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A BEPUBMCAN NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED
TBI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY BY
THE BISMABCK TRIBUNE CO.,
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Bismarck, Dakota Territory.
SL'BSciurTioa PRICE:
Tri-Weekly, one Yew 5 00
Six Months 3 00
Three Month! 1 75
Weekly, One Year 2 00
Bismarck Business Directory.
Orders from Abroad Promptly At­
tended to Irjr all Bismarck
merchants.
GENERAL SUPPLIES, DRY
GOODS, CLOTHING'OrC.
XW,bolesale
RAYMOND ft CO.—Bank of Bismarck, and
VI and Retail Dealers in Oroeeriss, Pro­
visions, 8tearaboat Supplies, Hon*o FurnUhtof
floods, kc. Exchange bought and sold, collections,
kb. Cor Main and 4th 8treets.
MCLEAN
•.
\i
MACNIBER—Wholesale and Betail
dealers is General and Steamboat Supplies,
•frbracing Groceries, ProrWons, kc. Dry Goods,
Clothing, Hoase Furnlihlng Goods, kc. Main St,
between 2d and 4th.
H/T P. 8LATTERY—Groceries and Provisions
jyi.Tobacco, Cigars, kc. fine Old Boa born at
Wholesale prises. Corner 8d and Meigs at.
IARKIN WHALKN—General Commission Mer
chanU. Dealers in Groceries, Grain, ProvMon,
nd Produce. Main St Opposite Tribune Block.
fOHIf YEGIW CO.—City Bakery, Confectionery
and Fresh Fruit. Main St bet 4th and Fifth.
JW.
WATSON BRO—Wholesale and Betail
Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries, etc.,
embracing an entire line of General Merchandise.
Main and 5th St.
D,dies
AN EISENBERG—Dry Goods, Gent's and La
Furnishing Goods, Notions, &c Corner
Alain and 4th Streets.
SIG
HANAUER-St. Paul Branch ofHanaoer &
Lichtenauer & Co., Wholelale and Retail Cloth­
ing, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Ac. Main Street,
opposite Tribune Block.
WH.
STIMPSON—Books, Stationery, General
News Agency, Confectionery, Fresh Fruits,
4c. MaiB Street, next dor to Capitol Hotel.
S8ELLE0K—Merchant
WM.
DUNN
Tailor, Clothing, Gent's
Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunk3, Ac.
Main Street, Tribune Block.
GLITSCHKA— Groceries and Provisions,
Flour, Feed, 4c Agent for Minneapolis Soap
Main Street, opposite post office.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, OrC.
WM.
A. HOLLEMBAEK—Drupgist, Stationer,
Tonics, Liquors and Cigars, Toilett Articles.
Fine Cutlery, Paints, 4c. Main St, near corner 4th.
& CO.—Pioneer Drug Store—Drugs, Paints
Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Toilet Articles, Station­
ery, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, 4c. Main St but ween
Fourth and Fiftb.
HARDWARE.
DMiners'
I. AILEY 4 CO.—Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
Tools, Manufacturers of Copper and
Tinware, 4c. Main Street, bet 4th and 5th.
RC.
BMP CO. Hardware, Stores, Miners'
Tools, Dealers and Manufacturers of Tin and
Copper Ware, 4c. Corner Slain and 8d 8t».
BOOTS d- SHOES.
MARSHALL—Manufacturer and dealer in
Boots and Shoes. Fall line of Glores, Hosiery,
Thinks and Tallses.
-LUMBER, 6rC.
I 8. WEAVER 4 CO.—Lumber, Lath. Doors,
Glazed Sash, Building Paper, 4a.
N*ed
DUNKKLBERG, Lath, Lumber, Doors. Gla
Sash, Building Paper. Nails, Trimmings,
c., 4c.
JEWELRY, CLOCKS, d-C.
EL.
7/-
STRAUSS 4 BRO—Jewelers, Dealers in
Clocks, Watches, Silverware, Spectacles, 4c.
Main St., opposite Tribune Block.
WHOLESALE LIQUORS, drC.
JandWAKEMAN—Wholesale
D. and Retail Liquors
Cigars. Imported Goods, including fine
Liquors, and Ales, Haranna Cigars, 4c. Main St.,
near Capitol Hotel.
A. EMMONS—Wholesale Liquors and Cigars,
Fine Imported Ales. Main 8t-, bet. 3d aad 4th.
