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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
SITTING BULL
Tells All IIe Knows About the Custer
Massacre.

Tells All Me Knows About the Custer
Massacre.
Sitting Bull has been talking with
correspondent and telling the story Of
the Custer massacre. lie Gays the fight |
was " hell with a Thousand devils. The
squaws were like flying birds; the bullets
like humming.bees, We thought we were
whipped, not at first, but by and by !;
aiterward, no. Your people were killed
| tell no lies about dead men. These men
who came with the Long-llair were as
good men as ever fought, When they
rode up their horses were tired, and they
we're tired. When they got Off their
horses they could not stand firmly on
their feet they swayed to and tro--so
my young men have told me-like the
limbs of the cypress in a great wind. Some
of them staggered under the weight OF
their guns, but they began to fight at
once but by this time our camps were
aroused and there were plenty of warriors
to meet them. They fired with needle
guns, and we replied with magazne.guns
repeating rihes." Sitting Bull Illus
trated, by putting his palms together
with rapidity, of the tusilade. "Our
young men rained lead across the river
and drove the white braves back, and
then they rushed across themselves, and
they found that they had good deal to
do. The trouble with the soldiers was
that they were so exhausted, and their
horses bothered them 80 much that they
could not take good aim. Some of their
horses broke away from them, and left
them to stand and drop and die. All the
men fell back fighting and dropping
They could not fire fast enough, though
they kept in pretty good order. They
would fall back across Il coulie, and make
fresh stand beyond, on higher ground.
There were great many brave men in
that fight, and from time to time, while
it was going ON they were shot down like
pigs. They could not help themselves.
One by one the officers fell Where the
last fight took place, where the last stand
was made, the Long Hair stood like a
sheaf of corn with all the cars fallen oft
him." "Not wounded 2" No." How
many stood by him ?" ga few" " When
did he fall? ." He killed man. When
he fell he laughed You mean he
cried out" No; he laughed, He hac
fired his last shot" From a car bine p
"No; pistol" "Did he stand up aite
he first fell ?" He rose up on his hand
and tried another shot, but his pisto
would not 90 Off" Was any one els,
standing up when he fell down" "On'
man was kneelipg, that was all but HI
died before the Long Hair"
Sitting Bull says thero were onl
squaws, old men and little children il
front of General Reno, keeping him il
his strong position on the bluff, and pre-
venting him giving aid to Custer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
Ideals.

Every man has his ideal Of some sort
some goal toward which he is pressing
There is farther shore of human desire
and effort. To some it lies among the
pleasures or riches of the world to
other, in the direction OF mere worldly
wisdom; To still Others it may be that Just
visible line OF perfect being, where the
soul in the exercise of all its powers shall
give praise in its every moment. This
impulse, which lies buried in human
nature, does not always result in pro-
gress, either for the individual or Tor
society, owing to the perverted Judg-
ments and depraved tastes by whlch i,
is often miscredited. We are all hiled
With a restless energy which is pressing
II. forward toward something beyond.
Well il will be for US if that something
he true; lofty, spiritual. II any man is
satisfied with present attainment, With
what he is or what he has accomplished,
he is blind to his own def'cts, and has
lost the ambition of life. Ripa fruit is
garnered, or falls to the ground and
perishes. This is the law of nature
The shock of cora that is matured, God
garners. Continued life gives room fol
continued advance and service Pres
RoLbns.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House, on the 18th, the army
bill passed without division. A communica
ton was read from the secretary Of war de
Tending his department from charges made
in Saturdays debate in regard to unauthor.
lied recruiting. He claims the right on the
part Of the president to authorize recruiting
even were there was no appropriation, and
explains that it was authorized under urgent
circumstances by Gen. Sherman 10 the Pa
cifc department to carry on the Indian war.
Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bills were
introduced and referred by Mr. Banks to ex.
tend, facilitate and cheaper land and water
transportation Of freight and passengers, and
to promote industry and labor without
further appropriation of the public debt.
The house then went into committee OF the
whole, Blackburn tKy.) in the chair, on the
deficiency bill. The total amount appropri'
ated by the bill is s2,2J0.6G5, of which SIS
! 446,6S8 is for the navy, s3li,G53 Tor amount
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
RELIGIOUS READING.


