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The Black HiiIs EIPedItIe:..


General Custar's expedition is now
well on its way to those mysterious
and unknown regions Of the north
west known as the Black Hills eoun-
try-a district held by the Sioux, and
to which hitherto these Indians have
enphatically refused admittance to
white men, whether they came as
soldiers or as pioneer settlers. The
expedition, comprising the Seventh
Cavalry portions Of the Sixth, Seven
teenth and Twentieth Regiments Of
Infantry, and about one hundred
friendly Sioux and Rees Indians,
started for its destination from Fort
Lincoln, Dakota, last week, with Gen.
eral Custar in command. Lieu. Col.
Fred. Grant is Of the party. A corps
of geOlogists, mineralogists and
botaDists also accompany the bat
tallion. The military train consists
of $50 supply wagons, ambulanees
&c. Something of the vague and
attaches to the Black Hills.
The expeditions have in the past
skirted them, but on both occasions
the Indians refused their members
permission to enter them. In 1861
Gen. Reynolds with an exploring ex-
pcdition passed west and south Of
the Black Hills; and in 1853 another
expedition--that was commanded by
Lieut.. Warren-was turned back BY
the Sioux. 1t is believed, on sum
cient grounds, that gold exists in
these hills in large quantities, and
hence the disincIinstiOn Of the Indians
To allow entrance to the white
man. Appearances indicate that the
Sioux. a large body of whom, letter
from Fort Lincoln says, had already
assembled to resist the advance, will
make a stout resistance TO the progress
of the expedition.
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old HickOry's Pistols.

"D. who has been writing some
interesting Renaissance for the Frank
fort (Ky.) Patriot, contributes this to
the last issue;
l saw some time ago a brace of du-
cling pistols in the possession of
Thomas Rutherford, of Sumner coun-
ty, Tennessee. They were steel bar
rels, futed within, and highly orna-
mented with silver.
The history / received of them
was as follows:
Many years before the brilliant tri-
umphs of the war had lifted General
Jackson high above all competitors
into the Presidential chair as the Chief
Executive of the nation, it was his
custom to have some one to take his
place in the dirty street broils which
might come up.
At the time to which l refer, one
Ferguson was the mana regular
knock down and drag out sort of
fellow, dreaded by all who were ever
so unfortunate as to come into contact
with him.
An Uncle of Col. Rutherford, by
the same name, visited Nashville TO
sell pair Of match horses. Ferguson
offered to purchase them on a short
credit and to give General Jackson
as security. This arrangement was
made and the horses were his.
Before Mr.. r. left Nashville he
learned the character Of the man with
whom be had traded, was told that
if he ever asked for the money or the
note which be had received for the
horses, Ferguson would whip him.
1t happened that Rutherford was
rough Misunderstanding suited him
better than ground seuffle in defence
of his rights, aud so he was impatient
for the day of the coming conflict
Early on the morning the note fell
due, Rutherford visited Nashville,
saw the same man f., presented his
note for payment, telling him at the
same time what he had heard of him,
and further said to him that, if be
didn't pay the money right away, he
would thrash him like a dog.
A word and the blow followed.
Never was a man more thoroughly
thrashed than Ferguson on that ocea-
sion in fact, be was supposed to be
dead for time. This aroused the
Generals sympathies for bis man Who
had received such a cudgeling, and to
resent it was his first impulse, but IN
a fistcuff he would be only a child in
RS hands. and so challenged him to
fight duel next morning, distance,
ten PAGES.
Though r. had no experience with
FIRE arms, he instantly accepted the
challenge.
At the appointed hour all parties
were at the place of rendezvous. All
preliminaries made, the distance
measured, the positions taken, the
words one-two-at this juncture
Jackson, who was a dead shot, hav-
ing eyed bis antagonist closely, saw
there was no flinching in him, but
that he was as cool and deliberate as
if nothing was occurring, stepped for
ward and addressed Rutherford; By
the Eternal, sir, would despise my
self to sacrifice such noble material
as you are made of. Sir, please ac-
cept these pistols from one who ever
admires true courage sndpluck, such
as you have to-day demonstrated,
and accept them from me as an evi-
dence of my appreciation of you as
man who dares to defend his rights.
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The House OF Bismarck.

A correspondent to the Cincinnati
Commercial says: In your issue of
Monday, July 6, is a statement, as
cribed to tie Earl of SALISBURY, that
Bismarck is of Jewish extraction, :"
and in a short article following this
statement the names ofseveral promi-
nent personages, figuring in Euro
pean and home politics, are cited
to serve as collateral e7idence for
the probability of this assertion.
Whatever may have been the re-
sources of the worthy Lord, upon
which he founded his belief, be has
evinced a lack of that discretion
which distinguished the scholarly
researches from the mere charlatan
and sensationalist, for the means of
arriving at correct information were
within so easy reach of him that be
could readily have availed himself Of
their assistance. Otto Won Bismarck
is the scion of a Baronial family
whose ancestors fought under the
banners of the Prussian or German
knights. Originally the members
of this knighthood belonged to the
powerful order Of the Templars,
whose colors were white and black
After the ending of the crusades they
spread, particularly in France and
England. where they exercised great
influence upon State measures, and
checkmated the kings.
The larger portion of the German
knights in this order assumed, afteI
their return home, the name of the
German Knights, and as such con-
quered the province of present Prus-
sia, part of Posna and Pommerania,
with their Grand Warden at Marien-
werder, and pushed their possessions
into the new Russian province of
Courland and Ingermon-
land and the adjoining countries.
The house is represented by two
branches: Bismarck-Bismark, with
their dominions situated in the "0ld |
Mark" Of the province Of Saxony in
Prussia, and Observation-Disclosures
with their possessions in the provir-
ces of Mark Brandenburg and Pom
Prussia. The particular
features that distinguish the Teuton-
les are well defined, prominentamong
which is the broad forehead, just as
the Photographic representations Of
Otto Won Bismarck, the German |
Chancellor, show him, with the re-
nowned bristling three hairs on his
bald head.
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Arabella has not yet been to see
them, but | don't think her injured
dignity can hold out much longer, for
Frank, with the sweet forgiveness of
her nature, has named her baby for
her, and a dantier "baby Bell" was
never seen. They are going to bring
her to town soon, and Grace and |
feel sure that she viii prove a little
peacemaker.
Speaking of Arabella reminds me
that last summer we met farmer
Hills nephew himself-the other
Ralph They say be is rich; but,
poor fellow, be is greatly to be pitied,
for not only has be weak nerves" !"
but weak head as well and even
ArabelIa-worldly minded as she is
could she once see him, would be
quite willing to acknowledge that
Frank had made a happy mistake in
taking the hired man instead.
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AGeneral Jackson paid the money
oue on ferguson's note. Ever after
wards the Rutherford family have
been Jackson's supporters, and none
lamented his death more than thew
The pistols viii be kept in the family
forever as priceless souvenirs.
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