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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17
IMk'KOMPTU DUEL.
Terrible and Fatal Encounter at Crook
City with Rifles.

! [From the Black Hills Pioneer July 22]
! One of the most desperate and deliberate
duels on record occurred at Crook City about
halt-past ten o'clock last Tuesday morning,
resulting in the instant death of one of the
cOmbatants, and the narrow escape of the
| other. James Shannon and Thomas Moore,
| lately from the Missouri river, at or in the
| vicinity of Standing Rock, quarreled about
some money matters-Shannen, as we hear
the particulars, demanding $50 from Moore,
and being refused-When Shannon assaulted
Moore. Moore said he ''could not fight that
way" when Shannon asked him if he was
''heeled." He answered that he was not,
blt soon could be, when Shannon said to
him, ''Go and heel yourself" Moore ac-
cordinglY went and got his rifle, and came
back, finding Shannon armed with revolver.
Moore asked Shannon if he was ready, and
Shannon asked for time to get his rifle, which
Was granted. When Shannon returned he
again asked Moore if he was ready, but re-
ceived no answer; he once more asked the
question, and received no answer; Shannon
brought his rifle into firing position, as also
did Moore, and both fired. The shots were
almost simultaneous, and Shannon dropped
dead, shot through the heart. Shannon
made good cline shot," but his aim was
Ioo Algu, cne Ou!let passing closely over his
antagonists head.
A meeting of the citizens and miners of
Crook City was at once assembled, and a
special sheriff and coroner were appointed
DR.. Jennings, formerly of Bismarck, acting
as coroner. A jury of twelve men was then
summoned and sworn by the coroner, 'to
render true verdict according to the evi-
dence." The testimony of four or five wit
nesses was reduced to writing, when the case
was given to the jury. After short delibera-
tion they brought in verdict of '.justifable
homicide" And SO ended Crook Citys first
tragedy. The verdict we are assured, gives
universal satisfaction. The victim was
known to be bad man, having frequently
been engaged in shooting affairs, and it is
said he stabbed two soldiers to death in Bis |
marck. Moore and Shannon came into the !
Black Hills together, and had been in the |
country but few days.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17
"V1N
No States,

Germany, among other reforms, is making
war upon states: Some of the objections
urged against their use is that they are noisy,
nurttul to the eyes, and assist in forming a
Dad chlrography, which it takes years of
Pen.p practice to overcome Their place is to
oe nlied by an elastic, light paper slate, upon
winch INK can be used, and from which it
can be removed as often as needful. The
total abolition OF states will be joyful move
Tor teachers as well as pupils, and the day
winch witnesses the sharpening of the last
slate-pencll should be marked with white
stone oy every teacher whose teeth have been
:" set on edge" by the horrid sound.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE President
in his message concerning the Indian cam
paign, strongly argues the necessity of pro-
viding for a possible contingency during the
vacation for more troops in the Indian coun-
try. 1t would seem more economical and
better, he says, to authorize an increase of
the present cavalry force by $500 privates,
but if this is not desirable, the President
should be authorized to call out not over four
regiments, each 1000 strong, of volunteers,
for six months. He would not order out vol
unteers unless reports from the scene made
it necessary, AMI then only the smallest pos
sble number
The following is General Sheridan's letter
to General Sherman:
CHICAGO, August 5.
| have not been able to reinforce the garri-
son at Red Cloud, at Spotted Tail, or at
Standing Rock, to be strong enough to count
Indians Or to arrest and disarm those coming
in. beg of you to see the Military Com
mittee of the House and urge on it the neces-
sity Of increasing the cavalry regiments to
100 to each company. Gen. Crooks total
strength is 1 ,774, ,Terry's is 1873. TO give
this force to them have stripped every post
from the line Of Manitoba to Texas We
want more mounted men. We have not ex-
ceeded the law in enlistng Indian scouts, in
fact have not as many as the law allows us
the whole number in this division is only ia
Indians with Gen. Crook. They are not en-
listed or even paid; they are not worth pay
ing; they are with him only to crafty their
desire for fight and their thirst for revenge
on the Sioux. (Signed)
p H. SHERIDAN, Lieut. Gen.
The letter of Gen. Sherman to the Secre-
tary Of War endorses the recommendation of !
Gen. Sheridan, and the letter of the Secre-
tary of War recommends the same to the !
President
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17
Helena, Montana, Thursday, August II, 1876.

