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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
The Indian Massacre.

From private letter written by Colonel l.. NJ
Brown TO Hon. T. L. Walton from Bismarck, Da-
kota Territory, under date Of June 18th, We are
permitted to make the following extracts
"iou Of course have seen before this much
better fuller account Of the recent slaughter by
the Indians Of General Custer and his men, than
the one contained in our little local paper which
send you, and write more particularly 70 say
that Kellogg who went ont as correspondent Of
the Tribune, was a Vermonter and has often told
us that he WAS cousin to you fin a remote de.
greel lie was at one time telegraph operator
and tiain-dspatcher On the Northern Pacific, and
was very good newspaper correspondent, and
since l have known him, his habits have been I'M
exceptionable ! know thathe had the confidence
Of General Mead, superintendent Of the railroad,
up to last fall.
81 think there never was an Instance of such
complete humiliation of force as this, aud it
comes very near home to US here The fourteen
officers killed were all gentlemen that have been
meeting occasionally and associating with for the
past two years, aud no regiment ever had better
OF more gallant set Of officers than the Seventh
Cavalry. There could be nothing more sad than
the condition OF the poor women over at the Fort
on the reception Of the news. Twenty-nine in
all, believe, were widowed By the disaster, and
while it is hard to critieise an officer who shared
the fate Of his followers the feeling is general
that had orders been obeyed, and the precauton
of good genealship man Indian country Observed
the sad result would not have happened
"Of course the Bismarck people, especially tho
ladies, feel a little timid and nervous, but do not
think there is any danger this side Of the river
There seems to be but one course for tie govern
ment to pursue now, and that Is to have their last
Indian war It is time that the policy Of feeding
two armies should end Old men and sqnaws
stay at homea and draw mtions at all the agencies
while their young bucks are out fighting and
scalping white men.
eve are having considerable Black IIils ex-
element, and a large per cent of our laboring
population has gone there, Every train brings in
a quantity of the yellow dust, aud though there
are millions in it, as Colonel Sellers would saw
there is not doubt that all who go there will not
strike it,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

TonE TEsrrD.-Thereisa prospect thatwe
may get square vote ON the civil service re-
form. The Cincinnati and st. Louis conyen-
tons have both adopted the principle of the
reform. At Cincinnati it was declared that
." Senators and Representatives should not
dictate appointments and at st. Louis that
the officer should be secure in his tenure
so long as his personal character remains I'M
furnished and the performance of his duties
is satisfactory" But while Mr.. Hayes cor
daily adopts this principle and pledges the
whole power of the executive office TO its en-
forcement, the democratic newspapers don't
believe in it, and frankly repudiate it. The
Albany argus calls it an astounding doc
trine," as did the New York Sun day or
two since. That is right. Let the lines be
drawn, and let us have a count on the ques-
ton whether the tenure of civil Offices shall
depend upon personal fealty or public fidelity.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

TnE Tribune remarks that If Gov Hen
bricks keeps on talking, there will he no need
Of Republican canvass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

ExroRrs AND IMroRTs.-The exports OF
domestic produce and miscellaneous goods
from the por. OF New York for the week
ending ON the 10th Instant, were g. 40, 500,
against S5,0l3,2is for the corresponding
week in 1875, aud SG,2G7 1856 in 1874. The
total exports of produce from the port since
January LIST, this year, amounted 10 sl37,-
O5S,327, against el32, 955,30S for the core
spending period in 1875, ard sl5s,G35, 2l9
in 1874.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

A WnIrE MOUNTAIN excursion party took
vote, and this was the result; Hayes,
one hundred and twelve Tilden, twelve.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26