BREWERIES-
JurerWAKEMAN—Star
D. Brewery, Mannfact
Ale*, Lager, 4c. Goods warranted to
give satisfaction.
KManufacturers
ALBERER 4 WALTER—Bismarck Brewery,
of Ale and ISeer, First-class
goods and reasonable prices
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
0
H. BEAL—Dealer in Fire Arms and Ammuni
tion. Special attention to Repairing. Main
St., bet. 2d and 3d.
REAL ESTATE.
JW.
FISHER—Real Estate, Improved town
property for sale or rent. Outside property in
from one to five acre lets.
GN.P.
P. FLANNERY—Local Agent and Att'y for
R. R. Co., and Lake Superior or Pa­
get Sound Co.
CONTRACTORS d- BUILDERS.
Cers.
S. WEAVER 4 CO.—Contractors and Build
Material of every kind on hand.
ENRY DION 4 CO.—Carpenters and Builders.
Contract work a specialty.
SEWING MACHINES
JW.
FISHER, Dealer—AH kinds machines for
sale or rent. Needles, Attachments of aU
kinds, oil, 4c.. 4c. Cor. 3d and Meigs sts.
BANKERS.
EAYMONDandCO.—Bank
S
WM.
of Bismarck. Exchange
bought sold. Interest allowed on time
deposits.
LAWYERS.
5T0YELL 4 CARLAND—Attorneys at Law, 4th
St. John A. Stoyell, County Attorney.
1H0£ VAN ETTEN—Attorney at Law and United
8tates Commissioner.
PRESTON 4 WILLIAMS—(D. O Preston, E A
Williams) Main Street.
EO FLANNERY—(City Attorney) West
Main Street
PHYSICIANS'- «r SURGEONS.
DOCTOR
H. R. PORTER—Office next to Tribune
Building .Residence: ^Sheridan House.
F. SLAUGHTER—U. S. Examining |Sargeon.
Office at Dunn's Drug Store.
A. BENTLEY—Physician 4 Surgeon, of­
fice for the present at room 45, Sheridan
House. Calls left at the office promptly attended to.
DENTIST.
AHouse,
T. BIGELOW, 8—Opposite Shersdan
on Fonrth street. In Capt, Maratta's
office.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
R8. O. 8. GOFF—Agent for Pianos aad Organs,
Bismarck, Dakota. 16-tf
BIBLE REPOSITORY.
BIBLES
at cost or to gin away. Cor. 3d and
Meigs Sts.
Rlbles on sale at P. O. Book Btore. 54
LIVERY STABLES.
C. ASH—Thayer St. Between 4th and 5th.
J"OHN OSTLAND—Corner Mala asd Mb strseU
TRANSPORTATION.
COULSON
LINE—Steamers to]and from all points
on the Missouri River. For Fr«ght or Passage
apply to D. W. Maratta, Agent, Bismarck, D. T.
Connects at Fort Benton with Freight and Stage
Lines for all points in Montana.
NORTHWESTERN
PEOPLKS
Six Months 1 25
Three Months 75
CHASStanding
STAGE 4 EXPRESS—Daily
Stage and Express. Bismarck to Deadwood and
return.
4 BUSH—Tri weekly Stage and Express
Bismarck to Ft Buford. Couaects with mails
lor Tongue River.
KUPITZ—Tri Weekly sUpe to Fort Bice
and Rock. Connects wifc stages for
Randall and points below.
BENTON
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY—Reg­
ular line of steamers between Bismarck and Fort
Benton, connecting with stage and freight lines at
Benton Cor all points la Montana.
HOTELS.
OHIBIDAN H0U5E—A. B. Wil'sr, lkaagw.
O The largest sod beat hotel Is Dakota territory.
Cor. Mais asd 9th sU, llsoirsfc, D. T.
jyjERCHANTS HOTEL—Cesser Mais and 8d Sts.
6rifio, Proprietor.
0APITOL HOTEL-#. A.King Proprietor, Main
Street between 3d aad 4th
0USTEK HOTEL—Thes McGewan 1
Proprietor.
Fifth Street near Main.|
"yy ESTERS HOTEL—Maloy Bros. Main street
apposite depot.
Rfl. P. KELLY—Restaurant. Third street.
FStreet
ORSTER'S RESTAURANT AND HOTEL—Main
nearly opposite depot.
