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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY JULY C , 1881. THE DAILY BE OMAHA PUPLI9HINQ CO. , PROPRIETi 010 harnh/im , bet. Oth and , 10th 8tre < TEUMS OF SUUSCRllTION : | ; } car , In advance ( postpaid ) , , i . . .I .noiiuu " " . months " " . RAILWAY TIME TABL1 LHAV1NO OMAHA HAST OK SOUTH BOUND. C. , B. & 0. 5 ft. tn. SJO : p. in. C. , t N. W. , 0 a. m.-S:40 : p. in. C. , It. I , & 1' . . 0 A. m. 3:10 : ti. m. K. C , , St. J. i C. n. , 8 a. in. 3:10 p. m. / it St. Loula at 0:25 : a. m. and 7:45 : ft. in. OR BOCTI1WMTS. n. t M. In Neb.Throt h Kprcs , 835 ; 11. & M. Lincoln Frolxht , 7:00 : p. m. u. P. Kxtura , 12:15 : 11. in. o. & R. V. ( or Lincoln , 10:20 : nt m. o. & 11 , V. for OsccoU , 0:40 : 1. in u. P. freight No , 6 , 8:30 : a. in. U. 1' , fr lzht No. 0 , 8:15 a. m. U. 1' , freight No. 7 , 6:10 p. m. inlgr. U. I' . frclfht No. 11 8:25 : u. m. ARIUVIKO FROM BART AMD POCTU. C. R. & 0. , 6:00 : a. m. 7:25 p. m. C. & \V.,0:15 : n. tn. 7:25 : p. in. O. U. 1 , & 1',0:1D : a. ML 9:05 : p. in. K. C. , St. Joe k C. 1J. , 7:10 : a , m.-fll5 : W. , St. L. & 1' . , 10:55 a. ni.-4:25 p. in. ARR1V1XJ fROSt T11S WK.HI AND BOUTUWKSI 0. & U. V. from Lincoln 12:12 p. ni. U. 1 * . KxprcM 3:25 : p. in. 11 & SI. In Nob. , Through Kxprow 4:13 11. & M. Lincoln FrelKht 8:35 a. in. U. P. Freight No. 10 1MO p. m. t J No. 0 4:25 : p. in. Einlgrant , No. 8 10:50 : p. in. No 12-11:35 : a. in. O. & U. V. mixed , ar. 4:35 p. tu. NOBtll. Nebraska Division ot the St. Paul & Slou : Road. No. - leaves Oinhha S n. m. No. 4 loxvert Om h 1:00 p. m. No. 1 arrives at Oman * at 4:30 : p. m No. 3 arrives at Omaha at 10:15 : . m. DCMUr IR.MS8 8KTWSBX OMAHA AMD COUNCIL BU'FPa. Lcavo Omaha at 8:00 , 0:00 : and 11:00 1:00 : , 2:00 : , 3:00 , 4:00 : , 0:00 ami 0:00 : p. in. Leave Council Illulls at S:2J : , I > :25 : , 11:25 : 1 :25 , 2:25 , 3:25 : , 4:25 : 5:25 : an J 11:25 : p. in. Sunday * The dummy lcii\e Omaha ai and 11:00 a , m. ; 2:00 , 4UO ami 0:00 p. m. I Council Dlufo at 9:25 : and 11:25 : a. m. ; 2:2i And 5:25 : p. u. _ _ _ _ Opening and Closing of Malls , BOUTK , OPKS. ci a. in. p. m. a. in. Chlcao&N. W . 11.00 0:30 4:30 Chicago , R. I. & raclnc. 11:00 0:00 4:30 Chicago , 11. & Q . 11:00 : 8:00 : 4:30 Wftluwh . 12:30 4:30 : Bioux City and PaclSc. . 11:00 4:30 Onion Pacific . 6:00 11:40 : Omaha & U. V . 4:00 11:40 B.&M. itiNcb . 4:00 8:40 : Omaha & Northwestern. 4:30 7:30 Local mall * ( or State of Iowa leave but i dayviz ! 4:30. : A Lincoln Mall U also opened at 10:30 : a. i Office open Sunday * from 12 tn. to 1 n. m THOS. F. HALL V Business Director Art tmporlum. J. U. ROSE'S Art KniDoiium , 1510 Dodge ! Steel KnravinK8 , Oil Pulntings , Chronios , FraniM. Framing a Specialty. Low 1'rices J. EONNEH 1S09 Uouxlm Street. Good ! Abstract and Rftal Estate , JOHN L. McCAOUE. opposite Post OB W. B. nAUTLETT 317 South 13th Stre Architects. DUFREXE & SIENDBLSSOHN. ARCH1T Room 14. Crulghtoit Ulock. A. T. LARGE Jr. , Rootn 2. Cielshton BI Booti and Shoe * . JAMES DHVINE & CO. , Fine Boots and Shoes. A iood nssorm borne work on hand , corner 12th and Harm THOS. ERICKSOX , S E. cor. 10th and D ( JOHN FORTUNATUS , 05 10th street , manufactures to order gocx ! at ( air \mcca. llepzMng done. Bed Springs. J. F. LARRIMER Manufacturer. JS17 Dou ! Books , News and Stationery. J. I. FRUEHAUF 1015 Faruham Strc Butter and Egcs- McSHANE St SCHRGEDEU. the oldest H. i house 111 Nebraska csul.lUlieJ 1870 Oniih CENTRAL RESTAURANT , MRS. A. RYAN , southwest corner ICthand Dodijc. Best Hoard for the Money. 