of hill uster felt, Here the dead lay thick- ext; and bere our Indian guides pourtud out the remains of Custer's bourse, utlll distinguishable, At this point J noticed that many of the borves hail been shot In the bead,—undoubtedly killed by the desperate riders fur breastworks, und to prevent tholr falling duto tho hands of the enemy, From this bill, which is the bighest in the viemity (but which Is fusirniticant), A DISPERATH ATTEMIT Z seers to have been made tucut thelr way ‘to the river by a body of perluos seventy-ilve meu. The fino of ‘thelr march was a struleht ope,—straight toward a deep washout leadiug to the river, Mao. erished befure reaching this, aud perbaps thirty or forty in the deep washout. Indians aay that, alts Mat. Keno wus salcly couped fu bis iutrenchineuts on the hills above, a small ward was left over his Jorve, aud tho remafoder came down on Custer, At this time, they say, Iudians wero su thick thet many were Killed by thrir comrades, the batle passing through the ranks of Custer aud dotng dainuge to friends beyoud. Jn the vicinl- ty of Custer’s fizbt aud death, there are no rocks or other natural defcuses; oulv the pace breath covered mounds and yrese-grown ravines. After a seventy-mile march on this hot Juve day, these meu passed in here,—300 against 3,0u0, better-armed, rested, and savage 1ues,— every buuch of sage and grass coucealiug a cool aud cuntident foe. Such are the yeneral feat- ures of this battle. Thy distauce from Reno's intreachments to Custer Hill lp about two to three wiles,—Keno's position being on much higher hills thay Custer’s, wud the character of $00 mrpund belive muds brukeu—belug thus Here, It wilt be remem-. yery favorable to Indians in battle with whites, Custerta command was deatroyed Ina very short apace of ine, ONLY A PRW MINUTES IN ALL s "Mal. Reno arrived on the hills, where be made bis oatand with omen exiausted, andl was kept very bisy defending him- elf, Tam not writing a detafled ace enunt of the = fight, or a criticism upon the plan of attack or its execution. But there in a Justice duo the Uving as weil aa the dead, and the question has been thousands of times asked, Why did not Reno and Benteen go. to Custer’s reeenet Why dtd not Benteen obey Custer's order: “Hig thing, Cone up. Hrlhg the packs [ete.]. Custer.” And. if it was posaitic for them to have done so, and they tatled, the world should know it, Ane. asbawld any such movement have involved the annihftation of the entire Seventh, snstead of five compauicr, then the put hould know thin. And, with opinions very strongly surainst Maj. Keno on thia point, I fecl now bound to Btate my positive conviction, from .a careftl study of tho respective forces, and of tho ground, that, bad Reng left his intrenchinents, 18 ENTING FORCE WOULD HAVE MET TIB PATH OF GRN. CUATRE'R, and that the sano would have been the result had he madea perinanent stand at the timber on tne opposite site of the river. The only thing that suved him was the disgrat fl ree treat tothe hile, In the manner of this re- treat there is nich tovondenmn; In the move ment itrelf tay his only aafety. The cause of the unfortunate termination of the conflict was plainly the Immense superiority in nite bers of the oneiny. The attack should not have been oimade with one slogie regiment, and that divided beyort supporting distances and back beyond. thin fa the bare, willful lying of tue Indian Agente, who, to the Ioat, for miserable, selilsh purposes, persisted in the statements that the Indians were al the Agencies, after they had Jong been on the war-path. Rut the battle was fought with this rad re- sult. It only. remained forthe living to draw from ft what lessons they could, and to care for the dend, and, according to the rule, for their relatives, The latter has no doubt been falthe fully done, for they had volves and could com. pioin; but the dead were solecless, and THEY NAVE DREN SHAMEFULLY NEGLECTED, In times of war, when the the entire energy of an ation is cmployed, when the battle-futd fs strewn with thousands of dead und tenes of thousands of wounded, auch treatment of the remalns of the slain would call forth a etorm of Indignation; but the tlmes are different, Since the battle, hundreds of gallant soldiers have been withln easy reach of the ficld, all wanting only permission, aud they would tenderly plave in Kinder Mother Earth what remains of their Boul comrades; and it is tho boast of military ollicers that the country has been made no freo of hostiles thut they have hind nothing ta do— aud this ts true. 1 was not upon the field fm- mediately after the battte, and henes do not speak of the (aposition of tha: dend at that thing; but,Jduring the long montlasinee clapsed, and now, so seandatuus is it that Twill not write the details, but only say that a party of humane prospectors are projecting an expedition to the Held to perform THIS WORK OF HUMANITY, : which the superior officers have fulled to