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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-09
From the Command
IN THE FIELD AGAIN LITTLE
MISSOURI SCOUT-MISSOULA OR.
DER IMPERATIVE DOANE
WATCHING the MUSCLESHELL
-HOSTILES FROM THE
PLATTE.
Sioux and Crows Shaking Hands

10 Messrs. Mounts and Herendcen arrive
h. lon Sunday, b-aring dispatches for Gen
i SHERMAN from Gen1 Miles. From ther
d We obts'n the following data: GENT TER
e had not reached Tongue River, with tn
oIoEder for transfer ~ Missoula of the Q
al Cavalry, in time to advise Miles of til
}, situation in Western Montana. However
as execution Of the order was left to som,
extent discretionary with Miles, it nigh
not have proven operative in any case.
Miles had sent an order to Lieutenant
IDaane on the Muscleshell to report te
J him with . body of Crows, and he reach
led the Caotonmsnt the 9th with l6(
warriors, making the trip overland, A,
s 4 N. on the 18th, l0o picked warriors
from this body of Crow. left Tongue
river via steamer to join the three com.
panies Of I'd Cavalry at Glen6;ys- when
arriving, IN immediate return to the Little
Missouri was to take place. The command
leonfists Of the three companies, body of
counted Infantry and 100 Grows. and
was to proceed with 20 days rstiors after
the calHp followed upon the late scout
The i:ost,.'es thus again followed are suo-
posed to col,,sist (in part at least) of the
camp defeated Lpon the Little Muddy. and
we're estimated in our Glendive special of
last week to be 800 20 400 strong and are
evidently warparty n,ainly of Minnecon.
ous. 1t now appears, however, to have
'een possibly augmented by junction with
mother camp. fresh trail ma do BY $50 tol
NO horses having been discovered leading
oward the head of the Little Brtssouri,
he objective point of tho column now
moving from Glendive. This band lusy. ,
however, be that mentioned 10 our Fort,
senton dispatch below a. having Joined
|itting Bull, and was suspected by Gen i h
lilies to consist of O2alallas from the |,
Platte.
Tho Battalion 9TH Cavalry was still on
|unday Creek, and evidently held Is re- t!
erye against Sitting Bull-while Lieut.. Z
'oanc had returned to the Muscleshell. ::
'here no would remain with the remsin.
er OF his Grows, watching the countryI
nd awaiting orders 70 cooperate. Miles,
I'd sent Yellowstone Kelley and Howard
again reconnoiter Sitting Bulls camp, s
I'D maintaining constant watch of and| I
'r him, evidently hopes and expects yet b
, meet him. lin
Upon arrival of the Crows ct Tongue
liver hand.shaking and pipe-smoking liz
ccurred between them and tho Cheyenne Y
1Erenders now there. All the Grow III
hiefs except Iron Bull and Two>Bellied u
Voman accepted an invitation to visit the n,
heyenno camp, where they smoked the Ihi
Ipe OF peace and slept In the tepees of Ial
leir late enemies.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-09
From M1SSOULA.
"ef" Col,1pGuy's March-The
Scare.
Captain IA wn's Action.
Especial Correspondence CoCR1ER.1
IIss0uLA Poar. lily 81.

Z IlssouLA Posi-, Jx:ly 81.
Weleft Ellis for this Post. IN dust n
>|terrible heat, to the music of Prof. 6',oun
harmonicon And Ten thousand 6.ils
Away" reaching Helena on tho 18th nit,
rumors OF war increaslng % We movet
along. Capt. Browning joined as there
having secured our transportation, and
bringing u Capt. Rawn's dispatch. II
behalf of the company, desire TO testif,
to the care and attention to it, comfor
bestowed upon it by Capt Browning and
Lieut. Wright, who have and are entitled
to tho highest respect Of every mamie,
lof the command.
Aided BY Kirkendsll's teams. We made
30 miles per day over the terribly rough
road, but the dryers were equal to the
emergency, and no accident happened
Reaching New Chicago, wagons packed
with families and effects passed Us hasten.
Ing to places of safety. and here pastie,
|of volunteers from Pioneer and Deer
Lodge met US on the way to Missoula.
Couriers were constantly arriving to hurry
% along, which was unnecessary Is Can't.
Browning had ordered an effort to reach
the scene Of danger by the next night.
even should the hurry result IN death 70
every mule of tho train. To our eres,
mortihcation, however, At IL .. m. q man
reached rs reporting the escape of the
Indians; aud volunteers soon returnino
Dy the score, stating cessation Of danger.
We slackened up little in mercy to our
animals. Such serious charges of rsspon.
stbility for the escape were constantly
heard that We almost feared some great
blunder had been made, and when ve
met the Governor and Secretary returning
TO Deer Lodge We concluded va mirht
not be needed.