3Ul3ivtiou Guam Hcab at all Hours. Uoird by the IJay , Week or Month Good Tcnna foi Furnished Rooms Supplied. Carriages and oad Wagons , WM. SNYDER , No. 131h llth and Harncy S Civil Engineers nnd Surveyors. ANDREW UOSISWATKH , Crelchton Town Surveys , Gradu and Seweraso Sj' t Specialty. Commission Merchants. JOHN 0. Win MS.1414 Dodjo Stroc D D UEEMKR. For detullj se largo od\ < ncnt In Dally and Weekly. Clears and Tobacco. WEST & FRITSCW.H. manufacturers ol AUd Wholesale Ucalcn In To'uccos. 1305 Di W. Y. LORENZUN inanulACturer SlllOth Cornlca Works. Western Cornlca Wort 8. Manufacttircn Cornice , Tin , Iron and HUto RooflliiK. from any locality promptly executed In tl manner , Fattory and Olllcu 1310 DoJgo HI flalvanliod Iron Cornices. Window Caps imumfjieturud nnd put up In any part .country. T. HFN HUM ) . 41U Thirteenth uti Orockepy. J. BONNER 1300 DOUCIM str.sct. Good II Clothing and Furnishing Goods OEO. H. I'KTERSON. Also UMa , Cajw , Shoes , Notions and Cutlery , 601 H , 10th Ai Clothing Bought. C. BHAW will pay highest Cash price for hind clothing. Corner 10th uud Farnhair - > > Dei lists. DR. PAUk , Williams' Plock , Cor. 15th & 1 Drugs , Ha'nts and Oils. KUIIIf & CO. , Pharmacists , Fine " Hoods , Cor. 1 ! Dontlis > trccta. W.J.WHITnilOUf1vnlo&RcUll , C. FIELD , SOM N - Ui Side Cuinlnir PATtR , DrueJt | , in'Ji and Howard Sti Dry Gonrl Notions , Etc. JOHN H. F. t 11MANN i CO. , .New Yorl : Dry Goods Swre , 1310 and 131 hamcUect. iL. C. Enewold also boob ) and ehoea , 7th i ' " l-uruiiure. 'A F. GROSS , Now and ascend Hand Fi And Stoves , lilt IAJUCIM. Hlgheat CM paid for second liana KM ' . i , DONNER 1309 Itoajci&s st. Fine e < x Fence Works. OMAHA FKNCK CO. OUST , FRIES d CO. , 1J1S Harney St. , Ii ed Ic Iloxea , Iron and Wood Fcnccj Itaillns , Counters ot 1'ine and Walnut. Florist. A. Donxjhue , plant ) , cut flowers , seeds , etc. V. W , cor , lath ani Douxlai street * . * Foundry. JOHN WEARNE & SONS , cor. Hthi Jac Flour and Feed. DHAHACITl' MILLS , 8th and Farnha WeUhans llroi. , .roprictora. Qrocers. Z. STEVENS , 21'st between Curaln nd T , A. McSIIAKE , Corn. 833 and Cuoilng Hatters. W. L. PARROrTE , & CO. , JS06"pouj1a kited , VtTioUale Eicli Hurdwaie , Iron nd Steel , DOLAN & LANOWORTHY , Wholesale , Uth tUc L A. HOUJES corner Uth and Callfoi Harness. Saddle * , ic , At and Donnot Dleichen , tyvlo ! $ ( cct yinii Straw , Chip and frit Hat up at horthcnjit cortipr So\Mit nlh And C < Avenue. WM. DOVE Proprietor. Hotels. CANFIELDHOUSEOe3.CiuiflclJ19thAFari DORAX HOUSE , P , H. Cnry , 913 Farnhai SLAVEN'3 HOTEL , F. Slnvcn , 10th Strw Southern Hotel Gus. lUmcl , fill & Uavciiw ton hencmg , The Wcafcm Cornlco Works , Agenta fo : Champion Iron Fence 4c. , Imro on tuxtid Ml' ' of Fancy Iron Fcncm , Cresting , Kintals , 1U1 etc. 1S10 Dotlico ttree. Intelligence Office. MRS. LIZZIE DENT 21T 16th Stre t. Jewellers. JOHN BAVMKR 1SU Farnham Street Junk. H. BERTHOLD. RAM and Metal. Lumber , Lima and Cement , FOSTER & GllAY corner 6th and Donghi Lamps and Ulastware , J. CONNER 1300 Dotutan St. Good Va Merchant Tailor * . 