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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
THE ESCAPED SIOUX.
A Canadian Officers Interview With the
Indians who Crossed the Border.

Indians who Crossed the Border.
A Toronto Globe correspondent at
Fort Walsh, Northwest territory,
writes OF visit by NJ. West, of the
British army, to the camp of the
hostile Sioux, at Wood mountain,
one hundred and ninety miles from
Fort Walsh
Mai. West started from Fort Walsh
with a detachment of ten men and
himself on the lead; rode into the
camp abost 3 o'clock on the afternoon
of the Dist ult., creating considerable
astonishment among the savages, who
rushed out, arms in hand, as they af-
terwards explained, thinking it was
the United States troops, whom they
had told were to follow them across
the line. No attention was paid TO
them, the camp was passed, and old
White Eagle of the Sautees (friendly
Indian) sought out. There were about
three hundred lodges of mixed Sioux,
consisting of Uncapapas, Minnecon.
gous and Ogallallas, the worst Indians
under the sun. They had a number
of United States government mules,
taken in the battle of the Little Horn.
Black Moon and Long Dog, both noted
characters, were among them. The
major talked pretty plainly to them,
and laid down the laws, and told them
if they remained in the British pos
sessions they must obey the laws. He
asked them if they were here only for
the winter seeking protection, and
when spring comes to return to the
other side of the line and make war.
They replied that they were tired of
war and wanted peace, and they had
come here to remain. They asked
why he had entered their camp in the
manner so new to them. The major
told them the children of the queen
were not afraid TO go anywhere, as
they did not think of danger in their
country. They concluded that they
had good hearts, and were brave.
They seemed to have little Or no re-
spect for the Americans. They were
glad to see the major, and promised to
behave themselves while here. AL
though they announced their deter.
mination to remain here, there is no
probability of their doing so. As soon
as spring opens they will again be on
the warpath. Old Long Dog is an
arrant rascal the number OF white
men he has killed in his time could be
counted by scores. Black Moon is not
far behind him. In fact, the entire
lot are not to be trusted; they have
none of the virtues usually attributed
to the Indians about here; many of
them are so uncivilized that they have
no names. The major says it took all
the other chiefs exertiOns to keep the
Ogallallas quiet. He further told
them, in explaining the laws, that if
any of them were violated the often.
der would be taken from camp and
brought to Fort Walsh and punished.
We do not anticipate any trouble from
these Indians while in this country, as
they seem willing and anxious to keep
on friendly terms with the mounted
police.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
Valna Of Salt.

Not more than twenty-five years ago
learned doctor published an elaborate
treatise to prove that salt was the "for-
hidden fruit" through eating which
our first parents fell, and has ever since
been the cause of all our diseases and
ills, though only lunatic would deny
that salt serves some important and es-
sential uses in the animal economy.
The desire for salt seems an instinct
implanted in the animal creation, and
there is natural craving for it whe2 it
does not exist in sufficient quantity in
food.
Animals will travel long distances
and brave great dangers to get at saline
earths, called salt licks horses and
COWS are most healthy when provided
with Jumps of rock salt in their man
gers and pastures, and even bees will
sip q solution Of salt with avidity,
Men will barter gold for it in countries
where it is scarce, and for it husbands
will sell their wives and parents their
children. In some districts in Africa,
salt is far more expensive than the
purest white sugar in Europe, and
children will suck n lump of it in pref
erence to sweetmeats. But the exist
ence of greater or less appetite for
salt in all individuals shows that this
substance serves more important fnnc-
tions than that Of merely gratifying
the palate.
Salt being a large constituent Of the
human body and forming about half
the total weight Of the saline matters
of the blood, the constant loss of it by
the secretions, bile and even tears, re.
quires to re made up by its employ
ment as condiment. The free acid
found in the stomach and which forms
essential constituent Of the gastric
Juices, is obviously derived from the
salt taken from our food, and the soda
of the blood and in some of the secre-
tions is doubtless obtained from the
decomposition in the system Of com,
mon salt, which is the only mineral
food of man and the only saline condi'
ment essential 10 health. British Man
WactWCr.
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
About Some New York Salaries.

