Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1880, Page 16

g 16 THY CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THE COURTS. Dr. Earll Gets Five Years at Joliet. A Temporary Postponement of the Match-Bond Cases. Record of Judgments and Now Suits —BSentence-Day, EAULL GETS FIVE YEARS, ‘Tho long suspense $s over, and so far as the Judgment of the twelve men who havo Hetened to the evidence In the Earil abortion ensy fs concerned, the future of that deleeta- Die indlyidual fs detinitly settled for at least five years to come, After being out forty- two long hours, rendered pecullarly oppres- slve owing to the confinement of the jury- room and the many inconventences to which they were subjected, the jury yesterday morning arrived at n decision and singniticd the fnetto the walting Balliff who has had them in charge since Wednesday afternoon, A large crowd was in attendance, the ma jority of whom had sat out the trial, and been constantly on hand in expectation of a dis- agreement or-n veritict of acquiltal, As the jury filed into court, they showed Indleations ‘of the weary discussions and sleepless hours spent in establishing the guilt of the no- torlous doctor, and the delivery of thelr find. * ing was listened (o very attentively, ‘Tho jury were regularly polled, and the verdict was that Earl was guilty of an attempt to: commilt nn abortion tpon the person of Etta * Carll, froin the effectsof which shedied, ‘The form of the verdict wns n surprise, and this surprise was audibly manifested throughout the court-room, and among the atturneys ‘present, but thelr astontshment was fn creased when the fact was made known that Dis punishment had heen tixed”-at tive years in State's Prison, Nohudy expected stich a verdicts in fact, the majority ot lawyers and lookers-on antlelpated a disagreement or a vorillet of atquittal. Therefore the disposl- tion of the ense wis an agreeable surprise to all except the ancient prisoner and bis attor- ne! State’s-Atturney Mills says, however, that he expected such a decision, and he feels highly elated_over the result. Mr, Augustus Van Buren, counsel for Eanrll, at onve made a motion for a new trial. He belleves a rehearing will be granted, but says that If necessary he will enrry the case to the Supreme Court. Ile protests strongly agninst the ruling of the Court, which al lowed the State's Attorney to read the Sue preme Court opinion in Eart’s former trint in 1874, a believes that upon that objection alone the higher tribunal will set aside the verdict of the jury. Earl, under instruc tions from his cotnsel, refuses to talk about the cast, but contents himself by saying that his fate Is an unjust ane. 2 itis said that the jury did not arrly their Nal conclusion without many ve spirited scenes, which in eral Instances approached Dbelligereney. ‘Threats and re- criminations were indulged in without stint, ‘Thelr chief trouble was in determining tho particular erline of which Earil was guilty, Twoor three jurors, tt is sald, hung out for Bowe tine for angecquittal, and several, who at * could not at tirstinake up their minds thne : E i t it was murder, were in favor of n verdlet of manslaughter, On tho first ballot, when the question was put sto whether the, detendant was guilty ons | set forth in tho Indictment, four voted “not guilty.” ‘The next pallet found only three of that mind, and the next only ong, On tho fourth ballot all voted guilty, Seventeen ballots were taken on the question of fixing the punishment. On the first, one Juror voted for twenty years, one for fourteen, three for ten, onc for five, one for two, and fivo for , due. ‘The results were then footed up and a general nvernge struck, ‘The first ballot would have given Enrlt six yearsand a third, She second seven yenrs and four months, the third sbven years, the fourth five years and deven mouths, and soon until al had agreed pon five yeurs, the juror who had voted for urtecn holding out up to the Inst ballot, * THE MATCH-bOND CASES, ‘Tho trint ér the mateh-bond cases came to a complate standstill yesterday, owing to the ubsence of necessary parties. The caso of Matilda Rolph came up first, but Joseph Kirkland, the Notary Public who took her afildavit, was out of town, and tho case, of course, had to go over, ‘Three other shullar sults agatnst Richard Lender, Jacob Brem- mer, and W.-H. Colehour, were also put off for the same renson, The District Attornoy ‘thon annonneed’ hinself ready to try the Indletinent azalnst Cyrus Sith, one of the sureties on the Fitz gerald bond, but Smith had con- cluded = Chicago was not rool dor him, and could not’ be found After waiting all the morning, Gen. Leake took a tittle cold comfort by: defaulting the securities on Smith’s bond and Issuing” ex- ecution, but that did not bring the defendant Into court, . ‘Tho mateh-bond trials having thus fallen through, the indletment against Gilbert 8, Baldwin was taken np. Baldwin was tne dicted for sending obscene matter through the mails, but had no defense, and wisely concluded to allow a verdict of guilty to be antered against him, Ile.then attempted to show in initigation of punishment that he had taken all rersonable mensures ‘to keep within the Jaw, stating that when ho was asked to become nzent here for the sule of “Cupid's Yokes” ho went to Mr Syutore, Assistant Postmaster, to gel his opinton as to whether the book was objectionable, Squlers was not willing to: admit he wos an expert In this line, and referred Bald: win to the Post-Ollice Inspectors, Whether ho went thore or not did not appear, but the evidence was put in to show that an attempt ‘was mao to find ont whether It was against the lnw to send stich books, and that no so- creyy was used, as would have been the ense had’ there been a guilty Intent. Some evl- denco was also offered tO prove the defend. ant's: previots good character, ‘The Judge took the matter mider advisement, The Cyrus Sinith euso will bo taken up to- day if the defendant should come in, and, if not, the case against: John ‘Tuttle will be ented, Tuttle is Indicted for taking futters containing moncy out of the malls, ’ CRIMINAL COURT. Judge Gary yesterday amused the recently- tried prisoners by allotting to tham thelr tors of service, as he seemed to think-they. * deserved, being xoverned in all cases by jus- tice, tempered with mercy, He started twene ty-three on the route to Jollet, eleven to the Bridewell, and four of them he allowed to recrente fora brief perlod in the County Jal, ‘The following were allotted to tha tender inercles of Warden MeClaughry at Joliet: John Shechan and Thomas Inwley, barge lary, one year cach; John Steward, larceny, . two years; Nick Brannigan, forgery, ono year; James Barry, robbery, one year; James. Keolo, Inrceny, one year; MMnllle May, lar ceny,one year; John Anderson, robbery, three years; George Kelley, alias “Buck MeDonatd.” larceny, one — year; : doe seph Minsky, burglary, one yenrs Chartes Ieters, Jnreony, one years Jumes Woods, robbery, tive yours; John Garrity, assault with intent to bill, one year; George Allen, Jarcony, ono years ds. 1, GC, Everett, alias Betty Shay, Jareeny, tive years; Edward [tiey, larceny, one. year; Edward Valdwin, larceny, ono years Wilda Layla, Jarceny, one years Jamas Eltpatriek, urs teeny, Uwe yents; Matt Marly, fi ny on yenr; J. WW. Paulson, practleing ¢ idenee Kame, three years; Janes Stuart, larceny, tignteen months; Eugene Statford, burglary, two yours. ‘To the’ House of Correction