The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-25
NISCELLASE EOllS.

The st. Louis artesian well has reached
depth Of $500 feet,
There are nine men accused of murder
in the Jail at Galveston, Texas.
Boston's income from liquor licenses
this year will amount TO S250,O0O
They succeeded in excluding liquor
from the Lexington, Kentucky, fair.
1t will cost $6l7,393 to improve the
Mississippi river from the Des Moines Rapids
to st. Paul.
The receipts of wheat at Milwaukee
October I'd were the largest ever reported
in one day--i5S,2SO bushels,
One of the most interesting objects
destroyed in the patent office fire was Whit.
ncy's cotton gin, the invention Of which
built up the cotton trade of the south.
Florence, the comedian, made SIC, 600
by his last engagement at San Francisco,
aud invested the proceeds in mining stocks
at the suggestion of O'Brien, the million
airc, TO day the market value of these
stocks is estimated at $4,000.
So much grain has accumulated at
Kingston, Ontario, that Canadian vessels can
not be found in sufficient numbers to for.
ward 1t to Montreal, and permission has been
ask ed from the government to allow Ameri.
can craft to get iorwarders out Of their EN-.
barrassment of riches,
A stove-dealer in Hartford, Conn, has
died OF q slight cut made in one Of his fingers
by piece of ordinary oxydized sheet zinc.
The zinc inflicted a poisonous wound that in
few hours affected the whole circulation.
and bailied the efforts of physicians who
were then summoned. OxydiAed zinc, which
is found in numberless houses, should be
handled IA carefully as Woorara arrows or
poisoned Chinese daggers,
There was an exhibition in store in
Dupont street, San Francisco, last week, of
a mammoth bunch Of gr'pes from the great
grape vine of SantO Barbara Ga cutting from
the monster sent to the centenniaD. This
cluster weighs one hundred and twenty-five
pounds is six feet in circumference and three
feet long The vine from which this is cut is
sixteen years old, and produces annually
10000 to 1900 pounds of grapes. This is
probably the largest bunch of grapes ever
grown.
The following despatch from Genera
Miles, dated Oct. Sd, has been received by
General Terry: General This command
moved rapidly to Snake creek, striking The
fresh trail of the hostile Nez Pcrres coming
out of the Bear Paw mountains at o'clock.
September 80, met and surprised the camp,
and at o'clock captured the larger part of
their herd, about 800 horses, mules and
ponies. The engagement was quite severe,
anl tine enclosed is list OF our killed and
wounded. The Indians lost killed, in
Guiding Looking Glass and Joseph's brother,
and three other chiefs, and 40 wounded.
Joseph gave me his solemn pledge yesterday
that he would surrender but did not, and
they are evidently waiting for aid from other
Indians. They say that the Sioux are coming
to their aid. They are closely invested in
some deep ravines and kept under fire To
take them by assault would cost many lives
may wear them out and compel them TO
give up. They fight with more desperation
than any Indians have ever met, believe
there are many escaped villains III the vii
lage who expect to be hung when caught. |
believe there is a combination between this
carnp and Sitting Bull and ! have used every
effort to prevent junction. ! am expecting
the companies with Sturgis and will then en-
dcavOr to sen the Second cavalry companies
to Benton. presume you do not wish them
withdrawn when surrounding the Nez PerceS
camp. ! intend to send my wounded to the
Missouri and captured stock to the Yellow
stone. would respectfully suggest that
information be sent to the British authori-
ties to prevent any portion ol the Nez
Perces tribe crossing the line, or to disarm
them should they take refuge on English
soil. Can supplies he sent up the Milk
river road for the Second cavalry? Please
send me any information or orders that
should govern my movements. Very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
NUsoN A. MILES.