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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
The British Arctic Expedition.

THE commander of the British Arctic
expedition, Capt. Mares, gives the follow
ing brief account of the voyage:
The Alert and Discovery left Port
Foulke on July 80, 1875, and entered
the ice off Cape Sable, and the expedi-
tion was detained several days in Port
Payer. 1t started thence on Aug. s,
but before reaching the shore of Grin
nell Land the vessels were caught in an
ice pack. After this their progress
northward was an incessant struggle
through chance openings made in the
ice by wind and current, the channel
through which the ships moved con-
stantlY closing behind them. The Dis
covery wintered in a well-sheltered har-
Dor, on the west side of Halls Basin, a
few miles north of Polaris Bay. The
Alert pushed forward, and rounded the
northeast point of Grants Land, but in
stead of finding, as expected, continu-
GUS coast of 100 miles toward the north,
she found herself ON the border of an ex-
tensive sea, with impenetrable ice on
every side and no harbor. The ship
wintered in latitude SO deg. 81 min, be-
hind barrier of grounded ice, close
to land. The floating masses of
thick polar ice had, in meeting,
pressed up quantities of intermediate
ice into blocks, frequently a mile
in diameter and ranging in height
from ten to fifteen feet. A detachment
with sledges was dispatched northward.
1t was absent seventy days, and reached
latitude SO deg. 90 min. Another party
rounded Cape Columbia, the northern
most point of America, 220 miles
westward from Greenland, and also
explored far to the eastward. These
sledge parties met with no game, and
suffered from scurvy. Hans Petersen
died from frost-bite. John Porter of the
Alert, and Jones Hauswald and Charles
Paul of the Discovery, died on the sledg-
ing expedition. No Esquimaux were
seen, nor were any icebergs met with
beyond Cape Union. They report that
Lady Franklin's Strait is really bay.
Peterman ford was closed by glacier
When at Polaris Bay the Discovery
hoisted the American flag and fired a
salute, and bIazen tablet with the fol-
lowing inscription was fixed on the grave
OF Capt. Hall; Sacred to the memory
Of Capt Hall, of the Polaris, who sacri-
hced his life in the advancement of sci
ence. This tablet is erected by the Brit
ish Polar Expedition, who, following Ms
footsteps, have profted by his expe-
rience." Two sailors of the Greenland
sledge party were buried near Capt,
Halls grave.
The expedition encountered great diff
culties on returning. The Alert's rudder
bolt was damaged. The vessels left
Smiths Sound on Sept. 0. They sig
nailed the Pandora on the 10th; all well.
The Alert parted from the Discovery in
a gale on Oct. 10.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
The Indians.
CHEYENNE, Wy.

CHEYENNE, Wy. Ter, Oct. "A.
Gen. Crook being satisfied that Red
Cloud and Red Leafs bands of Sioux
were about to depart with view of
joining the hostiles in the north, they
having refused to comply with orders to
come into the agency to receive rations,
and stubbornly remaining in camp on
Shadow Creek, from when ce il is posi-
lively known they were communicating
with the Northern Indians and receiving
into their camp such as came in, he de-
termined on disarming them, and at day.
light on the morning of the 23d Gen.
McKenzy, with eight companies of the
Fourth Cavalry, surrounded these two
bands, consisting of 300 lodges, and
captured the bucks, squaws and pennies
without firing a shot, and they were
marched into the agency after having
been disarmed and dismounted. Spotted
Tail, who has evinced an answering
loyalty to the whites, was made head
chief and Red Cloud deposed, and Spotted
Tail and Little Wound have agreed
to furnish Gen. Crook with all the war
riors he may need to cooperate with
him in the coming campaign, which will
be inaugurated at once. Gen. Crook
feels that a great object has been at
tanned in this last movement, and that
we shall know now our enemies from our
friends.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03

A MAN at Fairview, KY, with a crav-
ing for liquor, after selling everything of
value wherewith to buy the stimulant,
took his few months old child and traded
1t over the bar for a drink of whisky.
The child was afterward redeemed by
the mother on paying for the liquor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
CHICAGO, Oct. 81.