BARBERS,
HEHLI
4 Von BESTENBOSTEL—King of Bar­
bers. A First class Shaving Hall where none
but'the most competent workmen are employed.
Next door to Peoples Supply Store.
SAMPLE ROOMS, «rC.
MINNE-HA-HA—Fine
imported Liquors and
Cigars, Bottled Milwaukee Lager by the glass,
bottle or case. Smokers Goods, Tobacco, 4c. 2d
door above Merchants Hotel.
BR033EAU—Wines, Liquors and Cigars, at the
old stand, 5th street.
LUMMER'S S tLOON—Choice 'Wine?, Liquors
and Cigars. Main street op. Camp Hancock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SUNDERLAND 4 CO.—Taxidermist, Turning in
Wood and Iron, Cabinet Making, Upholstering,
TOE DEITRICH— Omnibus Line. Leaves Bis
marck for Ft Lincoln at 9 am and 2:10 m.
Returning leaves Lincoln at 10 am and 3:30 m.
CHAS.
THOMPSOK—City Engineer. Those who
want lots surveyed and boundaries established
will be accommodated. Office, U. 8. Land Offiee.
NDealers
EYENS 4 BOSTWIOK—Manufacturers and
in Harass, Saddless,-4c, Full lino of
Whips, Bells, Trunks, Traveling Bags, 4c.
St. Paul Business Directory.
(Chas. P. Peabody. Maurlee Lyons. W. L. Perklms.)
Pers
EABODY, LYONS CO.—Importers and Deal­
in Fine Wines and Liquors, Old Bonrbon
and Rye Whiskies, California Wines and Brandies,
Scotch Ale, Dublin and London-Porter. Jfa. Va
East Third Street, St. Paul, Minn. 9~9
CRAIG
4 LARKIN—Importers and' deafen in
Crockery, Preach China, Glassware, Lamps,
Looking Glasses, aad Hons* Furnishing Goods.
East Third Street. St. Paul. Minn.
pi
V^i
AMPBELL, BURBANK CO., Manufacturers
and Jobbers of Clothing and Gents' Furnishing
Goods. No. 89 East Third Street. St. Paul, Minn.
Vf ATHES, GOOD 4 SCHURMEIBR, Merchant
if J. Tailors, and dealers in Gents' Furnishing Goods,
No. 82 Jackson Street, St. Paul, Minn. 8uits made
the most fashionable «tylo, at short notice.
C. COE—Manufacturer of Shirts and Under
wear. 27 W. Third Street, St. Paul. 23-6m
CHAS,
F. PUSH—Merchant Tailor, and dealer In
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Cor. Ninth and St.
Seter Sts., St. Paul. Military niforms Made a
Specialty. 48-6m
Minneapolis Business Directory.
CLARK
HOUSE—Corner Fourth Street and Hen­
nepin Ave., two Blocks from the Academy of
Music. Only first class Two Dollar Honse, New,
elegantly furnished, and situated In the finest por
tion of the City.
4th Street Bakery
FOURTH STREET.
BISMARCK. D. T.
Bread, Pies, Cakes and Confectionery.
LUNCHES A SPECIALTY!!
Patronage respectfully solicited.
36-3m LEO CORNICE.
T.S.WHITE, LANE K. STONE, H. W. STONE.
White, Stone & Co.,
JOBBERS IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY
AND
53 & 55 East Third St., St. Paul
Mail Orders receive prompt attention and prices
guaranteed to be the lowest in the West.
GEO. PEOPLES. MIKE RUSH
BUHABCK and
FT. BUFORD
ifVO T-TfTTTTUrr
HAIL EXPRESS LINE!
Leaves Bismarck for Forts Stevenson, Berthold
and Buford every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 8 a. m.f arriving at Bnford at 4
.p. m.
Returning leaves Bnford every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at8a.m..arriving at Bismarck at 4p.
m. on Wednesday's, Friday's and Sunday's.
Special Dispatches Forwarded at
Short Notice within the Shortest
Possible Time for the Military Au­
thorities or Others.
For Freighter Pass.'r «»pply to
j. EOPLES & BUSH,
Bismarck, D. T.
Wm. 7. WATT,
FIKE Jk LIFE
imm/MAneB joorr,
Mla
BISMARCK, D. T„ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1877.
HOTELS.
