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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15
On DeSiara street, has for sale plenty oi
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Such as AL Coffee and Sugar;
Excellent Syrup and Molasscs;
Splendid Cheese, Nfacaroni and
Nermicclli; New Buck wheat
Flour in any quantity; New
Sugar Cured Hams nirSt in
Market; Plenty Of Eggs,
Spice,l Pigs Feet, Oysters,
:Sardines, f'ottcd or Dcviicd
Meats, HOLSTERS, Salmon and
Mushrooms; Assorted Canned
Fruits and Vegetables :;
Potatoes and Onions
Choice Carolina Rice;
White Beans and English
Peas; Iiominy and Grits;
cranberrics, Raisins, CitrOn
And Currants; Nice .Iciii"s
And Preserves; Dried Figs:
Crackers, Cream Biscuits and
Cracknc1s; Toys, Dolls amt q
Variety of nice and useful
Ornaments Also, Il
Small Assortment of Crockery and
SheIfHarlware, such as is mostly
Needed for General Use.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

The planters are following the water
rs it recedes with their plows-some not
planting more than four rows day.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

We record total fall in the river of
three feet three inches and quarter
up to 10 O'Clock to-day. The water is
very nearly off the rear of the city.
The roads above and below are open.
Trenton is on dry land once more.
East of this, about the Lafourche and
beyond, the overflow is receding, but
very slowly. The Mississippi is falling.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15
Onathita Trlegraph.
Business Notice.

MONROE, La, MAY IL. 1874.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

Gun TYRE r1p SALE At THIS OFFICE.
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The appointment by Mr.. Kellogg Of
&. b. Hamlet, eN-Mayor, as City Re
corder, an Office requiring, at times,
thorough knowledge of the law and OF
the rules Of evidence, whereof George
is as ignorant as we are of the duties Of
the Pope, is such an appointment Us
calls for no comment from us. When.
however, prominent Republicans nj
this city, high in Office, and some Of
them able lawyers, thought George a
suitable appointee for Mayor, it was
Mr.. Kellogg's turn to dose them thor
ough1y with their friend as Judge. SO
it goes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

Mr.. T. B. BusiclS, agent of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
Company, has closed the agency for the
Company at Monroe, and returned to
New Orleans on Thursday. The agency
will probably be re-opened next Fall.
Mr.. BusiclS was a very accommodating
agent. His withdrawal will he re-
GREETED by the patrons of his company.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

The health of the City and country
around, Notwithstanding the overflow,
continues very good.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

mail for several weeks, was interrupted
on Wednesday by the arrival Of a dray-
load Of sacks cramned to repletion with
papers and letters, coming from almost
every quarter of the globe. Papers
issued a month ago contained startling
intelligence for this water-bound COM
munity. \ beautiful comment on the
vigilance and enterprise of the Postal
department: is the fact that during all
this interval boats have been running
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

We give warning that our patience
is exhausted with the delinquent pat
rons of this Office. We have advanced
labor, paper and money enough. Eat
vors, we do not ask but we nent<t,a,1
our just dues. The overflow is no OK
cuse, because we are Il sufferer too. Vt
there be honor, money add gratitude
Tor indulgehceS, among our delinquent
patrons, they are less than upright rucn
if they do not respond to this notice,
ness.
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BUSINESS LOTS
w II. FERRY.
MONROE MALE ACADEMV.

August ;, lS72.-4G:tf
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NOTICE! NOTICE!!

Legal proceedings will positively be in
stitutcd upon all accounts due r.. Dreyfus
Il Co., in bankruptcy, which arc not paid,
or settled, before the 9th of March, 1874.
II. WALLACE, Assignee.
pr. pr. NJ. KAUFMAN.
Monroe, La, Feb. q, 1874. matt
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-05-15

MO ST arriving!
There is no need for starving, as long as
II. X ] ~ - r II NJ \ n n,
, 1874-07-27
n Remarkable Confltce.
Sacramento tJuty ~ Correspondents Of tho San r.
ri.