A telegram from the Yankton Agency
says the steamer G. K. Peck passed
down at noon yesterday with the Sioux
Commission. They report that their
mission has been satisfactory and sue
cessful. They held, councils at all the
agencies on the upper Missouri, and the
treaty was signed by all the head chiefs
of the different bands. The commission,
at the request of the Indians, struck out
the section proposing to remove them to
the Indian Territory. The Indians ac-
cepted all the other propositions without
objection.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03

When Mr. Sumner wanted TO sug-
gest that another honorable gentleman
had lied" he used to remark that he
had "made statement which has no
foundation in fact" 1t amounts to the
same thing, but il saves the proprieties.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03

"A negro woman was arraigned be-
fore the Mayor of Raleigh accused of be-
witching a child, but he would not en-
tertain the charge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

Col. Elmer f. Washburnc, Chief of the
Secret Service Department of the Govern
ment has been requested to resign.
An official statement prepared for the
PostmasterG General shows the operations OF
the free-delivery system for the year ending
June 80, 1875: Number Of offices, 81; letter
carriers, $3.50; letters and postal-cards de-
Hvered, 2SS,4lS,7 ,765; newspapers delivered,
$685. ,040; letters and postal-cards collected,
ga, ,23O,5S2; newspapers collected, 453,Os6;
pieces handled per carrier, 27S,43S Total
cost of service, 1881 1856; average cost per
diem, In mills, 1890. Amount Of postage
received on local matter, s2,065 ,562; excess
Of local postage oger total cost Of service.
SS4,315. These figures show that the service
Is now somewhat more than self-sustaining
Washington telegram OF the 26th says
the number Of visitors to the White House
averages 1900 per day.
James j. Brooks, of Philadelphia, for a
long time In the Government secret service,
has been appointed Chief of the secret-serv-
ice Department, rice Wsshbune.
E. /. Stanton, son OF the late Secretary
Stanton, on the 26th resigned his position Of
Attorney Of the District Of Columbia.
A Yankton dispatch to the Indian Bureau
says the Indian Commission has accom-
pllshed its mission and adjourned to meet at
Washington Dec. 9.
Secretary Morrill, on the S0th ult. denied
the statement that he was about TO resign to
enter upon a canvass for the Maine Senator
shin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
CHEYENNE, Oct. 25.

The arrival of Gen. Merritt's command
at Red Cloud yesterday signalized the
closing up of the Big Horn and Yellow
stone campaign, which will be succeeded
by the Powder River expedition, consist
ing of fifteen companies of infantry and
eleven companies of cavalry, the latter
principally of the Fourth Regiment, with
a few companies of the Second and
Third which have not been in the sum-
mer campaign. All are fresh troops,
and will be commanded by Gen. Crook
in person.
The Fifth Cavalry will have its winter
headquarters at Fort Russell, Gen. Mer-
ritt in command. The Third goes to
Fort Laramie. Ten companies will re-
main at Red Cloud.
Spotted Tail was formally installed
chief of the Sioux Nation by virtue of
the authority of the President and was
as such accepted by all the Indians at
that agency.
The capture made by Gen. Merritt
consisted of 500 Indians, 700 ponies and
a large number of arms, the last two to
be disposed of at auction Nov. 2 at
Fort Laramie. The moral effect of this
decisive policy is wholesome, and peace
promises to prevail at the agencies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03

ST. PAUL, Oct ~.
The Pioneer Press has special from
Bismarck which says: Gen. Terry was
still at Standing Rock last evening. He
had succeeded in disarming and gather
ing in the ponies of all the Indians at
the agency, 1t is believed the Indians
have hid the most of their arms, as they
had days warning, and only about 300
stands have been found, including guns
and revolvers. A large number of
ponies will yet be brought in. About
900 have already been surrendered. The
Indians seem to take kindly to the re-
move as they come to understand it, but
some were at first disposed to resist.
Gen. Terry informed them that the prop
erty would be sold and the proceeds in
vested in cattle and such things as would
be useful for them. None outside of
Gen. Terry and those Immediately con-
uected with him have any idea as to
where he will 60 next, whether to Chcy-
enne or to strike the hostiles."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

The deaths from yellow fever at Savannah
on the I'D numbered two on the oath, five.
The Chicago school census, recently com
pleted, shows chat the present population Of
that city is about 4O7, ,66l. ~.
ChadYiek B, Rrittain, young man, shot
and Killed his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Rhodes,
near RqsAYllei inds on the stth, aud then
killed himself ,...
A. riot occurred between whites and blacks
at Port Gibson, Miss, on the 2lst. Many
shots were fired and one negro was wounded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
Gov. Ohamberlain's Statement.

