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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
General Clusters Successor.
(BostOn Letter to the Hartford COurant.


General Nelson A. Miles, who has of late
taken General Clusters place as an Indian
| fighter, is native of Massachusetts, and has
had remarkable career of advancement in
the army He was born in one of the upper
| towns of Worcester county. The second
year of the war of the rebellion found him a
clerk in crockeryWare store in Boston. He
was but little more than twenty-one years of
age, and had had no military experience. 1t
was proposed to raise company in the city
of RoXbury for the regiment then being
formed for United States Senator Wilson, and
young Miles had an uncle who took consid-
cradle interest in its formation with the view
of making his nephew second lieutenant.
When the officers came to be chosen be had
some votes for First Lieutenant over another
member, who felt he had better right to
that distinction. The Captain sided with
this latter officer, and this made SO much bad
feeling that Lieutenant Miles left the com
pany to join the staff of one of the Generals
in the division. His advancement was aston
ishingly rapid from that time out, and be
had soon occasion to smile upon the petty
chickering's that put him in the way to it. He
was often in fights, and won distinction con-
stantly. At the battle of Charlottesville this
almost raw youth was thrown into position
most important portion of the line. He held
it with rare credit, but came out of the action
severely wounded. This made him not only
a General, but very distinguished soldier,
and attracted to him the attention Of the reg
ular army officers, who pronounced him to
be possessed of the best elements OF mill
tary commander General Miles had a repu-
tatiOn second to almost no man in the vOlun-
teer forces of the State when the war ended.
He was selected to take charge of Jefferson
Davis while the latter was the Governments
prisoner, which brought him into notice all
over the nation. A few years since he was
married at the West to relative of General
Sherman. Fortune seems TO favor him in
every respect He is a man of fine physical
frame and with an unusual endowment of
manly beauty, and if he is as successful in
fighting Indians as he has been in all his
other army experience, he is destined to be
their conqueror. There is probably no in
stance among Massachusetts soldiers where
man without influence to aid him has risen 50
high.
THE Confederate General, ]. E. B. Stuart,
was exceedingly fond of song and of that
exercise which Mr.. Dick Swiveller sportively
terms 1.-THE mazy' and even when Lieuten-
ant-General he was often seen riding at the
head of his column with soldier by his side,
picking the adventures of the ''Arkansaw
Traveller out of an old-fashioned banjo.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01

The English manufacturers are losing a
considerable share of their former trade with
the colonies and dependencies of the Crown,
as well as that with the United States The
London Neacs states that while the imports
into Great Britain from the colonies have re-
manned stationary, the export to the Cana
das, Australia and India have fallen off 1923,
O0O, 900, and the balance against England has
increased in nine months of the past year
from $4,000, 009 to sos, ,5O0,000 The
trade with India shows rather better results
than that with other dependencies, having
nearly $45, 900, 600, 90 in her favor, or half a
volume of trade has fallen off, both as re-
spects her exports and imports.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
Seven Reasons for Getting Drunk.

From the New York World.]
Thomas Charlton hooked his chin over the
prisoners bar at the Fifty-seventh street Po.
lice Court and regarded his Honor with a
bland SMILE
Thomas, you are charged with being
drunk, said the Court.
81 can't deny it," said Thomas, grinning
from ear to ear.
"You don't seem to be very sorry.'
"Im happy, yer Honor" said the prisoner
gggling.
"What excuse have you for getting
drunk 2"
1--WE got seven of 'em, Judge"
"Seven excuses"
"Yes, yer Honor, seven Now, l don't
mind teIliD' ye all 'b'u il. Ie see, I've 60,
TX boys in my family, and las night-is's ;'
girl, Judge"
Thomas got off.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
Does California Land DcteriOratc

The Santa Rosa (Cal) Democrat says: Mr..
Robert Crane, one of our most enterprising
and successful farmers, informs US that he
has cultivated one of his fields for "a years
twenty years in wheat and four years he cut
from the field hay crop. He had not ma
nured the field the yield of the last crop
was thirty-fve bushels to the acre, and that
was about the yield of the first crop. The
field held its own after twenty wheat crops
have been taken from it, and one season the
yield was forty seven bushels. The >oil is
adobe, which seems to appreciate by repeated
groupings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
Republican Rule i'm Florida.
From the ia ksonvlllc (F.Orlda) Union