to scatter to the eastward and toward British
America, or to retire southwark to the Big
Horn mountains. 1t is thought that they
were in front or in close proximity to Gen.
Crooks command 1t is not believed they
would show fight or allow Gen. Crook or
Gen Terry to get chance at them in a body.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17
Terry'S Situation.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 1O.-Gen. For
sythe, of General Sheridan's staff, passe(
through this city yesterday, having left Ter
rvs camp at the mouth of the Rosebud a weel
ago last Tuesday. In conversation with army
officers while here, Gen. Forsythe corrected
several erroneous statements recently tele
graphed from Bismarck and forwarded from
this point. 1t had been stated that General
Terry had fallen back eighty miles, which is
the merest nonsense and gives false i'm.
preston to the public. There was no falling
back at all. The evening before General
Forsythe left General Terry scout from
Gen. Crooks command had reached Gen.
Terry. Gen. Crook was then somewhere near
the headquarters of the Rosebud river or be-
tween that and Tongue river. Now, at this
llme, Gen. Terry was at the mouth of the
big Horn river, and in order to make COM
munlcation between him and Gen. Crook ea-
sler, he dropped down the river to the mouth
OF the Rosebud, between which point and
Uen. Crooks command the distance was no
greater than from the mouth of the Big Horn,
While the country to be traversed was inf
nlteymo favorable for the march of troops,
because the scout alluded to furnished news
that the Indian trails had been found leading
towards the east between Gen. Crook and the
Yellowstone, and the junction of Gems Crook
and Terry at a point further east than Big
Horn was likely to prevent the escape of the
Indians to the east and north of the present
scene of operations. Another misstatement
published is to the effect that the troops un-
der Gen. Terry are disheartened at the pros
pect before them. Col. Smith who accompa-
MED Gen. Forsythe contradict this baseless
story. On the contrary Gen. Terry and his
men are in the best possible spirits and are
only too anxious to meet the horde of saw
ages. In fair square fight there is no fear
as to the result. The Indians, as far as could
De learned, were still supposed to be massed
somewhere between the Rosebud and the Rio
horn rivers The impression prevailed that
one OF two alternatives was left them either
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17

CocKNEY, at the Falls of Niagara, when
asked how he liked them, replied "They are
'andsome, quite so; but they don't quite an
swer my hexpectations; besides, I got thor
oughly vetted, and lost my at. I prefer to
look at 'en in hengraving, in 'ot weather, and
in the 'ouse."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17
The Wool Market.

PHILADELPHIA, August 11.-Wool, Color
ado, washed, 1902; do, unwashed, 15@18;
extra and Merino, pulled, 2s@32; No. 1 and
superine, pulled, 2S@32; California fine and
medium, 1S@27; coarse, 18@22.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-17

MRS; JAMES A: OATES has compromised
her difficulties with her late business mana
ger: Mr.. Allison, by paying him $1,000,
which that gentleman has invested in an Eng.
ilsh country inn. She paid $500 to be re-
leased from her Australian engagement.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
A Grateful Man.
detroit Free Press.l

Soon after noon Saturday q we'll
dressed man about thirty-five years old
called into dry goods store OIL Wood
ward avenue and inquired of a clerk:
"Will you have the kindness to tell
me the time of day p
ga quarter past twelve" was the
answer.
"Thank you, sir" continued the man,
seeming greatly pleased. Whatever is
right will pay YOU"
"I don't charge anything" said the
clerk.
"Well, that's liberal, that is. / ad-
mire such spirit in a young man, and
as a reward 1 will make you present.
Please accept these"
He handed over four blIe-colored milk
tickets, each one calling for pint, and
went on:
"Always remember that bread cast
upon the waters will return. When you
kindly informed me what time it was
you little thought that was the sort OF
clothes-pin TO promptly reward you.
Take these tickets, and may prosperity
ever attend you."
"I-I am much obliged" stammered
the clerk.
"Not at all-not at all, my good
friend. You cast your bread on the
waters and was rewarded. will now
ask you, in view of what has occurred
to trust me for ten yards of factory, Q
hair-brush and some suspenders"
The clerk decided that he couldn't dc
IL, and the man received back his mill
tickets in high dudgeon, started for th'
door, and as he was going out callet
back:
"Thats the way of this false-heartet
world, and / don't care how soon th'
thermometer kicks zero's hesd OFF,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
Educating Boys for Husbands.