CusrER-Many people have the idea that
Custer was a rough, staggering, swearing,
drunken trooper. lie was just the oppo-
site. lie was rs dainty beau in ladies
society, aud as entertaining guest at a
dinner table, as one often sees. For years
he has never drank drop, even Of the light
est wines. lie used TO, in the earlier years
of the war, but TO his wife's sweet innu-
ence he surrendered the habit, and became
not only temperate himself, but the apostle
OF temperance. lie never swore, nor would
he allow an oath TO be uttered in his pres
ence. | have heard him rebuke his Off
GERS many a time for swearing, and for one
Of his soldiers TO utter an oath in his hear
ing was Che grossest sort of insubordination.
Another anomaly was that he never used
tobacco in any form. With one Of the sweet
est, gentest, brightest women in the world
for wife; in a house on the frontier where
the gentler arts were mingled with the priya-
tions and the rudeness Of half civilization
with library, whore Ruskin lay beside a
revolver, and Jean lngelow kept companion
ship with a cartridge box with a drawing
room where velvet carpet was strewn with
half-cured bear and wolf skins; where deli
cate lace curtains were held in place by an
tiers, and where elk heads and stuffed owls
ornamented the piano, Custer lived, illustrat-
ing in himself the anomaly Of a hunter and
litterateur; as associate of savages and q
patron of art. lie was one Of the best
marksmeu in the army, and one Of the best
horsemen. Chicago Inter-Ocem.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
Where They Get Arms.

There seems 10 be an almost universal dis
position to blame the government for furnish
ing the guns aud ammunition will. which
the Sioux Indians are now fighting our
troops The truth is, when the present Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs came into office,
almost the first order he issued was to the
effect that no arms should be sold to the
Sioux Indians under any circumstances
whatever. The order was positive, aud the
Commissioner used every exertion IN his
power TO carry it out. BY those who are
we'll Informed it is believed that the Sioux
received their weapons and ammunition
from the settlements in British America and
from renegade whites who succeeded in
smuggling them into their country The
papers are blaming the President for the
death of Custer therefore we are not sur
prised that they should attempt to make the
Indian Bureau responsible for the complete
equipment of the savage Sioux The great
curse Of the Indian country is now, aud has
been for years, the renegade whites with
which that country is infested. They are
generally outlaws, compared with whom Sit
ting Bull, or any other Indian, is an honora-
Die aud amiahle person. II lot Of those
fellows could be shot or hung it would have
a greater influence in ending the Indian war
than the killing Of thousand Indians.
They are heartless, soulless villains, vibrat.
ing between the whites aud the Indians, and
furnishing the latter with arms, ammunition
aud whiskey. II these fellows could be
killed of. the Indian war would soon be
ended
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

ti3n with the fact of her ever having cnllo
tJy himf Ale never directly acknowl-
edged or intimated that be was the Istner OF
her child, but said that she had a child he
was taking care of, and supporting oosn ner
and the child on account of the child. DE
made an appointment with me to visit this
child with him in Cumminsville. The CHILD
had tumor on its neck. We went to the
house of Mrs. Francis, who came into the
room leading the child and calling It
"Kirby," and telling the boy to go and
speak to its father, using that word so fire.
quently as apparently to impress on me the
fact that
MR.. KIRBY WAS THE FATHER.
But Mr.. Kirby only seemed embarrassed,
and made no reply. He did not, however,
contradict the statement. 1 prescribed for
the child, and she ordered Mr.. Kirby TO get
the medicine in a hurry, as her child was
suffering. She spoke in such debating
manner that 1 thought 10 was done to show
me her influence and power over him.
Estate whether your subsequent inter
course with Mr.. Kirby confirmed or re-
moved the opinion that you first formed OF
his being of unsound mind in this psrticu-
lar? A-The opinion was confirmed rather
by facts heard than from what fell under
my personal observation; the fact, for in
stance, of following her to the Police Court
and other places, confirms me in the opinion
that he was q monomaniac.
Q-Have you anything else to add?
Witness-I might say, In connection with
this matter, that demonstrated with Mr..
Kirby for allowing himself to be so imposed
upon by such q character. / said / did not
think any man in his right senses would
submit to the impositions of such a woman.
He wss so sensitive on the point that no one
else could speak to him on the subject, and
when / referred to il, he invariably re urned
| to the assertion that she was good woman,
and all right except when intoxicated.
| Estate whether at any time Mrs
Francis called on you with paper written
and signed by Mr.. Kirby? A-No, Mrs
Francis did not, but, during his last sick
ness, was called upon by a man, who said
/ he was employed on Mr.. Kirby's place, and
tbat Mr.. Kirby had sent him with the paper
for me to read. The purport of the paper
was that Mr.. Kirby had every confidence
in Mrs. Francis as good woman and an
excellent nurse, and that, If he should al
any time become psraliZed she should have
control of him and bis room as nurse.
afterwards learned that the man who
brought this paper was employed by Mrs
Francis aud sent by her. 1 think the date
OF the paper was July 80, 1874
Estate what Is your present opinion
based on your knowledge of Mr.. Kirby dur
ing the period covered by your exsmlna
ton as to his capacity in November, 1872
to make will? Al believe his unresson
able infstuation with Mrs. Francis would
influence him so much in the distribution
of his property by will that he would no
be capable of making just and equitable
will as to the legal heirs.
The testimony of the other subscribing
witnesses to the will will also be heard
The names of the other witnesses are Geo
W. Phillips, John X. Green and Isaac Ell
rett. The will bears date of February II
1872.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
ENUMERATION.

