The Osceola times., 1877-10-20
W1NCEI.LANE EsplIS.

The st. Louis artesian well has reached
depth of $500 feet.
There are nine men accused of murder
in the Jail at Galveston, Texas.
( Bostons income from liquor licenses
this year will amount to s250000.
They succeeded in excluding liquor
from the Lexington, Kentucky, fair.
1t will cost $6l7 1893 to improve the
Mississippi river from the Des'Noines Rapids
to st. Paul.
The receipts of wheat at Milwaukee
October I'd were the largest ever reported
in one day-45s,2s bushels.
One OF the most interesting objects
destroyed in the patent office fire was Whit.
ney's cotton gin. the invention of which
built up the cotton trade Of the south.
Florence, the comedian, made 5000
by his last engagement at San Francisco,
and invested the proceeds in mining stocks,
at the suggestion of O'Drien, the million.
aire. 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, ana permission has been
H>htu lTOtn lHt 10 allow AIltlI-
can craft to get forwarders out OF th. r en-
barrassment of riches
A stove-dealer in Hartford, Conn. has
died OF slight cut made in one of his fingers
by a piece Of ordinary oxydized sheet zine.
The zinc inflicted poisonous wound that in
few hours affected the whole circulation
and bsffed the efforts of physicians who
were then summoned. 0xydized zinc, which
is found in numberless houses, should be
handled as carefully as Woorara arrows or
poisoned Chinese daggers.
There was an exhibition in a store in
Dupont street, >an Francisco, last week, of
a mammoth bunch of grapes from the great
grape vine of Santo Barbara Ia cutting from
the monster sent to the centennial). 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 1000 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 Perces coming
out of the Bear Paw mountains at o'clock
September 30, met and surprised the camp,
and at $ O'Clock tsAryred the larger part Of
their herd, about 600 horses, mules and
ponies. the engagement was quite severe,
and the enclosed is list Of our killed and
wounded. The Indians lost ~ killed. iu-
cluding Looking Glass and loseph'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 IN the vii
lage who expect to he hung when caught. |
believe there is combination between this
camp and Sitting Bull, and have used every
effort to prevent junction. | am expecting
the companies with Sturgis and will then en-
deavor to send the Second cavalry companies
to Benton. lpresume 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 Of the Nez
Perces tribe crossing the line, or to disarm
them should they take refuge on English
soil. Can supplies be 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,
NELSON A MILES