the sentences were as follows; ‘Thomas Poinler, driving fdway a horse, one year; Willian Huteettand red Erwin, Jareeny, six months enely Shonms Neoly and ‘Chomus MeDermutt, Assault with" tutent ta do bodily ins Jurys one year eneh; John.” Lege Git, dureeny, Kix months; Frank chenerhorn and Girard Liaw Jnreeny, Bix inunthe each; ‘homay Kinney, larceny, pus yeury Frank Lawton, obtaining money y Tay bretenses, ning months; HH. IL, Siti- ford italnlag goods under fulso pretenses, ne yea mn sentences wers as follows: Jumes Cavanaugh, djarceny, David Bernhadt, James Clark, and Charles: Heaney, lureeny, twenty alia sss ence, inact Lat the fol! udgu Hawes also disposed it follow- Ang eases: Danlel nnd Patrick O'Leary were tried on the charge of assault with lutent to pe pgdly Auiury, and were found not gullty ry jury, - Shp poud of Amos Francie, for $50, upon which Edward Francle was surety, was de- chired forfeited, ‘The bond of Matthew Roche, upon whieh Marzeret and Bridget Roche? were sureties for 8400, was also de etared forfettert, Matthow not appearing to anawer to a charge of larceny. Eho ease of Marx Goldinan, charged with recelying stolen jcoods, was stricken from tha docket, The case of a boy named McFarland. charged with petty larceny, was notte pre J. Johnny Burns, a tiny’ tad of 12, eh: el awith larceny, was nllowed to depart on his own recoxnizance for $: One of the wost tte ing cnses on trial was that of Wittlam O'Leary, charged with assault with attempt ta do bodily Injury, whieh was taken up in tho afternoon, i ums very strange that the defendant was vot indicted for assault with Intent lo kil. Henry Vout Ja the prosecuting witness, Ie isin court with his wife and two children, atl isasad sight. About elghteen months ago there was a row at the co of Stewart avenne and Twenty-ninth str in wi O'Leary and his gang particlpat tl O'Leary knocked out one of Vort’s eyes with the butt end of a pistol, and then shot him through the right temple, the ball erash- fog through his skull and severing the optle nerve, thus rendering him blind tn the other eye, Vort’s wounds have not yet healed, and he is a sorry-looking aight with his ban- daged head and face. According to the testtniony of the defense O'Leary is as zentic ns asucking dove, buthisgencratappearanes is that ofan unfeeling wretch, One of his witnesses, named Ullinan, was interrupted by, Vort, who satd that lie was lying inevery- thing that he was saying, ‘The case ls on trinl before the Judge without a jury, Mr, » W,. Thomson. represents the State, and Mr-Hchardson the defendant, VEEMS, Judge Blodgett will not hold court on Monday, but will spend tho day In consulta- tlon on certain inatters with Judge Drum- mond, ‘The Appellate Court will deliver opinions Monday morning at 11 o'clock, Judges Anthony, Williamson, and Moran will hear motions to-day; dudge_ Roberts sithinitted eases; | and Judges Jameson, Tuley, Barnum, and Garduer divorce cases, Judge Smith will to-day have x peremptory enll of motions for new trial in Nos, 8,264, 3,200, 3,288, 2,724,8,310, 3,330, 3,54, UNITED STATES COURTS, ‘The Consolitated Middlngs Purifier Com- pany filed a bill yesterday ngninst Jolin Keegin and E. C. Ketehuim, to prevent them from. using n patent fur bolting flour, orlz- tually granted to W. F. Cochrane, dan. 6; i STATE COURTS. A distress warrant was filed yesterday by Louis D, Votco against Patriek Ward to re- coyor $409 back rent of No, 254 Fifth avenue, Ferdinand Neuberger commeneeit a suit in 3 agalust 3 S, Hildrnp, D. D, and: Char and Cassliner Ta clainsing $2,000 damnge ee COUNTY COURT, In the matter of the voluntary assigninent of Joseph Zuckerman, an order was issued to sell the personal property of the agslynor | forthwith, The property consists of a stock of groceries in two stores. An the matter of tho voluntary assignment of Brady © Rettman, the trial report was ap- proved and Assignee discharged, ‘The,case of 'Tnlinadge HK. Spnids, for use of Susait M. Harris, vs, Tho Commercial Na- tional Bank was on trial all day before Judge Loomis. it was an action In assumpalt ona draft which was made payable to Doxey, of bucket-shop fame, as margin on a specu lative deat, Spalds ordered its payment stopped, but the bank paid over the $350, and hence the sult. The evidence was all in Jast evening, and the case will go before the Jury this morning, THE CALI, Junor Drusmoxn—In chambers in consulta tlon with Judgo Modgett, . Jona Duopaett—No court. Avrretbate Count—Opioions at 11 a.m. 13 74, 75, 78, 77, and 78. Juvar Smrrn—Prellininary cail calendar Nos. 50 to 100, Inclusive, ‘Triul cail, term Nos, 3,463, DAS, 8480, 3,499, 4492. No. U403, Medborg vs. Henson, on trian. JuMaL ANTHONY—Si, 121, 110, 142, 1H, 152, 150 foe 101 Lo 163, 160, 272, 178 to 180, No cause on JunAe WILLTAMSON—Aasista Judge Anthony, No-cuse on trial, . Jupar Jasrson—Contosted motions. dupa Gathyen—-Contastod motions, Jupae Nocens—No call. No, 4,724, Chleago & Western Indiana Ratlrond Company vs, MeCor- anlek, on trial. JupaR MortaN—Set casos F,811, 5,913, 5,14, BN, 3, and 125, No crtso on trint, dobdn ‘tonry—Contested motions. dupa BArsust—Contested motions, sci Hawns—04, 09, 60, 102, 116, 420, 428, 429, 25, 71, Bb. Call JUDGMENTS, Surenton Count—Junay Saitn—Chtengo & Eastern Iltnolg Rattrond Company v. Thomas and Johu Cook and EK. M. Jenkins, $41040,—Jo- seph Konnotick v, William A. and Charles Kx, Giles, verdlet 820, and motion for-new trinL—H, KE Hayden, use, ete, v. Pullman Vainco Cur Company, verdict $210.67, and moulon for now Ta W, Rockwell ¥. Samuel Monroo, § 5 Jupan ANTHONY: Edwin Walkor, $i # bert Rosenhotin, $: Cincurr Count —Coxrrsstoxg—Thomas L, Darlow ¥. RG. Case and G. W, Scott, 8135, THE COUNTY HOSPITAL, pection by: the Board of ners—RKiverything Found in Excellont Order. It fs the annual custom of the Bonrd of County Commissioners to visit the Coun: ty Hospitalin a body at least once a year, Kenerally after the new members of tie Board have {been fustalled, and yesterday ‘Was chusen as a proper time to Initiate the Incoming members into tho workings of that fustitution, - At Lo’clock yesterday aftertioon the entire Board, with the exception of ‘Commissioner Alutt, nude their annual visit, After a few moments passed in introducing the new menibers to Wardon Mills, that gentleman invited tho visitors to the fomlly dining: room, where a ting meal was served under the personal au perviniots of the Warden and his wife, all justles was done to this nereeable introduction to tho day’s work, Alter dinner the gontlemen retired to the Warden’s private roous, where a hilGhour was ploasautly pissed In listening to several) mitsival selectlons by Conunissloner Lnder, who was to life of the party, ‘The Conmilxslonors, under the pilotage of Warden Mills, then commenced TG TOUN OF THE BUILDING, All the departments on the lower corridor Wore first vieited, and espeetal praise was nc- corded the Warden for thelr clean, tldy up. pearance, and the porfeet order In whieh everything was found. ‘The kitchen, lau dry, aud chglie-room drew forth tiayorable conmuent from every one, and it was very evident that the heads of these’ departments Were thoroughly versed in thelr duties, ‘Tho inspection of the wards was commenced on the mectical side of the building, and every ward was gone through tn turn. * In each of the rooms a few moments were passed i nds Iniring the cleanliness of the floors and bed- ding, thy perfect ventilation, and apparent efforts to add to the comfort