IJndving youth ard mental beauty's bloom
or radiant genius born,
Surround thy name, a halo DER thy tomb
Perpetual morn
Offamel In genius sky thou'ltbe
A sun ne'er setting TO posterity.
Like to thineo own Zanoni, ever young
With spirit radiance,
Thou heard st the Empyrean voices. From thee
The souls romance
Visions sublime and strange wherein man >
CLEANS with the mystic powers with which Ills
rife.
Like him. thy starry Magian mid the voice
That mortal life is the earth's oorn's highest
Thy genius shone
In real LIES portrayal; yet TO thee
Dearest were art, youth, and noolllty'
Brain sparkling with ideas! never Old
Like the tabled founts of youth
Whose spray was pearls, and whose streams
High thought and truth
Were beauty crown d IN shining words by thee,
Whose very prose was bright as poesy.
Thou no recluse, cloisterd in world of art.
Earning the civic crown, -
AS statesman, orator, thou play DIST thy part
With bright renOwn;
Thy lofty powers free giving 10 the state,
To keep thy country glorious still and great
Bow nobly in old Knebworths halls thou
Ampryirion kind and free!
Courteous to ali who art aad honor loved,
A cberisb'd memory, as the walks we p-ess'd,
Thy grand high monolOgues with favor'd guest.
A sunrise mid thy sunset shone on earth,
As closed thy bright life dreaml
The souls creations in ne " form took Dlrtn.
The world, admiring, deem
The blaze of a new Phenix in the skies;
And while they marvel, 10, the genius dies!
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
NEEDLEss sUFFERING.

Many persons of weakly consti ution, with
dyspeptic and bilious tendencies, suffer life-
long bodily distress unnecessarily. Their exis-
fences are commonly shorter than those of
healthier mortals, but while they last, 1t is usu-
themselves or being dosed 10 no purpose. Could
they be induced to use Hostetters Stomach Bit
tiers for a WHILE strength regained, digestion re-
stored, and the disappearance of bilious symp-
toms, would speedily acquaint them with the
difference between a remedy which deals with
causes, and those WI iCh affect sym ptOms merely.
Not only are the Bitters a searching specific for
complaints affecting the stomach, liver or in
testinal canal, but they are, in consequence Of
their invigorative and bracinS influence upon
the entire physique, an admirable means of pro-
tecting the system against the atmospheric in
fuences which beget malarial disease.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

City Treasurer.
Indianapolis, Ind, January 18th, 1876.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
DIR. LANCASTER'S
DlSPENSARY lO4H Eit ESu s. nsa Ka Ms