Sacramento tJutyl ~ curssponds''cs Of ks San Fran
The baot-growers around brighton. miles
from this city, lave been Rrehtly excited i for
'fook past over tue appearance Of tho army
worm III their beet-ields. Tho worm is a neH-
an area Of At lonst miles. 3ho worms usV av
eragc about 2H inchea in length, are
aa thick as m ordinary lead-poncil, aud OF =
darl. brown color, with longitudinal stripea Of
black and white on other sido OF tho brown
AMI IL arnicd with kccn, nippor-liko teeth.
They have oalen up nenfly al tho bccts that
we're planted BY tho :Boat-Sugar Company and
the teldH Of john Rooney, which are mostly
the eeed MAS put III. They cover the ground In
= hideous black, c,awliug n1ass, and preuout
moet lonthhome nghs. They cat the tops Gu
troly on the heots, not eycn leaving the stems
descend to the beet itself aud dovour 1t. Thoro
arc great many wilIown in tho vicinity and 1t IL
probable that tho moth that lays The egg out Of
which the worm il hatched is hnrhored by them.
rotations on the nearest fields to the willows,
aud this fact has boon obsel yed in former years,
The course travelled By tho worms is from tic
southwest to tho northeast.
% Iwo days ago tho owsors Of the felda procured
1.0oo hungry turkeys aud turned them loose
on tho rayagers. Tho turksys went ut tho
pcat ycraciollaly, but made but little healway,
though they devonred tho worms in millions.
!o-uaY l,400 moro OF the hunErleet turkeys to l8
icn1d Tor miles around wore tur1od into the
Ields. Thn sceno that enHucd when tho cntiro
2.0Qu turkeys got fairly to work Has thrilling III
tne extreme. The turkeys charged on tho black,
crawling, boodug mass OF loathsome things, and
aetoWed them in great punches, gulptug thom
a aown IN thoir eagetnosa like starving vulturos.
Ine worms canao On iu grent black nayee, away
| ing on tho beet-tops like All unlAlating soa. Tie
tafkoyb gorged themselves till they rcoletl aud
staesefed aud tottcred like demoralizcd aoldierB.
A. cue Roiged turkeys fell back fresh and
. hungty , olcs took their Vlacey, aud scooped up
& hot contest. in which finally all tho turkeys
took part thoy foil back. sick aud dsheartoned
"lsh { oSeFlHdon 70 crops aud disguBtod looks. After
. aSs1 y! = aay or Two thay will again be eet to
o'rossing in milliona. Tho damage already done
Ii aHnrIuDll6. ~ - -N~
, 1874-07-27
THE Dangers OF Ear.R,nrs.

An inquoBt hold at Liverpool tho other day on
tho body of little girl, agod yoars, tho
daughter Of sailor, conveys lcsson w1th ro-
gard to car-rings, which is, 1T MI oyonts, WORTH
tue astcntlon Of woman, II she can divert her
thoughts Tor moment from tho pursuit Of her
rights. Tho unfortunate child, nhoBe death
formed tho aubiect Of inquiry, about three
roclh ego underwent the operation of having
Lcr cars piorcel with ntocking-need!o. Aftor
tito oa1H wore pierced two earrings belonging
to her mother were put In thom. fen aayp
later b!iptor game behind ono ear then tile
jaw bogau to swell worse symptoms ensuod,
aud on Saturday last the chilli died. The modt-
cal oydonca was to tho effect that Gioath had ro-
n,lltpd from oxbnuAtfon consequent upon the iu-
tenso Inflammation causod by tho piercing Of tho
esrus, and tho jury returned n verdict Accord
ingly. OF Course, II women ehooso to have
their earn piotccd II would b. in,pertinencs OIL
the part Of man to remountra:o against tho
bolf-ihilsctcd torture; but thorc can be no
hafm In suggesting that chfldfcn might bn al-
lorod to reach years OF discretion before thoy
aro called upon to follow tho example Of their
otdor6 and battora iu this respect. It is, how
ever, onsy fair on woman to admit that she did
not invopt tue practlue Of eAr-pielcsng. Ao-
cordjtg to tho MoAannna1ans, Abraham began
1t. III ono Of sarah's Jealous lta respecting
lIagar sho declarcd that ahc would nut ,rcse
until she had dipped her hartlA. In 1Iagurfs
b!oou ln order to quies Sarah, aud enabte her
I'd rodoem her promise without f,n t!er uraet.ing
her household, Abraham pia.oed Hagar'a cars
aud draw ringB through thom. From thai time
earnings became fashionable.
, 1874-07-27
Oanpbo1i. md soon nftor 'sDomotrt,,y," n tn,a
Of inodcrn Graoco. Both Of th0aa poems hays
long bppp ont Of pript.