How many unhappy girls have paid
dearly for the early bringing up of their
young husbands, who, after the first
glamour of love has passed, treat their
wives as they were allowed to treat their
sisters, and as they saw their fathers treat
their mothers-carelessly, disrespect-
fully, with total want of that consid-
crate tenderness which is worth more
than all the passionate love in the world.
This, though they may muster outside
as excellent husbands, never do anything
really bad, and possessing many good
and attractive qualities, yet contriving
somehow 20 quietly break the poor
woman's heart, or to harden il into q
passive acceptance of pain which is more
fatal to married happiness than even
temporary arrangement.
The best husbands ever met came out
of a family where the mother, a most
heroic and selCdenying woman, laid
down the absolute lawe"girls first"-
not in any authority, but first 10 be
thought of as to protection and tender
ness. Consequently the chivalrous care
which these lads were taught to show
their own sisters naturally extends
to all women. They grew up true gen
tlemen-generous, exactiDg, courteous
of speech, and kind of heart. In them
was the protecting strength of manhood
which scorns to use its strength except
for protection--the proud honesty o
manhood which infinitely prefers being
twisted around ones finger as mean mer
are twisted, and mean men will always
be found ready to do it; but which,
think, all honest and brave women mo-
merely dislike but utterly dcspise.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
Women as Lawyers.

The Albany Ldw Journal, commenting
upon the recent decision of Chief-J ustice
Waite, of the Supreme Court of the
United States, in the case of Mrs. IL. A.
Lockwood, that "by the uniform practice
of the court none but men are admitted
to practice before it as attorneys and
counselors," and that "tbe court does
not feel called upon to make a change"
says:
That one is allowed to enter while
another, who is equally well qualified,
both morally and intellectually, is
forbidden to do so on The sole ground
of sex, at first thought seems wrong.
But it is universally conceded that some
restrictions must be put upon admission
to practice at the bar, and it is also con-
ceded, though not always appreciated,
that these restrictions are for the protec-
ton and benefit of clients, and not for
that of attorneys. As the rule now stands
in most States and countries, the candi-
dates must be (1 male, (2) of the age
of twenty-one years and upward, (3) OF
good moral character, and (4) must pos
sess certain amount of education, the
standard in tie aforementioned requisite
varying according to the locality. 1t is
now claimed by many that the discrim-
ination indicated in the first mentioned
requisite should be done away with, be-
cause it is unjust to females who desire
to become lawyers. But the discrimina-
tion is not made in the interest of those
who wish to practice at the bar, but in
that of their possible employers. There.
fore, if those having occasion to need the
services of lawyers are liable to be better
served If none but males are permitted
to act for them, females should be ex
cluded. We believe that litigants as 9
rule, even female ones, will be found tc
favor the existing system and unwilling
for a change, and while experience under
a different system is limited, such as VIZ
have does not encourage us to hope fol
beneficial results therefrom. 1t may bt
said that each litigant ought to be allowed
to Judge for himself or herself as to what
counsel should be employed, especiall,
as the employer is the one who takes tn,
risk, and not the public. Such prin
ciple carried out would take away all re
striction, and infants, and persons of in
famous character, would be permitted I,
practice.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
How the Nevada Indians Live.
Eureka Sentinel.

The weather yesterday was of
character to depress the spirit of the
noble red man. A dead-in. earnest snow
storm he didn't mind bit; but wet,
thawing weather gets him. When the
snow banks up on his wickiup it aids to
keen him warm; but in rain or thaw
the trickling moisture works through
the holes in his residence, which is con-
structed of pretty much all holes, and
the cold drops insidiously crawl under
his clothes at his neck and creep down
his spine and make him get up and howl.
In such weather he don't believe that
there is no place like home, and SO he
don't stay at home. He wraps his blanket
about him and seeks the haunts of the
pale-faces and lounges on the street.
corners and chats with his own or some
other Indians squaw. When it is con-
sidered that the Indians sleep at night
on the damp ground, with scarcely any
shelter to speak of, and during the day
time, no matter how severe the weather,
seldom enter house, one would think
their lives must be miserable to an ex-
treme. But such does not seem to be the
case they were born on the bleak hill
sides and the miserable structure, for
which hut is too good name, is the only
kind of home they have ever known.
Most of them would die ii forced 10 1--we
in n comfortable dwelling and, so long
AZ they possess blanket aud get enough
10 eat and can earn little silver to
gamble with, they arc far more happy
and contented than the majority OF
white people who live in luxury.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
UNENDING.