Happy alsng liics weary ways
lhickcst with uncbngonlnl taIkS,
Some overweighted toiler ntays
HIS hand from labor while he aaks
Wherefore shall these buriens hear
That others ought At least, TO share?
81, since the days march was beg n,
Have spent my strength nor turned aside
From any service 10 be done,
Nor giudged my pleasures, seli.dcnied
Yea, have even cOsntcd gain,
For the worlds rake, my loss and pain.
I" But now my soul is vCxcd for why
should duty haye.Do law for theno
Who with averted looks Tass NY,
Or sit with folded hands At ease
Why should suffer more than they
The heat and burden OF the day ~
How many a spirit ire'ted sore
With the worlds indifference
Has turned such questions DER ana DER,
sin haunted with the restless iense
OF doubt, and wondering distrnst;
Would these thing, be II Tod were Just
All, me the ways Of God with men
No man that lives raa hrd them out,
Who grasps at things beyond his ken,
ls tossed on shoreless seas about,
Yet, In the thickest OF the night
For syes that see there shall he light,
What time we nurse our die )ntent--
Rather. instead, should we recall
How once in servants guiso llc went
Who was the Master OF us ALL
Nor any work whereby was wrought
The FartherB will, too irksomo thought,
y ecd any he disQucted
H., .... tt,gtl tl.Rn
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

1t is good thing for society that the
popular conception of manhood is so
high that the very words manhood
and manliness suggest to the aver.
age mind au elevation of sentiment and
principle, a degree of generosity, cour-
age aud fidelity which renders man
incapable Of anything low and mean
and dishonorable. But the thought
for present empeasis is that there Is
still higher manhood, which no. only in.
wolves all that is good in the popular con-
cep,ien, but all that is contained in the
Scripture ideal of human excellence.
That ideal is designated by Christian
manhood, implying that by initiating
him the idea may be attained and real
lied in our own characters. Hence it Is
said that Christ has left Gus an example
that we should follsw in his footsteps"
Hence. also, the commands, " Follow me, /"
and I" | et this mind be in You which was
also in Christ Jesus"
The true and only adequate standard
of manhood is Likeness TO Christ, the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

Unused instruments grow rusty. And
rusting is chemically a slow but sure
form of burning. 1t eats in deeper and
deeper until the instrument is damaged
or the metal consumed.
Riches are IN implement they are the
means of applying and utilizing power
Rightly used, they are blessings. Mis-,
used, they are deadly instruments of
destruction. Unused, they are rusting
tools, doing good to none, and testifying
against the Incidence, or incapacity, or
selfish churlishnes, or miserliness OF the
owner.
A little wealth, rightly used, is more
of blessing to humanity than vast
riches unused. A single homely plow,
kept bright by making many furrows,
is better than great steam gang-plow
rusting in idleness. A "nimble six
pence" kept shining by constant circu.
iation, is better than the slow shilling"
that gathers black rust in the miser's
strong box.
But there is this strange popularity
about the rust of riches: 1t not only
frets and backens the gold and silver
with stealthy corrosion or slow dimming
before the unsatisied eyes of the selfish
holders, but the slow burning rust has,
fguratively, mysterious power OF
transferring itself to those who are cul'
pably responsible for its gathering there
and II shall also be sharp accusing wit
ness against their dstrust of God and
their cold unlovingness toward man
St. James says: Your gold and silver il
cankered and the rust Of them shall be
witness against you, and shall eat youl
flesh az if it wee fire."
Strange words, too little thought upon
but full of deep and terrible Significance
Hands that might have been beautiful
and clean through timely gifts, wise pro
duction and bountiful expenditure, are
now blackened and foul with the tor
menting, slow-eating rust of the riches
they loved too well. An eternity OF re.
morseful wringing of those hands will
not remove the fast-cleaving canker, but
only serve to set it deeper in. And the
slow-devouring heat OF the rust Of riches
no tears can quench.
Therefore il were well TO give earnest
timely heed to the inspired injunction
Charge them that are rich in this world
that they be not high-minded, nor trust
in uncertain riches, but in the living
God, who giveth us richly all things tt
cniov that they do good, that they be
rich in good works, ready to distribute
willing To communicate laying up fol
themselves a good foundation against the
time to come, that they may lay hold OF
eternal - Western ChriStinHd dvocate
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