0. A. LINDQUE8T , Ono ol our most popular Merchant Tailors Cflvlng Uie Idlest ilwlins for Spring and Hu : Goods for gentlemen g wear. StjIUh , dn and urlccn low M ever -U 13th bet , Doug.fe Millinery , MRS. C. A. RINGER , Wholewlo and Retail , cy ( loola in Kruatariety , Zophyn , Card Hi Hosiery , Gloved , Comet * , Ac. Choapeat Hov the Wut. Purchaser KIIU 30 per cent. by Mall. 115 Fifteenth Street. Physicians an J Surgeons. W. S. GIIIBS , M. D. , oem No. 4 , Crel lilock , 15th Street. A. S , LKISENR1NO , X. D. Mawnlc llloi C. L. HART , M. D. . Kye and Ear , opp. pos DR. L. 11. OHADDY , Oculist and Aurlst. S. W jith and Farnhai otographers. OEO. HEYN. PROP. , Grand Central Callorv , 212 Sixteenth Street , near Mamntc Hall. First-class Work and 1't ness gturantecn. Plumbing , Qas and Steam Fitting P. W. TARPY & CO. . 21012th St. , bet Fni and Uouplas. Work promptly att-eiulcd to. D. F1TKPATRICK , 1400 Doustlas Stree Painting and Paper Hanging. HENRY A.'f"STEl' S. 1412 Dodge Stn Planing Mill , A. MOYER , manufacturer ol sash , doors , I moldings , newels , alustcrs , hand rails , turn scroll Hawing , &c. , cor. Doil o and 9th sttco Pawnbrokers. ROSENFRLD , 322 10th St. , bot. Far. J Refrigerators , Canfleld' * Patent. F. GOODMAN llth St. bet. Foru. & H Show Case Manufactory. ' . 0. J. WILDE , Manufacturer and Dealer ) tn all kinds of Oucs. Upright Coses. . , 1317 Cuw St. FRANK L. OEUHAKD , proprietor ( how Case manufactory , SI3 Soutli ICOi i > ctwccn Lcavenworth and Marcy. All warranted first-class. Stoves ana I inware. A. BU1UIESTER , Dealer In Stoves and Tinware , and Manufn nl Tin Roofs and all kinds ot Building Odd Fellows' Block. . BONNER. 1309 Dou ba St. Good and < Seeds. ' . EVANS , WholcBalo and Retail Seed Drll Jultlvators , Odd Fellows' Hall. 8ho acores. hllllp TAnj , 1320 Farnnum et. , bet ISth A Second Hand Store , I'ERKINS & LEAR. 1410 Douglas St. , Nt Second Hand Furniture. Housa Furnishing ic. , Itoiu'ht and gold on narrow mari'lns. Saloons. HENRY F AUFMANN , n the new brick block on Donxlas Slnt Just opcnc'l a most elegant IleeJ Hall Hot Lunch from 10 to 12 every day. FLAtlNERY , On Farnham , next to the 15. & M. heculnii has re-opened n neat and complete wubllii nhlchbarrinf FIRh.tind MothcrShlpton'H ccy , will l > o opened lor the uoya wltti Hot on and after present date. Caledonia " J. FA1 CONKR. 070 Idth Stn Undertakers. CHAS. RIKWE , 1013 Farnham bet 10th I P. 1'E.MNER. 303J Tenth street , bctwect am and llarncy. Does good and cheap w DO ( Jent Stores. [ IENHY POHLMAN. ton , notions , pi lewclry , &c. , 13 Uth bet. Farnham and D I' . 0. RACKUS. 1205 Farnham St. . Fwov BOGGS & HILL REAL ESTATE BROKE No , 1508 Farnbam Street L.3BC L. , - - 3STI North eldc , out > . Grand Central 1 PROPOSALS For Furnishing Horses , Wagons , and Ham the Indian tervice. Sealed proposals for furnUhlng elghl work hones , two (2) bugify hornet ) , fifty ( ft OIIH. one (1) ( light npring wagon , fifty ( . ' double harncM far the Indian nenlco a agency. Nth. , will lie rucclvud by the unit vd nt his ollice until tlvo ( ' > ) o'clock p. m. day , .July 2(1 , ISbl , at which tlmo bid * O ] < enid and contract * auardcd. Thu fol upcdtlcatlons anil conditions will bo oh namely : Tlio work linn-es must bo bctwe ages of four (4) ) and buven (7)curn , not lo fourteen (14) tmnds high and to weigh I than nine hundred and fifty ( DM ) pound * to douMu harness , trim to work perfectly eouHd. The buggy team will } cct to tlio above conditions , and In a < mutt bo good travelers All horses will jccteil to a thorough trial and Inspection being received. They muni bo weighed agency in the presence of the agent , Wavoiit to be narrow track , three ( thimbles , spring Beat , top , box , bov covers coversjte bo of twelve (12)ounn Light wagon , three (3) ( ) springs , with top , ntif4 to be plain , back btrupa and collui lentlur tugn , complete. All the above to ) > e delivered at the at Mho ( expense ef the uontractoi later than September 1,1S31 , unlcm there bo delay In thu approval of tlio contract , All bids must be accompanlud by a c cheek or equivalent on tome Unlteil Hti posltory , payable to the order of the agen lettbt five ( ft ) per tent of the amount of t which thcvk Khali bo forfeited to the Htatenlncase any bidder retell Ing awar falltocjccuto promptly a contract will and sufficient sureties , according to the t his bid , othcrwleo to be returned to the b Payment will be mode through the Ind flee , Washington , D. C. , an noon a prat n tur the ilellicrv of he goo4 < . The right to reject any and all bids In rei Tl s will lie rcivlkfd for all or part abovij , and thould bo tndomed , "Proioi FurnUhlng Horses , Wagnns , and harnat < a the casu may bo , and addrensod to the signed at Otoe Agency , Uao counZ ) ' , Net LEWELLYN E. WOOD U. S , Indian A Otoo Agency , Neb. , June 31 , JSdl. jo 2 PROPOSALS For City Scavenger. Proposr.ls will b received by the undc until Saturday , the Oth day of July , 1SU o'clock noon , fir domic the duties olclty ger , Said proposals inubt have kperiflod iirli-ui to be charged for thu muov al of all < ! malsgarbag and filth of wliatev er kind or and must bt > accompanied by the names i a'nd suttlclent surety for the faithful perfc ot the duties required. Kn > elope * cnclos proiK > sali thall bo marked , "Projiocals Ci cngar " anddolltrred to the underslgi later than , the time above upoclllwl. City Council reserves the right to rt ; &nd all bid * . Bids to bo opened at the mguUr mctttn City i BTIOX RHtP. 1IW BYRON REED & , i OLtSBTlUTlllLlilllHD Real Estate Age IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete aUtmct of title to THE SPOOPENDYKBE Mr. 'S. anil Kin Sjiouso TJiulori a Flnhlnfi Excurnlou , BrooVljn Kntfc , "Srvy , my ileixr , " said Mr. Spoo tlyko , witli n socinl sort of n j "how would you like to go ftslii "Wouldn't tlmt bo perfectly 1 ly ! " squealed Mrs. I'oopendyke. novcr was fishing in my life , ni nhvnjrs wanted to try it. Where wo uo ? " "Well , there nro lots of pi around Urooklyn. Last BUIUIII BI\W boys catch n good many fisl the duck nt the foot of State at ; Wo might go there. " "Just the place , " conceded . ' Snoopondyko. "Perhaps wo catch some sardines. I'll bet a s of thread I ot the first shad ! " HI her glee Mra. Spoopendyko wa ! across the room and back again. Mr. Spoopendyko smiled pleasr upon his wile , and started out the yard to got some worms , \ Mrs. Spoopundyko rigjjod hersel for the pending excurmon. "Got any fmn sticks ! " she askei Mr. Spoopendyke returned , rn warm from hlu exercise. "I've got Bomu fishing rodslf t what you mean , " replied Mr. S [ endyko , "but 1 could only find worms. " "Can't we break em in two ? quired Mrs. Spoopendyko , anxiou "Could if wo had a liusa f grunted Mr. Spoopondyke. " < along , if you're coming,1' ' and oughly equipped for the oxpei Mr. and Mrs , Spoonomlyko BC ! for the State street .pier. "liirtv long befoi-o they bito"r Mrs , Spoopondyke , hoisting her out of the water and examining point of u worm her husband hail paled thereon. "They'll probably bite at th soon as they can borrow a step-lad retorted Mr. Spoopondyko , o , the dangling hook. "If you calc to get any lish , you'd butter let ; hing down in the water. " "Oh ! " said Mrs. Spoopem drpping the hook. "Do you tli ionic ! catch a gold fish1' } she inqi [ vfter a pauso. "Hi ! hold on there , I lost 1 ijaculatcd Mr. Sdoopendyko , liis hook up toward the Heights. "So did I ! " chimed Mrs. S dyke , aa she fell over backwrfrt [ hot her sinker into Mr. Spoond ; vr , "I declare wo both lost hi ml What yo doin ? " clcinnndei Spoondyke , "what did you when I'm pulling in fish , you ju still , will ye ? Think my hen fish-pond ? Drop it , I tell yo ! it in the water. There ! Noi still and fish. Another time 1'n ing in n Spnish mackerel , yo things alone. You mad me losi fiBh. " "You ouirht to have caught ' . said Mrs. Spoopendyke , sooth 'j'9U fished splendidly for him. " C''I understand the business , joined Mr. Spoopondyko som mollified.ou see he didn't get the belt , big as he was. " "I'm glad of that , because only got three worms left. llf like to catch an oyster. DC know I " "Hist ! Sh-h-h ! Quiet , now ! got him ! See me play himl I'll fetch him ! " and Mr. Spoopo ; reeled in until lie landed an old "I didn't know that fish had on , like a chestnut , " said Spoopendyke , quivering with c ment. "Urack him and let's sec ho is. " "Crack your grandmother ! " si Mr. Spoopondyke , shieing the up the pier , "lie wasn't good t anyway. I'll got something "What's the matter with my Let go , you nasty thingl ] another one ! Quick ! " "Pull him in , can't yo ? You' a bite. Haul up ! " cried Mr. Spc dyke , trying to untangle hiniHul : his line and help his wife. "Li ; out of the water ! " "Ho won't let mo , " squeaked Spoopendyko , holding both ur full length. "Take him oil' ! Go "way , you monster ! " "Lift your polo straight in tin shouted Mrs. Spoopendyko. " the dod Kasted thing right up ! ' Mrs. r-'pookendyko oxcrtcd I and disclosed an eel , dangling. "It's a r attlesnake ! " she 3 "Don't go near him ! Fire ! fire ! dor ! police ! polico-o-o ! " "Hold your yawp , will yo ? " b Mr. Spoopendyko. "Got him the dock , so T can catch him ! yo holding him out there for ? ing for him to dry ? Stick that straight up in the air , 1 tell yo. " Mrs. Spoopendyko throw the over her shoulder , and Hopped t into Mr. Spoopondyko'u countci "Dod gast the measly eel howled , as he spat it out. waving tlmt slam blasted ligh rod like n Hag , will yo ? Hold i I say. Think you'ro a tren ? " "Don't touch him ! Throw overboard ! llo'll sting you to d gurgled Mrs , Spoopendyko , un gottingthat the polo still exi an intluonco over the eel , she gi a jerk , and it slipped throng ] Spoopondyko'a h'ni'ors. Tlmt t man made a spring for it , and i od into tlio water , "Hen ! brab ! boa ! waggle ! gii ga , gaggie ! " sputtered Mr. Sp dyke , aa uomo lightermen fishei out , "Did you catch cold , dear ? " i t .d Mrs. Spoopondyko , with soli us they made their way home , "If I did , Ilandedit"j.Towh Spoopendyko , blowing mud li exhaust of u tug , "Anyway , I caught an eel , I ? " asked Mrs. Spoopendyke , en out the woman's idea of comfot man with the only thing ho want to hear about. "Oh ! you caught it ! " rippoi Spoopendyko. "You're a Jish-i you arc , All you want now i sides and some bubbles n through you to bo an aquarium , other time wo both go h'shing yt at homo. You hear ? " And with this novel mathei suggestion , Mr. Spoopendyko 1 himself to his domicile aim took iweat. Veunor'i Gnon For Julj With July I commenced a n of my weather forecasts for tl sir months of the year 1881. 