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STATE ITEMS. Lac Qui Parle poet ears to tie gran gers: ••Nowyour homes look sad and dreary What has earned this gloom' all round? It is the steam Tailro id monopolies Against the tiller of the ground" What has the farmer to complain of if he is ahead and the railroad monop'lies are astern? Austin has reduced its saloon license $400, on account of the warm weather. On the trial of Oliver Potter, for the murder of Chauncy Koapp in Mower coun ty, in 1867, the jury tailed to agree. The Renville times calls its joke column "Slivers." The jokes are thin enough for cigar lighters. Jas.M. Drake, of Winnebago City, -charged with incest, has been acquitted by twelve gocd men and true. A human skull was excavated while some workmen were digging abridge foun dation at Lac Qui Parle the other day. A new flouring mill, with three run of stones, is being erected on the Yellow Medicine river three miles above Lac Qui Parle. Last Saturday was the longest day in the year, and'nobody seems to have dis covered it but the editor of the Madelia Times. Grasshoppers are very scarce about Ma delia, or indolent men are plentiful, as the game of quoits is carried on there with great briskness. The English Colony in Martin county expects to'get the best of Mr. Potato Bug this season, and hold their own with the agile grasshopper. A man by the name of Hall, living at Wells, left home six weeks ago to go west in pursuit of work, and the same day his step-son, Louis Payne, left for the east with the same purpose, and neither have been heard from. The wife and mother are nearly insane. FRANK DAGGETT'S delinquent sub scriber has been heard from. He writes a letter to 6ay that he will be •down before Christmas to settle up. A LITTLE five year old boy at Winona wandered away from his home Wed nesday and has not since been heard of. E Peliban Valley was visited by a violent hail storm last week, which did considerable damage. John Barnard was drowned at Red Wing Wednesday evening, while bath •in ?. THE BUCK HILLS. Custer's Expedition to the Hunting Grounds of the Great Spirit. (From the Bismarck Tribune. It is believed the expedition will open to settlement a country known to be well-timbered and watered, and rich in minerals—a vast country which has never yet been trod by the foot of a white man, but from which hundreds of specimens of coarse gold, fome of them as large as walnut?, have been brought by the dusky na tives. Gen Custer's command will consist of ten companies of the 7th Calvary, a battery of Catling guns, fifty scouts, And three picked companies ot infantry, all provisioned for a sixty days' cam paign. The Professor of Geology at Yale College, together with mineral ogists and other scientists sent out by the Government, and several practical miners and explorers will accompany the expedition. The Hills may be seen a distance of seventy-five miles, rising several hun dred feet above the level, their sides covered with dense forests of pine, which give them the black appear ance from which their name is derived. The valleys at their feet are known to be heavily timbered, with here and there a prairie the soil is very black and rich. A Fcore or more of streams ?rise in the vicinity, leading into the Cheyenne aad other rivers. In the beds of these streams, gold is found even within ten miles of Bismarck, in the bed of the Little Heart, which comes from that vicinity. These Hills ate about 300 miles from Bismarck they can be reached from Bismarck better than from any other point. From Bismarck to the Black Hills is only a five days' ride, or a ten days' march. The route is over a splendid country, good grazing, plenty of timber and water, and will be well guarded by the military. The Indians may make some trouble this summer the young men from all the tribes in the country are gathering there, possibly to intercept and harass the expedition possibly, as of old, for their regular eun dance possibly to offer up their adoration to the God of the Indians, and lay plans for future campaigns. The Indians are restless, now, more so than ever before. They have been crowded from the Atlantic to the Mis sissippi—and beyond the Missouri they have been driven from the Pacific eastward to the fastnesses of the Rocky Mountains have witnessed the build ing of the Union Pacific which is open ing up a vast belt through the centre of their country and now the North ern Pacific is encroaching upon them Their Tillages have been laid waste their numbers decimated by war and disease, their hunting grounds turned into wheat fields'and it is now believed they are gathering to defend the Hunt ing Ground of the Great Spirit, as In dian tradition styles the Black Hills— which may prove to be the red man's last ditch. •J. 8. Circuit Court. June 18. The case of Bigelow vs. Belanger, heard before Judge Nelson yesterday, was given to the jury last night. This morning