From the ia ksonvllle (F.orda) Union.]
Governor David s. Walker turned over to
Governor Reed, in 1868, the sum of 81 so in
the State Treasury. Governor Stearns turns
over to Governor Drew about $145, 900 cash
in the Treasury. Governor Walker turned
over to Governor Reed a public credit on
State bonds equal to Is or 20 cents on the
dollar. Governor Stearns turns over to Gov
ernor Drew State credit on bonds at 95 In
1868 scrip could be bought for 30 cents.
was not enough money in the State Treasury
to buy candles for schoolhouses Now there
are common schools in nearly every county,
and So, 900 in cash on deposit in the State
Treasury to the credit of the school fund.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01

Grace Greenwood witnessed the tribunal
debate in the Senate and House, and she Was
reminded of little story like this:
An honest old Georgia negro, on his way
home from market, where he had been to sell
chickens, and where he had sold all OF his
lot except one, encountered shrewd white
acquaintance, who, looking on the chicken
and finding it eoodly, coolly proposed to the
owner to put it up to be played for in game
of euchre. The owner, being a guileless and
pious hoping all things, believing
all things" They had a small
game, and the black man lost. AS he took
the stake, fine fat pullet, rather reluctantly
from his basket and handed it over to the
winner. the latter cheerily remarked. ut
was fair game, you know, uncle. 20 yes
sar, 'spect it was" replied the bewildered
loser. scratching his head, "a far game-but
den. pears to me you didn't put up nctbin'
agin dat dar chicken"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
4 yvGTHER'S DIARY.

Morning. Baby on the floor
Making for the fender;
Sunlight seems to make 1t sneeze,
Baby ''On a bender?"
All the spools upset and gone,
Chairs drawn into file,
Harnesscd strings all strung across.
Ought TO make one smile,
Apron clean, cnrls smooth, eyes blue
uIow these charms will dwindleD
For I rather thlnk-dOn't you-
Baby ''is a swindle?'
Noon. A tangled. sill;cn floss,
Getting in blue eyes;
Apron that will not keep clean,
II a baby tries.
One blue shoe united, and one
Underneath the table:
Chairs gone mad. and blocks and toys.
Well as they are able:
Baby in high chair, too,
Yelling for his dinner,
Spoon in mouth; think-Gon't you-
Baby lis sinner?'
Night. Chairs all set back again,
Blocks and spoons in order;
One blue shoe beneath mat,
Tells of marauder;
Apron folded on chair,
Plaid dress torn and wrinkled,
Two pink feet kicked pretty bare.
Little fat knees crinkled;
In his crib, and conquered, too,
BY sleep, best evangel,
NoW. surely think-don't yOu-
Baby is an angel?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
HOW lTTURNED OUT.

Twas in Vermont,
And it does me good to tell ont
Exactly what befell ont.
'MOng the green mountains looming.
She was beautiful, blooming,
Unassuming.
That day she was drummin'
The camels are cOmin',"
Uummin.
lie had money plenty;
l, aged twenty,
Stood with pockets empty.
Now, in stocks and SIGH
Whichever or which,
I'm rich.
That mOuse-eaten melod. on,
The same which music grOwed in,
1t and the neighbOrs discOmmOdin.
Still to-day she's Grummin',
Another tune hummin'-
Husband gone gunnin'.
She's stiff, dried-up sullen
As Methus'lar's mullen Q
Mrs. McGul.en
Twas in Vermont,
And it does me good to tell ont,
Exactly what befell on't.-JocG Ld'abee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01
Keep up the Condition Of Your Stock
Through the Winter.