do. Fron conversation with the rank-and-tile f kuow the demoralizing tendency of this con- durt, and, with a demoralized, dispirived, and apnretiensire rank-and-file, better uo army ot all, Leaving the fleld of battle, my solitary route lay ino southeasterly direetion, across the fivad- waters of the Kuseitd Ativer, Inte the Chettsh or Wolf Mountains; thence suntherly to ‘Tongue Rivers thence up that strean te the camp of the battalion of the Flith Cavalry, all of which, save Company HH, under command of Lieut. Amlrus, were with Gen, Sheridan, A day's stop wus here mule with Lieut. An- Crue, than whom uo tmp fpransttatnns atfieer ds. Inthe service, Trusted by bls superiors, loved by lls men, should opportunity offer, a goud report will be heard froa nin. Ty jaded horse belong recruited, T rejoined the expedition, which hua imcapwiile moved an, and were in catnp on Little Big-Horn Hiver, at the crossing ol the old Guzemun trai. luach- Jog catnp, | found ateeling of discourazeinent existing, ‘The stock was tired. Sore shoulders for the deatvht animals, and sore backs for the riders, Were the ruiec, and nothtag but DISCOURAWING REPORTS FROM” PROSPECTING Pantins who had pertorined nruch fabor In the moun- talus since passing Crazy Woman's Fork. A inedicine-talk was hat, dud ft was finally con- chued to return tothe Black Ills, ulthon reports of mines discovered on the nead-waters: ot Clark's Fork Little Rosebud (weat of the mountain-range) were cuming In. The morning Jolluwing this conclusion to re- turn, your correspondent ect out for this point, ‘The ride was tn some respocts pleasant. Oueol the unpleasant features waa, tht 1 dared not shout the game which presented itself on every hand along the route; and, to a lover of the rife, to allow ahuge buffalo, or herd of then, to. saunter within casy ritlerance, and nut fire, was a punighinent Indeed. ‘This, occurred several tines during the duy, while antelope and black- tall deer frequently aprang almost from beneath my fiorse's feet, and fled une molested’ “away, ‘The country traversed Was not so good as that farther south, yet was woll watered; grass green wand fresh; splondid. Kraaing laud quite broken. Arrived at this point only to nd the Big-Hor River from 100 to 200 yarda In whith, and ten to fifteen feet deep; but here also was a small party of men whou an obstacle of that kind could not stop. Jinmediutely tinber in the adjacent mountains was cutand hauted to the bank, a whipsaw was brought tuto requisition, and the building of a boat begun. : This was on the 27th; but, by working relays of meu, In one day a boat four- teen feet tong by elght at the stern and six at the bow, and ouie in depth, wan vuinpleted, and. ‘THM FIRGT CROSSING WAS MADE. Ono man baited! out the water, which watered at Une louse joluts unpleasantly tast. While tho rapld curreut varried us down trom fourth to one-half'a mile at cach crosuit about G00 pounds of freight was transported, the stock being Jed behind, awimnitng, < ‘Tho crosalny was nude at the elte of old Fort C.F, Sinith, which wos built upon an elevation about 400 yurds from the river, and eight beside a tine spring of puro water, From the fort, a Une view of the aurrounding country for many miles was to be had. Three sldca of the thelosed square were built un with adobu bulldings, forming the quarters of the garrison; while the fourth was of heary loge sut inthe ground. ‘The walla were about two lect in thickness, and very hard, aud would readily jst a heavy tre. Over uppuslte the fort, 8 few hundreds of sards, 1s the cemetery, substantially fenced with steno; avd in which tisea toa helgbt of about twelve {cet a substan- tial and beautiful stone monument, Tt stands in tho centro of the cemetery lot, and above t! resting-placo of the numerous dead butted here, On one face, Analy chlscled, is the following: IN MEMORY of Second Lieut. SIGISMUND STEINDERG, Twenty-aoventh United Staten ifantry, Killed whllo gallantly defending his camp, with party of «6 stwo soldiers and citl- &* fores of 600 Sluux # the hay-fleld, three miles fron thie spot, 7 C,H, and I, fatie, 168, On the othor sides of the monument are tho Maines) of the other dead there buried. I notlod that the axes of the sol dicra dead here ranged from 1% to, 2 Years, and would not average ubove 20, What Js singular in this connection is, that this monu- ment aud fence nave not been utterly destroyed by savages, It hos been defaced to sumo ex- tent, so that some of tho wames are illegible; but, with tho exception of tho gate, which is torn from ita binges, ali is in good condition. GOLD- PROSPECTS, The Big-Horn River at this point emerges from the | canon = through = which it flows for a distancu of seyeuty-five miles. ‘thls canon is and ce! jee] much of the way the sldce aro perpendicular. Along this cauun, wherever it has been pros pected, gold has been found in encouraging uantitics; Wiule ut this point, opposite the fort, your correspondent