the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for $85. A motion for a new trial was noticed. The case of Whitfield vs. Hall, which was submitted to the jury yesterday, has been decided in a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount of claim asked for together with the interest. Aken vs. Aken, a chancery suit. De cree for the plaintiff for the relief asked for. In the case of Cowady vs. The City of Wiuona, which was brought in by the jury a short time since, judgment was ordered. Thompson vs. DeGraff. Demurrer withdrawn, and 60 days given in which to answer. Benedict vs. Shaw. Bill dismissed on motion of the defendant. W. £. Hall vs. the First National Bank of St. Anthony argued and sub mitted. The U. S. vs. 43 gallons of whisky. This is the case formerly tried by Judge Nelson wherein the prisoner was ac quitted. TheU. S. officers appealed the case and it was on trial to-day be fore Justice Miller. June 19. The John Ogan for gery case, which was on trial before Judge Kelson yesterday afternoon, was given to the jury last night. They returned this morn ing with a verdict ot guilty and a re commendation of mercy to the court. His Honor placed the sentence at one year in the penitentiary. A civil suit is now in progress before Judge Nelson, in Chambers, H. P. Bigelow et al vs. C. Belanger. Chief Justice Miller has heard sev eral cases to-day. The case of W. A. Knowlton ys. I. Dutton, giyen to the jury last night resulted in a verdict fcr the plaintiff of $181 83. The Court ordered the Receiver of the Southern Minnesota road to pay Segard Anderson $183 27' This is for wood, the property of the road, which Anderson attached and which the company took and used while it was under attachment. An order of a similar character was also issued for the payment of $597.10 to C. O. Wager and A. Loveland, In the case of Jos. B. Baldwin vs. M. Comer, neither party appeared, and it was continued until the next term. At the present time the case of W. E. Hale, assignee of D. A. Merpby, bankrupt, vs. the Merchants National bank of Minneapolis, is on trial before Justice Miller. June 20.—U. S. Circuit Court con vened as usual to-day, and disposed of the folowing cases: John P. Kennedy vs. The St. Paul & Pacific railroad cotrpany. Defend ant has leave to plead on demurrer un til rule day in August, or make such motions as they may be advised. Chas. A. F. Morris has leave to sue J. P. Farley, Receiver, and the St. P. P. company. The cases of Jno. Jewell and Thos. Jackson, indicted in the District Court, were transferred to the Circuit Court. Sylvester Pence vs. W. L. Mintzer, Kenkle and others, to recover property deeded in 1865,after argument in favor of Pence, by Sanborn & Sanborn, case dismissed by Justice Miller, without prejudice, although Justice advised against any further action. Court adjourned to Monday at 9 o'clock. Death ot a New York Notability by a Disease He Did Not Believe in. NEW YORK, June 18.—Francis Butler, a well known dog fincier, and regarded as an authority on dogs, died at his resi dence, in Brooklyn, yesterday, of hydro phobia. He was bitten at his store in this city, five weeks ago by a small apitz do*, while endeavoring to make it take some medicine. Butler was a native of Eng land, an accomplished linquisi, and has been connected with several educational institutes as professor of languages. Some years ago, he went into the business of training, crying and selling dogs, and his ability in controlling and training them was marvellous. He wrote a book entitl ed "Dog Training." He had no fear of hydrophobia and often expressed his op inion that it was simply a nervous affec tion, and that the bite of a dog would cot produce the disease unless fear superven ed and occasioned it. Depth of Quiet People. Some men draw upon you like the Alp*. They impress you vaguely at first, jusi as do the hundred faces you meet in your daily walks. They come across your hor izon like floating clouds, and you have to watch a while before you see that they are mountains. Some men remind you of quiet lakes, places such as you have often happeced upon, where the green turf and the field flower hang over you and are re flected out of the water all day long. Some day you carelessly drop a line into the clear depths, close by the side of the daisies and daffodils, and it goes down, down, down. You lean over and sound deeper, but your line doesen't bring up. What a deep spot that isI You think, and you try another. The reflected daisies seem to smile at you out of the water, the turf looks as green as ever. You never thought of it, but yonr. quiet lake un fathomable. You are none the less im pressed from these facts that it is a quiet lake.