of the Ininates, The surgical wards showed tho same gon- eral degree of order and system, AN ITERESTING FEATURE of the Inspection wns the visit to the Wylng-in ward, which Ison the third floor of the sure éleal side, Severnt of the Commlsstoners Wore particularly Interested tn the tive iittle walfs who were there trotted out to recelya a-khul word From the gentlemen upon whom their comfort so mueh depends, and to whose provision they are entitled fi measure. for their comfortable entrance into this valu of tears, Since the unfortunute fumates of this department have been provided with wuirters In the present location there lias been wo marked decrewsa ty tho fatalities among the mothers and their Ite ones, thanks to the Warden, who has isolated then from the goneral wards, and provided perfect ventilation und avery Conventeneo for thely comfort, i Tho Commisstonors wandered through tho entire building during the afternoon, and Were unanimous du thelrapproval of Warden Mitts’ thoughtiul and thorough method of iuanaging the great institutlon, Within the jae two years many needed’ hnpravementy i Uichartson ct al y. » G, Frank ct ab ve ale an have been fustituted, and the Warden iow pas In contemplation several additional changes which will add imoaterially ta the comtort of tho patiunts, and contribute tothe facilities of transacting the growing work of the Institution, THERE ARE NOW $24 PATIENTS in tho Hospital, and the§total working force SATURDAY, DECEMBER ll, 1880—SIXTE oft cinployés number fifty-two, which Includes. seventeen nurses, ‘She medical wards are of course the fullest although not taxed: to thelr utmost capacity by uy ineaus, while the snruieal wards, both male and fomale, are comfortably full, ‘Tho inedleal force of the Hospital at present consists of stx bhyslelans, six aurgeons, an ong pathologist. ‘These Mievintors of human distress are chosen 03 follows: Four from Rush College, four from the Chicago Medival College, and tive from the ranksof resident physielans, ‘The. Ware den has 19 jurisdictlon over theso physicians, the mediate supervision of the medical and surgical wards,- so far ng the treatment of patients [s concerned, being vested inthe house pliysician and surgeons on duty. Tho house pliysiclan acquires that: rank after a Jong probation, during which he must dem- onsirate lis fitness by practice, followed hy A searehing and protracted examination, Tle first innkes his appearanee and begins his practlee ns an interne, and miuat possess tho sheepskin of a xradunte from some reputa: We medical college. He gradually reaches the rank of examining physician, After ane year's practical demonstration of his ability he becomes house physician, and, continuing in that capacity for six: months, must, under the hospital rules, make room for some othor aspiring Eseulaplan, ° asin every well-equipped hospital, there fire soveral PRIVATE Ol PAY WARDS where patients who can afford the expenso may receive the care and treatment, atforded in ®t reat Institution of this kind, and tho hospital {s never without several patients of this charaeter, Warden Mills has been in charge of tho Hospital about two years, and by ‘ceascless vigilanee and constant hard ‘work las brought the Institution out of the chaos in which he found tt, and demonstrated that he hossesses executive ability, While the Board were at tho Itospltal never of the members discussed the subject 0! ERECTING AN ADDITIONAL WAND for the treatment of patients suffering ftom cevelpelis, In this they are seconded by the Warden who states that the physicians ara unantinats in the opinion that such a build ing Is absolutely necessary, isarule of tho Hospltal not to turn away any one suffers ing from desense, no matter what its Nature may be althongh contagious deseases are diserhninated agalust as closely as Jpssible. udder these cirenmstances it Is Impogstblo fo escape —adinitting: an oceasslonat patient suifering from gangrene, erysipelas or pywnia. Thelr presence in” the wards “of the main Uullding fs a constant menneo and source of nunivty tothe house physicians and officers of the Instliution, "fhe chlef danger from these partlewar cnses Is that patients, admit ted with fresh ents and bruises or broken limbs ire expeelally subject to this can- tagion, and fin the Interest of the general Health of the patients such a ward ns that referred to should be immediately provided. The Board will probably take prompt action upon this much-needed fmprovement, which snout have been Included in tho original plans. ‘ ——_____ , GERMAN IATRED OF THE JEWS, Why tho Gorm: Dislike the Jown, Allens, and terlopers—-The Jows Getting Wich ‘foo Vast—They Are Topo Sharp tor the Doutschers, Cheat Thony and Put Ou Too Much style—Thelr Religion Also Doxpinci. London Times, Nov, 23, A letter wo publish this iarning from “Tho Author of Germnn Home Lito" oxplains very clearly the nuture and causes of tho dislike which has been exelted against the Jews. ‘The movement mgainst them hag been social in its origin, Tho Jew fa bated not merely as an alton 4n rico and religion. If this were nt, tho Ger> winan could be tolerant of tho Jow,—tolerant, though perhaps not cordial, Dut when tho members uf this suspected race come every: Whore to the front, when they aro found monop- olizing an exccasive ahare I tha minterlal good things of lite, and obtaluing fa consequence 4 Btimding In society which until Intoty hus been dented to thom, thon It Is that tho German tind 43 stirred to active hostility. Tho poor German noble fs jentous at belug outshuno by the new intruders, ho poor Germun peasant belteves that the Jews have got all the money In the country, and that there is not enough foft to sutisfy bis own moderate wants, The Jews, meanwhile, huve by tho confession of tholr own ndvovates not a few of tho proverbial fuults of tho parvenu who hag risen to excessive wenlth, Gerinan pride of race is mot by at least anequat Hobrew pride of race and of money too, In all tho German towns, Jews hive the best houses, the (nest diamonds, the most splendid equip: ages, ley lo not bear tholr new fortunes meckly, Not sutisiied with distuncing the Ger- ‘ minna In the race for wealth, they take cure, too, tial tho diiference shull be observed and felt, ‘The Germuns are olfended at n display which they cannot equal, and which intrudes ttaelf pon, thein ti too great a variety of forms to sulfer thoin to forget it. The Jews, tho favorite of fort Une, ure, it mist be remembvorei, n distinct bony, ‘They stand out tot only as rich men, but. as cinphutically rich Jews, ‘Choy liold by ono unothors thoy uct togethor; thoy surve ono anothor's turns, ‘Tho Gorman is alarmed ns well ua vexed by the success of thy Jow us his rival. ‘Tho Jew secins to have got hold of somo scorct: oft which the rest of the world knows uothing. Start aa hoe may, he hecames wealthy almost 18 a tmitter of course, Tho German, after, works fog hurd, may find his Sear eeu. uat equal to what the Jow has acquired fu a day, In all money, transactions tho Jew 1s at home as no- beuty else fa. Ho understands how to deal with thoney ue 0 diruct urticle of commerce, Monoy~ chinging, a8 a profession, bélongs to him in nll ite lors. He oun cateulute ugios; he knows hw to take tho turn of forelgtt sxulinniest ho 48 a monoy-lender by old tradition, and he Is att once bold and elever in” his speculations wherever Mine {s concerned. A rico of inet thus specialty gifted is net to be keptdown, It willcome ty tho top