Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-29

ment of character, makes them merely Students
Of the stud book and unsuccessful rivals of vete-
rinary surgeons ~
"Thus his Lordship has only to look back few
years 10 lind that starched, neckclothed wipged
and padded Turveydrop of Prince, afterward
George Nv expelled from the Newmarket Jockey
Club for dshonorabIe practices The truth Is
that IN these equine competitions, II is not the
speed of the animal, but the pounds sterling de-
pending upon that speed, which is of paramount
Interest. Lying, swinding, doctoring, and all
manner Of unfair play, follow as a matter of
course. Owners Of fast horses make up their
books, and then instruct their jockeys to lose the
the race. Other gentlemen bride the riders en-
ployed by their rivals. Every now and then the
favorite Is taken suddenly sick in his stall, and
there is a scandal of poison. Nails have been
driven into the hoofs of promising horses. There
there are the sham Daniels-the truly lucky
"Prophets," who are morally upon par with
the policy dealers Of New York, and who tempt
men to cheat their families and boys to rob their
masters tlls.
For this sport, so corrupting in its influences,
II Is now proposed TO get up national enthusi-
asm, and already big bet has been offered to
English horse anciers by the citizens Of South
N State. Already there Is an attempt to turn our
Agricultural Festivals, which have been, and
may, If properly managed. still be productive of
much good, into mere horse races, at which fat
cows, bulls and sheep are to be considered of in
finitely less importance than well-sweated and
thorough blooded horses, and at which all the
fast men Of the country are expected to congre-
III
could see the slightest possible advantage in
horse racing, we would not say word against It,
When two stout stations contend with each other
in drawing a weight up hill, we can see some
sense i'm the trial To our eyes, there is nothing
more gratifying than blowing match, when
upon field forty are blowing like one We
want stout horses for drawing and for blowing
but of what possible advantage to the world is it
that Nonpareil, sired by Grey Eagle, and lineally
descended from imported Bedouin, has run a
mile in n minute!
lily wish that there was a great deal more of it in
this melancholy and dyspeptic country. There
are many pastimes against which We can only
make the objection that they foster an Internal
passion for betting. Rowing, yachting, cricket,
the football, the footrace-all these if we could
divest them of gambling, would be harmless and
useful. And as these sports do not admit Of
much cheating, we find them held in very slight
estimation by those who love dog lighting, prize
fighting. rafting, and what Florac--in the New
comes-called ''matches of cock" Before we
Britain, 1t may be well enough to inquire of what
use they may lie. There are already temptations
enough TO squander money in this country We
may well pause before introducing new ones'
IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AS TO THE POWER OF THE PosrNAs-
TER GENERAL OVER MONEY LOST OR STOLEN
FROM THE MAILs.-On the 2lst of May, 1855
the mail was robbed between Mobile and Nom.
gOmery, Alabama. A stage-driver on the route,
William Lovelace, was suspected of the crime,
and was arrested, tried, and convicted sum
of money. amounting to about 81, 700, was found
In his possession, and was taken possession of
by the deputy marshal. Most of this money
belonged to ST. John Powers, d Co., and to
the Bank of Montgomery, as it was proved be-
yond contradiction that st. John, Powers &
n nd bn han fha L., To-
mtters of money by that mail but the deputy
marshal refuses to give into their possession
the sum claimed to be lost, because, as he al
leges, they do not show that it is the identical
money lost by them. An appeal has been made
to the Postmaster General, and he called upon
the Attorney General for bis opinion in the case
After applying circumstantial evidence with
the most consummate skill to show that the
greater part Of the money in the mail bags
robbed belonged to Powers & Co. and to the
Bank of Montgomery, and that, therefore, their
claim for the amount in the deputy marshal's
hands may be considered just and equitable, he
concludes by showing the right possessed by the
Postmaster General to take the money from the
deputy marshal's hands:
'lou have right to this money, as the legally
marshal holds ii, either without any pretence Of
right or else he keeps it for the OF the felon
who is coavtcted of stealing il. Your claim is
very meritorious, and his is very much the re-
verse
BY the act Of Congress passed March !, ls47.
the Postmaster General, having obtained pos
session oil this money, may pay it over to the
rightful owner, by whom it was lost.
The GILA BArTLEs.-The following is an ex-
tract of letter from officer of the Army to
a friend in this city, dated Camp Floyd, ella
River, l4th July, 1857:
"Our compaign of the last month, for we start.
ed from the depot on the 18th June and returned
on the 18th instant, has been eminently successful
and done more injury to the Apac hes than all the
scouts or campaigns together since ] have been
In the country, which has been six wears
:. After much fatigue by night marches a de.
tachment rom the column. commanded by Capt
EWell first Dragons captured a camp of nine
squaws on the I'D June Continuing our march
through deep ravines by day and over plains at
night, on the 27th June We arrived at the ella
Ju,t opposite the northeast point of Mount Turn,
bull, and there found large camp of Apaches
resting in fancied security. and tax inc their com
fort. furious charge Of three companies of LIST
Dragons, supported by Lieuts Whipple and
Stearns companies Of 3D. infantry, walked them
up, and they fl ed to the thick underwood. This
wing Of the column crossed the ella from the
north side and took position on the left bank TO
C at off the retreat to Mount Turnbull They were
striving to cross the ella when charge was made
on them by squadron of mounted riieInen, Il
and n companies, commanded bv Captain Clai-
borne and Lieut.. Dubois, supported bv I.ieuts
Jackson and Cooke, sth infantry, commanding |
and J companies of that regiment
:. This destroyed their happiness, for the work
of death was progressing, and continued until no
more Were found tit to die. The battle COM
Inenced about ~ p. m, and ended about Z The
dead difficult to find owing to the extreme densi
~ OF the underground of young willows, were
after sharp searching, picked out. There were
twenty warriors and four squaws. The Puebla
Indians with US as spies, killed two of the latter
one was shot while bravely fighting with a bow
and arrow, and the other accidentally. There
were twenty-si s1uaws and children captured,
and all their plumber Nothing saved to them
"a squaw captive told he there were forty war
riors When the fight commenced, and that only
three escaped.
" Col. Loring, two days after, on the Fran
cisco, caught a flying wounded pache who said
he was from the battle and that there were forty
warriors and only two escaped.
- Lieut. Davis, LIST dragons, was wounded in
the knee by an arrow in personal rencontre He
fired his revolver three times at the Indian. and
fhA laxlt.