Merchant's Hotel,
Cor. Main and. Third St.*
Bismarck, I. T.
L. N. GRIFFIN,
Proprietor.
Balldingaew and eommodious, rooms large, com­
fortable and tastily furnished. First class in every
particular. Bills reasonable. S-3Ttf
CAPITOL HOTEL,
Chester A.
PROPRIETOR.
Main Streetf Bismarck, D. T.
First Class Hotel in every
Particular.
Ost. 14,1873.
CUSTERHOTEL
TH0S. MCG0WAN, Proprietor.
Fifth St. near Main,
BISMARCK, D. T.
This house is a large three story building, entirely
new, well lighted and heated, situated only a few
rods from the depot. Biver men railroad men,
miners and army people will find first class accom­
modations at reasonable prices. 5-
Western House,
Malloy Brother8,
Proprietrs,
Main 8treet, BISMARCK, D. T.
This Hotel is New, well furnished, and the tables
supplied with the best the market affords.
Prices Seasonable.
FORSTER'S
131OTEL
Restaurant.
Front Street, 0pp. E. E. Depot.
The Oldest and only First Class
Restairant in Bismarck.
Give me a call and I will Guarantee
Satisfaction.
J". 3?. Forster.
Wm. KELLY,
SHOEMAKER,
6th Street, BIsaiard^D. T. Opposite
Coster Hotel,
Pino work for gents or ladies a specialty. Bepais*
Ing quickly and neatly done. Orders from abroad
will receive prompt attention. alSv5tf
F. JAY HATNES,
Portrait and Landscape
O O A E
Hoerehead, Minn.
Publisher of
NORTHERN PACIFIC VIEWS.
Catalogue on application. 5
U. S. llail and Express.
On and after Tuesday, August 14th, 1377, 1
will
take Passengers and Mail through from
Bimarck to Standing Bock io
ONE DAY.
thus avoiding any change or delay. Patrons ca
purchase Tickets and leave all Express matter fo
Port Rice. Standing Bock, and all down river point
at the United State? Express Office, opposite pos
office. B. A. Walker, Agent.
Stages will start promptly at seven (7) o'clock a.
m. from the United States Express office. Tickets
and Express matter should be arranged the previ
ous day. CHARLE8 ftUFlTZ. Manager.
Wreck U. S. Steamer "J. Don­
ald Cameron" for Sale.
QUABTBHXABTBB'S OFFICE,
SIOUX Crrr, IOWA, October 6,1877.
WILL
"Fl"Rr
be sold at Public Auction, In this city at 2
o'clock P. M., November 17, 1877, the wreck
of the U. S. Steamer "J. DOSALD CAXBBOH," in­
cluding boilers aad machinery, together with all
public property contained therein, and reserving
from sale any private property recovered there­
from, the same being subject to the rules of salvage.
The wreck lies partly visible near the right bank
of the Missouri river, forty miles below Sioux City.
Terms of the sale cash. For further information
applv to the undersigned.
WM. B. HUGHES, Major and Q. M., U. 8. A.
JOHN MASON,
Sample Room and Billiard Hall.
Choice Wines, Iaqnors and
Cigars Constantly on
Hand.
At the Old Stand, Moorheadi Mine.
Wood For Sale!!
200 C0BDS SEASONED WOOD
At 85.00 per Cord* Delivered.
Apply to
Bisaarck, D.
48tt
MFERP
BY
GEO. PEOPLES.
TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Bvtmarek Tribune.
THE XAVY BILL.
ST. PAUL, NOV. 14.—The House has
passed the navy deficiency bill.
The commission to investigate the Bu­
reau of Statistics report to the Secretary
of the Treasury that Dr. Young has been
guilty of serious irregularities while his
tables of commerce aad navigation are
grossly incorrect.
The Steamer Pokegama burned at Ait
ken on Monday evening.
THE POPE
gave audience yesterday to several per­
sons.
SHERIDAN
has annouaced the postponement of the
reunion of the army of the Cumberland
till next eummer when the equestrian
statue of Thomas will be completed.
AFIRE
at midnight on Fourth Street, St. Louts,
eadangered the Planters House and
Chamber of Commerce, every effort be­
ing made to confine it to the five story
building in which it originated.
SAN FRANCISCO CIGAR MAKERS
have agreed to discharge all Chinese eai
ployees as soon as whites can be engaged.
