Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-17
The Army Commended.


The Army Commended.
General Seotf the old Warhorse, like true
General and friend of he under his command
oses no occasion 10 show his appreciation Of their
worth and services. liz the last Army Order
August lOth.--he cpmnenls specially the troops
under Brevet ,rigadier Gencra Johnston at their
destination in the Salt Lake country after their
detention in the valley Of Green river during the
last winter. We quote:
detained after u long and wenrisoinc march
Of over a thou -and miles, by causes which
their commander had control in a most barren
and inhospitable region, suhiected-by the rigors
Of the season. which lie 'troycd or Iaralyscd their
dranght animal,-to tolls Of no ordinary nature;
and On account ri the destruction Of part OF their
supplies obliged with insufficient clothing. nd,f-
icrcnt aud often restricted ra.ions Of food---this
fine -ody If men. ms cad Of giving way to insu-
b ordination, Irregularities, o murmurs even went
on improving in discI pline aud instruction, and
discharging Their aecu'nulating duties with the
utmost aacr iiy aud rlccIiulncss and ut the order
Of their con,r,nn''er, not showing the inhabitants
Of salt Lake Valley, a. they passed through their
settlements, either 10y word, at. or gesture. that
they Ind Recently stood towards them in hostile
Il, tudo:
The march, in the depths of winter of Lieuten-
ant C,iohcl lnpw ionel p. St. George Cook,
c,tnm ,ni.ns ~ the Sc on Dragroons, from Fort
Laramie thr ugh the S,uth Pass to Green River;
and that Of Captain r. B. Marcy. Of the Fifth In
tnntry. from Camp Scott, over the mountains to
New Mexico. dc,erve. they have already
ceivcl SPECIAL c,mmendaton.
b eyet Brgu,licr General Johnston has had the
honor to be- supportei hy officers Of great ntelli,
Ccnce, zeal aud experience Yet il is not 70 be
d'nbtel that to his own high soldierly qualities,
untiring exertions. tact and sound Judgment. the
credit for the conditions and high tone Of his Amy
is pre- emnently due.
A CAT AN IlElREss One Of the most exquisite
musicians, in her time. was Malemoselle Dupuv,
OF the French opera Her playing upon the harp
WAS the wonder Of Paris. She Convinced,
however. that she owed her artistic excellence to
her tarorih cut Ard of this strange intimacy
between charming w.nan and her quadrupeI
f'vorte, nerif Ter hi"grapher, gives the fol-
lnwin" interesting particulars:
OF course the lovely musicians practicings at
home, were assidious and constant. But as soon
a~ sue sat down and hcgan to prelude upon the
instrument, she noticed that her cat assumed an
attitude Of intense attention. At the point Of tho
Instruments arriving a, any passage OF peculiar
beauty, the excited grimnlkin went into feline
ecs,acy; and well mea sured was this sensibili-
ty. according to the excellence of the playing and
the paihos Of the composition. that Mile Dupuy
was able to Judge of the quality Of the music by
the manifest emotions of her cat She became
dcvout P'sscyite, in fact. believing that the
vou. creature was an exact prophet, foretelling
precisely how music would affect audience
And she was grateful accordingly to the friend to
whom she thought she owed mainly her artistic
success
In her last illness, at the approach Of death.
Mile Dupuv sent for the notary to mako her will,
She had accumulated fortune by her profession;
aud the first clause Of her testament was the 0ir-
hJ Of her torn house and her country house to her
cat! She added To this annuity sutli lent for the
comfortable supp rt OF tho four-legged msw-sician
durin, its natural life and To make sure that this
her last will and testament, would be respected.
she gave several lcgacc g. to friends the express
cndition that they OH to the iulflIment Of
her wishes. II also n condition that thew
should severaly take turns Turing the week in 60
ing to see and keep lany with the orphan
puss.
Moncrift adds that the relatives Of Mile Dupuy
disputed the validity o the will, and law suit
was the conse'l ucnce--Grimalkin VS.. Dupuy.-
But, tie cat gaincd he case and lived out her days,
with the gentcel alteration between an elegant
town house and her charming country house
The particulars Of the final catastrophe are not
given.
ALLEGED MURDER AN AMERICAN, FORGERY.
&c. IN MExICo-A letter dated Monterey, July
18th, gives the foil wing account of an alleged
murder of an American physician, and subsequent
robbery and forgery, in the State Of San Luis,
Mexico:
DR.. S. A Buitereld, an American citizen from
Dansville Illinois, AID whose father is jeremiah
Butter!ell, Venice, Ross post oficc Hamilton Co.,
Ohio, according TO an entry found in memoran-
dun book # }. NJ Beber,) died at Celral, State
OF ST. Luis alb the OH Of June The SUPPOSE
ton is that the J. NJ Bebcr above named, admin
isiercl poison to said DR.. Butterfe,d. as he at
tended him med cal man. and, Immediately
ON the death of Buiierteld, took possession Of all
his money. bills and papers. decamping from Ced.
raj before the authorities aware Of the death.
This Bcbcr arrived here on the 18th, and forging
Butte fields mime t. deposit receipt for $4,000.
obtained that amount from merchant heSe to
whom it was consi gned for account of 8utierfeld.
On obtaining possession Of the money, his first
move to employ persons to buy up gold for
him. regardless of price-paying as high rs $50
for Mexican ounces. the real value being SIG. In
the meantime erorto for Beber, from
Ceiral. and he is in prison here. So far we have
established against him forgery and robbery, and
only wait the result If post morton AT Cedral
to establish--if such be the fact--the additional
crime of murder. We have 50 far recovered Of
Bshcr for the heirs of the inf r;unatc DR.. Butter
field, S564 in gold, and two houses in Salinas on
which Beber had bought, paying II deposit of $3.50,
in all Sl044. In addition there are some animals,
viz: two horses AMI mule. for which the Govern
,nent will pay, and large case Of surgical and
dental instruments.
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