A Dowington, Pa, dispatch says band of
tramps stole quantity of property from
railroad cars at West Chester junction. The
railroad employees made h raid upon the
tramps and recovered the property, but not
until two railroad men and four Of the tramps
were injured. Two trains were stopped near
Lewiston by them the other morning, and it
was only after a desperate resistance on the
part of the conductor and his assistants
that they were driven of. II is estimated
that there are between 900 and, 800 tramps
wandering between that place and Pittsburg.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

model man Of the race. The best and
highest style of man is he who is the best
Christian, whose character IL most nearly
fashioned after that of Christ. Any con
ception of manhood that does no, include
this is defective. Even the popular and
excellent proverb, can honest man II
the noblcst work of God" caun't be true
unless the word honest " is made to in.
clude all that is implied in the word
"Christian." To be strictly and uni'
versally true, it should be, "A Christian
il the noblest work Of God. ."-We hcth'
Dyjst
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29
WAR NOTES.

A telegram from Dolny Dubrik says
that in consequence of the evacuation of
that place by the Turks the Russians have
contracted the circle around Plevnn to 80
miles. The Russians have 10000 men, sui.
fcient to MI two continuous lines OF
trenches around the whole position. Five
or six thousand cattle are visible in Osman
Pasha's position, and other indications show
it possible he can hold out thirty or forty
laVg
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

more in prairie co9ntics in Mississippi, the
yield, compared with lost year, is estimated
at five per cent. increase in one county, the
same IN six, and about sixteen per cent. less
in thirteen. The Galveston cation exchange
says: The yield as compared with last year
is estimated AZ q decrease of thirty.two per
cent h.t we believe that some OF our cor.
respondents have not taken into considers.
ton the increased acreage in their sections"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

LITERARY young man at party:
"Miss Jones have you seen Crabbe's
Tales% Young lady, scorninlly, |
was not aware that crabs had tails. 3"
Literary young man, covered with con.
fusion: al beg your pardon, ma'am |
should have sai1, read Crabbe's Tales ?"
Young lady, angrily-scornful: And !
was not aware that red crabs had tails
either Exit young man.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-29

WIFE: "Well, Jones, judging from
your breath, can't really tell whether
YOU have been drinking whisky. or
whether you have been swimming N it.
Husband (reproachfnlly): "llannah'
don't you-hic- hove ne enough 10
yimme-hic-the benefit Of the doubt
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
Philadelphia Youth EIopes with n
Trenton Girl. ,.I

TRENTON, N, j., April by Yesterday
morning it was discovered that James
Reed, Of Philadelphia, aged 10 years, "a
student of Princeton College, had eloped
some time during the night with young
lady of this city named Ida Everett, aged
l6 years. Reed had received weeks
vacation, and pretended to start for Phil
adelphia. He came to this city, met the
young lady, and after visiting the resi-
dences of three clergymen in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to be married, the couple
that night proceeded in a carriage to
Princeton and took up quarters at the
students room, where Trenton officer
found the young lady the next morning.
They were brought to this city and lock-
ed up in the city Jail, when, Mr.. Everett
declining to prosecute, they were dischar-
ged. The youths father took him home
and the girl will probably be sent to the
State Reform School.
The girls father is j. Gardiner Everett
builder,
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
General News.

A clipper ship sails from New York to-
day with 1862 passengers for Australia.
The emigrants include So married couple
172 single men, s single women and 70
children.
SThe New York Tribune declares that
elf Wade Hampton continues to talk and
act in Columbia as he talked and acted
in Washington, he will be easily master
of the situation" Hampton seems to be
on that track.
A severe gale and rain storm prevailed
at Charleston, and throughout South Car
olina, yesterday. The storm was the Sc
verest since 1854. Considerable damage
was done to the wharves at Charleston,
and the lower portion of the city was
flooded. Railroad travel. in all directions
was also suspended.
Yesterday morning Seldom l.. Jones,
Memphis, and George n. Makely, of Lit
tie Rock, met at Fairgrove to fight duel
They exchanged shots without damage to
each other, the seconds having con-
siderately loaded the pistols with blank
cartridges. All the beligerents were
subsequently arrested. Jones was fined
$50, and Makely is 10 have hearing to-
day.
The New York Sun reports the follow
ing as the rents of the leading New York
hotels: Fifth Avenue, 5000 900: Metro
politan, $1S0,000. Windsor, $125, 900; St.
Nicholas $4,000; Delmonlco's, $780,
900; Grand Central 500, 900. Gllsey, 500
900; st. James, 0,000 Astor $3S,O0O;
Union Square, $4,000, Everett S25,OO
Rossmore. $4,000; Coleman, $4,000.
Brandreth, $4,000, &C., &c.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14