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regular graduate of medidine; has had larger
practice in his SPECIALITY than any physician
In America. 0onorrhea, elect, Structure, Vari-
cocle, Syphilis, Scrofuia, Skin and Blood Dis
esses, cured in half the time and at halt the ex.
pense required by Others Female Diseases
Leucorrhea or Whites, Failing of the Womb. H
regulates, Suppression Of the Menses, etc.
treated with eminent success. SpermatorThea,
Sexual Debility and I'm potency, as the result OF
self-abuse in youth, or Sexual Exeesses in ma
turer years, rendering marriage Improper OF
Unhappy, permanently cured. Medicines fur.
nished, saving patients more than our whole
charges. No mercury or mineral poisons used.
Rubber goods for sale. Private Treatise sent
free. Patients treated by mail or express.
Charges reasonable. Call personally, or address
above. Consultation tree, and correspon-
dence strictly confidential. Hours: A. N. 10
p. NJ. Sundays to Il AN.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

Don Piatt, happy man. has met some
where in his recent travels a woman, Of
whom he says:
Her smile is sunlight, and her laugh
That sunlight set TO tune;
Her lips the honey bee might quaf,
And dream of buds in June.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

Madrid and twirl bis thumbs, why would
not it be less exper sive 10 give him half
that amount to sit in Washington and
suck them?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
DIR. JAMES

VA
&Wsshington
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Chicago, Ills.
Chartered
by the State
for the pur-
epose ofgiving
zthe best possi-
fble treatment
/ in all cases OF
SPRIvATE and
'CHRoNIoDis-
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

ORIGIN OF THE NAME-THE PRESENT AsSO-
CIATIoNs-LLoYDs IN OTHER COUNTRIES
AND ENGLAND.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

THE EFFENDI FAMILY
seemed to be especially favored. Baltazzs
Effendi received a table set worth 1000
francs; Alexander Effendi similar present
worth 1000 francs, and another member a
gold watch worth 1000 francs. A number
of other presents OF less value were given to
various other Turkish dignitaries, which,
together with other expenses of the mission,
amount TO small fortune.i The propfiety
of giving presents was discussed by the
committee at some length, and the custom
of doing 30 pretty generally disspproved
Secretary Fish had previously stated to q
member that it was very important to have
a legation 1T Constantinople, and being
asked Ii it was not necessary to give large
sum of money in order to secure q treaty,
replied that it was, but that Turkey was the
only country where this custom pre-
vailed. It seemed to have been
q traditionary custom, dating probably
as far back as the queen of Sheba herself.
The opinion was expressed that the time
would come when diplomatic relations
wi b that country could be carried on with
out the observance of this ancient custom.
gone through. II was found, in looking
over his accounts, that for one quarters
dispatches alone, by cable, the government
had to pay 1892 62. Another important
item was found, w: $50 for Christmas pres
ents, which gave rise to another faceticus
conversation among the members as to the
custom OF officials OF making presents at the
expense OF the government. The COMMITTEES
are Inclined 10 think that the diplomatic
business Is pretty generally fraud. II Mr..
Gushing Is paid $4,000 year to sit in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

fot5dttOu vi Eou0tot suuIoCto, Uut Vu u par
tcular subject i arrived at the conclusion
he was monomsniac.
sQ-What was that subject? Alt was his
being infatuated with a woman, and ubmit-
ting to such intolerable abuse from her as
he had received at different times. / thought
norman of rational mind would submit to
the abuse he received from this woman. /
gathered the facte from what he told noe as
well as from other sources.
Q-Who was the woman7 A-She went
by the name of Mrs. Francis.
Q-What did he tell you about herr A
The 6rst knew of the matter was after be
came to my office with broken arm, /
think in 1870. The arm had been injured
some days previously, and he at first said be
had fallen from ladder. / found the arm
very much swollen and very painful, broken
about the middle. After adjusting IL and
getting 1t bandaged, he told me then,
was not true he bad broken It by falling
from ladder, but that he made that excuse
to his friends. He then told me that the
arm was injured by Mrs. Francis; that she
had struck him with club or bludgeon.
Then he gave me an insight to his relations
with Der, oxcusing her on the account of be-
ing incorporate. He said she was good
woman in every respect, except when she
was intoxicated. At another time when
was called to see him at his home, 1 found
him with wounds on the back OF his head
and neck, which were in q very high state of
Inflammation and partly mortified. This
injury be had been treating and passing of
as q carbuncle. He informed me at the time
it was an injury received from Mrs. Francis,
and said that he had unfortunately met her
when she was out OF humor, and she struck
him on the head with crockery-ware ves-
sci and knocked him over.
Odd he ever speak TO you In oonnec-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