1 to a prediction made for twelve i in advance , would , at the j stage of weather prognoaticatioi uloua. The test these uredictioni dorgo for the first six months is a a severe one , although it is my conviction that this spare of time bo covered , and that with consider accuracy , by rm intelligent observ ; of the leading principlen conne with the motorology of "tircountr I believe that the present sum is one in a triad of similar aumn probably the middle olio. U is h to rcsomblo in its chief features of 1SSO , and to ditl'er in some of minor details. ' The approaching month of July enter cool and wet , and ijive a deal of win generally ou-ralanje tion of the United States and Can while in Great Britain the wea will in all probability l > o like stormy and wot. The storms ofv thunder and lightning are likelj prove Bovpro and ftv.iiint. | ) heaviest rains for Now York and cinjty I would locate shortly aftot _ 0th , probably the 21st ur 22d. tween the 12th and 20th an oxcoi hot term is probable throughout Canada and the United States , dditional severe storms invoi Actions , Within a few days ot the closi uly , likely in the neigliborhoo ho 2"th and 28th days , a cool to wave may occur , carrying fros anada and cool weather gone ith storms of wind , hull and vor the United States. Where st lave been severely felt in wester : iouthwestorn states during Junol igain will the severest storms of leloxpork'iiccdjnotlwitlistanding , ever , these frequent and s > tormsof July , frequent alternn f line , hot weather will prol : ounteract to a great extent in lamago done to gr.un and other i " u general in tho"west. . The entry of July as nlmvo skei i likely to bo cool fliul showv ! > oth Canada and the United SI Mid stonily" TVCitthor with a rotui .ultrinoss . is probable in proxim : ho Fourth in most sections. HKSHY ( ! . DIGGER INDIANS. An Expiring Race A Novel I ) in n Bake Ovon. from a Citllfortiln Letter. "Would you like to attorn lance to-niuht at the ranchcria o Indians ! " said n gentleman to af and myself , as wp loitered in 01 the small towns in northern Cn nia. Now , having been inforn : the dance during the afternoon ' "CBS a personage than the chief c ranchoria , we determined to sto } night for the purpose of witm the same , and right happily woi joined by a Rontloman who was oughly familiar with every po intorestin the neighborhood , an < was well known to many of th dians themselves. "Tho Diggers are n strange i said he , as wo trudged along nightfall to the place whore the dango" was to bo hold. ' "The generally conceded to be the 1 specimens of humanity on the c cut of America , and it is doi whether the old world can show pie moro degraded. "Although r ed ctlbrts have been made to c them , yet these have been ul avail , and the work of the phihm ist has been like the good seed fell upon stony places and sprung up , but having no root withered away. Words and incuts seem to bo powerless to c change in their condition ; and , the time of the mission fathers , tempts at the improvement of t tellectual and spiritual wolfun boon abandonpd. The Digger J may bo taught to jiick hops , chop wood , and perform many kinds of outdoor work. lie n : taught to chew and smoke and like a white man ; to wash his fa wear decent clothing ; but civili can go little farther. At the Hi pulse ho returns to his vagaboi of