—William Quarterly. BflZAIKB IN CAPTIVITY. The Akode, Life and Hopes of the Prisoner. Bazaine' captivity as he is the Genera whom the French politicians have No one enters here without permission from the Government." Politely enough the Director received me, and instructed a subordinate to escort me to the Marshal's apartment. We passed through the guard-room and ascended a staircase to reach an open space, paved with bricks, in front of the Bazaine's window. On enter ing the room the Marshal met me at the door, and cordially pressed my hand. Let me here say I found nothing in his ap pearance changed. His manner was as easy, unaffected, and composed as in the d*ys of his freedom and power. Before entering I observed to the director, I do not know your regulations, but I have half a dozen morning papers, which I have bought for Bezaine, if it is permitted." "Not at all. He cannot receive anything." So I laid them on the mantelpiece, know ing I could easily tell the Marshal all the news. But it seemed to me a restriction entirely superfluous, and not in keeping with civilized ideas, thus to deny a prison er of State the privilege of reading what was passing in the world. Bazaine's sit ting-room is a small but comfortable one, neatly and cosily furnished. Hanging upon the wall was a fine likeness of the Pope, with a Latin autograph. A bright boy ot eight, a handsome girl of five, and a chubby youngster of three were racing and romping, chattering and laughing, heed less of the Marshal's injunctions, in pa ternal tones, to keep quiet. They at laast knew no unhappiness the bright color of youth and health and all their movements proved that their hours flew fast away up on joyous wings. We chatted for some time, occupied by me mainly in giving him information on contemporary in cidents. Then we sallied out upon the paved promenade, bounded by the para pet, where a small space was reserved for his use, and there we paced up and down, discussing verious topics in connection with current events. The parapet in front of his door extends abouth eighty feet: the width of the pavement is about thirty feet. The height of the wall is about eighty-three feet, and one looks over at the sea breaking upon the foot of the cliff 100 (W. W of S 5 lazaine's captivity, as he is the General .. made the scapegoat, for the failure of the Commune had just been degraded and I German-French War. If America had mentioned the description of his mental failed in the Mexican war, and imprisoned ''tfi. .„ ii ««MU*I Major General Scott, it would have been on inoft oc +V.e TMiniII1.n,.n« „f TlllS IS Something tln+ ™.u 4 1 aboutt as jus as thO punishment of Marshal Bazaine An occasional correspondent of the infliction," said I. But," said he "the London Daily Telegraph supplies to that moral punition has been (xecuted and journal, under date of May 9, the follow- force of the law has been exerted a'n-ainst ing account of a visit to Marshal Bazaine me, and I should not have suffered any A few days ago I started off early in the more at the more humiliating ceremony morning from Mentone on a journey of three hours b^y rail t— CannesV for the pu-r -_ -T, constructed wall, about twenty feet high, _. „„-quickl_, connects the house with the parapet, and and the general acquiescence follow, cuts off all communication with the fort- possible sympathizers from demonstra tions or offers of service. An effor.t had I presume can stand it very well ^^.ST^,HvagW.fetr^'/:3!^,^ Government did not dare do that ia the face of the civilized world, he is content to abide his time, and live under the fost ering care of France's present rulers. It gratified him much to hear from me how rai »ce, to tne finding ot A Colonel o.f the late a as liiC a ^Pariss a 8lvei» »y the Parisian press This is something that yo at least11 have been spared, by the dispensation from that I preferred to have been shot°but theau thorities did not wish it. And my opinion pose of paying a visit to my old friend °f *he conviction, and own easy consci Bazaine. The french government had giv. ence, whould have made me entirely in- 1 1 4 it. illtYA1*OTl mr «—4!~_ _—1~ 1 4.1 en me permission nearly two months. ago, but sad circumstances intervened to pre vent me availing mysely of their* consid- _. eration. The railway curves gracefully fully on too many occasions in France du round the beautiful shores Of the Mediter- in ljanean, and passes through a series of tempt to controvert, towns whose pleasant sights and healthful climate have them favorite Winter resorts »rmy» which had boasted so long of its ever since the days of the Romans. At thorough discipline, now contained offi Cannes we took a boat modeled after those used 2,000 years ago, and very soon we had reached Isle St. Marguerite, which is about three miles from the mainland. On arriving it is necessary to ascend steps some 200 feet to the fortress, which is built upon the rock, and overhangs the ocean. The garrison cousists of one com pany, about 125 men. I was escorted to the presence of Monsieur Marchez, a Cor sican, Director of the Service of the In terior Department who is the controller of the fort and the guardian of the prisoner. Desiring that my companions might be permitted