The sensation of the hour is the at,
tempt to reduce the salaries of men
in every station of life. School teach.
ers, policemen, clerks, bank men and
insurance officers are greatly excited.
The legislature is stirring in the mat
ter, and a k of all the insurance COM
panies statement Of the amount of
salaries paid to the officers. Ten
thousand dollars, fifteen thousand dol
lars, twenty-five thousand dollars is a
great salary to be paid TO president.
Good men are scarce. Honest, ca
pable men are rare. One man is dear
at one thousand dollars, another is
cheap at twenty-five thousand. Stout,
of the Shoe and Leather bank, keeps
up his stock at $40, with none in the
market. The bank could afford to
give him fifty thousand rather than
lose him. Morrison of the Manhattan
was a young clerk in the old United
States bank. The cashier of the Man
haitian stole every dollar of the capital
and cleared out. The officers came
together to wind up the concern. The
charter of the bank was valuable one.
1t was smuggled through an unwilling
legislature by Aaron Burr, under the
pretence of introducing water into New
York. A director said: Let us try
again; l can find you capable men,
and can find you an honest man; he
is a true blue, Cameronian, Presby.
terian you can trust him anywhere.
So Morrison came to the front. He
raised the stock to $3.50. He is now
president with a salary Of twenty-five
thousand dollars.
The president of one of our largest
banks was called upon by men repre-
senting a large cashsinstitution. The
institution Was in trouble. Two mil
lions would save it, and the bank must
furnish it. The institution has been
great patron of the bank and it kept
on deposit heavy balance for years.
81 can not help yeu," said the presi-
dent, "unless | ruin more than athou-
sand customers, who look to me to
protect them and to the bank for a
reasonable discount" The heaviest
pressure was brought to bear upon the
president, but in vain. He regarded
the application as wrong in principle
and not to be entertained. The insti'
tuition went up, as it wonld have gone
anyhow. The bank. was saved loss
of two mill ons. That single transac-
ton pays the salary of twenty-five
thousand a year. The Mutual Life of
New York, with its assets Of eighty
millions demands frs'.class talent to
take care of it.--M Y. correspondence
of the Boston Journal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
A Cheap Fuel.

The proprietors of large steam
Touring mill in Minnesota are using
hay as cheap fuel. In that region
hay can be put in the stack at each
mans door at two dollars per ton, and
ten tons, it is said, will furnish fuel for
one stove during winter season. Hay
burning stoves and machines for twist
ing the hay into knots or sticks have
already been patented. In sections
where hay ranges from fifteen to thir!,,
ty dollars per ton the new fuel will
bOt ba found "a cheap Ns IL Minnesota,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
How Rubber Boots are Made.

The gum used is imported directly
from Africa, South America and Cen
trail America, that from Central Amer
ica being the best, while the African
gum is the poorest. The raw gum,
which is nearly white, is ground sever.
al times between immense futed iron
rollers, after which it passes through
the composition room, which process
is secret, but when it con es out the
gum has the black appearance of COM
mon rubber. The next process is that
of passing the rubber between chilled
iron cylinders Of many tons weight,
which are kept very hot and very
smooth. A part of the rubber intended
for "uppers" is here spread upon and
fastened to long sheets of cloth. The
heels and taps are stamped out of sheets
of gum of the required thickness. The
rubber cloth is now carried to the cut
ter's rooms, where it is cut out and
sent to the bootmakers. The boots are
made by men, the shoes or ordinary
rubbers by girls, while the overshoes
are made by either. One man will
make twelve or fourteen pairs of boots
a day, and receive twenty cents a pair.
An active girl will make from twenty
five to thirty pairs of rubbers. After
the bootmaker is through they are
placed in an oven, where for twelve
hours they are subjected to a tempera-
ture of three hundred degrees. They
are then ready for boxing and ship.
ping. In one factory about four
thousand pairs of boots, rubbers and
overshoes are turned out daily.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
Current Mention.

The wOOl-clip of Mason county,
Texas, this year will, it is estimated,
sell for 100000.
The legislature of North Carolina
is about to establish a state asylum for
the colored insane.
The grangers of western New York
are considering the feasibility OF estab-
fishing grange mutual insurance COM
panies.
A new cotton company is to be or
ganized at Lowell, Mass, with a capi-
tai of S400, 900, to run twenty thou
sand spmdles. ooo
Sumpter, S. G., has paid $4,000
taxes to Hampten's government. In
Anderson county Chamberlain has not
collected cent.
The venerable Doctor Lovick Pierce,
now in his ninety-third year, is writing
a series of "reminiscences of the century
He is the oldest Methodist minister liv'
ing on this continent. o
Germany is now spending $50, ,oOO,'
600 a year on her army, and France
100000, 900. The new German par
lament is face to face, for the first
time, with an imperial deficit.
Seattle, thriving settlement on
Puget Sound, was founded some four
years ago by priest from Quebec.
1t now has 5000 inhabitants, a daily
paper, four churches and seven schools.
The order of Caucasians, a working
mems association, ant-Chinese in prln'
ciple, is spreading rapidly throughout
California. 1t is secret order, with
a membership of over fifteen thousand
at present. H..
A vein of copper has been discov-
cred at WestborO, on the West WIS
consin railroad, eighty-three miles
above Stevens Point, eleven and one
half miles long and from one and
half to twelve inches thick.
There is physician at Frederlcks'
burg, Va, who is also minister
Recently he attended woman in her
confinement, married the parents ana
baptized the newly-born child before
leaving the house.
The wooden eagle which was placed
in the old New York postofice in l842
has been regiIt and placed in the man
Office of the new 5uilding. This bird
originally cost five hundred dollars,and
special appropriation was made by
congress to pay the bill, -
The number Of vessels of war OF all
the maritime nations amomtedin 1876,
according to some official statistics H%d ia'er
" published in Germany, to Z,O39' Oh
which 297 we're iron.clads. The arm,
ament comprised 100000 men ana
$4,000 guns; 40 war vessels @ lncl""f 'c
ing 56 iron-clads, were III course "
The The sword worn by William Banks
dale, a confederate general, which was
taken from his body after he tell Ell, NOR NOR
tallv wounded in the battle OF GettyS-
burg, aud deposited in the ordnance
n,useum' nTS has been delivered to his
brntbcr, t Hon, Z. Barksdale, to be cou'
veyed to his friends in MISSISSIPPI; iy
The heavy man of Altoona IA, ;.5 Is
Ell Green, who. weighs four hundred e'l.
and six pounds. For number per Vl ~ sou,o yoUno
he has not slept in a bed. Up 10 soilo . in
six years ago he was employed Iioi,, as a 10,
oomyotiye COZ engineer on the mountain an,
DIVISION, division, Pennsylvania railroad, but ut
owing to bic obesity and tendency 10
Sii Gslsep while running hi' engine "
tSGsFe Iiees'ay to discharge 0tp
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16