The returns indicate the probability
that the Biennial sessions' amendments
are adopted in Minnesota.
NORTHERN PACIFIC CROP
ITEMS.
Some Verified Facts for the Comaid
eration of tko Malignem of the
Great Wheat Bolt of the Contimemt.
St. Paul Pioneer-Prefi.
Many inaccurate statements have
been published frem time to time touch­
ing the product of some of the large
farais beyond Fargo, on the line of the
Northern .Pacific railroad. We are
now enabled te giv* the exact result of
the threshings on several of these
farms. Oa the Cass & Cheney farm, a
ield of 2,315 acres produced 57,289
bushels of wheat, being a trifle under
26 bushels per acre. Another field on
the same farm, coatainiag 1,109 acres,
produced 22,129 bushels, being a frac­
tion over 20 bushels per acre. A field
of oats containing 270 acres yielded
53£ bushels per acre of grain weighiag
3&J- peunds per bushel.
On the Grandin farm, 2,000 acres of
wheat produced 62,660 bushels, or a
little over an average of 24 .bushels a
field of 140 acres of oats yielded an av*
erage of 80.6 bushels per acre, weigh­
ing 38 pounds to the bushel.
On the farm of Hon. James B. Power,
land cemaissioaer of the ceapany, a
field of 140 acres threshed out 3,990
bushels of wheat, bein aa average of
88i bushels per acre. On ten acres of
this field the grain was very superior,
and being separately handled exhibited
a yield of 424 bushels, shoving the
splendid average of 42.4 bashels per
acre.
There are many other iadiridual
samples of products ranging from 2i
to 35 bushels of wheat and 60 to 80 of
oats.
These are specimens of the capacity
of the so-called arid and alkali lands
which it was seriously proposed a few
years ago to abandon to the Indians.
The result there, together with Hiane
sota's 40,000 000 wheat produced is ex
hibiting this whole region in its true
light, and more than the Egypt of
America.
Military Headquarters at Bismarck.
Bismarck in seeking "new fields and
pastures green," now demands that the
Commissary headquarters for the de­
partment of Dakota be removed to Bis­
marck. As nothing is obtained with­
out the asking, and the Bismarck TRI­
BUNE very properly looks at all ques­
tions from the standpoint of advancing
the interests of its town, and as the
sagacious and pushing Colonel Leuos
berry is not overloaded with bashful
ness whea working for the int erest of
others, it is more than probable that
Bismarck will soon have military head
quarters there, and as a matter of fact,
they ought to be there. The next move
will be the removal of the Capital of
Dakota to Bismarck. here are some
things that is impossible of being con­
summated others prep ostereusly im­
possible.—Black Hills hampion.
Quick Time to the Hills*
SU Paal Dispatch.
By the Brainerd route, the distanee
from St. Paul to Bismarck is 468 mile?,
and is made, safely and comfortably, in
twenty-four hours. The distance from
Bismarck to Deadwood, in the Black
Hills, is 216 miles, and is made in three
days bv stage, resting at night. The time
trom Chicago to Deadwood is thus made
the same by this route as via the Union
Pacific, with the advantages of night
rests on the stage route, and freedom
from dangers of robbery. Next spring
the stages from Bismarck to Deadwood
will run day and night, reducing the
time to 36 hours, and saving an equal
amount of time over the U. P. route.
This will give secure advantages to the
line via St. Paul and Bismarck, which
must vastly increase the volume of travel
and traffic. Of thw, St, Paal merchants,
if they arc enterprising, will reap the
golden benefits.
CUSTER HEA3UD
TROM.
Ho still lives in the spirit—A com
•ranication of the dead hero fins
the happy hunting ground—He
claims to have wronged his red
brother.
The Banner of Light, of Nov. 3, has
the following spirit message from Gen.
Custer:
I passed out, as yoa call it, from
your earth by the hand of the Indian.
On entering spirit life—or when life was
extinct and spirit life begun—I found
myself still surrounded by hostile bands
of Indians: there were Indians on the
right side, Indians on the left side, In­
dians above me, Indians below me.
Though my head escaped the scalping
knife, yet my life was taken by the In­
dian warriors.
You woald expect me, perhaps, from
the ideas I expressed while I dwelt in
the form, to speak harshly of the In­
dian but since I have come to spirit
life I have learned a lessen that none
can ever take from me: that I was mis­
taken in regard to the red man's charac­
ter that the selfishness and barbarity
of the white man has made him what he
is that the Indian has en outrageous­
ly wronged.
