Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-11
Stcptoe's Battle Field.

l. the oreeoniaa. ofGeteber ~. is the 81.
in. "a hing recital ct visit TO Steptoes Datt,e
field. spot now hallowed in our history:
"Gol. Wright after reaching his camp on the
Lah;oo or Nedhauld creek, detached Major Grler
with three companies of Dragons, to visit Col.
Stepoes battle ground TO recover the two II poun-
der howitzers there lost, and to gather the
mains The officers and men that fell in conflict
long to be remembered. Lieut. Mullen. with his
party was sent to determine the position Of, aud
make II map Of the battle field, end Lieut. " bite.
third artillery. to bring back the long lost gum.
Lieut.. Gregg and n. Randolph. who had BOTH
lrcn present in Steptoe's engagement, and Lieut-
Pcndre and Howard were also sent 10 pay the lat
respect to the remains Of men ruhlcssiy butch
cred, while acting ms the pioneers fora people VIII"
will remember TO mention with praise the names
Of Taylor and CASTOR. when the fame Of many
shall have grown dim.
AT T.. m, they reached the battle field which
marked by a scene OF sad deso,tIon.--
The bones Of men my scattered, bleaching o'c- the
prairie hills for miles around; for during the heat
Of the battle the bodies Of all could be recos-
cred, and, AS the retire at was made Mt dark ii
night, no time was had to give sculpture to many
who had fallen, aud hence the field showed that
both wolves and saynges Ind not been abs ent from
this dcsoate picture. In silence aud sadness
they gathered the bones and remains of AL ia Of
der 10 give them, with proper military honors u
decent burial at the nearest military stat ons; and
that and that spot as bearing witness to he brave
acts Of brave men. many bronzed check was be.
dowel with the silent tear, dropped for men that
had fallen in VI unequal contest. And taking
pair Of shafts Of one of the guns, the My thing
remaining oi all that was left on The b. title field,
they fashioned and framed them with .udc cross
which they erected on the ground-not only II
Christian sign, but ny u token to max Tor all iu-
ture travellers the spot where brave IN en- met ~
terrible n iate---and in mournlul silence tho
lnand retraecl their steps after so sad II mission.
Mr. koleski aud Mr.. Sohon, the two civil cngi-
necrs who were present, made fine s.ct ches Of the
hauIe ground aud the adjacent cour try.
ArrfMrr on MoTnEn's LIE ny D,rGufLR.
In New York, on Tuesday morn NJ last. Anna
NJ. Is. Caay. mulatt", attempted, with an axe.
to kill her mother which dont nj tho instga-
ton of Ell nh Martin, her lover. Who had been
with her To tho theatre the night before. Ia her
confession before the magistrate, soc raid;
We went home about II o'cuo h. and the last
words he sad To me. was TINT must 10 it tins
morning; say he, Annie, will yo., zee to that
night, told him yes, and went to bed will, moth
er: about nr o'clock this mornin : ct up 10 xii
mother, bnt didn't have courag =; .ai az in tie
outside IN the dark ever 50 loilv. and took
up the ttlee times hclore n,n,,c up nv Iuiad
went int her room at last vii h light and
while moth lay asleep. Ichoppd arr on til" side
of her hra3: shc woke up Kind u stupid and |
,true, ut hea again III the face, she raised her
self up in tie bed, with that ic jumped out ii
bed. and cred out: she ran in hc other roam aud
screamed out "Somebndy is mu rdtring me, some
body IL murlefing me" "ls it yo,I. Anna Maria
sire screamed awful that | Tel too bad to take
He money 50 ran into the b. ID room and rot the
clothes of the bed aud thre,; taem over her to
smother he' riir' but she GO up and ran out in
Ia the entry. and up stairs, cr ying ''l'm murder
y and 2nt out oil the bac window on To- Tie
sllrI sllI Il nj Ip r1 nj ,,,..,
street, and then into Houston street, where saw
ia oilcer ping with his { ub: said to him:
Ars you king for mc?' ami lie said yes When
.,iFe my.clf up.
rhe New York Times say
The wounded woman wat Lydia Boslrv u res
-. able cJlirel person. 4 Il axe had been hurried
II tho sidc 81 her head, and her NV cut through
" tn the sone weapon. Her wo lnds were dress
RI, bnt th''e Is not the rcm test probability that
she will i,e1
tuesday evening. abou, sundown. ,Jo!.n
Inns, resident Of tho Northc II Lbertie~, IN
" hshingt city, and the same W 10 arrested
On Saturday week nj "nutch Gcor gc's' taterr for
loving ." ulmy IL his possesSi on, was 'hot N
'''rgotoN''. hy mar named Iii .iary ilntrhins.
keeper of - restaurant the est side Of the
street in winch the markct-hcusc ! situated.
Fhc statement is that Ennis. had offended
llu'chins wife. and that lluuhi rs had pursued
l'ia. and oyertaking him at the intersection OF
High and Water streets, shot hi N there several
tnrs. \ other Is that PARTY of "Swypers,
among whom WAS Ennis, raj 'ed disturbance ut
lluschins 'ioun; wlcreupoll he put them unl,
tHat they tened the house n nj Eft that he got
eat warrants for their arrest. ar while the CON
> az rs w"t' IN search Of theIn. thev came buck
aud stone the house again, and that ,lutchlns
t N fired "a them, and shot Inn :, and that to
tacu dcli,riel himself up.
Eanls dicl Wednesday morning.
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