was the turning point, and the mar
riage took place at the French embas-
sy in London, in the summer of 1868.
Then began all the terrible stories about
De Caux which have circulated all over
Europe, and which have at last caused
the separation.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16

The great and little Dismal swamps
embrace about 100000 acres of the
richest lands of North Carolina, q
large portion Of which, by moderate
outlay for draining, could be made
equal to the most fertile of Louisiana.
The lands belong chiefly to the educa
tional fund, but are Of no present
value to it. Gov, Vance is anxiou;
to have them drained, and has directed
bill to be prepared for the legisla
ture on the subject.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16

FIRST swell-"I really think De
Johnstone the best natured fellah 1
know. Never once heard him say i'll
word of anybody" Second ditto
"Quitc right, dear boyI but did you
ever onCs hear him say & word Of any
body hAE hlmselfW
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16

PLEASE keep your eye on the fact
that medical men pronounce cigarettes
q qest pFom6Ieg0i d 00neHHptiep,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
FLIGHT OF THE HUSBAND.

Johnston could not be found yester-
day morning. His wife and children
are still here. Miss Athers was about
twenty-four years old, and a highly
accomplished lady. She leaves one
child two year old. The greatest ex-
citement prevails, and if Johnston
could be found there is no doubt but
he would be summarily dealt with.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
SUICIDE OF HIS VICTIM.

Miss Atherj, or, as she supposed she
was, Mrs. Johnston, on Monday went
to Orchards drug store and called for
IL quantity of arsenic. Being refused
the drug she went home, and was
found Friday morning lying on the
floor of her room dead. She shot her
self through the heart with revolver
that Johnston kept in drawer in the
room they had occupied.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-03-16
ADVERTISING FOR A HUSBAND.
Sad Results Of a Young Lady's Folly.

Sad Results Of Young Lady's Folly.
Porterville, Pa, March 4.-Five
years ago Miss Mary Athers, of this
place, advertised in a Boston paper for
husband. Among other responses TO
her advertisement was ono from John
X. Johnston, of Rutland, Vt. A cor
respondence resulted from the adver-
tisement, and three months after the
card was inserted, in accordance with
the request oftho person answering to
that name, she went TO Rutland and
was mHrried to him Miss Athes was
the daughter of William r. Athers,
cashier of the Raftmen's bank, of this
place. Her purpose was entirely un-
known to her parents. When she LETT
home she said she was going to Boston
to visit college friend. -Four weeks
after she went away she returned
home with her new husband. Not
withstanding the fact that her parents
we're grieved at her freak, they ac-
cepted the situation, and, Johnston
being gentlemanly appearing man,
and a good book-keeper, his wife's
father placed him in the bank as an
assistant. Although Johnston de-
veloped qualities that were inconsis-
tent with his position, he was retained
in the situation that was given him,
and his shortcomings were overlooked.
ANOTHER WIFE APPEARS.
On Wednesday last a lady with
two children, both under eight years
of age, appeared in Porterville. She
inquired for Mr.. Johnston, saying that
she was his wife, and that he was the
father of her children. Her story
WIS not believed at first, but when
Johnston acknowledged that it was all
true the village was thrown into the
most intense excitement. Johnston
said that he had been unable to live
with his wife on account Of the intem-
perance of her mother, and had left
her two months before he answered
Miss Athers' advertisement. He sup.
posed, he says, that all intercourse
with her was at an end, and thought
that she would never trouble him
again. He left his victim, however,
and went to live with his true wife
and family.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-28
origin or,ne chicago Troubles