There Is an end to Kisses and TO sghs,
There is an end TO laughter and TO tears
An end to fair things that delight our eyes,
An end TO pleasant sounds that charm our cars
An end TO enmity's foul libeling
And TO the gracious praise Of tender friends;
There Is an end TO all but one sweet thing
To love there Is no end.
That warrior carved an empire with his sword;
The empire now is but like him-a name;
That statesman spoke, and by a burning word
Kindled nations heart into fame
Now nought Is left but ashes, and we bring
Our homage to new man, to them we bend;
There Is an end TO all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end
All beauty fades away, or else, alas
Mems eyes grow dim, and they no beauty seel
The glorious shows of nature pass and pass,
Quickly they come, as quickly do they fee;
And he who hears the voice of welcoming
Hears next the slow, sad farewell of his friend;
There Is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end.
And for ourselves-our father, where Is he?
Gone, and memory alone remains;
There Is no refuge on mothers knee
For us, brown, old, and sad with cares and pains
sisterless, our way we wend
To Deaths dark house from which We shall not
rove
And SO we cease; yet one thing hath no end
There Is no end to love.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
ONLY A LOCK OF HAIR.
BY ii. II. b.

Only a lock Of hair,
And bright red lock, at that,
saw gently slide TO the ground
From under the jaunty hat;
But the wearer was lost In the crowd,
And picked up the curl with start,
And into my pocket II vent
The pocket that's next to my heart.
wore II there nearly week,
And looked at II every night,
Till fancisd I'D give all the world
To see the blue eyes bright.
OF course her eyes were blue,
With hair the color of this;
How bewitchingly sweet they seemed,
As gave the curl kiss.
1 thought OF her every day,
dreamed Of her every night,
but never had met her in any way
Since she vanished from my sight.
looked, and hunted, and searched,
With the most persevering art,
But never could match the curl that lay
In the pocket next my heart.
But down at my boarding house
We had hash for breakfast one morning;
/ remember 1t perfectly well,
For there, without previous warning,
Creeping up from the cold, gray hash,
Lay single golden hair,
With the same indescribable tinge
OF the curl In my pocket there.
always paid for my board,
And always paid the cash,
And oh was hungry that morning,
But couldn't eat any hash.
For now my sweet hopes were blasted,
And my brain was all in whirl,
For knew that at last l had found it,
A match for my golden curl.
Only single hair,
And a bright red hair at that,
But the heart underneath that curl
Gave sickening pitapat.
felt so despondingly faint,
asked for a glass Of water,
II was brought very soon by the hands
OF my landlady's buxom daughter.
The sun shone across her hair,
frowzy mat of red,
i felt very much, confess, =
Like throwing the glass at her head.
went straight up to my room,
Where nobody else would know IL,
And flung the curl out of the window
AS far as i ever could throw il.
And made up my mind to this verdict,
As slammed down the blinds and the sash
Golden hair may look pretty in ripglets,
But it don't look 60 pretty in hask
Only a woman's hair,
And bright red hair at that,
I'm ashamed that ever my poor heart throbbed
For thing so silly as that.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

(WHICH is the largest gland 2' asked
Chicago medical professor of the new
est arrival in his class the other day.
The student buried himself in deep and
attentive thought for moment, and
then, Frightening. up suddenly, ex-
claimed The largest gland, sir, is
England ~ Then the professor kindly
led the youth aside, and pathetically ad-
vised him to think no more of medicine,
but to join minstrel show or enter the
army.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

J. MILTON TURNER, colored, United
States Minister 10 Liberia, having been
refused accommodations at the Astor
House, New York, has commenced action
against that hotel. under the civil rights
bill, for $4,000 damages.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

WHAT interjection is of the feminine
genderY A.lass,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
!. MINOR TOPICS.