to look at the inside of the lort ress, I made the application, but a mes sage had to be sent them outside the walls: *'jp***a.av±l differentf t*/o\ any action which. they might have chosen to take." My views on the sad moral defaillance exhibited so pain 8 *he past three years he did not at- He discussed frank ly the singular anomaly that the French cers who had openly avowed, during his trial, their indiscipline and mutinous spir it, and their conspiracy with Rossel, of the Commune, and others, to overthrow him during the siege at Metz. And yef not one of these officers had been censured. Some had been promoted. The view from the parapet was magnifi cent, the outlines of the coast showing vil lages and chateaux, interspersed with fine groves promontories jutting into the sea while at one point lofty mountains came out in bold relief. The elevated amphithe atre in the background was covered with forests and the rich verdure of spring. A gay flotilla of sailing-boats dotted the waters of the bay. While we promenaded Mme. la Marechale came out and joined us, walk ing between us and taking her full share iu the conversation. She is, as you know, a Mexican, with dark, lustrous eyes, black eyelashes.and eyebrows beautifully curved, a mouth indicating unusual resolution, and a radiant, lovely face. After all, if a man is deprived of liberty, his fate is greatly ameliorated when such a companion and the three charming children are present to share the captivity. So far as communi cations with the outer world are concerned, the wife is a prisoner under exactly the same regulations as the husband. During a brief interval, while the Marshal was en gaged with the director, I turned to the Marechale, and expressed my own, and, I think, the general, admiration of her wifely devotion. Her reply appeared to me touch ing and dignified. In Mexico the women as well as the men are all brave. They do not desert friends in extremity. When I married the Marshal I was seventeen. He was at the summit of power, with fortune and friends to support his future, and not a shadow to overcast it. He gave me that bright and enviable position and when power and fortune and friends have van ished, my place is by his side, to share the crust of bread and all the privations with the same devotion and affection that were due to him in the zenith of his prosperity.' Subsequently, alluding to a fervid eulogy on her conduct in one of the Paris news papers, I did not see it,'she said, adding, with a contemptuous snap of the fingers, I do not care that for it. The outrageous treatment of the Marshal has made me as utterly indifferent to public opinion as if none existed.' Naturally in the course of our conversa tion the talk turned upon the pending bat tle in Spain. Bazaine seemed to think that the civil war would still rage, even if Don Carlos achieved a signal success. But, notwithstanding the great intimacy which existed betweed him and Queen Isabella, Mme. Bazaine was quick in the expression of a different opinion. The Spanish blood and temperament were quick and impetu ous. Don Carlos, entering Spain with his drawn sword and without resources, cre- feet beneath. Along the sea-wall another ating an army, and fighting battle after parapet runs perpendicularly to the first battle, virtually conquering a kingdom one, until it reaches a wall some hundred tgainst hopeless odds, would, in the event feet distant. Toward the interior a newly of success at Bilbao, find it easy to enter If anybody wished to escape from the he knows full well are his bitter enemies, place, it seemed practicable enough. On the other hand, M. Thiers was ever his Looking over the battlements, the descent fast friend, believing in his loyalty, aiding is not difficult it could be made with very Lachaud in the defense by suggestions, and dissenting from the decision of the court. little exertion, and a boat stationed be neath might easily carry off at night an escaping prisoner. But such a thought would never enter the Marshal's brain. He has been always rather indignant that they did not crown the edifice of his per secution by shooting him. But as the x„ Madrid. Enthusiasm would kindle So, at any rate, thought Mme. Bazaine. In ress. Possibly this was done to prevent reference to her husband's usual 6tate of mind, Mme. Bazaine assured me that he _.. was cheerful and never sad. Hehadnoth been made to establish a miniture garded ing to be sad about, unless for the ingrati inside the space within the sea-wall but tude and treachery of former professed it is not permissible to use the cistern wa- friends. The cowardly manner in which ter for flowers, and the Marshal was afraid he had been treated should give rise to no they might be parched to death before a other feelings than those of disdain or in rain came. When the blazing summer sun dignation. comes down upon those stones and bricks With regard to the future, it will not in July and August, it must