Oa'nnholis 91td soon aftor "DemotrilH," n tale
Of modern Graooe. Both Of thoao poous havs
long beon out Of print. .- '
On tho death Of her father. Agncs md hor
olaoat alstor begun syslomAtio courAo. Of st,iIv
| by themselves In tho British hluaonm dovottEu
tliansolyos especially tu old Frotch a,i pro-
yencel nlan,scripte. From this co.lrso Of road
Ing h1iss strickanls MUD recoivod cot TO-
Wards llIatorical writing flolsl Of literature in
which At,e lccanlo Noll known by tho norius or
twelve vol.,meS entitled tho Iiyes Of tho Q,leons
or England from tho Norman Conguant," Of
aud the last III faf!'. This work was tho joint.
production Of herself aud libr uiater Elizabeth,
but her sister, for ao1no rcaHon iuaatod thai,
Agnoa' ,,a'no .alono should 70 aasortat'el viii,
tho publication Preceding the appearance Of
shei' Lives OF tho Qneeuu Of lsnriu,d" Agnes
tr,at!o humorous contributions to tho por!oj;caI
1itcratnro of tho day, and, III company with ller
Rtstor Elizabeth. wrote = nunlhur OF books for
circulation. ~ ts''5 rho also published "1he
l'ilerin'B Of Wnlninghan,," constructed OF, tue
model Furnished hy tll.1cer, which was well
received. Tho 1Aves Of tho queens of England
Tero II m n1inpretantiouu stslo and wore oi con
eaoralio value. Tho favor viii, whlcl, t1loy wcre
rocolyol lod tbehstorn, during tho ycsrs lSjQ-59,
to write and publish the Lives OF tho Queeuh
Of Scotland anil EngIish prnccssen coni,octotl
With tho Regal Succession Of Gleat 1rltnil,," in
eight vouncs; Nil Indispensable complement to
tho hrEt wor1t. In this ueconl historical sorios
Miss serickland nndoltakea iron, origiDalsou
part Of Tho work wcl, has bdon raphb!isllctl In
ths French language. In 1864. hln published
:" Tho Bachelor KInpH of England" !. work in
which iho caronfh OF William Rufus. Edward v.
and Edward ". nrc reco,t,oL. 11or |atest works.
nre" How Win IT End 7" Uso5), Lives Of tho
Seven BIshops'" (1s1a), and ali abrdgement OF
tho ".Ltvos Of Qlaans ut England" = So
Tho 1nadncsa OF writing seems to have Affect
oil al tho fomnio ,11nn,bo!B Of tho Strickland
family. Aside from Eizabeth1, Agnca Ind thrro
aintors, Jano Margaret, Catherine Parr (Alrs. |
whom have acquired sonlo reputation aa writer's.
Tho husbands If tho 1.-Two mnrlietl efators waro
o!licera y. tho British army, both Of whom woro
stationed for some time iii OAuada, wAore their
wives accompanied them.
, 1874-07-27
Tho Present Potter Family.

At tho teoeut COMMENCEMENT OF Union Col
lego, notice WAS given that tho gifts Of Cisrlson
N. Potter and Hounrd Potter Of SO, zoo. for % tbo
erection Of Mom1r'al naa Hall, Ind been inor BASED
py tllom to gov, ,ouo. II "ah a pleas&nt, as cor
grandaons Of that remarkalle man. Eiinhalot
Mott, for nearly huff contury prcajdont nf tho
College. Bhonld haye tcipatc n tho ex sre,as.
Of the roceus Commenconent-tour grandsnnn
each Of whom has achieved high reputation:
tho o1dess, Clarknon N. Potter, being reurcsent.'
tive in Congress from tho Weslc1outor district
aud Nh eminent LAWYER; the second, Howard
Potter, momber Of Brown l3rothers, ono Of ths
great banning -houaes Of tho world; tho thi,d.
11oury G. Potter, Keotos OF Grace Church, Nc,,
YORK; and tho fourth, The I!cr: Eliphaiet Mott
Potter, nom ProsItlout oil tho Cnl!osn. lhorc arc
oshor brothers who hive slro distinguished ID en-,
xeiYcss Gen. Robert =. Potter. rho won his
epsu'ein in the reocllon, AMI Edward 7. Potter
brothers III the wife Of hlr. Launt Thompson
the nc!lptor, whose contributions 10 the 9aiary
and other MagaxineH have n,ads hia HAMA famli-
lar TO readers. Tho Iottsys are ohildlon OF tho
Int bshop Potter Of Pennsylvania.
, 1874-07-27