somehow, by fiir arts it may be, but by urts which are not loved, Hatred. ds this Leptinian: the Jew’a birthright, In alt countries and all times he has been nore or less exposed tolt, His quick, reidy braln, bis eoicentration of purpose, bis clear power of discernment between the substance and the whudow, buve stood him in good stead. ‘They huve given bli the success ho bit atmed at. Thoy have given bin weilth whore wenlth has been tho object of his desire, They hayo given hin cintnouce ia overy department and victory in every strugete in which he has cuterei | ugninst his follow-men, “The roll ot Mlustrious Jowlsh numes 13 no mera catalog of monoy> Jenders wud money-changers and yeenk baukers Who have risen toenormoug weulth, dn the do- toning of art and of-suience the Jaw has beon scrrecly lusyconepicuous thanin tho more profit= uble Neil of money-inaking, ‘This could be con- doned, or even counted naa tert, by tho most Jatolerant at bls German SpponUit ‘Tho un- pardonable fault of the Juw has been that to bis other accomplishments he hus added monby= inaking, and that ho fins mannged to make money whore no ono else bus been successtul In Bnsthtngs Hko the sume degres, Ells cnea, bis religion, his distinctive untmistakable funtures nilyit all have boun forgiven hin $f by would unly have remuined pour, Hit where yot wie the Jew who wits contented to romain poor? He may be found, but he will be tho rave excoption. ‘The rule will bo that the Juw will Kot money, ‘One Jew will get moro than another and will cot it more ously, but the whole body will contrive somehow to ge re than tholr telyhbors do, und to got tt with less apparent work, ‘Tho cons BUN shifts and contrivances by which the end [s. reached; tho raplt catculations over hecronuitie inteleavies of Myurcy; tho come mand of details and of principles; the established fieomusoury which makes tho ine terest of ench Jow the jutervat of alt His follows, all those pass Unabsorved, and full to xot the uredit which belongs to them. Tho reautt ts seon, and it is seen in ou form which nikes it evon tess Hked than it would otherwise be.” ‘Tbe wealthy Jew must enjoy bis wealth, and after his own fashion. Hoe loves to maken display, and he cannot do this without unpleasuntty res suludiiyg othor people that thoy arog good deal Jens wealthy thin himself, Vuls viow of tho caso inny sorve to explain the porseoution of the Jews In Gormany, but it Will not, thurefore, serve to justify ft. Cho potition of the Anti-Seinitio League, as our Herdia Pprreaondent repuits 16 this morniug, muet be hekb deserving of every condemut tory epithet which be upplics to it the formulated expression of feelin; worthy in themselves, and sooklug ” gntis- fuctton by Invans even nore disgraveful to thole authors, It is the offspring of 8 sunwe Of dos feat, not ashamed to cull to tte aid tho basvst wud meunost passions of human ature. it bos ying from onvy of tho Juws, and it proceods hext to work out the Jows a4 tho objeuts of 4 ferce and unsparing potitical attack. [tis as Jews that tho sant is made upon thon. Their race and their retligion are the orimes for which they ure tobe muds tosatter, ‘The nublo who vaunot vie with thu profusy expenditure of the more wwenlthy Jew inny got his revengo by the degradation uf the entire ruco, The roligious Dngot, If such, Indeed, thera ta in Germany, nny ‘nd pleasure In the ponaltics Imposed upon dy professors of unother religion than hla own, ‘Tho poor man of low station may aratity his dislike ta thoas above hii tn rank. Lt is (hese various motives and fevlings whieh lend forve tu the policy of tho Anti-Semitio League, 1G Pordecution 18 ene ut ouly Of success As buich, but of successful allens and Interlopers, who uro to Le struck down altogether, high and jow allke, The counteredeclaration whiteb tho document of tho AntiSoultio Lougua has called forth, and which the conduct of yer: many Geran hus made more well-timed than Jtought to be, repredunts the better elds ot tho Gerimun churacter and spirit. ‘Vho Goyernmont: will bu content to give nu help to the attack Upon the Jowa. Tho deat und most roapeotud: nanics i Modern Germany camo forward to do lipye than this, ‘They conduina it in express Words, gud stigmatize {t iu terms which tho shnle elvilized world outaida of Germany will judorse. ete 5 re “Hair Rovivum " restores grayshals to 1 : inal color for ) conta, ‘ Rie BIG-HORN MOUNTAINS. Results of a Reconnoissance of That Territory. Ite Fitness for Agricultural and Grazing Purposes. : An Unsucoossful Sentoh for Gold—Tho Oountry Settling Up Rapidly. The following report of n milltary recon- nolssance of tho country in the vicinity of tho Blg-Horn Mountalis has beon forwarded to military hendaqtarters in this city: Forr Kroon, M. 'T., Oct, 7 188.——ddjutant- General U.S. Aw Deyatriment of Daketa—Suts T have tho honor to subinit tho following report ot. A recounoissnnes of the Big-iHorn Mountains muido by n scouting and exploring purty tindor my coni itt compllaneo with orders from tho commanding ofliver of the post, Issued tinder Authority of the Department and biviston Com- manders, Tloft Fort Koogh, M. T., June 2t, necompanted by Licut. H. Liggett, Fitth Infantry, acting § incor OMicer and Quartermasters Col. Hh Farrar, of Chicnxos twenty enlisted mon, ive nlisted Choyenne scouts, and six Cheyenne Ine dans who volunteredso nccompany the expodl- tion, having packemule transportation. The date upon whieh T must build my report wore written often in moments of ‘fatigue and hurry, amid tho = inconyeniences of campsite on tho omarch, and 1 can only, therefore, shadow — forth tho ngricuttirral worth and prospects for miuoral wealth of tho country parsed over, as well ag touch bynes the forbid ine nspeots of rome of tho Bad Land regions and hint at the grandeur aud beauty of some of the scenory visited, Tho unsettled and warlike attitude of the Ute Tndinns at tha time led to tho belief that some of thom, tke tho Nez Perces and Mannocks, might make an olfort to page ia the vicinity of the Wind Riverand Iilg-Hlorn ranges of mount: ains, and join tho Siotx fn the north, and to. Ruord ngalnst this possible Lime rir d Lwas ordered to establish communication with tho Arapnhoesat tho Shoshone Reservation, and fur- nish beaut information to the troops and sot- tlors should tho Utes attempt anything of tho Adnd, ns well ng to use the furce under my com: mand to capture or destroy any sintll party, ‘wo of tho packers dial practleal minors of a rathor lurgo experience, f supplied thom with the necessary implements for ‘i PROSECUTING A SHEAUCIE SILVER, both for placer and quartz mining, and, having: morning, wid: prupien in a ride way fo nssny any quartz which might scem to indicate tha presence of the preoiaus metal. ome yenrs ago had heen told by Indians in atrict conildence, who had roamed about tho Iig-Horn Mountains from early childhood, that they knew where there wus a large quantity of gold, aud this story having been confirmed dn various ways, I hail not only hope but confidence that should find inineral deposits of viduo, z Taking the Custer wagon-rond we loft Fort. Keogh at 1 p,m. pnased through tho rough and, barren bod thids whieb environ the rich niiuytal Lottom on the south of where the post fs located, and ascended to tho pang, tblo land esa. Tho Cheyenne and Sloux Indians who had been captured, or surrendered to the troops at Keogti, wore camped some two miles from this post, near the point whore the bad lands ctose down to