be pretty hot. surprise you to learn that Bazaine bases no But the Marshal is an old campaigner, and hopes on the supposed good disposition ot the present Government, and the Radicals Convinced by the injustice of that con demnation, M. Thiers would certainly take steps for his liberation, even if temporary exile should be the commutation. The Bonapartists also would certainly liberate him if. they were in power. Need I say that the two persons who, in the Marshal's opinion, have deserved best of their coun try in the hour of her humiliation are the Ex-Presideat and the Ex-Empress The Empress because at a time when she might have saved her dynasty by a timely appli cation of the lead and steel at Paliko's command to a few hundreds of the Paris mob, the very men who afterward set up the orgies of the Commune, refused to do it becauseshe deemed every drop of French blood precious to the national defence. M. Thiers because of his patriotic and suc cessful efforts to repair the misfortunes of a war against which he protested, but was powerless to prevent. A Vetran Defending the Stars and Stripes. A correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, writing from San Louis Obsipo, relates the following: On last May-day, at a picnic held in a grove near Sayucos, San Louis Obsipo County, a man by the name of Parks, a Southern Methodist preacher, said some thing that came near immoralizing him. On entering the grove he saw the stars and stripes floating on the breeze, and he said, in tones loud enough to be heard by those around him, "There, if it was not for that rag flying yonder, through which I have shot many a hole, we might enjoy our selves to-day." In saying this, Parks echoed the sentiments of some few who like himself, forgot that the rebellion is over, but there were It appears that a man by the name of Miller, living at Morro, a little town on Morro bay, made up his mind to remind the disloyal leader of the innocent that he resides in America, and has consequently no right to show in public any disrespect for the flag. This Miller had been a sol dier under the flag. He is a pensioner, having been shot and terribly wounded during the war. On hearing that Parks was to preach in the school house at Morro, Miller folded a large flag under his arm an hour before service, and spread its folds over the black board directly in the rear of the pulpit. The preacher came at the appointed time. On entering the door his lip curled, his eyes flashed indignantly, and his whole appearance indicated that some thing besider prayer was in his heart. Miller, the soldier, sat in his seat, firm as a young howitzer, watching the enemy. The preacher came in with a party at whose house he had been eating roosters, and on seeing the American ensign, said: "Who put that rag up there I'll tear it down." And upon this he proceeded to the stand, intent on carrying his threat into execution. Miller arose and told the Gospel man he had better let that little job out. It was the American flag, and if he preached in that house he must do it under the stars and stripes. Another party, in sympathy with the preacher, rushed forward at this, remarked that he would tear the infernal rag down. Miller said te him, Mr I have fought under that flag it is my country's flag I am a loyal man, and I tell you not to touch that ensign. That flag shall not come down to-day, except over my dead body." The enraged gentlemen backed out. His wife thought she would take a hand. She said with emphasis, and a piping voice, "I'll tear the thing down." The gallant hero who had defeated the whole outfit thus far did not swerve even in the face of a female battery. He told the lady she had better go home to her babies, and then shut the door in her race. The entire field was now left to the brave Miller. The praying party went down into Morro. Parks asked who put up "that rag" in the school house. A man told him it didn't really matter. He presumed it was the sentiment of the good people of Morro, and if he didn't like it he could emigrate. Thus ended the last victory of the Union forces. Preacher Parks had better sell out his small interest in the Christian cause and go to herding grasshoppers. The affair has created quite a sensation throughout San Luis Obsipo county. —A dissolute younj? French nobleman, intent on insulting Dumap, said to him: "Your father was a mulatto, I believe "Yes, sir.'' 'And his mother was a black woma!', was she not "It is said so." "And her father was an ape, as I have heard?'' "It is true sir my geneology begins where yours endi.'' JOHN P. NORRISH Still takes No. 1 Wheat At $1 Per Bushel FOR GOODS AT CASH PRICES. Call and examine our goods and prices. Fair dealing and bottom prioes is our motto. Established in 1851. .. Fome loyal parties present who took exception to the remark. The day was spent enjoyably notwith standing the "rag" and nothing more was heard of the affair until last Sunday. Hastings, Minn.