Inc accounts You have had Of the adj
vance OF the Indians seem correct and !.
70 evident that Lieut.. Woodbridge and
his small detail not only had dangerous
duty to perform, but performed it With
zeal and courage. This officer speciallv
private Thomas Collins Of
his company, who carried his dispatch
announcing the hostile approach 70 miles
It . breakneck pace over terrible trail
LoLo Pass 10 about six m,les diatant|
from the Post and d very rugged. EiehtI
miles upit Capt. Rawn had erected hial
barTicads and eatrenched h,s command
leaving detachment Of 20 to NEST the
volunteer. and putting out vidsstes m.
ass Lieut. Woodbridge. Upon news oil
he approach Capt Rawn demanded =
ak. and the chiefs declared their deaireI
% 80 through peaessbly 70 ths ba@.lol
country. He told them Il could not ~
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-09
General Miles, Mission t. Sit-
ting Bull.
T::mperinE With The Gros
VemtreS.
Mex Perco Raids.

i On the I'd We issued an extra, in part q
follows:
A Fort Benton dispatch just receive,
from . most reliable source states. thu
Lieut.. Jerome was not permitted TO visi
Sitting Ball for the reasons that. "tha
chief strongly objected to being inter
viewed by aoy American, unless he cam,
duly authorized by the Government {,
make treaty." Consequently, the mis-
sion proved a failure, ~ both Colonel Nc
Cloud and Major Walsh considered il
dangerous and useless under the circum.
stances.
The dispatch also says: "Sitting Bul,
could not have crossed the line as report
ed. !, however, have reliable Information
that about 500 lodges of Sioux arc near
Milk river, near Frenchman's creek, NOV
ing to join Sitting Bull across the line. "
We also have the following:
FORT BENTON, July 20.
Sitting Bull is between Cypress and
Wood mountains near the line, his scouts
operations on this side. His
have visited the Grcs Ventres
to make pesce with them. The
latter, however, took their horses and
let them 60. The Gros Yentres
are not we'll disposed toward tho
whites, aud It 10 feared that failure of the
government to do something for them
nay result in their outbreak, as they are
destitute. They have no buffalo or game
md may have to join the Sioux on tia,
'ccount.
A email band of Nez Perces passed over
Belt Creek on the 24th. These IndisnsI
AYE been stealing stock from Deep and |
3elt Creeks-3O head within two weeks,
2 OF them belonging to Tingley & Co.
SANDY HILLS.
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we arc also prepared to siys
1ELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS

on nther of the above NAMED o,4,..
e,.,xs onec.,4ns entrusted to our care viii
rem c;ivelmmedlats attention, and win =.
exchsn e,. 1 OF PETo o when desired, b.
~~~A'~"xo On New York or o,harwise
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-09

500 Lodges Sioux Near MILK
River.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-09

From now until the LIST of January next
shall close out, without reserve, my en-
lire stock of Clothing only
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Twenty years ago there was fight
in Joseph Fields family, In Milton
Mass, and Immediately afterward a
son disappeared, who, 1t was reported,
had run away. Lately the house was
searched, somebody having given i'm
portant information to the authori-
ties, and the missing son was found
conc ealed in a room. He was idiotic,
and is supposed to have been render
ed so by O blow on the head in the
fight.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

This a very good religion, as the
world goes: A deacon living in q
Berkshire town. was requested to
give his prayers In behalf of poor
man with a large family, who had
broken bis leg. Il can't stop to pray
now, said the deacon, who was pick
ing and barreliDg his early apples for
the city market, but you can go down
into my cellar and get some corned
beef, salt pork. potatoes and butter
that's the best can do
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

The cars on the line between Mod
ane-e station on the Swiss eide of the
Mont Cenis tunnel-and Turin are III
by gas, on an ingenious system de-
vised by M. CambrelIn, chief of the
lightning department of the Belgian
lines, who has for many years applied
1t to these latter with very satisfacto-
ry results. Our railroads are sadly be-
hind In this respect.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24
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Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

A citizen of Eureka, having occas-
ion TO go home rather unexpectedly a
week or two since, caught a gentle
man acquaintance in the act of kiss
ing his wife. On relating the ciroum-
stance to friend, he was asked II he
punished the guilty couple. and re.
piled: No. not exactly; but they
must have seen from the way ] slam
med the door that didn't like It,
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24
The Sentence of Christ.

The Courier deS EtGts says: Chance
has put into our hands the most i'm
posing and interesting judicial docu-
ments to all Christians, that has ever
been recorded in human annals that
Is, the Identical death-warrant of our
Lord Jesus Christ. We translate the
document from copy of the transla-
ton sentence
Rendered by Pontius PLATE. Acting
Governor of Lower Gallilee, that
Jesus of Nazereth shall suffer death
on the Cross.