A.eMemDer that every shock OF corn tOd-
der, every ton Of hay or straw fed to a steer
or olher growing animal that is allowed to
run ooWn IN the winter, is dead loss; while,
II you add AN equal amount in value of more
nutritious food, the growth of the animal
VIII pay talr price for the whole.
"a pig weighing, say fifty pounds in the
lall, lea hve or six bushels Of corn to keep it
throuSh the winter, will be as light in the
spring as when the winter feeding began and
SO the corn consumed is q clear loss and
worse. because the pig has perhaps rot into
an unthritty habit that renders it absolutely
OF less value at the end of the winters feed
ing than it was when We began. But double
the teed would have trebled its weight. and
gwen us thrifty pig to put on our clover. or
perhaps fat one for the spring market.
making satisfactory profit for the feed and
care. So with steer, or other young cattle.
And as to sheep-as the bad sheep give d.
mlnished quantities and inferior quality of
wooiIit is. under circumstances, the worst
possloie economy to let them get thin in the
", M,n.er. Indeed, this rule holds good as to
a, a.i sor,s and all ages of stock. The colts
n%ou'' rn" pe Kept growing throughout the year.
i non' aged horses, If allowed to lose flesh
uu!lns u:! uAe winter, will not be in propcr con-
oiao uluon iol work in the spring; and it is much
Gneaper 10 Keep on the flesh they now carry
t.an W pu. 1t on anew when the work hc.
gins. 'A' "oiA oe-
Inc breeding COW especially should be kent
AZ goou, s'Ions stock condition, as well on
"ccount VI tnc iAiik she will give next season.
as 20 preserve me strength and vigor as the
cal sue IS 10 preea. Indeed, there is not
among all the various animals nsod " ~ NV
farm, one that can be named that will ,oaLa n
better return for ample and generous feed;n% .IT g
than the mich COW and vet there is nona
we are sorry to say, that is more eeneralIv
overlooked, neglected. and cut short in her
latlons.-Nationol Lice Stock Journal for
January. '''
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01

THE 5000 grasshopper prize offered by the
Minnesota Legislature has inspired genius,
who proposes to destroy the insect by rails
ing net by balloons q quarter of mile
apart.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-03-01

CHEF JUSTICE WAITE is said to have the
largest head in Ohio-or at least had when
ne lived there. He wears hat which is
simply enormous.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Meth dist heunion.

BALTIMORE, May 1.-The Conven-
tions OF the Methodist church and OF the
Methodist Protestant church, 20 consid-
er the base Of the reunion met To- day, the
dsrI named A. Green street and the lat
ter al AusQuIth street CHURCH. AT the
Methodist Convention Rev. j. Burns,
CT Pittsburgh Was chosen temporary
chairman. The roll was called and the
delegates from the districts IN Nebraska
New York, New Jerey, Iowa, Ono, In
diana, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Minnesota,
North Carolina, KsnsA, Illinois, and
Missouri responded. The Committees
appointed on credentials and Per
maLent organization and resoiuilonsi
n. Il Bas.eti OF Ohio, /. Is. Apple ate
Of New Jersey aud ). ID. Csin0un ol
Pitt bursh were appointed committee
To examIne TIE reports Of the various
COZ ;eseuces on the subject OF Feubion.
Adjourned.
Attn MethOtist Protestant Conven-
,ion At the A.q1eth street church Judge
b. ). Bibb was appointed temporary
chairman. The roll was called and toe
following Conferences were represented
A,sbsus. LouisIsus, Georgia, MARY land,
tennessee, Virginia, Nortn Csf'''Hs aud
Wes. Virginia Tnrty-one laymen and
thIrty-fve ministers we're present iron
the spoye conferences. Ksu. Mr.. Law
renee n. Bates. otlhe Light street N. r
Church, Baltimore, vas elected Pfesl
dent.
Adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Reformed Episcopal Council.

PHILADELPmA May ll-ln the
general Council of the Reformed Epis.
:opsl Church to-day the report Of The
general committee composed OF the
Bishops of the church sn1 others, was
presented by Gov. Wood:ord and
= iopted. Ii recommends Ina; the presid-
ing Bishop be paid $4,000 ~ his salsr' i'r
The ensuing year and 81 100 Tor travelling
expenses. he committee 10 whom wss
referred the matter OF the synod OF
Chicago reported that SAID synod was
Ioyslly and economically formed and
me bishops thereof r. commended thsi
8 d elect. on be cot ufrmed Govern, r
Woodford, OF New York, pre-
sen.ed series OF resolutions
amendatory of the CCnstitution as fol-
lows which were adopted Unanimously BY
rising vote: ID article fifth the words
ito be sty I'd bishop OF the synod OF" 10
be stree 80 ou., and IN article fourth the
word ..auu" - ;he fourth line to be
stricken out, b tween powers and du-
tie,, "and aLt = o 4 word duties add the
words land terms Ot ottice in any synod
or other episcopal j lrisdlctlon." This sc-
tiOn OF the council makes those holding
episcopal cfice bishops OF the reformed
church without ahy territorial deslgns-
tion or iurI.dlction. ,
Rev. J. }. Smith, OF New York, elected
president OF the committee 10 examine
the reports Of the various conferences
on the subject OF reunion, reported that
msjoriIy OF the annual conferences
had endorsed the basis agreed upon q.
Pittsburgh, in 1875, by the convention
of the two churches, and had invested
the deIegates TO this convention wIthiuli
authority 10 rattfyithe sction ofthe PItts-
burgh convention. After debate the re-
port WAS adopted.
Adjourned TIL tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Serious Differences in Turkish GOV.
ernment.