DURING the last twenty years the
British Government has added 573 ships
to the navy by building, and has pur-
chased Al more. 1t has sold 10, broken
up 125, and 81 have been lost. The
number OF Gatling guns in Use is rapidly
increasing. The large iron-clads are
new all armed with them, and several
have been sent to Malta for the Mediter-
ranean feet.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

FACTS about past Presidential elec-
tions are of interest just now. Wash
ington aud John Adams were elected by
Electors chosen by State Legislatures
Thomas Jefferson was elected in 1900 by
the House of Representatives over Aaron
Burr and John Adams. John Quincy
Adams was elected In the same way in
1924. These elections were attended by
considerable political excitement. They
are the only two instances in the history
of the United States where Presidents
have been elected by the House of Rep
resentatives. There have been five "mi-
nority Presidents" so far as the popular
vote has been concerned, viz: John
Quincy Adams, in 1924; James X.
Polk, in 1874; Zachary Taylor, in 1S4S
James Buchanan, in 1856, and Abraham
Lincoln, in 1860. In 1924 the CO test
was most exciting one. There were
four candidates.. @. Adams, Andrew
Jackson, w. II. Crawford and Henry
Clay. Adams received los. 321 popular
votes; Jackson 155,S72; the combined
vote for Crawford and Clay scarcely ex
ceeded 100, 900. In 1S4S Taylor received
| 1,36O,O99, against about 500, 900 cast
for Cass and Van Buren,. In 1866 Buch
anan received 1 .S3S, 169, against 2, ,215, sol
votes cast for Fremont and others. IL
1860 Lincoln received 1,S66, 1862, agains
2,S10,50l votes cast for Douglas and
Breckinridge. The majority of Gran
over Seymour in 1868 and Greeley IL
1872 was very large.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

JEFF. DAVIS has returned to his home
in Memphis.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21
A National SalutatiOn.

National depository lot January.l
A mispronunciation of an obsolete
word, as we'll as a misconception of its
meaning, changes our national saluta.
tion into =" How do you dO?" The word
to which we refer is doao, meaning, {" to
be able, to thrive, to prosper" Though
current among the rural population in
most parts of England and throughout
Scotland, it has never attained to
English literary honors, and yet it be-
longs to the address of greeting by
which the English and Americans are
known all over the world. The phrase
is really, How do you do,o ? that is, how
is your power, strength, or ability? Are
you strong? From this root comes
dought, the power of doing any thing,
used in the Romance of Sir Tristem,"
and other old ballads; and doughty,
meaning powerful, mighty, brave, or
valiant.
"Long mayst thou live and thrive and dow,"
writes William Hamilton to his friend
Allan Ramsay. Grose quotes Northum-
brian saying applied to a man who is
long ill and does not mend, she neither
dies nor d0,cs." Burns used the word
frequently and with much greater force
and beauty than its half-synonym, can.
Thus in noble dedication to Gavin
Hamilton, he says of himself:
"When doD ma yoke naig,
The Lord be thankit, can beg"
OF Gavin Hamilton himself, he says,
"He dow ma see poor man want"
In his second epistle to Lapraik, he
says, though fortune that has so often
played him tricks should reduce him to
beggary, he will still keep up heart:
"Pll laugh and sing and shake my leg,
As langs dotc."
And in a phrase that has become
proverbial, he asserts the dignity Of
| facts:
"'Tis very true, my sovereign king,
My skill may weel be doubted;
But facts are chels that Wilma ding lgive wayl
And doU ma be disputed"
In this passage the do,0 ma is infinitely
more suggestive of stubbornness and
unyieldingness than can ma would have
been.
"Do as you dou;
that is, as well as you can, says O
Cumberland proverb. In its etymology
this word has no connection with do.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

A ABRoNzE statue was recently unveiled
at Copenhagen to Oersted, the discoverer
of 'electro-magnetism, who died in 1851.
The monument, erected on a terrace of
the old fortifcatioD, consists of hexag.
onal pedestal surmounted by statue of
Oersted, and on which are three female
figures representing the Past, the Pres
ent, and the Future. Oersted has in his
hand the wire of an electric battery,
which he holds over a magnetic needle.