I have been first and foremost in the
field of battle, working with a will to
crush out the red man and by his hand
I was carried down into the valley of the
shadow of death. As I stood there, sur­
rounded by the Indians, net fully realiz­
ing whether I was in mortal or a spirit,
suddenly a desire came over me that I
wanted to be away from the scene, away
from the hordes cf Indians that encom­
passed me on all s:des. While thinking
ot deliverance, a spirit drew near and
took me by the hand and when I said,
"I have wronged my red brothers, and I
am sorry for it," the red warriors who
surrounded me in spirit-life opened ranks,
and I passed through their midst un­
harmed. I now return to send a warn­
ing to our people and nation, and urge
them to deal justly by the Indians, or
they will do more mischief to the whites.
The warriors ia spirit-life are inspiring
their brethern to resist and avenge the
wrongs perpetrated on their race. Let
me say to the Government officials, that
the recent visit to Washington of the
red chiefs has enabled them to leave
there an influence that will work against
the people if they do not keep faith witn
the Indian. Then be true to the letter
of all agreements care not so much for
those paltry acres of wild land, but strive
to give homes, peace and contentment
to the red man. I would plead with you,
my countrymen, my brother officers, my
friends, to be lenient, and endeavor to
bring peace and good influences to bear
upon the red man, that he may become
civilized like his white brother. Do not
seek to annihilate them, but try to make
them better if possible.
I once thought it was no mere harm to
kill a savage than it was to kill a wild
deer, a tiger or a leopard! But I tell
you, friends, they are human beings and
have souls.
The Sioux Indians have been under
the control of the Roman Catholic
Church, and the Jesuit rites were dear
to them, and whoever proved himself a
Jesuit was saved. I was not scalped,
thongh the knife was on my head the
color of my hair saved me from that bar­
barity. Golden hair is held sacred by
the Sioux. Custer.
A FLEA FOR THE ARMY.
General Sherman Tells Why He
Skinks it Both .Foolish and Wicked
to Reduce it—What Congress Ought
to Bo—The Over-worked Soldiers-
Some Interesting Facts.
Washington telegram to N. Y. Tribune.
Secretary McCrary and Gen. Sherman
are both very earnest in their recommen­
dations to the house committee on ap­
propriations to relieve the army as soon
as possible.
*'Few people in private station, and
few members ot Congress," 6aid Gsn.
Sherman to-day, "understand the actual
condition of the army, and what is ex­
pected of it. In the first place,'' he con­
tinued, "the army is limited by law to
twenty-five thousand enlisted men. Let
us see how many of that number we
have in the field. You must first
understand that no recruiting has been
carried on since last June. Of course we
could not recruit men unless we had the
money to pay them, and so enlistments
have ceased, and the recruiting parties
withdrawn. My last report shews that
the whole American army, being enlisted
men of every kind, in every branch of the
service, numbered 22,331. They are, by
law, ten regiments ef cavalry, or 120
companies and twenty-five regiments of
infantry, or 250 companies. The aver­
age cavalry regiment has Soo men, artil­
lery 450. and infantry 350. If all the
regiments were lull there would be about
22,000 men- Now, what is the effective
force in the fiela You must remember
that all the enlisted men are not in
THE FIELD CARRYING MUSKETS."
"Then, why are they enlisted if they
do not carry muskets?"
•'They are enlisted to save money,
You see them all around you here at
headquarters. They are performing the
duties of clerks who, in the civil depart­
ment receive for the same class of wors
from $ieo to $175 per month. At Gen.
Sheridan's headquarters, and at all the
headquarters in the army, soldiers are
detailed for clerks. They are better dis­
ciplined, and they save a great deal of
money to the government. The work has
ess, takes many
field. "Here," continued Gen. Sherman,
unrolling a report, "is a list of enlisted
men who, though non-combatants, go to
make up the 25,000 maximum allowed by
NO. 68.
law: Engineer battalion, 198 men re­
cruiting parties, 527 men general service
men, or cleros employed at headquarters,
336 ordinance department, enlisted
workmen, 346 West Point detachment,
178 men prison guard at Leavenworth,
74 men hospital stewards, 182 ordi­
nance sergeants, 114 men commissary
sergeants, 146 a total of 2,101 men.