CoNsrANTINoPLE, May l2.-There
are serious differences between the
Turkish Chamber, and the Governmer t
Chamber is very angry at tho Porte . nc.
ceptancs Of The German protectorstc
over the Russian subjects in Turkey. L.
also desires TO impeacl N,wry PAsha,
the Sultan brother-in law, tor emb III e.
ment, and Redif Pashs, the War
Minister, for msladministraton. Redli,
who is all powerful, Is determined to
crush Parliament before it Can harm him
The Porte wanted TO proclaim q state OF
siege in ConstsntinopIe so as to be able
TO close Parliament, but is now satisfied
it can close Parliament without doing so.
There Is reason to fear that Redlt and
other enemies Of free govern ment will
triumph.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Particulars of the Strand
ing Of the Steamer
Dakota.
Appalling Accident---Fall
of q Court House.
Frightful Scenes and In
cidentS.
A Monument of Criminal
Incompetency.
Other Items of Intelli-
gence'
Washington Items.

WARRINGTON, May ll.-Sllver can
be obtained without expense of trans
portion on the deposit OF notes or fraction
al currency with any Assistant Treasurer
or national bank depository, or notes
may be sent to the United States Treasury
free ofexpense and silver bs returned
from the mint therefor. SILVER, how
ever, can be sent only IN muitiples OF
81 900 and remiItsnces and deposits
should be made in like sums.
A Georgia delegation, interested in the
appointment OF o. S. Marshal, called
on the President to day, and all entered
fully into the discussion of the affairs in
the South. The President explained that
his earnest ambition WAS for the welfare
of the people of that section.
Ex-senator Henderson was in consul
tation with the President during the day.
Petitions are circulating for the re-
movsl OF Fred. Douglass from the mar.
shalship OF the District, because of AMI
msdversions upon the people of Wash
ington in his recent lecture in Balti-
more.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Ihi MORMON SITUATION.

-" execution OF JoHN ID. LEE for
'-r.c.'y IN the Mountain Meadows
y" 'e directed attention toward Utah
q as, ~: ben directed since 1857.
- - much the execution rs the
'iaay n conic; sion and the suto-
shH-y taa: MAS said to be forthcom-
La e1'>per.tod the Gentiles and
''4 ;ae M0rmons. There has been
~ discussion in the eastern news
S'' 'eSe'Ging the duty oft Govern
.-' ''"aid the poIygamous institution,
ale 'l'eFes: nas heca very slight when
3A'e4 with ths. which has
:.''''si throughout the terri
lie Sa'. Lake Tribune
14i the opportunity with eager
'a1 u's4e al assault on Brigham
=. 7AAy even sharper and more
>~s than ususl. It's newspaper
He not numerous, but those it ha:
Cooperating with the energy and
','A'n ihst are born of bate to tht
a. which YoUNG is the head
- ':eer hand, the Dsseret Ne,os
s,,. -S F'esIdent YoUNe's official organ,
'oen more forward and bolder thar
So. IL oe!ending the Mormon Church
:. practices. At the same time il
s.,' '"'SAsd LEE, holding that he de
-. @s iaie lie net, but maiRtsinine
y, saNge that BRIGHAM YOU'VE
~ accessory TO the crime was utterly
taLa Ii has the Aasistanc,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
The stranded steamer Dakois.

