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Show Tbe Ponca Indians. New York, 8. Josiah M. Fisko gave a private reception to-night, at his residence resi-dence ou Fitlh avenue, to the Ponca chieftains who are about to bring suit in the United States Supreme Court to recover re-cover their lands, of which they claim they have been defrauded by government, govern-ment, and to right, as far as may be, tho wrongs inflicted upon thera by Indian agenis. iiev- Dr. Prime, E S. Jaflray, S. D. Bahcock, Rev. Dr. Robinson, Prof. Hitchcock, Rev, Joseph Cookman, Rev. Dr. Hastings, W. H. Lincoln, of Boston, and other distinguished gentlemen were present. Standing Bear, the Ponca chief, addressed the company as to tho wrongs that his tribo had sustainod. A public meeting in their behalf iB lo be held here. |