washed out several pans of gravel aud sand. First, tho smooth wash-sand deposited by the last high water of y fow days prosious wus taken, From this was obtained from five to twenty-tive fine culors, Nest, surface-gravel waa taken from 5 bar mbout 100 fect frum the river, This was found tu prospect about the same. A hole was theo sunk about gen feet, at which stage water entered at such arate as to stop work, Fro the surfacu duwn, cvery pun ylelded color iu greater or less quantities. ‘This gold was the lightest character of float- gold, and, without quicksilver, It $s possible to save but a portion. It was thought by some that this bar yleldcd suiiclently to ‘pay by ground-slulciog, However, as to thla f express no opinion. ‘be question of parsmouut fm- portance am prospectors was, Whence comes ga , We will seo if the question be answered this séasun. rmx. oe Ac for iH Queen, Pragts Eater. A story is told of the late Queen of Holland, who encountered une day on the Ligh roads suldier makin frantic etforts to Hybt bis ple. “There,” said she, giving hin some mouey, “buy tobe." “Tr is the Queen," whispered au ejuerry in the soldicr’s car. ‘Ths Tatter muttered out some thauks, wien the Queen remarked, * E fear the regulation toua~ 9 14 BOE eee be ue hones hie pouty y) soute weed fu her Majcaty's Dy WUne tasbe that stall tuateee cae d CRIMINAL NEWS. Extraordinary Efforta to Get at the Bottom of :the Keokuk Butchery, Excited Vigilant Committees Hold- ing Nightly Meetings. Unceasing Surveillance Placed upon the Buspocted Brother-in-Law, Maholical Crucity Practiced on an Old Man by Negro Tramps. Attempt to Wreck a Passenger-Train Hear Packerton, Pa. THE IOWA NUTCHERY, Apectat Dispatch tn The Tribune, Kroruk, to, Aus. 12.—There ts no abate ment of intereat throuchout thin section fn the Bpencer massacre, and. no relaxation In the efforts to hunt down the murderer. The Antl- Horse-Thiel Association of Clark County hold secret meetings almost nightly, and meetings of citizens aro ateo held. ‘The entire male poputa- tion of that purtion of Clark County has re- rolved itself into a vigiinnca committes te fer- retoutthe crime and punish the offenders. A perfect network of suspicion has been wayen about Willis James, the brother-in-law of Bpencer, from which it will be dimeult, if not fmpossible, for him to escape. The only account ho fs atid to give of himself on the nicht of the murder tn that he slept at home. There was no ove else In the house that night, and the bed in which he clalms to have sleptlooke as though some one had jumped inte itand then right out again. It does not pre- sent the appearance of having been slept in. Another ground of suspicion against him Is that, itis now believed that the murderer slept with Mis victin In the stable on tho night of the massacre. Mr. Spencer's neighbors and relativer wero in the linblt of dolig tile when aesisting file on the farin, and on such occastons two beds, wero spread on the hay in the Joft, When Mr. Spencer and his aun were alone they fnyartably oveupted the same bed, On the night of the murder two blankets were spread, and when the victins were found in the morning the father was tying on one and the son upon the other. They were about four feet apart. It is thourht, thateumes slept with the father and son; that be ob upin the wight, murdered them, and took he money, and then went to the house and murdered the other threo children to conceal hiseritne. He has never vet been ablo tu ek- plain the blood-stoins upon is clothes, One of these Is on the right leg, near Lhe bottom, and das the appearance of having been ruhbed avalust something bloody. ‘Tho theory is that, in ascending the narrow atarrway Inte the tele: to murder the daughter Allee, bo rubbed tho Uloody ax ugainat his Jeg. IT thin theory bo trie, It ig thought that’ brains will alko be found wilt the blood. The clothing ts nog undergoing a cherpical analysis and a care- ful cxemination under the imiscrocope, in this elty, for the purpose of ascertaluiug tie charas ter of these btood-ptalns. If they shall be found to be those of human blood, and partien- furly if evidences of brains are alse ttecovercd, the Vigilantes declare their tir and deteru purpose to take daines out and hang hil. ‘The result of this investieation ts, therefore, ans. ously awaited. Frank aud Len Covk, two brutivers-ln-taw of Jaines, who reside in the same neizhburhoal, are also now tnder sits: pletion of having Leen avcomplices in the mur- der, and are being clusely watched. Others tee aides thei arg likewise sfadowed. Private sub- a-ription to the reward arc belo made, and it witl no doubt be Increased to 81.500, ‘The fue neral sermon of the victinas was preached in Bethlehem Church, near the xeene of the mur- der, to-day. Several thousand people were: present. DIABOLISM, Cary (Itt) Bulletin, An old Germai named John Schmezig, scarce- Jy able to walk froin illness, might have been seon on our strecta‘on Friday