frightful truth burst upon her; aud,
with soft tears, she said, cab! hast
thou made vow? Ahl husband, Isee
no victim!-shall human blood !-''
Adalbere covered his ewes with his
hands, and sobbed so terribly that it
echoed through the hall, and the little
one, terrified, shrunk close to her
mother.
Similde knew we'll such vows, in
aucient times. She looked entreating.
ly to her lord, and said, "Remove the
child"
Both bothl-I must!" then mur-
INJURED Adalbero; and Similde, with a
violent effort, forcing back her tears.
said to the lite one, "Quick child, and
bind this handkerchief on thine eyes;
thy father has brought present for
three and will now give it thee"
MY father looks not as if he would
give me present." sighed the child
Thou shalt see; thou shalt. see, pre-.
sently," said Similde hurriedly; and
as she placed the bandage over the
eyes of the child, she could no longer
restrain her tears, but they fell so sof-
tly, that the little one knew it not.
The affectionate mother now tore
the drapery from her suow-white
bosom, and kneeling before her sa-
crificer, beckoned that she might be
the first victim.
"Quick, only quick" whispered she
softly to the lingerer; "else will the
poor child be so terrihed!"
Adalbero raised the dreadful steel
then roared the thunder and flashed
the lightning through the building.
Speeches. sank the three to the
earth.
AS the evening breeze rushed through
the broken windows the little one
raised her head. from which the band
age bad fallen, and said, "Mother,
what presen. has my father brought to
me? The sweet voice awakened both
the parents. All lived and nothing
was destroyed but Adalbero's sword,
which was melted by the avenging
flash of Heaven.
THE gods have spkeni" cried the
pardoncd father; and with a gush of
unutterable love, the three delivered
ones wept in each others arms.
Far distant, over the southern noun
tains roared the tempest, where many
years afterward st. Boniface cOnver-
ted unbelievers to the true faith.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
FORNEY'S PANACEA.

Col. Forney, of The Philadelphia
Fress, has sharp eye to business. He
proposes that the government shall ex-
pehd untold millions of dollars in all
sorts OF enterprises, and become the
great employer of all sorts of idle la
Dor. His cry is that "the government
must help the people who saved it,"
He calls upon it "to scorn to listen to
the pauperizing policy of the democra-
tic party" and to throw open the
vaults of the treasury to works of
puonc Improvement and corporate
emolument-to the predatory incur
sions OF the gentlemen of the lobby, in
short. A few of the schemes for
which he claims the government
ought to stand sponsor and paymaster
are these: The construction of the
Texas and Pacific railroad, the widen.
ing OF the entrances to the Mississippi,
the dyking OF its alluvial banks. the
clearing of distractions from the beds
OF the great rivers of the West, the
Improvement of the harbors and
rivers of the East, the completion of
the postoffloes, custom houses, seawalls.
breakwaters and other useful works of
a national character, and ample sub
sides to our oceanic steamer lines
should now be taken in hand and pres
sed on with redoubled energy.
In a recent double-lead article he de-
clares that "the penny wise and pound
foolish democratic policy in Congress"
must give way to a large liberality.
he wants all the old speculative un-
dertakings revived. Millions are to
be spent in giving work to the masses,
and the people are 10 foot the bills.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
Ii en- WADE so RKY,

WAsHINGToN, April 13.-Blaines de-
nunciation of Mr.. Hayes Southern policy
is mild in comparison to a letter from
Ben Wade, which has been shown to-day
to many persons in this city, and highly
relished by extreme Republicans. It's
tone is similar to that of the recent;
speeches of Wendell Phillips, ,and though
the language is not quite so abusive it is
very bitter towards Mr.. Hayes. He de-
clares the war was fought in vain, and
expresses in plain language his regret
that he supported Mr.. Hayes for the
Presidency.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
Good Faith in the New RailrOad Com
pact,

FEW YORK, April 13.-The following
was received this morning in reply to
note of inquiry respecting the late freight
agreement:
''My determination is to carry out
every point of agreement with absolute
thoroughness, and my expectation and
belief are confident that all parties are
equally determined to do SO,
81. W. GARRETT, President.
Mr.. Garrett also says that he has order
ed IL strict and immediate Investigation,
so that any irregularity or misunder.
standing, if any exists, shall at once be
corrected.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
BURGLARS CHLOROFORM an EN-
TIRE FAMILY