fnrlona gypay; ,ong pent up-hetrod now gaining
tlle inaatery OF him, did not coaso III l,la tnurs
tbs In'fo red with tho ood Of tsc wom"n SasGa s
profenHetl to lovo into tho breast OF tho younp
American. who ntaggorod baok aud foil, WITH
both hnnds pregsed over the wound from which,
Hfo I oGoa +. ii, s's snr5ng M9EG s trp"ng s
woods. 1t was, getting dark. and the gathering
gloom added TO- tho :. terror in tllnS
Loartu Of ,po1crnbo and Ills . uolitary
s1n'nto s"ax s tho rgg g'psy Tom"n. ssa They hr
victims u Moro'a haso. Esmondcla'H wound
Nns m ugly.tnnking Ranh and was bleeding
irocly; Sue vas !non,'sotous; Frank was stabbod
futt abovo Tho heart; ~ Inch lowor md tho
krifo would hayo ontorod ills heart. Tho blood
wau gi.,aliing out III great Bpurts.' .1'noy wero
both placed in wagon OH bed 1nado ol blau-
kets' Tho gypBy woniau insdo baMhagen fur tl,o
wotlndu a'sd."as cnuoavorihg to etop tho blood
whon, Moro returned. Ho wss very pnie, and Ills
Tho rltdo surgical slitl of tho gypsioa wns mn
avnilius. llowoyor, and 10 oBa than ri hour after
!ho fearful Hoonc III tho gypsy camp EsmondoIa
died. mover reaainlfI3 conHco1snesa.
TIL, KtENEBT rANdH OF REMoneR
HofZeGF Moro whom It was 1snown that so wns
dead. He toro lls hatr and ,noaned aud CURSED
hts Btara. and was utmost crazed: About mid
nlZht n he gavo orders for breaking camp. Ho
from tho camp, and in 1t ths body Of tho mut-
dcred tsirl WAS plAcoI. Just as so lad died. with
~ box, no nbroud, no funeral 1ito-burod in
tho Wilderness 1T deal Of night, a murdered out
cast, ,sal'd yet, pcrhaps, born TO adorn princciy
liNlls and moyo among tho proud nnd great.
Shortly after tao burlnl tho gvpHlos startod
on. Iloy could not proceed far, how
ever. III tho darxuoes. and thoy woto
compelled to await tho return Of Gay.
The wounded young man lny In tho wagon,
groaning in agony, but man,feHting no con.
rclouhness. polombo Hnys that tho Impressive
llcnB of tho horrld deed that had boon commit.
tod was ton great for him to boar, and about
O'Clock in tho morning ho determined to doaert
the party, aa ho loaeod romo groat rosponaibIl-
ty. lle rcaehed thIs place this morning. md told
the aboYe story, trat oaB,,aIiy III q barEovm and
thon under oath beforo Justice Martln. On this
deposition warrants woro issued for tho arrest
Of tic nan Moro, and parties have gone, ACCOM-
patsad by Poonho, to find tho spot wliero tho
murdered girl waa buried, and to Hook tho gyp-
bios. .
THE oRosg-rxAa11aAr1oN or roLoMpo
revealed certain inconHistoncteB in hiH statement
whic!, have cauacd some to look upon him with
suspicion: A day Or 30 Wi, throw light cnousi,
on the subject to docitlo tho truth Of the State
mont. polonlbo nays that In his Judgment tho
young man could not aurvivo hia wounds, and
tLnt 10 doubt Ills body will bo found buried not
far from that OF EamoudoIh.
, 1874-07-27

1Vo learn BY tho csb!e Telegraph that Agnrs
yesterday, at the Age OF 08 years, Mias strick-
land was tho third daughter OF 1homaa
Strickland, OF Roydon Hall Suffolk. Early in
lita her literary tondeucios becalno apparent.
At Ia years Ut ago sho was we'll advanced In
rhyme called the ''1,ed Rose, III which she in.
tended 10 record The fortuncs OF tho HouHn Of
Lancaster during tho War With the House Of
york-lhs conflict populsry described as this
to l,or education a. carefully az James Mill did
10 Tint of hiH mora eminent sou, regarded
rhymIng as an illa amusement, and 10 conse.
qaouoo Of hiu disspproyal she laid aside this
work. Three years lator, however, hho wrote q
Of the Cavalier" which Was highly praised BY
, 1874-07-27
Payment of Debts by H1onteneEr1ns.