idleness , to his acorn di < 'wickiup1 of boughs , the same u od mid untainiibk ) savage. "Yes , " continued our friend , passed beyond n true where a breed once had been lynched , ' is something pathetic in the 1 of the Digger nice. In the d > Kit Canton and other famous they Bwarmed through every va the state ; and even down to th of the pioneers of Ml ) they tin the streets of the frontier town their rancherhiB were so densely lated that the barest necessaries were with diflicnlty obtained , during the last twenty yearn the disappeared moro rapidly thai before ; and before many year passed not a vestige of this one erf ul race will remain , What cause of this decline , you nsk , doubtodly it has been war , pen and the contact of civili/ntio early days the different tribei lighting unceasiiiL'ly among selves , while the Americans am ieans aided largely in decrcas'n number of their common onem Trinity county , thirty years i party of whites surrounded a r ria , and during a night a wliol Similar buti , wiis destroyed. have occurred in other parts Btato. Net long since I read in fee's History of Sonoma county the ravages of the cholera iimu Indians in ISM. In one ranch the Sacramento Valley over ! 10 within the space of four days , little girl alone escaped the fr disease , and when she was rcHcv ground was literally covered wi bodies of her dead companions. "Tho contact of civilization the gentlemanas we approacl ranchoria , ' 'has been moro po the extinction of the Diggert pestilence or the sword. The j > no longer abundant in the mou and there in a scarcity of fish interior streams , and without li game the Indians are put to nl of shifts to keep body and H gether. "When tnoy are hun mutters little what sort of fooi ferod , for they will eat any thing ia digestible. Their broad in generally from acorns or the 1 of the pincnut and buckeyi worms and edible roots are thoi and vegetables. Grasshoppers i of their favorite dishes , while are Bftid to bo oaten with a Between the two evils sturvat work there is not much dill in the average Diggur'u mind , escaping both the grand end of unco is obtained. Hut hero we ranchi-riai state , and of the habits and cimi ) f this strange people an exec opportunity is now allorded to ji ; or yourselves. Don't bo fa.itidi lon't make any one angry ; keep mouth shut and your eyes and open , nnd you will witness a pe manco to-niijht moro curious thai , 'ou have yet seen in California , shall soon be satisfied , but mak vour mind to remain hero unti dance is over. " From the barking of the dogs ho wailing of u aquaw wo know wo were now in the midst of unchoria ; and Indians forms 111 about the "swoat-houso" inforim vhoro the "fandango" wns to bo 1 This house had been built of at loles and branches ingeniously fiv nl together , and was in the simp in inverted bowl , being about ; ; eet in diameter at tlio bottom : apering to the siozo of a center \t the top. The outside being ci od with earth to prevent the csea ] the heat , and there being no windows nor doors , the appearan the whole was like that of an old ioned hake-oven and the simile not inappropriate , as wo aftorv loarnud. Under the escort of Captain , to whom wo wore each required t1 60 ci'iits , wo crawled rather walked through the small apertu one side , and having gained tl terior we were assigned a bond mediately in frout of the lire. 1 now about 10 o'clock , but the dai was not yet begun. About lot