tho Yellowstone, and were busily engaged in tinish- ing tholr plowing, Harrowing, nud planting, tho women, however, doing most of the work, whilo tho blanketed braves smoked and suporine tendod, though. some few of the men were at work, avkwardiy learning their firat ‘lesson In olvillantion. Following tho Fort Custer wagon- rond to thy Rosebud River, we found the sumo gonernl chiructeriatica: roiling prairie lind, moderate biutts, and a flr mumbor of snail atreams, all slightly nikaline. TUE GRAZING WAS FINE, bunch and gama yriss in abundance; tho hills weeo dotted with pino and cedur; tho streams fringed with cottonwool—n fine stock country. Approaching the Rosebud, and golug down Into its valloy we again oncountered tho bad lands, and also snge brush, ‘This streum is only a fow yards wide, and usually only ubout two feet Heep, but, having a treacherous bottom, ean only be forded at some of the most favorable fonts; the wator, though mudiy, is nearly free rom alkali, Tho valley is walled ta for near its entire length by bluffs and bad lands, and, though rathor narrow, has very rich soll,—fino hoy land, and T havo ho doubt is well adapted tu agriculture without Irrigation, Wo marched up the Rosebud Hiver sumo sixteen iiles, then, see up the valloy of no dry creel, wo us- condon tho divide between Tongue and Rosebud Aivers. There are somo springs nt tho bond of this dry creek, but the wntur sinksat a few yards fromthom. The banks of the creek are heavily lined with undorbrush and cottonwool; the adjacent country gives thie protection from winter storms and oxcollent grazing for stock. Ata polnt neve its mouth Gon, Terry's und Gen. Crook's forces mot in 1876 and crossed over to Tongue River, tho trail still boing quito distinct, lending nearly enst. -Arriviag an the divide. we struck tho herd of a small stream, and fotlowed it to Tongue River, tha distance betweon those ‘two Btreans: {Torus River and Rosebud) being only ton nites, ‘This route would furnish an excellont waxon road, and in distance is shorter than the one fending up Longue River from ite mouth. We marched up ‘Tongue River eight iniles and camped opposit tha mouth of Otter Creok. Tho diy wig intensely. hot, tho ther- mmometor Indlenting 193 degroes tn tho shade, ‘Tho noxt day wo continued olght mites up the valley and ordssed tho etream, which was great ly swollen, by meuns of a raft, swimming our aotmals, 1 days thus far had beon hot} nights cool with very honvy dews, ‘Tongue River 1s ‘yn execcdingly crooked Btream, and its valley, mow sotticd with scnt~ tered ranches, wis ufaw yenrs since ng noarly an Indian Paradise as it is possible to tmagine, ‘Tho bends give wido bottoms, wifording splondid eninping-grounda; the adjucent plne-clad hills, bad Tand “bitty, grassy valloys, and rolling country supplicd them with plenty of game. ‘Tho stream is heavily timbered with groves of cottonwood. Some of the bottoms aro covered with n thick mnge of wild roso bushes, bullber~ ries, curranta, plums, geoscberrics, and grapes. ‘Tho veuctution scomed ut least two weeks in advance of tho Yellowstone. Moving up thu yulley tho next day on tho south side somo fifteen miles wo cumo to 4 amull stream called MANGING WOMAN'S CREEI. 'Thia small stream takes ita name from o Cheyonne wonian who some ten yours ago com= initted sulcldo by tunging herself to a treo, caused by a FOR GOLD AND The Choyennos in 1676 came down thle strenm ‘in Dec to join the Bloux under Crazy forse, 1! waving thoir villugo destroyed by Gen, Crook's onvalry ana Indlunscouts in the ig- Horn Mountains, “Thelr rude Indges, made of bark ana small stieks, wero still standing wt the Plnces where thoy camped in that bitter cold wenthor. ‘This strenm will atlord n aplondid Tocation for stock-ranges, ‘Tho wator is allghtly alkaline, bit thore ure fish and henver in it, The ‘valloy of eels Kilver yirtuatly terminates at tho mouth of this stream until after pussing be- yond Wolf Mountalp, From Hunging Woman'a Creek the white anow peaks or ridgo of the Big-Horn range is clourly Vieiblo in tho distance, which seems short, the ravines, bald slopes, und pisvcelad hilla, confuselly intermingled, as though ono coukl ride easily from | base ta summit, Near tho heudwaters of Aen Woman's Creek wo found sinall bands of but- fut, and in the distance saw Jurge herds, ‘There were alight showers during the ulght of the 26th and diy of the 2th, Tho head of Hang- dng Woman's Creek terminates in high broken Dida pnd bad Janda, and {t would require ‘somo search ve well usu good deal of labor to cone struct n wagon roud over our tral, Continuing our course in a southwesterly dl reotion wo atrack Io Clear Fork of Powder Ativer, some fifty miles below Fort Moklnney, The pulley of the Clear Fork, or Lotlge-Pole Creek ns the Indians call it, is not very, wide; there are no good huy lands, but the yrazuig la Ano,the gruss though shore is thick and nitridous, Near Fort MeKinney by moans of irrigation goine hny bas beon grown, Thoro are ranches on Clear Fork down ag fara thirty miles from Fort MeKinnoy, and one firm were unking tho necessary arrangements for putting 20,000 hoad of vuttio nt the Forks of Pinoy and Clear Fork, Tho blutls noar the latter hive no ie or other timber visible, pnd thore fs but ittlo cottanwood on the strefins in fuct, for miloa there are noither trees nor shrubs, Thi water is clear and cold, We reached Bort MoKinney at 2 B m, July 3, nd eulculated the distance from Fort Keoxh IH nites. Ly taking a more westerly course from tho forks of } aniing Woman's Creok, t bolleve 0 inoru direct und better route could bo found, and fn all probability a fulr wagon-rond easily inade, It rained atlghtly onthe night of the uth, and steadily, though not heavily, during the morning of the duh. Somoot the ranchers Jn thy valloy have yeretalie gardens whigh look thrifty, ‘Tho most of them nro irrigated, aud Uttlo contd ho done without i, apparently, On July'5 L sont threo of the Cheyenne scouts to the Arapation Ayonyy, to establish comimuni- cation aud perfect understanding with these Indiung in regurd to any stragwling Utes, and algo to have the fndiang Who bud given me such: glowlug accounts of the minoral woulth of pure fond of the Hig-Hors Runge meet mo on Na+ Wood Creek, We left Fort Mokinnoy on July 7, and, skirting the fuotbilis {un direotfon 4 little weat of auuth, ‘We proceeded to the point where the Muin Fork of Crazy Woman debouches from tho lower ranyy of the mountaing to tha plains—or rather rolling country—below, ‘luking tho old Indian trall which bud buen converted into a rough wagon-road, wo ascended TUK LOWER RANGE OF TUE BIG-HORN MOUNT- AINS. ‘This road loada straight up tho sido of the mount- atu, which ts at thues ut about an unilo of 45 dex. Some wen wore wt work hauling telegraph ee es down this roud—an vinpty wagon would eo aheavy load xolng up. Heavhing the top a rollivg inesa or plateau stretches uwny to the shurp ridge as {t hero lovks of the bigher or suowy runge., This backbone bas goneril di rection of about 18 deg, cust of south. Cloud Peak is about tho coutre, and here it is hurd to distlu- gulsh from the rest. ‘Tho ridgo 13 above all ‘vegetation, and at many of its poluts thore fs loo) io Perpotunl winter, Aftor our olimbing tho viow Mono would have rlehly repald tho evort. ‘Tho rained by Powder Rivor and tts tribue tarles was aproad out at our feet, the biuits an foothills aottoned and toned down by diatan ‘The atroams wore allvered by tho morning © Nght, aud tho