Gov. Chamberlain few days ago sent
to the New York Tribune the following
statement:
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

when the moon passes between us and a
star If there were an atmosphere, we
would continue to see the star some time
after its disappearance behind the disk OF
the moon: but this is not the case. The
star is instantly extinguished. The OBJ
seryarions on this point are SO accurate
that refraction of four seconds Of arc
could be easily detected. If, therefore,
there be an atmosphere at all, ii must be
more rare than that under the receiver oil
an air pump after we have exhausted all
the air we can.
The moon always turns the same face
toward the earth, and we only obtain
glimpses of the edges of the opposite hem
isphere, on account Of the irregularities
of It's motions called librations. Hence
we conclude that it turns once around its
axis while il performs one revolution
about the earth otherwise we should see
the whole of its surface.
If the moon ever had an atmosphere, as
is very likely, it may have been absorbed,
or it may have entered into combination
with the rocks on its surface; but this Is
mere conjecture. As there is no atmos-
phere, there is also no moisture, and
hence the moon cannot be the abode OF
beings constituted as we are.
1t has been stated that the powerful tele-
scopes Of modern times bring the moon
down to within forty miles of us; but that
is not sufficient for distinguishing any OF
the works of inhabitants, If there be any.
A city would appear as mere dot.
The surface of the moon has been care
fully studied with the telescope and by
means of photography. The first successes
by the latter method were obtained by DR..
j. w. Draper, OF New York, in 1910, and
Rutherfurd's excellent results are well
known. The lecturer then threw upon
the screen large number of Photographic
representations of the moons surface,
showing the principal mountains, craters,
valleys and other points of interest. Some
of these mountains have height OF $4,000
foot
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

from six DAYS OF destruction, and behind
him are the blackened ruins Of works
grander and better than himself. With
such devastation behind him il is hard
10 believe that before him is paradise.
And now let Us sum up the reflections
of the hour. As the universe set forth
from industry, so By industry il proceeds.
When God ceased and withdrew. then
man appeared and took up the perpetual
task. God Withdrew from the ocean, and
man came 70 its border and launched a
ship. and saw the oceans smile, and
heard It's deep bass. God made the air,
and the wood, and the voice, ana man
worked The wood and the chord into the
harm and trained his voice into language
and song. Everywhere man has appeared
TO carry forward the cosmos of the Infinite.
Hence the six days Of labor perform a
| function in human history, in the theory
of man, more stupendous than the seventh
of his rest. il is only against six days Of
sin the Sunday shines forth in great sn-
periority; but fill the six days with good
ness and the seventh becomes only one
character in holy group--one of seven
graces all alike, the Sunday wearing
only one-seventh part Of the loyeliness Of
the choir
"Their works do follow them" In a
| world where no particle OF anything is
lost; in world where a thousand tints OF
color are treasured up in the common
light: in a world where the grain Of gold
that sparkled in the diadem OF Esther or
Sheba's Queen sparkies somewhere still I;
| in such realm no labor Of the Christian
or Of the good is ever lost. The thoughts
and actions OF each one are hidden away
somewhere in the great urn OF the soul.
They go with the mind that performed the
deeds. AS the beneyolence Of John paint.
ed itself on his face; as the love OF Christ
nodded His features until even Plate
could but admire Him; as the painters
tell us that the eyes Of the mater Doio-
rosa" grew large and full of longings be-
cause Of her inner love, 50 all the works
Of the soul here upon earth are treasured
Up in It's mysterious depths, and go with
ito the great life beyond. As the works
Of the toiling centuries do follow them,
the literature and art of Athens pouring
into far away America, as the psalms
sung by Judea's daughters are chanted
still after 5000 years have passed, SO in
the sight OF God, which no influence can
escape, the good works Of each soul go
forward borne inside the heart like the
heart Of the sun, and trailing after it like
the SUMS train Of light. Wonderful and
holy is the Sabbath indeed, but amazing
and holy are the six days OF labor that
pass along with their mornings and even
ings before the rest comes. In these six
days behold the creation OF human tri-
umph and immortality!
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25
THE LITTLE BLACK EYED REBEL