last begging for Dread. He {605 years ot age, sud fs slowly re- covering from a protracted apell of sickness, ‘This uld man reached Cafroou Friday, after o trip of 150 miles, every foot of which was made on foot, notwithstanding his feeble coudition. Hestarted with 810 in his pocket, and made bis Juuracy on foot in hope that on his arrival jn Catro he would havo money enough left to pay is passage to Troy, Ind., near which placegie hyped to find a brother. But the old man fay subjected to an “experlence’? that shows an abandonment of heart in tho human Kind which words cannot titly a lainatlee: Ata point on the Iilinots Contra) Railroad, a few tniles belaw DuQuoin, he met a couple of negro nien, who halted him, rudely threw hin on the Kround and proceeded to rob him. He bad 87 Uf his €10, ond this sum the negroes appropri- atcd aud started on thelr way; but the cupidity of the black devils was not yet satisfied, In- stantly returning to the old man, they again threw hin to the cround, and stripped “him of every urticle of clothing he bad on his person, ineliding his stovkinga aud neckerchief. The old may, asnaked as when he cate inte the world, now attcjnpted to make hts way toa friendly clump of bushes; but ths fiends again overhauled him, brought him back to the. rall- road track, rudely flung him down, and teartny tho shirt they tal taken from his back into strips. they bound hint hand and foot and then lushed his head upon the rail, that the trat pusscugertrain mught crush it from hls body. ‘he mere contemplation of such cold-blooded Hendjshness brings a shudderof horror, A half an hour uF more ciapsed, and the old man, still tled to the rail, heurd the clattering ot an ap- proachlug train. He straggied deeperately tu telfeve himself, and, at the very moment the train (which proved to be a hand-car filled with sectlon-men) stopped, he sucveeded in freeing himself, He then told his story ; was furnished by one of the men witha pair of overalls; an- other gave him a common white shirt, and at 9 nelghburlug house he secured an old pair of ren andahat,and in this garb he reached Jalra. . Tho wretches who committed the robbery and socoully planned the ofl tman's dvatruction were most likely discharged coal-miners, STRIKERS. Bcrantox, Pa., Aug. 12.—Saturday afternoon Carbondale was thrown into wila excitement. Anout 250 miners compelied the pump men to * abandon their posts. Fire were drawn ant mines aro belong flooded. The crowd atso vult- edtho yard of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company and detained traine of loaded coul cars. The Erie Colliery: was visited aud the pumps stopped. WHISKY. St. Lovzs, Aug. 13.—Four more suits on dis- tillers’ bouds Laye been entered in the Ualted Btates Circuit Court by the Government, une each against Richard B. Joncs and Pat C. Mur- ray, Government Storekeepers, for $10,000, and twoogainst RW. Ulrict, one for $17,000. and the other for €30,000, All theso whisky casea will comeupst the September term of court. — BURGLARY, Apecial Dispatch to The Tritene, Lrxcouy, Il, Aug. 1.—Burglars entered the residence of Hiram Nebon, Sr., last ight, and [ got away with a gold watch and chaiu aud a all- yer watch: also about $15 iu cash belonging to Hiram Nelson, Je. Que arrest was made this mourning oo suspicion, No guods have beew found yet. TRAIN WRECKING. Mavcu Cuuné, Aug, 12—Au attempt was made to-day to wreck the carly through passen- gee train at Packertou. Some one unlocked and turned the switch, but the engiueer saw the danger in thine to check the speod of his tralu, and, although everycar but onv ran off the track, noue of the passcugers were lajured. icin th MOLASSES ALCOHOL, Special DispatcA ta The Tribune. Muwavurxy, Aug. 1.—J, M. Salentine & Co.'s rectifying house, ran by Meter Salentine, was eelzeal by the United States authorities last night and Pe et pia cher Salonting arrest —"- PITTSBURG DIALOLISM, Special Diapsich to The Tribune, Prerepuxs, Aug. 12—An attempt was mado by two men last uight to fin: the buildings in the Arsenal grounds adjacent tu the mayuciue. ‘The guard Qecorernd asd fred un them butury they could accomplish thelr purpose. They Were bot fdcutlicd, There 4s an kuuncusa MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1877. 5 amount of fixed ammunition tn the magazine, | mtssal of thirty oF forty of its employes at ata | 4 “dl thos ie ae ies ‘ hey wet ant an explosion would prove one of the most | Gone along the Hue.” The mistemeanor for te woe xt aan tie Be antene diasteaw ever known. The guard haa been | © these clerks hava teen distilencd wan the r ‘ strenethened, ana ncloser survelllana: will be exercised fa the future, Apectat Dispatch ta Tae Tribune, Minwauner, Wis, Ang. 12.—Christfan Bena- ferwas arrested and retarned to Whiterock, Oale County, HL, to-night, for ateallng a horse from a citizen of that place. HOMICIDE, Br. Louis, Aug. 12.