tall cottonwoods whieh fring thor vanka looked bike amiull bushes, ‘Th! inosine i6 well watered by Amol] streams of cold, clear water (melted snows), and is thickly stud- ded with groves of ping and aprice. Our course aftor naconding tho platen woe toward tho base of the Inst penk ot the eharp, bigh ridge which have nbove tesertbed, Wo kept In a southwosterly rection til after clearing tho bigh plateau, then turning nearly weat nid descunitiig tot rither lower lavol than Moinney, struck Nos Wood Crovk (or rathor Figured or Painted Rock Creek, as tho dndiins etl it, near mouth of Welch's Fork, ‘Tho aouthwostern slopo hits Dotter grazing nnd is botter watered than tho sautheasturn slope of tho Ir Horn Bunge—at. Jeast that portion of ft contalned between Nos Wood Crevk aud the mountains beyond this. creck, Hotweon it and tho Ble torn River tho cutmtry is rough and broken—a_ species of bad tands, coverod with homatite, Thore ina grent deal of snze-brish, ani somo of the higher hits | havo ft atiunted growth of pine nnd eedur. In making the descent wo found gane in Abin dlaneos butfato, clk, black-tulled deer, antelope, olnnamon and grizzly bears, all fat, show! that Gven though sow does fall on this slopo togrent depth, the varly spring grazing fs fino, in thisatroam (tributary of No- Wood) we found the tirat trout since lnaving Keogh, ‘Tho bottom Jand adjacent to No- Wood Creek and its tribus tarles is clch, but the red argiliacootts saitd-stono Ditite come down closu to the stream. ‘The rule and thore {8 scarcely ss excoption—with alt stronins heading in the Bly-Horn Mountains Ig that thoy brenk through We lower range In a enon with perpendieular sides of rovk;_ thesa gorges Are many of then many hundred fect in depth, pany up No- Wood Crook somo fifteon miles we remained Incamp till the scouts who were Bent tathe Arapahoes telolned us, and thon enmped in the vicitity til the Arapalocs who word to show 18 WHERE THEY FOUND GOLD visited us, in the meantime having splondid hunting and tishing. ‘Tho Arapnhocs, cleyen in number, Joined us on tho 2st, ‘They waro very, demonstrative in the expression of tholr friend= ship, but after a talk with thom f was convinced that elthor they cold not or would not. tell where any gold could be found, Thole knowl edge seemed bared mostly on an Idle, worthless rumor floating about an Indinn eamp. Tho: elaimed that 2 woman, in onlargiga spring, had found several nuggets of gold, which thoy dla- posed of nt tho traders’ atore at Fort, Fotter- nan. They cawid not give us positive informa- tion as to the location of the spring, but thought it was near tho evlieatars of tho middle forte of Powdor River, to which polnt they conducted Us. Onr iuiners thoroughly prospected this regton, but did not And a “color.” Here tho grazing wis rood, thou there wus a hige banic of snow within a fow yards of camp, Tho coun try was rough at times, broken into bud lands, and rugged, rocky hills. We sturted on our return trip to Fort Mo- Kinnyy on July 21, the Arapahoes leaving us on the 2d, wo having come to the conclusion that they contd not assist its, and if any ininerat de- posite wore found wo must trust to curcful prospecting and luck, at the higher altitudes tho weeds and flowers seriously impatr the grazing; still, ue a summer range, this ontire rexion would be excellent. Near tho head of Ne ‘oo Creek there were some #000 bead of enttle, and tho herders in- formod mo that the experiment was to bo mado of wintering thant on the southwestern slope of the Bly-Horn Itango, on tributaries of No-Wood Creek. Tho numerdus springs will furnish an abundance of water, buc in the Judyment of Indians who have Ived in the yieinity the result ia Hikely to bo disastrous, on necount of the deep snow and the topograpliy of tho cotintry not aumittiieor any groat extent belng cleared by io wind. Berlielae our former trallnt Willow Creek wo followed [tto the point where it turncd to go down from tho lower rango ft Crazy Woman's Fork, ond kept more ta the loft within a tew iilles of tho guow ereat tlt, after crossing soma tributartes of Cienr Fork, wo wore thon furced. to turn and follow the stream ‘down to_ Mo- Klaneg, which point wo reachid Aug. 1. For a fow miles prior to turning down tho trall was rough and nearly blocked by fallen timber, Agnin rooutitting, we took an old fndian trafl Teadlng through the tfoothills nt the base of the lower range, und proceeded to tho Main Fork of 'Tonguo Hiver, where we ayuin ascended to tho latenwbf rolling country of THE NORTIWESTERN SLOPE OF THE BIG- HORN RANGE, It had: beon tho intention and desire to go nearer the snow creat, but we found this Impose alblo, asthe spice fram the Clear Fork of the Powder to tho Mnin Fork of the ‘Tongue Ulver is hoavily thnbered, and at times this has fallen go ns to nnke & notwork impossible to got through; in addition to this the country {8 a rough mount- tln region, broken into rocky gorges, and if a trail could be cut through the thnber and made down the noarty porpendicular sides of the deep cans thera woul be no grazing for stock, None Littlo Goose Creek thero isan old trall lond- rug towards Cloud Peak, but it bas been mado Jnpasanbly hy falling thmber, except by, a great dent of work for pack animals oven. ‘The country from MeKInuey to Prarie Dor Creok {s not nz well watered ns the slope on tha southwestern sido, thaugh there ure many amall streams, ‘Tho gras (s generally short, mostl bunch sad gamn, and there fs but lttte hay land. Looking down upon some of tho cultivated lunds adjacent to the ranches, thoy were fresh ond ercen,—idué to irrigation, Near the bends of the small streams wo found, 0 tangled Iuxuriant growth of willows, small cottonwoods, and rose and berry bushes. Pritrio Dog Creok was dry. Tho: divide between this ereck and the Northern Fork of the Piney Jsonlya sharp ridge, About fifty yords wide nt Its base, and an enterprising ranch- mau was at work on aditch aud tuunol which was to drain the water trom tho Intter to tha bedof the formor. [have no doubt ho cin do It. ‘Thore is a_suw-mill on .the Pinoy, and a sinalt altar on Litto Gooso Creek, run by tho the man who tnnde it; he Informed me that it only cost him €40, but bo was ineking $10 per ae running it, the price of good plno lumber belng &% per 1,000 feet. In 1878 Gen. Crook's eampod for somo time on Little Goose Creek, und the tndinus with me, soma of whom wore thon with tho hostiles, pointed out the hills whore thoy amused thoimselyes by shooting into his camp, firing the grass, and other little pleasantries, IN THE TRIDUTANIES OF TONGUE RIVER wo again found trout, Thoro ure more small atrening, moro springs, and tho grasa is better ‘than the country drained by Powder Hiver and ite tribtitaries, Tongue Itiver (erminutes tha setticmonts of the ndyonturous citizen In the valloy to tho cist and north of the Big. Horn range, as the Crow Indian ieser- vation, buunded by the tine botween Montany and Wyoming, takes In all the lind of any valuo drained by Custer River and ita tributarics, Only o fow years ago this was tho contro of thousands of hostile Sioux, Choyenne, and Are apahoo Indians, and us Inte as 1676 4 Urigade of troops found grentdiflonity Ia miurebing through tho country, aud in tho full of 187% there wig nota ranch from old Fort Reno to Fort Custor, ‘To-day, from tho Southern Fork of Powder to the Northorn fork of Tonguo iver, the wreator portion of tho best Innd has beon tukon up bs ranchers aud atockinen, and large herds