44e AlohtehagglnB appear to understand thor
ough!y the art Of giving "reliof to the embar-
raasod,"' aud have short way with dobtorn Which
eayes au infulty of trouble. The SMYRNA cor
respondent Of ths Lerant Herald reports a disa-
greeabio affair which occurred tLe othor day in
the viliage Of Na1likoni, which, although oon-
tanning population OF 9, 600 souiB does not con-
tain aingls policeman, and Is, therefore place
where Freedom aourlshes undistu.bed BY con-
stabnlkry Interference. Quo OF tho vilagors
owed Montenogrin living Ia Narlikonl tie tri
filing aum Of u piaatres, aud boipg un-
able 70 pay him at once went to the
houHe whero hia creditor was engaged ag gardner
or groom, aud begged him to grant delay OF 9
few days The hontepegrin, probably rhinking
It would be blindness to put bis unfortunate
dobtor out Of his misery without further worry,
drew pistol aud shot him dead on the spot |;
then with singular good feeling took his depart
ure from the accno oi tho distressing avcnt, Rnd
embarked for Boyrout. without any sttempt being
mado to arross him. u consequence Of this ca
tAatrophe it is suggested that the Montonegrius
bo disnrmod Iu tho meantime 1t might 10 ad-
ysHablo for tho ylllage1H Of Narllkonl In their
dealings With tue MontouegrinB to adopt the
ready.mpney syBtem."
, 1874-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

| Tho editor Of the Grand napi1S (WjB.1 Iiit.-.
uns liah interviewed u cranberry MN, WHO de-
| clares " tho crop is gouc mr. lie thinks. fran
tho effects OF tho hot sun aid oxtcomo drouDht.
|. Tho little daughter OF YiBcount Amberioy '
from whom Lady An,berley caught tho diph.
tho,ia, Of which she died. LAS followed hor
| agel 7, and very attractive:
| DIR. John H. .. Mcclellan, OF philadelpbla,
! IN eminent phyBician and popular citizen. died
recently at Edlnburg, Scotland. Ho was tho sou
| ora OF the Jefferson Medical College OF that
city; and tho brother Of Gen. MoClollan.
| Among tho recent removaa from Office
under tho Democratio State Government In New
HAmpshire, ID TINT 1f 1Aaao A. Hill, aon Of tho
colchratod IsAao Hill who provided idcaa for
| the Democracy In olden timca
Matilda Fletcher lna cancocdhor centonnial
engagements. Tho peoplo OF Iowa don't care a
continental centennial, about tho PhilaGepin
| exhibition. mud even Matsda'n eloquent voice
couldn't persuade thom to cnt[,ugo oynr Il.
AarshaNEoton Times. ..,'",-
"a romantic York girl thonghs to Maud Null
sho stood oyor n yollow Jackets nast az she
swung her little rake. First jump from tho
score eloyen foes. Dluthnco to Tho house. hnlf
mile. Time, two mlnutas.-lfdrshau {ln.,)
Mrs. Margaret Middleton died last uook nt
Sjmebury, Conn. nped IO6 yeara = mnnthn .nI
1G days. She had nevor worn r]asacu. ,conli
slways until quite rocontly thread thc fnust
needle. uOY1r lIa6 ClAY hAir In har hch1 null
uoyer but once beforo hor ]sst ;llnea. had ~ n
phyricin,,'x attnndance" ''AoN' A~A
fyTnomaa Doer. lato mernher Of tbo oh,o oon.
s.ieutloual uouyonttou from Or,wford 5yonntv.
Court OF Common Tcas Of tho Cr.wford Dis. i
trlrt In n]ac. nf J,,lqo A. NJ Jsc,snn ~ho a hss
resignod, and removed to Cleveland WV A@'
-S.u1uol J, 5Iayr. momber Of tin Connoot,
mi Ian ,oen snno;s,tad r,of ~ tHs nnrosw sts ~
Labor Bto,istios Ia Caonantic,t in nnco ~ Innoa ~
+. Babcook. docoaso1" s"e' - 'AA''a
IL. 3. rerkinss Of Kinsmap. O.. haa . 1itt,,
dsngh!er about ! years Of age, WHO exhibits 'nys.
rosr :,3;rt;rr,n.T ,aio,, ,,s;, ~ so.uR euto ~
, 1874-07-27

