The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-09


The following extracts are taken from letter
dated Fort Defiance, October Goth. The writer
says:
We are here in the midst of the Navajo war, and as
yet we very bright prospects ofpeace. War
was declared as commencing from September 9th,
and has been vigorously prosecuted since with fair
success and but few rcvcrses. Thus far from 1000
to l., 900 of the very finest sheep, and about $50
horses have been captured, and a number of Indi-
ans have been killed and wounded The tribe as
body do not want war, but peace, vet there is no
unity among them, either for concentration for fight,
or to take from the band to which the murder (of
Maj. Brooks bow belongs the guilty one. This
they cannot do, and although Col Bonneville com
mandin@ the Department is anxious to close the
war; he will have to make peace on some other
We leavc a,r,; :,'n"d L. q, ~" murderer.
and as we have two prisoners whose families are
here, and with the threat to hang the women and
children if they not faithful as guides, hope
for success to such extent that some think the
tribe will beg for peace. We now have about $50
to 700 men, and another column is now on the way
consisting of 400 soldiers and 200 Utah Indians at
war with the Nava0cs, and of whom they have a
perfect terror. Should the be prolonged it
will have to be done foot. The climate here is
about that of Philadelphia, and we have already
had two light SHOWS. Our horses are failing rapid
y, and although we take small quantity of corn
with us for them, our next scout yet by the lst
December, when the forage is scarce, and being
without stables, they will fail more rapidly.
THE BONE-C ARRIVING GHosr.-We recently pub
ished a story, which is in circulation among the
Spiriuasts of this city, to the effect that the spirit
of a dissected man, whose skeleton belonged to Dr.
Redman, had been picking himself up and bringing
his bones one by one, from Hartford to New York.
DR.. Orion, the partner of DR.. Redman, publishes
in the last Spiritual Telegraph an account of the
finale of the affair, which much surpasses the
previous performances of this industrious ghost as
his previous performances surpassed the most COM
mon-place doings of ordinary ghosts.
ha tbato tba vaynipp r +bn
first of October, as he was standing with Redman
on the near piazza small bone fell on the floor
near him with sharp stroke. He picked it up,
and several more followed. He then called out a
number of persons who were then in the office and
the dropping of bones continued for some time at
intervals. Surprising the performance had closed
he drew up statement of the details, which was
sgnedby the six visitors present. But no sooner
had they gone, than the bone-throwing recon-
menced and the second instalment consisted OF
fourteen bones, which the ghost threw in about 4
quarter of an hour averaging almost bone
minute, which was certainly satisfactory, consider.
ing the distance he compelled to bring them
The next day, between II and 10 o'clock, the per
Torrance commenced again; and the ghost excel
ling all his former achievements, hurled perfec
shower of bones into the room. "They fell in every
part of the Office, on the floor, chairs and The
the table, flying swiftly and forcibly from the
! direction Of the windows, and many in 4 perper1i
| cular line from the ceiling"
In this way the large bones of the heel, patella
| anu DOneS OF the nanuS ana 1eet were
! showered upon the astounded doctors, when tn,
| ghost, by master stroke, eclipsed all his previou
brilliant achievements. "At last" says the doctor
''as all of us were standing at the table, suddenly
there fell down in the midst of us bag containing
| sirty-one of the smallest bones of the human bod v
| This bag of muslin, and about fifteen inche.
long, and it fell directly before my face-much near
er to me than to the other parties present-in di
rect line apparently from the ceiling, and with such
force that it marked the table where it struck y
| The parties present were Drs. orion and Redman
! and brother of the latter.
This temporarily closed the exhibitions; but al
| hour afterwards, as DR.. Orion was entering hi
ches long, which came down with such force as t.
| knock an apple out of his hand. Soon after tn
tibia was thrown, which concluded the programme
| The actual time which he has spent in the work i
as they might have been brought on the cars-but
all things considered, we think the ghost has mad
| good tme.-Neo York Post