Indianapolis, Ind, January 18th, 1876.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24

so 81 00UR1 PLACE. L0UIsN LILLE. KY
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Spermatorrhea and Impotency, the result
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ses in naaturer years or other causes, and produc
Ing some OF the following effects: Ner vousness-
Seminal Emissions, Dimness Of Sight, Defective
Memory, Physical Decay, Pimples on the Face
Aversion TO Society of Females. Confusion o.
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and permanently cured. Syphilis posittvel.
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GonorThea, elect, Structure, Piles and othe
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by mail or express. Consultation free and In
vited, charges reasonable. and correspondence
strictly confidential.
A PRIVATE SOBEEELO&
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for thirty (30 cents. Should be read by all
Address IS above.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
HENRY w. TUTEWILER,

City Treasurer.
Indianapolis, Ind, January 18th. 1876.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-09

God" Did they lie year since
when they pronounced him ga thief"
or now, when they would contradict
Chamberlain?
Col. Valentine Baker, of the Eng
lish Hussars, of high family, aud OF
superior talent and attainment, of
fered indignities to an English wo-
man, and he was necessitated to sell
his commission, submit to imprson-
ment for twelve months, aud at its
close leave his native country, so
great was the indignation felt. A
Baltimore ''retormer," policeman,
enticed young light-colored girl
into an unoccupied building, detained
her there for over half an hour in eff
forts to outrage the trem milling, fright
ened creature, and is sentenced TO
thirty days and $50 fine. This is
Democratic city where they caught
a sergeant of police and five rounds
men systematically engaged in Sc
ries of robberies, whereby commits
sion houses on their beats had been
pilfered for months. 1t is the same
city that has only perfected repeat
er" gangs in America. 1t is the city
that stoned loyal troops in 81. and
in '76 polls more votes than there
are registered voters. BY all
means let us have-yes, we need a
little 'reform" Immediately
BADGER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-09
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A Remarkable Frog Story.

A remarkable incident occurred at
Brown & Halls sawmill, in Acton,
while pine log was being sawed up
into lumber. The outside slab and
one board had been cut off, and while
the workman were turning over the
log they were surprised to see large
frog poke his head out of a hole in
which he was imbedded, and where
he had barely escaped being cut by
the saw. How the stranger got there
was a mystery, as he was completely
incased in the wood, with no possible
means of ingress or egress. As the
log was fourth or fifth from the butt
of the tree, his position must have
been at least fifty or sixty feet from
the ground, and he had no doubt
grown up with it from infancy, being
probably hundreds of years old. The
animal was quite fiat, and nearly as
large as a mans hand He was per-
fectly blind, but when taken from his
bed he made use of his limbs to crawl
away. The tree was perfectly sound
with the exception of decayed spot
of about a foot in length below the
hollow place in which he was imbed-
ded. How did he get there, and what
did he live on P Toronto Globe. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-09

whatever with those who would post
pone indefinitely, the payment of the
debt in the only money that is money
gold.
/ he'd sert the editorials intended
for Alabama and South Carolina TO
Wisconsin and Iowa, and them in
tended for the East into the West,
and the trouble wuz that ez the ed-
tors wich got EN- he'd got into habit
NV publshin NV the Burow articles
without reedin NV en-, half nv EN- got
into cirkelashen.
The remark nv the manager when
he returned, and found out wat he'd
happened, wuz pointed "The only
good there is in viii ky is, it kills
Nasbys."
at won't hurt us much, however.
The Dimocrisy, cz rool, amt gifted
reeders, and the most nv EN- will hev
votid afore they Ct The articles
spelled out This inability TO reed
is our rock, and on 1t we rest Sc
koorely. Still / wish it hedn't hap
pened, and | wish also that it wuz
possible for me to labor in party
that hedn't quite so meny sets nv
principles. shell never drink a drop
hereafter when | hev hold NV the
machinery nv the organizashen.
PETROLEUM V Nasty,
Reformer.