Add to that number 582 Indian scouts,
and 405 men composing the signal corps,
and you hare a grand total of 3,088 men
who are non-combatants. This leaves
out ot 33,311 enlisted men in the army
only 19,243 for actual service in the field.
A pretty small army, my friends," added
the general, with animation.
WHERE THET ARK.
The question was asked, "Where are
these 19,000 raea?"
"They are scattered all over oar be­
loved country, from Florida across to
Puget Sound, and from Mexico to
Maine."
"How has the president's southern
policy affected the troops ia the south?
Have you many soldiers in the southern
states?"
"Mo," answered the general, •there
are very few soldiers in the south and
as you know, there is peace everywhere
there. There are only two regiments in
the whole southern states, not more than
six hundred men, and they are employed
in guarding public property."
••What is that you want? What ought
congress to do?"
"COXGRESS OUGHT, IJT MT JUDGMENT,
to pass the army bill at once without any
special legislation on it. The army needs
the money, and nothing should be added
to the appropriation bill that can occasion
debate. While I was before the appro­
priations committee, yesterday, I was
asked if I could not get along with the
present force of the army. I answered
unhesitatingly 'No.' The fact is we are
not getting along at all. The safety of
the people, the safety of the government,
and the general government property,
demands more men. Before the war
there was only one grand line to guard,
that extended from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound. Now there are a dozen
lines running through Wyoming, Ari­
zona, Montana, Utah, and tho other
states and territories of the great west.
These all have to be protected. The
army is the nucleus of civilization. It is
the pioneer to the wealth of the west.
Without its protection, there would be a
west without population or development.
Then there is along and dangerous Mexi­
can frontier, with a condition of affairs
that may any day involve us in a war
with Mexico. Nothing but the judicious
conduct of the army officers there can
prevent a war. There are manv of the
inhabitants of the border who want a war
but it is not to the interest of the govern­
ment to engage at this
TIME IN A WAR WXM MEXICO."
"What do you propose as a remedy?"
"The army must have more men. The
regiments ought to be recruited up to the
full standard, 10 that we might have 25,
000 effective mea fifty privates and ten
non-commissioned officers in each com­
pany. The clerks and all non-combat­
ants should be called by their right
names, and should not be charged to
the actual force of the army. The presi
kent should be given the right to take
from one regiment in an unexposed posi­
tion any number of enlisted men, and add
to another regiment in an exposed posi­
tion in case of emergency. The fact is,
my friend, as I told the house committee
to-day. the army is not getting on at all.
Why, in the west, where I have been
this summer the officers had to carry
muskets, and thu3 do dut^ both as
officers and privates. Gen. Gibbon car­
ried a gun all the summer long. It is
said by some that the frontiersmen, the
pioneers, and the settlers on the border
are the best Indian fighters, and can
take care of themselves. How was it
during the summer? When Gen. Gib­
bon went from Fort Shaw to the Big
Horn last August, he could rake aad
scrape barely one hundred aad thirty
five men to fight four hundred warriors.
He was joined by thirty-five citizens,
and went into battle. Four of the citi­
zens were killed and five or six wounded.
New, what becomes of the wounded
citizens, and what will the families of the
dead ones do? They cannot get a pen­
sion. and they are thus cut off from sup­
port. The settlers are beginning to
understand that there is no 'fun' in get­
ting killed for the government that will
let their families starve afterward."
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5. Y. Herald.
The famous trotting mare (goldsmith
Maid has arrived at Fashion Stud Farm
and is finally withdrawn from the turf.
Her owner states her age to be nearly
twenty-one years and declares her in per­
fect health and pertectly sound. Up to
the 1st of January, 1S77, she had trotted
in 132 races, won 92, lost 40, and won
some $232,800. Many of these trots lost
were against time, in which she was
handsomely paid for trotting, She re­
tires queen ot the trotting turt, has the
best mile (2:14) on record, made at Mys­
tic Park, Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1S74,
and the fastest three consecutive heats,
2:16, 2:i?W, 2:15, made at Buffalo' N
Y., August 3,1S76.
Chicago Post: It must be gra ifying
to Commissioner Le Due to realize that
cold Massachusetts has raised Rice.
A Coraell Sophomore, on reading
"Daniel Dsroada," remarked that __ the
President of Harvard was a good writer.
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