HoBoKEN, N. j., April 12.-Early yess
fecte3 fe an anu entrsnce % into the 6onSs %rs ea af
George Schneider, corner of Palisade
avenue and Hoboken street, and after
chloroforming Mr. Schneider and seven
other members of the family, they packs
ed up all the valuables they could find
and, after visiting the kitchen and eating
a good breakfast, they cleared out, takS
ing with them 500 in cash and about
$500 worth ofvaluables. Mrs. Schneider
lies at the point of death from the effects
of the chlorofo m.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14

frightful truth burst upon her; aud,
with soft tears, she said, "Abl hast
thou made vow? All! husband, Isee
no victim shall human blood -"
The daily gazette., 1877-04-14

Pay Inspector Edward Foster, of the
European Squi d on, died on the steamer
Trenton, at seal on the 1lth inst.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-01-24
VAPORES -C0RRE0S TRASATLANTICOS
DE ANTONIO LOPEZ Y COMP.

Ilegan este puerto los das 4. 10 IA % 8 "a de
csda mes. Saliendo de la Habana los dias 5. Is 2;
de idem idem.
FLETES DFSDE PUERTO RICO
E:ais y aabana $40 $40 tonelada ifa con 10 pe. capa
PASAJES DESDE EPUERTO-RICO
LA HABANA < CAdiz.
!. c. >. {. 50 c. !. c. 2. G. ;. c.
$50 sa slo $500 sloO so
Sls Consignataros Sobrtnos de ExQuid0a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-01-24
VAPORES ESPANOLES
ENTIRE LIVERPOOL Y PUERT0-RIC0

Los vapores PueT1o- Rico. Mdydotlez Ponce 81
guen carrera dcsde Liverpool para los varos puer
los de eSta lsla.
Para informes referirse Il los Sres White For
man Comp, de Liverpool, 8 los Representatives.
SREs. LArIMER COMP, San Juan.-SREs. LLAURI.
BoRDA COMP, MayagueZ.- eZ.--WIEcHERS COMP.
Ponce.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-01-24
los S's T'IPt, TiPos REDucIDos DE FLETEs

Todo con el 10 psS de cGpd.
Maquinaria otras mcrcaneias segun sonvenio.
Los ietes seran pagaderos ass Ia (.
Por cantidadcs de consideration. de no menos de
$50 toneladas de carga por un solo vapor, hari
cDnvenio especial con los sehores que las compro-
metan.
Para mas informes sobre fletes pasaje puede
drigir Il los Sres. White, Forman G., 81 James
Street Liverpool s 4 los AgenteS Sres Lltmar Cs.
San Juan T. R.: sres Lauri. Borda Ca Mayag1ez;
SreS. MicciIcrS Ga p0nct
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-01-24
Aviso a los senores embarcadores.

Las rnercancias embarcadas por los vapores de Ia
llnea arriba eXpresada que eguen este puerto des
pesos Ia libra esterna ri cambio corriente de giro
en- las fechaS de las arrihadas. Las que paguen 81
fete adelantado en- LIVERPOOL solo Sc les cobrara e
an general. m. II Oct.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-01-24
Consulado Britanico.

La correspondence SO cierra on este Corsuladc
loo dias siguientes
Para Lnglaterra Francia
Alemania, toda Europa Asia r,,ok,oxw<o
Santh6maS, Pacihco, Terra IA ~ q 10 ~ . 1''
frme las Colonias Ingleses
Para la Habana, Meico " =, a;o,-
Estados nidos Al via i''
Para e Brasil Rio de la rs, AZ.
Plata. III III" IL . Id 70 Q -.
Para Santo Domingo. Los dias . 1s
pnra los Estadosrridos Via dc Santh6mas y
'0 NHiooo' Halifax oil II s 13
Para los rstados- -unidos Wade Jamaica el dia
:, Segun disposition del Gobierno Britanico en- los
dlas de correspondence para Europa las cartas se
traerdn 4 este Consulate hista la una del dia sin
mlta hasta las tres multa de diez centavos
por caras eXeepto las que Sc ochen en- el hu2on con
los sellos aOleSeS neeesarios.
Cuando el frandueo es fdrzoso Las cartas pues-
tas EN- ell buzon no son franqueadas no pueden ser
enviadas por el yRpor ingl6s.