n boz drove into the city. his wagon loaded
wnA 10 a 10 feed the people Of the British-gov-
A.d ~ nile bIack4eyed rebel so cunning and 20
We. .sehing for his coming from the corner Of
herc ere.
His ssss booked broad and honest his hands were
brown and tough.
7Ae slosnes be wore upon him were homespun,
sass7ee and rough;
nss ar there was who watched him, who long
rfme fingered nigh.
Ans sns, Al him eweet Chances from the corner OF
Asreye.
ras ayeye mp to the market, no waited In the
His s,zas. and potatoes were fresh and fair and
xsa nag and long he waited. and no one came to
buy,
i6e corner Of her eye.
-rs~w who will buy my apples''' he shouted, long
And Who wants my potatoesY'' he repeated TO
me crowd:
Boil from all The people round him came no word
sasr ste black.eyed rebel answering from the
corner Of her eye
FOR shs knees that meath the lining Of the coat
were long letter. from the husbands and the
fathers far away,
Who sere fghtng Tor the freedom that they
meant % gain or die;
And lear like silver glistened in the corner 81
bJ ere.
nss The tressurer how 10 get themf erept tie
question through beg miBd
z~ssa becn enemies were watching for what
ysf1es they might hnd;
And sae paused while and pondercd, with a
Wstty little sigh
shysgcncss fred her eye.
sssie resolateIy walked up 70 the wagon old and
"Hsy have 8 dozen apples for hssY'' she
swfefly said;
And M Brown face flushed 10 scarlet for the boy
aud ~ saw her laughing az him from The corner
81 Der eye.
Roa uay have them all, for nothing, and more,
q Jou want qu0th he;
%Hsiti have them, nay good fellow but can pay
Tor them" said She
Aud xlrs clamhefed on the wagon, iDlnding mol
Hho all were by,
wHh laugh of reckless rompiug In the corner
nj her eye
GssugfaX round his brawny neck, che clasped her
apgera white aud small.
And ahrp whispered: Quick the letters thrust
tAein underneath my shawl
Gary back again His package, aud be sure that
Ard sbc swectly smiled upon him from the cor.
Rsr " her eye.
zoua tbs motley crowd were laughing at the
strange. ungirlish freak,
RuA tnC boy wac scared and painting, and 80
dgrhed he could not speak;
Aud Miss, fhaye good apples, a holder lad did
Bat sss answered " No, thank you, from the
corner Of her eve.
Ksih lhr news of loved ones absent 10 the dear
ones they would greet,
saaFss,inZ them who hnDRcred for them, sSlit
be Rlided through the street.
g,arfe II nothing worth the doing TINT 10 does
act pms 10 try,"
1sysnght thc little black-eyed rebel, with n
tsinlle IN her eye,
49, HgH CaFifi0E, In Hd1perS Magazine jor June.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25
An Unhappy Family.