In theyear seventeen of theEmperor
Tiberius Caesar, and the 4th of March,
the CITY of the holy Jerusalem Aneas
and Caisphas being priests, sacrifcers
Of the people of God, 1, Pontius Pr
late, Governor of the Praetory, con-
denim Jesus of Nazereth to die on the
cross between two thieves-the great
and notorious evidence of the people
saying
/. He Is a seduoer.
9. He is seditious.
8. He is the enemy of the law.
4. He calls himself, falsely, the Son
Of God.
S. He calls himself King of Israel.
6. He entered into the temple, fol-
lowed by a multitude bearing palm
branches in their hands.
Order the centurion, Quintus Cor
uelius, to lead him to the place Of ex-
ecution.
Forbid any person whomsoever,
uoor or rich, TO oppose the death of
Jesus.
The witnesses that signed the death
warrant Of Jesus are:
1 Daniel Robsni, a Pharisee.
2. Janus Horabable.
s. Cspet, citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city by the
gate Strenuous.
The above sentences are engraved
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

A French authority recommends
the use of sawdust instead of hair in
mortar to prevent its peeling off. The
sawdust was first thoroughly, dried
and sifted through an ordinary sieve
to remove the larger PARTICLES, and the
mortar made by mixing one part ce-
ment, two lime, two sawdust, and
five sharp sand, the sawdust being
first well mixed, dry, with the cement
and sand,
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

DR.. TOwnsend's Oxygen
ated Air will purify the
blood In One-thlrd the
time that any other
known remedy can.
Why2 Because 90 inhale
OXygenated Air 10 goes
direct TO the Lungs and
passes through the It's
sues and comes IN direct
contact with the blood
as it is forced into the
Lungs by the action of
the heart. Allthe blood
in our veins returns to
the heart every four
minutes II the blood is
good. and forced from
the heart to the lungs,
and the more Oxygen
you inhale intOthe lungs
the more you purify the
blood. When Oxygen
comes in contact with
the impurities I'm the
blood It carbOnizeS and
burns, causing the blood
to be heated so that IL
every part OF the
body. as IL goes on its
revolutions through the
system. If your blood
Is pure you cannot be
sick. We drive Mercu-
~ and all Otheri mpuFi-
ties out of the blood.
We guarantee 20 purif-
The blood In ORe-th.rd
the time Of any other
known remedy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Rome IN. Y. Sentinel: "A lady on
Washington street, who is an enthus-
iastic Republican, named her canary
bird Jim Blain. He did not sing much
but she loved him tenderly, until last
Saturday she discovered that Jim
Blain had lain an egg. Now she de-
clares that no dependence can be
placed on politicians
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

There are five or six factories where
they make oleomargerine butter, near
New York. One factory uses eight
hundred thousand pounds of caul fat
In a week, In the manufacture Of the
oil, and four hundred thousand
pounds of the oil per week is sold to
other factories. One factory makes
one hundred and eighty thousand
pounds of this butter per week. 1t
sells for from twenty-five to twenty
eight cents per pound.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Nothing can be more absurd than
the idea that looking guilty proves
guilt. An honest man charged with
crime Is much more likely to blush at
the accusation than the real offender,
who is generally prepared for the
event, and has his face ready made.
The very thought of being suspected
of anything criminal will bring the
blood to an innocent mans cheek
nine times out of ten. .-Er.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

These are the days when a woman
enjoys reading the letters and things
which have accumulated In her hus-
bands overcoat pockets through the
winter, and wonders why his business
friends should address him as Dearest
George and be so urgent in the re-
quest to meet him down town at a
particular hour after dark.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

First Briton - Hi suppose yo've
'eard the news from Hamerica?'
Second Briton-'Hi oawn't say that
hi ave. Hi don't take much hinter-
est hin Hamericsn haffairs.'
F. B.-'Well, the Hamericans, you
knw, ave 'ad what they called had re-
public. Now the ole thing his gone.
baDd they've put the government
hunder ha count
8. B.-'Hi'm not hastonished hat
hall. Hi knew that blawsted country
would soon be hsping hour hlnstitu-
tiops.'
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24
The Little Maiden.

Who waits and watches at the door,
Pouting, ~Ee SAID he'e come at four,
And now IT is half-past. or more."
Your loving little maiden.
Who runs to meet you when you come,
Kisses your wise excuses dumb
queen, crowned with red geranium?
Your happy little maiden.