of cuttio havo replaced the Tidian ponies, buifuto, elle, uad other game which thrived on tho nu« tritious grasses and pure waterd of this valley, Neurly grtny, stream bas one or more log shantics with thrifty vexotablo gare dens, and sinall felds of grain, potatocs, and) corm. ‘Thery are thirty ranches on Little Goose Greek, having an Avorang of fifty feres cuuh under cultivation,<vegotables, onte, barley, and wn little wheat. Neurly ull Irrigata their telds. On Wolf Creok there ure ftlye stook ranches, ‘Tho climb up the bill at Longue River wo fuund to be about the pune ne nt Crazy Woman's Fork, und norathor almilar plates was rouched, though not so wide. ‘There wero fowor open parks, and tho ultitude of the mesn 44 considoritly higher, ‘Taking an old Indian trail, wo struck the North Fork of Lougue ivor, ‘neur the polut where Lieut, Suley, with a small detachment, bad such a narrow ind marvolous escape in 1878, One man of ny pee was with hin on that porilous scout, “Hu went to tho xrove of pines where the, horses wero abi doned, and found the bones of hia hora, whleh ho bud tied te.u treo whun they wero drlyen tnto the shelter, The poor btute hid been killed be- Tore the Indians tearned thut the men bud abun doned then to matte thotr cscapo. At this point wp took tho trail used by Gon, Shoridan and party in 1877, and followed ft, with soma albcht devinttons, to dur camp on the lakes nor Cloud Peak. Jn crosstiye the divide bo- tweon Tongue River and Bholl Creve thuro wero, Aug. 1, buge binks of suow neur tho trill, and near them aw peofuatun ‘of wild fowors, the most beantiral belng a delicate, fragile Httle forget- ine-not, with a taint though delleato portume, Nour tho hoad of tho Bouth Fork of ‘Tomas Jver, and at tho head of sinall tributaries of Shell Creok, wo found some deserted mines, Tho shafts hut not been aunk to any yroat depth, none that] maw boing lowor than: ¢! nirty te 80 shunt the ore is ttle better thun *dout,!* 'o foun ‘ 8UME VERY GOOD SILVER OnE hero, having a trace of gold und copper. Blinos to be vatunulo must be very rick, iy the cost of doveloping aud working them would be yer! greut on account of the decp snow, and the dittl> culty and expensy of transporting muchinery,. Knough work haw boen dune: te hold thom for the peeelits ‘There was ono solitary cabin, dooriess and windowless, with a bugo ditty bank of snow a fow yards in its rear. ‘Thy holes im tho hillside looked ike rendy-made graves, wod tho roughly yin posts Which markod tho claiina like head-bonrds, Cho dlscoverers uxore eleod thelr fmagiintion wad xhadowed forth thelr oe in, fayiny Nuwosd tu their olaiing, ‘The “Silver Chiof’ wna down ina thickly> tinbered «len, nuw given over to game, The most fouaible, and probably tho best, Wagonsroad would bo up to the plateau of the lower range Nour Crags Lodgo Creek, thence by ourtrull aa fu ag the heud of this creck, and then tho old Indian trall on the divide between, thy headwaters of Custor and ‘longue Rivong und streams cmptylog inte Biyellorn, ‘This probable routa fs indicated on the muy, aa well us sume other trifls which were pointed out to us by the Indians, but whieh wo did not visit or travel over, Tho country to the west near tho baso of thu immediate slope of Cloud Peak and vome of the higher puinta ovar It may safely be culled the lake region, — Nature here ‘has ruthor sot at dellauco the thuory of Jakes and springs, us wo found springs on tho highvst mountalus, Jukes on the creat of tinrrow ridges and on tho sidos of tho atoopest hills. ‘Wo went into camp on the banksof oncof a command N PAGES. cluster of four circular inkes, onoh about balf a rnile Inainmetor, ‘Two of thoso lukes were alive with a dark-colored trout, but wr dtd not iio tho mont as wall ag of thoto caught in the ae bee thoy had to fight tho awift our rent or bo swept awiis. We atartod ‘di our back traf on Aug, 1h, fale lowad Itto ono of tho southoustern forks of Custer River, thon turned to. tho left, and camo tlown front tite mountains through Pass Creole Calon, Onding this a-tiuch easier trail tor na- cent and descent than the trait near Tone Iver, though ft world not do for wagons with- ott n groat goal of labor, Skirting along tho fovthills wo AGAIN ASCENDED TO THE LOWER RANGE, after crossing Grass Lodga Creok, and camped hear tho highest point of tho ridge between tho hendwaters of Custer and Big-(lorn River. Tho Mu-Tlorn Caflon commences Just helow mouth of Stinking Water, and all streams from tho cast reneh It through gorges and soe onflona. On Aug. 25 we atarted for Kort Custer, vin old Fort C.F. Smith. Perhaps some scientist ean expluin why it le that no tributary of Powder Ulver contulus trout. Dean only atate the fact that none does, and add that every obligation for perfect trout atreains Koetns fulfilled, | On the morning of the with we left four camp. on the mountalis in bright, warin sunshine, | As wo desconded wo frat encountered a fing delft- ing inist, which wo could only feel na it blow ngainst our cheoks.na though cach atom of alr waa Inch with molstures lower it became thick- er, abtines rata, and attit loworn stondy, pers sistent, nnd gloomy drizzle. Tho higher pout in this instance lind ‘the emiles of sunshine, white the valley was wrapped In gloom of clostds, tial, and raln, We proceeded to and camped nenrol Fort, F, Smith, and from this potnt visited _ THE WACK CANON on Aug, 27, where we killed a mountain shoop, and tn tho Hig-HHorn Caion four bear, but itwas Impossible to get. down to thom on account of the perpendiculne wall of rocks, The Biy-Horn Cniion 1s riggedly grand; ts about 1.40 fect deop, the sites nro nearly perpendicular, and tho rocks are tinted with muty colors, Tho Black Catton is formed by a small stroam: emptying Into the Big-Horn River some elght miles from the joint whera the little strenm brenks out of tho foot-hills neur Fort Siuith, ‘Tho sides aro inelined at all angles, and clothod with sumbro pines and sprucoy it is an nrehitectural work fashtoned by — Nature's linnd; the = columns, arches, and ture rets crowd through, and stand out in old rellef from the dark baokground, while hero and thero ta an solated piling of olld rock cut by time from narrow enusewnys which only lend ‘out to the ubyss below, This eee or vafion is about 1,000 feat deep; thera isn smail stream nt tho bottom contalning trout, and there Js one fulrly goo trail lending down for pack- aninaly, Some little gold has beon found this Benson it the bottom of this cafion. The bare and broken adobe walls of n portion of old Fort C.F. Sinith still stand, Tho Sloux awarmed in when tho post was abandoned clover yeurs ago, cut down the ing sit and burncd and destroyer. all that was left na tho troops: Thoro fan Brmall envaunct near the old post a few ryuure ynrds inclosed by a low stone walls. aslender, modest limestone monument and o few rile headboards mark the zraves of Lieut, Sternberg, n guide, several sodiers, and clt- zens, nearly al Iilled by the indians, Tho tmestone pitlar fins beon chipped and broken, auarking the {mpotent rage of the — giyage: tC is n° jonoly, dererted plate, A National eomotery hus boon Intd ont. here, ‘The villey of the Big-Horn liver is here wig and level; thoro nro some good hay lunds and tho gruziing is fing, We proceeded on tho 28th to n tributary of Boup Crock, and camped near tho hills; thou, taking & course about north, we went to THK CUSTER BATTLE-FIELD, Rolug down Grass Lodge and Custer River for Kumo distance, ‘Tho vulloy to tho ovat and north of tho Big-Harn Jtungo—the country drained. by Custer and Biyg-Horn Rivers—is by far tho bost wo passed over, both for ngriculture and pasture tge. Itisut prosontn part of the Crow iteser- yatlon, but citizens aro alrondy banging hungrily around ft. hoping and trusting that eomething may happen so that It muy be thrown: open for settlement, We eumped for two nights on the Custer battlo-ftold, and mado n few mensuromonts of some of tho most disputed points, A National cometery ns. also been act Wpart hore, The bottom lands adjncont to and where the Indian villago stood now furnish many hundred tons of imy for tho use of the troops stationed nt Fort Custer, We renched Fort Custer Sopt. 0, and thera I received orders from Col. Milea_ to perform cor- iit qublvecconecied with tho Indians in this district. 