~During s row between James MeKenele (colored) aud Frank Bheppart (vhite), at a nerto ball at Cheltenham, “five intles trom this city, about 1 otctock thin moins ing, the former shot and killed the latter, AT. ATIICA,N, Y. Aprctat Diepateh to The Teibune,, Ruerato, %. ¥., Aug, 12.—A heavy thnnder- storm passed over this city at noon tovlay, A Darn at Attica, N. Ya, was struck by Hhtning and burned. The fire apread to other buildings, and the citizena, fearing the destruction of the village, telegrapherl to thin city for ald. The ateaner Brush was promptly sent: by the Erie Road, the train making the twenty-elght miles in thirty-two tninutes, One hotel and several amali buildings were destroyed before the ar- rival of the ecesmer, which ently extinguished the flames, “Loss, $20,000. Insurance, $4, ——— AT WAUKESITA, WIS, Kpeciat Diqustch to The Tribune. Minwacxen, Wis., Aug, 12.—-Kinball’s waro- house at Waukerha and the St. Paul depot were tleatruyed by fire, and the whole business por- tun of the town severely threatened, but the fire was coniined to tho destruction of these tro bnildinge, though Buwman's flour miil and Por- ter'a woul howe were on fire, but put out. Lons on warehouse aud contents, #150005 no jusurance; Joss on depot, $3,000, Work of In- coudlary. IN CILICAGO. The alarm from Wox 118 nt 4:35 yesterday. afternoon was causcd by a pan of hot ashes setting fire to a shud In the rent of No. 17 Fin- nell street, owned aud occupied by Thomaa Davis, Dainage triftug, The alarn from Box 834 at 12:50 yesterday afternoon wi: I by a fire in tho restaurant of Jolin Mes 119 ulated strect, Dam- rt fe, #55. Cause, sparks froin an adjoining janes. AT KEOKUK, ITA. Bpectat THaateh to The Tribune, Kroon, fu, Aus. 12.—The soap-factory of Willlain Bloom was entirely destrosed by fire atan early hour this morning. Lose, $10,000; instirance, $3,200. ‘The fire was the work of au Incendiary, AT PORT WASHINGTON, WIS, Sperttt Dispatch tn The Tribune, Minwacker, Wis., Aug, 12.—A fire this after- noon at Port Washington, destroyed the plan- A. ing and plaster mill of O. Bjorkquist & Co. Loos $5,000, No inaurates. ———— SAFELY RETURNED. ‘The Canadian Pilgrims Wolromott J oyfally on Their Arrival in Now York Yesater- dny. Apertat Plapatch 49 The Tribune, New Your, Aug, I.--A party of thirty or forty, Including a delegation from the 8t. Pat- rick'a National Association of Montreal, arrived fn this efty trom Montreal this morning to wel- cote the Irish-Cunadian pligrims upun thelr return from Rome, The Reception Comtmittea had arranged for the party to go down the bay fit a special steamer aud meet the City of Chester ot quarantine, but that vessel arrived carly, ainl the party bad time only ta harry to Vier No. 45 and recelye thelr friends there. The. returning party numbered about twenty-two, inclutling the Nev, Father Dowd, of St. Pat- rek's, Montreal. After an informal greeting on the ship, the party procewled in carriages to the .Grand Central _ Hotel, where, in the evening, an address of welcome to Father Dowd from the 8t. Patrick's Nu- tional Avsociation was real by the President, M.C. Mullarky, The sddeces was flied with expressions of affectlon for the. reverend Father, and of thankfulness for bis delivery from peril on the outward voyage. Replying to the address, Father Dowd sald that thfuceldent to the City of Brussels was a bleasing, inasmuch as tt. demonstrated the feel- ing of brotherly affection which existed among the peuple, without regard to creed or national- Ity. Tuwmorrow the purty will leave for Mou- treal. SOCIAL SCANDAL. A Balt for Divorce Against ® Treasury Em: ploye for Alleged Adultery with Gen. Hanks and Others. Boston, Mass., Aug. 12.—The scandal which | has been going the rounds of Washington In re- ; lation to tho divorse case of Martha G. Thomp- | son vs. John Q. Thompson, in which, among others, the name of Gen, Banka ls brought in by the defendant In bls demurrer against tho | ptea for divarce, has occasioned much comment : here, Banks yesterday took occasion to deny ia a public manner the charge of criminality with Mrs. Thotnpson, saying there {4 uot sa word of truth in the complaint, which had ite origin in malice or idle ramor. IAayateh tn New York Times, Wasurxatos, D.C., Aug. 8.—Gen. Banka is | urought into unpleasant notoriety here {n con | nectlon wita a divorce case, John Q. Thomp- gon, an Indiana newspaper mag, brings sult for | divorce against his wife, who hag been em- | ployed in the Treasury Department hero, 1 1 1 : charging, among other things, that she has, at divers times and in sundry laces, committed adultery with Gen. N. P. janka and others, epectiying several occasions ears Istt and 1873 He aleo janka obtained for her # pusition the that he Treasury Department, and that while there she lived as bis inistress. Sirs. Thompson had previously broucht suit amatost her bus band for divorve, alleging that he has falled to Provide fur her support for the last five year ) snd has been unfaithtul to bis marriage