Who, keeping with such jealous art
Her lips from all bat yours apart,
Kisses you-ah mel from her hearth
Your faithful little maiden.
Who holds, you, above all the rest
OF men proved true from East TO West,
The strongest, noblest, bravest, best7
Your trusting little maiden.
Who asks for nothing, old or new,
Who cares for no one, false or true,
But only. only. only you?
My darling little maiden.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

five were going to state the Repub-
lican opioion in Iowa. as we have
heard and seen 1t expressed, one-halt
of the members of the party in this
State are dissatisfied with the course
of the administration, two-thlrds OF
the rest are patiently waiting to see it
tried, with grave doubts in regard to
it, the remainder more or less hearti.
ly appove of it.-Des Moines Register.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

At the Cleveland baby show: That
baby said a spectator. may look
pretty at home, but Il is hardly up to
the standard of a baby show; do you
not think sop addressing lady who
stood near. Excuse me from COM
menting, SIR said the lady, as my
opinion might be biased. 1 am its
mother The man asked for his hat
and took a recess.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

An exchange says that half the fools
In the United States think they can
beat the doctors curing the sick; two
thirds of them think they can beat
the ministers preaching the gospel,
and all of them know they can beat
the editors running a paper.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

A bill has been introduced into the
Nevada Legislature by a Chinaman.
1t was wash-bill against one of its
members, and was lobbied through
by its author.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24
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increasing support Of the American public which
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the renewed and new subscriptions to the Ledger
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we shall leave no exertion unmade 30 render the
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Is established, will write, heretofore, most OF
them exclusively, for the Ledger.
We are always on the alert for any new feature
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The Ledger is always q lire paper, keeping pace
with the genius and spirit ofAmerican progress
ful stories, striking narratives and instructive bio
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We shall continue to reply to questions on all in
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but we receive thousands more than we have space
We receive constant assurances. in almost count
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WISH Tes 10 ec9rs To @ Wh w
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Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

An exchange remarks. The only
jokes women like to read are those
which reflect ridicule on men, Yes
adds another exchange, on taking up
a paper a woman invariably turns to
the marriage column
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

One of the lady clerks In the Interi-
or Department has perpetrated pref
ty good pun on the name Of the Secre-
tary. Being told that the pronounoes
Sohurz like Shirts she replied. If he
is shirts we clerks are umder-shirts.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Why? For the same
reason as given above.
The Bronchial Tubes
are simply conductors to
carry air to she Lungs,
hence Inhalation muse
90 direct to the seat of
the disease, and If you
viii follow our directions
we guarantee 70 CURE
Bronchitis.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

A Missouri woman writes to q st.
Louis newspaper that politeness is an
instinct with which the Eastern man
was never blessed. and he has been
more unsuccessful In its cultivation
than anything he has ever underta-
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

An urchin whose shoes looked as If
they were soon to be shed, looking at
a sign of blue glass in one of the win
dows, was heard to observe. More
stuff to run In feller's foot!'
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

a lazy fellow, falling a distance of
fifty feet and escaping with only a few
scratches, a bystander remarked that
he was "too slow to fall fast enough
to hurt himself.n
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

An exchange says the scheme for
employing female ticket sellers on
the railways of England has failed,
passengers having made love to them
and kept the crowd writing.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Can be cured. WhyF
Because we have cured
hundreds OF cases, some
of them being given
over TO die by all physi-
clans OF other schools of
practice. Consumption
Is a disease OF the Air
passages. and over two
thirds Of the cases are
caused By CatRrrh. We
guarantee q cure II you
will cOmefn season.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24
Because Asthma

Why2 Because Asthma
is q contraction OF the
Bronchial Tubes, caused
by Inflammation and ir-
ritatiOn of the mucus
membrane lining the
Bronchial Tubes. Use
.OXygenated Air as we
will direct and we will
warrant 8 CURE. We
have cured cases of 20
years standing.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

on a copper plate. On one side are
written these words: "a similar
plate lie sent to each one of these
trIbes.n
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

What's the difference between the
lower part of the leg and the late
comet? Ones shin and bone. and the
others been and shone.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Pantaloon pockets are made very
low on ths leg this season, and man
can pull up his socks now without let
ting everybody know 1t.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

And now shall woman tie up her
jaw in flannel, and wonder what
made her in such hurry to have all
the stoves put up in the garret.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

Congressman John Randolph Tuck =
er Of Virginia and Richard P. Bland
Of Missouri are both nephews Of John
Randolph Of Roanoke.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

"A wise son maketh a glad father,
and prompt paying subscriber oaus-
eth an editor to smile.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-24

A Fulton man who went about kiss
ing ali the pretty girls was considered
insane-by the men and elderly wo-
men.