=. The great S40,O90, 600 coal-lanl Lawsuit Of
Tnrnbuil VI. Parloa ais1 otllors, which has boom
pon1inH in the COURTS OF penna. wants for two
yoars, has boan decided In fayor Of tho dofenl-
nuts. Tho qucaton at ntake Was tho title to Boy-
eral thaaaanl acroA Of land in loxer Luzorne
Cuunty, rich in dooslts OF coal, held BY tho de-
fenlants, anl c!ainlod by Ja,nns rurnbull, as tho
hoir OF Alexander and Jamea Tnrnbntl, dncoase,'.
The laua was The property Of tho Tnrnhnil family
long haforo It MAS known 70 contain coal. Tho
last 1nrnbull III whom the title vested ,rni James,
tho deceased father OF the claimant, who neg
leo1ed 10 keep the taxes on it paid, hud it was
sold at y1oasuror's nalo. The property subso-
quontiy oamo iuto tho hands Of Oris Pardee and
other great capitalists. Tho father Of tho plain
tin died in Philadelphia about forty yea,a ago,
before the ercat Value Of the land WAS known,
leaving q divorced wife and tho plaintiff, thcn
more child. Homo tirnN nftar tho death Ut llA
fnslibr young Ttumbu wctit to sea. His mother,
IN 1869, belioviug thns har sou van tho riglltfui
owner Of tho a1ld, 1aade efforts to hayo tie c!aln
Hubstanttated. It waE tiyat nocosaary to find tho
missing hoir, but for twenty years nothing Uas
known of him. In 1872 ho wms found aud Gum
ruonod homo. Ills previous lifo roads 1iko q ro-
NANCE; bhipNrnck and adventures on tho SEQ,
rs an "argouaut Of No." a canal-builtler at Ma
zntlan oto tint escaped from y steamboat OK
plosion whom hundred woro killed, and once
before from tho handa Of Mexican robborB nho
stuck dozon daggers in hH bo;ty. Ho camo
home to gain woulth but the Ions Of his caso
does not disl1ea,ten him.
, 1874-07-27
Custcr'a Expedition - Esumors Com
corn iNE it..


Gentlomon who ronched this city from Dia-
lnarck on Wednesday, evening, atate that. wh,lo
nothing definite has boon hoard fiom Custor's
expedition to the Black Hills. thero arc reusons
for the beof TINT considerable battle las
ilcady heon fought with tho Indians, who hro
determined to resist the adyance Of tho e1podl.
ton BY overy forco and effort Two Of Custcr'a
hunting-dogB, which had accompanied him On
this expedition, returned to Fort Lincoln last
week, and throe 1nd1ans. seriously wounded, have
bcon returned to the AGENCY ut Grand 1siYor-.
two OF the number arriving ou Saturday, and
ono OH Monday last. Theso Grand River Indiana
s1e said to 10 peacoable, ~ Indians usually are,
but the pooplc OF Bismarck aro unable to account
for their wounds unloHs thoy had boon engaged
with tho forcoa opposing Clusters march. II ia
goncrally believed ut Bismarck thnt Custer will
10 compelled TO fight Ais way TO the Black Hills,
~ tue 1udiann arc bound to protect these 10
then) aacred grounds ut Ill hazards to life and
limb. There is q belIof, proyalent among The
Indians as NELL az among the white men, that
gold in groat quantitlos exists IN that mysterious
region, and, rs Indians cannot utilize 1t conveu-
icntiy, they are determined that white men shall
not have that blcssod privilege.
, 1874-07-27

Rusnih Is that thero was good ground for bolloy-
lug they woro about 10 bo marriod.
All fs well that ouda vol, md lot no one be
BurJ,riBed II tho future Grand Duchess NieholxY
Of IusBin hails from Connecticut.
, 1874-07-27

The Springfield (Mass,) Union Says thsrn Il
m "ie! egutallty" OF sou!e e15, 900 IN couneoion
with tho building OF tho new City Hall Of
Holyoko, the responsibility for nhioh doss not
cleArly appear.
, 1874-07-27
REAL ESTATE wANTED.

W ANTkD-A LARGE HOUSE. WITH AMPLl
~ kroundst fn fJde pArk Marble front In city oEero
r. paEt pay. halnuco zach, And assums incuabranco
CtlACE AHEI.t, itt p.atbprn.st.