vows. | ‘This suit came on during the spectal term of the Supreme Court, eltting with aquity jurisdiction for the month of July leat, and Justice Wylia mate a decree granting divorce to Sirs. Martha 8. Thompson trom ber husband, John Q. Thompson. The declaration of the netitioner | showed that the ies were married {on Christmas-Day, in she year 158, jand that two children were the re: ‘gute of that marriage. She alleged Sthat ‘ he had neglected to support his family for the | past ve years, spent Lls earnings in disaina- ‘.tlon, treated her with cruolty, and was the ! cause of ber being discharged from a Govern- | ment place. The day succeeding that on which the decree was mate Justice Wslle granted an order setting asite the decision of the previous day, on condition that anewer was filed by the defendant within teo days, This was done oa Tueaday, and the husband recites that the com- lainant instituted @ almiler suit in the State of indiana, and said that she wasa@resileot of that State. Hucharges that she bas failed to observe her jaarcare Yows, and accuses her { of improper conduct wit! Edhe Jullien ! fu 182, with Miles Hubbard Thompvon, a clerk in the Treasury Department, ia November, 1944, at the Metropolitan Hutel, at » bouse on Thirteenth street, between 1 street and New } York avenue, aud on Sixth street, near D street. : Healso duwovered a correspouden-e carrial oa, } between her and SM. H. Toompeon tn December, i 1567, which was wrong and fur a wicked ubject, and which Thompsun admitted was so The husband further alleges that she was guilty of | Guproper intercourse with Nathaniel PL Banks at different times, and with ove Jue Kendall, at the residvace of her muther, ia Shelbyville, Tud., to the years 1973 and 1973. He asks the Court to dismiss the bull iu so much as granting adivorce frum him, ete CANADIAN NEWS. Epeciat DiapatcA to The Tribune, Quuszc, Aug. 12.—The timber cutters of this city have struck work, declaring they cannot r~ sume uotl their back psy bas Seen settled up. Numbers of them have been obliged to burrow at large sbares to kecp body aud suul together. Special Digpusca to The Tribune, Mostexat, Aug. 13.—The failure of Hoary Parker, the abacunding provision merchant, late of this city, was indirectly the caited of the rev- clations in the trekut department of the Grand ‘Trunk Kadroad Compary, resulting ba ths dis delivery of freight. without the elipping-bils being prodterd. ‘The developments stow that Parker carried on a complicated ayatem of fraud for yearn before he abeconded, It Is satel he bs now In Misrouri. Rpecial Ptenatch ta Tha Tribune, Gvecri, Ang. 12.—Saturday afternoon Fred- erick Sturdy, ie Sturily, epl Sturdy, ant William’ Hower, charged with abducting, aol ating, and abetting fh the abduction of Miss Carr, were again brought before the Poltea Magistrate, After the examination of a large Munber of witneseer, counsel tor the detense ined tp,-and the Mazia- prinoncra to rtand thelr of competcut jurladice To the Wreatern Associated Press, Montana, Aug. 12.—Harold Schie, a Nor- Weulan, arrested on acharge of the Kerseville ») bank robbery, has been dixchariced, ft proven he was here at the time of the rob- trial at the next cou: tion. tN, hetn; bays FATALLY MANGLED. Bpertal Diepatch to The Tribune, Cenan Rarins, Ja, Aug. 12.—Abont mid- night last night Charles Waln, a member af tho Valtes City Base-Hall Club, while attempting to hoard a freight train, was thrown against the awitch atand gard sv horribly mangled that he {a eonaldcred past recovery. LIGHTNING, Rurrato, Aug. 12.—During Sunday-achool services at the Jamestown Swedtsh Lutheran Church this afternoon, lightning killed a boy named Anderson and prostrated three others. DROWNED, Apsectat DPAspatch to The Tribuna. Detnort, Mich., Aug, 12,—Frederick Gorth, while bathing In the river to-day, cramped and drowned. ————— WASHINGTON. American Naturalization of Germans—Gar- hinhecs and Deid-Seutwe'Statlatios® Cone errning the “Parsee Merchant "Other Ttema, Fpscint Diepatch to The Tribune. Waantsotox, D. C., Agg. 12.—A dispatch has been recefved at the State Vepartmen from Nicholas Fish, Becretary of Legation at Berlin, miving a very satisfactory account of the oper- ation of the naturalization treatica between the United States and Gerinany, Since 1685 no vase haa arison under these treaties requiring the arbitration of the United States’ rep- resentative at Berlin. Only one case is now ponding before the forefen oflice, and that slinply relates to a fine. The Aghts of American citizens of foreign birth ore how so well understood and rexpected that Mr. Fish expressca the belief that Germans who have become naturalized In the United States in got faith and with the intention uf retaining their citizenship of thia country and not merely for the purpuse of avolding iniiitary duty at home will have nothing to fear on visiting thelr land, Secretary Thompson has decried that hic can- not accompany the