LONDON, May 1.-THE passengers and
crew OF the stranded steamer Dakota,
reached Liverpool at midnight The
Dakota got ten miles out OF her course
either through the thickness OF the
weather or some niscalculation. She
was in charge Of the captain, but had a
pilot on board cooperating. The error
OF the position had been discovered be-
lore the vessel struck and land
was distinctly sighted, when the
engines were reversed, and the
vessel simply glided IN upon q smooth
rock. where she lay with her bow
considerably elevated The sea was toll
erably calm at the time, so there was very
little commotion on board. The pas
sengers baggage and the kits OF the crew
we're mostly saved. The captain aud
some of the officers remained by the ship,
but rs the water covered q portion OF the
after part the hope Of saving the vessel
and cargo is not great. As soon as the
Dakota struck distress rockets were fired
ana the coast guard promptly responded
by throwing line TO the vessel. Pres
emily boat was launched from the ship,
when the shreks OF the women and
children were heard. The passengers were
hsnded down one by one from the bow OF
the steamer TO the boat. Coming toward
the shore the current setting around
the projecting lead line was found very
strong and the boat was borne on the
breast OF a huge blllow and dashed
violently against the rocks. The screams
OF the women rs the boat struck were
awful to hear. All the supposed boats
party wsre lost, but the little craft dritted
back tom the shore few moments until
it WAS fnslly flung high and dry from
the crest of wave on the top OF high,
broad and solitary cliff. Meantime the
breeches buoy had been attached to a
line and sent to the ships side. The
women were securely placed In the
uuoy apd safely hauled ashore by
the strong armed coast guards.
Men in the other boats put ctf from
the steamer alter the b1eeches buoy had
made several trips, filed with crew and
male psssen gers, and ia a comparative
~ short time all had been landed, the
Captain and few of the officers and
seaman remaining. With the coming OF
da , light mist which had enveloped-the
steamer cleared away and another large
steamer WAS observed passing close At
hand. Rockets were AZ once Set OF from
toe Dakota, warning her of the coast and
this probably avoided another disaster.
rhe Dakota aud cargo are heavily insur-
ed in Liverpool and London. The ship
is valued u. $4,000 pounds.
The vessel lies in an exposed position
with a list seaward OF 45 degrees. There
are 35 feet OF water over the taft raj and
1T low water one third of the deck is sub
merged. The Salvage Associations
agents are at the wreck with large
pumps and gear for getting out the
cargo There vas heavy sea this morn
ing, but later IN the DAY the weather was
fair
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12

4Rs Un.veislty ut MorgantOwn has a
-a'a'y, and We select from list of the
A.,oas made to it during the past
~ !slr sample of the cheerful
,'a;s2;er Of the whole: Six vol. Con-
s'=''.o'a' Record, Congressional Direc-
-, Executive Documents, Reports of
"a;'e:slo0sl Committees on Alabama
"-''', four vols. House and Senate
'''as.' o; Congress, Reports of Con-
.@oas' Committees, Finance Report,
".?"on Ds;ric: of Columbus, Report
>r.'";s'y .! War, Official Gazette OF
.. Patent Office. Parents Whn do
'''2l'ove OF hgn; reading for youth
'''-! cal.ion their sons when they 20
80 Juve-si;y 70 avoid the Library.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Testimony 10 Director e eneral Cos.
horn.

PHILADELPHIA. May ll.-As q testi.
mony of respect and esteem TO Hon
A. =. Goshorn, director general of the
Centennial exhibition, for bis valuable
services during tour years OF exhibition
work in this city, number OF cltizsns
subscribed to the purchase of handsome
library, corsistirg g OF FIVE thousand vol
umes. which wss presented to him 10 day.
The presentation ceremonies took place
in Independence Hall, and were wit
messed by large number OF ladies' and
gentlemen. Among those present were
ex President Grant, Gen. A. ;. Lansing,
Gen. Il. II. Brigham, ex-Msyor Fox,
James a. Wright and Thomas Cochran
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
The New Bonds.

WAsHINGToS. May n.-Secretsry
Sherman to-day telegrsphed from New
York to Assistant Secretary Merrimsck
that in addition to ten millions of At per
cent bonds taken on the 5th inst. 20 pro
vide tor the call OF that date, he has sold
under the resumption act to the synd cate
S5,OOJOO0 OF SAID bonds st par in
gold coin, TO be paid for during The
months OF May and Juue. The gold thus
received will be sold tor currency a. the
pleasure OF the Secretary.
The Secretary ssys be will go on with
the sales OF Al per cent bones for re-
sumption purposes provided by law and
hopes TO be abe to resume specie psy'
mept the first of January, 1879,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-12
Fight Between Two Louisville Law
yers in Court room.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 10. AT La
grange, Kentucky, today, following q
trial case At law, two Louisville lswyars
engaged in rough and tumble scutti ;.
Both are prominent legal lights, and
their difficulty produced considerable of
sensation. Bennett Il. Young, in II
speech, reflected, 1t Is said, IN some man
ner upon the part played by John Mason
Brown, ard the latter retortlng, referred
To the others remark as cowsrdly
Young demanded an apology, and not
getting it, called Brown n deVIa or from
truth, whereupon the latter struck him,
A fist fight followed, Doth receiving II
number OF bruises, Brown being the
worst hurt. The Court held each III
$4,000 10 answer.