Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-05-03
NO. /.

IHE GENIUS OF NAPOLEON IN A SERGEANT
l7oU Company acaS tSaced.-We have been in
formed by an officer Of the United States Army
OF most remarkable instance of ingenuity and
presence of mind in Sergeant of the Army.
which occurred a few weeks ago, by which he
saved his own life and that of his party.
Se"geant with about 25 soldiers, had been sent
out son e miles from Fort Defiance, New Mexico.
to guard some stock which were sent to Craze.
when, unexpectedly, they found that the party
was surrounded by about four hundred hostile
Naval" Indians. The brave and skful Sergeant
took position on an eminence, and, by vollcy
from the long shooting rifles Of his party, at first
drove off the savages. who, however, soon rail-
lied. and were preparing to storm the little party
on all sides. The Sergeant, in taxing his brain
for an expedcnt by which to convex intelligence
of the desperate peril in which his party was
placed, took single dog which had accompanied
the party, fastening to his collar note written
with pencil, informing the commander at
the fort of his situation, took a tin cup in which
he put some pebbles, which were confined with
a piece OF cloth over the top, fastened it with
string'to the dog tail, and started the dog loose
knowing that lie would, in his alright, run to
the fort. He dashed with his greatest speed TO
Fort Defiance; the note was discovered and read.
Straightway party was sent to the rescue. and
arrived just in time to the lives of the whole
party. This Sergeant Justly merits a commits.
sion, which we hope will be awarded him bv
the President.-Kentucky Flag.
The CENSUS OF 186O.-The following excel
lent take off on the question proposed to be
asked by the takers of the Census of 1860. has
been varously credited to the Buffalo Express
and the Cleveland Plaindsaler. Without at
tempting to settle the question of paternity, we
present it as we find it,
What is your age?
Where were you born? .. 81.
Are you married, and if So how do Won liza
it?
How many children have you, and do thew
sufficiently resemble you as to preclude the DOS.
siblity of their belonging to any of your neigh
bors?
Did you ever have the measles and if So
how many
Have you a twin brother several years older
than yourself? ..-... : -.
Have you parents, and if so, how many of
them?
Do you read the New Testament regularlys
What is your fighting weight
Which do you like best for light reading.
sfhe GnnmakeE Of Moscnw,p. BY, Cobb, eT the
last Message. by j. B.? :
asS s1e ;GS yS t:aa ana ,sar Ss s
when, married. and if not, what proportion of
her things were your'n and your things were
her'n
Were you ever in the penitcntiary
Are you troubled with biles?
How many empty bottles have you in the
house?
How does your mecrschaum color?
Have you all Of Thayers speeches on the horse
railroad? ........
Are beans an article of regular diet in your
family, and if SO, how does it go?
State whether you are blind, deaf, dotic or
have the heaves?
How many chickens have you, and are they
nn foot or in the shell? Also, how many sue
cedaneums
Is there strawberry mark on your left arm2
Which food dor you prefer, rum -or mixed
drinks?
State hsw much pork, impending crisis.
Dutch cheese. popular sovereignty, standard
poetry, Gayety paper, slave code, catnip, rei
flannel. Constitution and Union, old junk, per-
fumery, coal OIL liberty, hoop skirt, &c.; you
have on hand ?
Persons liable to be "censussed' will do we'll
to cut the above out and put it up in a con-
spicuous place.