'Shough our. prospecting did not discoyor mincral deposits of valite, Lam not eee to fasert that reh min may not yet be found in the Hiz-Horn Stountains. Certainly tho frvor- ablo indicutions secured by our hurried ond Ihnited ciforts were suilictorit to Justify n more. enreful search, especially near the headwaters of Painted ftock and Shell Creeks, und further developments of the mines trendy discovered near tho litter may glvo sntisfaotory resulta, Very respeotfully, your obedient servant, W. PB, Crank, First Licutennpt Second Cavalry. ————— THE COTTON CROP. - Tho Acrengo and Extont of Crop for tho Past ‘fon Yeurs—Estimate of tho Present Yenr’s Crop. New Yoni, Dee, %—Aesere. Gitbert & Brega, Chicago: We .again Incloso you mentorandimn of nereage of cotton planted, total crops, consition on the Ist of October, and port recelpts to Dee, 3, for tho past ten yenrs; niso the percentage of port receipts Dee, 3, for the past flve years. Assuming our port recolpts this yenr to be 47. per cent of tho crop, which you wilt note ts more than any for tho past five years, and overland movement and Southern consumption the sainoas Inst year, and our probnble crop works ottt over 0,100,000 bates, In conueo- tion with this we desire to cnll your atten- tlon to tho port reccipts. in 187%, to Dec, 3, showing 150,000 bales behind tho’ pre vious year, while that crop exceeded the provions ona 800,000, requiring after Dee. 3, 1877, an Increase in recelpts of 650,000 bales to minke tho, total it reached. Tho wenathor South in the Intter part of October aud November, 1877, was very rainy, so much so that in tha Chronicle of Noy. 21, 1877, weather report, tle following remarks were made; “It 1s impossible ns yot to indicate the extent of damage done in the Southwest and West by tho prolonged wet weather, us |, thoro is no experfence of similar weather at this stage of tho crop, during the late years nt least, to guide us.” Who we made our estimate of the crop in Inst Octobor of 600,000 bales, wo did so make Ing all allowances for ently frost and in- favorable season for picking ns Iikely to follow so eae good yours, Tint the season, heen equal to last year’s, onrestinate would, of course, linve been revised before this tlmu, but at present we seo no reason to chango our estlinate made in Octaber; Totat stereage.| crop. 8,000,217 Port re- onan leqipta Dec, Year. ‘Y, 1850, 6,761,000 *Karly frost. . tain in November, + Nota that crops fotlowod {ncreased or do- erensed ncrenge for ton yours. Deo. i 1880, rocoipta irom all ports,. oe ba percents... Overland and Southgrn consumption., Totnl for 1880. COMPARATIVE Pol ENDING "734,000 6,107,008 YEARS, sertto 4,451,000 ySSHH,000 4,034,000 4,106,000 ’ ROBBING THE MAIL. An Important Caso Soon to Bo Trica in Madison, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Manteo, Wis, Dev. 10,—A case of con- siderable importance will soon be begun in the United States Court at this‘place, Ed- ward A, Keeler is charged with steating reg- istered letters. from a postal-cnr in charge of Thomas A, Jackson, of In Crosse, in August Inst, andiatobo put upon his trinl for that offense. Jackson Is a route agent, and, on Sunday, the 20th of Inst August, wont to tha Fost-Ofllce and got packages of registered letters and carried them to his car, as he was to leave town early In tho morning, Keeler called on Jackson during tho forenoon, and thoy wont outand drank together, Jackson Teturned to his car, wrote 9 letter, and fell asleep, When he awoke he found his drawer open and the packuges of registered letters nisin. Ho Inunediutely informed theChiot of Police In La Crosse, who sent out on tho Southern Alinnesota Rallrong and hud Keoler arrested an suspicion. He was examined tid Indicted at tie September term of court % Crosse, und brought to Madison for trial, ‘The case excltgs unusual interest among route agents, us cases of theft huve beet goo frequent of late,‘and they wish to find the guilty parties, : HOLIWAY Goons, Coane eel an eS eadquar' Dy” GPW ‘f FLOUR. Choten Wintor Wheat, per bri, 16250 80.88 ‘ine Fancy st : plone Baten Se Louis, oer bree eke Me RAISINS. yaloncias, por Ib, Table Raisin ‘ante Hajsine, pat b bo. Extra Fino Dohesa Itaisins by tho Ib, o: NUTS. * ALL, NEW AND FRESH, Almonds, Walnuts, Pocann, Brazil, and Milberts, THEKOHL, POF [Dose sesnsve Hresh Roasted Poanuts, per ib, FINE CANDIES, STRICTLY PURE, Pooptoty Mixe Kaney Mixed ronehi Creani, Gum Drops, Veppormint Drops. Ehucolnte Croan I k Candy... iAvesrod nih par Costume Mottoos, por duza! y All kinds of Candies at Lowest Prices. + We make special prices to Schools, Christmas Tree Candles. Colored Cans dies, all sizes. FANCY CRACKERS. 25 Tfottany Crnokors, por bo: Nicones, por 1b, Ginger Snaps, por Lemon Snag poe ty doll Hae io Nuts, por Alberts, por ean... Gonulna English Plum Pudding, por can ... Prosorved Gingar, por Jats..s.ove Orange Marmalade and oll kinds Jams 1 Orange ‘and iomun' ti Gelating, por package, Coconnut Bchonyr, por lh, Finest Carolin ittce, por iv. uilsiana Itico, nor Ib. Finoapple Chacao, eacl ‘Asdam Cheeso, onc Ragu Cheosu, née Ib, upoo’s Sugar Cured Haws, jor i S-gailon K a jock Candy Pere. 5.00 orm Delp tee 6:00 » Choice Wintor Apples. Now Shaker Buckwheat. Vormont Maple Syrup, por gallon, $1.10. Malaga Grapes, Florida Oranges, Sweot and Bolled Cider, Figs, French Prunes, Prunels, Sardines, Cte., eter California Comb Monoy, Fronch Olives, - Capt. Whito's Orfontal Pickles, _ Sweet Pickles. Genuine English Mixed Sptos. PURE UNCOLORED TEAS. Japan, por Ib... eee dares ‘por Ib, B5o, 48,68080, Very bast Pnahen WeGaKtaat, pow Tb,...66c, che, Vory best frosoalixtura (igily recomended), por Ib Now York Sampla ‘Ton, @ Pounde for 61,00. Wo allow a discount of fiva conts per pound whert five pounds are inken at one tne, Also, all kinds of Finvoring Toas-Orango and Flowery Pokoo, Capor, Assam, ate, fe A largo selection of Inpaneso Téa Pots. Noveltics in Fanoy Crackers. Novelties in Fino Candios. Noyeltics in Fancy Soaps. All Sultablo and Specially Adapted for Holiday Gifts. Canned Gonds nt toss than packers’ idea coe SEPA nde nt saplo and vancy Gro cores at lowest prices for ee cesateaeald 7 Wo make np acca! cuntonrs tva"iomsos aid oxtru oxpunecs wolcll the result of tbu crodit system. Hickson’s CASH GROCERY HOUSE 113 East Madison-st., Bet. Clark and Dearbom, ‘Telephone Order by Postal or American District Goods Moliverod in all parte of clty free of charge, pont-ooice OF Parties in the country can remit by Poat- have ay tod, Wtickson, and er or inieomcked wud doltyared, at ihe depots free ot “sistas Wo make Bo charge for boxes Bend for our New Fall rice List, malled ‘fret.