diaiiR the malesand females mix discriminately were lounging ai the edge of the house , and siivi bench upon which wo were seato u single article of furniture was Upon hooks projecting from the were blankets , boad\York , bows arrows , caneft , slippers and uUlVl onienc unti f.uiov Articles , will arious costumes tn bo unud i ancos aavo the wholu tlio ntilwn f a well-stocked bar.aar. Tlio ight of the place emanated frOi uigo , good lire which burned c 'round near the center of the li , nd during the entire evening repit old Indian , who had bee ailed for the > purpose , kept pilii uel until the spectators on the \nd the Indians themselves were i h roasted. It was already late when thong ng began. The orchestra was > osed of about a do/.en braves , heso , with their instruments of ure , huddled together near the n lib center. In the book , "Ho ho Gates , " a Chinese orchestra icribed as n combination of ticl chicks , and jingles and squeaki erludo and emaciated fiddlers ' roar of gongs and a clash of cy iddod ; while elsewhere the mil ! ho Digger Indians is describe ! leafening uproar like that pro ly a thousand cross-cut ilod by steam power , or i nerable pigs caught under n gati nultitudo of toin cats lashed tuj mil Hung over a , clothes line ! loither of the above descriptioi do justice to the music which apoii our ears as the signal was "or soon were distinguished not Dauscs in accordance with the fl Each member of the orchcstn tributed his share of the noi striking a split piece of wood i his arm or knee ; and this was i panied by a plaintive wail , no and subdued , again forcible , i occasion demanded. Simultaneously with the conn mcnt of the music the dancing A dozen or moro squaws glide ( footed into the ring , and after e the tire on tiptoe , glided away ceremoniously UK they came. . bly the second ana last dunces the best of tlio evening , and : description of each is horowil ponded. Previous to thu conn ment of the second dance , whi Indian informed us in broken was a "squaw dance , " the ten t changed their apparel and d their costumes in plain view audience assembled , and then f a line between us and the fire , dresses must have been owned community in general , for the , exactly alike in every , respec when the dance was concludec was returned to the hook from it had been taken. The body of each dross wan n : black calico , with rod and whiti lops bolmv the waist and ulso ; bottom. An abalone belt fitted ly around the waist , and font streamers from the back and waved to and fro with tlio body the head wan a cup , which in was not unlike a huge crab ; am ] ing from the top of this was a streamer , which extended even ground. Each of the mjuawa liorno'tail in the right hand , an had peculiar wooden whistles i mouths. The duncers varied from the young cirl in her ti the grandmother of the tribe , stoical indifference to pleasure nlauao was manifested on over ) During the dunce the feet wore wholly lifted from the grounda motion was a sort of shutlling blodoh > y" the dancers now si ing themselves on the heel , n the teen , now turning aroun around , now fo.lowing the lead u snail-like pace around th Every few minutes , without tli sign , the beating of the sticks n humming of the musicians won donly Htop , and then , by way phuiHo , the old Indian by the li ono or two others would utter a was a i.urt of cross between u and a yell. 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