Droycrs journal The trouble in
Chicago commenced Tuesday morning
with the men on the Michigan Central
road whose demands having been re,
fused they at once struck and proceeds
ed to force operatives ON the other
roads to follow their example The II
linoi. Central men had no stomach for
the fight, they had nothing to complain
OF, their wages not having been reduced;
but the fiat had gone forth that all
roads should cease running in order 10
bring the resisting roads to terms From
their own depot the Michigan Central
men went TO the Michigan Southern
and Rock Island depot, and forced the
men there to quit work, The mob then
moved south and at Sixteenth street
they stopped the Rock Island switch
engine and the leader OF the strikers
placing revolver at the head OF the en-
gineer, ordered him to turn back at the
risk of his life This, of course, stop
ped all business on that and the Michi>
gam Southern road. The mob next
visited the Fort Wayne lreigh. depot
and in compliance with their demand
the agent ordered all engines into the
round house The Chicago Burlington
and Quincy depot was next visited with
like results. The strike has become
general, and involves all roads ccnter-
ing here. Thus far no riotous feeling
has been exhibited, the strikers seem
ing satisfied with causing a suspension
OF business.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-28
STATE OVER.

.IrnlSdS County The Rockport Tran.
scrip says quite number of cattle have
died, and others are down, unable to
get up, in the vicinity OF the dry bed of
Club lake, We have had no rain in
such II length OF time that, were it not
that numbers of cattle are being water
ed from wells, many moro would die;
and, to make matters worse, some of
the wells about the town are failing
Let us have rain, we pray. The mails
are h.weekly during the three sums
mcr months. The new mail steamer
recently launched ut st, Louis, will
make her trial trip near the first of
August,
Grdwoa CoDmy--At Donison, all the
stock which had been received for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas road, were
unloaded Tuesday and put in the yards
where they will be held until the strike
blockade is broken. The Cresset re-.
ports n strike of the stage drivers ON
the Fort Sill stage line--.A large
number of citizens met in Nolan hall,
Wednesday evening, to discuss the
strike Tho thieying reported re-
Gently, has been traced to Dick Shiploy,
and il is thought that Prof (?) Foller,
of Dallas, had qeen implicated with
him. "A wagon-load of emigrants was
prccipitated from Houston avenue
bridge, Tuesday afternoon. A little
girl was slightly injured.
Clay COmy.-A military post is to be
established at Henrietta as soon rs I'm.
Gle Sam can spare troops. The Indians
need watching, and from Fort Sill to
Jacksboro is too great reach. "A
huge buffalo bull deliberately walked
into Henrietta on Monday, the 10th,
and was quickly followed by cavaliers,
who soon made beef of him.-A fire
in Cambridge destroyed the store of
Winter Bros. and the postoilice Only
the books and papers were saved. The |
loss is about -, 300.-One man, Mr..
Bartlett, has killed two hundred and |
seventy-eight deer within radius OF |
four miles from his house, lie killed |
of antelope and other game
In the same vicinity. horses
are abundant, but few care to catch |
them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-28
CONDENSED NEWS.

A large number Of roads have recind'
ed their orders OF reduction, and The
employes have mostly gone bacl, to
work,
The Moline wagon company cut
wages ten per cent last Monday and
tho men struck, but went to work im'
mediately upon having former wages
restored.
The Missouri Pacific railroad restored
the wages Of cmpoye, 10 what they
were January It, ls,l and the om'
ployos pledged thomselycs ia abide hy
their words % work aud preserve order
The aggregate loss Of the Plllsburg
riot II estimated NJ lilty lives aud five
million dollars The loss is on two
thousand cars with their merchandise,
one hundred aud fifty locomotives, and
a dozen important buildings.
The packing houses and all places
where laborers are employed in great
numbers, had 10 quit work yet many
Of them did so against thcr will The
citizens organized a committee Of more
than three hundred to preserve order
and protect property
Three trOmps boarded tho Chicago
and Alton train AZ Chcnoa, Illinois
Tuesday, saying that they would ride "a
Chicago fee, The conductor called Cor
help az they presented u revolver to hi,
head He took them to Chicago, where
they woro arrested, yet not without
trouble, one of them being shot through
the shoulder before they would be ar,
rested
Next Monday the operatives of the
Ohio and Mississippi intond strik,
over the entire lcngth of the line
which il TO include all classes OF work
men, unless the recent reduction of te.
per cent and the November reduction
of fifteen per cent is restored Recciy
or King, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
caused this reduction, while he is re
oeiying one thousand dollars montl
~ receiver OF the road.