President to New England. He enya that as the Navy Depertment {4 not al- jowerl an Assistant Secretary, he dows not feel thet he can leave the Department alune for 60 Jung 4 time as tive weeks. Aseiatant-Secreatry McCormick has fasued an order which will bave the effect of ridding the ‘Treasury of noi dead beats. He has decided that the credit of the Governinent requires that {ts duties should be performed by men who pay thelr debts; that the Secretary cannot be annoyed by the treditors of = the employes; at all clerks who, after notice, refuse to pay delits will be disc harged. Clerks constantly cry ' ffard times! ? when thelr crime Ia the same whether times are hard or otherwise, The forthcoming report of the Committee in- yeetiguting the Bureau of Statistics wil contain fateresting reference tothe * Parsee merchart,"" J, 8. Moore,* The Committee, tu their ecarch, found {t ditficult to disenver any one who was responsible for him. He hal x comfortable Toon in the Curtom-House, seemed to report to nobody, and received no orders trom the chict of the dtvision in which he is patd. His explanation Is that he hes a great many friends in) Congress to whom he ta useful in Carnishing facta about the tarifl ‘There Is nu doubt that tho “Parsee merchant” was the author of the Morrison tarlif bill, He has farntshed solid in- formation for several of the Important specches of Cougreasmen, He claimed alau to have been 5 netpful te the Committee on Wars and Means, to Senator Dawes, and Gen. Garticld. His work for newspapers, lie sald, waa without com. ensation, The Mexican Government can certainly havo no catise to rumplaln that the United States and ‘Texas State authoritics have nat been cuerzetic in breaking up the slibustering expeditions which have Tecently been organizing on the Rho Grande border, The latest news from San An- tonio is ‘that PedroggVandaez and = two of bis Captains bave just been arzeated at Laredo by the. Sheril! of Webb Coun- ty, A great number of fillonsters who had ebllsted under Vandaez hayealeolecencaptured, and the Jailat Eayle Pasa is crowded full uf them. These last arrests, it is believed, will effectually break up the flibustering expedi- tions, In return, it le repurted that Gen. Ord has received assurances thut the Mericananthor!- tes wil co-operate with him most cordially to suppress the raide from Mexico. A corre Spondent writing from Yan Antonio sara: “ Truly the day brightens, for the ‘Teras cattle- thieves cannot thrive and Federal troops combine against them." Wasminatos, D. C., Aug. L2.—Since the Ist of duly, the Secretary’ uf the Navy baa given emplovment to 4, men at the nary-sarda throughout the country. The appropriations for the Department, ‘although sinalter than ususl, have been distributed tu give einploy- Ment to as mans as possible, It being the object, of the Secretary to selicve the wants of thone deserving employment to the full extent of bis power, ———— YOUNG ONES EN ’FRISCO. Four Oat of Five Are of Forelgn BlaodThe Chitd of the Chinamen, San Prancieco Bulletin, The school cenaus yives the number of chil- dren in this city udder 17 jen of aye at 50,240. Uf these 50,240 children, 52,570 are thy offspring, of foreign parents; 1 of pareuta one of whom {a foreizn; and 10,00) of native parents. An examination of the great register a year ago revealed that 22.63 of the voters were na- tive born. The children uf forelm born parents are more three tines aa inapy as those of the native born. ing in the children of whose parents one is for- eign they are fuur times as numerous. This fact will go a great way toward establishing that celibary is more prevalent among native than foreigm reatuents. There isno other explana- tion that fa at all intelligible that can be offered, Any speculation bascd on ethavlogical grounds qmust obvioualy prove bitterly delusive. Tue stapa in walk we put it rather agrees with social tendencies that have already been ob- aerved. The native resident generally regants marriage in a more serious Ught than the foreigner. He looks upon it as 9 crave respon- sibility, which mast out be hzhtly incurred? He certainly will not enter, aaa yeveral thing, into that state until be w able to muintain bimself aud uis wile io the manner common to the class to which they belong. He bas usually a lively cunceptiog beforeband of bouse reut, bills, and perbapa the necessity of an equipaze, Qur foreign-born residents trust more tu luck. ‘There is a gencral ides that God never sends 3 mouth into the world withuat something to feed {t. There is consequently 3 numerons progeny in every bousebold. But if the course of things uow so marked ie cvatinued It must fead tu curious results in the remote future. If the Pilgrims and their desceudants be not in a ! minusity wortay ie. Massachusetts tuey are bound to be in tue, from the very same causes which we are considering. ‘There are sume other fate duthe schoul census of a deeply interesting cbaracter, but