"Aftcr the show was over, the other
night" said Charley White, the animal
tanner attached to Barnum's menagerie,
we had another performance regular
circus--but there didn't happen TO be any
audience. The lights had been turned
down, and the keepers were preparing to
turn in, when "a fendish noise In the
building set every one on the leok out,
and 1t wasn't long before we found that the
Happy Family were having as jolly n
row as ever you saw. don't know what
il was about, unless it was 10 get posses
sion OF cosy corner in the cage. Any
how, they fought 1t out to the bitter end
and didn't stop for whips or sharp pointed
irons, or any other means we could use.
The cage is twenty feet long, and filled
with rabbits, rats, dogs, cats, opossums,
raccoons, large number of monkeys,
and several parrots and other birds.
Among the animals are an ichneumon and
gayah. The fight began between the
ichneumon (who wants TO be regarded as
the boss of the family and very large
monkey. The ant-eater Is a long
nose, long. body and long-tail ami
NAL, and generally slow mover, but he
swept about that cage lively, knocking
the two combatants off their pins and half
soaring them TO death. The monkey
skirmishcd around lively, and several
times tried to take his enemy by flank
movement, but the ichneumOn would re-
verse his column on double quick.
Meantime the parrots were screaming for
help, until the entire family were engaged
In the uproar The terrible racket reused
the lions and tigers in another part Of the
building and get them roaring, and then
the elephants came In on the double bass
with their believing. We poked and
whipped the combatants, but they seemed
10 think we were urging them, and so
fought the harder. After awhile the other
monkeys, who had been sitting on the
pcrchcs looking on and chatting like the
gang at prize fight, leaped down, and
the melee became general; domestic ami
mails, like the cat, dog and rabbit, run
ming hither and thIther out Of the way.
The gavah took big leaps over the fight
ing crowd, and showed his long
rows of white teeth whenever the
monkeys attempted 10 give him
a LEFT handler. He evidently was
an able ally of the ant-eater, and by dis
tracing the attention ofthe monkeys, gave
the iChneumon chance To get his wind
now and then There didn't seem to be
any tire.out To any of them. The fight
lasted over half an hour, and though saw
age enough, the queer tactics OF the fami-
ly kept us roaring with laughter. 1t was
only by vigorous use Of whips and long
poles | succeeded in breaking up the fight,
but the ant-ea'er was really master of the
situation. Then we gathered up the dead
and wounded. Among the former was an
old monkey OF large size, two Young mon
keys, a Rocky Mountain rat, and one or
two minor animals, while we placed in
our hospital coon with bunged-up
ly clawed about their faces, and rabbit
sick-looking party. Some of the parrots
had their feathers pulled out by the
skirmishing monkeys. IN. y. Mercury.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25
The Offspring Of Dyspepsia.

No class of inyalids are more to be com,
miserated than the dyspeptic, since the NAL.
ady from which they suffer is the parent Of
more numerous offspring of tormcnting
symptoms than any other disease. On the
other hand, they are to be congratulated
that there is a potent, safe and agreeable
botanic remedy for all the torture that they
undergo. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters pow
eriully inyigorates the cellular tissue of the
stomach, thus promoting an adequate secre-
ton and flow Of the digestive juices, vital
ICES the shrunken and debilitated lining Of
the stomach, directs the bile into its true
channel, and stimulates the inactive bowels
and dormant liver. These radical effects aFe
accompanied with the restoration of appe.
tite, flesh and sound repose, and the removal
of tatuience, heart burn, nausea, palpitA.
tions of the heart, vertigo, high colored and
scalding urine, water brash, headache, and
many other harrassing symptoms of dy''
pepsia.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

The startling head line announcement
in Chicago paper that Cincinnati was
"cleaned OUT caused many thrill of JOY
as the readers thought OF the mighty trans
formation wrought in prosperous but
dirty city, out the joy must have turned
to sorrow when ii appeared that the sig
nificant announcement had no other
foundation than the defeat of Cincinnati
base ball club BY the stalwart foreigners
whom Chicago employs to do her : Ma
tional game for her.--Detr0it Free Press.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

CALCUTTA wheat has been exported to
Great Britain largely this season, and has
caused the low class" of grain from this
country and Russia TO be neglected.
There is reason for concern In regard TO
this new rival, land and labor in India
being both very cheap. Great Britain
needs annually, in round numbers A ,000,.
600 cwt Gle lbs. of wheat We send her
%, 500, 900; Russia, $500, 900, the remain
ing IL ,000, 900 being supplied mainly by
France Germany and Egypt. Favored,
however, by the Suez Canal, the East In
dians face confidently all their compel
itors. --Neto York Tribune.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

DELICATE CAKE.-Stir to cream a
pound of powdered white sugar, seven
ounces Of butter, then add the whites of
sixteen eggs beaten TO stiff froth, half a
nutmeg, or a teaspoonful OF rose-water;
stir in gradually pound of sifted -four,
and bake Immediately in an evenly
heated oven. The yelks Of the eggs can
be used for custards
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-25

II the area OF the Vienna exhibition Is
one, the area of the Paris Exhibition in
1867 is not even one-fourth, and the Lon.
don Exhibition of 1862 Is onc.eighfh.