they bare not been brougnt wut with suibeleut cleartcss, at leaat lu the synup- aig which has been published, to reader their reading eaey. Thus, we dod that there ars 2083 Mongolian childrea tn this city under the age of WZ years, But it iy oot stated whetoer ROYAL Absolutely Pure. | Guch 6 be totringte merit of the Koval Baxixe Po aa the af Puede b the Kitcocus uf tently vo f. Thrugh eaccleaos uf qualit, Uhe eas Huu geeoet la the coun! Bud. Fans aulrilivua its great are, zt SA Gecial eivantege of tho ioral Fuwder Ue that 19 will bare anu leugih lame Uke moat other powders, to contrast aad spud The ones Suaiou buwoas tor ce ay cy wo longer if the Mexican | BOYAL AMIN G POWDER. Ey Flocity over ail viders and thet it will fa farstior 40 ian -auy user kiud- Ip le warramted hwy le a ery IbieLigent Hogeckeeper wbu wih give 18 ay eapuaure a Lue Aisauny ‘arecern which tho sexes hearto wh other given. The probabilities ave that alargn percentage cama fron China, Bat it ian atHIA fart that of the renidne tot one fa found attending the pub- Me sehools, Of the whole number, 109 were at- tending private schools, which are probably attacned fothe various mlesions engaged In. the Christianization uf the Chinese. But ft Is note- worthy that no imprrasion appears to have been made on thesa peoole even in the second genera> tlou. The children of ail forelguers are geners ally the most enthualastte of Americans, “They yield ta no other class In patriotiem tind deve- tion to theircoutotry. Bub tha native Chinese Js as ineigentinie a inorect as bin father. Thero fs no chanze in bis dress or manners, yet when he renctes man's catate te will havo the right to vole and take a hand in the management of the Govermnent. A few years henco tho Cilnese vote will become a factor in our pall- Uca, hut what sort of a factor It will make can- not casily bo determined. Jt ta not posalblo Just now to take a very cheerful view of It. aac a OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lonnom, Aug. 12.—Arrived out, the Franco. and Lessing, from New York, and tha Sardinian, Puna Vouk, Any. 12—Atrived, the City of a ‘ORK, city —Arrive 1a Cheater, from Liveroook odie is Read the Fotlowing Balt Rhenm Cored — had ealt chenm on my hand for two years: I tried every auctor I could hear of. ‘The salves, ointmenta, and reaps withont number; nothinu benefted me. A HO centa battin of Clee Linkment lodlde of Ammonia cured me tn lens than. A week, A. Honaine, 102 West Thirty-recond atreet, New York. For ealo by alt droggists. Better Lato than Never. If your teeth are going, and you yon have not eb tried the '*Rorzndont, a8 a proeervattyr, tt It now, Abandon all other dentrifices and mve {t a se chance; Itts gnaranterd to be as harmless as water, a Don't watt nntil your terth are all decayed to Jonk for A remedy, Cotamencn at onee by ning Hernaed'a Golden Dentilave, it will arrest decay, Aak your drogyirt for it. PREVENT = SICKNESS, Altack the fret ermotome of stcknene or dlacam Breag upacovtthe free night i? manivrata ital, a prevent Thrnat xu | nl Keap the ach ai nt. aut Ana strong, Thou a refer far complete protection Wo that Quant and effective bousel.olt remedy, SANFORD'S JAMAICA GINGER. Tt should be taken after unusual exposure, whether It may sec nereasary of not, because itean fio na harm, ure, if the ym tore af Fever, Neuralgia, he tiem, Gort, and Paine of the Honea and M turk {nthe system, to beaten them fat Medicine Jn the rrvoiting. cause: ‘word, but hy eompariacn 3 DELICIOUS COMPOUND ‘DIGESTIVE ORGANS, ‘The sreateet proot uf the value of thiaremedy forevery ailment for which it in recoramended, that wherever It Teonce werd It has esta'ifehed Ieelf su firmly that no inter attraction, no sermastve eloquent a ry to force ather Virerta of heen-es to Na place, or decry it In orierts exalt thelr own, can shake the con@denca rejosed in It. MERIT HAS TRIUMPHED fn thisease, aatt must fn every cass, Ittethe lararet tnaize, It te thereture eheapest Io price. It Inthe Vest, and costa the manufacturers two and one-half times sa much money to prepare Igeatt dose te supply she ordinary Essences and Extracts of Jamaica Gloges so-called, Dow befure the punlic. 1,000,000 amon ofdealere samples of thia teomparable household remedy have been xiven away the rast two years in orcer toconvinca the pnblic that ta eleyant flavor, \d prompe, purity, Medicinal effect, it utterly aurresscs, all other prepara- ! tone of xingrr, palo-killers. compesttion-powdera hot. drops, and the’ thensand and one dlaagrerable, dismuet= ing, aad naneesting enrpourds which are Gow used ia the treatment of household ailments, SAMPLES FREE gt charge mar be ohtatned of ail €rozetstn grocers. an8 dealersia family stores, The proprietors are bind thatthe public shail have an opportunity of Judging SANFORD'S JAMAICA GINGER and the Althy eampounde that seek, by mlrrepresenta tlon and fraud, tohecoma ita rirais. 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